The Messiah struck again in last night’s demolition of Valencia and for the record, David Villa no iniciar el juego. Of course, how can you possibly deny this man (on the pitch, we mean!) Winning 3-0 was largely thanks to his hat-trick but the very charming Senor Valdes also delivered when they needed him most. Buen trabajo, tipos! On a note, Titipo Henry deserves a standing ovation for pulling his shorts like that. Spandex, anyone?!
“During the first half we have been comfortable, but then the circumstances of the side and the merits of our rivals, with Messi captivating the audience, swung the balance in their favour,” said tio Unai Emery.
Yes dear amigas, we had the honour of speaking to a Futbolita Favourite : Senor David Villa himself last Friday! And he knows about all you passionate chicos & chicas and spoke about everything about La Seleccion to his two adorable daughters Zaida and Oyala. Here are excerpts from our interview with him including bits on his love for Valencia and Nando Torres. As usual, we’ll post the full version later. Esperamos que os guste!
“I think it’s wonderful to see more women attending matches every time. Football is a universal sport for both men and women. I think women are very passionate when they are encouraged (to play) on the pitch so it’s also positive for us.”
“I would love for my daughters to come along and see me at the World Cup but that is not possible. Olaya only turns one in the summer and I don’t think it’s good for them to travel so far just to watch me. But I still dedicate every goal I score to them and my parents might come and watch me in South Africa.”
“I think Spain (is in) a tough group as all other groups. When you go to the World Cup final phase, there is no easy group and no easy opponents. We’re playing a few games within a short time and will have to do very well to beat any team. Hopefully, we can win and achieve something important!”
“It’s one of my personal projects. To me, education is very important to children. So from day one, I wanted to build a campus, where we can educate children on the values of coexistence, respect and solidarity. This year marks the third year and we have many people from all around Spain and even abroad,” he explained.
“I only have good things to say about Valencia and its people. I have been here in this city for five years and from day one, I was received with open arms and the fans have shown me their affection every day,” he said. “So yes, they make me feel at home and it is true that this is my second home. I just want to show my appreciation by putting in my best efforts.”
Ok, Albelda looks like he’s enjoying a rave right in that photo – so be quiet until the moment passes! Tres, dos, uno… ok, here we go. Los Che pulled off a nice 4-1 victory over Villarreal last night (poor, poor Nilmar) and damn, the goals were coming at you like there was no tomorrow! From the two Davids to former Boca kid, Éver Banega, everyone wanted the win desperately. Sure, their young defender Kiko (it isn’t just Macheda’s nickname, you know) was slapped with a red card but the boys sailed on con orgullo!
“I think against an opponent who have played some good matches so far, we’ve been very focused and very compact in defence and attack. Furthermore, after the sending off and 2-0 in our favour, we were able to stay on top,” declared Senor Unai Emery.
As a bonus, here’s Albelda with his mujer, Vicen!
Look, even David Albelda can’t help himself from smiling for the cameras! And you can’t really blame him, after Los Che battled back from a goal down to win this away match against Athletic Bilbao last night. Goals by Villa and Mathieu cancelled out 16-year-old Iker Munain’s strike (the young striker is a cross between the Pique and Torres breed, in case you were curious and even if you were, shame on you for checking out jailbaits).
Also, Queridos futbolitas, everyone loves The Villa at Valencia, so if all goes as planned, he’s all set to be a One Club man ala Raul The Great One. Ignore the calls from distant lands, tipo! We can’t imagine him elsewhere. The only image in our minds of Villa is the exact same one portrayed in that photo above…. where he’s smiling blissfully in a sea of sunflowers.
We thought Juventus’s Chiellini was the real Phantom of the Opera, but damn, De Rossi has the moves to pull it off! Anyway, Roma’s fans will definitely be celebrating their victory over their fiercest rivals, Lazio in the city today. Their ultras went berserk again – letting off firecrackers and fighting in the stands, but like the Messiah (below), they all wanted to see the Opera.
Nevermind that – Marco Cassetti’s only goal was enough to secure all 3 points for Totti’s side. Even he couldn’t help himself during the celebrations by taking off his shirt – but Cassetti went one step further by knocking down the advertising billboards. Dude, ti credi di essere cool? (dude, you think you’re cool?!)
Ei chicas, you have to admit that front page image with David Villaaaaa in his Kung-Fu pose is muito legal!!! He looks ferosha… come on, his daughter already thinks it’s cool and has started to draw on it with her red Crayola. Anyway, Villaaaa opened the scoring against Osasuna in the sixth minute thanks to his outstretched boot (talk about being at the right place, at the right time) last night. David Albelda and Carlos Marchena scored the other two goals.
