figo wants to stay at real madrid...

[icy55]

Luis Figo insists he is desperate to stay at Real Madrid despite reports that the club may look to off-load him next year.

The Portuguese star has been linked with a move to The Premiership after being one of the Galacticos subjected to criticism during a torrid domestic campaign for Real.

Although they successfully negotiated the group stages of the UEFA Champions League, Real are a massive 13 points behind leaders Barcelona in La Liga and were jeered off this week when slipping to a home defeat to Sevilla.

"I want to complete my contract and continue here," Figo told a Portuguese radio station during a trip to Lisbon.

The midfielder is promoting a new book for a children's charity which includes photographs taken by Hamish Brown, who spent a year with the former Barcelona man.

The book is entitled: 'A Year in the Life of Luis Figo'.

Real need to lift the current gloom surrounding the capital club during the winter break with Juventus awaiting Figo and his team-mates in the Champions League in February.

[icy55]

to me.. i think that figo deserves to stay.. i mean to me he is the galactico that i respect the most and is the only one who is showing at least some determination and pride when playing his game

[Lance Knight]

i say let him go even thought i am fan of him, but we need some new blood in real at the moment

[icy55]

but if he really does go.. there isnt any replacement right now.. unless we bu. but most of the options that we are looking at are already linked to other clubs..

[Lance Knight]

trust me this real we are talking about they will find someone

[lallan]

trust me this real we are talking about they will find someone

Robinho is the obvious choice 4 now, but I hope Figo stays & we get Robinho.......

[icy55]

haha that may be the best choice.. having both figo and robinho.. we can rotate these players.. but i guess figo would still be in the preferred starting line up. but of course robinho would have SOOOOOOOO much things to learn from figo as an excellent example of a great winger..

[Leon of Silvren]

The best thing is to keep Figo and get Robinho, and rotate them, but both of them are world-class players who deserve to be starters in every match, besides, we need a real coach to rotate the players, because with Remon Robinho would never have the chance to play.

Maybe gp is right, maybe we do need fresh blood, that way Robinho will be starter and I think he'll do it better than Figo would do the next season, and there's Arbeloa and Juanfran to replace him, both are very talented lads.

[Lance Knight]

havent u guys nooticed back in euro how figo got tired so quickly
face it he is losing his touch
dont get me wrong he is one of my favourite players but he need to look to the future

[icy55]

yeah.. his age is indeed pulling him down.. but seriously for his age and yet he could still play so well is really commendable.. i would salute him.

[lallan]

The best thing is to keep Figo and get Robinho, and rotate them, but both of them are world-class players who deserve to be starters in every match, besides, we need a real coach to rotate the players, because with Remon Robinho would never have the chance to play.

Maybe gp is right, maybe we do need fresh blood, that way Robinho will be starter and I think he'll do it better than Figo would do the next season, and there's Arbeloa and Juanfran to replace him, both are very talented lads.

NO, Juanfran is just about ok, nothing special, Arbeola is quite good but better as a right back.

Figo should stay and like u said the coach should be gutsy enough 2 rotate btwn him and Robinho, Figo needs rest, and if Remon wants 2 play with him every game till the end of the season, he wouldnt be able 2 produce much, but if he rests him every now and then, then expect him 2 perform well in every game he plays in.........

[Leon of Silvren]

But remember Juanfran would just be a replacement for Robinho, so no need to be a star player, those two (Juanfran and Arbeloa) would do the job. And Arbeloa is a right mid, but the only game he played in the first team was as a wing back so probably that's why you say he's better there, he's much better in his natural position.

And I say this again, the optimal would be to keep Figo and get Robinho, but also the coach needs to rotate them, because Figo won't be playing the whole 90 minutes at 100%, remember he's not 20 years old.....and if the coach don't rotate them, there's no point of having Robinho.

[zenden9]

The one that bshall go is Raul,not Figo.Presently the best performer for Real is Figo.Yes,Raul is younger but has been underperforming for almost 2 seasons(All great player who go through bad period for only 1 season) which show he will nvr recover the magical touch he has before. All the problem in Real with coaching and manager starts with Raul.He thinks himself as untouchtable and Real's slump of form is not link to him.

[Leon of Silvren]

I think Raul is more than a normal player, he's a true icon in Real, he's the captain and is the one who raises everyone's morale. Also, to me the problem is not him, because he has to move back too much to pick up balls, that leaves him too far from the box, with a quality centre mid all the lines will move forward and Raul will be able to play where he's more comfortable in, as forward, without the worry of coming down to defend too much or pick up balls.

[Rickster]

we should definately keep figo n zidane till next year. so the young robinho can learn great things from the experienced players, and they can rotate the players round. then the yr afta that they should leave, both zidane n figo


raul is the daddy of real madrid and spain. yes hes not performed, but as in what do u mean but not performed? not scoring? lost hes first touch?

hes not scored in real madird that much bcos of wat was sed in the post above mine. n hes been in 2 bad seasons. but i see him improving. btw he plays in all matches, so he gets tired. he hardly gets injured thus he plays almost everymatch, almost 99% on field.

and btw hes got a 190 million release fee clause. hes not going anywhere.

[RaulMadrid7]

What Raul needs right now is a good attacking midfielder like Leon of Silvren said, the players I am talking about are Cassano from Roma and Totti from Roma which are roumered to come to Real next season.

