Fotbal Internaţional Thread

**deangel9** · 04-10-2008 11:11

Pact Steaua-FRF: Rădoi joacă, Bănel menajat

Piţurcă a spus că Rădoi are nevoie de două meciuri întregi înainte de
confruntarea cu Franţa, iar căpitanul roş-albaştrilor va fi titular diseară, în timp ce Nicoliţă va fi odihnit.

Securea războiului dintre Ghencea şi Casa Fotbalului pare să fie îngropată definitiv. Cu fix o săptămînă înainte de meciul România - Franţa, Marius Lăcătuş şi-a făcut strategia privitoare la întîlnirea de diseară, cu Otopeni, ţinînd cont şi de interesele lui Victor Piţurcă. Şi a luat două hotărîri importante:

1. Rădoi va fi titular la închidere
Imediat după partida de la Florenţa, Piţurcă a făcut trimitere la situaţia lui Rădoi. "Să vedem cum va reacţiona organismul lui după cele 90 de minute solicitante. Eu aş vrea ca el să aibă două meciuri deja disputate înainte de partida cu Franţa", a spus selecţionerul. Lăcătuş s-a supus şi îl va titulariza şi diseară pe Mirel. Şi tot la închidere, acolo unde cel mai probabil va fi folosit şi cu Franţa.

2. Nicoliţă odihnit
A doua hotărîre îl priveşte pe Bănel Nicoliţă. El s-a refăcut în urmă cu trei săptămîni după problema la gleznă şi a jucat apoi meci de meci. Tocmai pentru a nu-l suprasolicita şi diseară, "Fiara" a decis să-l odihnească. Mai mult, Bănel nici măcar nu a mai rămas în cantonament şi nici nu a participat la şedinţa de pregătire de aseară.

"Mă bucur foarte mult că Rădoi a revenit după accidentare pentru că este un jucător de care avem mare nevoie la echipa naţională"
Victor Piţurcă, selecţioner RomâniaRădoi joacă, Bănel menajat

**beavis** · 04-10-2008 12:03

Schuster releases Sneijder to play for Holland

Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster will more than likely release Wesley Sneijder to play for Holland in their crucial World Cup Qualifiers in the next ten days or so.

The Dutch playmaker has only just recovered from a serious cruciate knee ligament and has yet to play for his club this season.

Schuster has been considering bringing him on this weekend in the Primera Division match against Espanyol.

It had originally been rumoured that Schuster was not going to allow his star player to play for his country.

The Netherlands are due to play against Iceland on 11 October and Norway four days later on 15 October.

**deangel9** · 04-10-2008 12:08

Vieira and Ribery return for France

Patrick Vieira and Franck Ribery have returned to the France squad for this month's World Cup qualifier against Romania.

Internazionale midfielder Vieira, Les Bleus' captain, replaces Mathieu Flamini and Bayern Munich winger Ribery comes in for injured Lyon wideman Sidney Govou (ankle).

There is just one other change from the squad Domenech named for last month's qualifiers against Austria and Serbia.

Playmaker Samir Nasri has been judged not fit enough by Domenech, even though he played for Arsenal in their Champions League win over Porto on Tuesday, and he is replaced by Atletico Madrid forward Florent Sinama-Pongolle.

Domenech was delighted to welcome back Vieira, whose thigh injury has hampered his start to the new season.

"He is going well and we know the importance of Patrick," he said.

"He is one of the best midfielders in Europe and he is indispensable for France."

"He has been playing well," he added.

"He has the ability to wrong-foot opponents, he is versatile and he is really in form."

It is thought only a victory over the Romanians in Constanta will save him from the chop but Domenech is remaining clear-headed.

"It's an important match, but not decisive," he said.

"Qualification is played out over a number of matches. We are not too far behind and after Romania, anything can still happen."

Squad: Steve Mandanda (Marseille), Hugo Lloris (Lyon); Eric Abidal (Barcelona), Gael Clichy (Arsenal), Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Rod Fanni (Rennes), William Gallas (Arsenal), Philippe Mexes (Roma), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Sebastien Squillaci (Sevilla); Patrick Vieira (Internazionale), Lassana Diarra (Portsmouth), Jeremy Toulalan (Lyon), Alou Diarra (Bordeaux); Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea), Karim Benzema (Lyon), Thierry Henry (Barcelona), Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich), Florent Malouda (Chelsea), Hatem Ben Arfa (Marseille), Yoann Gourcuff (Bordeaux), Florent Sinama-Pongolle (Atletico Madrid).

