Manchester United sign a talented young homeless guy
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In a real life football reimagining of Charles Dickens’s greatest novel-turned-musical, Oliver Twist, Sir Alex Ferguson has gotten all Mr Brownlow about it, and signed a former Homeless World Cup star for Man United.
Playing Oliver to Wayne Rooney’s Artful Dodger and Michael Owen’s Nancy is a former street kid from Portugal called Tiago Manuel Dias Correia – or Bebe for short.
A recommendation from the former Man United assistant manager/now Portugal coach, Carlos Queiroz, was enough to convince Fergie to splash out £7million on the 20-year-old, of whom his former coach, Jorge Paixao, had this to say:
“He was raised on the streets and that’s where he learned to play his football.”
“All the players come through youth academies now and they’re all the same.”
“Bebe is nothing like that. He’s an old-fashioned player.”
“He learned everything that he knows on the street. He possesses a natural creativity and that could really make a difference.”
4 responses so far
JF // August 12, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Queiroz’s last recommendation was Manucho. Cheers Carlos!
Carlos Queiroz // August 12, 2010 at 5:28 pm
I defend the selection of Manucho
He turned out alright on Football Manager
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1-1-8 // August 12, 2010 at 6:58 pm
Bebe won’t be upset by a lack of minutes…he spent 8 years living on a bench.
JF // August 13, 2010 at 12:33 pm
Finishing 13, Anticipation 11, Off the Ball 12.
I see what you mean about “alright”…
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