ინგლისური ფეხბურთის ბრიგადა - მე-4 ნაწილი, ფეხბურთის სამშობლოს ფანების თემა

რაღა სენსაცია ეგაა როგორც კრაინი იგროკი ლენონი ჯობია იასნა, ცენტრში კიდე ისეთი მგლები დგანან ეგ ვერ ამოაგდებს
უნდა მოსულიყო ეს დროც

Scouse
მე მაინც გამიტყდა, თუმცა ვერ ვიტყვი რომ არასწორი გადაწყვეტილებაა

ჯონ ტერი მართლა კარგი კაპიტანი იქნება გუნდისთვის, მაგრამ ბექჰემის მთლიანად მოცილება და სასტავიდან ამოვარდნა? დამპალი მაკლარენი

ისე ჯერარდი არ ჯობდა ყოფილიყო კაპიტანი? რავი ამ 24 წლის ბიჭს რომ მიაჩეჩა სამკლური...

While Yorke recognises some managers have to be ruthless, he thinks McClaren’s decision over Beckham is wrong.

In fact, he goes as far as to say it is disrespectful to the man who only relinquished the captaincy after the World Cup quarter-final defeat to Portugal last month. Trinidad & Tobago skipper Yorke was reunited with Becks in Germany for their Group B clash.





And Yorke, 34, said: “I can hardly believe it. People seem to have very short memories.

“He does not deserve to be treated in this way. He is still the best right-sided crosser of the ball in the world.

“If Steve wants to stamp his mark on the job he has certainly done so but I can’t agree with what he’s done.”

Beckham was heavily criticised after England’s World Cup flop but Yorke believes his pal was an easy target.

Yorke added: “From what I saw, he put the ball in to win England’s first game against Paraguay.

“He supplied the passes for the goals against my country and scored the winner against Ecuador in the last 16.

“There were plenty of players who did an awful lot less, yet he gets the stick.

“People underestimate what a strong character he is. He has had to deal with a lot in his career and always proved people wrong.”

მიდი და ესპორე ეხლა

ახალი ეპოქა იწყება ინგლისის ნაკრებში ..

ახალი კაპიტანი
ახალი მწვრთენელი
ახალი სისხლი

და იმედია
ახალი გამარჯვებები

არა რა
ყველა ამ ენაუნსმენთებში ერთი მანჩესტერელი უეჭველი ურევია რა

მიმაგრებული სურათი (გადიდებისთვის დაუწკაპუნეთ სურათზე)

'WALCOTT SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE TO GERMANY'

Adapted by David Harrison


A LIFE IN PICTURES

More extracts from Gerrard's book
"It pains me to admit this but it needs saying. We were not as good as we thought we were.

On arriving in Germany, England were guilty of over-confidence.

It was ours for the taking. No one was better than us. Me and the other players placed too much pressure on ourselves by constantly claiming we could win the World Cup.

Stupid. We talked ourselves up too much. Never again. In future tournaments we must learn to be humble. Be calm.

We went around Germany blowing our own trumpet and returned home mute with embarrassment. I went back to England with only regrets for souvenirs and I was not alone.

I talked to all the others players and we all accept none of us did enough. Nobody came back thinking: ‘I was brilliant, the rest were rubbish.'

We screwed up together. That's why the mood in the dressing room afterwards was so terrible. Devastation entered our lives.

Why did England screw up? It cannot have been simply down to Portugal's gamesmanship in the quarter-final.

Failed



Everyone called us the Golden Generation. We should have coped. I hate using the word but we failed.

England went out of the World Cup in the quarter-finals and that stinks.

The reasons are scattered around. We didn't keep the ball well, we didn't take our chances, we took some c**p penalties.

We practised pens every day for six weeks and missed three out of four in Gelsenkirchen.

England must overcome this mental block over penalties otherwise we will continue returning home from tournaments.

We must use international friendlies to stage practice shoot-outs after the final whistle when the stadium is still full. The England management must consider that. It's the only realistic way of practising penalties.

That draining walk from the halfway line. The tension. The feeling that everyone is watching, jeering or cheering. At training your team-mates are the crowd and you get five goes. Some rehearsal.

