Manchester - Roberto Mancini in January recognized as a very tough month for Manchester City. The fact that The Citizens still be on top and keep a distance with Manchester United is very satisfying Mancio.
Month of January so that the weight for the City not only because they have to face two tough teams ie Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. In that period Mancini also lost a few players.
Toure brothers should be absent because they have to defend his country in the African Nations Cup. While Vincent Kompany and Mario Balotelli is suspended ban four times, plus the injury suffered by David Silva.
City growing problem because they were frozen out of the FA Cup and Carling Cup. Although able to win over the Spurs and the Reds, The Citizens actually subject to the Sunderland and Everton.
But a 3-0 victory over Fulham and a draw with Manchester City in early February to make sure the top is still owned by City. Two-point advantage over the Red Devils were so grateful for Mancini.
"It's important to stay on top this time - very important. In this season we will come out tough times," said Mancini on Skysports.
"I do not think we had a bad January, but we really had a tough month because it can happen with injuries to players and they are being punished. If you have a problem like this, obviously you could not always play well," coach the Italian continued.
After a heavy month in January, the road to be traversed next City spelled 'ramps'. Throughout February they 'only' be against Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers, plus FC Porto in the UEFA Europa.
"It's important for us always to continue to be above and not think of another team. Manchester United can win all their games - they are tough as us. For this reason we can not think of another team," complete pembesut former Inter Milan.
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Surabaya - It's laid out three series, NBL clubs an opportunity to exchange players contestant (trade) in the middle of the season.
In a press statement received detiksport editorial on Wednesday (08.02.2012), PT Detection Basketball Cross (DBL) as the organizer NBVL explained about trade policy in the middle of the season.
Stated that each team has the right to exchange a maximum of three players with a system of 'one to one'. Players who could be exchanged are ranked 9-17 players in each team. The rating is based on player statistics until the end of Series III in Palembang.
According to the Regulations Implementing Flexi NBL Indonesia 2011-2012, the trade this player last seven days prior to convening the Series IV in London, February 18 to 26.
Each team will use this right must notify the league and all the other teams before the trade was closed on February 17. If there is no confirmation, the team has been found not take advantage of these rights.
"The strength of the team at Flexi NBL this season more evenly. Competition tight. Utilizing the trade window can increase the chances of achieving their targets. However, the period is short enough. Hopefully this will not even be a blunder," said Yondang Tubangkit, basketball operations manager DBL PT Indonesia
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Maranello - Without the accompaniment of special seromoni, Ferrari show off his new car that will be relied on to compete in the 2012 F1 season. New mounts Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa was named F2012.
Ferrari actually planning a ceremony held as part of the launch of his new car. But the blizzard that kept crashing many regions in Italy, including their headquarters in Maranello, making the event was canceled yesterday.
Be Ferrari unveiled the car through their official website, through a video that can be seen simultaneously by millions of people around the world sluruh.
Still dominated by red and white complexion, the largest changes seen in this car is a stile on the nose of the car. This model is the same as owned Caterham CT01 when it was released last week. Thus quoted by Autosport.
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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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