Real Madrid (old thread)

[estranged]

Real always have been fitter/stronger than Barcelona.

Physically stronger, yes maybe, fitter as in aerobic fitness? don't think they are fitter than us, at least I don't believe that we are not as fit as them.

Barcelona never has to run that much except in these last two games where our possession levels were lower than our norm

not so sure about this man. Barca players run a LOT, it doesn't seem like it since they are always in possession but that's why they get to possession in the first place, because they constantly close down and press, constantly make runs into space because of the style of play which basically means more running.

 

[House of Flies]

Barcelona dont run a lot, they cover a huge distance, they use all areas of pitch but they dont run a lot. Its a huge misnomer because them essentially holding on to possession that long means= less running. Most of them run into channels to get that final or pre-final pass. Its more so like walk into space. Its simpler that way and when they lose ball, they coverge. They have the best concentration levels since they know where to move but fitness does not equal to concentration.

Fitness wise, you cant beat EPL teams. They can run forever but have concentration levels of a rat.

 

[estranged]

Yea interesting point there, I can see what you're saying, keeping more possession would explain greater distance covered. Here I dug up distance covered stats for our CL final last season and the Bernabeu 0-2, here goes:

UCL Semi 1st leg: Real 64.7km - Barca 70km
UCL Final: Barca 108km - 103km Man U

 

[House of Flies]

Those stats are just indicative of the fact that Barcelona are masters of utilizing the WHOLE PITCH. Other teams utilize ess and less with declining skill level. Also, opposition is always pinned back in their own half so they do not run as much except on counters which also seems to give an illusion that Barcelona are fitter because they are capable of storing their energy for the right moment.

Try it on FM. Counterattacking Team vs Direct team vs. Passing team. See which one looks more fit.

 

[ricknattery]

Support of the Fans in the stadium , polls in the pro-Madrid papers says it all...

Gio you can't deny there is a certain amount of madrid fans(still a minority but growing) who are upset with mourinho an demand apologies from him. You can check any RM forum(the polls you refer to are not only for madrid fans, the forums are) and find out that number of fans has increased a lot since the pocking eye incident. If he continues in this line, he would get sacked by the fans themselves, especially if he cannot provide a major title this year

 

[Beast]

Rick i don't like what he did one bit , I'm one of those you are talking about but as i said in terms of popularity he is still high up
so many are looking towards the incident as more a teaser for the eternal rival more than anything... especially he is nice to many people but he keeps teasing Barca with his antics and behavior ... you know a bit like Eto'o when he insulted Real.. Barca apologized and wasn't popular with a minority of the fans but for the majority it was awesome teaser

i hope my POV is clearer now

 

[Barcafan 2304]

Agreed, RM more physically imposing but i don't accept that they are fitter. In fact, any of their players would struggle to match Alves running i'd imagine

 

[Beast]

Alves is like Carlos or CR, a freak of nature in terms of fitness .. you can't compare him to normal players

 

[Barcaman]

Rick i don't like what he did one bit , I'm one of those you are talking about but as i said in terms of popularity he is still high up
so many are looking towards the incident as more a teaser for the eternal rival more than anything... especially he is nice to many people but he keeps teasing Barca with his antics and behavior ... you know a bit like Eto'o when he insulted Real.. Barca apologized and wasn't popular with a minority of the fans but for the majority it was awesome teaser

i hope my POV is clearer now

Mou is nothing like Eto.
Eto was all heart and while he had one or two outbursts they were never so calculated or downright malicious and classless as Mou's.
Besides, you don't compare a player with a manager. A manager has all responsibility and is supposed to be a role model to his players.

By saying that Mou "teases" Barca you are making it sound as if what he is doing is harmless and fun. For a Madrid fan, that might as well be the case but you know full well that this is not true.
Not only did he repeatedly insult Barcelona, the players, our staff he also slated Spanish FA, other managers in Spain, and referees. And final act poking Barca assistant in the eye and then insulting him in his press conference.

Teasing, eh? More like sociopath.

 

[Chainsaw]

Mou is nothing like Eto.
Eto was all heart and while he had one or two outbursts they were never so calculated or downright malicious and classless as Mou's.
Besides, you don't compare a player with a manager. A manager has all responsibility and is supposed to be a role model to his players.

By saying that Mou "teases" Barca you are making it sound as if what he is doing is harmless and fun. For a Madrid fan, that might as well be the case but you know full well that this is not true.
Not only did he repeatedly insult Barcelona, the players, our staff he also slated Spanish FA, other managers in Spain, and referees. And final act poking Barca assistant in the eye and then insulting him in his press conference.

Teasing, eh? More like sociopath.

lol. Exactly!

I like to tease mou with a kick to his ribs too.

 

[La Furia]

When did Eto'o ever attack a trainers eye? Eto'o was a loose cannon but he's a mostly clean player (not that he doesn't foul his fair share) whose worse crime toward Madrid was mocking fans. He never assaulted anyone off the field or used the media to slander Madrid players.

Not the same situation at all.

 

[Sergio]

Rick i don't like what he did one bit , I'm one of those you are talking about but as i said in terms of popularity he is still high up
so many are looking towards the incident as more a teaser for the eternal rival more than anything... especially he is nice to many people but he keeps teasing Barca with his antics and behavior ... you know a bit like Eto'o when he insulted Real.. Barca apologized and wasn't popular with a minority of the fans but for the majority it was awesome teaser

i hope my POV is clearer now

So you want him out as well then?

 

[Beast]

No i don't like it Sergio but i'm very entertained and he is a great coach ..

Insulting the entire club Nolan not mocking fans ffs .. u seem to be the forum Benjamin Button ..

 

[Beast]

Mou is nothing like Eto.
Eto was all heart and while he had one or two outbursts they were never so calculated or downright malicious and classless as Mou's.
Besides, you don't compare a player with a manager. A manager has all responsibility and is supposed to be a role model to his players.

By saying that Mou "teases" Barca you are making it sound as if what he is doing is harmless and fun. For a Madrid fan, that might as well be the case but you know full well that this is not true.
Not only did he repeatedly insult Barcelona, the players, our staff he also slated Spanish FA, other managers in Spain, and referees. And final act poking Barca assistant in the eye and then insulting him in his press conference.

Teasing, eh? More like sociopath.

When did i say he is like Eto'o? i said the situation from Madridista POV was the same way you lot looked towards Eto'o insults

i didn't compare the two situation as the same ..i compared the fans look @ it

 

[Sergio]

So you value this entertainment at the cost of the clubs reputation?