Euro Watch February 19th
Vincenzo Iaquinta Is Fed Up And Ready To Quit Juventus – Report
The former Udinese man is unhappy and wants out of the club according to voices coming from Turin…
Sure as hell picked the wrong time to make these feelings known, if this report is indeed correct. Three weeks removed from the transfer window wouldn’t be the perfect time to demand a move. Besides nothing has changed within that time, Iaquinta is what he has been all year for Juventus and that is a valuable 3rd striker off the bench. Bench being the key word there. Maybe Iaquinta does need to pull an Alberto Gilardino who took a step back with his move away from A.C Milan and his career is better off because of it.
Andres Iniesta’s Injury Is A Big Blow For Barcelona – Mauricio Pochettino
Andres Iniesta’s absence from the Barcelona derby at the weekend will be noticed by Josep Guardiola’s side, according to Espanyol boss Mauricio Pochettino.
Losing a player with Iniesta’s talents will always be a blow but Barcelona made do just fine without him when Iniesta missed some time towards the end of 2008.
Bullard ruled out for rest of season after knee op
Hull City midfielder Jimmy Bullard has been ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing knee surgery in the United States.
Somewhere Fulham coach Roy Hodgson is cracking a slight smile. A team like Hull need to spend every penny wisely. It is bad luck for Hull that Bullard has gotten injured so soon after his arrival.
Standard fall no surprise for Braga’s Leone
Andre Leone claimed SC Braga’s eye-catching 3-0 defeat of R. Standard de Liège on Wednesday was anything but a surprise after helping the Portuguese club dominate the Belgian champions in a one-sided first leg.
Just showing Braga some respect after beating Standard Liege 3-0 yesterday in the UEFA Cup. The same Standard Liege that almost knocked Liverpool out of the Champions League and did knock Everton out of the UEFA Cup earlier this year.
Below are the scores of the other UEFA Cup games played yesterday.
Dynamo Kiev 1 Valencia 1
Zenit 2 Stuttgart 1
Olympiakos 1 St Etienne 3
Werder Bremen 1 AC Milan 1
Bordeaux 0 Galatasaray 0
NEC Nijmegen 0 Hamburg 3
PSG 2 Wolfsburg 0
Sampdoria 0 Metalist Kharkiv 1
Aalborg 3 Deportivo 0