On Guti, Pellegrini & International Games | RealmadridTalk Podcast Episode 8
Friday, 13 November 09, 11:52 AM · Comments (76)
The image above is of a shirt that I'm going to keep until I die. When I was in Madrid, meeting with a Director at Real Madrid and doing a private tour of their offices, the club gave me the famous white shirt with my name and number "1" on it (which means I'm replacing Casillas soon, so we'll be losing the next 100 games!). It was a very nice gesture from the club and it gives you a sense that they respect and care about what I'm doing.
Anyway, there is no La Liga action this weekend as national teams clash in friendly as well as crucial matches. It is a fact that football clubs, especially those that have important players, don't like international games as they fear their players might get injured. On the other hand, the players feel the urge and necessity to defend the colors of their national teams. It is a complicated situation especially for a player like Ronaldo, who If hadn't played with Portugal the other day, wouldn't have complicated his "minor" injury, but he did and he has been ruled out for another two weeks.
The good news, however, is that he is recovering well and could be ready as soon as the Santander game, which means he should be totally fit for Real's most important game this season -- EL Clasico against Barcelona at the Camp Nou.
As far as our other players are concerned, Lass and Benzema will play with France against Ireland for a spot in next year's World Cup. The game will be held at Dublin's Croke Park Stadium on Saturday at 21:00 CET
Saint Iker, Ramos, Alonso, Arbeloa and Albiol will face Gago and Higuain (and surely beat them) as Spain take on Argentina in a friendly match commemorating the Spanish FA's 100th anniversary on Saturday (20:45 CET). It will be a special match for Casillas as he will earn his 100th cap with the national team.
Kaka and Pepe are also away on international duty. The first will face England in Brazil on Saturday (18:00 CET), while the Portuguese will try to help his team qualify for the World Cup as they take on Bosnia at the Da Luz Stadium on Saturday (21:00 CET).
The last player on international duty is Rafael Van der Vaart who will face my favorite national team, Italy at 20:50 CET.
As any other Madridista, I hope that non of our players gets injured, but we all hope that someone like Messi, Xavi or Henry gets smashed up! It would be awesome to hear that one of these assholes will be out for something like three months!
Last but not least, I have something extra for you. You guessed it, it is the RealmadridTalk Podcast. Good news is Corey and Mark have recovered from their respective injuries (even though Corey has caught a flu) and they were able to join me and Kevin as we discuss Ronaldo's injury and what the hell is going on with Pellegrini and Guti as well as what the fuck Marca and AS want!
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DynastyofRealMadrid said:i agree the media is stupid to compare us to barca and imitate their style. but...
alright sound good Adam Bader 
76 Madridistas have commented on "On Guti, Pellegrini & International Games | RealmadridTalk Podcast Episode 8" · Add yours
Regarding the shirt... lucky bastard. But I guess after blogging like this, you deserve it...
I think its safe to say that Perez and Valdano are giving Pellegrini his freedom to work the way he wants.(So far...)
We have not had a coach who could bench Raul for 3 games in a row since Capello. Also I don't think their was ever a coach who was able to put Guti out of the squad for 4 games.
Now you guys might think this isn't much; but in Real Madrid this shows immense effort from the management to actually try making stuff work.
What we're going to need now is just a continuation of Pellegrini's priority in managing the squad without any interference from anyone else, if however Perez gets influenced by the papers and Pellegrini is forced to let someone else do his work; then I don't think we'll be smelling any silverware for a reaaaaaaaaaaally long time. But if Pellegrini is given the freedom he needs we might not necessarily win(because we're a new squad), though I can guarantee you that our losses will be accompanied by good performances.
Good episode. Guti is actually divorced and I agree that perhaps he WAS the misunderstood genius of the club, a few years ago. However I think he's really misunderstood in terms of his lifestyle and strong personality.
It's either half of Madridistas are barely educated (in every sense of the word) or it's just too much testosterone speaking about Pellegrini's resignation. Everything has to play out through time. If Real Madrid is still sinking a year or two years from now, maybe that is the time the admin should consider a new coach. I'm not a business major but I heard from a consultant that when change is imposed, it's natural that improvement will be halted... for a period of time until familiarity is achieved and progress will shoot up.
