So Jermaine Pennant, the forgotten man of Merseyside, jumped ship off the coast sunny and warm, that is, the Real Zaragoza. Perhaps this move will be a bit of a shock to some of you? Well it was linked with Real Madrid before the galactic II era, making their way to the Mediterranean is not therefore surprising that the first thought. But leaving Rafael Benitez Spanish flag with another Marcelino Garcia Toral to the inevitable question arises: can it succeed?
British players in Spain is not a new phenomenon. Over the years many Britons have landed on the Iberian Peninsula for more than a 18-30s and a couple of weeks of sun. Real Madrid, we had Laurie Cunningham and Steve McManaman Jonathan Woodgate, David Beckham and Michael Owen. A people like Gary Linekar Barca and Steve Archibald. The Irish presence also with Ian Harte and Steve Finnan. Terry Venables, Bobby Robson and Chris Coleman have all tried their luck in management. So the British are not exactly unknown played in La Liga, but again, we did not exactly set fire on the ground. Or we do?
In Our La: Blogging the beautiful game that makes me British players have failed in Spain is to some extent a misconception. Lineker for example, was a success. 21 goals in 41 games in the first season (1986), including a memorable hat-trick in the classic, a Cup Winners Cup in 1988 and in 1989 was not the case of failure, right?
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Lets fast forward to Steve McManaman in 1999. While the British media can not be appreciated in his time in Spain, you can not deny that a certain degree of success in his four years at the club. He played a key role in the team that won the Champions League in 2000, scoring a fantastic goal in the final time in Madrid has played in a team that made the league in 2001 and 2003, the Supercopa of Spain in 2001 and 2003, the Champions League in 2003 and 2002, the UEFA Super Cup 2002 Intercontinental Cup 2002 and the. There was no bit player party. At least not during the first 3 seasons. While there has always been considered the first choice after the arrival of stars like Luis Figo, but he played an important role. Perhaps ultimately a victim of the Galata first time, McManaman can certainly lift your head up your time with Los Blancos.
I'm not going to go through a thorough examination of all the statistics of the few who have ventured into our sun beaches in Spain. But when you look back to the English players who have scored the Liga there are many people who can say no, Owen has the highest ratio of goals per minutes played in his office in Madrid. We, however, look at the English players who have the courage to foreign soil, well, it was not as good as anyone to stay in the United Kingdom. This is certainly the view I have experienced.
Pennant may not be the same caliber commercial or Linekar Beckham but he has the chance to prove many doubters wrong. Not just those who criticize Pennant himself, but those both in our own media and abroad, who say that the British can not perform outside their own country. I for one will keep an eye on its progress in Aragon, with care.
British players in Spain is not a new phenomenon. Over the years many Britons have landed on the Iberian Peninsula for more than a 18-30s and a couple of weeks of sun. Real Madrid, we had Laurie Cunningham and Steve McManaman Jonathan Woodgate, David Beckham and Michael Owen. A people like Gary Linekar Barca and Steve Archibald. The Irish presence also with Ian Harte and Steve Finnan. Terry Venables, Bobby Robson and Chris Coleman have all tried their luck in management. So the British are not exactly unknown played in La Liga, but again, we did not exactly set fire on the ground. Or we do?
In Our La: Blogging the beautiful game that makes me British players have failed in Spain is to some extent a misconception. Lineker for example, was a success. 21 goals in 41 games in the first season (1986), including a memorable hat-trick in the classic, a Cup Winners Cup in 1988 and in 1989 was not the case of failure, right?
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Lets fast forward to Steve McManaman in 1999. While the British media can not be appreciated in his time in Spain, you can not deny that a certain degree of success in his four years at the club. He played a key role in the team that won the Champions League in 2000, scoring a fantastic goal in the final time in Madrid has played in a team that made the league in 2001 and 2003, the Supercopa of Spain in 2001 and 2003, the Champions League in 2003 and 2002, the UEFA Super Cup 2002 Intercontinental Cup 2002 and the. There was no bit player party. At least not during the first 3 seasons. While there has always been considered the first choice after the arrival of stars like Luis Figo, but he played an important role. Perhaps ultimately a victim of the Galata first time, McManaman can certainly lift your head up your time with Los Blancos.
I'm not going to go through a thorough examination of all the statistics of the few who have ventured into our sun beaches in Spain. But when you look back to the English players who have scored the Liga there are many people who can say no, Owen has the highest ratio of goals per minutes played in his office in Madrid. We, however, look at the English players who have the courage to foreign soil, well, it was not as good as anyone to stay in the United Kingdom. This is certainly the view I have experienced.
Pennant may not be the same caliber commercial or Linekar Beckham but he has the chance to prove many doubters wrong. Not just those who criticize Pennant himself, but those both in our own media and abroad, who say that the British can not perform outside their own country. I for one will keep an eye on its progress in Aragon, with care.
