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Marca has an "exclusive" interview today (continued tomorrow) with Fabio Capello, but you won't
find it on their website, only in the printed edition. He has some choice words for the management,
led by Calderón and Mijatovic, especially about the manner of his dismissal after winning the
league title:
"Mijatovic lied to me and (assistant coach) Franco Baldini, who had a very important offer from
another team.
What a difference a year (and two league titles - in football and basketball) makes. All through
last summer, after the disputed election result, and even into the AGM in December, Ramón
Calderón's authority, and even his legitimacy as president of Real Madrid was constantly called
into question.
On Sunday, Real Madrid held their AGM and approved, by an overwhelming majority, the accounts for
last year, which showed the club had a healthy balance sheet, although also a significant amount of
debt (not necessarily a major issue in an entity of this size).
When Capello was sacked after finally bringing the league title to the Bernabéu following four
trophyless seasons, Calderón justified the "unanimous" board decision on the basis that they
needed "to find a more enthusiastic way of playing". In other words, attractive football
would reign over the expediency of results at any cost.
Last night he got his wish, although not perhaps in the way he might have hoped: a crushing home
defeat at the hands of Sevilla in the return leg of the Spanish Supercup saw eight goals scored at
the Bernabéu.
At last December's AGM, Ramón Calderón managed to avert a coup to his fledgling presidency
but could not deliver a reform to the entity's statutes, especially regarding the management of
postal voting in presidential elections. It is essential that the controversy which dogged the
early months of his presidency and which was finally resolved in the courts cannot happen again.
"We have to think about every player's physical condition in every match", said Bernd
Schuster ahead of Sunday's game against newly promoted Valladolid. While not in Rafa Benítez's
league when it comes to squad rotations, Schuster was as good as his word and left out Sneijder
(replaced by Drenthe). Injuries to Pepe and Metzelder forced Ramos to join Cannavaro in the centre
of defence, with Salgado on the right and Marcelo on the left (why not Torres?
