The Way I Are : Team Overview

By: Corey | August 9th, 2007

Team Overview

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Goalkeeper

1. Iker Casillas- undisputed #1 for now and the next 10 years atleast, unless he leaves.

2. Jerzy Dudek- great CL final a few years back, also won the UEFA cup with Feyenoord. He is pretty mistake prone but has decent reflexes, but no technique really. I dread him in goal against Barca. Starts out #2, hopefully he ends up #3.

3. Jordi Codina- young gun, but full of potential. Real has a pretty incredible goal keeper production system, and Antonio Adan, Kiko Casilla and Felipe Ramos are all waiting for Cordina to slip up and they will take his spot. Expect him to see action in the Copa, but I honestly trust him more then Dudek. Any one who watched the Premiership since 2002 would know what im talking about.

Center Backs

1. Fabio Cannavaro- old baldie will look to have a better season then last year, he did not do bad, but he didnt do well either. this may be his last year in Madrid, so he will want to leave on a high note (CL title). Dont expect him to replicate WC 2006 form, but along with Metzelder or Pepe he might prove handy. Then again I feel like he may gradually get pushed to the bench in favor of Hot As Balls Ramos and Pepe. My buddy Fabio only has some incredibly gay in an Italian way videos og him with no shirt on sooooo we will leave this blank

2. Sergio Ramos- future captain, he is probably one of the best defenders in the world. Which is good, cause we need it. Also, he is young, and hot as balls. Probably my #1 except he may be playing on the right from time to time. Heres a video, i had a different one but there were a lot of shots of his girlfriend kissing him and i didnt want to upset the swooning female readers.

3. Pepe- 30 mill ring a bell? I never rated him when he was with Porto, so he will have to prove himself to me, but id say he is better then Helguera and has youth on his side. No pics of this hideous beast, we dont want to scare the children.

4. Metzelder- Christophe has a thing with getting injured, so like Woodgate before him, he comes in with Mr. Del Corral keeping a close eye on him. But he is a good player, and he too could play on the right if needed. I see him on the bench to start, but he will prove usefull. He is also a massive man, in a straight way of course.

Outside (Wing) Backs

Left Side

1. ? Who knows. Just because he is our best (which isnt saying much) the nod goes to Marcelo. He will definately be a great back like Roberto Carlos, but not yet. Marcelo is also a Serbian hip-hop hip-hop-anotamous artist which i think warrents a look and listen.

2. Raul Bravo- Oh lordie lordie, Raul Bravo has sucked since he was born. Greece, next…

3. Miguel Torres- I like this kid alot, but he is not a left back, but he will give it a shot because he has cojones and will play where ever he can get a game. Hats off to you guy, you will probably start alot of games to be honest.

Right Back

1. Cicinho (?)- If he does not leave I expect him to play as the starting right back. He is a good player, little lacking defensively, but fits with Schusters “Fancy Football”. Whether Roma are serious about him waits to be seen…oh wait, ole Bronzy Balls has a man crush on him and is doing his best to bring him to the Olimpico. Probably will leave if he doesnt play RB, because he has been playing LB a little in pre-season.

2. Salgado- Maybe he has gotten up there in years, or maybe its his hair. Im not a fan anymore, he just does not do well for us and I dont think he really should be on the team. That being said, he will be back up to Cicinho or Sergio Ramos but will still get a few games.

Central Midfield

1. Guti- genius, yet inconsistent. He will start many of the games, and as my favorite player is untouchable, but he does disappear from games sometimes and its best to get him out of their ASAP.

2. Gago- He will get better and better, but I doubt he will be able to defend like Djila or Puma. Fernando Redando did not defend like a beast, he was just very eligant about it, which is how Gago goes about his business. Thus i dont think he needs to be our pivot player, but rather an alternative to Guti.

3. Esteban Granero- He is good stuff, he is more close to Guti then De La Red, and I expect him to really have an impact this year in the league. Had a solid u-20 WC and signed a pro deal. Also has some crazy hair and man grizzle facial hair, mad props to that.

4. Adrian Gonzalez- Young guy, 18 i think, he is Michels son and also has alot of potential, but i dont know if he will make many starts in the center, i expect him to play on the left more often then not. Even that is less then probable though. Still, I can see him being a squad regular in 2 or 3 years.

Defensive Midfield

1. Diarra- A beast, loved him at lyon, love him in madrid. Very under rated still, and shame on Ultra Sur for booing him or ever saying anything racist against him. Not cool skinheads. I expect him to do much better this year anyways, and hopefully do some more of this.

2. Emerson- He did not have a good year. i remember one game watching him purposely avoid touching the ball. He really got it from the Madridilenos too and he will need to vastyl improve or be a complete bust. He may go back to Milan or inter before the transfer windows closes, but unless Bronzy Balls is on it it wont happen.

3. De La Red- Communist, but I have always liked him. Much like Gago, he is a true center midfielder, so he is does a little of everything well. and thats really what you want. I hope he gets more games this year, otherwise he will leave, trust me.

This post is getting top heavy, so i will cut it off here and let you guys talk about these players before i delve into the attacking half. also, theres a post up on this years schedule, check it out.