So, It Turns Out That Taylor Has Effectively Cut Short Eduardo’s Time At Arsenal

Reports are coming out of the press and several blogs that Eduardo is finally leaving Arsenal for Shakhtar Donestk.  I remember the day the news broke out that Eduardo had signed for Arsenal.  In the morning, I was reading a blog post talking about possible replacement players for Titti.  Reading through comments, there was only one person (an arsenal insider?) who mentioned Eduardo as a possible transfer target, mentioning his goals to game ratio in the Croatian League.  Of course, the guy had to face a pile of comments saying that that league was inferior to the Premier League and that Dudu, the nicknamed he eventually got later, would struggle to keep up with that sort of goal tally.

Of course, it was a huge shock to me to see during the next day that out of the blue, a link appeared on Newsnow that Arsenal has signed Eduardo da Silva from Dinamo Zagreb.  Then came the photo session, his interview where he mentioned how he will try to fill the big boots of Thierry Henry.  Dudu then went on an impressive goal spree for someone who was in his maiden Premier League season.  The match which stands out most for me about Eduardo was probably that match against Everton, where he turned the match on its head by scoring two quick fire precise goals to give us the lead.

Then came that horrible tackle from Taylor which caused much anger among Arsenal fans, but not so much among the press, who instead were siding more with Taylor, with some journalists even going as far as saying that Eduardo was the one to blame for getting himself injured.

Time passed, Eduardo recovered amazingly fast from his broken leg, even faster than Rosicky healing from his dodgy hamstring problem.  Soon Dudu was running again, and his comeback showed that he had not loss any of his killer touch or predator instincts.  However, a series of niggling injuries, along with that diving scandal against Celtic had its toll on the striker.  The new formation of 4-3-3 also did not help him as he succumbed to a run of poor form and eventually dropping to the bench and being overlooked for many matches. 

Eduardo also spoke about his desire for a run of successive matches to prove and regain his fitness, but with the substitute appearance he was given here and there, he did create goal scoring chances, but failed to put them away, which evidently showed that the scar left by Taylor was more physcological than physical.  Seeing Ramsey suffer the same fate, of course, must have refreshed the memories of his own horrors during the Birmingham match, which must have been agonizing for him.

It seems that now a move to Shakhtar Donestk is the best thing that could happen to Eduardo.  He can start all over again there and build up his confidence and reputation once again as a very lethal finisher.  From my side, I wish Eduardo all the best and hoping to see you have a long healthy career at Shakhtar Donestk!  If you want to say anything about Eduardo, leave a farewell message, wish a simple good luck, feel free to drop in a comment below!  I leave you with this video of Eduardo’s top goals: