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ilj.psa
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Peru3081 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-02 05:16:04
July 02 2009 02:01 GMT
#1641
the thing is pulling all those players together and making them work like a team, look at what happened last time RM did something like this. but we'll see Pellegrini is a good coach.
btw I still don't know how are they going to get over 200M++ just in jersey sales -_-

On July 02 2009 04:27 SuperArc wrote:
wth, what system is Real gonna play o.o

4-2-2-2? dunno really
-------------------Casillas----------------------
------------------------------------------------
Ramos-------Pepe-----------Albiol---------Arbeloa
-------------------------------------------------
---------------Lass-------Xabi-------------------
-------------------------------------------------
------Ronaldo----------------------Kaka---------
-------------------------------------------------
--------------Higuain----------------------------
-------------------------Benzema----------------
Telemako
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
Spain1636 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-02 09:52:37
July 02 2009 07:49 GMT
#1642
Targets are Arbeloa (Right/Left back), Xabi Alonso (Middlefielder) and Ribery or Silva (wingers)
That will make something like:

-------------------------Lass/Alonso/Gago
--Ribery/Robben------Kaka/Sneijder-----Ronaldo/Robben
--------------Higuain/Raúl
-------------------------Benzema/Huntelaar

It's an awesome roster, but probably Huntelaar and Robben are out to afford some of the signings. Let's see what the hell comes next, my expectations were already lower than this.

Btw, Barça signs Keirrirson tomorrow, young brazilian striker. 15m€
Close also to sign Filipe Luis, brazilian left back, currently at Deportivo de La Coruña, former player of Real Madrid youth team.
I've been around since it all started, and it feels good
TheMusiC
Profile Joined January 2004
United States1054 Posts
July 02 2009 23:10 GMT
#1643
word is out now that michael owen is close to signing with united. thoughts?

i've always liked owen and it's disappointing to see how his career turned out with all the injury hits to his knee. he was playing at a sick level before that, pretty sad. it's good though that he's getting another chance to play for a top top team after moving down from liverpool/madrid to newcastle. i hope he can find his form back, he was really fun to watch.
kidd
Profile Blog Joined November 2002
United States2848 Posts
July 02 2009 23:18 GMT
#1644
I've never been a Michael Owen fan and I also think we are going to have find better replacements than him and Antonio Valencia to even have a shot of winning the title again.

I would love to see the two Dutch players Robben and Huntelaar join united cause they are going to be sitting on the bench for RM anyway. Ribery would be another great addition but that's obviously not happening
Hi
Holgerius
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Sweden16951 Posts
July 02 2009 23:44 GMT
#1645
Kaka, Ronaldo, Benzema, Albiol (and maybe Ribery, Silva) to one team... Most ridiculous Silly Season ever? If Real Madrid can make a functioning team out of all these super players they'll pwn really hard.
I believe in the almighty Grötslev! -- I am never serious and you should never believe a thing I say. Including the previous sentence.
UbRi
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
Italy603 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-03 10:49:01
July 03 2009 10:48 GMT
#1646
that's just insane, no team can work with 4 offensive players fielded at the same time, no team in the world, in italy 3 are already too many, you need one of the 3 strikers to be a workhorse to balanche the team, but i guess in spain it's different.
Anyway, if the coach is not drunk, he will only be able to field, for example, kaka, ronaldo and benzema. Leaving in the bench higuain, huntelaar, robben (omg) van der vaart, and, unless you really force his role, also sneijder couldn't play.
Don't tell me Kaka and Ronaldo are wingers, because they're not the calssical wingers you can field in a 4-4-2, they should be able to tackle, run back to their own penality area to chase the fullbacks and support their own fullbacks, go to fight and gain balls in the midfield ecc, ecc. I'm pretty sure that not Kaka and neither Ronaldo would accept to do this work.

Oh lol i forgot that in the bench there will be also raul and van nilsterooy
Z.Kw
Profile Joined February 2009
China297 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-03 11:01:34
July 03 2009 10:56 GMT
#1647
Kaka does support work (tackling, coming back to help defenders), Ronaldo's just a show pony who bitches when he loses the ball.

Robben (if he isn't injured every second game) , Huntelaar, van Nistelrooy are probably going to be on the bench all season if they aren't sold.

Owen going to Man Utd is stupid, he's old(er) (29) and gets injured frequently and nowhere near the previous heights he reached playing for Liverpool, definitely WORSE than Tevez.

I used to like Adebayor but i'm kind of starting to dislike him so he can go fk off to Ac Milan cos he thinks he's the shit after his impressive 07/08 season, now he just reminds me of a skinny pole who manages some acrobatic goals (cough peter crouch cough) and Arsenal could do with a player more like Henry who can take on defenders and is fast. Just hope Fabregas doesn't leave to Barca :o
SuperArc
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Austria7781 Posts
July 03 2009 12:06 GMT
#1648
Kaka helps out a lot in the back, yeah.
But Robben or Huntelaar on the bench would be insane. o.o I hope some clubs are going to buy them.

