Real Madrid is overrated...
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The team has serious flaws that could be revealed as the season progresses.
They have no strength in depth in defence and defensive midfield.In central defence,there is Pavon and Helguera.The backups are Ruben and Raul Bravo.Ruben? Who the hell is that,you might ask.Raul Bravo is a left back by vocation and he looks unsteady when he is forced to use his weaker foot.These two guys are not the tallest around either...Beckham and Cambiasso are the two first team holding midfielders.If one of them is out of action,Helguera can step in.What if out of these three players,two of them are unavailable? (Don't forget that Makelele is gone...)The club used to have Celades and Flavio Conceicao as backup anchormen.They are not first tier players,nevertheless they can be relied on give competent performances on the pitch,but now they are plying their trade elsewhere,hence Real Madrid has minimal cover in the crucial area of central midfield.Indeed,central midfield is the area where teams are made or broken.You win the battle for central midfield,you are well on your way to winning games.
A balanced team is what wins trophies.The Galaticos are top heavy in their offensive capabilities.Sure their mentality is if you score four against us,we will score five against you.But what if the Galaticos have an off day and the other team deploys men behind ball tactics to squeeze out Real's midfield and attack? We see this in Roma vs Modena,Chelsea vs Bolton and Milan vs Brugge.Organization,team spirit and hard work CAN make up for a lack of talent and technical abilities.
Real Madrid will do well to purchase a decent holding midfielder and a centre back when the transfer window opens soon.What is the point of buying Henry or Van Nistelrooy when you already have Raul,Ronaldo,Portillo? Buy them to sit on the bench? If one of them comes,who will be sacrificed? Raul the darling of Madrid?
On the other hand,the two Italian teams,Milan and Juventus have what it takes to be world beaters.Defence is incidentally,their forte.They
have some extremely talented attacking players too.Nedved,Del Piero,Kaka,Rui Costa...the list goes on.If the Italians adopt a more offensive strategy,they can conquer Europe come May 2004... -
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real is way over rated. they're a brand more so than a soccer heavy weight... i have the feeling that a lot of teams lose to them not because of being outclassed but becoz they fear the amount of hype that real brings with it... then stressed, they play badly and woohoo, real has another win... bleagh
the italian teams have their own host of stars, they are in no way inferior to real. and as juve (my team) have demonstrated, real can be easily outclassed if u go at them with the right mentality to win.
i respect the other spanish clubs. most of their players are unheard-of locals who EARN their keep. good players, but no hype. respect -
Three of the six Galaticos are over 30.Figo and Zidane-31,Carlos-30.In 5 years time when they are gone from the scene,will we witness three 50million pounds transfers of a playmaker,a right winger and a left back?
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oh i dont think thats how real works. they just buy whoever's hot whenever. then put them on the bench or play them in funny position. like i said, real's a brand. it;s a sad mockery of the sport... how individuals can make such an impact and the power of $$ in sportsOriginally posted by Doenitz:Three of the six Galaticos are over 30.Figo and Zidane-31,Carlos-30.In 5 years time when they are gone from the scene,will we witness three 50million pounds transfers of a playmaker,a right winger and a left back? -
The overated team shld be Chelsea,not Real Madrid....
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Both are!
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With all the flaws you've mentioned,Real Madrid still sit pretty at the top of the Spanish League and are unbeaten in Europe this season.
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One of the main reasons for Real's good performance is because of their goalie Iker Casilas.He has been in sensational form recently.He singlehandedly saved so many vital points for his team.Originally posted by SilverCab:With all the flaws you've mentioned,Real Madrid still sit pretty at the top of the Spanish League and are unbeaten in Europe this season.
Over rated?
So far,the Spanish teams give Real too much respect,if only they can attack their soft underbelly which is there for the taking.
Ya,they can keep scoring,but what if Ro-9 and Co have an off day? -
Tts when luck comes in...hahaha...
Some teams although dun play well or perform...but they still win.... -
every team has off days its not just RM. What matters, is that they are winning and they r so who cares if they are overrated or not
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3-1,3-1,3-1....Originally posted by SilverCab:With all the flaws you've mentioned,Real Madrid still sit pretty at the top of the Spanish League and are unbeaten in Europe this season.
Over rated?
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A team of individual stars will not do better than a team of quality team players who have being together for awhile N has gd understnding N teamwork.....Arsenal looks good for the next couple of years coz they've been playing 2gether and fighting together as a unit for awhile. May jus go stronger thou they just been knock out of Champions League
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Seemed like Doenitz has a liking for reviewing so called Overated teams eh?
Your last assessment directed at Arsenal and now after Real Madrid has lost the plot, you made a dig at them. Whose next?
Even the best football team has their off days and I'm pretty sure you wun stick this up if Real Madrid won the second leg eh?
Your AC Milan worthy winner? Yeh, they might have win the Champions League alright last season but it didnt go down a superb win... more like a dour final to say the least. -
aiya let the best team win!Originally posted by BÃ¥seline:Seemed like Doenitz has a liking for reviewing so called Overated teams eh?
Your last assessment directed at Arsenal and now after Real Madrid has lost the plot, you made a dig at them. Whose next?
Even the best football team has their off days and I'm pretty sure you wun stick this up if Real Madrid won the second leg eh?
Your AC Milan worthy winner? Yeh, they might have win the Champions League alright last season but it didnt go down a superb win... more like a dour final to say the least. -
YoYoYo.... so Doenitz, Marco_Simone is ya secondary nick ah?Originally posted by Marco_Simone:yoyoyo,u read my thread the first post about arsenal properly please.I didnt say Arsenal is overrated,at first I thought they might win it also,haha...