Neymar Chelseayilekku pokum ennu oru news undu..if Chelsea matches the transfer fee.Originally Posted by nettooran
I think he should wait 2 more years...Now he's too thin to play in hard tackling EPL games...
Player like him is suited for Barcelona or AC.Milan...They have some very good physio therapists and doctors...who can grrom thin players into strong players..whatever be the secret...
Messi lights up dull Aviva opener
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Lionel Messi was back to his dominant best
There were two distinctive noises that rang out with increasing irritation during this summer's World Cup, with the first of those being those plastic weapons of audible destruction known as a vuvuzela.
The other defining legacy of South Africa 2010 was sound of smashing reputations, with some of the game's biggest stars left to lick their wounds much earlier than they might have expected in June. Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo were among the biggest flops, but they were not alone.
Seeing a crestfallen Lionel Messi trudging off the field after his Argentina side were roundly thumped by Germany in the quarter-finals confirmed that the player holding the undisputed title of best on the planet had spurned his chance to give his career the defining seal that comes with a World Cup triumph.
While Messi was far from the worst player on the game's ultimate showpiece, he was a flop by his own extraordinarily high standards as the World Cup tipped by many to belong to him passed with only a few assists and some sparkling near misses to remember him by.
The cheer that greeted Messi's exit was arguably the loudest on what was a muted first night of international soccer at this space age stadium, built on the same plot of land that once housed the creaking and crumbling Lansdowne Road stadium for so many years.
It's premature to judge the ambience of a sporting venue after a meaningless friendly, with Ireland's Euro 2012 qualifiers a more accurate judge of what this stadium will offer the home side, yet this felt like an anti-climatic start for a venue that will host the Europa League Final next May.
With Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni missing this game due to illness, assistant Marco Tardelli fielded questions from the media after the game. "I am disappointed by the result, but I felt the young players we tried played very well, especially in the second half," said the Italian.
"We played against a very experienced team and hopefully we will see the benefit from this match in the months ahead. Maybe we have found some new players and that is what you want from this sort of game. I have spoken to Giovanni Trapattoni and he is happy with the performance of our players.
"We are unlucky to lose when you see the goal and I was wondering if they have changed the off-side rules, but we should not have conceded the goal even if the officials made a mistake."
Interim Argentina coach Sergio Batista admitted his side were"'fortunate" with their winning goal as he offered words of praise for his side's resilience in the second half, yet the truth was his side were worthy winners after a fine passing display as he gave his side eight out of ten for their performance.
With Messi at the hub of all their best work, any suggestion that a disappointing World Cup would knock the game's greatest player off his pedestal will soon be dispelled.
MAN OF THE MATCH: Lionel Messi
Few players shone on this disappointing night of action, but it is always worth paying the admission money to watch Messi. What a class act.
AVIVA STADIUM VERDICT: The venue looks spectacular and the playing surface seemed more impressive than the shoddy pitch Wembley provided after it opened for business. Like any new venue, needs time to find its soul.
TRAPATTONI UPDATE: The Ireland manager is expected to stay in hospital for a few more days as he recovers from minor surgery he underwent on Wednesday afternoon. It seems as if food poisoning is not the problem for Trapattoni, as was previously reported.
MISSED OPPORTUNITY: Celtic's Cillian Sheridan would have been disappointed by his performance on a night when he could have staked a claim for a key role in the Euro 2012 effort. Wolves striker Kevin Doyle will not be ousted from the side after this poor showing.
KEANE HONOUR: Ireland captain Robbie Keane earned his 100th cap on this historic night for Irish soccer. He has been a fine servant for the national team cause.
ARGENTINA VERDICT: Life after Maradona will be far less entertaining for the watching world, but the next Argentina coach will inherit a squad overloaded with talent. They will be a threat come Brazil 2014 so long as their defensive flaws are addressed.
Source : ESPN
Manchester City are set to complete the signings of James Milner and Mario Balotelli in the next few days, manager Roberto Mancini says on Friday
Source : BBC
Manchester City complete signing of Mario Balotelli
Manchester City have completed the signing of Inter Milan striker Mario Balotelli on a five-year contract. The Italian, 20, flew into Manchester on Friday for a medical after agreeing personal terms with City, with the fee thought to be about 24m.
His signing takes City's spending this summer to well over 100m.
And that figure will rise again with James Milner's move from Aston Villa expected to go through within "two or three days", said boss Roberto Mancini.
The 24-year-old England midfielder has been named in Villa's squad to face West Ham in their Premier League opener on Saturday, but Mancini is confident the deal will go through soon.
Balotelli's arrival follows those of Jerome Boateng, David Silva, Yaya Toure and Aleksandar Kolarov.
Meanwhile, England midfielder Milner's switch is thought to have been held up by midfielder Stephen Ireland's demand for a 2m payment to leave Eastlands.
City have offered Aston Villa 18m for Milner, with Ireland moving in the opposite direction as part of the deal, but Ireland's current employers are unwilling to pay him the sum he is seeking.
