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Saya mahu buktikan - Hafiz

HAFIZ tiada tekanan.

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SEKALIPUN tidak diletakkan sebarang harapan, pemain perseorangan negara, Muhammad Hafiz Hashim tetap mahu membuktikan bahawa dia masih lagi merupakan jaguh badminton tanah air.

Peluang tersebut bakal hadir apabila Hafiz bersama barisan pemain-pemain negara yang lain akan beraksi pada Kejohanan Badminton Dunia 2010 di Paris bermula 23 hingga 29 Ogos depan.

“Memandangkan tidak ada sasaran yang diletakkan di bahu saya, jadi saya merasakan ia merupakan satu kelebihan untuk mempamerkan aksi cemerlang tanpa sebarang tekanan.

“Setakat ini, semuanya berjalan lancar dan boleh dikatakan yang tahap persiapan saya telah mencapai 50 peratus.

“Saya yakin, selepas tamat program latihan di London, saya akan berada pada tahap terbaik bagi menghadapi setiap lawan saya pada kejohanan itu nanti,” jelas Hafiz ketika dihubungi Kosmo! semalam.

Semalam, Hafiz bersama 11 lagi pemain badminton negara berlepas ke England bagi menyertai program latihan intensif di Universiti of Bath sebelum menghadapi kejohanan di Paris nanti.

Ia sebagai persiapan awal serta langkah penyesesuaian diri dengan keadaan cuaca di sana selain menikmati segala kemudahan latihan yang disediakan di Bath yang dipercayai mampu meningkatkan tahap permainan barisan pemain negara.

Ditanya mengenai pertembungannya dengan jaguh negara, Datuk Lee Chong Wei seawal pusingan kedua, Hafiz mengakui tidak gentar sambil melontarkan keyakinan yang dia mampu menumbangkan pemain No. 1 dunia itu.

“Saya tidak kisah menentang siapa pun kerana bagi saya ia semua telah ditentukan.

“Jika takdir menemukan saya dengan Chong Wei seawal pusingan kedua ia bukanlah merupakan masalah besar buat saya sebaliknya saya yakin dapat menewaskannya,” katanya.

Sebagai rekod, anak jati kelahiran Kota Bharu, Kelantan ini suatu ketika dahulu pernah menggegarkan pentas badminton dunia apabila mencipta kejutan dengan merangkul kejuaraan Terbuka Seluruh England pada 2003.

Dalam pada itu, Hafiz turut meluahkan kekecewaannya berhubung isu penghantaran pemain menjalani latihan di England yang dianggapnya tidak adil.

Tatkala 11 pemain negara berlepas ke England semalam, Chong Wei telah dikecualikan kerana jurulatihnya, Datuk Misbun Sidek meminta pelepasan atas alasan-alasan tertentu dan dipersetujui Persatuan Badminton Malaysia (BAM).

“Bagi saya ini merupakan satu tindakan yang tidak adil kerana ada pemain yang tidak perlu mengikuti latihan di England.

“Sekiranya salah seorang tidak pergi, saya merasakan lebih baik semua pemain terus menjalani latihan dalam negara sahaja dan tidak perlu membazir wang bagi menampung perbelanjaan di sana (England),” tambah Hafiz

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Malaysia No. 139 dunia

SKUAD negara kini berada pada ranking ke-139 dunia.

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SKUAD bola sepak kebangsaan kini berada di ranking ke-139 dunia dalam senarai terbaru yang dikeluarkan Persekutuan Bola Sepak Antarabangsa (FIFA) semalam.

Ia merupakan kedudukan terbaik buat Malaysia selepas kali terakhir berada pada kedudukan lebih baik iaitu di tangga ke-127 dunia pada Jun 2006, kira-kira empat tahun yang lalu.

Kedudukan ke-139 itu juga adalah yang terbaik sepanjang 2010 selepas Malaysia menduduki tangga ke-159 pada Januari, ke-146 pada Februari, ke-147 pada Mac dan April, ke-146 pada Mei, ke-142 pada Jun dan Julai lalu.

Di peringkat Asia, Malaysia kini menduduki tangga ke-25 tetapi di kalangan negara-negara Asia Tenggara pula, Malaysia masih berada di ranking kelima di belakang Thailand (ke-104 dunia), Singapura (ke-120 dunia), Vietnam (ke-127 dunia) dan Indonesia (ke-135 dunia).

