Can Resurgent Ganso Play Important Role in Brazil Future?

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Published: August 28, 2014

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The rise and fall of Ganso had been one of the most intriguing storylines in Brazilian football over the past few years. An elegant No. 10 of undoubted technical quality, his dramatic loss of form and subsequent sale from Santos to Sao Paulo came as a major shock given his early rapid rise to the top of the domestic game.

For so long it had been a case of Neymar and Ganso as a double act, with the two "Meninos da Vila" from Santos identified as being key to the future of the Brazil national side.

While the former went on to star at the 2014 World Cup, sealing his status among the very best players on the planet, the latter spent his summer pondering over an improved start to the domestic season.

There had been false dawns and patches of good form before and the No. 10's state championship form prior to April had done little to suggest this was anything more than a blip in his rapid downward spiral.



Now, after 17 appearances in the Brasileirao this campaign, his resurgence has to be treated seriously.

What has helped the now Sao Paulo star is that his side have hit a purple patch in form, unbeaten in their last five following two defeats almost immediately after the World Cup.

The closest challengers to leaders Cruzeiro—albeit seven points in arrears—the Paulista giants have spent significant amounts of money to amass a squad which would be the envy of many European sides. In Alexandre Pato, Alan Kardec, Kaka and Ganso, they have a forward line that has almost immediately clicked into gear as a unit.

Kaka's arrival has been key to the side's upturn, with the side winning all four games in which he has featured since an opening defeat to Goias. In the five games since he arrived, Ganso has contributed two goals and three assists.

Suddenly, the 24-year-old appears an entirely different proposition. With confidence flowing through his veins once ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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