Real Madrid Want Ronaldo, Iniesta, Beckham, Roberto Carlos, Villa and Kaka
Friday, 20 March 09, 04:56 AM · Comments (40)
If you happen to be a friend of mine on Facebook or are following me on Twitter, you know then that I have been sidelined in the last few days due to "vision issues". I broke my glasses the other day while playing in 5-a-side game and started wearing contact lenses in order to see well and play FOOTBALL!
Anyway, I'm back and to be honest, I'm surprised to see the names we are being linked to at the moment. I know that at this point in the season, the press can get really silly with their reports, but there were some confirmations about the intentions of signing some of those players.
Let's first start with Cristiano Ronaldo. A couple of days ago, I believe Ramón Calderón, our ex-president who failed us and rigged the assembly, was not ashamed and stated again (for the million time, I guess) that Ronaldo's deal was done. When he was the president, he kept promising that Ronaldo would come, the deal was absolutely closed, and nothing happened. He, however, this time is saying he is confident about it.
If you are a long-time reader of RealmadridTalk, then you know I'm not a big fan of Ronaldo mostly for his off-pitch attitude. I don't hate him, actually I'd love to see him at Real, but the problem is, his club doesn't want to sell him for whatever price, so why keep pursing the guy? It just sounds ridiculous to me. Those folks who are running for presidency (including Pérez, Calderón and whoever promised to bring Ronaldo in the past) are nuts. Instead of chasing a player that you WILL not get, go and look for someone else who has the desire to play for Real.
Another ridiculous rumor involves Iniesta. I don't know if you know this, but he was a Madridista when he was a little kid. The reason he moved to Barca's youth academy was that Real's training facilities were located in an area close to a red light district patrolled by prostitutes and "bad ladies" and so his parents had their worries that their child would spend his allowance on "condoms" rather than something else. Barca seemingly knew about it and one of their members approached Iniesta's father and the family moved to Barcelona.
Now, years later, Iniesta is, in my opinion, one of the best midfielders in Europe. But signing him is pretty difficult if not impossible. Not only would we need to pay his enormous buy-out clause, but also convince him to move. I don't know for sure if he is fanatic about Barca and would instead kill himself than move to Real, but I can't see it happening.
If those two rumors were not silly to you, then these other two ARE REALLY UNBEARABLE. Pérez wants to bring both of David Beckham and Roberto Carlos back. From a footballing perspective, both are past it. And If they hadn't been, Capello wouldn't have asked to offload both of them. I trust Capello's decisions, and I believe in what I say that we don't need them, though I wouldn't mind seeing them back as anything else but first team players. For example, Becks would do a brilliant job in the marketing department, while Roberto Carlos would amazingly do well, in uhmmmm, I dunno, he'd be welcome though.
The last two rumors today are both involving two possible realistic and adequate options. The first is Kaká, and although he isn't at his prime at the moment, he'd still be a great addition to our squad. He'd add that extra factor which would help us change things around in the Champions League and big matches. But the thing is, we'd need to offload a player or two, which we'd probably means Guti needs to retire or Van der vaart and Sneijder need to go.
I personally the like Dutch duo, but their performances really worry me. They haven't been playing well and If they keep playing "crappy" like this, Pérez or whoever comes will have a good excuse to show them the door. What I hope is that they manage to regain their form and shine again. Sneijder played well in the match against Bilbao and so he needs to build on that, while Van der vaart is in a weaker position as he is not a starter, he'd need to play first in order to get to his excellent form.
As for David Villa, I think he is an awesome player, but NO THANKS! Huntelaar and Higuain deserve to be at the Club. Additionally, the predator Van Goal will be back and so we'll have three superb strikers in addition to Rau'l. Yes, Saviola is out in the summer, which as I said will leave us with Higuain, Huntelaar, Rau'l and Van Goal, but bringing a fifth world-class striker who would have a serious problem with sitting on the bench is not a wise decision or is it?
Alright, that's it for now. It was a good rant. I'm still catching up with emails, comments and stuff, so If I haven't replied to any of your comments yet, this means I haven't seen it.
In the meantime, tell me what you think about our transfer options.
Hala Madrid!
