563: Galacticos

[drgnfirez]

Record Ronaldo bid accepted

Manchester United have received a world-record, unconditional offer of £80million for Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid.

At Cristiano's request - who has again expressed his desire to leave - and after discussion with the player's representatives, United have agreed to give Real Madrid permission to talk to the player.

Comments

[dementist_xer0x]

the problem with signing all these players is having to play them together. assuming raul plays, as he will, a forward line involving villa, kaka, ronaldo and raul has no width whatsoever. none of the four track back - plus all four tend to float into the same left channel. villa will probably adapt to sniffing around the penalty area but it's still a criminal waste of talent.

it also puts a huge burden on alonso and lass to win the ball and run the midfield, something I'm not sure that they can do against the competitive three-man midfields of the day. I guess if raul is dropped (wow) then that frees up a third slot in the midfield - though I'm not sure if madrid have the personnel to use it anyway.

also, you've got to wonder (in this economic context) where all the money is coming from. while real madrid are surely too big an institution to do a valencia, only a irresponsible fan would choose to ignore the question of potential ramifications.

lastly it seems like perez is going (again) for zidanes y pavones. if the pavones are not quite good enough, the results will be the same, I'm afraid. it's not like barca where henry and eto'o and messi can be forced to eat humble pie by a club legend and run their socks off for the team. it's clear from the atmosphere surrounding these signings that as much as footballers like kaka and ronaldo love the glamour of real madrid, they see the club as a vehicle for their status rather than seeing themselves as servants for the club. this, I feel, is the most dangerous aspect of the galacticos policy and the reason why it is a policy that guarantees success for real madrid - but not necessarily in terms of trophies won.

[dementist_xer0x]

to be honest though, real madrid's squad is scarily brimming with talent. casting aside the possibility of signing david villa after splashing out so much on kaka and c.ron, they have:

casillas
marcelo
pepe
[this is where i have a blank]
sergio ramos
robben
lassana diarra
kaka
ronaldo
higuain
van nistelrooy / raul

very scary, but i dont see them developing a system of play still, then again they never really intended to. still gonna depend on individual brilliance to win. and though i agree with the point about pavones not being quite good enough, i think what's gonna affect real more is the fact that there will be a lack of players tracking back.

[drgnfirez]

your blank for now, is metzelder i guess.

part of the anticipation is actually seeing how real will fit all the superstars together this time, i guess.

[drgnfirez]

yes it is mind-(and reality)boggling where the ginormous amounts of quickcash Perez is able to generate from.

that's the masochistic thought. On paper it just gives you the pleasure chills when you read all their magical names, but in practical you are thinking "How the hell will the pieces fit!?"