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Faubert: “I was in shape, it would be the color of the white t-shirt that makes you fat”

Faubert has been one of the great protagonists of the program of Los Otros de Movistar, in which they have remembered iconic signings of national football that did not give the performance that was expected of them. In the winter market of the 2008-09 season, an unknown winger arrived at Real Madrid, from West Ham, with the aim of strengthening the right wing. His passage through the capital, however, was testimonial. He barely played 54 minutes, did not score, missed training and it was rumored that he fell asleep on the bench during a match. Now, he has wanted to speak on the subject in space.

A French person contacted me and told me that he worked at Real Madrid. Not that he thought it was a joke, but someone posing as an agent, but it wasn't very credible either“He tells about how his signing was conceived. What's more, he received the news when he was on the team bus and did not hesitate to say yes:”If Madrid calls you, don't say no. If they call me when I'm 80 I'll say yes“.

What was a dream at first turned into a nightmare. His physical form, from the first moment, was debated: “I have never been a thin or thin player. I was in shape, it would be the color of the white t-shirt that makes you fat, but he had no problem. To show your level you must have the opportunity “.

Another of his anecdotes in the capital is that day when he did not attend training. It was Sunday and the footballers used to have the day off. On that occasion it was not like that, something that did not reach Faubert: “I always asked a player who spoke English or Lassana Diarra what time we had and that time I went to practice without asking. that turned against me“. Juande Ramos, at a press conference, took the issue away: I thought that Sunday was a day off, as usual. It's a little mistake, it doesn't matter“.

But possibly the most viral image of Faubert's time at Real Madrid is that game in which he allegedly fell asleep on the bench. He emphatically denies it, even with a disgruntled expression: “I was angry because I was not going to play again. You can't see it there, but my eyes are open. It gives the feeling that I have them closed, but no“What's more, he still has some resentment for the old Canal + cameras:” The past is past. Sometimes you have to make up stories to make it talk. That it affects my children is what bothers me the most. Let them know that this image is false. I was like that, watching the game. “

In order to know the other version, Movistar also invited to its program Juande Ramos, at that time coach of Real Madrid, who recounted the intrahistory of the signing: “We needed a player on the right wing. At Wigan there was a player, Valencia, who is the one I asked for from Real Madrid. It could not. Portugal was in England and they decided to give us Faubert, a French international. As there was no other possibility because he arrived on loan“To close, he has no qualms about explaining why Faubert barely had minutes of blank:”It lacked level for which Real Madrid demanded at that time“.

Gabby Barker

Gabby is someone who is interested in all types of sports, she loves to attend watching matches live. Whenever there is a match being played in her city, she makes sure to get the tickets in advance. Due to the love for sports, she joined Sportsfinding, and started writing general sports news. Apart from writing the news, she is also the editor for the website who checks and edits every news content before they go live.

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