The Brazilian spent lockdown riding horses, playing guitar and reminiscing about his ‘sensational’ teammates
By Joshua Law for Yellow & Green Football
After 10 years in Europe that took in seven clubs, a lot of ups and more than his fair share of downs, Sandro is back in
Brazil. Still only 31, he has fuel left to burn. The
Coronavirus crisis has given him time to mull over his time on the other side of the Atlantic, bask in what was and ruminate on what might have been. Having spent lockdown at his parents’ farm – where he was busy looking after his young children, riding his horse and strumming his guitar – he is in a reflective mood.
Now back at his home in Goiânia, where he plays for Série A club Goiás, he describes
Tottenham and English
Football in glowing terms, calling the club “sensational” and the
Premier League “the best in the world”. He laughs as he recalls the good times under Harry Redknapp and André Villas-Boas. Yet there is discernible melancholy in his voice as he discusses the injuries – psychological blows as much as physical ones, he says – and the move to QPR, which he calls the “biggest regret” of his career.