Nah! The context it was said, was about Roma being strong and rich enough for paying the same wages. But the problem still the same (hopefully it will change for a poritive direction for us), Vucinic wants to leave, and Sabatini cannot deny it. Otherwise all he would had to say is, that Vucinic is a Roma player under contract till 2013. Instead he says in every interview, that Vucinic wants to leave, and we want him to stay. He knows, that a player unwilling to stay, no matter how talented is, worst then a less talented and more committed player. Then it's better to sell him for a higher price then we would get next year, when we have to sell him, and finding a new talented player.
He says Mirko Vucinic wants to leave because that's the question he's being asked on a daily basis. No one is asking him if Mirko Vucinic is under contract until 2013. Again if Cristiano Ronaldo was made to do one last year at Man United. I don't see why Mirko Vucinic can't. Even if he has an awful year like this year, he will still bag you 10 goals on the wings. How many other wingers in Serie A give you those numbers?
An African adventure - why Cameroon's Carlos Kameni is a risk for Roma The Espanyol keeper is set to join the Stadio Olimpico side in a €2 million deal but he will have to combine his shot-stopping strength with composure and concentration in Serie A By Ben Hayward Few Espanyol fans will be surprised by the likely departure of goalkeeper Carlos Kameni to Roma this summer. The Cameroonian has been linked with a move for each of the last three years and when he failed to turn up on the first day of pre-season training last week, an exit appeared inevitable. Now, it's a reality, and while many Espanyol followers will have mixed feelings about the player's prospective transfer, few will be mourning his likely loss. The Barcelona-based club looked to have struck gold with Kameni. The goalkeeper caught the attention of the Catalan outfit following a match-winning performance in the Olympic final in 2000, thwarting Spain with a string of sensational saves as a 16-year-old in Sydney to become the youngest-ever footballer to win a gold medal. A difficult period in France with Le Havre followed, but the keeper remained on Espanyol's radar and, advised by former Cameroon No. 1 Thomas Nkono, he sealed a move to Spain in 2004. Agile and athletic, Kameni impressed immediately and became first-choice keeper in his second season at the club. Fans were wowed by his rapid reflexes and his ability to make seemingly impossible interventions. His performance in the 0-0 draw with champions and city rivals Barcelona won wider acclaim, as he denied Frank Rijkaard's side with a series of stunning stops, including a brilliant one-handed effort to repel an Andres Iniesta drive. But Kameni was capable of the very best and the very worst - the sublime and also the ridiculous. Two very poor mistakes gifted a 2-0 win to Osasuna the following season, while there was another high-profile error against Athletic Bilbao. The Cameroonian eventually lost his place to Gorka Iraizoz, but won it back the following season and has kept it ever since. SNAPSHOT | CARLOS KAMENI (Espanyol & Cameroon) More on Kameni Age: 27 Value: €2m Intl caps: 60 Position: Goalkeeper Espanyol apps: 222 10-11 apps: 35 In five words: Agile, athletic, flexible, unpredictable, volatile "My mistakes will make me mature," he vowed, and they have. Nevertheless, the 27-year-old is still prone to moments of madness now and again. Espanyol fans often marvel at the African's agility and shot-stopping, but there is usually one heart-in-the-mouth moment per game at Cornella, be it an ill-advised charge off his goal line, a risky dribble outside the box or an unwise attempt to come and claim a cross that should be left to his defenders. Such sorties can be costly and the Cameroonian was at fault for at least two - and arguably all three - goals in his side's 3-2 defeat at Almeria back in February, when the keeper's early lapses of concentration allowed the Andalusians to race into a 3-0 lead. At Roma, Kameni will be under the intense spotlight and scrutiny of a big club for the first time in his career. The Cameroonian will be handed the starting spot at Stadio Olimpico next term, ahead of Julio Sergio and the soon-to-depart Alexander Doni. But, he will need to add improved composure and concentration to his game in the high-pressure atmosphere of Serie A, where one mistake can be crucial and games are often tight, decided by the smallest of details. Discipline could be an issue as well. Kameni squared up to a supporter in 2008-09, fought with team-mate Gregory Beranger the same season and has fallen out with coaches at Cameroon as well, while public criticism of the club for a perceived lack of ambition appears to have hastened the custodian's departure. In Rome, such behaviour is unlikely to be tolerated. Roma represents a step up for Kameni - but the keeper must step up as well. Coach Luis Enrique has clearly highlighted the potential of the undoubtedly talented African and he must now find just how to coax the brilliant best out of the 27-year-old as the player nears his peak. Tame this Indomitable Lion, and the African's adventure at Roma is likely to be a roaring success.
