Comments on: Capello pays the price for Real Madrid’s grand legacy http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/ Football News Fri, 25 May 2012 10:44:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: avrv http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51645 avrv Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:59:08 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51645 Real Madrid weren´t lucky to win, Barcelona were lucky to still have a chance come May. The same people who are so quick to point out that Madrid had several come from behind victories in the final matches while Barcelona dropped some points are also quick to forget that in the first half of the season Madrid had its worst ever home record and dropped 17 points in the Bernabeu. Real Madrid weren´t lucky to win, Barcelona were lucky to still have a chance come May. The same people who are so quick to point out that Madrid had several come from behind victories in the final matches while Barcelona dropped some points are also quick to forget that in the first half of the season Madrid had its worst ever home record and dropped 17 points in the Bernabeu.

]]> By: karl http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51609 karl Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:27:35 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51609 Great article. I just can't udnerstand how people - even their own supporters - can say Real was lucky to win. The league does not get won in one game, but over about 38 games. Was he that lucky? 38 times? Great article.
I just can’t udnerstand how people – even their own supporters – can say Real was lucky to win. The league does not get won in one game, but over about 38 games. Was he that lucky? 38 times?

]]> By: King Zizou http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51559 King Zizou Sun, 01 Jul 2007 19:01:17 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51559 Nice article mate. @Redondo - I admit Real were lucky to a certain extent but to call them extremely lucky, and to say that Real won the league solely on luck is not correct. They played better than Barca in almost all the big matches I can think of and most importantly they played well against Barca themselves, which is what mattered most in the end. Barca on the other hand were very inconsistent. Also, Capello was not all lucky winning the league, he did so many things right - correct substitutions, promoted young players (Torres was awesome!), he bought well in the transfer market, etc. Yes, I admit he had his drawbacks - negative style of play, arguments with Ronaldo, Beckham etc. I would also not be not be very displeased to c him gone, but to say that he or Real were lucky is not appropriate. Nice article mate.
@Redondo – I admit Real were lucky to a certain extent but to call them extremely lucky, and to say that Real won the league solely on luck is not correct. They played better than Barca in almost all the big matches I can think of and most importantly they played well against Barca themselves, which is what mattered most in the end. Barca on the other hand were very inconsistent. Also, Capello was not all lucky winning the league, he did so many things right – correct substitutions, promoted young players (Torres was awesome!), he bought well in the transfer market, etc. Yes, I admit he had his drawbacks – negative style of play, arguments with Ronaldo, Beckham etc. I would also not be not be very displeased to c him gone, but to say that he or Real were lucky is not appropriate.

]]> By: iqnadirshah http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51501 iqnadirshah Sun, 01 Jul 2007 13:00:11 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51501 Its ridiculous that these sort of foolish reasonings, overinflated expectations and the search for the proverbial scapegoats rule in the boardrooms of one the biggest clubs in the football world. Its even more ridiculous that there are sane people supporting such actions........... Its ridiculous that these sort of foolish reasonings, overinflated expectations and the search for the proverbial scapegoats rule in the boardrooms of one the biggest clubs in the football world. Its even more ridiculous that there are sane people supporting such actions………..

]]> By: Redondo http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51487 Redondo Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:42:07 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51487 Eugene Quinn: I like your article but several things around. 1. Fabio Capello left on his own in 97 2. He was brought here to win a throphy and he did, this was done to put the ghost of not winning anything in 3 years to rest. 3. Ramon Calderon never wanted Fabio Capello but Schuster, Mijatovic convinced him to use Capello. 5. Real Madrid were EXTREMELY lucky to the Spanish league, evena a Real Madrid supporter say this. Fabio Capello has not won the league convincingly but because of Barcelona's sudden dip in form. We relied on last minutes goals to keep us in the race and so on. You make it seem as if Fabio Capello won the league convincingly which isn't the case at all, at best he was luck. 6. You say that the fans are chasing is a pipe dream? .. What the fans along with Calderon want is beautiful football, the kind the club was playing just 7-8 years ago when they were winning the Champions League. Eugene Quinn:

I like your article but several things around.

1. Fabio Capello left on his own in 97
2. He was brought here to win a throphy and he did, this was done to put the ghost of not winning anything in 3 years to rest.
3. Ramon Calderon never wanted Fabio Capello but Schuster, Mijatovic convinced him to use Capello.

