Sneijder Is Reportedly Fit But Won't Play Against Espanyol
Written by Adam Bader on Thursday, 02 October 08, 11:47 AM
Marca claims that Real Madrid's midfielder, Wesley Sneijder has recovered from his injury and started training with the team "normally". However, according to the same paper, Sneijder won't be a starter against Espanyol but he might make the squad.
This is certainly good news for us as we really need him to cover the left wing. I just don't want Schuster to rush him immediately and rather wait and give him a few minutes in each of our next couple of matches. I want him to get a few minutes against Espanyol & Atletico Madrid so he will be able to start against Juventus.
He will make a good partnership with Van Der Vaart in the midfield. However, either De La Red or Diarra will lose their places if he starts unless Schuster plays with one striker upfront.
In the meantime, check out these interesting statistics which reveal how many minutes each player has played so far.
| Player | Minutes |
| Casillas | 450 |
| Pepe | 450 |
| Diarra | 413 |
| Robben | 358 |
| Van Nistelrooy | 338 |
| Marcelo | 324 |
| Raúl | 322 |
| Higuaín | 317 |
| Van der Vaart | 286 |
| De la Red | 281 |
| Ramos | 270 |
| Heinze | 270 |
| Guti | 216 |
| Cannavaro | 180 |
| Torres | 120 |
| Metzelder | 90 |
| Salgado | 90 |
| Javi García | 57 |
| Drenthe | 48 |
| Saviola | 35 |
| Gago | 0 |
| Sneijder | 0 |
| Dudek | 0 |
| Codina | 0 |
This is why I proposed the rotation system. Every player is trated fairly.
Hala Madrid!
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2 Madridistas have commented on "Sneijder Is Reportedly Fit But Won't Play Against Espanyol"
I Just Hope That Schuster Gives Wesley A Chance To Participate In Espanyol's Match , Even If It Was In The Last 5 mins , Just To Get His Morale High So He's Ready Against Atlético.
Word Is That Guti & Gago Are Close To Being Fit And Will Be Ready For Atlético's Match !!
Real do need to take things slowly with him plus I don't want the Dutch national team to call him up and force an issue for him to play. we need him fully fit for CL especially.
Poor Saviola.....35 MINUTES!