Intrucat timpul ne preseaza (si mai ales inundatiile din Australia), iar Cupa Asiei se apropie cu pasi uriasi de ziua cu nr. 4, haideti sa aruncam o privire asupra celorlalte doua grupe, C si D:
Grupa B:
AUSTRALIA
Cred ca, alaturi de Coreea de Sud, cangurii sunt echipa cea mai inchegata de la acest turneu. Formata pe scheletul european: LucaS Neil-Brett Emerton-Harry Kewell-Tim Cahill, Australia se prezinta la Cupa Asiei cu ambitia declarata de a face uitata eliminare de acum 4 ani din sferturi. Iata lotul deplasat in Qatar:
Portari: 1. Mark Schwarzer, 12.Nathan Martin Coe, 18. Bradley Scott Jones
Fundasi: 2. Lucas Neill, 3. David Carney, 6. Sasa Ognenovski, 8. Luke Wilkshire, 13. Jade North, 20. Matthew Spiranovic, 21. Jonathan McKain
Mijlocasi: 5. Jason Culina, 7. Brett Emerton, 10. Harry Kewell, 14. Brett Holman, 15. Michael Jedinak, 16. Carl Valeri, 17. Matthew McKay, 19. Tommy Oar, 22. Neil Kilkenny
Atacanti: 4. Tim Cahill, 9. Scott McDonald, 11. Nathan Burns, 23. Robbie Kruse
Antrenor: Holger Osieck
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 1
* cea mai buna performanta: 1/4 finala in 2007
* puncte forte: nucleul de jucatori 'europeni'
* jucator cheie: Tim Cahill
INDIA
Daca sportul jucat s-ar numi 'cricket', India ar pleca din pole-position. Asa insa, slabe sanse, pana si la marcarea unui gol.
Portari: 1. Paul Subrata, 13. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, 21. Subhasish Roy Chowdhury
Fundasi: 2. Moirangthem Govin Singh, 3. Manju Nanjangud Shivananju, 4. Masih Rakesh, 5. Anwar, 12. Deepak Kumar Mandal, 14. Gawli Mahesh, 17. Irungbam Surkumar Singh
Mijlocasi: 6. Baldeep Singh, 7. Naduparampil Pappachan Pradeep, 8. Potsangbam Renedy Singh, 10. Miranda Clifford Rayes, 16. Wadoo Mehraj Ud Din, 19. Moirangthem Gouramangi Singh, 20. Lawrence Climax, 23. Dias Steven Benedic
Atacanti: 9. Yadav Abhishek, 11. Chhetri Sunil, 15. Bhutia Bhaichung, 18. Chongtham Sushilkumar Singh, 22. Syed Rahim Nabi
Antrenor: Bobby Houghton
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 2
* cea mai buna performanta: finalista in 1964
* puncte forte: poate publicul
* jucator cheie: Baichung Bhutia
BAHRAIN
O tara mica, Bahrain-ul se prezinta la Cupa Asiei cu speranta ca nu va pleca doar cu amintirea participarii.
