REAL MADRID CAMPEONE [2006-2007]

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Stadium - Santiago Bernabue
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2007-2008 Kit
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La Liga Titles: 30 (record)
1931/32, 1932/33, 1953/54, 1954/55, 1956/57, 1957/58,1958/59, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1963/64, 1964/65, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1971/72, 1974/75, 1975/76, 1977/78, 1978/79, 1979/80, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1987/88, 1988/89, 1989/90, 1994/95, 1996/97, 2000/01, 2002/03, 2006/07, 2007/2008.

UEFA Champions League: 9 (record)
1955/56 4-3 vs. Stade de Reims
1956/57 2-0 vs. Fiorentina
1957/58 3-2 vs. Milan
1958/59 2-0 vs. Stade de Reims
1959/60 7-3 vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
1965/66 2-1 vs. Partizan
1997/98 1-0 vs. Juventus
1999/00 3-0 vs. Valencia
2001/02 2-1 vs. Bayer Leverkusen

Copa del Rey: 17
1904/05; 1905/06; 1906/07; 1907/08; 1916/17; 1933/34; 1935/36; 1945/46; 1946/47; 1961/62; 1969/70; 1973/74; 1974/75; 1979/80; 1981/82; 1988/89; 1992/93.

Supercopa de España: 7
1988 3-2 vs. Barcelona
1989 Won Copa del Rey and La Liga
1990 5-1 vs. Barcelona
1993 4-2 vs. Barcelona
1997 5-3 vs. Barcelona
2001 4-1 vs. Zaragoza
2003 4-2 vs. Mallorca

Intercontinental Cup: 3
1960 5-1 vs. Peñarol
1998 2-1 vs. Vasco da Gama
2002 2-0 vs. Olimpia Asunción

UEFA Cup: 2
1984/85 3-1 vs. Videoton
1985/86 5-3 vs. Köln

European Super Cup: 1
2002 3-1 vs. Feyenoord

Current squad 2007/08

No. Position Player
1 GK Iker Casillas
2 DF Míchel Salgado
3 DF Pepe
4 DF Sergio Ramos
5 DF Fabio Cannavaro
6 MF Mahamadou Diarra
7 FW Raúl González (captain)
8 MF Fernando Gago
9 FW Roberto Soldado
10 FW Robinho
11 MF Arjen Robben
12 DF Marcelo
14 MF Guti H. (vice-captain)
15 MF Roystone Drenthe
16 DF Gabriel Hienze
17 FW Ruud van Nistelrooy
18 FW Javier Saviola
20 FW Gonzalo Higuaín
21 DF Christoph Metzelder
22 DF Miguel Torres
23 MF Wesley Sniejder
24 MF Javier Balboa
25 GK Jerzey Dudek

2007/2008 transfers

In

No. Position Player
-DF Christoph Metzelder (free from Borussia Dortmund)
-MF Júlio Baptista (Loan return from Arsenal)
-FW Roberto Soldado (Loan return from CA Osasuna)
-MF Javier Balboa (Loan return from Racing)
-FW Javier Saviola (Free from FC Barcelona)
-DF Pepe (€30 million fee from FC Oporto)
-MF Roystone Drenthe (€12 million from Feynoord)
-MF Wesley Sniejder (€26 million from Ajax)
-DF Gabriel Hienze (€14 million from Manchester United)
-MF Arjen Robben (€34 million from Chelsea)
-GK Jerzey Dudek (free from Liverpool)


Out

3 DF Roberto Carlos (to Fenerbahçe S.K. - Free Transfer)
23 MF David Beckham (to Los Angeles Galaxy - Free Transfer)
13 GK Diego López (to Villarreal - for €6M)
19 MF José Antonio Reyes (to Arsenal - Loan period ended)
22 DF Francisco Pavón (Contract Expired)
24 DF Álvaro Mejía (Contract Expired)
25 DF Óscar Miñambres (Contract Expired)
__ MF Pablo García (on loan to Real Murcia)
18 MF Antonio Cassano (on loan to Sampdoria)
8 MF Emerson (€5 million to AC Milan)
11 DF Cicinho (€11 million to AS Roma)
21 DF Ivan Helguera (free to Valencia)



Club Officials

Board of directors (2007-2008)

President: Ramón Calderón
Vice-President: Vicente Boluda
Vice-President: José Ignacio Rivero
Football Board Directors (Junta directiva): Amador Suárez, Francisco Moreno, Luís Bárcena, Luís Guerrero, Melchor Miralles, Pascual Cervera, Pedro Trapote, Antonio Medina, Enrique Riquelme, Antonio Serrano & José Manuel Serrano (Secretary)
Honorary Life President: Alfredo Di Stéfano
Director of football: Predrag Mijatović
Mijatović's Right Hand Man: Carlos Bucero
Technical Secretary: Miguel Ángel Portugal

Senior Club Staff
Director of Communications: -
Director of Commercial Enterprises: -
Director of Marketing: José Ángel Sánchez
Director of Financial Services: -
Director of Finance: -
Director of Facilities: Javier Lozano


Training Staff

Manager: Bernd Schuster
Club Delegader: Miguel 'Chendo'
Assistant Manager: Manuel Ruiz
Goalkeeping Coach: Juan Carlos Arivalo Aguilar
Fitness Coach: Valter di Salvo
Strength & Conditioning Coach: Oscar Antonio Garcia Hermo
Reserve Team Coach: Juan Carlos Mandiá
Chief Scout & European Scout: Julen Lopetegui
Director of Youth Football: 'Míchel' González
2006-2007 Statistics

Goal Count
Van Nistelrooy-33/Raul-12/Jose Reyes-7/Cassano-2/Diarra-3/Robinho-8/Beckham-4/Sergio Ramos-6/ Roberto Carlos-2/ Ivan Helguera-1/ Emerson-1/ De La Red-1/ Ronaldo-4/ Higuain-2/ guti-1

Assists Count
Guti-8/Cicinho-3/Diarra-3/Reyes-5/Beckham-6/Cassano-2/Sergio Ramos-4/Robinho-2/ Raul-3/Robert Carlos- 2/ Emerson-3/ Salgado-2/ Javi Garcia-1/ Van Nistelrooy-4/ Higuain-3/ Torres-2/ Helguera-1/ Gago- 1

General statistics
All-time top scorer: Alfredo Di Stéfano with 307 goals
Most Appearances: Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo with 524 matches
Player who has won most titles: Francisco Gento with 21 titles

2007-2008 LA LIGA FUXTURES

HOME AWAY

Round 1 the 26.08.07: Real Madrid 2– 1 Atlético Madrid
Round 2 the 02.09.07: Villarreal 0 – 5 Real Madrid
Round 3 the 16.09.07: Real Madrid 3 - 1 Almería
Round 4 the 23.09.07: Valladolid 1 - 1 Real Madrid
Round 5 the 26.09.07: Real Madrid 2 - 0 Betis
Round 6 the 30.09.07: Getafe 0 - 1 Real Madrid
Round 7 the 07.10.07: Real Madrid 2 - 0 Recreativo
Round 8 the 21.10.07: Espanyol 2 - 1 Real Madrid
Round 9 the 28.10.07: Real Madrid 3 - 1 Deportivo
Round 10 the 31.10.07: Valencia 1 - 5 Real Madrid
Round 11 the 04.11.07: Sevilla 2 - 0 Real Madrid
Round 12 the 11.11.07: Real Madrid 4 - 3 Mallorca
Round 13 the 25.11.07: Murcia 1 - 1 Real Madrid
Round 14 the 02.12.07: Real Madrid 3 - 1 Racing
Round 15 the 09.12.07: Ath. Bilbao 0 - 1 Real Madrid
Round 16 the 16.12.07: Real Madrid 2 - 0 Osasuna
Round 17 the 23.12.07: Barcelona 0 - 1 Real Madrid
Round 18 the 06.01.08: Real Madrid 2 - 0 Zaragoza
Round 19 the 13.01.08: Levante 0 - 2 Real Madrid
Round 20 the 20.01.08: Atlético 0- 2 Real Madrid
Round 21 the 20.01.08: Real Madrid 3 - 2 Villarreal
Round 22 the 03.02.08: Almería 2 - 0 Real Madrid
Round 23 the 10.02.08: Real Madrid 7 - 0 Valladolid
Round 24 the 17.02.08: Betis 2 - 1 Real Madrid
Round 25 the 24.02.08: Real Madrid 0 - 1 Getafe
Round 26 the 02.03.08: Recreativo 2 - 3 Real Madrid
Round 27 the 09.03.08: Real Madrid 2 - 1 Espanyol
Round 28 the 16.03.08: Deportivo 1 - 0 Real Madrid
Round 29 the 23.03.08: Real Madrid 2 - 3 Valencia
Round 30 the 30.03.08: Real Madrid 3 - 2 Sevilla
Round 31 the 06.04.08: Mallorca 1 - 1 Real Madrid
Round 32 the 13.04.08: Real Madrid 1 - 0 Murcia
Round 33 the 20.04.08: Racing 0 - 2 Real Madrid
Round 34 the 27.04.08: Real Madrid 3 – 0 Athletic Bilbao
Round 35 the 04.05.08: Osasuna 1 - 2 Real Madrid
Round 36 the 07.05.08: Real Madrid 4 - 1 Barcelona
Round 37 the 11.05.08: Zaragoza 2 - 2 Real Madrid
Round 38 the 18.05.08: Real Madrid - Levante

2007/08 UEFA Champions League Fixtures (Group Stage)

Home Away

Match 1 the 18.09.07 Real Madrid 2 - 1 Werder Bremen
Match 2 the 03.10.07 Lazio 2 - 2 Real Madrid
Match 3 the 24.10.07 Real Madrid 4 v 2 Olympiakos
Match 4 the 06.11.07 Olympiakos 0 v 0 Real Madrid
Match 5 the 28.11.07 Werder Bremen 3 v 2 Real Madrid
Match 6 the 11.12.07 Real Madrid 3 v 1 Lazio

LAST 16 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Home Away

19-February 2008 Roma 2 v 1 Real Madrid
4-5 March 2008 Real Madrid 1 v 2 Roma


Copa Del Rey

Home Away

Alicante 1 v 1 Real madrid
Real madrid 2 v 1 Alicante
Mallorca 2 v 1 Real madrid
Real madrid 0 v 1 Mallorca

PRESEASON

27th July: Real Madrid 2-0 Stoke City FC
31st July: Real Madrid 0-3 Hannover FC
August 3rd: Real Madrid 5-2 Lokomotiv Moscow
August 5th: Real Madrid 1-2 PSV
August 8th: Real Madrid 1-2 Deportivo La Coruna
August 12th: Super Cup first leg away Sevilla 0-1 Real Madrid
August 15th: Real Madrid 0-1 Real Betis
August 16th: Real Madrid 3-1 Cadiz
August 18th: Super Cup second leg at home Real Madrid 3-5 Sevilla fc
Postponed Santiago Bernabeu Trophy Real madrid 2- 0 Partizan Belgrade

YEs!! NEW thread and first post :clapwap:. Great page Jaouadinho. Lets hope that this becomes a great season.

Hala Madrid!

Nice first post...
First time I didn't start, I'm glad you did. I am gonna try to be more active next season on these boards because school kept me busy last year.


HALA MADRID!

Here we go, let the dream begin once again, first match of the season against sevilla for the Spanish Supercup

We will beat Sevilla for the Supercup! Let's take the League and hopefully the 10th Champions League trophy this year! Here we come!!! HALA MADRID!

Seems like noone has posted about the election mess? Not sure if anyone read it or not but here is how I understand things are going right now.

Spanish TV channel (Tele 5) showed a program where through a hidden camera they interviewed people suppousingly involved in the manipulation of the votes in favor of Calderon. The testimonies clearly show that votes were bought for 50 euros, manipulated by every possible mean, and that the witness who declared against Villar in front of the judge who finally cancelled the mail votes was/is a Calderon man and involved in the business.

They also say that Calderon is not the real President of Real Madrid but just someone who does what a bigger guy says.

More information and videos IN SPANISH here: http://www.telecinco.es/dn_10816.htm"

If this is all true it would make a lot of sense, I never got how Calderon ( a lawyer ) was able to fork out enough money to actually run for president and also the guy is a liar, corrupted, big mouth, and everything else that is disgusting. I never liked him from the start of things and this season has not made me change my mind one bit.

According to Calderon ( and the people in the video ) they were paid by Tele 5 to say those things which they claim are false and are now sueing Tele 5...which makes no sense really. Why would you sue the people who paid you to lie? Well lets see how this works out, it's suprsing that not many sites are reporting this....not sure if that mean they are ingorning this very big event or something else but lets wait and see how this works out.

Very nice first post.I can wait for the new season to begin. HALA MADRID !

I was just wondering...I don't mean to start anything but why doesn't the thread have a headline...something like "Real Madrid Thread (Campiones de La Liga)" or something like that...it's just a question.

Hopefully we can get some young players like Nasri.

thanx every one hopefully this is a very big season for real madrid, and lets hope we get that 10th champions league trophy. !!HALA MADRID!!

I was just wondering...I don't mean to start anything but why doesn't the thread have a headline...something like "Real Madrid Thread (Campiones de La Liga)" or something like that...it's just a question.

yeah, it would be cool. maybe Jaouadinho can edit it in.

Regarding transfers, i'd really enjoy if Tevez came here, i doubted his talent alot, but what he did in the premiership was amazing, and i think Spain would be ideal for him. Plus we really need a guy like him in attack.

This stuff with the president and the coaches is pissing me off. I'd like a pre-season with a focused team, these changes in the leadership just disrupt the concentration. On the other hand, we'd really benefit from an offensive coach, we're screwed either way :p.

Yeah that thread title would be great, by the way guys vote the thread so it becomes 5 star! That's how it should be! :p

Seems like noone has posted about the election mess? Not sure if anyone read it or not but here is how I understand things are going right now.

Spanish TV channel (Tele 5) showed a program where through a hidden camera they interviewed people suppousingly involved in the manipulation of the votes in favor of Calderon. The testimonies clearly show that votes were bought for 50 euros, manipulated by every possible mean, and that the witness who declared against Villar in front of the judge who finally cancelled the mail votes was/is a Calderon man and involved in the business.

They also say that Calderon is not the real President of Real Madrid but just someone who does what a bigger guy says.

More information and videos IN SPANISH here: http://www.telecinco.es/dn_10816.htm"

If this is all true it would make a lot of sense, I never got how Calderon ( a lawyer ) was able to fork out enough money to actually run for president and also the guy is a liar, corrupted, big mouth, and everything else that is disgusting. I never liked him from the start of things and this season has not made me change my mind one bit.

