Hi,大家好
這一次,我不能用一場勝利來作為本周周記的開篇了,和本賽季前幾周絕大數的結果都不太一樣,但我對球隊本賽季的前景始終嘗試著保持樂觀的態度,我相信我這麼做也有我的理由。每到一周最後一天要結束的時候,我都開始給你們寫這篇周記,時值秋天,我來到了英國峰區森林公園散步,真的很舒服,我極力推薦大家都來到這裡逛一逛,這是英格蘭的一個好去處,離家也不遠......周六利物浦的那場平局是全隊努力和團結的結果,顯然,我們渴望贏下比賽的勝利,但考慮到比賽的局勢,我覺得這不算是一個太壞的結果。我們拿到了1分,保持了零封,現在我們已經把注意力放到了歐冠賽場上了。
周三的時候,我們將前往光明球場,歐冠小組賽的第三場比賽。我們都期待著繼續連續好的前進勢頭,此前的兩場歐冠小組賽我們拿到了6個積分。從我個人層面而言,本菲卡曾經給我帶來一些非常美好的回憶。我記得2012年歐冠四分之一決賽時,我們曾和本菲卡踢過比賽,那個賽季,我很幸運地跟隨著切爾西贏得了歐冠冠軍。而第二年,的歐聯杯決賽,我們的對手也是本菲卡,幸運的是,在阿姆斯特丹的球場上,我們再次取得了勝利。
儘管擁有這些美好的記憶,但我不想顯得過於自信。本菲卡是一支擁有著許多優秀球員以及偉大球迷們的團隊。他們需要在小組賽里拿到積分,而我們會盡最大的努力來取得一個積極的結果。但說到底,這是歐冠賽場,如果你想要達成自己的目標,你必須去擊敗這些偉大的球隊。
而踢完歐冠的比賽,周末我們將回到英超聯賽,賽季的連續第三個客場,對陣哈德斯菲爾德的比賽。我從來沒有在他們的體育場踢過比賽,現在哈鎮的主場將會添加到我的體育版圖裡了。我覺得我需要再一次強調,我們必須在哈鎮的主場展現出球隊的戰鬥力,但事實上這也是新賽季以來我們一直在努力做的事情,這也是為什麼我在周記的開篇就提到,我對本賽季球隊的前景保持著非常樂觀的態度的原因。
同時讓我們來談談西甲賽場的比賽吧,西甲冠軍的爭奪之爭又接近了,西甲榜首的巴塞隆納在對陣馬競的比賽中丟掉了2分,薩烏爾打進了一個非常偉大的進球,而巴爾韋德的團隊一直渴望在終場前扳平比賽,在比賽行將結束的時候他們終於做到了。瓦倫西亞還有皇馬都贏得了比賽的勝利,他們近一步縮小了和榜首球隊的差距,你們懂得,我會一如既往地關注著西甲的動態,原因我想大家都知道。
令人悲傷的是,這周,我們聽說了加利西亞自治區和阿斯圖里亞斯的意外事件,幾起恐怖的恐怖火災,甚至他們還殺了好幾個人。我真的希望這場雨可以澆滅戰火,因為我知道有太多的火災接近於人口稠密的地區了,我希望相關當局可以儘快找到這起事件的負責人。
藉此機會,我還要向你們表示感謝,上周四我的攝影展在國家足球博物館正式開幕了,並且受到了大家的熱烈歡迎。正如你們大部分人所知的那樣,展覽中的大部分照片都是我們去年夏天在印度參觀奧斯卡基金時拍攝的,還有一部分來自於世界街頭足球基金會的項目。這其中最棒的部分就是我可以花一些時間和基金會的一些孩子們參觀老特拉福德球場和博物館,因為奧斯卡基金會的幫助,他們來英格蘭玩了幾天的時間。這些孩子現如今每天都可以接受良好的教育,這也要感謝足球的幫助,足球幫助他們找到了積極的價值觀。對我來說,最重要的是,我可以和這些孩子們一起參加這次開幕式,這使得所有人都感受到了這些孩子們微笑的力量,以及足球是如何改變了他們的生活,足球是如何在數百萬人的時間裡產生真正的影響的。這是有關於共同計劃的第一次攝影展,未來我希望我們可以組織更多次這樣的展覽。順便一提,丹尼斯-奧格、阿萊克斯-布羅斯克、納格爾斯曼也已經加入到了我們的共同計劃項目。這三個人的加入是夢幻般的,它使我們的慈善項目真正成為全球化的項目。多虧了這些人,我們的慈善基金已經傳遞到了澳大利亞,也獲得了第一名主教練的支持。接下來的一段時間裡,我們將會公布更多的名字,我們都對此感到非常興奮。
寫到這,差不多又要收筆了,我們都希望球隊可以在本周的歐冠賽場上迎來一個積極的結果,祝你們都能度過愉快的一周。
抱抱
胡安
Ps:文章的最後,我想要感謝組織這一次展覽的所有工作人員,大家可以來到曼徹斯特的國家足球博物館來參加我們的展覽。我們的這次圖片展將會開到11月9日,尤其是來自於Classic Football Shirts還有Leica Store的朋友們,還需要感謝Bhavin Makwana,如果沒有他的幫助,這一次的圖片展覽無法成為現實!我鼓勵大家都能來參觀這次的展覽並參與我們的項目中,無論是通過投標還是簡訊的方式參加都可以,顯然,這一次展覽我們籌集到的所有資金都會用於奧斯卡基金會。
Hi everyone,
This time I can』t start this post talking about a win, unlike most of the previous weeks this season, but I keep being optimistic and I believe I have reasons for that. I』m writing to you at the end of a day off, a nice Autumn day which has been ideal to switch off. In my case it was with a good walk by Peak District, an area of England that I highly recommend and it’s not far from home… The draw at Anfield on Saturday was the consequence of the team’s work and solidarity. Obviously, we wanted to win, but it’s not a bad result given the circumstances. We added one point and got a clean sheet, and now we are already focused on the Champions League.
On Wednesday we visit the Estadio da Luz in the third game of the group stage. We are looking forward to extending the good streak after getting six valuable points in the first two matches. Personally, Benfica brings me good memories. I played against them in 2012 in the Champions League quarter-finals and that season I was lucky to win the title with Chelsea. The following year, 2013, we also played them in the final of the Europa League, at the Amsterdam Arena, and we won.
