PacemakerAlonso wrote:Barca Murph wrote:Owen had the best strike rate to minutes played ratio out of anyone in La Liga when he was with Madrid. Just shows what a shambles of a club they are that they were so eager to get rid of him.
With hindsight it was the right decision by Madrid, I still feel Owen wasn't great for Madrid in the bit part he played, but he wasn't given a fair chance. I have taken that into consideration.
I disagree. The coach stood by fans favourite Raul even though he was playing well enough to deserve his place. The end result being no trophies in the cabinet. Had they backed Owen the way he deserved they'd probably have actually won some silverware.
Well, about all that stuff about Owen, I have t osay that I agree with those who say he worked well for Real Madrid...of course he deserved a position in the starting eleven and, yes, Raul and Ronaldo were much more important into the club as for having them sitting on the bench. His sin was to be humble, not too glamorous...at that period (hope it's already finished) Real Madrid was a place for T-shirts-sellers only and it seems Owen couldn't promote himself as much as the galacticos...a shame.
