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Robinho, Van Der Vaart And Ronaldo
Robinho, Van Der Vaart And Ronaldo
Van Der Vaart, a quality reinforcement
The Holland star was unveiled by Los Galacticos, AHEMMM! I mean Los Merengues, after they finally managed to capture him following a long pursuit.
Van der Vaart is aiming high and he cannot wait to get started at the Bernabeu which is mostly the case with any player that Real Madrid sign.
“I will fight to hold down a place in the team but Real Madrid has a lot of great players in their side and so, if I sit on the bench, it wouldn’t be a problem,” said the midfielder.
“Real Madrid has an objective, and that is to win the Champions League. I can help them but the important thing is to play.
“Ronaldo? It would be good if he came.”
Van Der Vaart explains for his absence in Emirates Cup
Van Der Vaart said that he did not play in the Emirates Cup because he did not want to get injured like his pal Wesley Sneijder did, hmm, nice logic. May be he just did not play so that Real Madrid wouldn’t know if he is the same Van Der Vaart that we all know , two year or a year ago. Where he took booming free kicks, could score from anywhere with his left foot, he could run, finish, pass and everything that an attacking midfielder is supposed to do. He said:
“Everyone saw what happened to Wesley Sneijder, things like this can always happen and it was just a friendly.”
Van Der Vaart will now be hoping to prove himself as his new team challenge for the Champions League as well as La Liga. I just want to tell him not to get his hopes up too hight for first team action. Even players like Michel Owen had to bear the bench seats at Santiago Bernabeu, no one is guaranteed a first team place here. I think Wesley’s Sneijder’s injury is a blessing in disguise as now Real Madrid would be able to evaluate their main signing so far this summer.
He will definitely have the opportunity to show his talent now that his main competitor is out of the equation for atleast 3 months.
Robinho upset with Real Madrid for not letting him join Selecao for Olympics
Coming to Robinho Now, while he was Speaking to Globoesporte, the versatile forward offered a glimpse into his future.
“The season is only just beginning and I have proposals from other clubs, such as Chelsea,” he admitted.
“Nothing is secure, though. We’re still talking.”
Robinho wants the Chelsea blue too
The Brazilian, though, gave hints that he was giving serious thought to a move elsewhere after being kept back from his country’s Olympic squad, ostensibly due to ‘injury.
“It’s awful only being able to see the Olympic selection on television,” he sighed.
“My intention was to join up with the group, but Real Madrid didn’t want to release me. I’m very sorry about that.”
Why doesn’t he just hand in the transfer request if he so upset about his situation at Real Madrid, I do not dislike Robinho but if he does not want to stay then he should make this clear to Real Madrid so that Real Madrid may sell him and get Quaresma or C.Ronaldo.
How is he blaming Real Madrid for his absence from the Olympics, He got injured that’s his fault and Real Madrid have invested quite a lot in him so I think it’s Real Madrid right to not let Robinho go for the olympics to stop him further injuring himself by playing for Brazil in the Olympics.
Ronaldo will face Manchester United’s Boss Ferguson to set things straight
Robinho, who is 24 now, was reportedly also upset at being used as something of a pawn in the proposed Cristiano Ronaldo deal. Well, isn’t it logical that Real Madrid do not want to have two of the best wingers in the world while they cannot play together in a match because one of them is a surplus.
The fact is that Ronaldo is, at the moment, better than Robinho. That is why Real Madrid want him and that is why Real Madrid want to sell Robinho to not let him wrought in the stands or on the bench, he should be greatfull to Real Madrid as I see it. I know what Robinho is going through, but that is just football, if you do not perform and moan about it then you get the kick as will Robinho if C.Ronaldo is signed.
I am a Robinho fan but I am above all a Real Madrid fan, so I have to look this from Real Madrid’s point of view. Robinho might argue that Real Madrid should make clear to him, what is his status at Real Madrid and not make him just sit there and wait what develops in Ronaldo saga just because his future is dependant on it.
