Real Madrid 3-4 Sevilla | La Liga Review & Hightlights | I'm Down In The Dumps
Sunday, 07 December 08, 03:55 PM · Comments (115)
This match has proved two things: we have a stupid defense and we still have that fighting spirit.
I'm not going to talk about this game because I'm totally pissed off and so I won't be able to provide any objective analysis.
If you are not mad which is highly unlikely, comment below. Get it off your chest.
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well, the defends really suck tonight (especially on the left side). where was marcelo when renato score the 4th goal? i think madrid should buy a new left back.
Totally awesome performance form the defense , I mean text book performance . For f***s sake , do Schuster that tactically poor , Why the hell would you take Van Der Vaart for shit face Drenthe . That kid can only run ... he can not dribble , cross , shoot ,pass & shit . POOOOR performance POOR !!!
I'm as depressed as you are but I think that we won that game...we actually started playing after the 45 minute mark. We should've won, bad refereeing, great keeping and foolish dfending. What has gone wrong? Have they forgotten how to play!? This is Real Madrid, the biggest team in the world but at the moment we are far from the best. Today, it was not Schuster to blame, it's the players, when they have the spirit, they play but when they don't, it's a hassle. Robben showed his worth today, him and Drenthe were our best players and Higuain and Raul did their fair share. I jumped when we equalised and cried when I saw Renato net the winner but I don't feel as bad as I did losing to Getafe. It's an acceptable loss and i'm still going to keep my chin up because I know it goes down to the wire and this Real Madrid team can turn it around. I just hope Robben's red card appeal will be accepted as it was a very unfair booking and with him, we definetly would've won. There's something which baffles me and they're the fans...how can you leave your team stranded when they're plaeing their hearts out for you. The Bernebeau crowd has always been amazing but I was dissapointed today. It's a tough week coming up and if we can somehow recover the once greatest defence then i'm pretty sure we can use our attacking drive to win them. We're in crisis and it's getting deeper and deeper but I think this is the turning point. this should teach them not to be so damn over-confident. We might be Real Madrid but you can't expect teams to hand you a knife and ask you to slay them. We have to work for it. Keep your chins up lads, only we can save us now! Hala Madrid!
Reply to thedangerzolo:
actually... the only ones with pooooor performance are drenthe, van de vaart, marcelo and last but not least CASILLAS. the problem in madrid is: the conceit more than they score.
if i were the coach, i would benched casillas and give codina a change to start. because casillas is way off form. he stood there like a puppet
Reply to thedangerzolo:
That 'shit-face' was much better than Van der Vaart, I don't understand how you don't consider that a great decsision. It was a poor performance though.
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
but you can't blame VDV. he is not playing in his usual position. it al schuster faul. his tactics sucks. a 10 year old can do better than him. just sack schuster...
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
Dude , Drenthe did not touch the god damn ball in the second hald . Van der vaart shot numours shots on goal , he passed the ball better that gago in first half
Reply to thedangerzolo:
Drenthe provided pace that VDV lacked. VDV provided effectiveness that Drenthe lacked.
Reply to Juno:
I'm sorry, you have to look at the players, they're not willing to listen to him. They go out there and do what they want and it's clearly showing. The past few weeks has been the players fault and only us fans and the players can turn it around. Schuster's trying all he can but unless the players cooperate, there will be no result.
Can anyone of you upload video of the goals on OleOle or YouTube?
Reply to Adambader:
If only we could merge them, oh wait, that's Sneijder!
As much as I hate to joke right now, my only worry is going 12 points off the pace unless we produce a masterclass at the Camp Nou. Players like Robben and Higuain are key and we need them for the coming week. I'm pretty sure that Robben's card appeal will be accepted. And Drenthe did touch the ball, put in a number of good crosses too but Raul's just too old to capitalise on them. What a job Huntelaar has on his hands. There was one positive though, we saw how much better we play with two wingers. As soon as Schuster switched to two wingers, we were great but with that stupid 4-3-3, we sucked.
Reply to Adambader:
I'll try
There is a theory that Robben was sent off for swearing at the referee not for committing a foul.
