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Fiorentina" "Palermo played better than us and only Brkic's valiances (???) kept us alive"

The 90th-minute draw against Palermo is as important as a win for Udinese, reduced (“which were left or which were reduced to”?) to ten men in the last 30 minutes of a thrilling match: "I am very glad of the score - comments the coach, Francesco Guidolin -. I might say we had faith until the end, but it would be obvious. I am more happy (“happier”?) with the score than with the performance. Palermo played better than us and Brkic's valiances (???) kept us alive".

What were you afraid of before this match?

"After two consecutive wins I saw a bit of presumption and self-contentment. Palermo had had (you could just say: “Had two…”) two undeserved defeats from Inter and Juventus. We can lose all the times (“all the time”?) if we play like this. Now the emergency is over, and we need to find the balance and fight tooth and nails (“tooth and nail”?)  every Sunday. Many players who are back from the infirmary still need to find the right balance yet".

How did you like Muriel?

"He made a good start and burned all his petrol (what is he, a Formula 1 race car?) at once. He was eager to play".

How did you judge Heurtaux's expulsion?

"The referee's decision is law" (“is the law”?).  How did you cope with his absence?  "We played with 4-3-2. The first part of the second half, as long as we were 11 of us, was our best part".

Now the away game in Bergamo to end 2012.

"Actually, there is another Coppa Italia match againsr (“against”?) Fiorentina. It will be our 26th match so far. We need to rely on our last strengths".

What is your target now?

"Still the same: scoring 40 points. We still need 17 (“points”?) to avoid relegation".

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Lazzari: "We had faith until the end"

"This match was important and we had faith until the end. Our strength comes from a series of things such as the self-sacrifice spirit and the willingness to fight until the end".  After the match against Palermo, Andrea Lazzari said he was very satisfied with the good performance and the great reaction of the group.

Andrea, despite the difficulties, we could see the great spirit of this group. Is this your strength?

"This match was very important to us, we had faith until the end. Our strength comes from different things such as the self-sacrifice (“self-sacrificing”?) spirit and our willingness to fight until the end".  Is the Coppa Italia your new goal?

"We really care about that competition and we want to win". Are you feeling tired for the large (“because of the large”?) amount of matches played so far?  "We are a bit tired indeed, but we are working well and we have proved to be in good shape". Did you expect such a fit Palermo?

"We knew they are organized, we had seen it against Inter and Juventus. They gave us a hard time, but we equalized in the end".  Happy of Muriel's return (“Happy for”?)? "Of course. He had the right approach to the game. He is very talented and willing to play" (“and is willing to play”?).

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From Di Natale-dependence to goal-factory!

Udinese were said to be Di Natale-addicted for their goals. The latest performances say the contrary...

 

Udinese have started flying again. A tough season, if compared to the last two, which is almost going back to the standards we were used to, with many goals coming from different players. In the last two matches 6 goals have been scored by 5 different players, to prove that also in Udine there is a cooperative (??) of goals. Quite interestingly, defenders seem to find it easy to score. The top scorer of the past few weeks is Danilo, who has scored to (“who scored against”?) Cagliari and Sampdoria. The Brazilian player has done better than the past year, when he had scored only once. But the last few matches have proved that also Gabriele Angella has a flair for goals. He has scored 3 times this year, and that is peculiar since he had scored only one goal in the rest of his career, since 2008. Last but not least comes Giovanni Pasquale, the defender who has interrupted his fasting (???) which had been lasting since 31 May 2009 against Cagliari. 

Moving to the midfield, we find more answers to those who claim that this squad is Di Natale-addicted. Roberto Maximiliano Pereyra has already scored 2 goals this year and he is doing better and better. "El Tucu" had broken the ice last year with the last goal scored (“against”?) to Lazio during the match that tasted like a Champions League “(Champions’ League”?) play-off. The Argentinian player is a rising star, he had never scored for River. A sign that Guidolin's pattern help (“helps”?) the players grow and learn how to be effective in front of the goal. In spite of those who say there is only one scorer at Udinese...

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"Italian taste championship" gets tough

The two squads are going to challenge each other on Saturday December 15 at the Friuli stadium at the sound of frico and arancini (maybe a translation of what these two foods are??), Montasio cheese sandwich vs cheese flan, strudel vs Sicilian cannoli.