The Battle Begins Today
Week 1
Saturday, 14 August 2010
Tottenham v Man City, 12:45
Aston Villa v West Ham, 15:00
Blackburn v Everton, 15:00
Bolton v Fulham, 15:00
Sunderland v Birmingham, 15:00
Wigan v Blackpool, 15:00
Wolverhampton v Stoke, 15:00
Chelsea v West Brom, 17:30
Sunday, 15 August 2010
Liverpool v Arsenal, 16:00
Monday, 16 August 2010
Man Utd v Newcastle, 20:00
All are UK Timings
മറഡോണക്കെതിരെ വെറോണ്*
Friday, August 13, 2010
ബ്വേനസ് എയ്*റിസ്: അര്*ജന്റീനയുടെ മുന്* പരിശീലകനും ഇതിഹാസതാരവുമായ ഡീഗോ മറഡോണക്കെതിരെ ലോകകപ്പ് ടീമില്* അംഗമായിരുന്ന സീനിയര്* താരം യുവാന്* സെബാസ്റ്റിയന്* വെറോണിന്റെ രൂക്ഷവിമര്*ശം. ദക്ഷിണാഫ്രിക്കയില്* നടന്ന ഇക്കഴിഞ്ഞ ലോകകപ്പില്* മറഡോണ കൈക്കൊണ്ട തന്ത്രങ്ങളെ ഇഴകീറി വിമര്*ശിച്ച വെറോണ്* അടുത്ത കോച്ചായി നിയമിക്കുന്നയാള്*ക്ക് പരിശീലക പദവിയിലേറാന്* അര്*ഹതയുണ്ടായിരിക്കണമെന്നും നിര്*ദേശിച്ചു. ഒരു റേഡിയോ അഭിമുഖത്തിലാണ് വെറോണ്*, മറഡോണയുടെ രീതികളെ ചോദ്യം ചെയ്തത്.
ലോകകപ്പില്* സൂപ്പര്*താരം ലയണല്* മെസ്സിയെ മറഡോണ കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്ത രീതി ശരിയല്ലായിരുന്നെന്ന് തുറന്നടിച്ച വെറോണ്*, ടീമിന്റെ മധ്യനിര തീരെ സമതുലിതമല്ലായിരുന്നെന്നും ചൂണ്ടിക്കാട്ടി. 'പന്ത് സ്വീകരിക്കാന്* മുന്*നിരക്കടുത്ത് മെസ്സിയെ വിന്യസിക്കാതിരുന്നത് തെറ്റാണ്. കാലില്* പന്തുമായി 50 മീറ്ററോളം പോകണമെന്ന് അവനോട് പറയുന്നത് ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടാണ്. എതിരാളികള്* അവന്റെ മുന്നില്* കാത്തിരിക്കുമ്പോള്* അതു ശ്രമകരം തന്നെ. പരിചിതമല്ലാത്ത രീതിയില്* പന്തു തട്ടുന്നതിന്റെ വിഷമം മെസ്സിയുടെ മുഖത്തു കാണാമായിരുന്നു. ആ കളികളിലൊന്നും അവന്* സുഖപ്രദമായല്ല കളിക്കുന്നതെന്ന് തോന്നിച്ചു. അവന് ടീമിന്റെ പിന്തുണ വേണമായിരുന്നു. ചിലപ്പോള്* അതു ലഭിച്ചു. പലപ്പോഴും ലഭിച്ചതുമില്ല.'
മറഡോണ തന്നെ പുറത്തിരുത്തിയതിനെയും മുന്* മാഞ്ചസ്റ്റര്* യുനൈറ്റഡ് താരമായ വെറോണ്* വിമര്*ശിച്ചു. വെറോണായിരിക്കും തന്റെ ടീമിന്റെ പ്ലേമേക്കറെന്ന് ലോകകപ്പിന് മുമ്പ് പറഞ്ഞത് മറഡോണ പാലിച്ചില്ലെന്ന് എസ്റ്റൂഡിയന്റ്*സ് താരമായ 35കാരന്* പറഞ്ഞു. 'ഒരവസരത്തില്* അദ്ദേഹം എന്നോട് പറഞ്ഞത് സ്*പാനിഷ് ടീമില്* സാവി ഹെര്*ണാണ്ടസിന്റെ റോളായിരിക്കും അര്*ജന്റീനാ ടീമില്* എന്*േറതെന്നാണ്. എന്നിട്ട് ഞാന്* ടീമിന്റെ പുറത്തിരിക്കേണ്ടി വന്നു. അതെന്നെ വല്ലാതെ വേദനിപ്പിച്ചു'- 1996 മുതല്* അര്*ജന്റീനക്ക് കളിക്കുന്ന വെറോണ്* പറഞ്ഞു.
