Masoud, Neko y Vadócz jugaron los 90 minutos

Los cinco internacionales rojillos jugaron entre el martes y el miércoles con sus respectivas selecciones. Los iraníes Maosud Shojaei y Javad Nekounam tuvieron en el choque contra Emiratos Árabes Unidos la cita más importante, ya que se trataba del único partido clasificatorio para el Mundial 2010.

Tanto el mediocentro como el extremo saltaron de inicio en Dubai y fue precisamente Masoud el autor del pase en el gol del empate iraní. Una asistencia suya para Karim Bagheri dio a los persas el 1-1 defintivo que les permite seguir vivos en la lucha por ir a la cita mundialista en Sudáfrica dentro de dos años.

Euskadi jugará contra Irán

La selección de fútbol de Euskadi se enfrentará este año en su tradicional partido de Navidades a un combinado conocido por la parroquia rojilla: la selección iraní de Masoud Shojaei y Javad Nekounam.

El encuentro se disputará en San Mamés el próximo 23 de diciembre, víspera de nochebuena, según ha informado hoy la Federación Vasca de Fútbol.

The football team of the Basque Country will play a friendly match against Iran on december 23rd, the Basque Football Federation announced today. The match will be played in Athletic Bilbao’s stadium, San Mamés, and Osasuna’s players Javad Nekounam and Masoud Shojaei will have the opportunity to play against some of their teammates.

¿Qué pasa con los iraníes?/What about the iranians?

Las últimas jornadas de Liga están deparando nefastos resultados para Osasuna. Si bien es cierto que esta pésima racha -ya era mala antes- coincide con la llegada de Camacho al banquillo, tampoco debemos pasar por alto que el peor juego del equipo esta ligado al malísimo estado de forma de Nekounam y Masoud.

La Liga´s last fixtures are bringing awful results for Osasuna. This terrible spell of bad games matches up with the arrival of new coach, José Antonio Camacho -it was bad, but not as bad with Ziganda- but we must not forget about the low form state of the two iranians.

Masoud deberá esperar/Masoud must wait

Después de una disputada jornada, la Comunidad Blogsasuna se ha decantado por un estrecho margen por seguir dejando en el banquillo a Masoud Shojaei en el próximo encuentro el sábado ante el Betis. De este modo, a la hora del cierre de la encuesta (16:00 h.), el resultado de la pregunta ‘¿Masoud titular?’ se ha saldado con 32 votos a favor de la suplencia del iraní y 30 votos en contra.

The Blogsasuna Community has talked after an intense debate about the convenience of Masoud’s presence in Osasuna’s starting line up. And, finally, the red supporters have decided to give the iranian player a break, with 32 votes in favour and 30 votes against Masoud’s return to the team.

Searching for solutions

After the first six matches, we can now assure that the beggining of this season is not going well for Osasuna. With only four points out of 18,  the team is in the 16th position of La Liga. Two goals scored and no victories are far away of being good numbers.

Spectators at Reyno de Navarra stadium were annoyed after the goal of Racing de Santander last sunday and some of them asked for a dimision of the manager, Cuco Ziganda. Patience is running out for many Osasuna fans and what it was supposed to be a very good year is turning slowly to another season of suffering, but is still soon to came to a conclusion and many changes can be done to get a solution.

Believe

No one in Pamplona wants to remember Sunday’s match against Numancia. The good things that Osasuna showed in the previous tests disappeared in just 90 minutes. Cuco Ziganda’s squad didn´t reach the opponents area with danger, and the supporters got really bored.

Anyway, Osasuna is placed in the 14th position of La Liga, with three games played away and just two at home. Next Sunday the players will face Racing Santander, team that is playing the UEFA Cup but still haven´t won in the season.

Las cláusulas regresivas de los iraníes

Osasuna es un equipo de cantera y vendedor, eso lo sabe hasta el menos avispado de la clase. El jugador que destaque sobre el resto durante una o dos campañas tiene todas las papeletas para salir de la entidad rojilla por cantidades más bajas que de tratarse de otro club.

No obstante, esta dinámica parece estar cambiando, y este verano la directiva ha frenado la salida de jugadores como Jaroslav Plasil o Nacho Monreal, remitiéndose a sus respectivas cláusulas de rescisión (ver tabla en la parte inferior).

World Cup: Neko scored for Iran

This new season has begun amazingly for Javad Nekounam. He scored last sunday for Osasuna against Villarreal and he repeated on saturday against Saudi Arabia in the opening game of the qualifiers for World Cup 2010.

