Si, Si, Si, Ronaldo ya esta aqui!!!, Yes, Yes, Yes, Ronaldo’s finally here!!!
By: Cesar | July 7th, 2009
Wow…
I never thought I’d see the day when 80,000 people go to a stadium to watch the presentation of a football player Rock stars, sure, but a football player???? WOW. If yesterday’s presentation is an indication of things to come, I’m really optimistic about the future of this team.
Just a sample of what I’m talking about…
Cristiano Ronaldo…., what haven’t we said about the guy, I personally was against his arrival, mainly because I was afraid he would bring back the worst of the galactico era, but after witnessing yesterday’s show, maybe I was wrong. I really liked how he interacted with the fans, how he was GENUINELY HAPPY to be here, so I for once truly believed that cliché football players always say when they arrive to a new club “It was my childhood dream to come here…”, well, it turns out that for Cristiano it’s absolutely true.
Yesterday’s presentation followed the same script, with Florentino giving a speech about CR9 accomplishments, and how happy the club was to finally have him, etc. I really liked Eusebio’s presence, it was a nice touch by the club to invite him for the presentation of undoubtedly the second best player in Portugal’s history, after him of course.
When CR9 emerged from the tunnel, I felt he was coming out ready to play, and I liked that. That’s when the merengues present at the Bernabeu started chanting “Si, Si, Si, Cristiano ya esta aqui!!!” (Yes, Yes, Yes, Cristiano’s finally here!!!”. I saw how emotional he was when he started to talk, with him finally asking the fans to chant with him at the count of three “HALA MADRID!!!”, I have to admit, I got a little misty, lol!!!
The portuguese fans who traveled just to see him was pretty significant, so maybe now we can add Portugal as one entire Peña Madridista. And the ladies!!!!! Man, I’m sure we’ll be seeing prettier faces for every home match this coming season, and that’s fine with me!!!
And so we finally welcome CR9, hopefully his arrival will help us win the coveted Decima (Tenth) to this group, maybe even the Eleventh and Twelfth, only time will tell…
While I was watching the presentation on As.com, they had a live link to Facebook, and people were posting and changing their status right there, and it was incredible how many CULES were there, LOL!!!! My God, it’s incredible, now I truly believe that they just can’t live without us, such conduct just confirms the notion that they live under our shadow, if they really were better than us, not just now, but over history, they wouldn’t pay attention to everything we do, but it’s just impossible, THEY JUST CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT US, not even after they had their MOST SUCCESSFUL SEASON EVER where they accomplished a triplete for the first time in Liga history!!!, so now I understand IHM/ICLWOM, lol!!!!
I can’t wait for the new season to start!!! HALA MADRID!!!
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It is indeed admirable for a team to win a treble with so many canteranos and to have canteranos whose quality is of the level that Barca has is absolutely incredible. To assume however, that this is somehow only because of how great your club is, is aboslutely naive.
Things come in cycles. Barca happened to have a batch of players from their academy so great that they were able to assemble THIS squad with the likes of Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, etc… just like how Man U once produced a batch of their own Canteranos that formed the core of a treble winning team (Scholes, Becks, Giggs, Neville, etc.) How many times can a club do this? MKU: are you assuming that Barca can do this perpetually? To produce batches and batches of Canteranos that can win trebles? Last season was the first time you did it in your club’s over 100 year history. Get some perspective man.
Barca have a distinct style of play: that’s true. That’s great. And many of us Madridistas admire them for it. End of story. You seem to suggest however that all teams that don’t have this ’signatue style’ isn’t worth shit. Which once again to me is an absolutely senseless comment. Ho many ‘great’ clubs are there? Among them: Man U, Liverpool, Milan, Inter, Juve, Bayern, Real Madrid, etc. are they all shitty clubs because they don’t have the style + canteranos that you speak of? Makes no sense to me. Why are you measuring the greatness of a club using Barca’s philosophy as a standard?
That’s YOUR team’s strength, what gives Barca their identity and philosophy: their style mixed with the occassional batch of super talented canteranos. That’s not Real Madrid’s strength or philosophy. And the same can be said of other clubs. But that does not make them bad clubs.
