Where To Watch Karim Benzema's Live Presentation At The Santiago Bernabeu
Thursday, 09 July 09, 01:46 AM · Comments (317)
First off, you might find this interesting. I've recently moved to Perugia, Italy and I'm sharing an apartment with someone. Guess with who? When I first found out who my flatmate is, I was pretty excited. Why? Because my flatmate is a girl from Spain. I was exited because I thought she was a Real Madrid fan. It turned out that she is a Barcelona fan and so hates Real Madrid to death. Honestly, I was disappointed because I thought it would be awesome to live with a Real Madrid fan since most of my friends are either fans of stupid Italian clubs or crappy artificial teams like Chelsea. But we are getting along very well, she is a nice person.
Anyway, Benzema will be presented tonight at 21:00 CET. It is unknown yet what number he is going to get but I'm gonna give it a rough guess. I say he is going to get "10" or "11" (who got that?).
What do you think?
Where To Watch The Presentation Live
(Here is a couple of links below. I'm still crawling the internet for more, but If you find any links make sure to post them in the comment section and I'll then update the post)
What the hell are they doing?
Hala Madrid!
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if you go yo www.rojadirecta.com there is a section that will have the presentation and it gives you in between 3-10 links to stream it online. make sure you go about 30 minutes before it starts to the stream loads up.
HALA MADRID!
Are Benzema and Ribery homosexuals?
Since the discussion over Raul is over, lets all move on to other players. Robben and Sneijder maybe?
Adam, sorry that the girl turned out to be a Farca fan.
It must suck! 
Btw, I think I read a report yesterday on Goal.com where they said Benze is going to take no. 19 of Huntelaar becuz he is being sold!
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
ha ha ha!
poor adam, guess u can't share a TV with girl. but anywayz, tell girl that this is gonna be a Real Madrid year. hala Madrid!!
Why do you expect him to take 10 or 11..are you trying to say Robben and Sneijder are going to be sold
I would honestly cry the day the leave, they're my favourite players 
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
Hope both stay. Robben are fabulous but Sneijder have not seen him in his best. Should Sneijder stay, we can see if he become great or the other way round. Hala Madrid!!
Reply to themadridguy:
What makes u think that.?
Reply to RMFantasy:
I'm referring to Angelofmadrid thou.
why are u spamming girl??
HahahAa!!
i heard ronaldinho is in a diet...and maybe thats what makes him slower?? 
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
Probably.
Reply to themadridguy:
Comment deleted.
Reply to Adambader:
which one?? I can still see both!
Reply to RMFantasy:
Have you seen the pictures?
Benzema has passed his medical according to AS.. .According to new reports we have accepted Stuttgart offer for Huntelaar for 20 million euros and Huntelaar will today decide if he will accept
Reply to Madridista4:
Well it is good if Huntelaar goes to Stuttgart.
Then we can buy him in the future when Raul retires.
But we won't be able to get him back if he went to Man U !
Reply to themadridguy:
What makes you think he'll wanna come back after being sold/betrayed. He wants to play in Madrid but he's being thrown out.
any updates on selling Heinze and buying a Wclass LB?
Reply to Madrids_Martyr:
If I am not wrong, Real Madrid is a bigger club than VfB Stuttgart, also money talks man. We will give him a better contract.
But if he goes to Man Utd, there's no coming back.
Reply to MadridistAli:
I think Valdano thinks that Heinze is our world class LB so no need to replace him.
heinze is the worst player ever...theres player for carntwarth rovers who are better then heinze haha they a are sunday league team with fat people lol
we should keep sneijder tho dont know about robben
For people wondering whether or not we will be going for a LB yes we are going after one namely canella ( elected one of la liga's best last year) from sporting gijon
well, i just hope that valdano spoke truth, that the people we bought will enter first XI, instead of watching our captain clapping for 90 minutes. okay, i won't summon meaningless debate anymore. i heard a rumour that we entering bid for cesc.well, i'm really glad if that's true, he's in the same role with xabi, maybe better, but i think it's kinda hard to get him, plus he's an ex barca youth team, sorry, i can't provide the link, so anyone can confirm this?
oh yeah, is there any way that i can give any idea or advice to mr perez or his teams? i mean, Man Utd will come to my country this July (Indonesia), they sell their tickets like so expensive, but still they sold out. asia is surely a big market for madrid, and mr perez surely need to promote his new galactico, so he can return the money he loaned, so if i am lucky enough, maybe like next or the year after, i can see kaka and c ron in my country, hehe
Hey Adam !!!! is possible to get me know that Barça fan u met in Italy ????
Thnks in advance .
Reply to Itri83:
grrrrrrr.....!!!
What a Barca and anti-Madrid person doing here?? Go away, u're not welcome!!
my guess is Benzema will get 19
Reply to EvoLtc:
I think that's what I said..
Reply to themadridguy:
i think 17 or 10
Bad bad bad!
LINK
Reply to Itri83:
Ah why? Nope
Real Madrid has accepted a 20 million euro bid from Stuttgart for Klaas Jan Huntelaar but the player still has to agree personal terms.
Here's the link:
LINK
Reply to themadridguy:
why its bad ? we already have benzi....
Reply to Zeeed:
that is better than him joining Man Utd- for us!
Reply to melbournemadridista:
anything that makes Barca stronger is BADDDDD!!!
Reply to themadridguy:
Dont believe it...Nothing has been official. That deal can easily collapse like the Fillipe deal lmao
Reply to Madridista09:
I don't think so with this one, the are probably gonna sell Eto'o to Man City.
Reply to themadridguy:
*they are
clearly not many of us are excited about Benzema's presentation.
I need a stream!!!
The Madrid site says the presentation will be like in 12 hrs!!! Same thing happened with the Ronaldo and Kaka presentation.
Reply to Madridista09:
Nvm i got a live stream
I wonder how many people will be there...
Reply to MadridIndo:
agree CESC is younger...and can improve even more...plus he said he wouldnt mind if he moved to madrid...so it be great to take a barca player of them haha!! imgn he choose madrid over barca that would make my day...barca are signn david villa damn1!!! i wanted him at madrid but oh well i hope he stays at valencia if they sell him to barca
when they told us he wasnt for sale!! 
how much time left??
Here's a stream:
LINK
Annoying Spanish commentators though...
lol! Benzema is a Ronaldo copycat.
fantastic Benzema, Great effort at speaking Spanish. Well DOne!
what no number?? wtf???
Benzema is the business!
certainly not as many ppl as ronaldo's presentation.lol! the stadium is 3/4th empty.
can't understand why he doesn't get a number though...
A true Madridista in Benzema. 100% Madridista his dream of playing in Real Madrid is true, he said it in an interview some time ago...Atleast we know Benzema's "dream" was Real Madrid not any other club!
He cant stop kissing the badge! That shows how much he wants to play in Madrid!!!
Reply to Caracoleo:
10=Sneijder
19=Huntelaar
Listening to Jose Merce singing Hala Madrid.... Bliss!!!!!!!
english commentary:
LINK
Incredible to hear the Spanish commentators constantly criticising Florentino throughout the presentation! Bloody arseholes!
They claim that the current Barcelona model is closer to the original Real Madrid model of Santiago Bernabeu. Bloody arseholes!
ho ho ho! I don't think anybody is gonna buy a no. less shirt.
Reply to themadridguy:
Great Thanks
Don't think I could take those arseholes another minute!
Karim Benzema presentation was very good he is very happy to be playing here.. He did not get a number because all numbers 1-25 are currently used except #13 which will be the third goalies number but when someone is sold he will get a number
Reply to Caracoleo:
you're welcome!
on another note, are we going to let the groundsmen lay the new pitch or not??
It has to be ready by July 26th.
Benzema looks like pitbull....
Pitbull:LINK
Benz:LINK
Hopefully he stays to football. Not trying to pursue rapping like Drenthe
just in: la liga fixtures to be announced tomorrow.
stupid translator: forgot he was to talk in Spanish.
Higuain will inherit the #7!!! Not Kaka,Ronalda, or Benzema!!!
Reply to Zeeed:
God I hope he stays. Huntelaar will be needed if we intend to challenge for the CL. This is one of the worst transfers to make. Instead of selling Ruud who is over 30 and was injured through most of last season, we are getting rid of a 25/26 year old prolific goal scorer, with a great first touch and one of the tallest if not the tallest striker we have. We need to get rid of our midfield players rather than our strikers. This is a joke. A Makelele-esque mistake. We did not even give him a full season to prove his worth. this is Unbelievable.
man I am not so sure about Benzema. I prefer Klaas-Jan. Benzema is not ready for Real Madrid yet.
watch cr9 interview now:
LINK
Reply to themadridguy:
lol! It stopped working; the pulled thew plug!
