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I have pre-derbi thoughts below; this is an addendum to that with some recent news. Here's the
chosen squad: Leo Franco, Abbiati, Seitaridis, Pablo Ibáñez, Perea, Fabiano Eller, Pernía,
Antonio López, Maniche, Cléber Santana, Raúl García, Luis García, Simão, Reyes, Maxi
Rodríguez, Kun Agüero, Forlán and Mista. It's a bit curious to me that Braulio was left out [.
QUE PARTIDAZO DEL ATLETI! We have one foot in the doorway to UEFA Cup action after a fantastic,
convincing performance tonight! We didn't have to suffer through our victory! Los Rojiblancos
played magnificiently for long spells of the game. This is a team that will bring pride back to el
Vicente Calderón stadium. We ended the [...]
I mentioned previously that Antonio Lopez is a strong candidate for the captaincy. Who is
challenging the Spaniard for that key role? Fan favourite Maxi Rodriguez, the influential Argentine
midfielder (fully recovered from that horrendous injury he suffered during the early part of
06/07). Today, during the Argentine's talk with the press (regarding the job of [.
Los Rojiblancos had a non-strenous training session yesterday (Thursday) after their return from
Vigo. Luis Garcia, who didn't travel with the squad to the friendly, rejoined the team and
participated in the training session. Centre-back Ze Castro, who also didn't travel to Vigo, is
still slightly injured and participated in a much lighter session in [.
Centre-back Pablo has dismissed a possible move to Real Zaragoza or Deportivo La Coruña today
by making it clear he wishes to stay with los rojiblancos: I have the support of the coach and
board to allow me to stay here...I feel like an important player here and I want prove that I am
this season. At [...]
Today our beloved play a local friendly against neighbours Getafe. Since the departure of Schuster
to Real Madrid, Getafe have been managed by Dane Michael Laudrup. So far, under his charge, have
won all 7 of their pre-season friendlies. Manager Aguirre plans on taking a second-string side to
the friendly, giving key players a rest. Chosen Squad: GK: [.
These pre-season tourneys are excellent for fitness and such. The second goal for Ajax, by Wesley
Sneijder, was an absolute beauty. Here are some very brief, general notes (I watched some of the
1st half & all of the 2nd half): -I'm actually a bit torn between Eller and Perea. If the club
don't plan to change the [...]
History Lesson Did you know that La Liga season has kicked-off with the Madrid derbi only two times
in the history of league? 1960/61 Season: Atlético won it 1-0 and bragging rights. During this
season, Atleti finished the season in 2nd place. In 1997/98 (a decade ago!): both clubs shared the
points in a 1-1 draw. Although Atleti [...]
First and foremost, my thoughts are with Antonio Puerta's family, friends, and teammates. Best
wishes to them during this time. Click here for photos of the funeral. Here's a video of some of
the events. Did you know...the largest officially-formed group (aka 'peña') of Atleti
supporters outside of Spain exists in Serbia? According to AS, there are over 1000 of them.
According to AS, MARCA, and the club's official website, manager Javier Aguirre had a long
discussion with Antonio López: We have had a pleasant relationship for a while now, and we have
spoken about many different things. We collectively and individually re-evaluated and analyzed last
season's performance and also examined what we should improve upon.
This was not the scoreline I was expecting at all. It was the story of the two-faced Atleti: a
good, dominating first half...and an average, boring second half. Los Rojiblancos did end up
winning el Trofeo Ciudad de Vigo in penalties, 4-2. Meaningless pre-season friendly, of course.
Random Notes -We were awarded two penalties in the first [...]
I had an opportunity to watch this friendly this afternoon (4.00pm NY time). It was a very
physical game between the two Madrid clubs- Getafe entered the competition much hungrier for a win
from the start, it must be said. That said, they could not find the back of the net they did have
a goal wrongfully called [...]
