Top 10 players to look out for in mid-week friendly matches – Part2
8. Julio Cesar
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Netherlands-c753 that his international
career is over. This was in stark contrast to when the Inter Milan goalkeeper won the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) Champions League with the Italian champions last season. Fast forward six months and Cesar was public enemy number one in Brazil.
It was a sad representation of the ups and downs in modern football but Cesar has been given a second chance by Mario Menezes.
Brazil’s new manager has called up the goalkeeper for the first time after the 2010 FIFA World Cup for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 mid-week. It remains to be seen whether Cesar will actually start for the men in yellow but the veteran goalkeeper now knows
that it is harder to maintain a remarkable reputation than to earn it.
Another debacle in mid-week will surely end Cesar’s prospects of starting for Brazil again but a heroic performance can turn the tables as well. Brazil does need a steady veteran in their goal for the 2014 World Cup which is scheduled to take place in the
South American nation. An outstanding performance by Cesar could help lift the Brazilians to another World Cup in front of their home crowd.
7. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thiago-Motta-c34897
Motta’s inclusion in this list might come as a surprise to some of the readers but the ex-Barcelona player has been performing quite well for Inter Milan of late. Motta was essential to Jose Mourinho’s plans for Inter Milan in the 2009-2010 seasons, where
Inter completed an unprecedented treble as they won the UEFA Champions League, Coppa Italia and the Scudetto as well.
In 2003, the midfielder who holds both Italian and Brazilian nationalities played for Brazil’s U-23 team in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. After that he was not called up to the Brazilian national squad because reports suggested that he was looking for a spot in
the Italian national team. Motta’s wish has finally come true; Italy’s coach Prandelli has called up the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Germany-c2904 mid-week. Italy is going through a rebuilding
phase after the Azzuri were knocked out of the 2010 FIFA World Cup in the group stages. In 2006, Italy actually won the FIFA World Cup thus to undergo such humiliation as World Champions was heart wrenching for Italian football fans.
Motta’s call up has come at an ideal time for the midfielder. He is in great form right now, high on confidence and gunning for gold. Earlier on in his career, Motta was referred to as a silent midfield warrior for Barcelona. He was sometimes blamed by the
Nou Camp faithful for his lack of creativity in the midfield, which was brimming with the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldinho-c31733 but things have now changed. Thiago has reformed himself into a midfield engine rather than a playmaker. By carving out his own niche in
the talented line-up, Motta has not only added to the team he has secured his own future with them.
His man-marking job on Xavi Hernandez in the semi-final of the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League was a sight to behold. If he can form a good partnership with De Rossi or Aquilani in Italy’s midfield, then the future certainly looks bright for the four-time
World Champions.
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