Skuad Projek 2010-2012 gagal?

Oleh Norzie Mohd. Khasbi
norzie.khasbi@utusan.com.my

Rashid Sidek

KUALA LUMPUR - Ketua jurulatih perseorangan kebangsaan, Rashid Sidek akhirnya akur bahawa skuad Projek 2010-2012 yang dibentuk pada 2005 untuk menghadapi Sukan Olimpik London, gagal mencapai sasaran dengan semua pemainnya tidak mampu memberi cabaran serius ketika temasya 2012 hanya tinggal setahun setengah untuk berlangsung.

Bagaimanapun tegas Rashid, sebahagian daripada pemain-pemainnya yang sudah diserap dalam skuad pelapis elit dan pelapis, masih boleh menyelamatkan kedudukan mereka dengan membuktikan kemampuan menjelang hujung tahun ini atau nasib mereka kemudian bakal ditentukan Jawatankuasa Kejurulatihan dan Latihan (CTC) Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM).

Selain Sukan Olimpik 2012, Projek 2010-2012 turut menyasarkan untuk melahirkan pemain yang mampu mencatat kejayaan buat Malaysia pada Sukan Asia dan Sukan Komanwel 2010, malangnya tiada seorangpun daripada anggota skuad tersebut yang mewakili Malaysia pada kedua-dua temasya berkenaan.

"Saya akui, skuad projek 2010-2012 gagal mencapai sasaran dan tidak mungkin pemain kami bersedia menghadapi Sukan Olimpik tahun depan. Ia mengecewakan selepas banyak pendedahan diberi kepada mereka.

"Apa yang lebih mengecewakan saya, pemain-pemain ini tidak mampu bersaing di peringkat antarabangsa bukan kerana permainan mereka tetapi mentaliti yang lemah dan keinginan yang tidak cukup tinggi untuk mencari kemenangan.

"Sebagai jurulatih, kami sudah mencurah segala ilmu yang diperlukan untuk menjadikan mereka pemain yang bagus, namun mereka sendiri tidak berani dan tidak punya azam untuk menjadi juara, itu menyebabkan mereka masih berada di takuk yang sama,'' akui Rashid, yang bertindak sebagai ketua jurulatih skuad Projek 2010-2012 sebelum bertukar kepada ketua jurulatih perseorangan.

Anak didik Rashid dalam skuad pelapis elit seperti Tan Chun Seang, Liew Daren, Chan Kwong Beng dan Chong Wei Feng gagal menembusi peringkat tertinggi dengan sering kali terkandas di pusingan awal kejohanan utama, perkembangan yang cukup mengecewakan jurulatih itu.

Pada Terbuka Jerman baru-baru ini, hanya Kwong Beng berjaya melangkah ke pusingan kedua sebelum kalah kepada pemain Hong Kong, Wei Nan, manakala Daren kandas di pusingan pertama kepada pemain India, Ajay Jayaram.

Di Terbuka Switzerland pula, Wei Feng dan Chu Seang terkeluar pada pusingan kedua, dalam kejohanan yang menyaksikan pemain veteran berusia 34 tahun, Wong Choong Hann masih mampu layak ke separuh akhir biarpun sudah tiga tahun meninggalkan dari skuad kebangsaan. Malah, Wei Feng kalah kepada pemain tidak ternama Sepanyol, Pablo Abian.

"Pemain-pemain ini sebenarnya masih bernasib baik kerana mereka diberi banyak peluang oleh BAM untuk menyelamatkan kedudukan dalam skuad kebangsaan. Membawa ke hujung tahun, mereka akan beraksi dalam banyak kejohanan antarabangsa, termasuk Kejohanan Asia dan Sukan SEA.

"Saya harap, mereka dapat mengubah sikap dan menggunakan peluang ini untuk meyakinkan jurulatih bahawa mereka mampu menyerlah dan menjadi seperti (Datuk) Lee Chong Wei. Hanya mereka yang boleh merubah nasib mereka,'' kata Rashid lagi.

