Real Madrid 4-Monaco 2
March 24th 2004
... and thoughts on the coach's criticism of the Cantera
I thought it was a superb performance in the 2nd half. If our heading had been better we could have score 3 goals in the 1st half itself, but in the 2nd half the players really turned it on.
I think Salgado, Figo and Ronaldo were the best players. Zidane got stronger as the game went on, Beckham passed well, Meija was good even at left back (what a talent he is) and Raul got into some good positions.
But Pavon was as useless as ever. No speed, no positional sense and with this God-given talent to make stupid mistakes.
It's ridiculous blaming Quireoz for not playing the Youth Team players. Everytime he tries to do it, they screw up. The only two who have impressed are Meija and Juanfran. Meija is playing more and more and Juanfran has started getting a few opportunities, though admit he needs more. Everyone else including Portillo has played crap, look at Borja after he came on yesterday. If we played the Invisible Man we would have seen more of him on the ball. So the coach either has to choose to develop players anbd lose matches, or play the same players again and again even if they get tired because there is just TOO MUCH of a difference between a Ronaldo and a Portillo. If anyone needs to be blamed, blame Perez.
And if you want cantera players to develop, send them out on loan, the Real Madrid team and the Champion's League is not the place to experiment when the coach knows that 2 bad results and all the rabid dogs at Marca and AS will shout for him to be fired. God knows that we would have been better served if we had sent Portillo out on loan instead of El Moro (though El Moro wanted to leave and get 1st team exposure).
And this Pavon and Zidane policy is great but it cannot be so rigid. Look at Helguera and Salgado on the current team. Look at Hierro when he first joined us. Makalele. Fernando "GOD" Redondo. None were Zidanes or Pavons.
And finally Pavon should shut his trap with his claims about the Cantera being elite. Playing in the 1st division may be elite for most footballers but it's not enough for Madrid. There is a difference between playing for Espanyol and playing for Real Madrid. By the higher standards we have, the Cantera is not elite and Pavon is definitely not elite. He won't get a starting place at Seville, Barca, Depor, Valencia, Athletico, Bilbao, Osasuna, Zaragoza and god alone knows where else. So he of all people should not talk about being "ELITE"... he would only be Elite in the Secunda B.
March 24th 2004
... and thoughts on the coach's criticism of the Cantera
I thought it was a superb performance in the 2nd half. If our heading had been better we could have score 3 goals in the 1st half itself, but in the 2nd half the players really turned it on.
I think Salgado, Figo and Ronaldo were the best players. Zidane got stronger as the game went on, Beckham passed well, Meija was good even at left back (what a talent he is) and Raul got into some good positions.
But Pavon was as useless as ever. No speed, no positional sense and with this God-given talent to make stupid mistakes.
It's ridiculous blaming Quireoz for not playing the Youth Team players. Everytime he tries to do it, they screw up. The only two who have impressed are Meija and Juanfran. Meija is playing more and more and Juanfran has started getting a few opportunities, though admit he needs more. Everyone else including Portillo has played crap, look at Borja after he came on yesterday. If we played the Invisible Man we would have seen more of him on the ball. So the coach either has to choose to develop players anbd lose matches, or play the same players again and again even if they get tired because there is just TOO MUCH of a difference between a Ronaldo and a Portillo. If anyone needs to be blamed, blame Perez.
And if you want cantera players to develop, send them out on loan, the Real Madrid team and the Champion's League is not the place to experiment when the coach knows that 2 bad results and all the rabid dogs at Marca and AS will shout for him to be fired. God knows that we would have been better served if we had sent Portillo out on loan instead of El Moro (though El Moro wanted to leave and get 1st team exposure).
And this Pavon and Zidane policy is great but it cannot be so rigid. Look at Helguera and Salgado on the current team. Look at Hierro when he first joined us. Makalele. Fernando "GOD" Redondo. None were Zidanes or Pavons.
And finally Pavon should shut his trap with his claims about the Cantera being elite. Playing in the 1st division may be elite for most footballers but it's not enough for Madrid. There is a difference between playing for Espanyol and playing for Real Madrid. By the higher standards we have, the Cantera is not elite and Pavon is definitely not elite. He won't get a starting place at Seville, Barca, Depor, Valencia, Athletico, Bilbao, Osasuna, Zaragoza and god alone knows where else. So he of all people should not talk about being "ELITE"... he would only be Elite in the Secunda B.
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