Olympiacos Piraeus

[Festivus]

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva

Segue o teu Destino (follow your destiny)

Segue o teu destino,
Rega as tuas plantas,
Ama as tuas rosas.
O resto é a sombra
De árvores alheias.

A realidade
Sempre é mais ou menos
Do que nos queremos.
Só nós somos sempre
Iguais a nós-proprios.

Suave é viver só.
Grande e nobre é sempre
Viver simplesmente.
Deixa a dor nas aras
Como ex-voto aos deuses.

Vê de longe a vida.
Nunca a interrogues.
Ela nada pode
Dizer-te. A resposta
Está além dos deuses.

Mas serenamente
Imita o Olimpo
No teu coração.
Os deuses são deuses
Porque não se pensam.


I Would translate this poem to english but It would be impossible to do it  justice. It`s Fernando Pessoa the portuguese poet in a Ricardo Reis encarnation, one of his heteronyms. It`s so fucking beautiful that you can feel the powerful emotions come right through your screen, even without understanding Portuguese.


PS Ricardo Reis believed in greek gods. It was destiny that brought Marco Silva to your beloved team and it`s destiny that one day will be fulfilled, when Marco Silva and Benfica join forces in a event of cosmic significance.

Zeus will make this happen.

Beautiful poem. In Brazil the school children often have to study Pessoa and do presentations on him. 

Meanwhile, here in Portugal, the only Brazilian author people can name is Paulo Coelho 

[Faliro]

Could not get into any of his work, just dislike his writing style.

[PedroBenfica]

Faliro, does it usually snow in Greece?

[Faliro]

Yes, every year in most places. Greece also has a few ski resorts that usually get a very good covering on snow. What is fascinating is that snows in the driest places too.

Skopelos yesterday:



Kastoria this January:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULhncehgxOY

Athens:






Naxos this December:



Snow in Mykonos this December.. exceptionally beautiful..

[Cloughie]

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva

Segue o teu Destino (follow your destiny)

Segue o teu destino,
Rega as tuas plantas,
Ama as tuas rosas.
O resto é a sombra
De árvores alheias.

A realidade
Sempre é mais ou menos
Do que nos queremos.
Só nós somos sempre
Iguais a nós-proprios.

Suave é viver só.
Grande e nobre é sempre
Viver simplesmente.
Deixa a dor nas aras
Como ex-voto aos deuses.

Vê de longe a vida.
Nunca a interrogues.
Ela nada pode
Dizer-te. A resposta
Está além dos deuses.

Mas serenamente
Imita o Olimpo
No teu coração.
Os deuses são deuses
Porque não se pensam.


I Would translate this poem to english but It would be impossible to do it  justice. It`s Fernando Pessoa the portuguese poet in a Ricardo Reis encarnation, one of his heteronyms. It`s so fucking beautiful that you can feel the powerful emotions come right through your screen, even without understanding Portuguese.


PS Ricardo Reis believed in greek gods. It was destiny that brought Marco Silva to your beloved team and it`s destiny that one day will be fulfilled, when Marco Silva and Benfica join forces in a event of cosmic significance.

Zeus will make this happen.

Beautiful poem. In Brazil the school children often have to study Pessoa and do presentations on him. 

Meanwhile, here in Portugal, the only Brazilian author people can name is Paulo Coelho 

Jorge Amado had some of his work on the National Plan of Lecture.

[Festivus]

Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva

Segue o teu Destino (follow your destiny)

Segue o teu destino,
Rega as tuas plantas,
Ama as tuas rosas.
O resto é a sombra
De árvores alheias.

A realidade
Sempre é mais ou menos
Do que nos queremos.
Só nós somos sempre
Iguais a nós-proprios.

Suave é viver só.
Grande e nobre é sempre
Viver simplesmente.
Deixa a dor nas aras
Como ex-voto aos deuses.

Vê de longe a vida.
Nunca a interrogues.
Ela nada pode
Dizer-te. A resposta
Está além dos deuses.

Mas serenamente
Imita o Olimpo
No teu coração.
Os deuses são deuses
Porque não se pensam.


