domingo, 30 de mayo de 2010

Villaluz: «Llegamos a prepararnos para estar bien y luchar por el campeonato»

“Todos los años creo que todos llegamos a prepararnos para estar bien en el torneo y luchar por el campeonato, ese es el objetivo, se va a tratar de preparar lo mejor posible para llegar bien al torneo y conseguir algo que se ha negado por mucho tiempo” — César Villaluz


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miércoles, 19 de mayo de 2010

guardian.co.uk y las finales perdidas >> Glorious Failure

GLORIOUS FAILURE

"My wife is a heartbroken Cruz Azul fan," writes Ricardo Mora. "This past week they lost their fifth consecutive final. Here in Mexico we have short tournaments with just 17 games and then a post-season. Cruz Azul managed to get to the last three finals and lost them to Santos, Toluca and Monterrey. In between they also competed in the Concacaf Champions League and reached the final in the last two seasons losing to Atlante and Pachuca. Is there any other fan out there with such a heartbroken heart as my wife? Has this ever happened to any other team in such a short span?"

Firstly, Ricardo, you might want to break the bad news. It's even worse than you thought. "As a British Cruz Azul fan living in Mexico City for the last 13 years, I can assure you that the situation is actually worse for your wife than you think," writes Louis Loizides. "Cruz Azul have lost their last seven finals, not just five. Prior to the five finals you mention, they also lost the league final in December 1999 against Pachuca and then the final of the Libertadores against Boca Juniors the following year. Just thought you should know."

But comfort is at hand. Mrs Mora should just be glad she isn't a Benfica fan. "While not exactly the same thing, I thought of Benfica winning its first two Champions League finals (in 1961 and 1962), and since then losing in 1963 (against Milan), 1965 (against Internazionale), 1968 (against Manchester United), 1988 (against PSV Eindhoven) and in 1990 (against Milan)," writes Hugo Carreira. "It's called the curse of Béla Guttmann (who, having won those two titles, was sacked and left Benfica saying they would never win it again in the next 100 years. Only 52 more to go)."

And, arguably worst of all, she could have been a Lincoln City fan between 2002 and 2007. As NA Pearce points out, the Imps reached five successive League Two play-offs … and lost in all five.

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