Kejohanan Badminton Asia 2011 akan diadakan di Chengdu, China pada 19-24 April, di mana empat anak didik Rashid, Chu Seang, Daren, Wei Feng serta Kwong Beng bakal mengetuai cabaran perseorangan lelaki bersama dua pemain Hendrawan, Mohd. Arif Latif dan Goh Soon Huat. Pemain-pemain ini juga akan beraksi pada Siri Super Terbuka India (26 April-1 Mei) dan Grand Prix Emas Terbuka Malaysia di Alor Setar dari 3-8 Mei.

'Mengapa Misbun tidak respons, itu saya tidak pasti'

KUALA LUMPUR - "Kalau saya jadi Misbun, saya akan pulang ke pangkuan skuad kebangsaan dan membimbing (Datuk) Lee Chong Wei sampai Sukan Olimpik 2012,''. Itu kata ketua jurulatih perseorangan negara, Rashid Sidek ketika ditanya mengenai abangnya, Datuk Misbun Sidek.

Rashid mengakui langsung tidak mempunyai petunjuk apakah Misbun sedia menyambung kerjasama dengan Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM) selepas meletak jawatan pada 31 Disember lalu.

"Pada saya sekarang semua terpulang kepada BAM untuk buat keputusan. Selepas tiga bulan memberi tempoh dan Misbun terus menyepi, sebaiknya BAM sendiri yang memutuskan apa tindakan mereka.

"Mengapa Misbun masih tidak respons? itu saya tidak pasti, mungkin... beliau masih menunggu balasan surat yang pernah diberi kepada Presiden (Datuk Seri Nadzmi Mohd. Salleh) tetapi ia cuma teori saya, tidak pasti betul atau tidak.

"Saya tidak berani komen panjang kerana saya tidak tahu apa yang difikirkan Misbun, beliau tidak pernah menjelaskan kepada saya apa yang diinginkan untuk kembali ke pangkuan skuad kebangsaan," katanya ketika ditemui di Stadium Juara, Bukit Kiara semalam.

Rashid mengakui, andai Misbun kembali ke pangkuan skuad kebangsaan, keadaan mungkin sudah sedikit berbeza dengan persekitaran yang tidak lagi selesa berbanding dulu selepas semua yang berlaku dalam tempoh tiga bulan ini.

Namun, tegasnya, itu bukan masalah besar yang menghalang jurulatih itu daripada pulang, jika beliau benar-benar mahu kembali.

"Persekitaran mungkin tidak berapa selesa selepas ini, tetapi Misbun boleh meneruskan kerjanya seperti biasa. Saya fikir beliau tidak akan terganggu.

"Bagaimanapun kalau beliau benar-benar mahu balik ke BAM dan bersama Chong Wei, sudah tentu beliau akan respons, kalau bukan sekarang dalam tempoh terdekat, kita lihat saja,'' ujar Rashid lagi.

Ditanya apakah ketiadaan Misbun menjejaskan latihan skuad perseorangan kebangsaan, terutama Chong Wei, Rashid menegaskan, ia sama sekali tidak berlaku.

Jelasnya, mungkin di peringkat awal ketika Misbun mengumumkan tidak mahu memperbaharui kontrak, ia mengejutkan Chong Wei namun selepas tiga bulan, mereka mengharunginya dengan baik.

"Merangkul tiga kejuaraan daripada empat kejohanan dan satu lagi masuk final, ia keputusan yang sangat baik. Saya tidak nampak persiapan Chong Wei untuk Sukan Olimpik terjejas, dia pemain yang profesional dan sudah matang.

Pregnant pause as Ricky Ponting fronts a news conference at the Sydney Cricket Ground today, March 29, 2011. — Reuters pic

The 36-year-old, who has led Australia in one-day internationals since 2002 and Tests since 2004, has been under increasing pressure after an Ashes defeat to England and a quarter-final exit as defending champions at the World Cup.

"Today I've decided to stand down as captain of the Test team and the one-day team as of now," he told a news conference at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).

"The main reason for me is I think it's the right time . . . I wanted to make sure that I gave the next captain every opportunity I possibly could to make sure he has as much experience going forward in the next couple of big events that we will play."

Earlier in a statement he said: "I will continue to play, and am available for both the one-day and Test teams."

While Ponting's batting record brooks no argument, his captaincy has often been criticised as Australia has declined as a force in world cricket, with three defeats to England in the Ashes series in particular damaging his reputation.

Australia went to the World Cup as double defending champions but returned home after defeat to India in the last eight, their unbeaten run of matches in the tournament having been ended at 34 by Pakistan in the group stage.

