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Wolves v Hull City

August 28th, 2009

Mick McCarthy’s Wolverhampton Wanderers side face Phil Brown’s Hull City on Saturday in a battle of the slow starters. Both teams have only one home win to their names so far this season, and both will be seeing Saturday’s encounter as the ideal match to put things right. Obviously it will be Wolves that begin slight favourites seeing as they are the home team, but both outfits will be fighting all the way for the three points on offer.

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Both teams came through their midweek Carling Cup ties with victories, although Wolves were made to suffer before eventually seeing off Swindon Town 6-5 on penalties. Hull had no such bother at home to Southend, seeing off the Essex seasiders 3-1.

Wolves first league game of the season was at home to Gianfranco Zola’s West Ham side, who went back to London with the three points thanks to a 2-0 victory. Wanderers then travelled to Wigan, seeing off the hosts 1-0, before making the journey to the City of Manchester Stadium last week to face Manchester City’s superstars, losing that one 1-0, albeit after a decent performance.

Hull kicked off their season at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea, only losing to an injury time goal giving Chelsea the 2-1 victory. They then entertained high-flying Tottenham and were thumped 5-1, before hosting Bolton last weekend and winning that game 1-0.
As a consequence of these games, both Wolves and Hull have three points apiece, Wolves occupying fourteenth position in the Premier League table and Hull one place below in fifteenth.

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Tottenham v Birmingham City

August 28th, 2009

High flying Spurs are enjoying the best start they have had to a Premier League season in years and currently sit proud at the top of the league table, albeit on goal difference from London rivals Chelsea. Alex McLeish’s Birmingham side travel to White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon happy in the knowledge that they have made a solid start to their season, accumulating four points so far from one victory, one draw and one unlucky opening day defeat at Old Trafford to Manchester United.

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Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham side have started the season in fine style. They saw off the challenge of Liverpool in the first game of the season and haven’t looked back, following that up with a resounding 5-1 victory at Hull and a 2-1 win at Harry’s old stamping ground Upton Park against West Ham.

Throw in a 5-1 demolition of Doncaster in the Carling Cup this past Wednesday for good measure and you see that not only are the team churning out the victories, they are also scoring masses of goals in the process. Lanky striker Peter Crouch also grabbed his first Tottenham goal in the victory over Doncaster, removing that particular chalice from around his neck.

When Birmingham were drawn to play Man Utd at Old Trafford in the opening game of the season, everybody expected them to lose; just not in the manner they did. They more than matched United that day and were unlucky to lose. They followed up with a 1-0 win over Pompey and a scoreless draw against Stoke.

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Manchester United v Arsenal

August 28th, 2009

This season’s first big four clash takes place at Old Trafford on Saturday evening, when Man Utd play host to Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal. Fresh from Champions League qualification to the group stages thanks to a two-legged victory over Scottish side Celtic, Arsenal travel to Manchester in fine fettle, happy in the knowledge they are playing well and at the same time pouring scorn on those who doubted them at the beginning of the season.

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Before last weekend’s rout of Wigan at the DW (formerly JJB) Stadium, United hadn’t been playing with their usual pizzazz or verve, with many footballing “experts” questioning the wisdom of selling both Ronaldo and Tevez.

When they lost the Charity Shield to Chelsea a couple of weeks ago, the doom-mongers where predicting all sorts to go wrong for the Red Devils, and the first couple of games of the new Premier League season seemed to give credence to these mutterings. But cometh the hour, cometh the team and Sir Alex Ferguson’s men put on a devastating second half performance against Wigan to not only prove all the doubters wrong, but to also give Arsenal something to ponder.

Arsene Wenger’s side, fresh from Champions League success, head to the north-west intent on resurrecting the Manchester United doom theories, and if any team can accomplish this, then surely it has to be the Gunners?
One thing is for sure though, the game promises to be one to savour, so all those who can sit and watch it on TV on Saturday evening, should.

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Argentina’s Carlos Tevez Will Be Playing For Man City

August 13th, 2009

Argentina’s Carlos Tevez Will Be Playing For Man City

The wealthy Eastlands club (Manchester City) have signed on former Manchester United’s forward striker Carlos Tevez and speculations indicate that Tevez may not be the only high profile player being signed on to Manchester City. Talks are being held to acquire John Terry who happens to be Chelsea’s captain as well as Arsenal’s striker, Emmanuel Adebayor.

