QUOTE (Habitant @ Jul 25 2008, 06:54 AM)

i dunno how pato is currently better robinho, he was key factor in real winning the league. arguably their best player last year. although i do belive pato has more potential and will be a star for the future.
point is we need more young talent. we arent going to get by with just pato.
anyways i dont buy into this everything real touches turns to shite outlook. for a while their management was retarded and they can still be asses but they've been buying lots of quality players, all of whom have been contributing.
the only one i can really think of that has been a disapointment is drenthe and well they have so many wide players on the left side of midfield, not much room for him. but he will improve.
It's not quite right to compare 18yo Pato with 24yo Robinho [but there's no need to say if I had to choose one, it'd be 18yo Pato - I might be biased, but I'd like to know what others think about it]. Robinho signed signed for Real with sky high expectations [they used to call him "the new Pele" ffs (IMG:
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I agree with your point to an extent though. more talents needed [but not as many as Real brings in every few years]. we especially need one for the future of our defense. hope it's gonna be Darmian because there's a lot of time till C.Maldini gets ready (IMG:
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QUOTE (kurtsimonw @ Jul 25 2008, 01:20 AM)

You don't like Higuain? I think he's awesome. He was quite amazing towards the end of last season especially.
I like Higuain, he's rescued Madrid's *** a few times. I only think he lacks that special thing likes of Pato, Benzema, Bojan, etc have. he won't become a world-beater IMO...