Van Der Vaart's first interview after the Spurs deal

[furyyy.livejournal.com]

A short interview about joining the Spurs, how fast the deal came about, and why he left Real Madrid:

Nothing amazingly revealing, but i thought i'd post anyway (sorry to pour salt on the wounds though...)
I guess he didn't have a good relationship with the club. :(

Comments

[verses.livejournal.com]

I don't blame him one bit. Perez and Valdano can only fuck you over so many times before you get tired of that shit.

[lieslies.livejournal.com]

nope, he almost got sold last summer (admittedly, after a season that wasn't his best) but came out fighting last season and that is why so many RM fans love him.
I'm happy to hear that he knows we love him.
I'm going to be bitter over this for a long time.

[motsdesoie.livejournal.com]

it was his first season though and we wanted to sell him. even if it wasn't his best it just goes to show that administration sucks and perez and valdano are spiteful bitches :(

[melj1213.livejournal.com]

Oh bb :(

Imma miss him SFM

but honestly? I don't blame him for wanting out of somewhere where it was so much of a challenge just to play ...

[anais-molko.livejournal.com]

We love you Rafa, we know it's not your fault

[likeap0ny.livejournal.com]

it's all good but WHY TOTTENHAM, WHY DEAR GOD, WHYYYYYY

[danielachan.livejournal.com]

this sfm!

[cyclechicster.livejournal.com]

THIS.

[danielachan.livejournal.com]

omg i just whined about this to my sis and her friends and now this i can't watch (but i will anyway)
need a vdv icon

[danielachan.livejournal.com]

no we can't hear his voice i'm not watching!

[scruby.livejournal.com]

lol at the English dubbing. Thank you for sharing.

[adorerdollylux.livejournal.com]

i'm going to miss him so, so much.

[oui-janine.livejournal.com]

fuck the real madrid administration, seriously.

[motsdesoie.livejournal.com]

fuuuuuuuuck.

sorry spurs fans i know all the crying is annoying but he really meant a lot.

good luck rafa

[lkden.livejournal.com]

"Fighting for something that was lost" pretty much sums it up. :\

[dreamingenigma.livejournal.com]

omg so classy, still bummed he didn't come to United...

[http://users.livejournal.com/_nereis_/]

Rafa :(

[pierio.livejournal.com]

I will miss VDV so much! ;A; But I completely understand his descion, I'd probably leave too if I had to put up with the same shit he went through.

[2ndcitysophia.livejournal.com]

[schizojunkie.livejournal.com]

Try watching this without the sound and focus on his eyes. I did and I feel like my lungs are collapsing into my heart. And accdg to Marca (via unamadridista) "Rafa said that he’s leaving with a lot of pain in his heart."

infinite. sadface.

[mila-casillas.livejournal.com]

Omg

[lollapoe.livejournal.com]

Well, this was pretty much a dream buy for Tottenham - a player in prime form coming from a big club at a super low price. They also bought another player I like and have high hopes for, so I hope they do well this season.

[miettemiette.livejournal.com]

my heart DDDDDD:

miss you so much vdv bb

[fuchsiabella.livejournal.com]

UGHHHH why did it have to be the Spuds Rafa? WHY?
I know you just want to be closer to Robin but this is so painful.

[vaguely-dirty.livejournal.com]

I just saw this elsewhere and jfc, it kills me. I wanna strangle Valdano & Co, ugh. Gonna miss him sfm, I feel like this is srsly going to bite us in the ass eventually

[mila-casillas.livejournal.com]

"The relationship with the fans was great, but with the club not so much"

I literally wept. I love you Rafa. I know you will prove how awesome you are and rub it into our faces soon, but I love you.

[sh3l8y.livejournal.com]

:'(
We'll miss you very much Rafa

[http://users.livejournal.com/---combatbaby/]

damnit Rafa, you're breaking my heart.

I always respected him and valued him as a true team member, although I was never a constant follower of him...but jfc, there's no excuse for what was done to him...none. Last minute sale, no say in it for him, DISGUSTINGLY low price agreed upon, couldn't even give him a heads up (hell, they couldn't even do it by the proper deadline)...just the whole situation...no human should be treated like such garbage as he was.

The only consolation is the idea that he will get play time at the Spurs, be able to showcase his full talent, and be loved and appreciated by the fans...he deserves it so much, and if they can give it to him, there's solace in that.

[sarahsez00.livejournal.com]

Agree with all of this SFM. The whole situation made me so angry and so sad. But I really wish the best for him with the Spurs, he should be at a club where he is treated well and appreciated for how great he really is.

BTW, is your name a Metric reference?

[http://users.livejournal.com/---combatbaby/]

Agreed, if the Spurs & fans love him like we did, it's better than being treated like shit by Valdano & Perez. He'll end up having amazing success just like all the others they tossed away like trash

Yes! It is! Nice music taste BB! :D

[cr4ckthesky.livejournal.com]

same oh my god. you've put it all in words.

[http://users.livejournal.com/---combatbaby/]

*hugs* thx BB. My sympathy and sadness for him is the only thing I can put into words...the resentment for Valdano & Perez is just strings of incoherent obscenities and death wishes so far, haha.

[http://users.livejournal.com/---combatbaby/]

*hugs* thx BB. My sympathy and sadness for him is the only thing I can put into words...the resentment for Valdano & Perez is just strings of incoherent obscenities and death wishes so far, haha.

[justemm.livejournal.com]

[cr4ckthesky.livejournal.com]

I'm going to miss him so much. I feel so awful.

[embeesays.livejournal.com]

ugh this is breaking my heart. he deserves all the happiness in the world and i hope his career will reach new heights, even if it's with the Spurs :/ when he's happy, i'll be happy (as long as it isn't against Arsenal :p) WE LOVE YOU RAFA!!!

too soon

[firestarter-007.livejournal.com]

*runs in circles crying* T____T VDV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i feel an infinite sadness i won't ever get over this
always and forever a blanco in my heart <3 WE LOVE YOU

we are going to miss our COMEBACK KING~!

[jada-casi1.livejournal.com]

"But at a certain moment, you're done with fighting."

[thatlittlebird.livejournal.com]

omg that first gif is adorable

[shay-2410.livejournal.com]

I am never gonna be over this..... Valdano is a douche, Perez isn't better off.

I understand where he is coming from... he fought for his place even if he knew he was spending time on the bench. Players, fans and even Mou wanted him to stay and the management went and fucked that up. What's the bet this bites us in the ass. :/

[thatlittlebird.livejournal.com]

aw, vdv :(

[garinungkadol.livejournal.com]

As much as I would have loved VDV to have stayed, if you're not being appreciated even when you're doing your best...then what's the point?

"But at a certain moment, you're done with fighting."

This breaks my heart :(

[funkatronik.livejournal.com]

ugh! this makes me sad.

It's okay though, I still get to cheer for him when he's playing with oranje!

[overratedashell.livejournal.com]

<////3 should have come back to Hamburg.