Heitinga signs a 5-year deal at Atletico Madrid

Think it’s a wise place for Heitinga to go – Should manage a first team place and will be playing for one of the top teams in one of the best leagues in Europe.

Posted from  Germany

thats true, pretty good idea to go to a sub top team..

im never really sure with Johny…he looks stupid enough to be a good defender and he has really grown since last season but im not sure still

should start a dutch bar in Madrid with all these dutchies

Posted from  Netherlands

Perfect for Heitinga. Not a top-class defender yet , but better than average. To be signed by a good team in a great league will fit him well as he continues to learn his trade. This definetly benefits Oranje for WC2010. This is a good example for all the other young stars in Holland, be patient and practical, you don’t need to leave for ManU at 19yrs old. Learn all you can in the Dutch league, mature some and then go to quality teams in the best leagues. That is a much better approach than being signed too young and then sitting the bench for the next 2-3 years.

Posted from  United States

Its perfect for Heitinga, because he won’t have to fight for a starting position, and he gets to play top class football, and maybe win some trophies with Atletico. Looking forward to seeing him play in next years Champion’s League.

Posted from  Canada

Good for Jhon Heitinga. Atl. Madrid is a top club, currently lying in 4th position in the Spanish La Liga (R. Madrid, Barcelona, Villareal, Atl. Madrid). I think they still have a chance of getting CL spot. Their position is better than Sevilla and Valencia.

Good!

Posted from  Indonesia

Yeah… though Reyes, Motta and Garcia doesnt play much. Their best players this season have mainly been Simao Sabrosa, Diego Forland and “Kun” Aguero.

Jan: atletico is a pretty good team. zhey hate as much real as barca does. i’m a little bit scared about johnny’s future becazse atletico’s style is too latin for him with lots of south american top class players (maxi rodriguez and little wonder kun aguiero) with a mexican coach. they have forlan, too. they play (at least try to play) attractive and dominant football but conceed lots of goals. very rhapsodic team: they can beat everyone (4-2 against barca) but they are able to loose against teams like levante. flamboyant and romantic play. there is no constancy at atletico. this year they probably will get a cl spot which is good for johnny. i would say atletico is in the category of sevill,valencia (not the valencia of the beginning of the year but now). but maxi and kun are really world class players. a portuguese – simao sabrosa – is there as well. reyes is a sub and the public don’t like too much him because he played at madrid. their goallie is an ex-milan player: abbiati.

Posted from  Hungary

i would say that apart messi (and maybe iniesta) aguero is the best player in the liga. on the other hand the exodus from ajax is szill continuing… really hope that huntelaar won’t join real (and not because of real but dutch football needs a strong ajax which is not the case at the moment)

Posted from  Hungary

Cant agree with you there ferenc, about Aguero that is. He might be the most hyped up player except Messi, but he has a long way to go before he compete with RvN, Puyol, Ramos and the other top top players. But I agree with you about Huntelaar… but at the same time… in a couple of years, he might be the only real international striker we have… so he needs to move to a top club some day, to gain further qualities. I hope he goes to Italy because thats where I can see him fitting in the best.

Jari Litmanen scored a goal today, playing against Bulgaria. Strange seeing as he hasn’t played for Fulham yet, but he finds himself in the international team.

Posted from  Canada