#3 Eduardo Ferreira leads by example, leaves by the ambulance
Foreigners around the ISL have been time and again been accused of not caring enough and being lackadaisical with their attitude. However, over the past two days, we have seen two very distinct show of emotion and commitment to the cause. While it was Japanese star Katsumi Yusa who became NorthEast United’s biggest cheerleader, today it was Eduardo Ferreira.
The defender took a nasty knock below his eye in the first half and instead of throwing in the towel, the Brazil-born man fought on and a few minutes later, Habas’ decision to keep the giant of a defender on paid rich dividends.
Ferreira rose highest to meet a corner, using every inch of his 6’2” frame to power the ball home. Although the 33-year-old had to be carried away a few minutes later on a stretcher, he had jeed up his teammates with his efforts on the field.
With Pune down in the dumps, following their dismal start to the season, it is at these moments that the team and the manager seeks for some one to be willing to walk the extra mile, to not be afraid to try to walk on water, even though the idea of the same may seem so implausible and that man today was Ferreira. If Pune can indeed turn their season around following this game, Ferreira should be given much credit to help them doing so.
