report: after a long standing transfer tussle that has stretched for eons or months, the lobos have finally announced that they have captured zhentan ibrahuimovic.
after erratic commitment problems by the team's forwards such as cristiano zhipengo, and injury problems to key players cesc fatzegas and ronaldinho tay, the new striker will hopefully link up with the his new teammates soon. the only uninjured and good-natured forward in the team, kai-jan huitelaar, will be hoping to make a bang with this new acquisition.
gaffer hoberto mancini has never kept secret his desire to sign his old friend. the two go a long way back from their playing days in tchs fc, when kicking around in a muddy field with zhentan's twin brother zhoutan. in that not-so-distant past, ibrahuimovic was a terror for opposing defences, as former tchs old boys in the hornyteam will attest to. never an extremely quick forward, he made it up with clinical finishing and unnerving skill. in short, a lethal weapon.
'i tried persuading him since the formation of lobos. but that cok always don't want to commit. need a weedic to convince him.' said hoberto in the usual press conference. 'aiyah, weedic or no weedic, just glad that stupid bong has joined.'
many of of the team have expressed delight at this new addition. faberto carlos was from tchs fc too, while the others are looking forward to playing with him. a ronaldinho tay-zhentan ibrahuimovic combination looks bloody deadly. leo chunavaro will be disappointed that he will not strike for lobos again, but then again, defence is much more suited for him.
on paper, the array of lobos attack looks mouth-watering. with cong scholes moved back to the role of a libero, there is still ronaldinho, zhipengo, huitelaar, hoberto/joe ho. and now zhentan.
the new lobo will be hoping to make his debut next week, assuming there is a friendly match.
inothernews: carebears united have expressed interest in lobos keeper edwin wee der leong, after the custodian denied them victory in a recent match with a string of inhuman saves. this is not the first time cb united has wanted a lobo, after the ronaldinho desire. manager hoberto mancini, despite falling out with wee der leong some time ago over wdl's sister winnie, has nonetheless slammed the press for suggesting that he might move his player.
'smlj. i don't even like his sister.' hoberto was quoted while throwing cookery at the army of journalists at canteen 5 restaurant.
with close friends such as bobby gerrard and fatzegas in the team, there is no way wee der leong would want a move away. neither would he be allowed to. and that is the end of it.
Friday, August 24, 2007
Sunday, August 19, 2007
match report
score: carebears united 3 el lobos 3
scorers: leonard 1, likoon (on-loan) 1, jiaxuan 1
attendance: 26.000
report: only four lobos turned up for this match, and the carebears kindly offered to loan the team a forward for numbers. before the match details, the gaffer would like to thank the dudes who bothered to make it down for the match after giving their word. tay, my apologies, sms malfunction.
the team started with wee leong in goal, sum and leo as the defence, jx and carebears' striker likoon as forwards.
as with every other team we have faced since the very beginning, the opposition drew first blood. one of the carebear's forwards latched onto a loose ball and drove it home. leonard drew us on level terms soon after after a forage up front by sum. a nice cross from the former ny guy, and an opportunist finish from the player striving to make the goal scoring role his. anyway, leo was suffering from bouts of hangover, so the goal was really a relief.
a horrendous backpass from jx brought the carebears level. playing without both his big toenails, the manager/player did what he had always been preaching - no square balls under pressurizing circumstances. a series of industrious solo runs did not bring respite, except a very nasty injury from the hottest guy in ntu hss. but luckily, li koon managed to finish a one on one opportunity, which once again evened things out.
fatigue was one main concern, and despite wee leong's efforts in keeping everything out, the carebear's forward did what he had threatened to do from the very beginning. getting the ball completely clear on the left, he took a swing at it which finally eluded wl, and giving the carebears their lead, which they sought to protect.
jx finally got his goal with a nice backflick after confusion in the opposition defence. and 3-3 it was.
manofthematch: wee leong
everyone played well, even jx. but you can't deny a dude the award when he dives full-length on the concrete floor just to prevent a rebound. the sort of attitute every lobo should strive for.
moanofthematch: i can't believe out of 13 players we can't get 6.
quoteofthematch: 'jiu shi ze yang ah? ARH?' a sum in total disbelief at four lobos out of thirteen.
conclusion: one question. team attitude and commitment.
