A Thought On The Defense
By: Corey |
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Having watched our team go through a strange metamorphosis with the lose of Pepe, the suspension of Ronaldo and a rash of injuries that hit the team right before the match against Deportivo. With Lass and Garay injured, our defensive options were severely limited, and with Ronaldo, Van der Vaart and Higuain, our attack was not much better. We have all raved about Guti’s revived performances, and you all know I would love to talk about Granero’s excellent performances in both of those games, but I wanted to highlight the defense most of all. See I expected Granero to be awesome, not just because of my man crush, but because the conditions were right for him to succeed. The defense these past two games on the other hand was not in such a position.
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Category: Team News
What Guti’s “Current” Success Tells Us.
By: Bassam | 49 Comments
This is my debut article at writing something that is not a review or a preview of a game. So bare with me as i ramble on. I will be helping Corey with mostly reviews of games and some fluff pieces, but i wanted to shed light on the following matter. So here goes nothing.
We are Real Madrid. We want the best of the best playing their football in front of the Bernabeau. Whether those players are home bread (Casillas and Raul), or imported (CR9 and Kaka), they should be playing for us! So after the big overhaul that happened after Perez took over his second reign at the club, we saw around 250 million being spent for players this summer. With around 7 world class players coming in this summer, and around 10 players leaving, the club got an overhaul in its exact meaning. A new coach was also brought in. As expected, the team took a while to gel and depended on players like CR9, that have the ability to lift the team on his own shoulders, to win games!
Category: Team NewsComing Soon: New Ideas
By: Corey | 10 Comments
I need something to write about for the midweek duldrums. I am currently fresh out of ideas for new posts, and I do not have much of a pipeline for posts in the future. I going to leave it up to all of you to provide me with ideas for posts on this site. The best three or four I will use as leads for new posts. Anything is doable as long as it pertains to Real Madrid, although if you have a general La Liga topic or question you can pose that too, as I will need ideas for my new weekly column on La Liga Weekly. Ohh, and we have a podcast this Wednesday so if anyone has something they want us to discuss on that you can leave that in the comments as well. I think we are going to have Kay Murray on this week, which should be very cool. Tell me what you want to read/listen to and I will do my best to bring it to you!
Category: Team NewsEspanyol Review
By: Corey | 29 Comments
Hello everyone, I will be helping out Corey today by providing the review of the game. Well this was a game that no one expected us to lose, despite the injuries to the squad. Before the game though, a lot of the injured midfielders and Pipita were given the green light to start on the bench. Pelligirini stated after the game with Deportivo that the team that lines up against Espanyol is going to be similar to the “curse busters” that played at the Riazor. He was sure hell not kidding. The same exact players lined up in front of the Berbabeu faithful to take on Espanyol. The game ended 3 – 0 for the home team (that’s us guys!) with goals from Ramos and Kaka in the first half, and none other than the back-from-injury Higuain in the dying minutes. I will talk more about the game in what follows.
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Category: Team NewsReal Madrid vs. RCD Espanyol Preview
By: Corey | 136 Comments
Real Madrid vs. RCD Espanyol
Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
Jornada 21 22:00 (4pm eastern)
Saturday February 2, 2010
Real Madrid hosts RCD Espanyol this Saturday in a replay of one of the best matches Real Madrid played all season, way back in the second round of the season. Espanyol come in to the match on a mini-hot streak with a draw and a win in their last two games, while Real got a morale boosting 3-1 victory at the Riazor, ending a 19 year curse at that ground. It should be an interesting game, and it provides Real a chance to showcase some of the play that they came up with in Coruna for the home fans. Real will be without Cristiano Ronaldo through suspension, but recover Higuain, Van der Vaart and M. Diarra, while Espanyol have a rash of injuries and are still playing without club captain Raul Tamudo.
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Category: Team NewsTwo Stories That Warm My Heart
By: Corey | 29 Comments
I woke up early today, like I always do, to go to the gym and then get a start on my homework. I have not gotten to my homework just yet though, because I was a little busy reading two stories that I could not help but through my two cents in to the ring. It might be considered a bit of a rant on my part, but sometimes you cannot let these things go. My comments may not be suited for the squeamish, but if you like singing transvestites and Dutch coaches with big mouths, you will love this quick post!