Portari: 1. Mahmood Mansoor Ali Abdulla, 21. Ahmed Ali Ahmed Mushaima, 22. Abbas Ahmed Ali Khamis
Fundasi: 2. Rashed Khalil Ebrahim Talha Khalil Alhooti. 3. Abdulla Abdulrahman Mohamed Marzooq, 5. Saleh Abdulhameed Saleh Mohamed Mahmeedi, 6. Abbas Saeed Ali Mansoor Ayyad, 16. Dawood Saad Salman Mohamed Saad, 17. Husain Ali Hasan Ali Mohamed, 23. Ebrahim Ali Hasan Ali Mohamed
Mijlocasi: 4. Abdulla Baba Fatadi, 7. Hamad Rakea Humood Alanezi, 9. Abdulwahab A Rahman Hedaib Isa Ali Almalood, 10. Mohamed Ahmed Yusuf Salmeen, 12. Faouzi Mubarak Aaish, 13. Mahmood Abdulrahman Mohamed Noor Abdulrahman, 14. Salman Isa Ghuloom Ali, 15. Abdulla Asmaeel Omar, 18. Abdulwahab Husain Alsafi, 19. Mahmood Merza Mahdi Ahmed Alajmi
Atacanti: 8. Jaycee John Okwunwanna, 11. Ismaeel Abdullatif Ismaell Hasan, 20. Abdulla Adnan Saleh Salman Aldakeel
Antrenor: Salman Sharida
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 3
* cea mai buna performanta: locul 4 in 2004
* puncte forte: increderea survenita dupa victoria contra Japoniei de anult trecut din preliminariile CM
* jucator cheie: Ismael Abdullatif
COREEA DE SUD
Probabil ca isi vor imparti una din cele doua pozitii la finalul acestei grupe si, cine stie, poate si la finalul competitiei.
Portari: 1. Jung Sungryong, 21. Kim Yong Dae, 23. Kim Jin Hyeon
Fundasi: 2. Choi Hyojin, 3. Hwang Jae Won, 4. Cho Yonghyung, 5. Kwak Tae Hwi, 12. Lee Youngpyo, 14. Lee Jung Soo, 15. Hong Jeongho, 22. Cha Du Ri
Mijlocasi: 6. Lee Yong Rae, 7. Park Ji Sung, 8. Yoon Botgaram, 13. Koo Jacheol, 16. Ki Sung Yueng, 17. Lee Chung Yong, 18. Kim Bo Kyung, 19. Yeom Kihun
Atacanti: 9. Yoo Byung Soo, 10. Ji Dong Won 11. Son Heung Min, 20. Kim Shinwook
Antrenor: Cho Kwang-rae
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 11
* cea mai buna performanta: castigatori: 1956, 1960
* puncte forte: ambitia uriasa, ei nemaifiind campioni de peste 50 de ani
* jucator cheie: Park Ji-sung
Grupa D
COREEA DE NORD
Poate ca au luat ceva goluri la Cupa Mondiala, insa cu toate acestea jocul lor n-a fost neaparat unul rusinos, precum al Italiei spre exemplu. Acum, vin la Cupa Asiei cu ganduri mari:
Portari: 1. Ri Myong Guk, 18. Kim Myong Gil, 22. Ri Kwang Ll
Fundasi: 2. Cha Jong Hyok, 3. Ri Jun Il, 4. Pak Nam Chol, 5. Ri Kwang Chon, 8. Ji Yun Nam, 13. Pak Chol Jin, 14. Pak Nam Chol, 20. Ri Kwang Hyok
Mijlocasi: 6. Choe Myong Ho, 7. Ryang Yong Gi, 11. Mun In Guk, 15. Kim Yong Jun, 17. An Yong Hak, 23. Kim Kuk Jin
Atacanti: 9.Jong Tae Se, 10. Hong Yong Jo, 12. Jon Kwang Ik, 16. Choe Kum Chol, 19 An Chol Hyok, 21. Pak Chol Min
Antrenor: Jo In-cheol
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 2
* cea mai buna performanta: locul 4 in 1980
* puncte forte: nu-i cunoaste nimeni, fapt pentru care sunt o enigma
* jucator cheie: Jong Tae-se
IRAQ
Pleaca din postura de detinatoare a trofeului, una mai mult decat surprinzatoare. Vor reusi sa repete macar jumate din performanta de acum 4 ani?
