First Owen, Now Cassano
I know it has become easy to criticize Real Madrid just as it is easy to make fun of Sven Goran Erikkson. But when a team with a tradition such as Real Madrid is focused on 'laundering players,' then I know they are a little bit confused and need some guidance, which means they are ripe for making fun of. But Enzo, what do you mean by 'laundered' players?
Roma striker Antonio Cassano and his hot girlfriend are in Madrid as we speak to undergo his medical examination before signing his new contract tomorrow.(On a sidenote, if I were the physician, I would rather check her out then the thug from Bari, but ok back to the point).
The Sensi family bought him for $28.5M Euros in 2001 and now will sell him for $6M Euros, and they are thankful they will get this since his contract is up at the end of the season and they are in financial problems. But, just as they did with Michael Owen, Real Madrid bought a premium striker, in his prime, only to turn around and sell him at a profit. For some reason, when they bought Owen and just as quickly decided to sell him, they had a slew of suckers(see Newcastle United) willing to pay double what they paid in just twelve months. I was happy to hear Rafa Benitez refuse to pay what Real Madrid were asking just as a matter of principal. Great business and great profit. Owen never had a chance to make an impact at Real Madrid yet they still cashed in on him and I fear this is what will happen with Cassano especially if he is invited to Italian side for Germany 2006, performs well and the usual suspects(see Inter Milan) start to salivate and pay double, maybe even triple what Real Madrid paid for him this week. What happened to building a team contending for European honors? Real Madrid's profit making machine is ambitious and smart but other teams in Europe need to wise up to this.
Right now, Real Madrid reminds me of the bored housewife that is not getting any so she turns to real estate and the stock market, buying and selling to feel the rush, any rush, when she would simply give her new 'hobby' up for the touch of a good man, kind of like Real Madrid would give up all this buying and selling just to feel the rush of reaching second place in La Liga.
Azzurri Dreams
Roma striker Antonio Cassano and his hot girlfriend are in Madrid as we speak to undergo his medical examination before signing his new contract tomorrow.(On a sidenote, if I were the physician, I would rather check her out then the thug from Bari, but ok back to the point).
The Sensi family bought him for $28.5M Euros in 2001 and now will sell him for $6M Euros, and they are thankful they will get this since his contract is up at the end of the season and they are in financial problems. But, just as they did with Michael Owen, Real Madrid bought a premium striker, in his prime, only to turn around and sell him at a profit. For some reason, when they bought Owen and just as quickly decided to sell him, they had a slew of suckers(see Newcastle United) willing to pay double what they paid in just twelve months. I was happy to hear Rafa Benitez refuse to pay what Real Madrid were asking just as a matter of principal. Great business and great profit. Owen never had a chance to make an impact at Real Madrid yet they still cashed in on him and I fear this is what will happen with Cassano especially if he is invited to Italian side for Germany 2006, performs well and the usual suspects(see Inter Milan) start to salivate and pay double, maybe even triple what Real Madrid paid for him this week. What happened to building a team contending for European honors? Real Madrid's profit making machine is ambitious and smart but other teams in Europe need to wise up to this.
Right now, Real Madrid reminds me of the bored housewife that is not getting any so she turns to real estate and the stock market, buying and selling to feel the rush, any rush, when she would simply give her new 'hobby' up for the touch of a good man, kind of like Real Madrid would give up all this buying and selling just to feel the rush of reaching second place in La Liga.
Azzurri Dreams
posted by E. Bearzot at 8:12 AM
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