You Want The Truth........You Can't Handle The Truth|Transfer Lies & Rumors Thread

Remember we bought 3 players during the winter to cover for injuries to Diarra and DLR (and the loss of Robinho), so under that scenario we'd have (I think) one open space. This is why a clearout is likely IMO. It also might be easier to convince new recruits as they might not want to join a team to similar to the one that got demolished by Barca and Liverpool.

 

Assuming we can't convince Xabi Alonso or Cesc Fabregas to come... what would you guys think of snapping up Mikel Arteta?

 

Ugh no. He has already peaked IMO, and has been riddled with injuries for the past year or more. He's currently out of action due to knee ligament injury, and has been for like 3 months and will not play this season.

Edit: Nevermind the fact that he did not play well in La Liga and was loaned to Everton. Not so optimistic that he would play well in La Liga with that record, and at 27 years, there isn't too much time left to adapt with the fight we have for starting places.

 

Xabi Alonso should be one of the main priorities this summer along with two fullbacks. Him and Lass would upgrade the midfield tremendously. Although I'd prefer Cesc, getting Alonso is more in the realm of reality.

 

cmon, give Hunty another year, he hasn't have much of a playing time and getting him to start all the match next season is the only way to decide if he'll stay or leave the following year

well my dream scenario is for any upcoming president of Madrid to get Ibra, Xabi, Villa, and Silva incase the red nose reindeer still plays hard on CR

something looking like this would be good to happen next year

Casillas
Ramos-Pepe-Garay-Marcelo
Silva-Xabi-Lass-Robben
Ibra/Hunty-Villa

Raul should just put into rest and only come only on 2nd half

well, Marcelo, he's had a pretty good run these past few weeks, id' say let him on

then just sell the duo ex Ajax to Chelsea for some lucrative amount, anyway, im sure they would be happier anyway to work under the same countrymen

and yes, please bring back Granero

 

To be fair.
http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5273443,00.html

Although I think it's just smoke and mirrors. Really, I would like for nothing more than Real to take this guy out of our league. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.

 

This is a complete disaster. One of the worst defeats in the history of Madrid.
We need a complete overhaul. Sergio Ramos is (in my eyes ) no longer a starting material as a RB for this team. Move him to CB position and go after Maicon. We also need a world class LB.

Gago-Lass midfield is simply not working. I never particularly liked 4-4-2 formation so I hope we try something new next season. We have to spend BIG but smart. I would love to see these players: Ronaldo, Diego, Xabi, Maicon, Capel and Vargas.


Maicon/Opare-Ramos/Garay-Pepe/Heinze-Vargas/Torres
--------------Lass/Gago----Xabi/De la Red----------
Ronaldo/Capel-----Diego/Granero/Parejo----Robben/Marcelo
------------------Higuain/Raul/Negedo------------------

 

isn't Opare still like 16 or something?

 

Very good post, I will rep if it lets me.

I remember me and a few members (I think natenatenate was one as well) agreeing and discussing about how players are coming to Madrid and digressing after an initial good start.

It was blown over as ridiculous.

These players are playing way below their level, I don't know if it's the microwave media, pressure or what it is. Whatever it is... it's hurting us badly.

This is why I detest automatic starting and playing by decree.

It is a poison to the team regardless of who the player is and what he may represent. Positions should be award due to present performance and need, not due to lack of competition, favoritism or past achievement.

We don't know how many players have been stifled due to automatic starting, I personally think VDV good start was ruined due to Sneijder "having" to automatically play.

Instead of going by form, it's on who is favored more for whatever reason...



EDIT: I can't rep, but if you remind me I'll try and get you for it when I'm allowed to rep you again.

 

i would have c tevez as our main attacker anyday. look at the work load he puts in. he is a phenom. he is the type of player we need at the mo.

to be honest half players here mentioned apart from possibly ibra tevez and diego will NOT come to madrid this year

ribery - barce
villa - barce
silva - possibly liverpool
ronaldo - had our chance and blew it.

where does that leave us? we havnt got the players in youth to do the job.

my ideal signings would

maicon, lahm, diego, tevez, a valencia or santi cazorla or both

 

I'd take him. To be honest, I'd like to see us get more Spanish players as the backbone of the team and hes certainly one I like.

