Real Madrid (old thread)

[Poor_Sunyol]

Who says they haven't already chosen their new coach?

 

[Beast]

Marca's saying Madrid could close Silva this week. Shouldn't you wait until you sign a new coach and see what his demands are, you know, let the coach build the team and not Valdano?

Who would be against signing Silva ? we don't have any LW
whoever they got or will get i'm sure the targets already discussed

 

[Nándor]

Who would be against signing Silva ? we don't have any LW
whoever they got or will get i'm sure the targets already discussed

who knows wether they have david silva as LW in mind might as well be in their mind for a more playmaker kind of role. that could be why di maria is linked without excluding the signing of david silva???

depends on mourinhos tactics and formation i guess.

 

[gvt2000]

Who would be against signing Silva ? we don't have any LW
whoever they got or will get i'm sure the targets already discussed

I feel like madrid is going to load themselves up with too many "starters" without knowing what type of formation the new coach is going to take. What happens if mourinho, for example, wants a big striker (a la drogba, Milito, Ibra) instead of higuain? Do you send higuain to the bench (again)? Silva is a good signing, no doubt, i just feel madrid should sign a coach before making any transfer decisions

 

[Beast]

Well the Italian press are speculating Maicon (which we tried to have last year ) with Ramos moving to the CB spot along with the LB going for the Serbian Kolarov from Lazio ..and of course Milito as rumored Mourinho requested

AS narrowing it down to a list of
Milito , Maicon,Kolarov
Silva OR Di Maria (naturally one of them not both)
Luiz , Koralov ,De Rossi (impossible ) ,Coentrao

both newspaper said that the ceiling for spending is 80 Million so don't expect a lot of moves especially if you are after quality additions we could get 3-4 players tops

I feel like madrid is going to load themselves up with too many "starters" without knowing what type of formation the new coach is going to take. What happens if mourinho, for example, wants a big striker (a la drogba, Milito, Ibra) instead of higuain? Do you send higuain to the bench (again)? Silva is a good signing, no doubt, i just feel madrid should sign a coach before making any transfer decisions

Mourinho or Wenger neither one of them will be forced on any player... if they are dealing with a player agent/club now .. u can bet your house it's based on X manager request

 

[gvt2000]

who knows wether they have david silva as LW in mind might as well be in their mind for a more playmaker kind of role. that could be why di maria is linked without excluding the signing of david silva???

depends on mourinhos tactics and formation i guess.

I've always thought Madrid's plan was for silva to assume the playmaker role

 

[Nándor]

I've always thought Madrid's plan was for silva to assume the playmaker role

me too...we'll see wether or not silva will end up in madrid and wether he'll end up on the wing or in the center. i remember guti naming fábregas & silva as the two players being able to replace him.

it will all depend on the coach. and judging by the list gio has posted, the press is certain that it's going to be mourinho.

 

[Beast]

It could be very much Silva in the center which makes lots of sense if Kaka join Carlito in Chelsea

on the left whether it's Canales or Marcelo (someone who fit the come back to defend midfielder ala Mourinho ) think they would be fine

anyhow the transfer window isn't open yet , Barca is a special case as they have an election and quick signings is a must so don't hold your breath

 

[Barcaman]

Silva would be good for Real no doubt. As you guys said, he could fill in that LW role that Marcelo has been playing.
I just hope Valencia milks you as much as they can!

 

[gvt2000]

i remember guti naming fábregas & silva as the two players being able to replace him.

Thats not exactly hard though, all a player needs is consistency. Guti's personality and professionalism (or lack thereof) condemned him as a terrible player on average. On a good day, he's world class but, due to his lack of commitment to pretty much anything, he's always had one good day for every 10 bad days.

Remember how guti wasn't training the week before the match against malaga due to some sort of stomach problem? Well, a friend of mine (trustworthy) told me he saw guti at a Madrid nightclub, hosting a goodbye party (Tuesday of said week) that lasted until 6 am. At some point in the night, guti openly admitted to one of the guests he wasn't planning on training that week. He was the only member of the first team present.

On a unrelated, but curious, note: I live 2 blocks away from Drenthe, I've even spotted him a few times in the supermarket

 

[silky_soccer]

What is Happening with Drenthe? i Rate him higher than Marcelo.

 

[Nándor]

It could be very much Silva in the center which makes lots of sense if Kaka join Carlito in Chelsea

on the left whether it's Canales or Marcelo (someone who fit the come back to defend midfielder ala Mourinho ) think they would be fine

anyhow the transfer window isn't open yet , Barca is a special case as they have an election and quick signings is a must so don't hold your breath

i don't see canales having a starter role this season already if he is to stay - as rumor has it. neither do i see pérez selling kaká. that would narrow real down to only 1 galactico, with no galactico joining this season - at least for now it seems like there will be none.

could be kaká moving upfront in a 4-3-3, with silva behind him so that both can combine their respective way through the center or the wing. that way, the center and the left side would be kaká & silva land, whereas the right side is all cristiano & ramos.


