Dupa 83 de zile de pauza si o saptamana a violentelor pe care toata lumea o doreste uitata cat mai repede, Premier League porneste din nou la drum cu sezonul 2011-2012.
Va fi cea de-a 20-a ediție a primei ligi engleze de fotbal de la reorganizarea ei în 1992.
In aceasta pauza au avut loc si importante miscari de trupe pe piata transferurilor, capul de afis fiind detinut de granzii din Manchester si Liverpool, daca e sa vorbim de achizitii, respectiv de Londra, daca e sa aducem in discutie vanzarile de jucatori, acolo unde Arsenal poate fi vazuta ca o trupa slabita de ultimele plecari.
Despre toate transferurile de jucatori vom vorbi in continuare, in prezentarea primului weekend fotbalistic din Anglia.
Prima etapa din Premier League ne aduce in prim-plan o serie de partide extrem de interesante, dar si un meci amanat din motive de securitate.
Sambata, 13 August 2011, ora 17:00
Blackburn vs. Wolverhampton
Duelul dintre cele doua echipe s-a inregistrat si in ultima etapa a sezonului trecut, meciul disputandu-se pe terenul oaspetilor de azi, Rovers castigand cu 3-2.
Transferuri Blackburn:
* veniri: David Goodwillie (Dundee United), Myles Anderson (Aberdeen), Radosav Petrovic (Partizan Belgrade), Bruno Ribiero (Gremio Prudente)
* plecari: Phil Jones (Manchester United), Frank Fielding (Derby), Jason Brown (Aberdeen), Aaron Doran (Inverness), Zurab Khizanishvili (Kayserispor), Benjani (reziliere), Maceo Rigters (reziliere), Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro), Keith Andrews (Ipswich)
Transferuri Wolves:
*veniri: Roger Johnson (Birmingham), Jamie O'Hara (Tottenham), Dorus De Vries (Swansea).
*plecari: Greg Halford (Portsmouth), David Jones (Wigan), Marcus Hahnemann (reziliere), Steven Mouyokolo (Sochaux), Danny Batth (Sheffield Wednesday), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Sheffield United).
Fulham vs. Aston Villa
Este si inclestarea echipelor cu manageri noi pe banca fata de sezonul trecut: Marin Jol. respectiv Alex McLeish
Transferuri Fulham:
* veniri: Pajtim Kasami (Palermo), John Arne Riise (Roma), Marcel Gecov (Slovan Liberec), Dan Burn (Darlington), Csaba Somogyi (Rakospalotai).
* plecari: Jonathan Greening (Nottingham Forest), Kagisho Dikgacoi (Crystal Palace), Zoltan Gera (West Brom), Diomansy Kamara (Eskisehirspor), John Paintsil (Leicester), Eddie Johnson (reziliere), Pascal Zuberbuhler (reziliere). David Stockdale (Ipswich).
Transferuri Villa:
* veniri: Charles N'Zogbia (Wigan), Shay Given (Manchester City).
* plecari: Stewart Downing (Liverpool), Ashley Young (Manchester United), Brad Friedel (Tottenham), Nigel Reo-Coker (Bolton), John Carew (West Ham), Robert Pires (reziliere), Moustapha Salifou (reziliere), Isaiah Osbourne (Hibernian).
Liverpool vs. Sunderland
Gazdele vor sa uite sezonul trecut, unul dezastruos pentru cormorani, in timp ce elevii lui Steve Bruce incearca sa repete prima parte a sezonului 2010-2011, atunci cand au cochetat cu primele locuri.
Transferuri Liverpool:
* veniri: Jose Enrique (Newcastle), Stewart Downing (Liverpool), Jordan Henderson (Sunderland), Charlie Adam (Blackpool), Alexander Doni (Roma).
* plecari: Paul Konchesky (Leicester), Milan Jovanovic (Anderlecht), Tom Ince (Blackpool), Stephen Darby (Rochdale).
Transferuri Sunderland
* veniri: Connor Wickham (Ipswich), Craig Gardner (Birmingham), Ahmed Elmohamady (ENPPI), Ji Dong-won (Chunnam Dragons), Wes Brown (Man United), James McClean (Derry City), John O'Shea (Man United), Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham), David Vaughan (Blackpool), Keiren Westwood (Coventry).
