Macksam's Legend: Fernando Redondo

[Macksam]

Every Friday I am going to start a topic of a beloved retired player so we can all bask in the nostalgia.

 

 

Discuss.

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Edited August 13, 2021 by Macksam

[Shway]

More like Macksams Hidden Legend? 
Nobody thinks about this Madrid team and names Redondo in their the top 5.

Am I wrong?

[narduch]

As a fat guy, I miss those type of jerseys.

[WestHamCanadianinOxford]

European football of that era is a huge area of ignorance for me (Spanish football still is), I can barely remember him in Milan as it was pretty easy follow Serie A at the time.

[SthMelbRed]

Redondo was a lovely footballer and a key member of the pre-Galactico Real Madrid team that re-established the club's brand as THE European Cup specialists. If I recall correctly, he was one of the players who were jettisoned by Florentino Perez in order to implement his policy of buying superstars every season rather than following a coherent team building program.

[Pottsy3]

Fernando Redondo sounds like a guy who panicked while creating a fake alias.

[BrennanFan]

I'll always remember Redondo over the controversy about his hair. The Argentina coach in the 90s, Passarella, refused to call Redondo in unless he cut his hair.  Redondo stuck to his principles, that his hair had nothing to do with football, and so he missed World Cup 98.  Argentina had a hell of a team that year, and could've gone all the way with Redondo. 

[Macksam]

7 hours ago, Shway said:

More like Macksams Hidden Legend? 
Nobody thinks about this Madrid team and names Redondo in their the top 5.

Am I wrong?

I don't think people remember him because he was a Holding Mid so guys like Seedorf, Raul and Morientes come to mind but not so much him, but I think he was the best of the bunch for what it's worth. 

7 hours ago, narduch said:

As a fat guy, I miss those type of jerseys.

There's a charm about the late 90s/early 2000s bagginess. 

[Bison44]

15 minutes ago, Macksam said:

I don't think people remember him because he was a Holding Mid so guys like Seedorf, Raul and Morientes come to mind but not so much him, but I think he was the best of the bunch for what it's worth. 

There's a charm about the late 90s/early 2000s bagginess. 

Davids?? Or was he more of a attacking mid?  

[SthMelbRed]

1 hour ago, Bison44 said:

Davids?? Or was he more of a attacking mid?  

Edgar Davids wasn't at Real Madrid.

[Bison44]

Ohhhh, I'll leave the galactico fans to it then, hahaha.  But if you open it up dont forget ravanelli.  

[Macksam]

1 hour ago, Bison44 said:

Ohhhh, I'll leave the galactico fans to it then, hahaha.  But if you open it up dont forget ravanelli.  

It's alright bro. To your defense, Redondo was a deep lying mid like Davids.

[Macksam]

15 hours ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said:

European football of that era is a huge area of ignorance for me (Spanish football still is), I can barely remember him in Milan as it was pretty easy follow Serie A at the time.

I don't think he played much at Milan TBH prior to his retirement. 

[Macksam]

Probably his most famous moment embarrassing Paul Scholes. 

Edit: I realize now it was not Scholes but another player.

https://youtu.be/O-7CECdXum4

Edited August 17, 2021 by Macksam

[JohnnyFranchise]

the move that he pulled off against man utd in 2000 was a thing of beauty and one of the best single plays i've ever seen

[Macksam]

22 hours ago, JohnnyFranchise said:

the move that he pulled off against man utd in 2000 was a thing of beauty and one of the best single plays i've ever seen

Indeed. 

He had quite the footwork for a defensive mid.

 

[Macksam]

On 8/13/2021 at 4:33 PM, BrennanFan said:

I'll always remember Redondo over the controversy about his hair. The Argentina coach in the 90s, Passarella, refused to call Redondo in unless he cut his hair.  Redondo stuck to his principles, that his hair had nothing to do with football, and so he missed World Cup 98.  Argentina had a hell of a team that year, and could've gone all the way with Redondo. 

Is that true? Because he ended up ironically cutting his hair shortly after anyhow. 

[nolando]

I sincerely hope this will be followed up with the companion thread, Unnamed Trialist's Legend: Fernando Aguiar.

[Macksam]

11 hours ago, nolando said:

I sincerely hope this will be followed up with the companion thread, Unnamed Trialist's Legend: Fernando Aguiar.

If UT wants to match me stride for stride, his first related topic will be "Unnamed Trialist'a Legend: Boudewijn Zenden"

Bro, do you rate Zenden?

@Unnamed Trialist

Edited August 17, 2021 by Macksam

[Macksam]

On 8/13/2021 at 11:34 AM, SthMelbRed said:

Redondo was a lovely footballer and a key member of the pre-Galactico Real Madrid team that re-established the club's brand as THE European Cup specialists. If I recall correctly, he was one of the players who were jettisoned by Florentino Perez in order to implement his policy of buying superstars every season rather than following a coherent team building program.

https://thesefootballtimes.co/2020/02/03/fernando-redondo-the-impossible-dream/

The link to this article describes the story well. Redondo backed the president at the time Lorenzo Sanz and paid the price when Florentino Perez got elected following their 2000 UCL victory.