On his return to Australia at the weekend, Ponting acknowledged the pressure on him, and said he would consider his position before the squad to tour Bangladesh was announced tomorrow.

Ponting bucked a poor run of form to hit a defiant century in the quarter-final defeat to India in Ahmedabad, which will only have increased his determination to continue playing international cricket.

Michael Clarke, who stood in for the injured Ponting in the final Ashes Test and for the one-day series against England that followed it, is expected to replace his mentor as skipper.

Australia will play three one-dayers in Bangladesh next month, with trips to Sri Lanka and South Africa scheduled for later in the southern hemisphere winter. — Reuters

When the energy level dropped on Caroline Wozniacki: Raw power outsmarted by the touch of Andrea Petkovic at the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, March 28, 2011. — Reuters pic

Petkovic, ranked 23rd, played positive attacking tennis in the Florida sunshine at Key Biscayne to move into the quarter-finals with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 victory over the Dane.

Petkovic saved 12 of 17 break points against Wozniacki but the foundations of her success were an aggressive serve and subtle variations in her game.

She resisted the temptation to try and slug it out with Wozniacki, opting instead to mix up her shots and employ a range of different speeds, then celebrating her victory with a jig she has dubbed the "Petko dance".

"Most of the players think they can overpower Caroline. I think that's the wrong approach, because that's where she's most comfortable, when she can run and bring the most balls back," Petkovic told reporters.

"What I try to do is mix it up and to make her play, and then when I had the short ball to go for it."

Wozniacki lost the opening set after squandering three set points and later said she only had herself to blame for the defeat.

"I had so many chances in my first set," she said. "I had set points and I didn't take them, then just the energy level dropped a little bit and I lost the match. That's what happens in sport."

Russian Maria Sharapova, still working her way back from injury, eased past Australian Samantha Stosur, ranked fifth in the world, winning 6-4, 6-1. Sharapova, currently ranked 16th, has never been beaten by Stosur in seven meetings.

Second seed Kim Clijsters was scheduled to face Serbian Ana Ivanovic later yesterday. — Reuters

LONDON: West Ham midfielder Scott Parker insists he is playing his best football of his career after his Man-of-the-Match display in England's 2-0 win over Wales in their Group G match at Millenium Stadium on Saturday.

SCOTTY TOO HOTTY: Parker determined to make most of England chance

"I feel like I am probably playing the best football of my career. I went into the Wales game confident and in form and hopefully I showed that out there," said Parker.

Parker admitted he drew confidence from an excellent second-half display in England's recent friendly with Denmark — a cap which won the 30-yearold the honour of being the first England player to win his first four caps while playing for four different clubs.

After spells at Charlton, Chelsea and Newcastle, Parker now believes he has the experience to pounce on opportunities. He hopes his ability will step up and perform when needed will land him future chances for his country.

"The one thing I have noticed in my career is that when the opportunity comes, you need to try and grab it with two hands," he said. "If you go back through my career — whether it was when I went out on loan at Norwich and came back with Alan Curbishley put me in the team at Charlton — that has happened.

"I thought about that before kick-off in Cardiff. I knew I had to take my chances in this game for definite. I would like to think that I can keep going the way I am going and do what I am doing.

"If I can do that and keep impressing the right people, then hopefully I can get a few more caps under my belt."

During a season in which the midfielder inspired West Ham teammates with halftime team talks, the former Professional Footballers Association Young- Player-of the-Year also had to cope with the loss of his father recently. He admits it was disappointing that he could not be in Cardiff to watch the match.

"I have been dealing with that in my own way and trying to stay strong," he said. "I suppose the one disappointing fact was that he wasn't at Cardiff to see me play for England but I am sure he would have been looking down and been very proud."

Meanwhile, Sky Sports reported England will require a new captain for their friendly against Ghana at Wembley on Wednesday (4am) after John Terry was among six players released from the national side. Coach Fabio Capello reinstated Terry as skipper last week and the centreback led the team to the win over Wales.

However, Terry will not be involved Ghana after being allowed to return to his club Chelsea. Club teammates Frank Lampard and Ashley Cole were also released from the squad ahead of Chelsea's upcoming Champions League tie against Manchester United next week.

