Stadt Posted 22 September 2014 Share Posted 22 September 2014 Pleased for him so roughly translated it means he could not cut it in the richest greatest most watched league in the world.? He would no longer not cut it in our league by a mile .Don't be daft. He single handedly dragged City to the title and was consistently one of the best strikers in the best league in the world™ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 22 September 2014 Share Posted 22 September 2014 This can't be a legitimate opinion, surely? Sabella isn't manager anymore. Correct on both counts. What's he done since leaving some people need to brush up on their European football. 20 odd goals last season. No doubt we'll get a load of ignorant comments about the Italian League being "terrible" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 22 September 2014 Share Posted 22 September 2014 This can't be a legitimate opinion, surely? Sabella isn't manager anymore. Fair enough, but the point still stands - when you've been out of the picture for three years and not getting any sort of a look in no matter how well you play, it's clear you've not got an international career left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterborofox Posted 22 September 2014 Share Posted 22 September 2014 Looks well worth eight million in todays prices. His movement around the box and knack of being in right place is onr of best I've seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bamba's Babes Posted 22 September 2014 Share Posted 22 September 2014 But can he do it against the lesser teams? I jest, of course he can!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 22 September 2014 Share Posted 22 September 2014 http://babb.telegraph.co.uk/2014/09/the-20-best-players-in-the-premier-league-so-far-september-14/ probably been posted somewhere but number 7 in this (slightly serious) list. the last line sums it up so far. "he's really good". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LanguedocFox Posted 24 September 2014 Share Posted 24 September 2014 According to the Independent, our Leo is raising some "who he?" questions back home: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/who-asked-the-argentine-press-after-local-boy-leonardo-ulloa-shocked-manchester-united-9753951.html Good for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Guppy_Left_Foot Posted 25 September 2014 Share Posted 25 September 2014 He's been called up to the Argentina squad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
separator Posted 25 September 2014 Share Posted 25 September 2014 Hawksbee & Jacob podcast from 24/09/14. about 14.50 mins in. Tim Vickery (BBC S American football correspondent) mentions that Ulloa is now on Argentina coach Martino's radar & is being monitored. http://talksport.com/podcasts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eye666 Posted 25 September 2014 Share Posted 25 September 2014 He's been called up to the Argentina squad? Won't be long now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lestoh Posted 25 September 2014 Share Posted 25 September 2014 Who needs Messi when you can have big Leo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 26 September 2014 Share Posted 26 September 2014 Smiling Leonardo Ulloa loving life at Leicester City Argentine striker’s prolific start a just reward for 28-year-old’s long climb to top By Laurie Whitwell Published: 20:57 September 26, 2014 Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on emailShare on printMore Sharing Services0 Leonardo Ulloa smiles a lot. That should be noted because, even when conversation turns serious, a flash of his sizeable gnashers is not far behind. At 28 years old, he is finally performing at a level he has worked so hard to reach. From a small city in the heart of Argentina, he moved 1,000 miles from home, aged 15, to gain attention for his football and then relocated to Spain six years later to support his wife and baby daughter financially. One season in La Liga with Almeria stood out among many more in the second tier, before Nigel Pearson took a calculated £8 million gamble to bring him from Brighton to the Barclays Premier League this summer. Suffice to say, Ulloa’s arrival in Leicester was starkly different to that of compatriot Angel di Maria. But strikes against Everton, Arsenal, Stoke and, most memorably, two against Manchester United in last week’s remarkable 5-3 victory, have earned his new team eight points and give cause for his sunny demeanour as he talks about his tough career, his enlarged family and the tattoos that run along his left arm. “I would not change anything of what I have been through to get here,’ says Ulloa, briefly speaking Spanish. “What I am doing now is the fruit of what I fought for. “This year I said to Brighton I would not stay because I had a very important chance and I did not know if it would come again.” In English, he adds: “Because I came from the Championship, maybe people did not expect this from me. But I am a striker and I work every day for that. Now I need to work more because I want to continue to score goals and help the team.” There are moments that make Ulloa turn sombre, such as when he discloses that his father Adrian Segundo — who he calls `Daddy’ in English — has not been able to watch him this campaign as he awaits surgery on his stomach in Argentina. Then there is the tattoo of a symbol representing his grandfather, Jose Omar, who would stand over the grill during weekly barbecues and feed his 11 children and their offspring before sitting at the head of the table to hold court. “He was really important to the whole family,” says Ulloa. He kisses that tattoo on his wrist after each goal before pointing to the sky. He also has inkings in tribute to his two girls Sofia and Morena, aged