Who's to blame for Real Madrid's renewed La Liga struggles?

Following their sixth defeat of the La Liga season, ESPN FC's Paul Mariner and Shaka Hislop explain what needs to change at Real Madrid.
POS | TEAM | W | D | L | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | Alavés | 10 | 5 | 8 | 35 |
7 | R Sociedad | 9 | 7 | 8 | 34 |
8 | Valencia | 6 | 14 | 4 | 32 |
Following their sixth defeat of the La Liga season, ESPN FC's Paul Mariner and Shaka Hislop explain what needs to change at Real Madrid.
Real Madrid's nightmarish start to the new year continued on Sunday with a shock 2-0 home defeat by struggling Real Sociedad which left the European champions sitting outside the top four in La Liga.
Willian Jose put the Basques ahead in the third minute and after Madrid missed a series of clear chances, had two penalty appeals waved away and saw Lucas Vazquez sent off, midfielder Ruben Pardo sealed their fate with a headed goal in the 84th.
Many home fans flocked away early in dismay while others...