Of course we knew Sven Goran Eriksson would get coated for England's failure. He knew it as well. I don't think he was too cautious, as many people claimed, but I did understand some of the criticism towards him

A few decisions were wrong, like not taking five strikers. He certainly shouldn't have brought Theo Walcott to Germany.

He should have picked five forwards in his 23 — Wayne Rooney plus four others. For a tournament as big and demanding as the World Cup every team needs five strikers. Minimum. I wanted to be landing in Germany with five forwards not four. I wanted to be sending this message to the world: we are England packed with attackers and we fear no one.

Sven talked about midfielders operating further forward but that is too specialised.

I was gutted when I walked into the Old Trafford dressing room for the warm-up game against Hungary and saw the No9 shirt hanging on my peg.

Talk about pressure. That's a recipe for me being destroyed. Get real. I'm an attacking midfield player not an emergency striker.

England required real strikers, footballers comfortable with a No9 on their shirts like Wazza (Wayne Rooney).

Not only were England embarking on an arduous World Cup campaign with only four forwards but one of them was Theo Walcott. I almost fell over when I heard. Now let's get one or two things right about Theo. He's a nice lad and one day he will mature into a very good player.

But he had no right to be in Germany. None at all. I was gobsmacked to find him on the plane.

My faith is Sven has always been strong but to select a kid who hasn't played any part in a Premiership game, or a competitive international, was clearly a massive gamble.

Asking him to come to the World Cup was unfair on Theo. There was no way the kid was ready to perform on such a massive stage.

Even now, as I get stuck into the new season and the World Cup summer fades away, my mind remains confused as to Sven's thinking. Theo was just not ready. Even if the seven leading English strikers had been injured it would still have been a risk to take him to the World Cup. As well as Theo, Sven also didn't seem to have any intention of using certain players. In midfield we had three or four guys who were really, really similar.

Sven never showed any interest in playing some of them so why bring them to Germany? Take those that are going to play — and another forward!

Sven was deeply upset after the shoot-out defeat against Portugal. The media paint him as a cold unemotional man but that's wrong.

Resigned



He hurt badly in Gelsenkirchen and I let Sven down. I just wished I could have scored the goal, or hit the pen that got England into the semi-finals.

I would have loved to have seen Sven's face as I scored the winner because he is a great guy.

But it was the end of an era. Sven was off and David Beckham was stepping down as captain. I am certainly excited about the Steve McClaren era. Steve will improve the England team but I am not making any predictions about Euro 2008.

Germany taught me to be more cautious in public. Defeat in the World Cup hit me hard.

Someone told me that as I walked past the penalty spot on our lap around the pitch after the game in Gelsenkirchen, the DJ played I Will Survive.

And I will. My future promises so much. Rebuilding with Steve and England. More trophies to chase with Rafael Benitez and Liverpool.

One day I'd love to manage Liverpool. For me Liverpool Football Club is a passion that will never end."

კერიკმა ინტერვიუში სთქუა რო ყველაზე არასასოამოვნო და ძლიერი საპერნიკები არიან როი კინი ვიეირა და ჯერარდიო

Gerrard handed right-sided role

Gerrard (right) receives instructions from McClaren
New England manager Steve McClaren will play Steven Gerrard on the right side of midfield against Greece.
"I spoke with Stevie and he is delighted with that - he will play anywhere for England," said McClaren.

"It is an evolution. We are looking at one or two different things and the shape of the team is one of them."

McClaren will also start with Jermain Defoe, who was left out of England's World Cup squad, and Stewart Downing, who played just 50 minutes in Germany.


Interview: England midfielder Owen Hargreaves
Interview: England striker Dean Ashton

With strikers Wayne Rooney rested, because he is suspended for the first two Euro 2008 qualifiers, and Michael Owen injured, McClaren had called up Defoe and West Ham's Dean Ashton.

It had appeared that Ashton would partner Peter Crouch up front, but he has been ruled out after suffering an ankle injury in training.

Gerrard will fill the role that has for so long been held by David Beckham, who was left out of the squad.

The fact the former captain has been replaced by such a senior England figure as Gerrard will further add to the feeling that Beckham's England career is over.