According to Calderon ( and the people in the video ) they were paid by Tele 5 to say those things which they claim are false and are now sueing Tele 5...which makes no sense really. Why would you sue the people who paid you to lie? Well lets see how this works out, it's suprsing that not many sites are reporting this....not sure if that mean they are ingorning this very big event or something else but lets wait and see how this works out.

Interesting read. I am starting to hate Calderon more and more, so I wouldn't be sad if we got rid of him. I just hope that such things don't affect the team . Maybe a president who would come in an say that he likes what he saw last season so no radical changes need to be made. Ohh! yeah and that after winning the title will say with confidence that our coach will be here next season. none of this, we will see in two weeks BS.

Seems like noone has posted about the election mess? Not sure if anyone read it or not but here is how I understand things are going right now.

Spanish TV channel (Tele 5) showed a program where through a hidden camera they interviewed people suppousingly involved in the manipulation of the votes in favor of Calderon. The testimonies clearly show that votes were bought for 50 euros, manipulated by every possible mean, and that the witness who declared against Villar in front of the judge who finally cancelled the mail votes was/is a Calderon man and involved in the business.

They also say that Calderon is not the real President of Real Madrid but just someone who does what a bigger guy says.

More information and videos IN SPANISH here: http://www.telecinco.es/dn_10816.htm"

If this is all true it would make a lot of sense, I never got how Calderon ( a lawyer ) was able to fork out enough money to actually run for president and also the guy is a liar, corrupted, big mouth, and everything else that is disgusting. I never liked him from the start of things and this season has not made me change my mind one bit.

According to Calderon ( and the people in the video ) they were paid by Tele 5 to say those things which they claim are false and are now sueing Tele 5...which makes no sense really. Why would you sue the people who paid you to lie? Well lets see how this works out, it's suprsing that not many sites are reporting this....not sure if that mean they are ingorning this very big event or something else but lets wait and see how this works out.

I'v also heard of that. I really am worried about this. This isnt good at all! Lets see how it develops! But for now.....HALA MADRID! And btw, that board meeting that supposed to be Monday is tomorrow at 12:00! I think they will announce that they will sack Capello. Really a shame to handle like that with a coach that brought you the title, but this board is really corrupt and stupid that its normal for them to do such things.

About signings:

Seems to me that our club doesn't really know exactly what they want or don't know how to go about getting who they want. All this talk about Kaka and Co. is the usual rhetoric. Our lovely friends Barcelona have moved quick on who they want and who they "need". Henry done, Abidal close to signing, Chivu close, etc. I hope we get who we need (of course, probably waiting for Schuster to be official) without the usual circus and clubs trying to squeeze all the blood out of us.

Calderon doesn't even have the decency to tell Capello that he is no longer wanted. Seems like it's a bit disrespectful to keep him hanging. Lets just tell the man he's not wanted so we can all move on.

Hello friends. This post is to inform of any loyal Madridista in the New York metro area who is interested in joining an official supporters club. Us founding members are mostly from the New York East Village super football pub mecca "Nevada Smiths" (best footy pub in the USA, if ever in the area it's a must go. Check www.nevadasmiths.net for fixtures, info, etc.). Nevada's is the home to 7-10 official supporters clubs including Man U, Newcastle, Marseilles & the pigs, Barcelona which leads to our decision to base the penya at "El Nacional" (Spanish cultural center on 14th St. which has an amazing kitchen and events such as Flamenco lessons...an excellent place). Although we choose not to base our penya in the same venue as a Barca penya I feel like I need to plug nevadas for there excellence throughout the years, not to mention all the free pints and free Red Bulls tickets, etc.. The penya will probably be called Penya Madridista El Nacional.

Alot of effort has been made by us over the years to start up a penya and now the fruit is bearing. In order to establish one 6 club members are needed and a minimum of 25 supporters are needed, which we've exceeded by quite a bit. Perhaps many here are not located in the New York area but if you are ever in the area or know of any supporters who cherish watching matches alongside fellow passionate Madridistas, it'd be a great place to go and watch our matches. Anyone interested leave your info and I will provide you with info and my friends' info in NY. I have moved to New Orleans for a while and will assist our penya in design and other matters as well as showing up a few times a year for big matches, meetings and future trips, etc. The penya is just underway. We are alreay in talks with Real Madrid and we hope to kick it off by September. Any personal info you don't feel comfortable leaving on the boards? Please feel free to Pm me. Take care.

Vikingo hasta muerte!

Capello SACKED (N)

http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/real_madrid/es/desarrollo/1010670.html

Official tomorrow.

Capello SACKED (N)

http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/real_madrid/es/desarrollo/1010670.html

Official tomorrow.

if its true , iam happy as hell , cause god damm he is one of the luckiest sob's around, it would not surprise me if madrid win more titles if he would stay.

if its true , iam happy as hell , cause god damm he is one of the luckiest sob's around, it would not surprise me if madrid win more titles if he would stay.

There goes that whole luck thing again :nape:
Anyway, lets move on. Curious to see who Schuster will bring in...or try to bring in.

About signings:

Seems to me that our club doesn't really know exactly what they want or don't know how to go about getting who they want. All this talk about Kaka and Co. is the usual rhetoric. Our lovely friends Barcelona have moved quick on who they want and who they "need". Henry done, Abidal close to signing, Chivu close, etc. I hope we get who we need (of course, probably waiting for Schuster to be official) without the usual circus and clubs trying to squeeze all the blood out of us.

Calderon doesn't even have the decency to tell Capello that he is no longer wanted. Seems like it's a bit disrespectful to keep him hanging. Lets just tell the man he's not wanted so we can all move on.


i think madrid do know what they need , who they want well it depends who is available and the price tag, iam pretty sure robben is the first one to land in madrid, madrid knew they needed a pure wingman, cause robinho isnt really a wing, like socrates mention one time madrid dont have real wings, another gap is a new CB which imo its gonna be betwen milito and andrade, cause its probable next season ramos is going back to sideback and well they would need at least 2 cb's to rotate and pair with cannavaro, one is metzelder and the other is whoever you get, madrid are also looking someone to replace r.carlos , and theirs been some new speculation recently about drenthe, which imo is stupid giving you guys have marcelo and torres its would just be a waste of young talent really, still if madrid feel theirs a gap missing in that position it should be heinze they should get, in the midfled it all depends if capello stays or schuster comes, if schuster comes iam pretty sure and offensive midfielder is comming ( diego perhaps ) , giving if capello stay's we all know he likes to play with 2 dm's, the only thing i dont understand is why you guys would need a new striker ( tevez ) , with a guy like soldado, raul , ruud, robinho.
but all in all it think madrid do knew what they need and who, imo they are beeing smart just like barca, so good luck in this summer.

I'v also heard of that. I really am worried about this. This isnt good at all! Lets see how it develops! But for now.....HALA MADRID! And btw, that board meeting that supposed to be Monday is tomorrow at 12:00! I think they will announce that they will sack Capello. Really a shame to handle like that with a coach that brought you the title, but this board is really corrupt and stupid that its normal for them to do such things.

Yes if it is true than it will be very very bad for us but it will be even worse if we just ignore it and pretend like nothing is going on.

About transfer's, it all depends on who the new coach is what he wants to do with the team ( Torres at LB or RB, Ramos at CB or RB, and etc ). If it was me I would move Torres to RB and have Ramos be CB. I think the position's we need to fill are

LB - Henize, this way Marcelo won't be in a bad spot as Henize is older and can rotate with Marcelo.

CB - Andrade, should be cheap and would work well with Ramos. Cannavaro can be the backup with Sergio Sanchez as the 4th CB.

RB - Torres as the starter and Cicinho as back/play against weaker teams so we won't be so exposed at the back.

LW - I would first try to get Reyes for cheap and play him as an actual LW and let Robinho be the RW. Quaresma could be an interesting option given that he can play both wings but it still might be risky to get him. In terms of backup I would try my best to keep Mata and promote him to the first team but as a backup, as far as I know the Valencia is still not offical yet.

RW - Not to sure TBH, if we get Reyes than we have Robinho to start the RW but we also need backups. For the RW not really sure, Nieto does not seem good enough and there is not too many cheap options that will be happy on the bench.

ST - Ruud need's someone who can play for him when he is injured or needs a rest. Soldado's seem the perfect fit but he wants to go back on loan to try and make the Spain 08 team so therefore I would sign Saviola for free ( It would be stupid as hell to sign Tevez ) and allow him to rotate with Ruud. This way when Soldado get's back Ruud will most likely be gone and we will still have 2 good ST.

I think the rest of the positions are covered and I don't think we really need an AMC ala Kaka or Diego if we play a flat 4-4-2.

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About transfer's, it all depends on who the new coach is what he wants to do with the team ( Torres at LB or RB, Ramos at CB or RB, and etc ). If it was me I would move Torres to RB and have Ramos be CB. I think the position's we need to fill are

LB - Henize, this way Marcelo won't be in a bad spot as Henize is older and can rotate with Marcelo.

CB - Andrade, should be cheap and would work well with Ramos. Cannavaro can be the backup with Sergio Sanchez as the 4th CB.

RB - Torres as the starter and Cicinho as back/play against weaker teams so we won't be so exposed at the back.

LW - I would first try to get Reyes for cheap and play him as an actual LW and let Robinho be the RW. Quaresma could be an interesting option given that he can play both wings but it still might be risky to get him. In terms of backup I would try my best to keep Mata and promote him to the first team but as a backup, as far as I know the Valencia is still not offical yet.

RW - Not to sure TBH, if we get Reyes than we have Robinho to start the RW but we also need backups. For the RW not really sure, Nieto does not seem good enough and there is not too many cheap options that will be happy on the bench.

ST - Ruud need's someone who can play for him when he is injured or needs a rest. Soldado's seem the perfect fit but he wants to go back on loan to try and make the Spain 08 team so therefore I would sign Saviola for free ( It would be stupid as hell to sign Tevez ) and allow him to rotate with Ruud. This way when Soldado get's back Ruud will most likely be gone and we will still have 2 good ST.

I think the rest of the positions are covered and I don't think we really need an AMC ala Kaka or Diego if we play a flat 4-4-2.

(Y) exactly what i was talking about, except about diego.

(Y) exactly what i was talking about, except about diego.

The problem I have with Diego or Kaka is that we would have to change our tactic to fit them rather than buying someone for our tactic. Right now we have the team for a 4-4-2 ( with a CM-DM in the middle ) and if we got Diego than we would need to change it to a 4-2-3-1 and that would cause problems for some of the players.

Yeah...sack the only guy who's been able to win you something in 4 years. Real smart.

Hey guys! Congrats with the gold.

to the thread starter:
Can you edit the thread title so it has that same icon last years' had? It may sound silly, but its alot more recognizable that way :).

Really we should consider Quaresma! The guy is fantastic!

And btw, who saw Brazil yesterday?! They lost 2-0 but hell Robinho was magic!! The guy is fantastic! We should give him a little more chance to play more in a central position with freedom to move. Damn the guy is freakin good!

EDIT: http://www.goal.com/en/articolo.aspx?contenutoid=338403
Bernd Schuster has been released! So there it is. There is our new coach. Good luck Capello, I wish you all the luck in the world :( I still cant believe this sh*t! F*Cking Calderon!

Really we should consider Quaresma! The guy is fantastic!

And btw, who saw Brazil yesterday?! They lost 2-0 but hell Robinho was magic!! The guy is fantastic! We should give him a little more chance to play more in a central position with freedom to move. Damn the guy is freakin good!

EDIT: http://www.goal.com/en/articolo.aspx?contenutoid=338403
Bernd Schuster has been released! So there it is. There is our new coach. Good luck Capello, I wish you all the luck in the world :( I still cant believe this sh*t! F*Cking Calderon!
nah i missed it, any videos.

on the whole right wing thing robinho is crap at right wing i agree with justhammy, robinho should play as second striker with ruud thats his best position, we should defenetly try for queresma, i saw robinho play on the right twice last season and it didnt work at all, because he isnt a natrull winger.

to the thread starter:
Can you edit the thread title so it has that same icon last years' had? It may sound silly, but its alot more recognizable that way :).
ive just done that and changed the name of the thread but it doesnt seem to be coming up for some reason.

damn justhammy u beat me to it.

calderon is such a dick ******* kaka loving mother ****er, i hope he gets booted out, the guy doesnt know anything about respect or honour treating capello like he is a peace of ****, capello the best manager period good luck to him.

anyone watching real madrid tv mijatovic is giving a press confrence it offiacall he is sacked, why is there a sence of deja vu about this.

nah i missed it, any videos.

on the whole right wing thing robinho is crap at right wing i agree with justhammy, robinho should play as second striker with ruud thats his best position, we should defenetly try for queresma, i saw robinho play on the right twice last season and it didnt work at all, because he isnt a natrull winger.

The whole thing is that he would not just stick to the right wing, he would be given freedom to roam around and switch with Reyes to confuse the defence. He could also switch with the SS ( Raul on the left wing, Reyes on the right wing ) so it would be very versatile to us.

hahaha our president is a F****K joke. Way to go, sack the only guy who wins us a title in four years, restores order in the team and brings them together. It really tels you that they don't know what they are doing. I am So F*****K mad right now. Maybe I will change my tune if we get wins in the first part of the season, otherwise I will just wish to tell calderon to go F**K himself.

Atletico Madrid have a deal with Quaresma, if someone buy then we can also buy and get yes. :)

Please hire Ronald Koeman. That'd make my day.

Interesting strategy of sacking the coach that just won the league. Thought you guys would've learnt from last time. It's as if your board don't actually want to win the league!

The board is the biggest problem our team has. They're f*ckin pompous idiots.

Capello was sacked :|?

i'm amazed, i know Caps may be too italian for Real Madrid but i mean come on he coached them to victory.

He wins their first trophy in god knows how long and the board sacks him... That board has the mentality of a mid-table Eastern European club.

Haha, your board of directors is ridiculous. Del Bosque wins the title, few days later sacked. Capello wins the title, few days later sacked.

Yeah...sack the only guy who's been able to win you something in 4 years. Real smart.

shut up faggot, we played crap football

Did all you non Madridista's who are hailing Capello actually see how our season went? We were behind for a large part of the season but made a great comeback after we got knocked out of the CL ( because of Capello ) and CDR. The guy was never meant to be a long term coach, just a quickfix that was supposed to win us a title which he did but the season was very werid to say the least. Thanks for the title, **** you for the boring play, and also for the crap singing ( like Fabio and Emerson ). Ruud was a Mijatovic buy so that leaves Diarra as his only good buy.

The only thing that sucks is that there is no good replacement's out there right now.

hopefully schuster can fill in

yeah i know people think sacking Capello is dumb, same people that didnt watch a single minute of Madrid till the last three games, very exciting, very bad football. I am not confident Schuster can handle the job but we will see

I wish u luck with Schuster...i just cant understand ur board of directors...wat kind of a contagious malfunction in the brain has happened to them ?

