madristar Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Q: Iker, the FIFA Ballon d’Or 2010 will be awarded shortly. Who’s your favorite to win it?A: I think it’s only fair that it should go to a Spanish player. They’ve been in vogue for the last two years now. World Cup performances always go a long way to deciding it and if a Spanish player doesn’t get it this year, then I just don’t know.Q: Your name was on the short list but no goalkeeper has ever won the award. Why do you think that is?A: An outfield player is always more likely to win awards than a goalkeeper, and I understand that in football it’s moves, passes, goals and interplay that counts. I don’t know, maybe we’re the black sheep of football (laughs). We’re the odd ones out.Q: In winning the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, Spain conceded fewer goals than anyone. You’d be a deserving winner.A: Well, we all played our part, the men at the back too. It’s very important you stay solid and stop the opposition creating chances.Q: Spain’s midfielders and forwards have received a lot of praise but the defenders have just as much quality.A: They’ve got a lot of talent and they’re also a mix of younger and older players who combine really well. I think the important thing is that they all help each other.Q: In attack, David Villa came up just short in his bid to win the adidas Golden Shoe in South Africa…A: Yes, and mainly because he missed that penalty in the match against Honduras. He’s a great player, though. He scored five goals in all, some very important goals too, and made a big contribution for Spain. El Guaje did a great job for La Roja and we have a lot to thank him for.Q: You’ve hardly stopped since the 2007/08 season. As well as playing for Real Madrid in every competition, you’ve also had UEFA EURO 2008, the FIFA Confederations Cup and the FIFA World Cup. Don’t you feel tired?A: It’s definitely tough to keep going because I’ve only had very short holidays in the last three years. But as long as you get 15 to 20 days off, you can give your mind a break and then you’re ready to get back out there. This is a great job to do and sometimes you get privileges and sometimes you have to make sacrifices, for want of a better word. Next year should be a bit calmer hopefully.Q: In what way has being a European and world champion made your life different?A: It changes you because people know you wherever you go and come up and say nice things to you in the street. I’m so pleased to have made millions of people happy with these historic achievements.Q: It must be an amazing feeling to be captain of the Spain team.A: Yes, it is. It’s a pleasure to skipper this side because we’ve got some great players and because I’ve been lucky enough to play a part in this glorious chapter. It wasn’t so great before (laughs). We had one disappointment after another and really suffered. Sometimes things change – and they’ve changed for us now.Q: What are your most vivid memories of South Africa 2010?A: Being together as a team, the atmosphere and the bad times we went through after losing to Switzerland. Everyone said we were favorites to win and we took a lot of criticism. But we kept quiet, stayed focused and slowly started making our way. There are a lot of trophies to win in the world of football but none of them like this one.Q: Were you disappointed by the way the Netherlands played in the Final?A: No, not at all. The Netherlands had a fantastic tournament and they played great football. The thing is, they came up against a Spain team that really knew how to control possession and they had to try to stop that some way. That was their way of going about it, but it didn’t work out for them.Q: Aside from Spain’s success, what else stands out for you from the World Cup?A: Germany. I think they’re a very strong side and they’ve got some good young players. They came into the tournament strong and played so well against tough teams like England and Argentina. They’re going to have a lot of success in a couple of years.Q: And who disappointed you in South Africa?A: France, because of the way they went out, and Italy for getting knocked out in the group phase. The fact that the two finalists from 2006 went home so early just goes to show how quickly things can change in football. And it can happen to anyone too.Q: You’ve won everything now with the national team and your club. What challenges do you still have to meet?A: I want to keep on winning everything. Our first objective now is to go and retain our European title.Q: Finally, what’s the worst thing about being a professional footballer?A: I don’t think there’s anything unpleasant about it; maybe the fact that the people close to you suffer whenever you come in for criticism [just go ahead and say Sara, Iker, we all know who you're referring to]. It might not affect you, but it can be hurtful for the people you love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aga Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I didn't see this photos here.... sorry if they are... Iker and Eva time ago... they were fighting...so sad because i love both of them they were so beautiful together. they were posted long time ago in HQ by Chic_Raul_ista. I think I could find them if you want to. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viola0605 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I didn't see this photos here.... sorry if they are... Iker and Eva time ago... they were fighting...so sad because i love both of them they were so beautiful together. they were posted long time ago in HQ by Chic_Raul_ista. I think I could find them if you want to. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Thanks so much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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viola0605 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 I didn't see this photos here.... sorry if they are... Iker and Eva time ago... they were fighting...so sad because i love both of them they were so beautiful together. IT SEEMS THEY HERE SWEAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madristar Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Iker Casillas at Marcaby unamadridistaThe interview took place at El Acebo restaurant, in Iker’s corner.Q: In the last two years, you’ve had a better time playing with the national team than with Madrid. It’s now time to celebrate a title with your club, no?A: It’s true. Perhaps the triumphs of the national team made us forget a bit what happened in Madrid, two years in which we didn’t have a great time. This year I can focus solely and exclusively on Madrid to achieve our objectives.Q: You want to start winning again with Madrid and raise up your first trophy as the captain.A: Yes. I don’t want another year to pass without winning a title. I’ve been with the club since I was nine and each time something is not accomplished, the word “disaster” is floated. We deserve a title for the team we have and the way we’ve been working. We know that el madridismo is demanding and we can’t ask for more time even though we’re a young team.Q: Do you see any parallels between the World Cup loss to Switzerland, where there was time to fix things, and el clásico, which is the same?A: I hope it’s like that. The other day, my uncle Félix told me something fun and