If you have watched Totti and Cassano that you know why Montella has been one of the leading strikers in Italy simply because he gets the best passes I have seen this season from the duo.
Montella is not a "great" striker... you can ask almost any Roma fan and they will agree but he is great because of the passes from Totti and Cassano which are a great factor for Raul, Ronaldo, Owen and Morientes.

By the way, since they are both expensive Real should buy Cassano instead of Totti although Totti I like better, but Cassano is younger and more of a passer than Totti who is a scorer which we have enough of right now.

[Rickster]

totally wrong, wat u r tokin bout is wrong. raul has zidane, becks, solari and figo. what more quality do you want. hes bit out of form. and now he plays further back. if they played him further infront then he can start scoring

[RaulMadrid7]

totally wrong, wat u r tokin bout is wrong. raul has zidane, becks, solari and figo. what more quality do you want. hes bit out of form. and now he plays further back. if they played him further infront then he can start scoring

"I'm wrong"? you obviously haven't watched enough of Real Madrid games but instead look at the names my friend.

Zidane and Figo are old but still usefull. Cassano would do a fantastic job of creating goals for the Real forwards. So far the "quality" players you have mentioned have not proven anything that you have said this season or the last. That is why I have suggested Cassano which has already been rumoured about Real. There is no need to say that anyone is tottally wrong when you don't know what you are talking about from a close perspective. Right NOW Cassano is known as a better contributer to a forward, and anyone with enough knowledge would know this.

I respect your opinion and think that it's better to actually see what happens with the formation of the players that Lux has succesfully made.

[Balmung]

I do not agree that Totti or Cassano is better than Zidane or Figo. You cannot compare them because of the age gap. Nonetheless, Zidane and Figo actually produce quality passes/crosses/through balls into the box and most of the time, Raul (lack of form) misses it. Don't count on Ronnie as sometimes he is too lazy to run into the box.

But, Zidane and Figo is getting old, therefore, it's always wise for Real to invest into new talents now. Totti is galactico enough to fit Perez's policy and Cassano is really something to watch.

[Rickster]

get joaquin, hes way better than cassano

[devious]

IMO Cassano and Totti would be better option.

[Rickster]

joaquin

[Lance Knight]

we would never get joaquin and yea we might get totti

[Rickster]

only reason y we wont get joaquin is cos hes at betis, main rival. other than that hes quality n skills for a right winger is very good. chelsea and so on wanted to get him, meaning theres quality.

at the moment, we dont need anyone, we need to work on our own players. why on earthe do we need more playmakers. a team only needs 1 playmaker. adding totti or cassano makes so many playmakers

[Lance Knight]

cassano is mainly a stirker not a play maker.
and figo might leave this summer, i am not saying we should get totti, just that we could, and yea betis is one of the rivals and joaquin says he loves it there, and he rejected the chelsea move twice

[Lallou]

only reason y we wont get joaquin is cos hes at betis, main rival. other than that hes quality n skills for a right winger is very good. chelsea and so on wanted to get him, meaning theres quality.

at the moment, we dont need anyone, we need to work on our own players. why on earthe do we need more playmakers. a team only needs 1 playmaker. adding totti or cassano makes so many playmakers
We won't get Joaquin because he plays for a rival?? Didn't Joaquin himself admit that he would like to join Realmadrid one day? I read alot on Realmadrid.dk that his dad wants him to join El Madrid. And besides, playing for a rival club is no excuse, I mean that surely didn't stop Figo from coming to Madrid when he was in Barcelona, Realmadrid's biggest and strongest rival.

[Lance Knight]

oh wait yea he did say that once, i forgot

[Rickster]

relly... dint know that... good chance to buy him

[RaulMadrid7]

cassano is mainly a stirker not a play maker.
and figo might leave this summer, i am not saying we should get totti, just that we could, and yea betis is one of the rivals and joaquin says he loves it there, and he rejected the chelsea move twice
Gothic.... have you watched any Roma games recently?

surely if you have then you would know that Cassano is only playmaking Montella and Totti and maybe a quarter of the time getting a chance at net.

But then again if you haven't you should know that a playmaker like him should be in Madrid.

[Rickster]

i would rather robinho than cassano... we need pace currently. in our squad the fastest players are ronaldo and owen(hes on the bench) and roberto carlos. thats all

so robinho or joaquin

[Ronniestillgood]

i would rather robinho than cassano... we need pace currently. in our squad the fastest players are ronaldo and owen(hes on the bench) and roberto carlos. thats all

so robinho or joaquin

Ronaldoa fast???????????? maybe before but now hes just an average runner,hes become too fat but if anybody watches Real Games they can still agree with me that he has deadly finish

Ronaldo 11
Eto'o 15

he's gettin their

[Lance Knight]

Ronaldoa fast???????????? maybe before but now hes just an average runner,hes become too fat but if anybody watches Real Games they can still agree with me that he has deadly finish

Ronaldo 11
Eto'o 15

he's gettin their
yea true ronnie is getn back on his chariot and finishing the race

[Rickster]

he is fast. he walks pass ppl when the defenders are running. the only thing is he doesnt dribble as much and doesnt do much fancy stuff. hes fatigue most times in the game

[raul#7]

he is the most consistent player for real madrid this season after casillas. so he should stay for 2 years.

[lallan]

yes Ronaldo is VERY fast, any1 who saw the last game vs Mallorca would agree, when he gets the ball while running hardly any1 can stop him.

Ronaldo should never be sold, he should finish his career at Real, the guy is a legend