FALCAO SPEAKS TO THE FACT HE HAS HAD 3 GOALS DENIED IN TWO GAMES

[jenni_blog]

Here is a link to the A Bola article:

Quote from the magazine:

"the players prefer not to think that there are strange things in the Portuguese league."

http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=191353



(I used Google Translater to change the Portuguese into English. :P)

Comments

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Nobody can know why this happened. It could have been just a strange coincidence. But he is a very smart guy, and if he follows English football at all, he will know that all the top managers play 'mind games' and talk about things like this ("the refs are against our team", "the refs let Manchester United get away with murder"), and this causes controversy and brings the problem to the surface so that everyone becomes aware of it. I don't know if this is why Falcao talked about it to the press, but it could be.

I don't know that much about Porto as a team (I follow Benfica) but as Falcao used to play for River Plate in Argentina, I have been a fan of his for years. XD

[vanyamcr.livejournal.com]

Don't get me wrong, I understand Falcao, and I'm not blaming him, not at all! I really like him as a players and as a person, I just don't like Porto and here in Portugal we all know them really well! This week was been insane, with Porto's players talking about 'strange things'. This is what I meant when I said what I said http://bleacherreport.com/articles/330214-fc-porto-leaked-phone-taps-proof-major-corruption-scandal
Well, as you may know Porto and Benfica are rivals and Porto hate Benfica (I don't know why though) and this year Porto is 3rd and Benfica 1st/2nd so imagine!

I hope you understand what I meant to say! But really, don't get me wrong, I really like Falcao, he's a great player and I'm happy for him and he seems to be a very intelligent and sweet person. I'm sorry for saying this things but the last week is just being stupid! Porto is a synonym of corruption and that kind of things just make me lol! But I do hope Falcao does a great season!

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, you're OK, I understand what you meant. :)
Actually, it is great to have someone there in Portugal who knows what is going on. If I could I would fly there twice a year...I know someone who works in a hotel in Lisbon and is a card-carrying Benfica supporter. He knows everything...LOL...but when we were there last May he didn't say anything about any corruption...I know that Porto has been fined for match-fixing in the past. You would think they would learn from it! I knew Porto and Benfica were rivals but I thought it was somewhat 'friendly'...I know how sweet and kind Portuguese people are and I figured that was why the rivalry was not all intense like in Italy or Holland and elsewhere where ppl kill each other...:(

Coming from Colombia where fans kill players for a bad game and players kill fans who threaten them, I guess Falcao should know about this kind of stuff. He is very religious, and a very nice guy, but he is also very tough...hard as nails. :)

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Oh hey! Thanks for the link, I meant to say! XDD