Pellegrini: We respect Barcelona and City bigger than Manchester United

Today  18/02

Man City

19:45

Barcelona

For a controversial statement released by the Citizens coach about the match-up in the Champions League between City and Barca. 

Chilean coach of Manchester City Manuel Pellegrini coach Made heated rhetoric in the team press on the back of his match today against Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League football, and made ​​the statement contrary to his quiet nature where he opened fire on a neighbor in the city of Manchester United and downplayed payoff players this season compared to what provided by Manchester City's side.

Pellegrini spoke at the beginning of his speech about his intention not to change his offensive style, which follows it with his team since the start of the season, even if the opponent's size and strength of Barcelona... He said: "When you play against an important team like Barcelona should be looking for details of the job, but I think the most important thing is that we continue to play the same way we do every week in the Premier League."

He added: "Of course you cannot handle, and focus on the presence of Messi and just ignore the rest of the key players in Barcelona, but this does not mean we will think of a way to play defense."

On the presence of Manchester United as a competitor in the same competition... He said: "If we look only for this season, there is only one club in the city of Manchester City, which, of course, but you cannot overlook the previous years and the payoff Manchester United," warning that the City of Barcelona is much better than United.

The superiority of Barcelona over Manchester United twice in the final two copies of the Champions League in 2009 and 2011.

Chilean coach added: "We strive to be the largest and achieve more tournaments not only at the local level, but continental and international tournaments, and we strive to win in four tournaments together this season."

It must arouse Pellegrini statements Manchester United fans resentment strongly, as he may be the first time speaks Eng. Pellegrini this sharp tone and condescending since coming to the Premier League at the beginning of this season.

Coaches South American gives the Champions League extra "fun"

After the completion of the players and their brilliance in the Champions League comes round to the masterminds in the field of coaching review their experiences in the strongest competition.

Over the years of trying South American coaches succeeded in finally getting a decent standing in European football and will be a significant influence growing strongly with the start of the knockout in the Champions League.

Among the eight clubs will play go round this week there are three managers from South America.

And Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini Manchester City will meet Argentine Gerardo Martino, who leads Barcelona on Tuesday.

Martino said that he was responsible for Barcelona before the start of the season: "I was always interested in Pellegrini career in Europe and earlier when he was working as coach in South America."

He added: "He is one of the best coaches in the world, I'm very happy to confront him in this meeting."

And Atletico Madrid under the leadership of Argentina's Diego Simeone guest of Milan Wednesday in the tough face of to Seedorf, who will play his first game as a coach in the tournament which enjoyed a successful player.

Bayern will play away to Arsenal Wednesday in the same role for the second season in a row.

The group stage saw one surprise after the departure of Juventus former European champions at the hands of Galatasaray.

The ten clubs from among 16 teams this year reached the same stage of the competition last season, while City qualified for the first time in its history.

It Dominated by clubs of England and Germany on this role with the presence of four teams from each country, while the three representatives from Spain to the knockout round.

And Bayer Leverkusen will meet second-placed in Germany at home to Paris Saint-Germain French champions on Tuesday.

And will be held in four confrontations go round next week when Olympiakos plays with Manchester United and the English champions Zenit St Petersburg Russian with Borussia Dortmund and runners-Europe on February 25 this year.

Premiership leader Chelsea will also meet with Galatasaray and Schalke with Real Madrid on February 26.

The South American players left their mark on European football for a long time but until recently the coaches faced difficulties in adapting to, although their record shows that they have the necessary qualifications.

And Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreira continued for a few months with Spanish club Valencia after leading his team to the title of the 1994 World Cup as Argentina's Carlos Bianchi spent two brief periods with AS Roma and Atletico despite his successes with Boca Juniors and Velez Sarsfield.

As the failure of Argentine Ramon Diaz and Colombian Francisco Maturana repeat the success in Europe.

But the new generation of South American coaches adapt better although there is no clear link between the method of training for Pellegrini, Martino and Simeone.

Former Chilean defender Pellegrini took training five clubs in the country and then works in Ecuador and Argentina before a strongly etched his name in five years with Villarreal after he led the team to the semi-final of the Champions League in 2006.

Martino scored titles and one great coach after leading Newell's Old Boys to Argentine championships before taking over the leadership of Barcelona.

Martino took over the training of modest clubs in Argentina and then led Cerro Porteno and Libertad of Paraguay, which led the squad to five years to leave a positive impression.

Simeone is best known by his high Spirit combat while in the stadiums was within the ranks of Atletico, which has changed a lot with the return of Argentine midfielder to his training at the end of 2011.

Seedorf was born in the former Dutch colony of Suriname and finished his career with Botafogo Brazilian.

Seedorf Said to Milan site on the Internet, "the Brazilian league is very different and gave me a lot so that I could face this new adventure."

Seedorf added, who took over the leadership of Milan in January: "My experience with Botafogo helped me get ready for this new task."

