![]() Nearly all recruits were in the attacking areas, creating a top-heavy side that leaked goals.Ĭlaude Makélélé is arguably the best defensive midfielder in the history of football, so good that he had a role named after him, but Pérez seemingly overlooked his importance to the team. The issue that Madrid faced in Pérez’s first reign was the complete neglect towards the defensive side of the game. With those players in attack, Los Blancos were guaranteed to score a shed load of goals, which they did, but to quote Sir Alex Ferguson, “goals win you games, defence wins you titles”. ![]() These were the statement signings made by the highly controversial character, Florentino Pérez, when he became the Real Madrid president in 2000. ![]() When I think of the early 2000s ‘Galacticos’ I think of Zinedine Zidane, Brazilian Ronaldo, David Beckham, and of course Luis Figo.
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