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martes, 23 de octubre de 2012

Klopp: "We don't fear Madrid, but we respect them a lot"

"We're going into the game in a confident mood after our performance against Manchester City and we hope we'll be able to put in a good display."


CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | BORUSSIA DORTMUND V REAL MADRID


23/10/2012


Borussia Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp spoke to the press ahead of his side's Champions League tie with Real Madrid on Wednesday.

What's the situation with your three injured players?
The situation is different for each player. [Marcel] Schmelzer is recovering well, and so is [Mario] Gotze but [Ilkay] Gundogan has only been able to train with our fitness coach. I still don't know which players will be in the starting line-up and who'll be on the bench, but I can say that Schmelzer and Götze will be in the squad.

How important are Mats Hummels and Neven Subotic to Borussia's philosophy?
They are two crucial players who are vital to the squad. They are both very modern centre-backs, who do a great job defensively and are very technical. They have an excellent vision of play and they are very strong in the air. They are the ones that start our attacks.

How would you compare Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski? Who is more likely to score in the game?
Now is not the time to make comparisons. We're very happy to have Lewandowski and if people want to know more about him, I recommend they watch him during training sessions and matches.

What type of game are you expecting?
It's going to be a great challenge. Madrid have grabbed my attention in several games, especially their game against Ajax in Amsterdam [which Madrid won 4-1], where they really impressed me. They surprised me a lot during that game, especially Marcelo, who was playing with an injury. We'll have to be at our best in terms of discipline and we'll have to try and stop Xabi Alonso and especially Cristiano, Ángel Di María, Gonzalo Higuaín and Karim Benzema. We're going into the game confident after our performance against Manchester City and we hope we'll be able to put in a good display.

Do you think a club the size of Madrid will be affected by the injuries to Marcelo, Álvaro Arbeloa and Fabio Coentrao?
Perhaps it won't be easy to replace Marcelo, but Michael Essien played well [against Celta, at left-back] despite being played out of position. The other full back will be Ramos, who will be playing in his natural position, where he has played for most of his career. But I don't think the fact they have a few players injured will be a big advantage for us.

Do you fear Madrid due to their ability to break up the play or due to their decisiveness in front of goal?
I would never use the word fear, but we have a lot of respect for Madrid. Their key player is Alonso, because he is the one who starts the play, it's because of him that they can launch their attacks. We won't wait for them to attack us, we'll try and impose ourselves on the game. Our defence will be focusing on whoever has the ball.

Borussia Dortmund have never lost a game in the Champions League after losing in the league [they lost to Schalke on the weekend]. Will Madrid have to settle for a draw, then?
The journalist who has come up with this question is a specialist in pointless statistics.
Lukasz Piszcek has renewed his contract for another year. What did you make of that, given that Madrid were willing to pay 10 million euros for him?
I'm delighted he has renewed his contract because I get on with him very well in person and I like the way he plays. That price tag is attached by scouts and it's not the price we have said he is worth.



"You don't win seven Tours by eating lettuce and spaghetti"

"Why on earth would I be surprised that Armstrong doped? There are no heroes in cycling. And no Supermen either. But drugs meant the riders with the most money were the best."

JESÚS MANZANO

23/10/2012


Former Spanish cyclist Jesús Manzano, who almost died after an ill-fated blood transfusion, has declared that cycling is now in disarray due to the revelations that Lance Armstrong won his seven Tours de France by taking performance enhancing drugs.

Manzano, who used to ride for the Kelme team, gave an interview to AS in 2004 in which he gave details of how cyclists took drugs and managed to pass drugs tests.

"Armstrong was laughing at everyone, it's a total disgrace," he said in an interview with Spanish television station 'Cuatro' on Tuesday.

The Armstrong Case: "Why on earth would I be surprised that Armstrong doped? There are no heroes in cycling. And no Supermen either. It's very difficult to win the Tour de France seven times in a row. Who was Armstrong's doctor? [Michele] Ferrari. Who is Ferrari? The best doctor in the world. You can't turn a donkey into a racing horse. But drugs meant that the riders with the most money or the best doctors were the best. "

Armstrong's stronghold on the Tour: "You don't win a Tour in one day, you win it over 21 days. So, you're not just doping for one day. What Armstrong achieved wasn't normal, and he's a liar because he was laughing at everyone. Not just at the Spanish riders, but at everyone. It's an absolute disgrace."

The Tour prize money: "Where's all the money he won from the Tour gone? Just as [Alberto] Contador had to return his prize money [the Spaniard won the Tour in 2010 but was then found guilty of doping, handing the title to Andy Schleck], Armstrong should have to as well. If there's any fairness in the sport, then everyone has to be punished in the same way."

In reference to Contador: "You don't win seven Tours by eating spaghetti and lettuce. And if you eat a steak you don't test positive for clenbuterol [the drug Contador was found guilty of taking]. You would have to have eaten the entire cow, and no-one eats an entire cow."

Future of Cycling: "It has to start again from scratch, and everyone involved in the sport has to resign, starting with the directors, and new people have to come in and take over. But nothing will change.


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