* plecari: Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), Steed Malbranque (St Etienne), Nathan Luscombe (Hartlepool), Michael Kay (Tranmere), Bolo Zenden (reziliere), Cristian Riveros (Kayserispor), George McCartney (West Ham)
QPR vs. Bolton
Nou promovata Queens Park Rangers incearca sa mentina "ritmul" celor de la Bolton, care au pierdut ultimele 5 dispute din finalul sezonului trecut de Premier League.
Transferuri QPR:
* veniri: DJ Campbell (Blackpool), Danny Gabbidon (West Ham), Kieron Dyer (West Ham), Jay Bothroyd (Cardiff), Brian Murphy (Ipswich), Bruno Perone (Tombense)
* plecari: Mikele Leigertwood, (Reading), Georgias Tofas (Anagennisi Dherynia), Josh Parker (Oldham), Joe Oastler (Torquay), Lee Brown (Bristol Rovers), Pascal Chimbonda (reziliere), Gavin Mahon (reziliere), Romone Rose (reziliere), Peter Ramage (Crystal Palace), Angelo Balanta (MK Dons).
Transferuri Bolton:
* veniri: Chris Eagles si Tyrone Mears (Burnley), Darren Pratley (Swansea), Nigel Reo-Coker (Aston Villa), Tuncay (Wolfsburg)
* plecari: Ali Al Habsi (Wigan), Matt Taylor (West Ham), Danny Ward (Huddersfield), Johan Elmander (Galatasaray), Tamir Cohen (Maccabi Haifa), Joey O'Brien (West Ham), Jlloyd Samuel (reziliere), Gavin McCann (retras).
Wigan vs. Norwich City
Primele 3 meciuri ale gazdelor de azi vor fi in compania a trei echipe nou-promovate in sezonul 2011-2012 al EPL.
Transferuri Wigan:
* veniri: Ali Al Habsi (Bolton), David Jones (Wolves), Nouha Dicko (reziliere).
* plecari: Charles N'Zogbia (Aston Villa), Antonio Amaya (Real Betis), Daniel de Ridder (Grasshopper Zurich), Mauro Boselli (Estudiantes), Steven Caldwell (Birmingham), Jason Koumas (reziliere).
Transferuri Norwich:
* veniri: Steve Morison (Millwall), James Vaughan (Everton), Anthony Pilkington (Huddersfield), Elliott Bennett (Brighton), Bradley Johnson (Leeds), Ritchie De Laet (Manchester United), Kyle Naughton (Tottenham).
* plecari: Owain Tudur Jones (Inverness), Luke Daley, (Plymouth), Matt Gill (Bristol Rovers), Sam Habergham (Tamworth), Jens Berthel Askou (reziliere).
Tottenham vs. Everton (amanat)
Din motive de securitate cauzate de violentele care au avut loc in saptamana recent incheiata in capitala Angliei, Federatia Engleza de Fotbal a hotarat amanarea acestei partide.
Transferuri Tottenham:
* veniri: Brad Friedel (Aston Villa), Cristian Ceballos (Barcelona), Souleymane Coulibaly (Siena).
* plecari: Jamie O'Hara (Wolves), Jonathan Woodgate (Stoke), Kyle Naughton (Norwich), Steven Caulker (Swansea), Bongani Khumalo (Reading), Ryan Mason (Doncaster), Jonathan Obika (Yeovil).
Transferuri Everton:
* veniri: Eric Dier (Sporting Lisabona).
* plecari: James Vaughan (Norwich), Iain Turner (Preston), Kieran Agard (Yeovil), Hope Akpan (Crawley), Nathan Craig (reziliere).
Sambata, 13 August 2011, ora 19:30
Newcastle United vs. Arsenal
Este o disputa care ne trimite cu gandul la acel incredibil 4-4 din sezonul trecut, meci in care Arsenal a avut la un moment dat 4-0 pe tabela.
Transferuri Newcastle:
* veniri: Yohan Cabaye (Lille), Gabriel Obertan (Manchester United), Sylvain Marveaux (Rennes), Mehdi Abeid (Lens), Demba Ba (West Ham).
