Amauri "The Immovable Object" Carvalho de Oliveira (18 Viewers)
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He doesn't know his grandparents? I think you are stretching it a bit far, as if that matters anyway. Amauri certainly has European ancestry, you only have to look at him, it could be 10 generations back.
It's quite important when discussing the Italian national team I would say. Personally I accepted Camoranesi just like I would accept Rossi, Schelotto etc, but Amauri is really stretching it. The same as Ledesma. When I think of Camoranesi I think of the Argentine playing for Italy, he has always come across as that, just his whole style, look and mannerisms. With Rossi I haven't seen him enough to think of him as the 'American'. He's like a mongrel to me, has a bit of all styles about him. He goes and scores against the USA of all teams, runs around like a madman shouting 'vamos', he's confused and I can completely understand why Americans don't like him, but I accept him for his heritage. It would be going against myself as a person not to. Amauri, give him his dues he is tied to the country in terms of football, he will do his best I'm sure, but he himself knows why he is playing for Italy and that is because Brazil haven't called him.
People do accept a player in their national side after a while as long as they do well enough, but fans will quickly use it as a stick to beat you with if you don't play well, you have to doubly prove yourself. I remember when Owen Hargreaves came into the England team, he received dogs abuse after some bad performances, ask an England fan now and he is a key absentee because he was the best player in a shocking team before his latest injury problems.
It's quite important when discussing the Italian national team I would say. Personally I accepted Camoranesi just like I would accept Rossi, Schelotto etc, but Amauri is really stretching it. The same as Ledesma. When I think of Camoranesi I think of the Argentine playing for Italy, he has always come across as that, just his whole style, look and mannerisms. With Rossi I haven't seen him enough to think of him as the 'American'. He's like a mongrel to me, has a bit of all styles about him. He goes and scores against the USA of all teams, runs around like a madman shouting 'vamos', he's confused and I can completely understand why Americans don't like him, but I accept him for his heritage. It would be going against myself as a person not to. Amauri, give him his dues he is tied to the country in terms of football, he will do his best I'm sure, but he himself knows why he is playing for Italy and that is because Brazil haven't called him.
People do accept a player in their national side after a while as long as they do well enough, but fans will quickly use it as a stick to beat you with if you don't play well, you have to doubly prove yourself. I remember when Owen Hargreaves came into the England team, he received dogs abuse after some bad performances, ask an England fan now and he is a key absentee because he was the best player in a shocking team before his latest injury problems.
So you hate them both? 