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26-01-2011

Coda: “Humbleness, keep our feet on the ground”

“We’re concious (“conscious”?) of our means, but we can’t get a big head” (?????)

Humbleness and with the feet on the ground, though if in Turin Udinese are to play as they did against Inter, then the chances to win would be high (bad phrase!). Andrea Cota (Cota or Coda?) is really convinced of it on tonight’s programme, UdinEasy, on EasyNetwork.

“We can’t forget we’re going to play against Juventus in Turin – said Udinese’s defender – but I think that if we’re playing as we did last Sunday, we could even win. With Inter we’ve been perfect, and we’ve got to continue this way. I think the team’s grown both in cynicism and wickedness (!!!!), as we saw against Inter. We were fine also physically, and we were better than Inter, as shown by the amount of the booked players. We have reached consciousness of what we can do, but we can’t get a big head now (“big head”?). As the coach says, we have to reach 40 points as soon as possible. Then, we can start having fun”. This year Coda (o Cota?) is playing on (in?) the unusual position of left central in a three-men (three-man?) defence. A position in which the ex-Empoli (player?) seems to fit (in?) pretty well: “It’s true – he said – I had played in such a role only with Malesani, on the right moreover, but it’s not a problem to me (for me?). I can adapt to every position, I’m always ready as long as it helps the team going higher and higher” (where, on Everest?). The Tuscan defender, finally, goes back with memory (??) to last summer, when he refused to be transferred to Bari to stay in Udine. “I have wanted to stay in Udine – concluded – because here, in Friuli, I feel fine, and I didn’t want to leave. Plus, I didn’t think I had ended my course at Udinese. Second thoughts? None. I’m more and more convinced I made the right choice”.

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23-01-2011

Guidolin: “A wonderful day”

Coach Guidolin is beaming with joy at the end of the match that has seen his Udinese defeating Inter, World’s champion (“Italian and world champions”?): “We’ve lived a wonderful day today (?), we will bear it in our minds for a long time, starting from the moving minute of silence (“and”?) ending with Morganti’s three final whistles. The team’s played with vitality, legs (really?), run (“runs” or “running”?), head (“heading”?) and technique. Today my men have given all they’ve got (“gave it all they had”?), and I can do nothing but complimenting them (“…can do nothing but compliment them”?). Despite the initial goal we conceded, they didn’t lose their hearts. We’re studying to become an important team, but application and constancy are needed. I hope I can make this moment last as long as possible”.

Ten points conquered (??) and 13 goals scored are Udinese’s loot this January: “Everything seems to be easy for us, we develop the game naturally and we happen to be unpredictable to our opponents. The table’s good, in line with the team’s possibilities. In front of us there are stronger teams, but we have to try and stay on this train” (for where, Moscow?).
The troubles (“trouble”?) for Italy’s champions came from the side flanks: “We ask our outsides (??) to play high and play on their qualities. If we stay humble (“remain humble”?), we can keep doing well in the future as well (“we can also keep doing well in the future”?). We need to put brightness (like a light bulb?) and ability together with pragmatism”.

The second round has started with two brilliant wins showing an excellent physical condition: “I want to compliment my whole staff, all my collaborators, the doctors and the physiotherapists. The team’s legs are working at 100 km/h. Today we’ve been both practical and good-looking (like George Clooney?). We started running at the beginning of the championship and the whole pool of players is doing well. No one backs down during the trainings (“practises”? or “during training”?), which are not tender (like a good steak?) nor sweet at all” (??).
Pablo Armero has been a thorn in the flesh for the opponents also today (“has also been…”?=: “The Columbian (“Colombian”?) is an interesting boy who’s drawing attention and giving us a boosts (boosts? Perhaps “boost” seeing that it’s singular!) on the left flank”.

Udinese go up to 33 points (“has reached 33 points”?): “Once we go over 40 points we’ll see who our fellow travelers (“travellers”?) are, who we’ll have left behind and who will be in front of us”.

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23-01-2011

Di Natale: “A huge satisfaction”

Zapata: “The most beautiful day in (“of”?) my career”

99 goals in Serie A, one goal down from the fatidic (fatidic? The word doesn’t even exist in English!) 100, though Totò Di Natale’s only concern is still his Udinese, author (a literal translation of the word “autore”!) of a terrific performance against Inter. “We’ve been perfect – said Udinese’s captain – and it’s a huge satisfaction for each one of us winning against Italy’s and (the) World’s champions (how about: “winning against the Italian and world champions”). We have to stay down to earth (??) and remember that our main goal are (“is”?) 40 points. My 100 goals in (the) championship? You know I care, but they’re nothing compared to the team’s good” (?).

Moreover, it has been the first goal in (the) championship for Cristian Zapata, who, thanks to his left-foot (left-footed) kick, has scored (“had scored”?) shortly after Inter’s lead: “I’ve made a good goal (“scored a good goal”) and we’ve won – explained “El Mago”, smiling – what else can I ask for? I would like to dedicate this goal to my girlfriend, who’s in Columbia, whose (whom) I miss a lot. So far, I had always said (“I’ve always said”?) that the most beautiful moment of my career in Udine was the match with Milan, some years ago. Well, now, that moment has changed: it is today’s match, rightfully (“it is rightfully today’s match”?). We have to go on like this, on the path we’ve drawn, until the championship’s over, so that we can gain more than an easy safe salvation” (salvation? As in religious terms?).

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23-01-2011

Domizzi: “Emotions to stay in Udinese’s history”

Inler: “We’ve been perfect”

Maurizio Domizzi is the man who’s closed, definitely, the match. The one who, with his kick, has taken the wind out of Leonardo’s sails (??) giving Udinese an (“a”?) historical win.

“My happiness is unbelievable – explained Udinese’s defender – and it will remain undeletable in our hearts, forever. We have believed in it, also when we were down (“down a goal”?) of a goal, because we know we can be always harmful, also on the inactive balls (whose balls?). My goal? So far I had been pretty unlucky, getting (??) myself three crossbars, and also on Castellazzi’s saving (“save”?) I was telling myself: here we go again! But then I did it, finally! I’m glad for me (“myself”?) and for my team-mates because I think that during the last two matches we’ve taken back what we had left behind in the first four days”.

The Swiss Gokhan Inler has been the master of the midfield: “You can tell it (??) we’re fit – said “The Warrior” -, we wanted to win and we did it, with a great reaction after Stankovic’s goal. Focused, mean, detail-aimed (??): practically perfect. Our goals? First of all our 40 points, then the rest”.