Anderson: I'll strip butt-naked if i score !

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BRAZIL-BOY Anderson has promised an unforgettable celebration if he finally breaks his United scoring duck in Wednesday's Champions League final.

The South American midfielder - who is yet to score in open play in 73 competitive appearances for United - revealed he is planning to streak naked around the Stadio Olimpico in Rome if he finds the back of the net against Barcelona.

Anderson's only goals so far for the Reds have come in the penalty shoot-outs that led to Champions League victory over Chelsea last season and in the Carling Cup final against Spurs in March.

But after seeing fellow Brazilians Robinho and Elano light up Eastlands with some stunning strikes, the 21-year-old is desperate to get in on the act.

"Competition is quite tough," he said. "I will strip naked and run around the stadium if I score in the final.

"I have already scored two goals - but they were penalties.

"My aim is to help the team and I will do anything to help them. If I can score even better."

Anderson is in line to start against Barcelona with Darren Fletcher suspended after his controversial red card in the semi-final against Arsenal.

And the Brazilian international says winning the trophy for Fletcher will be a motivating factor.

"I'm very sad because every player wants to play in the final," said Anderson. "Especially the Champions League final. But every player has ups and downs and he had a bad moment. We are going to try to do our best to win the trophy for everybody and for him too."

Sir Alex Ferguson has described Anderson as the future of United in the tradition of Bryan Robson, Roy Keane and Paul Scholes. And it is Scholes who the former Porto star says he would be happy to emulate.

"He's top class," he said.

:lol:
 
What price on Ando to score and then get sent off? :lol:
 
That would be hilarious :lol: Running round after a 90th minute winner with his fat arse sticking out.
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvickery/2009/05/anderson.html

At a conference in Rio in December 2007, a panel of big name local coaches were discussing the essence of Brazilian football.

One point was made a few times, that Manchester United were playing their expensive new signing Anderson in central midfield, a role that no coach in his native land would have considered for a nanosecond.

In order to get inside the mentality, first we have to jettison the myth. The conception of Brazil as a mass producer of gloriously talented footballers is entirely true. But the idea that their teams take the field with no concern for tactics and a reckless disregard for defence is false and always has been. Brazil, for example, invented the back four in order to have extra defensive cover.

This last myth has been especially wide of the mark since the early 80s. First, there was the failure of the glorious, flowing 1982 team to win the World Cup. Then, there was the decreasing job security for coaches in domestic football. The response to the 'three defeats and you're sacked' mentality was for the coaches to play safe, and pack central midfield with marking specialists.



Zizinho, Pele's idol and the outstanding player of the 1950 World Cup, was a deep tactical thinker. In 1985, he published his autobiography and in his closing words put his finger on the problem: "In Brazil they have given the central midfielder, the man who has 70% of his team's possession in his power, the specific function of destroying, when it should be to set up the play."

After he wrote those words the trend became even more pronounced, with the reliance on attacking full-backs forcing the central midfielders to become ever more defensive and so, a strict division of labour has applied in the midfield. Teams field two "volantes" - to mark and cover - and two "meias" - attacking midfielders who operate further forward.

Until he joined United, Anderson was never remotely a "volante". He played some youth football as an attacking left-back, but made his name in what was seen as his natural position as a "meia".

I well recall him starring as an attacking midfielder in World Under-17 Cup in Peru in September 2005. He was voted Player of the Tournament and his performance in the semi-final against Turkey was one of the most devastating individual displays I have ever seen.

He charged through to set up a goal after 15 seconds, scored a glorious solo second, hit the bar with a free-kick, put his team-mates clean through three or four times - and in the final seconds, after Turkey had forced their way back to 3-3, his run took out their entire defence before he squared the ball for the centre-forward to tap home the winner.

The virtues showcased that night - physical strength and strength on the ball, a burst of acceleration and sustained pace, the ability to play a pass under pressure - are the same ones that have evidently persuaded the United coaching staff that he can be effective in central midfield.