A new way to promote our territory is becoming a successfull (“successful”?) format: the Serie A championship will start on Saturday 15 with a cooking challenge between Udinese and Palermo. Journalists, fans, authorities and the new generations of fans will be the judges to determine the winner who will be able to prepare a recipe of their own local tradition.

The "Italian taste championship" is a chance for promoting, through recipes and typical products, the territories of the regions of the two football teams facing each other on Sunday, to therefore promote the interregional touristic (!!) flow. Before the start of this challenge the Sicilian guests will attend a presentation of the regional territory made by Turismo FVG. The challenge is another step in the promotional strategy of Turismo FVG dedicated to the Sicilian market, connected with FVG through many flights. In order to enhance the arrival of visitors fans (“visitors/fans”?) some ad hoc package tours have been created which shall be sold also via Udinese.it.

Udinese and Palermo will be facing one another in the kitchen with two finger-food dishes and a typical treat. Udinese will be represented by Stefano Basello, executive chef of the restaurant "Là di Moret" in Tricesimo (UD), who will be making both the dishes, whereas the Sicilian guest will line up Gigi Mangia, chef of the namesake restaurant in Palermo, to make the main course and Gianfranco Sampino to make the dessert.

Friuli Venezia Giulia will try and win with a dish that represents one of the top end of the regional wine and food production, the "Frico, today and yesterday: classic crunchy frico plus a revisited one" and with a "Montasio cheese sandwich with Schultar and horseradish". Palermo will be cooking a classic of Sicilian cuisine, the famous arancino proposed in the version "Arancina d'amare" and with a "cheese flan". As for the desserts, the challenge is between a local "open strudel" and the Sicilian "illogical and ill-formed analysis of His Majesty the Cannolo".

The dishes will be judged by a jury made of journalists (“made up of journalists”?), representatives of the fans and - guest star of this fourth challenge - the coach of Udine rugby (“Udine’s rugby team”?) team Craig Green. The jury shall consider the presentation, the perfumes (Chanel? Givenchy? Armani?) and the taste of the dishes. Other members of the jury will be some young Udinese fans from the New Generation who will taste the dishes along with an apple juice produced in Friuli Venezia Giulia. The children will be told about the importance of a correct diet and of the discovery of touristic (!!!) beauties of the region. The young fans will also be involved in a game tied to the promotion of the territory.  The event, organized (“which is organized”?) by the Turismo FVG Agency together with Fipe Friuli Venezia Giulia, Fipe Sicily, Fipe Palermo, Udinese Calcio and the support of the pupils of the ISIS Stringher of Udine, will be hosted by Walter Filiputti.

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11-12-2012

Brkic: “Well-deserved win, now let’s move on”

 “One year ago I was injured and it was hard for me to come back, but I’m happy for these three points. We played well, it was a well-deserved win, I am very happy”. After the away win, Zeljko Brkic talked about the performance of the squad and of himself as he saved the second penalty kick this season. “For me the most important thing is to be in good shape. As I said before, it was hard to come back after the injury, but I’ll do whatever I can to do so”.
Did your team-mates tell you how to save the penalty? “I am the one saving (“I am the one who saved it”?) it without suggestions. I want to move on and focus on next Saturday’s match. I’m happy because they all played with force (“strength”?) and personality. If the midfielders play well, they make it easier for the defenders too”.  Do you think this group can reach Europe?
“I can’t see why not. I think we are a quality group and we can be in shape again after the injuries”.  Were you upset for Obiang’s shot in the last seconds?
“It often happens to remain uncovered, the squad made a great effort for 95 minutes and it’s hard to be ready all the times” (“all the time”?).

11-12-2012 - 10:29

Heurtaux: "We're on the right track"

He was able to be patient ans (??) now he is answering the big call of coach Guidolin (“answering Guidolin’s big call”?). Thomas Heurtaux, at the end of the match at Marassi (“Marassi stadium”?, said he was satisfied for the three points and optimistic for the continuance of the season: “We played a great first half and we defended to play a good match – he said -. Our target is to avoid relegation, we are on the right track and we’ll go on like this. We should win two matches in a row to give a positive signal”.