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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 
40 Madridistas have commented on "Real Madrid Want Ronaldo, Iniesta, Beckham, Roberto Carlos, Villa and Kaka" · Add yours
Nice post and Congratulations for your new lenses,i hope C.Ronaldo stay with his club we dont want any trouble maker,about Beckham thing i totally disagree he is good but we already have Guti,Sneijder and VDV but as i said i would love Carlos comeback he can be a super-sub for Marcelo of course after kicking Heinze's ass,also buying Villa would be great after selling Higuain,i know all of you disagree selling Higuain but thats what should happen,and please no Iniesta,i dont like buying Barcelona players its a humulation.
My transfer list:
Players to Buy:Kaka,Diego,Silva,Villa/Benzema,Lahm
Players to sell:Heinze,Saviola,Metzelder,VDV,Higuain,Drenthe
Hala Madrid!
Reply to MadridistAli:
Thanks Ali
good post Adam, I basically agree with what you pointed out. If kaka comes, a fifth striker is not necessary to be signed. As a nominater, Perez is so unwise to announce that he wants beck back. This is insane. Even though back to 03-04 season, i would totally oppose ot sign david beckham. He appeared like a movie star rather than a player and signing him was 100000% due to commercial purpose. If we'd had got some classic defenders instead of beckham at that season, we might've won our 10th CL champ already. Perez even sold our most precious asset makelele because he wanna get some opened position for his superstar. In football point of view. This is totally unbelievable. I really hope the "dark age" could teach Perez a big lesson----Don't never interfere about our team tactically. I still give a lot of credit since he never broke his promises on signing big players(except for P.Viera, who didn't want to come himself, but i really hope he can do his signing "adequately" if he wins the campaign. In my opinion, it's not a smart way to chase C.Ron like what Calderon did last year. Kaka will be a better option and we can patiently wait until the contract bw the portuguese and Man.U ended. My ideal signing for now is Kaka, Silva, Xabi Alonso, and Chiellini. (I would like to put David Villa, Ribery, and Diego on the backup list too)
i think that you forgot one player... Ribery...
with Zidane being involved in Real's management i think he is seriously considered to be a Real player...
and i would love to see Ronaldo here...!!
he will be excellent in marketing and quality addition to Real.. he can play as a second striker while Ribery or David Silva who i would also love to see here can play as a winger...
VDV is probably be sold at the end of the season, why don't we exchange him with Diego or offer to Milan for Kaka with addition to money so that offer for Kaka can be lovered down...
players to bring in my opinion - Kaka or Diego, Ribery or Silva, Ronaldo and Chiellini
to offload - Heinze, VDV, Saviola, Drenthe, Javi Garcia...
i don't take seriously rumors about Backham and Carlos. their time has passed and this time i don't think Perez will make same mistakes as the last time...
Reply to MadridistAli:
To this day, I don't understand how you can doubt Higuain. He's just one gear short of reaching World-Class in the eyes of most of the world but you a Madridista disagree...baffling. Anyways, it's your opinion, your Players to buy list is good though except for the striker because if we get Silva, Diego and Kaka then keep in mind all of them can play as forwards. And also, why get both Diego AND Kaka? To be honest the perfect player to fit our formation and partner Lass would be Fabregas but due to the difficulties in getting him, Kaka is the next best thing. I would replace Lahm with Chiellini as outr top target and Lahm as the second-choice. Silva is a good option too though I think Ribery is a better player but it would be nice to add a Spaniard. Hala Madrid!
Reply to Rireal:
Two wingers? Why?
Personally im not happy with our strikers. We need more mobile strikers and ones which can create their own chances. The only striker who can do this is Higuain for me. Hunterlaar has a good eye for goal as we've seen lately but he needs the ball in the penalty area. If we look at all the top strikers, they can all run and dribble with the ball. Also most of them have pace. Look at Villa, Torres, Eto'o, Rooney, Tevez, etc. Raul and Ruud arent exactly the fastest either.
Villa would be a great addition but we've probably lost him to barca which isnt great news.
Reply to Real_Madrid_:
It's called a balanced attacking force. Lets look at all the best teams in the world. There's Berbatov and Rooney for Utd, Drogba and Anelka for Chelsea, Henry and Eto'o for Barca etc. It's a bad idea to keep two forwards because players tend to act selfish in these situation. It was one of the many mistakes that Perez made. He brought in way too many forwards but had basically no striker. Remember the real Galacticos? There was Raul who could run and Morientes who was killer in front of goal. Higuain is an extremely talented boy and Huntelaar is a genius in front of goal, it's the perfect match. It's the support that both don't recieve that's the problem. Higuain manages to carve out chances often but look at all the big team and their strikers, they ALL need support which Real aren't providing as well as they can. Hala Madrid!
