Nutmeg Maestro With an Afro : Viera Marcelo

Fear not, we have Jorge Casado

*bleep* this shit! He was in the best form of his life... Internationals

*bleep* OFF

DAMN, out of nowhere, we are LBless.

Options,

Arbeloa to LB and Ramos RB.
Nacho
Di Magia to LB.
Bring back sahin

Can't happen, wish him all the best. The best LB in the world bar none.

LE : Is this for sure ?

Kizu wrote:Can't happen, wish him all the best. The best LB in the world bar none.

LE : Is this for sure ?

yes it is

oh, one of my favorite player.

hope he recovers without any problems, mourinho will be fuming.

nacho could play left back, he did a few times before

remember vs valencia a couple season ago he was great

I think Mourinho will be rotating players at left back, currently the most likely candidates are 1. Arbeloa 2. Nacho 3. Di Maria 4. Callejon

If the match requires an attacking full back, example in our next match against Celta Vigo at home (and most league matches at home till Coentrao returns), the preferred choices would be Di Maria and Callejon, with Ozil playing at RW and Modric or Kaka filling the central role.

Against a Dortmund both at home and away, I suspect Arbeloa would be at left back with Ramos at right back.

Weak Opposition
Casillas
Arbeloa - Pepe - Ramos - Di Maria
Khedira - Alonso
Ozil - Modric - Ronaldo
Benzema


Stronger Opposition
Casillas
Ramos - Varane - Pepe - Arbeloa
Khedira - Alonso
Di Maria - Ozil - Ronaldo
Benzema

i dont think he is going to play di maria at left back

he would quicker put ramos there if arbeloa is not available.

plus albiol played at right back a few times already.

nacho is a squad member, there is a left back in the youth setup who could fill the position, casado.

there is also essien who can fill in a right back while someone deputies at leftback.

but coentrao will be back, if not the next league game but the one after that.

“This is not enough to get anyone down, least of all me. I am always a cheerful person”, said the Brazilian
Realmadrid.com

Marcelo is now in Madrid after suffering a fracture in his fifth metatarsal of his right foot last Sunday while training with the Brazilian national squad in the vicinity of Wroclaw, Poland. The left-back is now feeling more motivated to overcome this difficult situation thanks to the numerous messages of support he has received from Madrid fans all over the world, to which he wants to reply with words of thanks via Realmadrid.com and Realmadrid TV: “I am so happy to get all these messages supporting me from the fans. I had no idea so many people cared so much about me and I am really grateful to everyone. I want to make a full recovery so that I can bring more joy to the fans ".

“I am going to do everything properly to return to play with the team”. Marcelo’s statement encapsulates the determination with which he is facing this most challenging moment of his career. He remains philosophical without losing his sense of humour: “This is not enough to get anyone down, least of all me. I am always a cheerful person. It’s happened, I can’t change it but now I have to work hard to get back to playing”.

The massive response of the Madrid fans to his injury is a source of pride and brings him even more strength: “I’ve seen the messages of support and I am very pleased. I had no idea so many people cared so much about me and I am really grateful to everyone. I want to make a full recovery so that I can bring more joy to the fans. Yesterday I was a little glum, but when I got home and saw my wife and child I felt a lot better. These things happen and you have to keep your chin up and keep going”.

This is a new experience for the Brazilian in his footballing life and he wants to move on as soon as possible: “I hope this will be the first and the last time it happens. I would not wish this on anyone. These things can happen during training or in a match and now what I have to do is do things properly so that I can get back on the team as soon as possible, If I keep my head up and don’t lose heart, my team mates and my family will help to me to get through this”.

How long is he out for?

3 months, but I bet that he will be available in late december.

Hopefully he returns sooner than expected.

Marcelo is now in the capital of Spain, after undergoing surgery last Saturday in Holland.

The Real Madrid defender was successfully operated on for a fracture on the fifth metatarsal of his right foot, by the specialist in foot and ankle surgery, Doctor Niek Van Dijk, from the Orthopedic Surgery Department of the Academisch Medisch Centrum of Amsterdam.

Marcelo, who is now at home, will begin his recuperation process tomorrow with the club's medical services.

http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/Actualidad_Primer_Equipo_en/1330125264373/noticia/Noticia/Marcelo_is_now_in_Madrid.htm?

WE NEED THIS GUY BACK

https://twitter.com/12MarceloV

Marcelo has joined twitter. Almost 100k followers in one day!

Choosing his number with Madrid to write in his name.

We are missing him badly.

Mamad wrote:We are missing him badly.

yep, that left side used to be our attacking strength.

now its just ronaldo looking lost out there

marcelo, ozil and khedira and alonso are the key players in our team for me