Fabregas has said several times he wants to stay at Arsenal.
Snow - future of protoss! :) Nada = baller
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
July 03 2009 12:10 GMT
#1649
anyone but owen please
Z.Kw
Profile Joined February 2009
China297 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-07-03 14:07:18
July 03 2009 13:59 GMT
#1650
On July 03 2009 21:10 zulu_nation8 wrote:
anyone but owen please


LOL apparently he's @ Man Utd's training ground getting ready for a medical.

edit: it's official LOL he signed

edit2: nvm it's not official i think skysports fucking photoshopped the man utd shirt onto owen
ky[Z]
Profile Joined January 2003
China1730 Posts
July 03 2009 15:21 GMT
#1651
On July 03 2009 19:56 Z.Kw wrote:
Kaka does support work (tackling, coming back to help defenders), Ronaldo's just a show pony who bitches when he loses the ball.

Robben (if he isn't injured every second game) , Huntelaar, van Nistelrooy are probably going to be on the bench all season if they aren't sold.

Owen going to Man Utd is stupid, he's old(er) (29) and gets injured frequently and nowhere near the previous heights he reached playing for Liverpool, definitely WORSE than Tevez.

I used to like Adebayor but i'm kind of starting to dislike him so he can go fk off to Ac Milan cos he thinks he's the shit after his impressive 07/08 season, now he just reminds me of a skinny pole who manages some acrobatic goals (cough peter crouch cough) and Arsenal could do with a player more like Henry who can take on defenders and is fast. Just hope Fabregas doesn't leave to Barca :o



asking Kaka to do the supporting/defending is such a waste of talent...

Terran is SOoOo over-powered~!! Especially in TvT~!
Vin{MBL}
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
5185 Posts
July 03 2009 15:34 GMT
#1652
On July 03 2009 21:10 zulu_nation8 wrote:
anyone but owen please


I wholeheartedly support this transfer. LOL

- Arsenal fan
white_box921
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
United Kingdom967 Posts
July 03 2009 15:58 GMT
#1653
how the hell can owen get a club to sign him is beyond me.

If he get anything but a pay per play contract, his agent and himself is the greatest salesman
ilj.psa
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Peru3081 Posts
July 03 2009 16:02 GMT
#1654
On July 03 2009 19:56 Z.Kw wrote:
Kaka does support work (tackling, coming back to help defenders), Ronaldo's just a show pony who bitches when he loses the ball.

Robben (if he isn't injured every second game) , Huntelaar, van Nistelrooy are probably going to be on the bench all season if they aren't sold.

Owen going to Man Utd is stupid, he's old(er) (29) and gets injured frequently and nowhere near the previous heights he reached playing for Liverpool, definitely WORSE than Tevez.

I used to like Adebayor but i'm kind of starting to dislike him so he can go fk off to Ac Milan cos he thinks he's the shit after his impressive 07/08 season, now he just reminds me of a skinny pole who manages some acrobatic goals (cough peter crouch cough) and Arsenal could do with a player more like Henry who can take on defenders and is fast. Just hope Fabregas doesn't leave to Barca :o

kaka has never been a "true" midfielder like Zidane was for example ,he's more like a striker fashioned into a midfielder than runs his ass off till he reaches the Area , and makes those pin-point accurate long shots. To ask him to do defensive roles and be on the back wouldn't be a good idea imo and would be a waste like mentioned above..
And yeah sometimes i think Perez just buys big names for the sake of buying. I sti'll don't know exactly how is he's gonna get over 200M just by jersey sales, The guy better start reselling Zidane shirts in China,, printing Florentino/Valdano jerseys and sh.it cause i don't see how he's gonna get it done by that method alone.
ilj.psa
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Peru3081 Posts
July 03 2009 16:16 GMT
#1655
some other news:

Kaka Wants Liverpool’s Xabi Alonso At Real Madrid
http://www.goal.com/en/news/12/spain/2009/07/03/1361130/kaka-wants-liverpools-xabi-alonso-at-real-madrid

Franck Ribery Skips Bayern Munich Training - Report
http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2009/07/03/1361907/franck-ribery-skips-bayern-munich-training-report

Manchester United Ready To Bid For Sevilla's Luis Fabiano - Report
http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2009/07/03/1360621/manchester-united-ready-to-bid-for-sevillas-luis-fabiano

TonyL2
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
England1953 Posts
July 03 2009 20:00 GMT
#1656
It's official, Manchester United have signed Owen, but considering it was on a free, it won't be the first signing

It's just a surprise how Man U were pushing for Benzema for ages and instantly change attention to Owen
zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
July 03 2009 20:06 GMT
#1657
i think they just got outbid for benzema, i like the luis fabiano rumours though, he was impressive during confederations cup.
kroko
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
Finland2136 Posts
July 03 2009 20:08 GMT
#1658

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zulu_nation8
Profile Blog Joined May 2005
China26351 Posts
July 03 2009 20:14 GMT
#1659
LOOL?
TonyL2
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
England1953 Posts
July 03 2009 20:15 GMT
#1660
Hahaha, that's a lot of hype for Vassell

On July 04 2009 05:06 zulu_nation8 wrote:
i think they just got outbid for benzema, i like the luis fabiano rumours though, he was impressive during confederations cup.


Fabiano does seem quite good, but I want to see Ferguson buying more young players, because Fabiano's at the age where he won't get a whole lot better. Obviously buying high potential young players is easier said than done
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