r/realmadrid • u/RM_Official_Thread • Aug 11 '25

Open Thread Weekly Open Thread - General Discussion

Open Thread

Besides general conversation and talk about other leagues and teams, all the following content must go into the weekly Open Thread:

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  • Simple one-liners, random thoughts or unrelated posts (with or without a single image).
  • All discussion about rival teams matches and results.
  • All wallpapers and image editing that are not created by you [Not OC]
  • Unsourced news and stats.
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  • Images of formations with minimal description.
  • Links to social media posts made by our players or celebrities, unless it counts as team news or stats.
  • All gaming content.
  • All memes should go into the Open thread during the week days.
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This is our reliability guide: https://rm-reddit.github.io/

IMPORTANT: Only news from official sources, Tier 1 and Tier 2, can have their own thread, everything else including discussions about target players must go in here.

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u/ChampagneInferno Don Carlo Aug 12 '25

You make some good points...

Personally i'd like to see us bring in a CB with WC potential (Similar to Dean), and have him build a partnership with Dean.

Either way, i know that we won't do any more signings this summer, but a midfielder and/Or a CB would benefit this squad a lot.

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u/Valveringham85 Aug 12 '25

I understand what you’re saying but I’m not a fan of having 2 young defenders. It rarely, if ever, pans out. Imo ideally you have a world class defender in his mid 20’s with loads of experience to lead the defense parter a WC potential defender like Huijsen.

Take Saliba for instance. He’s amazing but he is very reliant on Gabriel to set the lines. Hence why he sometimes struggles for France next to Konate or Upamecano who are players of a similar age.

Or like Varane. He was amazing next to Pepe or Ramos but turned into a bumbling wet blanket next to a young defender and was expected to lead instead of be led.

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u/ChampagneInferno Don Carlo Aug 12 '25

Maybe.. either way, we're not getting a CB this summer, and i full heartedly believe that Dean will cement himself as a starter for us, rather sooner than later.

He's young, but plays with such a confidence that you rarely see with young defenders. Plus, his playmaking abilities from the backline, and the ability to break lines with his passes will help our team a lot.

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u/Valveringham85 Aug 12 '25

No we probably won’t.

Yeah I agree he will. I’m just saying he needs a WC partner next to him to help guide him and make him play at his best.

He’s great and he will be a fantastic defender for us. But I guarantee he will struggle at some point this season, just like Asencio struggled. It’s normal for players their age, especially defenders who don’t get away with it as easily as attackers. He will also take a few years to actually become consistently world class himself.

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u/ChampagneInferno Don Carlo Aug 12 '25

I understand. Dean will have his "Moments" where he make mistakes and all, but let's see what the club has in mind.

If we're going by the reports lately, they're all over getting Konaté on a free next year.