Florentino described what he believed was Real Madrid’s identity which he mentions has been a tradition from the golden days of Bernabeu and Di Stefano (and I agree somewhat): that Real Madrid are a team that wins trophies by the truckload by bringing in the BEST players in the WORLD, the best spanish players = all mixed with their best canteranos. This philosophy has given us a packed trophy room, a fan base world wide that can perhaps only be matched by Man U and above all, an image: an image of glamour, of elegance, of pride…. of superiorty. A superiority that makes us institutionally stronger, makes us attractive to the best players and to many fans. A superiority that we BUILT through this philosophy over decades.
A superiorty that you cules are all clearly so insecure of that even when you have a season that embodies all that Barca are all about, you guys still can’t stop looking at us and talking about us…
Get over yourself, please.
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Ronaldo Song: YouTube.com/watch?v=_9drOeT5Lnk
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mku – Tikitaka has been an element of Spanish football long before it was a Barcelona trademark, Barca is simply the club who’s been able to integrate it best in La Liga at the moment. I think most of us admire this accomplishment, and speaking for myself, I cheer wholeheartedly for players like Xavi and Iniesta when they’re wearing red.
You’re right in that Madrid was linked to an awful dictator who was responsible for the death’s of many, many people. But Franco picked Real, not vice-versa, and I find it extremely distasteful for people to use the death of innocents to try to make a sporting point. It’s exploiting their lives, and the lives of their families, to make an argument so superficial… it makes my stomach turn.
And just to give a parroted response to a parroted misconception (sigh) Madrid fire coaches who win them titles when they can’t win them pretty. The style of play DOES matter. And no, for the last three years the club hasn’t been able to produce the beautiful play we, as fans, demand. That’s part of the reason we’ve gone through managers, presidents, players so quickly – for the fans and socios, winning ugly is not acceptable.
And before you start – Barcelona fans are just as fickle when their club isn’t doing well. In fact, FCB dumped a good portion of its starters and a coach who’d won 5 trophies in 2 seasons after 2 close-but-not-quite-great campaigns. Fans were storming the grounds, booing the players, demanding heads of players and president alike. FCB spent a pretty penny on names like Henry, Toure, Abidal, Alves, Keita, Hleb to help change things. It goes in cycles, friend, and the more you rub it in when your on top, the worse it will come back when things change.
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well said madridista mac and john, well said…
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MKU…same as in ESPN? not feeling good these days huh? Funny how a team that has won a triplete this season still spends more time whining about Real…subtle differences between both clubs.
I agree barcelona has shown a great formation and kept a 4-3-3 dynasty alive,Cruyff is who started it and it deserves a round of applause. (Note how a madridista congratulaes when due, learn) However that does not undermine Real, it simply elevates Barca this season. All this internal cantera vs buying…as if barcelona didnt reach major success through international acquisitions as rivaldo, ronaldinho, eto (madrid cantera btw) kubala? ronald koeman, yes definitely major cantera players lol Lo que hay que oir.
Whats a good sign of Real is that despite all the international names they bring in, they’ve had more spaniards in the team than barcelona. So is barcelona exclusively “mes que un club” and as laporta schemes out, portrays the grandness of the catalan lands, politically speaking of course? major success through international players, not even a majority of catalans not to say spaniards. Its like if Atletico of Bilbao kept boasting of basque exclusiveness despite signing international major names. What i can appreciate is that a few cules simply don’t know what concept to grasp. All this complaining just doesn’t show confidence, or extreme hate which i dont know where would come from unless some here grew up in the old traditional catalan villages which are too stubborn to raise the spanish flag.
Note-in the hypothetical situation Real wins a major tournament next year….be sure to see players raise a spanish flag, unlike the cules. Subtle differences among fans.
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important to note that Real also has a big cantera school, only that the entity has been selling more in the latest years unlike barcelona, don’t come up with unproven assumptions.
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Very well said john , I’ve always said that MKU is not real spaniard he doesn’t seem to know much about real madrid’s history that’s why he keeps on taking shots at our style of play , well my friend as john pointed out madrid throughout its history have had teams that playes exceptional football its only in the last 4 yrs or so that madrid have played “ugly” football , anyone that knows anything about spanish football knows that beautiful football is a very important part of madrid’s history
People babbles about the football barca have played this season but this isn’t the best football that has been played in football’s history , even del bosque ’s madrid played better football than this current barcaPosted from
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Great comments, guys – and cool to see strong arguments, not insults. Certain subjects bring out the best in us!
