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Walaupun akan menjalani laga penting dan bergengsi di semifinal Liga Champions melawan Barcelona pertengahan minggu nanti, pelatih Inter Milan Jose Maurinho tetap menurunkan pemain inti pada pertandingan melawan juventus tadi. Beberapa alasan utamanya adalah ambisi untuk meraih scudetto dan gengsi pertandingan klasik.

Sementara dari kubu La Vecchia Signora juga tidak kalah menampilkan skuad utama dalam pertandingan versus Inter Milan ini. Gelandang Diego Ribas yang sempat diragukan bisa tampil secara megejutkan masuk dalam starting XI.

Profile Jesus Navas

Nama Lengkap : Jesus Navas Gonzalez
Tempat Lahir : Sevilla, Spanyol
Tanggal Lahir : 21 November 1985
Kebangsaan : Spanyol
Posisi : Sayap


Jesus Navas lahir di Sevilla, 21 November 1985. Pemain berposisi sebagai gelandang serang atau sayap kanan atau kiri itu kini bermain di klub kelahirannya, Sevilla. Selain di level klub, pemain bertinggi 170 cm itu juga telah dua kali memperkuat timnas Spanyol.

profil nani

Nama Lengkap : Luis Carlos Almeida da Cunha
Tempat Lahir : Praia, Cape Verde
Tanggal Lahir : 17-11-1986
Kebangsaan : Portugal
Posisi : Gelandang


Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha lahir pada 17 November 1986, atau lebih dikenal sebagai Nani, adalah seorang pemain sepak bola warga negara Portugal yang bermain di posisi sayap untuk klub Liga Inggris Manchester United dan juga tim nasional Portugal.

Profile Lassana Diarra

Nama Lengkap : Lassana Diarra
Tempat Lahir : Paris, Prancis
Tanggal Lahir : 10 Maret 1985
Kebangsaan : Prancis
Posisi : Gelandang



Lassana Diarra adalah pemain sepak bola asal Prancis yang saat ini bermain di La Liga bersama Real Madrid. Selain bermain di Real Madrid, Diarra juga merupakan pemain inti di tim nasional Prancis. Pemain kelahiran Paris, 10 Maret 1985 itu berposisi sebagai gelandang bertahan atau bek kanan.

profiles one of the most highly regarded young talents at the 2011 Asian Cup...

By Peter Staunton

The best goal of the 2011 Asian Cup was scored on the opening matchday by Uzbekistan's Odil Ahmedov against tournament hosts Qatar. Picking the ball up about 30 metres from goal, the Pakhtakor captain rifled the ball into Qasem Burhan's top corner to give his side the lead. It was an advantage they were to embellish towards the end of the game, through their most well known player Server Djeparov, once the recipient of Asia football's highest individual honour - the 2008 player of the year award.

Should Ahmedov continue along his expected career trajectory, he could follow the footsteps of his national team colleague into the consciousness of football fans across the continent.

The 23-year-old Ahmedov has been utilised in his side's opening two matches as a central defender due to an injury crisis despite his favoured position being in central midfield. The versatile right-footer claims that he is satisfied to take a step back on the field in order to facilitate his national team take two steps forward.

Under Vadim Abramov Uzbekistan are a competitive outfit and there is belief within the camp that the White Wolves can make waves at this year's edition of the AFC's showpiece tournament.

The coach told the-afc.com this week, “This is a big tournament, who wins this tournament is the best team. Every team at this tournament is very strong and I hope the quality of the football does not get less.

"I think we can cause some surprises and I hope Uzbekistan will be champion in this tournament, but there are many other good teams here so it will be difficult, but I hope it will be Uzbekistan.”

To progress and compete alongside the likes of South Korea, Japan and Australia, Uzbekistan will look to their recognised players Djeparov and Maxim Shatskikh as well as emerging talent like Ahmedov. The player who has his admirers in Russia's Premier League has, like his national team, been steadily improving over the past few seasons.

He came to prominence on the club scene last April when his hat-trick helped decide an Asian Champions League group encounter against Al Ain.  Pakhtakor's continental adventure was curtailed at the last 16 stage but Ahmedov had done enough to alert clubs on the Old Continent to his talent. A tall player with fine technical capabilities, Ahmedov makes his biggest impact coming from a deep midfield position to supplement his teams' attack. Uzbekistan face China on matchday three of the Asian Cup with their place in the knockout round all but guaranteed. A strong showing in this competition and Ahmedov may be on his way to Europe.

