tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post2111562906334967833..comments2023-06-28T02:35:09.055-07:00Comments on The Touchline: Fall from graceL.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03932409909043501781noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-16269361362070672952009-03-18T16:46:00.000-07:002009-03-18T16:46:00.000-07:00LB just got OWNED, LOL..LB just got OWNED, LOL..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-15439361673311774312009-03-15T16:36:00.000-07:002009-03-15T16:36:00.000-07:00The people who dubbed Gio the next Ronaldhino were...The people who dubbed Gio the next Ronaldhino were the same who then turned on him when he wasn't playing like Messi.<BR/><BR/>After his first season with Barcelona, it's revealed that the kid played with an injured ankle for more than half the season and on his last game, he scores a hat-trick.<BR/><BR/>Gio asks for a pay raise and Guardiola declines his request, his agent manouvers a move to Spurs where Juande Ramos includes him in his plans and after a few games he gets injured again, by the time he returns Ramos is gone and Redknapp is fighting to keep Spurs from going down.<BR/><BR/>It seems odd that Luis forgot to mention that Spurs also loaned Taraabt and Chris Gunter out to Championship sides, basically their three young prospects.<BR/><BR/>This was a move engineered to get Taraabt, Gunter, and Gio playing time instead of having them sit on the bench for the rest of the season.<BR/><BR/>Gio debuted yesterday for Ipswich and even though he played only 20 mins, was voted MOM along with Stead, who scored the game-winning goal.<BR/><BR/>Ipswich coach was quoted after the match saying "Giovani is clearly a special player whose talent level is above most players in this division."<BR/><BR/>That doesn't compare to Jozy, who hasn't even made the bench for Xerez since joining the team. Carlos Vela, at 17, was one of the best players in the Segunda and the best player on his team, in only half a season he notched 8 goals and over 20 assists.<BR/><BR/>The comparison is moot.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully this move will help Gio regain his confidence and play up to his potential.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-89094547833287627912009-03-15T15:49:00.000-07:002009-03-15T15:49:00.000-07:00the championship is a better league than the Prime...the championship is a better league than the Primera in Mexico. Well if he wants to ever make it back to a champions league squad. At least they run for the ball and he will probably get hacked left and right, he will will have to carry a leadership role and play his way back to the spotlight.<BR/>It's up the him, either he grows up and becomes a man. Or he remains a petulant child, sitting on the bench.A.Ruizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521414076030280123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-8817545452405258932009-03-14T22:24:00.000-07:002009-03-14T22:24:00.000-07:00"Yep. I have a feeling that a lot of the Mex-euro ..."Yep. I have a feeling that a lot of the Mex-euro players start on the national team just because they are in Europe, even though they don't deserve too."<BR/><BR/>This is beside the point.<BR/>Anon @ 6:14:<BR/><BR/>You left out the part about: <BR/><BR/>"Personally I don't think that is good for Mexico *or the US."*<BR/><BR/>And: <BR/><BR/>"What's the point of having a lot of players overseas and have them riding the pine and not participating as often with their national teams."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-19831597842077326642009-03-14T13:16:00.000-07:002009-03-14T13:16:00.000-07:00Gio didn't start, but did play for the last 19 min...Gio didn't start, but did play for the last 19 minutes of the match vs Reading. The good thing is that it seems like he will actually be playing!<BR/><BR/><BR/>MichoacanoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-34849808080775001162009-03-13T20:30:00.000-07:002009-03-13T20:30:00.000-07:00Dos Santos needs playing timeDos Santos needs playing timeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-21213117363308900432009-03-13T18:14:00.000-07:002009-03-13T18:14:00.000-07:00"I remember when Mexico didnt have a lot of player..."I remember when Mexico didnt have a lot of players in Europe and we were doing a lot better than we are doing now."<BR/><BR/>Yep. I have a feeling that a lot of the Mex-euro players start on the national team just because they are in Europe, even though they don't deserve too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-30994392387036823552009-03-13T17:46:00.000-07:002009-03-13T17:46:00.000-07:00The funny part is that these guys that are laughin...The funny part is that these guys that are laughing about Gio have to laugh because of what Jozy is going thru. Same thing, different league.<BR/><BR/>Personally I don't think that is good for Mexico or the US. I remember when Mexico didnt have a lot of players in Europe and we were doing a lot better than we are doing now. I would rather they stay in Mexico and be able to participate in friendlies like the one vs Bolivia instead of riding the pine overseas and not be able to participate in the friendlies.<BR/><BR/>What's the point of having a lot of players overseas and have them riding the pine and not participating as often with their national teams.<BR/><BR/><BR/>MichoacanoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-28445146278030955352009-03-13T17:43:00.000-07:002009-03-13T17:43:00.000-07:00Wait I thought this article was about Freddy Adu.....Wait I thought this article was about Freddy Adu...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-14011823753741329562009-03-13T16:12:00.000-07:002009-03-13T16:12:00.000-07:00haha!haha!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4445379086493579084.post-68204001715190622212009-03-13T14:59:00.000-07:002009-03-13T14:59:00.000-07:00HA he's only 19, but thats not an excuse. All of t...HA he's only 19, but thats not an excuse. All of the great football legends were starting for the biggest clubs in the world at that age, like Zidane, Ronaldihno, and even Hugo...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com