Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 0 Manchester United, December 13, 2008

TOTTENHAM VS MAN-U : Second half : A minute by minute attempt...

Fantastic first half. All credit to Tevez, Rio, Ronaldo, Modric, Huddlestone, Dawson and Lennon. The rest of them, let's say, were just running around.
Brilliant moments in set pieces, so typical of Tottenham games. Hope Roman puts the numerals on the charts!

Tottenham looks vulnerable. ManU defence looks solid. But things don't work out that way all the time.
Van der Sar makes difficult saves look like routine practice moves.

51': Rafael looks like a lost school kid.
53': Dawson saves the moment yet again.. Yet another corner for ManU.
53': Wonderful Ronaldo shot. Wait, is that NOt a goal? Damn.. Superb shot, by the way.
57': yet another ManU corner wasted. Where the heck is Modric?
58': Berbatov is taking things to his heart.. nah, that takes his cool, composed style away..
60': Tottenham throws the possession away.
61': Park shoots into Gomes!
62': rafael gives a good positional Xmas gift to Tottenham.
63': If that isn't a great save from Van der sar!! Classic tap.
64': tevez takes charge.
65': every time te ball touches your feet, you can hear a "Boo" from the crowd... Ask berbatov how this is done..
67': Modric is in great touch. bad news for united.
68': Rafael gives it away.. yet again. ManU regains possession, Ronaldo mistakes a pool of rain water for a swimming pool. No foul against tottenham as expected.
69': giggs the great is in for Tevez.
71': ManU threatens..
72': great save, Gomes. Spurs holding on..
74': Ronaldo is trying to score, Berbatov is, too, but he's trying fans' patience.. :D Rioooo! Great attempt.Missed by a few millimetres.
75': Spurs' corner
76': No, Lennon. That's not how you do it.
77': Dawson rocks. Probably the tenth block of the day. Carrick shoots! Gomes disposes..
78': Bent is offside. There goes the possession again.
79': Tottenham is getting bored with ManU corners.
80': Weak shot from Bent?
80': Dawson rocks. Stops Ronaldo one more time with a cool tackle. Whoa, that's rare.. Ronaldo admits it.
81': O'hara(spurs) keeps the ball.
82': Park gets a throw in for ManU.
83': Great shot from Park! Better save from Gomes.
83': giggs corner , to Gomes, to Lennon, . A Zokora throw in. To Scholes! Rafael gives it away..
84': Modric hits the top of the net!!!!!!
85': Bentley, Lennon, O'hara , throw in, Bent, goal kick..Good show anyway, guys! Few more minutes!
86': A typical ManU buildup! A berbatov offside takes some pressure off Spurs.
87': Ronaldo falls. Dawson pleads innocence. Referee not convinced. Decides on Guilty. Ronaldo free kick.
88': Deflection! Away! Corner. Cleared. Scholes takes the ball back.. Shows why he's an expert!
89': ManU plays around centreline, right end, Ronaldo. Good ploy to take Ronaldo to that position. Giggsie free kick. or Ronaldo's?
90': GOMES PICKS A RABBIT OUT OF THIN AIR! Great save, corner.
91': bentley clears.
92': Spurs clear the ball.. Back in the D. Cleared. Great cross from Rio. Carrick gives it away. A typical ManU late 'spur'. ;)
93': There's Dawson, two more defenders. Clear. Tottenham's happy with just clearing the ball. Gomes stops a potential 3 point mega-blunder.
Pheee.. Whistle blown. White Hart Lane's full of smiling faces!

0-0. That puts ManU alongside Liverpool & Arsenal who've also drawn today against Hull and Boro respectively..

We are closer to El Clasico now. Two more hours :)

Ronnie Ronnie Yes Papa...

I don't know if I can survive without air, but I sure can't without Football. Reading football news (epl and bundesliga, in particular) is like breathing to me, and the air of late, is polluted..

Wherever I go, whatever I read. It's been a case of CR7 and the Golden Ball. "Is it justified, is it not?" "Doesn't he dive?" "Does he eat Chicken?" "Does he sleep with his thumb in his mouth?" Sheez, guys. Let him do whateva he likes! There are so many beautiful things to discuss about in Football, folks. Why is everything filled with him? But then, I wanted to write this out.

