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Denilson is a player of outstanding talent, as he proved in the Tournoi de France. His manager, Mario Zagallo, says that he has the best left foot of recent times in Brazilian football, and Zagallo managed those eminent left-footers, Gerson and Rivelino, when Brazil won the World Cup in Mexico, in 1970.
Denilson has a deceptive swerve, which is perhaps why he has been compared with that celebrated right-winger, the late Garrincha. He also has excellent technique, is not afraid to run at defences and passes the ball with skill. His shot is dynamic. It has been said that, when in motion, he always seems about to fall, yet somehow contrives to stay on his feet. Denilson de Oliveira, to give him his full name, was first capped for Brazil last November at 19. Born in San Ber nardo do Campo, on the outskirts of Sao Paolo, he had an impoverished childhood, playing soccer in the street with a rag ball. At 13, Sao Paolo picked him up; at 17, he was put on a $50-a-season contract by another Brazilian World Cup manager, Tele Santana, for his local team, and the following year Santana chose him for the under-20 world tournament in Qatar, where he excelled. |
| Denilson Move or Scissors Move: Approach ball and swing foot aroun front of ball and take ball away with outside of other foot. E.g., swing right foot around front of ball and place it to the right of the ball. Bring left foot behing ball and play ball forward to the left with the outsid eof the left foot. | |