Portari: 1. Ali Muttashar Naser Al-Lami, 12. Mohammed Kassid Kadhim, 22. Haider Raad Majeed
Fundasi: 2. Mohammed Ali Kareem, 3. Basem A Gatea Al-Ogaili, 14. Salam Shakir Alidad, 15. Ali Hussein Erhaima Al-Kaabi, 16. Samal Saeed Mejbel, 21. Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf, 23. Saad A. Hafidh
Mijlocasi: 4. Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein, 5. Nashat Akram Abid Ali, 6. Saad Abdulameer Luaibi Al-Zirjawi, 8. Samer Saeed Mejbel, 11. Hawar M Taher Zeebari, 13. Kerrar J Muhammed, 18. Mahdi Kareem Ajeel, 19. Ahmed Ayad Anwer, 20. Muthanna Khalid Salih Al-Maslookhi
Atacanti: 7. Emad M Raza Gharib, 9. Mustafa Kareem Abdullah, 10. Younus Mahmood Khalaf, 17. Alaa Abdul Zahrah Khashen Al-Azzawi
Antrenor: Wolfgang Sidka
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 6
* cea mai buna performanta: castigatori in 2007
* puncte forte: increderea acumulata dupa parcursul din 2007
* jucator cheie: Nashat Akram
IRAN
N-au mai castigat din 1976, iar in acest an par a fi favoriti...la iesirea din grupe.
Portari: 1. Rahmati Osgouei Seyed Mahdi, 12. Mirzapour Ebrahim, 22. Shahabaldin Gordan
Fundasi: 2. Heydari Khosro, 3. Farshid Talebi Savad Kouhi, 4. Hosseini Seyed Jalal, 5. Aghily Anvar Seyed Hadi, 11. Haji Safi Ehsan, 13. Rahimi Abouzar, 20. Nosrati Mohammad
Mijlocasi: 6. Nekonam Javad, 14. Timotian Samarani Andranik, 15. Ghasem Hadadifar, 17. Nori Mohammad, 18. Pejman Nouri Roudsari, 23. Iman Mobali
Atacanti: 7. Gholamreza Rezaei, 8. Soleimani Shojaei Masoud, 9. Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Limaki, 10. Karim Ansari Fard, 16. Reza Norozi, 19. Mohammad Gholami Khalil Mahaleh, 21. Arash Afshin
Antrenor: Afshin Ghotbi
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 11
* cea mai buna performanta: castigatori: 1968, 1972, 1976
* puncte forte: forma buna din 2010
* jucator cheie: Javad Nekounam
EAU
Portari: 1. Majed Naser Humaid Bakheit Almaqdami, 12. Obaid Mohd Obaid Mohd Majid Altawila Alsuwaidi, 22. Housani Ali Khaseif Humaid Khaseif
Fundasi: 2. Lashkari Khalid Sebil Ibrahim Ahmad, 3. Juma Mohamed Ahmad Ali Gharib, 6. Fares Juma Hasan Juma Al Saadi, 8. Hamdan Ismaeel Mohemad Al Kamali, 14. Albalooshi Walid Abbas Murad Yousuf, 17. Yousef Jaber Naser Jaber Al Hammadi, 18. Abdulla Mousa Mohamed Ahmed Esmaeil Albloushi, 19. Albalooshi Abdulaziz Hussain H Mubarak, 21. Mahmoud Khamis Saeed Khamis Saeed Al Hammadi
Mijlocasi: 4. Al Junaibi Subait Khater Fayel Khamis, 5. Amer Abdulrahman Abdulla Husain Alhammadi, 7. Ali Ahmed Ali Mohamed Al Wehaibi, 13. Theyab Awana Ahmed Husain Al Musabi, 15. Ismail Salem Ismail Saeed Alhammadi, 16. Alhammadi Amir Mubarak Ghanim Mubarak Ghanim
Atacanti: 9. Mohamed Saeed Rashed A. Saiwed Al Shehhi, 10. Ismaeil Matar Ibrahim Khamis Al Mekhaini Al Junaibi, 11. Ahmed Khalil Sebait Mubarak Aljunaibi, 20. Saeed Salem Saleh Salem Al Kathiri, 23. Al Junaibi Ahmed Jumaa Anbar Mubarak Alaraimi
Antrenor: Srecko Katanec
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 7
* cea mai buna performanta: finalisti in 1996
* puncte forte: conditiile familiare din zona
* jucator cheie: Ismail Matar
Grupa B:
AUSTRALIA
