article_snippet: Since then the club has been knocked out of the Copa del Rey by Atletico Madrid, which was quickly followed by the 4-0 defeat at the Vicente Calderon to their Real Madrid rivals.
article_snippet: Then there was the under-par home draw to Real Villareal last weekend and Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Athletic Bilbao.
article_snippet: Athletic Bilbao players run off to celebrate with Aritz Aduriz after scoring during the win over Real .
article_snippet: The 4-0 defeat to Atletico was the one that really stung president Florentino Perez and The 4-0 defeat to Atletico elicited a presidential visit to the dressing room and promise from the team leaders that things would improve.
article_snippet: When president Florentino Perez demands more and the result is a 1-1 home draw and a defeat to Athletic, then it's the manager who gets the blame.
article_snippet: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has made Real Madrid president Florentino Perez feelings known in the Spanish capital .