La Liga - Real continue Xabi Alonso quest

Eurosport - Mon, 13 Jul 12:50:00 2009

Real Madrid's tapping of Xabi Alonso continued after coach Manuel Pellegrini said they hope to sign the Liverpool midfielder but that it will not be easy.

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Madrid's director of football Miguel Pardeza said earlier in the week that they wanted to buy the Spain star although cited Liverpool's reluctance to sell him as an obstacle.

And in a tried-and-tested Madrid tactic to push the price down, they have continued to publicly court their target through the media.

"It's not a mystery that Real Madrid are interested in signing him (Alonso) but it won't be easy," new boss Pellegrini said.

"The attack is complete and perhaps a central midfielder or full-back are still missing but the rest of the positions are covered."

In his first news conference since pre-season training began last week, Pellegrini said reports that all six of their Dutchmen - Ruud van Nistelrooy, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder, Rafael van der Vaart, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Royston Drenthe - would leave were inaccurate.

"When there is some news the club will announce it," he said when asked which players were on their way out.

"But it's not true that all the Dutch players are going to leave as has been reported in the media."

Pellegrini also responded to criticism of Real's spending policies by Vatican newspaper Osservatore Romano.

The club's splurge of almost £200 million on four players risks inflating transfer fees and pushing clubs towards bankruptcy or into the hands of organised crime, the paper said.

"Everyone has the right to give their opinion, right or wrong," Pellegrini said.

"I am not the one responsible for talking about comments by the Vatican. If someone thinks that it's not good they also have the right to express an opinion."

Separately, Kaka said in a newspaper interview published that Real were spending such vast sums because the players involved were value for money.

"If Real Madrid has decided to spend so much money on us it's because we are worth it, no?" Kaka told Marca.

"In the particular case of Cristiano Ronaldo, who is the most expensive, he has shown he is number one and that he is worth the money."

Reuters

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  1. Except ofcourse Gerrard. But i dont think that you can­ say he played much of a midfield role the season just­ gone. he played more of a second stiker.

    From Liverpool FC, on Thu 16 Jul 12:26PM
  2. Xabi Alonso is better than any other central midfielder­ is the prem.

    From Liverpool FC, on Thu 16 Jul 12:25PM
  3. Badger... did your mum drop you on your head when you­ were a little GIRL...

    From Liverpool FC, on Thu 16 Jul 12:08PM
  4. PLEASE STAY ALONSO!!!

    From Liverpool FC, on Thu 16 Jul 10:35AM
  5. xabi will out for real...that's for sure...i this,­ mascherano is better than xabi...if i'm the kops­ manager, i'll put xabi on transfer list..

    From MoRFyRd, on Thu 16 Jul 8:56AM
  6. Xabi`s staying, why would he want to go and sit on the­ subs bench when he knows he can get first team action­ and success at a team which keeps its best players...

    From Bike 69, mabaho ka !, on Wed 15 Jul 12:42AM
  7. Compared to our rivals, we have had a far much better­ summer, not lost quality players (yet), and have­ secured an English right back (good), so the biggest­ club in the (English football), Man Utd, have lost a­ world class player to a bigger club in the world­ hahaha, and Tevez too-it gets better. We are mounting a­ surprise swoop of D. Villa, hence Torres is happy to­ stay, Alonso may go, Lucas + Mascherano will hold base.­ Once we rectify the problems we had on the only 2 games­ we lost last season-the cup is coming home babie. As­ for now, lets enjoy watching the Aussies win the Ashes.

    From Vivian, on Tue 14 Jul 11:31PM
  8. 44 of course he has said he wants to go ! benites wont­ let him at the moment ! he will go soon as he can !

    From lemontreesid, on Tue 14 Jul 7:56PM
  9. Badger's been on a cut and paste exercise hasnt he.­ Cant be clever enough to use those big words and­ humour. Imagine him w*nking over his keyboard as he­ laughs about trying to offend Liverpool fans in between­ looking at pics of little boys in man ure shirts.
    yes­ badger you are a @#$% sucker.

    From MARC, on Tue 14 Jul 7:15PM
  10. Badger... Get a life, job, woman and friends !!

    From liledad, on Tue 14 Jul 6:30PM
  11. Badger.....

    You are a iece of disrespecful trash!
    You­ need to learn some respect.
    When you learn some then­ you can speak about Liverpool.
    Until then go­ away!!!!!!!!!!

