Description
Marcelo Vieira da Silva Junior is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team. Marcelo is said to be gifted with great technical ability, a fierce shot, and good passing. Mainly a left back, he can also operate as a left winger.
Very often compared to Roberto Carlos, Marcelo was named as Roberto Carlos heir by Roberto Carlos himself and said Marcelo possesses a better technical ability than me, and also called Marcelo the world's best at his position.
After his breakthrough season, Marcelo was praised by footballs legends such as Paolo Maldini and Diego Maradona, who also called him the best in his position.
Real Madrid
Marcelo joined Real Madrid during the January transfer window in 2007. On his arrival, club President Ramon Calderon said, He is an important signing for us. He is a young player who will inject some freshness into the side and is part of our plan to bring younger players into the squad. We're very happy because he's a pearl that half of Europe wanted. Many spectators hailed him as Roberto Carlos' potential successor in the left-back role.
Marcelo made his debut as a substitute in the 2-0 defeat against Deportivo La Coruna on 7 January 2007. On 14 April 2007, then coach Fabio Capello gave Marcelo his first start for Real Madrid against Racing de Santander. Real Madrid controversially lost the game 2-1. In the 2007-08 season, Marcelo had started nearly all of Madrid's league games under the new manager Bernd Schuster. His ability, speed running across the field, attack, and defence had enabled him to become a very important player for Real Madrid.
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