TRANSFER TARGET: Albert Celades

By: Dave Martinez | February 22nd, 2009

Do you want a resume you can really sink your teeth into?

How about a starting central defender for a former La Liga side? How about a veteran of Real Madrid and FC Barcelona? How about a defender that has been a part of La Liga Championship teams!?

Meet Albert Celades, central midfielder, formerly of Real Zaragoza. The 33 year old vet has been around greatness and garbage in his 13 year Liga career, finding himself on championship teams and relegated losers. He is widely considered a tough as nails presence in the middle defense, who gets on the end of an occasional header for goal. Like most Red Bulls, he has played a central defensive midfield as well. And to top it all off, Ives reports that the Red Bulls have him on trial in Argentina.

Thats encouraging!

THE CENTRAL MIDFIELD

Not to undercut my next “Preseason Battles” edition, but the central defense for the Red Bulls could use some support, especially in the face of a season featuring so many miscellaneous games on schedule. Goldthwaite, Boyens and Petke will only take the team so far. The added veteran leadership of a tried and true big league veteran will only help stabilize the backlines; that is, if Celades continues to be in game shape.

Add this move onto the possible transfer of Pacheco, and you have the makings of an exciting (and short) lead up to the season.

So what are your thoughts now? Things looking better? Liking the mix or veterans and youth players? Or what?!

Let me know!

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• Eugene |  February 22nd, 2009 at 5:27 pm

  
  
  

  I want to see how this whole thing comes together. I really don’t know what Celades has left in the tank or where Osorio would want to play him.

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• Eugene |  February 22nd, 2009 at 5:29 pm

  
  
  

  I do hope that there is a common language in the locker room though, because that really blew up in DC’s face last season. If half the team is speaking English and the other half is speaking Spanish and there is little overlap, that doesn’t make for a good locker room situation.

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• Chris |  February 22nd, 2009 at 6:11 pm

  
  
  

  Seriously, if i’m not mistaken isn’t there a limit of 8 international players on the senior roster? I count more than 8 already and thats without these new guys. I guess its possible that some of the players have green cards which would count them as domestic. Either that or the club traded for more international spots.

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• Dave Martinez |  February 22nd, 2009 at 7:07 pm

  
  
  

  Chris – dont even bother countig spots yet. Some of the current players (from 2008) are still on the chopping block or have been chopped (i.e. – Danleigh Borman, Terry Boss, David Roth, Patterson blah blah blah)

  Well see what happens really soon!

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