Carlos Tevez seems to be happier at Manchester City and this he communicated through an interpreter. He is quoted having said the following after signing what is believed to be a five-year contract with Man City, “I was there [Manchester United] for two years and Sir Alex never called or sent me any text messages in that time.” His remarks seemed heartfelt and albeit bitter, continuing to say that there wasn’t really much communication with him while in the club and that was no way to treat a player who’s been there for two years. He however thanked the entire Manchester United Club and the fan base for his time there.

Mark Hughes, City’s manager admittedly said that having the 25 year old Argentinean on the team was a great value added and they would pose a great challenge in the coming season. Hughes however refused to comment about plans of acquiring other high profile players for the club, stating that “it’s not the place, nor time – to discuss players they haven’t signed on yet.”

All people can do is wait and see what will become of the aspiring club!

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Ronaldo thinks it’s normal to be hunted by clubs

July 21st, 2008

Christiano Ronaldo, the Winger from Portugal who has been in the news during this transfer period has said that it is normal for him to be hunted by clubs with lucrative offers. He felt that all great players continuously keep on getting offers from clubs, other then for whom they play.

The midfielder, often called ‘twinkle toes’, thanks to his dribbling skills has said that not only this year, but attempts to make him join various clubs have been done all the time. He added that he cannot say anything about the present condition, only God can.

Ronaldo is currently on a holiday to Los Angeles, since his surgically repaired ankle will take at least three months to be fully fit.

Talking of things at Manchester United, the club is presently at a pre-season tour of Africa. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson is optimistically adamant on keeping Ronaldo in the team and chief executive David Gill has said that the star will not get any pay rise at Old Trafford.

On the other hand, Real Madrid has reportedly offered the winger a very high amount of money, which most sources claim to be ‘hard-to-refuse’!

Considering what effect this transfer saga had on the Devils dressing room, vice-captain Rio Ferdinand has said that surely this has soured the fun of European Double, but the dressing room is still very much in the right spirits and if Ronaldo stays, he will not be a disturbance there and neither be treated differently.

Ronaldo feels that he is recovering very well and all he has to do is to keep improving irrespective of where he stays!

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Berbatov will be finally playing at Old Trafford

July 17th, 2008

Manchester United has finally got hold of Bulgarian international Dimitar Berbatov after what seemed to be a kind of tug-of-war between the two clubs, not for the player, but for the transfer money involved.

Manchester United firstly offered a sum of 20 million pounds, which was rejected by the Spurs, asking nothing short of 30 million this weekend. Then a bid of 28 million came, which suited both the parties. Red Devils are now supposed to pay 18 million pounds as down payment with the rest depending on the player’s appearances and performances with the club.

Berbatov, four time Bulgarian player of the year, is expected to give United more creativity in the opponent’s box, allowing players like Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney to be more independent and aggressive. With this new addition, it seems that the Old Trafford club will be again too tough to stop for their opponents.

The 27 year old, who has scored 27 goals in two years time with the Spurs, thanks to his so called ‘silky’ style of play, is seen by some as a spoilsport in the Red Devils Game Play, which is generally counter attack.

Meanwhile, the C. Ronaldo story has gone into a new twist, thanks to an injury to the winger, which will render him unavailable to play for at least the next twelve weeks.

Let us hope that this new transfer gets results worth the investment it has been, and that the Ronaldo saga comes to an end sooner than later!.

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Ferguson adamant on Berbatov for Old Trafford

July 13th, 2008

Sir Alex Ferguson seems to be quite adamant for his new target, Bulgarian international and Tottenham Hotspur player, Dimitar Berbatov. If reports are to be believed, Manchester United has made an official bid worth $ 39.7 million to the Spurs for the player.

The Scotsman thinks that Berbatov will prove to be the perfect support to an already smashing attack comprising of Wayne Rooney, the England international and Carlos Tevez, Argentinean magician.

Spurs’ boss Juande Ramos will be surely unwilling to let his prized possession go away, but needs to have a check put on the club’s budget, and maybe this is the only way. Berbatov has also expressed his desire to win some more trophies before it is too late, and has been in talks with Chelsea and AC Milan prior to this.

And of course, the ex-CSKA Sofia and Bayer Leverkusen star along with four-time Bulgarian Player of the Year may be the perfect addition to the Old Trafford squad, which won the UEFA Champions League final in Moscow against Chelsea just weeks before.

