for SFS. Adrian this time comments on whether Real Madrid can comeback
& take the Liga title in the final sprint from FC Barcelona. Real has
already cut from 12 points to 7 points the gap & “La Liga” has gained
more interest & passion. Leave you with the thoughts of
“El Mundano Deportivo”, click the title & you can read Adrian´s regular
Blog in Spanish.
Striker
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Real Madrid chants “Yes we can” (by Adrian Vogel)
A couple of weeks ago Barcelona looked like the sure Liga winner. Their
brilliant team play (and key referee decisions in their favour) made them
look unbeatable. Their supporters believed they could win everything: the
Spanish Cup & Liga plus the Champions League. But the panorama has
changed all of a sudden. In just two games their 12 point lead is reduced
to seven. While Real –without Robben, Guti, Snjeider, Diarrà or Van
Nistelrooy- started to play as one, Barça lost their first home game this
season in the local derby vs. Espanyol. Meanwhile Real Madrid scored six
goals in a wonderful first half (6-1 against Betis). Second half saw the
return of Guti (after a two month absence), Robben and Snjeider (both
missed the last two games due to injuries produced playing for Holland).
Tomás Guasch is the Barcelona editor in chief for AS, one of the two
sports daily papers published in Madrid. He also collaborates with SER
(network radio) and TV channels Canal + and TV Cuatro. All belong to
PRISA, the top Spanish media organization. He defines the state of anxiety
and fear that surrounds Barcelona F.C. -when confronted with Real
- with a machine he calls “el cagometro” (“the shitmeter”). His theory is
that the consumption of diapers skyrockets due to the intestine looseness
provoked by having Real Madrid in sight.
sports daily papers published in Madrid. He also collaborates with SER
(network radio) and TV channels Canal + and TV Cuatro. All belong to
PRISA, the top Spanish media organization. He defines the state of anxiety
and fear that surrounds Barcelona F.C. -when confronted with Real
- with a machine he calls “el cagometro” (“the shitmeter”). His theory is
that the consumption of diapers skyrockets due to the intestine looseness
provoked by having Real Madrid in sight.
Humour aside, the facts are that history tends to repeat itself & this
comeback happened two seasons ago. The statistics are starting to flow.
One that caught my attention was that Real always conquers the Liga
trophy when they win nine games in a row; it was achieved this past
Sunday.
My feeling: “Yes, We Can”. But a 7 point lead with 14 games left is
more than enough for the Catalonian team. I know that they have to
visit the Bernabéu, but their schedule (fixture) is better. Real Madrid for
example has to play in Sevilla, an impossible team for us. Maybe our
current coach, Juande Ramos, in his first game against his former Club
can reverse the tendency. In fact he signed after our defeat 3-4 against
them in the first leg of the tournament.
This week could be vital since we have Champions League games, &
Liverpool feels like a tougher rival than Olympique of Lyon. The morale
is an important issue right now (therefore the relevance of these
challenges), plus we have to bear in mind that this coming weekend we
have the Atlético de Madrid-Barcelona and Espanyol-Real Madrid games
I’d like to finish with the words of Xavi, one of their great Captain´s
and elected Best Player at Eurocup 2008, before their 1-2 loss to Espanyol:
“…with a 10 point deficit they believe they can get hold of us while in our
case, we would be thinking in another tournament”.
and elected Best Player at Eurocup 2008, before their 1-2 loss to Espanyol:
“…with a 10 point deficit they believe they can get hold of us while in our
case, we would be thinking in another tournament”.
That’s why the chant: “Yes We Can”.
Comments?
2 comments:
Indisputably, things just got a lot more interesting. Barcelona's success is still in their own hands though, and this slump in form will prove an excellent test. They were indomitable when they had momentum, let's see how well they can pull it together when things aren't going their way.
One interesting note: A lot of Barcelona players (or their agents, at least) have been complaining about the club's reluctance to pen new contracts. Could it be that this is causing disharmony behind the scenes? We all watched what happened to Barcelona's locker room when the primadonnas grew unhappy last year!
Anyways, great post Adrian, and excellent as usual, Striker.
Thank you very much John.
In ref. to Barcelona's locker room, one of the usual primadonnas, Eto'o, opened his big mouth last week. And his track record is that everytime he does so the earthquake is high in the Richter scale. It reminds me of when Ronaldo did the same thing, when at Real Madrid, before a Champions game (we were eliminated and it was a turning point in his relationship with Raúl).
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