Namun Malaysia tidak mungkin akan terus berjaya melonjak secara drastik bagi memintas Indonesia, Vietnam dan Singapura andai jumlah perlawanan kelas A yang dihadapi skuad kebangsaan masih kurang.

Jika tahun lalu Malaysia mengharungi lapan perlawanan kelas A bertemu Emiriyah Arab Bersatu (UAE), Kenya, China, Arab Saudi, Jordan, Lesotho dan Uzbekistan (dua kali), namun tahun ini baru dua perlawanan dilalui selepas lapan bulan berlalu.

Dua aksi tersebut ialah bertemu UAE (tewas 0-1) di Dubai pada 6 Januari dan bertemu Yemen (menang 1-0) di Stadium Nasional, Bukit Jalil pada 27 Februari lalu.

Andai Persatuan Bola Sepak Malaysia (FAM) dapat mengatur aksi-aksi persahabatan kelas A berdepan pasukan yang lebih tinggi ranking seperti India, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Vietnam dan Singapura, pasti kedudukan Malaysia akan lebih baik selepas ini.

Jika tidak, peluang Malaysia untuk mengumpul sebanyak mungkin mata hanyalah pada Piala AFF Suzuki 2010 Disember depan memandangkan saingan Sukan Asia 2010 November depan tidak dikira untuk pungutan mata ranking FIFA.

Sementara itu, kedudukan 10 pasukan teratas dalam senarai ranking terbaru FIFA semalam langsung tidak berubah dengan juara Piala Dunia 2010, Sepanyol masih menduduki tangga teratas.

Ia diikuti Belanda, Brazil, Jerman, Argentina, Uruguay, England, Portugal, Mesir dan Chile.

PlaYEr TraNSfERz @ 2010

January Transfers 2010

Argentina

Player... From... To... Fee
Roberto Ayala... Zaragoza... Racing Club... Free
Mathías Cardaccio... Milan... Banfield...  Loan
Sebastián Prediger... Porto... Boca Juniors...  Loan
Gustavo Balvorín Levadeiakos Huracan Free
Gastón Casas Larissa Gimnasia de La Plata Free
Jesús David Méndez Rosario Central Boca Juniors Undisclosed
Gabriel Hauche Argentinos Juniors Racing Undisclosed
I. Moreno y Fabianesi Xanthi Colon Free
L. Figueroa Rosario Genoa Central Free
Andrés Franzoia Rosario Central Huracan Loan
Gonzalo Castillejos Rosario Central Lanus Undisclosed
Leandro Gracián Boca Juniors Independiente Loan
Alexis Ferrero Colon River Plate Undisclosed
Gastón Machín Independiente Huracan Free
Jossimar Mosquera Arsenal Colon Loan
Juan Manuel Díaz Estudiantes River Plate Undisclosed
Nicolás Domingo River Plate Arsenal Loan
Renato Civelli San Lorenzo Nice Free
Adrián Peralta Lanus Huracan Undisclosed
Agustín Alayes Estudiantes Newells Old Boys Undisclosed
Rubén Darío Ramírez Racing Banfield Loan
R. Moreira Atletico Independiente Tucuman Loan
G. Choy González Rosario Central Tigre Undisclosed
M. Estigarribia Le Mans UC 72 Newells Old Boys Loan
M. Giménez Tigre Boca Juniors Undisclosed

Belgium

Player From To Fee 
Adlene Guedioura Royal Charleroi SC Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan
Geoffrey Mujangi Bia Royal Charleroi SC Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan
Holmar Orn Eyjolffson West Ham United Roeselare Loan
Lukas Marecek Brno Anderlecht Undisclosed
Sebastien Pocognoli AZ Alkmaar Standard Undisclosed
Peter van der Heyden Mainz Brugge Undisclosed
Koen Daerden Brugge Standard Undisclosed
Samuel Yeboah Hapoel Tel-Aviv Genk €0.7million

