Sami Khedira

great signing for madrid and will probably go for a reasonable rate as well. possibly a value signing.

If he does move I suspect he is now either a) shit and we never wanted him or b)He will be ruined by Madrid or c) both a) and b) :lol:
 
Move confirmed for an undisclosed fee, but believed to be around 14m euros (bit of a bargain really). Good player and should do well playing under Mourinho
 
He looked very good at the world cup. But is he really that good? Wasn't he basically third choice for the Germans?
 
He will do very well for Jose. The perfect partner for Xabi Alonso.

Maybe he is, but when was the last time Mourinho played a normal 4-4-2?

3 in midfield for Chelsea, a diamond at Inter, at Porto there were 2 holding midfielders and Deco.

So he'll most likely be one of two partners for Alonso. Or have to play as one of the side midfielders in a diamond, which he's probably capable of.
 
I guess if Maicon and Carvalho sign too, something along the lines of

------------------Casillas----------------
Maicon-----Ramos------Carvalho---Arbeloa
----------Khedira-----Alonso-------------
Ronaldo----------Kaka------------Di Maria
----------------Higuain-------------------
 
I guess if Maicon and Carvalho sign too, something along the lines of

------------------Casillas----------------
Maicon-----Ramos------Carvalho---Arbeloa
----------Khedira-----Alonso-------------
Ronaldo----------Kaka------------Di Maria
----------------Higuain-------------------

fecking hell.
 
I guess if Maicon and Carvalho sign too, something along the lines of

------------------Casillas----------------
Maicon-----Pepe------Carvalho---Arbeloa
---------Ramos-----Khedira-----Alonso-------------
Ronaldo------------------------------------Kaka
------------------------Higuain-------------------

I think if they get Maicon he would move Ramos to the mid.
 
I guess if Maicon and Carvalho sign too, something along the lines of

------------------Casillas----------------
Maicon-----Ramos------Carvalho---Arbeloa
----------Khedira-----Alonso-------------
Ronaldo----------Kaka------------Di Maria
----------------Higuain-------------------
Is it confirmed that José will use this formation - looking at his players, it does look quite likely though, doesn't it?

Diarra could obviously very well line up next to Alonso.
 
He has only one partner in his holding midfield duties in Mourinho's favoured systems.

One player will hold (Alonso) another will go box to box (Khedira as he did with Germany) and one player will link between midfield and attack (?)

Its a 3 player system, all partners and none of them doing the same job. The same as it was with Chelsea.
 
You all missed out Pepe. Ramos has played left back for Real so he would go there if Carvalho and Maicon are signed.

------------------Casillas----------------
Maicon-----Pepe------Carvalho-----Ramos
----------Khedira-----Alonso-------------
Ronaldo----------Kaka------------Di Maria
----------------Higuain-------------------

vs our best team?

----------------Rooney-----------------
Nani----------------------------Valencia
Anderson-------Carrick----------Fletcher
Evra-----Vidic---------Rio--------Brown
----------------VDS-------------------
 
One player will hold (Alonso) another will go box to box (Khedira as he did with Germany) and one player will link between midfield and attack (?)

Its a 3 player system, all partners and none of them doing the same job. The same as it was with Chelsea.
You are just plain looking for an argument for the feck of it. That's what.
 
fecking hell.

I can do that too

----------------van der Sar----------------
Rafael-------Rio---------Vidic---------Evra
----------Fletcher-----Carrick-------------
Valencia----------Scholes------------Nani
----------------Rooney-------------------

Fantasy football is easy.
 
You all missed out Pepe. Ramos has played left back for Real so he would go there if Carvalho and Maicon are signed.

Doubt it. Especially given Mourinho's comments.

More likely Real will sign a left-back.
 
I can do that too

----------------van der Sar----------------
Rafael-------Rio---------Vidic---------Evra
----------Fletcher-----Carrick-------------
Valencia----------Scholes------------Nani
----------------Rooney-------------------

Fantasy football is easy.

Yes, it's clearly comparable. Valencia against Cristiano Ronaldo, an aging Scholes against Kaka(admittedly in a slump at the moment), Carrick against Alonso, Rafael against Maicon..
 
Yes, it's clearly comparable. Valencia against Cristiano Ronaldo, an aging Scholes against Kaka(admittedly in a slump at the moment), Carrick against Alonso, Rafael against Maicon..

Or turn it around and say Rio against Ramos, Vidic against Carvalho, Evra against Arbeloa, Fletcher against Khedira, Rooney against Higuin...

But, as always, the grass is always greener...
 
I wasn't too impressed by Khedira. Watched him closely at the WC and there was nothing there to suggest he was anywhere close to good enough to be playing for Real. Good engine on him, that's about it. I reckon he won't get much playing time once Mourinho sees him in training.
 
Or turn it around and say Rio against Ramos, Vidic against Carvalho, Evra against Arbeloa, Fletcher against Khedira, Rooney against Higuin...

But, as always, the grass is always greener...

Rio's aging. Evra against Arbeloa is not as big a difference as Maicon and Rafael. Fletcher against Khedira, I don't know how good Khedira is having seen him only in the WC. Rooney against Higuain, yes, but Higuain gets the goals. Rooney provides more, but Higuain doesn't need to with Kaka and Ronaldo behind him.

And Casillas against Van der Sar who turns 40 this year..

It's a very strong team that Real have. And if you look at the squad, they have Benzema, van der vaart, Canales and a lot of other very decent players.
It's a superb squad.
 
Out for 4 months...toe injury.

So Real Madrid`s Bundesliga signings are almost all injured..........

Khedira: 4 months, toe injury
Altintop: 3 months, Back injury
Sahin: 1 month, Knee injury

So Ozil next??
 
Out for 4 months...toe injury.

So Real Madrid`s Bundesliga signings are almost all injured..........

Khedira: 4 months, toe injury
Altintop: 3 months, Back injury
Sahin: 1 month, Knee injury

So Ozil next??

Some hate against the Turks going on in Madrid.