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08-02-2012

Life as an halfback (“a halfback”?)

His return has been blessed by an important, decisive goal. Michele Pazienza tells his story to Udinese Channel, explaining why he has chosen to wear this shirt again: “I was ready, I’ve been working hard. I’m glad to be back where I made my debut in the Serie A, I want to do great things. Pinzi and I can play together, everybody will do they (“their”?) best in the midfield”.

As well as his old midfield-mate, Pazienza has met again two players who were here when he played at Udinese, Handanovic and Di Natale. “Totò, as well as being a champion, is a good guy, it’s impossible to argue with him, it’s hard for the young players because he wants them to work harder. I think Samir is more mature, he’s one of the most interesting (???) keepers in Europe”. Going back to personal (personal what???) , Pazienza tells about his evolution as he tells his (“tells us about his special wish”?) special wish: “I’ve grown up and lived through many experiences. I wanted to work with Guidolin, he’s proved to be skilled and I asked my mates about his methods, I was eager to be with him. I’d love to become a coach, one day”.
The next match against AC Milan requires commitment and concentration, and Pazienza wants to make a good reaction (??) to Florence’s defeat: “We have to focus on the mistakes we made to do better in the next match, to avoid them. Paok? We only focus on one match at a time. We can’t set too many goals, it would be a burden on the shoulders of fantasy” (sexual?).

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05-02-2012

Guidolin: “Influenced by the wind”

Udinese haven’t managed to avenge last year’s 5-2 (5-2 what? Loss? Victory?). It is the third away defeat in a row after Genoa and Juventus (“after the matches against Genoa and Juventus”?). The sorrow is clear on the face of the coach, Guidolin, who wants to make something pretty clear: “I have to apologize with the referee because I let myself go, even if I have never seen a match ending with two minutes of extra time (????)– the coach says -. The match has been influenced by the weather conditions. In the first half, with the wind at our back, we’ve created (“we created”?) four attempts. The draw from the penalty spot has changed (“changed”?) the match and in the second half we have attacked (“we attacked”?) with the wind blowing against us. I’m sorry, because we’re actually in a good period (???). Benatia has just got back (“has just returned”?) from the Africa Cup and is still suffering a bit. We can lose in Florence, we’ve scored our goals, but everybody will be talking about a (“an away”?) “away ache” tomorrow. We’re a good team and we do what we can. We’re not the first-place team, and we don’t deserve it. Our squad is not better than Fiorentina”.

Why can’t you make the jump in quality (???) in away matches?
“There are some valuable opponents even if they are in different positions of the table (“in the standings”?). Yet, we have 12 points more than them. We need to correct our faults and get better” (“improve”?). In Florence you are always criticized. Do you mind that?
“ I don’t. A few rude people cannot ruin my Sunday or the image of this city”.

You are going to face AC Milan on Saturday without Ibrahimovic.
“We have to focus on our players, actually. We’ll try and win, we’re still in a good position. We aimed at keeping Fiorentina away but we didn’t manage to do so”.

Udinese...

31-01-2012

Membership Campaign: last day!

Some 1000 (“1,000”?) new supporters have subscribed (“to”?) the second leg membership campaign. Another 172 season cards were sold today, reaching a total of 938 new members. Tomorrow is the last day to buy your season card!
The offer includes all the (“all”, and WITHOUT “the”?) 9 matches that Francesco Guidolin’s squad will face at home, and is intended to all (“for all”?) the people who didn’t buy a full-year season card.

The Membership Campaign ends on Wednesday 1 February, day of Udinese-Lecce and first (“the first”?) home match after the championship turning point. To subscribe, visit one of the 130 branches of the Cassa di Risparmio del Friuli Venezia Giulia. If you need assistance, just go to the Udinese Store of the stadium (9 am-1 pm; 2 pm-7 pm).

An identification (“identification document”?), the tax code and a passport-size photo are required to buy the season card and get the “Udinese my Passion” supporter card.
All the subscribers are reminded to go to the branch of the Cassa di Risparmio del Friuli Venezia Giulia in which they have bought the season card to withdraw their “Udinese My Passion” card.

In case the card is not available yet, Udinese Calcio will print out a paper ticket to allow the new-subscriber to watch the championship match Udinese-Lecce, scheduled for Wednesday 1 February at 8.45 pm. These tickets can be withdrawn on Monday, 30 and Tuesday, 31 January at the Udinese Store of the stadium from 9 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 7 pm and on the day of the match, upon exhibition of the receipt given by the bank (“issued by the bank”?).

Come Togheter?

I wonder what “La Repubblica” (January 30, 2012 edition) would have written had they spoken about an old famous song by the Fab Four, “Come Together”?

Udinese....

29-01-2012 - 12:01

Membership Campaing (“Campaign”?) ends on 1 Feb!

These are the last days for the supporters to subscribe to a season card (“membership” or “season tickets”?) and live the second leg from the seats of the Friuli stadium: Udinese are calling (or “Udinese IS calling”?)!!

Udinese...

6-01-2012

Udinese, a victory to be a part of history!

Juventus and Udinese do have something in common: home invincibility. It is as peculiar as significant, since it witnesses (???) how the squads coached by Francesco Guidolin and Antonio Conte find the strength to win in home matches rather than away ones.

On Saturday, Udinese will enter the new “Juventus Stadium” for the first time: in that place, many teams have been beaten so far, and none of them has managed to get a win so far. Many say that the real strong point in Conte’s squad is actually the stadium, a structure with the supporters really close to the ground (“field” or “pitch”?) and able to amplify the sound effects inside it. Yet, Udinese cannot –and won’t- be afraid of that, as they weren’t afraid in other important stadiums (“stadia”?) such as San Siro, Olimpico (“Rome’s Olimpico stadium”?), Celtic Park and Emirates Stadium. This myth to be debunked (“which is to be debunked”?) can be the things allowing our lads to take the field (“to the field”?) with a renewed strength, to continue the tradition seeing Udinese carrying out outstanding performances with major clubs, having collected two wins (“against”?) (Roma and Inter), three draws (AC Milan, Lazio and Juventus) and one defeat. A win in Turin could be the way into history.

Udinese...

23-01-2012

Abdi: “We couldn’t ask for more”

Almen Abdi played from the kick-off for the second time this year, during Udinese’s second success with him on the ground (“pitch” or “field”?) “I didn’t expect it – the Swiss midfielder says -. I got to know I would play only minutes before the kick-off. I feel the coach believes in me. We conquered 38 points and we’re currently ranking (“ranked”?) third. We couldn’t ask for more”.

What do you think of Pinzi’s injury?
“I hope he can recover before next Saturday’s away match in Turin”.

What do you think of the “Old Lady” (Juventus, translator’s note), which you faced only one month ago? “They are a strong opponent, a really strong one. We’re facing a tough match in Turin. Conte’s squad has never lost by far in home matches, but we’ll try and debunk this myth too”.

What have you been asked by the coach?
“To help Totò and disturb Catania’s play”.

What if Guidolin asks you to do so also in Turin?
“It would be great! My direct opponent would be Andrea Pirlo, who’s one of the best”.