United striker Wayne Rooney and Tottenham defender Michael Dawson, who are also in Champions League action, have also returned to their respective clubs.

However, Dawson's Spurs colleagues Peter Crouch, Jermain Defoe and Aaron Lennon remain in the squad after playing no part against Wales. Aston Villa's on-loan fullback Kyle Walker will also miss the Ghana friendly after confirming on his Twitter feed that he is carrying a slight injury.

The decision to release Terry from the squad, along with Cole, Lampard and Rooney, will leave Capello short on options for the captaincy against Ghana.

Midfielder Gareth Barry has previously been passed the armband during games, but he was not in the starting line-up at Millennium Stadium.

The Manchester City midfielder would appear the likely candidate to skipper England tomorrow but there could also be a clamour for impressive Arsenal teenager Jack Wilshere to be given the job.

LONDON: Manchester City are set to discuss striker Mario Balotelli's disciplinary issues after he was reportedly caught throwing darts from a first floor window.

The People claimed Balotelli lobbed the missiles in the direction of youth team players because he was "bored". The incident occurred at City's Carrington training complex, and the club said nobody was injured. However, the volatile hitman could still face a fine for his actions.

A club spokesman said: "The matter will be dealt with internally."

Controversy has dogged "Super Mario" since his arrival from Inter Milan in summer 2010. Last week, City boss Roberto Mancini accused the 20-year-old of betraying his trust and being "stupid" after he was sent off as they were knocked out of the Europa League by Dynamo Kiev.

"Balotelli needs to use his brain — if he doesn't he will find things very difficult," said the Italian tactician. "He is a young player, but this is the time when he needs to start thinking with his head. He is a fantastic player and his talent does not deserve this situation.

"But he has let down the players, the squad, and me because I trusted him 100 per cent."

Before the game, he was shown on TV apparently unable to put on a training bib and the video became an internet sensation.

In the first-leg of that tie, he was substituted after suffering an allegic reaction to the grass in Kiev. Balotelli was sent off against West Brom in the league in November and has picked up nine yellow cards in 21 appearances.

Just weeks after signing, he was unhurt after being involved in a two-car collision in Cheshire in his Audi A8. For all his problems, Balotelli scored 10 goals for City and is rated as one of the most talented youngsters in the world.

He recently admitted he needed help to control his temper on the pitch, and City are determined to ensure he does not waste his talent.

Pemilik Rover asal India, Venky`s, selama ini berusaha untuk mengontrak beberapa pemain sejak membeli klub itu tahun lalu, tapi mereka gagal mendapatkan Ronaldinho dan David Beckham selama masa transfer Januari lalu.

Van Nistelrooy (34) mengatakan bahwa dia tidak akan menandatangani kontrak baru di klub Jerman, Hamburg, yang akan berakhir musim panas dan Kean mengatakan pada lama Soccernet ESPN bahwa Blackburn siap untuk menggaet dia.

"Ya, saya bisa memberi konfirmasi bahwa kami tertarik," kata Kean, yang menggantikan pelatih yang dipecat Sam Allardyce Januari lalu.

Van Nistelrooy mencetak 150 gol selama lima tahun di United dan menolak untuk kembali ke Real saat klub besar Spanyol itu membuat tawaran untuk membawa kembali pemain asal Belanda itu ke klub pada Januari. (I015/Z002/K004)

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Hanya pemain belakang Christian Maggio dan Giorgio Chiellini, serta gelandang Roberto Aquilani dan Riccardo Montolivo, yang masih dipertahankan dari tim yang tampil mengesankan ketika mengalahkan Slovenia 1-0 pada kualifikasi Euro 2012 Jumat lalu.

Aquilani dan Maggio bermain solid di Ljubljana , sementara pemain yang sudah 39 kali Chiellini dan Montolivo menjadi pendukung tim.

Striker AC Milan Antonio Cassano, yang terlihat lelah pada pertandingan Jumat, akan memulai dari bangku cadangan, meskipun Prandelli mengatakan,"Saya senang dengan pertandingannya di Slovenia dan saya masih mengandalkannya."

Prandelli memilih menggunakan trio penyerang Alberto Gilardino dan Giuseppe Rossi, yang didukung Aquilani.