McClaren seemed to hint that Gerrard could make the position his own when he revealed he had spoken to Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez about it.

"I have decided to have a look at Stevie on the right because he played there for Liverpool for the majority of last season and scored 23 goals.

"I had a good conversation with Rafa early last week and discussed the situation."

Earlier this week, midfielder Owen Hargreaves said he was surprised at McClaren's decision to drop Beckham.

"I was surprised not to see him included," Bayern Munich midfielder Hargreaves told BBC Radio Five Live.

"But as the manager said it is a new era and a new team and we are looking forward to the future."

Hargreaves, 25, was one of the few successes of England's disappointing World Cup campaign in which they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Portugal on penalties.

And he has been rewarded with a starting berth in McClaren's first team selection since he succeeded Sven-Goran Eriksson.



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England team to face Greece: Paul Robinson; Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, John Terry (captain), Ashley Cole; Steven Gerrard, Owen Hargreaves, Frank Lampard, Stewart Downing, Jermain Defoe, Peter Crouch

გვაღირსეს ნორმალური 4-4-2 განლაგება.უბრალოდ ეშტონის ნახვა ღირდა, მაგრამმგონი ტრავმა აქვს
კაია რომჰარგრივსი დატოვეს

KINGALAN

მე პირადად მაგ 4-4-2-ში ლემპარდს დავსვავდი და ჯერარდს დავაყენებდი ცენტრში. მარჯვნივ კი ლენონს, თუ მაინდამაინც აპორნი ნახევარმცველით უნდა ითამაშონ. თუ არადა 4-3-3 შუაში ჰარგრეივზი, აქეთ-იქით ლემპარდი და ჯერარდი. წინ კრაუჩი-დეფო-ლენონი. ეს ყველაფერი რა თქმა უნდა დღეს არსებული შემადგენლობიდან გამომდინარე. იმედია 4-5-1-ს არ ითამაშებენ. აშტონმა კოჭი დაიზიანა.

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Chelsea is overwhelming favorite for a three-peat

LONDON (AP) -- Chelsea was already a big favorite to win the Premier League for a third year running. So what did coach Jose Mourinho do? He signed Michael Ballack and Andriy Shevchenko for good measure.

Mourinho, whose style of coaching always has been based on strong teamwork rather than a collection of stars, now has his own collection of Real Madrid-style "galacticos" -- Ballack, Shevchenko, Frank Lampard, John Terry, Claude Makelele and goalkeeper Peter Cech.

The self-proclaimed "Special One" already had the players to field two entire lineups capable of winning the title, although the Blues were criticized last year for grinding down their opponents without much panache.

Mourinho, backed by billionaire Russian owner Roman Abramovich, has added genuine quality players to his squad with salaries of up to $248,000 a week. It's difficult to see how even Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool can keep up over the 38-game season.

All three rivals say the title race should be a lot closer than in the last two seasons. Chelsea won the 2005 title by 12 points for its first league championship in 50 years. Mourinho's team finished eight points clear last season and 24 ahead of fourth-place Arsenal.

This year, though, it's possible the Blues could finish at least 10 points in front and have the title wrapped up before the start of May. They face United and Arsenal among the last five games of the season. Nothing would give Mourinho more satisfaction than having the title virtually guaranteed by then.

Although Mourinho also is determined to bring Chelsea its first Champions League title, he considers the domestic league championship a true test of the club's strengths.

"The Premiership is always the priority. It is the competition when you control your destiny, feel responsible for it," said the manager, who led FC Porto to victory in the Portuguese league and cup as well as the Champions League and UEFA Cup.

"The best team wins and you have to prepare to be the best. When it comes to the cups -- and I've won a lot of cups -- there is always something out of your control."

Mourinho's team effectively won the title last season by starting with nine straight victories. Chelsea's rivals want to make sure the Blues don't get off to another fast start this time.

Of the big three, however, only Liverpool plays the Blues in the first 13 rounds of games -- and that's at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea visits United in late November and welcomes Arsenal on Dec. 10.

Although Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez again has been busy in the transfer market, with striker Craig Bellamy and winger Jermaine Pennant among his five signings, United and Arsenal have made few moves.

