tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320842051069026097.post8131383362256824595..comments2023-05-04T10:56:54.150+01:00Comments on All In White: Raúl brace not enough to beat EspanyolUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320842051069026097.post-74595850893730775432008-10-06T20:58:00.000+01:002008-10-06T20:58:00.000+01:00So he had a good game because he scored 2 goals? O...So he had a good game because he scored 2 goals? Oh silly me, I forgot about that little fact. Must be a very player if he scored 2 goals...<BR/><BR/>Interesting how 'the team' is to blame when they lose - but if Raul does anything positive we have to hear about it from here to eternity.<BR/><BR/>The glaringly obvious fact that Madrid play better WITHOUT Raul doesn't seem to have dawned on some people. But what can you do? It's the player-manager that makes the decisions. Sorry, I should have said player-manager cum sporting director cum chairman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320842051069026097.post-5733642823890947942008-10-06T20:30:00.000+01:002008-10-06T20:30:00.000+01:00Cheers john. The way Raul forced Heinze to pull d...Cheers john. <BR/><BR/>The way Raul forced Heinze to pull down Tamudo in the box, and than lose his mark defending on the second goal is what killed them. Or how he forced Drenthe, Ramos, and Robben to take long hopeful shots.<BR/><BR/>I don't know how anyone BUT Raul could take the blame for this lossAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320842051069026097.post-37364034638228265262008-10-06T20:25:00.000+01:002008-10-06T20:25:00.000+01:00I should have known that someone would find a way ...I should have known that someone would find a way to fault Raul for this draw, even though he was the soul goal scorer and one of the only players organizing on the attack. But somehow he's still to blame. Brilliant.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153063783044990316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320842051069026097.post-49357761297127576862008-10-06T18:02:00.000+01:002008-10-06T18:02:00.000+01:00We went back to being rubbish again. The side look...We went back to being rubbish again. The side looked very unbalanced and uncomfortable in possesion. Espanyol dominated large parts of the match and it really is all the more humiliating as it was in the Bernabeu. <BR/><BR/>Of course the press is singing Raul's praises for getting 2 goals. But what about the shape of the team? On Wednesday we had Robben on the left and Higuain on the right supporting Van Nistlerooy. Yesterday it was every man for himself. Which other team in the world would replace a functioning formation with a shapeless one? It seems that as long as they can shoe-horn Raul into the line up it's OK.<BR/><BR/>Real Madrid will not opt for any major titles as long as they continue to sacrifice team objectives for the sake of one has-been's personal ones.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320842051069026097.post-87117829598170435452008-10-06T16:58:00.000+01:002008-10-06T16:58:00.000+01:00leaves a bad taste in the mouth to go into the int...leaves a bad taste in the mouth to go into the international break. Atletí will come out all guns firing to make up for Saturday´s debacle in front of home crowd, so not sure if they will be able to gain 3 points there either. Very tight at the top and depressing to see Barça play such fluit football while RM seem unable to pass consistently and accurately. I agree about greedy in front of goal Ramos Higuaín and Robben went for long distance solo shots to the intense frustration of Nistelrooy who was in space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com