We have great balance now – Shakib Al Hasan

Bangladesh’s captain has praised his side for their versatility while again cautioning his batsmen about their repeated lapses in the face of adversity

Cricinfo staff05-Nov-2009

Naeem Islam’s cool trumped Bangladesh•Bangladesh Cricket Board

Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh’s captain, has praised his side for their versatility while again cautioning his batsmen about their repeated lapses in the face of adversity. Chasing 222 Bangladesh looked in trouble when Shakib got out at 105 for 5 but Mahmudullah and Man-of-the-Match Naeem Islam brought them back with a fighting partnership. It was an innings that received praise from Shakib and left Naeem very pleased at having contributed to Bangladesh’s 4-1 series success.”Our top order and middle order batsmen should be more careful,” said Shakib. “Having said that there will be times when you have to rely on No’s 7 and 8 nd that’s the reason these two [Naeem and Mahmudullah) are there. I guess that’s why our team is so balanced now. Even if the top order fails to capitalise we know that there are people who are match-winners. Mahmudullah won us a game in the West Indies and today it was Naeem’s turn. I think that is the reason why our team looks so spirited in the field.”Naeem was the hero for Bangladesh, conjuring a one-wicket victory with an unbeaten 73 in which he exploited the Powerplays perfectly. He only had the last man Nazmul Hossain for company, with Bangladesh still needing 35 for victory, but pulled off the task excellently.”He [Naeem] was positive throughout and that was the main quality of his innings,” said Shakib. “He was also more determined than earlier matches which helped him. When we know that we have someone at No. 7who can provide support and can also make half-centuries that makes the job a lot easier.”Shakib admitted the mood in the dressing room was actually fairly calm as the last pair kept the runs ticking over. “Honestly speaking [Abdur] Razzak and I was discussing that just 25 is needed and three sixes ought to do it. That’s exactly what happened,” said Shakib. “With wickets tumbling at one end we thought if Naeem had most of the strike then it would be possible to pull this off and when [Chamu] Chibhabha came it we had a feeling that this would be the decisive over.”Naeem did just that, slamming the bowler for three successive sixes in the 48th over. “It is easier to hit the pacemen as there is pace on the ball,” he said. “Against the spinners you have have perfect timing and you will need strength. That’s why I fancied hitting Chibhabha.”As for batting with Nazmul, with the reputation of being a tail-end bunny, Naeem said a bit of history had led to his determination. “I had learned from a past mistake. There was one occasion when I had sacrificed strike while batting with the last man and we lost the game. Everyone told me that I could have won that match if I had ensured strike. So I was consciously trying to take as much strike as possible.””His is a difficult role,” said Shakib. “He doesn’t get to bowl the full ten overs and he doesn’t get 20-30 overs to bat. But if he makes the best of the opportunity he gets then that’s wonderful news for our team.”Razzak, the left-arm spinner, was named Man of the Series for his 15 wickets. “I don’t really think about the career,” he said. “I prefer to set short-term targets. If I don’t do well then I try to identify the problems. Thinking about the career is a bit tough for me.”His next priority was to play well in the Dhaka Premier League and work on certain things that he was not satisfied with in this series. “This is necessary to rectify those things because otherwise it will be difficult to survive against India and Sri Lanka,” said Razzak.

Adriano reclama de 'macumba' feita por mulher nas redes sociais

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Adriano Imperador usou as redes sociais nesta quinta-feira para reclamar de uma “macumba” feita por uma mulher para prejudicá-lo. O jogador publicou um vídeo no Instagram pedindo respeito, mas apagou a postagem pouco tempo depois.

– Sei que tem alguém fazendo macumba pra mim, mas isso não vai pegar porque Deus é maior. É melhor tomar conta da sua vida. E eu sei que é mulher, mas não tenho raiva, tenho pena. Deus está no controle. Minha família reza por mim todos os dias. Respeito a religião de todo mundo, mas respeitem também a vida dos outros – disse o Imperador.

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Adriano declarou recentemente, em entrevista ao “Programa do Bial”, da TV Globo, que vai se preparar para voltar aos gramados em 2018.

Gelhardt proved Bielsa wrong v Chelsea

With Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds United side heading back to Yorkshire empty-handed despite a spirited display on Saturday afternoon, the 66-year-old will undoubtedly be questioning whether or not the decisions he made against Chelsea were correct.

