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O goleiro Vanderlei, um dos líderes do elenco atual do Santos, prometeu dar apoio ao atacante Diogo Vitor, flagrado no exame antidoping por uso indevido de substância presente na cocaína. O camisa 1 torce para que o resultado da contraprova seja diferente. Fã de Rodrygo, acredita que o assédio de outros clubes ao garoto de 17 anos é algo normal. O Barcelona, da Espanha, é o principal interessado.

– Foi uma surpresa, é o tipo de situação que ninguém espera. O Departamento de Futebol e o Jurídico estão cuidando disso, temos de dar apoio a ele, não saiu a contraprova ainda, vamos dar suporte e ver quais serão os próximos passos – disse Vanderlei, durante entrevista coletiva no CT Rei Pelé.

Se Diogo passa por momento complicado na carreira, Rodrygo vive situação completamente distinta. O “Rayo” é tido como a principal joia do elenco atual e está na mira do Barça. Árabes e chineses também fizeram consulta ao Santos para tentar levar o garoto de 17 anos. De acordo com Vanderlei, algo absolutamente normal.

– Aqui no Brasil, jogador da idade dele e futebol que vem apresentando, é normal o interesse nele. Cabeça boa, muito jovem ainda, tem muito a crescer aqui dentro do Santos, está vivenciando Libertadores, Copa do Brasil… Se um dia tiver que ir para Europa, vai estar preparado.

Vitória para sacramentar liderança na Libertadores
Assim como o restante do elenco, Vanderlei usa essa semana para se preparar para o próximo jogo do Peixe, nesta terça-feira, em Montevidéu, no Uruguai, contra o Nacional. O camisa 1 quer a vitória para entrar mais tranquilo nas outras competições e poder rodar o elenco.

– Temos que ir ao Uruguai para ganhar a partida e assegurar a liderança. Isso vai nos dar tranquilidade para as outras competições, até para ele poder mexer nas peças, entrar todos os jogadores e ninguém sofrer lesão – analisou, e completou:

– Tomara que não tenha trabalho, estou ali para ajudar da melhor maneira, mas espero que façamos uma grande partida e quem se destaque sejam os atacantes. Não vejo muitos vídeos, depois do jogo demoro muito a dormir. Pessoal manda vídeos no outro dia também.

Confira outros pontos da entrevista coletiva de Vanderlei:

Destaque no Santos, assim como Jailson é no Palmeiras
Vai muito da visibilidade. Eixo Rio-São Paulo podemos mostrar o trabalho sempre, focados aqui. Em grandes competições, temos a chance de aparecer. O Palmeiras tem três grandes goleiros, Jailson tem de ralar. Aqui também. Vladimir, John e João Paulo. Estava vendo reportagem sobre o Salah, rodou por vários clubes, mas se encaixou bem no Liverpoool.

Marcas pessoais
Não sou de acompanhar marcas, prefiro trabalhar no dia a dia. Lógico que é importante, fico feliz de me aproximar de goleiros espetaculares como Edinho e Zetti. Questão de ser ídolo, fica para torcida. Para ficar marcado na história do clube, precisa ganhar títulos. Espero que isso aconteça em 2018.

Jogar na Vila Belmiro
A Vila sempre fez a diferença. Os adversários sentem muito. Ela sempre foi nosso forte, mas temos o Pacaembu também. A Vila é bem acanhada e dá dificuldade ao adversário.

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شدد السويسري مارسيل كولر المدير الفني للنادي الأهلي على أنه لم يرَ خلال مسيرة التي امتدت لأكثر من 40 عامًا مباراة تشبه مواجهة فريقه أمام سموحة التي أقيمت اليوم ببطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

ووقع الأهلي في فخ التعادل السلبي مع سموحة في ختام منافسات الجولة التاسعة من الدوري.

طالع أيضًا.. رابطة الأندية تعلن أفضل لاعب في مباراة الأهلي وسموحة

وقال كولر خلال حديثه في المؤتمر الصحفي: “لقد لعبت كرة لمدة 17 عامًا ودربت 23 عامًا لم أرَ مباراة في حياتي تشبه مباراة اليوم”.

