Edin Dzeko insists that
he does not want to be
known as Manchester
City's super-sub but is
aiming to become first-
choice for Roberto
Mancini.
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like 11
Dzeko was introduced
with 11 minutes
remaining against West
Brom and netted a brace
to ensure that ten-man
City came away with an
unlikely 2-1 win.
The Bosnia international
is City's leading scorer
with six goals this
season but four of
those goals have come
from the bench and he
revealed that, while he
is happy to do his job
for the team, he does
not want to be a
substitute.
"The manager (Roberto
Mancini) is there to pick
the team and I'm there
when the team needs
me," he said. "But I was
never a super-sub
even before I came to
Manchester City.
"I always used to play
from the beginning (for
Wolfsburg) and I scored
a lot of goals - not as a
sub. In the last few
games the situation has
been like this and I'm
just happy to be scoring
goals. But I will never be
a super-sub, I want to
play.''
First- team coach David
Platt confirmed Dzeko's
match-changing
contribution had put him
in contention to start
Wednesday's Champions
League encounter with
Ajax.
"Edin won't have that
tag (super-sub) either
because he will get his
starts like every other
player will get their
starts," Platt said.
"We've got 24 players,
four of them are on the
treatment table, so we
had a squad of 20 to
pick from.
"Edin came on and got
his two goals and has
put himself firmly in the
manager's thoughts for
Wednesday night
(against Ajax). But we
will pick a team on what
we think is right for
Ajax and the one after
that.''
Platt added that he was
pleased with the
reaction of Dzeko to not
starting the game.
He said: "Edin has been
in superb form, not just
goalscoring wise, and
towards the end of last
season he was coming
off the bench and doing
well. But when he has
started he has done
very well, as well. He is
a top, top player.
"People should be
disappointed when they
are not in the team but
the reaction you want
when they come on is
that they fight for their
team and they have all
done well.''
Information from the
Press Association was
used in this report
source : soccernet
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Terry to continue as captain
Chelsea chairman Bruce
Buck has confirmed in an interview with talkSPORT that John Terry will
continue as club captain but has been subjected
to "strong disciplinary
action".
- Di Matteo silent over
captaincy decision
- Terry urged to take
anti-racism role
Terry this week
announced that he would
not appeal after the
Football Association
suspended him for four
games and issued him
with a £220,000 fine for
racially abusing Queens
Park Rangers defender
Anton Ferdinand in
October last year.
Chelsea announced that
they would take internal
action against Terry,
but Blues boss Roberto
Di Matteo pointedly
refused to answer
questions over the
player's captaincy
during a press
conference on Friday,
insisting the decision
would only be revealed
in the build-up to
Tuesday's Champions
League game against
Shakhtar Donetsk.
However, Buck has now
confirmed that Terry will
continue as club captain,
although he will be hit
with "by far" the biggest
fine the club has ever
handed to a player. The
Times believes it to be
around £330,000.
Buck said on talkSPORT:
"John will continue to be
captain of the club. We
have taken disciplinary
action and we think it is
firm disciplinary action
and appropriate for the
circumstances."
Buck said Chelsea had
taken into consideration
the fact that a court had
found Terry not guilty of
the charge earlier this
year as it was unable to
prove the words were
said in an insulting
manner beyond
reasonable doubt.
Of the FA's decision,
which was made on the
balance of probabilities,
Buck added: "We
certainly respect that
decision. We've kept
these factors in mind,
we've consulted with the
owner Mr Abramovich.
This is not a decision
we've taken lightly. It's
not a decision we took in
a half-hour meeting. We
discussed it over a long
period of time and we
think we've taken
appropriate disciplinary
action."
Buck said Chelsea would
not be adding to Terry's
suspension and hoped
that there could now be
some sense of closure
over the matter.
He added: "We would
like to draw a line under
this but, by drawing a
line under it, it does not
mean we want to forget
it. We know the
Ferdinand family will
remember it, we know
John Terry will
remember it, we know
the media will remember
it and we will remember
it too."
Information from the
Press Association was
used in this report
source : soccernet.com
Buck has confirmed in an interview with talkSPORT that John Terry will
continue as club captain but has been subjected
to "strong disciplinary
action".
- Di Matteo silent over
captaincy decision
- Terry urged to take
anti-racism role
Terry this week
announced that he would
not appeal after the
Football Association
suspended him for four
games and issued him
with a £220,000 fine for
racially abusing Queens
Park Rangers defender
Anton Ferdinand in
October last year.
