Responnya Tak Main-Main! Dibela-Belain Datang Ke Indonesia, Ternyata Ini Tujuan Morientes

Responnya Tak Main-Main! Dibela-Belain Datang Ke Indonesia, Ternyata Ini Tujuan Morientes

Kabar perihal instruktur Luis Milla yang tidak diperpanjang kontraknya oleh PSSI sampai akhirnya digantikan Bima Sakti untuk menjadi nahkoda di skuat Timnas Indonesia menjadi perbincangan publik. Banyak yang masih mewaspadai akan kinerja instruktur anyar ini, pasalnya belum ada prestasi yang menonjol yang pernah ia sandang.

Dilansir dari Tribunnews.com (30/10/18) Fernando Morientes yang jauh-jauh datang dari Spanyol untuk menemui Ketum PSSI, Edy Rahmayadi menjadi tanda tanya besar. Apa maksud kedatangannya tersebut? Ya, selain ada urusan pekerjaan ternyata dirinya memperlihatkan sinyal untuk menjadi pelatih di timnas Indonesia jika memang ada ajuan untuknya.



"Yang pasti, aku siap melatih di Indonesia,"tegas Morientes, dilansir dari Kompas.com (30/10/18).

"Filosofi sepak bola yang aku lakukan tidak jauh berbeda dengan Luis Milla, ialah menyerang," lanjutnya.



Fernando Morientes pernah menjadi pemain terbaik di Real Madrid dengan mengoleksi 72 gol dan mencatatkan namanya sebagai pemain terbaik pada tahun 1997-2005. Selain itu, Morientes juga pernah membela klub raksasa Inggris adalah Liverpool FC pada tahun 2005–2006 lalu.


Jika dilihat dari prestasi yang ditorehkannya, sudah sepantasnya kalau PSSI menawarkan ajuan kepadanya untuk menjadi bab di Timnas Indonesia. So, bagaimana menurut kalian sobat, setujukah kalau Morientes menjadi instruktur timnas Indonesia? Tak tunggu komentarnya ya...


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Wayne Rooney To Play For England Again: Does It Cheapen An England Call-Up?

Wayne Rooney to play for England again: Does it cheapen an England call-up?

Wayne Rooney's expected one-off England return for the friendly against the United States at Wembley is certain to raise eyebrows - and even prompt ridicule - in many quarters.

Rooney's England career, which he initially ended with 119 caps and a record 53 goals, did have a low-key conclusion in a 3-0 win against Scotland in November 2016.

But, while the game on 15 November will raise money for the Wayne Rooney Foundation, there is a strong argument that giving the 33-year-old one last outing in an England shirt is an indulgence too far and cheapens the honour of winning a cap.

There will be the counter view that Rooney's years of England service, which he ended with the formal announcement of his international retirement in August 2017, deserve a proper send-off in front of an appreciative home gallery.

Should it be, however, as a player in an England game, effectively reducing the status of the international to a testimonial fixture in all but name?

And, for all the arguments against, that is what it will be as a player who self-evidently was out of serious international form and consideration two years ago, and is now in the autumn of his career with DC United in Major League Soccer, is parachuted back into the team (however briefly) to officially pull down the curtain.

Rooney was arguably allowed to slip away from England without the fanfare he merited, but it is a major shift in policy and emphasis to allow a player whose international day was done years ago to say his goodbyes decorated in the Three Lions jersey.

England manager Gareth Southgate has also been keen to give younger players an opportunity, and has complained about the amount of playing time his new generation have been getting.

No matter how ceremonial, does what effectively amounts to a testimonial appearance for Rooney in what is meant to be the new modern era after England's unlikely achievement of reaching the World Cup semi-tamat seriously chime with this fresh, new-blood approach?

This is the argument of realism. Others will be pleased there is still a place for such sentimental gestures amid the hard-nosed environment of international football.

Rooney was unfailingly loyal to England, shouldering the heaviest burden and much of the worst criticism when things went wrong - as they did many times in an international career that never hit the heights hoped for when he arrived on the scene as an 18-year-old at Euro 2004 in Portugal.

But he never shirked responsibility and was always the player opposition coaches spoke about and feared most when facing England.

Rooney's many supporters will be delighted he will get the grand Wembley occasion against the United States; the question is whether he should be given the accolade accompanied by another England cap.

England are meant to be moving into a new age, leaving the past, its players and its under-achievements behind.

Rooney was an outstanding England player - his record stands as a monument to that - but is he actually worth a place in the current squad?

