Roberto Carlos? David Beckham? Hell Why Not Makelele Too!
By: Corey | March 18th, 2009
So the presidential election posturing has begun at a rather slow pace, but it promises to pick up within the next few weeks. It seems that Perez is being linked with the return of Roberto Carlos, he personally suggested just that in an interview recently, as well as David Beckham, if his contract situation between LA Galaxy and AC Milan is not settled before the start of the European season in late August of next year.
As far as Beckham is concerned, he played well in spurts for us when he was used correctly, and I always appreciated what he brought to the table, but I think a possible move for him is a little far-fetched. A 10 million dollar price range seems a little high for a player of his age, and his contract ridiculously expensive, so it just doesnt make sense to me. Even if the silver tongued Galliani of AC Milan denied the whole thing. But a “Madrid source” has leaked this statement to the Madrid press:
“Florentino will try to bring Becks back if he decides to run for the presidency. It would be silly to deny it.”
I think its better we leave David Beckham to AC Milan or LA.
As for Roberto Carlos, he was one of the finest left backs we ever had, and was certainly one of the worlds best players in his peak. He was also an influential personality in the dressing room and with management, often reflecting his team mates sentiments in the press. He also loved to have a good laugh, something I think its missing from the squad. He had this to say about a possible return:
“If Florentino Perez will be elected Real Madrid chairman again and he would ask me to come back, I would think about it. I never said goodbye to Real Madrid for good”
Many forget he left for Fenerbahce because his less then stellar performances meant his contract was not renewed. Who is to say that 2 years on he will not have further regressed? I love Roberto Carlos, but again, I dont think this is a good move.
And finally, it has been mentioned in the press that Perez is interested in bringing in Mourinho as the coach for next year. Again, Mourinho is about as negative and ugly a tactician as Benitez is, so is there really anything gained over Juande? Besides Real Madrid getting more air time on Special 1 TV and us bloggers having a field day with Mourinho press conferences, this does not seem like a good move for the time being. I wont rule out Mourinho as the coach of Real in the future though.
One must decide for themselves what is actually true candidate posturing and what is made up by agents, administration leaks and the papers though. My guess is most is made up.
Radomir Antic slams Real:
Former Real coach Radomir Antic, best known for his stints with Atletico Madrid more then Real Madrid, has lashed out at the current management of Real Madrid, and the tactics that Juande Ramos has used recently. If you do not remember, Antic was coach of Real for the end of the 91 season, and then coached half of the 92-93 season before Beenhakker was mysteriously appointed despite Antic doing well that season. He has had a mixed career, but has also coached Barcelona, Atletico and currently the Serbian national team.
Antic’s comments on Real Madrid:
“The team is playing football that does correspond to the authority that Real Madrid should have,” he said in an interview for Terra.
“They have won ten matches thanks to inspiration. But if you ask me if they have dominated games, have they done the same things well game after game and been good at set pieces, then I would say no.
“There is no continuity in what the team does. There are ways of playing and ways to lose. I was surprised because the team had no authority in the two games and that is worse than either result.
“It will not effect things because the club has operated from day-to-day while hiding its great faults for a long time.
“People are going to have sit down and analyse what is happening, but nobody wants to do it. Everyone wants to just carry on with looking into it at all.
“There are serious problems, but nobody wants to speak up because they are just saying what others want to hear.
“After losing against Liverpool, Higuain spoke in press conference about the league as if nothing had happened. That is how things are.”
“I see Raul having to run back and help win balls in midfield, because the two defensive midfielders are not free to connect with the forwards. Things like that have to be looked at,” he continued.
“I never see any easy passes from Lass [Lassana Diarra] to link up to the attack. Is this what Madrid needs? I do not like to speak about the past, but when comparing it to other examples one can see.
“Fernando Hierro played in that same position and was able to score 34 goals in one season.”
“They are not different, the two of them play the same and they move with the ball and there are no surprises. They begin and end their moves in the same place without doing anything.
“They do not use the wings to push the full-backs up. I do not see any play where they try to create space when in possession.
“Spain won the European Championships by maintaining possession, by making the ball the priority.”
“The right wing is empty. They have bought [Klaas-Jan] Huntelaar and do not give him any crosses. He is given the ball from deep passes by Sergio Ramos and little else. What good is that?
“You have to buy players that can fit into your style. Anyone can score goals. Even so, Huntelaar is scoring goals. That is fortunate and means that nobody has asked any questions.
“Another thing that bothers me is that no Madrid player plays with their first touch and never use the space. The fans should be unhappy.
“Raul all his career has been a key player in scoring from corners at the near post. Tell me a single set piece in the last 15 games where Madrid have taken advantage of Raul’s skill there. That is the problem.
“We are speaking about a club as grand as Real Madrid, with everything that they can possibly want. But when talking about the way they play, it is incredible.”
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