Spot on mate. I dont understand the constant undermining of the league all the time. OBVIOUSLY it is no where near the level of EPL but if you look at most top clubs in the world they have someone who played there trade in the Portuguese league.
Also it was 33 goals and 18 assists
Ya I used Wolves an example too who he claimed would get "2nd place in Serie A" whilst the best players in there team were all bench players in the Portuguese league bar Joao Moutinho. Arguably their best player Jimenez could not start over a 34 year old Jonas at Benfica.
You would think with football globalization that people would be more open minded about players from leagues like Portugal and France but no. There are quality players all over, they just need the right setup and opportunity to shine in most places.
Oh yeah I remember that.Spot on mate. I dont understand the constant undermining of the league all the time. OBVIOUSLY it is no where near the level of EPL but if you look at most top clubs in the world they have someone who played there trade in the Portuguese league.
Also it was 33 goals and 18 assists
. Then Anderson who was good now and then but he will be like elite midfielder compared to what we have now.The thing is there a few people on the CAF but also in general who believe thats its EPL or bust which makes no sense. The best players to ever play in the EPL all came from inferior leagues so that whole concept to me makes no sense.
Sometimes you do get players who struggle with the step up and prefer to be in a more comfortable zone with more space/time (even when they are clearly talented, it's more a mentality thing imo) but a majority of the time if you're tearing it up like Fernandes has, you're going to be good enough in any league.
Anderson was such a weird one because he had what looked like all the tools to be a top class player but it just never happened for him. He showed it in flashes at United, tHE 8-2 vs Arsenal comes to mind where he showed everyone what he could do.Anyone who shits on Portuguese league can feck off though, Ronaldo, Nani
Especially France. The amount of talent produced there is staggering. People that knock off these leagues are simply dumb.
I don't recall ever seeing any sign of a world class player in Anderson at Utd, at any point, ever. He was always a mystery to me. Couldn't score goals, terrible creative passer, couldn't really defend, wasn't particularly quick, had no real engine. I think his best attribute was, as pointed out about, his ability to dribble the ball into open space.. wowza! I don't know what the hell Anderson you guys had at Sporting when he won the Golden Boy but it definitely wasn't the one we got after he broke his leg, that's for sure.
I knew that, I blame the poster's name!
There was one game at Anfield where he played centre midfield and dominated, I thought we had a great talent at that point. Think he was 18 or 19 at the time.
Just praying they all actually feature because you might want to save them.Lucky bastard
It is imperative that we win all of our remaining games so I doubt anyone will be rested.
Nice romantic image of if but imagine how badly he would be slaughtered in today's environment. Didn't he score like 1 goal in 5 seasons or something. He would be hounded out of the club today sadly, our success at the time bought players like that lots of chances
Which is a shame because Guedes is shit
Academy product. Actually a pretty serious talent but he just doesn't have the right mentality. Also did his ACL when he broke through, but yeah, mentality is the biggest issue for Jey M
He just strolls on the pitch and his technical ability is very poor. When he runs he looks like he’s struggling and is in first gear.
Huh? No the release Clause is 100M but Sporting wanted 70M. The "35M clause" was a deal in place that if Sporting rejected a offer of 35M or more they would have to compensate Fernandes with a 5M fee.
I agree he is surrounded by absolute piles of dog crap. The only other player on the team who has goof ability on the ball and is able to create something is Vietto an he is as inconsistent as they come.
How about the other numerous players that came from the Portuguese league and succeeded? How many top class players who were from the Championship are starters on the worlds best teams let alone squad players? The ukranian league has never been a major export for talent. The portuguse and French leagues are the biggest providers to the world best talents.
Mind you Willian and Fernandinho both come from that team in Ukraine and have taken to this league easily. Also Fred was wanted by City cause he performed well against them. Pep has a tendency of signing players who play well against his side.
Pep also has a habit of been linked to rubbish players that we take from them.
Yes I know they came from them but its rare. Ukraine historically have not been a major export for talents to the world. Any top team you look at In the world will have a player who played in either Ligue 1 or the Portuguese league, Thats why its dumb to downplay talents from those leagues. For every "Pepe" (granted its still too early to judge him) there is an Edien Hazard, For every Gaitan there is a Di Maria etc.
Which means we have to sort ourselves out instead of blame each and every player that comes here. We dont have a single world class performer at the club despite spending 900 million in the past 6 years.
