Carlos in Red, My Heart says no

So you’ve probably heard the Carols Hernandez to Heart rumour, what do you think Melbourne?  Should the best player in Melbourne Victory’s short history cross the divide to and join the red side of town, after all they are the form Melbourne team.

This is the biggest transfer rumours being thrown around A-League land at the moment, and I have a feeling it won’t go away soon.  Hernandez is obviously unhappy at Victory, limited time on the pitch and a shared spotlight has reduced the Costa Rican’s role (and value) dramatically.  Hernandez is still scoring sublime goals, and winning ‘goal of the year’ titles, but is this enough for the supporters from the Yarraside.

Hernandez is an outstanding talent, and shouldn’t be lost to the A-League, but one must realise his inflated price tag is unrealistic especially in an A-League that is treading water financially.  The coming together of Heart and Hernandez does have a fairy tale feel about it, but I can only see this ending in a messy divorce.

Firstly Hernandez doesn’t fit into the Melbourne Heart philosophy; he appears to be lazy at times and struggles to follow a team ethos.  Melbourne Heart built a season on this last year, and will a young squad will continue to rely on a hard working, less talented squad to achieve any type of success.

Financially I don’t see how the club could lure a player like Carlos to the club without a compromise from his camp.   You look at teams like Sydney & Victory and both have received a great return for their two marquee men Brett Emerton and Harry Kewell.  Carlos just doesn’t have that same pulling power, and his asking price will not correlate with a rise in attendances or results on the pitch.  If Hernandez was a member of the Australian national team he could probably ask for a higher price, we do love the return of our Socceroos heroes.

It wouldn’t be all doom and gloom if new coach John Aloisi was to sign this sublime talent.  A change of club may reignite the career of Hernandez, but also would bring two of the most exciting players in the league together Fred and Hernandez.  Both are in the twilight of their career, but still have plenty to offer our league.  If it was assured that both could stay on the pitch for the majority of the year, football purists would be lining up to purchase a Melbourne Heart membership.

Whatever happens to Carlos, he should excite any football fan in the Country.  Personally I can see new Victory coach Ange Postecoglu becoming a breath of fresh air for the Costa Rican, from then on it’s down to one of the most important area at a football club, the finance department (unless your Manchester City).

I just don’t see Carlos pulling on the red kit of Melbourne just yet.

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