And can anyone expound about Barca's current problems?
Reply to bonjourjb:
I totally agree with you about giving pellegrini time. Just because we have the best players doesn't mean we are required to win everything straight away. Once pellegrini manages to put together the best team possible with the current players, he can then assess what he needs and what he doesn't. the losses this season have been very good for us because we have learnt where the problems lie.
In the last 3 months i have seen many problems arise with obvious solutions to them. the first problem was the left back position. there has been stability restored there by using arbeloa but we still need a world class left back to play there. The second problem is raul. When he plays both benzema and kaka don't play well. that's because raul takes up benzema's space and when they both play they are very close to each other. this also leads to the third problem, when raul plays kaka can't play as a central attacking midfielder, his preferred and most effective position. the final major problem we have is the right side of midfield. kaka and ronaldo don't like playing there and granero doesnt have the pace to play as a right winger. the solution is to play marcelo there. he is two footed, awesome at attacking and has a deadly shot on him as well as being able to pass and cross well.
so to summarise, i thinnk pellegrini should either use the barcelona formation of 4-3-3 or he should use a 4-5-1. the teams should look like:
--------Casillas
Ramos, Pepe, Albiol, Arbeloa
------Lass, Alonso
---Marcelo, Kaka, Ronaldo
---------Benzema (or Higuain)
or
--------Casillas,
Ramos, Pepe, Albiol, Arbeloa
-------Lass, Alonso,
----------Kaka
Higuain, Benzema, Ronaldo
Obviously players like raul, guti and granero can be integrated into the team but against the big clubs we need to play the players mentioned above
let alonso regain his form it'll deadly like never before,,
btw any links for brazil v/s england game...
the gago effect is not only affecting real madrid, but also argentina!!again, like wut he did to us, he contributed to be a big part of their messy ball movement in the midfield. in the defensive end, he is just like a "mad bull" that commiting fouls all over the place. i still have no idea how he would be named as a what so called potential player. he is totally "meaningless" in the midfield. he is the one who deserves to be sold, not Negredo, Robben, and Parejo!!
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
some pple suggest of M.diarra because of his slow pace, wake up pple!! how much "faster" can this YOUNG player be??? at least M. Diarra can be very effective on the defensive end.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
I'd definitely go for Gago over M.Diarra.
Have you seen our 2 games against Alcorcon? M.Diarra totally lost it; I don't know what effectiveness in the defense you were talking about.
I think I underestimated Gago alot in the past; yes he's a horrible passer and often contributes nothing but instability to the midfield however I think he just needs to find the right coach and the right position to play in. His roles in Argentina and Real Madrid are NOT the ones he should be doing ever. Gago could work in a team like Liverpool maybe or an Italian side who plays 4-5-1 as a full out free player in the defensive midfield, applying pressure and cutting balls like crazy in fact I'd like to see Madrid play something like this in the champions league but doubt it'll happen.
------------Cassillas---------------
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----------Pepe------Albiol----------
S.Ramos----------------------Arbeloa
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---------------Gago-----------------
----------------------Alonso--------
-----------Lass---------------------
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---------Kaka-----------------------
-----------------------Cristiano----
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---------------Benzema--------------
Reply to Madrid4Life:
don't be an ignorance by judging M.diarra with those two meaningless kings cup games. he was struggling during those two games but don't be too superficial. His tackling skills and strength are world class. he has been injuried for mths and this affects his form. at least, he had proven that he is capable on his defensive role b4 he was hurt last season. he was spectacular in Lyon.
for gago, those are just ur own hypothetic assumption. those are sth that haven't taken place in no where. F.Gago has NOT yet proven his value since the first day he arrives. He is nowhere near real madrid level. he has been used as a central midfielder and a ball winner and none of these roles show his value.
i will only give 3 words to ur formation:
TOTALLY WASTE OF SPACE
why do we have to play a defensive formation like this. it's pathetic to give up another attacker for gago. "may be " he will play good on liverpool?? how did u get this??? just judging by his overall performances at RM and argentina, i dare say he won't
just go see the replay of today's match. gago did way more horrible than M.Diarra on those two meaningless alcorcon game. besides, i ain't judging this by one match. i've catched up all argentina's game recently. he still played crap with no improvement AT ALL!! at least M.Diarra is solid!! and i don't think gago commits fouls less often than M.Diarra does.
