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Titolo: Strachan sulla CL

Imho molto condivisibile in diversi punti, non concordo sulla divisione
che fa fra le squadre piů o meno belle da vedere.
Lights go out over Europe with this triumph of the dullards
Gordon Strachan
Friday March 11, 2005
The Guardian
I'm afraid I can't get excited about the rest of the Champions League this
season and I think a lot of neutrals will feel the same. The best four
teams to watch were knocked out this week and there are too many negative
sides left.
Arsenal, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona all play to win and
entertain and they're gone. If they were the semi-finalists you would say:
"Fantastic, this should be exciting and beautiful to watch." But I think
it will be more of a grind now.
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The philosophy of most top European teams is not to get beaten in the
first instance. Then they have certain individuals with the ability to win
them matches. It's the case with Chelsea, Milan, Juventus and
Internazionale, who start their delayed second leg at home to Porto next
week at 1-1.
I watched extra-time of Juventus's win over Real Madrid and they're not a
team where you turn on the television and say: "Brilliant, I love watching
this lot." But they win all the time and that's the most important thing
for the fans and financial backers.
If Juventus against Milan was one of the ties it would probably go to
penalties or finish 1-0. I saw those two in the final at Old Trafford two
years ago and it was like pulling teeth, and Inter are no fun to watch
either.
Probably the most attacking team left are Lyon. They beat Werder Bremen
10-2 and have 27 goals in eight European games so far. Liverpool change
their style for different matches but, to be fair to Rafael Benítez,
they've had bad luck losing Djibril Cissé, and Fernando Morientes is
cup-tied.
I hope Chelsea and Liverpool do really well but it saddens me we'll not
have the opportunity to watch Arsenal, United, Real and Barcelona in
high-tempo big games again this season. They have huge support worldwide
and it's because of their history, flamboyance and the way they play the
game. They're great when they're flying.
The fact is it's easier to defend than create. People will say you can win
the European Cup by attacking because United did it in 1999 and Real have
won it twice since then.
But United have only been to one semi-final in six seasons and Real won in
2002 when their superstars were at their peak, especially Zinédine Zidane
and Roberto Carlos.
I saw them against Bayer Leverkusen in that final and Leverkusen were the
better team, better organised, but Zidane pulled Real out of trouble with
a wonder goal. The trouble is Real were living on borrowed time with those
top players. They're past their sell-by date and you can see their
problems now.
I don't think Arsčne Wenger will lose his commitment to attacking football
at Arsenal but he has to ask whether it's time to jiggle things a bit by
changing certain players or asking them to do different things.
Arsenal have played the same way for a long time without getting anywhere
in the European Cup and might have to change, at least now and then, to
suit certain games.
At the moment you always know how Arsenal will play: that Dennis Bergkamp
will be deep, the areas Thierry Henry likes to get into, the job Patrick
Vieira will do and the position Freddie Ljungberg will take up and so on.
I'm not saying they should turn defensive but perhaps they could mix up
their attacking. About 80% comes down their left and then they're
defensively weak on that side without Sol Campbell because Ashley Cole
bombs forward. Maybe they need a nicer balance with more coming down the
right.
They might also need a few crosses going into the box instead of playing
to feet all the time. Defenders get in one mode of playing against Arsenal
and know what's coming.
At United, I'm sure Sir Alex Ferguson will be looking at where his team
can improve. He's tried various things since 1999, including 4-4-1-1 and
then a lot of 4-3-3 this season. I think he has enough young players to
say they keep going and get better as a group.
For the English teams still left, the main sides to avoid are Milan, who
still have Andriy Shevchenko to come back, and Juventus. I suppose on the
surface PSV Eindhoven would look to be the weakest team in the
quarter-finals.
You never know what's coming from Liverpool but I feel I'm really getting
into the swing of punditry after tipping them to go out and United to go
through and being totally wrong.
How far Liverpool can go now will depend a lot on whether the top teams
stay clear of injuries. Milan, Chelsea and Juventus are my favourites and
will be hard to beat if they keep their players fit.
Entertainment is another matter. I can't remember the last time a European
Cup final really excited me and I'm not banking on this one being any
different. 
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Josč Mourinho dopo la sconfitta col Newcastle e prima dell'andata di CL
(persa) col Barcellona: "Chelsea never lose two consecutive matches"

