Post-match: Real Madrid vs. Rosenborg|Bernabeu Trophy|08-24-09 [R]

Cocaine?

 

yeah..totally, creepy.

I, however, am totally 100% creep free *wink wink nudge nudge*

 

*rolls eyes* whatever

Anyway, good start to the season to see a 4-0 win. Would've preferred Milan, as many will agree. Tough opposition to see who we're up against.

Also would've wanted to meet Barca in the SSC. At least no one got injured this game, and Diarra and RvN made good their returns. I selected RvN and Raul for my fantasy squads, and I have a feeling that they will be back to score a lot of goals.

Hoping for more out of Higuain, but he's always had a slow start to games at the beginning. Can't wait to unleash on Deportivo.

 

No fraternizing with teh enemy!!!!

 

It haz boobz....

 

You got a point there Watson...gentlement how do we proceed?

 

Funny how that guy from La Sexta(?) was saying that he didn't like the waves. He said that they belong to baseball lol

 

speaking of ruud.....

lol

 

Barca are obviously trying to infiltrate our board

 

I will perform counterintelligence by posing as a Barca fan, and spewing Duck-Manson garbage from my mouth every day. It's what I went to college for. Wish me luck gentlemen. I will come back with teh prisez and cheezbrgerz.

 

With a hot chick? crafty whores they are!

Godspeed.

 

So how was the game? I wasn't able to catch it because of classes and work.

From what I've read in the forum Benzema got two, Lass finally scored and Raul got one. How did my man RvN do? What about Diarra?

Any other details would be great, goal videos would be good too.

 

Except that Lass has been a monster since he joined us. That means official games. Of course he wasn't fpoy, he's been with us for only half a year. And he isn't a big name yet and is a defensive player.

 

In case u want to see the full match u can go to Real Madrid Goal & Video Links. Thread where I regularly update download links for our full match videos.

 

cripes! his injury was worse than i thought - they had to amputate

 

hey - i was actually praising lass, not dissing cr9 by suggesting lass must be worth 100million euros+ after a superlative performance yesterday.

i actually think cr9 is the world's best - we just need to make sure the team gets the most out of him. he scored 70 goals in the last 2 seasons so we need to make sure he played in his most effective position - inside right/ss- and if that means sacrificing raul to ahieve this - then so be it.

 

There is a reason for that sadly. Too many people on the pitch who play in/require the same space.

Like I said before, this is a very unbalanced line up which would have had no right side of attack had Arbeloa not been playing the right side striker.

We were cluttered through the middle and on the left (not like I'm saying anything you didn't notice).

In what world?

If anything this "system" can't contain three players like Raul, Cristiano and Kaka... especially when you have a lead striker who likes to float out to the left.

Too many cooks in the same area attempting to do the same thing (and in Cristiano's case not attempting because the space). So it's either you pick a team which is balanced (with or without Raul) or you attempt to force this team to work which will no doubt be predictable to stop by a much stronger opponent.

He's also sacrificing space for two of our big game changers which inhibits some of their effectiveness. We also lose any source of balance and become a team which can only attack centrally, getting clogged up attacking through the left because the teams have four defenders sitting there marking our player of the year right out of games.

I don't see how the space being minimized, having virtually no right side of attack barring the FB and seeing Kaka/CR play further away/not where they're as effective is helping us as a team as a whole. Also, we don't need another SS playing CM.

Raul has done what he always has done and won't stop doing, SCORE. Besides that in this game he was more of a passenger (Cristiano was a bit of one two although he had an assist).

Raul game today confirmed for me that:

A). He'd be the PERFECT super-sub! He's not the player who can match the speed of this team, but he is the player who can score with the least help (like Ruud). We should bring him on to kill off or help us win games we can't break down (with of course him starting games during the season).

B). He is not the perfect foil if we are playing Benzema, Cristiano and Kaka. If we are playing those four we have to have a makeshift balance on the other side since Cristiano and Kaka should be advanced attackers through the middle and left.

C). The speed to keep up with their runs leaves us with one missing player when we go on a quick attack. It happened a couple times, Kaka, Cristiano and Benzema are to the races, hell even Lass is near the box. Raul has the energy, not the speed to match this.


Again, Raul is the perfect super-sub but not the perfect foil. I'd prefer a Granero/Robben at worst Higuain playing out right (I like Higuain playing at striker if Benzema isn't).


Before anybody says it..

A). I do not hate Raul.

B). Raul starting doesn't come before Madrid's winning and the team (including him) gelling and finding their places together as a whole.

C). If you objectively look at what I'm trying to say, you'll see there is no attack on any player. It's just my analysis of what is going on and what I've seen is a problem in the past (especially against the bigger European sides). It's never an issue against weaker opposition because we just thoroughly outclass them.

You're Zinaldo, ain't you?

Oi, Zinaldo, how can you blame Robben or Higuain for selfishness? In this team if they don't score then their relevance and chance to play goes down so it's like they have to be selfish at times.

I didn't like it and I've bashed both in the past for this at times, but when you're Higuain (top scorer in La Liga for us last year) and you can't start a match, what else are you suppose to do?

When you're Robben and have been in unconscionably great form, the team still wants to flog you off and you can't start a match, What else are you suppose to do?

They are trying to force their way into this team, it's dog eat dog for them. Not exactly the same situation for others.

You know why you don't know? You're a Cristiano fan-boy, not a Madridista.

Had you watch a Madrid game before Cristiano and Kaka joined the club you'd know that Lass has been a huge performer and even all of his detractors praise him.

Also, since when does not winning footballer of the year mean you're not a good player? I guess in your world there is only one good player a season.


FFS, where do these characters come from?




Anyways about the game just to highlight a couple of things others probably haven't....

- Arbeloa impressed greatly at RB. He's doesn't have Ramos attacking flair but he seems safer defensively. I hope this puts a kick to Ramos ass to get him in gear, but I doubt it will.

- Marcelo impressed me again. I don't like how he gets stuck in no man's land at times but he attacks like the best FB's can. He is young too so he has space to grow. Drenthe has more position sense but not as much confidence going forward. I like both of them here, yes I know they aren't Clichy, Evra, whomever but how we play they could fit in well enough for the year.

- Garay, Pepenbauer, Albiol all looked solid. This is very encouraging.

- Xabi was a beast child and surprising isn't getting as much rave review as Lass (who was MOTM, imo). Xabi was distributing that ball around well, holding it well and just gave us a bit more spine. I loved how he always distributed to the wide open, unused right side where we had Arbeloa playing as a right striker apparently.

- Benzema, I'm sure got flack for his performances. I wasn't here to tell those posters that this was unlike him. Well he proved that today, being a predator and taking his chances.

- Got to give C.R time. He is literally getting marked by at least three players for long periods and the space he has to do anything is severely limited.

- Kaka like C.R. must be given time. His space is limited upfront, however his touch passing is one of the best. Both he and C.R have struggled to score, but don't write them off. I feel with the right mix they can be more effective.



/long post over.

 

I've noticed this and mentioned it before (against Toronto FC). It reminds me of the formation we used back when we had to field Zidane and Figo, except at that time we had no left flank nevertheless we did have the best LB in the world to fill in that gap. Honestly, I'd rather we sacrifice a forward than playing without a true left midfielder. It might work against the smaller teams but we'll be exploited quite easily against more prepared and determined opposition. Let's see how it pans out over the next couple of months and if Pellegrini can remedy it.