Felipe Melo (329 Viewers)
- Thread starter Zé Tahir
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Are you guys serious? He should have been sent off early on in the game. I won't be accusing him of being intelligent any time soon.
And like I posted in the game thread:
What is with Melo anyway? I have just about run out of patience with this guy. At times I find myself asking if he even gives a damn about what he's doing.
If anyone wants to torture himself by rewatching the game, pay attention to 2 moments:
- Minute 26: Sissoko fucks up his ball control, Inter start a fast & dangerous counter, Sissoko sprints back & manages to block a potentially dangerous shot.
- Minute 28: Yet another bad (short) pass from Melo, Inter start a fast & dangerous counter, Sissoko sprints back (obviously coming too late) while Melo does not, thankfully nothing comes of it because our defense takes care of it.
I have seen this happening time & time again, and frankly, it's disgusting.
And like I posted in the game thread:
What is with Melo anyway? I have just about run out of patience with this guy. At times I find myself asking if he even gives a damn about what he's doing.
If anyone wants to torture himself by rewatching the game, pay attention to 2 moments:
- Minute 26: Sissoko fucks up his ball control, Inter start a fast & dangerous counter, Sissoko sprints back & manages to block a potentially dangerous shot.
- Minute 28: Yet another bad (short) pass from Melo, Inter start a fast & dangerous counter, Sissoko sprints back (obviously coming too late) while Melo does not, thankfully nothing comes of it because our defense takes care of it.
I have seen this happening time & time again, and frankly, it's disgusting.
I think Melo is starting to show what he is capable of, which is something considering the pressure he is under every week. I admit there are a number of miss passes, but there is no movement from other members of the team at the moment, which forces bad passes. With a good team and coach around him, Melo will be a great team player. I think we should at least allow him one more season to prove his worth.
Also, those pictures at the top of the page of him are awful, I feel mentally scarred from looking at them!
Also, those pictures at the top of the page of him are awful, I feel mentally scarred from looking at them!
I have this imagination that Melo can be a very good box-to-box midfielder because his shooting is better than any of our midfielders and he's also good at pressing, while not so committed in retriving a ball especially after sloppy play and limited passing ability; so neither a regista nor what I see as the ideal dm.
He plays alongside Gilberto Silva in Brazil, I assume Gilberto is the dm who stays back all the time or man-marks someone (when I fantasize replicating that, I imagine Poulson-Melo duo); I can't remember Melo's exact role for Brazil. Somebody please enlighten me about Melo with Brazil. I also have this idea that he's very good for Brazil.
He plays alongside Gilberto Silva in Brazil, I assume Gilberto is the dm who stays back all the time or man-marks someone (when I fantasize replicating that, I imagine Poulson-Melo duo); I can't remember Melo's exact role for Brazil. Somebody please enlighten me about Melo with Brazil. I also have this idea that he's very good for Brazil.
