Sunday, August 31, 2008
Mido in cairo ..
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Friday, August 29, 2008
Mido : iam staying at Boro !
in a phone call with Modern sport Mido said that Wigan offer 7 Million to sign me but there was a meeting between me, southgate and Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson for an hour and they agreed that Boro need me and no way i can leave ..
Mido added : Steve Bruce call me to replace Emil Heskey wich will leave soon , but Southgate told me that the team need me .
southgate told Me that he just involving me into games step by step and then i will play regulary .
in the end of the phone call Mido said : i will play in second half against stok city and i hope to score .
Mido's phone call :
Aliadiere wants Mido to stay at Boro
Boro’s unsettled £6m forward has been strongly linked with a season-long loan move to Wigan Athletic after failing to earn a place despite his goal-a-game start to the campaign.
Reports in his native Egypt suggested the former Spurs star would welcome a move to link up with Steve Bruce at the JJB Stadium, but the 25- year-old reiterated his commitment to the cause after clear-the-air talks with manager Gareth Southgate.
Mido’s three-goal haul could earn him a recall at home to Stoke City tomorrow, and Aliadiere has told his team-mate to shelve any plans he may have to call time on his 12-month Boro career to help the club’s bid to secure a top 10 finish this season.
The Frenchman said: “It depends on the player how he reacts to not being in the side, but you’ve got stiff competition for places at every big club, especially up front, and it’s no different here.
“I’d love Mido to stay because he’s a quality player and he’s shown that by scoring three goals already this season. We need players like him at the club and I’d be disappointed if he left but it’s his decision and also the manager’s.”
Mido, who is also interesting his former Spurs boss Martin Jol, now in charge at German Bundesliga side Hamburg, has already racked up eight clubs in his short career.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Boss: Stability Is What Mido Needs Now
Although he is still just 25, the Egyptian striker has played for eight clubs in seven different countries since making his debut in his homeland in the 1999/2000 season.
After an injury-ravaged first season on Teesside he has started the current campaign in blistering form, with the help of a tough summer training regime, and he currently sits joint top of the scoring charts alongside Villa's Gabriel Agbonlahor.
And despite reports that he is unhappy with a lack of first team starts, Southgate believes stability is what Mido needs more than yet another move.
"I've said to him, I want him to be part of this football club. I understand that he wants to play and he will be causing me headaches in terms of selection."
So many Boro players are performing well at the moment that it's hard for Southgate to leave anyone out, but the manager says that's far better than having a team that picks itself.
"At the start of the season it was easy because Mido hadn't played pre-season matches," he explained. "But I don't want it to be easy - we had that last season. "If we want to be competitive as a team, not just this month but in November, December and January, we need that strength in depth. He knows how I feel about him and what I want from him.
Mido has had spells with Zamalek, Gent, Ajax, Celta Vigo, Marseille and Roma but his style has proved ideally suited for the Premier League and he played more games during a successful loan spell at Spurs than for any of his previous clubs.
His tally of three goals from three games in a week-and-a-half has already equalled his total during the whole of last season.Asked whether Mido owes Southgate a debt after making just eight starts and four substitute appearances during that first season, the manager said: "It's not a case of doing it for me, players owe it to themselves. "He has a talent and we want all our players to fulfil the talent they have and I think he can do that with us."
But with Afonso Alves (above), Tuncay and Jeremie Aliadiere also looking highly impressive, nobody is guaranteed a starting place - including Mido. "We know what he's got and all the forward players we've got have different attributes and assets," said Southgate."During the game on Saturday Mido showed he has physical power and the ability to win headers, which is something our other strikers don't have. "We've got the four strikers from last season plus Marvin, who can play up front, and the way we're playing now we could also put Adam Johnson or Stewart Downing into that area.
"It gives us options to pick the team according to who we're playing against."
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Agogo lead Zamalek for a win against Al Masry .. Download match goals
Southgate warns Wigan to keep hands off Mido
GARETH SOUTHGATE has issued Wigan with a hands-off warning over Mido.
The Egyptian claims the Latics want him on loan and is seeking assurances from the Boro boss over his chances of regular first-team football.
But after Mido scored his second goal of the season from just two substitute appearances, Southgate - asked if Wigan could forget about any move for the striker - said: “Yeah, no one from Wigan has spoken to me.
“Mido’s the sort of lad who wants to play regularly but I said to him a couple of weeks ago that I believe he will play football with us.
“He’s shown how important he can be for us in these last two weeks, he’s a good footballer and a goalscorer, his record throughout his career has been excellent.
“He’s giving himself every chance of a starting position.”