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9-12-2012

Guidolin: “I want the Udinese I saw against Cagliari and Liverpool”

Luis Muriel is in the group and he will fly to Genova where Udinese are facing Ciro Ferrara’s Sampdoria in this Monday’s late match. “He has been selected – said the coach Francesco Guidolin – as well as all the others except for Benatia and Coda. The group spirit is all (??), especially in (“an”?) emergency”.
What do Udinese need to face Sampdoria?
The determination shown against Cagliari and Liverpool. In those matches the squad expressed order (as in pizzas?), discipline, intensity. If we forget one of these qualities, we will lose.
Did you like what Di Natale did against Cagliari?
Totò is the leader of the team. He interpreted the role of the captain in the best way, giving the example to everybody else.
How have you prepared your players?
I’ve been giving my players examples and situations. I try to show them the dangers we’re facing, I work hard on them, but it doesn’t happen what we want (??) on the pitch all the times. This is a brand new group that has to adjust in to (“has to adjust to”?) the hardest championship of the world.
What do you think of Sampdoria?
They are similar to Udinese, with the same position and the same goal: avoiding relegation. There are many things in common, we both have a number of midfielders to rely on.
Wasn’t it risky to use Pinzi and Benatia to face Liverpool?
Benatia has nothing particular (??), and I hope he’ll be playing against Palermo. And playing half the match was good for Pinzi, it was a calculated risk.
What do you think of Pereyra’s performance so far?
He has grown a lot, he is working hard and he can do so because he’s young. He can play as a flanker or as a central midfielder. He can stay everywhere (“He can play everywhere”?).  We could make a good jump ahead with two wins in a row.
With two wins we could get out of the red zone, but two defeats are enough to get us into trouble again. We have an exam going on tomorrow, it’s called Sampdoria: it will tell us what to do next.

10-12-2012 - 09:18

GENOVA LIVE – Totò and Guido anti-drug spokespersons (“spokespeople”?)

Udinese went visiting (“went to visit”?) the Sheraton where they met three children from an association of the hospital of Galliera of Genova dealing with smoking, alcohol and drug. The children gathered autographs and swapped a shirt of the association with Totò Di Natale’s.

08-12-2012

Goodbye Europe, now let’s focus on the league

Udinese say goodbye to Europe through Liverpool which win (“which won”?) at the Friuli and turn (??) for the next phase of the Europa League. Guidolin’s squad, mathematically (literal translation of “matematicamente”?) out of the competition before that match, leaves the Cup playing a powerful, pride match (??), fought until the very last second and almost managing to get an equalizer that would have eliminated Liverpool. In that cold Friulian night there is also room (“there was also”?) for the record broken by Totò Di Natale, who has made his 33rd appearance in a continental competition. A hardly-beatable record. Now on with the championship. After the European path there are three matches ahead that can represent a crossroads for the future of Udinese: Sampdoria, Palermo and Atalanta before the Christmas break. Plus the Coppa Italia match against Fiorentina scheduled for December 19. There is no rest for Udinese, starting from this Monday’s match against Sampdoria in Genova. The target is to do better, especially on the table, the emergency concerning injured players seems to be over so the return of some important players will grant the squad a dose of experience needed in this particular time of the year. An important test-bed (??) for a squad willing to start winning.

 

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06-12-2012

Fabbrini: “We played a good match, I am sorry we didn’t score”

After the last European appearance of the season, Diego Fabbrini feels satisfied with the squad’s performance and confident in the good continuance (!!!) of the championship: “We played a good match, we did our best. They gave us a hard time at first with possession, but then we had a good number of chances, even if we didn’t score”.  Does the win of Young Boys and their affirmation in Europe make the elimination less bitter?  “This round was complicated, the Europa League teams are all first-level. Young Boys seemed to be a weak team at first, but they turned out to be great. It was one of the toughest rounds, made of very good teams”.  Do you think you’ll play in Europe next year?
“It would be great, but I think we have to take one thing at a time. I think we should try to do our best one match at a time, then we will be able to see where we are at the end of the year”.

