Waqar suggests Afridi will be World Cup captain

Andrew Fernando03-Feb-2011

Shahid Afridi could be named Pakistan captain for the World Cup•Getty Images

Waqar Younis hinted that Shahid Afridi would be named Pakistan’s captain for the World Cup following their 41 run victory over New Zealand at Seddon Park. Pakistan are the only team who have not named their captain for the tournament that starts in 17 days, and Afridi and Misbah-ul-Haq, Pakistan’s Test captain, were believed to be the frontrunners for the position.When asked whether he believed Afridi would retain the captaincy following a successful one day series in New Zealand, Waqar responded: “It’s a difficult question but I think so – let’s just put it that way.”Waqar had been issued a show cause notice by the PCB asking him to explain his remarks after he had claimed that it “would have been better” if the selectors had named a captain along with the final squad and that not doing so “would only lead to issues.”Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan also weighed in on the issue, backing Afridi as captain after he led the side to their first one-day series victory since 2008, claiming that Afridi “deserves to get the World Cup captaincy as a reward.” The victory in Hamilton saw Pakistan take a decisive 3-1 lead in the series with one match yet to played at Eden Park on Saturday.Both Afridi and Misbah have put in strong claims to the captaincy through a string of impressive performances in the series. Afridi has performed solidly with the ball, bowling tidy middle over spells and making crucial breakthroughs to keep New Zealand in check, while his swashbuckling 65 from 25 deliveries in Christchurch put the game out of reach of the opposition. Misbah meanwhile has notched up 203 runs in four innings at an average of 67.66 and has provided stability to the middle order. His perfectly paced 93 in Napier guided Pakistan to victory in a close run-chase and earned him the man-of-the-match award.Waqar praised his side for their allround performance in the victory in Hamilton as the batsmen put up a competitive total and the bowlers made regular breakthroughs to keep New Zealand under pressure during their chase. “It was a very professional approach by the Pakistanis in the entire game, not only just the batting and bowling. In the field we were pretty sharp, we held our catches, we broke the partnerships, so spot on in all departments.”The series against New Zealand is the eighth bi-lateral series and twelfth one-day trophy overall since their last series win and Waqar claimed it meant a lot to the team to finally get a win on the board. It was also Pakistan’s first one day series win in New Zealand since 1994. “It’s been a while. We’ve come very close to winning series and the Asia cup recently. We played good cricket but unfortunately we didn’t win anything and that’s why the boys were excited and they enjoyed it. We haven’t won anything for a long while in New Zealand in the one-dayers, so it’s definitely pleasing for everyone.”Nineteen year old opener Ahmed Shehzad played a scintillating innings at the top for the visitors, scoring 115 from 109 balls to set up the Pakistan innings, scoring his maiden one day hundred in the process. The innings was particularly impressive for its variety of strokeplay, as Shehzad unleashed a dazzling array of shots to entertain the Hamilton crowd. Twice Shehzad scooped James Franklin over the shoulder for four with fine leg in the circle and he also made room to crash a full Scott Styris delivery over the covers. His knock also included three majestic straight sixes off Hamish Bennett.”That’s where we’ve been struggling; our top order hasn’t been clicking,” Waqar said. “Ahmed Shehzad played an outstanding knock. He took his time and he made full use of a beautiful pitch to bat on. And then the middle order and late middle order chipped in and put up partnerships.”Waqar Younis claimed Pakistan would look to wrap up the series 4-1 on Saturday to further boost the side’s confidence ahead of the World Cup.”It’s important to keep the momentum and finish with a win so when it comes to the World Cup we are all nice and ready and pumped up.”

Thiago Alves entra na mira do Flamengo para gerente de futebol

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Depois das mudanças no departamento de futebol, com diversas saídas, o Flamengo já definiu o alvo para se tornar o novo gerente de futebol do clube, segundo o Lance! apurou. Thiago Alves, hoje diretor de futebol do Boavista, é o mais cotado par ao cargo. O nome foi aprovado por todos os envolvidos no departamento rubro-negro e foi bem referenciado por Rodrigo Caetano, com quem Thiago tem ótima relação e é fã assumido, como já declarou em diversas entrevistas.