“This is a tough place to come and we played really well to win the game,” said Albelda. “We are growing as a team and just have to keep going the way we are and see what happens.”
Also, David Silva’s hair is calling out to be in a Sunsilk ad…. seriously, darle una oportunidad!
So tipo over here was the hero for Villarreal yesterday, following a bad start to their season. Nilmar didn’t even have to change the colour of his jersey… all he needed was two goals bebes! Thanks to him, it looks like El Submarino Amarillo are slowly starting to find their pace again, scoring 14 goals in their last four games.
“Despite the result it wasn’t easy,” said Villarreal coach Ernesto Valverde. “I liked what I saw of my team and think we were better so we are happy with how we played as well as the result.”
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Ah, que fantástico! David Villa struck twice yesterday to help Valencia to a neat 4-2 win at Valladolid. The other goals came from Juan Mata and David Silvaaaaa.
“My players made a big effort and by the end, they were very exhausted. Looking back at it now, you can see just how difficult it was,” said Unai Emery after the game.
Anyway, it’s always nice to see Los Che winning, particularly since there was so much talk of them offloading their top players last season to solve their financial problems. Silva was said to be interested in a move to England, but it was all tabloid trash. Why leave when you’re truly happy where you are?
In other Sunday match-ups, Depor and Sporting Gijón managed 1-0 wins at Malaga and Almeria respectively while Villarreal played out a 1-1 draw against Mallorca at the badly-maintained El Madrigal.
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In case you were wondering, that’s not Oompa-Loompa and David James in a tussle. It’s Everton’s Marouane Fellaini messing around with his Belgian teammate, Kevin Mirallas! How does he manage to focus on the pitch? As it stands, Fellaini looks more like a DreamGirl.
Well, one striker who’s certain to score against Belgium later today would be David Villa. “I am proud to see that people think it is strange that I have not scored during three matches. I hope to score on Saturday to put an end to this streak and so that Spain can be a bit closer to reaching the World Cup,” he said.
As for Manbeard Casillas, he wants to break his spell at Depor’s El Riazor stadium. “I have never managed to win here but we hope to break this curse with the national squad. After when I come with Real Madrid it will be another story.”
Ooh! Reports from Barcelona have declared that David Veeya will be a Barca player next season after his agent Jose Luis Tamargo and the club’s technical secretary and director, Raul Sanllehí Txiki Begiristain met in Asturias. Well, it could’ve easily been for a round of bingo but who knows?
Apparently, Veeya reiterated his desire to play in Barcelona and only provided this option. Yes, despite Raver Ramos’s attempts at smoldering him during the Confeds, he ain’t going to the Bernabeu! With Eto’o staying on at the club, he hasn’t been touted as a star replacement yet but it’s clear that his arrival will be a stellar addition to Barca’s squad.
Anyway, Valencia has also warned Veeya that they “will not tolerate any further delay” and David does not welcome the pressure to join any team in England. So he’ll have to make his decision fast. Snap, snap!
Ah, there’s so much going on in this photo. Ramos the Raver must learn to let go of Villa. After all, it’s been confirmed that they won’t be teammates at club level next season!
South Africa coach, Joel Santana, however, must quickly sign up for English lessons if he does not wish to incur the wrath of everyone who watches the post-match interviews. “Depois the jugadores tranquilo played very well” is the sentence of the year.
Fútbol’s Biggest Douche, Greaseano, is expected to choose his all-important Real Madrid number within the next week. Since Raul The Great One is already wearing number 7, his new teammate will have to settle for either 9 or 10. He can’t choose 17 either because Parejo is using it but knowing Flo’ Perez, he’d do anything to make his expensive buys a little happier. This means that the former U-13 player may have to give up his number for Senor Red Shorts above.
On the issue of David Villa coming to Madrid, Perez is taking a ‘reasonable’ approach to the situation.
“We have the whole summer to explain to Valencia fans that everything we do will be done based on friendship and not confrontation. It is not a movie with good guys and bad guys. It’s about two prestigious institutions that are rivals and that will compete for the league title. Off the playing field however we are capable of sitting down and reaching an agreement,” he said.
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That boy on the right seems to be completely mesmerized by Stable Boy’s lovely hair up there. Wouldn’t you be too if you were standing in the tunnel?
Anyway, David Villa scored the winner for Espana yesterday against Iraq and Xabi Alonso’s quick thinking decisions earned him the Man of the Match award. Just like that, Spain are in the semis of the Confeds!
