A few q's for you RM afficianados: -- At this point, what's the starting lineup for RM? -- Will Portigol get some real PT, or is he too young for the 1st team (ah, he did score like 400 goals for RM younger teams ). -- Also, if Makalele leaves (and no new MF is brought in) who would start in MF for Real? -- Any other news or new players that are coming up outta the youth teams or off the bench that we should know about? Quiero mas noticias en este ?forum?, y tambien en ingles, por que mi espanol es ******************, como siempre. No entiendo todo lo que es en espanol, lo siento. Quando hay noticias de Pichi, puede escribir un poco en ingles tambien, para traducir por favor. Gracias. -- Colin
1. Starting lineup Raul Morientes/Guti Makelele Zidane Cambiasso/Solari Figo Roberto Carlos Hierro Helguera Michel 2. Portillo is a full member of the 1st squad. He's the 4th forward, behind of Raul, Guti and Morientes. Knowing del Bosque, he'll have to work hard to become a starter. 3. Helguera will be Makelele's substitute in the mid for sure. 4. I suppose you already know about Bravo, Miñambres, Pavón and Portillo... Julio César is a young brazilian defender that has already played with the 1st team, was on loan elsewhere and RM want to loan him again. Fernando was last year with Valladolid, he's an offensive mid ("mediapunta") and scored 14 last year. Dunno about his future. Tote (forward) was with Valladolid, too, but I think they want to loan him. Congo is a columbian young forward that always scores in friendlies but seems to count little else for del Bosque. They want to loan him or sell him. Ruben is a tall, blonde centreback from the youth team. Carlos Sanchez is the 3rd goalie. Other players from the youth team that could play with the 1st team: César (centreback), Sousa (mid), Valdo (forward/right winger, looks like Henry) Hope you're satisfied!
The current starting team is which dmar has said, but this team can change in the pre-season and in the first games of "la liga". The possibilities are: Goalkeapeers: Casillas or Cesar. Casillas is more popular and charismatic. And have the support of the media. He make a great games in the world cup and in the CL' final. Cesar is a very solid goalkeeper. They have each one a 50% of possibilities to play in the starting team. Defenders: Roberto Carlos - unquestionable Bravo *- Young player. This will be the first "official" year with the first team. He will be the first sustitute of Roberto Carlos. Hierro - unquestionable. This year he can begin to have problems to play in the starting team. Pavon-Young player that begin to play in the starting team the last year. He will fight with Helguera and Hierro to play in the center of the defense. Helguera - He is a midfield but he has many possibilities to play in the center of the defense this year. Salgado - He will be in the starting team in the right of the defense Miñambres *- Young player. This will be the first "official" year with the first team. He will be the first sustitute of Salgado. He will be more opportunities that Bravo with Roberto Carlos. Midfields: Figo - unquestionable Zidane-unquestionable Fernando *- He is a player of the RM's young teams. He played the last year in the Valladolid. He will have very few opportunities because he plays in the position of Zidane. Makelele - He will play in the center of the midfield with Cambiasso, Helguera and in few cases with Solari. Cambiasso *- Young Argentinian player. The RM sing in with only 15 years and he played with the young teams 3 years. Then he played yielded in big clubs in Argentina. Now he has return to the RM and he is a very solid option to play in the center of the midfield. Flavio and Celades - They are after Makelele, Cambiasso, Helguera and Solari to play in the middle. Very few options to play. Solari - He fought very hard and was unquestionable last year. He will have to fight this year to play in the starting team Macca - He is after solari to play in the starting team. Savio - He is after Macca to play in the starting team Forwards: Raul -unquestionable Morientes - He will fight with Guti and Portillo for a position in the starting team. Guti - The same that Morientes. Portillo *- Young player. The same that Guti and Morientes. * new player this year
Re: usmnt Better yet, who's Portugal? Just kidding. dmar and MadridForever, thank you very much for the info (and in English). Very informative and much better info than I'd been able to find (uh, or translate) on my own. Thanks again, -- Colin
One more thing, dragonfly. Your titles a bit off. There's nothing skinny about Madrid. It's all muscle.
Re: Re: so, what's the skinny on Madrid? He also scored more goals than Raul did last season. Interesting in that he led all midfielders in scoring with 15 goals.
Yeah, interesting... he seems a very useful player, hope they don't loan him again. There's a lot of games this year and for sure he will have chances.
Yes, I just heard it... it's a pity that guys like him have to leave and others like Flavio or Celades remain...
So what do you guys see as the new lineup with all the changes (Ronaldo in, Flavio/Fernando/Campo/Congo out)? The same formation, with just Ronaldo starting in place of Morientes? Also, good reports of Cambiasso for the Supercup game. Where exactly in the MF was he playing/will he play? Wouldn't have minded if RM had gone out and got another central Def. Hierro's not getting any younger, and not sure Helguera/Pavon/Bravo can handle the central defensive responsibilities for the La Liga and Champions League campaigns. But let's hope. Anyway, the new lineup/formation would be...? thanks.
Well, the new lineup doesn't change much... Raul Ronaldo Makelele Zidane Cambiasso Figo Roberto Carlos Hierro Helguera Michel But the chances of the non-starting forwards (Guti, Morientes, Portillo) get scarce. I hope del Bosque gives them all opportinities instead of exhausting the starting pair. Cambisso will play as central midfielder. And another centreback would have been fine... but let's hope the younger ones are as good as expected.