Felipe Melo, who spend the last four years in Turkey with Galatasaray, always strongly answers his critics who questions his playing style.
The 32-year-old midfielder, who’s been sent off more than a dozen times in his career, previously spent three seasons in Serie A, one with Fiorentina and two with Juventus. He says: “I’ve never made a tackle that has broken a player’s leg. But football is a contact sport. If you don’t want contact, then go and play Tennis. People talk, but should watch the matches more carefully, have a look at what I’ve done in the last four years.”
After being booked for fouling Mario Balotelli during his team’s 1-0 win over Milan the week before, he said: “I was booked, but I don’t think I deserved to be. The derby is always a physical game and if I had to get a second yellow card for the good of the team, I’d do that without hesitation. Balotelli is a great player but you have to wind him up a bit.”
He said when he arrived at Inter: “Yes, I’m a nasty player and that is my strength. There are always going to be bookings; I won’t think twice about stopping an opponent if they are going towards our goal.”
Felipe Melo, who spend the last four years in Turkey with Galatasaray, always strongly answers his critics who questions his playing style.
The 32-year-old midfielder, who’s been sent off more than a dozen times in his career, previously spent three seasons in Serie A, one with Fiorentina and two with Juventus. He says: “I’ve never made a tackle that has broken a player’s leg. But football is a contact sport. If you don’t want contact, then go and play Tennis. People talk, but should watch the matches more carefully, have a look at what I’ve done in the last four years.”
After being booked for fouling Mario Balotelli during his team’s 1-0 win over Milan the week before, he said: “I was booked, but I don’t think I deserved to be. The derby is always a physical game and if I had to get a second yellow card for the good of the team, I’d do that without hesitation. Balotelli is a great player but you have to wind him up a bit.”
He said when he arrived at Inter: “Yes, I’m a nasty player and that is my strength. There are always going to be bookings; I won’t think twice about stopping an opponent if they are going towards our goal.”