**beavis** · 04-10-2008 13:42

Ratează meciul cu Franţa

Marius Niculae s-a accidentat marţi seară şi a ieşit din calcule pentru meciul cu NEC. Ieri a fost consultat şi de medicul echipei naţionale, Pompiliu Popescu, şi e clar că nu putem conta pe el nici la meciul cu Franţa, de sâmbăta viitoare, ora 21:40, de la Constanţa.

Diagnosticul în cazul lui Marius? Leziune de 2.3 milimetri la adductorii piciorului drept. Jucătorul speră să stea pe margine numai 10 zile, medicii lui Dinamo sunt mai sceptici, spun că nu revine mai devreme de o lună. Legat de această informaţie, L'Equipe anunţa ieri în ediţia online că ar fi avut loc o discuţie telefonică joi între Victor Piţurcă şi Daniel Niculae. Atacantul lui Auxerre l-ar fi rugat pe selecţioner să nu conteze pe el în această iarnă din cauza psihicului afectat de moartea tatălui. "Nu se poate, vi oricum, s-a accidentat Marius Niculae şi am nevoie de tine", i-ar fi răspuns Piţurcă. Daniel Niculae a negat vehement această informaţie.

**deangel9** · 04-10-2008 14:22

Duo return to Spain squad

Vicente del Bosque has recalled Carlos Marchena and Alvaro Arbeloa for the upcoming qualifiers against Estonia and Belgium.

Arbeloa's Liverpool team-mate Fernando Torres also returns to the squad after missing out on the September qualifiers with a torn hamstring.

There is no place for Barcelona teenager Bojan who, having made his international debut against Armenia last month, returns to the Under-21s.

Valencia's Raul Albiol is included but faces a fitness test on a thigh injury sustained in their UEFA Cup victory over Maritimo on Thursday night.

Spain have taken maximum points from the first two matches and will be looking to maintain their perfect record in the qualifiers against Estonia on October 11 and Belgium four days later.

**beavis** · 04-10-2008 15:54

"Cel mai important e jocul cu Franţa"

Deşi formaţia sa de club, Şahtior Doneţk, a pierdut la mijlocul acestei săptămâni în faţa Barcelonei (1-2), internaţionalul Răzvan Raţ este deja cu gândul la partida de sâmbăta viitoare.

"Toată lumea a putut vedea ce ghinion am avut. Nu vreau să comentez modul în care am primit golurile şi nici lipsa de sportivitate a adversarilor. Până la urmă e doar un meci de fotbal şi chiar dacă am cedat pe propriul teren am făcut-o în faţa Barcelonei, un nume cu mare greutate în Europa. Dacă ne vom concentra la următoarele dispute sunt convins că vom prinde primăvara într-o cupă europeană", a spus Răzvan Raţ referitor la înfrângerea în faţa catalanilor, din etapa a II-a a grupelor Ligii Campionilor.

"Deja am trecut peste supărarea pricinuită de acest insucces şi mă gândesc la următoarele partide, cea mai importantă pentru mine fiind cea cu Franţa de la finalul săptămânii viitoare. Sper într-o victorie care să aducă bucurie în inimile românilor. Din nefericire am aflat ce s-a întâmplat cu echipele noastre din Cupa UEFA şi nu pot spune decât că este un mare păcat", a declarat Raţ.

**deangel9** · 05-10-2008 01:41

Capello set to disappoint Owen again

Michael Owen's England career looks set to become another casualty of the turmoil at Newcastle when England manager Fabio Capello names a 23-man squad for the World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus on Sunday.

The England manager is notorious for giving little away before he names his squad but he has chosen to watch Chelsea v Aston Villa on Sunday and send his assistant Franco Baldini to see the Everton v Newcastle match on Merseyside.

And Capello, whose plane was grounded by fog when he intended to run the rule over Owen a week and a half ago, hinted that the chaos at St James' Park was not the best preparation.

He said: "I saw him on TV. He's fit enough, but it is not a good moment for Newcastle.

"Sometimes a lot of the results of the club for which a player plays are not good for the confidence.

