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Poland made a risky move over the weekend

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Poland made a risky move over the weekend by trying out an experimental lineup in one of their games.

Grosicki and Wszolek both scored two goals separately though so the experiment seemed to work out just fine. This gave Poland the edge against Finland to completely dominate them with a 5 point lead, leaving Finland with 0 points. They now have a winning streak of five games and are eyeing the Euro 2016.

Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich was left on the bench in the first half of the game. This decision was made after the loan winger from Fiorentina named Jakub Blasczykowski was also benched. However, in the late game, the winning goal was actually scored by the benched players. This was only a friendly game versus Serbia on Wednesday but currently Poland is trying out some experimental techniques and lineups that they don’t traditionally do.

Poland scored three goals before the break had even occurred so the game was actually over well before it was officially over. By halftime, the game was over as a contest and not something that could be salvaged. The Brazilian goalkeeper Guilherme also made a little bit of history as he defended the goal from Russia in a halftime as a substitute player. This allowed Russia to dominate Lithuania with a 3 to 0 game. Continue reading “Poland made a risky move over the weekend”

Real Madrid attempted to sign Rafael Benitez back in 2009

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Throughout the years, Real Madrid has had a number of highly qualified managers who have lifted some of the biggest pieces of silverware. Jose Mourinho and Carlo Ancelotti are some of the latest ones who have taken up the managerial position at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Carlo Ancelotti and Jose Mourinho have proved on numerous occasions why they are considered to be some of the best managers in the world. Both coaches have won the Champions League on 2 occasions and this is the kind of managers that Real Madrid are always searching for.

Real Madrid has always attempted to bring in coaches who have won the biggest titles in the world of football and Florentino Perez has recently revealed that Real Madrid had been in search of Rafael Benitez before Mourinho and Ancelotti.

The president of Real Madrid Florentino Perez said: “We were absolutely convinced we needed a new impetus,” said the chief. “For my part it would have been easier to keep going.

“I analyzed it and didn’t have doubts to give the team a new impulse. We are glad we did it with a new coach. Rafa Benitez is the best for Madrid at this time. He knows the culture, the values, and is from this ‘house’.I thought of him in 2009 and offered him the job. The circumstances didn’t allow it because he had renewed with Liverpool and couldn’t leave them. Benitez is Spanish, a Madridista.”

According to Florentino Perez, Real Madrid attempted to sign Rafael Benitez a few years ago but the Spanish manager decided to extend his contract with Liverpool which was his club during that time.

Rafael Benitez was the coach of Liverpool starting from June of 2004 until June of 2010 and during this period of time, he managed to win: FA Cup, FA Community Shield, Champions League and Super Cup. Continue reading “Real Madrid attempted to sign Rafael Benitez back in 2009”

Robert Lewandowski plays his football in Germany

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Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski plays his football in Germany, but he helped his national team keep their heads above the Germans in the race for the Euro 2016 qualification after scoring a hat-trick against Georgia in the 4-0 win.

Poland are the unlikely leaders in their Euro 2016 qualifying group, which also contains Germany and Scotland. They have a one-point advantage over the Germans with a couple of matches remaining. Finishing top of the group has its own advantage and Poland maintained this position with a convincing win over Georgia. This victory means that they can afford to relax in the upcoming game against Greece, which is a friendly.

The big test for the team will come in September when they travel to Germany in order to take on the Germans. They can now do so knowing that even a draw will be sufficient to maintain their position. Admittedly, a win against one of the minnows in the qualification group – Georgia – is unlikely to mean anything towards the potential of the team to do well in the final itself. However, with a striker like Lewandowski in their ranks manager Adam Nawałka will easily be thinking about a place in the knockout stages of the Euro 2016. Continue reading “Robert Lewandowski plays his football in Germany”

Manuel Pellegrini managerial Position in Danger

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Barcelona knocked out Manchester City from the Champions League and now the pressure is starting to build on to Manuel Pellegrini as the manager could be seeing his way out of the Etihad Stadium if the team fails to win any major trophy in this season.

Chelsea still remains in the top spot of the Premier League and the team of Jose Mourinho depends on themselves if they want to win the top tier English League in this season.

Ronald de Boer is a former Ajax player as well as the brother of Frank de Boer who is currently coaching Ajax. Frank de Boer is going through a splendid time as the manager of Ajax as he has guided the club to 4 successive Eredivisie and Ronald de Boer has now stated that his brother Frank de Boer would be interested in taking charge of Manchester City if the opportunity presents itself but only after 2016.

Ronald de Boer said: “Frank would be interested in managing Manchester City in the future. He’s already said he will stay at Ajax until 2016. If Manchester City or Barcelona comes for him he will still stay at Ajax. After that 2016, he is ready to take on a job like that.” Continue reading “Manuel Pellegrini managerial Position in Danger”