Real Madrid C.F. 2011/12 - Campeones de España!

Even in a short international break they've gone off the deep end.

Deluded F*ck wrote:

Hlebagone wrote:SHOCK.

It is all a bit silly though, and this from someone who has about as much affinity with english culture as a brussels sprout.

I remember two years ago Kolarov was linked with Real Madrid before eventually going to city. This was treated as a reasonable transfer target, despite the fact, that outside having a powerful but inaccurate left foot, he's extremely rubbish.

Hlebagone wrote:

Deluded F*ck wrote:

Hlebagone wrote:SHOCK.

It is all a bit silly though, and this from someone who has about as much affinity with english culture as a brussels sprout.

I remember two years ago Kolarov was linked with Real Madrid before eventually going to city. This was treated as a reasonable transfer target, despite the fact, that outside having a powerful but inaccurate left foot, he's extremely rubbish.

Honestly this is a non issue because this is just paper talk during an international weekend. Also with Kolarov people hadn't really seen him and only heard about him for obvious reasons, nobody watches Serie A and certainly not Lazio. In contrast many watch English games. When Kolarov came up Real Madrid fans were asking Serie A fans about him because they didn't know. With Walker however we have seen him even if it isn't as much as Tottenham fans.

I watch Lazio and am sure many people in Italy and the rest of Europe do.

Jamie is that you in your pic with Jose or just some randomer?

Lol god no, I'm not that fat!

That is some random Londoner who posed with Jose on Tuesday when he was in England house shopping!

Marca are 'crazy' about Aguero it would seem...

Maradona has come out and said Kun should move to Real too.

Give City a taste of their own medicine

The former Inter trainer was also questioned on Nuri Sahin after the midfielder played for Turkey midweek in their 2-1 friendly defeat to Slovakia, despite struggling for game time at the Bernabeu.

"Madrid are better than Turkey. Without being offensive, it is easier to play for a national team than a club [like Madrid]. I still think Nuri Sahin, with a proper pre-season, could do much more. The team cannot be joking at the moment," he explained.

Well! Its probably safe to say Sahin won't be a regular until next season. I personally don't buy this "proper pre-season" excuse, Sahin is hardly a liability to bring on when winning at home, for example against Racing when the team was winning 4-0.

CONVOCATORIA

Porteros: Casillas, Adán y Jesús
Defensas: Arbeloa, Carvalho, Varane, Albiol, Marcelo y Ramos
Centrocampistas: Sahin, Altintop, Lass, Khedira, Xabi Alonso, Özil, Callejón, Granero y Kaká
Delanteros: Cristiano Ronaldo, Higuaín y Morata

Lesionados: Benzema, Di María y Coentrão

Sancionados: Pepe

I wonder what the are the odds that Sahin will end up in the VIP box next to Jesús?

Jose:

“Granero está jugando por su carácter y su especial personalidad. Es un chico de los que pienso que el Real Madrid no puede perder nunca y debe jugar aquí hasta que termine su carrera. Simboliza lo que es el Real Madrid y nunca me deja mal. Siempre que juega, un minuto o todos, nunca me defrauda. Si hay un jugador del que me puedo culpar que hubiera merecido jugar más de lo que lo ha hecho en el primer tramo de la temporada es precisamente él”.

Nice win yesterday, especially considering the international fixtures midweek. Not a great first half to be fair but both goals involved some nice one touch passing. I feared that Higuain was going to be shut out again after the first half, seemed like he missed a hatful of chances but I was glad to see him find his scoring touch in the second half. It will be good for his confidence and I think if we are going to make a run in the CL we will need some goals from el Pipita eventually. Great game from Kaka. Feels like I have been waiting 3 years to see him play like this. Still not convinced he is "back" but whatever I will take a good performance from him any time he can muster one up.

Bizarre performance from Carvalho. He is really sh!t this year. I can't imagine he will be renewed next year (evidently it's not a done deal even though Mourinho said it was) especially not if Jose decides to move on. Good performance from Varane in the second half. He is a very tidy defender. Though I think the think I liked the best was the 40 yard pass over the top right into the stride of Ronaldo. Reminded me of Hierro that.

Nice to see Morata given a cameo as well. Jose <3's canteranos.

9 wins from the title...

P.S. Agree with Cristiano's comments in the la liga thread. Ronaldo's "no look" passes were ridiculous.