The answer to that was delivered a long time ago - of course not.

Is Southgate not better served using this friendly to give experience to the coming generation who may play a significant role in the qualifying campaign for Euro 2020?

Rooney will no doubt receive a warm Wembley ovation as he wins his 120th and simpulan cap. He would have had he simply made an appearance on the pitch without taking part in the match itself.

This is a romantic, albeit charitable, gesture by the Football Association and Southgate that is sure to divide opinion.

Rooney deserves to see and hear the appreciation of England's fans on the Wembley stage he graced - but the debate will centre on whether he deserves to while once more taking his place in the team.


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Premier League Stats: Man Utd's Striking Options, Milner's Magic 49 And Super Subs

Premier League stats: Man Utd's striking options, Milner's magic 49 and super subs

Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford both scored for Manchester United on Saturday - but who should lead the line in next Sunday's Manchester derby?

By looking at the key Premier League stats from the weekend, BBC Sport looks to provide the answer.

We also look at Arsenal's comeback record, reveal James Milner's incredible goalscoring run and identify the league's long-range specialists.

But first...

Who should play up front for Manchester United?
That's been the question many have been asking this season, due largely to Romelu Lukaku's lack of form.

The Belgium striker has not scored for United since mid-September but Martial has stepped up to the plate - scoring five goals in his past four Premier League outings.

Rashford, another of Jose Mourinho's forward options, also proved his worth on Saturday, as he scored their 92nd-minute winner at Bournemouth.

And who could forget about Alexis Sanchez? A once talismanic figure at Arsenal, he now struggles to hold down a starting berth at United.

Well, if Mourinho wants goals, Martial is his man.

The Frenchman has scored more than any of his team-mates, at the impressive rate of one every 106 minutes, and his shot conversion rate is a whopping 62.5%.

By contrast, Lukaku has scored one fewer than Martial, his strikes have come at almost half the frequency and he only coverts a quarter of his shots into goals.

Martial is also up there in terms of creativity. Only Sanchez has created more chances than the former Monaco man this season, although he is yet to provide an assist.

So, with a tricky Champions League trip to Juventus on Wednesday and the Manchester derby on the horizon, the stats say Mourinho should put his faith in Martial.

Long-range specialists
Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves scored a penalty in his side's 3-2 defeat by Tottenham on Saturday.

Curiously, it was the first league goal he has scored from inside the penalty area in English football, with the Portuguese's previous seven coming from outside the box.

Seven consecutive strikes from beyond the penalty area is a pretty impressive record - and only one man has ever bettered that run in the Premier League, with eight.

Blackburn legend Tugay.

Former Spurs and Portsmouth midfielder Pedro Mendes also makes the list; all six of his Premier League goals came from outside the box.

On the other end of the scale, former Manchester United star Ruud van Nistelrooy scored 95 Premier League goals for the club. Only one of them came from outside the penalty area.

Milner's magic 49
When James Milner scores, he doesn't lose. Simple.

The Leeds-born midfielder scored his 50th Premier League goal during his side's 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Saturday.

Those 50 goals have come in 49 different games, in a career spanning nearly 16 years, and he has not lost a single one.

That makes him the record-holder for that, admittedly niche, record, although he is one of five current Premier League players who make up the top 10.

Interestingly, Milner's 49-game run is only second in terms of longest unbeaten streaks, though.

And he has some way to go before beating Frank Lampard's 67-match spell, which came between March 2003 and January 2010.

Emery's comeback kings
Arsenal came from a goal down to claim a deserved draw with Liverpool on Saturday, meaning they have taken eight points from losing positions this Premier League campaign. No side has managed more.

So, does that reflect the Gunners' strength of character or does it simply highlight their slow starts?

Well, despite the fact that fifth-placed Arsenal have won seven of their 11 games this season, they have never been ahead at the break.

And if the score after the first half had remained the same at full-time in their matches, they would be sitting in 15th place.

However, this trend is not Unai Emery-inspired. Last season, only Bournemouth (21) took more points from losing positions than the Gunners (15).

Perhaps Arsenal's slow starts are a symptom of the previous regime that Emery is yet to remedy.

Can you name the Premier League's top super subs?
West Ham striker Javier Hernandez scored West Ham's fourth goal in Saturday's 4-2 win over Burnley having come on after 61 minutes.

His delightful dink over Joe Hart in injury time marked his 17th goal as a substitute in the Premier League - putting him third on the all-time list.

Can you name the competition's top 14 super subs? Take our quiz and find out.

