quinta-feira, 27 de abril de 2017

Em crise, diretoria de futebol do Náutico passa por reformulação para restante do ano



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Gestores já anunciaram saída e vice-presidência deve ter novo nome


A reunião entre elenco do Náutico, o presidente Ivan Brondi e Emerson Barbosa, que deve ser confirmado como novo vice-presidente de futebol do clube a qualquer momento ainda não havia sido finalizada, mas as movimentações paralelas já ocorriam. Após o pronunciamento dos atletas à imprensa para revelar uma paralisação, foi confirmado que a direção de futebol passará por uma reformulação e a saída dos dois primeiros nomes foram confirmados. Eduardo Henriques e Marcílio Sales não fazem mais parte do grupo que gere o futebol profissional do clube.

s dois dirigentes não atenderam as ligações, mas uma fonte de dentro do Náutico confirmou que ambos estão fora do Alvirrubro. Toninho Monteiro, atual vice-presidente de futebol do clube também deve seguir o mesmo caminho, mas sua saída só deve ser confirmada quando o retorno de Emerson Barbosa for asssegurado oficialmente.

Sem dirigentes, Emerson Barbosa seria o responsável por montar o novo departamento de futebol e um dos convidados foi Zeca Cavalcanti, que confirmou a informação; "Temos que saber como está a situação do clube. Temos que saber se podemos realmente fazer algo diferente. Ainda não tomei uma decisão", afirmou, ao Superesportes.

Outro nome cogitado foi o de Sérgio Lins. "Cheguei de viagem recentemente e não fui contactado. Acho que não é o momento de voltar. O Náutico precisa de gente jovem na administração", pontuou. Sem confirmar os retornos, portanto, os dois dirigentes citados já trabalham no clube em gestões passadas.

Mudança no departamento de marketing

As mudanças não atingiram apenas o futebol. O departamento de marketing também sofreu uma baixa e Joaquim Vista decidiu deixar o clube, comunicando a sua saída através da conta no Twitter.

Henríquez treina e pode voltar contra Santa Cruz, mas Rogério está fora por suspensão



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Recuperado de dores musculares que o tiraram dos últimos dois jogos, zagueiro colombiano está à disposição; Ronaldo Alves segue vetado


Pouco mais de 16 horas após o apito final que decretou a derrota do Sport para o Botafogo por 2 a 1, no Engenhão, pela Copa do Brasil, o elenco rubro-negro se reapresentou no centro de treinamento do clube na tarde desta quinta-feira para iniciar a preparação visando ao jogo de ida das semifinais da Copa do Nordeste, sábado, contra o Santa Cruz, na Ilha do Retiro. Como de praxe após as partidas, os titulares realizaram apenas um trabalho regenerativo, enquanto os demais atletas treinaram com bola. Nesse grupo, a novidade foi a presença do zagueiro Henríquez, recuperado de um incômodo muscular e à disposição do técnico Ney Franco.

Pouco mais de 16 horas após o apito final que decretou a derrota do Sport para o Botafogo por 2 a 1, no Engenhão, pela Copa do Brasil, o elenco rubro-negro se reapresentou no centro de treinamento do clube na tarde desta quinta-feira para iniciar a preparação visando ao jogo de ida das semifinais da Copa do Nordeste, sábado, contra o Santa Cruz, na Ilha do Retiro. Como de praxe após as partidas, os titulares realizaram apenas um trabalho regenerativo, enquanto os demais atletas treinaram com bola. Nesse grupo, a novidade foi a presença do zagueiro Henríquez, recuperado de um incômodo muscular e à disposição do técnico Ney Franco.

Bruno Silva não vê vantagem do Santa Cruz após desgaste do Sport na Copa do Brasil



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Zagueiro tricolor prefere se concentrar em formas de anular sistema ofensivo do rival, encabeçado por Diego Souza: "Bastante qualidade'"

Adversários das semifinais da Copa do Nordeste, Sport e Santa Cruz viveram semanas diferentes. O Tricolor teve todos os dias para treinar. O Leão intercalou os trabalhos com uma partida da Copa do Brasil, na última quarta-feira, contra o Botafogo. Viagem de ida e volta para o Rio de Janeiro e um inevitável desgaste. Apesar da diferença na preparação entre os times, o zagueiro Bruno Silva não vê vantagem alguma do Tricolor por estar descansado, nem do rival por estar em ritmo de jogo mais intenso.   