Reply to Madrid4Life:
M.diarra had a way better sense of positioning. his recovering skill is way better than gago. he is able to recover the gap on the CB position all the time.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
Let me not compare m.diarra with gago....
but for a midfielder even though his first job is to break up play, his distibution and passing is absolutely shocking........(i think adam here can pass better....!!)
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
Meaningless kings cup games? Why am I not allowed to judge him because of those 2 "meaningless" games? yes he came back from injury and he had enough chances to prove his worth by maybe atleast a nice tackle or a good pass of some sort, tell me if you saw any of that?; He definatly lost his touch. He will not play the way he use to be and their is no room for improvement for him, can you even imagine he's 28? Concerning his strength; Lassana is half his size and we saw what the true meaning of strength is. The biggest flaw M.Diarra has now which I doubt will be fixed is his speed. The guy has become a snail in the midfield.
Nobody wants Gago, so sure lets sell Gago but lets not be surprised because I think if this player becomes part of a team with a consistant managment and has fans who put faith in him he will have alot of room for improvement. He's in Madrid now lets automatically treat the young man like trash.
Xavi Hernandez was nothing; and look at him now?
I'll give you 3 words about my formation:
Defense Wins Championships
While I do know that real madrids style is not defensive at all, hence why I said it wouldn't ever happen and we'll never play it; You know what I'll make sure I tell Pellegrini not to use it
Reply to Madrid4Life:
Agreed. Excluding Guti was a good call. He is inconsistent anyway. As for Raul, benching him should give him more motivation to play better. Capello did with Raul and himself and with Del Piero, so If Pellegrini continues to bench Raul -- I hope that will result in the later playing well.
Reply to Madrid4Life:
There is no way to compare M.Diarra to Gago -- they are totally different.
Diarra is a defensive midfielder while Gago is supposed to be a creative one. The first does his job well -- when he is feeling well. Go through all of his matches with Real Madrid and you'll see how great he has been.
On the other hand, Gago has rarely produced amazing performances -- ones like he produced in Boca. It seems to me European football in general and Spanish in particular is just so fast and advanced to him.
His passess are most inaccurate, but he sometims tackles well. He is a normal player, nothing more than that -- not one that should be at Real Madrid.
Look at Lass instead. From Day 1 -- until now, he has been proving himself everyday. Defensively and offensively.
Reply to Shre7:
haha, sure I can pass better. I tend not to make a lot of passes (because I play as a left-winger -- second striker) but when I do, I make fantastic ones
Reply to Madrid4Life:
lass is the best one for us, no one doubts that!! but let me tell u wut, judge a M.Diarra by his glumsy pass is totally absurd, he is a ballwinner whose duty is to defend. he is not responsible for passing, distributing, and controlling the tempo, a good ball winner should immediately pass the ball to the playmaker or CM. M.Diarra had been consistent on his defensive duty only except for those two alcorcon games. yes, for me, the king's cup is totally meaningless. we ain't good enough to compete to hte treble. it distracted us and risked our player with the likelihood of more injuries. on all the games M.Diarra has played after he recovered, he had done what he ought to do on his defensive duty.
Gago tends to be creative player but he NEVER EVER prove he is capable on his own duty. he hasn't qualified to be a real madrid level player, nowhere near that level yet. he is a different type of player to M.Diarra. but i 100% prefer M.Diarra to him cuz the african has ALready proven his value. he is at least capable to do what he ought to do while gago can't even do anything.
Perez wants to clear out players
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Raul may quit.
