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This is not normal... #Manaus-pitch-fail

World Cup head groundsman taking care of pitch for England's opener against Italy admits... '

Roy Hodgson is sending an FA delegation to assess the state of the pitch in Manaus amid concerns about the poor surface quality.

Pictures emerged of a poorly prepared surface inside the Arena da Amazonia ahead of England’s opening group game there against Italy on Saturday.

Even the man in charge of Manaus’s pitch admitted it was in ‘bad shape’. Hodgson’s squad make the four-hour journey by plane deep into the Amazon rainforest today and will not even practise at the FIFA-appointed training ground.

Instead, the FA revealed that the team will work in the gym this afternoon before training in the stadium on Friday evening.

England’s advance party will check the condition of the pitch — in line with FIFA regulations — and report back to Hodgson at the team hotel on Thursday afternoon.

Carlos Botella, head groundsman for the Royal Verd company which is responsible for the turf at Manaus and six other World Cup stadiums, said: ‘Frankly, Manaus is in bad shape.




And they still have to finish the road to the stadium...

 
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The pitch looks like a death trap for our fragile lions. Has Hodgson warned Sturridge and co that diving in that arena you risk to break your hips or legs?.... Just don't do NT DIVING ON THAT SURFACE UNLESS YOU WANNA GOME BACK HOME IN PLASTER.
The Italians know how to dive on that surface but our fragile lions are used to thick soft green grass of home.

The excuses just getting started!
BTW, the pitch looks good enough and the grass is greener (pictures below were taken at wednesday - 6/11).


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#708 ·
We're not used to play in these pitches in Europe... sorry Manaus, that doesn't work at all.
 
#710 · (Edited)
??? what is this? Are they spraying the grass with green paint? Thats ridiculous...

England World Cup opener pitch AND changing room in Manaus not ready with two days to go

Workers appeared to be spraying the grass where Three Lions will face Italy this weekend green on Thursday - and stadium is unfinished too
Jungle bungle: Manaus stadium's grass gets sprayed - but what about the rest of the ground?




Chaos surrounds England’s opening game of the World Cup with fears about the state of the pitch and the dressing rooms here in Manaus.

Just 48 hours before the clash with Italy, workers appeared to be spraying the suspect pitch at the Arena Da Amazonia with a special green substance to try to make it look better.

They also face a battle against time to get the stadium completely ready, with the dressing rooms and corporate areas are still not finished.

England’s changing room is not as ready as the one due to be used by Italy - even the baths looked dirty - and only the medical rooms look finished.

There are also piles of rubble outside the ground - broken fences look a worry, too.

But England’s biggest concern, though, will be the pitch - it still looks dry and parched at one end.

The Three Lions are due to train on it on Friday night but used the hotel gym for a light session after arrival on Thursday.

Brazil 2014 officials are working around the clock to prepare the stadium, and FIFA insisted the pitch would be ready after months of preparation.

A spokesman for the world game's governing body said: “The pitch in Manaus has been undergoing treatment in preparation for the FIFA World Cup.

"Over the last three months, mitigation procedures have been put in place and there continues to be, significant improvement.

“Pitch experts from FIFA and the LOC are satisfied that the pitch will be ready for training and the matches, and have been based in Manaus to ensure that all proper procedures are in place.”
Source: Daily Mirror Sport

 
#711 ·
??? what is this? Are they spraying the grass with green paint? Thats ridiculous...



Source: Daily Mirror Sport

:lol: Typical tabloid report.
You are so full of it, it's pathetic and ridiculous. BBC decided to chime in on the quality of the pitch: BBC sports news correspondent Natalie Pirks takes a closer look at the pitch The report was suppose to be about the pitch but the reporter had to change the subject (after a few seconds) to point out that the stadium at Manaus might become a 'white elephant' after the World Cup. Why, because as she say's "the pitch is not as bad as we were led to believe".
 
#714 ·
you mean fungicides.

anyway
proof that Manaus pitch was LOOKING GOOD (not perfect, but good enough) before the catalonian company hired by FIFA to take care of the turf of all stadiums under FIFA's rule fumbled up destroyed the grass...


innauguration in march


match in April (the grass had been planted in december/january)


video from may



IF (it´s a big IF) the pitch is not as good as in those videos, the blame is not on the brazilian local organizers. The pitch WAS good until FIFA took charge of the stadiums.

When FIFA takes charge of the stadiums, it´s the company HIRED BY FIFA who starts taking care of the turf.

The company hired by FIFA is NOT BRAZILIAN. It´s a catalonian company, Royal Verd, also responsible for Camp Nou among others.


The catalonians themselves assumed responsability, saying they did not know it rained so much in Manaus, or it was so hot.

In other words, don´t hire an european company to take care of the grass in a totally different climate.
 
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