Reply to themadridguy:
*they pulled the plug
Reply to themadridguy:
Benzema is a much better all-round player than Huntelaar. Why do you think they are trying to sell Huntelaar?
On another note, Juve signed Felipe Melo, Brazilian central midfielder, for £21 million! They got him from Fiorentina, who in turn signed him from ... Almeria, for just £7 million.
Aren't Real Madrid on the look out for a central midfielder? I guess sometimes it pays to closer to home.
Reply to Caracoleo:
Becasue Florentino might be focusing on selling shirts rather than club success. I would buy a Huntelaar jersey but I think more people might buy a Benzema shirt. And honestly Benzema and Huntelaar can't be compared. They are two completely different players. One is more of a target man and the other is a second/creative striker.
Reply to Caracoleo:
but he is not matured yet; becuz they are fools!!
Higuain~ Benzema, there was no need to sign him.
Benzema said he wants no. 10, Sneijder take ur 23 back from VDV
and VDV you can go back to Hamburger.
Reply to Caracoleo:
well those who doubt karim benzema i would only recommend them to visit youtube and type in benzema vs man united and witness his incredible strenght agianst english defender especially how he made a joke of vidic and evra
Reply to Caracoleo:
We have Gago, Lass and Mahmadou that play in that position. Melo is a great player and he can play in the hole and move forward. He had a fantastic Confederations Cup. If we needed a holding midfielder then he would have been a good buy. But we have Gago and Lass and they played great together. Individually they have their merits but Lass edges out Gago I think.
Reply to Dan:
Artificial teams like Chelsea?! What are Real then? Where is your youth policy? I'm not a Chelsea fan but you are both the same. Manufactured.
Reply to helmet_09:
Gago didn't play "great" together with Lass. He alaways had Lass overwhelming but doing nothing in the midfield. We need a replacement for Gago, a faster, a stronger, and a guy wouldn't turn over that much.
For Huntelaar, I don't agree to sell him!! but i think if Pellegrini wanna bulid up the real madrid with his river plate and villareal style, all-round strikers like Benzema and Higuain will be more suitable than Huntelaar tactically.
you're living in Perugia, Italy with a Spanish seniorita who loves football. Such a disappointment.
Reply to helmet_09:
you think gago is good? what? u been watching any madrid games? gago is overrated he didnt realy show what he is at madrid lass was single handlly runnin the madrid midfield and mahmadou is jus strong thats about it he isnt a clever footballer so i wouldnt say hes good gaga and mahmadou are nothing campare to CESC or alonso or MELO or de rossi
Reply to Weezy:
although Mahmadou ONLY contributes to the defensive end, he is a great ball winner. His tackles and positioning are awesome. However, he is kinda clumsy on using the ball like what u said, too many hospital passes. But i think he can be a good sub of Lassana. we need at least 3 holding midfielders for the season when 2 of them are likely to be started currently.
Reply to Guderian:
At least we have 9 CL trophies, what do u guys have??
Gaetano D'Agostino could be a Real Madrid player in the next few hours according to MARCA Friday Morning front page it seems as he is the next target because Xabi Alonso and De Rossi their clubs are unwilling to sell here is the link for the MARCA front page LINK can someone tell me how good of a player he is I have not seen him play that much
Adam, why don't try to convert your flatmate...
Reply to Madridista4:
he is not that good...bad move!! haha i would rather have gago then him lol
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
yeah i know lass is goin to do al the tackling tho we need a player next to him who can tackle and creat like alonso or CESC de rossi that would be the only 3 i would say that are good for that
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
Yup i guess so they are...hahaaha
hi everyone!
i was wondering if anyone knows what Real Madrid will be doing while in Dublin?
i live in Dublin and i would like to see them apart from the match
Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Forget gago forget L. diarra forget M. diarra forget alonso. One player will solve that holding mid position MIGUEL VELOSO i don't know why we aren't after him cheap, great passer, great shooting he will fit that role perfectly hopefully Ronaldo will put in a good word to Pellegrini.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
Hahaha Good counter attack there.. You people should give constructive comment rather than trying to insult the Greatest Team in the Planet. Dont compare Real Madrid with a puny team like Chelsea. They have not won any CL. The closes comparison you should choose is AC Milan who won 7 CL.
Real Madrid is not artificial it is Chelsea who is a clone of Madrid!!
Reply to Weezy:
yeah man, although Melo is a tough and fast tackler, his ability to distribute the ball and to control rhythm are not better than Gago's(Melo is more like a ball winner with good ball control skills). We need a more creative one. I still prefer Xabi Alonso. Although he might be older, he is still like the mixture of Cesc and De Rossi. Cesc is a great playmaker but he contributes a lot less defensively compared with Alonso. De Rossi is a great destroyer in the midfield, but his playmaking skill is not as smooth as Xabi. However, since Liverpool is tripping with us now....i don't know. honestly, i really hope to Sneijder being transform to be a CM and thus is able to fit into the XI. Once he can strengthen his defensive skills(tackle and positioning), he can be our Xabi. But he also needs to learn how to slow down the rhythm under certain circumstances. Wesley can prove a lot of threathening passes but he still has to improve his ability to control whether to make it fast or slow. In this part, he is not yet as mature as Guti.
Reply to alex:
he might not be mature enough to play such an important role in a team like real madrid. He nees to prove himself in some bigger leagues first. He is a very talent CM but not yet a reliable one according to his forms.
I was watching videos of Gaetano D'Agostino who according to MARCA is close to become a Real Madrid player and he reminds me a lot of VDV he plays with his left he runs the same way and takes free kick just like VDV its difficult to explain but if you see some of his videos they are very similar..
Reply to Madridista4:
If he is similar to the player we have now, my guess is we dont need him. we have more than 25 players now and we need to sell. we cant keep everybody.
I think VDV should continue his career other places. No point for him to stay if he is not going to feature in the team next season
Adam, is she a hottie?
don't you think its too late for presentation
DUDE, u are way behind on the presentation.
Reply to melbournemadridista:
He is just a spammer!
LINK Villa please don't go to Barca. That stupid Laporta kept on harassing RM big transfer spending, look now its seem they are also after all the big players.
Perez, give us a world class Left Back for God sake!!
Stop chasing all the attackers if their club tries to play hard balls. Valencia, Liverpool & B. Munich are all chasing Real Madrid's money. For all i care we need to have a good LB, Cole, Clincy, Lahm, Evra ...etc..just sign at least one LB.
LMAO Barca preparing 30M bid for Alves! Lol i rather pay 94M for ronaldo then 30m for bruno.....
We need defenders! or else it will be like the 1st galactico's!
damn i miss Sanz!
where can I see footage of Real Madrid's training session today??
If anybody didn't know already, the La Liga fixture table comes out tonight, I hope we face Barca inside the first 6 matches.
Reply to themadridguy:
but the 1st match should be against easy opposition like Osasuna,Xerez or Tenerife.
Reply to themadridguy:
i disagree. we should face teams like villareal, bilbao to see how this squad will face up....
Reply to Madridista09:
LOL! man! The 1st match should be easy, u can't just go on to the 1st game and expect the whole team to click as a unit. You are wrong about this!
Reply to themadridguy:
If they win it will be a bigger statement point then beating a team like sporting gijon 7-0.
Reply to themadridguy:
Agreed. With all the signing we have, they should blend together first and have strong understanding each other before they can face Barca. All the new 4 signing we had never play together as all are different nationality and played in different teams. Between Pepe & CR, maybe they have already establish some understanding however Pepe was banned for another 4 game next season remember?
Reply to Madridista09:
If they win but if they lose?? then i'm sure people start to condemn RM team.
Reply to Guderian:
What I meant is Chelsea doesn't have history. They are only driven by money. Hadn't Ibrahimovic bought, would they have been the same team they are now? NO.
On the other hand, whether we buy world class players or not, we do have history. We also presented world class players from our academy.
Reply to themadridguy:
Deleted.
Reply to Brawley7:
Hell yeah man, she is a hottie. Uhm..., don't bash me, but I'd trade Real Madrid for her
, would you too? 
Reply to RMFantasy:
everyteam will lose. Teams lose the first game or so and still win the league.
Barcelona vs Numancia (i think)last season. after that loss they where a uncontrolled beast..
Lahm could be good but there is not a single rumor or hint that Perez going after this guy. The only players being rumors as our potential LB was Arbeloa, Canella and A. Cole. Thou Arbeloa is not originally a LB..
Reply to Carla:
Carla,
"The team will travel to Dublin on the 13th and stay until the 22nd. A friendly is scheduled while in Ireland against Shamrock Rovers that is scheduled for 20 July."
More info
LINK
what's this man?? We can't sell both Negredo and Hunter.
