Dude, few years back, I wouldn't be so worry if Salgado gonna be in the starting list. But nowadays, I saw his performance declined not drastically but consistently. We all aware about his experience on handling almost every type of attackers but recent capability counts to.

If we take what he is today, yes, dare I say that I am a bit worried. Pace is no longer his advantage as he's getting older and slower. Some can still argue that he is still one of the fastest RB we have but can he constantly run back and forth? That said, he is not fully unreliable. He can still be trusted but again, against an opponent like Atletico, he is not suitable to be on the pitch as one of the starters. That's all~

Yupe, heinze really has to start using his brain and stop yelling at the ref for blowing the whistle against him. It just gonna cost him a yellow card or maybe worst

EDIT: TMNET SUX!

This post has been edited by gto87: Mar 6 2009, 04:22 AM

The only thing I saw last night was, the squad was very motivated on scoring goals, though we gave away possession far too easy but still we win the ball back and straight away back to business, attacked them before they're even ready but the MF was obviously one of the worst I've seen. We could've score more (I admit Atletico stood a better chance of winning the match) but we should capitalize half of the chance we got.

Again, Robben done everything but played very less as a team. He should've passed the ball to Marcelo. He had some decent chances that he should've scored. Higuain showed some improvement but he always does that in Bernabeu, my worries is about the next match now. Can he handle all the pressure from their fans.

It's ok to draw, we're still not that far away, six points with el Clasico still to be played. We can still win it guys.

But about the UCL Match, I can't see we go through unless the MFs can get their passes sharper in 2 days time. Because as far as I'm concern, we can't afford to lose the ball in the middle of the pitch a lot of times, it gonna kill the attackers moral and trust on the MFs on some part of the game. Losing the attacking momentum means we gonna lose the match for sure cause everybody knows to score two in anfield is not that easy.

Still left 90 minutes to decide the outcome, anything can happen..

It's sad to see the game killed by the ref. For me, the 1st and the 2nd goal should not be counted.

But all the credits should go to all Liverpool players who really stepped up and thought Madrid how to play in front of the home team.

If madrid can't even score a goal, then we're not deserve to be in the competition. It's proven.

It's obvious. Our management sucks. This is not part of the blaming game. This is the fact.

Guys, it's a great match. Sayang tak tgk. hahaha~ Anyway, it was a solid performance from the team. Not so good in defensive perspective but overall its good to bounce back in style.

Huntelaar was absolutely stunning. The 3rd goal really made me miss RVN even more. adeh~

Sneijder is nothing like the match before. I hate it when he did that.

But, on 1st half, the game was very fast and it's very difficult for RM to even construct a string of passes. You can see clearly Gago, KJH, Higuain, and VDV tried real hard to make several one touch passes and failed. It's not like we have to follow exactly the tempo of the match. It was soo "kelam kabut" in the MF area.

and also thanks to all Malaga outfield players cause they charged on every loose ball and and tried extremely hard to avoid any penetration in the heart of their defense line. They know we're not gonna stretch their defense line. No Robben and Marcelo for Madrid, any team can crack the code.

But credits go to El Pipita. He never stop trying and deserves that goal. It's his 5th goal against Malaga this season and it's not in Bernabeu. Guess it's pretty special for him since he had some hard time to score away from home.

This post has been edited by gto87: Apr 5 2009, 09:40 AM

WHAT A GAME!!!! Penalty, red card, smashing free kick, down twice and winning goal scored on the last minute of extra time!!

THIS IS WHY I F**KIN LOVE MADRID!!!

Haha, actually the actual sentence is without the word "f**kin" in it but what the hell, I'm sure everybody knew what I meant. hahahhaha~

Nywy, tough for us, tougher for Barca as they have Copa del Rey and UCL to focus also. I don't wanna talk bout them but somehow I have the feelings that maybe we'll stay with this gap (3 points ) after Barca's match tonight.

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Added on April 22, 2009, 3:40 pmIt was a Derby and that's what one should be expecting from a derby. I know it's a little harsh to say that Madrid have the total control of the game, but it is the fact. Getafe scored twice on counter attacks. Madrid have total control but ended up wasting every single chance they got.

The lackness of Diarra's service was obvious but Gago proved he's good enough cover the center of the pitch. We left a big hole in defense due to the absence of the defense line captain(canna). Yeah, some might say he's not that good anymore, but bear in mind that defense is all about being organized and you can clearly see that the defense line was pathetic last night.

We should have killed the game with all our chances but we didn't and that's when Getafe let us taste our own medicine; scoring in counter attacks. It hurts even more when Pepe did that stupid thing. Yeah I know Casquero dived just because of a soft push by Pepe but you cannot kick an opponent like that in any way! At least not so obvious.

At the end of the day, after all that drama, after all that stupid fights and after you gone down twice, you got to admit that to see El Pipita scored a thunder goal with his left foot on probably the last touch of the game is the perfect ending that anybody could have wished for~

This post has been edited by gto87: Apr 22 2009, 03:44 PM

what about it? I post it before tha match even started. Funny, you think you can control what am I gonna say or do you expect everybody to give positive opinion on how your team gonna play for the next game.

Btw, I watched the game...

I'm thinking about the same also. Although the back four is the biggest concern now, I admit that the forwards look more and more fragile w/out robben, sneijder and Huntelaar but Higuain is available. Pepe is banned for ten match though~

Pepe banned, Higuain available

The white shirt is pretty dirty this season...