United manager Alex Ferguson spent $26.7 million on Tottenham midfielder Michael Carrick and the Gunners hired Czech midfielder Tomasz Rosicky from Borussia Dortmund for a reported $15.1 million.

Carrick is the holding midfielder United has been seeking since last season's departure of Roy Keane. Rosicky, a standout passer and shooter, should fit comfortably into the tactical strategy developed by Gunners manager Arsene Wenger as Arsenal moves into the club's new 60,000-capacity Emirates Stadium.

Both teams believe they have starting lineups capable of matching Chelsea man for man, even though United has sold Ruud van Nistelrooy to Real Madrid and Arsenal has said farewell to Dennis Bergkamp, Sol Campbell and Robert Pires.

The problem is United and Arsenal don't have enough talent among their backup players when the front line stars are missing through suspension or injury, or whenever Ferguson and Wenger rest their starters during the busy domestic and European cup schedules.

Behind the top four, Martin Jol's Tottenham again appears the strongest. Spurs only lost out on fourth place last season on the final day of the season. The loss of Carrick appears to weaken the midfield, but Jol has signed Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov to beef up his attack and Ivory Coast World Cup midfielder Didier Zakora.

Everton, Newcastle, Manchester City and Bolton appear to be the leading contenders to capture the sixth spot, which offers a place in the UEFA Cup the following season. With Martin O'Neill now in charge, Aston Villa could also be a contender despite uncertainty over the ownership of the success-starved club.

But the nature of the Premier League is that teams easily can slide or climb several places anywhere from sixth to 16th. Mark Hughes' Blackburn, which did well to finish sixth, ninth-place West Ham and 10th-place Wigan could easily wind up in the lower half this season.

Of the three newcomers, Steve Coppell's Reading could be the big surprise as it plays in the top flight for the first time in its 135-year history. The Royals' arrival means that midfielder Bobby Convey and goalkeeper Marcus Hahnemann join the growing band of American players in the Premier League.

Sheffield United, whose volatile coach Neil Warnock starts the campaign suspended from the bench, will struggle to stay around for another season. The same applies to Watford, which has one of the most talented young managers around in Adrian Boothroyd but little talent on the field.

Expect them to be joined in the relegation struggle by Harry Redknapp's Portsmouth, a Charlton side no longer with Alan Curbishley in charge, Fulham and Middlesbrough. 'Boro lost manager Steve McClaren to England and now has rookie Gareth Southgate in charge.


English Premier League Glance

August 15, 2006

LONDON (AP) -- How the 20 English Premier League clubs shape up for the 2006-07 season, which begins Saturday:

Arsenal

Stadium: Emirates Stadium (60,000)

Nickname: The Gunners

Manager: Arsene Wenger (since September 1996)

Honors: League champion 12 times (last 2004), FA Cup champion (nine times), League Cup twice (last 1993), Cup Winners' Cup once (1994), European Fairs Cup once (1970)

Last season: Fourth

Star players: Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas, Tomasz Rosicky, Jens Lehmann

New arrivals: Tomasz Rosicky (from Borussia Dortmund)

Departures: Dennis Bergkamp (retired), Sol Campbell (out of contract), Robert Pires (Villarreal)

Prospects: With talented young stars getting more experience, will contest runner-up spot with Manchester United

Aston Villa


Stadium: Villa Park (42,600)

Nickname: The Villans

Manager: Martin O'Neill (appointed Aug. 2006)

Honors: League champion seven times (last in 1981), FA Cup seven times (last in 1957), League Cup five times (last in 1996), Champions Cup (1982), European Super Cup (1983)

Last season: 16th

Star players: Milan Baros

New arrivals: None

Departures: None

Prospects: Arrival of O'Neill suggests big improvement; top 10 finish

Blackburn


Stadium: Ewood Park (31,500)

Nickname: Rovers

Manager: Mark Hughes (since September 2004)

Honors: League champion three times (last in 1995), FA Cup six times (last in 1928), League Cup 2002

Last season: Sixth

Star players: Brad Friedel

Arrivals: Benni McCarthy (FC Porto), Francis Jeffers (Charlton), Jason Roberts (Wigan)

