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Vangaalveaespaña Favoritaparaelmundial Miércoles 12 de junio de 2002 Mundo Deportivo 24 BARÇA EL MERCADO AZULGRANA El técnico azulgrana calificó a Raúl de “fenómeno” y a Aimar de “fuera de serie” Van Gaal ve a España favorita para el Mundial Jasper Dekker AMSTERDAM spaña podría quedar cam- Epeona del mundo”, vaticinó Amoroso ha sido el máximo goleador de la Bundesliga, con 18 tantos FOTO: MD Louis van Gaal en una de sus intervenciones en el progra- El 'pichichi' del Dortmund quiere jugar en la Liga ma televisivo 'Studio Spaan', en el que el lunes por la noche repasó la actualidad mundialista junto a un En Alemania hablan de imitador de Guus Hiddink, selec- cionador holandés de Corea del Sur, y otro de Harry van Raaij, una oferta por Amoroso presidente del PSV. Tan broncea- do por el sol de Aruba, de donde Van Gaal opinó del Mundial Y Raúl se llevó sus elogios encendidos Redacción BARCELONA tado a 18 goles con Martin Max regresó hace unos días, como dis- (Múnich 1860). Tiene contrato en tendido, Van Gaal también dijo estilo atacante”. no estuviera Rivaldo y destacó a n Alemania aseguran que el vigor hasta 2005 y llegó al Dort- que “los equipos nacionales que Zidane pese a su inactividad por EBarça está interesado en el mund en una operación cifrada en por el momento más me han gusta- No añoró a 'Rivo' en el 'once' lesión. Volviendo con España, Lo- fichaje del brasileño Marcio 22 millones de dólares (unos 23 mi- do son lo que juegan con pasión, Entre los nombres propios el en- uis van Gaal insistió en que “es Amoroso (Borussia Dortmund), llones ) y que incluía un 'trueque' como Senegal, Camerún o los co- trenador azulgrana se queda con una de las favoritas”, aunque con por el que estaría dispuesto a pa- por Evanilson. “Me gustaría reca- reanos”. dos, los de Raúl y Aimar. Para Van un 'lastre': “Los jugadores no tar- gar 17 millones de euros. Ex juga- lar en la Liga española o regresar Menos efusivo se mostró con Ar- Gaal, el madridista “es un fenóme- dan en echar en falta a sus fami- dor de Guaraní, Verdy Kawasaki a Italia”, señala el jugador, uno de gentina o Francia, eliminada no” y el valencianista de la albice- lias. Primero a sus hijos y después (Jap), Flamengo, Udinese y Par- los grandes artífices del título de ayer; Louis vio a ambas “condena- leste, “desequilibrante y un fuera a sus mujeres y lo demás”, según ma, 'el mago' ingresó en las filas la regularidad pese a no pocos con- das a pasarlo mal por su táctica de serie”. Cuando el presentador explicó “con conocimiento de cau- del vigente campeón de la Bundes- trastes de pareceres con el técnico ofensiva. Incluso nosotros, si Ho- del espacio, Henk Spaan, le pidió sa”. Henk Spaan le espetó un sim- liga en verano pasado. Amoroso, Matthias Sammer. La tasación de landa se hubiera clasificado para que analizara un once expuesto en pático “Louis, ¡vigila con lo que que cumplirá 28 años en julio, se Amoroso es actualmente de unos la fase final, hubiéramos encajado un mural, quitó a Verón y puso a estás diciendo!”, replicado con ri- proclamó 'pichichi' alemán empa- 45 millones de euros ܘ alguna derrota debido a nuestro Pablito Aimar; no le molestó que sas por parte del aludido ܘ.
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