وأضاف: “الشوط الأول لم نلعب جيدًا بسبب أن الخصم كان يلعب بشكل دفاعي ويُغلق المساحات في الخلف”.

وتابع مدرب الأهلي: “لم أرَ في حياتي مباراة اللاعبين يسقطون كل 5 دقائق، ويُسددون الكرة خارج الملعب، وإضاعة للوقت بشكل غير طبيعي لم أره طوال 40 سنة في المهنة، وهذه أمور بعيدة عن الأخلاق الرياضية”.

وواصل: “رأينا في كأس العالم كيف كانوا يحسبون الوقت الضائع وسرعة رتم المباريات، لكن رغم إضاعة الوقت اليوم في الشوط الأول لم يحتسب سوى دقيقتين والشوط الثاني 5 دقائق فقط، وأوجه نصيحة لتطوير الكرة المصرية أنه يجب التصدي لهذه الأمور ومعاقبة اللاعبين الذين يُضيعون الوقت بالطرد”.

وأردف: “في المُجمل لم نخلق فرصًا كثيرة، وفي مثل هذه المباريات يجب استغلال الفرص القليلة التي تأتي، وهذا لم يحدث لذلك تعادلنا”.

واستأنف المدرب السويسري: “نتحدث كل يوم ونتدرب كل يوم على انهاء الهجمات، لكن في ظل ضغط الوقت لا يوجد مساحات كافية لتدريبات فردية كثيرة، واللاعبون عليهم دور في تنفيذ التعليمات”.

وتابع: “أحيانًا نتحدث بين الشوطين عندما يكون اللاعبين غير جيدين، ونعطيهم فرصة لتنفيذ التعليمات، واليوم لم نلعب جيدًا ولم نخلق فرصًا، وهذه كانت حالة أغلب اللاعبين اليوم بالأخص فيما يتعلق بفقدان الكرة”.

واستمر كولر في حديثه: “طبيعي أن يقال بعد المباراة إن كل شيء كان خاطئًا من جانبي من ناحية التشكيل وإدارة المباراة طالما أن النتيجة غير جيدة”.

واختتم: “لدي رسالة أخيرة لجماهير الأهلي، نحن نحتاجهم لأنهم عددهم يقل كل مباراة عن الأخرى، ونحن نرى جماهير المنافس كيف يكونون في الملعب”.

Kumar Sangakkara has said that the Sri Lankan board should choose a long-term captain as his successor and not give someone a caretaker role

Sriram Veera12-Apr-2011

Kumar Sangakkara has said that the Sri Lankan board should choose a long-term captain as his successor and not give someone a caretaker role. Sangakkara said both Tillakaratne Dilshan and Angelo Mathews were ready for captaincy but said they should be given longer tenures if they are to be successful.”You have to look long term. Not just what is good for now. If you want to go for Dilshan, give him the confidence for a long term,” Sangakkara told ESPNcricinfo. “Don’t give the captaincy to Dilshan and say, ‘You are just going to be captain for a year and half.’ It’s not going to be good for him, for he is going to think, ‘My days are numbered anyway.’ And so it won’t be good for the team.”Both Dilshan and Angie [Angelo] are suitable. If they think Angie is too young then Dilshan will do a good job because he has these little touches for success. Anything he does on the field, he has this little knack. I don’t know whether he will be the long-term candidate with his age, but if he keeps himself fit he can easily play the next World Cup.”Or they can take the plunge with Angelo. That is where the selectors have to really make a call. Pressure will have to be shared, if they make a call and if things don’t go well in the first or second year, they will have to be strong that they made a good decision. They will have to put everything possible in to make sure the captain has everything to do a good job. If it doesn’t go well even after that, maybe you can re-evaluate.”Reflecting on his own decision to resign, Sangakkara admitted that it was partly selfish but said the majority of the decision was based on what he felt was good for Sri Lanka. “No matter how much I try to deny it, there is a lot of ‘me’ in that decision. Having said that a large part of the decision is what I think is the way forward for the team. The way forward is not as difficult as people make it out to be. Players come players go and so do captains. Yet teams progress. That is the natural progression.Sangakkara said the administrators had the good of Sri Lankan cricket at heart but should never do anything that affects the players. “You can have your administrative scuffles but when it comes to playing cricket, players should not get involved with administration unless it’s something that directly affects their performance. And administrators should never cross that line. If they can maintain that familiarity and at the same time the professional distance it would be great. It can go wrong. It has gone wrong at times.”Sangakkara said he took the decision to resign three months before the World Cup and that Mahela Jayawardene supported it. “I am not resigning because I am unhappy. I can do this for longer but I don’t think it’s the right thing for me or for the team. Another World Cup is coming up in four years. We think four years is a long time but suddenly you will realise two years have already gone and the system hasn’t changed. A new guy is appointed with hardly any time to lead the team.”Sangakkara said the decisions to phase out Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas were the most difficult ones he took as captain. “It was a very delicate situation because Sanath and Vaasy are legends. You need to be 100% sure you are making the right decision. Personal likes and dislikes have nothing to do with what’s best for the team. We are a family, but you have arguments, your problems – that’s the way it should be, else nothing constructive is going to work.”Sangakkara said age wasn’t the criterion to drop these players and that it was purely about performance and team combination. “Sanath and Vaasy missed selection [for the World Cup] by a whisker. It was unbiased: it’s not about age. If someone is performing and contributing to the value of the dressing room, nothing else matters. It was a never a case of, oh he is old.”