My 2 sense on the Kameni rumors. Getting him for 2 million is a steal and good business. He is 27, the best keeper in Africa. Losing him for 1 month would stink but we can get over it. He wants to win and is extremely competitive. He is leaving Espanyol because he said they have no drive and dont have a winning mentality. I love it. He is no Doni, I was very impressed with him at the last World Cup.
He doesn't need to asnwer everytime, that yes Vucinic wants to leave - he says it, because he uses it for his purposes. The character of Ronaldo and Vucinic is very different, so I don't think the result will be the same. Secondly Vucinic is not playing like a real winger, but a second striker, coming from the wing. 10 goals from a striker (not winger) at his level won't be enough, as it wasn't enough this year. And before you say it is the same, no it's not. You won't see Vucinic running down the line to make crosses, but him coming from the left side into the box, using the advantage of his right foot, or soaring on the middle, and quite rarely from the right. You can see Totti going to the wings, and kicking crosses from left or right side with both legs, but you won't see Vucinc do that. It's not his play, because he is not a winger, he is a striker. And that exactly was his role in Roma, and the crosses were coming from Riise (or other LB), or Totti, or Menez, not Vucinic.
As awesome a talent as Vuci is, I for one won't shed a tear when he's gone. The guy's constant belly-aching over the past couple of seasons have grown kinda tiresome. One less egotistical primadonna.
Transfers and Rumors: TRANSFERS IN: Bojan Krkic (Barcelona-Spain) Striker LOAN PENDING Marco Borriello (Milan-Italy) Striker 10m Jose Angel (Sporting Gijon-Spain) Left Back 4.5m Erik Lamela (River Plate-Argentina) Midfielder 14m (?) Total Money Spent: 28.5 Rumors: Name (Club-Country) Position A: Ricky Alvarez (Velez Sarsfield-Argentina) Attacking Midfielder Marco Amelia (Genoa-Italy) Goalkeeper Cristian Ansaldi (Rubin Kazan-Italy) Left/Right Back Youssef El-Arabi (Caen-Morocco) Striker Kojo Asamoah (Udinese-Ghana) Centre/Left Midfielder B: Federico Balzaretti (Palermo-Italy) Left Back Cesare Bovo (Palermo-Italy) Centreback Michael Bradley (Bayern Munchenglabach-USA) Centre Midfielder Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus-Italy) Goalkeeper C: Carlos Henrique Casimiro (Sao Paulo-Brazil) Midfielder Mattai Cassani (Palermo-Italy) Right Back Julio Cesar (Inter-Brazil) Goalkeeper Gael Clichy (Arsenal-France) Left Wingback Kevin Constant (LB Chateauroux/Chievo-Guinea) Centre-Midfielder Domenico Criscito (Genoa-Italy) Left Back D: Andres D'Alessandro (Internacional-Argentina) Attacking Midfielder/Winger Leandro Damiao (Internacional-Brazil) Striker Denilson (Arsenal-Brazil) Centre-Midfielder Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy-USA) Asshat E: F: Fernando (Porto-Brazil) Midfielder G: Fernando Gago (Real Madrid-Argentina) Defensive Midfielder Leonel Galeano (Independiete-Argentina) Centreback Lucho Gonzalez (Marseille-Argentina) Midfielder H: Samir Handanovic (Udinese-Slovenia) Goalkeeper Abel Hernandez (Palermo-Uruguay) Striker Gonzalo Higuain (Real Madrid-Argentina) Striker I: Mauricio Isla (Udinese-Chile) Wingback/Midfielder J: Jermaine Jones (Shalke-USA) Midfielder K: Carlos Kameni (Espanyol-Cameroon) Goalkeeper Kaka (Real Madrid-Brazil) Attacking Midfielder Simon Kjaer (Wolfsburg-Denmark) Centreback Niko Kranjcar (Tottenham-Croatia) Attacking Midfielder L: Erik Lamela (River Plate-Argentina) Attacking Midfielder Ânderson Luís da Silva (Benfica-Brazil) Centreback Vagner Love (CSKA Moscow-Brazil)Striker Diego Lugano (Fenerbahce-Argentina) Centreback Romelu Lukaku (Anderlecht-Belgium) Striker M: Marko Marin (Werder Breman- Germany) Winger/Attacking Midfielder Alejandro Martinuccio (Penarol-Argentina) Striker/Winger Javier Mascherano (Barcelona- Argentina) Defensive Midfielder Juan Manuel Mata (Valencia-Spain) Winger Jeremy Mathieu(Valencia-France) Left Back Gabriel