Edin Dzeko

Man City

Edin Dzeko
Date of Birth:	Mar 17, 1986 (Age 25)
Place of Birth:	Sarajevo
Nationality:	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height:	192 cm.
Weight:	80 Kg.
Position:	Striker
Squad Number:	9
National Team Page:	Bosnia

Romelu Lukaku

Brussels Dynamite

Much in the same way as Usain Bolt, Lukaku is set apart by his incredible physical attributes. Standing 1.92 metre tall and weighing 94 kg, the Antwerp-born striker is more than capable of making his presence felt even when not getting his name on the scoresheet.

He came through the ranks initially at FC Brussels before moving to their more illustrious city rivals Anderlecht. In youth football he averaged a goal a game and indeed bettered that ratio playing for RSCA’s reserve team. He is the most notable graduate from the Purple Talent programme run by the club in order to nurture the very best youngsters and prepare them for a first-team future. Having been likened to Didier Drogba, he is a genuine all round striker with pace, two good feet, aerial prowess and a killer instinct inside the penalty box.

His debut for RSCA came in the play-off defeat to Standard Liege. His first goal in the regular league competition came in Waregem against Zulte in August when he diverted home a Boussoufa cross from the left hand side. It was the start of what has been a deadly combination for the Paars-wit this season as Lukaku’s movement and aerial prowess allow him to make the most of the winger’s dangerous delivery. Not only was his debut no mere flash in the pan but he currently stands as the topscorer in the Jupiler Pro League with 13 strikes and a goal-to-game ratio better than anyone with six goals or more. He has also had a sizeable impact on the European stage with a vital double in Anderlecht’s away win against Ajax to send RSCA through to the knockout stages and then the crucial opening goal in the second leg of the last 32 tie against Athletic Bilbao.

Romelu towers over his team-mate

His country’s saviour

Romelu’s exploits in the league did not go unnoticed and soon the talk began to turn to whether he would be called up to play for the Belgian national team. The clamour was that bit greater as Belgium had been crying out for a top class striker to spearhead their emerging side as Dick Advocaat attempts to plot a return to the glory days of Belgian football when qualification for major tournaments was a regular occurrence.

After much debate between fans and former players alike, he was handed his debut against Croatia as a starting striker with Eden Hazard and Moussa Dembele wide of him. Though he did not get on the scoresheet, he linked up well with the other attackers showing good awareness and positional play. In one move he released Lille’s playmaker Hazard and furthermore had himself a couple of half-chances – firstly just over-running the ball after his touch had taken it between the two opposition centre-backs and secondly firing over with his left foot from a tight angle.

On the whole it was an encouraging debut and he certainly showed he belongs in the Belgian national side. His rival for the striker’s spot for both Anderlecht and Belgium, Tom de Sutter recently admitted that he can have no complaints that his younger compatriot is ahead of him in the pecking order in the eyes of Ariel Jacobs and Advocaat. Belgium will be looking for him to carry the hopes of a nation in the same way footballing luminaries such as Luc Nilis and Marc Wilmots have been in the past.

Managing expectations

As mentioned with regards to a national call up Lukaku has a lot of weight on his admittedly very broad shoulders. However his feet are kept on the ground by his father, Roger Lukaku, himself a former professional footballer.

The competition in Anderlecht’s squad upfront provided by the likes of De Sutter, Nicolas Frutos, Kanu and Matias Suarez afford Jacobs the luxury of removing Lukaku from the limelight when deemed appropriate. Anderlecht have stated their intention to keep him in Brussels until he is 19 though Les Mauves will have their hands full warding off interest from Europe's superpowers such as Real Madrid and Barcelona while Chelsea’s interest has also been prominent. Reassuringly, Romelu has a mature personality often absent from seasoned professionals and realises that he still has a lot to learn. Furthermore he comes across well in interviews and the signs are he will avoid the pitfalls suffered by many other young superstars.

A year ago Europe’s top clubs were prepared to fork out €1.5 million. One shudders to think what Anderlecht could demand as Lukaku develops still further. He may even become the poster-boy should Belgium win the right to host the 2018 World Cup. One thing is for sure, we’ll be hearing a lot more of this young prodigy in the years to come.

