'Mad man' Belhadj
Jermain Defoe and the breathtaking Lassana Diarra rightly took the plaudits for the win over Boro.
But there is a new darling of Fratton Park.
Nadir Belhadj more than caught the eye of the fans. Incredibly, after just 45 minutes of action, he's been taken to their hearts already.
What John Utaka would give for just a slice of that!
In today's (Monday) News, three people summed up the impact of Belhadj vividly.
Our chief sports writer Neil Allen, in his match report, described how, after his enthusiastic, lung-bursting introduction, team-mate Sean Davis had to calm the debutant down.
Then our columnist Alan McLoughlin expressed his amazement - and delight - at the player's standing ovation on the final whistle.
It took, he said, some players seven years to receive such acclaim!
My favourite quote, though, came from a fan.
Paul Renouf, our 'Gaffer for a Day', summed it up perfectly.
He said: 'Belhadj came on and ran around like a mad man.
'He did one trick which was pretty good and was always looking to go at people.
'He was everything John Utaka should be but isn't.'
Let's hope the boy Belhadj doesn't slip into Utaka-style mediocrity after such a bright, eye-catching start.
But there is a new darling of Fratton Park.
Nadir Belhadj more than caught the eye of the fans. Incredibly, after just 45 minutes of action, he's been taken to their hearts already.
What John Utaka would give for just a slice of that!
In today's (Monday) News, three people summed up the impact of Belhadj vividly.
Our chief sports writer Neil Allen, in his match report, described how, after his enthusiastic, lung-bursting introduction, team-mate Sean Davis had to calm the debutant down.
Then our columnist Alan McLoughlin expressed his amazement - and delight - at the player's standing ovation on the final whistle.
It took, he said, some players seven years to receive such acclaim!
My favourite quote, though, came from a fan.
Paul Renouf, our 'Gaffer for a Day', summed it up perfectly.
He said: 'Belhadj came on and ran around like a mad man.
'He did one trick which was pretty good and was always looking to go at people.
'He was everything John Utaka should be but isn't.'
Let's hope the boy Belhadj doesn't slip into Utaka-style mediocrity after such a bright, eye-catching start.
Labels: Jermain Defoe, John Utaka, Lassana Diarra, Nadir Belhadj, Sean Davis
2 Comments:
yes , right belhadj is big name in the algerian squad , pompy have chance to add this algerian star to his squad , wait more pompy ,you don't see nothink about this player ,,, i know belhadj very well because i am algerian .. he has talent to became big name in barclays ...........it's """Mad man """""
belhadj is great player i think he will give por a great services.........
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