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06-12-2012

Focus on the opponent: Liverpool coming to the Friuli

Udinese take leave of the Europa League with a dream match: a team that has written the history of football is about to set foot at the Friuli, Liverpoo (!!!), the 5-time European champions, 3-time winners of the UEFA Cup and of the Europe Super Cup, 18-time champions of England (“English champions”?), 7-time FA Cup winners and 8-time League winners. A full, impressive wall (!!!), a history to be feared and a present to be respected, with first-level players.

The squad hasn’t made a good start this year: 19 points in 15 matches and 11th place on the table, Europe far far away (“Europe is far, far away”?). This is why the match against Udinese is a crossroads for the whole season. The Reds are second together with Young Boys, but ahead of them in knock-out (“knockout”?) games. Only a win would mean certain (“a sure” or “a certain”?) qualification.  Their coach is Brendan Rodgers, from Northern Ireland, who sparkled (like champagne?) on Swansea’s bench. Liverpool play (“plays”?) in an offensive way with him (“with Rodgers”?): 4-2-1-3 with Pepe Reina between the posts since 2005, Kelly and Johnson on the flanks and the central couple Agger-Skrtel to grant physical strength and reliability. The strongest and most representative player is in the middle: Steven Gerrard. A life spent for the Reds, he is the symbol of the squad, the one who lifted the Champions League (“Champions’ League”?) Cup (and scored one goal) in the Istanbul night in May 2005, 593 appearances for Liverpool and 53 goals scored. Joe Allen is there to assist him, the player who came to Liverpool together with Rodgers and who has always played since then. According to the situation (which situation, the one in Syria or the one in the Gaza Strip?), they can be helped either (“by either”?) the Turkish player Nuri Sahin, lent by (“lent to Liverpool by Real Madrid”?) Real Madrid, or Jonjo Shelvey, from the youth sector. Ahead (where?), room for Stewart Downing, Luis Suarez and Oussama Aissaidi.

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4-12-2012

UDINE READY TO WELCOME LIVERPOOL FANS

Infopoint in “piazza Primo Maggio” organized by the Town Hall, Udinese Calcio and Udinese Clubs with the support of the police force.

On the occasion of the Europa League match Udinese - Liverpool on Thursday 6 December (or “December 6^th”?), the city of Udine is preparing to offer a welcome and hospitality to the British fans who are following the team. More than a thousand fans, 600 of whom sleeping (“will be sleeping in Udine”?) in Udine, are expected. The Municipality of Udine (or “City of Udine”?), in collaboration with Udinese Calcio and the Udinese Club Association, decided (“have decided”?) to organize an information point service and an hospitality (“a hospitality point”?) point for Liverpool fans who will be welcomed by the representatives of the Udinese Club Association under the big tent set up in Piazza Primo Maggio from late morning on Thursday. The greeting of the authorities is scheduled for 12.30.
Udine is one of the few cities that the Home Office has chosen to experience this form of reception, already made (“organized”?) around Europe and planned (“which is planned”?) to spread the knowledge of the cities where the matches are played. For this reason, under the tent set up in Piazza Primo Maggio, the fans will be given informative material on Udine, made available by the Tourism Fvg (“staff”?). "The fact that the reception in Udine, invented a few years ago, is being be used as a model gives satisfaction and is an important recognition to the city and to the fans of Udinese - said the mayor Furio Honsell – but it also shows how beautiful and important is (“it is to have”?) to have and be alongside a club as prestigious as Udinese which bears the name of Udine in Europe. My welcome goes to Liverpool fans, a city that is home to a very prestigious team and where football was born as a genuine people (“people’s sport”?) sport. "
"For us it is a source of pride - said Udinese president Franco Soldati – to host such a prestigious club as Liverpool. This game is an important part of our history, especially after the first-leg win. Udinese are very pleased to contribute to the reception event that represents the opportunity to return and thank Liverpool for their sportsmanship and friendship shown in the first-leg match. This kind of twinning is desirable in football to strengthen relations of solidarity and values which go beyond the mere meaning of the game."
The police forces of Udine "acknowledge the fairness and sportsmanship of the majority of the Friulian fans, qualities that have helped Udine become a model for the testing of innovative initiatives at national level, all designed to transform football matches into a show available to anyone. They also recognize the valuable work done by the local administration, the institutions and Udinese Calcio, which together with that of police forces, can consistently achieve maximum results at national level in the management of football events. "

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01-12-2012

Guidolin: “I want a responsive match”