,RVN is old and highly doubtful with regards to fitness, we are left with Karim and Higuain, we need at least 3 outstanding strikers to take us through the whole season i.e. Copa del Ray, La Liga and CL, to count for injuries and bad form of any of those. 
LINK
If we are selling Negredo, we need to keep Huntelaar, 'cuz Saviola is out, Raul I don't count as an asset
Also I don't think Benze can adapt himself and start scoring goals right from the start so we need Hunter as cover for him.
Reply to Adambader:
Adam, U are one lucky dude!
Reply to Madridista09:
I prefer not to lose and be consistent in every cup. With the massive reinforcement the team should only win or 2 or 3 draws in the league can be consider. As if u dont know that the FAN of Real Madrid has set a very high expectation. RM should win and on the same time play attractive football.
adam-will this camp in dublin be like the one in Irdning? do you know if one can watch the training sessions there? I cannot find further information..but I am very interested..
Reply to RMFantasy:
reality is every team loses. they had a bad night.
If Perez really wanted to win he should had never let Makelele and Del Bosque go?
Since Makelele what have we won? only two la liga's...C'mon now...
Reply to Madridista09:
since makelele left* what have we won? only two la liga's...oh and that spanish super cup thingy..everyone knows madrid wins more then that over those spans of years.
Reply to themadridguy:
If we sell RVN,Negredo and Huntelaar we'd still have enough strikers.
We will probably play 4-5-1 Since we have so many talented midielders...so that leaves Raul,Benzema,Higuain and Ronaldo who call all play in that one position.With that said...I still strongly suggest Huntelaar should be kept
We should keep Huntelaar and sell RVN and Negredo......
LINK
porto for negredo...good $$$.Perez loves $$$
Reply to Daniel:
Raul?
I don't even wanna see him play. Negredo or Huntelaar over Raul any day. 
And I don't want Ronaldo to play as a forward, he should play with Robben and Kaka in the attacking mid field position.
LOL! We all forgot about Granero
- since Ribery and Silva ain't coming, bring him back. Somebody tell Mr. Perez and Valdano about signing Granero lol! 
Reply to themadridguy:
GRANEROOOO
Reply to Madridista20:
It is near to impossible to convert her. She has been brainwashed.
Reply to Garrett:
Why?
Reply to ludwig Hasbauer:
Yes, I think it would be similar. If you are wondering If you can go and see them train, I think yes, they'll do that maybe twice or three times a week. I also think Realmadrid TV might show the training sessions on TV (pity, it is Pay-Per-View)
ye!
Real Madrid's new signings Ronaldo,Garay,Benzema and Negredo train for the first time: see 4 urself. 
LINK
where is Klaas??
Reply to Madridista09:
Well i have to agree that sometimes a team will lose but then again if the team can be consistent RM can win everything provided other team flop. But i rather have RM be more consistent next season. I'm hoping thou.
Reply to themadridguy:
Look...you can't ignore it...it's a fact...Raul will play next season unless an injury occurs...Perez himself said so, so you HAVE to add him...
Just like Ramos...he plays best as right back but can play as a centre back if needed 
As for Ronaldo I prefer him playing as a midfield too...but as you know he can play as a foreward too...IF NEEDED though
Reply to los_galacticos:
Klass definitely trained. However, since the club want to sell him it seems unlikely that he will appear on the club website.
Reply to los_galacticos:
Huntelaar trained with the team too today as well as M.Diarra and RVN.. also Ronaldo,Benzema,Garay,Negredo, and Adan were the new faces and they trained with the team along with a few Castilla players who will be with the team in Dublin.. only players not at training sesion were Casillas,Ramos,Albiol, and Kaka who all four were at confederations cup and will not be joining the team until July 27th
Reply to themadridguy:
Granero has been sold. I think for about 5 or 6 million Euros. I believe there is another option to resign (again) in the future.
Reply to Madridista09:
I'd like to see a deal done for Bruno Alves.
Unfortunately Metzelder is on his way out. Back to Germany.
I don't think he ever saw eye to eye with Florentino, and he even criticised the deal to sign Crisitiano.
So, I I hope we end up with Bruno Alves.
Reply to Madridista09:
We should definitely sell RVN. We will get jack for him next season.
Reply to Adambader:
I think about going to dublin over the weekend from 17th to 19th..but I won't go if I stand in front of closed doors, so I would need assurance..in Irdning each session was public..300 fans, that was wonderful!
Reply to Madridista09:
I think he was right to let Del Bosque go.
Makelele should have been replaced. That departure really hurt us.
Especially as we had an aging team that just couldn't keep up the pace until the end.
The first few months though were some of the best football I've ever seen.
Sky Sport Italia also claim that negotiations to sign D'Agostino are set to start and when D'Agostino was asked about the possible transfer today he said no comment
what shit player!
We open the season at the Santiago Bernabeu vs Deportivo the same team we play against on the first game last year and we play barcelona on the 29th round in the camp nou
Pardeza gave a press conference today and he has confirmed that Huntelaar has an offer and he will have the last word wheter he will accept the offer or not and also Pardez has confirmed that there is no interest in Cesc Fabregas..
New sigining on the horizon!
Gaettano D'Agostino; 27 years old. Italian playmaker for Udinese. Not a fixture in the national team, but supposedly highly rated in Italy. Apparently he's got an excellent left foot, and takes good free kicks.
Not sure what he's got that Sneijder hasn't got though.
Maybe Adam can inform us.
It seems that Madrid is giving up the ghost on Xavi Alonso, Fabregas and De Rossi.
Reply to Madridista4:
Shit! this is exactly what I was afraid of: a medium opposition on the 1st day. Depor have kicked our asses many times in the past.
I hope Pellegrini can save his ass in the 1st game, remember last year they beat us 2-1 in the opening game. It can't be a coincidence that we face them again on the first day- it smells fishy!
Reply to Caracoleo:
Agostino is less than Parejo in IMHO. No need to bring in 2nd tier players for large sum of money, we already have them in the Castilla.
Udinese confirm we are interested in D'Agostino.. LINK
Reply to Madridista4:
Why is the first Clasico always at Nou-camp??
It puts us at a disadvantage and also puts us in pressure 4 the return leg.
OMG!!
WE ARE REALLY FUCKED UP IN THE 1ST FEW WEEKS! 
What do u guys think??
Matchday 1: Deportivo
match 2: Espanyol (away)
match 4: Villarreal (away)
match 6: Sevilla (away)
match 12: Barcelona (away)
I'm sorry but I don't like our chances very much in La Liga.
la liga calendar courtesy Marca.com
LINK
Hey what is Benzema`s number? He was presented without a number on the shirt.
Stupid Robinho making ape-faces:
LINK
I'm glad he is not at Madrid.
no way that D`gastino is shit!! fuck sake why we going for him whata dumb dumb move! perez should spend big on the position real madrid need to spend big on like the LEFT BACK and a CENTER MIDFIELDER! if we get Dgastino im gona punch someone lol! remember madrid bought that guy from osasuna was it? the ureguaynnn dude what was hes name? D`gastino is just like him haha hes not even in the national team
Reply to Caracoleo:
He is a good player, and very similar to Sneijder. We don't need him because we already have Sneijder and VDV.
Reply to themadridguy:
He got married?
Reply to themadridguy:
Agostino is definitely not second tier, he's just someone we don't need. He is a playmaker although his position is deeper compared with sneijder.
Reply to Adambader:
yes!
I found it on marca.com
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
He's on the agenda because we can't get Alonso.
So can he do what Alonso does? Control the match from deep, spray passes to the wings, pin point through passes to Benzema's run from deep...
If he does this, that's fine with me.
If he is another Guti, I'll just go and slit my wrists
Reply to Caracoleo:
I don't want to spend 25 mln euros on an avg. player. That's the price put up by Udinese. And are u really going to slit ur wrists Cara
, U scare me with that kind of wording.
I also don't think we should by this guy..I prefer marcos senna and a lot of others..he's not even in the starting eleven for Italy..m.diarra is surely better, so is lass..perhaps they use him to put pressure on alonso and pool..at least I hope so..