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No primeiro jogo do Fla de portões abertos na Copa Libertadores, a expectativa é de casa cheia diante do Emelec (EQU), no dia 16 de maio, no Maracanã. A ideia do treino aberto nesta terça pela tarde, antes da partida desta quart-feira com o Santa Fe (COL), passa muito pelo projeto de lotar o Maior do Mundo diante dos equatorianos, em jogo que pode até sacramentar a vaga para a segunda fase da competição continental.

Até agora, apenas sócios-torcedores puderam comprar os bilhetes do confronto que acontece daqui a 30 dias. Antes, o Flamengo ainda visita os colombianos em Bogotá. Na última disputa da Libertadores, o Rubro-Negro teve uma média de público acima dos 50 mil e ideia é manter esse bom público, mas desta vez com a classificação para as fases finais.

Jogando no Maracanã em 2017, o Flamengo fez ótima campanha e venceu todos os quatro jogos, diante de San Lorenzo (ARG), Atlético-PR e Universidad Católica (CHI). Contudo, foram três derrotas longe do Rio de Janeiro e uma melancólica eliminação. A vitória deste ano no Equador aumentou o ânimo da torcida e por isso a ideia de casa cheia no decisivo confronto diante do Emelec.

Os torcedores que não são associados ao Rubro-Negro só devem ter acesso aos bilhetes para o confronto do dia 16 cinco dias antes da partida. Até lá, a ideia é que a maioria dos sócios comprem os ingressos já disponíveis.

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كشفت تقارير صحفية سعودية، عن رغبة المدرب بيتسو موسيماني في الحصول على خدمات مواطنه بيرسي تاو من صفوف الأهلي في فترة الانتقالات الشتوية المقبلة.

وبحسب صحيفة “سبورت” السعودية فإن أهلي جدة يبحث عن تعويض لاعبه الجامايكي لويس غرابان الذي قرر فسخ تعاقده مع النادي في الفترة الماضية وانقطع عن التدريبات وغادر السعودية.

اقرأ أيضا..أهلي جدة موسيماني يسقط في فخ التعادل السلبي أمام العين

وعرض موسيماني على إدارة ناديه الجداوي التعاقد مع بيرسي تاو لكن إدارة الأهلي المصري أشارت إلا أن تاو غير قابل للمس بسبب اقتناع المدرب السويسري مارسيل كولر بخدمات اللاعب.

وكان تاو سجل هدفين في مباراتين بقميص الأهلي بواقع هدف في كل مباراة أمام غزل المحلة والاتحاد السكندري، لكنه تعرض للإصابة بشد في العضلة الخلفية في مباراة الاتحاد، سوف يؤدي لغيابه عن الملاعب لفترة لن تقل عن شهر.