Manchester United fans are scared that if the club is willing to buy Berbatov, then Christaino Ronaldo may be likely to go to Real Madrid.

The Ronaldo debate has got many influential personalities to put forward their views on the trend of ‘modern slavery’ in football, including FIFA president Step Blatter and Brazilian great Pele, who said that a player is a slave, if he does not get a salary or has no contract. Brazilian star also added that Ronaldo should see out the rest of his contract with United.

Now whether or not Ronaldo leaves for Bernabeu, Berbatov seems all set to come to Old Trafford for making an impact in the ‘Theatre of Dreams’.

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Kenyon confident about Chelsea’s performance in the coming season

July 12th, 2008

Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon was confident ahead of the upcoming Premiership season for his club looking at their ongoing preparation.

Kenyon, an executive with a marketing background, who before joining Chelsea in 2004 repeatedly confessed being a lifelong Manchester United fan, is known to leave behind the ‘traditional’ side of the game. He desires to promote his club as a brand rather than annoying the ‘purist’ fans associated with the club.

The executive has said that though there is always a lot of excitement before a new season, this pre-season is special, as they have a new coach, Luiz Philipe Scolari, who has the credential of winning a world cup winning and 2-time South American Coach of the year, along with a string of new players.

He insists that after assessing the season’s fixture list, the club will be having a tough time in the middle of the season. Even, the excitement of fans was not hidden from Kenyon, who promised another excellent season for the club.

As regards to the hype surrounding a possible transfer of free scoring midfielder Frank Lampard, he said that Chelsea have rejected all talks from interested clubs. Peter confirmed that the player had attracted a 7.95 million pound offer from Inter Milan. However, he remained tightlipped on Didier Drogba.

Kenyon has said that after four continuous pre-season warm up in U.S.A., this year the London Club will go to Asia after about two weeks of training. Fans in China and Malaysia will be waiting anxiously to see the likes of Lampard, Ballack, Drogba, Kalou and Terry playing live in their nation.

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Lampard and Drogba to stay at Chelsea

July 10th, 2008

Chelsea F.C. coach Luiz Filipe Scolari has insisted that the club is not willing to sell its star players, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba. He added that both these players have a future with him at Stanford Bridge.

An official 7.95 million pound offer was made by Italian side, Inter Milan, for midfielder Frank Lampard, after former Chelsea Coach Jose Mourinho took their charge. In response, Chelsea have reportedly rejected this offer, saying that they are not willing to sell Lampard and have ‘no interest’ in any negotiations on this issue with Milan.

It has been said that Lampard, the player with most Chelsea caps and goals in the current squad, has told coach Scolari that he is happy staying at Stamford Bridge disregarding the statement issued by his agent, who stated that his future with the club remained ‘unresolved’.

Didier Drogba, Ivory Coast captain, was also pursued by Inter Milan’s rival AC Milan. According to Scolari, the blues are waiting for an offer just to reject it and keep the forward in their squad.

Although no words of confirmation have yet come from Drogba or his agent, still the 2006-07 Premiership Golden Boot winner and African Footballer of the Year has given enough indication for his desire to stay longer at Stamford Bridge.

New manager Scolari, who is also the 2-time South American Coach of the Year and known to have a friendly reputation with his players, looks to be all set for propeling Chelsea to a better and well-organized team, and henceforth, leading them to more success.

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Ballack not in hurry to extend his contract with the Blues

July 8th, 2008

German captain and midfielder Michael Ballack has his contract at Stanford Bridge ending next year. However, he has stated that he has no plans to get it extended as of now and does not want to hurry into a decision in regard to this decision.

This is the second season for the star player, when he has finished runners up in four major titles with his club and national side. The last in the list of being second best for the midfielder was the Euro Cup 2008 final, in which Germany lost to Spain 0-1 a week ago.

He has stayed away from the Chelsea Camp with a vacation in Germany, when the rest of the Blues are training for this season, clearly verified the non-interest in his part. On his part, he has said that there is still plenty of time to consider.

Ballack also said that Chelsea has an excellent squad and even without any new additions, they are looking strong to win the Champions League this season. He further added that his reason for choosing the London Club was for associating with a strong team in the world’s best league.

The three times German Player of the Year has revealed that being a player with 10 titles in England and Germany, he thinks that he has been successful this far in his life as a footballer.

It seems that the midfielder might continue his role strengthening the midfield of the Blues. However the scenario prevailing in the current transfer market with most English Club players, it is too early to make a prediction.

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