Next Game - Sporting Lisbon (a)


tough test

By J Bateman
July 17 2002

Wolves face a tough test next with a game against Portugese giants Sporting Lisbon tomorrow evening at there Avalade training complex.
Wolves start the first of 2 fixtures against Portugese giants Sporting Lisbon tomorrow evening, they are at the moment redeveloping there Avalade XXI ground which will when complete hold 72,000, but sadly for Wolves, won't be finished in time for the friendly, so the game will be played at the training complex near by.

It's a massive game for Wolves who face a number of World Cup stars in the team like Rui George , Sa Pinto and Jao Pinto (who at the moment doesn't know if he'll play for Sporting again due to an incident in a world cup game just gone).

Sporting who finished top of the Portugese league last season, will be very tough opponents for Wolves still without the absent Mark Kennedy and the hospital bound John Ward, who is facing an hip operation soon.

The chink of light is Wolves may have unearthed a new Robbie Keane in young Sammy Clingan ,he flew out with the rest of the squad and was ready for a chance of figuring in the 2 friendlies.



"I didn’t know a thing about it until on Sunday when Terry Connor called me in to the club" he said. "I thought it was for a warm down after the Kettering game but when I got to Molineux TC told me I was going to Portugal and sent me to the kit man to get my gear.

WOLVES SQUAD
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The full list of players making the trip is: Nathan Blake, Paul Butler, Mohamed Camara, Colin Cameron, Sammy Clingan, Sean Connelly, Kevin Cooper, Marc Edworthy, Russell Howarth, Iver Ingimarsson, Joleon Lescott, Kenny Miller, Lee Naylor, George Ndah, Shaun Newton, Michael Oakes, Ludovic Pollet, Adam Proudlock, Alex Rae and Dean Sturridge.

SPORTING LISBON SQUAD
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Goalkeepers--- Alexandre Nelson , Nelson Pereira , Nuno Santos

Defenders--- Marco Almedia , Beto Sevaro , Cesar Prates , Manuel Dimas , Miguel Hugo , Facundo Quiroga , Rui Jorge , Jose Vidigal

Midfielders--- Pedro Barbosa , Bruno Caires , Rodrigo Fabri , Mauricio Hanuchi , Paulo Bento , Tiago , Antonio Tonito

Forwards--- Alberto Acosta , Laurenco Da Silva , Ivaylu Iordonov , Jardel , Maruis Niculae , Joao Pinto , Sa Pinto

FULL MATCH REPORT WILL BE ONLINE TOMMOROW

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