Politicos discover Figo a galactico after all
Real Madrid’s "politico class" spoiled a move to Liverpool for Luis Figo by demanding a transfer fee.He was a galactico to the politico after all, so he stays the #10.
Figo has been quoted saying that he is going to stay at Real Madrid and see out the final year of his contract. After this season the player is free to go wherever he chooses without Madrid’s politicos to break up the move.
Liverpool probably won’t try again for the Portuguese international and former world player of the year. It’s Real’s money; they can pay him millions to sit the bench. He saves his legs for a season anyway and can play international.
But in a season, at age 33, his options will be even more limited.
"I know I'm not first or second choice” -Figo
Figo’s penalty actually gave Real Madrid a win on tour, 3-2, over a Chinese side. Expect another season of turmoil and drama at the Bernabeu because of Luxemburgo who I give until mid season before being fired.
by Football Commentator at 7/24/2005 07:31:00 AM
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Luxemburgo won't get sacked.
He's a good manager for Real and if he can keep Raul happy than he'll be there for a while.
Luxemburgo is a politico as well, so he knows how to survive.
I just find his whole dominant coach persona so tired. No modern player responds to that.
Remember how bad 1998 Argentina played under Daniel Passarella?
Passarella excluded players from the side for having long hair, in a country where lust for steak comes second to women's lust for men with long hair. I think Claudio Caniggia's long hair balding cover up during his Rangers spell was the finest example of this to date.
Luxemburgo is no Passarella. Luxemburgo is strict when it comes to training sessions and the efforts during the matches but he has a friendly relationship to the players and he laughs a lot with them. His friendship to several of the stars like Ronaldo and Carlos makes the players accept his quite tough trainer style. Real Madrid shold keep him for years to come.
And that friendship is exactly the problem.
He will NEVER drop Roberto Carlos or Ronaldo from the team, because they're Luxemburgo's mates.
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