Reply to Adambader:
that's lame...
Reply to Adambader:
No, it was confirmed that it was for the foul on the Sevilla player. One could see too as Robben was only acting out and not speaking and second, the referee had already taken a card out before Robben got there. Replays showed that he did not make any contact and thus, there is no reason for the Spanish FA not to give it in favour of Robben
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
i hope not that robben gets suspended. imagend if we need to rely on drenthe against barca....
i feel sorry for you madradista's i realy do
you see my brother is a real fan and i am a cule so things are usually steaming on weekends in our apartment but this weekend not a single arguement that as never happened before i mean 4-0 over valencia and 4-3 to the same sevilla that we beat 3-0 with fabiano that realy is sad. there just doesnt seem to be that champions spirit i hated so much in madrid but hey guys if you beat us next week i will tip my hat and congratulate because that is almost impossible by the way things are going. 
i will be on later to see madridradistas response because i like intelligent creative discussions and since i can't get that from my brother i think i have to rely on you guys. again sorry for your crisis, i would rather barca and madrid play with full strength because then it feels better to win 
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Reply to Juno-NightJ:
I would like Drenthe to play in that match but ONLY IF Robben plays. It was pretty clear that both players play much better when they know they have a helping hand on their opposite end. They get to regain more stamina and don't have to worry about constantly switching wings. I hope VDV was taken off for coaching descisions and not for an injury. I think we should've have won today despite the fact that our defense was shit. We were robbed by Palop and the referees.
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
the starting 11 that I want next week against barca:
----------------Codina----------------
ramos---metzelder---cannavaro---heinze
----------gago---------guti-----------
-----robben------------sneijder-------
--------hiquain------raul-------------
the yellow was most likely for his behaviour, he was incensed as soon as d ref blew the whistle
and for the guy saying its not schuster's fault, how do u know d players dont listen to him
by the way, i'm a cule, so i cant wish u guys success but i like fair arguments
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
EXACTLY ur absolutely right the players are not playing well BUT its not for the reasons u say, it is so obvious that the players do not want to play for schuster the only reason they started to play better was because the players were motivating the others like robben and raul with his running. Do you really think that Casillas has forgotten how to play, NO when u see him playing with the national team a couple of weeks ago he is his normal top goalkeeper self i don't care about all that news of how the players back schuster of course there going to say that to the press but none of them want to play for him and all of them are probably laughing at his tactically naive moves. Calderon said that the only way that he is going to fire Schuster is if there is a disaster well 9 points down from Barca and i'm sorry but we are not going to win next week so 12 points down from Barca, were not going to win the champs league and no way in hell la liga barely making the champions league qualifyig places i don't know what he considers a disaster but i'm pretty sure this is a complete disaster!
Reply to Juno-NightJ:
Totally agree, the problem is that Heinze and Sneijder need to race against time if they want to make it but I think they probably will and that'll help a lot. Just hope Metz puts up the same performance as Pepe did last year at the Camp Nou and Heinze doesn't have one of his dumbass days (highly unlikely).
Reply to alex:
like I said, this is all schuster's fault. just sack him and bring someone like mancini here...
call me stupid but am ironicaly happy because this game was the best game ive seen soo far for madrid this season , i liked the attacking power we had but our backline including casilias all should be shipped to california for gay marriage THEY SUCKED i dont believe in any defender we have especialy that pathetic marcelo WHAT DA HELL IS HE lets c he sucks in denfending raul can defend better jeez , is he good in attacking the R.carlos style HELL NO hez useless dump him to roma I PREFER the cable guy HEINZE better atleast hez better in the air and ( TRIES TO DEFEND ) , anyway i enjoyed watching rouben and higuain they were awsome and RAUL isnt useless and old he still converts ntn to goals he is the soul of madrid ... i think buying an entire backline would be the best solution for our misery we have only one good defender and hez pretty damn moody these days ( ramos ) the rest is trash as for the priest i think he is sick with a disease called ( THE RONALDINHO EFFECT ) something is wrong .... hardluck folks and let god be with us next week take my advice and watch it drunk might help luring the pain ... HALA MADRID !