curious: in what’s left of the season, we can face Barça four more times: in the return game of the Liga, the final of the Copa and in an home-and-away in the Champions. And he told me, “I prefer that they keep their 5-0 and we spread out our goals and win each of the rest of the games 1-0.” What do you think? (Laughs).Q: That sounds good…A: That’s what I think (more laughter). [i like Iker's uncle!!!]Q: What did Mourinho tell you after el clásico?A: That now more than ever we have to show our faces. We didn’t rob or kill anyone. We have to continue, to endure and show that we’re men in the most difficult moments.Q: Mourinho and Real Madrid. The perfect formula to become champions once again.A: Yes. He’s a phenomenon. I’ve said it many times and I never get tired of saying so. He knows very well what he wants, he has very clear-cut ideas, he wants to work for Real Madrid, he’s happy with Madrid and he’s excited about the project.Q: But some people don’t understand his methods…A: But those who are on the outside don’t have to understand. We who are with him every day do. If someone doesn’t share his way of being it’s because they don’t know him. I know him and I’m with him every day and so I can assure you that he’s good-natured, natural, genial, humble… None of us on the inside have anything bad to say about him.Q: But did he seem so good-natured before he came here?A: I had my opinion before and it’s clear that the image he projects has nothing to do with the reality. If I had to defend him now, stick my hand in the fire for him, I would do it without any doubt. Me and everyone else.Q: You’ve said many times that Mourinho is very smart.A: He knows when to push one’s buttons whether it’s a player or you all… you will never catch him offside. Never.Q: Which games would you highlight from this season?A: The two Milan games were very complete. And the Barça game, because everyone was very interested in correcting what they did poorly. It’s not easy to come back from such a hard blow. But the team immediately wanted to win, and against a complicated rival such as Valencia.Q: With Mourinho, it appears that you’re going after the Copa del Rey.A: Yes. For the míster, each game is a final. He told us that on the first day.Q: How did you receive the news that this year you’d be playing in that competition?A: The míster decided and I said great. I told him, “when you want me to play, I’ll play.”Q: Your participation is a sign that the Copa is important.A: Yes on the one hand, but the míster has said many times that names aren’t important to him. Here, no one is untouchable.Q: Do you believe the punishment handed out by UEFA to Xabi Alonso and Ramos was exaggerated?A: I think they abused the repercussion from sanctioning a club like Madrid. I’ve played all over Europe and I’ve seen flares, lasers, a thousand other things and nothing ever happened. And then they fine Madrid because one day we come out to play one minute later. There are things that I don’t understand. We’re a gentlemanly club, but we can’t always be the ones paying the price.Q: Why do you think people say you don’t get along with Cristiano Ronaldo?A: I get along phenomenally with Cristiano and there is no problem. What happens is that Cristiano vs. Casillas sells a lot, and a confrontation even more. It could be that one day you’re not in agreement, but nothing happens. With Ramos I have my confrontations as well, but we don’t place any importance on that.Q: As captain, have you told Ronaldo to control his behavior on the field?A: No. Cristiano has his way of playing, his way of being and I don’t have anything to say to him. He’s realizing that in Madrid everything is magnified. Right now he’s the flagship of this project. He’s the player that everyone in the world looks at.Q: But some of his behavior provokes the public.A: It’s how he is. But I also tell you that when you go somewhere and you always hear the same insults and it’s the same old story… we’re people, not machines. There comes a point when you get tired of it. We also have to defend him because he’s ours. What happens is that he’s fantastic and they try to destabilize him.Q: You’re losing Higuaín but recovering Kaká.A: We’re very happy with the return of Richi. He looks fresh, happy and he’s enjoying himself. He’s going to be our Christmas signing. He’s going to help us out a lot.Q: Is the same thing that happened to Higuaín going to happen to Benzema [in terms of the fans demanding a high level at all times]?A: Yes, because in Madrid that happens, there’s no waiting. Karim has changed radically. He talks more now because he speaks Spanish very well now, he gets together with the teammates, he tells jokes…© unamadridista Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madristar Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 by unamadridista ker’s only a year older, but he looks much bigger here! (Jordi would eventually outgrow him.) And it’s from when Jordi was still at Espanyol! The photo was taken in 1995 during the Cadetes Tournament in El Puig (Valencia) when Iker was 14 and goalkeeper of Madrid’s Cadete A team, and Jordi was 13 and playing for Espanyol. That day, they met for the first time and faced each other as well, with los periquitos winning 1-0. And they’ve been friends since then, sharing nine years at the Casa Blanca. They now live about 300 meters from each other in Boadilla del Monte, and get together once in a while to eat or play cards or pádel. Iker nicknamed Jordi El Cafeina because Jordi loves drinking Coke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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viola0605 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 OMG madristar! THANKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Ukraina Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Posts must be written in English as a common courtesy to other members and to help the staff better moderate the forum. ***Edited by MauiKane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madristar Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 ure welcome viola! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stella Ukraina Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 I want to congratulate Iker with the title of best goalkeeper in 2010 and wish in 2011 to find a girl who wakes him to appreciate and love, and more to please us, his fans not only for his victories on the football field well and young Casillas, as well as health and happiness Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simao2008 Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Iker and Sara together and happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madristar Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 good to see them:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saracasillas Posted January 5, 2011 Share Posted January 5, 2011 Yeay!!!! I was starting to wonder were they had gone off to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stella Ukraina Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Posts must be written in English as a common courtesy to other members and to help the staff better moderate the forum. ***Edited by MauiKane:hell yea!: :hell yea!: :hell yea!: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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