Southgate has all but given up on landing James Harper from Reading, with talk on the Continent of a renewed bid for Heerenveen’s US midfielder Michael Bradley.
Meanwhile, former Boro starlet Lee Cattermole, who did join Wigan, has revealed: “It was sad to say goodbye to the lads and everyone there, but sometimes you have to make big decisions like this.
“I made the decision to move on, and I take with me some very happy memories of my years at Middlesbrough.”
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Error-ridden Egypt embarrassed by Sudan
Mido played from the start and subed after 62 min ,aswell Shawky played full 90 min. more info
download Mido's (offside) goal .. ref desicion is wrong :
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Mido: 'I think Berbatov is looking for a move'
'I don't think Berbatov’s head is there anymore,' he said. 'It is not with Spurs and I think he is looking for a move.
'I think he is a very important player for the club. You can see Spurs without Berbatov are a different team. Without Keane as well they are a different team.
'They are huge players. It will be very difficult to replace Berbatov. He is a class player. He is not affected by anything around him. It was the same with Keano. He is one of the best players I have ever played with. Losing them I think will be difficult for Spurs.'
It is a pertinent point amid the huge optimism that has followed Juande Ramos’ £46million summer spending. To lose both Keane and Berbatov in one summer would be managerial naïvety, especially given Darren Bent’s insipid showing at the Riverside Stadium.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Mido’s touch downs Spurs .. download goals,Highlights,Mido's highlights
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Mido Predicts Positive Season Ahead
The Egyptian striker missed the opening pre-season fixture at York while visa issues prevented his trip to the Algarve, but after overcoming a brief injury setback he feels on his way to full fitness.
"I have never had a good pre-season build-up and done badly in the season, so hopefully this season will be just the same," he said.
"The fans will see a different player this season and with games I will reach my top form. With games I think I will get to the top of my form, especially with fitness and that's what I need."
A first-half at Carlisle on last Tuesday and a shade over an hour against Hibs went some way to help the comeback from an operation that was followed by a hard summer of intense fitness work in his native country.
"I worked with Nick Allamby in Egypt, he's a great lad and he was working hard with me.
"It's been a long time for me without games and as I said it was important to get myself going again and minutes have helped me do that.
"For me it was important to get my legs going again and I'm very happy with my condition."
"I wasn't happy with last season, I just wanted to get on with this season and we've done everything right now.
"The operation issues feel much better, my legs feel much better and if you watch the game you will see that I even look a lot better this season."
Mido is adamant those who watch him play will see a notable difference in his performance, not to mention his hairstyle.
"Now when you see me play you can see the difference between now and last season.
"I haven't had a haircut yet! I've been unlucky with my last haircut as every time I shave my head I have a bad season."
Monday, August 11, 2008
Injured Mido on a mission to face his old employers as Middlesbrough get ready to entertain Spurs
New captain Emanuel Pogatetz and midfielder Gary O'Neil have also added to Boro manager Gareth Southgate's woes in the final week of the close season.
Egypt international Mido pulled out of his side's 6-1 demolition of Sparta Rotterdam on Friday with a knock and after missing the club's pre-season tour to Portugal is a major doubt to start at the Riverside this weekend.
Boro, who have turned down an inquiry from SV Hamburg for 25-year-old Mido, have several injury worries.
Southgate meanwhile is pushing Arsenal for a quick decision on his £3million bid for defender Justin Hoyte.
The Boro boss wants the right-back in his line-up against Spurs after selling Luke Young to Aston Villa for £5.5m.
Scout David Mills travelled to watch the defender play the full 90 minutes for Arsenal in their 1-1 draw with Sevilla in Amsterdam on Saturday.
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Mido invites Zaki
in awonderful and an expected gesture from Boro star Mido who call new Wigan Bulldozer Amr Zaki and invite him at home to congratulats Zaki for his new team and to deny any rumors emerged in the last period wich want to made problems between the two stars
Zaki who signed wigan one year for loan from Zamalek (former Mido's club) and score for wigan 2 goals in 2 friendlies matches , And Mido who back fit again and lose more weight was involved to Egypt squad wich will face Sudan NT at 20 August in a friendly match .
Monday, August 4, 2008
Mido and Shawky back to Egypt squad
The 25-year-old missed the African Nations Cup in Ghana earlier this year through injury and has not featured for the Pharaohs since.
Shehata said: "Mido looked sharp in the pre-season. He lost 15kg and works hard with his team (Middlesbrough). I hope he would be ready to play for Egypt."
There was also a place in the squad for Mido's Boro team-mate Mohamed Shawky as well as Wigan's on-loan forward Amr Zaki.