Jakarta Casual

You wonder, don't you, as he sat there in a chilly South London night, whether Ricardo had half an eye on his future. Would he stay in Finland, or would he move on when the transfer window opened a few days later?

With KuPS in with a chance of reaching the play-off stages of the UEFA competition and looking forward to a tie against Polish side Lech Poznan, Ricardo has already packed his toothbrush and signed for Persija.

There is little chance of KuPS winning the Conference League. Persija though do stand a chance of winning the Super League as they sit in 3rd place three points behind Persib.

Ricardo will have little problem settling into life at his new club. Apart from Brazilian coach Maurico Souza he will be sharing the changing room with a good number of fellow Brazilian players. According to Wikipedia, there are nine Brazilians in the squad. And Ricardo makes 10. Oh, even the translator is Brazilian!

With the second-best defence and the second-best attack in the league, Persija are doing everything they can to make sure they don't end up second best behind Persib in the title race!

* - Another defender facing an uncertain future that night on the bench was Marc Guehi whose transfer attracted rather more headlines than Ricardo's!

# posted by Me @ 7:06 PM