One such call was the choice to leave 19-year-old Joe Gelhardt out of the Leeds starting XI, despite the centre-forward appearing to have more than done enough in recent games to suggest that he was more than worthy of a place in the manager’s initial line-up at Stamford Bridge.

Despite only being handed eight minutes to make his mark on the match, the £1.17m-rated youngster went a long way to proving that Bielsa’s call to leave him on the bench initially was in fact the wrong one.

Won 100% duels

Indeed, after being brought on for the talismanic Raphinha in the final 10 minutes, Gelhardt scored with what was his first touch of the game, sliding home Tyler Roberts’ teasing ball across the penalty area in fantastic fashion, and subsequently drawing his side level.

Aside from his immediate goalscoring impact, the £16.5k-per-week forward also won 100% of his duels, made one key pass and received a SofaScore match rating of 7.5 for his efforts against the Blues, ranking him as United’s best performer in the match despite his fleeting appearance.

As such, it is not difficult to see why The Athletic’s Phil Hay tweeted of the 19-year-old after the match that “everything about him screams class,” nor is it hard to understand why Leeds Live journalist Beren Cross dubbed the striker’s performance as “amazing” in his player ratings.

In fact, the only thing that is somewhat confusing is why Bielsa did not start Gelhardt from the off, as it is clear that the teenager is a player who can change the course of a game for the Whites. That’s a trait which, would have seen his side take a point back to Yorkshire were it not for Mateusz Klich’s silly late challenge which led to Jorginho’s match-winning penalty in the 94th minute.

In other news – Forget Llorente: “Ineffective” Leeds flop who made just 11 passes cost Bielsa dearly

طبيب الأهلي يعلن خضوع شادي حسين لفحص طبي

كشف أحمد أبو عبلة، رئيس الجهاز الطبي بالنادي الأهلي، عن خضوع لاعب الفريق الجديد ‏شادي حسين لفحوصات طبية شاملة اليوم الإثنين.

وأشار أبو عبلة إلى أن الفحوضات تأتي ‏ضمن الخطوات التي اتبعها النادي في الملف الطبي لكافة لاعبي الفريق ‏للتحضير للموسم الجديد.‏

وحرص لاعبو الفريق والجهاز الفني على الترحيب بشادي حسين على هامش مران الفريق ‏الذي أقيم صباح اليوم على ملعب التتش، في أول تواجد له بعد انضمامه رسميًا لصفوف ‏الفريق قادمًا من نادي سيراميكا كليوباترا بعقد لمدة خمسة مواسم قادمة.‏

طالع | أحمد ياسر ريان يوضح موقفه من الانضمام للزمالك.. ويصرح: شادي حسين إضافة للأهلي

وسبق أن أجرى لاعبو الأهلي فحوصات طبية شاملة وقياسات بدنية وعضلية واختبارات ‏لقوة ‏التحمل، والاختبارات ‏الخاصة ببصمة القدم، وفقًا لأفضل ‏المعايير العالمية المتبعة في أكبر ‏الأندية الأوروبية، والتي ‏تسهم في التوقع ‏المبكر لاحتمالات التعرض للإصابة، وبالتالي اتخاذ ‏بعض التدابير التي تمنع ‏حدوث ‏الإصابات.‏

يذكر أن الأهلي يخوض فترة إعداد في الوقت الحالي استعدادًا للموسم الجديد، ويخوض المارد الأحمر خلاله 3 مواجهات ودية أمام بتروجيت وأسوان وطلائع الجيش.

Amit Mishra secure in his place

While much of the focus ahead of the second Test in Kanpur is on the nature of the pitch, Amit Mishra has defended his disappointing outing in Ahmedabad

