The Hulk!

[CityGer]

Shit cunt.

ha ha ha

That made me laugh. A fairly decent assessment.

I think Athletico Madrid took the right one.

[Wonderwall]

Was looking forward to seeing what all the hype was about last night. I agree he goes down way too easy, decision making was attrocious at times, whinged about everything possible....... This is all because defensively we mase one silly mistake and after that he was shown how top defenders handle over hyped players... Do i want him at city? NO THANK YOU

[1950]

hulk will get a big money move somewhere, germany or spain.

No german club but Bayern has the money & I doubt they'd waste 15m on him let alone twice or thrice that.

Spain or Italy for me.

[Goataldo]

What a namby-pamby, embarrassing excuse for a footballer. The Sun crossword is harder than him. Probably.

[Sideshow Bob]

i seriously hate this man-bitch, and i can't think of a more overrated footballer in any professional league.

[Mingchester Mingy]

He is a disgrace to the sport. He moaned on every tackle that was made. How can anyone who plays footballer not expect to be tackled. You get tackled, you get up and you get on with it. I havent been so annoyed at watching a player in a long time. He needs to watch someone like Silva who does get booted all over the place and just gets on with it.

Well said mate. Silva is a lil pinball out there sometimes and he gets on with it like a pro. Hulk is a Human Twinkee.

[Mase]

i seriously hate this man-bitch, and i can't think of a more overrated footballer in any professional league.

Bale?

[Sideshow Bob]

i seriously hate this man-bitch, and i can't think of a more overrated footballer in any professional league.

Bale?

good shout. and raises an interesting question: 50M for bale or 80M for hulk?

[Ted Hughes]

i seriously hate this man-bitch, and i can't think of a more overrated footballer in any professional league.

Bale?

good shout. and raises an interesting question: 50M for bale or 80M for hulk?

Bale would be great for us but not at £50 mil. Hulk would be fucking dreadful at £5 mil.

[dazby]

Mancityfans overreaction shocker!! Who'd of thunk it?

It's pretty obvious that diving in football and the Portugese league go hand in hand. If he was to come to England he'd learn to stay on his feet more because he'd learn that he wouldn't get away with it.

I wish Mario would stay on his feet more. 50% more of the time. He does get fouled a lot but he's got to be more judicious with when he goes down.

[Ted Hughes]

Mancityfans overreaction shocker!! Who'd of thunk it?

It's pretty obvious that diving in football and the Portugese league go hand in hand. If he was to come to England he'd learn to stay on his feet more because he'd learn that he wouldn't get away with it.

I wish Mario would stay on his feet more. 50% more of the time. He does get fouled a lot but he's got to be more judicious with when he goes down.

Agree about Mario. Can't imagine Hulk changing though. He's just a less evil version of Suarez.

[1950]

Agree about Mario. Can't imagine Hulk changing though. He's just a less [strike]evil[/strike] racist version of Suarez.

[The Maine Man]

Totally agree with Summerbee. You'll get more respect, have more respect and unsettle the opposition of they clatter you and you brush it off and say "didn't hurt". When I play rugby the first hit is everything. Show the bloke you're going to smash him all day and when he hits you just smile at him as if to say "is that the best you've got".
It MAY just MAY also sway refs in your favour (unless you play for Coty and the refs are all bent)

[Duckman]

Manchester City: Is Hulk The Man To Replace Carlos Tevez?

Porto’s portly front man is a hell of a physical specimen. On the pitch he looks like a weight lifter wearing football boots but is he all brawn and no football brain? In the limited times I’ve seen him in European competition I always thought he was hit and miss. But people who know plenty more about football than I do think he’s a bit special.

His ex-manager Andre Villas-Boas still rates him and reportedly tried to convince Roman Abramovich to stump up the ￡84 million it would take to trigger Hulk’s buy out clause in the January transfer window. In the last 12 months Spurs and Arsenal have been linked – although for significantly less money – and apparently Man City are interested in bringing him to the Etihad as the long-term replacement for Carlos Tevez.