Departures: Craig Bellamy (Liverpool)

Prospects: Despite new strike force, 10th place at best

Bolton


Stadium: Reebok Stadium (28,000)

Nickname: The Wanderers, the Trotters

Manager: Sam Allardyce (since October 1999)

Honors: FA Cup four times (last 1958), league best third (1921 and '25)

Last season: Eighth

Star players: Stelios Giannakopoulos

Arrivals: Quinton Fortune (Manchester United), Abdoulaye Meite (Marseille)

Departures: Jay Jay Okocha, Khalilou Fadiga, Bruno N'Gotty, Matt Jansen (all released)

Prospects: Allardyce influence means another top-10 finish

Charlton


Stadium: The Valley (27,000)

Nickname: The Addicks

Manager: Iain Dowie (appointed May 2006)

Honors: FA Cup (1947), league runner-up 1937

Last season: 13th

Star players: Darren Bent

Arrivals: Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink (Middlesbrough)

Departures: Chris Perry (West Bromwich Albion), Jay Bothroyd, Jonatan Johannson, Francis Jeffers (Blackburn), Shaun Bartlett, Sheku Kamara (Watford), Chris Powell (Watford)

Prospects: With Curbishley no longer around, Addicks face relegation struggle

Chelsea


Stadium: Stamford Bridge (42,500)

Nickname: The Blues

Manager: Jose Mourinho (since June 2004)

Honors: League champion three times (1955, 2005, 2006), FA Cup three times (last 2000), League Cup (2005), Cup Winners' Cup twice (last 1998), European Super Cup (1999)

Last season: Champion

Star players: Frank Lampard, Michael Ballack, Andriy Shevchenko, John Terry, Claude Makelele

Arrivals: Ballack, Shevchenko, Salomon Kalou (Feyenoord)

Departures: Eidur Gudjohnsen (FC Barcelona), Carlton Cole (West Ham), Glen Johnson (Portsmouth -- loan), Lenny Pidgeley (Millwall), Jiri Jarosik (Celtic), Damien Duff (Newcastle), Asier del Horno (Valencia)

Prospects: New arrivals mean third title in a row almost a certainty

Everton


Stadium: Goodison Park (40,200)

Nickname: The Toffees

Manager: David Moyes (since March 2002)

Honors: League champion nine times (last 1987), FA Cup five times (last 1995), Cup Winners' Cup (1985)

Last season: 11th

Arrivals: Andrew Johnson (Crystal Palace), Joleon Lescott (Wolves), Tim Howard (Manchester United, loan)

Departures: Li Tie (Sheffield United)

Prospects: Lack of genuine talent means top-six goal out of question

Fulham


Stadium: Craven Cottage (22,000)

Nickname: The Cottagers

Manager: Chris Coleman (since April 2003)

Honors: None, league best 10th (1960), FA Cup runner-up 1975

Last season: 12th

Star players: Brian McBride

Arrivals: Jimmy Bullard (Wigan), Bjorn Runstrom (Hammarby)

Departures: Alain Goma, Facundo Sava (released).

Prospects: Owner Al-Fayed must spend to avoid relegation struggle

Liverpool


Stadium: Anfield (45,500)

Nickname: The Reds

Manager: Rafa Benitez (since June 2004)

Honors: League champion a record 18 times (last 1990), FA Cup seven times (last 2006), League Cup seven times (last 2003), Champions Cup five times (last 2005), UEFA Cup three times (last 2001), European Super Cup twice (last 2005)

Last season: Third

Star players: Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, Jamie Carragher, Harry Kewell.

Arrivals: Craig Bellamy (Blackburn), Gabriel Paletta (Atletico Banfield), Fabio Aurelio (Valencia), Mark Gonzalez (Albacete), Jermaine Pennant (Birmingham)

Departures: Fernando Morientes (Valencia), Dietmar Hamann (Manchester City), Chris Kirkland (Wigan, loan)

Prospects: More Benitez squad changes mean slide to fourth place; another cup triumph likely

Manchester City


Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium (48,000)

Nickname: The Blues

Manager: Stuart Pearce (since March 2005)

Honors: League champion twice (last 1968), FA Cup winner four times (last 1969), League Cup winner twice (last 1976), Cup Winners' Cup winner 1970

Last season: 15th

Star players: Joey Barton, Claudio Reyna.