Reply to Caracoleo:
according to my observation, i only can say that he is not bad but not so impressive. As Adam said, this folk is rated so highly in Italy. His role in Udinese is similar to Pirlo in Milan. Juventus also looked him as the replacement after they failed to bid Xabi, but they were scared by the 25 mill which is acceptable for Perez. His vision, pace, set piece and tactical awareness are in national level. he can be a good distributer but i am not sure if he can be as good as Gago in defensive end. If he can't defend well, i rather develop Sneijder to be our CM cuz i really admire the dutch with his unstop running. honestly, it's hard to find someone can be like Alonso who has playmaking skill and also can defend well.(except Marcos Senna in Euro 200
. and i personally prefer the veteran Senna, yes no kidding, i rather bid the 33 Senna whom we can rely on just for 1 year and look for a younger replacement next summer. He is familiar with Pellegrini and won't be expensive. Let's also stick with M.Diarra and let gago to some EPL team in where he can learn how to manage the ball in a faster rhythm. If gago improves, then we can get him back to replace Senna..... this is just some of my ideal though. i really can't tell whether it's worth it to spend 25m on D'Agostino or not since i doubt his defensive skills.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
*loan Gago to....
if you sell sneijder for 25 and buy this guy for 25 something is wrong..my confidence in gago is increasing though..I was a very harsh critic towards gago, but before we sign ANY player, I have more hope that gago has learnt and takes the profit of playing next to megastars..by the way, vdv played a similar role in hambrg, I really think he'S very strog defensivly..I mean it! before buying just to buy..
Reply to Caracoleo:
Sneijder is probably thrice, no four times as good as D'Agostino. Sneijder, when fully fit and at his peak is at the level of Alonso. Just the fact that he's the driving force for the Dutch tells you a lot.
This has always been Perez's main problem, being impatient. I'm pretty sure we're not going to win more than 1 title this year then why not give the likes of Robben and Sneijder a chance. It's not like they played pathetic, they were our best players along with Higuain, Lass and Casillas.
I can't say the same about Robben since he's selfish and all but I admire Sneijder as a player with real balls. He really cares for Real Madrid and you can't really blame him for last season, he suffered a VERY bad injury. That doesn't mean we abandon him. He has the potential to be better than Alonso IMO. He just needs to lose weight..I liked him better wehn he was scronny
yeah we must keep sniejder!!! no point in spending that much on D gastino!...
Pardeza says Garay and Negredo are expected to stay and that Pellegrini has only decided on one-two players to face the axe. Does this mean Huntelaar and RVN are the strikers on the way out? I'd much rather sell RVN and Negredo and keep the Hunter. He is truly Klaas. I'm pretty sure Robben is staying since he's the next best winger to Ronaldo and Ribery If you consider them wingers). And Sneijder will stay too if the Agostino deal falls through. But seriously, is this guy anywhere near Real Madrid's level? Sneijder, Alonso, Lass, De Rossi etc are but is Agostino? So i'm guessing we're not making more than 1 or 2 more signings.
Reply to themadridguy:
I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo saddddddddddd that he isnt playing for us
DAMN,first week Valencia vs Sevilla
I dont know why are we going for D'agostino we already have Sneijder and VDV and if they suck then we have Guti,i believe Perez is repeating his mistakes
guys it's just my opinion that we should try for arteta from everton!!!this guy is spanish and is really good at distributing balls
Reply to ludwig Hasbauer:
VDV wasn't playing a similar role in Hamburg. He used to the attacking midfielder who is behind strikers, so was in ajax. He often participates in defense but he is definitely not an essential holding midfielder which is what we need now. If gago played like he used to be, i will still say it's too risky to rely him on such a important role. Every single wrong passes delivered by the CM, who is a a very deep position, can have us suffered so badly.
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
Sneijder definitely can be better than Xabi someday. HIs passion and attitude are sth i admire so much too. BUt the problem is-----Is he able to GET USED TO THE CENTRAL HOLDING MIDFIELDER POSITION?? it's still unknown.
I also agree we should keep Sneijder.. Udinese are asking 25 million euros for D'Agostino
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
i mean it's not whether or not we ought to be patient. CUz we can't afford to take risk in such an important position. I have hope on Wesley but it's still uncertain if he can be drop deeper or not. He is no doubt the driving force of Netherlands but only when he was playing as ACM. that's totally different. A CM does not necessary to provide different assist or strikes. Instead, the most important thing for CM is to know how to control the rhythm and to distribute the ball. "how to turn defense onto attack", i am pretty sure it will take awhile for Sneijder to adapt to such a new role. BUt hte biggest problem with this is-----how long is it gonna take ???? no one knows. If he has to spend a year to do so, does that mean we need to wait one more year to see our bounce back?? those big signings could be wasted by just one single role's absense, so is a decent left back. For me, the CM role is even more urgent than left back. We can simply fill a CB or a RB on the LB position. it will turn out okay at least in defensive end. BUt if we can't get a decent CM, the whole midfield will be ruined.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
Why dont we challenge Juventus for Melo,he is really great and his chem with Kaka was cool in South Africa
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
Robben is one of the best wingers in the world but i don't look good on him with Pellegrini as the coach.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
Pellegrini knows darn well what Robben is capable of. If you remember, it was Villareal that Robben tore apart. I have a feeling Robben and Sneijder will both end up staying and being in the starting XI. And if you remember, Sneijder barely played with Lass in the middle but when he did he outplayed Gago by a mile, Guti too. And no, i'm not saying waste two seasons waiting for him to excel. I'm saying, give him a chance. If he plays badly, drop him mid-season. Sign someone in the winter if things go too bad. There would be no shortage of buyers, even in the winter. Same for Robben. We can't find anyone right now then there's no point wasting time and money on options like D'Agostino. And I disagree with some of you when you say Robben is attached to the by-line. Didn't he play as a forward at Chelsea, no exactly a full-fledged forward but more of a Messi type player. Sure, he's selfish but so was Ronaldo until he realised that's not what the game is about. Basically, my point is, lets not pull another Robinho and let go of two wonderful players when we don't have adequate replacements.
Every player is selfish....
Schuster killed Robinho's Madrid career. He should had let Robinho play his game, every team needs a player like Robinho. He does magic with the ball and is a very good playmaker.
Pelligrini knows he needs Robben. How many teams can defend Robben and Ronaldo at the wings?
If robben can be healthier this season, he should be mentioned as one of the best!
BTW has anyone seen Higuain's new hair cut?
You can bet Cristiana Ronaldo had a influence
Oh BTW, Garay and Negredo are on the squad list on RealMadrid.com now
Reply to Madridista09:
I like the new cut, makes him look more mature
Yes we should keep Robben and Sneijder.. Robben will be the only left winger we have beside Drenthe and Marcelo who can also play there but Drenthe is most likely going out on loan or gettin sold and Marcelo will most likely be a left back again
Reply to Madridista4:
Now it's time for Raul and Sergio Ramos to get a cut! IDK how it doesn't bother them playing with long hair in the summer!!
Reply to Madridista4:
IDK what Marcelo will play. Hopefully Pelligrini can make him a better Left Back so he can be Roberto Carlos II
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
First of all, i don't think it will be smart to waste the whole first half season to see if Sneijder can work out or not. We can't commit the same mistake of last season. There will not be a shortage of players but i dare say players available in winter are far less than summer. It's too risky. the problem with this is whether or not D'Agostino is the man we are looking for. I'd rather play two Diarra's than risk someone in the CM position.
secondly, i think it wasn't me who said Robben is attached to the by-line. Everyone says Robben is selfish. But for me, he is not selfish but just DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO PASS THE BALL. He lacks a sense of dribbling and looking at the same time. He has the ability to challange 2 or 3 guys at one time but he NEVER looks where his teammates are. His run always extends the distance between him and his teammates. That's why we always ended up losing position whenever he fails to dribble through defenders. In this part, he has NEVER played like Messi or Iniesta who can carry the whole team but not just dribbling themselves.
Robben is more like a Forward, a WInger, but not a midfielder. He can be play so well in 4-3-3 but he contributes much less in possession football. Yes, you are right. He scored a fabulous against villareall last season. BUt does it simply mean he can adapt to a system like villareal??? not necessary. Unless Pellegrini changed his way of football, otherwise, Robben has to change the way he plays. I'd rather see more assists from him than goals. IT'S BECAUSE HE LACKS A SENSE OF PASS, SO HE IS ALWAYS ENDING UP FORCING HIMSELF TO SHOOT WITHOUT NO ROOM TO PASS.(too late) that's something he needs to improve, i don't think he is selfish at all. But he gotta learn how to pass the ball. and most importantly, HE HAS TO OPEN HIS EYE MORE OPEN. His vision is something he needs to improve.
I would like to see Huntelaar, Sneijder, and Robben stays. But it's so depending what kind of football style we want to establis
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
*always ended up losing possession
Pellegrini likes attackers(midfielders) who tend to pass and to keep possession, not those who tend to dribble and run by themselves or driving down to the flank like typical wingers. pellegrini likes attackers to interchange position inward to make the attacks less predictable, which is totally different with the typical winger tactic.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
*I mean ROBBEN HAS TO HAVE HIS EYE OPEN WHEN RUNNING MORE OFTEN.
still no word on Huntelaar decision if he is leaving or not
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
And keep his head up. He tends to have his head down while running on the flanks....
yes, that's the difference between Robben and Messi, Ribery, Iniesta, Silva. That's why Robben's style hardly fit possession football. However, we are not necessarily to play possession football though. the 4-3-3 formation with CR9, Benzema, Robben upfront would work.