LINK
Reply to anayth:
NVN and M.Diarra should stay at least until summer. it's so unwise to offload them without finding any suitable replacement. we can't rely only on Lass for the whole season.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
He had a good game against Sevilla; but he's too slow, he struggles so much against counterattacks and we've been the #1 team to counterattack against because we're so wreckless when we attack.
A good offensive team needs extremely solid defensive midfielders who atleast can give a some effort to make sure they win the ball in most situations (e.g Redondo Makele, S.Concecao and Lassana Diarra); with mamadou it has come to the point where he just gets out paced by a person who's 20 meters behind him when he already has an advantage, I'm sadened by this, he's not fast enough and I really don't want it to at the cost of our humiliation to teams like Alcorcorn.
Reply to Madrid4Life:
he is slow but who told u that PACE is the most important instinct for a defensive midfielder???a ball winner DOES NOT need pace if he has good positioning skills. lass has pace and he is able to track the ball all over the place. but this is not the only way to play as a DCM role. an effective way to slow down the pace of counterattack is to firmly remain as a jam on hte midfield, not to track the players down. a good DCM only needs to stand still in the deep area in front of the backline, or to fill up the gap of the attacking fullbacks in the right time. that's all. M.Diarra is just different in style of Lass. he is the only DCM on our team who is capable to recover the CB position in a very solid way. in that bullshit alcorcon game, he just didn't do what he should do in the midfield to close down the space for counterattack. he was the one to blame on that particular game cuz he didn't even recover good. but that doesn't represent his overall quality. nothing offensive mate, but wut u said seems kind of ignorant about DCM. if one has to track back with pace, that means this DCM participates too much on attack and left his own position vaccuum. this is not a good phenominon. take a good at how Ambrosini and Giberto Silva, they ain't even faster than Diarra, they are just good at positioning--- the more important thing for a DCM than pace.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
don't put a player on death penalty with a few bad performances, be fair!! no one blames u if u critisize someone like gago or raul, who seldom had one or two average game.
Reply to DynastyofRealMadrid:
Mate I never said pace was the most important attribute a DCM should have; but their is an acceptable level of speed you need to have for that position unless you have extremely good defending skill and positioning however I don't see Mamadou having neither of those attributes.
As far as defending lets take Gerrard Pique for example who's a CB: He's slow, but he makes up for it with his defending skills and positioning. Mamadou use to have it; but lost it.
Ambrosini tracked down Kaka several times in both our away and home games. I haven't watched Gilberto in a while but he was fast enough to a certain extent when he was 28! He's 33 now. I'm sorry but if you're going to say that Ambrosini is slow or is as slow as Mamadou then you've proved your ignorance already. How can you even compare a player who should be in his prime with players who are 5-6 years and are who are still argueably faster.
Again Mamadou had a better game against Sevilla but while can't he replicate that form again is outside my knowledge.
Reply to Madrid4Life:
*Correction* How can you even compare a player who should be in his prime with players who are 5-6 years older and are still argueably faster aswell.
Have to say these intermittent international breaks suck!
Can't wait for el-clasico on 29 Nov. Anything less than a defeat will satisfy me. I don't care if we play with 10 men in defence. Do it like Inter if we have to. Play deadly counter attacks, CR9 can certainly help with that.
I just don't want us to lose , whatever we do!
And what's up with this thing I hear that Portugal have to give the all-clear for CR9 to play for us again?
Reply to galacticos:
Well atleast for the racing match. He'll def be back for zurich and barca no doubt. And i hav to say that with pellegrini using our best 11 now im very optimistic abt the barca match and the rest of the season too, this will jus help the team gel way faster madrid for life!!!