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http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/es/1202775966617/noticia/Noticia/Un_ataque_de_garantias.htm
Do we really still need Ribery?
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Damn, mku, you what you’ve done. Like I’ve said before, there’s not an ounce of fear in me. Pep thinks that your signings are good because it will motivate players like Messi, Iniesta, Alves, etc. to prove to people they are the best team in Spain and I agree. There’s nothing worse than being complacent and not coming out with the same drive the season after success, so in my eyes and apparently in the eyes of the players (Messi spoke out yesterday) this is the motivation Barca needs to do well next season.
And remember, we only play you guys twice out of 38 games. Those other 36 games will require us to continue doing what we did last year and focus on ourselves. When it is time for El Clasico, then we can be worried about you guys. Besides those two games, we have to put ourselves in a position where if we don’t pick up the full 3 points against you guys, we are still in good position to hoist the trophy at the end of the season. At least that’s how I see it.
As far as Laporta’s comments go, he will always be an outspoken blabbermouth. He likes to brag left and right, and winning the triplete only brought more of that out of him. You will never see Pep or any of the players under Pep complaining about who you have signed and the means by which you have signed those players. Their duty is to go out there and perform to the best of their abilities regardless of what you guys do, and make no mistake, Pep will have them rearing to go. I don’t know Pep Guardiola, but I can guarantee you that he will be more demanding of the players this time around and will look to get the best out of each and everyone of them including Hleb.
So in short, no worries for me. I would however, like to see some transfers coming in, but that is besides the point.
Stop giving us cules a bad name, mku! This is why you are banned from the Barca blog.
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the two canteras are the best in the world. the differnce, as many people above have already said,is in the philosophies and ethos.
madrid are not very inclined to giving youngsters a chance because there is immense pressure to win all the time and win well.and taking a bet on an established star is far safer than on a cantera youngster.and so there is the system of loans and buybacks.why take a risk when others are perfectly willing to do it for you ??and if in the middle of it ,some wunderkind comes by,he gets a chance.
barca give even their not so good talents a chance.and as these kids have been trained to play in a rigid system,which is also followed by the first team,they slot right in.they wont be stars but will be good squad members.they also give the cules a thing to brag about how they got so many canteranos and all that stuff.they will still buy the stars and build teams around them but never accept that fact by using the canteranos statement as a shield to hide behind.maybe the jealousy arises from the fact that most of the time despite binging big time on stars,they still dont win much.to use cesar’s line,despite nunez and gaspart spending like drunken sailors in a brothel,the trophy yield was pitiful.the football sucked too mostly.
its not as if they have always been cantera heavy and we have binged on stars.how many of the so called ‘dream team’ were canteranos??? guardiola,ferrer and who else?? in contrast,la quinta was completely homegrown.and we are the ones who won the european cup with an all spanish starting XI.
if the cules are so indignant about us buying,let them claim moral high ground by adopting a bilbao like policy.we are honest about ourselves,if nothing else. they are the biggest hypocrites around with a massive complex.if someone can get it,i would love to compare the spending and transfer stats up to a point right before the first florentino era.they are just sore that whenever they go on a buying spree,we end up with all the trophies.so stop being green with envy,cules and start buying wisely.
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No one is green with envy. We are not talking about 50 years ago. We have bought wisely and in the past 5 years, we have won 3 ligas and 2 champions leagues. How have we not bought wisely? If we are talking about recent times, then we are doing perfectly fine. So there’s no “green with envy”, if we are talking in modern terms. In the past we have made mistakes and have been overshadowed by you guys, but I think in recent times we have done extremely well.
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wow… i didn’t know that mku was banned from the barca site (thanks for that bit of info jnice)… nuff said about him
Jnice: we are looking forward to lock horns with you guys next season. Whether Pep’s Super-Squad can repeat the feat or whether the Florenteam will crush all before them…. next season’s La Liga is going to be damn exciting!
It bodes well too for La Liga to see their 2 giants do some real damage in the CL.