Perez forgetting again about the "boring part of the team"
Defense wins Championships, Offense sells tickets.
D'Agostino deal is close to being done and it could be completed today.. LINK
Reply to Madridista09:
link please
Reply to Madridista4:
OH MY....we are really doomed
,this guy is 27 and he hasnt even been called to the national team,what the hell is wrong with Perez,Valdano and the others 
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
I don't know if Sneijder deserves to stay here after last season. His bad form was 1 of the main reasons we lost last year.
And he is more bothered about his personal life than winning matches for Real Madrid.
I play Lass + M.Diarra or Lass + Parejo or Lass+ Palanca, any of these.
Sneijder's haircut suggests he is a Skinhead to me.
Reply to Madridista4:
Oh god why we buying player just 4 the sake of buying one?
he is shit player 4 me.
I'd rather buy a good LB and Cazorla. Mr.Perez, what are u thinking? Are u nuts??
And btw sell VDV,Gago,Javi Garcia,Salgado,RVN,Guti plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...................
To Huntelaar: Plz don't agree to leave the club mate! Fight for ur place like Sneijder has decided to. I am sure in the course of the season Benzema or Higuain gets injured or out of form, and Raul dies after playing 90 min. in the heat.
As for ur place in the national team Holland for world cup 2010, be assured mate, U are the most talented striker in Holland and the ppl love U there. I am sure they will pick U in most of the games.
Look at ur compatriot Babel, he is also playing substitute at Liverpool.
So just hang in there dude!! U'll make it!
Reply to themadridguy:
You've totally lost it,we cant spare Guti and you didnt mention Heinze is he also your best player
Reply to MadridistAli:
Yeah I forgot that shitty player, thanks for reminding me.
...+ Heinze. That's your 7 players to axe. Ha ha, problem solved Perez.
Reply to ludwig Hasbauer:
yeah man,marcos senna is right man for us and i think he is beter than that D'Agostino.Im sayin this cuz we cant get CESC or XABI or DE ROSI so he would be perfect for us.
Reply to themadridguy:
i think it pato's wife ...cuz kaka,robinho,ronaldo all attending patos' wedding in brazil.
Reply to MadridistAli:
LINK
In the first picture he is behind Marcelo/back of salgado
4th picture he is behind Sneijder
Ok we are no longer chasing D'Agostino because Udinese is asking 25 million euros and we are not willing to pay that amount.. MARCA and AS both confirmed
Reply to melbournemadridista:
No it is Robinho's wife. I read it on Marca.
Pato's wife is not so fat, she is sexy!
Reply to Madridista4:
Are we fools?? Wasn't that the price they told Juventus too?? What did we think? We'll get a bargain becuz we are the richest club in the world?
Give me a break man!
Reply to Madridista4:
thank heavens 4 that!
Palanca and Parejo can do the dirty work.
Perez and Valdano are messing things up, Perez is back to his old standards. Again total focus and only talking about getting offensive players, midfielders etc. and forgetting about defense. What competition does Perez want to win apart from the shirt selling competition?
Getting D'Agostino, talk about Fabregas, Ribery. Already almost over the 300 million spending limit. With a lacking defense still. Desperately trying to sell the dutch clan and other players, they look so desperate teams like Chelsea, ManU are going to buy them at half their estimated prices. This also shows the lack of control coming from Pellegrini, another puppet. Yet he's going to be blamed if everything fails.
Reply to Trunks:
Fabregas and Ribery are not our targets this year anymore, we are still having a slight hope 4 Alonso to come but it is highly unlikely- impossible if U ask me.
Reply to Madridista09:
thanks
Reply to themadridguy:
actually we need a cm badly...i do agree with dynastyofrealmadrid...without a proper CM all of our plan will be wasted .and perez is going to do same mistake again it seems. he is not ready to pay high price for important player. we are not getting a good left back as well. perez is not ready to spend 60 M for 1 CM and 1 left back but he is ready to put 65 m offer for ribery...same mentality he had few years b4.nothing changed
Reply to Madridista09:
that was his 1st haircut when he first came to madrid
Shit Marca says Valdano invited Klaas to tell him that he does not fit in the plans of Pellegrini and should therefore accept the offer to go to Stuttgart.
Just say NO! Hunter.
nyway we are having a stylish team.
link
why we dont get Aqualani from AS Roma he is a good Midfelder and roma dont use him
to be honest if you ask me i would rather have hunterlaar moved bcuz if he stays at madrid it will ruin hes career maybe by bein on the bench... cannella would be a good left back hes young and spannish good 1 for the future like when we got ramos he bcame amazing aswell... i would get alonso CESC or if not jus make sneijder play there...and we cant get ribery this season maybe silva would be a good choice aswell...
Reply to real madridista:
Honestly, if u ask me!! i prefer D'Agostino, who hasd just selected by Lippi once, to Aqualani. Defensively they are almost at the same level, D'Agostino is way more mature in pace, ball control, pass, and tactical awareness. Aqualani's just a normal defensive midfielder, but not Pirlo type of creative holding midfielder.
Reply to los_galacticos:
Sneijder played bad but he didn't contribute to be a big part of last season cuz he was out most of the time. in addition, Palanca is an attacking player, not a holding midfielder.
Reply to ludwig Hasbauer:
totally agreed, regardless to his age, Marcos Senna can even be a better option than Xabi Alonso.
We do not need that average DE agostino he will be another faubert no no no we have better players sneider, vdv, diarra ,So why waste money on that italian who is an average player,Perez and valdano must not make this mistake we need a spnish left back please in laliga there are reasonable left backs to play for madrid.lets sent this message to realmadridtv.com please lets all do that.
We are not after D'Agostino anymore because of his price tag 25 million euros and Pardeza confirmed that we are still interested in Xabi Alonso but at the moment he is expensive
Xabi Alonso has told Benitez to sell him to Real Madrid... LINK
IDK that much about Barcelona and Iniesta.
But is it true that Iniesta played for Real Madrid's youth system? But when he was little though, i heard that his parents pulled him out of the team. So maybe that's why in an interview he said he preferred Real Madrid over Barcelona?
IM LMAO at Laporta and the whole Barca squad. They just cant stop talking about Madrid lol
Reply to Madridista09:
Iniesta never played for Madrid's youth. His parents were considering moving him to Madrid, but when they found out it was near a red light district they decided against it, and he moved to Barca.
A videotape was found when Iniesta was a child where he said he prefers Madrid, but later on he admitted that Albacete (hometown and his youth team), was his favorite and Barca was his second. After Barca's youth scored multiple goals against Albacete, he angrily declared that he prefers Madrid over Barca.
Oh, and yeah I agree about Laporta. He just can't keep his mouth shut these days. But I disagree on the players. Madrid is the hot topic right now and it's natural that journalists will ask the players their opinions of Madrid. It isn't like the players hold press conferences to talk about Madrid.
And also, I found out this Filipe that Barca is chasing spent a brief period at Madrid's B team. Wonder why Perez isn't going after him considering that the left back position is a weakness.
According to AS these are the players that Real Madrid want to sell.. Van der Vaart, Sneijder, Drenthe, Huntelaar, Van Nistelrooy, Robben, Diarra, Heinze, Metzelder and Negredo.
Reply to Madridista4:
I dont understand why we want to sell Sneijder and Robben because Javi Garcia and Parejo cannot get the job done like they can when needed .. also AS says that there will be 2-3 more signings
Reply to Madridista4:
We have 30 players right now and if we make 2 or 3 more signings then we will be able to keep atleast 2 of those players because there is 10 up for sale so I say we keep Sneijder and Robben
According to AS Huntelaar is ready to go to Stuttgart but what is holding up the deal is his personal agreement with the club because as we know already Real Madrid and Stuttgart have an agreement to sell him but Stuttgart is only offering him less than he is making at Real Madrid right now
Reply to Madridista4:
Yea. We need Sneijder and Robben...What if Ronaldo or Kaka goes down with an injury? Who will replace them?
Parejo is the best from la castilla since Raul. Just like Di Stefano said it.
I really want Szlai,Bueno,Opare, and Alipio in the first team!
Alipio has ton of potential.
Reply to Madridista4:
obviously stuttgart will offer him less. cuz they can't afford big wages like madrid and his last year performance was nothing special.he should understand this is his best option to qualify himself for world cup team. else i doubt he would be able to play 10 game this season.
Reply to Madridista09:
if u want all of them it would be a 30 man squad even we sell a few.