الجدير بالذكر أن تاو لعب 38 مباراة بقميص الأهلي في مختلف المسابقات وسجل 10 أهداف وصنع 6 باجمالي دقائق لعب بلغت 2415.

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Atualmente com 39 anos e referência no time do Brasiliense, o experiente atacante Reinaldo, ex-Flamengo e São Paulo, pode faturar seu sexto título estadual na carreira. O Jacaré ganhou o primeiro jogo da final do Campeonato Brasiliense, contra o Sobradinho, por 1 a 0, com gol de Reinaldo. Já o segundo duelo será neste sábado. No entanto, quis o destino que o centroavante tivesse a oportunidade de tentar conquistar um campeonato estadual ao lado de um antigo carrasco: seu atual treinador no Brasiliense, o ex-meiaAilton Ferraz.

Os destinos de Reinaldo e Ailton se cruzaram pela primeira vez no mesmo local em 25 de junho de 1995. O lugar era o Maracanã e ambos estavam ali por conta do último jogo do octogonal final do Campeonato Carioca daquele ano. Flamengo e Fluminense estavam disputando, naquele duelo, o título estadual. Reinaldo tinha 16 anos e estava na geral, torcendo pelo Rubro-Negro. Ailton, então com 29 anos, era jogador do Tricolor. Aos 42 minutos do segundo tempo, quando o Flu tinha dois atletas a menos, Ailton fez carnaval na zaga do Flamengo e mandou uma bomba para o gol. A bola desviou na barriga de Renato Gaúcho, entrou, tirou a taça do Fla e deu ao Flu, que venceu por 3 a 2. Quase 23 anos depois, Reinaldo ainda recorda perfeitamente daquele dia.

– Foi um dos dias mais tristes da minha vida. Estava com meu pai e dois tios. O Flamengo foi buscar o empate (estava perdendo por 2 a 0), Maracanã gritando é campeão, ano do centenário do Fla… Quase no fim, oAilton me faz aquela jogada. Agora estou trabalhando com ele. Quando ele se apresentou aqui (em fevereiro deste ano), eu falei: “Cara, vou te dar alegria aqui nesse estadual, mas você já me deu muita tristeza. Eu estava na geral do Maracanã naquele dia”. Ele fica falando que o gol é dele na súmula, mas eu devolvo: “O gol na súmula é seu, mas a glória é do Renato” – disse Reinaldo, em papo com o LANCE!.

Três anos depois daquele jogo, Reinaldo ingressou na base do Flamengo e, em 1999, fez parte da conquista do estadual daquele ano. O atacante também foi campeão do Rio pelo Fla em 2000 e 2001. Já o seu quarto título estadual foi vestindo a camisa do Santos, em 2006, e o quinto saiu pelo Brasiliense, no ano passado, em sua primeira temporada defendendo o clube da capital federal.

– Ano passado fiz um excelente campeonato, o Brasiliense foi campeão após quatro anos. Agora em 2018 o time começou capengando e eu tive uma lesão (muscular na perna direita) que me fez perder três semanas, uma boa parte da primeira fase. Voltei no último jogo da primeira fase, fiz gol e graças a Deus fui bem. Estou bem no mata-mata, tenho cinco gols no campeonato. Marquei no primeiro jogo da final e abrimos uma vantagem. Mas não está nada definido. Para terminar bem, se tratando de Brasil, tem que ser campeão, se não os bons jogos ficam para trás e acabam não servindo de nada – falou o atacante, que se vê com saúde de sobra para jogar, mas revelou que vai parar no fim do ano:

– Fiz 39 anos em março, mas estou correndo que nem um garoto de 20. Ainda me sinto bem jogando, mas acho que tudo tem sua hora, a hora chega para todo mundo. Tenho contrato aqui até dezembro. Espero cumprir até o fim, jogar a Série D e subir para a Série C, para fechar minha carreira vitoriosa.

