by ant london » Wed Jan 27, 2010 1:31 pm
I was going to post this yesterday and couldn't be arsed thinking of the full list of players but just had a shuftie at f365 and someone has written an email on exactly what I was going to write so i shall just copy it and we can all start debating this...
I was shocked to listen to Wasshisface Duarte on the Football Weekly pod yesterday run through all the (high profile) Brazilian exports who will likely be back in their homeland. Many are past their sell by date (Real Ronaldo, Roberto Carlos etc) but others should surely still be in the top leagues in world football.....Adriano, Robinho, Wagner Love and the like. It is a damning indictment IMO of the temperament of many of these top Brazilians that they seem to not be able to hack it for long overseas....if at all.
Thing is, I've met loads of Brazilians and I find them top people, really easygoing, smart and pretty diligent (I've worked with a few). I find the stories that come out of football clubs that employ them (sulky, petulant, troublemakers....etc) quite difficult to reconcile with my experiences. A bit like the Dutch in that respect who I have always found really cool, quite easy going....but everytime they go to a tournament their squad is de-stabilised by a major ruckus/incident/falling out. Odd IMO
Anyway, here's the list....(he'd missed our own Jo...so I added him in!)
Do Brazilians Ever Work In England?
All the Robinho talk got me thinking, do they ever succeed in our harsh environment....?!
Gilberto Silva - Hit [off to a good start]
Kléberson - Miss
Juninho - Hit [Probably the best]
Robinho - Miss
Roque Junior - Missed by a mile and into row Z
Anderson - Probably a miss based on potential, I think Fergie has tried to change him as a player and has perhaps ruined him.
Denilson - Hit [Growing up at Arsenal slowly but surely - remember he's young]
Giovanni - Intermittent Hit
Julio Baptista - Miss [Surprisingly] - Apparently wasn't happy at Bolton's defenders not allowing his 'beautiful game'.....pish
Afonso Alves - Miss
Jo - fucking lanky sideshow Bob fall over, clap, smile waste of twatting space...........beyond wank
Now I'm struggling to think of anymore Samba boys that have graced our muddy Januarys with any craftiness/brilliance or on the other hand, flopped more often than a chunky man jumping off a diving board.
Who else can rustle up a few?
Simon [Newcastle, watch out its time for a LCFC backlash] Headley