Carlinhos Bala Argues With Ciro

Carlinhos Bala lost his temper with Ciro during yesterday's training session. Carlinhos has expressed his desire to stay with Sport, but Sport hasn't given any indication whether or not the club will negotiate with Cruzeiro to extend his stay, and the supporters have largely lost patience with him. He doesn't have the speed that he had last year -- maybe because he needs a rest, maybe because it's gone for good. He is a useful player, willing to do anything to help the team, but he doesn't score goals like he used to and he hasn't done anything impressive in since scoring against Corinthians back in June.

Carlinhos Bala is surely feeling pressure to deliver in the last two games. Ciro has been scoring and is beloved by the supporters and Carlinhos was Ciro's reserve in the training game. Rumors have circulated for some time regarding the difficult personality of Carlinhos Bala -- supposedly he tries to intimidate the less established players on the team to better secure his position as one of the team's leaders. It's difficult to believe that Nelsinho and the club's directors are unaware of this, and it will factor in their decision to negotiate Carlinhos Bala's return.