مصطفى ميسي: التفويت لـ الأهلي غير منطقي.. و"الله يسامحك يا كولر"

أكد مصطفى سعد “ميسي”، لاعب نادي زد الحالي والأهلي السابق، أنه لا يشعر بالندم على تجربته في القلعة الحمراء، رغم أنه لم يحصل على فرصته الكاملة تحت قيادة المدير الفني السابق مارسيل كولر.

وتحدث مصطفى ميسي خلال تصريحاته لبرنامج “نجوم دوري نايل” مع الإعلامي أحمد المصري عبر إذاعة “أون سبورت إف إم”، قائلًا: “كولر لم يظلمني، لكن وجهة نظره كانت مختلفة، قالي إن ترتيبي في مركزي كان الخامس أو السادس، وأنا رديت عليه وقلت له أنا لاعب كبير، والأهلي ضمني كي يستفيد مني وليس للجلوس على الدكة، وحاولت أن أقاتل على الفرصة لكن الأمور لم تكن سهلة”.

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وتابع: “الله يسامحك يا كولر، كنت أتمنى المشاركة في كأس العالم للأندية، هذه بطولة كل لاعب يحلم أن يلعب بها، والارتباط بالأهلي شيء عظيم، هذا النادي مدرسة وضغوطه تجعل اللاعب ينضج أسرع، تعلمت الكثير من هذه التجربة، وكنت أحتاج اللعب من أجل الظهورـ لكن قلة خبرتي وقتها جعلتني أستعجل الفرصة، ولو الأهلي طلبني مرة أخرى، سأعود دون تردد”.

وكشف: “بدأت مع بشكل قوي جدًا مع كابتن مجدي عبد العاطي، كنا قريبين من المربع الذهبي لكن خسرنا بفارق 4 نقاط فقط، في الموسم الثاني واجهنا صعوبات بسبب قلة التركيز وتأثير عروض الأندية على اللاعبين، لكن قدمنا مباراة كبيرة أمام بيراميدز في نهائي الكأس، وكنا نلعب من أجل اسم النادي وليس لإثبات شيء لأي أحد”.

وعن شائعات التهاون أو التفويت لـ الأهلي: “هذا االكلام ليس له أساس من الصحة، كنا نلعب بكل قوة وخسرنا في اللحظات الأخيرة، وكابتن علي لطفي حارس كبير والتشكيك فيه غير منطقي، نحن نادي محترم ونلعب بشرف”.

وبشأن أبرز محطاته: “مباراة المغرب في الأولمبياد كانت الأصعب في مسيرتي، عملنا بطولة ممتازة وخسرنا مثلما خسر باريس سان جيرمان أمام برشلونة، أتمنى أن أكون مع منتخب مصر في الفترة القادمة، وكابتن حسام حسن يمنح الفرصة لكل مجتهد”.

واختتم: “إمام عاشور من أفضل اللاعبين حاليًا، وتعلمت كتير من كابتن أحمد سامي وهيثم شعبان وزيزو، وإن شاء الله أحقق انطلاقة قوية مع زد وأحترف في الخارج، ونكون ضمن الكبار في الدوري”.

Weakened Pakistan make five changes for virtual semi-final

Sri Lanka will look to extend the Asia Cup’s record of never having featured an India-Pakistan final

Danyal Rasool13-Sep-20231:59

Kumble: ‘Naseem and Rauf’s absence would tilt advantage towards Sri Lanka’

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It is, once more, that time of the Asia Cup again. One match away from the match that never happens. For years, decades, even, the prospect of an India-Pakistan final has teased and tantalised, but remained just out of grasp, leaving the two giants of the subcontinent sportingly and commercially unsatiated. And for most of that time, it is the side Pakistan face tomorrow – Sri Lanka – that has proudly played spoilsport, planting their flag firmly between India and Pakistan, cementing their status as an Asian mainstay. Just twice in the 39-year history of the ODI version of this tournament have Sri Lanka failed to make it to the trophy match, and in the games that matter in this tournament over time, Sri Lanka usually prevail.Related