Gianluigi Buffon kehilangan tempatnya di gawang pada kiper Bologna Emilio Viviano, yang menggantikannya dalam enam bulan pertama musim ini saat penjaga gawang Juventus itu cedera. (I015/Z002/K004)

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KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (AP) - Novak Djokovic declared himself in career-best form after trouncing veteran James Blake 6-2, 6-0 on Sunday in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open.

The No. 2-seeded Serb extended his winning streak to 22 consecutive matches. He has lost just three games in two matches at this tournament and his 20-0 start to 2011 is the best record to begin a year since Ivan Lendl started 25-0 in 1986.

"It has been a dream run for me the last couple of months," Djokovic said. "I'm playing the best tennis of my life."

Another man eyeing a career high is Mardy Fish, who moved within two wins of becoming America's top-ranked men's player after beating Richard Gasquet 6-4, 6-3.

Fish is ranked a career-best 15th and is poised to overtake longtime friend Andy Roddick in the next rankings. Roddick lost his opening match Saturday and is expected to drop from eighth to about 15th, the lowest he has been ranked since 2002.

"I certainly wouldn't feel like the top-ranked American, considering what Andy has accomplished and what I've accomplished," Fish said. "His career has quadrupled mine, at least."

Roddick is a five-time Grand Slam finalist who won the 2003 U.S. Open and finished that year ranked No. 1. Fish's record in major events is mediocre and he has made the top 20 in the year-end rankings only twice.

But at 29, Fish is in the best condition of his career. That showed against Gasquet in the hot midday sun.

"Playing out there today, you can see why you need to be fit to win these matches," Fish said.

Fish's next opponent will be Juan Martin del Potro, who is gaining momentum in his comeback from wrist surgery last May. The big Argentine earned his first win this year over a top-10 player by beating No. 4 Robin Soderling 6-3, 6-2.

Del Potro, ranked 484th in February, will climb back into the top 45 after the tournament.

"It's a long road to come back to being at the top again," the 2009 U.S. Open champion said. "I'm improving very, very slowly." Sixth-seeded David Ferrer of Spain also progressed, defeating India's Somdev Devvarman 6-4, 6-2.

In women's play, No. 2-seeded Kim Clijsters earned her 500th career victory by beating Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3.

Clijsters, who won the tournament in 2005 and 2010, advanced to the fourth round despite 10 double-faults and 39 unforced errors. She next plays No. 19 Ana Ivanovic, who won when Virginie Razzano retired trailing 2-6, 6-2, 3-0.

Reigning French Open champion Francesca Schiavone, seeded fifth, edged Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-4, 7-6 (2). No. 9 Agnieszka Radwanska beat No. 24 Maria Kirilenko 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Fish lost to Gasquet twice in 2008, including in the first round at Wimbledon, but the American has won their past two meetings - a reflection of his improved conditioning, he said. After undergoing knee surgery in September 2009, he changed his diet and lost more than 14 kilograms.

A slimmer Fish went 40-14 in 2010, a career high for victories, and finished the year ranked 16th, another career best. Willing to play longer points now that he's fitter, his shot selection is less risky, so he makes fewer unforced errors.

"I used to have to go for shots that I don't have to do anymore," he said.

Instead, it was Gasquet who made the big mistake - a double-fault on break point in the next-to-last game. Fish served out the victory at love to reach the round of 16, which matches his best showing in 10 appearances at Key Biscayne.

Fish has a 2-2 record against del Potro. "In the fourth round, every player is playing really well," del Potro said. "So it will be a nice match for both of us."

INDUSTRY, California (AP) - Sandra Gal won the Kia Classic to become the second German winner in LPGA Tour history, beating second-ranked Jiyai Shin with a 2-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday.

The 25-year-old Gal made the winning putt after Shin's 5-foot birdie attempt caught the right edge and spun out.

"It was big pressure, she was so close to the hole," Shin said. "I was thinking I had to make it."

Gal closed with a 2-under 71 to finish at 16-under 276 on the Industry Hills Golf Club course at Pacific Palms. She set up the winning birdie with a sand wedge shot from 83 yards on the par-5 18th.

"I was trying to hole it," Gal said. "I came close. I thought I made it."

Tina Fischer is the only other Germany champion. She won the 2001 Asahi Ryokuken International.

