De La Red: I Am Ready For Madrid
Rubén De la Red believes that he can return to Real Madrid and break the mould by becoming a regular in the team after spending a season on loan at Getafe.
Los Merengues' youth team product was sold to Los Azulones at the beginning of the season with a clause stating that he could be resigned by Madrid this summer if they wanted him back.
Bernd Schuster has confirmed that the 22-year-old will be resigned and De la Red believes that he has gained enough experience not to be a failure at the Bernabéu.
"The reserve players know that once you leave it is very difficult to go back, but you always hold out hope of having a great season and that Madrid give you the chance to play. You always want to show that you can play and be important," he said.
"I am ready because this year at Getafe I have played a lot and I have adapted well to the playing at the highest level. I played in Camp Nou and against Bayern and they are teams Madrid normally compete against. I will have no problems going back to Madrid feeling sure that I can play.
"It is obvious that if the coach says he likes you then you have to play well all season. The fact that coach of Madrid thinks I can play there is great and I am really excited.
"That is a different situation. He plays in a position where Madrid are used to having the top scorers and Ballon d'Or winners. He scored a lot of goals with Osasuna but has gone back to Madrid and not been given many minutes."
De la Red is still focussed on Getafe until the end of the season, but admitted that he and the team had suffered in the last few weeks after two devastating cup defeats.
"It was a tough week. To be knocked out of the cup in such a cruel way by Bayern left us all feeling angry. But the biggest blow was the Copa del Rey because we did not expect such a bad start," he explained.