Hurrah! we signed that Spanish guy
Friday, 05 September 08, 05:29 PM
With the close of the transfer window, comes the time-honored tradition whereas the manager parades out his latest signing, all decked out in his new kit, scarf aloft. For the fans watching the proceedings on the telly, or on the club website, it feels a bit like a day at the zoo or, as is my personal preference, the aviary. We sit at home or at the office, popcorn in hand, and gawk at an uncomfortable creature that's clearly out of its natural habitat. A football player is in his element when he is playing football, not smiling stupidly at the cameras in an empty stadium.
And so now we have Albert
Riera. Out come the prerequisite YouTube videos, with Albert looking like a world-beater, all full of neat
tricks. He had a great season last year at Espanyol, or so I keep reading, though I can't seem to remember him much, having watched a decent amount of Spanish football (mostly Madrid and
Barca, to be fair). I remember even less about his little stint at Shity a few years ago. He says he's matured since then. Let's hope so.
I don't mean to be a downer but.... we've seen some pretty dodgy transfers before, and Riera looks more to me to be more in the mold of Josemi or Morientes than Alonso or Torres. I must emphasize .... looks like . Since I don't know jack about his footballing abilities, I'm giving a careful asessment of the, shall we say, visuals. His jaw seems to be a bit too square or something... the nose a tad angular....like some sort of short-haired Fabio. Now, I bet Fabio has a great first touch, just not sure that it's in the footballing sense, if you know what I mean....You do know what I mean don't you?
I wouldnt let my wife or daughter near him is what I'm just sayin'... not that I have one either.
Again, I'm just sayin'. You can't blame a guy for just sayin', can you? I just don't want anyone to get their hopes up, that's all. Not jealous or anything -- not in the least bit.
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