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He may have won the Ballon d'Or for the third time in January and has already scored 37 goals this season, but an astonishing 32 per cent of Real Madrid fans want Cristiano Ronaldo dropped from the starting line-up.
But there's worse news for Gareth Bale - 46.1 per cent think the £86m Welshman should be cut.
The poll was conducted by Spanish newspaper AS , and also showed that 92.1 per cent of Real fans want Carlo Ancelotti to change his formation from 4-3-3 to 4-4-2.
Gareth Bale has faced the wrath of the Real fans (GETTY IMAGES) Real have slipped down to second place in La Liga, after two games without a win. They lost 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao at the weekend.
The players Arsenal nearly signedShow all 9 1 /9The players Arsenal nearly signed The players Arsenal nearly signed Harry Kane Arsenal supporting Harry Kane was on the books at Arsenal but aged eight was allowed to leave, making his breakthrough season at local rivals Tottenham all the more harder to take.
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The players Arsenal nearly signed Zlatan Ibrahimovic A fee had been agreed for the then 19-year-old but then Wenger requested that the Swede play in a trial match. The mercurial striker replied he didn't 'do auditions' and went on to win league titles with every club he ever played at.
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The players Arsenal nearly signed Didier Drogba Now a Chelsea legend, Wenger revealed that he could have signed the Ivorian for just £100,000 when the striker was playing for Le Mans. Drogba was watched many times before eventually being overlooked.
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The players Arsenal nearly signed Angel Di Maria Wenger had the chance to sign Angel Di Maria for absolutely nothing when the Argentinian was a 17-year-old. But work permit issues got in the way and he ended up at Manchester United for £59.7, via Benfica and Real Madrid.
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The players Arsenal nearly signed Yaya Toure With his brother Kolo at the club at the time, the Ivorian featured for Arsenal in a friendly against Barnet. But work permit issues got in the way and the winner of multiple African player of the year awards eventually ended up at Barcelona and then Manchester City.
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The players Arsenal nearly signed Lionel Messi Wenger apparently identified Messi's talents at an early age and according to some reports even offered the Argentinian a contract. It didn't come through and Messi went on to become the best player on the planet.
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The players Arsenal nearly signed Cristiano Ronaldo The three-time winner of the Ballon d'Or was apparently shown around Arsenal's training camp at London Colney and even given a shirt with his name on the back. But Manchester United stole in after seeing Ronaldo rip them apart during a friendly with Sporting Lisbon.
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The players Arsenal nearly signed Vincent Kompany The now Manchester City captain was nearly snapped up as a youngster as Wenger sought a long-term replacement for Sol Campbell. The £5m fee Anderlecht were demanding was baulked at by the Arsenal manager though.
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The players Arsenal nearly signed Petr Cech Arguably the most consistent goalkeeper ever to play in the Premier League was heavily scouted by Arsenal but when the possibility of signing him from Sparta Prague was raised work permit issues got in the way. Cech also claims that Arsenal's chief scout at the time had reservations about his ability.
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Ancelotti, however, backed his attacking triumvirate of Ronaldo, Bale and Karim Benzema after the Bilbao defeat.
"The front three didn't play well, but it is not just their fault," Ancelotti added.
"We need to attack as a team. It is quite confusing what we are doing when we are attacking at the moment."
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