This will be our official start of the new season... What to expect? We hope to win big against Lazio and proclaim our first trophy this season
This will be our official start of the new season... What to expect? We hope to win big against Lazio and proclaim our first trophy this season
Lazio bring Cruz to Beijing
Friday 31 July, 2009
Julio Cruz is in the Lazio squad travelling to Beijing for the Italian Super Cup against old club Inter, but ‘dissidents’ including Goran Pandev are out.
It is surprising to read Cruz’s name in the squad list released by the Biancocelesti for the August 8 game, as he is not yet officially one of their players.
Nonetheless, Il Jardinero will be travelling to China with his new teammates and make his official debut against his former club.
Cruz is out of contract after his deal with Inter expired and has been considering offers from the likes of Roma and Napoli, but has chosen Lazio.
If he is in the side, then the same cannot be said of the three ‘dissidents’ in the Aquile – Pandev, Lorenzo De Silvestri and Cristian Ledesma.
This trio have all requested a transfer, but so far have not been able to find a club willing to meet the price-tag.
Pandev had begged to be given the chance to take part in the Italian Super Cup, but is left behind by Coach Davide Ballardini.
The Super Cup is between Scudetto winners Inter and Coppa Italia victors Lazio, but is taking place at the Olympic Birds’ Nest stadium in Beijing this year.
Lazio squad: Muslera, Bizzarri; Cribari, Diakitè, Kolarov, Lichtsteiner, Radu, Scaloni, Siviglia; Baronio, Brocchi, Dabo, Foggia, Matuzalem, Mauri, Meghni, Eliseu; Del Nero, Inzaghi, Rocchi, Cruz, Zarate
Damn Cruz will be wanting to prove a point....
Everything a man should be. We miss you Cipe.
Everything different from victory for us, would be surprise. Hope until then, we'll have bought attacking midfielder...
non mollare mai
We'll have to make sure Muntari rips Zarate's legs off.
hahaaaa your scared of cruzzzz he is so bad im scared of zarate running all over us then passing it to cruz in the box thats it even though we have a much improved defenseOriginally Posted by Suneet
Agreed.
can't believe the supercup is almost here, summer's gone away so fast.
BTW sweet avatar BurntPenguin
Yeah it has. At least we have more things to look forward to now, like the Seria A.can't believe the supercup is almost here, summer's gone away so fast.
BTW sweet avatar BurntPenguin
Wanted to go here but circumstances prevented otherwise.
Since Pandev will not be there, I think we will see Zarate-Cruz up front with Foggia supporting them. It is good for us that Pandev and Ledesma will not be thereThe Argentine is one of three 'dissidents' along with Goran Pandev and Lorenzo De Silvestri who have demanded transfers this summer, but are yet to find new clubs.
"We would have won this game even with seven men. Maybe with six we would have struggled, but we would have won with seven." Jose Mourinho after Derby della Madonnina
Chinese fans are incredible. I'm expecting a crazy atmosphere.
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.
Dr. Napoleon Hill
Adam, especially Inter is the best support club in China
"We would have won this game even with seven men. Maybe with six we would have struggled, but we would have won with seven." Jose Mourinho after Derby della Madonnina
If you're expecting banners, flares, chants and such...I don't know really. We Chinese are very conservative. That is to say that we're not loyal to the team but it's just in our nature to be introverted I guess.
Well that's just my guess though.
No I wasn't really expecting all that. It's just that whenever I've seen Chinese fans they've been loud as hell. You should know better than me though.
Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.
Dr. Napoleon Hill
I'm from that region of South East Asia after seeing Asian football games I expect plently of flags, painted faces and plently of noise. But no flares though. Nothing beat CN.
I love Korean and Japanese fans more when it comes to loud and stuffs. (in Asia I meant)No I wasn't really expecting all that. It's just that whenever I've seen Chinese fans they've been loud as hell. You should know better than me though.
Anywaz, I was in Beijing for 5 n half years and not once did Inter come there then and now, they come (I left Beijing only a year back)
I don't know if Cruz will play against us in Supercup but imagine if he score lol, will be massacre for us, hopefully we'll buy one great midfielder before the match against Lazio and start in match with all great force, with our best formation, that match is very important and I don't like jokes for this match.
Forza Inter
I love Korean and Japanese fans more when it comes to loud and stuffs. (in Asia I meant)
I was in Beijing for 5 n half years and not once did Inter come there then and now, they come (I left Beijing only a year back)
Well if they're not coming to me...I'm coming for them!
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