Is he comparable to the likes of Pele? - A BIG NO.
Is Messi? - Maybe, but not yet. He's got the class, but he's got to play the top games and influence 'em. And he's the most promising player on the cards.
Is Kaka? - he is God, but he isn't consistent.

Back to Ronnie, in the "Hand-of-God" match as it is known now, the referee should have handed him the red card when he clapped at the referee for giving a foul against him, which he thoroughly deserved. As far as the Handball is concerned, Whether he tried to gain an advantage or not, he had to be given a yellow according to rules. Posts by some major news networks on why the Referee didn't use "common sense" to realise he didn't gain anything out of it, should realise one thing. He is not Special. Rules DO apply to him.

I absolutely adore the way he moves the ball as if it was just another part of his body, but heck, the expressions that he wears on his face as if he was 'wronged' everytime a decision went against him (while he deserved it in at least 90% of the cases), are despicable, to say the least.

What amuses me most is how he's got so many fans out there who'd actually go to the extent of trusting his "whistle-story" and scorning anyone else who wouldn't.. I am sure he and other players would have just headed the ball in, whistle or no-whistle. This is just one incident that doesn't deserve any media-hype, but then, the way people defend him is sick.

Fergie is rightly criticised everywhere, but for the wrong reasons.

He's done nothing wrong in backing Ronnie's story. Every Manager should and would back his players in public and take him to task only inside the walls of Old Trafford. But he doesn't seem to be getting anywhere behind the walls. CR7's antics are only on the rise.

Ballon D'Or. 42 goals in one season. Forty-two! Throw in his selfishness, diving, penalty taking, no-assist-I-am-Scoring attitude, 42 is still BIG. He deserves the award this year, at least for that number.

But the best in the world? Nah.. 'Look at his skills, Look at his skills', shout the fans. Skill makes you skilled, not Great. A player's greatness comes not only from how many goals he scored, but from how he plays, how he treats his fellow players, how he fits into the team, how he treats his opponents (maybe not this ;)), how he respects the rules, the referee and how honest he is. For all Ronaldo is and is not, he is not "Best-player-in-the world" material to me.

I'd rate atleast 5 players above him at the moment. At least.

He's the best in the world , if Football had been a One-on-One game instead of a team game where scoring goals and earning awards were much more important than playing the game for the love of it.

Heck, many think awards, money and goals are all Football is about. A corporate view, perhaps. Ends justifying the methods.. That's why they support him so blindly and can not understand why some people don't rate CR7 among Legends.

Lo, the method is the Game. And some players stamp on it.

Of Burnley and Arsenal..

There are better things to talk about than if CR7 deserves his Golden Ball.(though I will come to it later. :D)

The Lancashire Clarets, Burnley, for instance. Whatay Run!! I didn't see any of their matches to glorify the club, but give it to them, all sites report them to be the better side in all three games against Chelsea, Fulham and Arsenal. If I remember correctly, they shocked Liverpool a few years ago in the Cup.

When you think about it, I really cannot imagine why a 'youthful' second string side should be used by Wenger against a team that has shown Chelsea the door. Yea, yea, premiership and Champions league are more important and players need rest, but heck rotate 'em. The Cup is NOT a silver imitation. Gotta be more serious about it, especially when you are meeting Burnley at Turf Moor. Not the best of stadia in England, you cannot dive in that grass facedown and keep all your teeth. Wenger, better luck. Arsenal is one of the better teams out there, and it really sucks when it loses periodically. I don't mind Arsenal losing, but I, for one, believe that EPL shines becoz' of Arsenal. The style of play, the speed, the beauty. That is sooo lacking of late, and that doesn't give me the best of feelings. I really miss pre-injury RVP. All Wenger had to do was send him in in the 71st minute against ManU when they were trailing by a goal, and ta da! Arsenal wins 2-1. As the only guy in that room supporting Arsenal, you know the feeling! An year later, i call it "Ol' times.."

All the best to Burnley and Coyle (and Kevin McDonald :)). It cannot be an 'upset' if Burnley lifts the Cup now. They deserve it.

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Bayern Munich to set up an Academy in Kolkata, India

Vielen Danke Bayern!

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Liverpool 2 - 1 Manchester United, Anfield, September 13, 2008

Man, did i miss posting on this last week!!!