Reply to melbournemadridista:
It wasn't his fault. Juande never gave him enough starts becuz he was dead-scared of Raul. In the 20 games he played, he was started 13 times in which he scored 8 goals. Now that's not bad at all IMO.
Also I don't know what's the use of having 2 similar kinds of players in the squad- Benzema and Higuain, we need a deadly finisher like Klaas in the team to put away every goal-scoring opportunity that Kaka and CR9 make.
So DON'T sell him.
Reply to themadridguy:
Dude this has been said before;
Benzema and Higuan are 2 totally different players with different capabilities.
Reply to Madrids_Martyr:
But I still disagree with U dude, Huntelaar is different to both of them. He is a box-striker, which they are not.
Reply to themadridguy:
i know it wasn't his fault totally.but if you are buying a player from another club you just want to check his performance. another reason is when you don't play regularly , your level of playing also goes down.
in pellegrini plan there is no place for klass.benzema and higuain is not same type, they are bit different. they both are young. and remember that benzema wants a place in world cup squad. so it will make him hungry for goal,which is good for us.
Reply to melbournemadridista:
All I am saying is keep all 3 of them and rotate them.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
Well, he's going to have problems with Kaka, Ronaldo and Benzema then. NONE of them play possession football or have played posession football in their lives. Utd play the counter-attack, AC Milan couldnt play a proper formation and relied on Pato and Kaka's running and Pirlo's passing. Lyon rely a alot on pace too. So basically, Robben would just be a nother one on the list of players who have not played possession football. Your still not getting my point. How many wingers can you name who are better than Robben? I can only name Ribery. If we're not getting him then why don't we just keep Robben. And in the CM case, we can buy somebody young just incase Sneijder doesn't work out. And besides, Sneijder's staying as back-up to Kaka anyways, he's not leaving easily.
Reply to themadridguy:
buddy we have only 1 position for striker as CR9 will play 2nd striker(i think) . So how many you want for 1 position ? benzema,higuain,huntelaar,raul,rvn,negredo.
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
why shouldn't we go for world class CM. guys i think its sound more logical to pay 40 M for alonso then 70 M for ribery. cuz right now we need a CM most not a winger.
Reply to melbournemadridista:
I wouldn't mind that. We need a left-back too though.
Reply to Madrids_Martyr:
agree, according to Pellegrini's football philosophy, Benzema and Higuain are more suitable for the new style than a target man like Huntelaar. However, i do want to keep the dutch striker.
Reply to melbournemadridista:
Pellegrini says he will play 4-4-2, so 2 strikers are needed. I would sell RVN and Negredo.
Casillas
Ramos Pepe Albiol ???
CR9 Kaka Lass Robben
Benzema/Raul Higuain/Huntelaar
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
I haven't said that I want to get rid of Robben and Sneijder. BUt i dare say that Kaka, Ronaldo and Benzema will NOT have trouble to play possession football. kaka's role in AC milan is totally different with the role he plays for hte national team in Confederation cup. Pirlo does most of the play making job and kaka always appears as a ACM and second striker. That's why he tends to dribble and run more in Milan. If you had watched just one of the brazil game recently, you will notice kaka's ability being a playmaker. He never hesitates to pass and connects the ball movement perfectly. He is definitely able to play possession football. and AC MIlan is not just a counterattack team. sometimes they even kept the ball too long in the midfield while lacks of finisher. They are really good in keeping possession. For CR9, have u count how many passes he made per game in the last 2 seaons?? being a 2nd striker, i believe he will be pushed more forward this season and i don't think he will have problem to play possession football. For Benzema, he drops very deep in the edge of the box but he is more likely to be the alone striker, and i don't think he will have problem when it turns to play possession football. mate, u can say they CANNOT play possession football just based on their former team's style. Save my words here. I dare say those names u mention are CAPABLE TO PLAY POSSESSION FOOTBALL. it's still to early to say that they can do it.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
does Yaya Toure and Eto play possession football in Monaco and in Mallorca back in the dayz, not necessarily, they still could fit into Pep's system perfectly. It's just depending on the coach. and i dare say the new players we signed are all world class and they could have no problem with possession football according to their skill level.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
and what u have said is just the broken AC Milan in last 2 season, they were much greater in keeping possession couple seasons ago.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
*they can't
Reply to themadridguy:
it's 4-4-2 because 1 of the 2 strikers is gonna be CR9. Ur formation will lack of balance with only lass as the holding midfielder.
i totally understand how great Robben is as a winger, but since we have already have CR9, i'd rather to have passer in the midfield to help kaka than a winger. THe acquisition of these big signings will be meaningless if these stars can connect together as a unit. A creative holding midfielder and another good passer(like Silva or Iniesta who tend to contribute more on the ball movement rather than some blind run) in the midfield are needed
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
*can't connect togehte....
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
When did I say they can't play possession football?
I just said they're as used to it as Robben is. None of them play it on a consistent level and would all have to adapt. And Brazil do NOT play possession football. The USA had more possession than them. Spain play possession football and to some extent the Dutch do too. Brazil are more like us, they exploit their wing-backs and wingers. Again, that's a totally different argument, point is, give them a chance. It's not like they flopped miserably like Heinze.
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
I think we have different concept about "consistency on possession football"!! Brazil DOES typically play possession football, and that's sth Dunga tries to establish their team. But it's depending on the oppenent. The match u said was just the final against US. They conceded two goals early and that messed up their plan. They were rushing to attack but end up mess up their PATIENCE. That's definitely not a good example of playing like a strong side. If we play like they did on the final. I tell u what, we are likely to have our butt kicked against Barca again. Cuz the attacks are too PREDICTABLE. i have NEVER doubt robben's individual ability. and i believe you will see what i am saying soon if he stays. we cannot just simply have two wingers blindly penetrate in the flanks with kaka in the middle. More importantly, more interchange of position, connection, and communication is needed. and the what-so-called "possession" football that the dutch plays are way more easier to predict than Spain's. they tend to use the ball more straight forward instead manipulate every single play as precise as Spain does. that's what i am trying to say. that's why we are needing one additional attacker, a passer. But not necessary to sell Robben.
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
everyone seems to think Spain as the only team that plays successful possession football. look at the argentina team in world cup 2006. Unlike Brazil, that relies on players' individual ability too much, Argentina were playing like a unit, they were dancing with connection. if they could have better defenders, it wouldn't have been Italy vs France in the final. that's what dunga tries to build on his team regardless whether his team can do it or not. but still, it depends on the coach . ur ideal tactic could work out, so does mine.
Possession football is totally different to keeping possession. It's slow steady and requires people very skilled at passing and having a good vision of the game. Teamwork is essential for possession football. Brazil tbh, have very little teamwork, everybody tries to hog the glory. Spain have teamwork, Netherlands have teamwork, and you're right Argentina used to have good teamwork until Maradona came in. I'm not saying the Dutch are anywhere near as good as Spain, I just said they also play possession football to SOME EXTENT. And i'm not saying don't sign anyone and discard all options to keep Robben and Sneijder here. I'm just saying that if you don't find anybody better than them then don't pull a Robinho and ruin the side even further. I would love for Alonso and Ribery to come but if they can't then I see no reason to sell Robben and Sneijder.
we are real madrid!
we are not barca, nor Spain!
watch cl. matches we had with zidane etc., of course we play with possesion football, but no one-touch-arsenal-barca-ball..we have kaka and ronnie, so don't expect fast passes etc..these are players that have magic in their feet, it's the individual class that's gonna bring success..if I wanted to see posession football some of you like you have to support another team! real madrid never played like that! but wit zizou and figo we played some awesome football! how many times took zizou the ball in the own box ad brought it 70 metres forward..you don't see that in barca or Spain..but kaka and ronnie d stuff like that! just my opinion..
i wonder why is drenthe still in real madrid
,, he shud b loaned out or sth...well...the transfer window is still long 2 close.. cant wait till perez wiped out these players like heinze.. 
Hey guys who do u think is going to be the next signing? And wats this about zidane and perez having some friction.
Reply to ludwig Hasbauer:
yeah I agree with U, we are not Spain or Barcelona, we should play only one type of football- Galactico football
, like we played in Galactico I era, tricks, cheeky passes, magic footwork and dribbling , amazing ball control and spectacular goals. 
