WORLD BEATERS

Roma star Daniele De Rossi has claimed that he feels that the team can go out and beat any team in the world right now. Confidence is flowing through the veins of the Italian outfit after they managed to win nine consecutive matches.

This has enabled them to finish second in the table with a record 85 points already on the board. De Rossi has been a vital part of the Roma team over the last decade, but he has not witnessed to the club endured such a positive spell throughout the whole campaign. Apart from a few months during the middle of the campaign, Roma have been brilliant all season long. Continue reading “WORLD BEATERS”

ANOTHER CUP FINAL

Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard has compared the upcoming game against Norwich City as a game similar to that against top teams like Chelsea, Manchester United, and Manchester City. After the 3-2 win over Manchester City, Liverpool have more step closer towards achieving the dream of winning the league title. This would be the 19th league championship in the history of the club, but one that will probably arrive after 25 years since their last trophy success in 1990. For this reason, this is viewed as a special season for Liverpool. However, there is a danger of complacency creeping into the team after 10 straight victories.

Gerrard has warned against this complacency ahead of next weekend’s match. Liverpool will be the visitors to Carrow Road, which has often been a happy hunting ground for the Reds. Luis Suarez, especially, is fond of playing against Norwich and he usually scores a lot of goals against them. Due to their fight against relegation, this is seen as easy three points for Liverpool. Gerrard, though, thinks otherwise and he says that the Liverpool players should consider Norwich has the best team in the world right now. This would be the only way to avoid complacency, which could be their biggest enemy in the last four matches.

“We have to treat Norwich like we treated AC Milan in 2005. We have to forget what colour their kit is and the personnel wearing it and treat them as the best players in the world. We have to forget where we are and forget what we’ve done. We have to prepare for Norwich like it’s the last game of our careers. Every game is going to get bigger and bigger because we are getting close to that last game of the season,” said Gerrard.

Liverpool have a two-point advantage over Chelsea.

LESCOTT LEFT OUT

Joleon Lescott has only been featured on a limited number of matches for Manchester City and after months of speculation concerning the future of the English defender, he has confirmed that this will indeed be his last season in Manchester City.

The 31 years old centre-back has a contract that runs up until the end of the current season and he will be remaining with the Premier League club until the contract reaches its final deadline day and after that, he will be leaving Manchester City on a free transfer.

Lescott said, “It is always nice to play. They are not coming as frequently as I would like but when I called upon I like to think I can do a job. Vincent Kompany is a massive player, a massive part of the club. He has got a massive future ahead of him at the club. It has been great playing alongside him for the past five years and it is a shame it is going to come to an end this season.”

While Lescott will be seeing his way out of the club, the 20 years old Argentine midfielder Bruno Zuculini of the Racing Club is expected to join Manchester City in June.

Bruno Zuculini is only 20 years of age but he has emerged as one of the most promising players to have emerged from the Argentine club in recent times and has already made over 90 appearances for his club despite being so young.

The President of the Argentine side Racing Club, Victor Blanco confirmed the transfer involving Bruno Zuculini to Manchester City.

Blanco said, “Every season Racing puts together a side to battle for the title, and then nothing happens. So we wanted to keep the side and reinforce it, but we have several highly coveted gems from the outside, such as Luciano Vietto, Rodrigo De Paul and Bruno Zuculini – who has already signed an agreement to leave in June to join Manchester City.”