Barcelona - Xavi Hernandez called the Real Madrid player as a bad post pecudang rid of rivals Barcelona in the Copa del Rey. He also criticized a rough tackle on Lionel Messi Lassana Diarra.
Barca successfully get rid of the defending champion, Real Madrid after a 2-2 draw in the quarterfinal second leg at Camp Nou on Thursday (26 / 1). Los Cules advanced to the semifinals after a 4-3 aggregate win.
El Mundo newspaper sites released recordings from Barca TV, which showed that Xavi said tayangannya Madrid player as a loser. The comment was apparently in the aftermath of the Los Merengues criticism over the performance of the referee in the match.
"In the locker room, they (complain). They are amazing - they do not know how to accept defeat," said the Spanish players.
Furthermore, Xavi blasted a rough tackle on Messi Diarra at the end of the first half, which he called like animals. He protested to the referee for not giving a second yellow card to France's international players.
"I told him, you just give Messi a yellow card and now a second, what happens? Him a red card," said Xavi to the referee, Fernando Teixeira.
"That's the fault of the player, especially if you do a tackle like a beast," he added.
Assistant coach of Madrid, Aitor Karanka Xavi immediately respond to these comments. He asserted that his team knew how to accept defeat.
"Of course Real Madrid know how to accept defeat, but not in that way," said he, representing coach Jose Mourinho. So proclaimed Yahoosports.
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Watford - Tottenham Hotspur manager, Harry Redknapp admitted his team was lucky to win by a nose from Watford to qualify for the FA Cup fifth round. Judged, the other team is playing much better.
Bertandang in Viscarage Stadium, Saturday (28/01/2012) pm dawn, the Spurs only managed to lead 1-0 from the host Watford who competed in the Championship division by Rafael Van der Vaart before halftime.
Spurs may have dominated possession in the ratio 55%: 45%. However, the opponent who just gave birth to many threats, as evidenced by 12 shots on goal from 25 while the Spurs just created six shots with four alone are right on target.
"And tonight we were lucky not good. That was is not a Tottenham team that I knew," said Redknapp told ESPN.
"Watford were fantastic, they were brilliant. Eustache The player controls the game. We got lucky and went with it. Sometimes you need a little luck. We got it tonight."
Redknapp confident enough with his team a chance to win this tournament. "I think we have a good chance to win it this year." We're as good as the other teams in the tournament, "pungka
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Melbourne - Andy Murray returned must recognize the benefits of Novak Djokovic. However, Murray lost your head high because it has been shown fierce resistance.
Game replicates the Australian Open final 2011 edition of Murray cons Djokovic in the semifinals this year. However, again the Scot defeated and this time gave up in five sets 3-6 6-3 7-6 (4) 1-6 5-7, Friday (27 / 1) evening hrs.
This is the fourth year in a row in a major event, Murray knocked out of the last four. However, the 24-year-old tennis player chose to take the positives from this defeat.
"This game tonight is important for many reasons," Murray said as quoted by Sky Sports. "Obviously, I want to win that first and foremost."
"But also after last year's, years owned Novak, I think there's a good line between being number one in the world and to three or four. I think that distance, I feel tonight I approached him," continued the world's fourth-ranked tennis player.
This defeat Murray's ambitions at a time delay in reaching his first grand slam title after three times in the final. However, he promised to work harder to achieve.
"My job in the next two or three months are passed he (Djokovic) and the players in front of me. So I have to work hard and hopefully I can do it," said Murray.
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LONDON, - Ahead of the match against Liverpool on Saturday (01.28.2012), Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson sent a letter to supporters of "The Red Devils" who have pocketed a ticket to watch at Anfield. In his letter, Ferguson asked his supporters to remain calm and maintain an attitude of the FA Cup in a match that is expected to take place this summer.
According to Ferguson, the famous Manchester United supporters with positive attitudes. Therefore, the Scot will be hoping such attitudes were developed prior to and during the game progresses.
"Your support is vital to the team and along the years a very special at Anfield. But please put the emphasis on the goals we will be moving to the next round and give you a well-known support of positive, intelligent and outspoken," he said in the letter, as reported by AFP.
This game is the first meeting of the two teams after racist abuse cases between Luis Suarez and Patrice Evra that led to the ban played in eight games for Suarez.
Suarez action is indeed a bad back extend competition in English football, although Ferguson had previously confirmed that this will not affect club relationships in the future.
"The FA Cup is a matter of tension relationship at best. Add the fact that Manchester United against Liverpool is the biggest game there is, could even be greater," he added.
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Barcelona is like already put one foot in the King's Cup semi-final after beating Real Madrid 2-1 at the quarter-final first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu last week. With the score it, just enough to play the series in the second leg at the Nou Camp on Wednesday (1/25/2012) or early Thursday morning local time, they have already qualified for the semis. However, it is not the character of Barcelona, as well as risky to confront opponents Real Madrid class.
In the eyes of Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, the club's sworn enemy has certain advantages that can only be faced with the attacking game. To that end, Barcelona just thinking about the victory in front of his own supporters. According to Guardiola, if only to appear "merely for the sake of securing results", his team could be eliminated.
Barcelona lost to Real Madrid in the final of last season thanks to goals from Cristiano Ronaldo in the extra period. "If we play just for the sake of securing the results, they (Real) can certainly get rid of us. I can understand the results that appear secure can be done in the last five minutes, not in the minutes before," said Guardiola, Tuesday (24/1/2012 ) or Wednesday early morning hrs earlier.
"We can not play just by looking at the scoreboard. We have to show a very good game again. I think the quarter-finals will be run very tight, in which both teams will have many opportunities to push each other," he continued.
"Real is better than us in the long-distance kicks, and much better (than us) in a counter-attack," explained Guardiola. "That is why, very likely they will score goals (in the second leg that later). That's why, we must look to attack in order to also score goals."
With the advantages possessed, continued Guardiola, Real remains a very dangerous opponent, regardless of whether they choose to play attacking or appear to survive in the match at the Nou Camp later. "All (the tactics they play) dangerous," said 41-year-old coach.
"If you press play, then they are also difficult for you. If they stick around and wait more you attack, (if careless) line of defense you can lock and you can put a halt behind in their counterattack."
Guardiola said his team focused on preparing for the game against Real, to not leave room for other things in mind, including the case of Pepe. As reported, Pepe stepped on the foot of Barcelona striker Lionel Messi, on the first leg and free from the punishment of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF).
Problem cases, Guardiola revealed, it had forgotten the incident. "Let the matter of Pepe's. Tell him that we had forgotten. The issue of punishment is not our business. We focus on the game tomorrow," he said.
Barcelona architect was also reminded his supporters his team to remain relaxed and calm. They were asked not to repeat the action several years ago while throwing a pig's head into the direction of Luis Figo in protest over a controversial move the Portuguese soccer star from Barca to Real.
Since there is no penalty from the RFEF, Pepe could be played on the second leg later. "If what happened to happen again Figo, just means we do not learn from past experience. I am sure the supporters regret their actions at the time," added Guardiola.
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