മിഡ്ഫീല്*ഡില്* മറഡോണ താരങ്ങളെ വിന്യസിച്ചതില്* വല്ലാതെ പാളിച്ച പറ്റിയെന്നാണ് വെറോണിന്റെ നിഗമനം. 'ഏയ്ഞ്ചല്* ഡി മരിയയും മാക്*സി റോഡ്രിഗ്വസും ഒരേ ശൈലിയില്* ഔട്ട്*സൈഡില്* കളിക്കുന്നവരാണ്. ഇരുവരും മുന്നോട്ട് കയറിക്കളിക്കുമ്പോള്* മഷറാനോ മധ്യനിരയില്* ഒറ്റപ്പെട്ടു. മിക്ക കളികളിലും എതിര്*ടീമിലെ മൂന്നുപേര്*ക്കെതിരെ മഷറാനോക്ക് കളിക്കേണ്ടതായി വന്നു.'
പരിശീലക സ്ഥാനത്ത് ഇനി അര്*ഹതയുള്ളവരെ നിയമിക്കണം. അര്*ജന്റീനാ ഫുട്ബാള്* അസോസിയേഷന് ഇക്കാര്യത്തില്* തുറന്ന സമീപനം വേണം. ടീമിനൊപ്പം പ്രവര്*ത്തിക്കുന്നവരെ വിലയിരുത്താനും കഴിയണം. 78 ലോകകപ്പ് ടീമിലോ 86 ലോകകപ്പ് ടീമിലോ അംഗമായിരുന്നുവെന്നത് മാത്രം പരിശീലകനാകാനുള്ള യോഗ്യതയാകരുത്. ആ ആളുകള്*ക്കൊന്നും ഞാന്* എതിരല്ല. പക്ഷേ, പരിശീലകവേഷമണിയുന്നത് അര്*ഹതയുടെ ബലത്തിലായിരിക്കണം'- വെറാണ്* കൂട്ടിച്ചേര്*ത്തു.
ലോകകപ്പ് ഫുട്ബാള്* ക്വാര്*ട്ടര്* ഫൈനലില്* ജര്*മനിയോട് 4-0ത്തിനാണ് അര്*ജന്റീന കീഴടങ്ങിയത്. തുടര്*ന്ന് മറഡോണയുമായി കരാര്* പുതുക്കേണ്ടതില്ലെന്ന് അര്*ജന്റീനാ ഫുട്ബാള്* അസോസിയേഷന്* തീരുമാനിക്കുകയായിരുന്നു. സെര്*ജിയോ ബാറ്റിസ്റ്റയാണ് ഇപ്പോള്* ഇടക്കാല കോച്ച്. ബാറ്റിസ്റ്റക്ക് കീഴില്* അര്*ജന്റീന കഴിഞ്ഞ ദിവസം അയര്*ലന്*ഡിനെ 1-0ത്തിന് കീഴടക്കിയിരുന്നു.
Diego Maradona keen to manage Aston Villa, according to representative
Diego Maradona has launched a surreal bid to become next manager of Aston Villa, the Argentina legend revealing his love of the English countryside, stunning lack of knowledge of the British tabloid press (he thinks they respect privacy) and letting it be known that he would be interested in succeeding Martin ONeill at the Premier League club.
Santos Pair Ganso And Neymar Advised To Stay In Brazil By Selecao Legend Mario Zagallo
The World Cup winner teamed up with current coach Mano Menezes to counsel the two youngsters...
Current Brazil coach Mano Menezes and three-times World Cup winner Mario Zagallo are the latest football figures to comment on Santos prodigies Neymar and Ganso, and the two were unanimous in their verdict that a move to Europe would be the wrong choice at this time.
Neymar has been widely linked with a big money move to Chelsea, while Ganso is rumoured to be in the sights of European heavyweights Real Madrid and Milan. But, speaking at a press conference promoting the Selecao shirt, legendary football figure Zagallo insisted the pair are currently too young to be considering a move abroad.
"I believe it is far too early for a player of 17, 18, 19 years old to leave Brazil. The base must be formed here. Of course, financially the players always want to leave, but in Neymar's case he would be going to an environment that is not right for his body type. He needs to bulk up more, so better to let him leave when he is 21 or 22," Zagallo argued yesterday evening, speaking alongside current coach Menezes, Brazil legends Bebeto and Cafu, and Neymar himself.
New Canarinha coach Menezes gave the pair full debuts for Brazil last week against the United States; and Mano echoed Zagallo's sentiments when he revealed that he wanted his youngsters to continue developing in Brazil.
"I might be the person who most wants them to stay in Brazil. In these cases I have a very similar opinion to Zagallo's. We still haven't found the formula for making our players stay longer here. But it is clear that I have to respect Neymar's interests. Thinking of Brazilian football however, their staying would be beneficial," the ex-Corinthians coach asserted.
After listening to his more experienced colleagues, Neymar stayed ambiguous, revealing that he would only move abroad for regular first team football such as that he enjoys at Santos.
"I don't know if I'll stay or go. There are many things that still need to happen. But leaving the country to end up in the reserves doesn't interest me, it would be better to stay here. Of course I will take the advice of Zagallo and Mano into consideration. It could be too early to leave.
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