Reply to Madrid4Life:
i brought up Ambrosini cuz he rarely relies on pace on his defensive duty. i used him as my example doesn't necessarily mean that he must be as slow as M. Diarra. if u followed close enough to that game, u might find out that "brilliant" Ambrosini(i gave him particular credit to that game) spent all the time trying to stop kaka BEFORE the brazilan playmaker gets the ball instead of relying on pace to TRACK kaka down which is extremely unwise. pato is way faster than Arbeloa but arbeloa was still able to pressure him with his good anticipating skill and strength. have i ever said ambrosini is as slow as Mamadou??? but i dare say he is not considered to be a "fast" guy. as a backup DCM, i dare say M.diarra is qualified for it. I never judge a player by 1 or 2 games, everyone has bad form. if he can kick back to the level he used to be last season b4 he was hurt, he is able to compete for a starting spot with Lass. on those game he played last season b4 he was injuried, i dare use the term "outstanding" on him. in which period he appeared as a wall in the midfield. xabi alonso is having a terrible form with us but i wonder if we can say that his career is done with his 28 yr of age......Mamadou hasn't played for mths and must need more time to regain his top form. be patient with the players. don't just judge a player's overall quality with 1 or 2 bad performances.
I've read they are tracking Vargas...it'd be damn wonderful if we get this versatile player...he can add new dimension to our defence as well as atttack...if we are adding new players then, Vargas, Silva, and Villa....yes Villa, if we are selling RVN then we need a mr reliable....i dont think we can just rely on Benzy and Pipita...anyways, these three players can change the way we look....
Cassilas
Ramos.....Albiol.......Pepe.....Vargas
...........Lass..........Alonso..............
******************Kaka***********************
Ronaldo......Villa............Silva
Reply to Bond:
Concentrate on current squad & scenario...itz not fifa 10.Villa ain't coming.if there were any chances we would had him in last transfer season...
itz too early to start talkin abt transfers buddy
Reply to Madridfan_India:
lolz...mate, they are planning to buy upto six players this Jan...do you really think it's too early to discuss about our potential new comers?? haha, okay okay we shall be talking about that on 30th of dec...
u are so right, this ain't FIFA 10 lllolz
Reply to Bond:
With current squad i'll go for this lineup:
Cassilas
Ramos.....Albiol.....Pepe......Arbeloa
.........Lass......Alonso..............
Kaka(CAM)
......Ronaldo....Benzy/Higuain.....VDV...
Reply to Bond:
Don't believe everything you read mate. Not even Perez is stupid enough to buy another 6 players in Jan. At most he'll sign two players and sell one since we already have one spot open. We should only make one signing though, and that's Clichy/Lahm. I don't want Vargas to be left-back because he's no different from Drenthe and Marcelo. He's rather poor at defence and that just won't do.
yeah..he's a bit shaky in defence..but hey, u can't compare him with Drenthe, Vargas is lot lot better (Lahm is great but personally, i love Vargas..esp the way he attacks)...well i think we need three players...a dependable left back, a dependable winger and a dependable forward.
And yes, you can never say what Prez is thinking.
Reply to Bond:
to TheAngelOfMadrid
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
I heard Mahamadou Diarra, Gago, RVN, Dudek, Drenthe and Metzelder are all for sale this winter so possibly there might anoder 3-4 new faces in d squad.
btw any updates on DE la red??
is he in squad with a jersey number??
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Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
plus remember if we buy someone from who already played champions league this season, thats no use . so even i don't think perez will buy more than 1/2 player on winter transfer market.
Reply to Madridfan_India:
so we should start buying . i already bought cr9 n benzema's shirt....thinking to buy casillas's shirt as well
Reply to melbournemadridista:
that's why i think prez will go for vargas...
Reply to Bond:
I'm not comparing him to Drenthe or Marcelo but we need a more solid left-back. I'm ready to rely on Arbeloa and wait till next season to sign somebody with real quality like Lahm or Clichy. We have enough forwards. Three of the the best you'll find atm, them being Benzema, Higuain and Ruud. But I agree with you on the winger part, we really lack width. I find Jovetic, Di Maria, Perotti or Navas great options for the wing.
Reply to Bond:
Oh and just for the record, Vargas is cup-tied with Fiorentina, no use for the CL.
Reply to melbournemadridista:
wait buddy perez can give ua surprises.wait for winter transfer window to be ovr..lolz
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
Arbelo has been too gud 4 me at tat position thn marcelo n drenthe as 4 wings i hope ribery deal is on...tat'll be gr8 addition.
i liked bonds formation with vdv m sure if given more time he'll prove himself as best player of d squad.He opted to stay at madrid to prove a point n m sure he'll do tat successfully.