"I have to decide on 23 players. I do not decide out of sympathy or because I like or dislike players. I decide on who I think is the best player at the moment.

"You can play better if all the team play well. There are three players at Tottenham who are interesting for us but it is not a good moment for them."

**baal** · 06-10-2008 10:29

Accidentat la Inter inainte de meciul din Champions League, Chivu spune ca e gata sa joace cu Franta in preliminariile pentru mondialul din 2010.

"Ma simt pregatit sa ma lupt cu Franta. E un meci in care nu se tine cont daca ai jucat
sau nu in ultimul meci la echipa de club.

"Am o saptamana sa ma pregatesc foarte bine, iar atunci cand joci pentru nationala, nu conteaza foarte mult conditia fizica", a spus Chivu la Realitatea TV.

**baal** · 06-10-2008 13:33

Mutu crede ca Romania nu sta doar in el si in Chivu si spune ca infrangerea cu Lituania nu se poate repeta.

Mutu a declarat ca, desi francezii sunt mai buni, Romania va castiga

"Nu-mi venea sa cred ca Lituania a putut sa ne bata asa, nu cred ca vor mai reusi vreodata sa faca acelasi scor cu noi. Au lipsit mai multi jucatori atunci, nu doar eu si Chivu. E gresit sa spui ca de noi depinde intreaga echipa, noi dam mai multa incredere, atat", a declarat Mutu pentru gsptv.

Mutu spune ca Romania poate castiga in meciul de la Constanta:

"Francezii sunt mai buni decat noi, luati individual. Trebuie sa fim o echipa si sa invingem", a spus Mutu.

**FanStiintza** · 06-10-2008 20:26

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**beavis** · 07-10-2008 14:11

Injured Diarra pulls out of France matches

Portsmouth midfielder Lassana Diarra has pulled out of France's forthcoming matches with a left knee injury, it was revealed on Monday.

Diarra will therefore neither play in France's World Cup qualifier in Romania on October 11 nor four days later in a friendly against Tunisia at Stade de France.

Team officials said they would make an announcement on a possible replacement on Tuesday.

**beavis** · 07-10-2008 16:34

Obi Mikel gets green light to skip Sierra Leone clash

Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel has been given the green light by Nigeria to skip Saturday's 2010 World Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone, officials said Tuesday.

Top team official Emmanuel Attah told reporters the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has agreed with Chelsea for Mikel to be excused from the final group match against Sierra Leone in Abuja this weekend.

Ukraine-based midfielder Yusuf Ayila and Portsmouth forward John Utaka will also miss the Sierra Leone match as a result of injuries. Ayila has been replaced by Olympic team star Femi Ajilore.

Nigeria have already qualified for the next round of the qualifying tournament for both the World Cup and the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.

They are top in Group 4 with 15 points from five matches while second-placed Sierra Leone, with 7 points, require a victory in Abuja to stand any chance of also making it to the next stage of the qualifiers.

Injuries rule out Buffon and Camoranesi

Italy keeper Gianluigi Buffon and midfielder Mauro Camoranesi will miss their country's World Cup qualifiers against Bulgaria and Montenegro, the national team said Tuesday.

The Juventus pair were ruled out of the October 11 and 15 games with muscle problems after undergoing medicals in Florence, where the national team are training.

Coach Marcello Lippi's selection for the two games has already been hampered by injuries of Marco Materazzi, Fabio Grosso, Andrea Pirlo and Vincenzo Iaquinta.

The defending champions are top in Group 8 after winning their first two qualifiers against Cyprus and Georgia.

**FanStiintza** · 07-10-2008 20:16

Contra: "Avem neapărat nevoie de victorie cu Franţa"

Fundaşul celor de la Getafe, Cosmin Contra, neconvocat pentru meciul cu Franţa a recunoscut la Sport.ro că se aştepta la această decizie deoarece nu a evoluat în ultimile meciuri la echipa de club

"Îmi pare rău că nu sunt acolo şi nu mă pregătesc pentru meciul cu Franţa, dar asta e. Eu am fost convocat, dar cum nu am mai jucat în ultimile trei meciuri mă aşteptam să nu mai vin. E un meci prea important ca să nu joace cei cu meciuri în poartă"

Contra e de părere că o victorie este necesară în dificilul test cu formaţia lui Domenech: "Este nevoie neapărat de o victorie în acest meci. Am prinde moral, altfel în caz de înfrângere presiunea ar fi mare"

Ben Arfa: "După meci vom şti cine poate câştiga grupa"

Mijlocaşul naţionalei Franţei, Ben Arfa, a declarat că meciul de sâmbătă de la Constanţa este unul care va decide cine va câştiga grupa din care face parte România.

