aieromon:

Kaka has proved to be a waste of money.

Any ideas on the next coach?
Rafael Benitez,stand up.

Benitez HELL NO he is a failure!!! I'd rather go for Mourinho instead of Benitez!!!

Madrid provide the fireworks yet again

In Germany, they reckon that little gives a man as much pleasure as watching his best friend fall off a roof. In Catalonia the sense of humour is slightly different: there, the belief is that nothing is as entertaining as observing your worst enemy suffer crippling calamity.

On Wednesday night, the fireworks were lighting up the Barcelona sky from the moment Miralem Pjanic equalised for Lyon in the 75th minute of the Champions League tie against Real Madrid. And once it became clear that Real were out, beaten in the last sixteen round for the fifth year in succession, this time by a side currently lying fourth in the French league, the partying along the Ramblas was unrestrained.

Wednesday's elimination of Real proves once again in football there is no such thing as destiny. Bolstered by President Florentino Perez's huge spending on the second generation of Galacticos, it was widely assumed in Spain's capital that Real were on course for the dream: winning their 10th European Cup in their own stadium. Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka, two of the best three players in the world would guarantee that. Now the nightmare is unfolding.

Instead of inviting destiny into their home city, come the end of May, the locals will have to play host to invading hordes from England, Germany, France or - horror of horrors - Catalonia. And the thing is, anyone with any footballing foresight could have seen it coming.

Real have a desperation to succeed that may be admirable in other circumstances, but in football has become their Achilles heel. Every year, the urgency to get on in Europe overwhelms them. Every year a new man comes in with a new plan to secure domination. If the Galactico idea doesn't deliver immediate results, so they bring in a bunch of work-hungry Dutchmen. When that doesn't work, they buy up the Italian World Cup winning side. When that doesn't work , in come more Dutchmen, or young Spaniards, or South Americans. Then the Galactico experiment is revived as if it had been a triumph all along.

Now, presumably, they will bust the bank to bring in their Bosnian conqueror on Wednesday night, a Pjanic buy if ever there was one. Meanwhile, in the coach's dugout, the occupant varies from yes man to his own man according to prevailing whim, though they are expected to fall on their sword and take the blame for others' mistakes whoever they are.

And while Madrid vacillates like a Liberal Democrat in a polling booth, in Manchester, London and Barcelona, continuity is the order of the day. A guiding philosophy remains in place season after season. Coaches have security of tenure. And surprise surprise, United, Arsenal and Barca all do much better than Real, getting to finals regularly and occasionally winning them.

The latest idea to sweep through the Bernabeu is to blame Manuel Pelligrini, get rid of him and go shopping at the top end of the coach's market. Jose Mourinho would sort things out, it is thought. Well, he might well do, for a bit. It is certainly unlikely a Mourinho team would have surrendered as meekly as Kaka, Ronaldo, Guti and the rest did on Wednesday. But Mourinho would never want to go anywhere where the security of tenure is so fragile and where the say-so of the board is required to be acted upon in every team selection. Nor would Arsene Wenger, or Alex Ferguson or anyone who enjoys a bit of autonomy in their professional life.

The fact is Madrid, with their ceaseless ambition, have made themselves almost unmanageable. The president has power, the players have power, the fans have power. But the manager is so far down the power grid he is almost emasculated. Look back over the history of football: no club has ever won a serious trophy being directed from the boardroom, even if the final is being played in their own backyard. The fact is, until the balance of working power shifts at Madrid, the firework sellers of Barcelona will remain cheerfully in business.



http://eurosport.yahoo.com/football/jim-white/article/17656/

the last highlighted block there is the CLINCHER!

We are doing the damage and putting more pressure on barca, higuain and ronaldo on fire

Don't be selfish ronaldo abeg pass give papito for the pichichi jare. 

Ronaldooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo


Our messiiiiiiiiiiiiii don make am hat trickkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

Higuain showed Messi he could score hat trick too .

galatico:

Higuain showed Messi he could score hat trick too .

Abeg go and sit down. Shameless madshitanz.

eyoniggar:


Abeg go and sit down. Shameless madshitanz.

E dey pain you say Higuain score hat-trick E dey pain you oh gaga oh!!!!

@ Madrid fans, WHo would you support at the CL finals

Inter Milan Or Bayern Munich

IMO Madrid should have never fired capello IMO. They need a coach with status, and a no nonsense demeanor. Madrid were playing some attractive football towards the end of that season so i don't believe the hype that Capello plays negative football.

I'll support Manchester United, I'd like Manchester United to face Barcelona in the final and defeat Barcelona, I want to see Barcelona players cry at the Bernabeu .

Inter Milan for the CL. Once they win the CL, Mourinho will be available for us.

OMG Cristiano Ronaldo scores yes another free kick. Getafe 0- Real Madrid 1

Higuain doubles it

Make that triple. this getafe sef juss come sleep today

Chei See As Madrid Dey Run Rampant

Mo gbe. CRonaldo just scored one hell of a goal.  :0-4-

Getafe scores 1-4

It seems this dude are selling akara instead of focusing on the job @ hand .

Realmadrid back on top where they belong, I don't think any team can stop Higuian Cr9 partnership they are simply the best!!!

I don't think any team can stop Higuian Cr9 partnership they are simply the best!!!

Did someone mention Lyon?

No mind dem o. Very selective memory.

Madrista they can make mouth.u guys should not be over excited ibeg.
wait till we come after you in El classico,all the gragra will come to halt.
you guys were really on top of your game last season before El classico.
6-2 open the doors for smaller clubs to defeat madrid,wait till April folks.

dayokanu:

Did someone mention Lyon?

Alcorcon

khanye:

Alcorcon

Sevilla join oo. Mallorca and Valencia are still coming for them.

Unfortunately the head to head rule is what applies in spain so if the league were to end today. . . .

Damn. what a long pass from Alonso.  Arbeloa scores 2-1 Madrid 33 minutes left to play

Higuain scores. 3-1. Silly defender trying to dribble right in front of goal. Monkey!!

Forlan scores a penalty. 3-2 game on. hopefully The white shites are too dominant

This is Madrid's championship.

This league title is coming to madrid this year.

Black_Revo:

This league title is coming to madrid this year.

mystikal:

This is Madrid's championship.

And from what shell are you guys coming out frm?

Just wait and see what happens this season.
Liga is Barcaz.

I hope u guys know that Barca technically tops the table. In Spain when points are tied the tiebreaker is head to head results. Unless Madrid beat us at the Bernabeau, if points remain tied we win.

Sorry for $hitting on ur parade. Diarrhea dey catch me., no be my fault