I can't see him playing with the level of officiating that the MLS has...he'd be a walking red card waiting to happen.
Would be a nice pick up. He would play well with Julian and Santos.
I believe I was calling for Marco Materazzi, Roberto Ayala, Ivan Cordoba, or Samii Hyppia during the 2nd season. All of them as DP's and everyone said "no way" to a defender as a DP.
I'm still saying 'no way'. Until we get a dp striker, we shouldn't look at a dp defender.
Ayala was a beast back in the day. I bet he still is today.
yeah we've got cbs covered
That would be a wast of a DP.
so the article says 'MLS' and then names 3 of the biggest teams as background for the story.
file this one under 'rumour'
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TUTTI PAZZI PER MATERAZZI!
I'd love to see a Materazzi hat trick at BMO. 2 goals ( both from corners) and a red card.
+1
Also, how likely is it that he would recieve anywhere close to the money he gets in Italy? Given his play of late which has not been world class, and his lack of star name power that put bums in seats, its hard to see the upside to this. (Unless he was at like 300K)
Edit: Except for S2Cazz who would love to see the MM Hat trick
It probably will because from a technical stand point it does make no sense. Kinda like when they got JDG. So it wouldn't surprise me. His play hasn't been that off, he's been out alot on injury and didn't get a lot of playing time the last 3 seasons on Inter though.
Besides all the brit fans are getting pissed off and attendance is down. Time for MLSE to target another ethnicity and follow the same model for "success" if they get Materazzi it will be the Italian cycle, then who's next? Possibly the portuguese... Think TFC can coax Figo out of retirement lol.
edit: for the record I am soooo for this move... but for all the wrong reasons.
Last edited by s2cazz; 12-29-2010 at 01:10 PM.
Update: According to my cousin in Italy (rabid Inter supporter) there has been a lot of talk lately surrounding this rumour in the italian press. However, the press is making it sound as if Toronto FC is the dominant of the three.
Marco would kill someone in MLS...he is that badass. I am all for seeing him in MLS
Materazzi 37 yr old
one more year out of him and he retires. oh great
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
I don't want any interista's on my team....
Plus dude is old and looking for one pay, tell him to go to Dubai more cash and weather is a lot nicer
“Years have gone by and I’ve finally learned to accept myself for who I am: a beggar for good football.
I go about the world, hand outstretched, and in the stadiums I plead: ‘A pretty move, for the love of God.’
And when good football happens, I give thanks for the miracle and I don’t give a damn which team or country performs it.”
-Eduardo Galeano
It would be fun to see him play here. But I would not count on it, and I do not think that it is the wise move. But again I would be all for it, simply because he It a fucker and he is Italian. Every Italian or person of Italian decent knows who he is.
BUT again I do not believe it.
I really hope they don't sign him
I would burn my TFC jersey if we signed him.
M is one of the biggest assholes to ever play in Serie A. He has been despised, derided, ignored, disdained by so many opponents and team mates alike. There is an interesting youtube video of him breaking legs, punching players in the back of the head, and much more. What he did to Zidane says it all about his personality and class. I am Italian and I say fuck Materazzi. I don't want to see him here, he is an asshole.