Cricinfo staff23-Nov-2009

Amit Mishra: Confident of his place•Getty Images

While much of the focus ahead of the second Test in Kanpur is on the nature of the pitch, the Indian legspinner Amit Mishra has defended his disappointing outing in Ahmedabad. Mishra finished with figures of 1 for 203 from 58 overs, adding pressure to his chances of playing in Kanpur, but he has put the blame on a dead track and a lack of match practice.”You cannot do much on a dead track like the one at Motera. The pitch there had nothing for the bowlers,” he told the . “As everyone saw even a world class bowler like Muttiah Muralitharan was struggling to pick up wickets there.”Although I have been travelling with the team, I haven’t had a long bowl in a match over the last month. I lacked a bit of match practice but after bowling 58 overs in the last Test I am starting to find my rhythm.”Mishra made his Test debut last year, and impressed right away with a five-for against Australia in Mohali. However, he has not replicated that success in five Tests since. The third spinner behind Mishra and Harbhajan Singh is the left-armer Pragyan Ojha, though it is not certain whether Indian will pick him due to the absence of many left-hand batsmen in Sri Lanka’s line-up.Mishra, 26, felt the team management was confident in his ability. “I am not worried about my position in the team,” he said. “I don’t believe that I am doing anything wrong with my bowling and the team backs me to bounce back soon.”The venue for the second Test is Kanpur’s Green Park, where the last Test played there was over inside three days on a shocking pitch, prompting a warning from the ICC. It has since been relaid, which has prompted speculation of spin playing a key role after a run fest on a pancake track in Ahmedabad. “I haven’t played a first-class match at this venue in the last two years, so I don’t know much about the surface,” said Mishra. “The team had a look at the pitch in the morning and believe it looks completely different from the Motera track. I can only hope that it will provide more assistance to the bowlers on the fourth and fifth days at least.”

Levir critica 'circo' e diz que pensou em sair do Santos por conta própria

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O técnico Levir Culpi declarou após a vitória neste domingo sobre o Atlético-GO, por 1 a 0, que pensou em pedir demissão do Santos na última semana. Com a sequência de três empates no Brasileirão, a diretoria marcou uma reunião na sexta-feira para decidir o futuro do treinador, porém, o manteve.

O comandante definiu a situação como “circo” e “uma palhaçada”. Contra o Dragão, parte da torcida do Peixe vaiou Lucas Lima e Zeca, além do próprio Levir.

-Erramos muito. E quem da torcida erra menos do que nós? Está tendo um julgamento absurdo. Pensei em sair por minha conta. Uma palhaçada. Um circo – explicou.

Além do discurso, Levir afirma que está na hora de pensar em encerrar sua carreira como técnico, mas logo volta atrás e ressalta que não conseguiria viver sem a emoção do futebol

-Tenho que começar a pensar na minha parada de ser técnico, mas não tenho a capacidade de viver sem essa emoção. Ainda tenho forças para seguir. As mágoas, coisas erradas… Temos o mesmo sentimento. É uma situação difícil de engolir. Fica essa oscilação do céu para o inferno… Ela está ficando bem mais rápida. Vamos seguir, nada me surpreende nessa época da minha vida. Nada. Essa explosão emocional das pessoas, tenho procurado estudar sobre isso – disse.

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Leeds dealt another injury blow

To say things have been turbulent for Leeds United in recent weeks would be an understatement, with three defeats in a row from their previous three league fixtures and a total of 14 goals conceded in those games.

In addition to this dismal run of form, Leeds have a very hefty injury list at the moment with the likes of Kalvin Phillips, Liam Cooper, Patrick Bamford, Rodrigo and Pascal Struijk out on the sidelines.

As well as these injured players, it seems as though the Yorkshire club have another player out of action for the time being, which will not please many fans at Elland Road.

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Speaking in his post-match press conference (via Leeds Live) after their 4-1 defeat against Arsenal, Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa revealed that defender Charlie Cresswell was supposed to be in the matchday squad for the clash against the Gunners but had to pull out with a shoulder injury.

Bielsa then said that Cresswell now has a “long period of recovery” ahead of him, which suggests that his injury is a serious one and he could be out for a while.

Given the injuries to the likes of Cooper and Struijk and the fact that Leeds have conceded as many as 14 goals in their three recent league games, it’s safe to say that they could do with as many defensive players available as possible, which makes this injury to Cresswell such a big blow.

Even though the 19-year-old has only made four league appearances for Leeds this season, completing the full 90 minutes in just one of them, Bielsa would have undoubtedly preferred to have the teenager available in his squad for the Arsenal game and their next fixtures moving forward to call upon if needed judging by prior injury concerns.

Looking ahead to the future, Bielsa and everyone else at the Yorkshire club will be hoping that their injury situation can improve sooner rather than later so they can have the likes of Phillips, Cresswell, Cooper and Struijk back available again. Once they have all of them back, their chances of avoiding relegation will improve significantly.

In other news: Forget Raphinha: Leeds’ £3.6m gem with 3 key passes was Bielsa’s shining light v AFC – opinion

تشيلسي يتلقى دفعة ثلاثية إيجابية قبل مواجهة كريستال بالاس

تلقى تشيلسي دفعة ثلاثية إيجابية قبل رحلة السبت إلى كريستال بالاس، حيث عاد نجولو كانتي إلى التدريبات.