All the naive, snobbish and ignorant ‘EPL-is-the-only-league-that-matters’ idiots out there better watch out…
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Jnice you gotta admit that cules can’t go a day without mentioning us I bet if I go to the barca blog I will find some madrid dissing out there and that shouldn’t happen at all given the kinda season you’ve just had , we on the other hand never talk about the cules unless we are talking about a player we’re both interested in or your dumb ass president , who by the way has been doing his best calderon impersonation by unsettling players left and right by using the media , you’re cool though its your fellow cool Mku that is the problem here
Anyways got some good news on the left back front word is that we are right back in for canella from sporting gijon
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Is it true that Valencia have found a buyer for the Mestalla? If so, then I guess this means they get to keep Villa, Silva and Mata… Another bit of good news for La Liga if this is true! A strong Valencia (without the off field problems) as a darkhorse contender would be good. A Valencia without financial problems would also pretty much mean a David Villa-less Barca.
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So mku is banned from the Barcelona Offside??? WOW!!
So if his fellow cules can’t stand him, why should we??? Do you guys want me (I’d have to ask Corey too) to ban him, or should we just keep him as an amusement tool???
Let me know
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madrid has a great cantera but they don’t make it to the A team… they have to go to other teams to play.
de rossi would be a better incorporation than xabi for sure.
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nah, i wouldnt want him banned. though annoying at times, he seems to be very sane and has good observations at others.
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and anyway, bans are rather extreme measures, not to be utilised lightly.
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Well forget about franco… one team is “royal” and the other one is just a city team, take a look at each other’s shields. one team had elections and the other just gave the presidency away to a former president. madrid are the team of the “pijos” (rich guys) from madrid and espanyol are the team of the pijos from barcelona. barcelona has a country (Catalunya) behind it and madrid has nothing… la comunidad de madrid is an invention from the 1980’s for fod’s sake. Visca el barça (i el atleti tambien).
And there is no way that del bosque’s madrid played better than us, I don’t think they won the triplete or even the doblete, in fact they won the CL vs bayern leverkusen hahaaa… I’m not a real spaniard, I’m not Alfredo Landa or Andres Pajares for sure, I don’t know what that is but… whatever you say is fine Andres, dear.
And I’ve been banned from that blog because they are all a bunch of etoo haters… and I’m a button pusher
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Don’t worry mku, we’re don’t ban anyone unless they REALLY DESERVE IT, we welcome everybody here, I was just asking the regulars what they thought…
And Madrid didn’t give its presidency to Florentino per se: he was elected president because all the other candidates chose not to run against him, so that’s the truth.
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Well MKU…apparently many in can barca wanted elections this year but laporta did all he could in his power to supress it, and didnt it go well….don’t you love your visca ezquerra president!
Pijos that support Real, perros flautas that go to the camp nou….whatever you want to say, but there is one clear difference between us, we do not use politics as our propaganda, and that my friend, is what makes us a nonchalant superior team.
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what i noticed is that the barca fans are acting as this is a team that suddenly raise from the cantera,to win the triplet…first yes we have to respect there accomplishment last year and wining with style…but lets give them what they should actually hear….
isn’t this the same team that played last year and only managed third in la liga….what is the difference….Dani Alves on the right…that’s all….
and did anyone noticed they were blessed to get pass a whole season with no injuries….the most was Iniesta for 4 games(if i am correct)….
yes they have a lot of there own cantera…but where were they last year????
i can’t wait for the new season to kick in so we can see if they will maintain there supremecy as they think….
a few minutes ago on http://www.goal.com, they said the deal for David Villa is done ..and he is a Barca player….even though i think he will be a good add to them…but to me he is less feared to us than Etoo….,well that is another discussion.
they say we don’t play pretty football,well two examples to all: the 1985-1990 Mighty team,and the Zidane-Figo,magnificent team….even when we were loosing with the first galactico era, we still played like a symphony….
well i hope Perez learned well from his first mistakes..and i really hope for a really good defender to come(yes we really need one)…we don’t want to live the Makalele saga again…it was hurtful…..
and to all Barca fans,who strangely keep coming to our blogs and write whatever they want, thank you for that,we really believe that even after a great season where u won everything,you are still scared from us and of what we gonna do next year….
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Too many egos for one team – it’ll never work. Can’t wait to see the mierda fail after breaking the bank over and over again.
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