Lebanon Football Thread 2009 [R]

YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! damn we suck so badddddd

 

East Bengal are looking to sign Safa player Ramez Dayoub. Is this a wise move?

http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1097

 

Mazan Moslehe signed for KSV Superfund , Austria Div 1

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapfenberger_SV

 

Who is he... Has he been to Lebanon, or grew up in germany? Is he going to pick Lebanon or germany as a national team to play for? Btw we need to a 2010 season thread ... And we need FCMB back to update us from Lebanon

 

New Delhi, Aug 6 (PTI) Holders India will take on Palestine in the opening match of the 14th Nehru Cup international football tournament at the Ambedkar Stadium here on August 19.

India, who beat Syria 1-0 in the 2007 final, have been placed in Group A along with Lebanon and Palestine, who replaced Thailand after the South East Asian country refused to send their national 'A' team.

Syria, Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka made up the Group B. The group matches will be played in a round-robin format and the top two teams will qualify for the semifinals to be played on August 27 and 28.

The final will be played on August 31 while the third place play-off will be played on August 30.

http://www.ptinews.com/news/215126_India-to-take-on-Palestine-in-Nehru-Cup-opener

 

Palestine been dropped from Nehru Cup, they tried to field a club team.

http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1413

New draw tomorrow.

Lebanon`s team and preparations for Nehru Cup ?

 

wow!!! and here in Indonesia many local players got more than $5000 every month ( plus bonus etc) even the locals whom played in our NT got $10000/month, ..man we should signed lebaneses players

 

Yeah Lebanon is pretty low on wages, players have to work other jobs too ...

 

The Lebanese Football Federation has released their squad for the upcoming ONGC Nehru Cup 2009...


Lebanon Squad

1-Lary Mehanna (Al Ansar)
2-Ali Al Saadi (Safa)
3-Ahmad El Khodor (Al Ansar)
4-Hussein Amine (Al Ansar)
5-Hassan Daher (Shabab El Sahel)
6-Ali El Atat (Mabarrah)
7-Hassan Maatouk (Ahed)
8-Mohamad Korhani (Safa)
9-Hussein Dakik (Ahed)
10-Abbas Ahmad Atwi (Nijmeh)
13-Akram Moghrabi (Nijmeh)
14-Amer Khan (Safa)
15-Ali Yaakoub (Nijmeh)
16-Mohamad Baker Younes (Al Ansar)
17-Mahmoud El Ali (Ahed)
18-Hamze Abboud (Safa)
19-Ali Hamam (Nijmeh)
21-Elias Freije (Nijmeh)
22-Mohamad Ghaddar (Nijmeh)
24-Bilal Cheikh El Najjarine (Nijmeh)

http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1425

 

when is the cup?

 

its the host nation what do you expect... I just want us to finish the match, that would be a good progress.

 

Team news ahead of the first match in Nehru Cup:

• Lebanon had an hour’s training at the Janki Devi Memorial College.
• The team focused more on team building and combination.
• Training started with a running session for 10 minutes followed by another 15 minutes warm up with the ball.
• Later they concentrated on short passing and shooting

Mathc Preview: http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1474

It is interesting to see the questions fired at India coach Bob Houghton these days. When he took up the job three years ago, the questions were how far he thought India would progress in a particular tournament. But two title triumphs in two years and the Englishman has certainly turned a lot of skeptics over to his side.


On the eve of the ONGC Nehru Cup India are certainly one of the favourites, whatever be their FIFA rankings. For this credit must go to ‘Bob the Builder’ who has successfully moulded a ragtag bunch of players into a dedicated group of India players, who seem determined and confident to give of their best.

Now there’s talks of a hattrick of titles at Ambedkar Stadium and India certainly have the wherewithal to make it happen. They start their campaign this year against Lebanon, to whom they suffered their biggest defeat in the last two years – a 1-4 drubbing in a World Cup qualifier. But times have changed and the Lebanese coach admitted that India have improved a lot in this period.

“We played India twice but they have improved a lot in these two years,” said coach Emile Rustom. If there’s anything worrying Houghton ahead of tomorrow’s match, then it is the physique of the Lebanese players. “Three of the four goals we conceded against Lebanon were from set pieces where height played an important factor,” said Houghton.

When Houghton took charge, the average height was 172 centimetres which has improved to 178. They will be up against the tall Lebanese players and that will be an interesting test for India.

But Nehru Cup is just a cog, albeit a vital one, in Houghton’s bigger plans – the 2011 Asian Cup. The tour of Barcelona was the first step in that direction. The month-long camp there, besides the 11 days spent in Dubai, has put the boys in high spirits.

From skipper Bhaichung Bhutia to newcomer Subhas Singh, there’s a lot of confidence brimming over. Bhutia, despite his club related problems, is the undisputable leader and is still hungry for goals despite 16 years in the game. His partner upfront, Sunil Chetri, is struggling a bit with his ankle injury but is likely to play some part in the later stages of the Nehru Cup.

As for the rest of the squad, barring minor injuries to Samir Naik, N Mohanraj and Rakesh Masih and fever -- as in Renedy Singh’s case – the rest are in fine fettle.

Youngsters like Subhas, Jagpreet Singh, Govin Singh, Arindam Bhattacharya, Masih, Baldeep Singh, N Mohanraj won’t be a part of the Nehru Cup squad but will gain vital experience being part of the 20-member team and watching the competition unfold. Among the seniors Clifford Miranda finds left out.

Lebanon, on their part are without four important players, two of whom are playing in Germany and one at East Bengal with the other one injured. Transfer related problems between Safa SC and East Bengal saw Ramiz Dayoub dropped for the tournament but the coach put on was game to brace face.

With the Ambedkar Stadium getting decked up for the occasion – though concerns remain about the turf after the Independence Day celebrations carried out there – India versus Lebanon match promises to be a humdinger, one that could put the Nehru Cup back in the spotlight after the fiasco with the Palestinian team.

And what if India fail to win the tournament. Then there’s always the next one to look forward to, for the Asian Cup is still 18 months away and that’s when we get a true measure of our potential. Till then let us sit back and enjoy the game.

 

Live :

http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1475

Match start 14.00 GMT , 15.00 CET

 

India 0-1 Lebanon
Goals: 0-1 Ali Al Saadi (4')

 

Happy Now ?

India - Lebanon 0-1 FT

 

Ouuuffff that a relief win!!!! on to Sri Lanka. Did you see the game Johnny? Do you have a video of the goal? We beat the host nation infront of their supporters, I felt the second half we were tired a bit... And Ali Al Saadi won MOTM do you think he can play in Europe?

 

Im sorry did not see the match , I will post a video if I find it.

 

Friday, 21. August 2009 - Sanjay Kumar

Today's match between Sri Lanka and Lebanon has been called off due to heavy rain in the capital.


The ground is certainly is not playable and filled with water on either side. "The ground is not in the best condition and that's why the match has been called off," told Alberto Colaco, AIFF General Secretary.

The Sri Lanka vs Lebanon match will be played tomorrow and the match schedule has been pushed back by a day. "We have decided to postpone today’s match due to heavy rain in the ground and now the match will be played tomorrow," said Chuang Chin Fan, Match Commissioner.

The group stage was scheduled to finish off on August 28, but will be shifted to August 29 according to the new development. The date for the final remain unchanged and the match will be played on August 31.

http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1516

 

Im sorry but Lebanon score....

1-2 HT