Originally posted by NIDOKING
Monaco is not **** for God's sake, they are CL Subchampions. Now, that's a typical media product, like D'Alessandro, Romagnoli, Tevez or Cavenaghi in Argentina. Media players are almost always crap, but there are exceptions (Romagnoli or Tevez of my list XP)
no man. I never said that Monaco was crap. the issue was that Monaco offered Carlos Bueno a contract last week and he refused it (to their extreme surprise) because Casal told him that he could make alot more money if he was sold under him. (brain washing saying that he shouldnt let this oportunity pass)
So I said that hell end up playing for a worst team than Monaco (i was trying to say a team below monaco) and still end up making more cash (since Casal is an ass hole....but hes a talented ass hole.)
Of course i think Monaco is amazing. They're the second best team in europe for god sakes. Glad Chevanton is doing well there....too bad for his injury.
EDIT: I agree that our defence is really bad. But all the goals came from the fact of how underdeveloped it was with Carrasco.
Still Lembo (i really dont like him.....over rated in uruguay)....Sorondo? Please. Bizera is OK and Dario Rodriguez is just there cause he has really impresive experience (plays in a good clubtoo; Shalke 04). Very mediocre when u look at the line though. your right about that.
Montero is just god for me. Top 10 defenders alive. Even Bielsa was quoted saying (during 2002 qualifyers i believe) that Montero would play for Argentina if he was born there. (think it )was "sin cassette"or "mar de fondo:...one of those shows.)
Hes got the same style as Ayala (love Ayala)....exept hes a great brute....but a smart one. He doesnt even foul for the hell of it.
In an interview he had this year, he said that he has so many trick through his experience. He says that by kicking hard at a player in short but painful fouls, they'll think twice before atempting to get near you again and youll screw his game up (think he used a game where he got carded in a Brutal foul against Montella once.......(game where montella was kicking ass) and after that, montela was pissing himself everytime he got near montero....he would go out of his way not to see him on the pitch. helarious. i love that guy. (dont quote me...i THINK it was montela)
Or vs. Ecuador in copa America....he saw that Ecuador was starting out strong and attacking fast....so he gives that first brutal foul to their midfielder.......it starts off a huge scuffle between all the Ecuadorian players and completly stopped their mindset and set them "cold" (even pissed them off enough to lose their concentration). Oh....I watched Uruguay/Senegal yesturday and you should have seen how he figured how to take care of Diouph where Denmark and France had failed.
Sorry for that rant....but montero is like an idol to me ever since i was a kid (i used to go see him when he was in penarol in the 90's and met him once......even though im Nacional, i knew he was an amazing player).