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Both sides are coming off dispiriting losses to India in their own way. Sri Lanka could have all but booked a ticket to the final had they chased down what appeared a very gettable target of 214 against India on Tuesday, but Dunith Wellalage’s heroics with bat and ball fell just short. Pakistan’s vanquishing at their biggest rivals’ hands was more comprehensive; they lost by a record 228 runs over two horror days that also saw them lose two of their three premier fast bowlers. Naseem Shah has been ruled out of the tournament, and Haris Rauf is almost equally unlikely to feature again.Sri Lanka appear the more settled side at present; their loss to India was the first in 14 matches dating back to June. Despite being injury-ravaged before the tournament – Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera’s absences were hammer blows – the replacements have proved stellar. The baby-faced 20-year-old left arm spinner Wellalage is the joint-highest wicket-taker of the tournament with nine at an average of 14.66. Fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana is one wicket behind, and Maheesh Theekshana just one further adrift. Sadeera Samarawickrama and Kusal Mendis have shone with the bat at times during this tournament, though not quite against bowling of Pakistan’s quality.Can Sri Lanka once again deny Pakistan an Asia Cup final showdown with India?•Associated Press

Pakistan really just need to draw a line under the India game and keep their eyes on Sunday’s prize. A favourable result in the India-Sri Lanka game means Thursday is now a virtual semi-final for both sides, and one strong performance will give them the chance to make amends for it all in the final. Mohammad Wasim, Zaman Khan and Shahnawaz Dahani don’t quite boast the same threat as Pakistan’s premier fast-bowling trio, but two of them will be paired with Shaheen Afridi. Shadab Khan, who had an indifferent game against India, will try and draw inspiration from the success of Sri Lanka’s spinners, who took all ten wickets against India. Pakistan’s batting, which hasn’t been tested enough and crumpled under pressure against India, is still heavily reliant on the top three. This will be rejigged on Thursday, with Pakistan leaving out Fakhar Zaman, and the new combination will need shoulders broad enough to bear the burden.Form guide
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People might deride the ODI middle overs, but Charith Asalanka loves them. More T20 cricket has meant genuine middle-order, middle-overs specialists in the 50-over format are hard to come by, but in Asalanka, Sri Lanka have one of the best. Since he made his debut, no batter who comes in at number 5 or lower has scored more runs in the format than his 1199, and they come at an average just a shade under 45. Against a Pakistan bowling unit who have struggled conspicuously in this phase, Asalanka could be kryptonite. In their last three matches, Pakistan’s bowlers went wicketless from the 15th to the 38th overs, the 10th to the 30th overs, and the 18th onwards, respectively. Simply put, he is at his strongest when Pakistan are at their weakest.1:49

Should Sri Lanka go unchanged against Pakistan?

It’s concerning enough that Pakistan are overreliant on their top three without one of them going off the boil. Less than five months ago, Fakhar Zaman plundered New Zealand across Karachi and Rawalpindi, scoring centuries in three successive matches. But there has always been a feast-or-famine vibe to his form, and since then, the desert has stretched out all around the oasis. An average of less than 21 and a strike rate under 80 have seen Pakistan decide to make a change and bring in Mohammad Haris at the top of the order. Haris’ own explosiveness when the field is up is well-established by now, but most of his success has come in T20 cricket. Whether he can adapt his game to the longer format and go just as hard at the top remains to be seen, but in a potentially low-scoring match, it could go a long way to determining success or failure for Pakistan.Team news
Sri Lanka should look to stick to the combination that nearly brought them success against India, and changes are unlikely.Sri Lanka (possible): 1 Dimuth Karunaratne, 2 Pathum Nissanka, 3 Kusal Mendis (wk), 4 Sadeera Samarawickrama, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva, 7 Dasun Shanka (capt), 8 Dunith Wellalage, 9 Maheesh Theekshana, 10 Kasun Rajitha, 11 Matheesha Pathirana.Pakistan have made five changes, with Fakhar missing out after a run of bad form. Mohammad Haris takes his place. The cut Salman Ali Agha suffered below the eye keeps him out too, with Saud Shakeel taking his place. The two forced fast-bowling changes see Mohammad Wasim and Zaman Khan start, while Mohammad Nawaz comes in for Faheem Ashraf in the allrounder department.Pakistan: 1 Mohammad Haris, 2 Imam-ul-Haq, 3 Babar Azam (capt), 4 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 5 Saud Shakeel, 6 Iftikhar Ahmed, 7 Shadab Khan, 8 Mohammad Nawaz, 9 Mohammad Wasim, 10 Shaheen Shah Afridi, 11 Zaman Khan.Pitch and conditions
There are showers forecast on Thursday, as there have been for just about every day in Colombo, though enough of a break between them to get plenty of cricket in.Stats and trivia Sri Lanka have reached 11 Asia Cup finals, significantly more than either India (9) or Pakistan (5). Pakistan have won each of their last eight completed ODIs against Sri Lanka.