Reply to alex:
Casillas is still the same, he kept us in the game for a while after we equalised and we saw thedifference in everyones game when they have confidence. I'm pretty much accustomed to the fact that Schuster is not the right man but at the moment it's clear that it's the players, not the tactics that are failing. I agree, unless we produce last years masterclass with half of what we had last year, we stand barely any chance against high-flying Barca. We're now in crisis, I must admit but there's always a life-line. We just need to regain the confidence that made us mighty.
Reply to redsNblues:
Okay...you are stupid
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
"Casillas is still the same" I affraid not. he's clearly not motivate. look how sevilla score the first goal. if it was last year he would have clear the ball with ease.
i also think he lost he confidence
Re-read my friend, 'Casillas is still the same, he kept us in the game for a while after we equalised and we saw the difference in everyones game when they have confidence.' That is what I said, it's the same opinion as you, he just needs his confidence.
dude stop blaming SCHUSTER THE PLAYERS ARE NOT PLAYING THE WAY THEY SHOULD .... our attack wasnt that bad u moron and casilias sucked unless your hez cousin or smtn anyway none of the crap ur writing is actually true schuster is trying but the players expecially the Defence are not functioning tc
P.S arent pakis ? into dishes and cricket LMAO
Reply to redsNblues:
You talking to me? I'm the one supporting Schuster and your blaming me? I'm pretty sure you weren't reffering to me. Maybe next time you would bother clicking on the reply tab below the comments 'moron.'
Reply to redsNblues:
Excuse me!? Don't be so air-headed. I might be 'Paki' but I was born in Madrid and lived there for ages. So please, think before you speak
Schuster has just come out on Marca and said that there is no way that they can win next week and has said that Barca will win the league this year, WOW it's one thing for a fan or a player to say that but the coach already giving up and giving the win to our biggest rivals uummmmmmmm now do u see why the players are not playing well they don't want to play for him it's so comical how he is still in charge.
Reply to redsNblues:
Reported to oleole !
Reply to alex:
You serious dude? That's definetly going to cost him his job.
anyone hear schuster's, after match conference, they sure dont scream confidence.
LINK
Reply to thedangerzolo:
Thanks mate
Reply to alex:
i told u so. shuster is an assh***. he's should get fired 3 weeks ago.
What do u think of this comment: Winning In Camp Nou Is Impossible - Schuster... How do u think the players will feel now?
if i were you schuster, i would walk away after given these comments. just fire schuster...
Reply to Madridista:
All due respect to THEANGELOFMADRID, but let me remind you my words - SCHISTER is full of crap.
What is this bullshit we cannot beat Barsa? Looser. We don't need such here.
Can anyone explain the logic behind Vaart's substitution?
What was the idea behind Drenthe's gameplan?
Why is Schister keeping Casillas? It is obvious to everyone, that Iker is in a crisis of his own.
Well, I have answered those questions - SCHISTER IS FULL OF CRAP. HE'S NEVER BEEN WORTHY OF LEADING SUCH A GREAT CLUB.
And he said:"I am not going to resign because the players are giving everything that they have.". f*ck u schuster. after you gave that comment about inpossible in nou camp. do you still think that the players will give you "everything that they have"?
Reply to Madridista-Bulgaria:
i'm 100% with you.
i think it was an attempt by him to remove the pressure of the game, but it came out waaaay wrong, but who knows, it might work, and fire up the players.i hope it does, i want to face a fully commited fired up madrid.
Reply to jordi:
nope, i don't think so. he's just giving up. i hope that this is gonna cost his job
Reply to jordi:
Jordi (a catalan name!),
would you tell me how a coach would motivate players by saying we cannot beat Barsa?
Schuster:
"The game against Barcelona worries me less than any other game, It is not possible to win because Barcelona are in devastating form and I believe that this is going to be their year," Schuster said.
"The team that (Barça) have can do well there, but I cannot talk any more about that."
"I am not going to resign because the players are giving everything that they have. We just need a change of fortune and something going for us would be important," he continued.
"It is not a question of bad luck because playing well in the second half is not enough. We should have gone into the game and played better in the first half.