IMO, if u want gr8 attacking football, get Arsene Wenger if u can :jambo:

Schuster hasnt won any trophies with any club that he has managed so far....so may GOD be with ur team if he is ur new coach !!!

shut up faggot, we played crap football

Hahahaha what kind of justification is that :D? Who cares how you played? Is it about flashy, attractive play or winning trophies? If the latter doesn't interest you or the board then yes, sacking Capello was the right choice.

Hahahaha what kind of justification is that :D? Who cares how you played? Is it about flashy, attractive play or winning trophies? If the latter doesn't interest you or the board then yes, sacking Capello was the right choice.

I do agree with you I rather win triophies tahn play attractive fotball trophies are what makes the clubs big! and about the capello situation I am f@#@#! pissed right now schuster couldnt even win la copa del rey! do you think he can actually win the 10th champion? :nape:

Did you guys not notice what Schuster did with a team like Getafe.....now imagine what he will do when he has players of Madrid's calibre to use

I would like to see Quaresma and Reyes both signed because both can play either RMF or LMF.

New news:

apparently Roysten Drenthe [Feyenoord], Alexandre Pato [Internacional] and Samir Nasri [Olympique Marseille] are on Mijatovic's shopping list. Can anyone tell us about Pato? and i think Nasri would make a good player if we cant get Kaka.

Inter Milan are looking to offload Adriano. They want to discuss a player swap and between him and Cassano and Diarra. (HELL YEAH!!!!!!! GO FOR IT!!! IMO])

Mijatovic is interested in Alex. but he is joining Chelsea.

We will offer $50 million PLUS Emerson for Kaka. Lets hope they bite.

and Soldado is demanding $800,000 a year to resign with Madrid. we are offering 700,000 a year...

Hell no to Adriano. its such a risky buy. hes been so messed up this year, and the scandals just keep coming. maybe he'd return to form here, but its too big of a risk to play.

we have soldado so forget about adriano, we really dont want another fat, lazy brazzilian.

i guees know that ive thought about sacking capelo was probably the right thing to do, i wouldnt compare him to del bosque that was completley diffrent, capello left 10 years ago after he won the league and from then went on to win the 10 champions league and 2 other leagues with basically his team.

Did you guys not notice what Schuster did with a team like Getafe.....now imagine what he will do when he has players of Madrid's calibre to use

FINALLY someone who recognizes why Schuster is the man for the job.
let´s give him a chance, people. :)

I would like to see Quaresma and Reyes both signed because both can play either RMF or LMF.

New news:

apparently Roysten Drenthe [Feyenoord], Alexandre Pato [Internacional] and Samir Nasri [Olympique Marseille] are on Mijatovic's shopping list. Can anyone tell us about Pato? and i think Nasri would make a good player if we cant get Kaka.

Inter Milan are looking to offload Adriano. They want to discuss a player swap and between him and Cassano and Diarra. (HELL YEAH!!!!!!! GO FOR IT!!! IMO])

Mijatovic is interested in Alex. but he is joining Chelsea.

We will offer $50 million PLUS Emerson for Kaka. Lets hope they bite.

and Soldado is demanding $800,000 a year to resign with Madrid. we are offering 700,000 a year...

Pato is a fantastic talent! He really is. I hope we can get him. But if we do, we should loan him he is way too young. About the Adriano swap. HELL NO! Diarra is a beast. We have the best DM in the world. Why would we swap him for a striker who has problems?! Nasri would be a great buy! I also hope we can secure Soldado!

Pato is a fantastic talent! He really is. I hope we can get him. But if we do, we should loan him he is way too young. About the Adriano swap. HELL NO! Diarra is a beast. We have the best DM in the world. Why would we swap him for a striker who has problems?! Nasri would be a great buy! I also hope we can secure Soldado!

Me too iam not in favor of the Adriano swap.Diarra is just a class player and must stay in Real Madrid.

If we get rid of Diarra then it's just f'in stupid! especially to swap him for Adriano. Pato would be a great buy for the future but i'm sure he's allready on his way to Chelsea in January.

Hahahaha what kind of justification is that :D? Who cares how you played? Is it about flashy, attractive play or winning trophies? If the latter doesn't interest you or the board then yes, sacking Capello was the right choice.

honestly, in spain, how exciting you play is a huge deal, even more so then winning

Inter Milan are looking to offload Adriano. They want to discuss a player swap and between him and Cassano and Diarra. (HELL YEAH!!!!!!! GO FOR IT!!! IMO])



Are you kidding me? your willing to give up one of the best defensive midfielders and one of the best players of your team this season for an overweight striker

I would like to see Quaresma and Reyes both signed because both can play either RMF or LMF.

New news:

apparently Roysten Drenthe [Feyenoord], Alexandre Pato [Internacional] and Samir Nasri [Olympique Marseille] are on Mijatovic's shopping list. Can anyone tell us about Pato? and i think Nasri would make a good player if we cant get Kaka.

Inter Milan are looking to offload Adriano. They want to discuss a player swap and between him and Cassano and Diarra. (HELL YEAH!!!!!!! GO FOR IT!!! IMO])

Mijatovic is interested in Alex. but he is joining Chelsea.

We will offer $50 million PLUS Emerson for Kaka. Lets hope they bite.

and Soldado is demanding $800,000 a year to resign with Madrid. we are offering 700,000 a year...

it would be one of the crapiest mistakes to let go diarra for adriano, adriano is a huge gamble, and diarra is bearly getting settle in madrid, he hasnt really show waht he is capable off, if you guys wanna let go cassano its should be for another player that is not adriano seriuosly, maybe a wingforward should be the priorty.
about drenthe i already mention tought he is amazing what would you do with marcelo an torres, heinze should be the priorty right now, yesterday agaisnt the US he showed how good he is, hes a completly diferent player from players of the mould of drenthe or marcelo, he would give you more balance in your back four, and believe you me , you guys need it.
For us that is the main reason why we bought abidal, silvinho and gio were mainly liabilitys, they would leave us with such huge gaps.

barza just signed abidal :eek:

it would be one of the crapiest mistakes to let go diarra for adriano, adriano is a huge gamble, and diarra is bearly getting settle in madrid, he hasnt really show waht he is capable off, if you guys wanna let go cassano its should be for another player that is not adriano seriuosly, maybe a wingforward should be the priorty.
about drenthe i already mention tought he is amazing what would you do with marcelo an torres, heinze should be the priorty right now, yesterday agaisnt the US he showed how good he is, hes a completly diferent player from players of the mould of drenthe or marcelo, he would give you more balance in your back four, and believe you me , you guys need it.
For us that is the main reason why we bought abidal, silvinho and gio were mainly liabilitys, they would leave us with such huge gaps.

If we got Drenthe we would play him in the midfield, not the defence. Atlhough I am not sure how good he is, I have read some Dutch people's report on him and they all say he has a great potentiol but he is no where near ready to move away from Holland. Justhammy care to post more on his? Is he really that good that we should be looking into him?

Oh and hell no to Adriano, Diarra is a great player so there is no reason to sell him when he does not want to move.

honestly, in spain, how exciting you play is a huge deal, even more so then winning

It is the same in Romania but then again all of that comes from the opinion of the press which then imprints itself on the fans, however no matter how s*itty you play the fans will always be happy if at the end of you the year if you are champions.

Firing Capello = dumb move

end of story

If we got Drenthe we would play him in the midfield, not the defence. Atlhough I am not sure how good he is, I have read some Dutch people's report on him and they all say he has a great potentiol but he is no where near ready to move away from Holland. Justhammy care to post more on his? Is he really that good that we should be looking into him?

Oh and hell no to Adriano, Diarra is a great player so there is no reason to sell him when he does not want to move.
I posted something about Drenthe in the other thread, but i'll do it again ;)
Drenthe played as LB for Feyenoord. He was one of their best players last year, but again, that wasnt that hard, because they s*cked. He isnt very good in defending and leaves some gaps behind. Like everyone has seen he is very fast and has great technique, but I would say that Marcelo is better then him. As a midfielder he is better then LB though. There he can do his dribbles and give crosses. But like i'v said before....he is NOWHERE as good as Robinho. So why get him?! He just played ONE season at Feyenoord, just one. He should really play 2 more should we consider to buy him. Again, he is overrated atm. He played a great U-21 European Cup, but he has to prove himself in the Netherlands before he goes to a big club like Real.

EDIT: AS are saying that we want to get Robben, Reyes and Huntelaar.
They want to bid 20 mil for Robben + a six year contract.
We also want Reyes for 7 mil. (dont think Arsenal will agree)
Huntelaar is second choise behind Soldado. So if Soldado and Real dont finish their talks soon they will try Huntelaar. Personally I would do everything to get Soldado. He is fantastic! And he proved himself.

I posted something about Drenthe in the other thread, but i'll do it again ;)
Drenthe played as LB for Feyenoord. He was one of their best players last year, but again, that wasnt that hard, because they s*cked. He isnt very good in defending and leaves some gaps behind. Like everyone has seen he is very fast and has great technique, but I would say that Marcelo is better then him. As a midfielder he is better then LB though. There he can do his dribbles and give crosses. But like i'v said before....he is NOWHERE as good as Robinho. So why get him?! He just played ONE season at Feyenoord, just one. He should really play 2 more should we consider to buy him. Again, he is overrated atm. He played a great U-21 European Cup, but he has to prove himself in the Netherlands before he goes to a big club like Real.

EDIT: AS are saying that we want to get Robben, Reyes and Huntelaar.
They want to bid 20 mil for Robben + a six year contract.
We also want Reyes for 7 mil. (dont think Arsenal will agree)
Huntelaar is second choise behind Soldado. So if Soldado and Real dont finish their talks soon they will try Huntelaar. Personally I would do everything to get Soldado. He is fantastic! And he proved himself.

Oh please. Get your facts straight. He wasn't even a regular starter for Feyenoord last year, let alone one of their best players. Besides, he made a huge number of (fatal) mistakes. Just to name one: He missed his interception vs. Groningen. They scored the decisive 1-1 and Groningen reached UEFA-cup, Feyenoord was empty handed.

He is terrible at left back as I said before and he is nowhere near Real Madrid quality. I envisage he will be a sub at Feyenoord next year as well (De Cler will play DL and van Bronckhorst will play ML)

just been readinh an interview with pedja mijatovic.

and theses are the players that we are currently looking at and have a chance for playing for us next season.

chivu, robben,drenthe,saviola,gabi millito, alves and toldo

others, soldado and he said reyes is likely to stay, and metzelder is already signed.

i think it would be intresting to see cicinho and alves in the right hand side they will be interchanging all the time and it will really confuse defenders.

saviola woiuld be a good option but we have soldado.

reyes or robben, i guess whoever is the cheapest.

chivu or millito, id go for millito because he know the spanish league very well, but i think he will be wasted as i dont see him as a starter, we should try for someone younger and cheaper or promote from castilla.

toldo, id prefer someone from castilla to be promoted like codina, adan or kiko casilla.

drenthe never seen the guy play so i cant really say anything.

It looks like we are finally backing off of Kaka, thank God.

Anyway about the players we have been linked to now I would say

No thanks to Chivu - I would rater get Andrade who would be cheaper and is already experienced in La liga, I would also say no to Gabi as he would cost too much.

It seems like the club wants a vertan GK as Casillas backup, in which case I would want us to sign Toldo over Dudek.

According to the report Drenthe is a player we have been watching from the last season, seems like our managment is very interested in him so I would say lets get the first option on him so that in a couple of years if he gets really good we don't get scerwed over on the player and also we could settle for a better price.

Seems like we might be getting Robben after Malouda sings for Chelsea. Not really that happy about the move with Robben's injury's and his is a ballhog too. I would perfer was to get Reyes for the LW but I would not pay over 10 million euros for him.

Oh please. Get your facts straight. He wasn't even a regular starter for Feyenoord last year, let alone one of their best players. Besides, he made a huge number of (fatal) mistakes. Just to name one: He missed his interception vs. Groningen. They scored the decisive 1-1 and Groningen reached UEFA-cup, Feyenoord was empty handed.

He is terrible at left back as I said before and he is nowhere near Real Madrid quality. I envisage he will be a sub at Feyenoord next year as well (De Cler will play DL and van Bronckhorst will play ML)
I have my facts straight. He was a regular starter and was one of their best players. But like i'v said he isnt good enough for us. http://www.vi.nl/vi/show/id=40053/dbid=52034/typeofpage=40054/sc=2df1ad He played 26 games out of 34.

The guy was never meant to be a long term coach, just a quickfix that was supposed to win us a title which he did but the season was very werid to say the least. Thanks for the title, **** you for the boring play, and also for the crap singing ( like Fabio and Emerson ).

That's the problem with Real Madrid fans, you guys want lots of titles very fast, with a very attacking-attractive football. Some of you say that you would rather lose 4-3 than win 1-0 and yet not satisfied until you win at least a CL and La Liga. People would be building a monument to Capello if he led another team (other than Barca) to La Liga. I really wonder how long Mourinho would last at Madrid. You started the season badly? Your team was a mess that was supposed to challenge for 3rd spot, 2nd at most. You know Mourinho didn't start all that breath-taking at Chelsea either, he was behind Manchester for most of the first 19 games and that's with the players he had. What's more important how you started or how you finished? There is a reason why people build up for future, otherwise **** teams like Fulham would never make it to EPL, if they looked back on their past.



Madrid finally finds someone that can take care of the players big ego, sort it all out and wins the title straight away, with great promise in the future and you sack him? Stupidity on the whole new level. Only in Real Madrid.

looks like schuster will be presented wednesday or thursday

Madrid finally finds someone that can take care of the players big ego, sort it all out and wins the title straight away, with great promise in the future and you sack him? Stupidity on the whole new level. Only in Real Madrid.

Ronaldo, Figo, Beckham, Zidane and Roberto Carlos are not in Madrid anymore.

Most of you doesnt know why Capello have been kicked cause you are not Real Madrid supporters.

Real Madrid is not about winning titles only, is also about doing good football, thats the big difference between Real Madrid and Milan or Juventus. The italians only care winning, Barça or Madrid need much more than winning.

Ok, so what is it more do you need? Is it winning lots of titles all the time and always playing very attractive football, like i said? Because if it is, then good luck with Schuster, if not then please explain.

Ok, so what is it more do you need? Is it winning lots of titles all the time and always playing very attractive football, like i said? Because if it is, then good luck with Schuster, if not then please explain.

Capello was signed to win a title soon. Mission Acomplished then Capello kicked. Fair enough.

Capello style was pain in the ass. If Madrid get 75 points instead getting 76 everybody would be agree in kicking Capello.