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In Tribute Of 6 more months of Lady Gago!
Category: Team NewsReal Madrid Castilla Continues March Up The Table
By: Corey | 21 Comments
Real Madrid Castilla continued their recent good form with a convincing 2-1 win over Cacereno. Who is Cacaereno you may ask? Im not entirely sure either, but we have no time to figure that out, maybe one of our native Spaniards can help us out with that one. Goals from Samu and Juan Carlos secured the three points, with three of the four canteranos who were called up for the Deportivo game seeing time in this match, which was the previous day. In fact Mateos, who was employed in midfield for a change, provided what described as a brilliant assist to Juan Carlos for the second goal. The first goal, scored by rising star Samu, was called a ‘golazo’ by Defensa Central in their performance wrap up.
Category: Team NewsMid-Season Report Cards
By: Corey | 39 Comments
With the game against Malaga last weekend, we came to the midway point of the jornada. And with that came the crowning of Barcelona as winter champions (grrr but its an arbitrary title) and a chance to take stock of the Perez revolution and see where we stand in terms of player performance. I gave players letter grades, just like when they were young lads in elementary school, and I did not give out a curve for being 1. Tanned, 2. Disgustingly Muscular or 3. Capable of Appearing on the Jersey Shore. Sorry Thong Boy, no special treatment for you. Lets get down to it then!
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Category: Team NewsReal Madrid 3-1 Deportivo: “The End of an Era” (Or Curse)
By: Corey | 39 Comments
Real Madrid 3-1 Deportivo La Coruna
Stadium: Estadio Riazor, Spain
Attendance: 30,000
Match Time: January 30, 2010, 16:00 ET
Official: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez
Real Madrid came away from the Riazor with three points for the first time since 1991, which calls for champagne for everyone! And they did it in a convincing fashion, strangling Deportivo to playing very narrowly and then winning balls higher up the field then what we saw against Malaga. Real also dominated possession and at time used quick counter attacks to keep Depor on their toes, with goals resulting from such situations. There was spaces in both halves where Real knocked the ball around very well, and the attitudes of the players were excellent all game long. A noticeable improvement from Malaga, but sometimes its hard to blame them. This game meant a lot more then a home win against the Andalucians.
While I have the time, and the strength (Im hungover ugh), Bassam volunteered to write a review for me. That means I will finish my homework nursing Gatorade, coffee and a greasy egg sandwich and then finish that mid-season report card post for the week. Thanks to Bassam for the review and the timely manner with which it was written. Let him know how great he did in the comments. Oh, and lets not talk about the Barcelona “offside” goal or the Ronaldo fiasco. I watched the Barca game and it did not even occur to me he was offside in real time, and the Ronaldo thing, its really shameful. Keep it tidy and poignant to the game guys!
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Category: Team NewsOh God Its The Riazor
By: Corey | 233 Comments
Real Madrid vs. Deportivo La Coruna
Estadio Riazor La Coruna, Galicia
01/30/2010 22:00 CET (4pm eastern)
Jornada 20
Not the Riazor! Yes friends, its that time of year again, the one round where optimism is blind, but the team always comes up empty handed. How many years has it been since Real have won in the Riazor? 1991 was the last time three points were taken back to Madrid from Coruna, although there has been a couple of draws sprinkled in there. Its been a miserable trip for a long time, and in the past few seasons we have had good moments that have still been unable to get a win. Lotina knows this, and with the streak on the line, he eyes this game as highlight of the season.
Deportivo and Real Madrid have some injury problems to contend with, but both teams are having strong seasons. Deportivo along with Mallorca are serious contenders for the fourth Champions League spot along with Sevilla and maybe Getafe and Bilbao. Lotina has a squad that he has worked with for awhile now, and they are a tight knit group with incredible organization and team spirit. The Riazor is not normally thought of as hostile place to visit, but with a streak like this on the line, the team is fired up to keep it going.
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