"We made life difficult for ourselves and we had to make a huge efort. At times we do well and at other times not. Games are more than 90 minutes long.
"Today we did some things well and other things we did not and you have to make your own luck. This game was not about being unlucky.
"Sevilla helped us in our comeback because they were passive in the second half and we took advantage of that. We could have done more if Robben had stayed one.
"I thought that we were on the verge of winning the game before he was sent off."
If the coach hangs up his shoes like this, how do you think the players would do?
Schuster is driving me nuts.
Reply to Adambader:
I told theangelofmadird what is the problem with Schuster - Calderon cannot fire him, because automatically he and Pedja have to resign too.
Schuster brings disgrace to Madrid.
This is a shameful page of our modern history.
O O the ccoach is swinging thw white flag for both the leagua and HOPEFULY HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER what a schmuck
schuster is giving up next week. that's mean we gonna drop to 7th place next week. schuster is a joke...
Reply to Madridista-Bulgaria:
Firing Schuster at this point in the season is not a smart thing to do. I personally think he should continue and give it another shot. If we are going to sack him, then that should be in the summer.
Also, if we sacked him now, who would replace him? We wouldn't have many options.
I've uploaded a video of the goals, if anyone of you missed them.
Reply to Juno-NightJ:
What do you mean give up? Resign? Or surrender to Barca?
Reply to Adambader:
i don't think that we could finish in top 4 if we keep schuster. plus there are plenty of options like: manciniand juande ramos...
i meant , perhaps, a weak attempt at reverse psychology, so as to get the players to work really hard and prove him wrong and show they can win at the camp nou.it also is to seemingly protect himself from the beginning so if the team oses, he can say "well i predicted from the start, so no surprise." i dont think he should have said it, as even when barca was in terrible shape and madrid had wont the title, rijkaard never said we couldnt win at the bernabeu, and even though we got embarassed 4-1 in the end, i think id have been more upset if he had said we had no chance. but like i said, maybe it will get the players to play really hard by tring to prove everyone wrong.
Reply to Adambader:
of course surrender... because he don't want resign...
Reply to Juno-NightJ:
You are exaggerating here. No, we can and will finish in the top four.
Reply to jordi:
He should have said it this way "Obviously, Barca are in a much more better form and we are on the skids, so EL Clasico will be a difficult challenge for us".
Reply to Adambader:
right now barca, villareal, valencia, sevilla and alectico are all playing much better than us. if we keep losing points it wil be very difficult to finish top 4.
wow cmon i know its frustrating loosing again but whats with the talk about not qualifying next year to the CL its still too early to make such negative assumptions i still have faith in this squad but we need some good defenders this jannuary ... what seperates the classico from any other game that you can not predict which side will win i mean it will be really hard to defeat barca on their base but its not immposible higuain gives me hope ....
I can't remember,, please remind me, who had stated that Real Madrid is not in a crisis,, can that stupid person declare themself please!!!????
TheAngelOfMadrid is attacking the players,,, that is just ridiculous and i also think if i am not wrong, it was TheAngelOFMadrid who also stated that Real Madrid is not in a crisis,TheAngel of madrid has no clue to football how can you blame the team when they put up a fight like that?? what i saw tonight was a Real Madrid team that put up a fight. This Real Madrid team is hit by injuries and also the team was never strengthen the correct way in the summer in the Emirates cup R. Madrid never looked that convincing. I think the fault of the team was whoever let Robinho go,also whoever choose not to bring in some good and young defenders. It is the coach job to outline each player duty Schuster never gives genuine instructions to his players eg. the way how the current Barca coach gives instruction.. With ten men down i never saw Schuster saying to his players drop back or even made a substitution, Schuster just left the players like mad ants on a field... But be not worried the transfer window is upon us... Maybe it's unfair to blame Schuter but it is very unfair to blame the players.. If you have a team of eleven [11] players how can you blame all eleven players.. Blame one player, blame two players but when you blame [11] players, it cannot be the players fault it must be something else.. And even if the players are not good enough who is to be blame the players never picked themselves to be on the field or even so at the club
who is going to play left back we have nobody royston drenthe could but now he has to play wing becuase he robben will be out too i have no idea chema anton has never played before
Ola fellow Madridistas,
First of all, I'd like to say that I am very proud of our team. No jokes, totally serious. Finally, I can say that we played fantastic. The result says otherwise, but come on, didn't everyone see the fighting spirit? The come back, the goals. I am amazed to admit that it has been the same Madrid who sucked against Getafe last week.
