Guest Can. in UK Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 He's an article from SkySports. I have hi-lighted the section that makes me wonder about Stalteri's future as a strater at Werder Bremen. Werder track Brazilian ace Tuesday, 03 February 2004 By Thomas Zeh Bundesliga leaders Werder Bremen have emerged as new contenders for Sao Paulo ace Gustavo Nery, according to reports in the Brazilian and German media. The gifted left back, who has already starred in Brazil’s national team, has reportedly caught the eye of Uefa Cup winners Porto and Italian duo Roma and Internazionale. Premiership outfit Tottenham Hotspur have also watched the 26-year-old in the past but have not pursued their initial interest. He recently announced that he has turned down a contract extension with Sao Paulo and would be keen to seal a move to Europe as a free agent in the summer. Werder coach Thomas Schaaf is keen on an alternative to Canadian international Paul Stalteri on the left as Swiss Under-21 youngster Ludovic Magnin has so far failed to live up to expectations and could therefore be tempted to make a swoop for Nery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Oranje Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Gustavo Nery plays the Left wing at Sao Paulo... Stalteri is a natural right sided player. I suspect there may be more moves at Werder as Ailton is scheduled to move on too. Bottomline is that Stalteri is too valuable to leave on the bench. If he is not expected to play next year, I would suspect Werder will move him for some cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 I think they want an alternative to Stalteri on the left because he doesn't normally play that position & would prefer him to move back to his natural right sided position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Canuck Oranje Gustavo Nery plays the Left wing at Sao Paulo... Stalteri is a natural right sided player. I suspect there may be more moves at Werder as Ailton is scheduled to move on too. While watching the Bremen game on Saturday on FSWC, I heard Allen Hopkins say that Miroslav Klose will be joining the team over the summer, as replacement for Ailton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Could be the best thing for Stalteri to lose his left back position. He is playing there because Werder is weak on defence, lacks any sort of depth in this position and because he has the ability to play this position. His natural position would be as right defensive midfielder with some freedom to be making rushes up the right side. I have watched some games in which he played here for Werder and he was very strong. Schaaf knows as well as anyone that Stalteri is playing out of position. If Werder had the budget of Bayern or Dortmund, this would have been rectified two years ago. The fact that they don't have this budget is one thing that makes Stalteri so valuable to Werder with his ability to play every position other than keeper (if he could play keeper he probably would have been their starting keeper last year when this was their biggest problem). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Metro While watching the Bremen game on Saturday on FSWC, I heard Allen Hopkins say that Miroslav Klose will be joining the team over the summer, as replacement for Ailton. Ailton is off to Schalke next season, despite Schalke's financial problems (according to Inside Soccer). Klose will be a good addition for Bremen. I don't think Stalteri should have any problems being in the first-team; his strength is his versatility. Remember a couple of years ago, he played midfield and even striker positions. Bremen seems to like his ability to move up from the back to attack, as well as his speed to get back, as shown last Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Can. in UK Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Looks like Stalteri will be moving to the mid-field for next season... (Skysports) "Long-term Werder Bremen transfer target Gustavo Nery has signed a four-year deal with the Bundesliga leaders. Bremen have been tracking the Sao Paulo full back for some time and have agreed a deal to bring him to to the Weserstadion in the summer. The 26-year-old, who had been previously linked with Tottenham, Internazionale and Porto, is set to replace Paul Stalteri on the left of Bremen's flat back-four and would free the Canadian international to play in his preferred position in central midfield. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimglow Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Great news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 I watched the game on Saturday vs. Schalke on FSWC and thought Stalteri had a great game at left back. He was up against the bull Asamoah all game and handled himself quite well. I like him at right back in my eleven. I stop there or else I will be in the wrong thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeffery S. Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Werder Bremen has a real shot at the title and to hold up well in Bundesliga you need depth. You can't expect them to resist up front with a thin squad. 7 points is a small margin over Bayern who won't keep playing "badly" all spring. Especially if they are knocked out of Champions, as they'll be very concentrated on the league. Paul has been a regular starter for them this year, and is seen as reliable and versatile. If they win the league that will be the success story of the year for Canadians at clubs, unless maybe Benfica can somehow make it to the UEFA final with Aguiar playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Getting him back into central midfield on a regular basis with his club side will be great for us! I always felt that he had some problems with the transition to centre mid during national team games because he wasn't playing there with Bremen. Hopefully he will be able to hone his distribution skills from the centre mid. I have a lot of respect for him; he answers the bell for Canada every time, works hard in every match, has proven durable, leads by example. He would be my starter as the holding midfielder; do you think he should be captain, as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 I think selecting Stalteri as captain might be a controversial choice. I'm sure most of us remember Stalteri flipping of De Vos during a match (one of the intrepid posters on this site could probably provide the image). As much as he is a great leader, a captain needs to be level-headed. I think that Stalteri probably has a little too much fire in his belly for someone who needs to be a calming influence on the field. That is not to say that he can't contribute as a leader without being captain. He certainly has come a long way since he was the favourite whipping boy of the Voyageurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Best bloody news I've heard in a long time. Not too surprised since rumors have been posted about Bremen bringing in a fullback recently (maybe it was this one!). Wonder how much of this Diesel brought on himself? Maybe someone got tired of playing out of position? Don't mind me, just barking at the moon. Captain, eh? You know what, that just may be what the doctor ordered. At least Paul has the advantage of being able to back up all his mouth with an on-field presence that demands respect. Don't know if HE is quite up for that sort of responsability and role (as most people would see it). Interesting question. What makes a good captain? What makes a good footie captain? Geezus. What makes a good footie captain for Canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 quote:Originally posted by jonovision He certainly has come a long way since he was the favourite whipping boy of the Voyageurs. Remember he used to be called "Larry"? No more ... I find it somewhat ironic that the he flipped the bird to De Vos who could well be his defensive partner at back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 quote:Originally posted by jonovision As much as he is a great leader, a captain needs to be level-headed. I think that Stalteri probably has a little too much fire in his belly for someone who needs to be a calming influence on the field. You're right . . . a captain needs to be level headed. Like Roy Keane, for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Roy Keane can rot. Fergie's little toadie. Piss on Roy Keane. Piss on anyone who looks like Roy Keane. Piss on people named Roy Keane but aren't the same Roy Keane as the Roy Keane Mick McCarthy is so very fond of. There. That feels better. And getting back to the captain slant this topic has taken on. I think Canadians are more accepting of a vocal, enthusiastic, captain than say some other nationalities might be. Maybe it's a hockey influence, who knows? But someone who plays with the quality and perceived dedication a Paul Stalteri dose certainly has the authority to chew some ass out there on the pitch when he feels the need arises. They're all big boys. If they can't take it, now's as good a time as any to learn to. And it's not as though our current captain, JDV hasn't been seen doing a little animated barking now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Yank Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Should Bremen win, would Stalteri be the first Canadian to win a major European Championship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An Observer Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 Assuming Belgium doesn't count (ie. Rad and Anderlecht), I would think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free kick Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 quote:Originally posted by An Observer Assuming Belgium doesn't count (ie. Rad and Anderlecht), I would think so. You could also, in that case, include Daniel Imhof at St. Gallen. Oddly that year, we had both Imhof and Rad playing in the Champions league. Canadian players have not been as fortunate since that time. Or even before . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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