Real Madrid-Osasuna, goodbye Ricardo!

Good afternoon, dear Osasunists! Today is the last match of the season and Osasuna have passed their exams before June. The final mark is just a "C" ( PASS ) for their way of playing, effort, motivation and result There will be time to think and analyze every aspect of the team and each position, but the objective should have been gained before and without such an anxiety and despair. The rival is Mou's team and their supporters are divided to say goodbye to their coach after three seasons at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. It is the end of 'Mou's era'. They have also closed their season with a lower mark than Osasuna, as their goal is very different from Osasuna. They wanted to win not only the home championship, but also the Champions, the main reason to sign for Florentino's team for the Portuguese coach. After three years in Madrid, the mediatic coach has only achieved three main titles: Spanish League,Copa del Rey and Spanish Supercup. As we see, they are just local cups and none of them are International or European titles. Before his strong hand with the captain, Iker Casillas, most of the supporters of the white team were with Mou, and when the coach targeted his fellow countryman, Cristiano, as one of the culprits of their elimination in Champions, everybody knew Mou was looking for other personal aims. The match today is a farewell party for many people, but the most important for us is the goodbye for our goalkeeper, Ricardo. He left the last season, but came back to help the club when Asier Riesgo was seriously injured at the beginning of this season. He hasn't played a single match, but it's and has been a very important person in the dressing room at El Sadar and away. His career may have been empty of relevant titles, but he played for top teams like Real Madrid, Manchester United and, of course, Osasuna. I think that Mendilibar should have him in the kickoff team. On the other side of the pitch and apart from their coach, there will be other people saying goodbye. There is another goalkeeper to leave, but it is not Mou's desire: Iker, but an arrogant young one: Adan. He may play this afternoon as Iker is still punished by Mou and Diego Lopez is absent. Other players are Carvalho, who is leaving to Monaco, one of the next powerful teams in Europe, Essien, Callejon and Higuain, some players in the orbit of Mou's next team, Chelsea. Mourinho is still stubborn with his ideas and as Varane is injured and Marcelo is already with his National team, he doesn't want to use Sergio Ramos, Pepe, Fabio Coentrao, Sami Khedira, Xabi Alonso, Kaká or Cristiano Ronaldo. None of them will play this afternoon and he wants to make a final gesture for the Chamartin supportes using the youngsters Nacho, Morata, Fabinho, Llorente and Omar to fill in the list for the match. As Osasuna already got their main target: keep in first division, there might be a surprise at the end of the match as it happened three years ago ( 0-3 ). Without any pressure, Osasuna players must use this game as a good opportunity to 'sell themselves' like in a shop window. There are many habitual players out and even Mendilibar can't sit on the Bernabeu coach and it might be his last game in Osasuna, though. Arribas and Damià are sanctioned; Lolo, Nino, Annan, Miguel Flaño and Marc Bertrán injured and the players Raoul Loé and Masoud with their National teams for the Conference Cup. Another significant absence is the captain: Patxi Puñal, who is about to become a father. There is also another farewell: the Basque referee Perez Lasa is retiring too and this match will be the last one for his career in La Liga. Posible kickoff teams: Real Madrid: Adán; Arbeloa, Raúl Albiol, Carvalho, Nacho; Essien, Modric, Özil; Di María, Callejón e Higuaín. Osasuna: Asier Riesgo; Oier, Rubén, Unai García, Nano; Silva, Timor; Armenteros, Roberto Torres, De las Cuevas; Llorente. GORA OSASUNA!AUPA ROJILLOS! SEE YOU ALL NEXT SEASON!!!!!!

Osasuna-Real Madrid, the scary match

Good afternoon, dear Osasunists!

This evening is the D day for many Osasuna supporters as one of our hatred teams, Real Madrid, is visiting our fortress: EL SADAR! We expect to watch the third victory at our stadium!

Osasuna is not that strong team that used to be in their stadium, now that everybody renames it as EL SADAR. Even away from their stadium the results are negative and the good expectations Osasuna got in November became a nightmare in December and continue with the first game in 2013 against Sevilla F.C. Osasuna is the last in the classification with five defeats out of the last six games.

The last game that ended with a victory at El Sadar was on December 2, it was against the surprising Rayo (1-0). Since then, there are many doubts in Mendilibar's team and decissions and there is more about miracles than good game. There is lack of efectiveness towards the goal and messy football, though we sometimes have to blame some referees' decissions to avoid a better result for Osasuna.

The figures in Osasuna are low: it is the team with the least scored goals in La Liga, though Andres Fernandez, their goalkeeper, is one of the best in this season too. Osasuna players have only scored 14 goals in 18 games. 

On the other hand, Real Madrid F.C. is an irregular team when they are visitors. Mou's team won four games and lost three away games. They got a draw at the Camp Nou, the invictus team in La Liga.
 
There are many abscences in both teams, but we mustn't compare the differences between teams. Mendilibar can't use the injured Sisi, Riesgo or Masoud. The Basque coach has to add Annan, who is playing The Africa Cup and Nano, Torres ( I don't agree ), Onwu and Lamah ( who is said to be about to leave towards the Premier ) are out due to technical decisions.

