The Blur Posted 4 September 2014 Posted 4 September 2014 I completely forgot about Robinho. Bloody hell. Pato and Adriano as well-perhaps not on same wavelength as Robinho but they both were tipped to be world class as well. Make you wonder about Brazilian mentality-I would have thought they would be grateful to escape the favelas.
Des. Posted 4 September 2014 Posted 4 September 2014 I completely forgot about Robinho. Bloody hell. He's at Santos now right?
Jam Posted 4 September 2014 Posted 4 September 2014 He's at Santos now right? Yeah apparently he feels he is ready to be Brazil captain now...to be fair one way to get noticed more by your national team coach is to move back to your home league. If you're not getting first team football in Europe.
Des. Posted 4 September 2014 Posted 4 September 2014 Yeah apparently he feels he is ready to be Brazil captain now...to be fair one way to get noticed more by your national team coach is to move back to your home league. If you're not getting first team football in Europe. From a Brazilian perspective, I'd have taken Robinho or Pato over Fred
Jam Posted 4 September 2014 Posted 4 September 2014 From a Brazilian perspective, I'd have taken Robinho or Pato over Fred Totally agree. Would of had elano in there aswell, always rated him.
Kitchandro Posted 4 September 2014 Posted 4 September 2014 Pato and Adriano as well-perhaps not on same wavelength as Robinho but they both were tipped to be world class as well. Make you wonder about Brazilian mentality-I would have thought they would be grateful to escape the favelas. Pato, blimey what happened to him?
Des. Posted 4 September 2014 Posted 4 September 2014 Pato, blimey what happened to him? Was home sick and left Milan to play for Corinthians, currently on loan at Sao Paulo. He is only 25 years old as well
Dan Posted 4 September 2014 Posted 4 September 2014 Pato and Adriano as well-perhaps not on same wavelength as Robinho but they both were tipped to be world class as well. Make you wonder about Brazilian mentality-I would have thought they would be grateful to escape the favelas. I think the same of a lot of them to be honest, African players as well - the amount of them who throw their toys out of the pram is unreal considering where they've come from. Can't help but wonder if they just get ahead of themselves. Brazilian players have gone seriously downhill in recent years. Not a single eye catching performance at the World Cup other than arguably part of the Colombia game.
Narborough_fox Posted 4 September 2014 Posted 4 September 2014 I follow a Brazilian football reporter on Twitter (how interesting am I?) and he was saying how bad Pato was at Corinithians before he moved to Santos. Didn't really score many goals or add to the all-round team. Such a waste of a talent.
Buzzell Posted 4 September 2014 Posted 4 September 2014 Haha! Exactly what I mean. Paled into obscurity. Sitting on the bench for milan. I am right in thinking he was tipped to be one if the best in the world, right? People blame the Man City move but he did well in his first season there, scoring into the double figures, even made Stephen Ireland look good! He was touted as the next 'Pele' at the time.
Dan Posted 4 September 2014 Posted 4 September 2014 He was touted as the next 'Pele' at the time. The irony being that's a Pele-like prediction.
Stinkenzo Posted 4 September 2014 Posted 4 September 2014 Most Brazilians peak when they're about 22.
Jam Posted 5 September 2014 Posted 5 September 2014 He was touted as the next 'Pele' at the time. Christ. Such a shame.
iamafox Posted 6 September 2014 Posted 6 September 2014 Ronaldinho has signed for a Mexican top-flight club called Queretaro on a two-year deal. That puts our hopes to rest then.
The Doctor Posted 6 September 2014 Posted 6 September 2014 The irony being that's a Pele-like prediction. Perhaps because it's Pele that made that prediction
Jordan Posted 6 September 2014 Posted 6 September 2014 Oh, man, this is THE perfect move for Ronaldinho. I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with Liga MX (I should probably watch more of it myself, considering just how much of it is in TV here), but: - the league is pretty much all flair, all the time - the league structure and format is a shitshow - Ronaldinho will likely get paid an astronomically high salary by some massive industry conglomerate owner Cuauhtemoc Blanco is still going in Liga MX, and he must be 73 years old. To be fair, the quality of play is decent; the technical ability of their players pretty much always beat the physical teams of MLS. Ronaldinho's only job will be to stay forward and try to do score crazy goals. There will be little in the way of forwards pressing, or players running box-to-box. When two top Liga MX teams play, it's like a really good game of pick-up football in the park, complete with petty scuffles between all 22 players.
Guest Col city fan Posted 7 September 2014 Posted 7 September 2014 Amazing that he's still only 34? In his pomp, one of the best players I've ever seen. To have come down in level by so much, at his age, I guess suggests a lack of will to keep fit and, having made his money, a lack of interest too.
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