(This entry was first posted in Thursday, January 22nd, 2009)
You already know that Ramon Calderon recently stepped down as the president of Spanish club Real Madrid recently. Now, former president Florentino Perez is running for Real presidency once again and has already made some big promises like signing Kaka from AC Milan and most importantly, bringing current Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.
Well, you might consider these as impetuous promises which, at first look, seem to be unrealistic, but if you look at Florentino Perez’s first presidency tenure, you would not be able to write off the promises made by Perez. The Spanish business tycoon had promised to sign Portuguese legend Luis Figo from rival Barcelona before he was elected as Real Madrid president nine years back and he kept his promise by signing Figo. During his tenure, Real Madrid turned into a club full of star players like Ronaldo, Figo, Zidane and Roberto Carlos. Even though his approach of signing star players without thinking much about the team balance was hugely criticized, Real Madrid’s performance was excellent both in Spain as well as in Europe.
Real Madrid performance so far this season is not satisfactory at all. In fact, the club is going through a poor run and has already been out of title race in Spanish La Liga with half the season left in hand. Now, let us see if Florentino Perez can step into Real presidency once again and helps the Spanish giants to get over the current poor form.
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