Rodrigo Possebon

[Pogue Mahone]

You'll find lots of playground players who can dribble against reserve team players, but that's about it then.

Those compilations can be very misleading, plus he's already compared with Pirlo, which is ridiculous

Nah, I know, people get crazily excited about young kids at the club. When that young kid is a new signing and a Brazilian, there's gonna be all sorts of nonsense talking about him in the caf.

I watched the full 90 minutes last night, though, and he had an excellent debut. Here's hoping he can kick on from there.

 

[Elliott]

Looks nothing special from the youtube clip. Which means feck all. Did he play any senior games in Brazil?

 

[relx]

Rodrigo catches the eye

United's new Brazilian midfielder Rodrigo Possebon turned in an impressive display on his first start for the Reserves on Thursday evening.

Although United were beaten by Blackburn at Northwich, the 19-year-old's outstanding contribution was not lost on Reds legend Paddy Crerand.

"I’m looking forward to seeing an awful lot more of this boy," Paddy told MUTV. "He was fantastic tonight.

"He can use both feet, he’s very calm on the ball and his passing is very, very good. He’s a big lad too, so he’s strong and can hold off players."

While the Brazilian's technical skills were there for all to see, it was his awareness of the play around him which augurs particularly well in Crerand's eyes.

"Players like Paul Scholes are always looking around and know exactly where they want to play the ball before it even comes to them," he said. "This kid looks as if he could be that kind of player."

manutd.com

 

[carpy]

This compilations says nothing. On every playground you see boys doing nice moves. Doesnt say they are good footballers.

Could be a great talent nevertheless

Why are you hanging around playgrounds?

Pervert.

 

[charleysurf]

It would be very strange if United just discovered a great talent that was basically unknown in Brazil. At 19 he is old enough that surely he would have had more interest shown in him by big clubs if he really was good enough to play for United.

I'd lump him in with Manucho as a bit of a long shot to be a regular first team player for United, but certainly well worth the risk.

 

[Cold_Boy]

It would be very strange if United just discovered a great talent that was basically unknown in Brazil. At 19 he is old enough that surely he would have had more interest shown in him by big clubs if he really was good enough to play for United.

I'd lump him in with Manucho as a bit of a long shot to be a regular first team player for United, but certainly well worth the risk.

Agreed.

 

[Cold_Boy]

Someone on RedIssue posted this clip of Rodrigo from last night:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sldXY8fTqPY

FFS that video says absolutely nothing about how good he is.

 

[68-99-08]

Reminds me of Michael Carrick the way he played last night. Very good technique compared to the other players in his age group. I could count on one hand the amount of times he give away the ball.

 

[OldRed1]

It would be very strange if United just discovered a great talent that was basically unknown in Brazil. At 19 he is old enough that surely he would have had more interest shown in him by big clubs if he really was good enough to play for United.

I'd lump him in with Manucho as a bit of a long shot to be a regular first team player for United, but certainly well worth the risk.

I thought that, when he was first mentioned several weeks (or even months) ago, that there were several clubs chasing him and he has represented Brazil at youth level so he's hardly unknown.

 

[giggs-beckham]

The next viera.

 

[anything about now]

The next viera.

Hope not....... i dont want him to become a bitch

 

[redender]

From the little snippet I saw above, I think he looks very 'Keane' like.... lots of little touches, strength & shielding, and a tidy passer. Im optimistic.

 

[Ekeke]

How are people proclaiming he's like Hargreaves and Keane already from that video? We hardly see him put a tackle in. Plenty of nice touches on the ball and very accurate passing... But that's not Roy Keane and its the opposite of Hargreaves.

 

[Cold_Boy]

How are people proclaiming he's like Hargreaves and Keane already from that video? We hardly see him put a tackle in. Plenty of nice touches on the ball and very accurate passing... But that's not Roy Keane and its the opposite of Hargreaves.

Agreed.

 

[redender]

How are people proclaiming he's like Hargreaves and Keane already from that video? We hardly see him put a tackle in. Plenty of nice touches on the ball and very accurate passing... But that's not Roy Keane and its the opposite of Hargreaves.

Ekeke strikes again....

 

[julesee]

he looks like the new Liam Miller

 

[Elliott]

Did he play any senior games for Internacional?

 

[Elliott]

I'd lump him in with Manucho as a bit of a long shot to be a regular first team player for United, but certainly well worth the risk.

We paid 3,5 million Euros for him. Pretty expensive long shot that. But I see your point.

 

[Decotron]

We paid 3,5 million Euros for him. Pretty expensive long shot that. But I see your point.

Is that confirmed??? I thought I read 250k plus future incentives....

 

[since 1987]

Ekeke strikes again....

 

[Ramshock]

Ekeke strikes again....

 

[Toffa]

Its hard to tell from clips like that, if he is going to be what we hope.

But from watching the game, the thing that impressed me about him was
that he played the game constantly with his head up! A rare quality from
someone so young & in a new environment. An attribute not to disimilar to
the unsung Carrick, he may even get more praise cos he has a more fashionable name. lol

I stress early days, but we may have found a future star

 

[Elliott]

An attribute not to disimilar to
the unsung Carrick, he may even get more praise cos he has a more fashionable name.

To be fair, Possebon sounds a bit retarded.

 

[uae]

To be fair, Possebon sounds a bit retarded.

he's known as rodrigo isn't he?

 

[Virtuoso]

he's known as rodrigo isn't he?

Yep, that's going to be what he's referred to as and what will be on the back of his shirt when he plays for the first team.

 

[kevg]

Rodrigo starting again for the reserves tonight v Wigan. Live on MUTV ko at 7pm for anyone interested.

 

[redender]

Expecting regular updates please! Crerand's report is critical too!

 

[Alex]

The next viera.

I'd take that as a player at least not the personality

 

[kevg]

Expecting regular updates please! Crerand's report is critical too!

He has been pretty quiet so far. Gave the ball away that lead to the Wigan goal too. No Paddy tonight!

 

[marcus agrippa]

scored another cracker for the reserves today.

 

[Galactic]

glad to hear that the guy didnt broke his leg.

 

[Striker10]

no ligament damage either. happy days

 

[Wit Tanker]

no ligament damage either. happy days

Really?
Any official statement on it?

 

[Striker10]

Really?
Any official statement on it?

yep. Sir Alex at the press conference

 

[Name Changed]

What exactly is the damage?

 

[Striker10]

What exactly is the damage?

open wound. He'll be fine in a few weeks

 

[Red Devil Finn]

Surprising that Possebon didn't brake his leg, because it was really nasty tackle. Good that he didn't brake anything though. Being for a long time out at this point of his career could have been really dangerous.

 

[rednev]

What ever happened to Rodrigo Possebon?

Is he dead?

 

[datura]

He's back with the reserves and working his way back to form. Had a good match against Liverpool last week.

 

[Red Indian Chief Torn Rubber]

Hopefully he returns consistently next season, to the form that almost got him a first team squad berth.