Can you name the top 14 Premier League super subs?


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Balasannya Messi Buka Bunyi, Inilah Tim Yang Juara Piala Dunia 2018 Menurut Prediksinya

Olahraga sepakbola memang sudah digandrungi dan disukai banyak orang dari jaman dulu sampai kini ini. Wajar saja karena dalam permainan sepakbola niscaya menyajikan pertandingan yang sangat seru untuk ditonton apalagi jikalau melihat suporter yang hadir di dalam stadion, niscaya bawaannya pengen menyanyi dan berfoto bersama. Saat ini gelaran Piala Dunia 2018 juga sudah resmi dimulai bahkan sudah memasuki babak 16 besar. Pastinya para pecinta sepakbola menyambut dengan antusias yang tinggi dan hal itu dibuktikan dengan cara menonton tim idolanya lewat layar beling bahkan ada yang sampai rela pergi ke negara Rusia hanya untuk mendukung secara pribadi tim idolanya bertanding dan berharap kemenangan. Seperti dilansir dari indosport.com (02/07/2018).

Kompetisi Piala Dunia 2018 sudah memasuki babak 16 besar dan semakin akrab dengan juara sehingga banyak orang khususnya pecinta sepakbola yang memprediksi negara mana yang bakal juara di kompetisi tersebut. Salah satunya apa yang telah diprediksikan oleh pemain Timnas Argentina dan klub Barcelona ialah Lionel Messi. Meskipun baru-baru ini ia dilanda kesedihan sebab Timnas Argentina gagal lolos ke babak 16 besar, beliau jadinya buka suara dengan memprediksi negara mana yang bakal juara di Piala Dunia 2018 tersebut.

"Kami masih harus meningkatkan kekuatan kami sebagai tim untuk mampu meraih kemenangan dan menyejajarkan level dengan tim lainnya seperti Prancis, Brasil, atau Belgia. Performa tim kami tak konsisten, sehingga kami harus berusaha berlatih untuk dapat bersaing di Piala Dunia yang akan mendatang dan berharap mampu memperoleh trofi Piala Dunia di periode yang mendatang. Dan khusus tahun ini tepatnya pada gelaran Piala Dunia 2018, aku memprediksi bahwa Timnas Brasil lah yang akan keluar sebagai juara Piala Dunia 2018 tersebut." Ungkap Lionel Messi.

Terkait Lionel Messi yang kesannya buka bunyi dengan memprediksi Timnas Brasil yang akan juara di Piala Dunia 2018 sudah sangat sempurna alasannya adalah Timnas Brasil banyak diisi pemain-pemain ahli dan berkualitas yang sudah berpengalaman bermain di klub besar Eropa. Sehingga bukan mustahil Timnas Brasil akan memenangkan kompetisi Piala Dunia 2018 tersebut dengan membawa trofi paling bergengsi. Namun apa yang telah diprediksikan oleh Lionel Messi tersebut belum tentu benar, akan tetapi semua orang memiliki hak untuk mengungkapkan pendapatnya salah satunya lewat prediksi.

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Prediksi Liga Champions Pekan Ini Barcelona Vs Inter Milan, Liga Champions 3 Oktober 2019

Barcelona memang menghindari tragedi dalam pertandingan pembuka melawan Dortmund. Mereka bahkan nyaris hampir mengalami kekalahan. Jika bukan sebab diselamatkan oleh kiper mereka, Marc Andre Ter Stegen, mungkin mereka pulang ke Camp Nou dengan kepala tertunduk. Di mana, kiper Barcelona tersebut berhasil menepis tendangan bola penalti dari Marco Reus, yang kemungkinan besar akan menghasilkan Dortmund mencatatkan tiga poin.

Menimbang bahwa grup F dianggap sebagai grup yang paling sulit diantara grup lainnya, setiap poin yang didapat akan menjadi sangat penting untuk bisa memilih siapa yang akan lolos ke babak berikutnya.

Anak asuhan Ernesto Valverde harus memanfaatkan momen pertandingan ini sebaik-baiknya, mengingat mereka bermain di markas mereka sendiri. Dengan performa mereka yang kurang elok di adu tandang, jadi dalam pertandingan ini mereka wajib bisa meraih tiga poin. Namun yang pasti pekerjaan itu tidak akan berjalan dengan gampang.

Pasukan Antonio Conte telah menjadi klub yang terbaik di Italia trend ini. Bahkan mereka belum terkalahkan di liga dengan menjaga rekor kemenangan 100 persen dan juga memuncaki klasemen grup.