To play the role he has had to add new things to his game. Previously in his career there had not been much call for defensive awareness and tackling skills. By helping him get these aspects up to scratch, United then have the benefit of his fluid passing through midfield, and his mobility in getting up to support the strikers.

It has been a bold switch by United. But as one who was wowed by Anderson on that night in Peru, a nagging doubt remains - not a conviction, nowhere near, just a doubt.

Could it be that in this new role Anderson is forced to sacrifice a bit too much of what he is naturally good at? He is now operating in a zone where giving the ball away can be disastrous. Launching one of those dribbles he unleashed against the Turks is high risk.

This necessity to rein in some of his attacking instincts might help explain his curious lack of goals for United - though this is perhaps an unfair statistic. In last year's Champions League final he came straight off the bench to confidently stroke home a high pressure penalty in the shoot-out - a strike worth plenty of Premier League goals.

One year on, Anderson is likely to have a bigger role to play in Wednesday's final. The game will surely be a test of his recently acquired defensive skills as Lionel Messi will be cutting across his zone in his trademark diagonal runs from the Barcelona right flank.

But if United are slight favourites, it is because they appear to have a better balance between attack and defence and Anderson, the newly converted "volante", is a physical embodiment of that balance.
 
don't think we should be subjected to sight of him running around naked but hell, if it wins us the game, then go for it son. :D
 
Rahul said:
"My aim is to help the team and I will do anything to help them. If I can score even better."
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This is what always stands out for me about Anderson. He was considered as the heir presumptive to Ronaldinho after the U17 World Cup, as evidenced by Tim Vickery's recent article. I remember watching that tournament, and it was quite clear at the time that Anderson, along with Carlos Vela, would go on to be stars of the future.

It would be understandable if Anderson was annoyed by the role that he has been asked to, first and foremost, learn from scratch, after signing for United. But such is his commitment to the cause, we haven't read anything about him being disappointed with what has almost certainly set back his development. That's not easy for a 20/21 year old, and particularly when you were expected to become one of the worlds great attacking players.

I believe that he will still become one of the great midfielders of this generation, and while he has been expected to curb his attacking instincts in certain games, in the future we should see a lot more from him in an attacking sense, particularly in the games at Old Trafford where using even one holding player is overly cautious. But we shouldn't underestimate the sacrifice that he has made.

Just read those words, again. He's said similar things on several occasions, and it's unusual for a player of his type — and particularly a Brazilian, given their tradition — to be quite so selfless. I expect that by the time that he is 22/23 years old, most of us will no longer recognize him as a player. Hopefully the improvement will be as pronounced as it was with Ronaldo — the potential is certainly there.
 
If he does and it's the winning goal hell I will join him in the nude romp!
 
krazyrobus said:
If he does and it's the winning goal hell I will join him in the nude romp!
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I can see it now

89th minute: "Anderson gathers the ball at the top of th... OH WHAT A STRIKE BY ANDERSON, HE'S WON IT FOR MANCHESTER UNITED, HIS FIRST GOAL IN SEVEN... oh, well it appears that Anderson has stripped naked and is engaging intercouse with a few random birds along the touchline... well done son, get in there"
 
Anderson Searl said:
I can see it now

89th minute: "Anderson gathers the ball at the top of th... OH WHAT A STRIKE BY ANDERSON, HE'S WON IT FOR MANCHESTER UNITED, HIS FIRST GOAL IN SEVEN... oh, well it appears that Anderson has stripped naked and is engaging intercouse with a few random birds along the touchline... well done son, get in there"
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...he appears to be saying something as well. (microphone) feck feck feck feck feck
 
I'd hate to see him sent off during the game for it, but I'd find it absolutely hilarious if he waited until after the game.

Perfect time would be while in line to collect (winners) medals. Wait until there's only a few people left in front of him and then off with the kit. Walk off wearing nothing but the medal.
 
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