History Lesson Did you know that La Liga season has kicked-off with the Madrid derbi only two times
in the history of league? 1960/61 Season: Atlético won it 1-0 and bragging rights. During this
season, Atleti finished the season in 2nd place. In 1997/98 (a decade ago!): both clubs shared the
points in a 1-1 draw. Although Atleti [...]
Great result that virtually assures us of progressing to the group stages of UEFA. GOLS Mista
12′ Forlan 16′ Luis Garcia 82′ Luis Garcia 91′ (assist by Maniche) According to match
reports, we scored our first two goals during 10 minutes of 'inspiration'. It's disconcerting to
read, though, that we continued to play unconvincingly (wobbly) for portions of the game,
especially in [.
Kun, Kun, Kun! TACTICS: Christian Abbiati; Antonio López; Pablo Ibáñez; Eller; Pernía; Cléber
(65′ Maxi); Raúl García; Jurado (75′ Maniche); Simão (69′ Luis García ); Forlán; Agüero
GOALS 16′ Agüero (assist by Jurado) 27′ Bilyaletdinov 47′ Forlan 61′ Odemwingie 64′
Odemwingie 85′ Agüero CLICK HERE FOR VIDEOS OF GOALS!
The other Madrileño derby! For those of us in the USA, it will be live on GolTV. STARTING 11:
Abbiati, Eller, Perea, Pernía, Maniche, Raúl García, Simao, Maxi, Agüero & Forlán. Will
Aguirre choose Antonio López or Valera as right-back? We'll have to wait & see. At this very
moment, he's unsure.
I mentioned previously that Antonio Lopez was a strong candidate to be next captain of los
rojiblancos. Who is challenging the Spaniard for that key role? Fan favourite Maxi Rodriguez, the
influential Argentine midfielder (fully recovered from that horrendous injury he suffered during
the early part of 06/07). Today, during the Argentine's talk with the press [.
Manager Aguirre is expected to field a 4-2-3-1 formed- squad with a Simao-Maxi-Reyes line. AS is
calling it the 'tridente mágico' (the magical trident)- and who can blame them? If this trio
proves deadly without Forlan and Aguero, imagine how potent our attack will be when they're back
from holiday? I'm salivating right now. It's an [...]
Due to international duty, quite a few key players were unavailable for this week's training
session, namely Pablo, Pernia, Maxi, Seitaridis, Simao, Raul Garcia, and Jurado. Who did
participate? Leo Franco; Falcón; Antonio López; Luccin; Braulio; Mista; Zé Castro; Maniche;
Vara; Eller; Kun; Reyes; Perea; Luis García; Forlán; Cléber Santana. Early Thoughts on the Derby
The main focus [.
After six long years of no UEFA action, we finally qualified today after winning Serbian club FK
Vojvodina, 1-2 (1-5 agg)! I didn't follow this as carefully as I could have because I'm at work,
so I can't offer any incite on specific performances. The important thing is that we've officially
qualified. We went down towards the end [...]
The day after Jornada 11 and I'm still a bit shell-shocked over the loss. In retrospect, the same
result could have occurred to us against Sevilla. We were fortunate then to have the result go our
way, considering we defended in the same suicidal manner. Aguirre, Jurado, Pablo have all come out
to express their opinions [...]
Two more days (the 20th) until our final UEFA game, home to Panathinaikos. A win will mean
finishing #1. Today, Antonio López rejoined the team after taking time off to mourn the recent
death of his sister. Best wishes to him & his family. Agüero was back from his trip to the FIFA
World Player Gala, where [.
Leo Franco; Seitaridis (Eller, 46'), Perea, Pablo, Antonio López; Maniche, Cléber, Simão (Motta,
73'), Reyes (Luis García, 59') Maxi; Kun Agüero We had a glorious opportunity to return to a
Champions League spot & failed miserably. Instead, we are #6 with only 1-2 points separating us
from Racing Santander & Sevilla. What else is there to say?
