Gamst: Santa Cruz is just like Torres
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Blackburn midfielder Morten Gamst Pedersen has likened Roque Santa Cruz to Fernando Torres and tipped the Paraguay striker to get even better.
Liverpool splashed out a club record £23million on Spanish star Torres, while Rovers boss Mark Hughes shopped around before picking up Santa Cruz for just £3.8million from Bayern Munich.
The 26-year-old scored on his debut with only his second touch in English football, and has weighed in with another two goals since.
Santa Cruz has so far displayed all the qualities of an archetypal striker, much to Pedersen's delight as he is an ideal target man.
"He's good in the air, good with the ball, has pace and is strong - he's a bit like Torres. They have the same kind of qualities," assessed Pedersen.
"It's good to play with him, and good to have a player like him on our side. I'm glad he signed for us.
"He's a bargain from what I've see him of him so far. He's been brilliant for us.
"Although he can score goals, I don't think we've seen the best of him yet. He's just going to get better and better.
"Once he gets to know us better, then hopefully he can give us more."
There is no doubt Santa Cruz has made a fine impact in the Premier League so far, but given he is playing for Rovers, appreciably he has attracted far fewer headlines than Torres. -
santa cruz is more of a hunk than torres
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he is good-looking.
some neutral female football fans will start supporting blackburn because of the cute Morten Gamst Pederson, or the savage Robbie Savage, or maybe Tugay, Benni McCarthy? BUT most notably - Roque Santa Cruz. I feel that he is as good as Claudio Pizarro or even better. -
He is suppose to be quite old right?
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if i'm not wrong, he is 29?Originally posted by Xephone_xenon:He is suppose to be quite old right? -
i dun think he tt old.. mayb 26++
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Its written in the article, he's 26.
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i thought he's quite established 1 ?
how come only 3.8mil
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maybe he's from Paraguay laOriginally posted by Sagara:i thought he's quite established 1 ?
how come only 3.8mil
anyway he's gd leh -
he seems to be in football for a long time..
for the longest time i have heard his name.. -
Me too..i tot he was nearing 30 alrdyOriginally posted by R3SsH|n:he seems to be in football for a long time..
for the longest time i have heard his name.. -
He joined Bayern at age of 17 as a youth star!
But don't know why few yrs down the route he faded...... -
bcos of injuriesOriginally posted by zenden9:He joined Bayern at age of 17 as a youth star!
But don't know why few yrs down the route he faded...... -
bayern too many strikers.. last time.. pizzaro, santa cruz, elber..forget liao...muz queue...
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He was crowded out by Makaay and Podolski. When it came to substitutions, Pizarro was chosen instead.
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SO u mean he is no good enough la. LOL!Originally posted by lalaTearz:bayern too many strikers.. last time.. pizzaro, santa cruz, elber..forget liao...muz queue...