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That is honestly so legendary. I could watch that on and on man
Non language fans look away, nothing for you here...
Its not so much the "soy", but the "Yo" (the "I" of "I am"), which he pronounces "Sho" (it seems to confuse Danny for a moment). This is typical Argentinean, the letters "y" and "ll" which in Spain and elsewhere in the Americas are pronounced like the "y" in English are pronounced "sh" or "zh" (the sound in the middle of words like measure and leisure). Pochettino does as well, although his accent is a bit "softer", maybe as a result of living in Spain for so long
I'm exposed to primarily Mexican Spanish along with Central American Spanish. I don't come across to many Argentinians so his dialect took me off guard.Non language fans look away, nothing for you here...
Its not so much the "soy", but the "Yo" (the "I" of "I am"), which he pronounces "Sho" (it seems to confuse Danny for a moment). This is typical Argentinean, the letters "y" and "ll" which in Spain and elsewhere in the Americas are pronounced like the "y" in English are pronounced "sh" or "zh" (the sound in the middle of words like measure and leisure). Pochettino does as well, although his accent is a bit "softer", maybe as a result of living in Spain for so long
As an Argie I can confirm this. A lot of our slang derives from Italian words, and sometimes when we speak it tends to sound a bit like Tony Soprano. I can only imagine it must be really hard for anyone who has a small knowledge of Spanish to understand an Argie, much like It would be hard for a non-english speaker to understand an Aussie.
Whaddaya bloody mean by that, mate? Anyone that can't understand an Aussie must have a few roos loose in the top paddock.
I've heard a few aussies that I really struggle with, not sure where they were from in aus though. Like some southern states accents , they may as well be talking Martian
It's odd how when he plays he's a lot of people's first scapegoat and when he's missing everyone sees just how he influences us.
Intergral player for us.
Intergral player for us.
He does a very useful job defensively like aaron lennon used to do. Back tracking and covering up for gaps in right back. Son,Eriksen and co do not do this
Man, do we miss him.