I Would translate this poem to english but It would be impossible to do it  justice. It`s Fernando Pessoa the portuguese poet in a Ricardo Reis encarnation, one of his heteronyms. It`s so fucking beautiful that you can feel the powerful emotions come right through your screen, even without understanding Portuguese.


PS Ricardo Reis believed in greek gods. It was destiny that brought Marco Silva to your beloved team and it`s destiny that one day will be fulfilled, when Marco Silva and Benfica join forces in a event of cosmic significance.

Zeus will make this happen.

Beautiful poem. In Brazil the school children often have to study Pessoa and do presentations on him. 

Meanwhile, here in Portugal, the only Brazilian author people can name is Paulo Coelho 

Jorge Amado had some of his work on the National Plan of Lecture.

I've graduated in 2008. Don't think that was around yet. I only recall being lectured about portuguese writers in portuguese class.

[OmarLittle]

[Faliro]

^^  Now that is sexy..

[20simao1]

Faliro what's the name of Marco Silva's translator?

Glad Marco Silva didnt leave to go to that shitty club.

After Olympiakos, Benfica

[Faliro]

Faliro what's the name of Marco Silva's translator?

Glad Marco Silva didnt leave to go to that shitty club.

After Olympiakos, Benfica

Μαρίνα Τσαλή (in Latin Marina Tsali).

[lost_paradise]

Faliro what's the name of Marco Silva's translator?

Glad Marco Silva didnt leave to go to that shitty club.

After Olympiakos, Benfica

Μαρίνα Τσαλή (in Latin Marina Tsali).

She`s sexy and she`s set for life. Your board fetish for portuguese coaches, makes her a permanent necessity.

[Faliro]

I cant think of translators without remembering OFI last season.. before they went bankrupt.. One of the best videos on youtube, the more you watch the more you will laugh..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS9HxCjU9t0

[20simao1]

Faliro what's the name of Marco Silva's translator?

Glad Marco Silva didnt leave to go to that shitty club.

After Olympiakos, Benfica

Μαρίνα Τσαλή (in Latin Marina Tsali).

She`s sexy and she`s set for life. Your board fetish for portuguese coaches, makes her a permanent necessity.

The way she looks at Marco when he's talking
Maybe she's just doing her job , but i noticed that for quite a while. I think maybe the first time was at the press conference in Munich.

And now, with Marco's facebook page, there she is again

[lost_paradise]

I cant think of translators without remembering OFI last season.. before they went bankrupt.. One of the best videos on youtube, the more you watch the more you will laugh..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS9HxCjU9t0

already seen it before. Gattuso is a 20th century player in a 21st century world of football, If I`m making miself clear.

His passion and celebrations is the San Siro are something else. Genuine character that stands out among the rest.

I`m man of only one club, but once upon a time I had an affection for Milan. The Milan of Arrigo Sacchi, Capello and Ancelotti with Baresi,Maldini, Van Basten, Boban, Weah, Pirlo, Gattuso, Nesta, Seedorf, Shevchenko and off course Rui Costa that is a Benfica legend and currently is member board and scout director since he retired in 2008.

But then Berlusconi fucked up everything and there`s still a transition to be made to restore Milan`s greatness. I really dislike everything Berlusconi stands for, football and politics. The only western politic worse I can think of is Donald Trump who`s not a joke anymore, considering he can be the next president of USA.

What a huge digression. Saw the Gattuso video again 

[lost_paradise]

Faliro what's the name of Marco Silva's translator?

Glad Marco Silva didnt leave to go to that shitty club.

After Olympiakos, Benfica

Μαρίνα Τσαλή (in Latin Marina Tsali).

She`s sexy and she`s set for life. Your board fetish for portuguese coaches, makes her a permanent necessity.

The way she looks at Marco when he's talking
Maybe she's just doing her job , but i noticed that for quite a while. I think maybe the first time was at the press conference in Munich.

And now, with Marco's facebook page, there she is again

She`s not gourgeous but has a je ne sais quoi. Quite oozing sex appeal.

PS got to check Marco`s facebook page more often