Adam Bader's Take On Mourinho's Move to Madrid.

Adam Bader's Take On Mourinho's Move to Madrid.

Find Out Why Adam Thinks That Jose Mourinho Can Offer Real Madrid Titles But Not Stability or Cantera Development.

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The Whiter Than You Think Series

The Whiter Than You Think Series

Find out the truth about Franco's connections with Real Madrid and the club's rivalry with Barcelona.

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My Pilgrimage To The Santiago Bernabeu

My Pilgrimage To The Santiago Bernabeu

My visit to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid.

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Why Sacking Manuel Pellegrini Would Be Wrong

Why Sacking Manuel Pellegrini Would Be Wrong

Find out why sacking Manuel Pellegrini would hurt Real Madrid and how the club should learn from its past experiences.

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Real Madrid 2009/10 Squad Preview

Real Madrid 2009/10 Squad Preview

Señor Perez is not done yet, and he is cleaning up the "old" squad. In this post, I'm going to give you my take on who should stay and who should go.

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Here Is What Needs To Be Done At Real Madrid

Here Is What Needs To Be Done At Real Madrid

Following Real Madrid's humiliating defeat to Barcelona in EL Clasico, everyone started talking about what should be done at the club to reshape the team and restore its pride and image as Spain's, Europe's, and the World's most powerful football club. In this article, I give you my take on the situation and on what should be done.

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Realmadrid News Roundup: De La Red, Khedira, Raul & Guti

Thursday, 22 July 10, 09:46 AM

 

Intro from Adam: many of you have complained about the lack of updates on the blog and since I'm still busy with moving to Madrid, I thought I'd ask one of my blog readers and fellow blogger, Deepak Israni who runs Paseo de la Castellana, to give you a brief update on what's going on at the Bernabeu.

Ruben De La Red

Ruben De La Red is back in training with the team but isn’t doing the normal training but a light physical workout, just to keep him active. Ruben De La Red still hasn’t been given the permission to play or train normally. Meanwhile, he has completed Level 2A of his National Coaching Course, and will commence the Level 3 (final level) of his coaching from 26 November, and will get a diploma...Read Post »
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Real Madrid News Roundup + Personal Update

Wednesday, 21 July 10, 03:39 AM

Ronaldo

Looking forward to seeing Ronaldo play live at the Bernabeu

So we've recently signed Di Mara, Pedro Leon and the team started training (and by the way, the fixture list is out) I'm honestly excited for a lot reasons (I'll share one of them below - personal update), but for now let my give you my two cents on what's been going on.

Di Maria

If you've been following this blog for a while, you'd know I prefer David Silva over Di Maria for...

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Real Madrid Q&A with Adam Bader: Maicon, Di Maria, Kaka & Transfer Rumors + I'm back!

Tuesday, 06 July 10, 06:58 PM

Real Madrid Crest

Well, guess what? I'm back! And the site has been re-designed and new features have been added!

The last couple of weeks have been hectic for me, and I'll hopefully be able to talk about the stuff I've been working on in the near future, but in the meantime it feels great to be back. I love this blog and it has been part of my life and who I am.

I just would like to apologize to all of you for not devoting more time to the blog and I promise this is going to change very soon.

To kick things off again, here are a few questions some of you sent to me on Facebook & Twitter with my answers. I'd love to...

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I wouldn't sign Gerrard, but I'd certainly get Maicon..

Wednesday, 23 June 10, 06:22 AM

Maicon

Forget Di Maria and Gerrard, Maicon is the one to sign first.

I haven't blogged in a while because I've been working elsewhere (World Cup related) as well as been preparing for my move back to Europe and things have been hectic.

I just thought I'd give you my two cents on the transfer rumors around Gerrard and Maicon, and let me start with the English first.

Spanish media is convinced that Gerrard is willing to move in case Real Madrid agrees to the price Liverpool has demanded (reportedly €30). We all know that Perez has no problem with paying that If he really wants the player. Mourinho wants him too so If Gerrard is really willing to leave, I wouldn't be surprised If we signed him.

