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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Has the Right Team Built Around Him
While Real Madrid aren’t exactly turning into a version of their greatest rivals by focusing on adding one player each summer to strengthen their incredibly talented youth system products, it seems that building around Cristiano Ronaldo is taking a different direction, going for “cheaper”, local talent instead of always going for the biggest name out there.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Should Thrive With a Little Less Attention
Quiet, relaxed summers are always a good ingredient for an even better season. While Cristiano Ronaldo has shown throughout his career and especially while playing for Real Madrid that he doesn’t mind having all the attention turned to him (and maybe even wants it that way), it’s hard to believe he’s suffering from seeing others taking center stage for once, even if it is a temporary thing.
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Real Madrid – Isco Isn’t Going to be Brought Along Slowly
There’s a world of difference between Malaga and Real Madrid, obviously, but so much money wasn’t spent on Isco so he can watch & learn from the sidelines. Carlo Ancelotti is planning on using the young Spanish star right from the start in the lineup, with and not instead of Mesut Ozil, and in more than just the attacking midfielder role.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Liverpool Trying to Bring Back Xabi Alonso
While there is a policy of not bringing in “old” players, Liverpool might be making more than a subtle move to try and bring back Xabi Alonso from Real Madrid, hoping the rumors of his unhappiness at the club are true.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Chelsea Trying to Sign Xabi Alonso
Sooner or later, it seems, Xabi Alonso will make his return to the Premier League, as Chelsea are now looking like the team closest to signing him for a number of reasons, making it possible he won’t even play his final contract year at Real Madrid.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Chelsea Close to Signing Xabi Alonso From Real Madrid
It seems the name Chelsea, Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid are most interesting ones in recent days when it comes to the transfer rumors leading up to the summer, beckoning closer. Among all the potential shopping lists one might have, there’s a good chance Xabi Alonso will be the first player to “defect” and make his Premier League return along with his manager.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Fails Along With Jose Mourinho
If this was one of the final matches for Jose Mourinho as a Real Madrid manager, it will be an arrogant display that shows the Portuguese manager doesn’t always learn from past mistakes, while giving Cristiano Ronaldo hardly any help to try and do something against an opponent he knew he’d struggle with, relying too much on his ability to win matches on his own.
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Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo Are the Best But Not the Most Important Players On Their Teams
The never ending fascination with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo being one or two levels about the rest of European football isn’t going to stop any time soon, not when the two Barcelona & Real Madrid stars continue to score at the pace they are now, but it doesn’t mean they mean the difference between success and failure for the two sides.
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Real Madrid – Xabi Alonso Doesn’t Want a New Contract
By the time the current deal Xabi Alonso has with Real Madrid expires, he’ll be 33, probably a bit (or more) off his prime. It still doesn’t mean he won’t be a coveted player by almost every top club and able-paying team in the world, although a return to the English Premier League, specifically Liverpool, seems like something that theoretically seems like the most plausible scenario.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Continues to Hide Weaknesses
A tricky match against a team fighting for survival in the La Liga ended in an impressive result thanks to some quality finishing from Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonzalo Higuain and even the resurgent Luka Modric, but it does show Real Madrid suffer from the same problems that have been haunting them all season.