It is not the easiest moment, but the squad has been working hard and is ready to react. On the eve of the delicate home match against Cagliari, Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin talked about the marks (??) left by the defeat against Lazio and about the prompt reaction the group is willing to perform tomorrow afternoon.
What kind of reaction do you expect after Rome?
We are aware we played the worst match ever since we’ve been together, we know it. We need to react and play a responsive match. To do well we need to go hard and it didn’t happen in Rome. Now we have to find our characteristics (??) and put them on the pitch tomorrow.
Are you worried?
Cagliari are doing great, they have earned points through important performances. They are determined and they share our same target. I am worried as usual.
Is this crisis linked to the problems you had in last year’s second leg?
I want to move on, it’s not time to take stock. I have to understand the reasons, but obviously we would have fought to win the championship last year if we hadn’t had a drop (a drop in what, temperature?). We are Udinese, we respond on the pitch. We have to play a strong match and try to win. It is a tough period, but we can get out of it.
Why do you insist on Armero, who doesn’t seem to be as reactive as he used to be?
I have lined him up often, not always. He has played more (often?) also due to Pasquale’s injury. I try to be as balanced as I can, I can’t have the same players playing all the times (“all the time”?) on the flanks, and my decisions come from many little things I see during the week. Before the last international cap (game?), however, Armero was doing fine.
Too many players have gone missing and many young players cannot do their best because they have been catapulted into Italian reality a few months ago. Is this the real problem?
We will be playing with the youngest midfielders of the Serie A, not only for their age but also for their permanence in Italy. We need to be patient with the young, but patience disappear (“disappears”?) when things start going wrong. We keep calm, even if things are going as we expected. In a normal situation, our new signings (“our new players”?) would have adjusted in soon (??) , as Pereyra did last year, but we can’t do that now. Right now I have to take care of the players I have and give them a boost, because the match against Lazio was the worst my squad has ever played. We’ll come out of this soon.
Can Pinzi and Benatia be available for the match against Sampdoria?
I hope so, they would need to start training on Monday. I haven’t decided yet, because I’m taking care of the available ones. But it might be a ray of sunlight.
Cagliari rely on Pulga and Lopez, do you think it is advisable to have two coaches?
I think they collaborate a lot, but I don’t know if it is a good idea for all of us, I think they did so because of rules. But a team is made of many minds which bring along their own experience.

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26-11-2012

Guidolin: “Bring home a positive score”

Udinese need (“needs”?) to make a virtue out of necessity in view of the away game in Rome for the late match of this 14th championship week and, most of all, they need to show they have passed over the tough Europa League elimination: “We’ll be talking about Europa League one last time when we face Liverpool – said the coach in today’s press conference – and we will take a look at the 20 international games played in the last two years. The championship doesn’t wait and we are about to face a tough away game. It’s not easy to fight for the first place (“for first place”?) as we did in the past few years. The table doesn’t smile at us (???), we could gain three points just by being a bit more attentive. We need to try and climb it up (???), but we know how hard an away match at the Olimpico can be”.

What do you think of Lazio?
“They are good team, we should do everything to try and bring home a positive result. This is our task. Lazio have been doing great for the past two years and have been playing together for quite a lot (“have been playing together for quite a long time”?). Lazio are talented and Petkovic is doing a great job. The performances of his players say so. And Reja had done so too. They didn’t reach the Champions League (“Champions’ League”?) for one point” (“as a result of one point”?).
Are you worried about Basta’s absence?
“I am concerned with many issues that needs (“needs to be resolved”?) resolving. I want to have the available (“available players”?) ones at their best. The squad is doing fine but the season is turning out to be quite an unlucky one. Fabbrini and Barreto are out too”.
What do you think of Candreva?
“His virtues are not in discussion (literal translation from Italian: “Non sono in discussione”?). With Lazio he found the self-confidence he needed. Rome is his ideal place”.
Do you think this is going to be a hard-fought match?
“I don’t think so, I think there will be the usual competitive charge. The past two seasons were great and we faced this match with honesty”.

23-10-2012

New Friuli stadium: areas devoted to hospitality increased!

