Pa mora netko i u takvoj momčadi obavljati defenzivne zadatke u vezi... sad da li je Vuk igrač za Arsenal o tome bi se dalo raspravljati... a ova sprdnja o tehnici i kreativnosti je bespredmetna... imaš u Arsenalu Gilberta Silvu i Flaminija koji su isto sa loptom na vi... al već godinama uspješno participiraju u jednom Arsenalu...

možda je Wenger gledao i špijunirao Mikićai Turinu...koji se pojavljuje na ovim stranicama kao muflon...ima isto rogove kao Jelen ..ali nije ista vrsta....ali kao da Turina to shvaća..pa on je bolji  i od Lehmana i Khana zajedno...u lovu na Jelenovo kopito

pa da to je nekidan bio vukojevic. sad samo mjenjaju imena

Pa i ja sam na to mislio, samo ako pratu te stvari (kilometraze), valjda to ucinu za svaki igrac?

http://www.vecernji.hr/newsroom/sports/football/1196042/index.do 03.07.2007 18:38

Spursi opet zovu Ćorluku

Foto: Marko Prpić

Čim je Eduardo doputovao u Englesku, i ostali hrvatski nogometaši našli su se u špekulacijama otočkih medija. Tako Times prenosi da je Tottenham aktualizirao ponudu za Vedrana Ćorluku, koju je, kako sam kaže, Zdravko Mamić nedavno odbio.

Nova je ponuda navodno izdašnija, jer Ćorluka je "nadareni 21-godišnji branič, s devet zapaženih nastupa za reprezentaciju i sedam pogodaka u 61 utakmici za Dinamo". (ab)

Dobar clanak:


(Found this article on a spuds website written by an ex scout that used to work in the German leagues . He scouted Eduardo for a few years and he apparently identyfied Berbatov. )


Eduardo Da Silva



Only the mandatory medical exam stands between Dinamo Zagreb’s top scorer, Eduardo Da Silva, and a transfer to Arsenal. The transfer-fee isn’t being published, but some sources are suggesting a fee of 6-8million pounds, while a somewhat diffuse statement from Croatia states a gigantic £16,25million. This would be the same amount of money that Arsenal got from selling Henry. Until we have an official statement from Arsenal I’ll be taking these figures with a pinch of salt.



Even though Dinamo could have sold Eduardo to Russia a long time ago, the future of the striker has been clear for a while. Along with the clubs fantastic playmaker Luka Modric. European clubs have been drooling over Eduardo for a long time. A more appealing player from an “exporting” football nation can hardly be imagined, but Dinamo’s mighty owner, Zdravko Mamic, was firm in his conviction that when it was time for Eduardo to leave Croatia it would be done in style. For one of the Balkan’s giants it was unthinkable to trade Champions League-ambitions and a reputation as one of Eastern Europe’s most promising clubs against a large pile of roubles.

Arsenal-fans were probably expecting a more household-name after Henry’s unfortunate departure to Barcelona. Fernando Torres’ likely transfer to Liverpool isn’t doing much too much to ease frustration over the fact that Arsenal are not as free-spending either. If the reported fee is close to the truth then this is certainly a considerable amount of money for a player with no experience from any of the major European leagues. If we ignore the money and turn our heads towards the quality of the player, I give my thumbs up for this transfer. I am perhaps in the minority here, but it’s this kind of signing – the introduction of exciting players full of potential – that gives me a Premier League-buzz already in early July. I’m sorry to have to mention Dimitar Berbatov in a blogg-entry about Arsenal, but I think just like the big Bulgarian turned sceptical first-impressions into thundering heartbeats, Eduardo may well do the same a couple of kilometres south of there.



I first became aware of the player about three years ago. The native of Rio de Janeiro had just become a Croat national and was playing for his country in the U21 European Championships in Germany. In spite of a poor Croatian tournament Eduardo made a positive impression, with a goal and some fine substitute appearances. In the autumn of 2004 I checked his status again. The striker was about come into full bloom, the dibbles that went nowhere a couple of months earlier now sent opponents on their backside, his footballing brain had matured and his shoulders were a few centimetres wider. There was progress to report.

I saw Eduardo half a dozen times around Europe that same autumn. My glowing reports generated some interest with my superiors at Hannover 96, but during a hospitable lunch with Zdrako Mamic in Zagreb, following Croatia’s 4-0 drubbing of Iceland in March 2005, I was presented with a polite but unshakable “No, Eduardo is staying here” by the powerful Dinamo-boss. And there, over a plate of specialities that are only served on the Balkans and that I suspect aren’t part of the local’s daily nourishments, ended my flirt with the talented striker. That he now will be playing his home games a ten minute walk from my doormat, will have to be a very meagre consolation.

