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Manager of the Quarter

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Joe Jordan (Manchester United)

League H Inter Milan 1-1 D
League A AC Milan 3-1 W
League H Lyon 3-1 W
League A Arsenal 2-1 W
League H Man City 3-4 L
Cup A Twente 1-0 W
League A Atletico 2-1 W
League H Valencia 2-0 W
Cup A Schalke 3-5 L
League A Dortmund 2-0 W
League  H Juventus 1-0 W


Noisy (Fenerbahce)

League H Schalke 2-5 L
League A Sporting CP 2-0 W
League A Athletic Club 2-0 W
League H Wolfsburg 3-1 W
League A Porto 0-1 L
Cup H Stoke 1-1(P) W
League H Monchengladbach 2-0 W
League H Benfica 3-0 W
Cup A Dinamo Zagreb 2-2(P) W
League A Napoli 4-0 W
League H Everton  4-1 W


John Vinicombe (Boca Juniors)

League H Hoffenheim 3-0 W
League A Stoke 3-1 W
League A Basel 3-3 D
League H Aston Villa 1-2 L
League A Leicester 1-0 W
Cup H Aston Villa 0-3 L
League H Dynamo Moscow 3-2 W
League A Southampton 3-1 W
League H Internacional 4-2 W
League A Crystal Palace 1-0 W


Anders Dahlby (Bordeaux)

League H Udinese 1-3 L
League A Atalanta 4-1 W
League A Feyenoord 3-1 W
League H Celta Vigo 4-1 W
League A Villarreal 2-2 D
Cup A AC Milan 5-3 W
League H Levante 4-2 W
League A Malaga 1-0 W
Cup H Dnipro 1-2 L
League H Sassuolo 1-1 D
League A Hamburg 4-1 W


Henry Prudden (Dinamo Zagreb)

League A Werder Bremen 2-0 W
League H Montpellier 1-0 W
League H River Plate 2-2 D
League A Anderlecht 3-2 W
League H Standard Liege 0-0 D
League A  Augsburg 2-1 W
League H Independiente 2-1 W
Cup H Fenerbahce 2-2(P) L
League A Dnipro 2-1 W
League  H Santos 1-1 D

Fenerbahce move 5 points clear



What a week it has been for the Istanbul giants firstly going over to Naples and bagging a 4-0 win in style against Napoli followed that by a 4-1 home win against Everton.

These two big results have come since Putin wannabe Stephen Beddows dismissed our chances as Title Contenders in a bizarre statement which has left him with considerate egg on the face as Fenerbahce now lead Zenit by 5 points after 9 games.

Zenit suffered a collapse over in Germany after leading the game 2-1 with 13 minutes left they ended up losing 4-2.

Fenerbahce now boast the most prolific attack in Division 2 and it has left some clubs fearing playing the Turkish Giants.

Next up : Wolfsburg (H) Cup , CSKA Moscow (A) League

SSC Napoli

 0 - 4 FENERBAHÇE SK


R.VAN PERSIE 16
V.GIULIANO 24
R.MEIRELES 42
R.DIEGO 81





FENERBAHÇE SK


S.KJAER 6
R.DIEGO 37, 53
V.GIULIANO 83 		4 - 1 Everton


L.RÉMY 22

Roy Keane's pre match press conference...

Roy Keane’s pre match press conference…





Roy Keane has been speaking before the Home match against Liverpool... " After the defeat against Juventus i kept the players in the dressing room for 3 hours. And one by one i give each player a f******.
Its not acceptable at the second biggest club in the world. I expect each player to go onto the pitch, and be willing to die for this club. Things had to change. I have banned cars from the training ground, and bus passes were issued. These players are no better than the average working man.  Double training was booked, diets were changed, so no more of that f****** paella crap.  From now on pie and chips and a few pints after training and before each game from now on. Like the good old days.  It didnt do me, Robbo and Whiteside any harm did it. Fergie didnt have a clue, what does he know. I won him all them trophies.

 The away win at Bayern Munich was what i expect every week whilst im in charge. The only thing i will say about that game, is Neymar and Bale got the full treatment after the game for not completing there hat trick's. "

Madrid welcome Liverpool to the Bernabeu on sunday, and we all know keano is not a lover of the scousers. So he rang a Liverpool radio station !!!




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Roy keane rings up liverpool radio station.....Do not listen if easily offended...

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Levante slowly turning the corner....?

Following the run of five straight defeats in league and cup competitions, Levante are unbeaten in open play in their last three fixtures. The reserve side lost a penalty shootout to Standard Liege in the first round of the shield, but this was after a hard fought 2-2 draw.


The league matches that sandwiched the Liege match saw the Spaniards impressively beat Olympiacos 2-0 at home and then draw 3 each with Torino in Turin. Parfitt was somewhat dissapointed with the point hpwever, as his side had a two goal advantage on two seperate occasions, before letting the home team back in for a draw. It wasnt until the 84th minute that Michael Hudson’s Torino equalised for the second time, just when it seemed as though Levante would escape with a draw.

Torino fans celebrating their sides late leveller

Levante have now moved off the bottom of the league at least, with German side Hertha Berlin sinking down. On Sunday Levante host Atalanta in what is already a massive game, with both sides tied on 7 points in 18th and 19th positions.