يقوم البلوز برحلة قصيرة عبر لندن لمواجهة فريق باتريك فييرا في نهاية هذا الأسبوع، حيث عاد الفرنسي المؤثر إلى تدريبات الفريق، بعد أن غاب عن 6 مباريات بسبب مشكلة في أوتار الركبة.

هذه الأخبار ستكون بمثابة دفعة كبيرة للمدرب الجديد جراهام بوتر، الذي انضم في 8 سبتمبر ومن المقرر أن يخوض أول مباراة له في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز مع تشيلسي في سيلهيرست بارك.

وعانى تشيلسي من غياب لاعب الوسط الدفاعي، وخسر 3-صفر أمام ليدز، وخسر 2-1 أمام ساوثهامبتون، وتعرض لخسارة صادمة 1-صفر أمام دينامو زغرب الكرواتي في دوري أبطال أوروبا.

ظهر الحارس الأول إدوارد ميندي في التدريبات أيضًا بعد إصابة متكررة في الركبة أبقته خارج المباريات الأخيرة ضد زغرب وريد بول سالزبورج في أوروبا، مع تدخل كيبا أريزابالاجا الخيار الثاني.

اقرأ أيضًا.. تليجراف: توخيل يواجه مأزقًا بعد إقالته من تشيلسي

غاب الجناح الأمريكي كريستيان بوليسيتش عن هزيمة بلاده الودية 2-0 أمام اليابان يوم الجمعة بسبب ضربة في التدريبات.

ومع ذلك، أكد جريج بيرهالتر مدرب فريق الاتحاد الأمريكي لكرة القدم أن اللاعب البالغ من العمر 24 عامًا قد تعافى، وأنه من المقرر أن يبدأ مباراة مساء اليوم ضد المملكة العربية السعودية في موركا بالبرتغال.

سيكون من دواعي سرور البلوز أن يعود الثلاثي إلى العمل قبل جدول مزدحم في أكتوبر، والذي سيشهد تنافسهم في 9 مباريات في الشهر، حوالي مباراة واحدة كل ثلاثة أيام ونصف.

Lucas, do PSG, diz não ao Cruzeiro; brasileiro do Bayern está na mira

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A janela de transferência ainda nem abriu e o Cruzeiro já está se movimentando para trazer reforços. Nos próximos dias, a diretoria celeste espera receber de Mano Menezes uma lista de jogadores para a próxima temporada. De acordo com o ‘GloboEsporte’,Itair Machado, futuro vice-presidente da Raposa, queria Lucas Moura, que não tem muito espaço no PSG, mas ouviu um “não” do atleta, mas está confiante na contratação do lateral-direito Rafinha, do Bayern de Munique.

Itair Machado afirmou que esteve em contato com Wagner Ribeiro, empresário de Lucas. O meia, que vem perdendo espaço no PSG desde a chegada de Neymar e Mbappé, jogou apenas quatro partidas e marcou apenas um gol nesta temporada. Porém, de acordo com Wagner, o principal motivo do jogador não voltar para o Brasil é a gravidez da mulher. O contrato de Lucas é válido até maio de 2019.

-Eu sondei, conversei com o procurador dele, porque é um jogador que está sendo pouco usado. E estes jogadores, quando estão nesta situação, tem interesse em voltar ao Brasil por causa da Copa, aí tem mais visibilidade e possibilidade de ser convocado. Mas ele está com várias propostas para continuar por lá, a esposa está grávida e não quer mudar agora. A gente nem iniciou isso. Não que os números não sejam irreais, tudo é possível dentro de composição. Jogador primeiro precisa querer vir e, neste momento, ele não quer voltar ao Brasil. Então, está descartado.

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Em relação a Rafinha, a situação é diferente, uma vez que o Cruzeiro está confiante numa resposta positiva na investida pelo jogador, mesmo sabendo que deverá desembolsar cerca de4 milhões de euros (R$ 15 milhões, aproximadamente). Itair se mostrou seguro quanto ao rumo da negociação.

– O Rafinha está jogando, teve o último jogo, foi titular, jogou bem. Um jogador que interessa ao Cruzeiro, já conversei com o procurador dele. A gente está estudando os números. Ele não está em baixa na Europa, ele tem várias propostas da Europa. É um jogador que se encaixa no perfil da Copa do Mundo, de querer retornar ao Brasil, para ter visibilidade de disputar a Copa do Mundo. Então, existe a possibilidade. Financeiramente, há a possibilidade.

