Thread: Villarreal - Real Madrid
by siempre_riquelme on May 15, 2011 7:00 PM CEST
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We talked about looking for revenge after José Mourinho's antics in the primera vuelta. In case you forgot, the Portuguese playboy (alliteration!) celebrated in front our bench, Rubén Cani justifiably threw a water bottle in his direction, and the match came unhinged.
Yet again, fatigue was a factor in our 4-2 defeat at the Bernabéu, and the loss clearly delineated the big two from Liga Justa. Cristiano Ronaldo is looking for his 7th hat trick of the season and the all-time Pichichi mark, with Marca giving him an extra goal for good measure. To earn a result, we will need a much better defensive performance from Mario than in recent weeks.
On the flip side, this is a day for celebration. After a moment of silence for the victims of the Lorca earthquake, Villarreal will look for only its 3rd win in 24 tries against Real Madrid. The wins came in 2006-07 (1-0), courtesy of a Marquitos strike (where is that potential?) and in 2008-09 (3-2), thanks to a memorable Capdevila tally.
Manager Juan Carlos Garrido is aiming for 3rd place in La Liga next season. He also expects Sr. Roig to make some significant investments in squad depth, on the heels of an austere summer 2010. But for now, the task at hand.
My expected starting XI:
López
Mario - Musacchio - Marchena - Capdevila
Borja - Senna - Bruno - Cazorla
Ruben - Rossi
Prediction: We will be caught out on the counterattack. Ronaldo is hungry for goals, even at the expense of his teammates, so some theatrics are in store. I'd like to see this XI function as a unit; the result makes no difference. I'll say 3-2 to Madrid, with a goal and applause for Rossi. Endavant Villarreal!
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I don`t wont to be negative but
Real Madrid won the last two away matches 6-3 at Valencia and 6-2 at Sevilla.
When I was watching the other Villarreal – Madrid clash, our B v Alcorcon I did think a similar thing could happen to the 1st team. If we start slowly the game could be over in 10 minutes. Remember last season Ronaldo scored within 2 minutes and then Gonzalo was sent off.
Cazorla and Nilmar on the bench
Confirmed starting XI as above except that Cani replaces Cazorla.
and Madrid is evidently going for another 6-2 win
with Kaka, Ronaldo, Benzema up front
Endavant Villarreal!!
Madrid lineup
Casillas;
Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Carvalho, Arbeloa;
Granero, Xabi Alonso, Marcelo;
Kaká, Benzema y Cristiano Ronaldo.
Subs: Dudek, Albiol, Garay, Özil, Di María, Adebayor & Higuaín.
Midfield looks a little dodgy.
and Ronaldo with a second goal after a Kaka dive to win the FK
gotta fault Lopez a bit there—didn’t look like very good positioning
Endavant Villarreal!!
yeah, how did we go from a near goal and a corner for us
to 2-0 down so quickly….
Endavant Villarreal!!
great pass form Borja
but Rossi couldn’t get the shot away—Carvalho defended well (or else fouled him, I couldn’t tell)
Endavant Villarreal!!
well, what does Madrid have to do to get a card?
undress one of our guys? obvious obstruction there, not called
Endavant Villarreal!!
well, the league table told us the difference between the two teams
I am impressed with the speed of Madrid’s buildup compared to ours, and physically they’ve been able to muscle us off the ball. 2-0 is a bit of a lucky scoreline though.
Endavant Villarreal!!
in other matches....
Sporting-Racing 1-1 HT, Malaga leads Bilbao, Atletico leads Hercules (both 1-0), and Almeria 3 Mallorca 1 (last home match for ALmeria in the Primera) others scoreless
Endavant Villarreal!!
Disappointing first half from Rossi
several times he’s failed to hold the ball when pushed up to him.
First goal we had two occasions to recover the ball before it reached Marcelo. Second a typical free kick from Ronaldo just in the area he likes it, but it was a dive from Kaka. Referee once again allowed a lot of physical play to go.
yes, a clear dive
Could anyone tell if the offside call on Ruben was a fair one? It looked to me as though he was onside but the angle wasn’t very good and I have not seen a replay
Endavant Villarreal!!
Real Madrid...
the team that is too good to have to be on the pitch at a reasonable time after the conclusion of halftime.
what the hell is going on?
i missed it, but this is nuts! the linesman bumped chests with cani, and cani pushed himi back??? not that i mind, but how is that not a red for cani?
well, he had to call that one
I missed the original call too. I think Cani is just tired of having his shirt held out there
Endavant Villarreal!!
by Allen Dodson on May 15, 2011 10:19 PM CEST up reply actions
the referee has lost control of this game
he is allowing Madrid to be very aggressive and now the playacting is coming in
Cani lucky to be on the pitch—he did push the linesman (even though the guy was mouthing off at him)
Endavant Villarreal!!
Rossi just can't do anything today
whenever he gets the ball he has two guys around him
Endavant Villarreal!!
Cani coming off
turned his ankle there on his last run. An eventful game. Santi on for him.
Endavant Villarreal!!
whoever tells me this referee is the best La Liga has
is wrong. He just lets too much go—for both teams but especially RM
Endavant Villarreal!!
i think whoever says that
has to be a big fan of the Premier League. I might be ok with this if we ewre playing in England, but we aren’t and there should be some consistency from match-to-match from the officials.
wow, Cristiano doesn't need much room does he
nice save from Lopez, quick snap shot
Endavant Villarreal!!
a very poor way to end the home season
we did not deserve to lose that match, and certainly not 3-1. We should have had a penalty when pepe handled in the area in injury time, surely. And the fact that the final fouls were 16-15 only indicates how badly the referee favored the visitors. Maddi, I look forward to a venomous recap!
Endavant Villarreal!!
yellow cards 5-1, too.
…of course it would be good if we figured out how to defend a free kick from Ronaldo, wouldn’t it. We played quite well in the second half, I thought when Cani went out injured that hurt us because he was willing to create by running at the defense. Our back four did pretty well—I did not see the “foul” that led to the last free kick so will give the ref the benefit of the doubt even though I have no reason to given his performance.
Yes, Cani should’ve gotten a red for touching the linesman but the linesman initiated all of that by coming out onto the pith and shouting at cani and marchena.
Very unjust. I am so tired of saying that when we play Madrid, but so it is. Very unjust.
Endavant Villarreal!!
Agreed
Real Madrid have everything going for them without the help of the officials. You can kick, push and pull as much as you like but show dissent and you get a yellow card. Once again another poor performance from this ref against Villarreal. We deserved something out of the match but once again Nilmar and Rossi didn’t fire.
why do people think Mallenco is one of the better referees in the league?
He refereed our loss to Sevilla recently and was awful then too.
Endavant Villarreal!!
Mallenco
has topped the chart for referee’s for each of the past four seasons.
fine, but he hasn't deserved it this year based on what I've seen
3 matches against Sevilla and 1 against Madrid. He hasn’t had a good game yet.
Endavant Villarreal!!
by Allen Dodson on May 16, 2011 1:35 AM CEST up reply actions
Cani and the asst ref - La jugada tonta de la jornada.
Photograph at AS clearly shows that the assistant trod on Cani’s foot.
http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/fermin-pisa-cani-jugador-ve/20110515dasdasftb_45/Tes
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