Cred ca, alaturi de Coreea de Sud, cangurii sunt echipa cea mai inchegata de la acest turneu. Formata pe scheletul european: LucaS Neil-Brett Emerton-Harry Kewell-Tim Cahill, Australia se prezinta la Cupa Asiei cu ambitia declarata de a face uitata eliminare de acum 4 ani din sferturi. Iata lotul deplasat in Qatar:
Portari: 1. Mark Schwarzer, 12.Nathan Martin Coe, 18. Bradley Scott Jones
Fundasi: 2. Lucas Neill, 3. David Carney, 6. Sasa Ognenovski, 8. Luke Wilkshire, 13. Jade North, 20. Matthew Spiranovic, 21. Jonathan McKain
Mijlocasi: 5. Jason Culina, 7. Brett Emerton, 10. Harry Kewell, 14. Brett Holman, 15. Michael Jedinak, 16. Carl Valeri, 17. Matthew McKay, 19. Tommy Oar, 22. Neil Kilkenny
Atacanti: 4. Tim Cahill, 9. Scott McDonald, 11. Nathan Burns, 23. Robbie Kruse
Antrenor: Holger Osieck
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 1
* cea mai buna performanta: 1/4 finala in 2007
* puncte forte: nucleul de jucatori 'europeni'
* jucator cheie: Tim Cahill
INDIA
Daca sportul jucat s-ar numi 'cricket', India ar pleca din pole-position. Asa insa, slabe sanse, pana si la marcarea unui gol.
Portari: 1. Paul Subrata, 13. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, 21. Subhasish Roy Chowdhury
Fundasi: 2. Moirangthem Govin Singh, 3. Manju Nanjangud Shivananju, 4. Masih Rakesh, 5. Anwar, 12. Deepak Kumar Mandal, 14. Gawli Mahesh, 17. Irungbam Surkumar Singh
Mijlocasi: 6. Baldeep Singh, 7. Naduparampil Pappachan Pradeep, 8. Potsangbam Renedy Singh, 10. Miranda Clifford Rayes, 16. Wadoo Mehraj Ud Din, 19. Moirangthem Gouramangi Singh, 20. Lawrence Climax, 23. Dias Steven Benedic
Atacanti: 9. Yadav Abhishek, 11. Chhetri Sunil, 15. Bhutia Bhaichung, 18. Chongtham Sushilkumar Singh, 22. Syed Rahim Nabi
Antrenor: Bobby Houghton
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 2
* cea mai buna performanta: finalista in 1964
* puncte forte: poate publicul
* jucator cheie: Baichung Bhutia
BAHRAIN
O tara mica, Bahrain-ul se prezinta la Cupa Asiei cu speranta ca nu va pleca doar cu amintirea participarii.
Portari: 1. Mahmood Mansoor Ali Abdulla, 21. Ahmed Ali Ahmed Mushaima, 22. Abbas Ahmed Ali Khamis
Fundasi: 2. Rashed Khalil Ebrahim Talha Khalil Alhooti. 3. Abdulla Abdulrahman Mohamed Marzooq, 5. Saleh Abdulhameed Saleh Mohamed Mahmeedi, 6. Abbas Saeed Ali Mansoor Ayyad, 16. Dawood Saad Salman Mohamed Saad, 17. Husain Ali Hasan Ali Mohamed, 23. Ebrahim Ali Hasan Ali Mohamed
Mijlocasi: 4. Abdulla Baba Fatadi, 7. Hamad Rakea Humood Alanezi, 9. Abdulwahab A Rahman Hedaib Isa Ali Almalood, 10. Mohamed Ahmed Yusuf Salmeen, 12. Faouzi Mubarak Aaish, 13. Mahmood Abdulrahman Mohamed Noor Abdulrahman, 14. Salman Isa Ghuloom Ali, 15. Abdulla Asmaeel Omar, 18. Abdulwahab Husain Alsafi, 19. Mahmood Merza Mahdi Ahmed Alajmi
Atacanti: 8. Jaycee John Okwunwanna, 11. Ismaeel Abdullatif Ismaell Hasan, 20. Abdulla Adnan Saleh Salman Aldakeel
Antrenor: Salman Sharida
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 3
* cea mai buna performanta: locul 4 in 2004
* puncte forte: increderea survenita dupa victoria contra Japoniei de anult trecut din preliminariile CM
* jucator cheie: Ismael Abdullatif
COREEA DE SUD
Probabil ca isi vor imparti una din cele doua pozitii la finalul acestei grupe si, cine stie, poate si la finalul competitiei.