seven and one. “This is the time when my daughter Sofia was born,” he says, pointing to a clock face. “And this is the dove of peace for Morena.” Ulloa grew up in General Roca, a city of 86,000 people in northern Patagonia. Unlike Buenos Aires, home of Sergio Aguero, or Rosario, birthplace of Di Maria and Lionel Messi, few talent-spotters frequent Roca. He made the lengthy journey to Comodoro Rivadavia to play for Comision de Actividades Infantiles (CAI) aged 15, eventually being spotted by Buenos Aires team San Lorenzo two years later. “CAI is a community team that brings young players from Patagonia and develops them,” explains Ulloa. “It was my chance. My mother suffered a lot. She has three sons and I am the youngest. It was hard but worth the pain.” Aged 21, he joined Castellon in the Spanish second division. “I had a wife and a daughter and I was obliged because things were not good. I had no other path.” There were 16 goals in his debut season but Castellon got relegated in his second. Almeria took him to La Liga in June 2010 and, the following January, Ulloa scored an instinctive goal to earn a point against Real Madrid. “It’s difficult to explain,” he smiles. “We lost 8-0 against Barcelona and then drew 1-1 with Real Madrid. We played all the time to avoid relegation, but I enjoyed it.” The drop followed once more, though. That triggered his most prolific spell to date — 28 goals in 38 Segunda Division games. In January 2013, Gus Poyet paid £2m to take him to Brighton and, 26 goals in 58 games later, Pearson made him Leicester’s No 1 target. The club record fee was a risk, but Esteban Cambiasso has also arrived and Ulloa is grateful he can pick the brains of the Argentine star in his native tongue. But when it is proposed the two are close, he jokes: “He’s not my friend!” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuna Posted 16 January 2016 Share Posted 16 January 2016 Clumsy, slow, poor awareness, terrible finisher...he's had so many chances and continues to stink the place out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 16 January 2016 Share Posted 16 January 2016 usually a fan but this has been so bad I can't even laugh, he hasn't contributed one positive thing here in the slightest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxes21 Posted 16 January 2016 Share Posted 16 January 2016 Its a disgrace he wasn't voted for the Ballon D'or Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4DD0gg Posted 16 January 2016 Share Posted 16 January 2016 Donkey kong is shit. Duno how many more times it needs saying that we need a decent number 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benpicko Posted 16 January 2016 Share Posted 16 January 2016 I refuse to believe that Kramaric can't offer more than that wank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chap84 Posted 16 January 2016 Share Posted 16 January 2016 We need better options of the bench than Ulloa! He's touch was shocking and he's so so slow it's unreal. I struggle to see how he makes the bench? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzzell Posted 16 January 2016 Share Posted 16 January 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted 16 January 2016 Share Posted 16 January 2016 seriously I want someone to tell me what Kramaric is doing so bad in training that Ulloa plays every week despite not having a good game ever? Hell use Dodoo, Blyth or Panayiotou instead but Ulloa shouldn't be playing the failure to control that ball from De Laet was school boy stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ithuriel Posted 16 January 2016 Share Posted 16 January 2016 I think his time with us will be up come the end of the season, he is not the same striker as last season and is not recapturing any sort of form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Doctor Posted 16 January 2016 Share Posted 16 January 2016 seriously I want someone to tell me what Kramaric is doing so bad in training that Ulloa plays every week despite not having a good game ever? Hell use Dodoo, Blyth or Panayiotou instead but Ulloa shouldn't be playing the failure to control that ball from De Laet was school boy stuff Yeah, I hated the first five games of last season too. And the middle part where he was the only one who looked like scoring. Guys been dreadful for months now, but I'd expect if you tallied up good vs bad then he'd still have had more good games in a city shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgfualol Posted 16 January 2016 Share Posted 16 January 2016 I get close to having an aneurysm every time he fouls someone trying to head the ball. So clumsy. New striker Ranieri. New Striker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jattdogg Posted 16 January 2016 Share Posted 16 January 2016 seriously I want someone to tell me what Kramaric is doing so bad in training that Ulloa plays every week despite not having a good game ever? Hell use Dodoo, Blyth or Panayiotou instead but Ulloa shouldn't be playing the failure to control that ball from De Laet was school boy stuff Thers always a place for a player like ulloa but with his performances this season resembling a 90 year old pensioner krammy should get the nod the next few games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted 16 January 2016 Share Posted 16 January 2016 Yeah, I hated the first five games of last season too. And the middle part where he was the only one who looked like scoring. Guys been dreadful for months now, but I'd expect if you tallied up good vs bad then he'd still have had more good games in a city shirt. we're talking this season, we aren't playing the same way as last season so Ulloa looks completely inept Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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