Arrivals: Dietmar Hamann (Liverpool), Paul Dickov (Blackburn), Ousmane Dabo (Lazio)

Departures: David Sommeil (Sheffield United), Bradley Wright-Phillips (Southampton)

Prospects: With standout manager, should finish much higher; top 10

Manchester United


Stadium: Old Trafford (76,000)

Nickname: Red Devils

Manager: Alex Ferguson (since November 1986)

Honors: League champion 14 times (last 2001), FA Cup winner record 11 times (last 2004), League Cup twice (last 2006 and defending champion), Champions Cup twice (last 1999), Cup Winners' Cup (1991), European Super Cup (1991)

Last season: Runner-up

Star players: Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Edwin van der Sar, Cristiano Ronaldo

Arrivals: Michael Carrick (Tottenham)

Departures: Jonathan Spector (West Ham), Tim Howard (Everton, loan), Quinton Fortune (Bolton), Ben Foster (Watford, loan)

Prospects: Ferguson must stop tinkering with lineup, tactics to avoid slip to third

Middlesbrough


Stadium: The Riverside (35,000)

Nickname: Boro

Manager: Gareth Southgate (appointed June 2006)

Honors: League best third (1914), FA Cup runner-up (1997), League Cup winner (2004)

Last season: 14th

Star players: Mark Viduka

Arrivals: Herold Goulon (Lyon)

Departures: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Charlton), Doriva (released), Frank Queudrue (Fulham)

Prospects: Rookie coach must learn fast to avoid being dragged into relegation zone

Newcastle


Stadium: St. James' Park (52,200)

Nickname: The Magpies

Manager: Glenn Roeder (since May 2006)

Honors: League champion four times (last 1927), FA Cup six times (last 1955), European Fairs Cup (1969)

Last season: Seventh

Star players: Michael Owen, Damien Duff

Arrivals: Damien Duff (Chelsea)

Departures: Lee Bowyer (West Ham), Michael Chopra (Cardiff)

Prospects: Owen's yearlong absence through injury is major blow; eighth at best

Portsmouth


Stadium: Fratton Park (19,200)

Nickname: Pompey

Manager: Harry Redknapp (since December 2005)

Honors: League champion twice (last 1950), FA Cup winner 1939

Last season: 17th

Star players: Gary O'Neil.

Arrivals: Glen Johnson (Chelsea, loan)

Departures: Gregory Vignal (Lens)

Prospects: Lucky to avoid relegation last season, likely to go down this time

Reading


Stadium: Madejski (24,000)

Nickname: The Royals

Manager: Steve Coppell (since Oct. 2003)

Honors: None. First season in top flight, FA Cup semifinals 1927, League Cup 1996 fifth round

Last season: Promoted as League Championship champion

Star players: Leroy Lita

Arrivals: Seol Ki-Hyeon (Wolves)

Departures: None

Prospects: Newcomer could be surprise team, just outside top 10

Sheffield United


Stadium: Bramall Lane (30,200)

Nickname: The Blades

Manager: Steve Warnock (since December 1999)

Honors: League championship 1898, FA Cup four times (last 1925), League Cup semifinals 2003

Last season: Promoted as League Championship runner-up

Star players: Michael Tonge

Arrivals: David Sommeil (Manchester City), Christian Nade (Troyes), Li Tie (Everton)

Departures: Garry Flitcroft (retired), Brian Deane (retired)

Prospects: With volatile Warnock in charge, will make few friends -- relegation likely

Tottenham


Stadium: White Hart Lane (36,250)

Nickname: Spurs

Manager: Martin Jol (since November 2004)

Honors: League champion twice (last 1961), FA Cup winner eight times (last in 1991), League Cup three times (last in 1999), Cup Winners' Cup (1963), UEFA Cup twice (last in 1984)

Last season: Fifth

Star players: Paul Robinson, Edgar Davids, Aaron Lennon.