O nome de Thiago Alves surgiu nos corredores da Gávea, antes mesmo da confirmação das mudanças no futebol. Thiago é considerado um profissional exemplar e agradou o Conselho Diretor do Flamengo. A tendência é que o clube oficialize a proposta ainda nesta semana, em reunião que será agendada, e informe ao Boavista do interesse.

Pesa em favor de Thiago, a forma como se relacionado bem com os jogadores. Para muitos, ele consegue falar a língua dos atletas e faz uma boa relação entre atletas e diretoria

Oficialmente, as partes não confirmam o interesse, mas a tendência é que Thiago chegue na Gávea até o fim do semana, Inclusive, o dirigente pode até participar da eventual escolha de um novo treinador para o clube e do novo coordenador técnico. As duas funções, por enquanto, seguem vagas no Rubro-Negro. Interinamente, Maurício Barbieri é o treinador do Flamengo.

O dirigente, que tem 39 anos, ao todo tem 11 anos de gestão profissional no Boavista, e esteve no projeto de formação da equipe que conquistou a Copa Rio do ano passado, garantindo vaga na Copa do Brasil deste ano, além do vice-campeonato da Taça Rio, para o próprio Flamengo.

Ele chegou em 2005 no Boavista, como goleiro, e ajudou o Boavista a chegar na Série A do Carioca, em 2006. Se aposentou e se tornou dirigente. Thiago Alvescomeçou como supervisor, passou por gerente, foi gerente geral e desde 2014 é o diretor executivo. Thiago também é formado em direito e no ano passado em Gestão deDesportiva da CBF.

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إيهاب جلال يقود مران فاركو لأول مرة استعدادًا لمواجهة الأهلي

قاد إيهاب جلال المدير الفني الجديد لفاركو مرانه الأول مع الفريق اليوم السبت استعدادًا لمباراة الأهلي.

ويواجه فاركو الأهلي في الخامسة من مساء الثلاثاء المقبل باستاد برج العرب بالإسكندرية، ضمن منافسات الجولة الثامنة لمسابقة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

طالع | رسميًا.. إيهاب جلال مديرًا فنيًا لـ فاركو

وكان مجلس إدارة فاركو قد تعاقد مع إيهاب جلال مديرًا فنيًا لفريق الكرة الأول بالنادي.

ووافق مجلس إدارة نادى فاركو على التشكيل النهائي للطاقم الفني والإداري والطبي للمدير الفني الجديد إيهاب جلال الذي سيبدأ مهمته خلال الساعات القليلة القادمة.

كولر: الأهلي أهدر فوزًا كبيرًا أمام فاركو.. وأردت تجربة دويتو "أفشة وسافيو"

تحدث السويسري مارسيل كولر المدير الفني للأهلي، عن فوز الفريق أمام فاركو في المباراة التي جمعتهما اليوم الثلاثاء، في إطار بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

الأهلي انتصر على فاركو بهدفين لهدف، في اللقاء الذي أقيم ضمن مواجهات الأسبوع الثامن من عمر المسابقة المحلية، على ملعب برج العرب بالإسكندرية.

وقال كولر خلال تصريحات في المؤتمر الصحفي بعد المباراة: “ضغطنا بشكل جيد في الشوط الأول وأهدرنا كثير من الفرص كانت كفيلة بإنهاء الشوط الأول بفارق أهداف كبير لنا”.

وأضاف: “القاعدة معروفة من يضيع كثيرًا يستقبل وهذا ما حدث أن فاركو سجل هدفًا من أصل فرصتين على مرمى الأهلي”.

وتابع: “أجمل شيء أن الفريق كافح حتى آخر لحظة في المباراة بثقة”، مشيراً إلى أنه يتحدث مع اللاعبين دائمًا ألا ينشغلوا بموعد الهدف بقدر الثقة والمحاولة حتى آخر لحظة من أجل تسجيل أهداف.

طالع | موعد مباراة الأهلي القادمة في الدوري أمام سموحة

وواصل: “التغييرات والضغط الهجومي كان له دور في صناعة فرص حتى آخر لحظة من المباراة من أجل تحقيق المكسب، وهذا ما حدث في النهاية وتوج مجهود الجميع”.

وأردف: “أردت تجربة دويتو أفشة وسافيو لأنني أرى أنهما قادران على صنع الكثير داخل الملعب، وسافيو لعب في فريقه القديم بمركز رأس الحربة ومشاركته اليوم بنفس المركز لم تكن جديدة عليه”.

