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I just watched Robinho's debut for Real Madrid. Obviously a kid joining a team with stars like Beckham, Raul, Ronaldo and Zidane isn't going to find it easy to turn heads, but he came on as a sub here (replacing Gravesen! Hard to imagine more of a contrast) and within minutes I was 100% convinced that he is going to be a colossal sensation. His first touch was flicking the ball over an opponent's head to go past him. He has stepovers that beat those of the Man U Ronaldo, for speed and variety. But while there are people here who will be going 'bah fannydangle' he seems to have the same sharpness of mind and eye for an incisive pass of someone like a Beardsley, say, and he put Ronaldo through for the winner, and set up another great chance where Helguera hit the bar, in a matter of a few minutes.

I know all the teen sensation stuff in this country is about Rooney, and they are different players, but I think Robinho might well become an all-time great, insane as it is to say that after some minutes (though I had seen a bit before).

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 28 August 2005 19:57 (twenty years ago)

Bah. Fannydangle.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 28 August 2005 20:38 (twenty years ago)

In my opinion this guy has "DENILSON" written all over his very cute face.

― Lovelace (Lovelace), Sunday, 28 August 2005 20:40 (twenty years ago)

TS: Robinho vs Lionel Messi

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 August 2005 20:40 (twenty years ago)

vs James Millner

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 28 August 2005 20:41 (twenty years ago)

he's no Carlos Tevez (who, it appears is a complete nutter!)

Hey Dom, what about Cavenagghi though?

― Porkpie (porkpie), Sunday, 28 August 2005 20:48 (twenty years ago)

I hope he's another great show pony at the Bernabeu. As far as I'm concerned the worse they do (but the prettier they play) the better for football. But I do reckon Rooney is a better player in the real (oops), ugly world.

― snotty moore, Monday, 29 August 2005 00:49 (twenty years ago)

oh cool is cavenaghi actually good outside football manager 05!

― hold tight the tonton zola mokouko (mwah), Monday, 29 August 2005 07:27 (twenty years ago)

he should've joined the PSV squad just as Romario & Ronaldo did when they came to Europe.

― Ludo (Ludo), Monday, 29 August 2005 07:41 (twenty years ago)

psv's all about asia now?

― charltonlido (gareth), Monday, 29 August 2005 07:48 (twenty years ago)

Snotty, I think Robinho will be even better than Rooney - I was suspecting the show pony/fannydangle option at first, but the incisiveness of what he did bore no resemblance to the early months of Christian Ronaldo - it was with a purpose, and it caused damage.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Monday, 29 August 2005 10:36 (twenty years ago)

psv's all about asia now?
they're all gone now.. thanks to the Spurs and ManU..
oh well. That's what you get when you play well in the CL. :(

― Ludo (Ludo), Monday, 29 August 2005 11:05 (twenty years ago)

remember though that c.ronaldo did a devestating substitute cameo against weak opposition in his united debut, and then followed it with a few months of fannydangle

― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Monday, 29 August 2005 11:37 (twenty years ago)

Of course I forget that he's already proved his worth in Brazil, so perhaps he's got the fannydangling out of his system. Was it his mam who was kidnapped?

― snotty moore, Monday, 29 August 2005 12:51 (twenty years ago)

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