Arrivals: Dimitar Berbatov (Bayer Leverkusen), Benoit Assou-Ekotto (Lens), Didier Zokora (St. Etienne)

Departures: Michael Carrick (Manchester United), Stephen Kelly (Birmingham)

Prospects: New signings have to blend in quickly to match last season's impressive performance -- fifth again

Watford


Stadium: Vicarage Road (22,100)

Nickname: The Hornets

Manager: Adrian Boothroyd (since March 2005)

Honors: None. Best league position runner-up 1983, FA Cup runner-up 1984, League Cup semifinals 1979

Last season: Promoted through League Championship playoffs

Star players: Marlon King

Arrivals: Damien Francis (Wigan), Sheku Kamara (Charlton), Chris Powell (Charlton), Ben Foster (Manchester United, loan)

Departures: None

Prospects: One of English soccer's rising star coaches won't be able to avoid relegation

West Ham


Stadium: Upton Park (35,000)

Nickname: The Hammers

Manager: Alan Pardew (since October 2003)

Honors: FA Cup winner three times (last in 1980), best league finish third 1986, Cup Winners' Cup 1965 (runner-up last season)

Last season: Ninth

Star players: Dean Ashton

Arrivals: Lee Bowyer (Newcastle), Carlton Cole (Chelsea), Jonathan Spector (Manchester United)

Departures: Shaka Hislop (FC Dallas), Yaniv Katan (Maccabi Haifa -- loan)

Prospects: After impressive return to top flight, Hammers won't finish in top 10 this time

Wigan


Stadium: JJB Stadium (25,000)

Nickname: The Latics

Manager: Paul Jewell (since June 2001)

Honors: None. Best finish in league: 10th (last season), FA Cup (best quarterfinals 1987), League Cup (runner-up last season)

Last season: 10th

Star players: Henri Camara

Arrivals: Emile Heskey (Birmingham), Fitz Hall (Crystal Palace), Tomasz Cywka (Gwarek Zabrze, Chris Kirkland (Liverpool, loan), Denny Landzaat (AZ Alkmaar)

Departures: Jimmy Bullard (Fulham), Jason Roberts (Blackburn), Damien Francis (Watford), Alan Mahon (Burnley)

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ძალიან მაგარია...........

England 4 - 0 Greece

14' [1 - 0] J. Terry 30' [2 - 0] F. Lampard 35' [3 - 0] P. Crouch 42' [4 - 0] P. Crouch

ათამაშდა ინგლისი ინგლისურად?
მგონი ძლივს მე ერიკსონის დედა ვატირე!

This post has been edited by oli on 16 Aug 2006, 23:54

oli

ყოველთვის დარწმუნებული ვიყავი რომ ერიქსონი დაღუპავდა ინგლისს და დაღუპა კიდეც. დღეს ბრწყინვალედ ითამაშა ნაკრებმა, განსაკუთრებით პირველ ტაიმში და 4 გოლიც გაიტანეს, თუმცა უნდა აღინიშნოს, რომ ბერძნებმაც ვერ ივარგეს სპარინგ-პარტნიორებად. ჰარგრეივზი ისევ საუკეთესო იყო ინგლისელთაგან და მატჩის საუკეთესო მოთამაშედაც დაასახელეს. ლემპარდმაც შთამბეჭდავად ითამაშა, ჯერარდმა ნაკლებად. ასევე ბრწყინვალე იყო ეშლი კოული, რომელმაც ერთ მომენტში ორჯერ გამოიტანა ბურთი ცარიელი კარიდან. დაუნინგიც ბრწყინვალე იყო პირველ ტაიმში. კრაუჩმა ორი გოლი გაიტანა. მოკლედ პირველ ტაიმში საუკეთესო ფეხბურთი აჩვენა გუნდმა, მაგრამ ეგეთები იამაიკასთანაც აკეთეს. ვნახოთ, დრო გვიჩვენებს რა გზაზე დგას ნაკრები, მაგრამ დარწმუნებული ვარ ერიქსონის ნაკრებზე უკეთეს თამაშს მაინც აჩვენებს გუნდი თუ შედეგს ვერ მიაღწევს უკეთესს.