For the first 20 minutes, it was the regular finish-the-job playing from ManU, with that ultimate combo of Tevez - Berb making the liverpool defence look like a pack of school kids.

I'd probably put it down to Mascherano, he was just beginning to run, kind of.. He kept looking on, as Tevez fired. Nothing he could have done in the last moment. But he shud have started running about 20 seconds prior to his actual start time. He started running properly in the game only after 20 damn minutes. Pretty long for a warm up, i'd say. But then, did he make up for it? Yes! In a big way!

The own goal from ManU gave a super human confidence to Rafa's side, as they started creating chances, though not much, until minute 71, when the impressive debutant Riera was subbed. In came the Football God, Ryan Babel. (Riera's got style. Needs to adjust to the EPL ways, though).

Whether it was Babel's zeal, i do not know. But Alonso & mascherano had "sprung to life", and there's not much that ManU could have done after that. The duo were to the midfield as the Corleones were to NewYork. Two words: Total Control.

And Babel was indeed the wind. Unstoppable.

ManU was at the receiving end. Yes, they struggled. Not that they played poor soccer. Just awestruck by the Wind of Anfield, i guess. It was just one of those days for Liverpool. Wasn't it?

Super Star: One Sun, One moon. Only one Ryan Babel.
Other stars: Mascherano after minute 27. Xabi Alonso. Carlos Tevez

Chelsea 1 - 1 ManU , Stamford Bridge, September 21 2008

7 cards in one game for ManU..

Now, Is that a new record? ManU rocks. Somethin's gotten into SAF for 3 seasons now.. The team is a far shade of the late nineties.. I Miss the style.

Saw in an orkut community in a post match discussion thread : "All teams try to foul CR7, don't blame him"..

Oh puhleez.. see this match's replay for CR7's dramatics. His dramatic effort deserves red. Same goes to every other diver in the sport. This is a sport to show your football skills. Only that. Neither acting nor diving. when is the guy ever going to learn that???

Let's say "u dive one more time and u get banned foreva" to mista cr7. i have a feeling that he wont concentrate on his amazing football abilities till then.

Same to Mista Drogba..

Say, Did Anelka have a crazy idea that he was the referee in this match??? He moved away from the ball whenever it came to him.

OMG, It was the cross of the season from Joe Cole.
And Sir Anelka! He gets the MISS of the season award.


LFS, U dont put Anelka as a lone striker unless u wanna lose. Guess u got the point today.

Chelsea: Missed Deco
ManU: Missed tevez

Star performers: JOE COLE, Salomon Kalou, Alex, Rio Ferdinand (except for the kalou header), JS Park.

King Keegan leaves! :(

The One hope that the Magpies had to reach the top four. You don’t have to do anything as the owner of NU. Just let Keegan be there at the top, and the fans will be happy. Such is the respect NU fans have for King Kev, who took NU to the Premiership from the Championship twice, as a player and as a manager.

No one expected a blasting turnaround in January 08. But the Magpies made news and did surprise its critics. Aided by ManU’s poor performance or not, but NU did draw its first game of the season, with no names to match the opponents’ lineup, except for maybe Owen. Yes, Keegan didn’t work wonders this time so far, but I guess no one else could have, either.

To me, all this transfer-window-concerns look like a stunt to get someone else into the job. Dennis Wise didn’t agree with Kevin on many things, and that we all know. So, they need a new guy and Keegan can’t go just like that. So, there’s this atmosphere that restricts King Kev’s authority and all this hoopla over nothing. Keegan promises three great signings for the season. Xisco comes in, and note Aston Villa was working out if he’d ‘fit’ their team. Come on, NU and Villa are poles apart! When NU should look at top players, they sign Xisco! Ignacio is another bet, though. It’s a gamble that could pay off, but I have this strange feeling it was not part of Kevin’s plans.

And top it, Milner leaves. Milner was a talent who could have been the future at NU. And this one.. Keegan wants Joey Barton in, no one else behind St.James Park does. He does not have the team he wants. Keegan is beyond the stage when he is ‘given’ a team. He is no more an entry level coach! And the bosses damn well know it.

