Brendon Santalab
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Chengdu striker Santalab: Fury told me to go!
…striker Brendon Santalab can’t wait to get back to China for pre-season in early January with his Chengdu Blades teammates. The former Sydney FC striker, who joined North Queensland Fury in the Australian pre-season but left before playing a game, had a brilliant…
Mariners fail to lure Thompson
…bit younger to replace 'Boogs'.” McKinna also confirmed that the Mariners were interested in former Sydney FC striker Brendon Santalab, but his Chinese club Chengdu Blades refused to deal. “He's been scoring a lot of goals over there, and we asked about…
Santalab at it again for Chengdu Blades
…striker Brendon Santalab has scored yet again for Chengdu Blades in the Chinese Super League. The 27-year old former Sydney FC man has enjoyed a fruitful start to his career in China, scoring eight goals in 11 appearances, helping the Blades climb the table. Overnight,…
Santalab on fire for Chengdu Blades
…Santalab has made a dynamic start to his life in China. The former Sydney FC striker signed with Chinese Super League club Chengdu Blades in July and has enjoyed some irrepressible form in his short time there. tribalfootball.com caught up with the 27-year…
Hands off warning on Robbie Fowler
…earned North Queensland a first A-League win and is an early contender for goal of the season. And after Jade North, Brendon Santalab and Felipe all departed for foreign shores this year, Matheson is ready to turn down more substantial offers for Fury captain…
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Adapting to the lifestyle has been fairly easy. Football takes up so much time that there is only time to rest and look after yourself before the next training or game. China has a very different culture to everywhere else but it’s all a great experience. I have a contract for next season with Chengdu Blades and we will see what happens after next season.
What I put it down to is hard work and our style of play. We work great as a unit and win the ball back very quickly when we don’t have it. My role allows me to attack more than at previous clubs which has given me more opportunities to score.
The transition from the A-League to the Chinese Super League has been an interesting one. It’s obviously very hard to compare the A-League and CSL for various reasons but it’s been a fairly easy transition for me in terms of the CSL not being as physical as the A-League.
I had a brief chat to him before and after the game and that was about it but it was good to talk to someone on the same wave length and somebody who understands the Australian accent.
I was given the role of playing the lone striker, a position I haven’t played much at all but I enjoyed it. I had a hand in our 2nd goal which came from a counter attack and although I played the final pass, our goalscorer finished it off nicely.
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