Portari: 1. Jung Sungryong, 21. Kim Yong Dae, 23. Kim Jin Hyeon
Fundasi: 2. Choi Hyojin, 3. Hwang Jae Won, 4. Cho Yonghyung, 5. Kwak Tae Hwi, 12. Lee Youngpyo, 14. Lee Jung Soo, 15. Hong Jeongho, 22. Cha Du Ri
Mijlocasi: 6. Lee Yong Rae, 7. Park Ji Sung, 8. Yoon Botgaram, 13. Koo Jacheol, 16. Ki Sung Yueng, 17. Lee Chung Yong, 18. Kim Bo Kyung, 19. Yeom Kihun
Atacanti: 9. Yoo Byung Soo, 10. Ji Dong Won 11. Son Heung Min, 20. Kim Shinwook
Antrenor: Cho Kwang-rae
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 11
* cea mai buna performanta: castigatori: 1956, 1960
* puncte forte: ambitia uriasa, ei nemaifiind campioni de peste 50 de ani
* jucator cheie: Park Ji-sung
Grupa D
COREEA DE NORD
Poate ca au luat ceva goluri la Cupa Mondiala, insa cu toate acestea jocul lor n-a fost neaparat unul rusinos, precum al Italiei spre exemplu. Acum, vin la Cupa Asiei cu ganduri mari:
Portari: 1. Ri Myong Guk, 18. Kim Myong Gil, 22. Ri Kwang Ll
Fundasi: 2. Cha Jong Hyok, 3. Ri Jun Il, 4. Pak Nam Chol, 5. Ri Kwang Chon, 8. Ji Yun Nam, 13. Pak Chol Jin, 14. Pak Nam Chol, 20. Ri Kwang Hyok
Mijlocasi: 6. Choe Myong Ho, 7. Ryang Yong Gi, 11. Mun In Guk, 15. Kim Yong Jun, 17. An Yong Hak, 23. Kim Kuk Jin
Atacanti: 9.Jong Tae Se, 10. Hong Yong Jo, 12. Jon Kwang Ik, 16. Choe Kum Chol, 19 An Chol Hyok, 21. Pak Chol Min
Antrenor: Jo In-cheol
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 2
* cea mai buna performanta: locul 4 in 1980
* puncte forte: nu-i cunoaste nimeni, fapt pentru care sunt o enigma
* jucator cheie: Jong Tae-se
IRAQ
Pleaca din postura de detinatoare a trofeului, una mai mult decat surprinzatoare. Vor reusi sa repete macar jumate din performanta de acum 4 ani?
