varane has recovered from the niggle and trained with the others today

This kid is smart. He figured out the Mou game already, kiss ass in the press regularly, and your life will be awesome with Mou.

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:This kid is smart. He figured out the Mou game already, kiss ass in the press regularly, and your life will be awesome with Mou.

......huh?

After the France NT game tonight, he was asked if Mou was watching this game and if he is going to get some playing time at Madrid.

He answered that he didn't know about Mou watching... regarding playing time, it's not an issue right now as he's learning. But finished by saying "Talk to me about playing time in November of next year and i'll have a lot more to say".

shoudlnt be any controversy, specially at this point when hes 18 and at the worlds biggest club, hed have to have no brains to think hed get tons of minutes, im sure he will have minutes in copa del rey, and end of la liga if we close it up soon.

The Madrid One wrote:shoudlnt be any controversy, specially at this point when hes 18 and at the worlds biggest club, hed have to have no brains to think hed get tons of minutes, im sure he will have minutes in copa del rey, and end of la liga if we close it up soon.

He's not worried at all about this year. He didn't expect to play much. Next year though, different story.... he just hinted at the second year. I don't think he expects to start next year. But if i were in his shoes, i would be looking for a certain number of games and see what the path to being a future regular is. If Pepe and Ramos are set for the next 3 years minimum, which is how i see it, i expect Varane to ask for a move by the end of next year. He's targeting being on the France NT for the 2014 WC.

It's early to make those predictions, but with 3 CBs, we can have plenty of rotation. Specially when our players arent play time hungry whores.

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:It's early to make those predictions, but with 3 CBs, we can have plenty of rotation. Specially when our players arent play time hungry whores.

With Carvalho extended and Pepe + Ramos getting the majority of minutes... not to mention Albiol... i'm not very optimistic here. Varane is kind of buried. Like i said, Mangala is ahead of him now, not to mention Rami, Mexes, Sakho and Koscielny. His goal is WC 2014. He needs to be a starter at club come the 2013-2014 season to have a chance.

Varane is far from buried, i think they are expecting Albiol to take his talents elsewhere, he barely plays.

Carvalho is kind of your ideal back up, not too old enough to play, but experienced enough not to moan about play time.

carvalho is on his way out of the game, and albiol is a question mark for me... varane is still young and he must have patience, it will be up to mou to have faith in varane's abilities, and give him proper time to develop. i think it would be really good if he was given some time in the copa del rey, ending la liga games, and same next year with even more participation, but who knows. i wouldnt expect an 18 year old to be above guys like mexes etc, of course he has and wants to reach the top but all in due time. mou and zidane knows this and i hope they do their best to give varane the best chances of success.

The Madrid One wrote:carvalho is on his way out of the game, and albiol is a question mark for me... varane is still young and he must have patience, it will be up to mou to have faith in varane's abilities, and give him proper time to develop. i think it would be really good if he was given some time in the copa del rey, ending la liga games, and same next year with even more participation, but who knows. i wouldnt expect an 18 year old to be above guys like mexes etc, of course he has and wants to reach the top but all in due time. mou and zidane knows this and i hope they do their best to give varane the best chances of success.

agree with this.


I don't understand his personal ambitions really. Sports, you're telling me that he wants to be a starter in one of the biggest national teams in the world at a world cup at the age of 20-21? At centre-back no less!? I'm sorry but the boy is delusional. He is prime at the moment for Copa del Rey and a couple of la liga games here and there. Also I would say that he is held as a better CB by Mou than Albiol- but Mou obviously realises the tricky situation in pushing him up the pecking order.

As it stands right now. I would rank the best two CB's as Pepe and Ramos, Carvalho to fill in if one of them are absent and Varane the 2nd choice sub. Albilol can GTFO, opinion hasn't changed there.

To me, what is so wrong with being 18 years old and behind two of the world's top 10 defenders (Ramos and Pepe) and a CB legend of the 21st century (Carvalho)? If he is feeling an itch to leave already, he should just calm the f down because that would be the silliest move of his life.

Not starter... Just wants to make the team. If sakho, mangala and rami establish themselves (all very young) in the next 2 years, he's going to have a very hard time breaking in...

Is it just me or did he bulk up a bit?

Adit wrote:Is it just me or did he bulk up a bit?

Didn't notice. He needs to play stronger though. That's the weakness for him right now... must work on getting more physical.

Yup but not too physical like David Luiz too lol,that guy is head less chicken of CBs..

IMO, with Pepe, Ramos and Varane rotating we can totally keep that up long term. Starting from next year maybe.

"Every day that passes, I have the conviction that Varane will be a starter at Madrid for 10 years.

"He is a great player and he is a kid, he is 18, despite his maturity, as a player and a person.

Mourinho ahead of the Copa del rey clash with Ponferradina.

Nice to hear he still believes in Varane.

Its good that Mou keeps saying this stuff about Rafa. He never said the same about Canales, which just shows the difference in attitude. As I said, with Pepe, Ramos and Varane, we have good CBs for a long time.

I honestly hope he plays in some important matches this season............I mean at least leauge games .......some UCL action......and is not just limited to a couple of CDR matches.

He's already made his league debut and scored already, but Mourinho doesn't want to break the Ramos Pepe partnership anytime soon, but I see him as first choice replacement of any of the two ahead of Raul Abiol.

Selling Albiol in winter and Promote Nacho!

Rapheal varane: 10 Starts, 2 Goals and 1 Assists
Sergio Ramos: 24 Starts, 4 Goals and 4 Assists
Pepe: 19 starts, 1 Goal and 3 Assists.
Caravlho: 11 Starts, 0 Goals and Assists.
Albiol: 6 Starts, 0 Goals and Assists.

scoring and assists stats for CB's.. relevant?

deezydeez wrote:scoring and assists stats for CB's.. relevant?

It isn't as a CB purpose isn't to score or assist but for the Mags, everything goes...

Raphael at headers is WC