Robinho Scores As Real Draw Frankfurt 1-1
Written by Adam Bader on Wednesday, 13 August 08, 09:42 AM
Real Madrid has finished their pre-season with a 1-1 draw last night in Germany against tough side, Frankfurt.
Bernd Schuster started with Casillas in goal, Ramos (Salgado, min.65), Heinze (Metzelder, min.45), Pepe (Javi García, min.79) and Torres in defense, Diarra (De la Red, min.45), Guti (Baptista, min.45), Van der Vaart (Higuaín, min.65) and Robben in midfield, while Raúl (Saviola, min.65), Van Nistelrooy (Robinho, min.45) started up front.
As with all friendlies, the game started with the two teams trying to understand each other. Real had two problems last night: defense and attack. Well, at least to some point.
Cannavaro was clearly missed in the defense and such a defender is hard to replace, so Schuster needs to work on this one. I would use Pepe and Heinze in central defense while Ramos on the right and Marcelo on the left. Metzelder is still not convincing me yet.
The midfield looked okay with the absence of Sneijder.
Van Der Vaart was again impressive. For Valencia's game I would start with him alongside Guti and with Robinho and Robben on the wings.
Upfront, there is nothing to talk about. Raul and Van Nistelrooy need to improve and concetrate more. As Schuster said in his post-match comments, we need to work on "finishing" games. A striker like one of those can't miss the goal, well at least in most of the cases.
Robinho wasn't that bad and I really am glad to see him scoring again. I like him a lot and I hope Real will resolve the problem.
All in all, it was a good match. It gave the internationals some playing time. Now, we have got Valencia up coming and for me, that match is must-win.
Alright, here are some of Schuster's comments:
Are you satisfied with your team's performance?
It was the match we all expected. It was very interesting for such a special occasion. The fans were great and enjoyed so many close calls. I saw some interesting things. I am pleased. We are now focusing on the weekend. There were no injuries and I am satisfied.
What areas will your work on heading into the Super Cup?
There were two things I disliked today. The first was the goal. We must improve set piece plays. The second was our finishing. We cannot miss or else we will pay dearly. We will have many problems come Sunday if we miss chances which take so much effort to create.
How would you rate the performances of your internationals?
Most important is that they played their first minutes and proved they are unquestionable starters for our team. For Metzelder it was important that he not reinjure his foot. I am also pleased with Rubén de la Red. They all withstood the rhythm of the match. Having fresh legs and players like Robinho and Baptista come in in the second half allowed us to play at a faster pace.
Another good match by Van der Vaart.
I am not at all surprised by his integration. Our style of play suits him, as he already proved in Colombia. He is very talented. He will adapt easily and be an important member of this team.
MATCH SUMMARY:
1- Eintracht Frankfurt: Nikolov; Ochis, Russ, Bellaid, Spycher; Steinhöfer (Galindo, min.61), Chris (Fink, min.45), Inamoto (Mahdavikia, min.61), Toski (Heller, min.79); Liberopoulos (Fenin, min45), Amanatidis (Meier, min.61).
1- Real Madrid: Casillas; Ramos (Salgado, min.65), Heinze (Metzelder, min.45), Pepe (Javi García, min.79), Torres; Diarra (De la Red, min.45), Guti (Baptista, min.45), Van der Vaart (Higuaín, min.65), Robben; Raúl (Saviola, min.65), Van Nistelrooy (Robinho, min.45).
Goals:
1-0 (min.6): Bellaid
1-1 (min.70): Robinho
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Reply to helmet_09:
I saw this game and we definitely could have scored three or more goal. I was impressed with Robben he played well and seemed very involved and organized. Van Der Vaart looked like he has been playing in Real for years. He and Raul linked up well. Saviola also showed some impressive moves he had a...
Yes mate, I'm a bit worried about our defense. Against Valencia, both of Pepe and Cannavaro will be out so I would go with Ramos and Heinze as center backs, while Torres plays on the right and Marcelo on the left. I would also play Diarra in front of them just to make sure everything will be ok.
What do you think? Any ideas?
Yeah our defense is struggling and in all honesty we need some help. Madrid has until friday to decide whether or not to bring in Garay this season. In my opinion we pay the 1 million and have him this season. Metzelder is too slow and is showing that still. Salgado isnt the same player any more. Marcelo is in the Olympics so he cant play on sunday, so Sunday it looks like the back line will be salgado, ramps, heinze, and torres. I also think we should have Van der Vaart with Guti and Robben and Robinho. Raul and Rudd need to show up or we really will need that striker that Shuster wants. Hala Madrid!!!
I see alot of dedication from Raul and Ruud, they are playing their hearts out, but U can see that the summer break had affected them they are not 100% fit and then again it maybe age showing
we need to put guti ,Raul and Ruud on the bench and start a more young Exciting player ....these guy are too slow...like they are still on vacation ......
Reply to PABLO :
we need to put guti ,Raul and Ruud on the bench and start a more young Exciting player ....these guy are too slow...like they are still on vacation ......
guti and raul and ruud in the bench!? 
Pablo I've been watching Schister and how his tactics work in Real Madrid and Raul and Ruud pair up better than most striking partnerships in the world. Raul is a hard worker and creates space for the finisher Ruud. Guti can be incosistent at times but he still makes a difference on this team and I think him and Van der Vaart will make anwsome attack in the middle behind Raul and Ruud. If you want young and exciting go watch that worthless team called Arsenal that has many youngsters and havent won anything in years. The best teams in the world have experience, leadership and youth mixed in. Players like Raul are hard to find and it would be a waste to put him on the bench. AND how many times did Guti and Raul save Real Madrid the past two seasons from games they shouldve lost???
Reply to FVaz687:
Reply to PABLO :we need to put guti ,Raul and Ruud on the bench and start a more young Exciting player ....these guy are too slow...like they are still on vacation ......
guti and raul and ruud in the bench!?
Couldn't agree more
Reply to realmadridtalk:
Reply to FVaz687:Reply to PABLO :we need to put guti ,Raul and Ruud on the bench and start a more young Exciting player ....these guy are too slow...like they are still on vacation ......
guti and raul and ruud in the bench!?
Couldn't agree more
That was not evident all pre season,,, i am not saying we Should get rid of them but we can’t depend on these older play....look at A C milan....hmmm..We will face stronger rivals this year ...looking at the pre season we look weak for a team who hasn't change player...but for one (VDV he is great )We should have been playing at a higher level and It’s because of these experience player ...LOVE REAL MADRID.....
18 Madridistas have commented on "Robinho Scores As Real Draw Frankfurt 1-1"
See i told you Robinho is a key player in Real Madrid!!
I saw this game and we definitely could have scored three or more goal. I was impressed with Robben he played well and seemed very involved and organized. Van Der Vaart looked like he has been playing in Real for years. He and Raul linked up well. Saviola also showed some impressive moves he had a few shots on goal. Salgado and Pepe showed that they still may need more training. They left too much space for the Frankruft front line to work. In summary it showed that he have a good attack oriented game but our defense is still lacking.