michaelden
Knight of the Fat Fanny
- Aug 13, 2004
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I've wanted him to play at Spurs since his Juve days. This dude outshone Essian in the WC and is an awesome midfield general. He's better now and with 1 year on his contract I expect him to go cheap!
ray: Dear God, Let DC/ DL/ JR buy Appiah for our midfield. Amen ray:
ray: Dear Allah, Let DC/ DL/ JR buy Appiah for our midfield. Amen ray:
ray: Dear Bhudha, Let DC/ DL/ JR buy Appiah for our midfield. Amen ray:
ray: Dear Ancestors, Let DC/ DL/ JR buy Appiah for our midfield. Amen ray:
ray: Dear Earth, Wind, Fire & Water Spirits, Let DC/ DL/ JR buy Appiah for our midfield. Amen ray:
I'm not taking any chances this time. I REALLY want this dude at Spurs.
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=140182&bolum=127
Appiah set to return to action next season, but where?
Where is attacking midfielder Stephen Appiah? How is he doing? Will he return to Fenerbahçe? What does he think of coach Zico?
To recap, Fenerbahçe froze the contract of Ghana international midfielder Appiah in January due to serious concerns over the midfielder's fitness, with the Turkish Soccer Federation (TFF) accepting the Istanbul club's application to do so. Fenerbahçe made the decision with the 27-year-old suffering from a blood clot in his knee which, club doctors said, will sideline him for the remainder of the season. Former Turkey national team doctor, Mehmet Kurdoğlu, who diagnosed Appiah's condition for Fenerbahçe, said: "Treatment will begin immediately to dilute his blood. This will last six months and during this period he shouldn't risk any contact that could cause bleeding to any part of his body."
Thereafter Appiah literally went AWOL, but the Cihan news agency reported this week that the missing Ghanaian has been found. According to Cihan, Appiah was found through Ibrahim Sannie Daara of BBC Sports. Daara, a Ghanaian journalist and a close friend of Appiah who sees him every day, passed on our questions to Appiah and asked some of his own.
Where has Appiah been? How is his injury?
Appiah is practicing alone and he is now in Switzerland. He is training in the Lugano Mountains of Switzerland. This location is pretty suitable for him. He is almost fully recovered from his injury. He has already started ball-practices. He was in Italy before Switzerland. He frequently travels to Turin of Italy from Switzerland because he misses his family. His wife and kids are in Italy, where he also gets medical treatment. Appiah is getting better. He will start playing soccer again next season.
His departure from Turkey was not on amicable terms; what are his thoughts about Fenerbahçe?
When I asked him this question, Appiah first talked about the fans, saying: "Fenerbahçe is a dream club. They treated me so well during my stay in Turkey. They have fantastic fans." But Appiah does not hold positive thoughts about the club management and the doctors. I can tell you that the attitude of the management after his injury disappointed him. He also thinks the doctors played the greatest role in his disappointment with the club. He is of the opinion that the management changed its attitude towards him based on the reports by these doctors who failed to perform a successful operation.
Is Appiah still keen on playing for Fenerbahçe?
Appiah did not want to respond to this question. But I talked to his manager; he told me that they wanted to break up with Fenerbahçe because of their maltreatment. In situations like this, the opinion of the manager counts. Most probably Appiah will act in accordance with his manager's wishes. But I also think the approach of the Fenerbahçe club management will be determinative in Appiah's decision over whether he will join the team next season.
Appiah does not get along with the management; how about his relations with the technical staff? Does he have any problems with coach Zico?
Appiah says good things about the Brazilian coach. He never had a problem with Zico. He has enormous respect for him as a trainer and holds that he made great contributions to the team. He thinks that Zico played the greatest role in the striking success at the Champions League. Appiah makes frequent phone calls to the team members and tells me he established good friendships at the club.
Everybody is curious about one question -- will Appiah play for Fenerbahçe next season or does he want to play for another team?