    From Luke, on Tue 14 Jul 5:58PM
  12. Badger, good to see you`ve wasted so much of your­ precious time typing rubbish about a team you have no­ idea about, but hey if talking about Liverpool gives­ you a @#$% then carry on, its just a shame you cant­ keep your sexual fantasies to yourself.
    Must be a man­ ure tvvat. !!!

    From Bike 69, mabaho ka !, on Tue 14 Jul 4:07PM
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    Liverpool fans were recently overwhelmingly voted by­ UEFA as the best fans in the world. They are so good,­ that they don't need to buy tickets to watch cup­ finals. Instead, they don their genuine Reebook­ Classique trainers, and run as fast as they can at the­ gates shouting Norwegian obscenities and 'Justice­ for the 96'. Young Liverpool fans, are so­ unselfish, that they often travel to European games,­ handing out their own tickets to older fans who are­ more deserving to go the game. Bless 'em.­
    Liverpool fans are known for possessing several­ distinctive qualities: grace in victory and defeat,­ modesty, an unrivalled knowledge of the game and, most­ of all, dignity. The club oozes class from top to­ bottom, and it shows through in all of their actions,­ on and off the pitch. When things go wrong, some clubs­ try to pass the buck. Not Liverpool. When guilty of a­ misdemeanour, some clubs blame everyone but themselves.­ Not Liverpool. Some football fans sing about tragedies­ and malicious rumours. Not Liverpool. They are a credit­ to their city, their country, their continent, indeed­ their planet. Football salutes them. (It is important­ to adopt a sarcastic tone when reading this). It is­ worth noting that all liverpool players sign a legally­ binding contaract, written on toilet roll, that­ includes a clause allowing their own fans to burgal­ their teams players on the occasion of their home­ debut. All items are stolen and exchanged for food­ stamps ( Liverpools currency of choice )

    From yorkie, on Tue 14 Jul 3:38PM
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    Fans
    Getting to Anfield is not easy for the majority of­ Liverpool fans as most have to come from the 1980s to­ get there, negating the Space/Time Continuum on the­ way. Because of this, many of them take an obsolete­ piece of clothing to matches known as ‘scarves’ (stolen­ of course) which the insist on holding aloft at the end­ of every game even when they lose for some unknown­ reason. This is because there is no more intimidating­ sight in world football than 30,000 blokes with perms­ and tashes holding scarves above their heads. Possibly­ they also want to shield themselves from the plastic­ cups of human excrement being hurled from the upper­ tier.
    The club anthem “You’ll Never Walk Alone Because­ I'll Always Be There For You Every Day And Every­ Night Having You By My Side Until The Day That I Die­ ooooh baby” or to make it short,­ "YNWABIABTFUEDAENHUBMSUTDIDOOOOHBABY" is sung­ at every game when Liverpool are winning and became a­ tradition. This emerged not, as is widely believed,­ because Liverpudlians Barry and the Bindippers­ popularised the song, but because it is advisable for­ opposition fans not to walk home alone after a match­ against Liverpool. It is rarely heard, however, when­ the team looks likely to lose. This is because most of­ the fans will have already left to catch the last train­ back down south or are busy getting revenge by stealing­ the opposition's hubcaps.
    At the start of every­ new season, Liverpool fans (and normally the manager)­ will claim they will win the league this time. They­ flood football phone-ins convinced it is their year,­ vote en masse in Sky Sports and teletext polls and­ continue throughout the season until it is­ mathematically impossible for them to do so (usually­ around November). They then switch to saying that­ they’ll win it next year instead. This self-delusional­ process takes place to allay deep-seated fears among­ the support that they are no longer a big club, having­ not won tbe league since 1066. Instead they resor

    From yorkie, on Tue 14 Jul 3:36PM
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    Current Squad
    John Manel Rrine
    Daniel­ "Suckin" Martini
    Mikeley­ Ni-"Hey"-Tov
    Christ the Itantge
    Dan­ "Egg" Egger
    Elnavo "Ouch" Albelao­
    Nabio "Not Fabio" Euralleo
    Janson­ "Vice Cap" Garread-her
    Amilionnoe Outsau­
    Sheptenni from Darby County
    Steven Ginnan
    Sam Me­ Hipphia
    Mickey "Mouse" Ropeque
    Markus­ Schtel
    Patrick Enderson
    Xavier Alnonso
    Lawrence­ Laiva
    Naniel Al Charles
    Steven "The criminal­ going down" Gerrard
    Messi Senayong
    Mark Yenjalaz­
    Johnny Besgeranoe
    Scholes Eto'o
    Joe Bennard­
    Alan loves Cooper
    Eddie Woroedin
    Peter Chrouche­
    Yran Lebab
    Berry Carwell
    Fernando @#$%