That's the problem with Real Madrid fans, you guys want lots of titles very fast, with a very attacking-attractive football. Some of you say that you would rather lose 4-3 than win 1-0 and yet not satisfied until you win at least a CL and La Liga. People would be building a monument to Capello if he led another team (other than Barca) to La Liga. I really wonder how long Mourinho would last at Madrid. You started the season badly? Your team was a mess that was supposed to challenge for 3rd spot, 2nd at most. You know Mourinho didn't start all that breath-taking at Chelsea either, he was behind Manchester for most of the first 19 games and that's with the players he had. What's more important how you started or how you finished? There is a reason why people build up for future, otherwise **** teams like Fulham would never make it to EPL, if they looked back on their past.



Madrid finally finds someone that can take care of the players big ego, sort it all out and wins the title straight away, with great promise in the future and you sack him? Stupidity on the whole new level. Only in Real Madrid.

Let me ask you this first, how many Madrid games did you watch? I mean it's easy to look at the table and say Capello is safe, keep him. The Madrid fans want to see a good match, that does not mean a 100 stepovers and one-twos at blizering pace. It means playing a controlled game, where we build up the attack. Not counter-attacking and trying to defend for most of the game. The 2 DM's never worked ( Emerson-Diarra ), they never created anything and more likely than not we also let in stupid goals. Many times Emerson was taken off for Guti or someone else at half-time. Logic should tell Capello to stop trying to make that **** work. We won the league on momentium but this only last a couple games, not a whole season. I doubt Capello was building for the future with players such as Cannavaro and Emerson who he got. He won a title and great job for that but he had many mistakes that he made and people tend to ignore that because of the title we won.

It's funny that most Madrid fans are already over Capello being sacked. Also how can you say he would win us titles? Anything could have happened, at times we still played like crap in the last 12 games but we won which was all that mattered. Espanyol first half, Mallorca first half, Recreativo second half, and etc.

Let me ask you this first, how many Madrid games did you watch? I mean it's easy to look at the table and say Capello is safe, keep him. The Madrid fans want to see a good match, that does not mean a 100 stepovers and one-twos at blizering pace. It means playing a controlled game, where we build up the attack. Not counter-attacking and trying to defend for most of the game. The 2 DM's never worked ( Emerson-Diarra ), they never created anything and more likely than not we also let in stupid goals. Many times Emerson was taken off for Guti or someone else at half-time. Logic should tell Capello to stop trying to make that **** work. We won the league on momentium but this only last a couple games, not a whole season. I doubt Capello was building for the future with players such as Cannavaro and Emerson who he got. He won a title and great job for that but he had many mistakes that he made and people tend to ignore that because of the title we won.

It's funny that most Madrid fans are already over Capello being sacked. Also how can you say he would win us titles? Anything could have happened, at times we still played like crap in the last 12 games but we won which was all that mattered. Espanyol first half, Mallorca first half, Recreativo second half, and etc.

i can agree with some of this, but still you guys can deny madrid just dont learn that changing coaches so often does more damage than good, even if you didnt like capello's style, i mean see it this way, capello still accomplish what was the objective, winning the league, so why change a good thing, i mean those last games madrid made pretty much progress in playing good football tought the problem that madrid suffered so much in those last games was mainly your crappy defense it was not all on a capello really, so now with schuster or whoever is going to be the coach its like starting from zero again cause you guys put a gap on something that was starting to work ... and about the fans beeing already over capello that proves more of help's point imo , still i might think when next season is in process we will see if the fans really got over capello or will miss him.

i can agree with some of this, but still you guys can deny madrid just dont learn that changing coaches so often does more damage than good, even if you didnt like capello's style, i mean see it this way, capello still accomplish what was the objective, winning the league, so why change a good thing, i mean those last games madrid made pretty much progress in playing good football tought the problem that madrid suffered so much in those last games was mainly your crappy defense it was not all on a capello really, so now with schuster or whoever is going to be the coach its like starting from zero again cause you guys put a gap on something that was starting to work ... and about the fans beeing already over capello that proves more of help's point imo , still i might think when next season is in process we will see if the fans really got over capello or will miss him.

No I don't think it's good to always change the manager but than again I would have never hired Capello because we all knew he was just going to be a short fix. Even if we did not fire Capello than next summer we would have because he was never meant to be a long term coach so we would still have to come to this point. Capello did certain things right but also did quite a big wrong, I don't have an issue with him being fired but am a bit worried about who will replace him.

Capello still played with Emerson-Diarra towards the end of the season whenever he could, only to put Guti or someone else in for Emerson at half-time because we were not playing good, this is Capello's fault. We did not play any better but our games were more exciting because the title was so close and we keep coming back to win it in the last mins of the game.

My last comment about most Madridista's getting over Capello being sacked was meant to be saying that the people who actually watched and followed Madrid last season are not talkig about Capello anymore but the ones who did not are still going on and on about how this is the biggest mistake ever.

i congratulate Capello on the title, and on his efforts here. most of us expected a disastrous season, and while it wasnt far from that, we won the league.
the thing is, how much did Capello really do with the team? The defence was as crap as it has always been, what little we gained with 2 DM's we lost alot more in the attack. even in the brilliant run in the end, most of the time his starting eleven didnt perform, having to come back ALOT of times in the second half, when he'd made substitutions.
about the run of wins itself, it really was incredible, on some occasions lucky, but it was imho driven more by the players spirit, after seeing Barca slip up so many times, the team just gained confidence, and that is the most important thing in football. maybe Capello provided that confidence, i dont know what happened.
in my opinion, one of the biggest factors in this season was in Beckham and Ruud. Beckham started playing the way he was supposed to, after he got locked out of the team. Ruud was just in excellent form all season. this again, doesnt have alot to do with Capello.
and for a defensive coach, we sure sucked some balls in defence. Cannavaro for most of the season, Salgado all the time, Helguera in some games, Emerson in alot of games, so many mistakes. And Cannavaro and Emerson were Capello's boys, yet they were one of the worst.

ok this post is a ******* mess, my point is, this season was just unbeliveable, and i dont think Capello would be able to repeat it next season, because this year we were carried by spirit, because the team was really hungry for a title, to repeat this, you need to be playing great, even when not under pressure. i dont think he'd be able to bring that.
and as Crusader said, if Real had not beaten Mallorca, or if Barca hadnt tied Espanyol in the last seconds, what kind of season would this be? pretty bad in retrospective. Knocked out of the CL by Bayern, which was crap as hell, knocked out of Copa del Rey by Betis, who barely avoided relegation this season, and were crap as hell too.
the decision seems stupid, but you have to look at it objectivly.

Just a funny fact i'd thought would be appropriate:

Schuster would be Real's eighth coach since 2003 after two-time Champions League winner Vicente del Bosque, Portugal's Carlos Queiroz, stop-gaps Antonio Camacho and Mariano Garcia Remon, Brazilian Wanderley Luxemburgo, another caretaker in Juan Ramon Lopez Caro and Capello.

i dont think Capello was going to be a long term coach anyway. Whether he won a title or not he was gonna get sacked. it doesnt surprise me at all.

i just wonder how Schuster will play the team (eg what formation and roles n stuff) and who he would like to sign. i guess time will tell.

caps is gone, if u thought he shouldnt have been sacked then get over it, its happened. no amount of bitching will bring him back.
i honestly think tevez is coming to real madrid, and maybe robben.
i would like to see them here aslong as robben stays fit, tevez would play on if he was injured so his fitness isnt a problem but robben is a bit of a girl.
seems like wenger will stay at arsenal for another year so as far as im concerned he is not on the market. so it is schuster we r gettin.
no matter wat anyone says schuster is a good coach, he got getafe to the copa del rey final, WE CANT EVEN GET TO THE COPA DEL REY FINAL! and to lose to sevilla in the final isnt a bad thing, they showed their class this year. they have a great youth system and are reaping the benefits from selling big e.g reyes, ramos, baptista. jesus navas and alves will be next to go for massive amounts of money.
we need stability in the team , the coach and the board. this time its different we have stability in the team. they won the title not capello. yeh he brought guti on one game and he worked wonders and then reyes. but other games when brought guti on he did absolutley **** all. its down to the players if they perform on the day.
thats enuff from me, any one else want tevez? i love him and want him here but where he wud play i dont no

ok fellas some news here.....

First Kaka:
The word is that Kaka requested aafter a personal meeting with Berlusconi that he be allowed to leave Milan to Madrid. Apparently Berlusocni doesnt like to talk about the issue, but now that Kaka has made it clear that he does want to leave at least to him it is possible that a backdoor deal might be in the works, something to include Emerson and Cassano possibly goiing to Milan as compensation....More to follow


Tevez:
He denied the comments that he prefers Inter over Madrid, he said that He would like to go to Madrid just the same and that he would not mind going to either or. So that there is a strong possibility he could come to Madrid.. And said that there is no offer from Madrid yet.

Robben:
Madrid is about to close a deal with Robben. Right now the hold up is Chelsea. As long as Chelsea dont move to block the deal it could happen within the week or so.

Chivu:

Madrid has raised the bid for Chivu to 16 Million, now they are the highest bidder in front of Barca and Inter. very likely that they will ge Him...However Roma is saying they are giving priority to Barca over all contenders. Alex and Gabriel Milito are the other options, they would have to be bid for and won over in a bid battle as well.

Reyes:
Apparently Mijatovic is ready to make a move on Reyes to keep him at the club, at the same time its been reported that Julio Baptista will get a chance to make the roster this season as he is going to the pre-season camp witht the team...

i have always liked how baptista plays.. i believe he deserves a 2nd chance..

i read the news bout kaka at as.com;yet i still hope itz true

mijatovic said that he already had 3 signings that were almost done deals.... so i hope they include reyes and robben..

i dont see the point of gettign reyes and robben, one of them would do and is reyes, we should try for a right footed winger, seeing how ribery is out of the question i would go for the next best thing and that is queresma i guess.

We clearly have the advantage in Chivu's case.
We win against Inter because Roma don't want to sell to their league rivals, and apparently we win against you because we're offering a longer contract, and that's what the Romanian wants.

We also probably have the advantage in Gabi Milito's case because he said he would say yes to Barcelona, and no to Madrid. Probably because of the failed transfer when you signed Woodgate instead.

Why do people keep posting stuff about KAKA?? I'm a very optimistic person, but I don't see kaka in a madrid shirt any time soon.

Yes! I hope we do sign reyes and if babtista does come back then there is no point in getting Tevez. He's a good player, but we don't need him.

I'm aware of what schuster did with Getafe, and if he is our next coach then I just hope he can take what capello did, and raise the stakes.

Robinho just scored a hattrick for Brazil. The last 2 goals were f*cking amazinggg!!

yeah he was brilliant today. next season will be the big one for him i think :).

yeah he was brilliant today. next season will be the big one for him i think Notice he was playing as a SS not a midfielder.

I'd say no to Tevez. for some reason i just dont think he'd play well for us. im not sure why. Plus there are A) better players out there and B) bigger priorities for us, like a coach and some other positions that need players (like the wings!)

I'd would like to keep Reyes, and Baptista, im not too fussed about Robben, i'd like Quaresma or Ribery rather than him.

WHY have we not signed ANY players at all? (other than Metzelder, who was done ages ago.) ok Barca got Henry, Toure and some other guy, but we have NO ONE! just rumors! is it coz we are waiting for the coach? or do we like to make it hard on our selfs deliberately, then throw cash at other clubs when transfer time is nearly over.

Notice he was playing as a SS not a midfielder.

I'd say no to Tevez. for some reason i just dont think he'd play well for us. im not sure why. Plus there are A) better players out there and B) bigger priorities for us, like a coach and some other positions that need players (like the wings!)

I'd would like to keep Reyes, and Baptista, im not too fussed about Robben, i'd like Quaresma or Ribery rather than him.

WHY have we not signed ANY players at all? (other than Metzelder, who was done ages ago.) ok Barca got Henry, Toure and some other guy, but we have NO ONE! just rumors! is it coz we are waiting for the coach? or do we like to make it hard on our selfs deliberately, then throw cash at other clubs when transfer time is nearly over.

We have the green light for Robben. So that is finished he will come. I think that Reyes will stay too. We are in the fight for Chivu. (altough Barca and Inter are favourites) And as Mijatovich said, there are already some deals done. So just wait for the presentation of the new coach and then the signings will come. Believe me, we will sign a lot of players. (probably alot that we dont need) And BAPTISTA is coming back!!! That made my day!! The guy was fantastic the second half of last season. I hope he can make his Sevilla days come back!!!

blah, not a huge fan of robben

blah, not a huge fan of robben
Im not a huge fan of him too. I prefer Reyes over him, but we should be happy that we sign winger finally! Now Robinho can play more central (I hope)

This thread is going fast :). Guys I hope we get to sign some player now as I don't know why it is taking so long for Gods sake! The other teams have got their rosters well done but we haven't even signed a player yet with money. Metzelder was a free transfer and the other 3 Baptista, Soldado and Balboa returned from their lone period. We have released Pavon, Minambres and Mejia as well. I mean come on we need some players!

By the way Balboa got number 35 and Soldado got Ronaldo's 9. Shirt numbers of Baptista and Metzelder are still to be announced.

A little update on the transfer rumor here.

Seems like we have agreed on personal terms with Chivu/he has given us the thumbs up to join us and now we need to just sort it out with Roma. Marca reporting that Cassano, Cicinho ( HELL YA! ), or Cannavaro could be used in the deal. This could be excellent we would get rid of Cicinho and get a CB that can also play LB. So it looks like Ramos will be our RB for next season and Torres his backup with Henize or another player to be the LB with Marcelo as the backup. Not too sure on Chivu though TBH but he seems like a good player and can play 2 positions so that's always nice to have.

Also Farrukh_|$B, we have to present the coach first than we can present the players. According to Mijatovic some deals are already done and others are close to being done so just be patient.

A little update on the transfer rumor here.

Seems like we have agreed on personal terms with Chivu/he has given us the thumbs up to join us and now we need to just sort it out with Roma. Marca reporting that Cassano, Cicinho ( HELL YA! ), or Cannavaro could be used in the deal. This could be excellent we would get rid of Cicinho and get a CB that can also play LB. So it looks like Ramos will be our RB for next season and Torres his backup with Henize or another player to be the LB with Marcelo as the backup. Not too sure on Chivu though TBH but he seems like a good player and can play 2 positions so that's always nice to have.

Also Farrukh_|$B, we have to present the coach first than we can present the players. According to Mijatovic some deals are already done and others are close to being done so just be patient.

Soc, why on earth would you want to get rid of Cicinho? :eek:

A little update on the transfer rumor here.