"Şi noi şi România trecem printr-o perioada extrem de grea. După acest meci ne vom putea da seama cine poate câştiga grupa, noi sau România. Atât noi cât şi voi trebuie să ne reabilităm în faţa suporterilor pentru că trecem printr-o perioadă grea.", a declarat Ben Arfa.

**beavis** · 08-10-2008 10:03

Trapattoni recalls Duff for Cyprus qualifier

Damien Duff is back in the Republic of Ireland squad for next week's World Cup qualifier against Cyprus after missing last month's games against Georgia and Montenegro.

The Newcastle midfielder has recovered from a knee injury and was named in coach Giovanni Trapattoni's 22-man squad for the tie at Croke Park on 15 October.

But Steve Finnan, Steven Reid and Stephen Kelly have not been selected because of fitness problems.

There is a return to the squad too for Scunthorpe keeper Joe Murphy, who will provide the back-up to Shay Given and Dean Kiely.

The Republic head into their third Group 8 game, at Croke Park on 15 October, having beaten Georgia 2-1 in Mainz, and then returned from Montenegro with a hard-earned point after a 0-0 draw in Podgorica.

Cyprus, who face the Georgians in Tbilisi on Saturday - the Ireland game was played at a neutral venue because of the political situation in the former Soviet state - lost 2-1 at home to world champions Italy in their opening fixture last month.

Republic of Ireland squad

Goalkeepers: Shay Given (Newcastle), Dean Kiely (West Bromwich)

Defenders: Alex Bruce (Ipswich), Damien Delaney (QPR), Richard Dunne (Manchester City), Kevin Kilbane (Wigan), Joey O'Brien (Bolton), John O'Shea (Manchester United), Paul McShane (Sunderland)

Midfielders: Stephen Hunt (Reading), Aiden McGeady (Celtic), Liam Miller (Sunderland), Andy Reid (Sunderland), Glenn Whelan (Stoke City)

Forwards: Kevin Doyle (Reading), Robbie Keane (Liverpool), Andy Keogh (Wolves), Shane Long (Reading), Daryl Murphy (Sunderland)

**FanStiintza** · 08-10-2008 10:57

Toulalan: "România va avea viaţă grea cu Ribery pe teren"

Mijlocaşul francez al celor de la Olympique Lyon, Jeremy Toulalan, crede că şansele naţionalei Franţei în faţa României au crescut simţitor odată cu revenirile lui Patrick Vieira şi Frank Ribery.

"Va fi un meci foarte dificil contra României, dar nu trebuie să se pună atâta presiune, mai ales pe Domenech. El este antrenor pentru a câştiga meciuri, dacă va fi să plece, atunci şi noi vom fi vinovaţi. În echipa noastră s-au schimbat lucrurile, ne-au lipsit enorm jucători cu experienţă, lideri precum Makelele sau Thuram. Ne vom regăsi echilibrul odată cu revenirile lui Vieira şi Ribery, adevăraţi lideri. România va avea viaţă grea cu Ribery pe teren", a spus Toulalan.

**baal** · 08-10-2008 13:36

Nationala Frantei este in criza, iar o parte din vina o poarta si capitanul Patrick Vieira.

Jucatorul lui Inter s-a aflat in centrul unui scandal bine ascuns, insa descoperit in cele din urma. Pentru ca a insistat sa fie convocat la Euro desi era accidentat, Vieira a starnit nemultumirea jucatorilor tineri de la nationala provocand un conflict intre generatii si, implicit, nemultumirea federatiei franceze.

Totul a inceput in martie anul trecut, cand Vieira s-a accidentat in meciul amical cu Paraguay. Diagnosticul a fost unul fara echivoc: leziune musculara la coapsa stanga cu hematom.