Appiah has a contract with Fenerbahçe for the next season. Appiah does not talk about this and does not want to respond to such questions. But his manager insistently asks him to break with Fenerbahçe as soon as possible because he has received many good offers from European clubs. You must have noticed how respected he was at the African Nations Cup and how bad the performance of his national team was without him. Despite the fact the team included some notable players like Essien and Muntari, he is still referred to as the best player of Ghana. I think it would be a surprise if such a good player did not get good offers from leading European clubs.
ray: Dear God, Let DC/ DL/ JR buy Appiah for our midfield. Amen ray: ray: Dear Allah, Let DC/ DL/ JR buy Appiah for our midfield. Amen ray: ray: Dear Bhudha, Let DC/ DL/ JR buy Appiah for our midfield. Amen ray: ray: Dear Ancestors, Let DC/ DL/ JR buy Appiah for our midfield. Amen ray: ray: Dear Earth, Wind, Fire & Water Spirits, Let DC/ DL/ JR buy Appiah for our midfield. Amen ray: I'm not taking any chances this time. I REALLY want this dude at Spurs.
http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=140182&bolum=127
Appiah set to return to action next season, but where?
Where is attacking midfielder Stephen Appiah? How is he doing? Will he return to Fenerbahçe? What does he think of coach Zico?
To recap, Fenerbahçe froze the contract of Ghana international midfielder Appiah in January due to serious concerns over the midfielder's fitness, with the Turkish Soccer Federation (TFF) accepting the Istanbul club's application to do so. Fenerbahçe made the decision with the 27-year-old suffering from a blood clot in his knee which, club doctors said, will sideline him for the remainder of the season. Former Turkey national team doctor, Mehmet Kurdoğlu, who diagnosed Appiah's condition for Fenerbahçe, said: "Treatment will begin immediately to dilute his blood. This will last six months and during this period he shouldn't risk any contact that could cause bleeding to any part of his body."
Thereafter Appiah literally went AWOL, but the Cihan news agency reported this week that the missing Ghanaian has been found. According to Cihan, Appiah was found through Ibrahim Sannie Daara of BBC Sports. Daara, a Ghanaian journalist and a close friend of Appiah who sees him every day, passed on our questions to Appiah and asked some of his own.
Where has Appiah been? How is his injury?
Appiah is practicing alone and he is now in Switzerland. He is training in the Lugano Mountains of Switzerland. This location is pretty suitable for him. He is almost fully recovered from his injury. He has already started ball-practices. He was in Italy before Switzerland. He frequently travels to Turin of Italy from Switzerland because he misses his family. His wife and kids are in Italy, where he also gets medical treatment. Appiah is getting better. He will start playing soccer again next season.
His departure from Turkey was not on amicable terms; what are his thoughts about Fenerbahçe?
When I asked him this question, Appiah first talked about the fans, saying: "Fenerbahçe is a dream club. They treated me so well during my stay in Turkey. They have fantastic fans." But Appiah does not hold positive thoughts about the club management and the doctors. I can tell you that the attitude of the management after his injury disappointed him. He also thinks the doctors played the greatest role in his disappointment with the club. He is of the opinion that the management changed its attitude towards him based on the reports by these doctors who failed to perform a successful operation.
Is Appiah still keen on playing for Fenerbahçe?
Appiah did not want to respond to this question. But I talked to his manager; he told me that they wanted to break up with Fenerbahçe because of their maltreatment. In situations like this, the opinion of the manager counts. Most probably Appiah will act in accordance with his manager's wishes. But I also think the approach of the Fenerbahçe club management will be determinative in Appiah's decision over whether he will join the team next season.
Appiah does not get along with the management; how about his relations with the technical staff? Does he have any problems with coach Zico?
Appiah says good things about the Brazilian coach. He never had a problem with Zico. He has enormous respect for him as a trainer and holds that he made great contributions to the team. He thinks that Zico played the greatest role in the striking success at the Champions League. Appiah makes frequent phone calls to the team members and tells me he established good friendships at the club.
Everybody is curious about one question -- will Appiah play for Fenerbahçe next season or does he want to play for another team?
Appiah has a contract with Fenerbahçe for the next season. Appiah does not talk about this and does not want to respond to such questions. But his manager insistently asks him to break with Fenerbahçe as soon as possible because he has received many good offers from European clubs. You must have noticed how respected he was at the African Nations Cup and how bad the performance of his national team was without him. Despite the fact the team included some notable players like Essien and Muntari, he is still referred to as the best player of Ghana. I think it would be a surprise if such a good player did not get good offers from leading European clubs.
