Ted Hughes wrote:Alright, we know he's the Brazilian Samaras & most of us would personally drive him to wherever (& pay for the fuel) BUT..
before we signed him, he was actually a highly rated player, not just by Frank's money launderers but by many in Brazil, & those of us who saw him play for the Russians, especially in Europe, were for the most part pretty impressed with what looked like a quality allround striker.
One of his absolute quality performances was against..Inter Milan. He was excellent & caused them all kinds of shit.
Question is: If you were Mancini, would you not want to have a good look at such a player pre season & try to figure out why it's all gone pear shaped, before discarding him?
simon12 wrote:If he could pass a ball like he passes nightclubs he`d be brilliant.
ant london wrote:Ted Hughes wrote:Alright, we know he's the Brazilian Samaras & most of us would personally drive him to wherever (& pay for the fuel) BUT..
before we signed him, he was actually a highly rated player, not just by Frank's money launderers but by many in Brazil, & those of us who saw him play for the Russians, especially in Europe, were for the most part pretty impressed with what looked like a quality allround striker.
One of his absolute quality performances was against..Inter Milan. He was excellent & caused them all kinds of shit.
Question is: If you were Mancini, would you not want to have a good look at such a player pre season & try to figure out why it's all gone pear shaped, before discarding him?
Now, hear me out.
I actually do still thing we could get some value back out of Santa Cruz but I would understand if we shipped him out (and, we would likely get an ok fee for him as, despite the fact that he didn't score in South Africa he looked largely quite talented and figured in a team that did well)
Jo, however, as things stand, is pretty much valueless with reference to what we paid for him.
If I were the club/Mancini, what on earth do I have to lose by saying to him that he has a clean slate and a chance to prove himself? Worst case we confirm him as a waste of space and ship him out for peanuts.....best case is that we get a "new" player who could potentially contribute this season.
That said, in order to be in the running for the second option he would have to look bloody magical in advance of the end of August. I don't think it's likely but I wouldn't close my mind to it
Wooders wrote:as I say I would normally agree but the 25 man rule stifles us somewhat
Douglas Higginbottom wrote:simon12 wrote:If he could pass a ball like he passes nightclubs he`d be brilliant.
Hmm don't think you quite got that right but we know what you mean..
He can't pass a nightclub and can't pass a ball.
Wooders wrote:as I say I would normally agree but the 25 man rule stifles us somewhat
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