Seems like we have agreed on personal terms with Chivu/he has given us the thumbs up to join us and now we need to just sort it out with Roma. Marca reporting that Cassano, Cicinho ( HELL YA! ), or Cannavaro could be used in the deal. This could be excellent we would get rid of Cicinho and get a CB that can also play LB. So it looks like Ramos will be our RB for next season and Torres his backup with Henize or another player to be the LB with Marcelo as the backup. Not too sure on Chivu though TBH but he seems like a good player and can play 2 positions so that's always nice to have.

Also Farrukh_|$B, we have to present the coach first than we can present the players. According to Mijatovic some deals are already done and others are close to being done so just be patient.

Chivu has expressed his desire to join Inter, Barca and Madrid all in the space of a month. I'd like for him to stay in Italy at Inter, and apparently thats his top option, but Roma dont wanna sell to a direct rival. He'd be a failure at Madrid, every defender is. Although a top defender, he does make blunders from time to time (Along with Doni, he was the main reason for Roma's disaster in Manchester).

Soc, why on earth would you want to get rid of Cicinho? :eek:

I second that why you want Cicinho off the team??? if you are thinking about getting Daniel Alves get that off your mind right now i have been watching that guy on the Brazilian NT and he sucks!!!! Cicinho can attack way more than him! :ewan:

i dont know whats the big fuzz over chivu , imo he is really overrated, if he doesnt go to barca we either get milito or andrade and the same goes for madrid, so either way i dont think neither team loose if you see it that way.

if you ask me i would rather be fighting for andrade.

I'd rather us get Milito than Chivu.

I second that why you want Cicinho off the team??? if you are thinking about getting Daniel Alves get that off your mind right now i have been watching that guy on the Brazilian NT and he sucks!!!! Cicinho can attack way more than him! :ewan:

well everybody sucks in the brazil national team except robi, alves plays very diferently in sevilla as every other player for his club , i still think he is better than cicinho any day, but cicinho could be very useful for madrid still, s. ramos should be the priorty in that position now that you are getting new cb's to pair with cannavaro, i know many prefer ramos in the cb position , but the stats dont lie , your defense is very weak when you pair cannavaro and ramos, i think that was the point on bringing at least 2 new cb's so ramos can go back to his position. believe me this comming from a barcelonista a back 4 with ramos, cannavaro, chivu/andrade/milito/ or metzelder , heinze ; what more could you ask for really.

I Thought Real Fans Love Cicinho?

I Thought Real Fans Love Cicinho?

hehe " los madridistas son muy volubles tio" just kidding mates

why do you want to get rid of cicinho? I love that guy!

Soc, why on earth would you want to get rid of Cicinho? :eek:

As a RB he gets exposed way too easy. As a RW he is not effective ( loses his suprise that he has when playing as a RB ) and is shut down without too much trouble by the other team's defence. To put it simple Ramos is a LOT better than him and so is Torres so I don't see much use of keeping him and Roma has been wanting him for a while now so we could get some good money.

Oh and I agree with big al, I would rather get Andrade too. I am a bit scared to get defender's from Italy ( Samuel, Fabio, Thuram, and Zambrotta all had bad first season's ) with the whole adaptation process and all, plus from the Roma games I have seen he does make some really silly mistakes.

Randy - If I wanted Alves I would play him at RW not RB. Oh and Alves looks a lot better for Sevilla, seems like their style of play works perfect for him as they attack down their wings a lot.

I get your point, Soc. I still like Cicinho tho. he´s a good squad player. doesnt complain on the bench and he can cover up for Ramos at RB and Robinho at RW.

i think we should keep him.

but Pedja´s offer for Chivu is just ridiculous i think.. 15M euro + any of Cicinho, Cannavaro or Cassano. :S

I know Schuster wants Chivu tho, so Pedja´s doing everything he can to get him.

P Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Almería 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Athletic Bilbao 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atlético Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Betis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Deportivo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Espanyol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Getafe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Levante 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mallorca 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Real Murcia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osasuna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Racing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Real Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Recreativo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sevilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Valencia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Valladolid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Villarreal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


wow:corn:

1 GK Iker Casillas
2 DF Míchel Salgado
4 DF Sergio Ramos
5 DF Fabio Cannavaro
6 MF Mahamadou Diarra
7 FW Raúl González (captain)
8 MF Emerson
10 FW Robinho
11 DF Cicinho
12 DF Marcelo
14 MF Guti H. (vice-captain)
15 DF Raúl Bravo
16 MF Fernando Gago
17 FW Ruud van Nistelrooy
18 FW Antonio Cassano
20 FW Gonzalo Higuaín
21 DF Iván Helguera
26 MF Javi García
27 MF Rubén De la Red
35 MF Javier Balboa
36 MF Miguel Nieto
38 DF Miguel Torres
— DF Christoph Metzelder
— MF Júlio Baptista
- FW Roberto Soldado

2007/2008 transfers

InNo. Position Player
DF Christoph Metzelder (from Borussia Dortmund)
MF Júlio Baptista (Loan return from Arsenal)
9 FW Roberto Soldado (Loan return from CA Osasuna)
35 MF Javier Balboa (Loan return from Racing)



OutNo. Position Player
GK Diego López (to Villarreal C.F.)
DF Roberto Carlos (to Fenerbahçe S.K.)
DF Óscar Miñambres (Released)
DF Carlos Diogo (to Real Zaragoza)
DF Francisco Pavón (Released)
DF Álvaro Mejia (Released)
MF Borja Valero (to RCD Mallorca)
MF Pablo García (to CA Osasuna)
MF David Beckham (to Los Angeles Galaxy)
FW José Antonio Reyes (to Atletico Madrid)

wow:corn:

FW José Antonio Reyes (to Atletico Madrid)

wow:corn:

Who said Reyes is going to Pathetico? From what I now Mijatovich said that he is going to try to buy Reyes from Arsenal. ;)

Btw Soc, I know you hate/dislike Cicinho, but come on....he has played fantastic for us in his first year and when he came back from injury he wasnt bad either. I would definatly keep him in the squad. I compare him to Baptista, because he never complaints and he always works hard. And you also cant deny his lightning speed ;)

EDIT:
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=342653
Again we are linked with a new player, this time the lucky one isssss Florent Malouda. I mean, WTF?! Every player gets linked with us, we are interested in Robben (the deal was as good as done), we are going to sign Reyes (if we believe Mijatovich) and now Malouda. 3 LWs. This is gonna be a great summer ;) To tell you the truth I would get Reyes over them all and hope he is gonna get his best form back. Robben is IMO the best LW, but I dont like his diving, his love for the ball and his injuries. Malouda is for me 3rd choise even if he is a world class winger.

I second that why you want Cicinho off the team??? if you are thinking about getting Daniel Alves get that off your mind right now i have been watching that guy on the Brazilian NT and he sucks!!!! Cicinho can attack way more than him! :ewan:


:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

It's unbelievable. Real Madrid want Schuster, they have an agreement with him, Schuster has one more year contract with Getafe, Angel Torres (Getafe's president and Real Madrid socio) says: no problem, Real Madrid only have to call me, it'll take 30 seconds and Schuster will be free. But Stubborn Calderon and Mijatovic didn't want to talk with Angel Torres because he criticized Calderon when he celebrated la Liga in Zaragoza. Now Getafe won't let Schuster go for free and Real Madrid will have to pay €400.000 if they want Schuster.

July and you still don't have a coach, and the only reason is that Calderon is a retard. It's just childish.

It's unbelievable. Real Madrid want Schuster, they have an agreement with him, Schuster has one more year contract with Getafe, Angel Torres (Getafe's president and Real Madrid socio) says: no problem, Real Madrid only have to call me, it'll take 30 seconds and Schuster will be free. But Stubborn Calderon and Mijatovic didn't want to talk with Angel Torres because he criticized Calderon when he celebrated la Liga in Zaragoza. Now Getafe won't let Schuster go for free and Real Madrid will have to pay €400.000 if they want Schuster.

July and you still don't have a coach, and the only reason is that Calderon is a retard. It's just childish.

Somehow I am not suprised by this, Calderon has always been an idiot and his victory Zaragoza was stupid as hell which he was rightly critized for. Nothing that he deos really suprises me anymore, never liked him when he got in office and still don't.

Why are we getting linked to so many left wingers? Anyawy way from that list I would say Reyes and Malouda are the best choices but dealing with Lyon is a bitch.

Why are we getting linked to so many left wingers? Anyawy way from that list I would say Reyes and Malouda are the best choices but dealing with Lyon is a bitch.
Actually they are all good choices. Im happy if we get one of the 3. I hope Reyes!

Calderon is driving me nuts with all this bullsh!t! :eek:
he says were not gonna give 1 single euro to Getafe. Schuster has to break his contract. otherwise we are looking at 2-3 other coaches.
Schuster was gonna be presented as our new coach tomorrow or thursday. i wonder what will happen now?

but, atleast Soldado is given a 5-year contract extension.
which means no Saviola.

http://www.as.com/articulo/futbol/Soldado/punto/renovar/anos/dasftb/20070703dasdaiftb_39/Tes/

our forwards next year will probably be Van Nistelrooy, Soldado, Raúl and Higuaín.

Calderon is driving me nuts with all this bullsh!t! :eek:
he says were not gonna give 1 single euro to Getafe. Schuster has to break his contract. otherwise we are looking at 2-3 other coaches.
Schuster was gonna be presented as our new coach tomorrow or thursday. i wonder what will happen now?

but, atleast Soldado is given a 5-year contract extension.
which means no Saviola.

http://www.as.com/articulo/futbol/Soldado/punto/renovar/anos/dasftb/20070703dasdaiftb_39/Tes/

our forwards next year will probably be Van Nistelrooy, Soldado, Raúl and Higuaín.
Well, dont be sure of that yet. Saviola could also come. I wouldnt be suprised and I wouldnt mind too. Fantastic player! I'v also read about that of Calderon. What a c*nt! I hate the guy. WTF is his problem?! First he was saying Schuster this Schuster that and now he doesnt want to pay the money. I mean, thats something very nasty again by Calderon, first tell the guy that is the new coach, then say that he has to pay 400k on his own. What a retard! Pay the f*cking money and shut up! 400k, thats nothing! He gives 20 mil for each player he is interested in and 400k is too much for the most important man of all?! Thanks again fool!

EDIT: Here you have it! We have won the war! ;)
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=342935

Chivu will almost certainly be a Real Madrid player. Mijatovich upped the bid to 18 mil. And the rest cant give that much! Pretty good signing! Chivu is a great defender, but I must admit that he makes some mistakes. Still Mijatovich has done a good job.

http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=342979

Cannavaro will stay! ;) Lets hope he'll play at his best next season because this season he wasnt superb.

So if Chivu is almost here and Cannavaro staying, then I guess Chivu will play LB (?).

It's unbelievable. Real Madrid want Schuster, they have an agreement with him, Schuster has one more year contract with Getafe, Angel Torres (Getafe's president and Real Madrid socio) says: no problem, Real Madrid only have to call me, it'll take 30 seconds and Schuster will be free. But Stubborn Calderon and Mijatovic didn't want to talk with Angel Torres because he criticized Calderon when he celebrated la Liga in Zaragoza. Now Getafe won't let Schuster go for free and Real Madrid will have to pay €400.000 if they want Schuster.

July and you still don't have a coach, and the only reason is that Calderon is a retard. It's just childish.

You're right. He's almost as childish as Et'oo...

You're right. He's almost as childish as Et'oo...

Very sad comment. Considering that one is a young, emotional player and the other is a CLUB PRESIDENT!

Getafe's president want to have Calderon kissing his ass to free Schuster.

Schuster would go to any team without any problems, but Madrid involved? Then Getafe's president must do his show.

Its about pride between Getafe and Real Madrid president.

Getafe's president want to have Calderon kissing his ass to free Schuster.

Schuster would go to any team without any problems, but Madrid involved? Then Getafe's president must do his show.

Its about pride between Getafe and Real Madrid president.Schuster has a year contract with Getafe and the only thing that Angel Torres wanted was a call from Real Madrid and he even said that he didn't care if it wasn't from Calderón, just a call from Real Madrid. How the hell do you want to sign a coach who has a contract without talking to his club? Getafe just asked for a little respect. Nobody from Real Madrid made that call, wich is stupid. Calderón doesn't like the guy, ok, but this is not about him, it's about Real Madrid. This is about a president who has to do what it's best for his club. You have no right to go and take any coach you want without talking to his club. Now Getafe are right to ask the money if you want him. The only way to sign someone with contract without talking to his club is to pay the buy-out clause, and that's €400.000.

On the other hand, since Atlético will never be your friends, I don't understand why Real Madrid don't try to have a good relation with Getafe. He could easily be like a feeder club. All the players that want to play in primera but are not ready to play in Real Madrid would happily play for Getafe because they would not have to leave Madrid.

we have made our 2nd signing for the 2007-08 season.

Christian Chivu

we pay 18 million euros. and NO players involved in the deal.

http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/real_madrid/es/desarrollo/1012573.html

Welcome Christian. :ewan:

its not oficiall. any way we have just signed 2 of the most injury prone defenders in world football, after we just let go of woodgate.

i guess they never learn from he mistakes.

anyway i hope this thing with shucter gets sorted out quick, isnt the getafe president a life long madridista and has a season ticket holder, i guess that tells u how much he hates calderon. LOL

well it seems to be true that we have signed him...
i dont noe much bout him... cuz i dont watch the italian league...
so i just read that he could play as a LB.. and if he is good in that position
then he could definetely start...
---------casillas---------
ramos-canna--metze--chivu
---------diarra------------
--------------gago-------
--robinho----------reyes--
--------soldado-----------
-----------rvn------------

the great part is that this is not a fantasy team :hump:
but how our team could actually look next yr :D

Very sad comment. Considering that one is a young, emotional player and the other is a CLUB PRESIDENT!

Emotional? Umm...you are being way too politically correct. Perhaps jerk, uneducated, illmannered sums him up best.

its not oficiall. any way we have just signed 2 of the most injury prone defenders in world football, after we just let go of woodgate.

i guess they never learn from he mistakes.

anyway i hope this thing with shucter gets sorted out quick, isnt the getafe president a life long madridista and has a season ticket holder, i guess that tells u how much he hates calderon. LOL

He's actually a Real Madrid member. Probably voted for someone other than Calderon. Don't know who is wrong here but hope this nonsense goes away and we can officially announce Schuster.

its not oficiall. any way we have just signed 2 of the most injury prone defenders in world football, after we just let go of woodgate.

i guess they never learn from he mistakes.

anyway i hope this thing with shucter gets sorted out quick, isnt the getafe president a life long madridista and has a season ticket holder, i guess that tells u how much he hates calderon. LOL
Injury prone or not. Metzelder was free and when fit he is great. (he isnt like Woodgate) And Chivu is a superb defender. I liked him from the days at Ajax and I still do. I prefer Milito a bit but thats football. You cant have everyone. Now we are going to strengthen the midfield with some wingers! ;) Shame we overlook Quaresma! The guy is pure magic!

fair enough on metzelder but, chivu 18 mill for a player that isnt gonna play centre back and probably will play left back, why spend all that money when we have marcelo and torres on that position, am i the only one here who thinks torres should be playing, he did more then enough last season to warrant a place in the team, no one seems to be mentioning him.

there is no doubting the guy is good, but i rmeber when we were first linked to him every one was saying he is too injury prone. i think we should of just go for andrade, iam not saying we shouldnt buy him because of his history with injurys but because he is too expensive and we have players in his position, and there is the whole thing with him having to adapt to the spanish league.

maybe iam making it sound worse then it is i dont know, well lets just wait and see, but atleast we are making some signing.

we have made our 2nd signing for the 2007-08 season.