AS says that liverpool have lowered their asking price for Xabi Alonso to 35 million euros and on MARCA it says that Xabi Alonso phoned Benitez telling him to sell him to Real Madrid
Huntelaar will have his decision before the team leaves for Dublin,Ireland on Monday according to Defensa Central
well, it's actually pretty problematic for the team right now. it's all the fault of senor calderon, for bringing an army of dutch. well, i'm actually a fan of dutch national, but we speak as madridista here, and what i see is that lots of madridista are not fully satisfied with how the dutch team played. they played with simple, straight, and quick football, but in madrid, we want some pedalada or whatsoever tricks. i'm actually very sad that such a spiritful and dedicated player like sneijder has to face this situation. for a kind of player like him, he should play regularly, receive increase in wages and bonuses, and lots of applause from the fans each game. well maybe he played bad sometimes, but he's still a classy player. a classy player done mistakes, but we can still forgive, and surely the management too. Raul is the best example. so then, go on Sneijder, it's just that we're, madrid and you, are not a good couple at the first place. find a place that will make the best use of you. that also happen to some dutch like maybe robben and VDV
Anyone tell me is Salgado going to be retired or not?? He is even older than Raul and yet still playing.
El MUNDO deprivo has reported that perez and zidane has fallin out? what a load of shit by that barca paper!! tryna stir things up cuz they get so jealous!! appartnly they said that perez asked zidane to come at kaka and ronaldo and benzema presntations and he never turnd up? plus he wanted them to buy ribery...so! fuck sake if this is true its bad!!!
Reply to Weezy:
if this is true zidane is not very smart..I also ased myself where zizou was, but propably he was negotiating for ribery
however, zidane has no task in this real madrid board, he only presents real madrid! and benzema said on his press conference that zidane had nothing to do with his signing..
Reply to ludwig Hasbauer:
No I would not believe anything mundo writes because they are a barcelona newspaper and actually the reason Zidane was not at the presentations is because he is out on vacation so its not true plus if any chance it was true then MARCA or AS would of picked up the story which they have not
Reply to los_galacticos:
Salgado was given an extension to his contract last year by Calderon.
He is 38 years old.
And he is staying well and truly put. Because he is so loyal that he could never think of retiring and leaving us in the lurch.
Ruud Van Nistleroy is nearing his mid 30s, recovering from a disastrous injury, and struggling to recapture his fitness. SO what does the club do?
Sell Huntelaar of course! Makes perfect sense doesn't it?
Reply to Taufik:
I think madrid should focus more on replacing people like drenthe and heinze with someone like evra/lahm/cole rather than trying to replace people like robben, sneijder, huntelaar. we are not in desperate need of someone like alonso/ribery whereas we desperately need a world class left back. If we have a solid defence only then will we be able to dominate otherwise i see teams like liverpool, inter, chelsea and united getting the better of real madrid.
Reply to Caracoleo:
Of course! Get rid of all the Dutchies! Bunch of wooden shoes, windmill freaked, tree smoking hippies!
What if these people weren't dutch? Hypothetically what if all these players were Nigerian, or South African, what would happen then? Then it would be called racism right? Then keeping Raul should be called reversed racism.
Reply to Trunks:
All Perez and co. are doing is 'sucking up' to the Spanish Madridistas while all the time forgetting that Real Madrid is a 'Global' club with 'Huge' international following.
I hope they realize that international Madridistas outnumber local ones 10 to 1.
In other news AS reports that Klaas has rejected Stuttgart contract becuz it offers him 2 mil Euros annual salary which is much less than the 3.8 million Euros he earns at Madrid.
But the player is eager to leave becuz he is fed up of Madrid and will leave when the contract is improved. Bad news for us.
where can I sign a petition to keep players like Robben and Klaas?
Adam can U help us with an online petition??
We have offered liverpool 27 million euros for Xabi Alonso and liverpool have rejected because they want 35 now a lower price than before when they were asking 47 but in any case this report says that if we dont bring in Xabi Alonso then Moutinho would be an option only 22 years old.. LINK
Reply to ludwig Hasbauer:
yeah true cuz i remember sombody saying that hes working for free so he has nothing to do witth anything! lol el mundo deportivvo is so much up barca`s ass its unbleeeeeeeviable!!!!
I believe, Liverpool will let Xabi free by the end of july for around 29 or 30mil.
Injury report from the evening session..Felipe Ramos and Palanca are the first injured players of the season
Goalkeeper Felipe Ramos dislocated his right elbow during the evening session and will miss one month. Palanca has a sprain on the external lateral ligament of his left foot. The forward's injury will be monitored in the next few hours.
Reply to Madridista4:
thats another fact we should worry about....if any of our new signings fall in injury...mate we are fuked up again
Reply to los_galacticos:
klass is doing mistake...if he is not luckier than last year, he is going to miss position in world cup squad/his form will go down. i don't think perez will let him play for even 1 single match before winter,so he agrees to leave the club .
Reply to melbournemadridista:
Klass will leave he is just waiting for a better contract from Stuttgart
We also need to keep a few veterans because our team is very young as it is
Why am I so worried about injuries
I just can't forget the disaster season we had last year in terms of player fitness.
This year is gonna be even worse because players will need to play in their national teams for WC qualifiers and their is always a high risk of injuries cuz of that.
Reply to Madridista4:
Moutinho is a player that caught the eye of a lot of clubs, but strangely noone really pushed for him.
Supposedly the new Deco, he has been the captain of Sporting Lisboa for a while now. I haven't seen much of him, but I was disappointed by his performance against Liverpool, I think it was in some CL game a while ago. He really faded in the match when Sporting needed a bit of inspiration.
Has anyone seen this guy play?
Florentino is interested in a deal for the transfer of Negredo for Cazorla according to MARCA Sunday front page
Reply to ludwig Hasbauer:
just simply look at how real madrid played under Zidane & Figo in 01/02, that's defnitely not "individual class that brings success". Everytime they possessed, they could have about 20 passes in between. Most of them were just made by one single touch. That's the greatest example about how good football should be played under plyaers with great individual ability. No matter how great ur players, if they don't play as a unit with no communication at all, your team will still not reach the peak. Take Brazil in world cup 2006 as the example, and compared them with Argentina, you will get the point. it's totally absurb to say real madrid has never played possession football. For me, Del Bosque has perfectly set up the example of how possession football should be played under skillful players. support another team??? Don't think Barca and Spain's style are considered to be possession football. For me, the real madrid of 01/02 plays the most beautiful football. Messi and Iniesta have the ability to easily beat up defenders, but they have never neglected of the importance of communication. DOn't see that in barca?? i don't think so. Skillful players ALSO have to play with team works.
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
actually i totally agree about what u've been saying. But what i am tryna say is what we OUGHT to do to establish a team with perfection.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
*Don't think Barca and Spain's style are possession football.
Reply to themadridguy:
only the first 3 years of Galactico football played great football with balance. Zizou, Figo, and Makelele had the midfield the midfield totally dominated, that's the way you should play with great players. If great players don't play as a unit. They are still nothing. that's why Brazil and Portugal hardly reach higher recently.
Reply to Caracoleo:
You are right, he is looked as the successor of Deco in Portugal. However, his big game performances are just normal. He still lacks of experience. He sometimes fails to appear as a leader in the field. He is still young. But i don't think he will be someone we need according to his position.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
Correction: DOn't think ONLY Spain and Barca are playing possession football.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
I want to see Brazil vs Holland and Holland vs Spain match to see what our Dutch clan are really capable of.
arsenal play good football aswell
i cant tell you how much real madrid need Xabi Alonso...he is the final piece to the puzzle he is the one thats gona start the attacks he is the one who is going to provide the amo for the attackers...perez should just pay what liverpool wants! he could have got him 5 years ago for 12 million but he didnt want to pay it! perez better not make the same mistake again to make this real madrid work alonso is the key!!!!do you know what makes barca tick? XAVI! thats why we need a xavi type of player !! final piece to the Galacticosss!! COME ON PEREZ!! bring it homeee!! oh yeah and a left back ofcourse!
Look at the goals of Huntelaar at Real Madrid:
LINK
I don't know what else he was supposed to do?? Maybe kiss Raul,Perez and Valdano's asses to play him??
We bought Klaas-Jan for 27 million Euros from Ajax unlike the 20 mil some people say here. So why are we selling him for 18-20 million euros??
We should at least sell him for 30-35 million Euros.
Reply to los_galacticos:
as far as I know we bought him for 20 millions plus 7 millions if he scores goals and wins titles etc.
the problem is, real madrid does want to sell, so the price drops...
Reply to los_galacticos:
mate how can you sell him for 30-35 million...he played only 1192 minutes last season. how can u invest 30-35 m on a player who just played that much minute for team.not that he was injured....so actually player's price goes up n down with performance,not in capability. like alonso last year was 15 m this year 40 m .
Reply to melbournemadridista:
when Benzema can get 35 million Euros, why can't Klaas?? On top of that, he has a much better goal-scoring record.