"I had the belief coming out this morning that I could win," Gal said. "I just tried to play the course instead of Jiyai." Shin, an eight-time winner on the LPGA Tour, finished with a 73.

Cristie Kerr shot a 66 to tie for third with I.K. Kim (70) at 11 under.

Top-ranked Yani Tseng (67) and Na Yeon Choi (73) were 9 under, and Michelle Wie (70) was another stroke back along with Marcy Hart (65) and Mindy Kim (71).

"I felt like I shot a lot better than what I scored," Wie said. "Overall, I had a lot of fun. I played as hard as I can."

Shin took a one-stroke lead over Gal into the final round, but dropped two strokes back with three bogeys on the front nine. The South Korean pulled even on the par-3 13th, making a birdie while Gal had her lone bogey of the day.

"My putter was not working good," Shin said. "I had a lot of chances for birdies but didn't make them."

Shin took a one-stroke lead with a birdie on the par-3 15th, and Gal countered with a birdie on the par-4 16th to set up the finish. On 18, Gal's wedge shot hit past the hole and spun back, nearly going in the hole.

"I was digging really deep," Gal said. Gal earned $255,000 in the tournament, the tour's first event in the Los Angeles area in six years.

The Kraft Nabisco Championship, the first major of the season, is next week at Mission Hills in Rancho Mirage.

MADRID, KOMPAS.com - Pelatih Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho, mengungkapkan, dirinya hampir saja menangani timnas Inggris pada tahun 2007 untuk menggantikan Steve McClaren. Namun, kesempatan itu urung karena akhirnya Federasi Sepak Bola Inggris (FA) memilih Fabio Capello. Menurut Mou, kegagalan itu disebabkan karena dirinya merasa tak cocok menjabat sebagai pelatih timnas.

"Tinggal beberapa jam lagi saya bisa menangani Inggris. Saya hampir sepakat untuk menangani tim nasional Inggris," katanya kepada le'Equipe.

"Tapi di menit akhir, saya mulai berpikir. Saya akan menjadi pelatih tim nasional, akan ada satu pertandingan dalam satu bulan dan banyak waktu istirahat. Saya akan berada di kantor saya atau menonton pertandingan. Kemudian saya harus menunggu hingga musim panas untuk berlaga di kompetisi Eropa atau Piala Dunia. Tidak, itu bukan saya," tegasnya.

"Jadi di momen terakhir, saya menarik diri, mempersiapkan diri untuk menunggu pekerjaan yang tepat, klub yang bagus, dan tantangan yang bisa memotivasi saya. Itu adalah Inter (Milan)," tambahnya.

Komentar Mourinho ini ternyata membuat FA berang. FA lantas langsung memberikan konfirmasi bahwa Mourinho bukanlah target mereka.

"Fabio adalah pilihan pertama kami untuk manajer Inggris. Kami telah menunjukkannya secara jelas sejak awal," kata juru bicara FA. (SCN)

MUENCHEN, KOMPAS.com - Presiden Federasi Sepak Bola Jerman (DFB), Dr The Zwanziger, menegaskan, karier Michael Ballack di tim nasional Jerman belum berakhir. Zwanziger menilai, gelandang Bayer Leverkusen itu masih punya kesempatan bermain mengingat jasanya di masa lalu.

Pemain berusia 34 tahun ini tak pernah lagi membela timnas selama lebih dari 12 bulan. Namun, ia tetap diakui sebagai kapten tim dan Pelatih Joachim Loew mengaku siap menurunkannya jika sang pemain sudah benar-benar fit.

"Tak ada yang tahu bahwa dia bisa melakukan itu (kembali bermain di timnas). Dia akan datang menjelang akhir kariernya. Tapi, dia bukan seseorang yang sudah tua. Dia tetap Kapten Jerman. Mengingat performanya di masa lalu, kita berutang kepadanya," kata Zwenziger kepada televisi SWR.

Ballack lama absen akibat cedera engkel yang ia dapat saat masih membela Chelsea, tepatnya pada final Piala FA 2010. Akibat cedera itu, ia harus rela absen di Piala Dunia 2010 lalu di Afrika Selatan. Meski telah berjuang untuk pulih, Ballack tetap tak mampu kembali ke performa sebelumnya. Apalagi di Leverkusen ia juga kerap diterpa cedera ringan yang membuat kariernya semakin menurun.