Despite these good memories I don』t want to be overconfident. They are a team with very good players and a big supporting crowd. They need the points and we will have to be at our best in order to get a positive result. At the end this is the Champions League and you have to beat great teams if you want to reach far.
On the weekend we will be back in the Premier League with our third away game in a row, this time against Huddersfield. I』ve never played in that stadium so I will have to add it to the 『Matamundi』. Again, we will have to be really competitive there, but the truth is we are doing it this season and that’s why I said above that I feel optimistic.
Meanwhile in Spain, the race for the title gets closer after Barça’s dropping the first two points against Atletico. A great goal from Saúl put the locals ahead, and Valverde’s team had to try hard for the equaliser until the end of the game. Valencia and Real Madrid won, so they reduce the gap with the leaders. I will keep following la Liga closely and with interest, as you know I do.
Sadly, this weekend we』ve got horrifying images of the fires in Galicia, Asturias and Portugal, that have even killed several people. I really hope that the rain can help in this fight because many of those fires are close to highly populated areas. And I hope that the authorities will find the people responsible for them.
I take this opportunity to thank you for giving a warm welcome to the photography exhibition that we opened last Thursday at the National Football Museum. As many of you will know, these are some of the photos that we took last summer in India while visiting the OSCAR Foundation, a member of streetfootballworld. The best part was that some of the kids we spent time with were able to come to Old Trafford and the Museum, as they』re spending a few days in England thanks to OSCAR. These kids are educated day after day thanks to the positive values they get through football. For me it was very important that they could join us in the opening of the exhibition, and make everybody feel the power of their smiles and the real impact that football has in their lives and in the lives of millions of people around the world. This is the first photo exhibition of Common Goal but I hope we can organise many more :-). By the way, Dennis Aogo, Alex Brosque and Julian Nagelsmann have joined the project this week; three fantastic signings to help Common Goal become global. Thanks to them, the movement has already reached Australia and got its first manager :-). We will give a few more names in the coming days. We are very excited about that.
I』m leaving you now. I hope we can have a positive return to the Champions League. Have a nice week.
Hugs,
Juan
PS: I』d like to thank all the people who worked in organising the exhibition, that you can visit at the National Football Museum Hall of Fame, in Manchester, until the 9th of November; especially my friends from Classic Football Shirts and Leica Store. Also thanks to Bhavin Makwana, it wouldn』t have been possible without his help! I encourage you to visit the exhibition and participate, either by the silent bid or through SMS. Obviously, all the money raised will go to the OSCAR Foundation.
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