While football may be off our television screens at the moment, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s been off our minds.
In fact, the coronavirus outbreak has meant that people have had to look elsewhere for their football fix – and many have found that through gaming.
That includes The Athletic journalist Tim Spiers, who, while playing Championship Manager 2001/02, managed to find a certain Nuno Espirito Santo, who was playing for Spanish side Deportivo at the time.
The former goalkeeper was aged 28 on the game and had picked up three appearances for his country.
Would Nuno leave us before his contract expires at the end of next season?
No way - and he'll stay afterwards, too
If a big club comes calling
Nope, but he will leave at that point
It's too hard to predict
As you can see from the picture attached to Spiers’ tweet below, he also had some stats which many fans are probably likely to disagree with.
For example, he had a teamwork score of 3, a work rate of 3 and a creativity rating of 4.
Lots of fans got in response to the reporter, with one jokingly calling the stats “FAKE NEWS”.
Here are some of the responses below…
Wonder what will come of him???
— NAG 🇺🇦 (@Kingwolf84) March 31, 2020
Work rate 4, determination 10 and influence 10 – FAKE NEWS
— Nick (@Nick847321) March 31, 2020
He’s not coming out until Wolves are champions of Europe! #wwfc #wolves pic.twitter.com/KaIeKumMjL
— /\_/\ Wolves Molinews /\_/\ (@wolvesmolinews) April 1, 2020
With his teamwork and workrate it’s a wonder he made it at all……
— RichClev (@FairerPlay) March 31, 2020
Strength 18 💪🏻
— Adam Price (@adpr84) March 31, 2020
Huh. I always assumed he was a retired fisherman from a Whaler.
— Shane McGeary (@humanmale1984) April 1, 2020
What a man! I’m on this version… pic.twitter.com/QzZGx6RjoG
— Ed Nell (@EdNell) April 1, 2020
With the coronavirus outbreak showing no signs of slowing down within the UK, it is hard to envisage when football will get up and running again.
The Premier League is due to return on April 30, however, with the virus being so hard to predict, that date is by no means definitive.
