Udinese, what else?

22-01-2010

“This is probably the most important week of the campaign (“political”???)”

Simone Pepe: “Sampdoria and Udinese are quite similar: we can only win, we have no alternatives. The three points must be ours”

The bianconero forward has just come back after a bad injury that has forced him to stop for two months and he seems to have no doubts about how to behave next Sunday at the Friuli: “It is always the same: against Lazio and Parma we played with the right winning attitude but we missed the chance to score. We have to improve under this point of view”. The table position for the Friulians is not that easy, though: “Our alert level must be high, because the risk to be relegated is concrete. Udinese regulars and I usually spend some time in the dressing room speaking to the younger guys to make them understand how delicate this moment is”.
The team’s general physical condition seems to have improved game after game: “Yes, we feel fit and ready. As for me and my injury, I really feel stronger now, but the injury was serious". Udinese still do not know whether Cassano is playing or not: “Sampdoria and Udinese are quite similar: we can only win, we have no alternatives. The three points must be ours. We are concentrated on our objective, I mean we all want to overcome this impasse”. This is probably the most important week of the campaign (??) for the bianconeri: Coppa Italia and the league represent a challenge that can transform the season. “We have three important games in front of us. The Coppa Italia match in Milan is just fundamental. In Catania then, we are facing a team which is just as willing to win as we are.” (“We are then facing a team in Catana…”?)

Udinese...

21-01-2010

“Concentration and an offensive attitude. We still have the chance to show what Udinese can do”

Aleksandar Lukovic: “From now on, every match is like a final to us. It is in difficult situations that the determination and strength of a group can come out”

“Concentration and an offensive attitude have to be the key words now, we still have the chance to show who we are, to show what we can do”. That’s the beginning of Aleksandar Lukovic’s press conference today: he goes straight to the point. “From now on, we have to play every match as it was (or “were”?) a final: we want to win.” The Serbian defender, after the three positive results in the League and Coppa Italia, wants his team-mates to be concentrated and clear minded: “We must focus on our possibilities, our objectives. We should ignore other teams’ results. I am not satisfied of what I have done on the pitch since the beginning of the season, I have to admit it. We can still improve. It is in difficult situations that the determination and strength of a group can come out. A win can now change one’s attitude”. Sampdoria has collected three point (“points”?) out of seven matches: “They are not living (or “going through…”?) a positive moment either. There is little difference for us whether Cassano is playing or not. Lately, in the dressing room we have talked so long to coach De Biasi to try to understand where our problems come from. It is about time we overcame this dead end”.

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9-01-2010

“Training session on Monday, Tuesday the new day off: that is how it works in Spain”

Coach De Biasi and the Bianconeri’s new weekly program

Udinese is changing both in and out (“of”?) the pitch. From today on, the Bianconeri are experimenting a new weekly program. There will be a training session on Monday, while Tuesday will be their new day-off. Coach De Biasi explains it (“it”?) is how it usually works in Spain, he got used to this method while training Levante. “That’s how they do in the Spanish Liga, especially first division teams. They prefer this method because after the Sunday match you have your men immediately at your disposal. (“For example, this then…”?) Then, this gives you the opportunity to asses the injured ones, for example. As for the footballers (or “players”?) who played the league match, then they (“they can then…”?) can undergo a cooling-down session before having a whole day and a half off. We are all starting again on Wednesday with a double training session”. De Biasi says a word about the match against Parma.“It was a positive performance under many points of view. During the first half of the campaign we hardly ever got points in away matches so the 0-0 draw at Tardini was good, under this point of view: we did not concede (“concede what”?), on the contrary we got 5-6 chances to score. We have to work on this aspect: we must keep on creating occasions in order to score”. The matches against Parma, Lazio and Lumezzane, show how Udinese has actually improved. “I am down with you (“down with you”? Where? Or is De Biasi “down” because he’s depressed??). The team are doing their best. Moreover, the result of Bari-Inter proves we had faced Bari in (“during”?) an extraordinary moment for them”. Udinese is now effectively employing (“using”?) some players who had the chance to play very little in the first part of the season. “I have a large number of quality players at my disposal, I want to give them new perspectives. What I keep on telling my men is: let’s take a step back for the team’s sake”. (“The team and/or coach is now looking forward…”?) Looking forward to Sampdoria, now: “They had a great beginning of the campaign (“campaign”? Which one, Obama’s??) , but now they have slowed down a little. We are still talking about a good team, (without “,”) whose coach is just great. They are playing to win, so never give (or “take anything for granted…”?) anything for granted in football”.

Liberians?

From the Liberian government in Udine. Excellent English!!!

Udinese...

18-01-2010

Ticket Prices for Udinese-Sampdoria

Here are the ticket prices for the match Udinese-Sampdoria, which will take place at (“the”?) Stadio Friuli in Udine on Sunday 24th January at 3,00 p.m. Gates opening (“Gates open”??) at 1,30 p.m.

Vip Stand: 150 euros
Main Stand: 60 euros
Main Stand reduced price: 50 euros
Lateral Main Stand: 30 euros
Lateral Main Stand reduced price: 25 euros
East Stand: 25 euros
East Stand reduced price. 15 euros
North and South Shed: 15 euros
Visitors Shed 15 euros (again “shed????)