Dropping Kaka Or Cristiano Ronaldo Is A Risk

- Real Madrid Coach Pellegrini

Manuel Pellegrini has admitted that leaving either Cristiano Ronaldo or Kaka on the bench for any match is a risk as he prepares his team for the clash againstOlympique Marseille on Wednesday evening at the Bernabeu.
The Real Madrid coach chose to name Kaka as a substitute against Tenerife at the weekend and then take the Portuguese star off early.

That decision worked for Kaka as he went on and changed the match, but Ronaldo appeared to be upset by the decision to take him off with just over ten minutes to go.

"I know I will be taking a risk if I leave Cristiano Ronaldo or Kaka on the bench, but their talent doesn't detract from all the other players," Pellegrini told a press conference.

"There will come a time when we have to sit them. Not everyone may agree, but the players know it and understand. Every player is responding to what I ask for.

"Rotations aren't a fairness problem. They are done based on performance, minutes played, the opponent. We also decided based on the two and a half hours of training each day.