However, I think he is not needed at all simply because we don't have a place for him. We already have two...

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Is Steven Gerrard Really Needed at Real Madrid?

Sunday, 13 June 10, 06:00 PM

Gerrard

Intro from Adam: this article was written by Najam Arfeen a long-time RealmadridTalker. The opinions expressed in the article are his and not mine. 

Is Steven Gerrard Really Needed at Real Madrid?

In my humble opinion, the answer is no.

Two questions come to my mind whenever I hear Real Madrid are coveting a player; “how talented is the individual?” and “where will he fit in?”.

The answer to the first question is a no-brainer as few would argue against Stevie Gerrard’s undoubted quality and rightful claim as one of the best midfielders in the world of football. The second question, however, is the one that baffles me.

There’s no doubt that with Jose Mourinho at the helm, the 4-3-3 formation will be...

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World Cup Notes: Higuaìn & Argentina + Di Maria & David Silva

Sunday, 13 June 10, 07:11 AM

Higuain

I haven't blogged in a while due to being busy elsewhere covering the World Cup.

I saw Higuaìn with Argentina yesterday and I was delighted that he was in the starting lineup because there is a lot of competition on the team. Higuaìn is in direct competition with Diego Milito and from what I saw yesterday it seems that Maradona is not settled yet on who should be the "hitman" so yesterday's game was a chance for Gonzalo to prove he deserves to start.

Argentina played quite well throughout the first and second halves. Nigeria weren't really easy to beat as they were pretty solid and their goalkeeper was spectacular.

I think 1-0 isn't  an accurate score. We should've seen more goals. Messi was denied a lot of times and ...

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RealmadridTalk Podcast: Real Madrid, Mourinho, Transfer Rumors & World Cup

Saturday, 05 June 10, 06:29 AM

Pod

In this episode myself and the rest of the group (Kevin, Isaiah and Corey), talk about Mourinho's move to Madrid, some transfer rumors as well as the World Cup.

As usual, you can listen to the podcast below or download it from here.

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Real Madrid Q&A with Adam Bader: Torres, Gerrard, Navas, Di Maria & Mourinho

Thursday, 03 June 10, 06:48 AM

Another edition of the new Real Madrid Q&A series on RealmadridTalk. Readers basically ask me questions and I answer them all in one post and open the discussion for everyone. A lot of people send me questions on Twitter and Facebook, but I thought instead of answering them privately and only on these respective sites, I'd instead answer them on the blog.

If you have a question, please do send it to rajab (@) oleole.com, on Twitter and Facebook or just leave it in the comment section and I'll answer it in next week's...

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Official Real Madrid Home & Away 2010/11 Shirts & Jerseys

Sunday, 30 May 10, 06:50 PM

Real Madrid shirt

There is just one day left before the club starts selling the new home and away shirts. For some reason, pictures of the shirts aren't available on the official store so I don't understand how they expect people to pre-order the shirts before seeing them.

Anyway, one of my twitter followers sent me a link to quality photos of both of the Real Madrid Home & Away shirts for the new season (thanks Patrick!)

I honestly prefer the old shirt (2009/10) because they had this Bernabeu logo and that yellow line. I don't like the blue color they added to the new shirt, but maybe when I get used to...

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Jose Mourinho Can Offer Real Madrid Titles But Not Stability or Cantera Development

Sunday, 30 May 10, 09:12 AM

Mourinho

Mourinho The Nomad Coach

I think many of you missed the point I was trying to make the other day. I wasn't against hiring Mourinho, I was primarily against hiring a new coach, because having followed Real for the last seven or eight years, I'm totally convinced that sacking the coach every season is what is preventing us from becoming the best in Europe again.

If you think that Mourinho is the best coach we've ever hired, you are wrong. We signed Fabio Capello twice and we sacked him twice even though he gave us two titles. We did the same with Del Bosque and many other coaches. We never showed faith in our coaches and they were always the first to blame.

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