Corinthians prepared to "play dirty" in Club World Cup

 TOKYO, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Corinthians are prepared to "play dirty" to win the FIFA Club World Cup, the Brazilian club's coach Tite warned on Monday.

The Copa Libertadores champions will meet Egypt's Al-Ahly in Wednesday's first quarter-final following the African champions' 2-1 victory over Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Sunday.

"I don't like this idea of luck. I believe in working for what you achieve, in competence¹ and in the way you conduct yourself," Tite said.

"Nobody here is going to take a backward step. If we have to break a leg, we will. If we have to play dirty, we will. I have all of these options at my disposal². I just have to choose which one I'm going to use."

Corinthians are favourites to advance to the final against European champions Chelsea, who will meet Mexico's Monterrey in the other semi-final on Thursday.

Tite praised Al-Ahly's slick passing game and cited³ experienced⁴ midfielder Mohamed Aboutrika as the team's most dangerous player.

"He is intelligent and the person who starts most of their attacking moves," Tite said of the 34-year-old Egypt international.

1 competence   

n.能力，胜任，称职

参考例句：

• This mess is a poor reflection on his competence.这种混乱情况说明他难当此任。
• These are matters within the competence of the court.这些是法院权限以内的事。

2 disposal   

n.处理，消除，销毁，处置；弃菜碾碎器

参考例句：

• The safe disposal of nuclear waste is a major problem.安全处置核废料是个大问题。
• You had better discuss with her the disposal of the furniture.你最好和她讨论一下如何布置家具。

3 cited   

引用( cite的过去式和过去分词 )； 传唤； 记起； [军事]传（或通）令嘉奖

参考例句：

• He cited his heavy workload as the reason for his breakdown. 他说繁重的工作负荷是导致他累垮的原因。
• The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat. 医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。

4 experienced   

adj.有经验的；经验丰富的，熟练的

参考例句：

• Experienced seamen will advise you about sailing in this weather.有经验的海员会告诉你在这种天气下的航行情况。
• Perhaps you and I had better change over;you are more experienced.也许我们的工作还是对换一下好，你比我更有经验。