Portari: 1. Ali Muttashar Naser Al-Lami, 12. Mohammed Kassid Kadhim, 22. Haider Raad Majeed
Fundasi: 2. Mohammed Ali Kareem, 3. Basem A Gatea Al-Ogaili, 14. Salam Shakir Alidad, 15. Ali Hussein Erhaima Al-Kaabi, 16. Samal Saeed Mejbel, 21. Ahmed Ibrahim Khalaf, 23. Saad A. Hafidh
Mijlocasi: 4. Qusay Muneer Abboodi Al-Hussein, 5. Nashat Akram Abid Ali, 6. Saad Abdulameer Luaibi Al-Zirjawi, 8. Samer Saeed Mejbel, 11. Hawar M Taher Zeebari, 13. Kerrar J Muhammed, 18. Mahdi Kareem Ajeel, 19. Ahmed Ayad Anwer, 20. Muthanna Khalid Salih Al-Maslookhi
Atacanti: 7. Emad M Raza Gharib, 9. Mustafa Kareem Abdullah, 10. Younus Mahmood Khalaf, 17. Alaa Abdul Zahrah Khashen Al-Azzawi
Antrenor: Wolfgang Sidka
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 6
* cea mai buna performanta: castigatori in 2007
* puncte forte: increderea acumulata dupa parcursul din 2007
* jucator cheie: Nashat Akram
IRAN
N-au mai castigat din 1976, iar in acest an par a fi favoriti...la iesirea din grupe.
Portari: 1. Rahmati Osgouei Seyed Mahdi, 12. Mirzapour Ebrahim, 22. Shahabaldin Gordan
Fundasi: 2. Heydari Khosro, 3. Farshid Talebi Savad Kouhi, 4. Hosseini Seyed Jalal, 5. Aghily Anvar Seyed Hadi, 11. Haji Safi Ehsan, 13. Rahimi Abouzar, 20. Nosrati Mohammad
Mijlocasi: 6. Nekonam Javad, 14. Timotian Samarani Andranik, 15. Ghasem Hadadifar, 17. Nori Mohammad, 18. Pejman Nouri Roudsari, 23. Iman Mobali
Atacanti: 7. Gholamreza Rezaei, 8. Soleimani Shojaei Masoud, 9. Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Limaki, 10. Karim Ansari Fard, 16. Reza Norozi, 19. Mohammad Gholami Khalil Mahaleh, 21. Arash Afshin
Antrenor: Afshin Ghotbi
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 11
* cea mai buna performanta: castigatori: 1968, 1972, 1976
* puncte forte: forma buna din 2010
* jucator cheie: Javad Nekounam
EAU
Portari: 1. Majed Naser Humaid Bakheit Almaqdami, 12. Obaid Mohd Obaid Mohd Majid Altawila Alsuwaidi, 22. Housani Ali Khaseif Humaid Khaseif
Fundasi: 2. Lashkari Khalid Sebil Ibrahim Ahmad, 3. Juma Mohamed Ahmad Ali Gharib, 6. Fares Juma Hasan Juma Al Saadi, 8. Hamdan Ismaeel Mohemad Al Kamali, 14. Albalooshi Walid Abbas Murad Yousuf, 17. Yousef Jaber Naser Jaber Al Hammadi, 18. Abdulla Mousa Mohamed Ahmed Esmaeil Albloushi, 19. Albalooshi Abdulaziz Hussain H Mubarak, 21. Mahmoud Khamis Saeed Khamis Saeed Al Hammadi
Mijlocasi: 4. Al Junaibi Subait Khater Fayel Khamis, 5. Amer Abdulrahman Abdulla Husain Alhammadi, 7. Ali Ahmed Ali Mohamed Al Wehaibi, 13. Theyab Awana Ahmed Husain Al Musabi, 15. Ismail Salem Ismail Saeed Alhammadi, 16. Alhammadi Amir Mubarak Ghanim Mubarak Ghanim
Atacanti: 9. Mohamed Saeed Rashed A. Saiwed Al Shehhi, 10. Ismaeil Matar Ibrahim Khamis Al Mekhaini Al Junaibi, 11. Ahmed Khalil Sebait Mubarak Aljunaibi, 20. Saeed Salem Saleh Salem Al Kathiri, 23. Al Junaibi Ahmed Jumaa Anbar Mubarak Alaraimi
Antrenor: Srecko Katanec
* aparitii la Cupa Asiei: 7
* cea mai buna performanta: finalisti in 1996
* puncte forte: conditiile familiare din zona
* jucator cheie: Ismail Matar
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