Brazil

Player From To Fee 
Robinho Manchester City Santos Loan

England

Player From To Fee 
Araujo Ilan St Etienne West Ham Undisclosed
Alan Hutton Tottenham Sunderland Loan
Chris Smalling Fulham Manchester United £10million
Asmir Begovic Portsmouth Stoke City £3,250,000
Adam Johnson Middlesbrough Manchester City Undisclosed
Nicky Shorey Aston Villa Fulham
Marcelo Moreno Shakhtar Donetsk Wigan Athletic Loan
Jack Cork Chelsea Burnley Loan
Hossam Mido Middlesbrough West Ham United Loan
Victor Moses Crystal Palace Wigan Athletic Undisclosed
Benedict McCarthy Blackburn Rovers West Ham United Undisclosed
Christopher Buchtmann Liverpool Fulham Undisclosed
Stefano Okaka Chuka Roma Fulham Loan
Eidur Gudjohnsen Monaco Tottenham Hotspur Loan
Robinho Manchester City Santos Loan
Leon Cort Stoke City Burnley £1,500,000
Dos Santos Ramirez Giovani Tottenham Hotspur Galatasaray Loan
Nicky Weaver Dundee United Burnley Loan
Yildiray Basturk Stuttgart Blackburn Rovers Loan
Zoran Tosic Manchester United FC Cologne Loan
Craig Gardner Aston Villa Birmingham £3,000,000
Stuart Holden Houston Bolton Wanderers Free
Adlene Guedioura Royal Charleroi SC Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan
Vladimir Weiss Manchester City Bolton Wanderers Loan
Daniel De Ridder Wigan Athletic Hapoel Tel Aviv Loan
Frédéric Nimani AS Monaco Burnley Loan
Matthew Kilgallon Sheffield United Sunderland Undisclosed
Geoffrey Mujangi Bia Royal Charleroi SC Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan
Jo Manchester City Galatasaray Loan
Lucas Neill Everton Galatasaray Undisclosed
Adam Clayton Manchester City Carlisle United Loan
Amr Zaki FC Zamalek Hull City Loan
Samuel Galindo Real America Arsenal Undisclosed
Seol Ki-Hyeon Fulham Unattached Free
Sol Campbell Unattached Arsenal Free
Eddy Gnahore Manchester City Birmingham Free
Gary Caldwell Celtic Wigan Athletic Undisclosed
Maxi Rodríguez Atlético Madrid Liverpool Free
Tomas Pekhart Tottenham Hotspur FK Jablonec 97 Free
Steve Gohouri Unattached Wigan Athletic Free
Michel Sporting Gijon Birmingham £3,000,000
Elrio Van Heerden Blackburn Rovers Sivasspor Free
Andriy Voronin Liverpool Dinamo Moscow Undisclosed
Felipe Caicedo Manchester City Málaga Loan
Holmar Orn Eyjolffson West Ham United Roeselare Loan
Olivier Kapo Wigan Athletic Boulogne Loan
Andrea Dossena Liverpool Napoli Undisclosed
Patrick Vieira Internazionale Manchester City Free
Vladimir Stojkovic Sporting Lisbon Wigan Athletic Loan
Landon Donovan Los Angeles Everton Loan
Won-hee Cho Wigan Athletic Suwon Samsung Bluewings Loan
Paul Marshall Manchester City Aberdeen Loan

France

Player From To Fee
Dejan Lovren Dinamo Zagreb Lyon €8million
Eidur Gudjohnsen Monaco Tottenham Hotspur Loan
Frédéric Nimani Monaco Burnley Loan
Olivier Kapo Wigan Athletic Boulogne Loan
Renato Civelli San Lorenzo Nice Undisclosed
Didier Digard Middlesbrough Nice Loan
Gabriel Sebastian Tamas Auxerre West Bromwich Albion Loan
Marcelo Estigarribia Le Mans Newell's Old Boys Undisclosed
Gabriel Sebastian Tamas Auxerre West Bromwich Albion Loan
Ricardo Costa Wolfsburg Lille Undisclosed
Olivier Girou Tours Montpelier Undisclosed
Garry Bocaly Marseille Montpelier Loan
Colin Kazim-Richards Istanbul Toulouse Loan
Ouwo Maazou CSKA Moscow Monaco Loan
Renato Civelli San Lorenzo Nice Loan
Juan Gonzalo Lorca Colo Colo Boulogne €400,000
Henri Bedimo Chateauroux Lens Undisclosed
Almen Abdi Zurich Le Mans Undisclosed

