I haven’t posted anything for months but I have to say I’m outraged to see Real Madrid keep committing the same mistakes. This time its even worse, not only are we sacking coaches every year but we’ve sacked the coach that made Real Madrid a team again and ended our 4 year drought.

Maybe president Calderon is doing what he feels is best for the club. I consider it to be a disgrace to the club to treat people this way and I’m ashamed to be a Real Madrid fan.

Thank you Fabio Capello for La Liga title, making Real Madrid a team again and bringing back all the values that the players and club lost in the past 3 years. Good luck to you.

The Spanish La Liga is about to make the final showdown, but for Real Madrid it doesn’t end there. Talks have flourished about new signings, with the most famous being that of Kaka from Milan, and Robben from Chelsea. Word also has it that Saviola has signed a contract with Real Madrid, leaving the Camp Nou. Finally, it is yet to see whether Beckham will stay on loan for another year at the Bernabeu, while Arsenal’s Reyes staying is debatable. What are your thoughts? Any new signings coming up for Real Madrid?

Real fell to away goals to Bayern Munich on Wednesday. A mistake just after kickoff led to a goal against Real in just 10 seconds, the fastest score in the history of the competition. Late in the match Robinho brought some spice into the Real attack and received a penalty which Ruud converted. This was after a Lucio header which appeared to seal passage for Bayern. A few minutes from time Sergio Ramos fired in the winning shot for Real, just to be called off for an apparent handball. 

Real has struggled to 2 ties in the last 2 league matches against Atletico and  Getafe.

The return match of the Champions League is starting in 30 minutes and its already looking ugly for Real. Capello has lined up Emerson, Gago and Diarra, leaving Guti, Cassano and Robinho all on the bench and Beckham is out with injury. History has shown that whenever Real tries to defend a result, they always end up losing. The only attacking players in the lineup are Raul, Higuaín and Ruud, a very defensive lineup.

If this defensive stance backfires, Capello is going to have a lot of problems back in Madrid with a multitude of frustrated fans. However, if the team set out to win and attack and fail, then the loss will be easier to take.

I hope I’m wrong and we end up winning, we’ll see in 2 hours time. Hala Madrid!

Real came out energized scoring 3 goals in the first half. All time leading Champions League goalscorer Raul neted 2 (the second one barely combing an Helguera header) and Ruud struck the third one home after a superb Beckham free kick. Lucio got one back heading the ball into the net on a free kick.

Beckham was sensational in the first half, dominating the midfield and moving the ball extremely well and the rest of the team moved well. In the second half, Real reverted to their old selves and elected to sit on their 3-1 lead and defend. It wasn’t a great choice and after a few good chances and a couple great saves by Casillas, the second goal for Bayern came from Van Bommel from the front of the area in the closing minutes of the match.

Allowing 2 away goals is not a good thing. On the return leg Real must tie or win to go through. If Real scores 2 goals then Bayern would have to score 4 to go through, and if Bayern scores it 3 would be a tie in goals, causing overtime or penalties. A 1-0 or 2-1 in favor of Bayern would send Bayern through.

The Spanish press, especially Marca, is determined to get rid of Capello, aside from the constant shower of critism that has no end and is quite tiring to read, it runs rumors of his resignation, his wanting to resign for a payout to free him from his contract, the club being sick of him, etc. etc, none of which there is any proof. They continually run articles talking about Michel becoming the coach of Real Madrid and run polls of who should be the manager.

Aside from all that, they insert supposed ‘facts’ about Capello into their writing in an attempt to convince their audience of what a terrible job he’s doing. Well, hello, we’ve been through 6 coaches in 3 seasons and none of the rest did any better. Most of them received the same crticism, at the time they were coaching, and it was just as tiring to read then as it is now. Real is tied with Valencia on points and 4 behind Sevilla and Barcelona, so everyone is pretty much at the same level. Does the press spend night and day criticising Frank Rijkaard and the other coaches?

 We all know that buying great players doesn’t make a great team, much of it comes down to chemistry, and Real just hasn’t found the right combination yet. Marca says Capello has run 2 different projects in the same season and doesn’t have a clear idea of what to do with the team. I would say that’s accurate. If one thing doesn’t work, you try something else, you keep trying things until you find the solution. It would be silly not to.

So Marca, give me a break, please. Stop criticising all the time, try supporting for a change. Try letting Capello and Real Madrid be, to do their work, and please don’t continue to run rumors to destabalize a team on the same day of an important Champions League, it’s a bit sickening. You may be able to brainwash some but others, like myself, will just become fed up and read other newspapers.

In the past 2 league matches Real defeated Real Sociedad 2-1 through a David Beckham free kick and a Van Nistelrooy finishing header and drew to Betis in a 0-0 scoreless draw. The club is still suffering from a lack of goal scoring ability and is definitely missing Ronaldo, who scored 2 this weekend with Milan. Fortunately for Real, the other top teams are all struggling and they are still only 4 points from the top of the table.

Tonight is the night, the big night. A screwup tonight could provide for a long end to another failed season. On the other hand, a victory could provide some relief and hope for the remainder of the season. The oppenent, Bayern Munich is also struggling domestically and lies in fourth place in the Bundesliga. This first leg match is being played tonight (Tuesday, the 20th) at the Bernabeu.

Fabio Capello has caved under the pressure of David Beckham’s teammates. After Raul, Guti, Helguera and Salgado all called for his return to the team and pointed out his exemplery behavior and dedication despite being ousted from the team.

Beckham was a happy man in training this afternoon after being called up for tomorrow’s match in San Sebastian. According to a Marca Poll, 88% of fans support Beckham’s return to the team.

Jonathan Woodgate has not signed with Middlesbrough although it was announced on both club’s Web sites. He said he has not decided and will not do so until the end of the year.

News came through today via the official Real Madrid Website that Jonathan Woodgate was sold to Middlesbrough where he has been currently playing on loan from Madrid.

Yes, Real, in need of  a central defender as Canavarro is terribly out of form have sold one of the best defenders is England who was just called up for international duty.

Real brought Woodgate to Madrid injured, spent two years treating him and paying his salary and now that he is healthy and playing brilliantly, they sell him. Does that make any sense?

This comes after they sold Ronaldo (for a measily 7.5 million when they could have gotten double at the beginning of the season) in the middle of a serious goal drought (3 goals in 8 games). Can someone explain that to me?

Beckham who is earning as much or more than anyone is sitting in a glass cage watching the matches from the stands and Antonio Cassano, who may be more deserving of his isolation, is in the same situation. Cassano, regardless of his occasional behavior problems, is still an exceptional player and could help the team while he’s still here. Do we enjoy wasting money?

Gago and Hungain are good young players but why shell out millions when you’ve got the same class players in the youth team (Just look at Miguel Torres).

If anything is to be missed of the Florentino era, the saavy financial decisions would have to be it.