VEJA O GOL DE REINALDO NO PRIMEIRO JOGO DA FINAL

JOGO DE DESPEDIDA?

Reinaldo sabe que é difícil, mas sonha com um jogo de despedida por Flamengo ou São Paulo. O atacante admitiu que é fã de jogos deste tipo.

‘Se Flamengo ou São Paulo me chamassem (para um jogo de despedida),eu aceitaria de olhos fechados… Aí fecharia com chave de ouro minha carreira’

– Se Flamengo ou São Paulo me chamassem, eu aceitaria de olhos fechados. Foram os dois clubes que eu mais tive identificação. Se tivesse uma oportunidade dessas, aí fecharia com chave de ouro minha carreira. Mas sei que é difícil, que os clubes têm outros projetos, mas seria legal. Gosto muito quando vejo jogos de despedida. Acho que é a valorização do jogador que passou ali e honrou a camisa do clube – avaliou Reinaldo, detalhando o carinho pelo São Paulo num patamar semelhante ao do Fla:

– Tenho um carinho especial pelo São Paulo, mesmo tendo ganho só umSupercampeonato Paulista pelo clube (em 2002). Mas o carinho que eu tenho pelos torcedores do São Paulo e que eles têm por mim é tão grande, que parece que eujoguei dez anos pelo clube e fui campeão de tudo. Flamengo e São Paulo são os clubes que vão ficar no meu coração para o resto da vida. Não desrespeitando os outros grandes que defendi. Sou honrado por ter jogado no Botafogo, com a 7 de Garrincha, e de ter jogado pelo Santos, time de Pelé.

PASSADO E FUTURO

Ao olhar para trás, Reinaldo diz que não faltou nada ao longo de sua carreira:

– Falar que faltou algo seria ingratidão da minha parte. Pela safra que sou parte, fiz até demais. Sou de uma safra que tinha Romário, Ronaldo, Luizão, França, Luis Fabiano… E fui titular no Flamengo, São Paulo, Santos… Só tinha fera nos grandes clubes. Você jogar na época desses caras, no meio de tanto cara “top”, e tendo vestido camisas gigantes, acho que não faltou nada, não. O único título que não tenho e queria ter ganho era o Brasileiro de 2002. Ficamos na frente na primeira fase e saímos para o Santos. Encontrei o Diego no aniversário do Juan e falei, brincando: “Vocês precisam agradecer ao São Paulo, porque Diego e Robinho começaram a aparecer mesmo foi depois daquele jogo”.

Para o futuro, Reinaldo não esconde sua meta: ele quer se tornar treinador.

– Meusonho é ser treinador. Vou estudar, me qualificar bem para ser técnico. Farei os cursos que tiver que fazer. Espero contribuir para o fortalecimento do futebol brasileiro. Vamos ver qual clube vai me abrir as portas, para trabalhar como treinador ou na base. Eu posso ensinar algo para geração que está vindo.

قال البرتغالي روي فيتوريا المدير الفني لمنتخب مصر الأول، إن هناك العديد من الاختلافات بين التدريب في الوطن العربي وأوروبا، من بينها أن اللاعبين هناك لديهم قدر عالٍ من الاحتراف.

وأضاف فيتوريا في تصريحات تلفزيونية بفضائية “أون تايم سبورتس”: “ليس معنى ذلك أن هنا لا يوجد احتراف، ولكن مع التنظيم وحضور الجماهير وإعداد اللاعب بشكل منفرد سيكون أكثر تنظيمًا وتنافسًا”.

طالع | فيتوريا: تأهل مصر لكأس العالم لابد أن يصبح “روتين”.. وربما تكون الهزيمة بداية الإنجاز

وأردف: “لكن في الوطن العربي التركيز ليس أكبر قوة وحياته الشخصية ليست على قدر من الاحترافية الكافية، بجانب قوة الدوريات، في أوروبا الأمر يتم بشكل أكثر جدية”.

وتابع: “سعيد جدًا بالعمل مع حازم إمام والاتحاد المصري، سعدنا جدًا بعملنا وفعلنا شيئًا واضحًا لابد أن نستمر في مهمتنا وعملنا، لكن لا بد أن نركز جيدًا”.