Robin Van Persie

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Welcome to Goal.com's regular feature: Goal.com World Player of the Week. Each week our worldwide team of editors will put forward a selected candidate, as chosen by Goal.com International, who deserves recognition for achieving something special that matchday. It won't necessarily be the best player in the world - at least not usually - but whoever we nominate will have done something amazing. It might be for a particularly awesome performance or for something praiseworthy off the pitch - either way, the person in question deserves special attention...

Goal.com World Player of the Week #55: Robin van Persie
Club: Arsenal
Country: The Netherlands
Age: 26
Role: Forward
Castrol Ranking: 90
Achievement: Electric form in pre-World Cup friendlies
Injuries to key players have blighted the run-up to the 2010 World Cup; a good deal of the contending teams are reeling from the losses and potential losses of their performers. The Netherlands have not been spared that anxiety. On Saturday against Hungary at the Amsterdam ArenA, Arjen Robben hobbled off with a hamstring strain that could yet limit his participation in South Africa.

But Bert van Marwijk has at least one reason to be cheerful on the injury front - the return of Robin van Persie. The Arsenal forward barely had time to re-align his season at club level before he was thrust into the rigours of the international arena following a mid-term injury suffered against Italy. However, the 26-year-old is back with a bang.



He followed his double salvo against Mexico with goals against Ghana in midweek and Hungary at the weekend. And not only in finding the net is Van Persie proving his worth.

The former Feyenoord stand-out is proving to be the front-man that the Dutch need in order to link the intricate play of the likes of Wesley Sneijder, Robben and Rafael van der Vaart together.

Holland's No. 9 is in scintillating form and should he remain fit, the Dutch have a great chance of succeeding in South Africa.

Ten Potential Breakthrough Stars For The 2010-11 Season

Mario Goetze



Club Borussia Dortmund
Nationality Germany
Age 18

The BvB starlet just turned 18 and has been heralded by some as the best player in the world in his age group. At the club since 2001, Goetze made his debut last winter in the Bundesliga but is expected to push Kuba for a place in Juergen Klopp's starting line-up this season. Goetze has a wide array of dribbling skills and trickery and showed Manchester City that money is not everything by providing two fine assists in his side's 3-1 friendly win on Wednesday. Another young German playmaker in the tradition of Toni Kroos, Marko Marin and Mesut Oezil, Goetze willgive  the youth-promoting Joachim Loew selection difficulties if his potential comes to fruition before 2012.

Dani Pacheco



Club Liverpool
Nationality Spain
Age 19

Spain's run to the final of this summer's UEFA European Under-19 Championships was thanks, in no small part, to the exquisite form in front of goal of Dani Pacheco. The former Barcelona cantera product primiarily worked the left-side of la Rojita's attack and weighed in with four goals, becoming the top scorer in the process. He also contributed a wonderful through pass  for Rodrigo to put the Spaniards ahead in the final against France. Pacheco is a pacy, technically adept attacker with a fearsome strike and good approach play around the opposition area with lightening quick dribbling capabilities.

James Rodriguez



Club FC Porto
Nationality Colombia
Age 19

'James Bond' has a style to match Cristiano Ronaldo and now plies his trade in the same league in which 'CR7' first took his steps onto the world stage. Porto acquired 70 per cent of his playing rights this summer, for a fee of around €5m, and immediately inserted a €30m buyout clause into his contract. The Dragons have a reputation for nurturing South American talent in Europe and Rodriguez could be set for a career at the highest level. The attacker helped former club Banfield to their first ever Argentinian title, the 2009 Apertura, and later flickered in the Copa Libertadores, scoring five times. Rodriguez can do damage on either side of the attack and can also pop up at key times in the box. Physically, he can look after himself too.


Phil Jones



Club Blackburn Rovers
Nationality England
Age 19

The Lancashire native was excluded from the England under-19s for the recent tournament as he is now viewed as an under-21 star in the making. Senior honours are surely not beyond the realm of possibility either. He made his Premier League debut at the tail end of last season against no lesser opposition than Chelsea and impressed his manager Sam Allardyce with his physically imposing style and burgeoning ability. 'Indiana' Jones has already earned comparisions with the Chelsea captain, John Terry, and could push for a starting berth at Ewood Park this term.