واستطرد: “محمد شريف لعب كجناح من قبل، ونحن لا نمتلك جناحًا يلعب بقدمه اليسرى، وشريف عنده ميزة اللعب بكلتا قدميه، هو هداف كبير وبالنسبة لي هو حل يستطيع أن يلعب كجناح أو مهاجم”.

وأكمل: “حسام حسن في الفترة الأخيرة لم يكن يُشارك كثيرًا وبعد ذلك حصل على فرصة، وأي لاعب يبذل مجهودًا في التدريبات يحصل على فرصة، هو ومحمد شريف، والثنائي شارك اليوم والأخير هو من أحرز هدف الفوز”.

وأتم: “مشاركة وتغيير مراكز اللاعبين تتعلق بضغط المنافسة والمباريات التي تستمر معنا حتى نهاية فبراير، وهذا أمر طبيعي للحفاظ على مستوى الفريق والعمل من أجل الفوز طول الوقت”.

Com Everton, São Paulo 'madruga' antes de 1ª viagem pelo Brasileiro

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Ainda pressionado pela eliminação na quarta fase da Copa do Brasil, diante do Atlético-PR, na quinta-feira, o São Paulo iniciou mais cedo do que costuma seus trabalhos neste sábado. Com Everton no grupo, o elenco se apresentou às 7h30 no CT da Barra Funda para o último treino antes de enfrentar o Ceará, neste domingo, em Fortaleza.

O trabalho foi realizado sem a presença da imprensa no centro de treinamento. O clube informou que as atividades se iniciaram às 8h30, depois de os atletas passarem cerca de uma hora realizando exercícios regenerativos no Reffis. Em campo, foi definida a equipe que será escalada no Nordeste, mas a formação ainda é mantida sob sigilo pelo técnico Diego Aguirre.

É certo, contudo, que Everton estará na delegação que viaja para Fortaleza no começo da tarde deste sábado. O ex-atacante do Flamengo, contratado por aproximadamente R$ 15 milhões nesta semana, teve sua documentação regularizada e será relacionado por Aguirre, com boas chances de estrear.

A partida das 16h deste domingo será o primeiro compromisso do São Paulo como visitante neste Campeonato Brasileiro. O Tricolor estreou no torneio usando um time misto na noite da última segunda-feira, (priorizava a partida de quinta-feira, contra o Atlético-PR, pela Copa do Brasil) e venceu o Paraná por 1 a 0, no Morumbi.

Será também a primeira partida da equipe desde o empate por 2 a 2 diante do Atlético-PR, no Morumbi, que encerrou precocemente a campanha tricolor na Copa do Brasil, logo na quarta fase – na ida, na Arena da Baixada, a equipe curitibana venceu por 2 a 1 e, por isso, ficou com a vaga.

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We can't improve our fielding much – Dhoni

India captain, MS Dhoni, has admitted his side fielded poorly against England, but said that improving their fielding wasn’t an option given their limitations

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Feb-2011India captain, MS Dhoni, has admitted his team fielded poorly against England, but said there were limits to how much it could improve its fielding. Instead, he said, the team needed to focus on its strengths.”Maybe if we would have fielded slighted better, we would have won the game by one run because you realise in these games the importance of one run,” Dhoni said. “I don’t think we can improve the fielding very much because we have got quite a few slow fielders in the side.”So I think if we were a different fielding side it would have been slightly better, but then you need to realise your strengths and definitely fielding is not a big part of it.”Apart from a dropped chance off Andrew Strauss early in his innings and one off Ian Bell at slip, India conceded quite a few runs by way of misfields.The hosts amassed 338 on the backs of another Sachin Tendulkar century on Sunday in Bangalore, but Strauss made a century of his own and the match ended in a dramatic tie after some lusty lower-order hitting from England. During England’s innings, Dhoni was seen discussing fielding and bowling changes on a number of occasions with Virender Sehwag.Munaf Patel took a clever return catch to dismiss Kevin Pietersen, rare bright moment for India in the field•AFP

“If you are not 100% sure of something, you have got experienced players in the side whom you can always approach because at the end of the day the motivation is to take the best decision at the right time. That’s what I was interacting with him since he was close to me.”Dhoni said he likes to let his bowlers choose their own field and it is only when things don’t go to plan that he steps in. “I always give the liberty to the bowlers to set the field,” he said. “If the fast bowler wants a particular field, even if i am not very happy with it, I believe in the skill of the fast bowlers, and give him the first preference to pick his own field. If it is not successful, then I implement my own field.”

