Every now and then one of the bigger clubs seem to acquire although rarely play some South American talent in the hope they will be the next Pele or Maradona. Very rarely works out however I have been impressed with the young man. Equally rarely they immediately look as though they can perform let alone shine at the top level and he certainly looks capable if not already doing so.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D., known simply as Atleti in the Spanish-speaking world and commonly referred to at international level as Atlético Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid that plays in La Liga. The club play their home games at the Metropolitano, which has a capacity of 68,456.

Garnacho claims Argentinian nationality and has represented their U20 team 5 times scoring 4 goals.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

I recognise that Willo however I was suggesting it was a sentiment with the usage of the phrase 'South American talent' - hence the 'next Pele or Maradona'. In essence the admiration for South American players and therefore the sentiment being the motive behind signing them although it often masks the reality of their ability/potential. A slightly damning comment on footballing knowledge, you know, like the 'Hungarian Wayne Rooney'.

I was merely suggesting this motive may have been at play however Garnacho looks to be the 'full package' as opposed to just a fancy name some scout has put his money on.

Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!!

least they can do surely

In all seriousness I found that loan bizarre , I never rated him for us I believe we only won 1 league game with him in goal and his only stand out performance was Brighton away last year .

Edited by SwordFish (02 Mar 2023 12.22pm)

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Apropos Butland, he has hardly featured in a matchday squad. I believe he was amongst the substitutes in the 2-2 draw at Barcelona.
Tom Heaton is very much No 2 to De Gea.