Germany

Player From To Fee
Papiss Cisse MetzFreiburg €1.6million
Peer Kluge Nurnberg Schalke €1.5million
Yildiray Basturk Stuttgart Blackburn Rovers Loan
Arouna Kone Sevilla Hannover 96 Loan
Zoran Tosic Manchester United Cologne Loan
José Ernesto Sosa Bayern Munich Estudiantes La Plata Undisclosed
Sandro Wagner Duisburg Werder Undisclosed
Lewis Holtby Schalke Bochum Loan
Hao Jumin Tianjin Teda Schalke Undisclosed
Rever Gremio Wolfsburg €5million
Besart Ibraimi Renova Dzepciste Schalke Undisclosed
Bogdan Müller Neckarelz Schalke Undisclosed
Tore Reginiussen Tromso Schalke Undisclosed
Halil Altintop Schalke Frankfurt Undisclosed
Edu Suwon Samsung Schalke Undisclosed
Ze Roberto Flamengo Schalke Loan
Alexander Baumjohann Bayern Munich Schalke Undisclosed
Zoran Tosic Manchester United Koln Loan
Ruud Van Nistelrooy Real Madrid Hamburg Free
Ricardo Clark Houston Dynamo Frankfurt Loan
Jan Simak Stuttgart Mainz Undisclosed
Aymen Abdennour Etoile Sahel Werder Loan

Greece

Player From To Fee
Daniel Fernandes Bochum PAOK Loan
Jesus Datolo Napoli Olympiakos Loan
Freddy Adu Aris Lisbon Benfica Loan
Lomana LuaLua Al Arabi Olympiakos Free
Eddie Johnson Fulham Aris Loan
Ignacio Nacho Gonzalez Valencia Levadiakos Loan
Daniel Cousin Hull City Larissa Loan
Gustavo Balvorín Levadiakos Huracán Undisclosed
Marek Saganowski Southampton Atromitos Free
Leandro Gracián Aris Salonika Independiente Undisclosed
Iván Moreno y Fabianesi FC Xanthi Colón de Santa Fe Undisclosed

Holland

Player From To FeeMitchell Donald Ajax Willem II loan
Milano Koenders AZ Alkmaar Sparta Loan
Frank van der Struijk Vitesse Arnheim Willem II Loan
Nicolas Lodeiro Nacional Ajax €4million
Vagif Dzavadov Qarabag Twente Undisclosed
Gonzalo Garcia-Garcia Groningen Venlo Loan
Jeroen Heubach Twente Nijmegen Loan
Daley Blind Ajax Groningen Loan
Theo Lucius Free agent - Groningen
Darío Cvitanich Ajax Pachuca Undisclosed

Italy

Player From To Fee
Luis Antonio Jiménez Inter Parma Loan
Giuseppe Biava Genoa Lazio Undisclosed
Davide Di Gennaro Milan Livorno Loan
Felipe Udinese Fiorentina Loan
Thomas Hitzlsperger Stuttgart Lazio €3million
Francesco Valiani Bologna Parma Undisclosed
Keirrison Barcelona Fiorentina Loan
Nicola Amoruso Parma Atalanta Undisclosed
Sergio Volpi Reggina Atalanta Undisclosed
Hernan Crespo Genoa Parma Undisclosed
Alexandros Tziolis Panathinaikos Siena
Haris Seferovic Grasshoppers Zurich Fiorentina Undisclosed
Mancini Inter Milan Loan
McDonald Mariga Parma Inter Undisclosed
Mathias Cardaccio Milan Banfield Loan
Adem Ljajic Partizan Belgrade Fiorentina €8million
Mario Ariel Bolatti Huracán Fiorentina Undisclosed
Luciano Figueroa Genoa Rosario Central Undisclosed
Andrea Dossena Liverpool Napoli Undisclosed
Patrick Vieira Internazionale Manchester City Free
Pablo Fontanello Parma Tigre Undisclosed
David Beckham LA Galaxy Milan Loan

Portugal

Player From To FeeSebastián Prediguer Porto Boca Juniors Undisclosed
Vladimir Stojkovic Sporting Lisbon Wigan Athletic Loan
Nelson Fabian Benitez Leixoes San Lorenzo Undisclosed
Pedro Mendes Rangers Sporting €1.7million
Kleber Cruzeiro Porto €5.5million
Ruben Micael Nacional Porto €3million
Luis Aguiar Dynamo Moscow Braga Loan
Joao Pereira Braga Sporting €3million
Mexer Maputo Sporting €0.2million
Florent Sinama-Pongolle Atletico Madrid Sporting €6.5million
Eder Luis Atletico Mineiro Benfica €2million
Alan Kardec Vasco da Gama Benfica €2.5million
Airton Flamengo Benfica €3million