We must remember that the winter market is open and Osasuna used to incorporate an ex-goalkeeper, Ricardo, and this week De Las Cuevas, from GIjon, signed for Osasuna. The first one will be on the bench as the second goalkeeper and the midfielder can have an opportunity to show his abilities.

Real Madrid and other teams always point out the visit to Pamplona as one of the most difficult places to play. The size of the stadium and the untiring supporting chants of the audience must be two in-favour marks for Osasuna. Mou started complaining that he can't use thre key players in his team: Pepe and Ramos, as defenders, two of the most violent and disgusting players in my opinion who should be banned from the stadiums all over the world.

Besides, the most brilliant player, after Leo Messi, of course, is also absent at EL SADAR. He is scared of listening our hatring chants and our rhymes saying the true about his poor game at EL Sadar. He is arrogant, a showoff person and rude: HE IS CRISTIANO RONALDO. To be honest with him, he has saved his coach's throat in the last two games against Real Sociedad and in La Copa del Rey against Celta.

Mou has to use his SECOND GOALKEEPER: IKER CASILLAS. Yes, he is considered unfit by the Portuguese coach and it is said that the relationship between both people is absolutely broken. It is incredible that daddy Florentino Perez don't use his powerful decissions to take over Mou and substitute him for another real Real Madrid lover! But I suppose the money he has to pay for a dismiss is scandalous.

The scandal is the amount of points Barça is ahead the most hatred rival: 16 points. And Mou decided to take it for granted that they can't win this Liga, therefore his goals are the Champions and Copa del Rey. So, perhaps it is a good opportunity for Osasuna to ge a fantastic victory.


GORA OSASUNA!AUPA ROJILLOS!

Probable kickoff:
Osasuna: Andrés; Marc, Arribas, Flaño, Damiá; Puñal, Oier , Cejudo, Armenteros; Nino; and Sola.
Real Madrid: Casillas; Arbeloa, Varane, Carvalho, Marcelo; Khedira, Alonso, Callejón, Özil; Higuaín or Di María and Benzema.

Osasuna-Real Madrid, time for dreaming!

Good afternoon, dear Osasunists! We are a few hours ahead from a long waited game and Osasuna is in the best situation in the classification to receive one of the most desired rivals in La Liga: the leader! The team from the capital of the actual kingdom of Spain is visiting us and they know they are one of the most hatred teams in El Sadar ( this is one of the moments I most hate the change of the stadium name ). Besides, the rival is also concerned of their game and the short distance from their main rival: Barça! If Osasuna win the white team, what is something possible, La Liga will be very interesting for the final games, as the actual leader must visit difficult stadiums like El Sadar, Vicente Calderón and San Mamés, and of course, the Camp Nou in Barcelona. The "Portuguese" team still think they may make a historical mark if the victory is in their side tonight, after 19 win matches this season, including European competitions. There is a sense in the Spanish kingdom capital that it is an easy game for them, and they didn't have to make a hard effort in their match this week against Apoel from Nicosia ( 0-3 ) in the Champions League. Most of the possible kickoff players had time to rest and even one of the least used players in that team like Nuri Sahin had a chance to play last Tuesday. But La Liga is different. There are team with similar levels and though the mass media try to concentrate the championship in only two teams, like a Second Division Liga and no the so called Liga de Las Estrellas, Osasuna is capable to beat any powerful team as they showed against the best team in the world with the best player of the world, Barça and Leo Messi. We must remember that there are some players who can't play this evening after last round in La Liga. Pepe, the killer, is sanctioned and a young player like Rafael Varane is taking over. Kedhira is injured and Xabi Alonso and Sahin are back to play together. The coach may think for a skillful player like Kaká or a hardworking like Coentrao. What is undoubtable is that the two area killers will be in the kickoff team: Benzema and CR7. On the other hand, Osasuna is in a good moment too. We play in our stadium with our supporters, who are pushing their team in each moment and giving a sense of fear to the rival team. We got the desired target: keeping our side in First Division, and it is time to surprise the rivals, the mass media and the home supporters and win an always over prouded team. There is an enormous trust on Osasuna's coach, Mendilibar, who will be on the beach next season again, as he signed a new year contract this week. It has nothing to do with any revenge as they try to sell from the capital. The "Reds" lost in the first leg with a huge score in the white stadium, but it happened the same in the Camp Nou, and Osasuna were able to beat Barça in El Sadar. YES, WE CAN! It is the cry we need to bear in mind and we did last year ( 1-0 ). Perhaps the situation is different, for both. Osasuna isn't at all pressed by the classification, but " the whites" are. Kickoff teams Osasuna: Andrés Fernández; Damià, Sergio, Miguel Flaño, Roversio; Puñal, Nekounam; Cejudo, Raúl García, Nino; Lekic. Real Madrid: Casillas; Arbeloa, Varane, Sergio Ramos, Marcelo; Khedira, Xabi Alonso, Coentrao or Kaká; Özil, Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema. Referee: Muñiz Fernández. Stadium: EL SADAR ( Reyno de Navarra ). AUPA ROJILLOS! GORA OSASUNA!