 

I think we all agree that there is something seriously wrong with Real Madrid organization. When was the last time we had a season to remember ? When was a last time we had a team capable of fighting in all three competitions ? When was the last time we had the same coach for a longer period of time. When was the last time a cantera player made an impact in the first team ?

We need a clean cut. No more quick solutions, we need new foundations. We have no soul, no system of play, no long term plan. Nothing. And we are certainly not a top team anymore.

If we go back to yesterdays game. Who were their best players? Pique, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta,Puyol and Henry. Most of them are coming from their youth system. Who do we have ? Saint Casillas and Raul who is nearing his retirement. I'm saying this all the time, cantera is the only solution in the long run.We need a 180 degree turn otherwise we will continue on this spiral. Granero, Negredo, Bueno and some younger players will not bring us instant success, but if we give them time to develop they sure will. Not by them self of course, we need to add some world class players and let them gel together into the winning team.

Stability is the main word. In Real Madrid there is none.

We were once pride of Spain and the best club of the century. Where are we now ? Big players will thing twice before joining us and who can blame them ?? I would love players like Ronaldo, Silva, Villa join us, but over priority in the years to come is to make another Raul, Casillas,Hierro....

 

Hierro was purchased from Valladolid, we did not "make" him.

 

So was Raul. But yes Hierro was older when we bought him. My mistake, I thought he was a youngster when we got him.

Anyway I will use words of one merengue from some other board:

We lost our soul and it will be damn hard to get it back. We are no better than Inter...No, we are worse than them. We sold our rich history, heritage and philosophy for nothing.

 

No he wasn't. Raul was taken from Atleti's disbanded youth academy and had never played a profressional game.

 

Demo, it's a bit rich of you to admit to forgetting about the history of one of our greatest captains in recent times, and at the same time decry us "selling" our rich history in the very same post.

The defeat to Barca was hurtful, but it doesn't stem from us "selling"* our history, heritage or philosophy. It stems from having an insufficiently strong first team and squad.

*(That phrase, by the way, needs to be clarified. How exactly did we sell those things, and how did those "sales" lead to our efforts this season, as opposed to our efforts last season and the season before that?)

 

This "organization" will be replaced this elections.

Last season. We practically arse raped LaLiga. And no, don't tell me Barca was weak excuse because it could be said for us this year. And also the year before that.

We never were a club who did well in all three competitions anyway.

Schuster was supposed to last, but his firing was mainly his own fault, not management's

Ruben Dela Red

That's all well & good but we are not Arsenal. We cannot go trophy less for more than two years without talk of the club being rebuilt.

Demo, I understand your points, but how long do you think the fans could go without winning trophies?

 

I knew that Hierro joined us from Valladolid, but I thought he was younger. A mistake nothing more, I doubt many people know how old he was when he joined us.

As for the phrase thing, I don't think it's something I should explain. Some will know the meaning of this, some wont.

Real Madrid fans are inpatient and that's why I feel we need a president who will be able to come over fans criticism. I seriously doubt Perez is that kind of person. He would rather buy another superstar to silence his critics than do things which may not be popular, but would benefit team in the future.

 

So what you are saying is,

You can't explain the meaning yourself, so you won't bother trying in an attempt to save face?

 

After the Barca match i feel like an outpatient.

Yes, that's exactly what he was saying.

 

Ok .

 

Iniesta and Xavi were good, but we were absolutley torn asunder by Messi and to a lesser extent Henry. With Messi we needed three players in order to tackle him every time. He was dribbling through us, passing over, through and scoring. Messi was a damn fortunate (though intelligent) signing from abroad and Henry was a 'mercenary' (according to your definition). Our problem is that we don't have a Messi, not that we aren't starting with Negredo and Granero.

 

I thought Henry had a better game then Messi, and we all know why that was.