The Bambino Pons nickname factory: how the most original were born

Juan-Manuel Pons He marked an era in sports history with his iconic tales, where he combined rock and football. Each objective gives free rein to the imagination of the toddleras he likes to be called, and his name immediately becomes trendy on social networks due to his inexhaustible creativity.

in chat with GlobeLiveMedia, the journalist told how he launched his own style which made him a unique narrator: “As a child, I constantly gave nicknames, I have an ease in resembling faces. There, for some, they don’t look the same at all, but for me, they do.” . Paul Scholes (Colorado), Ivan Perisic (Ursa Minor), Harry Kane (the office worker) and Cristiano Ronaldo (the built child) are just a few names that nurtured the creator of The prince Erling Haland.

In addition, recent arrivals of Lisandro Martinez there Enzo Fernandez wing premier league They once again placed him as a highlight of the shows due to the catchy nicknames he gave them both: “I put Enzo Fernández The Pearl because I associated it with the white hair he has The Pearl Eric Ramírez (gymnastics player) and since Enzo had bleached his hair I sent him The Pearl”.

For his part, the central defender of the Manchester United and world champion with the Argentine national team is nicknamed Butcher for fans of Red Devilsbut toddler I don’t like to call it like this: “That sounds very aggressive to me, it’s like saying Sicario Rojas (River Plate player), is very ugly. I put Tarzan to Lisandro Martínez because he told me that he told him ‘little’ and Gary Neville had killed him because of the height, even if I say it in a nice way, to favor him. So I send you Tarzan and he loves her”.

Remember that the glory of the cast of Manchester had judged the size of the Argentine defender last August, a few days after his arrival in England: “When I heard that he was 1.75 meters tall, it made me step back, physically he cannot compete. . Maybe on the left, in a line of three, it could work. Or in midfield, because we know he can do it.” But, months later, he changed his mind: “It’s great. To be small and play as a central defender, you have to be someone special, and he is.”.

Alexander Garnacho nor was it excluded from the originality of ponswho nicknamed him Moe for the 18-year-old winger’s identical resemblance to the character in the American series The Three Stooges. Manchester United has several representatives: Alex Run away Ferguson, the baby Nani y The soldier Ryan Giggs, among others. But there’s also the use of animals and objects to describe players like Lucas La Rata modric oh Rock Toothpick Squat, historic English striker 2.01 tall. “I told him The Panther A Darwin Nunez because he looks very feline to me. They come to mind right now. I’m looking for them a bit. For example, the illusionist A Bruno Fernandes“, explained the rapporteur. Dirk Kuyt (sleeping), Kevin De Bruyne (My poor little angel), Edwin van der Sar (Pinocchio) or John Terry (Without codes) enrich their catalog.

And, like any explanation, there is also one to know the origin of his nickname, the one that accompanied him almost all his life: “As a boy, they called me Gallego in the neighborhood. Until Roberto Leto, with whom I entered journalism school, stare at me toddler by sydney. I liked the way he spoke toddlerwas stubborn and from the neighborhood. The nickname benefited me because it is closer to my last name. It is better to say Bambino Pons than Juan Manuel Pons”.

In a previous interview for GlobeLiveMedia, he added more details about his debut in the story: “In the neighborhood he told the kids when we were playing, he harassed them, he gave them nicknames. I imitated García Blanco, cartoons like Yogi Bear or a character of the moment and they laughed with me. He talked a lot, I am a verbal incontinent”. “My childhood was playing ball with the neighborhood kids. I went to the field with my uncle to see Ferro, Español, San Lorenzo or River,” said the man who had a fleeting visit to Peñarol from Montevideo.

The fans of liverpool they became his inspiration for reciting rock songs after the match goals he narrated. They sang the melody of the song Guantanamera with the attacker’s first and last name Mike Owen. Thus, in the early 2000s, a custom was born thanks to Juan Sebastien Veron In Manchester United : was encouraged to sing a cappella a bit of the buzzed who changed the lyrics of a song (instead of “Go on” said “Veron” to emulate a catchy chorus).

As he used to play picados with national rock characters, he befriended the Ruiz Díaz de Catupecu Machu and he asked Gabriel, the brother of the singer Fernando, to collect the tracks of certain songs without the lyrics, so that he could modify them on the air and sing the objectives of the premier league. Among his greatest hits, he included reverse song verses of The Beatlesfor its easy rhymes, but also for those of RamonesTHE WHO there Duran Duran.

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