Reply to Madridfan_India:
don't worry about winter....no big name transfer club on winter....untill u are interested to buy some defender's jersey
Reply to Madridfan_India:
Lahm is totally overrated. These German players play well for their countries but not for their clubs. I've seen terrible performances by Lahm this year.
Reply to Denzel:
That's kinda my problem with him too. He's either really bad or brilliant and that doesn't really cut it. I like Canella a lot too. He'll be a Spanish international soon too so I think it's a good idea to sign him. He's like a left-back clone of Sergio Ramos.
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
Vargas will be useful if we make a slight tactical change. We tend to attack more from RB, with Ramos moving too forward. However, in this process, many times he becomes unable to recover the gap...as the result we miss a great defender at back that has cost us many times. But if we play Vargas, operating attack from LB and Ramos staying more back, we will be less vulnerable in defence. Though little slower in pace when compared to Ramos, Vargas can cross, shoot and control the ball better. Ramos can also move up ocassionally, and Lass can fill up the space. We will still have Arbeloa, so we wont be lacking options.
But if we opt to stay with current strategy, then Vargas is obviously no good. Let's wait until the season ends.
About forwards, i said if we are selling RVN, we will need a reliable reinforcement. If RVN is staying then it's okay.
cr9 back on the 25thLINK
for some minutes and then will be fully fit against barca good or bad wt do u think
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
oh..didnt kno that
Reply to madridista 4life:
It's perfect, a 100% Ronaldo against a Barca side coming of a game with Inter.
Reply to madridista 4life:
Because of the enormous pressure (the fans, media, club) I think he's pushing/forcing himself to be fit for the Barcelona match. Real Madrid had a few bad results after he got injured. Bayern and Van Gaal also brought back Robben too early and instead of 3 weeks he's out for what 6? Same goes for Steven Gerrard and Liverpool. So no I don't think it's smart. He might be fit physically but he won't have any match rhythm or anything. Plus there is the danger of getting a more severe injury...
Reply to Denzel:
Reply to Bond:
agreed.
"My heir will be Sergio Ramos.......He is part of a great club in Real Madrid. My advice to him will be to play in the middle of defence like I did."-Maldini.
I really wanna see Jovetic in Madrid, the guy is nothing less than a walking explosion of potential; reminds me alot of roberto baggio.
We will definitely need to sign him if Barcelona get ahold of gourcouf next year.
I think Arbeloa has alot to give in Madrid; putting him on the bench for the second half of the season would be a real let down for him.
I think Marcelo has potential to be a starting left back in the future; he's learning alot. He's young which means he has alot of room for improvement.
I find it highly distateful when a Madridista hopes for a Barcelona player to get injured. No one should hope for the pain of any footballer, regardless of the color the player wears. Your little outburst makes you sound childish and spiteful. I will not be following this blog anymore.
Reply to Madrid4Life:
Because our transfer policy revolves around matching that of Barca? Horrible idea. I like Jovetic, but we have to come up with a better reason to sign him.
Its good to see Ronaldo training outside today with the ball. also Higuain and Gago are back .. next two games vs Racing and Zurich are very important games before the big one vs Barcelona.. just a quick run down on who should play to keep our players fresh.. Garay,Gago,VDV,Granero should all be ready to step up and play just to keep our players fresh like Sergio Ramos is suspended this weekend so that is a good break for him.. maybe Garay can play for Pepe vs Racing just a few examples
Reply to Ryan McManus:
So we can match them in terms of firepower maybe?
I read somewhere that Valencia is in deep financial crisis once again! They need to sell their star players. Perfect time to buy Villa & Silva. Go Perez, Get 'em!!
Reply to galacticos:
yeah we could buy Silva or Villa in January and one would be able to play in CL
Reply to Ryan McManus:
seriously - why would you hope that Messi, Henry or anyone else would be injured? that's fucked up- if RM cant beat Barcelona with Messi and co they don't deserve to win- plus wishing that on players is seriously fucked up
Reply to Madridista4:
yay!!!!!....if tat's true..i say get both...