فيديو | محمد شريف وكريم فؤاد يسجلان هدفين رائعين لـ الأهلي أمام البنزرتي

نجح الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، في تسجلين هدفين بشباك نظيره البنزرتي التونسي، في المباراة الودية الجارية بينهما حاليًا.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع البنزرتي التونسي وديًا خلال معسكر المارد الأحمر المقام في تونس، في إطار الاستعداد للموسم الكروي الجديد.

وجاء الهدف الثالث للأهلي في الدقيقة 46 مع بداية الشوط الثاني، عن طريق محمد شريف بعد تمريرة عرضية من عمر كمال عبد الواحد قابلها شريف بلمسة واحدة سكنت الشباك.

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وفي الدقيقة 49 سجل كريم فؤاد الهدف الرابع للأهلي، بتسديدة صاروخية من خارج منطقة الجزاء سكنت المرمى مباشرةً.

وسجل الأهلي الهدف الأول في الدقيقة 20 من عمر المباراة بعد عرضية من أحمد سيد زيزو قابلها محمود حسن تريزيجيه بالرأس في شباك البنزرتي.

وأحرز تريزيجيه الهدف الثاني في الدقيقة 41 بعد تمريرة من محمد بن رمضان قابلها تريزيجيه بتسديدة داخل الشباك. هدف الأهلي الثالث أمام البنزرتي

هدف الأهلي الرابع أمام البنزرتي

Botafogo quebra longo tabu e Luís Castro deixa outra marca para trás

MatériaMais Notícias

A vitória do contra o Goiás não apenas aproximou o Botafogo do G8 do Brasileirão e da zona de Taça Libertadores, como também deixou uma marca negativa envolvendo a equipe goiana para trás. O Alvinegro não vencia o Esmeraldino em Goiânia há 13 anos.

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+Marçal, do Botafogo, se vê com potencial de ser convocado: ‘Eu faria a Seleção Brasileira jogar melhor’

A última vez havia sido no Campeonato Brasileiro de 2009. Na ocasião, um triunfo por 3 a 1 no Serra Dourada com gols de André Lima, Victor Simões e Jobson. Desde então, o Botafogo acumulava quatro derrotas e um empate ao enfrentar o rival nos próprios domínios.

Mas isso acabou. O Glorioso superou o ‘fantasma de Goiânia’ na noite desta quarta-feira. Vale lembrar que não foi a primeira vez que Luís Castro deixou uma marca negativa para com o Botafogo pelo caminho neste Campeonato Brasileiro.

Na verdade, foi a quinta vez que o time chegou com o adversário carregando algum tipo de “vantagem” – seja histórica ou de momento, como por exemplo uma boa fase – e o Botafogo conseguiu um resultado positivo. Relembre as outras:

Ceará 1 x 3 Botafogo: foi a primeira vitória do Botafogo sobre o Vozão fora de casa no Século XXI;

Flamengo 0 x 1 Botafogo: o Glorioso não vencia o rival há oito jogos;

Internacional 2 x 3 Botafogo: a equipe comandada por Mano Menezes chegou na partida com uma sequência de 16 jogos de invencibilidade;

Fortaleza 1 x 3 Botafogo: o Leão do Pici estava há seis jogos invicto e era o líder do returno.

Entenda por que o Palmeiras tem evitado divulgar renovações de contrato

MatériaMais Notícias

O Palmeiras ainda está definindo sua vida na temporada 2022, mas ao mesmo tempo planeja seu futuro para os próximos anos, tanto é que vem definindo renovações de contrato com algumas das principais peças do elenco. No entanto, apesar de algumas conversas encaminhadas, o clube não oficializa nenhuma delas. Tudo isso tem um motivo: o foco no título brasileiro e nas sete “finais” que restam.

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> Veja a validade do contrato dos jogadores do elenco do Palmeiras

> Veja classificação e simulador do Brasileirão-2022 clicando aqui

Nos últimos dias, o LANCE! trouxe a informação de que Rony havia renovado seu vínculo até dezembro de 2026 com direito a reajuste salarial. De fato, as partes se acertaram para prorrogar o vínculo que atualmente vai até dezembro de 2025. No entanto, o Verdão não divulgou qualquer notícia sobre isso e, ao que parece, manterá esse mistério, pelo menos até definir o campeonato brasileiro.