Medicii i-au interzis sa participe la Euro, insa fundasul nu a vrut sa auda. Mai mult, se pare ca Vieira a avut o discutie cu coechipierul sau, Willy Sagnol, care si-a chemat medicul de la Bayern pentru a-l tratata pe capitanul francezilor.

Medicul lui Bayern si al nationalei Germaniei ii propune lui Vieira un medicament soc: Actovegin, adica sange de vita deproteizat. Produsul este comercializat in Germania, nu si in Franta unde nu este agreat. Actovegin nu se afla pe lista substantelor interzise, insa FIFA tine sub control raspandirea ei.

Presedintele Federatiei Franceze, Domenech, stafful medical al nationalei si chirurgul care l-a operat pe Ronaldo ii interzic lui Vieira sa foloseasca medicamentul la Euro.

In compensatie, Vieira a fost convocat la Euro in dauna unor jucatori tineri, chiar daca nu ar fi putut juca niciun minut pana la semifinale. Mai mult, cel care ar fi putut juca pe postul lui, Flamini a fost trimis acasa.

Domenech se afla cu sabia deasupra capului inca de la Euro, iar Federatia Franceza si-a pierdut deja rabdarea. Dupa colt, Deschamps, Blanc, Houllier si Boghossian abia asteapta sa devina noii selectioneri ai Frantei.

**deangel9** · 08-10-2008 17:17

Wright-Phillips responded to snub

Shaun Wright-Phillips feels being dropped from the England squad helped "kick" him back into regaining top form - and an international recall.

"I am very pleased to be back in the England squad given my form, because now I feel 100% match fit," added Wright-Phillips.

"I did not think my England career was too far gone to worry about resurrection.

"I am just glad to be back here with the team again.

"I am delighted with my club form and I just need to carry it on to the training with England and then put myself in a position to get another call."

Wright-Phillips, who has 19 caps to date, added: "Everyone now knows what the boss wants and the way he wants things done. He likes everyone to be 100% fit, to play well and do their job.

"As long as everyone does those things and can play the way we have been doing, then I do not think there will be a problem."

**beavis** · 08-10-2008 19:57

Van Persie hit by injury setback

Robin van Persie will miss Holland's upcoming World Cup qualifier with Iceland after sustaining a hamstring injury.

The Arsenal forward, who has struggled with fitness problems over the past few seasons, could play in next Wednesday's game against Norway if further tests reveal he has recovered sufficiently though.

Van Persie has scored 5 goals in his last six games for Arsenal and his absence for Saturday's game will be a setback for manager Bert van Marwijk who has seen his side top Group 9 after winning their opening game against Macedonia.

After taking on Iceland in Rotterdam, Holland then travel to Oslo take tackle Norway and Van Persie may yet return for the second qualifier.

The Oranje have also seen Atletico Madrid defender John Heitinga ruled out with a knee problem so former Liverpool man Jan Kromkamp has been added to the squad.

**deangel9** · 08-10-2008 20:12

Hiddink calls up Sychev

Guus Hiddink has called up Lokomotiv Moscow striker Dmitri Sychev as a replacement for Roman Pavlyuchenko.

The Tottenham frontman will miss the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Finland after picking up an ankle injury in the club's 1-0 home defeat by Hull on Sunday.

Lokomotiv midfielder Denis Glushakov has also been handed a late call-up following the withdrawal of Dmitri Torbinsky.

Russia take on Germany in Dortmund on Saturday before taking on Finland four days later.

**beavis** · 08-10-2008 21:03

Cannavaro closes on Maldini Italian record

Italian skipper Fabio Cannavaro said Wednesday that the international appearances record of Paolo Maldini, who played 126 times for the world champions, is coming into reach.

"I've not really thought about it, to be honest - but records are there to be broken", said 35-year-old defender Cannavaro who is 8 games away from levelling Maldini's mark.

"The years go by but I've no intention of packing it yet", said the Real Madrid star in the national squad's get together at Florence ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifier with Bulgaria in Sofia.

"As long as I am called up I'll always arrive full of enthusiasm. For me it is an honour to pull on the Italian shirt."

Maldini, five years Cannavaro's senior, is still in action with AC Milan.

But Cannavaro says that the punishing schedule of today's game means he is looking after himself and conscious of the need not to overdo things.

"I am managing things better this season. I have played in five of seven matches for Real and that's good."

"It's better to play 40 matches on form than 60 on average form."