Real Madrid signed Robinho

Coney Island · 30-07-2005 3:17pm #1

Another great stiker signed by Real: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4730387.stm

The are probably going to play with a 1-1-8 in a couple of years if they keep going this way...

PHB · 30-07-2005 3:30pm

Owen has to be a goner.

Once Real sign two or three defenders/midfielders they are going to dominate like they did in the 90's

Coney Island · 30-07-2005 3:38pm

They should have tried to sign Viera, which worked out to be relatively cheap for Juve in the end. As a Juve's supporter I am happy they did not really interfere though...

So, who will be the next? Adriano? Shevchenko? Henry?

Jonny Arson · 30-07-2005 3:40pm

Am I the only one laughing at Real Madrid right now?

It's all great having great midfielders and strikers but when you don't have a defence you are never going to win anything. Real's problems over the past few seasons have been becasue of their defence.

evilhomer · 30-07-2005 3:42pm

Not to mention they just sold Samuel to Inter Skysports

Jonny Arson · 30-07-2005 3:45pm

evilhomer wrote:

Not to mention they just sold Samuel to Inter Skysports

How could I forget that one and Woodgate still has the fitness of a pensioner.

Necronomicon · 30-07-2005 4:05pm

evilhomer wrote:

Not to mention they just sold Samuel to Inter Skysports

Samuel is a good player but couldn't seem to keep his Roma form up at Madrid. Good signing for Inter.

evilhomer · 30-07-2005 4:22pm

I would have liked to have seen a Woodgate Samuel partnership this season.

With Helguera in front of them as the holding midfielder. That was always his best position.

thejollyrodger · 30-07-2005 4:49pm

what about Raúl ?? is he in the bin as well as Owen ?

Ronaldo Robinho and Baptista partnership kind of rules Raúl out !!

Adios Raúl y Midget

:D:D:D:D HAHAHA

evilhomer · 30-07-2005 4:57pm

thejollyroger: Raul can play on the left wing, He did that a few times last season.

PHB · 30-07-2005 5:00pm

Raul is Real Madrid.
He is loved by the fans more than any player they have ever had, and utter legend.
Doubtful he will ever leave until retirment.
Forward line will be
Raul Robinho Ronaldo, with Baptista and Owen rotating
Raul will play behind the forwards in the hole, so it'll be 4 strikers for two places.

Drag00n79 · 30-07-2005 5:06pm

PHB wrote:

Raul is Real Madrid.
He is loved by the fans more than any player they have ever had, and utter legend.
Doubtful he will ever leave until retirment.
Forward line will be
Raul Robinho Ronaldo, with Baptista and Owen rotating
Raul will play behind the forwards in the hole, so it'll be 4 strikers for two places.

Luxemburgo said just last week that he intends to play Zidane in a more forward (free in the hole) role this season.
Source

Slash/ED · 30-07-2005 5:56pm

You have to love Real, their comically inept transfer policy is costing them European domination and it gets stupider by the minute.

Pepe LeFrits · 30-07-2005 6:13pm

Somehow I don't think having Ronaldo, Robinho, Baptista, Raul and Zidane all in the same team will win them La Liga next season. Do Madrid not believe in defenders or wide-players?

thejollyrodger · 30-07-2005 6:14pm

no, the whole spanish mentality is to play through the middle. it looks incredibly stupid after a while

jesus_thats_gre · 30-07-2005 6:16pm

Slash/ED wrote:

You have to love Real, their comically inept transfer policy is costing them European domination and it gets stupider by the minute.

This is slightly over stated... Their priorities are arseways but they have have bought some of the best young talents in La Liga and further afield....

okidoki987 · 31-07-2005 10:48am

Having watched Robinho playing in the Confed Cup, I thought he was pure class. This will be the bargain buy of the season.
All they need now are some defenders.

thejollyrodger · 31-07-2005 11:07am

they will never buy defenders. its goes totally against the whole ethos of the club.

I know what Raúl means to the club but he is in such bad form for so long. He will probably be just be kept in the squad and not played as often.

jank · 31-07-2005 11:23am

Once Real sign two or three defenders/midfielders they are going to dominate like they did in the 90's

Europe or spain?

Raul is loved, but not that loved. The fans seem to be a bit sick of him and his posh spice wanna be wife.

All time loved player for them would probably be Di Stefano or Puskas (sp?)

PHB · 31-07-2005 11:44am

I was overstating when I said all time, but in the last 5-7years he has been Real Madrid's golden boy, so the majority of the fans would see him as an all time great.

I think with two or three defensive signings they could dominate Europe all over again.
A new

LB
CB
DMC

and then maybe another winger/attacking midfielder and I think they would walk all over Europe

DapperGent · 31-07-2005 1:54pm

They can't have any money left though. Robinho AND Baptista? It's farcical.

I hate Real Madrid, a football team with hype and marketing as it's raison d'etre. I anticipate a miserable season for them with glee.

Raskolnikov · 31-07-2005 3:39pm

Lots of nonsense posted here :rolleyes: First of all, I don't know where you people get the idea that Real are terrible in defence. In La Liga only Barca concede more goals than them (29 compared to Real's 32). Secondly, Real are going to be most definitely stronger in defence next season.

Real have bought two defensive players just recently. Pablo Garcia, the tough tackling midfield from Osasuna was signed for somewhere in the region on £8million. He has the distinction of chalking up the most yellow cards in La Liga last season. Carlos Diogo, a talented young right back has been signed on a free from River Plate, don't know much about him but he seems to be highly rated. He'll be back up to Salgado though. Not to mention that but Woodgate is back in full training now and is expected to make his debut for the first game of the season. I'd imagine that the probably first choice team will be something like this.

..................Casillas
Salgado Helguera Woodgate Roberto Carlos
..................Gravesen
....Beckham Baptista Zidane
.............Ronaldo Robinho

Salgado is a quality right back, he works extremely hard and rarely makes a mistake, now Real will have Diogo who should be good backup. The Woodgate/Helguera partnership should be very solid assuming that Woodgate can stay injury free. Pavon is decent backup incase things go wrong. Bobby Carlos ain't getting any younger but he improved for the second half of the season. Samuel was terrible last season, Raul Bravo was forced to play occasionally too. They were the two primary reasons behind Real's defensive frailties and this season they'll be gone.

The place Real need strengthening is left midfield and left wing back, I think with that, they can challenge for trophies next season.

Jivin Turkey · 31-07-2005 3:51pm

Raskolnikov wrote:

Pablo Garcia, the tough tackling midfield from Osasuna was signed for somewhere in the region on £8million. He has the distinction of chalking up the most yellow cards in La Liga last season.

So Real have signed another player that cant defend/tackle properly, shock horror :rolleyes:

Real Madrid signed Robinho

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