Já na última quinta-feira, o jornalista André Hernan, colunista do Uol, divulgou que Mayke também estaria com a renovação encaminhada. Algo que a reportagem do LANCE! apurou que realmente há um acordo bem próximo de ser fechado. No entanto, nos bastidores, o Palmeiras segue preferindo não comentar esse tipo de assunto neste momento da temporada, mas não nega que a situação avançou.

Outro caso de renovação é o de Dudu, que já se arrasta há algum tempo. As partes divergem sobre o tempo de contrato, mas têm estabelecidas as bases salariais. O jogador que permanecer e o clube quer renovar, mas alguns acertos ainda precisam acontecer. Por conta da reta final do Brasileirão, as negociações diminuíram sua intensidade, porém devem voltar à tona após o campeonato.

Assim como Dudu e Mayke, Marcos Rocha e Luan têm contrato até dezembro de 2023, e estão na lista de conversas que a diretoria quer acertar e oficializar logo depois de definir o título ou não do Brasileiro. Marcelo Lomba, por outro lado, tem vínculo apenas até dezembro de 2022 e também deve conversar com o clube.

A única renovação anunciada pelo Verdão até aqui foi a de Jailson, que se recupera de cirurgia no joelho e também tinha contrato até dezembro deste ano. Como está afastado dos gramados há um longo tempo e pode não retornar em 2022, o acerto foi definido rapidamente e logo divulgado pelo clube. As partes acertaram um novo vínculo por mais um ano, até dezembro de 2023.

Enfim, os torcedores do Palmeiras somente devem saber dessas novidades do elenco a partir da definição da vida do clube no Brasileirão. A ideia é que nada interfira no trabalho de Abel Ferreira e de sua comissão técnica nesta campanha pelo 11º título nacional.

"فعلتها في برشلونة".. جوارديولا يُعلن مصيره بعد نهاية عقده مع مانشستر سيتي

أعلن المدرب، بيب جوارديولا، بشكل حاسم عن مستقبله بعد نهاية عقده الحالي مع مانشستر سيتي، في ظل تكهنات كثيرة حول إمكانية رحيله بعد نهاية الموسم المقبل.

وينتهي عقد جوارديولا مع مانشستر سيتي في 30 يونيو 2027، لكن نتائج الفريق في الموسم الماضي المتذبذبة فتحت الباب أمام مستقبل غامض رغم تدعيمات الفريق بأكثر من صفقة مميزة.

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وأكد جوارديولا في تصريحات لمجلة “GQ Hype”: “سأتوقف بعد هذه المرحلة، هذا مؤكد، وهو أمر محسوم تمامًا”.

وأضاف المدرب الإسباني: “أريد التركيز على نفسي وعلى صحتي الجسدية، أعرف أن لحظة التوقف قد حانت”.

جوارديولا قاد مانشستر سيتي منذ عام 2016 إلى واحدة من أنجح الفترات في تاريخ النادي، حيث توج بلقب الدوري 6 مرات، لكن المدرب يرى أن هذه الهيمنة لا يمكن أن تستمر إلى الأبد.

وتابع عن أسباب تراجع مانشستر سيتي: “عندما تفوز بستة ألقاب دوري إنجليزي، سيأتي وقت تتراجع فيه، هذه طبيعة بشرية”.

جوارديولا شبه قراره الحالي بما فعله في برشلونة عام 2012، حيث غادر بعد 4 مواسم مليئة بالإنجازات، قائلاً: “جاء وقت شعرت فيه أن ما قدمته كافٍ، وقررت البحث عن تحدٍ جديد”.

وفي تعليق ساخر عن ضغوط التدريب، قال جوارديولا: “في كل ملعب خارج أرضنا هذا الموسم، الجماهير كانت تهتف ستُقال في الصباح، لا يوجد مهنة في العالم، لا مهندس، لا طبيب، لا صحفي، يُطالب فيها 60 ألف شخص بإقالتك، لكننا نتقاضى أموالًا كثيرة، ولهذا نتحمل ذلك”.