Christian Chivu

we pay 18 million euros. and NO players involved in the deal.

http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/real_madrid/es/desarrollo/1012573.html

Welcome Christian. :ewan:

Cristian not Christian.

good news about soldado, i was worried he might not get back into the team

Even if Soldado singed a new contract he could still be loaned out, last I herad that is what HE wants to do so he can be a first team choice for a la liga team and maybe get into the squad for the Euro 2008. Also after Saviola's vacation was over it has been reported that he landed in Madrid so unless he is looking at Getafe or Atletico it seems like he will join us which is better than Tevez joining us.

Also according to Sky we have offered £6m for Reyes to Arsenal but they have rejected as they are holding out for £9.5m. It's good to see us actually make an offer for him and want to keep him, hopefully he can bitch some to keep the price low and have Arsenal more or less just give in.

Feyenoord will discuss Drenthe's future this week with his representative, they have said the biggest club to offically contact Feyenoord has been Real Madrid. If we get him we should just loan him back to Feyenoord for a little bit to improve more.

Now for something different, players leaving us instead of joining us. Raul Bravo lets set to join Olympiakos, Emerson looks set to leave, and Cassano will be gone too. Very nice, I will be happy to see all 3 leave.

so Saviola is in Madrid now?

Who said Reyes is going to Pathetico? From what I now Mijatovich said that he is going to try to buy Reyes from Arsenal. ;)

Btw Soc, I know you hate/dislike Cicinho, but come on....he has played fantastic for us in his first year and when he came back from injury he wasnt bad either. I would definatly keep him in the squad. I compare him to Baptista, because he never complaints and he always works hard. And you also cant deny his lightning speed ;)

EDIT:
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=342653
Again we are linked with a new player, this time the lucky one isssss Florent Malouda. I mean, WTF?! Every player gets linked with us, we are interested in Robben (the deal was as good as done), we are going to sign Reyes (if we believe Mijatovich) and now Malouda. 3 LWs. This is gonna be a great summer ;) To tell you the truth I would get Reyes over them all and hope he is gonna get his best form back. Robben is IMO the best LW, but I dont like his diving, his love for the ball and his injuries. Malouda is for me 3rd choise even if he is a world class winger.

I Think he is going!
:corn:

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yes!!!!!!!!!!!! no more bravo and his comedy blunders!:ewan:

As has been posted before the Chivu deal is really close to being done. The deal between Roma has already been agreed. El Larguero reported that Mijatovic was having dinner with Chivu's agent to iron out the rest of the deal. It's being reported that Chivu is asking for 5 million euros a season over 5-6 years ( personally speaking that seems a bit much for the salary but meh ).

Zaragoza have turned down an 18 million euro offer from Juve and are demanding 25 million for G. Milito. So if anyone of you guys were interested in him, I think it's better to just back off now.

Also Fabio's brother is saying that Cannavaro is planning on returning to Italy, man this really could be a great summer. Pavon gone, R. Bravo, Emerson, Cassano, and Fabio could leave.

Now I have to wonder, if Cannavaro heads back to Italy and Chivu plays as LB will we be getting another CB? So the backline could look like this

Chivu--NEW CB--Metz--Ramos

Also has anyone seen Chivu as a LB? How good is he at that position? If Chivu is a balanced fullback this could be a very solid backline, not too attack minded nor is it too defensive.

Chivu--NEW CB--Metz--Ramos

Also has anyone seen Chivu as a LB? How good is he at that position? If Chivu is a balanced fullback this could be a very solid backline, not too attack minded nor is it too defensive.

isnt that back 4 the other way around?

about chivu he started as a LB at ajax and thats how he caught roma's eye, i remember even seeing him play as a DM and he did a good job, all in all he is a very polivalent player kinda like marquez , but if you ask me as a CB imo he's the least good, LB is a good choice for him, you need a player that gives you balance in the flanks ( no more carlos, marcelo prototype players) let see if he remembers that posistion hehe... i didnt want him in barca cause of the injury prone issue, we had so much problems with injurys last season i dont think we need another, but then again its a matter of luck , maybe he will be lucky and doesnt get injured this season, iam glad you guys got him he is a less obstacle for us getting andrade, glad to hear about milito too, i know barca would never pay that money and i wouldnt want them to.

Now for something different, players leaving us instead of joining us. Raul Bravo lets set to join Olympiakos, Emerson looks set to leave, and Cassano will be gone too. Very nice, I will be happy to see all 3 leave.
Now lets hope Salgado f*cks off! If that happens my day would be complete!

isnt that back 4 the other way around?

about chivu he started as a LB at ajax and thats how he caught roma's eye, i remember even seeing him play as a DM and he did a good job, all in all he is a very polivalent player kinda like marquez , but if you ask me as a CB imo he's the least good, LB is a good choice for him, you need a player that gives you balance in the flanks ( no more carlos, marcelo prototype players) let see if he remembers that posistion hehe... i didnt want him in barca cause of the injury prone issue, we had so much problems with injurys last season i dont think we need another, but then again its a matter of luck , maybe he will be lucky and doesnt get injured this season, iam glad you guys got him he is a less obstacle for us getting andrade, glad to hear about milito too, i know barca would never pay that money and i wouldnt want them to.

I think it's right, anyway you know where the players are supposed to be.

For the record, R. Carlos was one of if not the best leftback's ever. If Chivu is anything like Carlos in his prime I would be jumping up and down, that's how good the guy was in both the attack and the defence ( his ability to recover his position and taclking was just great ). Anyway it's nice to know that he can attack, I am thinking we might play him there so it's a more experience LB. Also one last thing I have not heard too much about anyone getting Andrade TBH, it seems like you guys are going to start working on the G. Milito deal.

justhammy - Hopefully we will start to hear something about him leaving.

Apparently Quaresma has signed with Pathetico:(.

well calderon has said that we will either get robben or malouda, if chelsea get malouda we get robben if chelsea keep robben we get malouda.

i bet chelsea really hate us right now.

we just need a right winger and that is it for us this season.

higuin/newRW.................robben/malouda

.....................robinho...................... ...

.....................rvn.......................... ....

this is what i hope it will be next season.

Its Official!

http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=344186

Roma accept the Real Madrid offer! Chivu is 99% ours! ;) Very good signing!! :D Now lets move up to the wingers ;)

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=443364&cc=3436

Schuster should be easy to get, as Getafe have Michael Laudrup, Former Barca and Real player, ready to take over as manager.

Is there any news on Milito? are we still interested in him?

great news about chivu!

I think it's right, anyway you know where the players are supposed to be.

i dont know maybe its because we have diferent views of left and right, you are looking at a lineup going from down to up , and i am going from top to bottom , i think thats what happened lol, so forget about it, it doesnt matter hehe.



For the record, R. Carlos was one of if not the best leftback's ever. If Chivu is anything like Carlos in his prime I would be jumping up and down, that's how good the guy was in both the attack and the defence ( his ability to recover his position and taclking was just great ). Anyway it's nice to know that he can attack, I am thinking we might play him there so it's a more experience LB. Also one last thing I have not heard too much about anyone getting Andrade TBH, it seems like you guys are going to start working on the G. Milito deal.

chivu is good, but he is no roberto carlos , then again who is (cause i do consider him the best ever), and you need to know this now its been long that chivu hasnt play regulary in that position, not to mention he is a completely diferent kind of player than roberto, starting from the phisique, carlos is way more faster mainly because of those powerhouse legs he has, chivu has less tecnique but compensates with beeing a better passer, plus he has more vision to go upfront but not like a wing but more like a libero or even a midfielder, dont know if i am explaning myself, if i were to compare him with a LB it would be more of a player in the mould of maldini. :)

about milito , damm i dont like him really, but its better than not getting nobody, and at least he has la liga experience, i just dont want anybody from the calcio either, if only milito could change his dirty playing ways it all would be alright.

its funny how most expected chivu in my thread, and here most expected milito, i think you and i were the only ones who wanted andrade lol.

chivu is good, but he is no roberto carlos , then again who is (cause i do consider him the best ever), and you need to know this now its been long that chivu hasnt play regulary in that position, not to mention he is a completely diferent kind of player than roberto, starting from the phisique, carlos is way more faster mainly because of those powerhouse legs he has, chivu has less tecnique but compensates with beeing a better passer, plus he has more vision to go upfront but not like a wing but more like a libero or even a midfielder, dont know if i am explaning myself, if i were to compare him with a LB it would be more of a player in the mould of maldini. :)


that is great explanation of the way Chivu plays. He hasn't played LB even for the NT in a very long time but from what I can remember he always liked to run up and down the left flank and get involved in the midfield game and even score on occasion (will always remember this beaut against England (H))

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6vhz3NdHWjY

Chivu deal may collapse

"If Real Madrid accepted to pay 18 million euro to Roma, they should also accept the requests of the footballer, because Cristián Chivu is the one that will play", declared Becali in statements to 'Sports.ro'.

He added the player might stay at Roma if Madrid to not agree to his demands.

"Rome is a beautiful city. We do not worry, the problem is them- Madrid".

http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/real_madrid/es/desarrollo/1013219.html


F*ck Chivu! if he can´t take a minimal pay-cut to join Madrid, then we can look for someone else. :nape:

this is just giving him bad publicity, i bet its his ******* agent that wants more money not the player.

also apperently we are intrested in manchester uniteds fitness coach.

that would be good as the man u team is very strong physically maybe he can help robinho get some muscle on, he is probably the one that has helped rooney and ronaldo become huge.

Yeah, it's because of the agent. Inter dropped out cause they didn't want to pay the agent 3mil.

also apperently we are intrested in manchester uniteds fitness coach.

that would be good as the man u team is very strong physically maybe he can help robinho get some muscle on, he is probably the one that has helped rooney and ronaldo become huge. Di Salvo ? He's awesome, and we signed him off you guys in the first place ? Really hope he doesn't leave, he's largely responsible for Ronaldo's physical form, and is responsible for directing Nani and Anderson in the same direction.

Di Salvo ? He's awesome, and we signed him off you guys in the first place ? Really hope he doesn't leave, he's largely responsible for Ronaldo's physical form, and is responsible for directing Nani and Anderson in the same direction.
yeh epperently he wants to go back to spain.

yeh ronaldo has got a great phisyc and if he can help robinho, gago and marcelo put on some muscle which they need it would be great.

Di Salvo ? He's awesome, and we signed him off you guys in the first place ? Really hope he doesn't leave, he's largely responsible for Ronaldo's physical form, and is responsible for directing Nani and Anderson in the same direction.

He´s already ours. :mexican:

http://www.marca.com/edicion/marca/futbol/1a_division/real_madrid/es/desarrollo/1013117.html

yeh epperently he wants to go back to spain.

yeh ronaldo has got a great phisyc and if he can help robinho, gago and marcelo put on some muscle which they need it would be great.

lately...robinho has shown that he is not the skinny guy that came to madrid two yrs ago...( he doesnt fall that easily nowadays)
he said a couple of weeks ago that he goes to the gym twice a week...
and that he only works on his upper body.. otherwise he would loose his speed (6)

bout gago and marcelo.. i think it would seriously help them alot...
im watchin gago play right now.. and hez phenomenal with argentina :jambo:

Robinho is going to explode this season youll see, he is not a skinny guy anymore, he is fast, he has great skillz, makes good goals, he has everything to make history this year, and i say that cuz he is showing great personality at Copa america and he is young!!

Do everyone likes Fabio Capello:boohoo:

Apparently the Chivu deal wont go through. His wage demands are too high and we dont want to pay them. Well, thats it for Chivu. Shame!

his agents " becali brothers" are the most disquesting people in Romania, they are are a bunch of greedy mafiots and didn't let him sign with Real bcoz they already took money from Inter...

Chivu can't oppose them because they are very vengeful people...they might do something to threat his life....Mutu also had this agents in the past but he realised what kind of people they are and stopped working with them....this was possible only bcoz his godfather is even a bigger mafiot, and they cannot afford to mess with him....:nape::nape::nape:

his agents " becali brothers" are the most disquesting people in Romania, they are are a bunch of greedy mafiots and didn't let him sign with Real bcoz they already took money from Inter...

Chivu can't oppose them because they are very vengeful people...they might do something to threat his life....Mutu also had this agents in the past but he realised what kind of people they are and stopped working with them....this was possible only bcoz his godfather is even a bigger mafiot, and they cannot afford to mess with him....:nape::nape::nape:
I heard something like that too. About that they already got money from Inter. That other story is totally new to me.

Yeah, it's because of the agent. Inter dropped out cause they didn't want to pay the agent 3mil.

He's in charge of his agent! I say F him. Let him stay in beautiful rome all he wants. He should be honored that Real Madrid want him. F him, never wanted him anyway. As we all know, we always get F'd when we make deals. Everyone wants to squeeze every bit of blood from us. Any player we are interested in should be more interested in us and be willing to do as much as possible to play for us. We shouldn't have to beg...not a club with our prestige. It's been time to look a bit closely at our own back yard.

we should go after andrade instead

we should go after andrade instead

too late

too late

yep to late , and wahts makes me mad it was only 10 million freaking euros, juventus got them selves a great player cheap, wha tha **** was laporta going for chivu and milito. esssssh

i think it was for 8 not 10, not to sure

so it looks like drenthe will go to chelsea and tevez (i never thought we wanted him) will go to man u

Looks like real are finally starting negotiations in order to keep Reyes, That sure helps my day start in the right direction.

Looks like real are finally starting negotiations in order to keep Reyes, That sure helps my day start in the right direction.
You know what made my day good?!

Well its this,

To "Rete Sport" microphones, the Merengues man gave another two interesting news bits regarding the market: "Cicinho will not come because Salgado has been put on the transfer list.'

This is from Ernesto Bronzetti, so I hope its true! :D:D F*CK YEAH! Finally we are going to release that clown!! FINALLY!:lui::lui:

You know what made my day good?!

Well its this,

To "Rete Sport" microphones, the Merengues man gave another two interesting news bits regarding the market: "Cicinho will not come because Salgado has been put on the transfer list.'

