Convenient Alliteration Day: Transfer Tuesday
By: Greg | May 13th, 2008
Concerned that all league-related news would be overshadowed by the naming of the twenty three brave Portuguese (Cape Verde, Brazilian, Congolese, etc) players that Phil Scolari will be bringing to the Euro 2008 finals this year, I drank a bit and struggled to come up with some content for today’s blog. I also was staring straight into the face of a noon flight to Chicago for a seminar that I had no desire to attend. So, as I perused whatever seats were still available at Wrigley Field for a night time showdown between the Cubs and San Diego (California) Padres, I came across news of Sporting’s three year agreement with Fabio Rochemback.
Seeing as this blog is probably going to have transfer news regarding the pseudo-pornographic poaching of Portuguese teams rather than them bringing in players, I was somewhat thrilled with the news of the Brazilian midfielder’s signing. Then I realized that his versatility in the midfield basically signaled the inevitability of the sale(s)? of Sporting Captain João Moutinho and/or holding midfielder and all around pretty boy Miguel Veloso.
As nice a player as former Middlesborough and Barcelona midfielder Rochemback is, he’s realistically nowhere near either of the men he’s been brought in to potentially replace. At the same time, at least Sporting are being proactive and realistic in trying to fill holes that will be left in their squad this summer from Euros burning the deep pockets of monster clubs across Europe.
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He should have never left Sporting. Now he´s comming back for a lot less money, to a team where he´s liked and where his game is a lot more influential. truth must be said, part from Adrien Silva (very young), and Moutinho (very versatile), Sporting only has M Veloso as a true holding mid. So he´s more than welcome…
I don´t think Moutinho will leave. I think he´s very complete, already excelent for his age, but I don´t see him as an “export” type of player. Veloso is a big question mark for me. There were rumours about Man Utd, but man Utd don´t need another holding mid. He can also do left back and has sometimes played centre back. But where he´s really good is in midfield. So, let´s see who needs a holding mid with a lot of potential, that might probably be sold for more cash after some 3-4 years in a top european team…
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If Arsenal wasn’t so cheap when it came to buying players, I think they could use him. With Flamini leaving and Hleb not far behind I think Wenger needs to inject some life into his midfield.
People are talking about Gattuso being brought in for cheap there, but Wenger likes his boys young.
I think a Veloso-Fabregas partnership could be very good….go Iberian Peninsula! haha
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Moutinho on the other hand would fare much better in Spain or Italy. He is way too small for the EPL. It would be nice to see him at a club like AS Roma but I don’t think they need a player like him…then again, I don’t know much about Italian football.
I would hate to see him go to waste on the bench at Barca, or Madrid…he’s a player who loves to play, rarely missing a game unless a severe injury prevents it.
Didn’t he go all of 2005-2006 without missing a game or being subbed in the league? Or was it 2006-2007?
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