Marquee player concept is back in style

October 22, 2012
By Guy Hand
A-League marquee players can be like the little girl with the curl.

Like Alessandro Del Piero, when they're good, they're very, very good.

When they're bad, they're horrid. Like Mario Jardel.

The marquee player concept appeared a great idea when the league started in 2005.

It went out of fashion for a time because of some flops, false starts and the success of lesser-known imports like Fred, Carlos Hernandez, Marcos Flores, Thomas Broich and Patrick Zwaanswijk.
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