Grandes fluffy League: Emerson

Last update 22 October, 2024 by Alberto Llopis

Emerson was one of those players who inexplicably, they arrived at Real Madrid at the beginning of the 21st century. White club the not inconsiderable figure of spent 15 million euros in this Brazilian midfielder for Real Madrid club which had spent years pining but for various reasons was unable to be with their services. Finally, his career in Madrid did not live up to the circumstances.

Capello and the signing of Emerson for Real Madrid

He “Puma” as he was known, It was a defensive midfielder, not very fine with the ball at his feet and a trotter and destroyer type. Footballer profile of those who liked Fabio Capello. The Italian coach who had been his mentor at Roma and Juventus, He was the greatest supporter of his arrival at Real Madrid in his second stage in charge.

Capello despite winning two Leagues (1997 y 2007) in his two stages as a Madrid coach, He never got to connect with the crowd at the Bernabeu. Surely because of the way he sees football. Born in 1976, Emerson, He arrived at Real Madrid with a prestige earned in top-level teams. Like those mentioned above Roma and Juventus in addition to Bayer Leverkusen or Gremio.

Brazilian international, upon arrival at the white box, came from participating in the world of 2006 in Germany the selection “canarinha” with whom he had also been in the world of 1998 in France. defensive player, His very unshowy football never got along with the Bernabéu stands, who ended up calling him out and even removing him from the eleven..

Emerson, the player who couldn't play at the Bernabéu

Legend has it that the player himself, He asked the Italian coach to let him off the team in matches at home to prevent the public to take her with him. This fact, He ended in a dispute with the hard coach who had brought him to Real Madrid after having worked with him on two other teams. As they have also, the matter worsened when Brazil refused to come out to warm up in a game.

With the arrival of hot summer 2007, Capello left Real Madrid after one year and being champion as in his previous stage. And with him, the Puma” who ended up on the team where in those years, almost all of the most burned players who circulated in Europe ended up, and AC Milan. And the Italian giant was for a time a cemetery of football elephants.

His departure left 8 millions of euros in the white house and an economic loss. Confirming that the Brazilian's operation had been of little benefit on a sporting and economic level.. Was one of the worst signings in the history of Real Madrid but not the worst. Since, unfortunately for the whites,, there are multiple players who came out frog.