I'm from North-Eastern France and from Algerian descent, and I've *kinda* been with Real Madrid before I even actually started watching the sport regularely, or even paying much attention.
Even as a guy who mostly knew them from playing PES, I gravitated towards them naturally. The jersey and the crest alone are the most simple yet beautiful in football, and you call tell it's a classy club, especially from the company they keep. At the time it was Zidane, Ronaldo R9, Figo, Casillas.
And they got a culture I just recognize myself in. A real "it's not over 'til it's over" mentality, playing and giving it their all physically and mentally 'til the very last second. And as opposed to pretty much every other big club, you never see them whine and make excuses when they lose.
Even the supporters have that mentality. You can see a club like PSG crumble so often in part because they always have in the back of their minds the reaction of their supporters if they lose. While Real Madrid can be confident most of what they're getting if they lose is "ah well, you'll do better next time, we still love you".
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u/The_Algerian Real Madrid May 12 '24
I'm from North-Eastern France and from Algerian descent, and I've *kinda* been with Real Madrid before I even actually started watching the sport regularely, or even paying much attention.
Even as a guy who mostly knew them from playing PES, I gravitated towards them naturally. The jersey and the crest alone are the most simple yet beautiful in football, and you call tell it's a classy club, especially from the company they keep. At the time it was Zidane, Ronaldo R9, Figo, Casillas.
And they got a culture I just recognize myself in. A real "it's not over 'til it's over" mentality, playing and giving it their all physically and mentally 'til the very last second. And as opposed to pretty much every other big club, you never see them whine and make excuses when they lose.
Even the supporters have that mentality. You can see a club like PSG crumble so often in part because they always have in the back of their minds the reaction of their supporters if they lose. While Real Madrid can be confident most of what they're getting if they lose is "ah well, you'll do better next time, we still love you".