Lass makes the cut

As many of you would have already expected Lassana Diarrà has been opted over Klaas-Jan Huntelaar to play in the knock-out stages of the Champions League. Thanks to Don Mijatovic’s stupidity and lack of presence of mind we signed two players who have already participated in UEFA competition thinking that we could some how talk UEFA out of making one of them sit out of our Champions League fixtures. UEFA ruled our appeal out and when we threatened to file a case in the CAS we were the ones who were talked out of by none other than UEFA themselves. We also recalled Dani Parejo back from his loan spell in England and more recently bought Julien ‘I was shocked’ Faubert on loan from West Ham United. The Hungarian Ádám Szalai would be one among Juande’s striker options along with The Little Rabbit who though rumored to leave us was still named in the squad. Several other Castilla players too have been included in the Player list B.

Real Madrid CF

As far as the selection of Lass is concerned it comes of no surprise to me. He has clearly been the better of the two. He has been used more, infact in every other game since he was permitted to play for Real. I really don’t understand the signing of Julien Faubert. I do not want to make assumptions. I just hope that he is good. I would have definitely been happier if we had signed someone about whom everyone knows and someone who isn’t shocked when spoken to about Real Madrid. I do understand that there weren’t too many options, but when someone like Luis Antonio Valencia rejects an offer to join the squad we have got no other option but to go for players like Faubert. Not that I don’t have any respect for the ex-Bordeaux man but it has really surprised me. Though he has no expectations to live up to I really hope he performs well just to make it a permanent shock, I mean, a permanent move for him.

The Team List:

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas, Jordi Codina, Jerzy Dudek, Felipe Ramos*, Antonio Adán*;

Defenders: Míchel Salgado, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Fabio Cannavaro, Marcelo, Royston Drenthe, Gabriel Heinze, Christoph Metzelder, Miguel Torres, David Mateos*, Javier Velayos*, José María Antón*;

Midfielders: Fernando Gago, Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben, Guti, Rafael van der Vaart, Javi García, Pedro Mosquera*, Julien Faubert, Lassana Diarrà, Daniel Parejo*;

Forwards: Raúl González, Javier Saviola, Ádám Szalai, Gonzalo Higuaín, Alberto Bueno*, Juan Hernández*;

* – Player list B

Anyhoo, I think this squad is good enough to beat the Merseyside Reds.

Para siempre blanco!!

Hala Madrid!!