Namun, kini ia sudah siap kembali memberikan permainan terbaiknya. Ballack mulai menunjukkan perkembangan yang signifikan dan tampil dengan performa terbaiknya. Bahkan saat pertandingan melawan FC Koeln, penampilan Ballack mendapat banyak pujian, termasuk dari Loew. Meski demikian, kesempatan untuk kembali ke timnas belum juga datang saat Jerman menghadapi Kazakhstan di kualifikasi Piala Eropa 2012, akhir pekan lalu.

"Dia kurang beruntung absen di Piala Dunia. Pemain yang telah melakukan banyak hal untuk sepak bola Jerman pantas mendapat kesempatan untuk kembali," tegas Zwanziger.

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Spalletti Bosan Terus Dihubungkan dengan Juventus
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Juve disebut-sebut bakal mengganti Luigi Del Neri setelah musim ini berakhir. Sejumlah nama sudah muncul, salah satunya Spalletti.

Dalam beberapa kali kesempatan arsitek klub Rusia Zenit St Petersburg ini sudah membantah soal rumor tersebut. Spalletti menegaskan bahwa dirinya bahagia dengan klubnya saat ini.

Saat diwawancara oleh sebuah media lokal di Rusia, mantan allenatore AS Roma itu kembali dikaitkan dengan "Nyonya Tua".

"Anda (wartawan) harus menganggapnya seperti isu," ujar Spaletti dikutip Football-Italia. "Mereka benar-benar cuma rumor belaka," tegas dia.

"Saya bahagia di St Petersburg. Berapa kali saya harus mengulang bahwa saya saat ini cuma memikirkan tentang Zenit dan bukan tim lain?" sungut pelatih berkepala plontos itu.

Bejak bergabung pada akhir 2009 silam, Spalletti telah mendapat kesuksesan bersama Zenit.  Ia berhasil membawa timnya merengkuh dobel juara yakni Liga Rusia dan Piala Rusia 2010.

( rin / krs )

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Selasa, 29/03/2011 00:33 WIB

'PSSI Tak Beriktikad Baik Gelar Kongres'
Meylan Fredy Ismawan - detiksport

Ketidakberesan dalam kongres PSSI sebenarnya sudah tercium dari jauh-jauh hari. Keterlambatan distribusi undangan dan kabar ditolaknya Peraturan Organisasi (PO) oleh FIFA memunculkan pesimisme kongres bisa berjalan dengan baik.

Kongres akhirnya benar-benar ricuh. Versi PSSI, kongres batal. Sementara versi 78 pemilik hak suara, kongres tetap berjalan dan komite pemilihan dan komite banding telah terbentuk.

Menurut Anggota Komisi X DPR, Dedi Gumelar, kericuhan dalam kongres terjadi karena PSSI tak punya niat baik untuk menggelar kongres dengan baik.

"Setelah kongres di Bali, lalu keputusan komite banding menolak empat bakal calon ketua umum PSSI, FIFA masih memberi kesempatan kepada PSSI. Kejadian di Riau tidak dimanfaatkan dengan baik oleh PSSI untuk menggelar kongres yang tertib," ujar Dedi, saat dihubungi detikSport, Senin (28/3/2011) malam.

"Belum apa-apa sudah memanipulasi PO. Tidak ada iktikad baik oleh PSSI untuk melaksanakan kongres dengan baik," tegas pria yang akrab disapa Miing itu.

"Yang menciptakan suasana itu siapa, harus dicek juga. PO ditolak, orang yang punya hak suara tak bisa masuk. Kalau dari awal dilaksanakan dengan baik, tidak akan ada ribut di Riau," pungkasnya.

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KEY BISCAYNE - Novak Djokovic berhasil melaju ke babak empat Miami Masters 2011. Tiket diraih, setelah juara Australia Open menyisihkan James Blake 6-2 6-0 di babak ketiga.

Hasil ini, Djokovic memperpanjang rekor kemenangan beruntun menjadi 22 kali, sejak menjadi juara di Australia Open, awal tahun ini. Djokovic nyaris menyamai prestasi Ivan Lendl yang mencatat 25-0 pada 1986 silam.