وتابع: “الشغف تغير منذ أن بدأت، كنت أشك كثيرًا وأخاف أكثر، لكنني لا زلت أحب ما أفعله، سيأتي اليوم الذي أقول فيه كفى، لا أرغب في التعامل مع اللاعبين أو الخصوم أو المؤتمرات الصحفية كل ثلاثة أيام، حينها سأتوقف، وربما أعود، أو ربما لا، سنرى”.

وتحدث جوارديولا أيضًا عن علاقته باللاعبين والتحديات اليومية التي تواجهه كمدرب: “أنا أختار 11 لاعبًا كل ثلاثة أيام، والبقية يشعرون أنني لا أحبهم، رغم أنني أحبهم أكثر لأنني أتألم لأجلهم، أقول لـ11 لاعبًا كل 3 أيام، أنت لست جيدًا بما فيه الكفاية، أنا لا أحبك، أنت جيد، لكن زميلك أفضل، لهذا تحدث الصراعات، لا أكثر”.

'I'm a bit numb to it' – Maxwell needs time to soak in stunning innings

Another extraordinary chapter to the allrounder’s World Cup was written in Mumbai

ESPNcricinfo staff08-Nov-20232:52

Cummins: ‘It was just a one-man show’

Glenn Maxwell struggled to comprehend what he had achieved after his astonishing double century carried Australia to victory over Afghanistan in what had appeared a lost cause.Maxwell finished on 201 off 128 balls, reaching his double and finishing the match with a tenth six, in what was being described as the greatest ODI innings of all time.For much of the time after reaching his century Maxwell could barely move due to cramp and he had come very close to retiring hurt – so much so that Adam Zampa had made his way down the steps ready to come onto the field.Related

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“It’s so fresh at the moment I’m a bit numb to it,” Maxwell told reporters. “It was great fun. It just felt like it was me and Patty [Cummins] having fun out there. I’ll probably reflect a bit more over the next few days and hopefully recover and get some movement back in my hamstring and calves. It’s pretty raw at the moment.”On the host broadcast, Ricky Ponting said: “I’ve watched and played a lot of cricket, and I’ve seen nothing like that…unbelievable scenes, he was done. He was down and out, he couldn’t move.””We talked about coming off and trying to get some work into my back and trying to loosen up my legs a little bit,” Maxwell said. “The physio said it would be really hard for you to come back out down the stairs after that. It probably made the job a little more simple.

“Then we came up with let’s stay at the same end for as long as you can, until you can at least walk at the other end if there is an easy single. But for a while there it was ‘if I can get one or two boundaries from the other end’ it didn’t really matter what happened the other end. Because we got it to a run a ball by that stage. There was certain planning, it wasn’t all just chaotic swinging.”Maxwell added that it was when the requirement down to around 60 or 70 runs that he really started to believe the miracle would be possible alongside Pat Cummins, who would finish on 12 off 68 balls in two hours at the crease, and the key element in his mind was ensuring Rashid Khan did not have a major impact in his last few overs having already removed Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Starc.”We knew Rashid had about 18 balls left that was going to happen in the last 13 overs or something like that,” he said. “As long as we kept him out of the game I felt like I could hit boundaries off the others. So was more about negating him, not letting him have a shot at the rest of the tail. If we could keep him out of the backend of the game we’d be alright.”The innings added another extraordinary chapter to Maxwell’s World Cup which had already included the record-breaking 40-ball century against Netherlands and the incident of him falling off a golf cart which ruled him out of the England match with concussion.”It’s been a busy couple of weeks,” he said wryly. “[It’s] since my family arrived. It’s been a weird couple of weeks. Extremely grateful to be able to get back out here and make the semis. Think after the first two games we were pretty close to written off by most people.”To be able to string six wins together at the right time, and we didn’t have our best stuff tonight, against a pretty spirited opposition so to be in the semis is a great feeling and hopefully we enjoy a few days in Pune. I’ll stay away from the golf carts.”

مران الزمالك | فيريرا يشرح خطط اللعب استعدادًا للموسم الجديد

عقد البلجيكي يانيك فيريرا المدير الفني لنادي الزمالك، جلسة مع اللاعبين قبل انطلاق مران اليوم الإثنين، على الملعب الفرعي باستاد الدفاع الجوي، في إطار الاستعداد لمباراة سيراميكا كليوباترا المقبلة.

ويستهل الزمالك مشواره في بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز، بمواجهة سيراميكا كليوباترا، مساء الجمعة المقبل 8 أغسطس في الجولة الأولى من المسابقة المحلية.

