When Robinho made his surprise switch from Real Madrid to Manchester City, the forward was meant to take the Sky Blues by storm. In his first interview as a Manchester City player, the Brazilian international made the mistake of replacing his new club’s name with “Chelsea” – a side he wanted to join in a “dream move” during his last “tough days” as a Real Madrid player.
Sky Blues supporters got perplexed only for City’s biggest ever signing to reassure them with words marking his commitment to the team. As football pundits had tipped the ex-Real Madrid star to rock the English Premier League with his samba moves, Robinho went as far as infuriating Cristiano Ronaldo fans by challenging his rival in terms of stardom, performance and success.
According to the Brazilian play maker, Manchester City were the perfect club to help him achieve his dream of ranking among football’s greatest legend.
Scoring a free-kick on his debut, which ironically, was an English Premier League encounter against Chelsea, seemed to mark something new and positive in Robinho’s career at an individual and collective level. However, just as the Blues from London spoiled Robinho’s party by defeating the Sky Blues 3-1, destiny revealed that the Brazilian’s place to excel wasn’t at Manchester City.
The former Real Madrid winger netted only 16 goals in as much as 53 appearances as City fans 
witnessed unsatisfactory performances from the player that was meant to carry the team’s hope and pride on his shoulders. Robinho moved to Santos on loan after moaning about life in England and despite coming under Barcelona’s attention, his escape route was paved by AC Milan. As the young dad was explaining what went wrong at Manchester City and in the English Premier League, Robinho stated in his first AC Milan press conference:
“I had problems with English football. It isn’t made for Brazilians. I never had problems with Roberto Mancini and I wish him all the best at Manchester City. But now, I’m focused on playing for AC Milan.”
The Rossoneri will hope that Robinho fits in well with Pato and Ronaldinho as the Italian club are determined to reach the stars this season. Meanwhile, one player who is set to understand English football and thus prove Robinho’s statement wrong is Chelsea’s Brazilian midfielder Ramires. Is there any chance for the former Benfica star to emulate the standard that Juninho or even Kaka reached in France and Italy respectively?
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