Real's first born and black sheep say goodbye this week, Jose Maria Gutierrez Hernandez, simply known as "Guti," and the Real's golden child Raul Gonzalez Blanco are leaving the true giant of Europe, Real Madrid. Both have a combined fifty years of duty wearing the famous white kit, winning everything that was placed in front of them, La Liga tittles, Spanish Super Cups, Intercontinental Cups and of course the prestigious Champions League Cup.
Guti; what can you say about the brash number "14" that had so many highs and lows during his tenure with the merengues? being apart of the youth development program as a youngster he fought his way to the first team showing elegqnce qnd pure genius as a creative midfielder. As a socio of Madrid I always found myself in the midst of a lo e - hate relationship with him, always knowing that he had the class and technique to become a true legend, he was many times shadowed by the likes of the Luis Fifo's and Zidane' of the footbalp world and really only came to shine late in his career as an all white but, like all fine wines, his aging process released the aromas and complexities of his genius. That magic left foot gave us some of the best footballing memories. Guti will be sorely
missed. To sum up a career that started at the age of 15 is hard to do, so many flashes of the streaking blonde mad
man has forever been eched in my mind and heart. ¡Mucha Suerte! Estas con nosotros hasta siempre...
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