Orlandi on talksport

[chucky1973]

Vicente nearly fit again.....

Is it April 1st already?

 

[Barry Izbak]

My favourite bit was when he referred to his club as "The Albion"

Top Bloke

 

[Spiros]

Didn't hear this morning but heard him on 5 live yesterday afternoon and he sounded a top bloke. He mentioned top the presenter that he couldn't speak a word of English when he first came to Swansea and when complemented by the presenter he said 'I just get by'. Presenter then asked 'what English saying has puzzled you the most' and he replied 'procrastination is the thief of time'. Sounds as if he has mastered the language better than most of our English players

 

[CHAPPERS]

It sounded pretty fluent to me. He's learnt it quickly, can speak Italian and Spanish, which makes several languages in my book.

To be fair to be born in Spain to Italian parents you'd expect to speak both languages fluently and then he moved to England.

Not saying he's not intelligent or anything because he does speak well.

 

[Farehamseagull]

Heard him on Radio 5 yesterday also. He does come across as a really decent bloke and very articulate. He is also always the first on the scene if a player is injured, Brighton or the opposition, checking they're ok.

 

[Mellotron]

That's a bit unfair. English players living and playing abroad for more than a season or 2 would pick up the lingo just as well as those coming over here. The reason that foreign players sound more intelligent is that the accent gives sense of sophistication. I'm sure English players and managers - Tel Venables for example - come across as much more intelligent than we give them credit for when they speak spanish.

Can't agree at all. Mediterranean footballers are much more cultured than your average English footballer. Their players quote philosophy in interviews, can you imagine one of our players doing that?! The gay rumours would be all over Twitter within seconds. Our players live in a culture where stupid is king.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Can't agree at all. Mediterranean footballers are much more cultured than your average English footballer. Their players quote philosophy in interviews, can you imagine one of our players doing that?! The gay rumours would be all over Twitter within seconds. Our players live in a culture where stupid is king.

Agreed. Its a culture where an educated lad, would hide any interest in anything more sophisticated than Drake and FIFA13, for fear of ridicule from his team mates. Look at Graham Le Saux - branded as 'gay' for the crimes of reading the Guardian and being able to string a sentence together.

 

[Mellotron]

Agreed. Its a culture where an educated lad, would hide any interest in anything more sophisticated than Drake and FIFA13, for fear of ridicule from his team mates. Look at Graham Le Saux - branded as 'gay' for the crimes of reading the Guardian and being able to string a sentence together.

I think - besides being shit at football - that is what I'd most struggle with if I was a Prem footballer. I do like a game of FIFA, but with a cup of Earl Grey. And Nando's is shit.

 

[edna krabappel]

Agreed. Its a culture where an educated lad, would hide any interest in anything more sophisticated than Drake and FIFA13, for fear of ridicule from his team mates. Look at Graham Le Saux - branded as 'gay' for the crimes of reading the Guardian and being able to string a sentence together.

I think it must be improving- at least at Premier League clubs. I've just started following Juan Mata on Twitter & he seems like a really intelligent guy. He's evidently writing a blog on his time at Chelsea, which is also really interesting.

Today's blog speaks of his recent visit to the Royal Albert Hall and how much he enjoys it, as well as recommendations for shopping in Westbourne Grove. Beats the usual footballer drivel.

 

[kevo]

Listen again here:

Radio: Orlandi: Brighton deserved their win over Newcastle | Radio talkSPORT

The 5 Live interview is here, about 50 mins in:

BBC Radio 5 live - 5 live Sport, Sunday Review, 06/01/2013

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I think it must be improving- at least at Premier League clubs. I've just started following Juan Mata on Twitter & he seems like a really intelligent guy. He's evidently writing a blog on his time at Chelsea, which is also really interesting.

Today's blog speaks of his recent visit to the Royal Albert Hall and how much he enjoys it, as well as recommendations for shopping in Westbourne Grove. Beats the usual footballer drivel.

That doesn't suggest that the culture amongst ENGLISH players is changing though...

 

[Biscuit]

The 5 Live interview is here, about 50 mins in:

BBC Radio 5 live - 5 live Sport, Sunday Review, 06/01/2013

Thanks for sharing! Really interesting interview.

 

[dadams2k11]

Listen again here:

Radio: Orlandi: Brighton deserved their win over Newcastle | Radio talkSPORT

The 5 Live interview is here, about 50 mins in:

BBC Radio 5 live - 5 live Sport, Sunday Review, 06/01/2013

Thanks. I was looking for that and was going to post if anyone had a link. Top man

 

[Jesus Gul]

'procrastination is the thief of time'.

brilliant..I feel a cult zeroes purchase coming on...once he's on the list Cult Zeros Football T-Shirts, Hoodies and Retro Memorabila

 

[dadams2k11]

Orlandi is class

 

[robynsdad]

He comes across so so well - a PR bonus for the club and must be great for the younger players to have someone like that in the team. Reckon we'll see him doing a bit of punditry on MOTD if/when Brighton make the PL

 

[Weststander]

More articulate than 95% of home grown players.

Rooney and lips Ferdinand could take english lessons from Orlandi.

 

[W.C.]

It's very very easy to say people 'should' be able to speak 2 languages when they have parents from different countries or, if I/Someone went abroad for a a couple of years I'd pick it up.

It just isn't true.

I know plenty of kids who come from a supposedly bilingual family who stick to only one language (myself included) and many MANY people who live abroad a long time and pick up next to nothing of the language.

I've tried and have so far failed myself.

It takes a LOT of hard work and a certain amount of aptitude/inteligence.

 

[Sheebo]

Agreed. Its a culture where an educated lad, would hide any interest in anything more sophisticated than Drake and FIFA13, for fear of ridicule from his team mates. Look at Graham Le Saux - branded as 'gay' for the crimes of reading the Guardian and being able to string a sentence together.

I thought Le Saux is gay?!

Edit - Married with 2 kids. You see, those gay rumours get taken as fact by someone who doesn't really care that much!

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I thought Le Saux is gay?!

Point proven, then.

Despite being straight (he is married and has two children),[5] Le Saux was dogged by rumours of homosexuality during his playing career. He attributed this to his lack of enthusiasm for the 'typical' footballer's lifestyle, his university background, and the fact that he read a left-wing broadsheet newspaper, The Guardian. This led to abuse from opposition fans and even players. He became involved in a running series of taunts with Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler during a Chelsea game versus Liverpool on 27 February 1999. In the game, Fowler repeatedly bent over and pointed his backside in Le Saux's direction, causing him to delay taking a free kick and be booked for time wasting. Unseen by the match officials, Le Saux later struck Fowler on the edge of the Chelsea penalty area.[6] Both were later charged with misconduct by the FA.[7] In a later interview with The Times, Le Saux said, "More than anything in my career, that offended me. What [Fowler] did was wrong and he has never admitted that. He still talks as if it was a bit of a laugh."