وشرح فيريرا، برنامج تدريب اليوم للاعبين في حضور جهازه المعاون، وطالبهم بضرورة التركيز في الفترة الحالية من أجل الاستعداد لمباراة سيراميكا كليوباترا في الدوري.

طالع | جمال حمزة: أقلق على الزمالك من تهور فيريرا.. ولست مع موقف مجلس الإدارة

ومنح يانيك فيريرا بعض التعليمات الفنية للاعبين لتنفيذها في مران اليوم في إطار الاستعداد للمباراة المقبلة، كما قام الجهاز الفني، بتقسيم اللاعبين لمجموعتين لخوض تدريبات خططية، حرص يانيك فيريرا على توجيه اللاعبين باستمرار خلال هذه الفقرة، وتصحيح الأخطاء.

وخصص يانيك فيريرا فقرة لتدريب اللاعبين على التعامل مع العرضيات وإنهاء الهجمات بالشكل الأمثل.

Luís Castro exalta reservas e empenho do Botafogo para driblar início ruim em vitória

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O técnico Luís Castro destacou a maneira como o Botafogo se sobressaiu ao Atlético-MG na vitória por 2 a 0 nesta segunda-feira. Em entrevista no Mineirão, o comandante alvinegro reconheceu que a equipe teve de se desdobrar para partir para o triunfo e contou com a força de quem entrou em campo para obter os três pontos no jogo válido pela 36ª rodada no Brasileirão.

– (Os reservas)tiveram um cumprimento muito bom e um jogo muito bom, ao contrário do que aconteceu no último jogo, em que nossas alterações não resultaram em nada. Há claramente um momento em que o time não consegue crescer dentro do jogo através das substituições. Neste caso as substituições fizeram crescer o time. Parabéns a todos que entraram e àqueles que foram utilizados em todo o jogo e não só aos que entraram. É uma equipe muito solidária – afirmou.

Castro reconheceu que sua equipe esteve abaixo na etapa inicial. Porém, frisou que não faltou dedicação.

-Mesmo no primeiro tempo, que não jogamos bem, não quer dizer que não trabalhamos. Muitas vezes confundem as coisas e dizem “se não jogaram bem é porque não trabalharam”. Não. Nós trabalhamos muito. Aliás, acho que os dados que temos do primeiro tempo são dados que mostram que trabalhamos mais no segundo tempo, muito mais. A consequência de quando não há organização, os jogadores têm que correr mais para consertar coisas que aconteceram no jogo. Com organização os jogadores não têm que correr tanto e foi isso que aconteceu. Os jogadores no segundo tempo, todos aqueles que entraram em campo, estiveram muito bem no jogo e alteraram o rumo do jogo – declarou.

Em seguida, o comandante analisou a partida. Segundo ele, no segundo tempo o time entendeu melhor a ideia de jogo da comissão técnica.

-Nós tivemos um primeiro tempo muito ruim. Não estivemos bem nem ofensivamente e nem defensivamente. Perdíamos a bola fácil, demos poucos passes. Não fomos uma equipe de qualidade. A defesa se desarticulou, não conseguimos pressionar na frente. O Atlético não criou muitas situações, mas nos deixou em sobressaltos. No segundo tempo, os jogadores interpretaram bem o que pretendíamos -e destacou:

– Começamos a controlar o círculo central. Não houve muito mais situações difíceis para nós. Saímos para o ataque de forma coordenada, chegamos à baliza do Atlético. Isso foi fundamental – completou, em declarações reproduzidas pelo “GE”.

O treinador também valorizou uma das metas alcançadas pelo Alvinegro.

– Hoje é importante dizer que garantimos matematicamente a vaga na Sul-Americana. Porque nós tínhamos seis pontos de vantagem sobre o Coritiba que poderia ganhar os dois jogos e nós perdermos os outros e aí não iríamos. Portanto, estamos garantidos na Sul-Americana. Agora, estando matematicamente garantidos e envolvidos é aquilo que sempre dissemos de olhar para cima. Sempre olhamos para cima e vamos continuar. Olhamos para cima até o último segundo do campeonato e até ser matematicamente possível. Somos mais um daqueles que querem muito entrar na Libertadores. Agora, se vamos ter capacidade para isso, só o futuro dirá. Os próximos jogos que vão dizer se temos capacidade ou não.

O Botafogo encara o Santos na quinta-feira (10), às 20h, no Nilton Santos.

