Well, let me tell you about this fella, El Shaarawy. Sounds like a fancy name, doesn’t it? Don’t know much about fancy, but I know a thing or two about people.

So, this El Shaarawy fella, he plays that there football, you know, the one where they kick the ball around. He’s Italian, they say. Italy, that’s where they eat all that pasta, right? Good for them, I guess. I like my potatoes and beans, myself.
El Shaarawy’s Moving Around a Lot
Anyways, this El Shaarawy, he’s been moving around a lot. Like one of them tumbleweeds, just rolling from one place to another. Heard he went to China. China! Can you imagine? That’s way over yonder. Don’t know what he was doing there, but they say he came back. Back to somethin’ called Roma.
- He plays for Roma now, that’s what they tell me.
- He used to play for them before, then went off to China, and now he’s back.
- Sounds like he can’t make up his mind, this fella.
They say he’s a forward. That means he runs around a lot, I guess. Like my chickens when I throw them some corn. Always chasing after somethin’. He’s got a number too, 92. That’s a big number. Like the number of chickens I used to have, before that fox got in.
El Shaarawy – A Striker They Say

This El Shaarawy, they call him a striker too. Sounds like he’s always tryin’ to hit somethin’. Maybe he’s good at swatting flies? I could use someone like that around here in the summer. Flies are a real pain, you know.
They say he was born in 1992. That’s not too long ago, is it? My grandson was born around then. Makes this El Shaarawy fella seem like a young whippersnapper. Still got a lot of running in him, I bet.
Heard he plays on the left side, mostly. Left side, right side, don’t matter much to me. As long as they don’t trample my garden, they can run wherever they want. Garden’s important, you know. Gotta have food on the table.
Transfer Rumors and Such
Now, there’s always talk about this El Shaarawy moving again. Transfer rumors, they call it. Sounds like gossip to me. People always like to talk, don’t they? Heard he might go somewhere else, but then he stays put. Can’t make up his mind, this fella.

They keep track of all his games too. How many times he played, how long he ran around. Don’t know why they care so much. He plays, he plays. As long as he’s gettin’ paid, I guess. That’s what matters, ain’t it?
Stephan El Shaarawy and His Career
This El Shaarawy, Stephan is his first name, they say. Stephan. Sounds kinda foreign. He’s played for a bunch of teams. Genoa, Milan, Roma, Roma again. Like he’s goin’ in circles. Maybe he likes Roma best. Can’t blame him. My farm’s the best place I know, and I wouldn’t leave it for nothin’.
They say he’s an attacker. That figures. Always attacking, always running. Must be tiring. I get tired just watching those youngsters chase after the cows when they get out. This El Shaarawy, he must be fit as a fiddle, as they say.
They got pictures of him too. Just a fella in a uniform. Looks like any other fella to me. Don’t see what all the fuss is about. But then again, I never understood why folks get so excited about that football stuff. Give me a good rain and a healthy crop any day.

El Shaarawy – Always in the News
Every day, there’s somethin’ new about this El Shaarawy. It’s like he’s always in the news. Maybe he’s important or somethin’. Don’t know, don’t care much, to be honest. I got my own things to worry about. Like whether the rain will come and if the chickens will lay enough eggs.
So, that’s what I know about this El Shaarawy fella. Plays football, runs around a lot, and can’t seem to stay put. Just another person in this big world, I guess. Hope he’s happy, wherever he is. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go feed them chickens.
They also say he’s played a lot of games this season. Nine games, they say. That’s a lot of runnin’ around. My old bones would be achin’ if I did that much runnin’. He’s young though. Young folks got energy to burn.
And they keep track of how many minutes he plays. 426 minutes, they say. That’s a lot of minutes. More minutes than it takes to bake a good loaf of bread, that’s for sure. Don’t know why they count all them minutes. Seems like a waste of time to me.
