NNewew VVisionision SPORT Tuesday, June 5, 2012 41 Seven reasons why Li crashes French Open Selected results Women’s singles, round 4 Cranes drew in WC tie Y. Shvedova bt L. Na 3-6 6-2 6-0 No crisis M. Sharapova bt Tactics spot on Williamson adopted a K. Zakopalova more cautious approach, 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2 deploying a 1-4-2-2-1 forma- Today: Men’s singles BY FRED KAWEESI IN tion designed to suffocate Angola through the middle quarter-fi nal LUANDA, ANGOLA of the park and capitalise on Hodgson snubs Rio again N. Djokovic v Jo-W. Tsonga occasional attacks. ith the dust Williamson’s template had LONDON fast settling on a back fi ve of Walusimbi, PARIS Uganda Cranes Wasswa, Masaba and Henry England manager Roy landmark 1-1 Kalungi with team captain Defending champion and W Hodgson has insisted he will world number seven Li Na draw against Angola in a Andrew Mwesigwa behind World Cup qualifi er on be able to fi eld a competitive of China crashed out of the the two central defenders side in their Euro 2012 open- Sunday and attention now Kalungi and Wasswa in a French Open on Monday, being switched to Saturday’s er against France despite losing 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 to unseed- withdrawn role. an injury crisis and a fresh explosive fi xture against With Mudde Musa absent ed Yaroslava Shvedova of Ka- Senegal, I will take you storm over Rio Ferdinand’s zakhstan in the fourth round for this fi xture, Williamson exclusion. through the seven reasons chose to fi eld an entirely DAYS and dashing Asia’s hopes of a why Cranes managed this “I am happy that we are second Grand Slam title. new conventional midfi eld moving towards a team that decent result in Luanda. that had Johnston Bagoole 03 TO GO can not only give them a $ and Patrick Ochan. The World number one Hunger and desire game but, if we have a bit Novak Djokovic of Serbia will The two were meant to of luck on our side, perhaps It should be noted that seat back if Angola had take on French favourite and nearly three quarters of win,” Hodgson said on world number fi ve Jo-Wilfried possession and only join Monday. the team that travelled to in attack through the wide Tsonga in the French Open Luanda was a bunch of Hodgson has seen three quarter-fi nals match to be areas when Cranes claim key players ruled out of the young men with the hunger back possession. held on Tuesday. and zeal of superseding all squad in the past week, with Although there were a Gary Cahill becoming the expectations. series of nervous moments Apart from Denis Onyango, latest to be sidelined on Sun- that had Cranes on the back day following the withdraw- Simeon Masaba, Godfrey foot with goalkeeper It’s Celtics als of Frank Lampard and Walusimbi, Tony Mawejje Onyango often on the and Hassan Wasswa, the rest Gareth Barry. rescue, the visitors deserved Cahill’s injury has also of the players were making this draw, as their attacking NBA playoff semi-fi nal their fi rst trip to Luanda. The refocused attention on and expansive approach to Hodgson’s decision to omit Boston 93 fi ve were the only surviving the game after switching to Miami 91 members of the team that Ferdinand from his original a 4-4-2 later in the second squad, with Liverpool rookie The best-of-seven battled Angola in last year’s half was at times irresistible. series is level at 2-2 2-0 defeat. So the hunger Martin Kelly called up to replace Cahill instead of the and determination to Superb defence Manchester United star. upstage the odds was big. Against Angola, there was BOSTON Kelly’s inclusion on Sunday no unit more authorita- prompted a furious response Motivating team talk tive than Cranes’ defence Rajon Rondo sparked Boston from Bobby from Ferdinand’s agent, who after top scorer Paul Pierce of Mwesigwa, Walusimbi, accused Hodgson and the FA For those that closely Kalungi, Wasswa and had fouled out in over-time as followed Cranes coach of a lack of respect towards the Celtics beat Miami 93-91 Masaba. the player. Bobby Williamson’s motiva- It was often a question of on Sunday to level their NBA tion tools since the team It means Hodgson will playoff series. balance and organisation be forced on the defensive arrived in Luanda last rather than personnel. They Pierce scored 23 points while Friday, there was little doubt once again this week when Rondo added 15 points and 15 all worked for each other England head to their Polish that the team would have and former Manchester assists as Celtics evened the the necessary fi re power to base in Krakow following his best-of-seven Eastern Confer- United striker Contreiras insistence that Ferdinand’s go all the way. Manucho, who was looked ence fi nal at 2-2 with game Bobby handled the ground- exclusion was unrelated to fi ve on Tuesday at Miami and at as a threat earlier on, was the presence of John Terry in work with humour and there subdued by Mwesigwa. game six back in Boston on was a general feeling of the squad. Thursday. Terry faces criminal goodwill among all players. Emmanuel Okwi Either the Heat or the Celtics charges of racially abusing He introduced rewards for This lad has come of age. will face the Western Confer- good behaviour and every Ferdinand’s younger brother ence champions, the San An- He has fi nally reached the Anton during a Premier other day there would be a level that was expected of tonio Spurs or Oklahoma City winner. League game last year, ac- Thunder, in the NBA Finals him. With him, Cranes will cusations he denies. England boss Roy Hodgson says his players will compete well On Saturday, Dan Waga- be guaranteed a goal per starting on June 12. luka was recognised for three chances. In Luanda, keeping time and Mike Okwi proved why he has Sserumaga for waking up been the light for Tanza- early. It means the world to nian side Simba. His work these players. rate was unbelievable and Angola’s central defenders No room for foul play were restricted in their own FUFA’s strategy to counter half. He missed two decent any foul play the hosts chances but converted the would have employed was third with the highest level effective. of professionalism. FUFA delegate Sam Mpima arrived in Luanda three days Hassan Wasswa earlier and laid the founda- Is Wasswa a defender or tion. a midfi elder? “I think he is Apart from ensuring better as a defender but he that the team suffered no insists on preferring to play exhaustion on arrival, it was in midfi eld,” Williamson booked at Hotel Mana lu, stated before the game. a few miles away from the If there was a reason match venue. The team was Angola struggled, it had to guaranteed fi ne accom- do with Wasswa’s combat- modation and environment ive display in midfi eld after while the meals were also of Ochan and Bagoole were good standard. withdrawn.