Leandro Carvalho tem lesão no joelho direito, vai operar e para por 30 dias

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Uma opção a menos no ataque do Botafogo. O atacante Leandro Carvalho, titular nos dois últimos jogos, teve diagnosticada uma lesão no menisco do joelho direito. Como resultado, ele vai precisar passar por uma cirurgia – provavelmente na próxima semana – e ficar fora de combate por aproximadamente 30 dias.

Deste modo, ele é, obviamente, desfalque já para a partida contra o Sport, nesta segunda-feira, quando deverá ser substituído por Rodrigo Pimpão. Renatinho e Luiz Fernando, em fase final de recuperação de lesões, correm por fora na disputa.

Além deles, o elenco do Glorioso ainda conta com Pachu e Ezequiel (que tem sido opção também para o time sub-20). O técnico Alberto Valentim ainda comanda o time no treino deste sábado e, no domingo, a delegação já viaja para Recife (PE).

Yuri, João Paulo e Dudu Cearense já precisaram passar por cirurgias neste primeiro trimestre. No caso do volante foi por uma apendicite e ele já está de volta ao grupo.

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فيديو | "غضب وحسرة" في كواليس غرفة ملابس فرنسا بـ نهائي كأس العالم

كشفت شبكة “TF1” الفرنسية عن كواليس غرفة ملابس منتخب فرنسا بين شوطي مباراة نهائي كأس العالم أمام الأرجنتين يوم، الأحد الماضي، في ملعب “لوسيل”.

وخسرت فرنسا لقبها أمام الأرجنتين بركلات الجزاء الترجيحية بنتيجة 4-2 بعد التعادل في الأشواط الأصلية والإضافية بنتيجة 3-3 بعد أن كانت متأخرة في الشوط الأول 2-0.

ولكن نقطة التحول بين الشوطين كانت لكلمات المدرب، ديديه ديشامب، وكذلك هداف كأس العالم، كيليان مبابي، وحالة الغضب والحسرة بين اللاعبين بعد أداء كان سيئًا للغاية في أول 45 دقيقة.

اقرأ أيضًا.. صور | حارس الأرجنتين يسخر من مبابي مجددًا في احتفالات التتويج بـ كأس العالم

وقال ديشامب في الفيديو الذي نشرته الشبكة بعنوان “Thank you Blues”يوم أمس، الثلاثاء: “نحن بحاجة إلى المزيد من الدقة في التمريرات، المزيد من الدقة في القرارات، تحرروا من الضغوط”.

وتابع: “يجب أن تكونوا أقرب من بعضكم البعض، لم تكونوا متواجدين، لم تستفيدوا من أي كرة ثانية، أنتم لم تظهروا بالمستوى المطلوب في نهائي كأس العالم”.

وأضاف: “هل تعرفون الفريق الذي نواجهه جيدًا؟ سأخبركم، أنهم يلعبون بأريحية كبيرة وتمريرات دون رد فعل منا”.

وتحدث مبابي هو الآخر بنبرة حادة، وقال: “لا يمكننا أن نفعل ما هو أسوأ، إنه نهائي كأس العالم، إنها كأس العالم يا شباب، مباراة حياة أو موت، لا يمكننا أن نفعل ما هو أسوأ”.

وواصل تصريحاته: “لنعد إلى الملعب، ونقدم ما لدينا بكل بساطة، علينا أن نظهر بصورة مختلفة، إنه نهائي كأس العالم، متأخرين بهدفين ولكن يمكننا العودة، هذا شيء يحدث كل أربع سنوات فقط”.

كما تدخل فاران وجريزمان وكذلك الحارس البديل، ستيف مانداندا، وقال: “لقد انتهى الأمر، خسرنا 2-0، علينا أن نعود، علينا أن نكون في حالة ذهنية أخرى في الشوط الثاني، ليس من الممكن أن نفعل ما كنا نفعله في الشوط الأول”.