Gael Kakuta



Club Chelsea
Nationality France
Age 19

Many thousand words were written about the former RC Lens prospect before he had even kicked a ball in anger, such was the effect his 2007 move to Chelsea had on English football. However, the midfielder looks likely to prove the Pensioners were justified in their pursuit, legal or not, of one of France's greatest emerging talents. This summer gave Kakuta a chance to strut his stuff in front of an international audience, at the under-19 tournament, and he helped les Bleuets to the title with a series of mesmerising performances. He often looked like he was playing in an age group below his own; proving too fast, too strong and too intelligent for a whole host of his opponents. Kakuta is naturally gifted in the playmaker position but is also effective when stationed on either side of a forward; such adaptability will stand him in good stead at Stamford Bridge.

Son Heung-Min



Club Hamburger SV
Country South Korea
Age 18

The Korean youth international has been tipped as one of the Bundesliga's top 10 emerging talents for the season but HSV will have to make do without his services for the best part of two months. Son appeared as a late substitute during the pre-season win over Chelsea but sustained a metatarsal injury minutes from the end of proceedings. The forward, nicknamed 'Rocket', has impressed coach Armin Veh in the build-up to the 2010-11 campaign having been on the books of the club since 2008. Son is capable of coming from deep or from wide positions to cause destruction and is adaptable enough to find a spot in Hamburg's first team, fitness permitting.

Thiago Alcantara



Club Barcelona
Country Spain
Age 19

The son of the 1994 Brazilian World Cup winner Mazinho has been at the Barcelona academy since 2004 and has already featured intermittently for the Barca first team. He scored against Racing last February in a 4-0 win. Thiago, as his shirt reads, has a style redolent of Deco in his Porto days with bravery and steel which belies his relatively small stature. He uses the ball quickly and efficiently and his keen sense of positioning means he is never far from the heart of the action. The Bari-born midfielder carries a deceptively quick shot and a subtle creative touch. His assist for Sergio Canales against England in the European under-19 semi-final was exquisite. Along with international colleague Oriol Romeu, Thiago can expect some first-team duties at Camp Nou this coming campaign.

Abel Hernandez



Club Palermo
Nationality Uruguay
Age 19

Possessed of searing pace and the build of a middleweight boxer, 'la Joya' is, perhaps, the primary reason why Palermo allowed Edinson Cavani to move onto Napoli this summer. And with Fabrizio Miccoli's fitness a corcern, the former Penarol player can expect more first team action this season. He is no stranger to first team duties having joined in February 2009 and has played close to 30 first-team matches since. Hernandez scored goals against both Inter and Milan last season as well as firing in a memorable brace against Fiorentina. In all he scored seven Serie A strikes, at a rate of one every 120 minutes. Turns 20 next week.

Jano Ananidze



Club Spartak Moscow
Nationality Georgia
Age 17

The 2010 Russian Premier League season is in full swing but 'Jano' could alert the world to his potential in the upcoming 2010-11 Champions League campaign. The Georgian teenager was used sparingly during the 2009 season but is rapidly becoming a key first-team player for The Meat this term, in spite of their on-field difficulties. Standing barely 1.72m and with the frame of a gymnast, 'Jano' has some problems holding off more agricultural opponents. However, with the ball at his feet, there can be no denying his passing capabilities and vision. He laid to rest rumours that he was considering a switch of international allegiance to Russia last summer by declaring for Georgia. Juventus, Milan, Sevilla and Arsenal have all kept tabs on Jano since he first broke into Spartak's first-team ranks.

Philippe Coutinho



Club Inter
Nationality Brazil
Age 18

The Rio de Janeiro native has been described as 'the future of Inter', having been signed by the Italian club in 2008. Coutinho has spent two years in his homeland on loan at Vasco de Gama, where he has steadily increased his reputation as a teenage prodigy. Standing only 1.72m, the Vasco academy graduate is nonetheless sturdy on his feet and is possessed of solid balance. One of his greatest atrributes is his two-footedness; Coutinho's opponents have no idea whether he will go left or right and he is equally comfortable delivering shots off either side too. He cost i Biscione a sum in the region of €4m in 2008; he is worth many times more now after featuring in Rafael Benitez's pre-season plans. He scored his first goal for the club, a volley, in the 3-2 defeat to Panathinaikos earlier this week. With the expected departure of Mario Balotelli, Coutinho could well find himself thrust in at the deep end this term.