Yeah, I agree. Was scared someone would pick Miguel Munoz and steal Puskas from me after I picked Guttmann, he's another one who has a really interesting playerpool in my opinion. I also hoped that someone would pick Sacchi instead of going for Capello again, Sacchi was so much more interesting as a character and so much more influential in terms of tactical development.
I regret not picking Munoz tbh, his player pool is incredible.. Didi, Di Stefano, Puskas, Netzer, Santamaria, Gento etc.. Luis Suarez to come?
Chendo
whenever you mention the word "Chendo" to a real Real Madrid fan, I'm pretty sure the first words that'll come to his head are "commitment" and "sacrifice". None of all the other contestants had (or have) that spirit and love for the Team that Chendo irradiated. He's remembered as a pacey SB, not great on attacking roles, but amazing on the cut, and a great marker. His game against Maradona's Napoli, in this season (87-88) proved he was a genius as a marker, leaving Maradona as an average player, as he wasn't able to perform any tricks or runs in that game (notice Maradona was at his prime back then).
He was also restless, in 16 seasons, he appeared in 500 games, for an average of 31,25 games per season!
Chendo stood out for his hard work and commitment. His only professional team was Real Madrid and he also earned 26 caps for Spain. One of his greatest moments for the Whites came in a European Cup game against Napoli in 1987 when he marked Maradona out of the game and even dummied the great Argentinian at one point of a historic game. "It was a great pleasure for me to mark the world number one.""I showed a lot of humility on the field," he said years later.In that tie in which Real Madrid won the Argentine genius in his prime was gone.
Chendo was prompt and attentive for 180 minutes and made the great player Maradona look average and even dared to make a nutmeg.
His career at Real Madrid was a long and brilliant one which started in the youth teams. He made his full team debut at 23 in a team trained by
Di Stéfano which finished the season as runner-up in La Liga, the Spanish Cup, the Spanish League Cup, the Spanish Super Cup and the UEFA Cup Winner’s Cup. In the following season, Chendo won the first of his seven league titles, the Spanish Cup, the Spanish Super Cup and the UEFA Cup. He finished his career in style by winning the European Cup (‘La Séptima’ or the “The Seventh” ).
He spent 16 seasons at the club and retired in 1998 having played hundreds of games for the Whites (no longer at his peak but played 27 games in 1995/96 and 18 the year after.. so not a squad player even at this grand age). In his farewell match, Chendo showed his gratitude: "I’m leaving feeling really happy to have fulfilled the dream of every kid: playing for Real Madrid for years and finishing my career at this great club. What more could you ask for?”
Titles as a Real Madrid player:
7 Ligas (1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1995,1997)
3 Spanish Cups (1989,1993)
5 Spanish Supercups (1988,1989,1990,1993,1997)
1 Champion League (1998)
2 U.E.F.A. Cups (1985,1986)