“This is the last day I officially support Newcastle United”, claims a fan on BBC. And I’ve heard that NU doesn’t have mere fans, the club has sheer fanatics. For such a club, this is a totally embarrassing statement to earn from a loyal.

And Ashley! If Mike Ashley doesn’t go through with the same rate of victories NU enjoys this season.. Man, he's done for! 4 points from 3 games (Check this! Beats Bolton, Draws ManU and loses to Arsenal). This is a result card that’s acceptable with the likes of Liverpool or Chelsea. And out goes Keegan. This is a pattern that was bound to shake a few clubs. And if NU doesn’t do that this season, Oh well, I can’t imagine what’s in store. But if they do, Mike Ashley will have to work out a miracle and will be remembered and glorified as a Magician. It all depends on how it turns out from here.

To the top or to the Dungeons. There’s no midpoint.

Whatever, I still adore the way Keegan went about his job these 8 months.. Absolutely adorable. No one else in the history of the Club deserves the place Keegan does. And it’s time Mike Ashley & Dennis Wise realise it.

And hey, it seems the club plans to sue Keegan for not staying through the three point five years mentioned in the contract. And 2 million euros at that! I am sure Keegan has given that and much more to NU in the last twenty years. So, I guess HE should be claiming the rest of the value given by him to the club over the years!

NU is not about getting to the top anymore. And for someone who said Keegan can work wonders way back in January, I have lost hope in the Club and its management, and so will its investors.

The name’s Terry, John Terry

Back to Socco-Blog with great news!

Fabio Capello, the coach of the English football team, finally announced Terry as his choice to lead England into the 2010 World Cup campaign. A lot of rumours of late pointed in the direction of Rio Ferdinand and that Capello would prefer the Manchester United Star over Terry.

The other names in the fray were Steven Gerrard and David Beckham. All four of them were given the armband on a rotational basis in England’s international friendlies during the past eight months under Capello. After many rumours and months of silence, Capello settled with the inspirational Chelsea Skipper Terry, and the reason: Terry’s big presence in the team. Terry, arguably the best defender in the world, has two League titles to his credit and also had a fabulous season with Chelsea last season, which unfortunately ended on a disappointing note.

Capello took over as coach from Steve McClaren after England failed to qualify for Euro 2008. Every club Capello has coached in the past has won at least one league title under him, not to forget one European Cup. Now, the major question about England’s performance has never been the quality, but the teamwork and the ability to deliver under mammoth pressure. With his reputation for disciplined approaches to the game, We are only too eager to see how he manages to build the team under Terry, as England faces Andorra, taking its first step towards World Cup 2010.

Preview, Spain vs Russia – June 10 2008

If there’s one team you got to watch out for and NEVER underestimate, we are talking about Russia. We all know how South Korea headed to the Semis of a World cup in 2002, under Guus Hiddink. I, for one guy, never expected that from them. They played beyond their capability, if you ask me. Hiddink exploited the home advantage and familiarity of conditions there, to give the super-human confidence to the South Korean team. I will be learning a thing or two from him this time, from what he does with Russia.

Arshavin and co, just back from a UEFA cup triumph, will be more confident than ever. They’ll be looking forward to proving a point in this game. If they can beat Spain, I’ll back them all the way at least to the semis. All the best guys!

Spain, the team tagged as the perennial under performers, would be raring to shrug that reputation off, and Torres will play a very important role, if that be the case. One thing to note here is how Spain literally struggled to beat the United States of America in their last warmup. It took 78 minutes and some lucky charm of Xavi to avoid an embarrassment. While it is 100 percent sure that Hiddink would have pages on how and where the Spaniards went wrong in that game, the Spaniards would and should try and get a lot of things straight. They are going nowhere if that’s how they are going to play. I wish them luck again!

Key Players:

Russia – Arshavin, the keeper and another key is the absence of Pogrebnyak!
Spain – Xavi, Fabregas, torres, Villa

Prediction:
A 2 GD in favour of spain…


THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A PREVIEW :)
Russia did nt have its strikers.. A point to note. I still say the goals were moments of brilliance, and for a team like spain, they made too many mistakes. Russia wasn't good enough to exploit them, but Sweden can. I only hope Spain improves for the next game.

