Football makes ‘Sweet Dreams’ come true
You know what really stood out about the recently closed transfer window? Not the brinksmanship, the complaints about tapping up, or even the idea of billion-dollar teams squabbling over a couple million pounds. The one thing that really stood out to me was all the talk about “dream moves.”
It seemed like every high-profile star that switched teams described their transfer as a “dream move.” Jose Bosingwa called his move to Chelsea his “dream move.” Dimitar Berbatov sulked, pouted, and divided the Tottenham clubhouse while pursuing his “dream move” to Manchester United. His strike partner from the previous season, Robbie Keane, also forced his way out of White Hart Lane, albeit with a little more subtlety, and landed his “dream move” by going to Liverpool.
It wasn’t all bad news for Tottenham, though. David Bentley, who decided to leave Blackburn because he wanted to play Champions League football, hailed Spurs as his “dream move” even though they had only qualified for UEFA Cup play. I guess Bentley’s dream was to play in Europe for a competition that had the acronym “UEFA” in it.
Additionally, Andrei Arshavin, who first referred to Barcelona as his “dream move,” showed that dreams are always malleable as he subsequently pointed to Tottenham as his “dream move” after Barca decided not to pursue him. I guess the phrase “backup dream move” wasn’t as catchy.
Written by Victor Li. 5 comments