Russia

Player From To Fee
Ari Da Silva Ferreira AZ Alkmaar Spartak Moscow €5 million
Igor Semshov Zenit St. Petersburg Dynamo Moscow Undisclosed
Ilie Cebanu Wisla Krakow Rubin Undisclosed
Aleksandr Kerzhakov Dynamo Moscow Zenit St. Petersburg Undisclosed
Marek Suchy Slavia Prague Spartak Moscow Loan
Nikola Drincic Amkar Spartak Moscow Free
Keisuke Honda VVV Venlo CSKA Moscow Undisclosed
Carlos Valencia Godoy Cruz de Mendoza Lokomotiv Moscow Free
Andriy Voronin Liverpool Dinamo Moscow £1.9million
Sergey Chepchugov Sibir Novosibirsk CSKA Moscow Undisclosed
Kirill Nababkin FC Moscow CSKA Moscow Undisclosed

Scotland

Player From To Fee
Robbie Keane Tottenham Celtic Loan
Mark Brown Celtic Hibernian Undisclosed
Morten Rasmussen Brondby Celtic £2 million
Thomas Rogne Stabaek Celtic Thomas Rogne
Ki Sung Yueng Celtic Seoul €2million
Diomansy Kamara Fulham Celtic Loan
Nicky Weaver Dundee United Burnley Loan
Thomas Rogne Unattached Celtic Free
Cillian Sheridan Celtic St Johnstone Loan
Ryan Conroy Celtic Partick Thistle Loan
Gary Caldwell Celtic Wigan Athletic Undisclosed
Jos Hooiveld AIK Celtic Undisclosed Story
Graeme Smith Brighton Hibernian Free
Paul Marshall Manchester City Aberdeen Loan

Spain

Player From To Fee
Miku Valenica Getafe Free
Milan Smiljanic Espanyol Gijon Loan
Adrian Colunga Recreativo Huelva Zaragoza Loan
Edmilson Palmeiras Zaragoza Free
Asier Del Horno Valencia Valladolid Loan
Jiri Jarosik Krylya Sovetov Samara Zaragoza Free
Pablo Daniel Osvaldo Bologna Espanyol loan
Matías Alustiza Chacarita Juniors Xerez Free
Waldo Ponce Vélez Sarsfield Real Zaragoza Undisclosed
Lucas Trecarichi Huracán Sevilla FC Free
Maxi Rodríguez Atlético Madrid Liverpool Free
Michel Sporting Gijon Birmingham £3,000,000
Eduardo Salvio Lanús Atlético Madrid €8million
Felipe Caicedo Manchester City Málaga Loan
Roberto Jiménez Gago Real Madrid Zaragoxa Loan
Santiago Fernández Mallorca Newell's Old Boys Undisclosed
Fabricio Fabio Fuentes Villarreal Atlas Undisclosed
Lucas Licht Getafe Racing Club Undisclosed

Sweden

Player From To Fee
Jos Hooiveld AIK Celtic Undisclosed
Mauro Iván Obolo AIK Arsenal de Sarandí Free

Turkey

Player From To FeeRobert Vittek Lille Ankaragucu Undisclosed
Jerome Rothen Rangers Ankaragucu Loan
Jurica Vranjes Werder Bremen Genclerbirligi Loan
Lucien Aubey Rennes Sivaspor Undisclosed
Marek Sapara Rosenborg Ankaragucu Undisclosed
Gokhan Unal Trabzonspor Fenerbahce €3.5million
Geremi Newcastle United Ankaragucu Undisclosed
Dos Santos Ramirez Giovani Tottenham Hotspur Galatasaray Loan
Jo Manchester City Galatasaray Loan
Lucas Neill Everton Galatasaray Undisclosed
Mohamed Shawky Middlesbrough Kayserispor Undisclosed
Elrio Van Heerden Blackburn Rovers Sivasspor Free

