Casillas: They mocked Higuain when he first joined Real Madrid
Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has paid tribute to teammate Gonzalo Higuain.
The young Argentina striker continues to defy pundits who believe he isn't good enough to lead Real's attack.
Casillas said: "I am delighted for Higuain, he deserves to be there. It is true that he still has much to do, but he will be a very important player for Real Madrid.
"When he came to Madrid people mocked him by comparing him with Ronaldo, but he was a boy of 18. Now has shown his strength, his shot, he's fast and a great person. He can be a great player."
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| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat Feb 11th | |||
| Racing Santander | Atlético Madrid | 0 - 0 | 17:00 |
| Osasuna | Barcelona | 3 - 2 | 19:00 |
| Real Betis | Athletic Club | 2 - 1 | 21:00 |
| Real Madrid | Levante | - | 23:00 |
| Rayo Vallecano | Getafe | - | 23:00 |
| Real Sociedad | Sevilla | - | 23:00 |
| Valencia | Sporting Gijón | - | 23:00 |
| Espanyol | Real Zaragoza | - | 23:00 |
| Villarreal | Granada | - | 23:00 |
| Málaga | Mallorca | - | 23:00 |
| Sun Feb 12th | |||
| Osasuna | Barcelona | - | 00:00 |
| Real Betis | Athletic Club | - | 00:00 |
| Real Sociedad | Sevilla | - | 00:00 |
| Racing Santander | Atlético Madrid | - | 00:00 |
| Espanyol | Real Zaragoza | - | 11:00 |
| Rayo Vallecano | Getafe | - | 15:00 |
| Málaga | Mallorca | - | 15:00 |
| Valencia | Sporting Gijón | - | 17:00 |
| Villarreal | Granada | - | 18:45 |
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| Valencia | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 37 |
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| Atletico Madrid | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 31 |
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| Athletic Club | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 30 |
| Malaga | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 28 |
| Getafe | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | -5 | 27 |
| Sevilla | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 26 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 25 |
| Mallorca | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | -7 | 25 |
| Granada | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | -12 | 25 |
| Real Sociedad | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 24 |
| Real Betis | 21 | 7 | 2 | 12 | -7 | 23 |
| Racing Santander | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | -8 | 23 |
| Villarreal | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | -9 | 23 |
| Sporting Gijon | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -19 | 19 |
| Real Zaragoza | 21 | 2 | 6 | 13 | -22 | 12 |
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Comments (4)
Real Madrid play with 2 strikers. with Raul slowly retiring, who "couldn't understand the transfer of Benzema this summer"?
As a Barça fan I always believed Higuain was a great prospect. In that respect I also couldn't understand the transfer of Benzema this summer. Higuain had a break-though season and looked very capable of leading the attack in the future. No surprise he's been better than Benzema this season as well.
i can see raul being pushed out slowly into retirement.
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