Preview – Romania vs France, June 9 2008

When I was a child, say 8 years old, I had no idea what football is, which are the countries that play it well. All I knew were a few names, and I’d support them like hell. One of them, I could remember, was Lothar Matthias, the German Football demi-god. And among countries I’d support two countries which weren’t exactly at the top of their game.. Romania and Bulgaria. No idea why I rooted for them, but I did.. Romania has this “yay” feeling around it, taking me back a few years. And I am looking forward to seeing them fight till the end in the Group of death. If they get through this group, they most certainly are one classic side. Good luck to them!

France will be looking to steady its boat. We all know what happened when it met Senegal a few years back. We all know it struggled in the initial matches of a few recent tournaments. Romania will be hoping it is one of those days, and there’s every possibility of it turning out to be one. The English world will look at the star material that is Karim Benzema, and let’s see if the Lyon striker lives up to expectations. And oh, the expectation from him for this match will be a goal. If there’s anyone in the team who can do something about steadying the boat early, I’d give it to Mathieu Flamini or Franck Ribery. Flamini, with his arsenal-speed-game can bring that life to the lineup and Ribery.. Well, he is said to be in Magic Touch at the moment. It will be fun to see if he does a Lampard (remember the great form leading up to the world cup and failing miserably there?) or does it well. If France puts in half the effort they did during their France 98 victory, Euro 2008 is in their pockets already. Great defence at the back and some great names up front.


Key Players
Romania – Chivu, Mutu
France – Benzema, Flamini, Ribery

Prediction: A 1 or 2 GD victory for france

Preview – Austria vs Croatia, June 8 2008

I have no comments on this match.. a straight forward victory for Croatia. To be frank, I have no idea about any of the Austrian players and I expect the likes of Luka Modric to run through the Austrian defence. Watch out for him in this match, while I study the other Croatian players to see if there’s another golden boot possibility!

Bilic is very confident about his players and I’ve heard he doesn’t speak for the heck of it. This is one team that has not been tagged favorites by many, but a dark horse, nevertheless.

Fans in Vienna will be in for a rough time.

Key Players:

Austria – I haven’t heard of one guy in this line up before!

Croatia –Kranjcar, Modric, Bilic!

Prediction:

2 – 0 to Croatia!

Preview Germany Vs Poland, June 8 2008

Poland’s opening match would be against one of the strongest teams in the tournament, minus the King Kahn. But that should make no difference, as Lehmann will not be tested much in this match by the Polish attack, or so I expect. One interesting fact about the Polish squad is the quality lineup in front of the net. I am talking about the keepers. Two reserve keepers for top quality sides in the Premier league and another outstanding keeper in Artur Boruc, who deserves to start. Against Germany, they can afford to substitute the keeper after 70 minutes, when Boruc will be real tired. Fabianski / Kuszczak can hold on for twenty minutes with ease. That really is something the coach can think about. I should see this match before I can come to a conclusion about the other players in the side.

Germany should be looking at experimenting in the first half, and putting in their best team in the last thirty minutes. While Odonkor and Gomez can start, Podolski or Kuranyi can be rested for this game. Putting in Ballack after 65’ would also be a good option, just to keep him sharp for Croatia. The German defence could still do with the likes of Lothar. It is not as star studded, but I expect it to be effective and adaptive. And yay! I am looking forward to seeing Bastian Schweinsteiger in action after a long time. You know, following Bundesliga matches isn’t the craze here, yet!

Key Players for this match:

Germany: Forwards , Substitutes for the forwards

Poland: Boruc, Boruc, Boruc

Prediction:

1 – 0 or 2 – 0 in favour of Deutscheland.

Preview – Portugal vs Turkey, June 7 2008

Turkey will be looking forward to finishing this game without much ado. Their hopes may be high, and they may be confident of proceeding to the next round, but it’s got to be by beating the Czech Republic. This, I expect to be a very lopsided match. Turkey should look at minimizing the goal difference, if you ask me. Turkey is not a bad team. They have got their own style coming into Euro, but there are certain teams which are not capable of getting ‘upset’. Emre should look at monitoring his team in this encounter and learning from the experience. It’s the other matches that they should be thinking of, just to feel confident.

