Watching Chelsea labour brainlessly to a home draw against Hull City on Saturday it dawned on quite a few of us in attendance that perhaps Luiz Felipe Scolari doesn’t know what he’s doing – and some decided to let him know as much.
So the timing of Electronic Arts' announcement that the affable Brazilian will play a starring role in its latest release – Football Academy – by offering gamers ‘hints and tips on how to become a true football expert’ is unfortunate to say the least.
The new title, available on the Nintendo DS from March, enables gamers to play 14 mini games that test football knowledge – from identifying players and teams to understanding formations – in order to discover their football IQ.
Now, when Nintendo introduced Nicole Kidman as an ambassador for its Brain Training game viewers were shown the actresses ‘Brain Age’ which improved dramatically through practise between the ad and its follow up some months later.
Will EA tell us Scolari’s football IQ? I do hope so but I’m guessing not.