Segundo o defensor, o ritmo de treinamentos do Santa Cruz também é capaz de deixar os atletas corais em nível de competitividade para a primeira semifinal da Copa do Nordeste diante do Leão, agendada para sábado, na Ilha do Retiro. "Eles jogaram no Rio de Janeiro, com uma viagem um pouco longa. Jogaram ontem (quarta) à noite e vão jogar sábado à tarde, mas a gente também vêm numa sequência boa de treinos. Então, acho que não favorece tanto isso aí", declarou Bruno Silva.

Bruno estuda mesmo formas de parar o sistema ofensivo do Sport, encabeçado por Diego Souza. "Não vai ter marcação individual. Os jogadores da frente deles têm bastante qualidade e vamos procurar fazer o que vínhamos fazendo. Todo mundo marcando forte e firme para procurar anular o ataque deles."

Neutralizar o Leão pode ser meio caminho andado para a ida à final no Nordestão. Classificação que serviria para a apagar a eliminação do time nas sêmis do Estadual. "A gente já foi eliminado do Pernambuco e já esqueceu aquilo ali. É muito importante chegar na final da Copa do Nordeste e, realmente, fazer história", pontuou.

Preview | Week 9 | #ATLvDC


D.C. United look to end their three-game road trip on a high note when they travel to Bobby Dodd Stadium to take on expansion side Atlanta United FC for their first-ever matchup on Sunday, April 30.
The Black-and-Red return to the road after securing a hard-fought 2-2 draw against the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium last weekend. Despite entering the match with a number of key starters missing due to injury and illness, United showed their resilience while playing away from home, scoring back-to-back goals in response to going down a goal early.
Saturday's draw puts United at 2-3-2 on the season ahead of their Eastern Conference showdown in Atlanta, where they will look for their first road win of the season and will push to return to .500.
“I think on the day we could be satisfied with a point, but we have to find a way to get three points on the road,” defender Sean Franklin said following United's match at New England. “It was a good response from our group going down early—it’s tough to do and kind of shows our character. We’ll look at the film and get some things right going into our game against Atlanta.”
Atlanta have jumped out to a strong start in their inaugural season. The league debutants sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 3-2-2 record following their 3-1 victory over Real Salt Lake last week. Leading the East with 17 goals, Atlanta have shown that their high powered offense is their key to success.
“I think everyone’s been pretty impressed with them so far,” head coach Ben Olsen said of Atlanta. “They have a lot of different ways they can hurt you and a few very good individual players.”
Atlanta will host the Black-and-Red in their first home game since March 18. Designated Players Hector Villalba (four goals) and Miguel Almirón (two goals, two assists) have carried Atlanta's attack as of late, and will be the primary danger men against United on Sunday. United's stingy back line will be a good test for the inexperienced Atlanta side, especially since the Black-and-Red defense has held opponents to one goal or fewer in three matches this season, including a shutout of dangerous Sporting Kansas City. 
“They’ve got some strong attacking players, and it’s something we have to be aware of,” Franklin said of Atlanta. “We have to make sure we’re sharp and make sure we’re compact. It’s going to be a tough game, but we need to make it hard for them.”
Sunday is United’s final away match before returning home on May 6 to host the Montreal Impact. While Atlanta looks to secure a win in their homecoming, the Black-and-Red are looking to spoil the expansion side's plans and pick up their first road win of the season. 

Tactical analysis: Bayern’s self-inflicted wound against Dortmund



Carlo Ancelotti’s tactics were hardly at fault in a disappointing 2:3 DFB Pokal semi-final exit against Borussia Dortmund, but Die Bayern were the victims of their own making.
Die Roten have gone out of both their cup competitions in the space of one week. While the loss to Real Madrid could partially be blamed on referees and bad luck, this one was solely on the players.