A series of changes to the project of upgrading the Friuli stadium in Udine to create an even more developed system of areas dedicated to fans (“fans’?”) hospitality in the heart of the new black and white “basin”. It was decided a few days ago by Udinese Calcio to further improve the design of the "new" Friuli and, above all, to meet the demands of the fans over the last few months.

"The changes we have asked to put in the project for the new stadium - said Alberto Rigotti - collect (???) the requests made by our supporters in recent times and fall into the scope of the structural changes improvements (“changes and improvements”?)that we believe are fundamental to give the city of Udine and Udinese fans a friendly, modern and comprehensive stadium, on the model (“based on the model”?) of English and German stadia. Our fans, especially after the away game in Liverpool where they could see one of the true temples of world football, have reported on several occasions that the concept of hospitality at the stadium should be implemented to get as close as possible to the standards of the best European stadia. And thus comes the desire to change some aspects of the original design. "

A series of specific variants on the subject (“There are a series of variants on the subject”?), but that will not affect the time schedule of the start of the renovation of the Friuli stadium. "Our idea is to use for the hospitality areas - said the Administrative Manager - some areas like the lower part of the grandstand, that in the original project would not have been open to the public. For this reason we have asked the municipal committees responsible, as well as the local authorities concerned, for a couple of weeks to submit the modified draft and release their opinions for the continuation of the process. In any case, I say to our fans not to worry, because the procedure for the construction site has already begun and this fortnight will not affect the timetable previously estimated and which schedules (???) the start of these renovation works (“renovations”?) for the beginning of May. "

Udinese....

04-11-2012

Guidolin: “Spectacular second half, brilliant reaction”

At the end of the away game in Bologna, ended 1-1 (“which ended”?), the football manager Francesco GUidolin (“Guidolin”?) has commented on the recovery and praised his squad for the good score.

“We have shown a great intensity and a brilliant reaction. The second half has been spectacular and I really thank Bergonzi who has let us play. We have fought with loyalty – said the coach -. Bologna are not a last-place team. They will overcome their tough period because they have a good coach and a good environment”.

Di Natale never stops scoring.
“It’s thanks to the medical crew who have allowed him to play, if I could take him off on (???) 75 minutes all the times (“all the time”?), I’d have him play all the matches because he can do great things. I want to thank also Coda and all the younger boys who are doing good (“doing well”?). We have played an outstanding second half thanks to them”.

The young are growing as well as Udinese. What do you expect from this season?
“We don’t have to delude ourselves, the season is tough. Let’s forget about wins because if we are here right now, it means these are our strengths. We’ll do everything we can to leave our opponents behind, but there are stronger teams than ours, the fans should know this. Now we’ll focus on Young Boys, the round is a tough one, as last year’s was, but I’d like to pass even if the Europa League is very tiring” (and so is trying to read Udinese’s news in English!!!).

Udinese...

21-10-2012

Maicosuel: “Difficulties can be overcome together”

When Maicosuel has left the pitch, substituted by his country fellow Willians, the audience at the stadium has given him a standing ovation to prove him they have forgotten about the wrong penalty against Sporting Braga. “This is a good goal – the former Botafogo forward said -. I’ve been working for this moment for a long time, and I’ve always dreamt of this goal. The supporters have forgotten about that penalty, as well as I have”.

What do you expect now?
I have to continue like this, I can feel the trust of the coach and of the fans. It’s an important moment, I’m happy. Allan and I are gradually adjusting in.

The crucial moment of the game?
It’s complicated to be one man down, but we stayed calm and overcome difficulties together.

Poor credit cards!!!!

 

Well, you know the economic crisis is REALLY bad in Europe when even the credit cards are out of work (from a sign in a restaurant in Rome)!

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20-10-2012

Guidolin: “We have to watch out for Pescara’s organization”

After the break, the season starts again with the home match against Giovanni Stroppa’s Pescara. After a tough start, Pescara have (“has”?) shown to be able to play hard on everyone, and Francesco Guidolin, during his pre-match press conference, has highlighted the difficulties of tomorrow afternoon’s match.

