by cuco33 » March 17th, 2010, 4:04 pm
Mr. Medeiros wrote:I still think the EPL is the league better suited for him. He doesn't have to come back to Portugal. He can start on a midtable team in England & play well. He did fine at Chelsea. Just never got the chance to play consistently. Add the fact that Hiddink has it in for the Portuguese.
But none the less he can play abroad. He's just stubborn. Quaresma can be such a dynamic player. Inter is far from the place he needs to be to be that player though. They're just not going to let him do what he wants. You can read a novel while watching Italian football.
The problem is I don't think RQ wants to settle for a middle/lower table team. Look at all the talks and rumors during last year's transfer season (even this years): Genoa, Tottenham, Everton... all middle table teams. all rumors or talks that were stopped very shortly. He went for Chelsea on loan even if he and Scolari weren't perfectly eye to eye which could have impacted greatly his chances to play on the pitch. He will still stick with Inter but honestly even if he's on the bench a lot lately, it's all in due time before he gets more play time. Inter just have a ton of midfielders that are very flexible. Even though they dumped Mancini on AC Milan (and boy was Berlusconni beyond pissed off on that) they picked up Mariga from Parma. Tons of options. If or when he wants to open up the attack towards the wings, Q steps in. Blame it on Q and Q alone for flopping as he has but at least lately he has gained some confidence back and played decent.
And no, you can't read a novel while watching Serie A. Italian footy was massively guilty years ago for always playing defensive minded but few years back that has changed without a doubt. Some teams still follow the traditional way of it but today's Serie A is not the same as all out D and counter. They've adopted to other tactics. This is one of the most incorrect assumptions of Serie A today.
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