    From yorkie, on Tue 14 Jul 3:18PM
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    Past players
    Diving Keegan
    Moaning Dog-Leash
    Phil­ 'back pass' Neal
    Bruce Grubbyliar
    Emlyn­ 'Helium' Hughes
    Jason Racketeer
    Calamity­ James
    Mark 'porn star tash' Lawrenson
    Steve­ 'I'm moving to a bigger club'­ McManamanamanaman
    Na na na na na na Spackman!
    Ian­ Thrush
    John Couldnthitabarnesdoor
    Robbie 'drug­ addict' Fowler
    #Emile 'he's fallen over­ again' heskey
    Igor Biscuitman
    Dribble, Sissy!­
    Jimmy 'hog farmer' Traore
    Floren the­ cinema-going pongy goalie
    Fernando 'did well in­ Spain' Morientes
    Pinocchio Thompson
    John­ 'penalty king' Aldridge
    Yosser Souness
    Mark­ Wrong
    Phil Crabb
    Alan 'Rapist' Kennedy
    Neil­ Haddock
    Daniel Davies ( Bench Warmer )

    From yorkie, on Tue 14 Jul 3:17PM
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    Jerry Mashya @#$%. Owned by the Argentinian mafia. Ask­ about his contract and you'll be sleeping with­ Diego Maradona before the day is out.
    Jermaine "I­ Smashed Cashley's Car" Pennant. Holder of a­ club record 27 ASBOs, currently tagged and out on bail.­
    Craig "yes it would seem like a good idea to hit­ my team 'mate'on the head with a f**king golf­ club" Bellamy (ie THE NUTTER WITH THE PUTTER). A­ loutish, gobby and obnoxious waste of oxygen from the­ land of sheep, leeks and rugger, he found his spiritual­ home later in Man City, getting paid millions to watch­ that Ecuadorian guy fail. Peter Crotch- 27ft striker,­ believed to be the b**tard offspring of the Jolly Green­ Giant and an orphaned giraffe (both deny this).­ Particularly adept at basketball and dancing. Less­ adept at heading, tackling, trapping, scoring, passing­ and dribbling. Made his name playing Lurch in the­ Addams Family.
    @#$%, Fly a Kuyt commonly known as @#$%­ @#$%, formally known as Sloth, and starred in the­ documentary the Goonies. Looks like Ian Dowie's­ retarded son and has a similar goalscoring record.­
    Flabio Aurelio. A porky, balding latino who isn't­ very good. Another of Rafa's long lost love childs?­ The test results are still being processed....
    Harry­ "Leeds Reject" Kewl - injured currently,­ injured previously, injured subsequently. Rumoured to­ be a footballer. Eye-witnesses beg to differ. When he­ does play, the club is offing "I've seen Harry­ Kewell Play" badges, so far, none have been sold­ as Kewell is still injured.
    Daniel Dagger Related to­ Agger the terrible, an old viking soldier who raped and­ attacked young children. He also played for Millwall­ but was sold for being too soft. Has never done­ cocaine.
    Ryan Bubble Plays at 'un-used­ substitute' position to great effect. Cost­ $47million from PSV Ajaxnoord. Bought after impressing­ in 30-second cameo for Holland reserves three years­ ago.

    From yorkie, on Tue 14 Jul 3:17PM
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    Pepe Rainier - Accident prone foreign goalkeeper in the­ tradition of Brucie "£50,000 in used notes­ please" Grubbyliar. Only bought because he is Rafa­ Benitez's son. Ugly f**ker, too. Plus bald, I mean­ whatthef**k, are you Vic Mackey or somefink?
    ­ Jamie's Car Agger - Never stepped out of Liverpool­ once. Is widely seen as the scousest scouser since­ Yosser Hughes. Jacked a few cars in his time. Popular­ with the fans. Less pace than a distracted mountain­ goat, and less articulate. After realising he­ wasn't good enough to play for England, he did the­ honourable thing and retired, saving the manager the­ trouble of not picking him. But if your a Liverpool fan­ he is probably the greatest defender in the world, who­ loves to try an pull off other mens shirts and riding­ Daniel Agger.
    Big Sami Hoopia, Wants to be a striker,­ and sometimes uses Rainier's goal for practice.
    ­ Stevie Finished, thinks he is captain fantastic, john­ terry and rio ferdinand could easily trash his puny­ little *AHEM*
    Momo "No more" Sissoko - blind­ as bats**t after Pako Ayesteran cut his rright eye ball­ out to make Ghoulash. Didn't take up the sport of­ football until 2010, which explains alot. Crabby­ "mind your legs" Alonso - Spanish hatchet man­ with a grudge against knees. Pupil of Didi Hamman and­ in turn taught Michael Essien everything he knows.­ This, coupled with his unique ability to get away with­ it, makes him a formidible opponent. Anichebe and Obi­ Wan Kenobi won't be praying for some time.
    Speedy­ González - Lots of pace. And, er, that's it.­
    Ronnie Flower - Fat, overrated, homophobic,­ coke-snorting waster and slum landlord. The locals call­ him God.
    Fandango Tossehs Joined Liverpool for 2000­ pounds of Spanish gold and Senorita Benitez's hand­ in marriage. Noted for being the Mousers' 178th­ "final piece in the jigsaw", the fabled­ chosen one with the hopeless task of restoring the­ glory days (cf. Nigel "my name&

