Jorge Valdano

Jorge Valdano
Jorge Alberto Francisco Valdano Castellanosis an Argentine former football player, coach, and the former General Manager of Real Madrid. He was born in Las Parejas, Santa Fe Province and played as a forward throughout his footballing career. He is currently working as a commentator for BeIN Sports...
hope leaving player rivals
He's a player who eliminates his rivals ... leaving them without any hope of recovery.
german sides worry
The German sides worry us because they are German.
host negative results short space together
A host of negative results have come together in a short space of time,
club defeat four home last manner possible possibly season situation worst
We are now experiencing possibly the worst situation at the club in the last four years. It is our first home defeat of the season and we did it in the worst possible manner and at the worst possible moment.
act basic career continues putting
What he has done is the most basic act of indiscipline for any player. If he continues like this he will be putting his sporting career in danger.
funny football tree
Playing against a defensive opponent is just as bad as making love to a tree.
football coffee smell
The bacillus of efficiency has also attacked football, and some dare to ask what's the point in playing well. I feel tempted to tell about the time they dared to ask Borges what is poetry for, to which he answered: 'What is a sunrise for? What are caresses for? What is the smell of coffee for?'
play
You cannot play with Riquelme without playing for Riquelme.
errors process success-failure
I'm more afraid of success than failure. Success makes us so sure of ourselves that we do not analyze the factors that lead us to our success. Instead, in failure there's an error that lurks that makes us reflect and in that process there is learning and that makes us better
giving-up legends do-not-give-up
Iker Casillas is a legend, a myth, and myths do not give up just like that.
player self waiting
Before he came to Spain, photographers lined up in the discotheques, but they are still there waiting for him. Ronaldo is an obsessive of training, of the gym, of self-improvement. I’ve never seen a player in such good physical condition. He’s a gladiator.
soccer football analysis
Poverty is good for nothing, except perhaps for football.
home want
I want to carry Manuel Neuer to my home.
feet anxiety jitters
Every time I set foot on the Bernabeu turf I got the jitters, a kind of anxiety that takes hold of you the moment you step out into the glare of the floodlights.