 che fa fra le squadre piů o meno belle da vedere.
quale sarebbe la parte che condividi??
io ben poco,anche perchč l'articolo parla quasi solo della sua divisione tre
squadre preferite o meno...
durante tutta la lettura non ho smesso un secondo di pensare "ma quanto sta
rosicando Strachan!!!"
perň questa parte merita:
"If Juventus against Milan was one of the ties it would probably go to
penalties or finish 1-0. I saw those two in the final at Old Trafford two
years ago and it WAS LIKE PULLING TEETH, and Inter are no fun to watch
either"
:PPPPPPPppp

 rosicando Strachan!!!"
Mah, e su cosa dovrebbe rosicare?!?
Leggevo ieri un'intervista dell'80 a due fra due difensori inglesi, uno
giovane in crescita sui 22 anni, l'altro ritiratosi 20-30 anni prima.
Il "vecchio" in pratica diceva che prima il calcio era più spettacolare
per le maggiori attitudine offensive parlando del fatto che al suo tempo
non c'erano squadre chiuse a coprire ali, punte ecc. ecc. ma il semplice
confronto centrale difesa v. centro attacco avversario e le ali erano
offensive e meno marcate. Il giovane diceva che però ora i difensori sono
più completi ecc. ecc. Una discussione che cambiando alcune sfumature
sarebbe adattissima ad oggi, alla fine passano gli anni ed il calcio
cambia, ci sarà sempre chi rimpiangerà il passato ma ovviamente non si può
portare indietro la sveglia.
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Josè Mourinho dopo la sconfitta col Newcastle e prima dell'andata di CL
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Minchia che rosicata!
E sto qua sarebbe uno dei competentissimi giornalisti sportivi inglesi?
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 e la maggior paura.
Secondo me e' normale e sara' sempre cosi.
Le partite diventano molto importanti e quindi gli allenatori hanno paura di 
essere puniti.
Magari esponendosi troppo al contropiede.
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 E sto qua sarebbe uno dei competentissimi giornalisti sportivi inglesi?
Ehm, Gordon Strachan...
Hint: nè giornalista nè inglese.
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Co-mod di it.sport.calcio.inter e fondatore di it.sport.calcio.estero
Josè Mourinho dopo la sconfitta col Newcastle e prima dell'andata di CL
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 Mah, e su cosa dovrebbe rosicare?!?
dai le prime frasi sono abbastanza ridicole, sembra un "le mie squadre
preferite sono uscite,per cui ora la CL non vale più nulla..."

 
E' stato il più grande allenatore del Southampton degli ultimi 15/20 anni.
ATTENTO A COME PARLIIIIIIIIII
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....scozzese, quindi immagino che delle squadre Inglesi non gli freghi 
poi molto.
In passato è stato anche votato giocatore dell'anno quando militava nel 
Manchester United (92/93 o 94 anche se guardandolo in faccia sembra che 
abbia smesso di giocare 30 anni fa).
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 and Roberto Carlos.
Paragonare il manutd al real? Ma dove vive Gordon? Il real ha vinto 3 cl
negli ultimi 8 anni, ed č arrivata 3 volte in semifinale.
E il real vincente era una squadra tatticamente preparata, con makelele o
redondo a dirigere la linea mediana.
L'unico dullard qui dentro č gordon

 ATTENTO A COME PARLIIIIIIIIII
Vi ha fatto evitare la Retrocessione?
:-P
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Aspettate che rileggo bene, probabilmente ho tradotto male io, non puň aver 
detto una cazzata cosě grossa. Rileggiamo:
"Arsenal, >>>*Manchester United*<<<, Real Madrid and Barcelona all play to 
win"
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In undici dentro la porta per 180 minuti!
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH, ricoveratelo! 

 abbia smesso di giocare 30 anni fa).
Ehm, dimentichi una delle cose più importanti... bad boys...
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 Hint: nè giornalista nè inglese.
Perdona l'ignoranza ma non so assolutamente chi sia. In ogni caso, ha detto
delle boiate.
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 Perdona l'ignoranza ma non so assolutamente chi sia.
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/feature?id=265785&cc=5739
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win"
Ma del catenaccio del Real al Delle Alpi non ne vogliamo parlare?
Ciao, Gionni
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Raul Gonzales Blanco, prima di essere sicuro di vedere la CL da casa:
"Il Real è nettamente superiore alla Juve"