seriously, i am hating this appointment of rafa benitez. i dont know how this can be termed moving forward. is he a master tactician? is his game revolutionary? good eye on good players? nope, nope and nope. but the onus is on him to prove me wrong.

on the other hand, i can only hope that his appointment will mean that our young players are regarded highly by him (isco, illara, carvajal, varane) and therefore prevented from leaving.

he is the guy who signed albert riera, mind you.

i dont quite like him as a coach but i certainly prefer him more to mourinho, personality wise.
lets just hope his time here can trump mourinho's and make mou look like an idiot.

Did he now? Did he? KNav, when he played, looked more convincing than iker

Hahaha....
but it's rm dude, we take whoever we want....now take the money and stfu.....havent u learnt that already with becks and ron?

Did he screw up and lose a game?

ancelotti - always looked neat and tidy and with him, you can ask the questions but he is always in charge. charm

rafa - u get the feeling he looks like he is a bit clumsy and gives you the hunch that he just came out from the restaurant. i think people will be very neutral about him and the impression is that he could easily be riled up in a press conference

how do you ship someone out in a proper way?

testimonials?
have you seen testimonials done by a club when a player is about to exit a club?
and i have not got to your suggestion of replacing modric.....why?

totally agree with this

This post has been edited by kevraul: Jul 27 2015, 03:40 PM

and his actual position is?

those 3 have always been around after the top 2.
funny, i thought you should have mentioned real sociedad

if i were given a chance to criticize any club because of a signing, this one has to be the top of the list this season.

midfield options - real madrid has plenty
an upgrade on existing midfielders - no
at least a world class proven midfield playmaker ala kevin de bryune or a marco reus - no

along with the sacking of ancelotti and vdb, this has to rank as the top 3 of the worst decisions by real madrid ever....

i know i always sing illara's praises, so too isco. i think they are both great players, complements each other very well. just take a look at the u-21 national team.
going by case study, modric vs illara, and why modric starts ahead of illara even though its a midfield berth, more towards defensive mid which is naturally illara's place:

- modric is more versatile and can manoeuvre out from a tight spot easily. while both are great passers, illara is like a xabi alonso with shorter range, modric's agility wins
- real madrid tend to want players with good physique and both illara and modric are not the biggest in the squad. modric wins by virtue of his ability to roam forwards and come back to tackle, as evidenced in many games last season. illara is a protector and rarely ventures forward. evidence of size preference in midfield, look at lucas silva, casemiro, asenssio (how is it spelled?), kroos and probably (kovacic)
- illara, although a good passer, i think is still in the makelele mould. we all know due to the evolution of the game, makelele type of players are slowing phasing out, or has already phased out. illara always snaps and snaps at those players coming into his territory, and unless he is flanked by players like pogba and vidal in midfield, he will be exposed

i always feel wasted should any of these players, who are my favorites in current real squad, are deemed surplus:
isco, illara, carvajal, ramos, marcelo, benzema

should any of them.....they might not be surplus now
danilo might render carvajal surplus

to be honest, i am very happy with benz and morata

redondo - legend
mcmanaman - class player

sounds about right. both in my all time favourites list

Apparently having too many world class players in a league dont do us good sometimes

nice poem.....

i agree. i didnt think navas was poor when he was given the chance to play. i am just stumped at why people say he is poor.
his recent game, if anything, has further suggested that he is a good goalkeeper.

i agree with that assessment but based on past seasons characteristic of benz. he has got good movement.
this season, i cannot comment on anything as i havent watched a single game that real madrid plays.

i cannot brain these recent posts