Didier Deschamps chose http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Elinton-Andrade-c12297 in the wake of Steve Mandanda’s absence in the Champions League defeat against Bayern Munich. However, the Brazilian failed to impress against the mighty Germans
In the Champions League quarterfinal against Bayern Munich, Didier Deschamps was to chose between Andrade and Bracigliano in order to replace number 1 http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steve-Mandanda-c34177. Surprisingly, the Frenchman chose Andrade over Bracigliano.
Ahead of the game, Andrade had not played a single competitive game for Les Phoceens in over 14 months.
“It was a difficult choice both in human and sporting terms.” Those were the statements of Deschamps when he chose Andrade to keep the goal against Bayern Munich at the Velodrome. The choice proved to be a costly one made by the former Juventus coach as
Marseille lost the game 2-0 against the Bavarians meaning that Les Phoceens have a mountain to climb in order to progress to the semifinals of the competition.
Mario Gomez scored the first goal of the game for Munich and the goal resulted in Andrade’s poor handling of the ball that gave the German international one of the easiest opportunities.
For the rest of the game, Andrade demonstrated how a goalkeeper should not kick the ball. His confidence drained out, Andrade cut a sorry figure and never really recovered from the howler that gave Munich the lead.
Far from assuring performances by the Brazilian means that it could be the last we see of the goalie for at least this season.
Nevertheless, Deschamps more or less defended the under-fire goalkeeper in a press conference.
“Everyone is free to give analysis. Steve is Steve, Andrade is Andrade. Tonight, I have nothing against him.”
However, the French press is not thinking along the same lines.
“Andrade, what a misery,” were the headlines of L’Equipe. The sports daily did not miss to take tweezers at the player by describing the goalkeeper’s style of play.
“He stands on the ground with the grace of a diver without a pool.”
Le Parisien went even as far as suggesting, “Andrade, the crash of the Phoenix.”
Comments of extreme severity, as the guardian was not alone responsible for what happened in Rhone last night.
General feeling is that the Brazilian might have played his last game for Les Phoceens with his contract ending this June.
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