5. Real Madrid were EXTREMELY lucky to the Spanish league, evena a Real Madrid supporter say this. Fabio Capello has not won the league convincingly but because of Barcelona’s sudden dip in form. We relied on last minutes goals to keep us in the race and so on. You make it seem as if Fabio Capello won the league convincingly which isn’t the case at all, at best he was luck.

6. You say that the fans are chasing is a pipe dream? .. What the fans along with Calderon want is beautiful football, the kind the club was playing just 7-8 years ago when they were winning the Champions League.

]]> By: Jade http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51484 Jade Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:26:03 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51484 What's the point of Beautiful football is you lose??? What’s the point of Beautiful football is you lose???

]]> By: kyle-aussieGunner http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51478 kyle-aussieGunner Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:10:29 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51478 No matter who Madrid get as coach, no matter how well the manager does, he will get sacked, Capello did a good job and got Madrid's first big for 3 or so years No matter who Madrid get as coach, no matter how well the manager does, he will get sacked, Capello did a good job and got Madrid’s first big for 3 or so years

]]> By: danny http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51477 danny Sun, 01 Jul 2007 11:08:23 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/capello-pays-the-price-for-real-madrids-grand-legacy/2229/#comment-51477 your article is correct to a certain extend but remember that capello left on his own accord after winning la liga in 1997. the main reason that capello was fired apart from the fact that he probably didn't get along with calderon was his style of football. madrid like barca has a reputation for playing the beautiful football and just like brazil winning is not enuff. you have 2 play the beautiful football. calderon wanted schuster in the first place and i think that schuster will make madrid play better football. true they might not win everything but they will win something because to me a real team is being built and as it seems money is no object for them they will get the best palyer. it won't be the galactico but just like frank rijkard did with barca a young and exiceting coach like schuster will do to madrid. the style of capello works in places like italy were he has won everything but what has he won in europe since the CL with milan. the problem with keeping capello would have been that if he was not able to win big next season it will have been calderon and pedja job on the line. capello won the league this year more by default than anything. barca didn't perform and sevilla stumble maybe due 2 lack of experience. with the way barca is building ,valencia, sevilla etc... it will have been very diffucult for capello to win with his style of play. just look at english premier league man u won by playing the best football despite chelsea defensive approach which worked for only so long. once the other team figure u out then since u do not have the creative juice or player that xcan make the different then u lost. that why liverpool might win the cl(a lottery) but will struggle to win the premiership with thier style cuz they lack the creative player. as a whole capello was lucky and being a huge real fan i will be the first 2 admit that they will always fired the coach to cover thier failures but capello firing was the right thing for the future of the team. remember if capello has stayed real will probably have been the oldest team in the league cuz capello like old player which whilst is good foe experience in a long season if you have 2 much player over 30 years then u bound 2 suffer. real will be good next year as will be barca mark my words. your article is correct to a certain extend but remember that capello left on his own accord after winning la liga in 1997. the main reason that capello was fired apart from the fact that he probably didn’t get along with calderon was his style of football. madrid like barca has a reputation for playing the beautiful football and just like brazil winning is not enuff. you have 2 play the beautiful football. calderon wanted schuster in the first place and i think that schuster will make madrid play better football. true they might not win everything but they will win something because to me a real team is being built and as it seems money is no object for them they will get the best palyer. it won’t be the galactico but just like frank rijkard did with barca a young and exiceting coach like schuster will do to madrid. the style of capello works in places like italy were he has won everything but what has he won in europe since the CL with milan. the problem with keeping capello would have been that if he was not able to win big next season it will have been calderon and pedja job on the line. capello won the league this year more by default than anything. barca didn’t perform and sevilla stumble maybe due 2 lack of experience. with the way barca is building ,valencia, sevilla etc… it will have been very diffucult for capello to win with his style of play. just look at english premier league man u won by playing the best football despite chelsea defensive approach which worked for only so long. once the other team figure u out then since u do not have the creative juice or player that xcan make the different then u lost. that why liverpool might win the cl(a lottery) but will struggle to win the premiership with thier style cuz they lack the creative player. as a whole capello was lucky and being a huge real fan i will be the first 2 admit that they will always fired the coach to cover thier failures but capello firing was the right thing for the future of the team. remember if capello has stayed real will probably have been the oldest team in the league cuz capello like old player which whilst is good foe experience in a long season if you have 2 much player over 30 years then u bound 2 suffer. real will be good next year as will be barca mark my words.

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