Anyways, all those people who thought that subbing Vaart was a mistake, there was genius behind that move. Schuster didn't want him to be disqualified for next week's game, since he was already on a yellow. Schuster probably though, well, 3-1 at half time, we are not going to win, so might as well, lose without losing more of his best men. So, thats the explanation for substituting Rafael VDV. Good move.
The second half was a totally new reincarnation. Everyone played fantastic, it made me feel proud about being a madridista again, (something I haven't felt for a long time). This time, at least we can say, we lost after giving in a tough fight. With the same spirit, I'd dare Barcelona to play us any time. Not to mention we almost pulled it back with half of our squad injured. Robben was so good, he was a gem, so was Raul, he was constantly hassled by 2-3 defenders, Higuain's goal was a masterpiece, Gago was awesome in the 2nd half, he actually managed to score! Guti was good, he didn't give away as many balls as he normally does, and if wasn't for that referee, we definitely would have won this game. 2 clear penalties, right in front of the referee weren't allowed, I remember Mijatovic complaining about this earlier during the season. Time and again, Cules seem to think that all, all referees are rigged and accept bribes from Madrid, this SEASON as a whole is a contradiction to that belief.
So, to sum it up, I am not pissed, I feel wonderful to see that fighting spirit. If Robben's card is appealed and annulled, Barcelona are in for a nice surprise.
and really, why the hell do people keep naming Casillas? Ok, he hasn't been up to the mark lately, but I still feel he is the best keeper in the world. So, STOP, substituting Casillas. THe guy is the best.
Reply to morzzan:
This was a heartbreaking defeat but I dont see this game as a total defeat. Real Madrid showed that they have spirit and can be the best. There is no one to blame..this is the same team from last year. Its unfortunate that they have many injuries but that shouldnt be used as an excuse. This team has the quality and the fighting spirit to turn this season around! I couldnt help but to be amazed at how Madrid came back from a 3-1 deficit to tie it up 3-3, but it shouldnt be that way..Madrid is better than this. They need to focus on what they are doing wrong rather what they are doing well. This game said alot about Real Madrid. They are still that fighting spirit team from last year no matter what the situation and thats what gives me hope about madrid, I dont see any other team that has that. Also on the other hand it showed they have a lot to work on to reach that level that they have the potential to reach. Overall i believe instead of criticizing Real Madrid we need to unite to support them! They are pouring their hearts out on the field and they need our support!! I Believe! WE SHOULD ALL BELIEVE!!! HALA MADRID!!!
BELLA Sevilla, we are waiting for REAL on 13th dec,
Reply to Dridian:
First off, TheAngelofMadrid does have clue to football and knows what he is talking about. However, everyone has their opinion.
I kind of agree that some players are not giving their 100% on the pitch, but this is only one factor. The other factors may include injuries, bad referring decisions, technical decisions...etc
What I think is our problem right now is that the coach doesn't know how to turn things around. Just look at how Capello turned Real Madrid into a winning team when he was in charge. We played games more difficult than this one and we won.
Reply to Madridista4:
Salgado - Cannava - Metz - Ramos
Or
Ramos - Metz - Canna - Drenthe
Or there could be one from the Castilla team.
Reply to FCBARCELONA:
We are waiting for you too
Reply to Adambader:
1)I've been watching some posts....I think we had a gr8 game against sevilla....if we had been given the two penalties and won 5-3...NONE of you would be saying what is being said.
2)I think that the ONLY mistake Schuster made (which no one mentioned) was that he replaced Drenthe for VDV....I'd rather replace Drenthe for Guti...and give VDV a chance to play in his natural position.
3)ARE YOU ALL MORONS?!?!Do you actually think schuster has no faith in his players winning the classico?He said those comments for just one reason....to ease the ever-growing pressure on his players and put it all on the Barcelona players.