Anyway, moving on to the main root of this problem, The Ronaldo Saga.
Good news.
The Cristiano Ronaldo transfer saga is predicted to finally come to a close this week with Ronaldo himself expected to confront Sir Alex Ferguson and the Manchester United owners to sort out his Old Trafford future once and for all.
I think it is just a question of whether C.Ronaldo can convince Ferguson that C.Ronaldo is not ready to play for Manchester United anymore, he needs to convey this to Ferguson that his heart is set on Real Madrid and he does not intend to play under Ferguson in Manchester United’s jersey.
Over in the Iberian Peninsula, meanwhile, the thorn in Manchester’s side all this while, Real Madrid, are already jumping the gun and they appear to have set a presentation date for the wing-wizard: August 15.
Ronaldo wants to say bye bye to Old Trafford
Real Madrid is believed to have tabled a final bid of around €75 million for Ronaldo, but the final figure is likely to come closer to €85 million.
A large chunk of Real Madrid’s money has to come from the sale of Robinho to Chelsea because I do not think Real Madrid can just take out this large a sum from a bank and hand it to Manchester United, they have to sell some player like Baptista and Robinho. Baptista has interested Roma a lot and the news is that now that Van Der Vaart has been signed, Baptista has been given the green light to seek another club. A transfer that is almost certain to materialize if Los Galacticos get the green light from the Red Devils to move in for Ronaldo.
If the deal does go through, it is expected to be one of the most highly anticipated player presentations in history, overshadowing even that of David Beckham’s because of two reasons. One, more money and more controversy is involved and Two, Ronaldo, along with Commercial value and looks, has the primary thing, football talent and lots of it. He is not a one dimensional player like David Beckham.
Van Nistelrooy hangs up his boots
Real Madrid striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has retired from international soccer to concentrate on his duties with Real Madrid, the Dutch Football Association (KNVB) said on Monday. I heard that he cited the hectic schedule the main cause of his decision.
It said the 32-year-old had told coach Bert van Marwijk he would no longer be available for the Dutch team after deciding he could not perform to his best for club and country.
“After studying the schedule of Real Madrid and the Dutch team I realised … playing for both teams would mean too tough a physical load for me and therefore I made this choice,” Van Nistelrooy was quoted as saying.
“I’m taking no chances and after the enjoyable Euro 2008 finals I can look back upon (my decision) with a good feeling.“
Van Nistelrooy’s decision came as a surprise to Van Marwijk, who succeeded Marco van Basten as coach on July 1.
“I had a comprehensive conversation with Ruud and I can do nothing but respect his decision,” Van Marwijk said.
“I regret that I can’t use his quality and experience when I compose my squad but I wish him all the best at Real Madrid.”
Van Nistelrooy had a fractured relationship with Van Basten, who dropped the striker for the 2006 World Cup second round defeat by Portugal.
Van Basten then left Van Nistelrooy out of his initial squad for the Euro 2008 qualifiers but, forced by injuries, invited him back in October 2006, a call the striker refused.
I think all these things must have been in his mind when he made this decision. One question? if the schedule was hectic then why didn’t he retire from Real Madrid rather than from his national team. Hye, I am a Real Madrid fan and I would never want Van Nistelrooy to do that, but the reasons he has told to the media just make no sense and I know most if not all football players make the same excuse.
Ok, they make more money from their clubs than their national teams but they should say so then which would be stupid. Ok, I give up, Van Nistelrooy did the right thing with the right reasons. Good luck to him on that.
Anyway, Just to give you some background on Van Nistelrooy’s situation before he made his annoucement, in August 2007 Van Nistelrooy straightened things out with Van Basten and returned to score two goals in the qualifying campaign.
Before the Euro 2008 finals, Van Basten announced goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar and Van Nistelrooy were his two undisputed first-choice players.
Van der Sar retired from internationals after the tournament but Van Nistelrooy appeared at that stage to be in no doubt about continuing his Netherlands career, a decision he has reversed closer to the start of the new season.
