Ramos eager to Spursify Real Madrid, but finds much of his work already done
Of all the Spurs players new Real Madrid manager Juande Ramos dreams about at night, the one he’d most like the chance to bewilder in Spain, according to the Spanish press at least, is Didier Zokora.
Madrid could certainly do with a holding midfielder to “sit” in front of their defence, as the sitting abilities of Mahamadou Diarra, the man currently tasked with that job, don’t currently extend beyond lolling in front of the telly, nursing his very game knee.
The idea that Ramos might “raid” Spurs for talent is like trying to cheer yourself up with videos of your unhappiest holiday - does he really want to be reminded of the nightmare by Zokora’s a) presence, b) fear of the half way line and c) crude passing technique?
Even without Didier Z, however, Ramos’ time at Spurs will have prepared him nicely for the chaos he’s going to find at Real M. A recent board meeting showed Madrid to be more than 500 million Euros in the red, there’s a president - Ramon Calderon - the fans can’t stand, and there’s a sporting director - Predrag Mijatovic - who wields all the power but in whom the president has no confidence.
So if Ramos wants Zokora, it’s Mijatovic he has to talk to, virtually guaranteeing he’ll get someone else. As another vexed Spaniard, Rafa Benitez, once observed of Liverpool’s kooky transfer policy, “I asked for a sofa and they got me a lampshade.” Expect to see the name “Lampshade” on the Madrid teamsheet any day now. Zokora, you’re going nowhere.
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