I think he will stay at Real Madrid. I am almost certain, but I’m just part of this potential agreement. I know the player is happy here and I would like him to stay and be part of the team, contribute with his quality. I spoke to the press a while ago but they erased the “if” from my statement, because what I said is that if and when he retires, I would like it if it were here, at Real Madrid. I think David Beckham is happy at Real Madrid and vice versa, the Club is happy with him. Logically, we should continue working together. We make a “good couple.”
– Ramón Calderón, President of Real Madrid, in a press conference yesterday.
I’ve been really worried about the current rumors about the possibility David Beckham will be released for 5 million Euros in the January transfer window. I would hate it if he would have to retire in the USA or an English team not in the top four.
He has been a good asset to Real Madrid on and off the pitch. I believe that he is still a decent midfielder and has shown extremely good effort in all his games for Madrid. But since Capello became manager, Beckham has been benched very frequently. Unofficial reort say that he refuses to sign a new contract unless he is promised a regular place on the starting lineup. Whether that’s true or not, I understand his position. Reyes has often been used instead of Beckham but he is on loan from Arsenal so it’s not quite certain if he will stay at the end of the season. He has been very effective and I think it is likely that he will stay.
I really hope Beckham stays. Capello has stated that he wants him to stay, but I just wish he would give him a chance. The only game he started was the unlucky Getafe 1-0 loss two weekends ago. With all this media hype, I think Capello will be a tiny bit leniant and allow Beckham in this weekend’s game against Gimnàstic de Tarragona to give him a chance to prove himself and impress Capello.
Congratulations to Real Madrid on winning the first leg 2-0 against Bacelona on Sunday. It was a great game and Madrid played well compared to Barca. They were’nt fantastic, but they won because Barcelona was not at their best form.
Madrid was still at a high from their last Champions League game on the 18th when they beat Steaua Bucuresti 4-1. There was the same teamwork, the same confidence and the same communication beween players and Capello.
Ruud van Nistelrooy is on a scoring rampage and I think he will be a tough contender for top scorer in the La Liga.
I would have to say the best players on Sunday were Guti and Raul. Although I am not a big fan of Raul because I think his best years have gone and he just isn’t effective anymore. But he was really working hard and delivering chances to the offence and was even covering Ronaldinho as well. Not to mention his header goal in the second minute of the game!
Guti has been on fire lately and I really am impressed. He has always been one of my favorites on the team and it upsets me that not many can see that he plays a big part and is currently filling Zidanes shoes in creating oppurtunities and really pissing off the oponent’s defense.
Robinho and Sergio Ramos were also key players in Sunday’s game as they took part in setting up the two goals. Robinho made a relatively easy pass to Nistelrooy at the begining of the second half which he netted passed Valdes. As always, Ramos is just the model of young power and speed. He is a defender that acts like a midfielder and a forward!
Speaking of defenders, Huelguera and Canavarro were excellent too. Real Madrid is known to have a poor defense but Barcelona is known to have mid-hieght players. Helguera obviously had an advantage by towering over the Barca forwards and sweeping the balls from over and under them. Canavarro would just throw himself at the direction of the ball just to get it out of the oposing player’s way. I love his dedication to his coach and new team.
You can see Madrid’s goals as well as other important games on Sunday over at Yazeez’s.
This was all I could grasp from watching the game, I was watching it online via streaming and had many moments where the picture just froze.
Real Madrid beat Steaua Bucuresti 4-1 in today’s Champions League group match held in Romania.
No one can deny that it was a beautiful game. Fans or non-fans I think will agree that Real Madrid played very well in the first half. They were passing gracefully and had many chances on goal. Roberto Carlos hasn’t been in this form since the 2003-2004 season in my opinion. And his teaming up with Robinho on the left was perfect. They were in complete control together. The defense was also dramatically improved on with Canavaro, Sergio Ramos, Emerson and Helguera dominating their half of the pitch. Not to mention Casillas who also delivered fantastic saves. The second half cooled down a bit with a goal against Madrid due to a clumsy moment in defense. But things fired up again in the last 20 minutes of the game thanks to an impressive goal from Robinho and genius chipping goal by Ruud. That goal could be the best goal Ruud has scored for Madrid yet.
Like the match analyzer said, this is the best Madrid has played as a team since 2003 when they last won the La Liga trophy. One could argue that Steaua Bucuresti is a weak team so Madrid’s performance shouldn’t be rated to highly, but that doesn’t matter. They were passing and they were aware of each other.
I really wish Ronaldo would have scored a 5th goal, then the title of this post would be 5R. Too bad he is facing suspension and will not be playing this weekend against Barcelona.
This win is great timing for Madrid, who suffered an embarrassing loss to Getafe over the weekend. Now, they have more confidence and can go back home to the Bernabeu feeling happy and eager to beat their greatest rival Barcelona. Tomorrow’s Champions League match, Chelsea vs. Barcelona will decide the mood Barca will have when entering the Bernabeu.
On a personal note, although Madrid is my favorite team in the world, I believe that Barcelona at the momment is in better shape. So, my predictions for Sunday’s derby is 2-1 for Barcelona.
I use to be a fan of the England national team up until Steve McClaren took over and booted Becks out of the team and made an asshole the team captain. David Beckham had more to offer and deserves to be treated with respect after all he has done for his team. Everything is blamed on him when things went bad and when he did well, he wasn’t appreciated. No one has more heart that he does when he plays for his country. I ain’t a fan no more.
This 2-0 loss to Croatia is not enough for McClaren. He deserves 5-0. I hope he fails so badly that the Queen herself will sack him.
What McClaren was writing on his note pad after the dumbass move from Robinson:
Note to self: remember to take anti-dumbass stupid asshole makeup from John Terry.
You suck, McClaren.
p.s. Rumor has it that Robinson says the Borat ads distracted him for a nanosecond which resulted in his blooper.
I’m really getting annoyed about people who complain about Kuwaitis who studied abroad and come back home resenting Kuwaiti society and acting “muthaqaf.” They changed. How do you expect them not to? Isn’t the whole purpose of higher education educating the person intellectually and socially? These people have experienced life on both sides of the spectrum. It is only natural to compare and contrast. It is also understandable for them to find faults at home. I feel that those that get pissed at their comments know that they are right but are insulted for some unknown reason. Ofcourse, I won’t forget the idiots that point out the ridiculous like for example, why we don’t have discos and bars that serve alcohol.
So give them a break. These might be the ones who will help our beautiful country become a better one.
I’ve been really worried about the current rumors about the possibility David Beckham will be released for 5 million Euros in the January transfer window. I would hate it if he would have to retire in the USA or an English team not in the top four.
Congratulations to Real Madrid on winning the first leg 2-0 against Bacelona on Sunday. It was a great game and Madrid played well compared to Barca. They were’nt fantastic, but they won because Barcelona was not at their best form.
Robinho and Sergio Ramos were also key players in Sunday’s game as they took part in setting up the two goals. Robinho made a relatively easy pass to Nistelrooy at the begining of the second half which he netted passed Valdes. As always, Ramos is just the model of young power and speed. He is a defender that acts like a midfielder and a forward!
Ramos. Raul. Robinho. Ruud.
Like the match analyzer said, this is the best Madrid has played as a team since 2003 when they last won the La Liga trophy. One could argue that Steaua Bucuresti is a weak team so Madrid’s performance shouldn’t be rated to highly, but that doesn’t matter. They were passing and they were aware of each other.