O sonho do Cruzeiro é Ricardo Goulart, que foi bicampeão brasileiro com a equipe em 2013 e 2014. Atualmente o meia está noGuangzhou Evergrande, da China, com contrato até janeiro de 2019. O que impossibilita a negociação é o alto valor do atleta.

– O número é irreal, principalmente do Ricardo Goulart, é irreal. Ele acabou de renovar o contrato dele. Não tem condições. É difícil competir e arrumar o recurso para pagar a multa. Neste momento, o Cruzeiro não tem. Mas, com certeza, é um ídolo da torcida, da diretoria. No futuro próximo, queremos trabalhar uma questão comercial para conseguir a volta dele.

Outro nome que vem sendo sondado nos bastidores do Cruzeiro, é o do atacante Marcelo Moreno, que atualmente está noWuhan Zall, da segunda divisão chinesa. O atacante, que estava no título nacional da Raposa em 2014, não foi descartado por Itair.

-Sobre o Marcelo Moreno, a gente está esperando primeiro o treinador passar os nomes e ainda não foi cogitada a questão dos nomes. Pretende sim contratar um grande atacante, mas vai partir do treinador isso.

A lista de Mano Menezes deve ser apresentada nos próximos dias e já é sabido que o Cruzeiro procura um um lateral, um meio-campista (Bruno Silva é o mais especulado) e um atacante. Um zagueiro também está nos planos.

-Acho que a prioridade do Cruzeiro são atacantes. O Cruzeiro tem passado dificuldade de contusão, jogadores como o Ábila que saiu. Vamos esperar o Mano dar esse aval para que a gente possa viabilizar as contratações. O Mano, nessa reunião que vamos fazer, é que vai ser tratado sobre isso (sugestão de contratação). Agora vamos começar a tratar essas questões – finalizou Itair.

Jaipur could host first India-SA ODI

The Indian board is yet to finalise the schedule for the home series against South Africa early next year but has decided on Jaipur as the venue most likely to host the first ODI of the tour

Nagraj Gollapudi18-Dec-2009

The absence of some members at the BCCI’s working committee meeting, Lalit Modi said, was the reason behind not being able to finalise the schedule for the South Africa seres•AFP

The Indian board is yet to finalise the schedule for the home series against South Africa early next year but has decided on Jaipur as the venue most likely to host the tour’s first ODI. A decision is also yet to be taken on whether the series will include Tests, as India have sought.Lalit Modi, chairman of the board’s tours and fixtures panel, said the final schedule will be worked out at a later date – it was held up by the absence of some members at the board’s working committee meeting today.Jaipur, he said, was picked because it had missed out during the Australia series earlier this year. That match was shifted to Vadodara due to a dispute at the Rajasthan Cricket Association between Modi and Sanjay Joshi, the then president. “As chairman of the BCCI’s tours and fixtures committee I’m going to recommend to the first ODI should be allotted to Jaipur because they had missed their term last time. In principle we have decided to give it to them,” Modi said.It was also decided that Ahmedabad will host the first four Rajasthan Royals games in the next IPL, with Jaipur allotted the final three. “The last three games will happen in Jaipur, as we have recommended some upgrading to be done. The first four will happen in Ahmedabad as they have already done a lot (of preparations),” Modi said. The arrangement was only for 2010, with Jaipur restored as the host venue for the 2011 edition.But barring that, the schedule as well as the venues for the other planned fixtures weren’t confirmed. “We are just fixing the schedule,” Modi said after the two-hour meeting at the Cricket Centre in Mumbai. “Unfortunately all the members were not present so the committee would be meeting in the next ten days to finalise the schedule,” he said.Last week the BCCI had sent a revised itinerary to Cricket South Africa requesting to play two Tests and three ODIs instead of the originally planned five-match ODI series. CSA is yet to approve the new schedule, though Gerald Majola, the South African board’s chief had given an in-principle nod.Modi also took the opportunity to make a public show of bonding with CP Joshi, the newly-elected RCA president, but said his gesture should not be read as a “compromise”. Earlier this month Joshi had defeated Modi in an acrimonious tussle to the RCA president’s post, winning the elections 19-13. Joshi was attending his first board meeting and cordially nodded to Modi’s suggestions.

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