Do you risk to underestimate (“Do you risk underestimating”?) tomorrow’s match?  We don’t, the squad are (“is”?) aware of the difficulties and of the opposing team’s ability. Pescara are (“is”?) one point ahead, so we don’t risk to underestimate (“underestimating”?) them. We have to watch out for their organization, their game plans and their preparation. This is what we should take care of.
How important are Basta and Pasquale’s absences? We have a few problems. Basta is still out, as well as Pasquale. I hope they can recover soon, but we don’t have them right now so we have to find some alternatives: Armero and Gabriel Silva on the left, Faraoni and Pereyra on the right. We can do good (“well”?) anyway.

Is Gabriel Silva allowed to play from the kick-off?  He is one of the boys born in 1991 who has been preparing with the squad all along. He’s working fine, we’re trying to make him grow and he’s doing better.

Would it be a good idea to have a 18-team Serie A?
I think so. Some of our players will be playing 16 games from here to Christmas. Is it logical to play, in two months, a whole round of the old 18-team championship?

Do you fear for your position?
We are not ranking (“ranked well”?) well, but people are used to our excellent positions of the last years…

What do you think of Muriel and Armero?
They are excellent players, Colombia are made of important players such as Radamel Falcao, who I think is the best player in the world right now. We hope Muriel gets well soon and we wait for Armero to be as shiny (like a star in the sky????) as he was in the first year.

Danilo has played 60 times in 62 games. Do you think it can afflict his performance?  These are my choices, I might be wrong, but I have made these choices. If Danilo played in (“with”?) his national team, he wouldn’t be playing so often, but he has the chance to rest during the breaks. At the same time, Coda is growing (in height?) and I can start having more defenders shifting now.

This is a good one!

20-10-2012

Bern: tickets go on sale today

The tickes (“tickets”?) for Young Boys-Udinese, the UEFA Europa League group A match schedued (“scheduled”?) at Bern (“in Bern”?) at the “Stade de Suisse” for Thursday 25 October at 9.05 pm, go on sale today, Saturday 20th October 2012. There are two typologies (“types”) of tickets available for Udinese fans.

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9-10-2012

Maicosuel and Muriel at the Udinese Store

A large crowd has welcomed (“welcomed”?) Maicosuel and Muriel at the Udinese Store yesterday. Udinese players have signed (“signed”?) autographs for more than a hour and have posed (“posed”?) for the photos (“for photos”?) taken by more than 100 fans who were at the official venue situated in Via Portanuova. Our two players, few days “(just a few days”?) before the home match against Pescara, have had a taste of the Friulian warm-heartedness!

8-10-2012

Giovanni and Giampiero: Udinese stories!

Udine feels like home. At least until 2016. Giovanni Pasquale has renewed his contract with the Club for another four years, a clear signal of the trust between the parties. The mutual happiness is a proof of it (“is proof of it”?).

The love story between the left-footer and Udinese was born in July, 2008, when he was bought from Livorno and he made 28 appearances and 3 goals for Udinese. Attached to the squad, always attentive in training sessions, Pasquale has made 120 appearances and scored 4 goals for Udinese so far.

His latest goal has made him part of the Club’s history: minute 72 and the score at Anfield says Liverpool 1-2 Udinese. Di Natale, who had equalized Shelvey’s initial goal and kicked the free-kick where Coates’ own-goal came from, sees Giovanni coming from the left flank and serves him. Pasquale’s left-foot kick is precise and powerful and enters the goal. 3-1: joy for him and the Friulian fans.
Pasquale is indeed a member of Udinese big family. Until 30th June 2016, at least.

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4-10-2012

Guidolin: “Positive signals and commitment”

The test against ND Gorica, playing in Slovenia’s main league (“which plays in Slovenia’s…”?), was useful to try out the squad in view of important matches. “As usual, we have played (or “we played”?) a friendly match against a tough opponent – the coach said at the end of the match -. In these matches I use my unused subs, those who have to show me they are ready. I have received positive signals from all of them, they are very committed to our cause. It’s been a good day’s work”.

What do you think of Maicosuel?
He is doing fine and he’s understood what we want from him. He’s confirmed the good impression I had (“I had of him”?) in Naples. What do you think of Allan?
I need all of them, but they have to listen to me. We are in the Serie A and we have to work seriously. Admonitions are for his sake and to get to our goal (!!!).

