Robinho is, or was, a £32million footballer. So what WAS he doing last night? AC
Milan were 3-0 down, needing only an away goal to silence the Nou Camp
when the Brazilian took charge of a precious free-kick in the dying
moments inside the Barcelona half.
Robinho, thrown on by boss Massimiliano Allegri only minutes beforehand
as a substitute, inexplicably wasted their last remaining chance by
passing the ball five yards to Sulley Muntari.
The former Portsmouth midfielder was deservedly robbed and Barca swarmed down the other end and Jordi Alba wrapped things up to send the Italian giants crashing out of Europe, 4-0.
Humiliation complete. Game over. He'd been on less than half-an-hour, Robinho was USELESS.
The former Portsmouth midfielder was deservedly robbed and Barca swarmed down the other end and Jordi Alba wrapped things up to send the Italian giants crashing out of Europe, 4-0.
Humiliation complete. Game over. He'd been on less than half-an-hour, Robinho was USELESS.
What was even more galling was that he didn't even appear to be remotely bothered about the defeat.
At the end, all he wanted to do was wait to swap shirts with somebody. Eventually, after joking around with Lionel Messi and Xavi, he ended up with a souvenir from compatriot Dani Alves (who must have felt sorry for him).
Now Robinho has previous, of course. He was USELESS at Manchester City - the team that paid £32m to Real Madrid for him, don't forget. The boy from Brazil arrived in 2008 as Britain's most-expensive transfer signing with the weight of expectation that he would be the man to turn the then newly-rich City into world beaters.
Admittedly, he started brightly. But ultimately as the weather turned, with just 16 goals to his name from 53 appearances, he proved as much value as City's other big Brazilian bottler Jo and was soon sent packing to Milan (via Santos).
At 29, it's fair to say Robinho hasn't delivered on the grandest stage. He should have done, he has the ability, he just doesn't seem to care.
At the end, all he wanted to do was wait to swap shirts with somebody. Eventually, after joking around with Lionel Messi and Xavi, he ended up with a souvenir from compatriot Dani Alves (who must have felt sorry for him).
Now Robinho has previous, of course. He was USELESS at Manchester City - the team that paid £32m to Real Madrid for him, don't forget. The boy from Brazil arrived in 2008 as Britain's most-expensive transfer signing with the weight of expectation that he would be the man to turn the then newly-rich City into world beaters.
Admittedly, he started brightly. But ultimately as the weather turned, with just 16 goals to his name from 53 appearances, he proved as much value as City's other big Brazilian bottler Jo and was soon sent packing to Milan (via Santos).
At 29, it's fair to say Robinho hasn't delivered on the grandest stage. He should have done, he has the ability, he just doesn't seem to care.
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