The Iransuna connection worked once again, this time not in Pamplona but in Riyadh. A ball from a corner kick was touched by Masoud Shojaei and Javad hit the cross staight into the goal with a strong header. It was the drawing goal. Iran begun their way to the World Cup with a nice result against one of the most important rivals of the group.

Nekounam anota el gol del empate ante Arabia Saudí

La conexión Iransuna funciona también a nivel internacional. Ayer, Javad Nekounam marcó el gol del empate de Irán ante Arabia Saudí en el minuto 82 a pase de Masoud Shojaei, en el encuentro de clasificación para el Mundial de Sudáfrica de 2010 disputado en Riad. Tanto Neko como Shojaei disputaron todo el partido.

El vídeo de la parte inferior recoge las mejores jugadas de la segunda mitad del encuentro, donde Irán se volcó al ataque en busca del empate.

God save Iransuna!

This season, Osasuna’s coach, Cuco Ziganda, has many choices to set up the starting lineup of his team. The attacking line is plenty of quality, with players like Santi Ezquerro, former Barcelona player,  Jaroslav Plasil, Dady, Portillo, Kike Sola and Masoud Shojaei.

Nekounam and Shojaei, in the starting lineup

Due to what has been seen at last training , it´s quite sure that Iranians Masoud Shojaei and Javad Nekounam will be tomorrow at Osasuna´s starting lineup.

Coach Cuco Ziganda has been trying with different combinations for the attack and the most likely option is the one with Plasil at left wing, Juanfran at the right, Santi Ezquerro as the only striker and Masoud Shojaei behind him. Portillo, Dady and Kike Sola will have to wait for an opportunity.

Is this the starting lineup?

Only one week for the end of the summer, one week for the end of this endless waiting for football lovers. La Liga will start next saturday, August 30th, with the opening match: Espanyol – Valladolid, but it won´t be until sunday that it will start for Osasuna.

Reyno de Navarra stadium will receive Villarreal, second best team last season, in a vey difficult debut for the red team. Osasuna´s coach, Cuco Ziganda, has shown us some clues about the starting lineup for this first fixture and what it´s sure is that some of the new men will be playing.

Masoud charms everyone

Osasuna made his debut yesterday in the Reyno de Navarra stadium -with 5.000 supporters in the terraces- against Racing, from the Spanish first division, La Liga.

After a very boring first half, rojillo players reacted for the second, specially improving their offensive play. At the end of the match, local team won 2-1with an outstanding performance by Masoud Shojaei, who took part in both goals. This time, the newbies Santi Ezquerro and Roversio Fernandes were the scorers who lead the team to victory, performing also a hopeful debut.

Crónica Osasuna 2-1 Racing

(2) OSASUNA: Ricardo, J. Flaño (Azpilicueta min.46), M. Flaño (Roversio min.76), Josetxo, Echaide; Juanfran (Jokin min.70), Nekounam (Puñal min.70), Sunny (Vadocz min.46), Plasil; Ezquerro (Portillo min.76) y Sola (Shojaei min.61).

(1) RACING: Coltorti, Oriol, Cristian, Colsa, Tchité, Serrano, Pinillo, Lacen, Ismodes, Marcano y Munitis. En la segunda parte jugaron Toño, César Navas, Sepsi, Bedia, Smolarek, Luis Fernández, Moratón, Canales, Jorge López, Zé Antonio y Juanjo.

GOLES: 0-1, min.18: Cristian; 1-1, min.63: Ezquerro; 2-1, min.82: Roversio.

Osasuna demostró ante el Racing que es capaz de encarrilar un partido sin rumbo a base de pundonor y calidad. Y es que los de Ziganda salieron al Reyno muy dormidos, generando muy poco juego y dominados en el mediocampo por el juego práctico de Colsa.

The United Nations of Osasuna

Is it San Fermin? No? So, how can it be there is so many foreigner people here? Oh!, it´s Tajonar training field and the United Nations of Osasuna are getting in shape for the upcoming season. Football players all over the World are coming to join us, people from everywhere convert to the rojillism, an emerging football doctrine.

For the first time in club´s history, 12 foreign footballers can play this year in the team, much more than any other season. As it is said by the club, it´s difficult to buy players from La Liga, so Lorenzo has to look far away to find what he needs, sometimes where no other team is looking. We are proud to introduce the players of the United Nations of Osasuna, the names who will be starring at Blogsasuna World.