Did you get any tactical information from this friendly (“match”?)?
We have tried different patterns to take out the best abilities of our footballers. Our squad need (“squad needs”?) to be ready for changes in game plan (“in the game plan”?) and positions. They need to follow a certain path to be ready when we need them.  Armero, in Colombia, has played a great match against Paraguay.
National teams are always an incentive, but he is a very talented player, the only thing that matters is for him to be healthy. Pablo only needs to find his enthusiasm because he has what it takes to react.

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3-10-2012

Pozzo: “This is not Totò’s last birthday as a footballer”

Gianpaolo Pozzo had to be part of Udinese Captain birthday (“Udinese’s captain’s birthday”?)! He could not miss the celebration for the 35th birthday of our captain, the symbol of his 20-year management of the club (hasn’t Pozzo been managing the club for 26 years?).

“I want to wish our Captain a happy birthday from me and my family (“from my family and I”?) – Udinese chairman (“Udinese’s chairman”?) said -. When Totò first came here in Udine (“to Udine”?) he was just a boy and I was confident in his abilities, but honestly I could have never imagined he would (“that he would”?) become the symbol of our Club and the most important player of my 26-year management!” (here instead it’s 26 years).

This acknowledgement is due both to the exceptional talent of Di Natale on the pitch and to the extraordinary things he has done so far.
“His talent is not a matter of discussion – Pozzo said -. But what really stroke me (???) the most, in all these years, is his incredible helpfulness (“help”?) towards the Club, the town of Udine and my family: he is like an adopted son to me. Andf (“And”?) I am sure this is not his last birthday as a footballer”.

Yet, time passes for all, but Gianpaolo Pozzo has clear ideas on the future of “King Totò”.
“I am sure Di Natale will stay in Udine also at the end of his extraordinary career – the chairman said -. Which role? Whenever he, he alone, will decide to quit, I’d love him to start a path for young players. Totò is an example for young boys, both inside and outside the pitch, he’s the right person to teach football – and life – to the new generations” (let’s hope though that he DOESN’T teach anyone English!!!!!).

12-10-2012

Maicosuel: “Someone thought I was gone, they were wrong”

 “Someone thought Reginaldo de Matos Maicosuel had gone, disappeared, but it isn’t so. The Wizard has been here all along as I want to play for Udinese”.

So said – in exclusive (“in an exclusive interview”?) for Udinese Channel – Udinese number 77 who, after the unlucky night against Sporting Braga, has shown to be a talented player in the away game in Naples. “To play is very important to me – “the wizard” (“wizard or Wizard”?) said – and I am happy because I played as a first string player in Naples and I can feel to be trusted by the coach, the squad, the staff and the Club. Trust is fundamental to play at my best. I think Udinese are growing (“is growing”?), we weren’t going through a good period, but we’re out of it and we’ve managed to do so as a squad. We, the foreigners, are adjusting in well (“are adjusting well”?) and we aim at working hard to do better and better and to be ready whenever the coach needs us”.

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10-10-2012

Nationa teams (“National teams”?): all the commitments

The Serie A stops to allow national teams to play, but Udinese players (“Udinese’s players”?) are not resting as many of them are busy playing for a qualification either for the World Cup of for the Africa Cup.

Udinese are represented in South America by Pablo Armero, selected to play (“for”?) Paraguay and Camerun (“Cameroon”?). Thanks to the last two wins (Armero has played both the times)  (“had played both times”?) Colombia are one of the possible qualified teams. The Cafeteros are ranking (“are ranked”?) second after 7 matches, along with Ecuador and one point away from Argentina.  In Europe, Zeljko Brkic is going to play Belgium in Belgrad (“Belgrade”?) first, then Macedonia in Skopje. The national team coached by Sinisa Mihajlovic leads the group together with Belgium and Croatia with 4 points. Dusan Basta has been selected too, but he is going to stay in Udine to recover after an injury.

Matias Ranegie has been selected by his Sweden (“by his Swedish national team”?) to face Far Oer and Germany in Berlin. Sweden have played only once so far, against Kazakista, and have had a 2-0 win.

No qualifications for the 2014 World Cup but for the 2013 Africa Cup instead in Africa (word order!). Benatia and his Morocco (“and his Moroccan national team”?) are asked to win over Mozambico, winner of the first-leg tie 2-0. Badu, who should have played Malawi (“against Malawi”?), will not play for his Ghana due to an injury.