score: carebears united 3 el lobos 3
scorers: leonard 1, likoon (on-loan) 1, jiaxuan 1
attendance: 26.000
report: only four lobos turned up for this match, and the carebears kindly offered to loan the team a forward for numbers. before the match details, the gaffer would like to thank the dudes who bothered to make it down for the match after giving their word. tay, my apologies, sms malfunction.
the team started with wee leong in goal, sum and leo as the defence, jx and carebears' striker likoon as forwards.
as with every other team we have faced since the very beginning, the opposition drew first blood. one of the carebear's forwards latched onto a loose ball and drove it home. leonard drew us on level terms soon after after a forage up front by sum. a nice cross from the former ny guy, and an opportunist finish from the player striving to make the goal scoring role his. anyway, leo was suffering from bouts of hangover, so the goal was really a relief.
a horrendous backpass from jx brought the carebears level. playing without both his big toenails, the manager/player did what he had always been preaching - no square balls under pressurizing circumstances. a series of industrious solo runs did not bring respite, except a very nasty injury from the hottest guy in ntu hss. but luckily, li koon managed to finish a one on one opportunity, which once again evened things out.
fatigue was one main concern, and despite wee leong's efforts in keeping everything out, the carebear's forward did what he had threatened to do from the very beginning. getting the ball completely clear on the left, he took a swing at it which finally eluded wl, and giving the carebears their lead, which they sought to protect.
jx finally got his goal with a nice backflick after confusion in the opposition defence. and 3-3 it was.
manofthematch: wee leong
everyone played well, even jx. but you can't deny a dude the award when he dives full-length on the concrete floor just to prevent a rebound. the sort of attitute every lobo should strive for.
moanofthematch: i can't believe out of 13 players we can't get 6.
quoteofthematch: 'jiu shi ze yang ah? ARH?' a sum in total disbelief at four lobos out of thirteen.
conclusion: one question. team attitude and commitment.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
friendly on 19th august, sunday
venue: NIE futsal court
match time: 0900
water parade: 0845
opponents: carebears united
last result: (win 2-0)
a friendly match with the nicest team, a good way to kickstart the new season. let's hope injuries and rough play do not marr the occasion.
currentsituation: we'll have just the minimum number of people for this. wee theng and possible-new-forward zhenhui have some nbs bash; liangfa has something on, and so has congjing. yewtze has his tuition, bob has his catwalking. huikai hasn't yet replied, so the rest will have to make do.
tay will be trying out his knee, zhipeng will attempt to offset the new signing, sum to prove his indispensability one more time, leo to show he is no nus slouch, wee leong to bring his sis along, and jx to shout tactics from the bench hoping huikai comes, if not the gaffer has to sweat.
opposition: they are caring dudes, so we'll just have a friendly game. for further info, refer to previous post.
conclusion: just a warm-up game. no violence please.
probable line-up: wee leong, sum, leonard, jiaxuan, yuxian, zhipeng
venue: NIE futsal court
match time: 0900
water parade: 0845
opponents: carebears united
last result: (win 2-0)
a friendly match with the nicest team, a good way to kickstart the new season. let's hope injuries and rough play do not marr the occasion.
currentsituation: we'll have just the minimum number of people for this. wee theng and possible-new-forward zhenhui have some nbs bash; liangfa has something on, and so has congjing. yewtze has his tuition, bob has his catwalking. huikai hasn't yet replied, so the rest will have to make do.
tay will be trying out his knee, zhipeng will attempt to offset the new signing, sum to prove his indispensability one more time, leo to show he is no nus slouch, wee leong to bring his sis along, and jx to shout tactics from the bench hoping huikai comes, if not the gaffer has to sweat.
opposition: they are caring dudes, so we'll just have a friendly game. for further info, refer to previous post.
conclusion: just a warm-up game. no violence please.
probable line-up: wee leong, sum, leonard, jiaxuan, yuxian, zhipeng
Sunday, August 12, 2007
dudes, we'll have a match against some bukit panjang dudes next week, so make yourselves free. too much inaction... many teams have missed us.
might be getting a forward on loan. once anything is confirmed will, as usual, have the press conference. tay is okay, by the way, but we don't want to stress him yet.
guys, new term, new goals. but lobos, we are still.
might be getting a forward on loan. once anything is confirmed will, as usual, have the press conference. tay is okay, by the way, but we don't want to stress him yet.
guys, new term, new goals. but lobos, we are still.
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