Dortmund cede possession for protection

Normally a ball-hogging team itself, Dortmund played a different game on Wednesday.
For starters, the Bumblebees defended in a classic 4-4-2 formation. The twin banks of four helped manager Thomas Tuchel protect the flanks against Arjen Robben and Franck Ribéry. However, it also meant Dortmund were without the ball for large spells of the game.
Raphael Guerreiro and Ousmane Dembélé were on the left and right wing respectively, but their average positions​ was very different. While Guerrero stayed wide, Dembélé operated in the right half-space.

Bayern victims of their own making

The positioning of Dembélé troubled Bayern all evening. David Alaba was often caught too high and wide to mark him and Xabi Alonso was either too deep or too hesitant to challenge him. Dortmund’s second goal exemplified this problem.
Other than that though, Bayern dominated the game tactically. Alonso was the extra man in buildup. He regularly sprayed passes to the wings, stretching Dortmund’s four-man backline.
The Reds also took sufficient advantage of Sokratis and Sven Bender. The visitors centre-half partnership lacked defensive composure and had to rely on last-ditch tackles to save their skin. If only Robert Lewandowski had finished one of the numerous chances they had conceded..

Final thoughts

Other than failing to contain Dembélé, Ancelotti cannot be blamed for this defeat. This one was solely on the players.
The game further emphasised Bayern’s over-reliance on Lewandowski for goals. We can only hope the board has noticed what we have and brings in necessary re-inforcements this summer.

Borussia Dortmund Players Rated And Slated In Their Win Against Bayern Munich


Borussia Dortmund kept their unbeaten status in a DFB Cup semi finals for three decades as they manged to sneak in a 3:2 victory against the German champions. The Black and Yellows showed terrific fighting spirit after going 2:1 down in the first half. Thomas Tuchel’s team roared back in the second half as Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Ousmane Dembele led them to semi final triumph over the mighty Bayern. They will finally have a chance to seal a silverware this season in the final against Eintracht Frankfurt in May. Here are the best of the Dortmund players in their win over the record champions.

Roman Burki(8.5/10): Amazing performance from Burki once again as he stood tall and saved the efforts of Arjen Robben and Robert Lewandowski unbelievably well. He couldn’t have done much for the two goals he conceded in the first half.

Lukasz Piszczek(8/10): Showed his fighting spirit as he doggedly defended the right flank all on his own. Tuchel preferred some fresh legs later on, as he was replaced by Erik Durm.
Sokratis(8/10): Once again a great defensive display from the Greek International. Made a lot of tactical fouls to break the rhythm of the Bayern attack, which proved to be very useful for Dortmund at the end.
Sven Bender(9/10): Completely lost the sight of Javi Martinez to concede the equaliser, however, from then on, Bender’s defensive performance was absolutely amazing. He saved Dortmund’s blushes many times by making some well-timed challenges including a poor pass from Burki to Weigl. Thankfully for BVB, Bender was on hand to rescue.
Marcel Schmelzer(8.5/10): A tidy game for Marcel Schmelzer on the left flank. He finally managed to keep pace with Arjen Robben as the Dutchman was largely non-existent throughout the game thanks to Schmelzer’s tight marking.
Ousmane Dembele(9/10): Despite starting on the right, Dembele tried to move infield and cut through the lines of the Bayern defence. He was actually not quite up to the standards up until the moment of sheer magic when he put in a lovely cross to find Aubameyang and then scored the winner himself after fooling David Alaba with a dummy. He turned the game completely on its head.
Julian Weigl(8/10): Found it hard to perform against the experienced Bayern midfield trio but as the game went on, Weigl made full use of Bayern’s tiring midfielders. He gave Dortmund a clear structure and assurance in the middle of the field.
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Gonzalo Castro(6.5/10): By far the worst Dortmund player on the night, Castro was quickly replaced by Erik Durm just after half time. In his time at the field, Castro did absolutely nothing to help Dortmund’s cause in dominating the midfield.
Raphael Guerreiro(9/10): A classy counter-attacking display from the Portuguese international. First, he intercepted Martinez’s awful backpass, then he picked the pockets of tiring Philip Lahm to initiate the counter attack which led to Dortmund’s third goal. His passing and defending were also top class on the night.
Marco Reus(9.5/10): Started along with Aubameyang as the two-man frontline. Reus bravely pressed Bayern so higher up the pitch that it led to Javi Martinez’s horror backpass. Showed his endeavour after scoring the opener and also assisting the winner by Ousmane Dembele. He also showed tremendous commitment and took the game from Bayern whenever he got on to the ball.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang(8.5/10): Despite making constant tiring runs in behind the defence, Auba never switched off the gas and he got rewarded when Bayern lost focus and the Gabonese was on hand to equalise for Dortmund. It was one of the key moments of the game.
Subs
Erik Durm(9.5/10): It was a game-changing substitution from Thomas Tuchel. Erik Durm came on for Gonzalo Castro and was quickly shifted to the right wing position. Then he took the responsibility of defending the entire flank as he moved to the right back position later on.
Christian Pulisic(NA): Was committed to seeing off the game as he threw in everything he could after replacing Lukasz Piszczek just ten minutes from time. He got rewarded for his sheer determination with a ticket to Berlin next month.
Matthias Ginter(NA): Came on in the dying minutes to provide more bodies back for the visitors.

