Evo sta jedan kolega sa Milanovog foruma, inace iz Brazila, pise o Robinhu
a ja jos nisam vidio lika da bolje poznaje brazilske fudbalere
When he appears in Brazil, everyone thought he would reach Romario, Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho level. When he was 18yo, he lead a great and young Santos team(with Diego, Renato, Alex, Leo, Elano, Fabio Costa) to Brazilian Championship against all odds and one year later, to the final of Libertadores(lose to Boca Juniors). It's funny how some people(several Robinho's haters here in Brazil) like to give all the credit to Diego, when in the final he was hurt and it was Robinho that lead the show against Corinthias in the last game away from home. Don't get me wrong, Diego was very good too, and play a huge role with Alex(stopping a amazing Luis Fabiano) in the victory over Brazil's best team(São Paulo of Kaka&Fabiano) and 1st seed of that time(Santos was the 8º). That win gave Santos the confidence to win it all...
Back to Robinho, he was a amazing prospect with two glaring flaws: below-average finishing skills and frame. The body part was a overrated because of his style of to play. He was(is) at his best in a one touch football(tabelas, as we say here) and using his speed to always receive the ball one step ahead of the defenders. Robinho wasn't the type of skilled player that hold onto the ball and try to get past 3 or 4 players(like Messi, Robben, CR). This don't suit his style(frame) and it is the main reason that make every team that tried to turn him into a winger in Europe, fail... and the same thing will happen with Neymar if tried. Btw, it's incredible, but Neymar at 18 is a much better prospect than Robinho at the same age, and thats a scary thought. But thats another discussion.
He started starring at Real Madrid but couldn't maintain the level(for several reasons) but that you already know. In Milan I think Robinho will find the right environment needed to be the same of Brazil NT and Santos. Every Brazilian player that came to Milan talk about the family atmosphere, and for the respect they received by fans, teammates and Board. Plus, in contrast to what some people like to say, he's everything but a primadona. It's by far the most liked(by teammates) player of Brazil NT. Always in a good mood and like he displayed in Santos before World Cup, shows no EGO problem to became a adjuvant to Neymar and Ganso. So, I think he will fight for a starting place without any problem. If Allegri treat him right and fair, of course. Bottom line, he knows we have Pato, Ibra, Ronaldinho up front, but he also knows he can do several roles and add versatility to our attack, too. But I'm not naive... None of Pato, Ibra, Ronnie and Robinho will be glad of to be on the bench, even more in BIG Serie A and C.L games. So, it's all on the hands of Allegri to manage the minutes and situation. A advice I give to Allegri is: Play the ones with the best form and keep it straight with the four, always talking the true face to face. Players like and respect it. One thing is for sure, I can't see this 4 together more than this season...
But what I like about Robinho's purchase, is the fact it alone will bring the heat to Ronaldinho. He knows now there's a player on the rooster can do his role not only at the left, but also as AMD. Yep, he's not a pure ADM, but I already saw Robinho(mostly in Brazil NT) doing Kaka's role pretty well. Regarding the formation, we still lack the pieces to play "The Big 4" against better opposition, but I think we can do it against small(and some middle) teams in San Siro. One piece is a Jucilei/Essien type of player(2) on our mid and other is a Ronnie improved work rate. What I don't believe now he's on the 30's...
Anyway, nešto sam čuo da će se zubonja vratiti u Brazil na zimu...