This is from Ernesto Bronzetti, so I hope its true! :D:D F*CK YEAH! Finally we are going to release that clown!! FINALLY!:lui::lui:

nice to hear that bout salgado :hump:
if cicinho stays... i believe he can really help us next yr... due to the fact that he only played like less than 10 games for madrid this past yr...

another note, i hope schuster keeps baptista...
hez such a great player... and i dont noe why ppl think he did bad in his first yr..cuz he scored like 8 goals.. and did pretty good in my opinion :D
(this is just my personal opinion bout him )
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Kaka to earn 9mill a yr if he moves to madrid :junior:

Anyone following Copa America? Robinho is tearing it up. Something like 5, 6 goals and has been instrumental in most of the other goals. I sense a super year with us coming up, especially if Schuster plays him as a SS and gives him freedom to move around. You can't restrict that type of talent.

In other news, according to marca, as, etc, Arsenal want to switch Cesc for Robinho!:eek:No thanks!!!! No disrespecting Cesc but Robinho is....well, Robinho. I hope our Pres. isn't so stupid to swap. I think Pedja and Calderon offered 40 mil for Reyes and Cesc. That was his response. I think 40 is ok considering you are getting 2 extremely young and gifted players with many years ahead and if need be, we can sell them in a few years for a profit (for those of you concerned with money).

In other other news, I can't believe that the defender Florentino passed on cause of his nonfitness is going to Barca! How we could have benefited with Milito in our Defense. To think we went for Woodgate instead because Milito didn't "pass" the physical:eek:

Well, In more news, supposedly Drenthe is a done deal....according to the Spanish papers. Also, Calderon stated that they will unveil new signings this week. Lets hope for good news:corn:

Anyone following Copa America? Robinho is tearing it up. Something like 5, 6 goals and has been instrumental in most of the other goals. I sense a super year with us coming up, especially if Schuster plays him as a SS and gives him freedom to move around. You can't restrict that type of talent.

In other news, according to marca, as, etc, Arsenal want to switch Cesc for Robinho!:eek:No thanks!!!! No disrespecting Cesc but Robinho is....well, Robinho. I hope our Pres. isn't so stupid to swap. I think Pedja and Calderon offered 40 mil for Reyes and Cesc. That was his response. I think 40 is ok considering you are getting 2 extremely young and gifted players with many years ahead and if need be, we can sell them in a few years for a profit (for those of you concerned with money).

In other other news, I can't believe that the defender Florentino passed on cause of his nonfitness is going to Barca! How we could have benefited with Milito in our Defense. To think we went for Woodgate instead because Milito didn't "pass" the physical:eek:

Well, In more news, supposedly Drenthe is a done deal....according to the Spanish papers. Also, Calderon stated that they will unveil new signings this week. Lets hope for good news:corn:
Robinho for Cesc?! What a complete JOKE! We dont need Cesc! We have Gago who is IMO better! So Arsenal can stick Cesc in their a$$!! Robinho will have a big year this coming season and it started at the Copa AmericA! He scored 2 against Chile and is now on 6 goals. He was even subbed after his 2nd goal! I think he can break that Pele record, just 2 goals to go!!
Again Robinho for Cesc?! F*CK OFF!

EDIT:
In other news, Schuster has said that Cicinho is going NOWHERE!!! He apparently is featuring in his plans! This, with the departure of Salgado has made my day (again)!

Also, regarding the rumour about Robinho-Cesc swap. Mijatovich has said that Robinho wont be sold! Because he is an important first team player and that if a team wants him the they have to pay the 90 mil that is on his contract. So thats it for Robinho-Cesc ;)

We have Gago who is IMO better!

:eek::S:rofl::rofl:

:eek::S:rofl::rofl:
Give a normal reply or get lost. I am not as impressed by Cesc as everyone here, so if I want to give my opinion about it then I have the right to do that. Gago was fantastic at Boca, got his debut when he was very young and played every game from then on and was very important for that side. At Real he was superb when he played. The game flows more when Gago is on the team. So first see some games of him before you start laughing. In England they tend to overrate their youngsters so im not in for all the hype, because iv seen him alot myself and while he was one of their best players, I still think that he isnt any better then Gago. Why get 2 players for the same position?! Gago is 20, so is Cesc, so one of them should be on the bench and I would never want Gago spending a whole year on the bench, so keep Cesc in London.

Robinho for Cesc?! What a complete JOKE! We dont need Cesc! We have Gago who is IMO better! So Arsenal can stick Cesc in their a$$!! Robinho will have a big year this coming season and it started at the Copa AmericA! He scored 2 against Chile and is now on 6 goals. He was even subbed after his 2nd goal! I think he can break that Pele record, just 2 goals to go!!
Again Robinho for Cesc?! F*CK OFF!

EDIT:
In other news, Schuster has said that Cicinho is going NOWHERE!!! He apparently is featuring in his plans! This, with the departure of Salgado has made my day (again)!

Also, regarding the rumour about Robinho-Cesc swap. Mijatovich has said that Robinho wont be sold! Because he is an important first team player and that if a team wants him the they have to pay the 90 mil that is on his contract. So thats it for Robinho-Cesc ;)

I disagree. Cesc is phenomenal - all he needs to do is add goals to his game. If he can cut it in the Prem and be one of the best midfielders there, there's no reason why he can't do the same here.

I disagree. Cesc is phenomenal - all he needs to do is add goals to his game. If he can cut it in the Prem and be one of the best midfielders there, there's no reason why he can't do the same here.
i think people are mistaken gago for someone else because gago and cesc are to ompletely diffrent players. cesc is an attacking midfielder and gago is more of a holding midfielder who acasianally gets forward we can have both of them playing at the same time.

but i dnt want us to have cesc anyway i wuld prefer diego or someone else.

EDIT.

METZELDER HAS ARRIVED IN MADRID. HE SHOULD BE PRESENTED SOON HOPEFULLY.
I am very excited with being here. I signed my contract a few days ago and I can’t wait to get started."

"It is an honour and a great challenge for me to have joined Real Madrid, especially after they won the League title last season. Let’s hope the team does well again this year."

"This is a dream come true for me and I hope I can help the team to win more titles this season."

this guy really is a moron he never knows when to shut hes mouth.

http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=347418

he is just giving madrid a bad name. at first i gave him the benefit of the doubt but now he is getting on my nerves big time.

that makes how many? "rajadas" by calderon i mean hahaha

That Calderon is a fool! It might be true but such thing you should keep to yourself and not tell the press about it. Again for the 101th time, CALDERON STFU!!

http://www.marca.com/primeras/07/07/g0708.jpg

this guy really is a moron he never knows when to shut hes mouth.

http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=347418

he is just giving madrid a bad name. at first i gave him the benefit of the doubt but now he is getting on my nerves big time.

Calderon: "We Won La Liga Because Ronaldo Left"

Im totally agree with that, Ronaldo was a cancer for the other players and very bad example for the team.

I agree to a certain extent, but c'mon. Is it really necessary for him to come out to the press like that?

If we can play Gago, Cesc, and Diarra all at once, then I am all for getting him.

I don't want our midfield to be crowded though, and waste talent on the bench.

Maybe someone can lighten me up, but I don't recall Ronaldo coming out and bad-mouthing our team, coach, or president. He doesn't deserve such treatment. Calderon is a P***K. Madrid won because of capello and our players, not because Ronaldo left.

I doubt you guy's will get Fabregas, unless you pay a massive amount. It's not a Henry situation, they don't need to sell him, he's awesome and never injured, plus he has so many years ahead of him. AND hes on a 8 year contract. Unless Real pay 30mil + I really doubt you'll get him, it would be suicide by Arsenal.

Arsenal sold Henry. The fans would ass-rape every single board member if they sold another star, especially of Cesc's calibre. They're not selling him.

Maybe someone can lighten me up, but I don't recall Ronaldo coming out and bad-mouthing our team, coach, or president. He doesn't deserve such treatment. Calderon is a P***K. Madrid won because of capello and our players, not because Ronaldo left.

yep , one thing is that ronaldo was a controversy in the dressing room.

another thing is that ronaldo was the cause madrid played so badly thruw out 3 or 4 years.

since ronaldo left ( january ) uptil madrid's 12 game win streak ( april ) it was 3 months of the same all real madrid, if madrid didnt had those 12 games what then? ; with this i think only capello and the players know what change in the state of mine of the players that made them win the league , its pure space goat rubbish by calderon if you ask me, its like calderon is trying to find things to rant about even tought madrid won the league, i dont know maybe he gets bored pretty easy...

I hear you man, Just like when they tried to use beckham as a scape goat.

If calderon would just act like a mature president, everything would be fine.. Seriously, is it too much to ask??

Give a normal reply or get lost. I am not as impressed by Cesc as everyone here, so if I want to give my opinion about it then I have the right to do that. Gago was fantastic at Boca, got his debut when he was very young and played every game from then on and was very important for that side. At Real he was superb when he played. The game flows more when Gago is on the team. So first see some games of him before you start laughing. In England they tend to overrate their youngsters so im not in for all the hype, because iv seen him alot myself and while he was one of their best players, I still think that he isnt any better then Gago. Why get 2 players for the same position?! Gago is 20, so is Cesc, so one of them should be on the bench and I would never want Gago spending a whole year on the bench, so keep Cesc in London.

In in England they overate the English.

Any whoo Cesc will come back to Spain at some stage in his career but it wont be this season

Bernd Schuster has been officially presented as our new coach for 2007-08 season! Welcome Bernardo. :ewan:

http://www.realmadrid.com/addon/img/8a6d87presentacion02p.jpg

just want to say Calderon is a retard for saying those things about Ronaldo. he may have been the cause of trouble in the dressing room, but to come out with such statements is huge disrespect after the years Ronaldo spent here.
again, i am 100% certain that Ronaldo leaving is not the reason for those miracles at the end of the season. our president needs to learn what respect is.

We finally have a coach! woo woo :). Damn this summer break, i want to start the season :).

Welcome Bernd!! Lets see what you got for us ;)

lets hope he brings us that 10 champions leaue trophy.

he said that he likes to play with an attacking midfilder and a defensive midfielder.

so we are defently in the market to buy someone like cesc or diego.

why arent we trying to get riquilme he would fit in perfectly into that position and he would be easier to get

I was thinking about that yesterday as I watched him play and make those great passes. I know that the reason he was let go by villareal was because he had problems with the coach and president. This due in part because of a family (mother) situation. He still has a lot in him, I think having him would be a great addition.

anyone care to add to this??

I was thinking about that yesterday as I watched him play and make those great passes. I know that the reason he was let go by villareal was because he had problems with the coach and president. This due in part because of a family (mother) situation. He still has a lot in him, I think having him would be a great addition.

anyone care to add to this??
My opinion about Riquelme wont ever change. The guy is one of the best players in the world and his creativity is something other players cant match! Ofcourse there is something that isnt very good about him and thats that a team should be built around him. If that happens then we are gonna be deadly, if it doesnt then he is gonna be a pain in the a$$! But that is just a dream, I dont think we are after Riquelme. Still a fantastic player!!

So Metzelder is in. I guess Robben will follow too after Malouda went to the Blues. I hope that Schuster keeps Marcelo, because I still want to see the kid play. Reyes will also stay, Schuster likes him alot and so do we!! ;) Soldado is in! Lets hope we can keep Mata (I hope he didnt leave to Valencia yet). I think that Schuster is the right man!

EDIT:
http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=348136

Schuster targets Cesc (again)

I know that this is everydays news, but he again said that he is the highest on the list. He plays on Schusters' old position so he could learn more from him. Well if they want him so bad then go for him, but DONT F*CKING bench Gago! Because Gago, Diarra and Cesc on the midfield is not possible. If they get him I assume that Cesc will get the ACM position and Gago and Diarra will fight for the DM spot?! Not sure about it. I even think that Arsenal will reject every offer ;)

if csec comes, and thats a big IF, it will be diarra and csec. So expect gago to be a substitute most of the time

if csec comes, and thats a big IF, it will be diarra and csec. So expect gago to be a substitute most of the time
And that would be a waste of a superb player. And I would never want that. IF Cesc comes, then Gago should be allowed to search for another club. This is a player that shouldnt be f*cked! Never!

wow man you've been on his jock all week long lo

riquelme is a great talent, but he'd fit the old galactico formula, spoiled, does what he wants, etc

i love watching him play though...just not for madrid :D

and thats why, if gago is part of our future, there is no reason to get cesc. otherwise Gago would be looking for the exit.

As for Riquelme. If that would be/is his attitude, than no thanks.

and thats why, if gago is part of our future, there is no reason to get cesc. otherwise Gago would be looking for the exit.

As for Riquelme. If that would be/is his attitude, than no thanks.

Gago does not play in the same position than Cesc.

Gago is a "5"

lets hope he brings us that 10 champions leaue trophy.

he said that he likes to play with an attacking midfilder and a defensive midfielder.

so we are defently in the market to buy someone like cesc or diego.

why arent we trying to get riquilme he would fit in perfectly into that position and he would be easier to get

Riquelme has a big attitude problem. You can see it in his face. after all the big heads during the Galactico era, I don't think we need to get people like Riquelme. It'd be taking a step backwards. Burnt needs to take temperament very seriously and only bring in hardworking players who get along and are easy going. Riquelme looks like the type to mess up a lockerroom easily.

I have a good feeling about Burnt. I think he's gonna put together a very attractive and powerful side. If Calderon can work magic and get him Kaka, we'd be in business. Diego seems ok, at least on club level and Cesc would be nice too. Who else fits the bill? I know we are in the market for a playmaking midfielder like the above mentioned.

Thanks for stealing our fitness coach....bastards.

seems like you'll be getting Pepe for 28M € dudes...

:S holy **** thats a ****load of money for him

yeah, but lets not forget that he's VERY good.

I forgot to mention that his wage is gonna be 5 times higher :|

btw
http://www.ojogo.pt/artigos/23-139/priM.jpg
http://www.ojogo.pt/

holy **** 5 times higher!! man im confused though, wahts Real's game plan? im sure they arent going to pay tht much to leave him on the bench.. are they thinking of starting Ramos at RB?

that might be the way, or maybe they just wanna have a set of defenders that can give them assurances of a solid backline for every match and that allows them to rotate the players without quality loss.

OMG PEPE!!! The guy is freakin fantastic!!! Sh*t load of money, but he is worth it!! Never saw that one coming!

30 M?! Worh it?!

Haha... seriously, i don't know how can Porto make these deals...

don't take me wrong, he's amazing, but...

jesus christ, i will laugh, better than crying...