4)I think (as a said in previous blogs...and now it's showing) that with the buying of another winger the team will change 100%
5)I think that a motto is needed....to unite the players and the fans....just like the "together we can"
-----------------Casillas
Salgado---Ramos-----------Cannavaro---Heinze
(or Drenthe instead of heinze...ONLY if he's injured)
---------Gago------Guti-----Garcia
-----------------VDV(or Sneijder...depends on fitness)
--------Higuain-----------Saviola
(As you can notice I'd play a counter attacking game...just like Sevilla did....that's the key
This would be my line up::
Ramos--Metzelder--Cannavaro--Heinze
-----------Gago------------------
-----------De La Red-------------
------Sneijder-------Guti
------Raul------Higuain
Guys,i just saw the replay of the match and yeah we played a very FANTASTIC game 3 balls hit the bar and two penalties am not very sad because till now this is the best game Real Madrid played aginst a big team,yes we lost,because of the defence? no we lost because we lost,now just like i said before that we are going to lose to Sevilla and i am 1000% sure that we are going to win El Clasico'.
HALA MADRID!
HAVE FAITH ON MADRID!
Reply to Daniel:
c'mon Saviola instead of Raul? NAH! IMPOSSIBLE,no one can believe that!
Reply to morzzan:
Yes i am with you in the tremendous come back,just like we did in the Super Cup against Valencia!
Have faith on Madrid!
Reply to Dridian:
Dude, chill my friend. I think it's pretty obvious that the players haven't been giving their all in recent matches. I'm not criticizing all the players but i'm just saying they can perform MUCH better. We had the EXACT same starting XI for Sporting Gijon but what was the result? 7-1. I think that should explain my point. The players have dented their morales. I'm not taking points of them for their comeback, it was spectacular, i'm pretty happy about that but i'm pissed about Robben getting a red card. And my friend, in the Emirates Cup, did you see our team? We played a 'B' team. Yes there are internal problems like not signing the needed players and faulty management, those problems weren't showing until we were grinding out results. That's what we're known for. And I fully support you, Schuster made a brilliant sub a half-time and he made the right choice of not letting them hold back. I repeat i'm NOT saying that the players suck, not at all, we have one of the best squads in Europe but the problem is their confidence, they're all over the place at times, leave gaps in midfield in defence and ofcourse have lost their confidence. That's all i'm saying my friend, no need to react so harshly. Seeing them fight like that is very pleasing and I truly believe that with Robben back, we can beat Barca. The defence just has to recover, that's our main problem and it must be fixed. If you would've read all my comments before replying to a single one, you would have understood but i've pretty much summarized it here. Hala Madrid!
If we look away from the lost I really think that the team was good, especially in the second. I felt some good will and spirit. Raúl was tremendous, and Higuain, and I really felt that the problems with Ramos is solved. He's on his way back!
Left is the fys-problems.We must keep away from injuries! Robben did very good for some who just have been injured. Must say that I have faith in the team!
1.I should really want to try Marcelo on the left wing with Torres behind him on the backposition. What do you think about that?
2.Barcelona must loose sometime but when?How many games has someone won in a row?
3.Which players are out in the CL and which are out against Barcelona more than Ruud and Diarra (oh, how I miss him!)
Hey, First off what a fantastic match this was. End-to-end goal mouth action, seven goals and one sending off.
That's the positive part. However REAL MADRID'S defence was utterly abysmal. Salgado and Cannavaro are spent forces. They can no longer play to the standard that playing for MADRID requires. Also, Marcelo is a poor defender. Although he has his moments, he's nowhere near consistent enough and is fortunate that the main competition for his position is the even worse Gabriel Heinze. Ramos was also weak defensively, but he can play better(and was out of his preffered position). Casillas looked shaky too and must take part of the resposibility for the opening goal.
I actually felt everybody else played well, and if we didn't have such a nightmare at the back we would have won. If our defence makes such glaring errors against Barca i shudder to think what the score might be. If we lose on Saturday then the league title will almost certainly be, and barring a Barca collapse, beyond us.
