There is a new breed of footballer
Beyond eccentricism.
Unlike Barthez, Higuita, Zidane
Whose streak was clear to see.
These players seem to be
Certain liabilities
Half grasping that maverick streak.
Can anyone turly confirm
The optimum position of Somen Tchoyi?
Nay.
His half stumbling bursts
Raw power, loose canon,
Far more noble than those polished rambles
Of Luiz and Eboue.
A throwback to the golden age of mental football
An Asprilla without the insidious agression
Less tabloid than Gazza.
Tchoyi, the embodiment of the half nuts
Begging the question 'What is he doing?'
Even to fans of other teams.
Tchoyi, Paintsil, Bullard
Lovable mediocrity.
