football. bloody hell!
Because some observers have suggested that Low, if all of what I have said above is true, should not have hinted he might after all change his mind when, two weeks ago, he rather unexpectedly said: "We will name the squad on May 6. And in due time, we will announce our decision as regards Kuranyi."
These observers argue it would be very cruel on Low's part to suddenly raise Kurayni's hopes if he has no real intentions of calling him up. Well, may I remind these critics that we have a World Cup coming up. What if Low tells Kuranyi there's nothing doing and two days later Klose and Podolski break their legs?
Put differently, the national coach has to have a loophole in case circumstances arise that force him to go with Kuranyi after all. He has to play it safe. Is that ethical? Is that honest? Don't know. It's football.
Carlos Tevez plays like a man who doesn’t like an easy ride. He enjoys a tear-up, right? So let’s put him on the spot: You’ve played with Messi, Rooney and Ronaldo. Who gets to play alongside you in your dream team?
‘OK … let me think … Wayne Rooney is the best in the world. It was a privilege to play with him, I will always feel that way towards him. When we played together with Cristiano, the three of us, this was a great moment in my career.’
Rooney is better than Messi? ‘In his position, Rooney is the best. Messi is the No 1 in his
position. He is too much, right now. The ball sticks to his feet, who can take it from him?’'Rooney and Messi make my dream team, but not Ronaldo'
But you can only pick one of them.
‘It’s my interview, I want to pick both of them. It’s my dream selection. OK, I play Rooney and Messi, with Tevez, of course. In a 4-3-3. We would score some goals together, eh?’
No Ronaldo? ‘Well, we can’t all play in the same team, can we?’