Starc shatters Cummins' record for most expensive player at IPL auction

ODI World Cup performers and uncapped Indians were in big in demand at IPL 2024 auction

ESPNcricinfo staff19-Dec-20234:17

Starc: ‘It’s a bit of a shock to be honest’

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has shattered the record for the most expensive player at an IPL auction after being bought by Kolkata Knight riders for INR 24.75 crore (US$2,982,000 approx.). He surpassed the winning bid of INR 20.50 crore (US$2,470,000 approx.) that Sunrisers Hyderabad had made for Pat Cummins, Australia’s ODI World Cup winning captain, less than two hours earlier at the IPL 2024 auction in Dubai.Starc came up for bidding in the first set for fast bowlers – the fourth set of the day – and the battle for him began between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals. However, it was swiftly taken over by Gujarat Titans and KKR, the only franchises with more than INR 30 crore left in their purse at that point, and KKR won the final bid.The last time Starc featured in an IPL auction was in 2018 when KKR had signed him for INR 9.4 crore. He didn’t play that season, though, because of injury; he hasn’t played the IPL since 2015, in fact.”I’ve probably prioritised international cricket firstly for a long time whilst having a bit of a taste of IPL and Big Bash in Australia,” Starc said after his bid. “I’ve always held firm that I’ve wanted to play my best cricket for Australia and make myself available for Australia where I can. At the same time, the temptation to go back to IPL and how exciting it is to be involved in such a great tournament, big names, big players, big stages -it’s too hard to pass up. There’s a place to play all of it. It’s just being mindful and putting the work ethic into being able to do all of it.”Related

