W. Samuel

yah i did saw him against Leverkusen. He looked outta sorts and not the 'Rock' that we know in Serie A. He on many occasions was toyed with by Berbatov. He then made a big blunder in heading the ball straight into Berbatov's path that resulted in the goal.

I reckon there's no confidence in Samuel. Also there seemed no understanding at all between him and his central defense partner. Having said that, did anyone see how good Berbatov was ?

watched the match too this morning. Samuel looks like a school boy who's soo nervous playing at the back line. At one point, even Figo did go deep to save his mistakes.

well, the whole real madrid played poorly IMO.

i told u he is nothing....

housin u arcade fa-reek!

I reckon there's no confidence in Samuel. Also there seemed no understanding at all between him and his central defense partner. Having said that, did anyone see how good Berbatov was ?

Real still have the problem where they fail to cover the central defenders adequately. Its been that way for a long time but usually their attacking prowess (and reputation) were enough to beat most teams. If they had a dedicated defensive midfielder like Makalele was then they would be formidable again. Its not really Samuels fault and when he and Woodgate finally get to play together they could be one of the top pairings in world football, but if they dont get any midfield cover then Real will keep failing

Originally Posted by Stezagud

Real still have the problem where they fail to cover the central defenders adequately. Its been that way for a long time but usually their attacking prowess (and reputation) were enough to beat most teams. If they had a dedicated defensive midfielder like Makalele was then they would be formidable again. Its not really Samuels fault and when he and Woodgate finally get to play together they could be one of the top pairings in world football, but if they dont get any midfield cover then Real will keep failing

100% agree! Samuel is a newcomer, but he would be in another team sooner than he thinks because R. Carlos told in a recent interview that Real is probably going to start a rebuild process after this season.