Saturday 6 October 2012

The Derby Weekend

Posted by TR On 02:30 No comments

  Coming weekend will be one of most exciting football weekend of all time. It will not be false to say this weekend as the "Weekend of Derby". With sixteen team facing their own number one rivals among themselves. From Spain to Turkey then to Italy to France, Mexico, Japan etc. It is just a coincidence that there will be eight derby this weekend. And the fans have started to gear up for this weekend . It will be a epic weekend for all the football lovers around the globe. 
   
    >> Spain :
   The mother of all derby !!! The deadliest rivalry in football. "El Clasico" What can be more exciting for football lovers when Ronaldo meet Messi against each other. For most of the football lovers Its all about Messi vs Ronaldo. Many so called football lovers don't know other than Messi or Ronaldo . So either it is Messi Lover or Ronaldo Lover. Last season La Liga Winner is already 8 points behind the Catalans. But that doesn't confirms that Barcelona will win the League this season. Real Madrid will be trying to reduce the gap between by wining at any cost. And Barcelona will try take revenge for their Super Copa deafeat early this season. In the first El Clasico of this season Ronaldo shines and win their first silverware of the season. 
     After a bad start, Real is keeping up their game and is already on track, while Barcelona is facing defender crisis again with the injury of Puyol who will be out for 8 weeks. But it will be a less concern for Barcelona as they have been playing in such situation for some time now. Real Madrid to are facing some drawbacks with Ramos, Ozil, and of course Ronaldo utill recently the thing have cool down.

Players to watch For:
Fabregas, Messi, Villa 
Kaka, Ronaldo, Marcelo

>> Italy:
       The Milan Derby !!! Since the first derby in 1908 which was played in 18 october 1908, it has been famous as Derby della Madonnina or the Milan Derby. Both the teams have lost few main players during the last transfer window. 
AC Milan sees players like Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva leave while other players like Inzaghi have retired. Inter too sees the departure of Deigo Forlan, Maicon, etc. Both team have few new energetic young players. So both are a new team as compared to last season. 
   If the two teams are compared as per the recent league standing, Inter is at third while AC Milan is placed at with 2 wins and a draw. In this current situation, This derby is not going to be as excited as it used to be before.


Players to watch for:
El shararawy, pato
P Coutinho,Cassano


>>Turkey:

Fenerbahce v Besiktas

  These two Istanbul giants boast 31 Super Lig titles between them, and are engaged in a constant struggle with each other and Galatasaray for national supremacy and the honour of playing in the Champions League.Currently both sides are lagging behind Galatasaray in the table having suffered defeats last weekend, so a mutual need to return to winning ways should further fuel the fiery underbelly of this fixture.

   But this is also a clash which commands interest outside of Turkey. With the likes of Dirk Kuyt, Manuel Fernandes, Hugo Almeida and Moussa Sow all likely to feature, there will be plenty of familiar faces on show.
One man who will not take to the field, however, is Alex. The Brazilian playmaker had his contract terminated this week after eight successful years with Fenerbahce following a row with coach Aykut Kocaman.

>>France:
PSG Vs Marseille:

   The French capital's lack of traditional footballing pedigree means this clash does not carry the same historical significance of Lyon v Saint-Etienne or the Bretagne Derby between Rennes and Lorient, but Marseille against Paris Saint-Germain, set to take place at Stade Velodrome on Sunday evening, is unquestionably the glamour fixture of Ligue 1 right now.
Bankrolled by the petrodollars of the Qatar Investment Authority, PSG have embarked on a spending spree as dramatic as any in history as they look to establish themselves as a dominant force in France and beyond. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Thiago Silva, Ezequiel Lavezzi, Javier Pastore and others have already arrived, while Sao Paulo starlet Lucas Moura will join in January.

But one of the country's traditional footballing powerhouses shows no desire to go quietly into the night. Marseille may have been far quieter in the summer transfer market, but they have begun the new season impressively, winning six of their first seven Ligue 1 matches, and lead second-placed PSG by three points.

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