"Ini merupakan sebuah prestasi impian saya dalam beberapa bulan terakhir. Saya memainkan permainan terbaik selama karier," ungkap Djokovic selepas pertandingan sebagaimana dilansir dari Yahoosports, Senin (28/3/2011).

Pada babak keempat, petenis asal Serbia tersebut akan menghadapi rekan senegaranya Victor Triocki, yang pada babak sebelumnya menang atas petenis tuan rumah Sam Quarrey lewat pertarungan tiga set 7-6 3-6 7-5.

Hasil lain turnamen Miami Masters 2011:
Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina) vs 4-Robin Soederling (Swedia) 6-3 6-2
Marcel Granollers (Spain) vs 23-Michael Llodra (France) 7-5 3-6 7-5
30-John Isner (Amerika Serikat) vs Alex Bogomolov Jr. (Amerika Serikat) 6-2 7-6(4)
6-David Ferrer (Spanyol) vs Somdev Devvarman (India) 6-4 6-2
14-Mardy Fish (Amerika Serikat) vs 17-Richard Gasquet (Prancis) 6-4 6-3
Kevin Anderson (Afrika Selatan) vs Pablo Andujar (Spanyol) 6-2 6-3
(hmr)

WOKING - Bencana gempa dan tsunami tengah melanda Jepang. Jika diijinkan, Jenson Button mengaku ingin mengunjungi dan membantu negara sang pacar Jessica Michibata.
 
Button telah menyumbangkan dana cukup besar untuk korban bencana gempa dan tsunami di Jepang. Rencananya, mantan juara dunia Formula One (F1) tersebut ingin mengunjungi korban bencana itu pada bulan depan.
 
"Saya berharap bisa berada di Jepang setelah Grand Prix, itu jika saya mendapatkan ijin," demikian komentar Button. "Jika semua sudah tenang, maka saya akan pergi ke negara tersebut. Ini sangat personal buat saya."
 
Ikatan Button dengan negara Jepang memang cukup besar. Bagaimana tidak, selain memiliki kekasih dari negeri Matahari Terbit itu, Button juga pernah memperkuat Honda selama enam tahun, sebelum bergabung dengan Brawn GP dan McLaren.
 
"Selain pacar saya (Michibata) berwarganegara Jepang, saya juga pernah bekerja dengan salah satu perusahaan Jepang, Honda dan saya juga memiliki banyak teman dari negeri sakura itu," lanjut pembalap McLaren.
 
"Masalahnya adalah, saya rasa orang Jepang tidak mau meminta bantuan secara langsung. Namun, kami seharusnya tidak perlu menunggu bila ingin membantu mereka," tambah pembalap asal Inggris itu dikutip Daily Mail, Senin (28/3/2011).
 
Beruntung, tim principal Martin Whitmarsh dikabarkan mengijinkan Button untuk mengunjungi negara Mitchibata itu, yang sedang berada di Tokyo, ketika bencana tersebut berlangsung. Lebih dari 10 ribu orang meninggal akibat bencana itu.
 
"Kami sedang berusaha mengumpulkan berbagai sumbangan macam makanan, air, selimut dll. Saya rasa, Jepang membutuhkan sekira 15 tahun untuk bangkit dari bencana ini," tuntas pembalap yang pernah memperkuat Honda itu.
(hmr)

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MELBOURNE: Juara dunia, Sebastian Vettel melaung amaran buat pesaingnya menerusi kemenangan mutlak bersama jentera Red Bull pada perlumbaan pembuka tirai musim, Grand Prix Australia di Melbourne semalam.

"Perlumbaan hari ini (semalam) baik, jelas kami meraih banyak mata penting untuk bekalan musim ini. Kami boleh bergembira buat masa ini, tetapi tahun ini masih panjang dan macam-macam boleh berlaku." Ini adalah kemenangan ke-11 Vettel dalam perlumbaan ke-63 kerjayanya, kesinambungan terbaik selepas kejuaraan pada perlumbaan terak-hir di Abu Dhabi, musim lalu.

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Nama seperti Michael Dawson, Ashley Young, Scott Parker dan Jack Wilshere meniti di bibir tonggak Chelsea itu.

Terry turut memuji strategi Fabio Capello menggunakan format menye-rang 4-3-3 dan beranggapan formula ini membantu mereka menyekat Wales. - Agensi