One of the loudest cheers in Romania before Manchester United's 2-0 win over Otelul Galati came for a man who didn't even play: Dimitar Berbatov. A large contingent of traveling Bulgarian fans bought tickets and made the journey just to watch The Continental sit and strip search them with his eyes. And while they did that, they also made pleas for him to come out of his international retirement to help a Bulgaria team that finished last in their Euro 2012 qualifying group.
From Reuters:
"I didn't expect such reaction," said Berbatov, an unused substitute in his team's 2-0 Champions League win over Otelul Galati at the National Arena in Bucharest.
"I can't play for the national team if I'm not playing for my club," he added, in a barely concealed plea to United manager Alex Ferguson for more first-team football. [...]
"I would like to thank the fans, it was very pleasant. My team mates wondered what was happening and I had to explain [to] them (about the noise from the stands)," added the 30-year-old.
Yes, it was just pleasant. If they all showed up nude and slathered in mayonnaise, it would have been brilliant, but they didn't, so it wasn't.
As for his comment about only playing for the national team when he's playing for his club, I think that was more of an excuse to keep himself free to work on his erotic woodland creature carvings and less of a "barely concealed plea."
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