as he still wants to play in the Ryder Cup Saudi rebel Sergio Garcia REVERSES his decision to quit the DP World Tour after a heart-to-heart with Jon Rahm. Rugby bosses defend strategies of dealing with head injuries as they prepare for lawsuit, with Ryan Jones and Steve Thompson seeking compensationĪllegations that include racial abuse arising from the bombshell investigation into Cricket Scotland have been shared with the police Michael Johnson hits out at 'dumbassery' accusations of 'racism' levelled at him after he questioned world record 100m hurdles time set by Tobi Amusanīlow for David Moyes as West Ham's new £28m signing Nayef Aguerd has ankle surgery after limping off against Rangers in pre-season game with the Frenchman set to see a specialist to determine severity of knee issueĬristiano Ronaldo has travelled back to Manchester ahead of showdown talks with Erik ten Hag over his future which could take place on TUESDAY. Paul Pogba suffers a torn meniscus during Juventus' pre-season. Napoli signed him on loan, but he only played 229 minutes without a goal across another miserable year. Eventually, the Welsh side released him in November 2015, 18 months after his last appearance in Swansea colours.
He sort of disappeared off the face of the earth.'īy the end of the campaign, Swansea were willing to let him go. On one graph it showed Michu was sleeping for three hours a night. He was coming in and his eyes were drowsy and puffy, it turned out he was just up playing PlayStation until like 4 o'clock in the morning. 'We had these bands which show how much you are sleeping. That knocked the stuffing out of him and after that it didn't really work out for Michu.
He told The Beautiful Game podcast: 'Michu was their main guy, in terms of goals and that. Seeming disinterested, or at least discontented, former Swansea winger Leighton James said: 'Even before he was injured last season he was giving out the impression that he didn't want to be here,' with Jonjo Shelvey also suggesting his mental state was affecting his performances.
Sadly, from that point he would only score one more goal for Swansea: it was only downhill from there.Īfter Michu's retirement, legendary former Swansea striker Lee Trundle paid tribute to him
FADED INTO OBSCURITY MAC
Not bad.Īfterwards, he celebrated with a Big Mac in the changing room, beaming with pride. The team that day: Victor Valdes, Alvaro Arbeloa, Gerard Pique, Sergio Ramos, Nacho Monreal, Xavi, Sergio Busquets, Cesc Fabregas, David Silva, Pedro, and Michu. The Spain of legends like Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Iker Casillas the Spain who had just won a World Cup sandwiched by two European Championship titles, called him up for a World Cup qualifier against Belarus in October 2013. And then the one-touch finish when you're there too. The knack of arriving in the penalty area at just the right time, late enough so defenders won't pick you up. His best feature, though, was his timing. Borussia Dortmund star Haaland, now one of the best strikers in the world, admires him for a reason.Īlthough Michu humbly suggested being tall and left-footed were the only similarities between them, they also share impeccable timing and pure ball-striking ability, aesthetically pleasing like Dimitar Berbatov, ice-cold like Sergio Aguero. The Spaniard sent a signed shirt to Haaland, to which the hotshot replied 'Wow what a legend!'īut that underplays his strapping physicality and his relentless desire to score, win and prove people wrong. The second with ridiculous composure: played through one-on-one, he slows to almost walking pace, waiting for the chasing Tomas Rosicky to catch up the nearly 40 yards to him, before coolly planting it past Wojciech Szczesny.Īn unreal outside-of-the-foot volley against Manchester United at Old Trafford, another in Swansea's magnificent 3-0 Europa League victory away at Valencia.Īnd the strike against Bradford, nutmegging a defender with a snap shot, the second goal in a 5-0 win at Wembley to help Swansea win their first ever League Cup.Īt times, with his unkempt mop of hair - he was nicknamed 'Shaggy' - and elegant, languid style, he looked like the friend of a friend who turns up to your Sunday league match at half-time, scores a 10 minute hat-trick and subs himself off.
The first, opening his body up like Thierry Henry and guiding it into the far corner. There's the first-time outside-the-box thrashed finish against Crawley, the diving headers and scruffy tap-ins. You need to watch the YouTube compilation of all his Swansea goals to get a real sense of his talent, though. He was no flat-track bully, with goals against Chelsea, Liverpool, United, Arsenal and Tottenham.
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