Raul Garcia : “Keita was disrespectful”
It comes as no surprise that the statement made by FC Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita – alleging that a lot of Real Madrid’s la Liga opponents had not been playing with full vigour (as opposed to facing Barcelona) – has ruffled a few feathers, including those of Atletico Madrid’s midfielder Raul Garcia, whose team lost 2-3 in the Madrid derby match last weekend.
“If we knew the outcome of the derby then we would also know who will win the League.
“It showed a lack of respect, but it’s something we don’t have to bothered about, as I think he had said it almost without thinking it through. It was something that he was asked about, it was reported and it happens,” the player said understandingly.
“Everyone can see we try to win at the Bernabéu as we also have our targets. We don’t go there with losing in our minds.”
Despite their last defeat, Raul Garcia still holds the possibility of securing one of the two Europa League spots. The team currently lies in tenth, eight points adrift of sixth-placed Athletic Bilbao with nine more matches to be played this season.
well i predicted this anonymous a win 4 bayern
Was Atletico president disrespectful as well?
Man U just one one out of seven match-ups with Bayern on the international stage. Their loss is nowhere near a surprise.
But: we have to do our "homework" and not to think about anyone else. I can see us playing tomorrow like ManU had played today…. =/
in an away game it is hard to disagree with you on the barca playing like manu cause we have been less than convincing away this season but the good news is we still end the night with a an ok result so if the trend continues then i will be happy but i would much happier if it were to break in the right way and we win 0-2.
MANCHESTER UNITED 1 – 2 BAYERN MUNICH !!! Bayern dominated WITHOUT Robben, Schweinsteiger and a fit Mario Gomez and it looks like Rooney got injured at the end of the game. Kind of random but I hate Man U and they are way to lucky in Europe. Man U will get RAPED by a fully fit Bayern and without Rooney in the second leg!
this ain't random, barcelona fans on this site hate manchester with a passion and manu just can't deal with technical teams. let's get the job done against arsenal tomorrow and i'm hoping cska beat inter cause i don't like them either. sad news is bordeaix lost, i want them in the final cause i like luarent blanc.
i hate bayern and hoped for manchester..
i still think that at home i will be clear 3:0 for manchester
they always play a lot better at home
not if rooney is injured, he ended the match in serious pain and had to be helped off.
i think they can do it without rooney, especially if they know 1 week in advance that he is not there
but there is no sense in speculations, time will tell, let's focus on the reigning champion and tonights game
I hate Manu! They claim to be playing attacking football, but come out with 4 defenders, 5 midfielders and one striker and play on the counter. I hate it when the English hype Rooney to Messi's level. Look at Shrek's goals and compare to Messi's and ask yourself, who's better and should Shrek be compared to be as good as Messi, which HE'S NOT!
Go Bayern, we believe…
Vamos Barca!
At my place there are too much ManUtd fans. They have big ego and they think they can never lose and when they do, they say bad play, bad ref, Rooney wasn't on form etc etc. I like to bitch on the and talk shit to them too bad i always lose cos there's too much of em.
you list exactly those things i hate about bayern
well your President surely did..
well why are you mad at someone who speaks the truth, when was the last time you beat madrid and why are local madrid derbies more like first vs last with last place having nothing to fight for cause they already relegated. when you play madrid at the same level you play barca then you can talk all u want.
manu r one pathetic team. a champion should play like one, last year they played 10 men behind teh ball against a porto side. just pathetic. bayern should have won it 4-1 and shrek omg what a lousy player he cant score anything except stupid tap ins not even from 6 yards out. no skill no vision no passing.
Agreed!
Shrek is a great footballer with great vision and passing, if you say that he doesn't pass the ball, ur insane!
But Manure are TOTALLY reliant on him and thats what separates man U from Barca, (apart from the fact that we are Technically superior in every way)
iam glad manu went down but not glad rooney got injured , never wish harm to any player, tomorrow i hope barca play some good football , and i do hope pep doesnt do some wierd subs like jefferen and JDS over bojan lol
Raul Garcia and his club are a disgrace for letting Madrid win so easily in a freaking derby without a fight!
They haven't won against Madrid for about 11 years now, CMIIW.. But from looking at the highlights, they look serious.. so I don't know..
If there is anything that bugs me as much as Madrid, It's Manchester United.
What a bunch of arrogant pricks.
Their scoring has been 50% Rooney and the rest 50% has been own goals, deflected shots, bad refereeing decisions, extended stoppage time play, and all kinds of unfair means.
And their fans put on a board of "Not arrogant, Just better" ?
That is disgusting.
Bravo Bayern, I hope you knock these undeserving fools out of this game and show them their place!
love the name! my wife and in-laws and my family all support united loved it last night, rooney has been papering over the cracks all season
well, Raul Garcia, it is your team that is your team that is disrespectful to the code of conducts of the game. What did your president say before the game. You are insane for coming out with this sentiments, When was the last time you played well to beat Madrid in a derby, it is always the same story. Deceive the fans by scoring early and then succumb to a thrashing then get a consolation goal in the dying minutes.
well, Raul Garcia, it is your team that is disrespectful to the code of conducts of the game. What did your president say before the game. You are insane for coming out with this sentiments, When was the last time you played well to beat Madrid in a derby, it is always the same story. Deceive the fans by scoring early and then succumb to a thrashing then get a consolation goal in the dying minutes.
Me : "Keita was truthful."