Mexico Vs. New Zealand, 2011 International Friendly: Giovani dos Santos Likely Getting His Shot
With Antonio "Sinha" Naelson heading to Brazil to deal with the recent death of his father and likely missing Mexico's friendly against New Zealand as well as their Gold Cup match against El Salvador, that seems to have opened the door for Giovani dos Santos to see the field a little more. FMF State of Mind, SB Nation's Mexican soccer blog, is excited to see what dos Santos can do:
There is no doubt that when Giovani dos Santos is on the pitch, Mexico looks like a different team. He gives them flare, speed, skills and the intangibles any player with his talent possesses, not to mention he is coming off a very good second half of the season playing for Racing Santander in La Liga. He is likely, and the most adequate player, to replace Sinha during this match. Sure, coming off the bench as he did on Saturday is good to catch defenders off-guard and fatigued, but having him in the starting lineup could only be better.
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