David Navarro picked up a small knock in the match, but Parfitt will delay any decision on his inclusion until the last possible moment. With the last couple of results, he is likely to be wary of changing things around too much.

Will David Navarro  and Mate Simao make Sundays match....?

There may be a change in midfield however, with Mate Simao pushing hard to regain his spot. The Mozambique player lost his spot after an injury, but was playing very well before this, and has been looking sharp in training. 

It wont be an easy decision though, as those that have come in to the side have also been putting some good performances in over the course of the last couple of matches, so again, any decision will not be made until the team sheets have to be handed in.   

Genoa Announce New Signings

Genoa have made a decent start to life in the Top 100 currently sitting in 4th place in Division 4, but Hirst has convinced President Preziosi to get the cheque book out by spending 13.2m on 2 new recruits in the last few days…The first new signing arrived last weekend for 4.3m in Olivier Ntcham, the Manchester City graduate chose Genoa after turning down offers from Madrid, Benfica & Sevilla and Hirst believes this kid has a huge future at Genoa!


Ntcham is pleased to join the Rossoblu
The second new deal was struck last night after the visit of Beddows' Zenit, where Ansaldi ended up staying behind to complete a move to Genoa for 8.9m.

Ansaldi stays behind in Genoa

Reynolds Reflects on Sevilla Start

As I met manager Lee Reynolds in a Seville cafe over a beer I could sense a calming influence which he hopes can translate to his players. He is adapting to life in Spain and so much so he even turned up with a sombrero but all tongue in cheek.
“I love it here the people are great, the fans have been warming and the intensity in the stadium is great. It took a few weeks but I am settled and hoping I can be a success”, Reynolds said in a confident manner.

Sevilla are in with the big boys Real, Barcelona, Man Utd, Chelsea, PSG and more but the club is happy to be there with such players as Krychowiak, Gameiro, Vitolo, Konoplyanka and Miralles the star names. “The squad is good, we are not Real or Barca but with right dedication, spirit and quality who knows. We have players who can hurt teams in this league”, Reynolds said.
The club has found it hard to recruit new faces to the first team squad with only Vida and Miralles that only additions to that area with all others being added to the youth set up. I asked Lee in view of this has the club changed it’s focus to strengthening the youth set up, “Possible. We worked hard to get some more quality into the first team but a lot of things didn’t happen. We have switched focus a touch and hope some of these will be the stars of the future”


Domagoj Vida and Kevin Miralles the 2 new arrivals

The season so far has been a bit patchy but a 2-1 home win over struggling Roma was a welcome boost with goals from Banega and Gameiro despite Vida's early dismissal. Sevilla currently lie in 13th spot and asked Lee how he viewed their start. "A bit indifferent. We have played some good stuff at times but we have conceded too many soft goals for my liking". I asked Lee what to date his been the worst performance, "away to Valencia. We were flat lacking creative and poor in all areas. Since then we have improved and hope to take our better form forward".

Thanks for your time and all the best for the season.

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Levante 2 - 0 Olympiacos

Last night beleagured Levante took on Olympiacos in a difficult looking encounter. The Greek side had started well, and found themselves amongst the early season pace setters in division four, so will have been going into this encounter confident of getting something from the game.

They were instantly aware however, that it would not be as easy as they expected. A record crowd of 22,249 turned out, and were almost instantly awarded, N’Jie poking just wide in the opening minute. Botia was then booked for the visitors on 8 minutes for remenstrating with the referee.



Olympiacos’ first effort of note came on 23 minutes, but Finnbogsan’s shot was weak & Ruddy took the ball calmly. Ten minutes later though, Levante took the lead. Casadesus played in N’Jie, who showed some quick feet before putting the ball undrneath Roberto and into the back of the net.

 

Levante fans celebrating N'Jie's strike

Five minutes after the Spaniards went ahead, things got much worse for Olympiacos, with Botia recieving a second yellow for a poor challenge on Garcia.

The half came to an entertaining end with both sides having a couple of chances in the final few minutes, but it was Levante that went in to the break ahead.

The second half started with a bang. Levante's Cristian going into the book almost immidiately for a foul on Finnbogason. Olympiacos seemed to be turning the screw, and had three or four good opportunities as the second half wore on.

They were soon made to regret those missed chances as Robert Snodgrass got beyond the last defender to open his account for the club, and put his side 2-0 on 69 minutes. A minute later, N'Jie almost had them 3 up, but a good save kept him out. As the game came to a finish, both sides had further opportunites, but a combination of good goalkeeping and poor aim ensured that the score remained 2 - 0.

Levante goalkeeper John Ruddy was voted man of the match for his performance, but Parfitt also felt that both goalscorers were outstanding, along with Kana-Biyik on his debut. Nobody had a bad game however, and the character we showed given recent results was outstanding.

John RUDDY Photo 
Man of the match John Ruddy

Next up for Levante is a trip to Belgium, and Standard Liege in the first round of the shield tomorrow night. The side will be changed, and the players that come in will be expected to put in a performance to try and get themselves into contention for a run in the side.