Botha and O'Brien secure tight victory

Ireland secured an impressive four-wicket victory against Zimbabwe to highlight their potential for making a mark on the World Cup

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Elton Chigumbura struck a fine hundred but Ireland still overhauled the target•Getty Images

Ireland secured an impressive four-wicket victory against Zimbabwe to highlight their potential for making a mark on the World Cup. Kevin O’Brien guided them home with three balls spare as he struck an unbeaten 62 after adding 99 with Andre Botha (79) to form the backbone of the chase.It meant Elton Chigumbura’s 81-ball 103 went in vain and completed back-to-back warm-up defeats for Zimbabwe who were comprehensively beaten by South Africa in Chennai. They weren’t helped when Ed Rainsford was forced out of the attack after his first delivery when he was struck on the leg by a straight drive, leaving the bulk of their bowling once again in the hands of the spinners. But in the absence of key batsmen Ed Joyce and William Porterfield, Ireland showed fine composure having lost Paul Stirling in the first over.Alex Cusack gave the innings an early foundation with his 47, but at 127 for 4 in the 32nd over Ireland still needed a substantial partnership to overhaul the target. Botha provided the anchor while O’Brien brought the muscle to their fifth-wicket partnership as they kept up with the required rate. O’Brien twice cleared the ropes but lost his partner with 19 needed and Gary Wilson followed to provide a few late nerves until John Mooney helped see Ireland home.Zimbabwe’s top order had struggled, slipping to 12 for 3 and then 100 for 5 as Trent Johnson took 2 for 9 in five overs. Chigumbura and Prosper Utseya added 54 as Ireland used a variety of bowling options and Chigumbura then took charge with the lower order for company. He hit eight fours and three sixes as 90 runs came from the last seven overs, but it still didn’t prove enough.”It was the worst fielding performance we have produced since I took over as coach,” said a disappointed Alan Butcher afterwards. “It was diabolical and unacceptable and I told the players that. We didn’t score enough runs and it was actually a good effort to get so close to victory given how poorly we fielded.”For Chigumbura it was a day of mixed emotions: “I’m pleased to have scored the hundred and to get back to form – hopefully I can carry it on for the rest of the tournament. But we will have to improve as a team and it was very disappointing to field like we did and to lose.”

Barbieri valoriza ponto, mas admite: 'Não fizemos o jogo que gostaríamos'

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Maurício Barbieri admitiu que a atuação do Flamengo diante do Santa Fe, no empate em 0 a 0 em Bogotá nesta quarta-feira, foi abaixo do esperado, mas não deixou de valorizar o ponto conquistado como visitante na Libertadores.

Na visão do auxiliar e técnico interino, faltou calma para os jogadores em algumas decisões durante o jogo, que, outra vez, teve polêmica na arbitragem.

– Vontade não faltou em nenhum momento. Faltou um pouco mais de calma, tivemos contra-ataques, mas não fizemos boas escolhas. Não conseguimos fazer o jogo que fizemos na quarta passada, o jogo que queríamos – afirmou Barbieri, antes de valorizar o ponto:

– Não deixa de ser um resultado importante. Um ponto fora de casa, na altitude, pressão e com arbitragem polêmica para os dois lados – avaliou.

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O comandante ainda explicou as substituições feitas, todas a partir do 26 minutos da etapa final- Geuvânio no lugar de Henrique Dourado, Marlos Moreno no lugar de Vinicius Júnior e Jonas, por fim, no lugar de Diego.

– Foram substituições para vencer, coloquei dois atacantes: antes de seguir:

-Não acho que a equipe tivesse cansada. A partida ficou de transição, sentimos um pouco isso. As substituições foram pelo desgaste natural, tentamos mexer quando sentimos que era preciso. Temos que avaliar isso lá dentro do campo e de forma rápida.

Confira outras respostas de Maurício Barbieri:

Arbitragem

Arbitragem polêmica para os dois lados. Teve a bola na mão do Dourado. O Rever foi puxado dentro da área. E teve o lance capital do Geuvânio. Ele poderia ter acabado o jogo com a bola viajando ou no pé do zagueiro, mas apitou quando ele roubou a bola. Para mim, uma decisão infeliz. Não muda o que aconteceu durante o jogo, mas nos prejudicou.

Poucos minutos de Marlos Moreno em 2018

Ainda vem se adaptando ao clube, à língua, entendendo o que é o Flamengo e buscando seu espaço dentro do time. Ele também tem uma grande concorrência, como Vinicius e Geuvânio. Crescendo, terá mais minutos.

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