واستكمل: “عندما وصلت إلى مصر ذهبت لاشاهد كل مباريات الدوري، كان لا يوجد شيء جيدًا بدون حضور جماهير، وعندما حدث اتصال مع اللاعبين، اعجبت جدًا بهم والأسلوب الذي عملنا به في وقت قصير، وهذ كان شيئًا رائعًا بالنسبة لي، أول أسبوع لي كمدرب في المنتخب شعرت أنني قضيت وقت طويل مع اللاعبين”.

واستطرد: “المنتخب المصري أفضل مجموعة تعاملت معها، أريد أن أكون صريحًا مع الشعب المصري هناك عمل كثير ينتظرنا، لابد أن نعمل لا بد من خلق لاعبين جدد”.

واستأنف: “كان جيدًا من جوارديولا أن يتحدث عني في كتابه، واجهت بايرن ميونخ وأنا مدربًا لبنفيكا، والفريق الألماني فاز بهدف وسط 70 ألف متفرج، والفرق البرتغالية التي لعبت قبلنا كانت قد خسرت بسباعية، ولكننا خسرنا بهدف وأدينا مباراة جيدة جدًا، والإشارة في كتابه كانت على أسلوب الدفاع الذي لعبنا به”.

وكشف: “مورينيو أقرب إلى قلبي أكثر من جوارديولا، ونتبادل الرسائل على فترات”.

وأتم: “أيمن عبد العزيز يمتلك شخصية جيدة وتأقلم معنا في الجهاز الفني، ويتحدث الإنجليزية وهذا شيء جيد من أجل ارسال المعلومات في التمرين، ويعرف اللاعب المصري”.

واختتم: “في المستقبل سنضم شخص لمنتخب مصر خاص بالجزء الفسيولوجي”.

Amol Muzumdar is back in Mumbai to play the Ranji Trophy, even if it is as the captain of Assam

Tariq Engineer24-Nov-2010

Amol Muzumdar is smiling, unable to help himself. He’s back in Mumbai to play the Ranji Trophy, even if it is as the captain of Assam. “It’s great to be back,” he told ESPNcricinfo during practice at the Mumbai Cricket Association ground [in Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai] two days before the defending Ranji Trophy champions were due to take on the Super League newcomers.He was greeted like an old friend as he walked through the clubhouse, catching up with the Mumbai players and indulging in some good-natured ribbing with Ajit Agarkar and Ramesh Powar. It was only when he walked into the visitors’ dressing room that the reality of the situation sank in.Muzumdar was once the man for all seasons for Mumbai. For 16 years, he plied his trade at the heart of India’s most demanding domestic side, winning eight Ranji Trophy titles and becoming the team’s leading run-scorer. But in August last year, he decided to leave the city he grew up in for Assam – then in the Ranji Plate division – after not being selected for the Buchi Babu tournament.”Yes, I said I could never imagine playing anywhere other than Mumbai, but things change. The way things unfolded, it made sense for me to leave.” Assam, he said, were desperate to get out of the Plate league, and they thought he was the person to help them do that. He admitted this game had “a different feeling” for him, but said he prepared for it like he would any other game. “I just try to play good cricket.”In his first season as Assam captain, Muzumdar helped his young side earn promotion to the upper tier, where, as it happens, they were drawn in the same group as his old team this season, along with other domestic heavyweights such as Delhi and Bengal. “The group has five Ranji Trophy champions. If we can survive in this group, then we belong here.”Assam have made a good start to their season, picking up six points from three games, and surprising Bengal by overhauling their first innings score of 562 for 6 in the last game. Yet Muzumdar has told his new team “they are here to learn” from the way Mumbai plays cricket. He said some of the players feel like they have accomplished their goal just by making it to the Super League – a far cry from Mumbai, who consider a season without a Ranji Trophy championship a failure. “Having to explain the difference between big dreams and small dreams is in itself a challenge.”The smile was widest when talking about his many happy memories of playing here. Naturally, they all involve winning. The sight of Ravi Shastri lifting the Ranji Trophy in his first season in 1993-94, after the city had gone 10 years without winning the tournament, is one that will always stay with him. “It was my debut season and I was happy to make some contributions,” he said. Muzumdar is being modest. What he calls “some contribution” includes making 260 on debut, still a record for the highest score by a debutant in first-class cricket, and a tournament average of 164.66. Not bad for a 19-year old.He also mentioned the 2006-07 season, his first as captain, when Mumbai were in danger of not even making it to the knockout stage. “There will never be another year like that. It was up and down, like a rollercoaster. We lost our first three matches, no points on the table. We had to win the next four matches with four bonus points. We won the next four matches with four bonus points to reach the semi-finals. Then being bowled out for 233 in the first innings [against Baroda]. Being 0 for 5 in the second innings.”There was so much pressure,” he says shaking his head. “It puts a big smile on my face to think about it.” In the end, you can take the cricketer out of Mumbai, but you can’t take Mumbai out of the cricketer.