Reply to Shumila:
You've got a point there. Adam, you support Real Madrid so you don't have to be fully objective. However, wishing injuries on players from other teams is distasteful, no matter how much you dislike them. I expect posts like these from certain people, but not you. If you want to keep this blog nice and clean you should give a good example.
Reply to galacticos:
I am not a regular follower of this blog. However, after reading some 5 6 posts, I got the feeling that yes this man has has control over what he writes.
"As any other Madridista, I hope that non of our players gets injured, but we all hope that someone like Messi, Xavi or Henry gets smashed up! It would be awesome to hear that one of these assholes will be out for something like three months."
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY "WE ALL HOPE" mr. Adam Bader?? I am a Madridista, and I would proudly loose fighting rather than aspiring to win a game against a weakened opponent with a depleted squad. What you wrote is an utter disgarce, and if you want to write such things then please make it personal. Not all Madridistas think like that.
We all are supporters of football and the players like Xabi, Messi make this game more beautiful. You call them "assholes" coz they play from Barca?? Would Kaka and Alonso also be "assholes" if they were not with us?? Don't forget Real Madrid exists because football exists. So lets support our teams, players and above all football with spirit. Respect your opponent, that's the real sportsmanship.
Adam, you're a journalist so please don't forget you responsibilities. Watch your words.
At last but not the least, I want to remind you the motto (at least written) in this page, "We value football first, life second." So, show some guts, believe in healthy competetion and dare to face your opponents at their best.
Reply to Bond:
sorry, that msg was not intended as a reply to your post.
Reply to Bond:
@Bond, do you think I really meant that? Any reader of my blog would already know that I surely don't hope a player gets injured whether he is playing for Real or for any other team.
-- any fanatic fan would say the same.
I wrote it in a way to illustrate how a fanatic Real Madrid fan I am. If you were raised in family that talks, drinks and sleeps football you wouldn't find any kind of these comments weird
However, I want to beat Barca with them or without them. They will surely be stronger with Messi, but the most important thing is that they get smashed up by five or six goals
Welcome to the blog btw
Reply to Adambader:
Thanks.
Adam, I don't know you personally, also I am new to this blog...so I don't know what you mean deep inside by writing something. Simply, you are what you write. For me the statement like "we all Madridistas want Messi, Xabi or Henry get smashed up" is really insulting. You want them get injured, fine, but you can't assume and involve all Madridistas.
Inarguably, you are a fanatic Real Madrid fan. Your devotion justifies. But Adam you are also a journalist and many people follow you. I am not asking you to be unbiased when you write in Realadridtalk. Just be fair.
I don't think it has anything to do with the type of family in which one is raised. But let me tell you, my family not only talks, drinks and sleeps football, it breathes football. lol.
Well, I hope I am misunderstanding the statement. Frankly, I was little shocked to read it coz I found you really respectful towards people in some other posts.
Anyways, carry on great blogging.
This is absolute magic, this guy makes Messi look bad LINK
Reply to Bond:
Glad to know your family breathes football!
I agree with you, I shouldn't have probably included "All Madridistas" in that statement even though some fans could be more fanatic than I am.
I apologize If you were offended.
Hope to see you around more and in case you want connect on Facebook, here is my page LINK
Reply to Adambader:
thanks mate.
Reply to Madrid4Life:
I don't want to see Marcelo at left back, and I want to see more of Jovetic. How good is this guy?
As good as Negredo?
Reply to Caracoleo:
He is different to Negredo and yes he is similar to Baggio. Might be a good addition, but don't think Juve will let him go, at least not now.
I thought he was at Fiorentina?
Reply to Adambader:
Fiorentina not Juve.
Reply to Caracoleo:
Negredo is second class compared to Jovetic.
This guy is pure talent and genius imo; he has insane control over the ball at such a young age, also his vision in the pitch is amazing. He's held responsible for removing liverpool from the champions league this season.
Reply to Madrid4Life:
I thought Jovetic was a winger , not a all-out striker like Negredo. Am I mistaken?