Das Pokal-Aus ist ein Glücksfall für den FC Bayern




Das Aus des FC Bayern München im Pokalhalbfinale könnte für den Klub ein Glücksfall sein. Hätten nämlich Robert Lewandowski und Arjen Robben ihre Großchancen genutzt, wäre Borussia Dortmund aus dem Wettbewerb gekegelt worden, und den Bayern-Verantwortlichen wäre der klare Blick auf die Realitäten verstellt geblieben

Tatsache ist, dass der FC Bayern seit Jahren ein leicht durchschaubares taktisches System spielt, das gegen Weltklasseteams nur noch selten zündet. Seit Jahren hängt der Erfolg davon ab, ob auf den Flügeln die Extrakönner Arjen Robben oder Franck Ribéry in Topform sind. Sobald einer der beiden schwächelt oder verletzt ist, wird die Angelegenheit mehr als zäh.
Ein Team, das höchste Trophäen im Weltfußball anstrebt, braucht mehr als 70 Prozent Ballbesitz und monotone Angriffe über die Flügel. Die Chefplaner der Bayern hätten schon vor dieser Saison erkennen müssen, dass von Ribéry und Robben, damals immerhin schon 33 und 32 Jahre alt, keine großen Wunderdinge mehr zu erwarten waren.

Warum nicht Timo Werner?

Bereits im Frühjahr 2016 hätten Karl-Heinz Rummenigge und Co. eine Zäsur vornehmen und ein, zwei spielstarke Stürmer für ein deutlich variableres Angriffssystem einkaufen müssen – als Ergänzung zu Robert Lewandowski. Dem komplettesten Stürmer der Welt fehlt, das ist nur zu augenfällig, ein Kombinationspartner an vorderster Front.
Solche Transfers sind zwar teuer, die großen Spieler der besten europäischen Ligen kosten neunstellige Vermögen an Ablöse und Gehalt – wenn sie überhaupt zu haben sind. Aber wenn Bayern auf dem höchsten Level mithalten will, braucht es diese Qualität.
Einen weiteren Topmann könnte sich Bayern zudem aus der heimischen Liga fischen und dabei nach bewährter Manier einen nationalen Konkurrenten schwächen: Jungnationalspieler Timo Werner von RB Leipzig.
Mit ihm, Lewandowski, Mister X und seinen anderen Weltklassespielern wird der FC Bayern wieder zu alter Dominanz zurückkehren. Dessen Bossen dürfte dies mit dem Pokal-K.o. klar geworden sein. So hatte das denkwürdige Halbfinale zwei Gewinner.