-------------m. diarra--------------

-----xabi alonso---david silva-----

cristiano-----negredo*-------kaká


* i think negredo is more of mourinhos taste than higuain. that is of course, IF negredo is to be recalled to stay.

Thats not exactly hard though, all a player needs is consistency. Guti's personality and professionalism (or lack thereof) condemned him as a terrible player on average. On a good day, he's world class but, due to his lack of commitment to pretty much anything, he's always had one good day for every 10 bad days.

Remember how guti wasn't training the week before the match against malaga due to some sort of stomach problem? Well, a friend of mine (trustworthy) told me he saw guti at a Madrid nightclub, hosting a goodbye party (Tuesday of said week) that lasted until 6 am. At some point in the night, guti openly admitted to one of the guests he wasn't planning on training that week. He was the only member of the first team present.

On a unrelated, but curious, note: I live 2 blocks away from Drenthe, I've even spotted him a few times in the supermarket

i'm not refering to personaltiy...i'm refering to guti as indication for david silva ending up in the center

 

[Beast]

Thats not exactly hard though, all a player needs is consistency. Guti's personality and professionalism (or lack thereof) condemned him as a terrible player on average. On a good day, he's world class but, due to his lack of commitment to pretty much anything, he's always had one good day for every 10 bad days.

Remember how guti wasn't training the week before the match against malaga due to some sort of stomach problem? Well, a friend of mine (trustworthy) told me he saw guti at a Madrid nightclub, hosting a goodbye party (Tuesday of said week) that lasted until 6 am. At some point in the night, guti openly admitted to one of the guests he wasn't planning on training that week. He was the only member of the first team present.

On a unrelated, but curious, note: I live 2 blocks away from Drenthe, I've even spotted him a few times in the supermarket

There was never that much injuries , we said it through out the season that X player is injured was the club way of saying he is punished and crush down the rumor mill ..

Silva would be good for Real no doubt. As you guys said, he could fill in that LW role that Marcelo has been playing.
I just hope Valencia milks you as much as they can!

i definitely hope not , our negotiators are a bit better than Barca

What is Happening with Drenthe? i Rate him higher than Marcelo.

i rate Drenthe but he need a really good man management to break from the static situation he put himself in .. he need some balance and muscle work out and you have a similar style to Davids player
hope he stay and Mourinho change him if not i wish him the best of luck

i don't see canales having a starter role this season already if he is to stay - as rumor has it. neither do i see pérez selling kaká. that would narrow real down to only 1 galactico, with no galactico joining this season - at least for now it seems like there will be none.

could be kaká moving upfront in a 4-3-3, with silva behind him so that both can combine their respective way through the center or the wing. that way, the center and the left side would be kaká & silva land, whereas the right side is all cristiano & ramos.


-------------m. diarra--------------

-----xabi alonso---david silva-----

cristiano-----negredo*-------kaká


* i think negredo is more of mourinhos taste than higuain. that is of course, IF negredo is to be recalled to stay.

Negredo hasn't convinced anyone this season sadly .. if anything Soldado had a much better season than him ..

you will be surprised of the final shape come end of the summer , the club can wait for Benzema for example cause time on his side but kaka is in what should be the prime of his career , the only way is down for him .. i'm sure Valdano know more about the ongoing situation with Kaka and the 2 month punishment he received from Pellegrini

 

[Nándor]

Negredo hasn't convinced anyone this season sadly .. if anything Soldado had a much better season than him ..

you will be surprised of the final shape come end of the summer , the club can wait for Benzema for example cause time on his side but kaka is in what should be the prime of his career , the only way is down for him .. i'm sure Valdano know more about the ongoing situation with Kaka and the 2 month punishment he received from Pellegrini

certainly, but i'm more talking about the palyers physical attributes than his recent form. soldado is not physical enough to be of mourinhos taste IMO...negredo however is and i'm sure mourinho would make him larger than live, thus make him score like hell. goals that is!!!

kaká is debatable...you can say he's over the hill, thus sell him for good money or you can blame pellegrini for not using kaká properly - that damn 4-2-2-2 magic box. IMO it is safe to say that pellegrini failed to integrate kaká into a stystem, which resulted in kaká having problems to adapt and perform like he can.
i'm sure if kaká stays mourinho will find a way to integrate all the players into a working system.

and by the looks of it, it's more likely that only few players will be sold. it doesn't look like there will be a lot of new players arriving.

 

[gvt2000]

There is no way madrid is going to recall negredo. He's been in terrible form and is not worth the 18 million euros madrid would have to dish out to get him back, Sevilla would be grateful if Madrid did decide to recall him.

As for kaka, the only club stupid enough to dish out a serious amount of money for kaka is City. Kaka's 28, just finished his second disappointing season (1 milan, 1 madrid) AND is getting surgery to treat his chronic groin injury after the world cup (around 3 months on the sideline plus 1 month getting back in shape), he's the third highest player in madrid's payroll, still has 5 years left in his contract and its not likely he can get back to his Ballon D'or form. 40 million would be Madrid's deal of the century.