Angel Rangel Spanish blog Translated - last updated after Manchester United

swimaway · Nov 2, 2011

Hit The Road said: ↑

Thought it was Danny Graham that Pratley took down but not sure?
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The commentator said Graham but it was our Angel.... he will surely get cult legend staus with this blog!

aswan_dam · Nov 2, 2011

A fallen angel.

Samuel l JACKson · Nov 3, 2011

Thanks again Amigo !! another great blog (by rangel) and translated by SS..

Scottswan · Nov 10, 2011

http://subseascott.blogspot.com/2011/11/angel-rangels-spanish-blogs-translated_10.html

Blog translated version of the blog from http://www.lacoladevaca.com/ @pablog_

Check out the blog for a video from Anfield and more!

Bowling Night

Like every year, the team and the fans got together in a bowling night where every player is assigned a family of Swansea fans to play two games with. At the end of the two games, they give a trophy to the player with the maximum points, the minimum, and the family with the best score. Another year saw lots of people enter the competition and it is a great opportunity to build a stronger relationship between the club and the fans, allowing for the fans to see their favourites, getting photos and autographs. The scores, granted, weren't very impressive but it must be said there was a family with a good score who compete every year and I've had the luck to play with them almost every year! I didn't get more than 130 points but the maximum was 160, with the trophy going to one of our goalkeepers, Jose Moreira, the Portugese formerly of Benfica. The worst, with 82 points, went to the young player from France Darnel Situ, previously of Lens. I guess bowling isn't that popular in France. I think this type of event has helped over the years to reinforce a good relationship between the fans and players, year after year.

After the victory at home to Bolton (3-1) we visited Anfield. It was one of the stadiums I'd always wished to play in, and that day was last saturday. With the stadium full and with thousands of Swansea fans making more noise than the esteemed locals, it started with one clear chance for Liverpool, where Andy Carroll sent the ball onto the bar from around the penalty spot. After this (about the 15th minute) we started to impose the "Swansea Style" clearly dominating the ball, using both wings and creating chance after chance. I only heard whistling, as fans at Anfield are used to seeing their team have the ball and it didn't go like that. 0-0 at the break.

The second half brought more of the same; we'd dominate until Liverpool would create something through Adam and Suarez. The last 15 minutes saw us test Pepe Reina lots of times, Graham, Dyer and the most clear chance fell to Mark Gower with a shot over the bar from the penalty spot after a good team move. Even still our keeper Michel Vorm managed to make 3 great saves to save a point in a place where we weren't expected to get anything. A point that felt like a victory and we saw the famous fans of Liverpool, Liverpool itself, giving us a standing ovation at the end of our encounter. I've never experienced anything like this, where fans of one of the most famous clubs in Europe, playing at the highest level in European football, cheered you because of your display of football.

Notes

I played 90 minutes.,

The first clean sheet away from home, and 5th in total this season - the most for any team in the league. We're 10th in the league with 13 points.

What's more I want to add that I enjoyed the visit of my family (my dad Angel and my brother Xavi) together with two of my best friends (Mingo and Malio), who got to see live what it was like to be cheered at Anfield. It was incredible to see their open mouths after the game! Now we have the international break in two weekends time come back to the "Swansea Post" with two games at home against Manchester United and Aston Villa. I remind you that I enjoy reading your opinions and am open to any suggestions or ideas that benefit the "Swansea Post" and its readers.

Cheers!

Angel Rangel
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Yankee_Jack · Nov 10, 2011

Makes for a great read. Thanks ScottSwan.

ivoralljack · Nov 11, 2011

Really enjoying these blogs, Scott. More thanks from me.

swimaway · Nov 11, 2011

Nice job!

Surely ths looks like Situ is ours (unless he has been put off by the bowling!)

Matthew Bound Still Lurks · Nov 11, 2011

Thanks Scott, I do enjoy reading these .

aswan_dam · Nov 11, 2011

Is Mingo and Malio the Spanish equivalent of Mork and Mindy?

Scottswan · Nov 11, 2011

I was wondering that!

Samuel l JACKson · Nov 11, 2011

Cheers Scott... another good read...

Scottswan · Nov 24, 2011

I was wondering if he'd do one, but fair play he has!

Premier League: Swansea City vs Manchester United

After another international break, we came back to the league, this time against the most recent winners of the Premier League and finalists of the Champions League, Manchester United. Another week where it was a complete sell out, ready to watch the biggest game in the history of the club. Obviously, nobody wanted to lose a match so special and besides, we wanted to maintain our undefeated home record.

We started strongly, getting into the Man Utd area a few times, but we just couldn't complete the moves. After 11 minutes, the unexpected happened, something that rarely occurs. I tried to play a pass back, to Leon Britton (defensive linchpin) but Ryan Giggs intercepted leading to a quick cross to the centre for Chicharito, who made no mistake. United were 1-0 up without really doing anything, but Swansea didn't surrender, nor I either. We looked to push for the equaliser, and had our best chance of the game at the hands of Scott Sinclair, who after a cross from Wayne Routledge failed to find an empty net. 0-1 at the break and what was said in the locker room was that we had to tighten up, and play boldly and fearlessly, and we did. The second half was all ours, making many incursions into the box and a few corners that could lead to the equalizer. 0-1 the final result, but very unfair.

Notes;

1. We played well against the 2nd best team in Europe.

2. I think we were the better team - a draw would've been a fair result.

3. My mistake was burned into the memory of anyone watching the game, and I accept the guilt as it ultimately caused the loss.

4. I'm not worried, though, because it is a pass not everyone would attempt, showing I play passes where others might not.

5.I'm proud of the fact I marked Park Ji-Sung for 90 minutes, and, apart from the error, I managed to control and contain him for the entire game.

'I would like to end by thanking all those people who left me messages of support via Twitter, because although I was happy with my performance it was also very painful making my team lose and disappointing thousands of people with that stupid error. Practice makes perfect, so onto Aston Villa who visit the Liberty on Sunday, and hopefully we can put things back in place.

Extras

Brendan Rodgers, Swansea manager, came out and said "It's not Rangel's fault, it's my fault"

According to 'WhoScored', Rangel played 77 passes (against the best team in the Premier League), and touched the ball 110 times (more than any of his teammates and only surpassed by the 112 of a rival, Carrick) with 90% accuracy, and its importance for Swansea is evidenced by the fact that 46% of the Welsh team's offensive actions were on his side, right.

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aswan_dam · Nov 24, 2011

Doesn't that mean 54% was on the left, which is more than his side?

Scottswan · Nov 24, 2011

Maybe it means 54% was spread across the centre and the left? Can't say I know where he gets his stats from!

Yankee_Jack · Nov 24, 2011

Thanks ScottSwan - quite enjoy reading his blog. He is quite right I think that our attacks are far more fluid, creative and effective down the right hand side. And it's not just Dyer. Rangel is probably one of the better attacking right backs in the league.

Matthew Bound Still Lurks · Nov 24, 2011

Thanks yet again Scott , good read

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