I was encouraged by our attacking play, but until our defence stops giving away cheap goals we are in for a trophyless season. Here's hoping Schuster can turn this around.
HALA MADRID!!!
We are a second rate european team now. If we were in the English premier league we would finish 5th at best! We are signing dummies.. Huntelaar is not good enough..he practically begged Man United to sign him but they said no.. all the other teams have looked at him and thought against it.. hes slow.. we need pace upfront!! LOOK AT THE SUCCSFUL CLUBS AROUND EUROPE.. THEY ALL HAVE QUICK, SKILFULL PLAYERS UPFRONT.. MAN UNITED - ROONEY, RONALDO, TEVEZ, NANI AND THE SKILL OF BERBATOV. BARCA - MESSI, ETO'O, HENRY, BOJAN. We are the laughing stock of Europe.. other than Cassilas and on his day Ramos.. we have no one considered World Class!!! Calderon out..Hala Madrid!!
Lets get Real!! We are not the biggest club in the world..its proved by the fact that no one wants to sign for us.. turned down by C.Ronaldo (he used us to get a beta deal from Man U.. which he is getting today), Villa, F.Torres, Kaka and now Tevez as well as many others. We can only sign a second rate striker..huntelaar! Manchester are a bigger attraction.. they are the richest, best supported and biggest name in the world.. while we are living on past glory.. even Barca have a beta reputation than us.. schuster needs to go.. lets go get wenger or benitez
More sad stories!
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Diarra have had surgery on his knee and is gone for 6-9 months.
Drenthe left training today. Don't know how bad it is!
It seems to never end!
fellas, how much u think we gonnna get it from barca? seeing we can't win both home AND away.. sigh.. what really is wrong with casillas?!??! what happened to him? madrid need more talented dribblers.. robben is pure skill, look how he ripped apart sevila's both wings, hehe, i was literally laughing at those poor defenders.. and as i said before, give gago a chance.. madrid's best 3 players were undoubtably robben, gago and higuain... i think gago and robben tied for best tho.. anyways, madrid still have to sign ASHRAVIN and AIMAR, and 1 DEFENDER or 2.. use anton from castilla.. cannavaro is just....... i will stop there
Have u heard what schuster has said.. 'we cannot win against barca, they are devastating'. What a stupid defeatist comment to make. he has conceded also that this is barcas year!! What kind o coach is he.. great coaches like Ferguson, Wenger, Lippi, Mourinho never concede defeat especially when we are not even halfway thru the season. Guardiola must be laughin himself to sleep. We are a joke club!!
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Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
I quite agree with your lineup, I hope Sneijder is fit before that game. We can win!!!
Reply to RealDeal:
Am not saying anything but FUCK U!
Reply to a13madridsimo:
Please don't use bad language or I'm going to have to ban you.
Ban me? u must ban that bitch,he said that we are suck FUCK HIM!
The defence sucks. We conceded 7 goals in 2 games. And I`m angry why is Robben so selfish, does he know to pass the ball. If he passed the ball maybe we could score in 2 chances. And with his second yellow card he left the team short by 1 player and against Sevilla with that defence it`s normal that you wont win.
Reply to a13madrdismo:
That is his opinion. You gotta respect it.
Reply to Riken:
In football, sometimes you need to be selfish to score. But overall, Robben did pass many balls - it just didn't want to go in.
DOES ANYONE KNOW IF MADRID WILL APPEAL ROBBENS YELLOW SO HE WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY IN EL CLASICO BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE DRENTHE IS OUT
Reply to Adambader:
Yes sometimes, but when you see that it`s not going in and it`s not your day you should pass it.
Did anyone here watch the Turkey-Czech Republic match? I mention it because if you did watch it, you'll know that even though the Czechs were 2-0 up after 60 minutes, the way the Turks played, you could believe that they would win in the end. Real Madrid showed that same spirit in the second half yesterday for 30 minutes, until Robben got sent off. The rest of the game, I felt Real Madrid wasn't really in it at all. But after last week's absolutely dismal showing against Getafe, this is better than nothing - at least they've still got some fight in them.
