Tuesday, February 21, 2017

United without Rooney, Jones and Darmian for the visit vs St. Etienne

Manchester United will be without several key players for the upcoming visit of French St Etienne at the 1/16-finals of the Europa League. In the first game mentioned by bestsoccceradvice the Red Devils wrecked their opponent with 3:0 after a hat-trick of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, now they are about protocol rematch on French soil.
Wayne Rooney is injured and will miss the match, and besides, the punished Ander Herrera and the defender Phil Jones are still out. The same goes for Matteo Darmian, who is still struggling with an injury.
It is expected the coach to make rotations because after that match in front of the team there is the League Cup final against Southampton and a wonderful chance for the team to win the trophy this season.

Monday, February 13, 2017

Luis Enrique: `Our goal is to play a super match and win it!`

The senior coach of Barcelona Luis Enrique has stated that the purpose of the team in Paris is to play the Super match against Paris Saint-Germain and win it.
`Paris Saint-Germain is in a very good shape. This is a very dangerous team. We have two very tough matches. Our goal is to play a very strong match in Paris and win it. I do not have to think about the second leg.`, said Enrique.
`I know Unai and the way his team plays. He likes his teams to pressure high, which will make it harder for many. Our goal should be to keep the ball and generate situations.`
`I read a statement of Thiago Silva about his admiration for Leo, Luis, and Neymar. These are the different players that are unique. We are all aware of their qualities. I hope that they will demonstrate the best they are capable of. We need to demonstrate the best in a game, in order to achieve a good outcome that satisfies us. Without any doubt, we have good memories of Paris because we have achieved significant results at this stadium. Tomorrow certainly an attractive game according bestsoccceradvice awaits us.`