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jenni_blogI've collected so many pics from today's action, plus a few from yesterday, that I thought I'd do a post today and another one tomorrow (if I have time). There were certainly some surprises in today's games, some good, some bad, but there were many GREAT pics! So here are my favourites. A teaser:
From the Bundesliga: Hertha Berlin players kiss.
More from Germany:
Mark Van Bommel and Lucas Podolski get rather close on the bench.
Luca Toni celebrating.
Luca vs Pedro Geromel of Cologne. Geromel used to play in Portugal last year. He's good!
Kuranyi of Schalke vs Hajnal of Dortmund.
Bordon of Schalke. *I'm rather speechless*
Tranquillo Barnetta vs Mladen Petric.
Paolo Guerrero and Thiago Neves celebrate.
Paolo Guerrero scores!
Sami Khedira of Stuttgart goes for a header.
Now for England.
Peter Crouch.
Stevie and Nando wait on the sideline.
Masche vs Tevez.
Carra vs Tevez.
Carra vs Berba.
Carra celebrates.
Albert Riera, Liverpool's new signing, was magnificent in today's game.
Here's Riera giving Wes Brown trouble.
Dimitar Berbatov officially signed for Man Utd. yesterday.
In Serie A, Ricardo Quaresma made his debut with Inter Milan.
(Okay, now I'm really speechless!)
Zlatan gets off a shot.
Edison Cavani for Palermo.
In Spain, Sergio Aguero tried to come in and win it for Atleti.
But Valladolid prevailed. this is Javier Baraja.
Sevilla had better luck against Sporting Gijon. Enzo Maresca scored.
In Scotland, Georgios Samaras played for Celtic.
Alberto Aquilani reacts.
Alberto with teammates.
And this was from an interview with Leo Messi after Argentina's last game, where basically he said "no pasa nada" - there is no crisis situation with the Argentine National Team.
Whatever, Leo.
OKAY, I DIDN'T POST ANY PICS FROM THE MAN CITY-CHELSEA GAME BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET AND I DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE I WATCH THE REPEAT LATER TONIGHT.
From the Bundesliga: Hertha Berlin players kiss.
More from Germany:
Mark Van Bommel and Lucas Podolski get rather close on the bench.
Luca Toni celebrating.
Luca vs Pedro Geromel of Cologne. Geromel used to play in Portugal last year. He's good!
Kuranyi of Schalke vs Hajnal of Dortmund.
Bordon of Schalke. *I'm rather speechless*
Tranquillo Barnetta vs Mladen Petric.
Paolo Guerrero and Thiago Neves celebrate.
Paolo Guerrero scores!
Sami Khedira of Stuttgart goes for a header.
Now for England.
Peter Crouch.
Stevie and Nando wait on the sideline.
Masche vs Tevez.
Carra vs Tevez.
Carra vs Berba.
Carra celebrates.
Albert Riera, Liverpool's new signing, was magnificent in today's game.
Here's Riera giving Wes Brown trouble.
Dimitar Berbatov officially signed for Man Utd. yesterday.
In Serie A, Ricardo Quaresma made his debut with Inter Milan.
(Okay, now I'm really speechless!)
Zlatan gets off a shot.
Edison Cavani for Palermo.
In Spain, Sergio Aguero tried to come in and win it for Atleti.
But Valladolid prevailed. this is Javier Baraja.
Sevilla had better luck against Sporting Gijon. Enzo Maresca scored.
In Scotland, Georgios Samaras played for Celtic.
Alberto Aquilani reacts.
Alberto with teammates.
And this was from an interview with Leo Messi after Argentina's last game, where basically he said "no pasa nada" - there is no crisis situation with the Argentine National Team.
Whatever, Leo.
OKAY, I DIDN'T POST ANY PICS FROM THE MAN CITY-CHELSEA GAME BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET AND I DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE I WATCH THE REPEAT LATER TONIGHT.
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Date: 2008-09-14 02:17 am (UTC)Well, the Argies have tied their last 4 games, I think it is. They cannot seem to win. I copied this excerpt from an article in the "Argy Bargy" Blog from FourFourTwo:
Maradona: "Messi's no team player'
Friday 12 September 2008 18:00
Diego's mouth has been uncharacteristically quiet (full of pizza?) for a quite a while now.
But it is with a heavy sigh that we return to our irregular God Watch feature for all things Maradona.
Yep, the number 10 has somehow managed to upset Lio Messi in his criticism of his performance in a 1-1 draw against Peru in Lima on Wednesday. Diego, get this, actually accused Messi of being an 'individualista'. Pot, kettle, black.
"Even I could have scored that one..."
Messi shrugged off the comments telling the Spanish press on his return: "Diego always has something to say about me. It doesn't mean a thing."
Another star studded Argentine team, and another disappointment. Coach Alfio 'Coco' Basile, already on a short leash after his team's poor performances, was full of self criticism after Wednesday's game. "I'm worried about the level of the national team," he solemly said. "The defense was better but attack not so."
For Argie Bargy, it must be time to ask some serious questions about how far this manager can take the team. I have long said that, all things being equal - which of course they never are - Argentina should have a wonderful team.
Instead, they lack the cohesion needed to fend off even the poorest teams. The pressure placed on Riquelme distributing from midfield, in particular, must be questioned.
No one doubts his leadership skills, but the slowing 30-year-old can't be relied on forever as the sole pivot in the midfield. And the opposing team now know 'shut down Roman, shut down the attack' as happened against Peru.
But with Tevez suspended after being sent off against Paraguay and Heinze in an almost-public spat with Basile – rumoured to have ruled him out of any further games – the team is in disarray. And that blame must lie at the coach's door.
Argentina flop again, this time against also-rans Peru.