Spanish Football thread
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Worry no more now that they are relegated.
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Well we might face them in the Copa. Also our Castilla (Real Madrid B) boys are in the playoffs for promotion to the Segunda, so they might have to endure the curse of the Riazor.
But for now...all hail Cristiano Ronaldo.
Why? For scoring 10 goals in the space of 3 friendly matches?
Any game Real played after Barca wrapped up the title should be considered a friendly . If he really deserved to be hailed , he should have done the trick against Barcelona . He's world class , no doubt about that , but just hammering the minnows and f*****g up against Barcelona doesn't deserve a legendary status .
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m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Why? For scoring 10 goals in the space of 3 friendly matches?
I am sorry but thats really harsh. In the end, he got 40 goals in a single league season. Agreed Messi has performed better the "big" games, but you have to realise the tactics adopted by us made it much harder for Ronaldo to score. He did rise to the occassion in the Copa final and scored a wonderful header.
Fact is, he has had a brilliant season and only ONE player can presently be rated better than him. And even that ONE player has had to raise his own game ever since Ronaldo arrived in Spain.
And you say Barcelona "at the least". I do not know what you mean by that because fact is it only them who seperate this Real Madrid side from silverware.
Actually I meant 'at the most'
. Thats what mattered most , the difference between winning and losing a trophy was always going to be decided on how well he performed against his rivals , which he obviously didn't with the exception of the Copa del Rey .----------
Plus goal scoring is not the only criteria for consideration (forget the Pichichi) , you have to credit Messi for his 30+ goals and also for boasting 25 assists in a team like Barcelona where you generally see opposing comments like 'they have Xavi and Iniesta to provide countless number of assists for Messi , so its not a big deal that he scores so many goals ' . Well the thing is he's just outclassed them in both aspects including his big game match winning abilities . Also , most of the goals Ronaldo scored were just mere tap-ins , something Anelka did for Chelsea a couple of seasons back .
m_vaughan
Chairman of Selectors
Messi had 18 assists, Ronaldo has 11. And I have already said I am not comparing the two because quite clearly Messi has delivered in the bigger occasions more consistently.
Regardless the two are the finest in the business at the moment, and there is no third player who comes anywhere close.
Flat track bully? Well I think that suits a certain Wayne Rooney more.
Regardless the two are the finest in the business at the moment, and there is no third player who comes anywhere close.
Flat track bully? Well I think that suits a certain Wayne Rooney more.
With Barcelona and Madrid winning La Liga and Copa Del Rey respectively, I just realized that they will face each other in a two-legged tie in the Spanish Super Cup this coming August. HA! A minimum of 4 El Clasicos next season then. 
Sweet . Never realized that .
Madrid v Barca
That could easily increase to 8 if they meet in the Champions League(again!) and Copa Del Rey(before final). Imagine the chaos then!