When we heard New Zealand were playing in the Confederations Cup… and meeting the selección in their opening game, all sorts of ideas and stereotypes started forming in our heads. Sadly, we half-expected Tana Umaga to make an appearance during the match and follow this up with a pre-match haka! The New Zealanders would be in all black! There would be a kiwi on the field! It would be like a party.
Except none of that happened and Spain thrashed the living daylights out the kiwis with a hat-trick from Stable Boy Torres and goals from Fabregas and Villa. The folks on twitter were complaining about the pathetic match turn-out and we echo their sentiments. This is Spain after all!
“The truth is that it was a great boost for the team to come out and start like that,” Torres said after the game.
“I don’t think you or they are surprised by what happened on the field,” New Zealand coach Riki Herbert said. “It was always going to be tough for us, but we still have two big matches left.”
Just for the record, ya’ll know Ramos the Raver would win that Tana Umaga stare hands down.
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Wait, is Marca now giving away free Greaseano cards with this issue? And they claim that he’s preparing for ‘life in the Spanish League’, and we know he’s not because the “dream is dead.” Somewhere in America, Adam Lambert just LOL-ED.
The other big story is that Marca caught David Villa in Madrid! Holidaying in Madrid = a move to Real Madrid. There is absolutely no other reason for him to be in the city, according to the newspaper. Along with his heavily pregnant wife, Villa was seen dining at a restaurant near the Bernabeu. “Villa’s visit comes shortly after Florentino Perez announced his candidacy,” wrote the newspaper.
We’re willing to bet over Bobojan that if Villa had walked into the stadium, Marca would’ve prepared a special noon edition detailing his ‘new kit number’ at Real Madrid, complete with photoshopped images of him hanging out with H.Potter Perez.
Poor David Villa. He’s tired of all the transfer speculation but Harry Potter Perez refuses to leave him alone!
“Florentino Pérez contacts me every day – more or less, four to five times,” revealed the Spanish striker who has scored 25 goals for Valencia this season. The Real Madrid president is set to contest his presidency next week and wants Villa to come to the team to strengthen his campaign – and generate more votes, obviously.
“I am tired of so much speculation. I’m just working hard for the next four games of the championship. I don’t care about the rest,” he said.
What does he mean by ‘the rest’? Surely Villa knows he can’t afford to be vague when it comes to Real Madrid! Remember Hair Grease? He doubted Foreignchester United last July and everyone at the Bernabeu went berserk. “He will come!” they cried. “Ronaldo will be ours!” screamed the fans. And now, it’s “não há necessidade…”. Disappointing!
It’s always nice to see Valencia winning especially since we know that they genuinely deserve it. Last night’s 4-1 victory over Getafe – and a Villa double – was a welcome boost from all the negativity surrounding the club as of late.
“I think the biggest problem would be if we did not win. If we do things right, the team will settle down and take on a positive momentum and don’t have to worry about other things. The important thing is that we recover. Let’s see if these two victories mean that we have put (the) rough patch behind us,” said Unai Emery.
“Let’s be careful, because it is difficult. They gave us an oxygen of 6 points, the team is still alive and that’s the most important thing.”
["Hombre! That man over there pulled my hair" - Sergio Ramos. "Mine too!" - Iker]
“Villa is s a guy who (is) guaranteed to (score) but the other day we had our doubts. He is an important man for us, but we do not want to harm Valencia. It’s not that we are displeased with anybody, but we have to refresh the team for Wednesday,” he said.
Is it us or is Del Bosque making excuses? Spain were lucky to pull off a 1-0 victory on Saturday and he knows they need a better comeback ahora. Dropping Villa is too easy…
Before we present to you a possible (and welcoming, no doubt) overload of the Brazilian National Team, let’s examine Adidas’ new foray into La Selección’s national kit, shall we? David Villa – as helpless as he looks in the photo above – is not going into combat anytime soon. We’re guessing it’s supposed to promote the upcoming Confederations Cup in June slated to take place in South Africa. Three Stripes is also anonymous with Adidas, so that’s where it all falls into place.
Poor Marcos Senna must be feeling rather confused! But we’ve come up with a great premise for a possible film – “A Brazilian playing for Spain unfortunately finds himself with African-inspired face paint.”
Poor David Villa! He scored and got sent off in the same game.
The striker’s 24th minute goal put Valencia in the lead against Deportivo last night but after a collision with keeper Daniel Aranzubia, he was promptly sent off for a second bookable offence.
Piscu headed home an equaliser for Deportivo and the match ended 1-1.
Well, you know the real truth was that Villa wanted to go home at half time and watch the red carpet arrival at The Oscars.
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