Great thread Andy!! I must've missed it, I wasn't really coming to the forum in August.
I would say that Perez gets the title no question about it, for the various reasons that all you guys mentioned (not recognizing the abvious gaps in their formation, all-out attacking football....etc). But the funny thing that during the pre-season I used to regularly watch Real Madrid TV, their reporters keep hailing their signing and boasting that NOW they have a solid team. The reporter goes like we have Salgado, Raul Bravo, Roberto Carlos...etc "Now thats a back line every coach would dream of"!!