Our defence is a mess now, yes, but I think the weakest positions on the pitch (leaving Casillas out for now) are the full-backs. All four Sevilla goals came in from the flanks. The left-back position has been a weak spot the whole season, and this one we can't really blame on injury, because both Heinze and Marcelo have proven to be below par. The right-back position isn't much better, especially now Ramos has to fill in in the centre.
Maybe Codina should play against Zenit. God knows what Casillas needs to play better, but if he can't recover his confidence, the team can't sit around conceding goals while he tries to figure out what's wrong. He didn't suddenly become a bad keeper overnight and he did have a good spell in the second half against Sevilla - but he seems to me to be a confidence keeper. After he makes a great save, nothing gets past him for a long time; once he lets a ball in, he becomes a dud. The Zenit match is a good chance to see if Codina is up to it, with fewer consequences than simply putting him in against Barca.
I can't believe what Schuster said about the Barca match - or for that matter, about the Getafe match. No matter where you stand on Schuster, surely no one can argue that this kind of statement will lose him the respect of the players and fans. It's the last thing the players need to hear right now. I don't see how Schuster can stay much longer after that comment.
I'm only going to comment on the game. Everyone played a excellent second half. Everyone made mistakes in this match. Real played their heart out. We prooved that we still have the fighting spirit. Schuster made mistakes as well like taking off VDV. I think the players know that everyone is to blame and everyone must now step up and see that they are made of. A few things to consider will be Ramos starting as a right back. We tried it in the middle and it is not working I would rather have metzelder and canna in the middle. Marcelo should not have played but we had no choice. He was recovering from the flu he should have been saved for the next game. All in all we lost. We played well for a few minutes now lets move on and prepare for the next few matches as best we can.
any news regarding rubben's appeal ?
Will someone please update me on these situations.. any way ruben de la red will be ready for el clasico, what about sneijder is he going to be ready, is heinze going to be ready and also have real madrid launched an appeal for robbens yellow.. thank you
Reply to phantompong:
If we review the matches we have played so far, we'd come to the conclusion that Casillas was not responsible for the goals we've conceded so far. In addition to Sevilla's first goal, Del Piero's two goals at the Bernabeu - those are which Casillas was responsible for.
Benching him would really hurt his self-esteem and this way he'll never regain any confidence, so I'd suggest that he continue playing.
Reply to redsNblues:
Nope.
Reply to Madridista4:
De La Red is waiting for the green light from the club doctors, but I don't think he'll play against Barcelona even if he returns to training.
As for Sneijder and Heinze, the first is making a good progress and is already jogging outdoor while Heinze is still doubtful and might miss the game - but you never know.
Schuster just got sacked and will be replaced by Juande Ramos today
Reply to Adambader:
Good point - I do agree the defence has to shoulder a lot of the blame. However I do think that Casillas on a better day would have done better against Getafe, for instance.
The thinking behind my idea of benching Casillas - and I thought for a long while, because benching a player is a sure way to indicate a loss of faith in that player - is that perhaps Casillas is under a lot of pressure now, and it might help to let a more relaxed keeper play in a match where not as much is at stake.
all I want to say that referee,luck and posts prevent us from winnig that game..
two penalties we deserved.....two posts we deserved..and the red card for Rubbin prove that th referee was fucken bad..he may cause next game loss against Barca so!!! cuz all of you saw how different we were when he's back....he didn;t even rise his feet!!! that referee needs to put on glasses!!!
Reply to morzzan:
nor do I....when they scored twice it was like a revolution against that stupid referee.....and like taking a fresh cold air breath after a suffication....I was sp proud of them...but sorry!!! without Nistelroy,Diarra and Rubben...forget about the classico..we will lose it.....
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
Are you guys sure that Madrid have filed an appeal for Robben's red card . . . I don't want the euphoria over Ramos' takeover to blind the management and to forget APPEALING Robben's red card.
He is our best player right now.
sevilla won!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply to Aquismaia:
Yeah we know.
no i'm sorry man although it was a nice game especially madrid's comeback
when it was 3-1, I though that we had won it but later it became 3-3 I thought that we had lost it but later we won