أثنى سيد معوض مدرب منتخب مصر الأسبق بالأداء الذي قدمه لاعبو الأهلي خلال مباراتهم أمام غزل المحلة ضمن منافسات الدوري المصري.

وحقق الأهلي فوزًا هامًا أمام غزل المحلة بنتيجة 2-0 ليواصل سلسلة انتصاراته في الدوري والحفاظ على صدارة جدول ترتيب المسابقة بـ15 نقطة.

وقال معوض في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة “ETC”: “علي معلول كان من أفضل لاعبي الأهلي أمام غزل المحلة، لأنه أضاف كثيرًا للعمل الهجومي في الجبهة اليسرى، ومستوى أحمد عبد القادر كان أفضل في وجود النجم التونسي، وقدم 60 دقيقة جيدة”.

وأكمل: “بابا فاسيليو مدرب المحلة جيد، ويبدأ الهجمة بشكل جيد أمام فرق الدوري، لكن كان من الصعب أن يلعب بنفس طريقته أمام الأهلي أو الزمالك أو بيراميدز، سيجد صعوبة بالصعود بالكرة من أمام المرمى”.

وأردف: “بيرسي تاو كان غائبا لفترة طويلة بسبب الإصابة، وصبر كولر على اللاعب في صالحه تمامًا، وتوظيفه أمام غزل المحلة في مركز المهاجم كان جيدًا، وسنحت له عدة فرص بسبب تحركاته داخل منطقة الجزاء، وسجل هدفا مميزا”.

وواصل: “بيرسي تاو لعب وقتا طويلا أمام غزل المحلة في بداية عودته مجددا، لكنه يحتاج إلى تطوير الأداء، وأتمنى عدم غيابه واستمراريته في المرحلة المقبلة”.

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واستطرد: “معلول كان أفضل لاعب مع الفريق، وبرونو سافيو قدم أداء جيدا وسجل هدفا، ولديه المزيد خلال الفترة المقبلة، وكولر قرأ فريق المحلة بشكل مختلف، لذلك فضل الدفع بالجنوب إفريقي بيرسي تاو، كما شارك محمد شريف وشادي حسين في الشوط الثاني”.

واختتم: “محمد شريف عليه أن يقيم نفسه، وهو تحول من مهاجم كان يساهم في انتصارات الأهلي إلى لاعب بديل حالياً وعليه التغيير للأفضل خاصة أن كولر يحتاج لمهاجم مختلف”.

South Africa know that Pakistan present them with an unpredictable challenge and they want to use the series as a way of testing their skills against a subcontinental team