Milito (Barcelona-Argentina) Centreback Martin Montoya (Barcelona-Spain) Right Back Thiago Motta (Inter-Italy) Midfielder N: Neymar (Santos-Brazil) Stiker/Winger O: P: Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors-Argentina) Attacking Midfielder Javier Pastore (Palermo-Argentina) Attacking Midfielder Lukas Podolski (FC Koln-Germany) Forward/Attacking Midfielder Andrea Poli (Sampdoria-Italy) Midfielder Q: R: Rafael (Santos-Brazil) Goalkeeper Ganston Ramirez (Bologna-Uruguay) Attacking Midfielder/Forward Sandro Ranieri (Tottenham-Brazil) Defensive Midfielder Rolando (Porto-Portugal) Centreback Oriol Romeu (Barcelona-Spain) Defensive Midfielder S: Mario Santana (Fiorentina-Argentina) Right Wing/Attacking Midfielder Stefan Savic (Partizan-Montenegro) Centreback Phil Senderos (Fulham-Switzerland) Centreback Silvio Manuel Pereira (Sporting Braga-Portugal) Fullback Salvatore Sirigu (Palermo-Italy) Goalkeeper Alex Song (Arsenal-Cameroon) Defensive Midfielder/Centreback Jonathan Soriano (Barcelona-Spain) Forward Maarten Stekelenburg (Ajax-Netherlands) Goalkeeper Marco Storari (Juventus-Italy) Goalkeeper Denis Stracqualursi (Tigre-Argentina) Striker Jeffran Suarez (Barcelona-Venezuela) Forward/Winger T: Rafael Toloi (Goias-Brazil) Centreback Ivan Tomecak (Dinamo Zagreb-Croatia) Right Winger/Fullback Vasilis Torosidis (Olympiacos-Greece) Right Back/Wingback/Midfielder U: V: Juan Manuel Vargas (Fiorentina-Peru) Left Wingback/Attacking Midfielder Marco Verratti (Pescara-Italy) Midfielder Emiliano Viviano (Bologna/Inter-Italy) Goalkeeper W: Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax-Netherlands) Right Back X: Y: Z: Pablo Zabaleta (Man City-Argentina) Left Back Christian Zapata (Udinese-Columbia) CentreBack ***UPDATED*** If you can please link the article as well when mentioning a new name.
No worries man...the stats were goon him, but the site isn't the same as it used to be. I stopped reading the past couple years. I'm addicted to Football Italia. I must check that site out at least 20x a day.
@DCU: Krkic transfer isn't done yet, while you forgot to add Lamela, who is a Roma player. In other news, Menez to Marseille??? http://www.forzaroma.info/calciomercato-as-roma/48017-dalla-francia-menez-al-marsiglia.html
Thanks for the heads up. I follow Roma and Sporting avidly (i.e. the other clubs I just kind of watch on t.v. if they're on). I read a tonne of Portuguese soccer rags, but don't really have anything for Roma, except Sky.it and romagallorossi.it, so I really have no idea where to get updates. Anything I post here is I just try to provide info to people who don't hop around reading.
I understand. I know Sporting fans as well. Some very dedicated avid supporters. I like to think since i'm a Roma fan i'm far superior lol
Heinze is 33. Maybe they're looking to him for depth. He can and has played both inside and outside in the back. If that's what they're looking at him for it could be decent for a year or two on free.
Following Sporting and Roma is like watching NFL Football and Hockey. Two totally different situations, different economies, different leagues, different challenges, different types of players and different overall tactical schemes teams used. I would like to think it makes me more well-rounded. If I lived in Rome or Lisbon, I could see the "Roma is religion, and there is no one else" argument, but I'm far removed from both....plus I just love watching footy all day on weekends
It's very difficult being a supporter from abroad. I've never been to Italy or a game and lack that Ultra mentality. Here in North America, i have that NHL, NBA, NFL mentality. Where we have fans...not Ultras. Everyone is 'politically correct' here. That's why i invest so much time on these forums...keeps me connected to the true tifosi. I would be one of those fans that turn up at the training grounds yelling at Vucinic.
Now we know why Monaco was so eager to let him go. Their coach was wasn't praising him him either when they sold him. We should of known better.