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Before Starc’s record bid, Sunrisers had spent INR 20.50 crore (US$2,470,000 approx.) to sign Cummins, staving off competition from Royal Challengers Bangalore to get their man. Cummins’ price had surpassed the record of INR 18.50 crore that Punjab Kings had paid for England allrounder Sam Curran at the 2023 IPL auction. Cummins had skipped the 2023 IPL to focus on international cricket; his previous highest auction price was INR 15.50 crore, when KKR had signed him in 2020.”Pumped to be joining SRH for the upcoming IPL season,” Cummins said after he was sold. “I’ve heard a lot about the Orange Army, I’ve played at Hyderabad a few times and always loved it, so can’t wait to get started. Great to see another Aussie in Trav Head over there as well. I think we’re going to have a lot of fun this season, and hopefully plenty of success.”Sunrisers head coach Daniel Vettori said they were able to spend that much on Cummins because they already had most bases covered. “Someone else desperately wanted him as well, that’s why he got pushed to that high number,” Vettori said. “Because our team is relatively settled and we have the budget, and we have already picked up Travis Head and [Wanindu] Hasaranga, we felt like we’d covered most things that we wanted at the auction, so we had the ability to spend that much.”ODI World Cup performers get big paydaysNew Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell and Rachin Ravindra, Australia batter Travis Head, South Africa allrounder Gerald Coetzee, and Sri Lanka quick Dilshan Madushanka landed IPL deals on the back of impressive performances in the recent ODI World Cup in India.Mitchell was fiercely fought for by Capitals, Punjab and Chennai Super Kings, and was finally bought for INR 14 crore by CSK after entering the auction at a base price of INR 1 crore. Ravindra was also bought by CSK for INR 1.8 crore.CSK had also wanted to buy Head, the Player of the Match in the ODI World Cup semi-final and final, but lost him to Sunrisers, who signed him for INR 6.8 crore.Both Coetzee (INR 5 crore) and Madushanka (INR 4.6 crore) were signed by Mumbai Indians for a total of INR 9.6 crore – these were their first two buys at the auction.Afghanistan allrounder Azmatullah Omarzai also found a home at Titans, alongside his countrymen Rashid Khan and Noor Ahmad.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Uncapped Indians earn big bucksUP top-order batter Sameer Rizvi, Jharkhand wicketkeeper Kumar Kushagra and Vidarbha middle-order batter Shubham Dubey, three of the players in ESPNcricinfo’s picks for most in-demand uncapped Indian players at the auction, earned big IPL deals.Dubey went first, with Capitals going after him with intent, but he eventually got sold to Royals for INR 5.8 crore. Rizvi’s name came up not long after, and if Dubey’s fee was the highest paid for an uncapped batter with no IPL experience, topping the INR 5.25 Punjab paid for Shahrukh Khan in 2021, the record didn’t last long – Rizvi earned INR 8.40 crore after CSK beat off Titans and Capitals for his services.Kushagra, for a while, threatened to top Rizvi’s bid, but Capitals got him for INR 7.20 crore after fighting off competition from CSK and Titans. A scrap for Shahrukh was expected, and there was one between Punjab – who had released him prior to the auction – and Titans. His price soared until it stopped at INR 7.40 crore, with Titans getting the big-hitting middle-order batter.Titans also tried to buy back left-arm quick Yash Dayal, who eventually went to RCB for INR 5 crore. Titans, however, picked up another left-arm quick Sushant Mishra for INR 2.2 crore, while left-arm M Siddharth went to LSG for INR 2.4 crore.One of the biggest surprises came late in the auction when the uncapped 21-year old Robin Minz, a wicketkeeper from Jharkhand with a base price of INR 20 lakh, was up for bidding. Four teams wanted him, first CSK and MI, and then SRH, before he was eventually sold for INR 3.6 crore to the Titans. An aggressive batter from Gumla, Minz has not played any domestic T20 cricket. One of his three coaches is Chanchal Bhattacharya, who also coached MS Dhoni. Minz idolises Dhoni and was selected for a Mumbai Indians camp earlier this year.The surprise big buysThe 2024 auction had begun with a surprise, when West Indies T20 captain Rovman Powell was signed for INR 7.4 crore by Rajasthan Royals, who spent more than half their auction purse on one player. Powell’s previous auction price was INR 2.8 crore, which Capitals paid for him in the 2022 auction.West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph was also hotly fought for by CSK, Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants and RCB. He had been released by Titans, who had paid INR 2.4 crore for him in the 2022 auction, and was signed for INR 11.50 crore by RCB, who needed an overseas fast bowler after having released Josh Hazlewood, Wayne Parnell and David Willey.Australian left-arm quick Spencer Johnson, who plays for Brisbane Heat in the BBL, was another big surprise buy during the accelerated round towards the end of the auction. Having entered the auction at a base price of INR 50 lakh, Johnson’s price skyrocketed as Capitals and Titans bid for him. He eventually went for INR 10 crore to Titans, who needed an overseas fast bowler as back-up for Josh Little. Having lost Johnson to Titans, the Capitals picked up Australian quick Jhye Richardson shortly after for INR 5 crore.After picking up overseas quicks Coetzee and Madhushanka, Mumbai bought a third overseas fast bowler in 29-year old Sri Lankan Nuwan Thushara, who has played five T20 internationals. KKR and RCB began the bidding for him, but MI eventually won the bid at INR 4.8 crore.South African batter Rilee Rossouw had gone unsold when he came up for bidding in the early part of the auction but he was in big demand during the accelerated round at the end of the day. Capitals had bought Rossouw for INR 4.6 crore at the 2023 auction and then released him, but they entered the bidding for him once again and took the price up towards INR 8 crore, at which point they lost him to Punjab.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

How did the capped Indian players fare?The most expensive Indian player at the 2024 IPL auction was fast bowler Harshal Patel. The bidding for him began between Titans and Punjab, and then between Punjab and LSG, before he was finally sold to Punjab for INR 11.75 crore.Allrounder Shardul Thakur (INR 4 crore) will return for his second stint at CSK, who signed him for INR 4 crore. The last time Thakur had been sold at the auction, he had gone for INR 10.75 crore to Capitals in 2022.Fast bowlers Umesh Yadav and Shivam Mavi were also in high demand. SRH and Capitals tried to sign Umesh but Titans eventually did so for INR 5.8 crore. Mavi became LSG’s first buy at the 2024 auction, when they outbid RCB by spending nearly half their remaining purse to sign him for INR 6.4 crore.Jaydev Unadkat, who once commanded a bid of INR 11.4 crore in the 2018 auction, was sold for INR 1.6 crore to Sunrisers.The steal dealsSunrisers picked up Sri Lanka legspinning allrounder Wanindu Hasaranga at his base price of INR 1.5 crore as a like-for-like replacement for Adil Rashid, whom they had released. The last time Hasaranga had been sold at the 2022 auction, RCB had paid INR 10.75 crore for him.Capitals managed to sign England batter Harry Brook for INR 4 crore; Brook had been signed by Sunrisers for INR 13.25 crore last year and subsequently released after an unremarkable maiden IPL season.

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