* plecari: Jose Enrique (Liverpool), Kevin Nolan (West Ham), Wayne Routledge (Swansea), Ben Tozer (Northampton), Sol Campbell (reziliere), Shefki Kuqi (reziliere), Kazenga Lua Lua (Brighton), Xisco (Deportivo La Coruna).
Transferuri Arsenal:
* veniri: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Southampton), Gervinho (Lille), Carl Jenkinson (Charlton).
* plecari: Cesc Fabregas (FC Barcelona), Gael Clichy (Manchester City), Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Ipswich), Mark Randall (Chesterfield), Tom Cruise (reziliere), Denilson (Sao Paulo), Wellington (Levante).
Duminica, 14 august 2011, ora 14:30
Stoke City vs. Chelsea
Noul manager al albastrilor, Andre Villas-Boas , va avea o misiune destul de grea in deplasarea cu finalista Cupei Angliei din sezonul trecut.
Transferuri Stoke:
* veniri: Jonathan Woodgate (Tottenham), Matthew Upson (West Ham).
* plecari: Carl Dickinson (Watford), Eidur Gudjohnsen (AEK Athens) Abdoulaye Faye (West Ham), Ibrahima Sonko (reziliere), Andrew Davies (Crystal Palace).
Transferuri Chelsea:
* veniri: Romelu Lukaku (Anderlecht), Thibaud Courtois (Genk). Oriol Romeu (Barcelona), Lucas Piazon (Sao Paulo).
* plecari: Michael Mancienne (Hamburg), Yury Zhirkov (Anzhi), Nemanja Matic (Benfica), Fabio Borini (Parma), Michael Woods (reziliere), Thibaud Courtois (Atletico Madrid), Jeffrey Bruma (Hamburg).
Duminica, 14 august 2011, ora 18:00
WBA vs. Manchester United
Dupa o pauza in care au castigat absolut toate meciurile de pregatire, campioana incepe noul sezon in deplasare, contra echipei lui Roy Hodgson.
Transferuri WBA:
* veniri: Shane Long (Reading), Zoltan Gera (Fulham), Marton Fulop (Ipswich), Gareth McAuley (Ipswich), Billy Jones (Preston), Ben Foster (Birmingham).
* plecari: Greg Halford (Portsmouth), David Jones (Wigan), Marcus Hahnemann (reziliere), Steven Mouyokolo (Sochaux), Danny Batth (Sheffield Wednesday), Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Sheffield United).
Transferuri United:
* veniri: David De Gea (Atletico Madrid), Phil Jones (Blackburn), Ashley Young (Aston Villa).
* plecari: Gabriel Obertan (Newcastle), Wes Brown (Sunderland), John O'Shea (Sunderland), Owen Hargreaves (reziliere), Paul Scholes (retras), Edwin van der Sar (retras), Bebe (Besiktas), Ritchie de Laet (Norwich).
Luni, 15 august 2011, ora 22:00
Manchester City vs. Swansea City
De departe, acesta este cel mai dezechilibrat duel al primei etape, cu nou-promovata Swansea incercand sa tina piept celei mai bogate echipe din campionat.
Transferuri City:
* veniri: Sergio Aguero (Atletico Madrid), Gael Clichy (Arsenal), Stefan Savic (Partizan Belgrade), Costel Pantilimon (Poli Timisoara).
* plecari: Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munchen), Shay Given (Aston Villa), Felipe Caicedo (Levante), Jo (Internacional), Shaleum Logan (Brentford), Javan Vidal (reziliere), Patrick Vieira (retras), Abdisalam Ibrahim (NEC Nijmegen), Michael Johnson (Leicester), Ben Mee (Burnley) Ryan McGivern (Crystal Palace).
Transferuri Swansea:
* veniri: Michel Vorm (Utrecht), Danny Graham (Watford), Leroy Lita (Middlesbrough), Wayne Routledge (Newcastle), Jose Moreira (Benfica), Steven Caulker (Totteham).
* plecari: Dorus de Vries (Wolves), Darren Pratley (Bolton), Albert Serran (AEK Larnaca), Kerry Morgan (Neath), Cedric van der Gun (reziliere), Gorka Pintado (reziliere), Yves Ma-Makalamby (reziliere), Scott Donnelly (Wycombe).
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