Chelsea announced that
they would take internal
action against Terry,
but Blues boss Roberto
Di Matteo pointedly
refused to answer
questions over the
player's captaincy
during a press
conference on Friday,
insisting the decision
would only be revealed
in the build-up to
Tuesday's Champions
League game against
Shakhtar Donetsk.
However, Buck has now
confirmed that Terry will
continue as club captain,
although he will be hit
with "by far" the biggest
fine the club has ever
handed to a player. The
Times believes it to be
around £330,000.
Buck said on talkSPORT:
"John will continue to be
captain of the club. We
have taken disciplinary
action and we think it is
firm disciplinary action
and appropriate for the
circumstances."
Buck said Chelsea had
taken into consideration
the fact that a court had
found Terry not guilty of
the charge earlier this
year as it was unable to
prove the words were
said in an insulting
manner beyond
reasonable doubt.
Of the FA's decision,
which was made on the
balance of probabilities,
Buck added: "We
certainly respect that
decision. We've kept
these factors in mind,
we've consulted with the
owner Mr Abramovich.
This is not a decision
we've taken lightly. It's
not a decision we took in
a half-hour meeting. We
discussed it over a long
period of time and we
think we've taken
appropriate disciplinary
action."
Buck said Chelsea would
not be adding to Terry's
suspension and hoped
that there could now be
some sense of closure
over the matter.
He added: "We would
like to draw a line under
this but, by drawing a
line under it, it does not
mean we want to forget
it. We know the
Ferdinand family will
remember it, we know
John Terry will
remember it, we know
the media will remember
it and we will remember
it too."
Information from the
Press Association was
used in this report
source : soccernet.com
Diouf : Gerrard is egostitical
Leeds striker El-Hadji
Diouf has hit out at
former Liverpool team-
mate Steven Gerrard,
labelling him
"egotistical''.
Diouf, 31, played alongside Gerrard, 32,
for three seasons
before departing for
Bolton Wanderers in
2005.
And the Liverpool
captain did not take a
liking to the Senegal
international, criticising
his attitude and work
rate in his 2007 autobiography.
"I wasn't Diouf's number one fan," Gerrard wrote.
"Being around Melwood
and Anfield I knew which players were hungry, which players had
Liverpool at heart. Diouf was just interested in himself.
"His attitude was all
wrong. I felt he wasn't
really a***d about
putting his body on the
line to get Liverpool
back at the top.''
However, Diouf has now hit back at Gerrard five years down the line,
claiming that the England international has his own detractors at the
club.
"What he said is only of
interest to him," he told
L'Equipe. "All I was
worried about was the
Senegal team, I took
them to the World Cup
quarter-finals in 2002.
"I was in Pele's 100
players of the century.
Not him.
"I respect him as a
footballer, but there is
nobody more egotistical
than him.
"He does not care about
others. I spoke to the
major figures at
Liverpool and nobody
can stand him. And I am not talking about (Jamie) Carragher.''
Diouf's career in
England, that has seen
him move along to
Sunderland, Blackburn,
Rangers, Doncaster and
now Leeds, has been
plagued by controversy.
He was embroiled in a
series of spitting
controversies while at
both Liverpool and
Bolton, while his time
with Blackburn saw him
accused of taunting
Queens Park Rangers'
Jamie Mackie as he lay
on the ground with a
broken leg.
The latter incident saw
then QPR boss Neil
Warnock, now Diouf's
manager at Elland Road,
infamously compare the player to a rat.
Yet Diouf feels he has
been treated unfairly
during his time in
England and has
defended himself against the 'bad-boy' image he has been given.
"I have done things but
others have done
worse. I am an easy
target, people talk about me no matter what," Diouf said. "Okay, I have
hurt people and I regret
that. But I have never
been to prison, I have
never injured anyone
on the pitch.
"After people gave me
the 'bad-boy' image, I
had to deal with it. Bad
boy? It makes me laugh.
It doesn't bother me. I
prefer that people talk
about me, whether good
or bad. I leave my mark
wherever I go.''
Information from the
Press Association was
used in this report.
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Diouf has hit out at
former Liverpool team-
mate Steven Gerrard,
labelling him
"egotistical''.
Diouf, 31, played alongside Gerrard, 32,
for three seasons
before departing for
Bolton Wanderers in
2005.
And the Liverpool
captain did not take a
liking to the Senegal
international, criticising
his attitude and work
rate in his 2007 autobiography.
"I wasn't Diouf's number one fan," Gerrard wrote.
"Being around Melwood
and Anfield I knew which players were hungry, which players had
Liverpool at heart. Diouf was just interested in himself.