Reply to themadridguy:
mate you doing mistake again
. last season klass didn't play means didn't perform like benzema.i know klass didn't get enough opportunity but at the end, who scored more. Again benzema has good experience in CL.but klass doesn't. and another reason is...benzema is young but has very good potential.he was also short listed for ballon o'dor as well. i guess you got your answer 
some folks mentioned about the 1st galactico earlier. I wonder if any of you mates notice what factors contribute to the success for the 1st 3 years. besides the poor defense, the team was built up with a consistent system and none of the skillful players such as Zizou, Figo, Ronaldo, or Solari plays ONLY with individual techniques, instead, they were blended together like a team. someone said Zidane usually made run and dribble by himself to create plays, that's totally nonsense. Everyone of those stars ONLY dribble when it's needed. Most of the time, they were patiently waiting while firmly keep the ball on feet. It's similar to the present Barcelona. Messi, Iniesta, and Henry have the ability to challenge 1 or 2 defenders but they only did it when it's needed. That's what so called possession football. How many times had Zizou made some simple one touch give-and-go with Carlos or Solari on the left?? With Makelele as the bond in the middle, We were able to DOMINATE THE MIDFIELD ALL THE TIME, which means we have the rhythm totally under control. That's totally different with what u guys said that they ONLY PLAY LIKE INDIVIDUAL SOCIETY. that's not the case. Del Bosque had dedicate on building a ELEGANT FOOTBALL STYLE FOR REAL MADRID but not just throw a bunch of superstars on the field and let them do whatever they what. They play with tricks and dribbles but were UNDER A SYSTEM. that's team work, something a successful team can let live without. Although the dream team was ruined after 02/03, no one will forget how the galacticoI had dominated Europe with beautiful football and TEAMWORK. In that period, we had defeated bunch of European Giants such as Lazio, Roma, ManUtd, and Bayern Munich. They all have great players like we did but the reason that we could take them down is becuase WE HAD THE GAME TOTALLY UNDER OUR CONTROL. This couldn't be achieved ONLY WITH GREAT PLAYERS, BUT TEAMWORK(played by great players)
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
So don't be too naive to think throwing all the superstars on the field can bring about success. These superstars have to play like a unit. Like Barcelona. Just simply ask yourself a quetion. Does Barca lack of players who can dribble or beat up defenders?? they don't. They have abandon of skillful players and dribbler, but they all are looking the "TEAM" as the priority ---not their own fame. they play like a team. Honestly, i am a Barca hater, but i admire the way they play their football. they remind me of the successful period of our first galactico. They will never WASTE the ball like we did last season. They use the ball so well and have everything under their control. That 's the reason why they could beat up other strong sides. Cuz they are NOT JUST RELYING ON THEIR PLAYERS' INDIVIDUAL ABILITY. they play like a unit, which blended with a bunch of skillful players together. that's something i look forward to my team. Now we have the chance to bring in bunch of classy players. WHy can't we get the best out of them. Look at the portugal national team, do they lack of stars or skillful players?? no, they don't. but how come they are struggling in recent years?? cuz they don't play like unit. that's totally different with the Golden age buliding around Figo, Rui Costa, and Joao Pinto. are deco, Simao, CR "weaker" than Figo and R.Costa in individual level?? definitely not. But this new generation just FAILS TO PLAY LIKE A TEAM. although they could have a better backline than Figo's time(Pepe, Bruno ALves, etc), they still don't play like a great team. So is real madrid. we didn't have a solid backlne in the first 3 years of galactico one, but we still played great cuz we had the best midfield in the Europe. a midfield that was able to dominate possession and to control the rhythm.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
you got me wrong I think!
I didn't say zidane did everything alone, or always dribbled 70 metres, read my post more carefully..I say that barca have their own philosopy and Spain has almost the same..but under del bosque real madrid had a different type of football! of course they played with passes! that's football, of course they played with discipline and patience..I only say that we never played barca-style! and that's good for me, because I am not a barca fan!
Reply to los_galacticos:
I also think he is the one dutch player that should stay. But you have to admit, there were some pretty disappointing performances from Huntelaar last season.
There were times when I really wanted him to do well, and he never appeared, he was lost upfield completely disconnected from the rest of the team.
I clearly remember Raul dropping back into midfield just to connect with the ball, not that it helped the team much, but at least he was touching the ball occasionally.
Huntelaar just roamed in no-mans land. Eventually he got substituted by Juande. It was sad. But he was clearly uncomfortable in the Real Madrid set up.
We will sell for 18 million Euros because we NEED to sell and he is still marketable.
Reply to Weezy:
Alonso and Xavi are very different players. Xavi is very mobile, starting attacks and often finishing them off. Alonso is a long pass speacialist. He is slow and not as mobile as Xavi.
I think it is very hard to find another player with the quality of Xavi. Maybe this Portuguese guy Moutinho, or maybe the Italian D'Agostini might come close.
I don't think we should pander to Liverpool as far as money is concerned. I think it is INCREDIBLY hypocritical of Benitez to complain about inflated transfer fees, and then expect Madrid to shell out 40 million Euros for Alonso.
We have made them a good offer. If they don't like it, then keep him. Alonso is not Kaka or CR9. It woul be wrong for Real Madrid to push the boat out for Alonso.
Like you, I am also worried that there is NO TALK of a new left back. Amazing. We are in July. The team is training and there is no replacement for Heinze on the agenda.
Reply to ludwig Hasbauer:
no offense mate, what i have been trying to say is that possession football is not necessary to be like Barca and Spain. For me, the most beautiful possession football was played by real madrid under Del Bosque.
so we basically say the same thing
by the way, I know you didn't offend me..we all should take these things not personally 
only a little discuss! if we end up playing like villareal, but with better individual talent, I am all right! our coach just gave a press conference, and I start to like this guy! he wants ruud and sneijder definitely to stay!
hala madrid
and pellegrini said we need no offensive players, only one or two central midfielders and any fullback! I just think that any fullbak is arbeloa..can he play as a left back???
Already bad communication between Pellegrini and Valdano/Perez? Pellegrini really wants Sneijder to stay, something else he didn't want anymore offensive players... man this guy should do the shopping.
It was just yesterday when Valdano stated he wanted all Dutch players gone. And when you look at it, it's just Perez/Valdano you read about as of late, good thing Pellegrini finally steps up. 
if hes going for any fullbacks it should be canella ! arbeloa is shite.!he also said that hes gna try to keep sneijder! in the interview
Reply to ludwig Hasbauer:
i totally agree with u, i am happy that u understand i didn't take anything personal, i might be kind of annoying sometimes but i just want to discuss some technical stuffs with someone knows football like u are. I am happy with the discussion and we are basically sharing the same thoughts, so is AngelofMadrid.
IMO, arbeloa is okay defensively as a leftback but i am pretty sure he won't be comfortable to attack on the left with his left foot. i saw him playing as leftback for liverpool when he just got there. He was doing great defensively, especially on man-on-man marking, but his attack was much weaker when playing as a leftback. honestly, i prefer Clinchy even though he won't be cheap. But i think he is worth it.....A.Cole is my second pick.(among those who are available)
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
I appreciate it!
if he's great defensivly, Spanish and costs 6 millions these are a lot of reasons for perez to buy him..I would also buy clichy, because real need lightning quick players, and he's still very young..I also have high hopes in both torres and marcelo this season though..
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
we didn't have a solid backlne in the first 3 years of galactico one, but we still played great cuz we had the best midfield in the Europe.
Are you seriously kidding me?
We had a backline of Salgado,Hierro,Helguera and R.Carlos. Admittedly all had peaked by 2001-02 but the problem was we didn't identify new young replacements for them.
Makalele commandeered and protected the back four ably leaving the creative stuff to Zidane, Figo and Solari.
On a sidenote why so many of our players left for Inter (Solari, Samuel, Cambiasso eventually Figo)?
Reply to razrhead723:
dude, just go count how many goals we conceded during 2000-2003. Salgado is good on man-on-man marking but sucks at defending set pieces, so was R.Carlos. He was always out of position on defense although he was superb on attack. Both Hierro and Helguera are very slow on laterat quickness. They'd hadn't gotten a faster and stronger partner. They are similar type of CBs. If we could have a solid backline, we wouldn't have lost to Bayern Munich at 01 and to Juven at 03, just go home and watch those 2 matchups again and u will see how those goals were conceded. Helguera and Hierro were awesome on covering but they were way too slow against fast strikers. "attack" is the best way to "defend", that's why we still could be success cuz our midfield were able to control everything. Keep the ball on foot. In the particular 2001-2002 season, we still conceded a lot of goals. Don't judge a backline but the individual players, a defensive line also have to play like a unit. Everyone knows how important Makelele was for galactico one, The departures of those names u mentioned was something Perez failed to manage well. That's why the team collapsed later on.