Kedatangan Alexis Sanchez dan Romelu Lukaku telah memperkuat serangan mereka, dan di bawah asuhan  Conte, mereka sudah mulai berkembang dalam memperkuat lini pertahanan mereka. Di mana, sejauh ini mereka hanya kebobolan tiga gol dalam enam pertandingan di  Liga Champions. Dengan tuan rumah ditambah lagi mereka menghadapi banyaknya  pemain yang cedera, tentu akan menarik untuk melihat bagaimana pertandingan ini berjalan.


Head to head Barcelona vs Inter Milan:

Musim yang kemudian kedua tim ini diadu satu sama lain di kompetisi ini.

Kemudian tim dari Spanyol tersebut tetap tak terkalahkan di kedua pertandingan.

Di venue ini, pertemuan sebelumnya menghasilkan kemenangan kandang dengan scor 2-0.

Di Camp Nou, tim tuan rumah tersebut memegang rekor kemenangan 100%.

Italia belum mencetak gol di stadion ini.

Prediksi Barcelona vs Inter Milan

Juara bertahan Liga Spanyol ini tentu memiliki keunggulan sangkar sendiri, akan tetapi mereka kehilangan banyak pemain sebab cidera. Tidak adanya Lionel Messi, Ousmane Dembele, Ansu Fati, dan Jordi Alba pasti sangat terasa bagi skuad ini. Di atas semua itu, musuh mereka telah tampil gemilang di musim ini, dengan mereka memuncaki klasemen Seri A, dengan mendaftarkan kemenangan 100 persen.

Prediksi Skor: Barcelona 2-1 Inter Milan.

Geram! Timnas U-19 Indonesia Masuk Grup Neraka, Netizen Minta Balaskan Dendam Kepada Pemain Ini

Geram! Timnas U-19 Indonesia Masuk Grup Neraka, Netizen Minta Balaskan Dendam kepada Pemain Ini
19 Mei 2018
Babak pengundian grup (drawing) Piala Asia U-19 telah rilis di Hotel Fairmont, Senayan, Jakarta Pusat, Jumat (18/5/2018).
Dari hasil drawing tersebut, timnas U-19 Indonesia berada dalam grup neraka.

Timnas U-19 Indonesia tergabung ke dalam Grup A bersama Uni Emirat Arab, Qatar, dan Taiwan.

Pada pembagian grup ini, ada satu negara yang mencuri perhatian netizen.

Ya, negara tersebut tidak lain yaitu Qatar.

Seperti diketahui, salah satu striker berdarah Indonesia masuk dalam timnas U-19 Qatar, yaitu Andri Syahputra.

Andri Syahputra memang tengah menjadi bulan-bulanan netizen Indonesia, semenjak beliau menolak untuk membela timnas U-19 Indonesia demi membela Qatar.

Nyinyiran netizen yang ditujukan kepada Andri Syahputra pun tak terbantahkan dan semakin menjadi dan timnas U-19 Indonesia pun diminta untuk bisa menaklukan Qatar.

Selain itu, Piala Asia U-19 mampu dijadikan pembuktian atas performa timnas U-19 Indonesia yang sempat menurun.

Sekadar diketahui, sebelumnya nama Andri Syahputra sempat masuk dalam 12 pemain Indonesia di luar negeri yang akan dipanggil oleh PSSI untuk seleksi Timnas U-19 pada Maret 2017.

Namun, Andri Syahputra menetapkan ogah untuk mengikuti seleksi tersebut dan lebih memilih tetap berada di Qatar.

Menurut sang ayah, Agus Sudarmanto, Andri menolak panggilan Timnas U-19 Indonesia alasannya adalah alasan pendidikan.

Dan dikala timnas U-19 Indonesia bakal bersua dengan Qatar, netizen pun menginginkan anak asuh Indra Sjafri membalaskan "dendam" ke Andri Syahputra.

"Semoga Indonesia bikin malu si andri!!!," tulis akun @fahmi.saifullah

"Siap-siap nonton sang pemain mahir dari Qatar yang enggak mau bela timnas Indonesia," tulis akun @fauzzii_rizaawaa91

"Ketemu Qatar seru nih secara Qatar ada pemain Indonesia yang membela Qatar pasti udah pada tau lah yakin Egy bakal ngalahin Qatar," tulis akun @absall070716

"Ni seru Qatar vs Indonesia ada Andry di Qatar, andry vs Egy," tulis akun @mhmmd.rifqi93


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