Harry Cool Faces Istanbul Furnace!
Forget the prospect of Ronaldo to Madrid, Emmanuel Adebayor to Barcelona, Gareth Barry to Liverpool, or even Ronaldinho to Man City - the biggest shock of the lot is Harry Kewell´s departure to Galatasaray.
"Welcome To The Hell" waved the giant banner that greeted Manchester United players as they arrived at a feverish Istanbul airport packed with passionate Galatasaray supporters. The players had to literally run a gauntlet of hate through a seething and antagonistic mass of humanity as they made it through to their awaiting team bus.
That´s a microcosm of just how passionate football fans are in that part of the world and you can bet your bottom Turkish Lira that Harry will be in for a rough ride if he doesn´t deliver.
The problem with Kewell is you get the impression that he´s happier playing himself on his Playstation than he is playing for real. Comfort zone Harry has sat on the sidelines for so long at Liverpool whenever he gets a rare appearance he looks devoid of the hunger and motivation required to make a difference at the top level.
Hopefully the Bosphorus waters will spark something inside this huge talent that Liverpool fans never got to witness. But don´t bet on it. 16 goals in 138 games over 5 seasons was an appalling return for a player of his ability.
If he plays like that in front of the most intimidating fans in the world they´ll be burning effigies of the languid Aussie on the terraces.
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