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Real Madrid 1-0 Deportivo
Raul scored the only goal of the match (again) to give Real Madrid a tight win, but we are still behind Barcelona by 12 points. We now have won 5 straight league games, hurrah!!!.
Juande Ramos started with
Casillas,
Ramos,
Pepe,
Cannavaro,
Heinze,
Lass,
Gago,
Robben,
Sneijder,
Rau’l
Higuain.
Real Madrid attacked alot and tried to create chances but deportivo showed some character and did not kneel so easily. Infact, they did not at all.
There were alot of positives from this game. First was the coordination between Lass and Gago. They are playing as if they are teammates for years. I mean. Diarra bosses the midfield with his strength, recovers balls, makes crushing tackles and then gives it go Gago, who links the midfield and attack very well. They sort of like, complement each other. Though both can handle the mifield on their own.
All defenders had pretty tight game. Sergio Ramos was in particular very energetic in going forward and creating danger in the opponents box. I love the way he attacks, he has some skills that I have not seen in even natural wingers. I still remember the long range free kick he scored against Real Madrid, when he was at Sevilla and the next thing Real Madrid do when the season got over, was to sign him on a long term deal.
He is the best right back in the world now. I know Daniel Alves would like to say something on that, but he must remember, that Ramos can match him in every department but he cannot match Ramos in the heading department.
Raul scored a typical Raul goal, very very messy. I do not know, that whether Lass scored it or Raul. Does not matter now as he is now just 1 goals behind the all time record of Di Stefano. It came from a corner, someone (ofcourse, a real madrid player of which I cannot remember the name) passed to Diarra, just outside the box. Lassana made a Figo like shot from the edge of the penalty area with the intent or curving it to the far post ( you remember those Figo shots, neither shots neither lobbed pass, anything could have happened). Raul was perfectly positioned for that and he cored it, whats more to say.
After that, Real Madrid just pulled up the ranks and defended very well.
Robben was our main man, he has been in scintilatin form in the past weeks and he proved today that why is he statistically the best winger in La Liga (though in reality , Messi is way ahead of him in every skill.) but I hope he does not get injured, otherwise, Real Madrid would loose all its attacking sting, something which we already lost when we sold Robinho.
I was reading a another blog ( I do that alot to see what other Real Madrid bloggers are thinking in these times when Real Madrid squad is not the strongest in its history).
A lot of the bloggers are of the view (including me) that Drenthe is absolute rubbish. He has speed and the brain for a footballer but does not have the basic fundamental things that the coach teaches you the first time you kick the ball. Drenthe does not know how to pass at the right moment and his crosses are awful, and being a winger (or even left back) that is supposed to be a key attribute unless you are Robben or Ronaldo, who do not need to cross, though they both can.
In the end, Real Madrid looked like real professional out there with each player doing his job responsibly instead of being all over the pitch.
Goals
40′ Rau’l
Subs
Van der vaart for Sneijder
Drenthe for Rau’l
Huntelaar for Higuain
HALA MADRID!!!!
