Guardian incl. Sid Lowe's claims about Barca and Madrid being Beauty and the Beast
http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6250667,00.html
Good article except for the line perpetuating the latest myth of Barca not wanting sponsorships on their shirt and having Unicef. Bobby, still no reply to my mail with the links from the Financial Times about how the Chinese backed out of the sponsorship deal rather than the Club? Until I see some proof, the facts (as far as I am concerned) remain that Laporta got his knickers in a twist about the size of the Chinese deal, announced it prematurely, the Chinese backed out and with no time to find a sponsorship that befits the club's stature, the Unicef logo was a good face-saving strategy.
I agree by the way with Sid Lowe (who by the way is rabidly anti-Madrid in the opinion of most Madrid supporters, unlike someone like Phil Ball)... the Valencia performance was dire. But the team showed just the sort of winning mentality that promises a good season. We had scored 1 goal in Valencia in 4 years, had won once this decade. They were unbeaten at home in 13 months. They had 9 wins and a draw this season. They held Barca at the Camp Nou. And while they were blighted by injuries, we were also missing Ronaldo, Beckham, Helguera, Guti, Cicinho and Cannavaro (2nd half). Despite that they fought and got a result which is the sign of a tough team... one that can win when the playing badly in difficult circumstances. I am certain that no Madrid team in the last 4 years would have scored a win, and this is what gives the fans hope.
As for whether this means we are an ugly team... yes sometimes we are (Getafe, Valencia, Lyon first leg). But as the team gets better we are also seeing some really good performances (Lyon 2nd leg 2nd half, Racing Santander). And I'm sure that anyone who saw the Villareal game (at home and without Riquelme) would agree that Barca looked pretty crap until the dodgy first goal... and it's only then that their play took wings. Iniesta by the way has been spectacular this season.
Good article except for the line perpetuating the latest myth of Barca not wanting sponsorships on their shirt and having Unicef. Bobby, still no reply to my mail with the links from the Financial Times about how the Chinese backed out of the sponsorship deal rather than the Club? Until I see some proof, the facts (as far as I am concerned) remain that Laporta got his knickers in a twist about the size of the Chinese deal, announced it prematurely, the Chinese backed out and with no time to find a sponsorship that befits the club's stature, the Unicef logo was a good face-saving strategy.
I agree by the way with Sid Lowe (who by the way is rabidly anti-Madrid in the opinion of most Madrid supporters, unlike someone like Phil Ball)... the Valencia performance was dire. But the team showed just the sort of winning mentality that promises a good season. We had scored 1 goal in Valencia in 4 years, had won once this decade. They were unbeaten at home in 13 months. They had 9 wins and a draw this season. They held Barca at the Camp Nou. And while they were blighted by injuries, we were also missing Ronaldo, Beckham, Helguera, Guti, Cicinho and Cannavaro (2nd half). Despite that they fought and got a result which is the sign of a tough team... one that can win when the playing badly in difficult circumstances. I am certain that no Madrid team in the last 4 years would have scored a win, and this is what gives the fans hope.
As for whether this means we are an ugly team... yes sometimes we are (Getafe, Valencia, Lyon first leg). But as the team gets better we are also seeing some really good performances (Lyon 2nd leg 2nd half, Racing Santander). And I'm sure that anyone who saw the Villareal game (at home and without Riquelme) would agree that Barca looked pretty crap until the dodgy first goal... and it's only then that their play took wings. Iniesta by the way has been spectacular this season.
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