The window is closed and it now looks like this

Ayala- Valencia
Makelele- Chelsea (he decided he didn't need the 15%)

Our defense is ****. I can't see us winning La Liga but CHL is a different story. In La Liga we will have to go half the year without a new defender and by then we will probably have lost to many games to claim 1st in La Liga.


Since Uefa changed the format for the CHL Madrid only have to play one group stage before they can buy a new defender in December. Even without a good defense we can top our first group stage. Than once we get a good defender or two it will go like this.

round of 16 Man U.- Madrid (Man U. Cry and Fergie quits)
quarterfinal Inter- Madrid (Ronaldo scores a hatrick each game)
semi Munich- Madrid (Madrid show Munich whos champs)

final Arsenal-Madrid
(Madrid win 4-3 in ET but Madrid and the fans applaud arsenal and Bergkamp is applauded for his last game)

Madrid might have to resort to looking into the South American transfer market In January for a defender see'ing as most of the best defenders are playing in European Competition. Maybe Quieroz is going to prove to us that there are no defensive problems at all in Madrid by coming up with a Formula at the back. :confused: ;)

I'm sure Madrid will manage. Besides Quieroz isn't known as a tactical genius for nothing.