With the big man up against his potential future employers last night it seemed as good a game as any to evaluate him. To ask questions about him that extend beyond, ‘Why does he get to have his nickname on the back of his shirt?’

The Brazilian has many attributes. In addition to having the strength of a herd of oxen he has a Large Hadron Collider of a left foot, decent pace and an eye for a silky flick. How will he apply these skills in the pressure cooker environment of a knockout European tie?

Hulk’s fortunes reflected that of his team. He got off to a blistering start bossing the visitors’ backline barging people out the way and bringing his teammates in play. For the first half an hour especially he was full of running and produced the moment of the half, providing the sort of cross that Andy Gray used to coo about for Silvestre Varela to sweep in from six yards.


When Porto were in charge he looked an asset. Always a threat in possession he also had clever movement off the ball. Throughout the first half he constantly manoeuvred into positions that if found by his teammates could have hurt City.

So far so good right?

Not quite. I’ve always believed you find out more about a player when things aren’t going so well. As City got more into the match Hulk’s decision-making got worse. As the game got away from Porto the characteristics that made him a force in the first half were making Hulk a liability.
When the visitors went ahead instead of holding it up and getting his teammates involved he was doing crazy flicks and tricks and losing the ball. As the frustration overtook the powerful running turned into petty fouls and he was too willing to use his famed left foot to shoot when others were better positioned.

If you compare that to the performance of Manchester City’s current strike force Hulk’s inability to get back in the game looks worse. Much has been said of the Mario’s temperament but when things were going badly for him he got on with it, made good decisions and got his and City’s reward with the pressure that led to the equaliser. When Sergio Aguero came on he fouled everyone he got near but when he was called upon he was in the right place at the right time to win the game. When put up against those contributions from the visiting strikers a single assist at home doesn’t sound like much.

On last night’s display if he went to City Hulk would be at least 3rd choice striker behind Ballo and Kun. Maybe even Dzecko would get in ahead of him. But forecasting a player’s career on one game is an easy way to make you look a fool.

On the face of it Hulk would make a suitable replacement for Tevez. They’re both strong, direct and have complicated ownership issues. But ￡84 million is an awful lot of money to spend on a player who probably won’t be your number one striker, even for petrochemical billionaires. At that price they’re better off looking elsewhere, but if they could work out a swap deal Hulk to City could be worth a punt.

http://www.sabotagetimes.com/football-sport/manchester-city-is-hulk-the-man-to-replace-carlos-tevez/

[Esky]

In addition to having the strength of a herd of oxen he has a Large Hadron Collider of a left foot, decent pace and an eye for a silky flick.

That's possibly the worst bit of football journalism I've ever read.

[bigblue]

AVB wants Hulk for Chelsea:

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story ... lk?cc=5901

Just sack him now, if Chelsea spend 40 mil on this garbage they'll stay fucked for the next few years. Just imagine Hulk and Torres running around as the chelsea front two. Clueless.

[Alioune DVToure]

Manchester City: Is Hulk The Man To Replace Carlos Tevez?

His ex-manager Andre Villas-Boas still rates him and reportedly tried to convince Roman Abramovich to stump up the ￡84 million it would take to trigger Hulk’s buy out clause in the January transfer window.

http://www.sabotagetimes.com/football-sport/manchester-city-is-hulk-the-man-to-replace-carlos-tevez/

That is just about the funniest line I've read all year.

AVB: "Errrrr... excuse me, Mr Abramovich, sir. You wouldn't happen to have 84 million pounds for a new striker would you?"

Absolute fucking nonsense!

[BalotelliFC]

We dont need Hulk we have got Balotelli!

[Blue Since 76]

That is just about the funniest line I've read all year.

AVB: "Errrrr... excuse me, Mr Abramovich, sir. You wouldn't happen to have 84 million pounds for a new striker would you?"

Absolute fucking nonsense!

If Abramovich saw him play, it might explain why he's looking to get rid of AVB

[JoeMC]

I think Hulk never leave Porto because price is high.