"His attitude was all
wrong. I felt he wasn't
really a***d about
putting his body on the
line to get Liverpool
back at the top.''
However, Diouf has now hit back at Gerrard five years down the line,
claiming that the England international has his own detractors at the
club.
"What he said is only of
interest to him," he told
L'Equipe. "All I was
worried about was the
Senegal team, I took
them to the World Cup
quarter-finals in 2002.
"I was in Pele's 100
players of the century.
Not him.
"I respect him as a
footballer, but there is
nobody more egotistical
than him.
"He does not care about
others. I spoke to the
major figures at
Liverpool and nobody
can stand him. And I am not talking about (Jamie) Carragher.''
Diouf's career in
England, that has seen
him move along to
Sunderland, Blackburn,
Rangers, Doncaster and
now Leeds, has been
plagued by controversy.
He was embroiled in a
series of spitting
controversies while at
both Liverpool and
Bolton, while his time
with Blackburn saw him
accused of taunting
Queens Park Rangers'
Jamie Mackie as he lay
on the ground with a
broken leg.
The latter incident saw
then QPR boss Neil
Warnock, now Diouf's
manager at Elland Road,
infamously compare the player to a rat.
Yet Diouf feels he has
been treated unfairly
during his time in
England and has
defended himself against the 'bad-boy' image he has been given.
"I have done things but
others have done
worse. I am an easy
target, people talk about me no matter what," Diouf said. "Okay, I have
hurt people and I regret
that. But I have never
been to prison, I have
never injured anyone
on the pitch.
"After people gave me
the 'bad-boy' image, I
had to deal with it. Bad
boy? It makes me laugh.
It doesn't bother me. I
prefer that people talk
about me, whether good
or bad. I leave my mark
wherever I go.''
Information from the
Press Association was
used in this report.
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Mourinho: Sahin will cost Liverpool
Real Madrid boss Jose
Mourinho insists on-loan
midfielder Nuri Sahin will
cost Liverpool heavily if
the Reds want to make
his deal a permanent
one.
- Blog: Rodgers faces
executioners
Sahin made just four
appearances at his time
in Madrid before
Liverpool signed the
Turkey international on
a season-long loan.
However, Mourinho
maintains Sahin will not
move to Anfield cheaply.
"Sahin? He is still at
Real, he is on loan to
Liverpool, and we did
not spend a euro for
him. He is young and is
evolving in a
championship that will
help him to grow. And, if
we want to sell
tomorrow, we sell very
well," Mourinho told
France Football.
Mourinho says all
players should be sold
for a profit, including
Sahin, who moved from
Borussia Dortmund for
£7.8 million in 2011 He
cited Didier Drogba as
another example,
describing the striker as
"the greatest player in
the history of Chelsea".
"Everyone makes
mistakes [in recruitment]
. Look at the greatest
player in the history of
Chelsea, Drogba, it was
me who signed him. In
England, no one knew
who he was.
"Another example,
Tiago. It was not a great
move for Chelsea, but
sold him for more than
we bought him for from
Benfica. Do not forget
the economic aspect is
important.
"You can have sporting
success and a good
shot economically. And
sometimes we are wrong
about everything. It
happens."
Mourinho insists on-loan
midfielder Nuri Sahin will
cost Liverpool heavily if
the Reds want to make
his deal a permanent
one.
- Blog: Rodgers faces
executioners
Sahin made just four
appearances at his time
in Madrid before
Liverpool signed the
Turkey international on
a season-long loan.
However, Mourinho
maintains Sahin will not
move to Anfield cheaply.
"Sahin? He is still at
Real, he is on loan to
Liverpool, and we did
not spend a euro for
him. He is young and is
evolving in a
championship that will
help him to grow. And, if
we want to sell
tomorrow, we sell very
well," Mourinho told
France Football.
Mourinho says all
players should be sold
for a profit, including
Sahin, who moved from
Borussia Dortmund for
£7.8 million in 2011 He
cited Didier Drogba as
another example,
describing the striker as
"the greatest player in
the history of Chelsea".
"Everyone makes
mistakes [in recruitment]
. Look at the greatest
player in the history of
Chelsea, Drogba, it was
me who signed him. In
England, no one knew
who he was.
"Another example,
Tiago. It was not a great
move for Chelsea, but
sold him for more than
we bought him for from
Benfica. Do not forget
the economic aspect is
important.
"You can have sporting
success and a good
shot economically. And
sometimes we are wrong
about everything. It
happens."
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