    From yorkie, on Tue 14 Jul 3:15PM
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    Players
    Are absolutely superb, except when faced with­ Harry Potter or The Beast. On these occasions, they­ tend to disintegrate. At least seven players[citation­ needed] are confirmed as being the manager's­ offspring.

    Steven GayRard
    Thug on £3m a week. Jesus­ Christ! Average scouse wage is £3( See Jamie Carragher­ and Martin "Rapist" Skrtel)
    Zzzztevie­ Gerrard MBE (AKA 'STEAL YA HUBCAPS.- He is stevie G­ - The G stands For GAY
    One black moment in Mouser­ history threatened to change everything. Stevie decided­ they were not worthy of his greatness and considered­ joining a club who would pay him more money and still­ be in the title race after December. The masses were­ stirred. Stevie was burned in effigy. They burned his­ shirts. Mouser scientists produced a thesis arguing­ that he was not, in fact, even a scouser. The­ switchboards were jammed with mad scousers declaring­ their conversion from Stevieanity. They warned he­ should never come with a 100000000 mile radius of­ Scouseland. Someone even sent him Jimmy­ Starstruck's greatest hits. Then...he changed his­ mind. He said couldn't turn his back on his boyhood­ heroes or his people. He had to stay to lead the masses­ to the Promised Land. The new £500,000 a week contract­ was purely coincidental. Once again he was the Saviour­ of Scousekind. The shirt-burners bought new shirts, and­ returned to worshipping him. The incident was consigned­ to Room 101, never to be mentioned again, on pain of­ Echo and the Bunnymen being let loose on the airwaves.

    From yorkie, on Tue 14 Jul 3:12PM
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    "The most intimidating atmosphere in world­ football"
    Their home ground is currently located­ in Anfield Road, but their spiritual home will always­ be Surrey, where most of their loyal fans are from.­ Liverpewl FC is one of the most talked about clubs in­ the world, cursed by Mancs (Manchester United­ Supporters) due to their scouser's obsession with­ the red devils. The stadium is unique in that every­ food and beverage on offer contains the native­ Liverpool ingredient of diseased rat, and that the­ seats are in fact made from hubcaps which have been­ collected over the years by their fans. It is also­ recognised that Analfield holds the world record for­ the largest gathering of "natural comedians! in­ history - there is also a claim lodged for the greatest­ number of poets, singers, unemployed, professional­ hubcap thieves etc.
    Liverpool are officially the­ greatest team ever to perform a group-strip in public.­ (They havent won the premiership for 18 years, (in fact­ they've never won the FA Premier League, ever since­ 1992!) but telling them this results in castration­ followed by a 3 hour lecture on history, and how­ neither blues**te has any history. Unfortunately,­ there's no future in history). The one blot on­ their otherwise unblemished football record is a loss­ in the FA Cup final to the notorious football firm­ Wimbledon (now renamed and relocated on the moon),­ which was followed by the entire Liverpool footballing­ world... yes you guessed it, stripping. Well the Red­ Half of Scouseland at least. Everyone else was­ rejoicing like t'was 1945 all over again. Reports­ of another football team in Liverpool/Merseyside are at­ this time sketchy. "Tranmere Rovers" is not­ technically a football team, but a pub on Coronation­ St. Liverpool had, and always will have, a divine right­ to win the league title every season, even if they are­ @#$%. This must not be questioned. Ever. Liverpool are­ also the only team to have ever faced the same team­ twice

    From yorkie, on Tue 14 Jul 3:11PM
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