OFFICIAL !! :junior:

http://www.realmadrid.com/articulo/rma40921.htm

i highly doubt we paid that much for him.

i have to say i never seen the guy play, i just saw it a minute ago on real madrid tv.

i think we paid something like 20mill for chivu i think its along the same lines for pepe as well.

it doesnt make sense that we didnt want to offer chivu the money he wants and then spend twice as that on pepe.

OMG PEPE!!! The guy is freakin fantastic!!! Sh*t load of money, but he is worth it!! Never saw that one coming!

I must follow he Portuguese league closer since Ive never heard of Pepe. All of a sudden marca and real madrid.com are saying he is the perfect cb??? Strange. I guess that's a big FU to Chivu. Good for him. Lets hope Pepe is really that good. Any thoughts, ratings on him?

i highly doubt we paid that much for him.

i have to say i never seen the guy play, i just saw it a minute ago on real madrid tv.

i think we paid something like 20mill for chivu i think its along the same lines for pepe as well.

it doesnt make sense that we didnt want to offer chivu the money he wants and then spend twice as that on pepe.

Chivu & Co. = extortionists. F them. Although I have no idea who you are or how good you are, welcome Pepe!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89saGjZW7YQ

check out this goal he scored against man utd he seems to have a great shot on him.

Spanish TV reports is 12 to 18 millions

Spanish TV reports is 12 to 18 millions

Ah, that's better.. for you guys. You know, it's not because of it being 30M €, it's because he may not be worth it. If he was, I wouldn't say it was expensive because he'd be worth it, and since you can afford it everyone would be happy.

I think he's a very good defender and defenately a good buy. He may not be at Carvalho's level for instance, and he clearly isn't now, but who knows he still has a good margin to improve.

For me, and this of course my opinion from watching him play he's at the same level of Luisão from Benfica is. And that is world class.

i think he will be a good buy cheaper then chivu and it wont take him long to adapt to the spanish league as the portuguess league is quite simillar to the spanish league.

so that makes it metzelder,ramos,cannavaro, iven helguera and pepe in centre back positions.

so thats us done in the centre back positions we just need a couple of wingers and maybe an attacking midfielder.

Wow, that transfer happend a lot faster than anyone expected lol. Nice to see we got a CB and for a decent price, lets hope he works out.

Jaouadinho - I am not sure that Ivan will stay with us, at least I hope not. He has been good for us over the years but now it's time for him to go.

Seems like Saviola will be the next player to sign for us.

yeh ivan probably wont stay.

in other news schuster said that saviloa has signed for real madrid.

http://www.goal.com/en/articolo.aspx?contenutoid=348995

I must follow he Portuguese league closer since Ive never heard of Pepe. All of a sudden marca and real madrid.com are saying he is the perfect cb??? Strange. I guess that's a big FU to Chivu. Good for him. Lets hope Pepe is really that good. Any thoughts, ratings on him?
LMAO! Perfect?! In his dreams! But amazing?! Oh YEAH! Im still suprised by this ;)

Saviola is ours. Schuster said that he will be a great player for us. So there it is. His future is in the Bernabeu.

if you people actually thing we'd let Pepe go for 12-18M € you're absolutely illuded.
the transfer is confirmed in Porto's site and the 30M € are clearly mentioned in the article.

http://www.fcporto.pt/Info/Futebol/Noticias/infofut_futcomunicadopepe_100707_27887.asp

some people might think this is too much but I'm telling you Pepe has everything to become one of the best CBs in the world (he already is top quality IMHO)
just give and time and you'll see what he can do...

if you people actually thing we'd let Pepe go for 12-18M € you're absolutely illuded.
the transfer is confirmed in Porto's site and the 30M € are clearly mentioned in the article.

http://www.fcporto.pt/Info/Futebol/Noticias/infofut_futcomunicadopepe_100707_27887.asp

some people might think this is too much but I'm telling you Pepe has everything to become one of the best CBs in the world (he already is top quality IMHO)
just give and time and you'll see what he can do...
just because its on the porto website doesnt mean its true.

it could be the presedent is just trying make the fans happy by telling them the player was sold for much more then he actually was.

the same thing happend with reyes when he moved to arsenal, and a couple of week ago eduardo siva moved to arsenal for 10 mill and the club presedent calimed it was 16 mill.

:funny:
ok, sooth yourself.

great buys
pepe is fast, good positiong, great antecipation, stamina and he's a good header
pepe is a fantastic player but 30 millions is a bit too much (and of coures it's 30 million. porto wouldn't sell him for less them 20 million)
but i think you still need more quality midfielders. your midfield lacks quality considering the standards of a club like real

Hi!
30 millions or so is way to much. At the moment Chivu is far better then Pepe. But he didn't want to play for us so I won't complain.

if you people actually thing we'd let Pepe go for 12-18M € you're absolutely illuded.
the transfer is confirmed in Porto's site and the 30M € are clearly mentioned in the article.

http://www.fcporto.pt/Info/Futebol/Noticias/infofut_futcomunicadopepe_100707_27887.asp

some people might think this is too much but I'm telling you Pepe has everything to become one of the best CBs in the world (he already is top quality IMHO)
just give and time and you'll see what he can do...

We are just going by Spanish reports, I actually think its 20-25 million euros, maybe 30. Your president is not so easy to deal with.:D

that's true Socrates (H)

Parker dude, Chivu is better than Pepe nowadays? no way.
problem is people don't watch our League (no surprise there) and don't realize how good some of the players we "have" really are...

that's true Socrates (H)

Parker dude, Chivu is better than Pepe nowadays? no way.
problem is people don't watch our League (no surprise there) and don't realize how good some of the players we "have" really are...


exactly...

that's true Socrates (H)

Parker dude, Chivu is better than Pepe nowadays? no way.
problem is people don't watch our League (no surprise there) and don't realize how good some of the players we "have" really are...

Only the muppets don't realise that. It's quite obvious the Portuguese league has a lot of talent, hence the more popular leagues buying "their" players.

Wow...looks like Schuster and Real are in no mood to waste time by singing 2 players in like 1-2 days

I'm not saying that Pepe isn't good, he is. But Chivu is better, he's been top class for at least 4 year, he's one of the best defender in Serie A. Pepe never played in national team. Unfortunately he wants to stay in Italy.
Someday he can be as good as Chivu or even better, I'm not denying that, but atm he isn't.

I'm not saying that Pepe isn't good, he is. But Chivu is better, he's been top class for at least 4 year, he's one of the best defender in Serie A. Pepe never played in national team. Unfortunately he want to stay in Italy.
Someday he can be as good as Chivu or even better, I'm not denying that, but atm he isn't.

how can you say that? Have you seen Pepe play already?

Yes, I have watch few games. Have you seen Chivu play?

Yes, I have watch few games. Have you seen Chivu play?

yes, and having watch both i don't know how can you say Chivu's better... But ok, i respect your opinion

can anyone describe pepe in greater detail? Honestly, I know nothing about him

Good news on saviola also, he'll be a great sub/part time starter

Now just add to our midfield

you have more than enough information about Pepe in the last couple of pages of this thread dude, also in Porto's thread.
unless you wanna know what's his favourite Power Ranger and sh't like that.

MaSsiVe, is Pepe a non-eu player?

MaSsiVe, is Pepe a non-eu player?
i think he is but he should be getting his potuguess passport soon, and he says he wants to represent portugal not brazil so that helps us in that sense.

Interesting news on the price of Pepe, Porto's president says 30 million euros while Calderon and SER are saying 12 million euros while this 30 million euros could be if Quaresma comes in and Baptista goes the other way. Seems a little hard to belive but the 30 million euro pricetag is high too so lets see how this turns out.

Also even if we did spend that kind of money on him it would have been the same with Chivu because he was demanding so much money from his contract, so over 5 years the amount would more or less be the same for both CB's, that is if we indeed did buy Pepe for 30 million euros.

Cadena Ser is reporting that Pepe will be presented on Thursday, they are also saying that something is fishy about the 30 M euro price, Calderón says we will sign 5-6 players total, and that the Drenthe transfer is very advanced. He also states that Mijatovic and Shuster really want to add Drenthe to the team.

Sergio Ramos will sign a new contract tommarow, the deal will still expire on 2013 but he will now get that raise that he was initally promised by Perez. I am very happy for Ramos, he really deserves it.

Well that's about all for now, lets see how the Pepe transfer fee pans out in the next couple of days.

Kléper Laveran Lima Ferreira (Pepe) and Saviola are ours! Awesome!
getting Quaresma would be a smart move aswell. Baptista never seemed to fit into any position he played in at Real. Didnt do to badly at Arsenal tho. and we neeeeeeed some wingers. Reyes should be kept, i dont know why the decision to keep his is so hard. He's a great player. Robben isnt leaving Chelsea, says Mourinho, at least not without a large price-tag. Will Drenthe be used as a Left Mid? has he actually played there or is he just an attacking Wing Back?

and

who are the players that we are looking at getting to fill the Attacking-Mid role? actual possibilities, not peoples wish list.

Kléper Laveran Lima Ferreira (Pepe) and Saviola are ours! Awesome!
getting Quaresma would be a smart move aswell. Baptista never seemed to fit into any position he played in at Real. Didnt do to badly at Arsenal tho. and we neeeeeeed some wingers. Reyes should be kept, i dont know why the decision to keep his is so hard. He's a great player. Robben isnt leaving Chelsea, says Mourinho, at least not without a large price-tag. Will Drenthe be used as a Left Mid? has he actually played there or is he just an attacking Wing Back?

and

who are the players that we are looking at getting to fill the Attacking-Mid role? actual possibilities, not peoples wish list.

I would think Drenthe would play in the midfield, and who knows about the AM position. I mean look at the Pepe transfer, that really came out of nowhere.

Also if anyone is still confused on me saying that Pepe would cost more or less what Chivu would cost there is an article that explians it on AS. http://www.as.com/articulo/futbol/Ma...daiftb_32/Tes/

Basically it says that if we got Chivu for 18 million and gave him that contract he wanted and we got Pepe but according to the reports he agreed for a lower contract the actual amounts over time would look like this

Chivu : 18 million euros on signing fee + 35 million euros on 5 years = 53 million euros.

Pepe : 30 million euros on signing fee + 15 million euros on 5 years = 45 million euros

Chivu is 27 and Pepe is 23 so even if we did pay 30 million euros its not such a bad deal if the contract of Pepe is true ( these numbers are before tax btw ).

Will Drenthe be used as a Left Mid? has he actually played there or is he just an attacking Wing Back?

If Drenthe comes he should be loaned our for 2 seasons. If Schuster is planning to play him, then I guess we will s*ck at the left side. The guy isnt good enough for Real atm (and I doubt he will be sometime). As a LWB he really isnt good. So I dont see the point of getting the guy, except if we loan him. And above that, I'v read several times that if Drenthe comes, Marcelo will be leaving. And some say Marcelo will be loaned, the others say (mostly Dutch sites) that he will be leaving for good. I'm not against loaning Marcelo to a Primera club, but letting Marcelo leave?! Hell NO! The guy was very good at Fluminense, played decent for the time he got here. So just loan him a season and play Torres at LB! Forget about Drenthe. Atm he is overrated.

An interesting quote from Calderon here talking about Pepe:

"He is one of the best central defenders in the world and will form a great partnership with [Christoph] Metzelder."

Does this mean Cannavaro will leave? :brow:

it'll probably mean he wont play as much

never hurts to have depth

Did you realize that our club now only sign player below 26?? (except metzelder)
I meant marcelo,gago,higuian,pepe,saviola..
I know that Calderon arent interested in Galactico.but we should sign at least one experienced player..

And how to join madridista sgf??

unless you wanna know what's his favourite Power Ranger and sh't like that.

hahaha (H)

can this Pepe transfer mean that Mourinho is on his way to Madrid next year?

hahaha (H)

can this Pepe transfer mean that Mourinho is on his way to Madrid next year?

Wait, are you suggesting Real Madrid change their coach every year? :(

so officially:

Metzelder
Pepe
Saviola

Un officially
Drenthe
Cesc (maybe)
Robben

That about right?

so officially:

Metzelder
Pepe
Saviola

Un officially
Drenthe
Cesc (maybe)
Robben

That about right?


cesc is going nowhere. wenger will put his foot down sometime

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so officially:

Metzelder
Pepe
Saviola

Un officially
Drenthe
Cesc (maybe)
Robben

That about right?
Schuster said that he wanted 3 or 4 more players and not more, because he said that Real Madrid already bought some very talented players last year. That means (I think) that he is clearly impressed by Higuain, Gago and Marcelo (?). So above Pepe, Metzelder and Saviola there will be 3 or 4 other signings. 2 are almost certain. Robben and Drenthe. The other(s) I have no idea.

I dont know about you guys, but this squad is getting better and better. I mean Metzelder, Pepe and Saviola are very good signings. If you look at Barca, they have signed Toure, Henry and Abidal. Except for Henry, the 2 other signings are of the class that we also signed so we arent doing bad at all on the transfer market. And to add some more, Soldado has signed a deal till 2012. And Schuster has said that he wants to give him and De La Red alot of time next year. Soldado is class! De La Red is good, but not great. (not yet)

LOL EDIT: Ok, I just have read something that is a complet suprise for me and I think for all of you too. WE are apperently interested in Wesley Sneijder. The Ajax midfielder. I guess you guys know him, but if you dont I will give some info. The guy is great. He has fantastic vision, scores lots of goals, can shoot with both legs PERFECTLY, is a very good playmaker. And above all he is WAY cheaper then Cesc. We can get him for like 17-20 mil. He is an CM/ACM. I am suprised, but he would be a good buy. Valencia was interested too. What do you guys think?

HALA MADRID!

Barca also signed Milito

There is a Rumour here in Argentina...

Real Madrid will try to get Juan Roman Riquelme...Villarreal want 14 million for him.

BTW, is the Kaka deal closed...? Milan wanted 80 million, right?

Barca also signed Milito
Yes they have, my fault.

There is a Rumour here in Argentina...

Real Madrid will try to get Juan Roman Riquelme...Villarreal want 14 million for him.

BTW, is the Kaka deal closed...? Milan wanted 80 million, right?
Kaka wont come. Milan doesnt want to sell him at all! ;)

There is a Rumour here in Argentina...

Real Madrid will try to get Juan Roman Riquelme...Villarreal want 14 million for him.

BTW, is the Kaka deal closed...? Milan wanted 80 million, right?

Really? i thought he went with Forlan to Athletico

I heard some of that about Riquelme I am trying to keep things in perspective. In my opinion if we can secure Drenthe, and either Robben, Riquelme or Snijder or Cesc I will be fine, with either one of those last three, namely Robben would be a highher priority if we cannot secure Reyes...

Really? i thought he went with Forlan to Athletico
No that was denied later on by Riquelme himself I think. He wont go there. I guess he will stay in Boca or make a transfer to a big club.