Interview with Siddharth from Los-Merengues.com

Like I promised yesterday, I have for you today Siddharth Kanjilal from Los-Merengues.com. Here is my interview with him…

Hey, Siddharth. Thanks for taking some time out to answer my questions. Let’s start with some introduction here. Tell us about yourself and Los-Merengues.com.

My pleasure. Well I am basically a 24-year old currently living in Dubai, UAE although I was born in Mumbai, India and spent about 18 years there. Professionally I work as project engineer for a consultancy here in Dubai and have been working for almost two years now. Los-Merengues.com is a Real Madrid blog that I started in November, 2009 basically just to rant about my football team. Its almost like an online diary I maintain but dedicated to Real of course.

Why Real Madrid?

I don’t think there is any specific reason for it, or at least I can’t remember. I did however start following Spain first from as early as 1994 when the World Cup was held in the USA. Over time I started watching club football and I think the emergence of Raul Gonzalez was something that caught my eye and led to me becoming a Madridista. With every game this affection just grew stronger. The FIFA games from EA Sports also had a big part to play in this.

How long have you been a fan of them?

12-13 years now.

In that period which would you call your most memorable and most forgettable Real Madrid moment?

Memorable – When Barcelona had to give us the guard of honor (pasillo) at the end of the 2007-08 season before the second Clasico which we went on to win 4-1.

Forgettable – Almost a season later, same venue, different situation, and the catalans hand us a painful 6-2 defeat. Football is so bittersweet.

If you were to pick a all time best Real Madrid XI, name the players who would make the cut.

Now this is a really tough task. I am going to have to pick a substitutes bench as well in order to accommodate all the great players to have worn our famous white jersey.

Iker Casillas (GK)

Sergio Ramos (RB), Fernando Hierro (CB), Jose Santamaria (CB), Roberto Carlos (LB)

Fernando Redondo (DM)

Luis Figo (RM) Zinedine Zidane (CM) Francisco Gento (LM)

Raul (FW)

Alfredo Di Stefano (ST)

Substitutes: Miguel Gonzalez (GK) , Manuel Sanchis (CB) , Michel Salgado (RB) , Claude Makelele (DM) , Miguel Munoz (CM) , Ferenc Puskas (FW) , Hugo Sanchez (FW)

I know there are so many names I have missed, but can’t help it.

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