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The long road of the UEFA Cup kicked off tonight with 4 Spanish
teams in action. Many consider the Uefa Cup more difficult & much
more unpredictable than the Champions League. The 1ºhalf set up of
the Uefa Cup is a home & away knock out stage which then turns
into a Group ( Champions League format) stage to see the top of
each group fight it out till the final. It is basically a tooth-grinder
of a competition which takes the punch out of most teams.
The first team to feel the true nature of Uefa is DEPORTIVO who went
down away 2-0 to Norweign side BRANN BERGEN. The goals come
in the 20th min via a penalty that BJARNASSON converted & in the
36th min via SOLLI.
Bergen deserved the win as they were superior & will make the return
leg a must win game ( & with 3 goals) affair for Deportivo who face an
uphill battle.
SEVILLA FC did the job as was expected with a 2-0 victory at
home against SALZBURG. Young CAPEL ( above) scored the first
goal for Sevilla in the 6th min. From here Salzburg stood firm until
the 90th min when CHEVANTON scored Sevilla FC second goal.
In theory, Sevilla should´nt have problems for the return leg.
RACING with all the illusion in the world won an even affair against
HONKA ESPOO by the narrow margen of 1-0. The goal come in a
moment of a lapse of concentration from Honka as the 2º half had
just started. In fact, in the 46th min PEREIRA got in & scored Racing
only & winning goal.
Racing has the advantage for the return leg, but needs to be cautious
as it is not at all in the bag.
VALENCIA flew to the Portugues Islands of Madeira to meet
MARITIMO, a good Portugues side with class. The game is currently
in play & Valencia leads 0-1 thanks to then 12th min fabulous goal
from MORIENTES (above).
Written by STRIKER on September 18th, 2008 with no comments.
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Spanish Club DEPORTIVA A CORUÑA lost its 1º leg game 0-1
to Croatian side HAJDUK SPLIT & needed to win tonight to assure
a place in this seasons UEFA Cup. The Spaniards did not disappoint
with a 0-2 victory in the 2º leg that puts them back in Europe after 3
years of absence.
It was a tough match, as expected with 7 yellow cards & 2 Red
(Andric 66th & De Guzman 90th) that saw Deportivo go out
for the victory. The 1ºst goal came in the 43rd min thanks to
RIKI & the 2º in the 88th from a penalty by VERDU.
Great win, great night for Deportivo & Spanish Football.
Written by STRIKER on August 28th, 2008 with no comments.
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UEFA CUP Football kicked off yesterday with Spanish Club
DEPORTIVO A CORUÑA in action, but the result achieved was
not expected. They met Croatian side HAJDUK SPLIT in the
1º leg game & finished in a 0-0 draw, which will make the return
2º leg encounter at Split like landing in “hell”.
The Croatians went into the match with the textbook theory of …
“lets get out of here with a draw”, & it worked brilliantly as they
placed a defensive wall that made Deportivo crash into it. Split
now go home with its advantage to attempt to win the decider.
Deportivo will have to suffer up till the end if they wish to continue
on the Uefa Cup road.
Written by STRIKER on August 15th, 2008 with no comments.
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While the World marvels at the increible skills, plays & dribbling
of Brazilians like Ronaldinho, Kaka, Robinho…etc, we ( & perhaps
the youngsters) forget that before them was DJALMINHA
(pictured below) who played in DEPORTIVO DE A CORUÑA,
who helped take them to their first Liga title in the year 2000.
Why bring this up now? Because it seems most contempary Football
followers only talk about Ronaldinho & company, & SFS though it
maybe the moment to remember that Djalminha has a place in
Football history: as one of Brazil´s & World Football´s great
talents.
Their is no denying, Djalminha was difficult, controversial & some
may say a little crazy, but are´nt most Brazilian Stars? He is
best known for his time in Spanish Football were he was vital in
Deportivo winning: La Liga (2000), Spanish Cup (2002) & 2
Spanish Super Cups (2000-01 & 2002-03).
The odd piece in this story is that he was only 14 times International
for Brazil . His controversial character played a part here & halted
his progression in the Brazil National side, it also halted him from
performing on the World stage & grabbing more media attention.
However, its his Football that we are here for & wish to remember
him. Here is a GREAT video on the player - in Spanish - that
deserves to be watched in full. Highly recommended. You will soon
see that his skill was beyond words at times…making Ronaldinho
look like (stop)…well, they are all good really. Let you judge:
Written by STRIKER on August 13th, 2008 with no comments.
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As a big club with a big transfer kitty, Arsenal are constantly linked with talent from across the globe. During the transfer season, these rumors tend to increase in volume but decrease in validity. Nonetheless, on yet another slow news day, I will bring you some of the latest transfer "news" to circulate around the web.
A few news outlets are reporting that Torpedo Moscow defender Vyacheslav Dmitriev has signed for Arsenal. The Russian teenager should be coming to the Emirates during the Summer. A highly rated 17 year-old, Dmitriev could grow to become a feared Premier League defender. It remains to be seen if his signing is fact or fiction though, as the club's official website Arsenal.com have yet to report the news.
Arsenal have also reportedly completed a transfer for Andre "Dede" Ayew from Marseille. The 18 year-old Ghanian can play either on the left wing or up front. A reported fee of £5 million coupled once again with a lack of mention on Arsenal's official site mean that this rumor should be taken with a grain of salt.
Other possible transfer targets include Spanish U20 and Deportivo La Coruna B goalkeeper Fabricio. 23 year-old keeper Carlos Kameni, a regular for Espanyol and Cameroon, is also on the list of future Jens Lehmann replacements.
In terms of exit news, Lassana Diarra could be leaving for Portsmouth on a £5.5 million deal which would see the holding midfielder getting a sizable paycheck of £60,000/week. Seems a bit much for a player who can't even deal with not breaking into the Arsenal first team within months of his arrival.
Elsewhere, Theo Walcott could move to West Ham on loan in what would be a beneficial deal for both of the clubs involved. West Ham, a club which always seems to have injured strikers, would do better with Walcott up front than with Carleton Cole, and it would be good for the 18 year-old to get some regular playing time in a Premier League side. I doubt Arsene Wenger would let it go through, though.
Written by Eddy on January 15th, 2008 with no comments.
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