Blessing in disguise~

The wound is getting deeper and it hurts. DAMN!!

I care less about our Youth system when all we have to do is regain our superiority and not getting our ass kicked real bad by our Rivals! A good management is needed.

Hehe. Don't get me wrong. The reason I said that I don't care about the youth system is because I'm focusing on having a good management 1st. We have a good youth system, great players and talented coaches yet we failed in Europe and La Liga for several years. why? The actual reason for our failures for the past several years is because we lack a proper management if it's not the only reason I can say it's contributed the most in our failure.

I agree with the democracy thingy but how bout this, go to any coaches in the world right now and ask them whether they want Ronaldo, Kaka, Villa, Ribery, Silva, Maicon and Zlatan in their squad, and you'll get your answer right away.
Not that I mean that RM will most probably get all those players but knowing the fact that your management trying to lure world best players to your team is not even close to a bad move and will not be objected by any coach in the world. You get what I mean.

About those semifinals, I can see where you're going with it but how bout this, Real have won 2 Liga titles back to back, that's a solid achievement and I'm proud with it. Being in semis does not ensure you the title, no offense but Chelsea is the best example for it.

Anyway, I hope that RM can start to hunt Maicon or any other GOOD defenders seriously now considering the fact that our team apparently will offload some of the current defenders.

Consistency huh? Being consistent is a good thing but what's the point if you didn't win anything during those days of "being consistent".
Let me put it this way. Liverpool remained as one of the big fours in EPL but yet to win a single EPL title in 18 years. (Sorry Kops). Same as RM.. We did qualify for the knockout stage in UCL but yet to play in a single quarter final in 5 years.

Hurm. About Van Der Sar's, it's an achievement where the major contributor is he himself and got nothing to do bout winning the quintuple or not.
To make it clear, how if Petr Cech hold the same record but the team didn't win anything for that particular season. You will be proud of your keeper, yes. Proud of your team, I don't think so.

It's not history we're talking about now, it's about achievement. It's a fact, Forest did it in their days, same as Villa but, if you guys are proud just because your team played in the semis a lot these recent years, have it your way.

haha, aku balik kampung, cuti sem. Hang tgk kat stadium k?

Aku pn balik SP 5 hari ja, tak sempat nak tgk pun. Adeh~

But in my opinion, maybe it's not solely about Racism. I'm thinking that maybe he felt that he achieved everything in Spain and wanna try something else in a different place.

EDIT: I really hope that Granero will play for us this season. The problem is, nobody wants to leave. Everybody wants to play with CR and Kaka. Right now, we have 31 players in our squad and only Sneijder and Robben received decent offers (Valdano words)

I don't care about others, but I certainly don't want Sneijder to leave unless we bring in Granero. Heinze on the other hand, must leave!

This post has been edited by gto87: Jun 17 2009, 02:01 PM

haha, ok shah.. Rajin gak hang balik sana no.. Orang rumah paksa balik ka?

I think better of send heinze to Italian league so that he can learn to be a good defender. Anyway, the management is concern on landing the attacking players right now. Most of the fans that I talked to are concern about the defense line (one of the main reason why we stumble in recent years) and It's a good idea to look for a second keeper but I highly doubt that the management would have a thought about it, considering the fact that they are very "busy" with their current project

BTW, Italian teams are interested with Drenthe. While Spurs are negotiating to buy Robben and Heinze.

I don't think Robben will leave. But somehow, I found it'll be very hard for Pellegrini to handle all these individualist. Ronaldo and Robben are selfish most of the times and I don't think it's good to have players with such attitude under one roof.

That's why I oppose to the idea of bringing Zlatan into this equation. The team will pretty much overdose on arrogance. However the idea of bringing Ribery intrigues me, but I wonder if Bayern will sell him let alone with a cheap price tag.

But I hope the coach can find a solution like Del Bosque did with the previous Galacticos (ended up sacked anyway )

Fullback is the main concern for me so that we can push Ramos to the centre to pair up with Pepe/Garay and Marcelo as the LB (not a reliable option). Damn, Diego Lopez is one of the best prospect after Casillas. But, Adan look to be the same also, hope he get promoted so we can see more canteras in our squad.
Garay was one of the best La Liga defenders during 07/08 but last year his performance declined mainly because of his injury problem. Bernabeu might be the best place for him to bounce back in style

Haha, Jauh tuh.. Kira cam Tour pusing semenanjung ja. hahaha~

Hoping for the same also. I'm not aiming sky high, for time being I just want to see RM show some progress in Europe and in their gameplay. Somehow I found RM's performance never been solid for this past few years except for the 07/08 season and that was only in domestic title.

From what I know Pellegrini is more like Arsene. Villareal played pretty much the same football as Arsenal though their achievement is not very impressive.
I believe he can do well if the management willing to trust him for many years to come. If not, we will end up like the same old Galacticos~

This post has been edited by gto87: Jun 17 2009, 09:16 PM

9pm central European time so it should be around 3am here in malaysia if I'm not mistaken.

I asked the same question at Soccerpulse and they say the presentation will be in 7 hours time.

I don't know why, but I'm happier than the day we got CR! hahaha~ Come On Pirate! Let's sink em all!