The team from Portugal is among the favourites tipped to win the title, given the in-form players and that they’ve played with each other before. Scolari should be having nightmares thinking about picking the starting eleven. Deco, Gomes, Postiga.. aaah, now how long has it been since I saw them play together? Personally, I do not like the player that Ronaldo is, but I must admit that he’s one of the rarest talents available at the moment. Post-worldcup-rooney-incident, the referees will have a pre-conceived notion about his diving skills, and that should be a matter of concern. Otherwise, here’s someone you can rely on to produce 1 goal every match, at the least. But, even in the extreme cases of players getting carded time and again, no sweat. There are many more playmakers in the lineup! And the defence shall be a Chelsea trio, protecting the goal and making it all the more easy for the star keeper Ricardo. Portugal should be having a warm up match against the fast playing Turkey. Getting past turkey would ensure that Switzerland will no more be a concern.

Unless the stars wish to lie, It’s Portugal on top.

Key Players:

Portugal – You got to name at least 7 of them here

Turkey – Emre (the captain, in case u wonder which of the three), Tuncay, Altintop perhaps?

Prediction:

Turkey should do all it can to minimize the goal difference as every Portugal player will be expecting to showcase his ability to put the ball past the keeper. A 3 GD in favour of Portugal is my prediction.

Preview – Switzerland vs Czech, June 7 2008

The Host begins its European Glory hunt at Basle against the formidable Czech Republic. Though I see no avenues for a Swiss victory, it is true that the Swiss defence is capable of keeping the Czech army at bay. I am eagerly awaiting the opening day to see how the dual Gunners (Senderos and djourou) manage at this level without the rest of Arsenal. This is their time to prove a point to the world that they can do a Shevchenko! (taking their team to the next stage single-handedly, hee hee).

The defence at the other end would largely rely on one man, Petr Cech, who’s “been there and done that” in all forms of the game. Their line up consists of consistent and steady players with the likes of Jan Koller and Milan Baros up ahead who can net the ball at the opposition’s every mistake. Much will be expected of Koller in the games to come.

This is the game that will decide if Switzerland can make it to the next round. And as of now, that possibility is .. well, not much of a possibility.

Key Players

Swiss – Djourou, Senderos (let them play this. I need to see the others in action first!)

Czech – Petr Cech, Jan Koller

Prediction: A clean sheet for Cech, and anywhere between 0 and 2 goals for the visitors.

Preview - Italy vs Netherlands, June 9 2008

Here i begin...

“Fabio Cannavaro will say goodbye to our European adventure, before it has even begun..” comes out a statement.

And you’re like whoa, what the hell… The World Cup triumph had got the Azzurri a good number of fans from India, who do not have an English team to root for , come Euro. And this should go as a shock to all those Italian fans who have been dreaming of a second cup in two tournaments. It is almost an unwritten fact that Italy won the World cup on the fantastic defence marshaled by Fabio. And yeah, of course, the Zizou stunt. But it is too plain.. No Cannavaro, No Roman wall...

The real test for the Azzurri begins from Day 1 of their European adventure, with the Dutch hungry to prove a point. Italy without Fabio, and I see a man with a broken leg, bleeding to add to it, surrounded by 11 hungry wolves. The Netherlands, on the other hand, is one of the strongest teams on paper and yeah, they ain’t on full strength either. They’ll be without the Liverpool star Ryan Babel. But Marco van Basten has other recipes up his sleeve.. so many options that Huntelaar was not even subbed in the friendly against Wales.

The heavily anticipated Italian defence will now look like a few big boulders rather than the Wall that they are famous for. And they can consider themselves lucky if the likes of Nistelrooy, Robben, Kuyt and Huntelaar fail to deal with the boulders. Not to mention the much touted return of R.V.P for the opener.

I was for one behind the Azzurri even before the World Cup started, and it was on their defence that I banked, and it was precisely that defence that saw them through. They can only hope that Gattuso , Pirlo & Luca Toni make up for it this time though, or they may end up eliminated!

This match will be the most important match of the tournament as the winner of this tie will be tagged as the favorites immediately.

Key Players:

Italy: Gattuso, Buffon, Luca Toni

Netherlands: RVP, Nistelrooy, Sneijder

I’ll be back to post on the results! Man, I don’t have a prediction for this game.. Absolutely unpredictable. Though instincts tell me that the Dutch will score, a 0-0 draw seems to be the most practical outcome from 90 minutes of play.