He continued: "The match against Atletico will be a wonderful opportunity to cut a large step forward; we will play our way, because Milan always has something extra in the Champions League."

Mourinho: West Bromwich Albion deserved equalizer

Albion West Bromwich

1 – 1

Chelsea

Blues boss admits the failure of his team not killing the game early.

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho Admitted that the team West Bromwich Albion deserved a point after the failure of the Blues in the game and the lack of resolution, according to statements quoted by network "Sports Mall."

And Chelsea fell in a draw at home in front of West Bromwich Albion 1-1 in a match hosted by the Hawthorns Stadium on Tuesday evening at the matches of the 26th round of the Premier League.

Although Chelsea offers a view of the Serbian player Branislav Ivanovic in the 45th minute, but the Baggies could to modify the result with a sudden goal of made by the ​​player Victor Anichebe in 87 minutes.

After that the Blues missed the win, it became threatened with the loss of the lead in favor of Arsenal or Manchester City which will play the 26th round matches on Wednesday evening.

Mourinho said: "I think that West Bromwich was fortunate enough to nail a point from this match, we have controlled the game for more than 60 minutes, they could not enter the penalty box, but in 20 minutes they pressed and grabbed a tie and deserved point."

The Portuguese coach added: "We played too comfortably, and therefore missed the win; we had to take advantage of the opportunities that we have had to sign up in order to kill the game."

It is noteworthy that Chelsea did not win at West Bromwich Albion in their last three visits to his Hawthorns Stadium.

On the other hand, Chelsea midfielder Nemanja Matic believes that they were not lucky after the West Bromwich Albion equalizer 1-1 in a match where the Blues were Guests at The Hawthorns Stadium on Tuesday evening at the matches of the 26th round of the Premier League.

Moyes urges his players to continue their faith in his style

Coach of the Red Devils requires his players to continue on the same way and style that they always adopt.

the Scot David Moyes Urged players in the Manchester United to continue to play that style of his faith in order to be adopted out of the ordeal experienced by the Premier League champions.

And the United enters to its firearms meeting with Arsenal Wednesday, looking for the restoration of something of the glamor of last season after losing five of the nine games it played in 2014, in the Premier League, making it languishing in seventh place and nine points behind fourth place last qualification to the Champions League next season, and 15 behind leader Chelsea.

Moyes defended the tactics adopted by his team in Sunday's game against bottom club Fulham (2-2), at the same time expressing confidence in the ability of the players to the heart of things upside down.

Moyes said, who has so far failed to live up to the responsibility entrusted to him after becomes successor of compatriot legend Alex Ferguson at the end of last season, "these things get sometimes in football, you must be careful not to repeat them often., But I think that this season has seen some shifts (in the team) and we hope that we restore it in the future.”

And he continued, "You must continue to do the right things, we are doing the right things and we must continue in this direction of our career and then our luck will change, that's for sure."

On the other hand, Moyes denied News that talked about the heart of the defense, Rio Ferdinand will not travel with the team to Dubai for the wicker training camp at the end of this week as a result of periodic stops because of the FA Cup, which came out of them, "Red Devils" at the hands of Swansea City (1 - 2 in the third round).

And the British media talking that Ferdinand, aged 35 years, will announce his retirement but Moyes denied it, saying: "All that I can say that what has been written absurdities, trivial completely. We have a chance to rest for a few days and we will see later what happens. Very big game ahead of us in the Champions League (against Olympiakos) after a little more than a week (two weeks, particularly in the current 25). "

Moyes seemed confident of the ability of his team to achieve a result similar to that recorded back in the "Old Trafford" while overcoming Arsenal 1 - zero last November, adding, "We always try to return from there a good result. We achieved a good result against them here at Old Trafford earlier of the current season and we will try to do the same thing again. "

And he continued "We played better than (Arsenal) in many of the confrontations, but in that game we scored the goal and this is a sometimes difference, we will go out there to play, we're a team of high caliber and we hope to go there to show our real level and do what is required to get the three points.”

And Moyes ended "We played very well (against Fulham) in another match we were to score a lot of goals. Everyone telling me about the Statistics and the opportunities that we got, we got a lot of opportunities, which was enough to become winners."

Arsene Wenger

Arsene Wenger
Personal Information
Date of birth		22 October 1949
Place of Birth		Strasbourg, France
Height		6 ft. 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing Position		Uncertain
Club Information
Current Club		Arsenal Manager
Youth career
1963-1969		FC Duttlenheim
1969-1973		Mutzig
Senior career
years	Team	Apps+	Gls+
1969-1973	Mutzig
1973-1975	Mulhouse	56	4
1975-1978	ASPV Strasbourg
1978-1981	RC Strasbourg	11	0
Total		67	4
Teams managed
1984-1987		Nancy-Lorraine
1987-1994		AS Monaco
1995-1996		Nagoya Grampus Eight
1996-present		Arsenal