USA

Player From To Fee
Landon Donovan Los Angeles Everton Loan
Stuart Holden Houston Bolton Wanderers Free
Alex Sao Paulo Los Angeles Galaxy Loan
Juninho Sao Paulo Los Angeles Galaxy Loan
Leonardo Sao Paulo Los Angeles Galaxy Loan
Roy Miller Rosenborg New York Red Bulls Undisclosed
Jorge Rojas New York Red Bulls Deportivo Táchira Free
Aziz Ansah Heartland FC Dallas Undisclosed
Gonzalo Segares Chicago Fire Apollon Limassol Free
Eduardo Lillingston Chivas USA Tijuana Loan
Luciano Emilio D.C. United Rio Branco Free
Chris Albright New England Revolution New York Red Bulls Pre-draft Trade[
Fred D.C. United Philadelphia Union Pre-draft Trade
Clint Mathis Real Salt Lake Los Angeles Galaxy Trade
Troy Perkins Vålerenga D.C. United Undisclosed
Daniel Allsopp Al-Rayyan D.C. United Undisclosed
Ricardo Clark Houston Dynamo Eintracht Frankfurt Free
Paulo Nagamura Chivas USA UNAL Free
Stéphane Auvray Nîmes Olympique Kansas City Wizards Free
Julio Enrique Martínez León Chicago Fire Loan
Pablo Escobar Deportivo Cali Kansas City Wizards Undisclosed
Joey Gjertsen Montreal Impact San Jose Earthquakes Undisclosed
Kevin Harmse Chivas USA Houston Dynamo Trade
Jacob Peterson Colorado Rapids Toronto FC Trade
Preston Burpo Colorado Rapids New England Revolution Trade
Cory Gibbs Colorado Rapids New England Revolution Trade
Jeff Larentowicz New England Revolution Colorado Rapids Trade
Wells Thompson New England Revolution Colorado Rapids Trade
Stuart Holden Houston Dynamo Bolton Wanderers Free
Krzysztof Król Jagiellonia Bia?ystok Chicago Fire Loan
Michael Orozco San Luis Philadelphia Union Loan
Osael Romero Vista Hermosa Chivas USA Loan
Steve Ralston New England Revolution A.C. St. Louis Free

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Ancelotti congak strategi

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LONDON - Carlo Ancelotti (gambar) ada strategi tersendiri untuk mengharungi kempen Liga Perdana England musim ini.
Pengurus Chelsea itu mahu The Blues memiliki kelebihan psikologi lebih awal daripada Manchester United dengan menewaskan pencabarnya itu pada perlawanan Perisai Komuniti di Stadium Wembley malam ini.
Musim lalu, Chelsea merangkul kejuaraan pembuka tirai bola sepak England ini selepas menundukkan United 4-1 menerusi penentuan sepakan penalti apabila mereka terikat 2-2 pada masa permainan sebenar.
Ancelotti berkata, kemenangan adalah penting untuk membina momentum menjelang saingan musim baru yang akan membuka tirainya pada 14 Ogos ini.
Selepas Chelsea memintas United dalam perebutan gelaran Liga Perdana England musim lalu, selain merangkul trofi Piala FA dan United memenangi Piala Liga, mereka hadir di Stadium Wembley dengan status juara liga domestik England.
Begitupun, status juara itu mungkin memberi sedikit tekanan kepada Ancelotti dan pengurus United, Alex Ferguson yang berhasrat untuk memenanginya sekali lagi musim ini.
"Saya fikir, ini adalah satu perlawanan penting bagi kedua-dua pasukan kerana ia dapat memberi gambaran sebenar pasukan pada awal musim dan kami ingin lihat bagaimana keadaan kami," kata Ancelotti.
"Setiap kali menentang United, tidak pernah menjadi satu perlawanan yang mudah.
"Kami mahu melakukan yang terbaik kerana United mungkin menjadi pencabar utama musim ini, seperti apa yang mereka lakukan musim lalu.
"Saya fikir, kami perlu menang kerana kami tewas banyak perlawanan pada aksi persahabatan pra musim.
"Kami tidak gembira sekiranya tewas. Kami perlu bangkit untuk mencipta kemenangan dan bermula dengan baik."
Pada aksi malam ini, tempat penyerang, Didier Drogba bakal digantikan dengan Nicolas Anelka manakala Hilario menggalas tugas Petr Cech di posisi penjaga gol.
Begitupun trio England, John Terry, Frank Lampard dan Ashley Cole akan bermain. - AFP