I completely agree with you...but I think Silva,Ribery or C.Ronaldo would be good.
I know Lass has been awesome but M.Diarra might still be an integral part of the team.
If a deal hasn't been finalised yet...it's useless persueing him.
Also,why is Metzelder playing as a left back?I would play M.Torres and I've also noticed that Garay isn't mentioned in the team...I would include him too
Lastly guys...don't forget that M.Diarra will return from injury too next summer
Adam:I agree with everything you said....but I think that there are two possibilities about the Ronaldo saga...either Calderon has been lying for just about a year...or Ronaldo actually will come next summer...we can't judge yet...we have to wait and see
I'm inclined to agree with what you've said.
I do think the Ronaldo deal is more realistic that you have implied, but agree that we should not continue to persue if manu refuse.
I think we need a winger though - Silva would be a good fit.
Take your point about Strikers, but not sure how much Raul and VN will have left in their tanks, the opportunity to sign Villa can't be any better and the jury is still out on Huntelaar IMO.
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
I do remember the Perez era. Id rather not but I do.
When I said strikers I was referring to our forwards generally. We need more mobility up front. Raul isnt what he used to be any more. Ruud is great but is nearing the end of his career. Hunter is dealy but needs to be fed in the box. We need forwards who are an outlet for the team ie Casillas throws them the ball and they can run with it and make their own chances and/or bring others into the game.
nice post adam, i myself fractured a finger playing a football tournament at my uni...
we surely should keep gago, higuain and sneijder but we could offload heinze, canna, metzelder, saviola and m. diarra... i'd love to see kaka and ribery in the white jersey but a good LB is very important... we'll have garay but i think investing in a good center back is also essential... i don't think we'll be needing alonso next year as i totally oppose playing two CDMs... but even if we do Lass and Gago are doing a great job... we certainly don't need villa and diego is second choice to kaka.... hope whatever happens ends our UCL drought...
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
here is why...
because Ronaldo can be used as a striker... he is very fast, his dribbling is fantastic and he scores a lot of goals...
he can make serious damage to other defence and behind him Robben and Ribery would be as a wingers...
Adam, I cant believe you say real doesnt need david villa. Barcelona wants him and they have Henry and Etoo which are much more prolific strikers from all of our bunch. I would love to see him in our team bc he is the second best Spain has to offer on the attacking field next to torres. He can dribble, he has pace and he is strong. Yes Van is coming back ...but what is the guarantee he can play as good as he is used to. He is 33 after all. Also Raul is 31 and on a decline. Huntelaar is good but not to count for every game. Hiquain is great but not an all out striker.
Furthermore villa will be available on a knock down price bc of valencia's economic problems and he is only 26. I would love to see him next year on our side. For me him and tevez are two world class players who are attainable in good price and they would add a great deal to this club.
Reply to Real_Madrid_:
the problem we're having now is in our midfield. Like most of the fans, i kept mentioned we gotta increase the creativity and pace. Many matches, including the Liverpool one, reflects our problem so badly- our midfielders failed to support the strikers up front. we've only got Robben as a winger who can strench out the flank, and thank god marcelo does okay as a winger too. But right in the middle it's totally messy. F.Gago turns it over 10000 times a game and this is sth we have to concern about. And that's why I mention xabi alonso in my list too. If we wanna take over a game, we gotta take over the midfield with total domination on possession. that's sth we gotta improve.
Reply to TheAngelOfMadrid:
i also prefer chiellini to lahm since the former can play fullback too, it gives the flexibility on substitution. Lahm is the best LB in the world, though. But marcelo would have more chances if we got chiellini respectively.
Adam nice post.
If I had to chose I`ll choose Kaka, but for Beckam and R.Carlos I`m not sure. They have done the job for Real Madrid in the past.
inesta is one of the best midfielder in the world but i don't look good on his trade since Barca must ask for an enormous amount.
Reply to Real_Madrid_:
RVN can do as you said if you remember him in the Euros doing God knows what all with his feet..if only him and Sneijder can play like that all the time
I'd rather wait a year to bring in a World-Class forward or maybe us Castilla and give Bueno, Szalai and Palanca shots, they all have great potential. Benzema in 2010 if he's still at Lyon would be my target, him to be rotated with Higuain and Huntelaar. Hala Madrid!
