Black Cat Zenden set to face old pals.NEW Sunderland midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). Boudewijn Zenden Boudewijn "Bolo" Zenden ( (helpinfo)) (born August 15, 1976 in Maastricht) is a Dutch footballer who plays most often as a midfielder. Zenden is currently playing for Marseille. has been cleared to play against his former club Liverpool. The 33-year-old Dutchman, who yesterday signed a deal until the end of the season, has been included in the squad after receiving international clearance. Zenden, who was out of contract at Marseille Marseille or Marseilles City (pop., 1999: city, 797,486; metro. area, 1,349,772), southeastern France. One of the Mediterranean's major seaports and the second largest city in France, it is located on the Gulf of Lion, west of the French Riviera. at the end of last season, will now hope to play a part in the match at the Stadium of Light. He said: "Who knows? I could get my first minutes against my former team Liverpool, which would be something special. "I am definitely looking forward to that. "It's obviously a club that is going places. Since the summer, there is a positive vibe. "The club struggled a bit last year, but looking at the squad, if we can finish in the top 10, and there is always a possibility to qualify for Europe as well if you do well in a cup. "It's hard to say now because you always have to look at where you are after December. When January comes, you get a better look at the situation. "But as it stands, Sunderland have had a very good start and if we can continue that way, then definitely we can go places." Sunderland manager Steve Bruce  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. said: "He is technically very, very good - you don't play for Barcelona and Liverpool and Marseille and Chelsea if you haven't got really good ability. "He will give us that little bit of experience." CAPTION(S): Midfielder Boudewijn Zenden |
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