Re: Raphael Varane

by Magricos Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:01 pm

I think this is a good signing.

by Mr Nick09 Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:01 pm

by Guest Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:02 pm

Raphael Varane - Page 7 Wallace+and+Gromit+Penguin

Another highway robbery just like Ozil and Sahin

by adnyana179 Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:03 pm

Great to see it's official without any hiccups.

by Doc Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:06 pm

A Wallace and Gromit reference is always a win in my book...

by S32TABLANCA Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:48 pm

That guy is HUGE. Especially for an 18 year old. Seems too good to be true, good intelligence, tactically, physically, how is his speed?

by adnyana179 Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:52 pm

Footage from his arrival and post-medical. He is gleaming.

by Guest Mon Jun 27, 2011 9:56 pm

Saetablanca wrote:That guy is HUGE. Especially for an 18 year old. Seems too good to be true, good intelligence, tactically, physically, how is his speed?

Fast as all hell

by Mr Nick09 Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:02 pm

Crimson wrote:
Saetablanca wrote:That guy is HUGE. Especially for an 18 year old. Seems too good to be true, good intelligence, tactically, physically, how is his speed?

Fast as all hell

oooh, isnt that a stretch?

by Guest Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:05 pm

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:
Crimson wrote:
Saetablanca wrote:That guy is HUGE. Especially for an 18 year old. Seems too good to be true, good intelligence, tactically, physically, how is his speed?

Fast as all hell

oooh, isnt that a stretch?

Well he is faster than anyone we have atm in our backline lol

by Onyx Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:05 pm

I guess he'll take over from Pepe. Rolling Eyes

by S32TABLANCA Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:06 pm

Crimson wrote:
Saetablanca wrote:That guy is HUGE. Especially for an 18 year old. Seems too good to be true, good intelligence, tactically, physically, how is his speed?

Fast as all hell

Seems like his a certified future superstar, then. Very Happy

I still think that he should be loaned for a season, though, unless he can already displace Carvalho and Albiol to become the 3rd CB. Which I very much doubt.

by Mr Nick09 Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:06 pm

Crimson wrote:
St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:
Crimson wrote:
Saetablanca wrote:That guy is HUGE. Especially for an 18 year old. Seems too good to be true, good intelligence, tactically, physically, how is his speed?

Fast as all hell

oooh, isnt that a stretch?

Well he is faster than anyone we have atm in our backline lol

uh? faster than Pepe?

im not sure has elite speed.

by shaven Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:07 pm

hmm.. sounds like pepe could move to DM then Smile

by Guest Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:10 pm

He has very long strides obviously. So he can make up a lot of ground very quickly if he has the time. Off the blocks, maybe a bit slow. But he has very good tactical awareness... which is almost a must if you're 1,91m and obviously can't fire it up as quickly as the short guys.

A lot of the great tall defenders seem like they're out of the play, and then they take that one big stride and take the ball away. Also, once they get their body into you, it's all over.

It will be interesting to see how he does in practice against our uber-fast and good dribbling players. That's really going to be the test for him.

by Mr Nick09 Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:11 pm

What matters imo is the acceleration in the first meters

by Mr Nick09 Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:11 pm

shaven wrote:hmm.. sounds like pepe could move to DM then

by Guest Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:17 pm

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:What matters imo is the acceleration in the first meters

A lot of times with Varane, it may look like the offensive player has a step on him. Then he makes that one big stride at the right time and gets the job done. You just can't take off as quickly as the shorter guys... you have a lot farther to go to take a step.

Other than Bolt, who is a freak, you don't see a lot of tall sprinters do well out of the blocks. They just need to do well enough to be able to recover in time.

by Error Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:24 pm

Hopefully this means that Coentrao won't come. We should now let Ramos stay RB, although he is better as CB. But, I prefer Ramos as RB over Coentrao as RB and we would also save a lot of cash.

by shaven Mon Jun 27, 2011 10:42 pm

Error wrote:Hopefully this means that Coentrao won't come. We should now let Ramos stay RB, although he is better as CB. But, I prefer Ramos as RB over Coentrao as RB and we would also save a lot of cash.

agreed to this one or pursue thiago silva and add alil more cash or use some players like drenthe and garay

by Mr Nick09 Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:07 am

Amazing photo

Raphael Varane - Page 7 Varane_Estoy_feliz_fichar_Madrid

i wish i had room on my sig/avatar

by adnyana179 Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:11 am

He really does suit the jersey.

by Mr Nick09 Tue Jun 28, 2011 3:19 am

He does, the new shirt looks good on players.

by The Madrid One Tue Jun 28, 2011 4:04 am

i think he will play with us as a matter of fact, i dont think were loaning him.

by Magricos Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:19 am

Error wrote:Hopefully this means that Coentrao won't come. We should now let Ramos stay RB, although he is better as CB. But, I prefer Ramos as RB over Coentrao as RB and we would also save a lot of cash.

I hope so as well i never thought Coentrao should have been a target for us.

by The Madrid One Tue Jun 28, 2011 5:23 am

talk about varane and really point out how mourinho has declared he hasnt come here to throw rocks and get results hes come here to BUILD and WIN in the PRESENT & FUTURE

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