Reply to fofos:
Granted that Villa is an extraordinary footballer, but he can't accept being benched. Do you believe that any coach would bench Rau'l? In the last couple of years I've noticed that coaches who took on Real don't expierment that much upfront and always stick to certain players (mostly Rau'l and Van Nistelrooy).
The point is, in order for Villa to come, Real need to guarantee him a place in the starting eleven. Whether that means Rau'l, Van Nistelrooy or any other striker gets benched or even offloaded. On the other hand, If he comes and doesn't start, it will be a waste of his talent, the same thing is happening with Saviola now.
Barca are probably interested in him because Eto'o said he took a decision and they are trying to find a replacement.
Well-said. To the point.
Reply to Real_Madrid_:
I perfectly understand you. You are looking for someone like Ronaldo (the Brazilian)
Reply to EvoLtc:
Again, in order for Villa to come, he needs to be guarenteed a place in the starting eleven. Right now, I don't think that any coach would be able to bench Rau'l or Van Nistelrooy even If they are performing poorly.
Screw Gago, how about both Diarra's?
If we play both diarras we would NEED to play 4-5-1....because we'd need Sneijder/VDV as a creative midfielder...but I think it would be awesome...mostly in the champions league
The squad list has been announced for the match tommmorow vs almeria.. Goalkeepers: Casillas and Dudek.
Defensas: Torres, Ramos, Pepe, Cannavaro, Heinze y Metzelder.
Mediocentros: Gago, Lass, Sneijder, Robben, Marcelo, Parejo y Van der Vaart
Delanteros: Raúl, Higuaín y Huntelaar.
The players left of the list for technical decision are Faubert, Saviola Javi Garcia, Drenthe, Codina.. Salgado is also off the list he is injured.. Hala Madrid!!
Few things to watch for in this match are how Robben is doing after he recieved that blow yesterday in training that rewquired stiches, also how Pepe plays with his dislocated finger because his hand will proably be wrapped up and also Higuain how he does because he has not trained with the squad all week except for today but it is likely that Huntelaar will start again.. Hala Madrid!!
Reply to Madridista4:
Also Guti has been left off for technical decision
Will robben play tomorrow because he has 3 stiches in his knee ? i hope so but i think real is gonna winn this and i hope is gonna be a fun match to watch.
Reply to real madrid lovee:
I have a stitch on my chin and one near my ankle and trust me, it doesn't hurt one bit. He should get past the game easy, he even came back on the turf to complete training the same day so I doubt it'll keep him sidelined
Reply to Madridista4:
The English version of the official site doesn't mention Van der vaart in the squad list at all.
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They should hire me to manage the site
Ronaldo's relatives encourage United exit.. LINK
Reply to Adambader:
yeah the enlglish site has only 17 players on the list they forgot to add VDV but yeah he is included and so is Parejo who by the way got called up by Spain U21.. Hala Madrid!!
Kaka to Madrid for me. The fact Milan even considered accepting a Manchester City bid proves they may well considered selling. Also consider the age of Milan's squad and the fact they need big money to strenthen that ageing side.
If your looking for players that will be commited to Real Madrid, willing to put themselves on the line, Cristiano Ronaldo is not the player for you!
Another rumour about Guti's departure,i am not a fan of Guti but i dont want him to leave at the same time just like Salgado
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Real Vs Almeria live match comments post is up
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Reply to MadridistAli:
although i don't really like guti either, he should stay..
him, salgado, and raul, should play as much as javi garcia.. but raul could play a lil bit more..
Madrid needs a strong attacking midfield...someone similar to Steven Gerrard. Lass does an amazing job controlling the defensive side of the center midfield, but the offensive side is weak.
Ideally I would pinpoint a younger player, similar to Marcelo, that they can develop into an allstar. In the meantime I would buy Kaka as a supplement.
Sell: Drenthe, Sneijder, Saviola, Metzelder
Buy: Kaka
Beckham and Roberto Carlos shouldn't even be on Florentino's radar during the transfer market. Thats ridiculous.
Thats nice everyone wants good players on there teams that doesnt meen your gonna get them. stop wyning and play with the players you have. make them better do something, your not always gonna get what you want so make good choices....