Firdose Moonda25-Oct-2010

The last time South Africa played cricket in the United Arab Emirates was in Sharjah ten years ago. There, they lost to Pakistan by 16 runs in the final of a one-day tri-series that also included India. That South African side included the likes of Nicky Boje, Lance Klusener and Herschelle Gibbs, and was captained by Hansie Cronje on the eve of his fall from grace.The South African cricketing landscape has undergone major changes in the last decade. Only Jacques Kallis remains a part of the ODI squad from that day in March 2000, and he is a doubtful starter for the latest mission to the Middle East. Kallis has been out of action for over a month with a neck injury, and will be assessed by the South African medical staff ahead of the two Twenty20s against Pakistan.The rest of the squad will be getting their first taste of cricket in the desert. Not only will the conditions be much warmer than what they are used to, but the schedule much more crammed. Two T20s, five ODIS and two tests have been packed into four weeks. The players left for UAE on Sunday and have only had a day to acclimatise before diving headfirst into the action. “We are not going to have a lot of time to get used to conditions so I hope we will be able to sum them up pretty quickly. We have to be versatile and be able to adapt,” said ODI captain Graeme Smith during the whitewash of Zimbabwe that South Africa completed last week.The matches against Zimbabwe were largely regarded as a warm-up to a season that includes a home series against India and culminates in the World Cup. Smith felt that the victories against Zimbabwe have sent them to the UAE well-prepared in all departments. “The confidence base is good, our batters got time in the middle and bowlers progressively got better. We’ve done all the hard work ahead of this series.”South Africa experimented with new players against Zimbabwe, with Colin Ingram and Rusty Theron making their debuts. It is all part of Operation World Cup, which involves selecting a team that can finally end South Africa’s ICC trophy drought. There are no brand new faces for the Pakistan series, indicating that the focus is now on preparing the players that have been used so far. Coach Corrie van Zyl said he didn’t know if the squad for this series can be labelled the final fifteen. “That is a question I would like you to ask Andrew Hudson (chairman of selectors),” joked van Zyl at the team’s departure press conference on Sunday.Ingram and Theron settled into international cricket in outstanding fashion, with Ingram scoring a century on debut and Theron grabbing a five-for in his second ODI. Both staked their claim for a place in the team but face plenty of competition for their spots. Smith made it clear that if Ingram is used he “will play at five or six” as soon as Kallis is fit. Theron will have to do battle with Morne Morkel and Dale Steyn, both of whom are recovering from injuries.While the new faces are creating waves, there was a more familiar one, who was also entrusted with a new role, also in the spotlight. AB de Villiers looks certain to don the wicketkeeping gloves in the ODI side going forward and showed that he is capable of playing the dual role of keeper-batsman. Besides doing a decent job behind the stumps against Zimbabwe, he also scored back-to-back hundreds and is ranked the world’s top ODI player, according to the latest ICC rankings. Mark Boucher (who was also on the 2000 tour) is not taking being dropped lying down. He said losing the wicketkeeping role gutted him and he will fight to regain the spot.It is this type of inter-player competitiveness that Smith believes will decide the World Cup squad. “This series will give players the opportunity to stake claims. The coaching staff can have ideas for what they want to achieve tactically but ultimately it’s the players who put their hands up.”Although Smith is still the senior voice of South African cricket, he will spend the first two matches as just another player. Since relinquishing the T20 captaincy in August, Smith has played under Johan Botha in the shortest format, where he says he enjoys “relaxing on the boundary.” Smith will also give up the one-day captaincy after the World Cup and is using the time he has left in charge to “create the best environment I can so that we can be as successful as we can.”With all this introspection, it appears South Africa have given little thought to their opposition. In fact, they have been quietly trying to steer away from being bombarded with the one question that tails Pakistan like a cop behind a drunk-driver: What is your reaction to the spot-fixing controversy? Smith’s answer was typical PR speak, “I guess we are going to get this question quite a few times in the next month. For us, it’s important that we play the sport in the right spirit. It’s our job to go there and play competitive cricket and do our best. We have to trust in the ICC to lead the game. They are the main stakeholders and it’s important that they make the right decisions and we trust them to do that.”South Africa know that Pakistan present them with an unpredictable challenge and they want to use the series as a way of testing their skills against a subcontinental team. “This is our first taste of the subcontinent for the summer. It’s going to be important for the spinners to see how they are doing and also for the batsmen to see how they play spin. It’s a good way of getting the whole squad used to conditions ahead of the World Cup,” said Botha. South Africa play ten ODIs before the big tournament. The countdown starts here.