He brings something that is needed, youth.

Robinho is one of the most talented players in the world. I hope as is telling the truth.

We nee a dm more than anyone now, though

 

Congratiolations!

"My dream is to play in Europe, and more specifically at Barcelona" -Robinho

 

i remember that vieira was also "signed" by real madrid according to the newspapers. lets wait andd see till it become official...

 

I'll believe that news once I see him wearing the white.

 

Great news for you guys.. finally, you get the DM you need...

 

Great news for you guys.. finally, you get the DM you need...

lol

 

Great news for you guys.. finally, you get the DM you need...

It would be actually great news, since its saying June, and having fresh, young talent to replace some of the expired players will be a great thing...then.

Its not confirmed yet, is it?

 

He seems very weakly built, he might have problems with adjusting to European football. My early quess is that he will be another Denilson, a spectacular, but ineffective player.

 

Congrates (if its true)

I thought he would be Chelsea's and get adjustments in Benfica.

What is Sacchi doing!

 

I saw him play. He has great skills, but like andy said, he is weakly built. But I think he will make it.

 

Great news for you guys.. finally, you get the DM you need...

yeh ..i ll cry !!

 

It would be actually great news, since its saying June, and having fresh, young talent to replace some of the expired players will be a great thing...then.

Its not confirmed yet, is it?

The article says that it will be official before January finishes.

BTW, Adriano10, Robinho was signed before Sacchi came to Madrid.

 

So who they going to bring in as a defence reinforcement? Elvis?

After all he is marketable

 

yeah... Elvis Crespo... (already speaks the language)

 

yeah... Elvis Crespo... (already speaks the language)

Interesting to see how many people care about RM at all sudden and whom will we sign next. Is that fear, jealousy or some sort of other philantropic emotions? p

 

Hahahaa.... fear and jealousy would be impossible under these circumstances!!!:

http://elmundodeporte.elmundo.es/elmundodeporte/especiales/2004/08/liga/primeradivision/

 

You won't believe it, but i know where we stand in the points table of LaLiga.
Let me just remind you, that the season isn't over yet.

 

Interesting to see how many people care about RM at all sudden and whom will we sign next. Is that fear, jealousy or some sort of other philantropic emotions? p

Its because we are going through one of the rare moments where several clubs are doing much better then us, and those fans are milking every second of bragging/mocking rights they can get

We all know, sooner or later, status quo will be back. As the saying goes : "form is temporary, class is permenant"

 

Interesting to see how many people care about RM at all sudden and whom will we sign next.

Just the usual clowns with their 2 cents.

 

He seems very weakly built, he might have problems with adjusting to European football. My early quess is that he will be another Denilson, a spectacular, but ineffective player.

he´s small but smart, much better than Denilson(not in dribbles)! He is a teamplayer and to suggest he will be another Denilson shows you have not seen a full game from this kid.

He is too quick on his feet, he will only hold the ball when he is near the box. Otherwise its mostly 1-2

And he knows how to score, he is pretty good in the box. Something Denilson never was, Robinho can play anywhere in the attack while Denilson was always a pure winger. And most important, Robinho knows how to defend, have seen him track back and steal from guys much bigger than him.

 

he´s small but smart

Too skinny in my opinion. He better spends some time in the weight room otherwise he will spend more time in the injury list than in the squad list. Maybe use him as a super-sub like Portillo used to be for the first year.

 

This is a risky signing if it goes through. Taking some young brazilian/argentiniean straight out of their league, and then putting them into one of the biggest teams in europe, usually goes wrong. This is what Barca was doing under gaspar with geovanni, rochemback, saviola, riquelme, etc, and none of them ever lived up to all the hype generated in south america (remeber, riquelme was player of the year in south america just before he made the switch to barca).

Of course Robinho can be a different story, but if the current madrid team keeps on playing like they do now until summer, the whole club is gonna expect some kind of saviour to arrive. This means that tremendous pressure will be on any new signings, which is usually what young talents crumble under...

 

blame the poor coach/management all those players you just mentioned are/were quality. Just look at how all those players are doing today in their clubs, if you don´t know how to use them properly and don´t give them time to settle of couse they won´t play the same football they played in their home clubs.

And Robinho has been through so much pressure and yet was able to pull out of it, he has already hit rock bottom for some time after winning his first brasileiro to come back to the top and win it again. Him and Diego were being crucified from left to right after the olimpics, he got benched by Leão and after sometime he was playing good again.

And you got Luxemburgo to coach him, the man that took sleepy Alex and made him into a captain.

 

blame the poor coach/management all those players you just mentioned are/were quality. Just look at how all those players are doing today in their clubs, if you don´t know how to use them properly and don´t give them time to settle of couse they won´t play the same football they played in their home clubs.

Exactly my point. Riquelme is doing great in Villarreal, Rochemback in Sporting, Geovanni in Benfica, and so on, but they are all at smaller clubs. The pressure at places like those are much weaker, and young players get the playing time they need to develop (whether they're in form, or not) these places. IMO, Robinho should choose a club likes these first (like Ronaldino did with PSG), and then make the step up once he has established himself in europe.

And Robinho has been through so much pressure and yet was able to pull out of it, he has already hit rock bottom for some time after winning his first brasileiro to come back to the top and win it again. Him and Diego were being crucified from left to right after the olimpics, he got benched by Leão and after sometime he was playing good again.

Perhaps he's mentally strong, but will he be given the time if he plays badly in Madrid? Won't the fans expect him to deliver right away given his price tag and reputation? Big clubs like Real and Barca can't afford to have young players running around who has to find their feet first.

 

Exactly my point. Riquelme is doing great in Villarreal, Rochemback in Sporting, Geovanni in Benfica, and so on, but they are all at smaller clubs. The pressure at places like those are much weaker, and young players get the playing time they need to develop (whether they're in form, or not) these places. IMO, Robinho should choose a club likes these first (like Ronaldino did with PSG), and then make the step up once he has established himself in europe.

You are talking about Giovani of Cruzeiro? I meant the one from Santos, anyway him Riquelme and Saviola came from clubs that are huge and filled with pressure, the difference in moving to europe is the football culture where they play different, moving to a club where you have time to get used to it is important, but under proper coaching and some time they can settle,

Don´t forget that a lot of stars from other leagues in Europe also have the same problem, Veron was never able to settle at EPL, countless spanish players have failed there too etc...

So yes moving to a smaller club from the same league is a good way to adapt to the style.

Perhaps he's mentally strong, but will he be given the time if he plays badly in Madrid? Won't the fans expect him to deliver right away given his price tag and reputation? Big clubs like Real and Barca can't afford to have young players running around who has to find their feet first.

The price they payed I think they will have to play him or at least make him a regular sub for sometime (if its official) but I think under Luxemburgo he will settle in well, mind he has just coached Robinho for a full season.