Real Madrid are Not Defensive!!
Posted on 04. Feb, 2009 by Borris Becker in General
This is what Juande Ramos said in an interview today and I could not believe what the headline said. Ok, it is true that we are not playing Hollywood football at the moment but I think Real Madrid do not play that defensively, if you look around Europe only Barcelona, Manchester United and Arsenal can say that they play more attacking football than Real Madrid.
I think that Chelsea, Liverpool, Inter Milan and Ac Milan play a far defensive football than us and in case of Liverpool, they play ugly, stupid and boring football. I hate to watch their matches. It is only the talents of Torres and Gerrard that is keeping Liverpool alive as Europe’s Elite club, otherwise, I think the way they play is so much result oriented, I can barely watch their match for 5 minutes.
Juande Ramos has stated his dislike on this label and I think it is justified as well but the problem is that, we cannot really blame anyone as the criticism came for none other than Di Stefano who said that he does not get entertained when he watches Real Madrid play.
“I do not agree with the criticism of Real Madrid,” Ramos told AS. “It is a label I do not agree with. Are Barca a defensive team because they have lost the least games? No.
“It is clear that we are not shining like Barcelona, but we are picking up results at the moment. My starting point in a game is not defensive though.”
Lets be realistic over here guys, Real Madrid were a team in crisis when this guy took over, what do you expect of him. To go out with 4-3-3 and get whacked? is that what will steady the ship. I think we should not worry about this, the football will soon come with confidence and also we should remember that former coach Del Bosque, he played two defensive midfielders but no one played better football than his team did (Yeah, I know he had the Zidane’s and Figo’s and all the Ronaldo’s”. so we need some patience guys
The aim is not to entertain Alfredo di stefano,but to steady a sinking ship, thats exactly what Juande Ramos is doing,despite the football not flowing like Barca , the 3 points are vital so safety first.
So I think, Real Madrid should continue the way they are playing and get results because there is just no case of defensive football here.
To round things off, there have been some rumours too.
Apparently, Real Madrid are interested in signing Hamsik. He plays for Napoli and is young. That is all I know about this guy.
There is another story I got from Goal.com.
The transfer window might have passed, but Real Madrid are looking to the future already, according to AS.
The Spanish newspaper reports that the defending La Liga champions are interested in signing Brazilian youngster Dentinho from Corinthians.
At present the 20-year-old is impressing with the national side at the South American Under-20 Championships, and it is no secret that plenty of clubs are interested in him.
His 24 goals for Corinthians last season were a major factor in helping them win their division, and he has attracted the like of Real Madrid, Juventus, Arsenal and Inter.
It is thought that if any of the above clubs are to sign him then it will be for a price of around €10 million, and there could be plenty of competition this summer.
It is thought that Juventus are currently in the driving seat for the player, with reports from Italy today stating that they have been in touch with him.
However, it is not clear where his future lies, and it would be no surprise to see him move to Spain, as plenty of other young South-American players have done lately.
Born in Sao Paulo, he has made over 70 appearances for Corinthians and has plenty of experience despite his young age.
That is all for today, HALA MADRID!!!
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