Since the U21-days Eduardo has had an immense development. Not only physically and tactically, but also from looking quite meek in challenges, looking shy and uncommitted – he has boosted his physical strength through intensive fitness-sessions and practically changed his entire game. From a wandering “second striker”-role with a chronic tendency of drifting wide and going past players, he now operates primarily in the middle of the park. In true Brazilian fashion he was over-particular and fond of having the ball at his feet, and could be classed as more of a creator than a finisher, but with the gradual change in his game he also became a more direct player.

He has taught himself to take advantage of his extra weight, dares to get stuck in and go in for aerial challenges and get involved in tight spaces. In the U21days he wasn’t a typical goal-scorer either. He scored the odd goal, but usually created more than he scored – as I said he frequently drifted out wide – but with 34 goals in 32 games for Dinamo Zagreb last season and 8 in 14 for the national side we are today talking about a goal-getter for absolute top class.



To replace Henry at Arsenal now would be an impossible task. Unfair comparisons will be made, but that’s football. Eduardo do not run with the ball with the same unearthly speed as the Frenchman – but then again few others in world football do, but there are definitive similarities in the way they with silky, predatory agility and clinical timing find space behind opposing defences. His finishing is at a very advanced level – very good “heads up” against the goalkeeper, and his pace is, if not on Henry’s level, very impressive.



With a background as a beach-footballer – Eduardo had never played organised football when he came to Croatia as a 15 year old – he has blinding skill. Even in Croatia, a country with a high amount of skilful players, he is considered a wonder and an attraction out of the ordinary. Only fans of Hajduk Split would dispute this description. The Copacabana-background also meant a poor physique, but as I’ve said he has beefed himself up from a scrawny teenager to a fit athlete, ready for international challenges. The neck-muscles of Julio Baptista he lacks, but after a careful period of integration I think the Croat can become a big success at Emirates. Left-footed, with a good shot, still very agile – drags himself with sublime balance past opponents like a hot knife through butter, and constantly developing his heading-abilities, everything is set for Eduardo to put a damper on the Henry-melancholy already this autumn.



Though I haven’t consulted statistics I’m pretty certain Arsenal create more chances than any other team in the Premier League. Even without Henry the gunners have served up cultured football on the very highest level, and all the footballing premises are laid for skilful, clever, agile Eduardo to succeed. I’m quite confident that where Adebayor, Julio Baptista and Aliadiere fired blanks, Eduardo will deliver.



The Devil’s advocates will naturally enter the fray; even Bosko Balaban led the scoring-charts in Croatia with 73 goals in 106 games. Smart rhetoric is hard to counter-argue, especially when the cynics throw the dice before having even seen the player, but the fact remains that the Croat has overcome every new challenge so far in his career. In fact, not only has Eduardo adapted to new challenges and higher levels of football, he has been convincing and dominating immediately.



For me Eduardo da Silva is a talent beyond the ordinary. Finally by dream of seeing him in a major European league is coming to pass, and where I stand I can’t think of a better place for him to be than with Arsène Wenger’s (should he stay) young rebels. To Arsenal-fans I can only say: You have something to look forward to. Big name or not, this is no Francis Jeffers, Kaba Diawara or Alberto Mendez Rodriguez, but one of the worlds most sought-after strikers. Unknown today, but by Christmas he will be on everyone’s lips.

počeli su novinari napuhavati ove priče o odlascima iz Dinama (dugo su izdržali), Sadm, kad je otišao Eduardo odmah izgleda kao da će barem pola momčadi otići i to ako ne prije onda do kraja kolovoza
osobno smatram da će odlazaka biti, al tek nakon sljedeće sezone, a do tada će se i dovesti neki drugi igrači, a stasat će i neki od ovih mladih. Tak da nije ni izbliza sve tako crno kao što ovi naši novinarčići pokušavaju prikazati.
Obično novinari ovo ljetno vrijeme zovu sezonom kiselih krastavaca, kad nemaju materijala za pisati. S obzirom na sve ovo žutilo koje prevladava u našim medijama ja bi ga nazvao sezonom kiselih mozgova

Eduardo je otišao,njegova Dinamova priča je zatvorena do daljnjega...život ide...gdje nam je momčad,kakvi su dojmovi o Kochu,zabija li Tadić,budi li se Šokota,dokle je stigao Jertec,ulazi li Pokrivač u formu,hoće li Guela ispuniti očekivanja,može li Sammir uskoro ponijeti teret vođe na terenu,hoće li se prodavati Drpić,koje domete možemo očekivati od Schildenfelda,je li Etto novi biser koji će se dokazati u ovoj sezoni,kako ide Buljatu,je li Ćorluka nestrpljiv..kad će Ogi u repku jer Bilić misli ozbiljno,da li je lonac došao pameti.može li Modrić unijeti mir u močad...koji su Mamićevi planovi...koliko samo kvalitetnih nogometaša ,a nisam niti spomenuo Vugrinca ,Čalu i Mikića