Some of his challenges certainly didn't leave doubt that he was there to compete, left his studs in a couple of times
Well in, super debut.
I was amused that some of the San Jose players were complaining about the penalty he won, then you see the huge red mark over his eye where he had been elbowed. Some meaty challenges in that match, I actually rather enjoyed it. I've seen some properly awful MLS games, but hopefully the addition of some proper world class players like Gerrard, Lampard, Pirlo and Kaka will raise the standard. If there were any doubters thinking he was just over there for a holiday then I think he's well and truly shut them up.
I'm so pleased for him, it looks like the move is going to work out really well. A good pace, some decent players around him, yeah, this should be fun. I reckon he'll be there way beyond the 18 months, especially if he forms a good partnership with Robbie Keane, who it appears cannot stop scoring at the moment.