Why Zanetti Left? …Poulsen!
August 11, 2009 Leave a comment
It was a surprise to all of us. We never saw it coming, excdept perhaps the trio of Secco, Zanetti and the Viola. Just overnight, Cristiano Zanetti has left the Bianconeri camp. How strange, for a man who looked set to put his injury nightmare behind him, and insisted publicly that, he was going to respect his contract.
On the other hand, we have a player who was left out of the Peace Cup matches squad, so he could find a club for himself. He could never find a team that were willing to make a permanent move for him, dspite his continuos link with Fulham, Spurs and even the likes of Liverpool and Barca. Despite all the efforts to get rid of him, he stayed calm and trained very hard. He even received a compliment from Ferrara to that effect.
Come to think of it, i believe the Bianconeri board’s wish to cash in on a player or two, while reducing their number prompted the sudden depature of Cristiano. I believe it was Poulsen’s refusal or inability to find a permanent team, coupled with Fiorentina’s need to fill Melo’s gap before the Champion’s League qualification, made Zanetti’s move so swift. It looks it is the quickest transfer i have ever seen, with rumuor and transfer taking less than 24hrs.
I believe having gone through this unenviable experience, Poulsen will be charged up for this season. He will be ready to prove everybody wrong, including the fans and board, of how good he actually is. Afterall, he was not as bad as people try to picture;he had an injury plagued season otherwise, Trezegol should also be considered a flop. Though it appears he is a player of last resort in the current squad, don’t be surprised to see him stake a claim when the chance comes.
Cristian Poulsen and Sergio Almiron, two players whom Secco is willing to sell to balance the books and provide healthy competitionin the squad will not be taking part in the Peace Cup in Spain. In their place are two promising youth players, Ciro Immobile and Luca Marrone. After the trilogy against Cisco Roma, Nancy and Vicenza, the Bianconeri will play Sevilla and Seongnam. Perhaps, new signing Diego might have the chance to play his first official friendly before the Tim and Trofeo Berlusconi. However, Felipe Melo, the other former Viola will not take part. In all, 26 players have been called up including U-21 players Marchisio, Giovinco and De Ceglie. The latter though will not take part of the games as only 25 players can be listed for the tournament, while he is also nursing an injury.
It was a rather quick and unexpected signing and yet it seems to be , together with that of Diego, the greatest signing in the Italian transfer market. Felipe Melo has joined Juventus the team which he admired as a child, the one captained by Roberto Baggio.
