Tag Futebol

[ad_pod ]Footballers have to be careful nowadays, they really do.There’s a reason why we see our favourite stars covering up their mouths when they want to whisper something to a teammate or opponent at the end of a game.Words can so easily be misconstrued, and even if you’re talking about what you’re going to have for dinner that night, a player will often find themselves on the back pages of certain outlets accused of threatening to kill X or Y’s dog.Watch Sheffield United Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below

Sheffield United forward Oli McBurnie’s recent comments may not have been as innocent as trivially quoting his designated grub for the evening, nor as sinister as calling a hit on an opponent’s pooch, but they weren’t particularly smart either.

For those unaware, the Blades’ £20m record-signing was essentially caught out saying he didn’t particularly want to join up with the Scotland national team, using some very choice words.

McBurnie has since faced criticism, but BBC 5 Live Sport’s Pat Nevin believes the whole thing could be a misunderstanding…

[ad_pod ]

[ad_pod ]

This article is part of Football FanCast’s The Chalkboard series, which provides a tactical insight into teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

Leicester City have gone two draws from two to open the 2019/20 Premier League season by following up the Wolves stalemate with a one-goal apiece encounter at Stamford Bridge.

Wilfred Ndidi’s mistake allowed Mason Mount to open the scoring early in the first half but the 22-year-old made amends by bagging the equaliser with a nicely-timed header from James Maddison’s corner.

Leicester’s number ten should have won it for the Foxes after drilling a close-range effort well over the bar with less than 20 minutes left in the match.

Although it was another draw, Brendan Rodgers’ side remain unbeaten and there were plenty of positives to take from the game against Chelsea.

Most notably, with the role of Maddison who looked to be a completely different player to the one we saw against Wolves only eight days ago.

Watch Leicester City Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below

On the Chalkboard

The 22-year-old looked a despondent and frustrated figure out wide last week, proving to be fairly ineffectual and ultimately wasted.

However, against Chelsea he proved that he is more than capable of having an impact in that very role after it appeared that Rodgers gave him more freedom to express himself.

That subtle change resulted in a Man of the Match performance on Maddison’s part.

He recorded 67 touches, six of which were in the opposition box (and the most of any player), two shots, three chances created including the assist for the equaliser and completed 24 of 36 passes – all stats according to Sky Sports Statto.

Both of Leicester’s full-backs were pushed forward in the attacking phases of the game as seen by both Christian Fuchs’ and Ricardo Pereira’s heatmaps from the match which allowed Maddison and his wing partner Ayoze Perez, freedom to cut in and operate more centrally at times.

Could it be “game over” for Kelechi Iheanacho at Leicester? Find out in the video below…

The England U21 international played primarily in the centre of midfield last season – in 26 of his 38 appearances to be precise, where he scored six and assisted three.

The remaining matches he played out wide where he could only manage one goal and four assists.

Certainly after the Wolves game, the same trend looked to be repeated but if he’s continued to be given the ability to roam freely then he may well thrive and be the asset Rodgers needs in attack.

[ad_pod ]

[ad_pod ]

Southampton welcome Fulham to St Mary’s on Tuesday evening in what will be the Saints’ first taste of Carabao Cup action this season, and it could well be a tougher game than it looks on paper.

Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men recorded their first victory of the season last time out against Brighton, but the Cottagers have also enjoyed a decent start to the campaign under Scott Parker with three wins out of five in the Championship.

The tie will hand Hasenhuttl the chance to get a few fringe players some game time, so let’s take a look at who we think the Austrian will select in his starting lineup…

A much changed lineup from the one that started against the Seagulls, but Hasenhuttl cannot waste this opportunity to get some players up to speed.

We think the former RB Leipzig boss should hand Alex McCarthy a first start of the season.

Ahead of the 29-year-old stopper it would be good to see how summer signing Kevin Danso fares in his natural centre-back position – the loanee played at left-back against Brighton.

Ryan Bertrand was dropped for that game, so he should be handed a chance to prove himself again whilst it would be wise to get Cedric Soares some match fitness under his belt.

Ahead of the midfield two who started against Brighton, we think four players should be given their first starts of the campaign.

£15m summer signing Moussa Djenepo scored his first goal for the club with a screamer at the Amex after coming off the bench, whilst Sofiane Boufal also grabbed an assist in that game as a substitute – both men deserve to start against Fulham on the back of their impressive cameos.

Stuart Armstrong has made two appearances from the bench this term but would benefit from a first start as the likes of Che Adams and Nathan Redmond are rested.

Michael Obafemi, 19, who has one appearance so far this term, should be handed a start to see if he can impress.

[ad_pod ]

أبدى عماد متعب نجم الأهلي ومنتخب مصر الأسبق، فخره بالأداء الذي قدمه الفريق الأحمر أمام بايرن ميونخ، في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما في مونديال الأندية 2021.

فاز بايرن ميونخ على الأهلي، بهدفين دون رد، في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما ضمن منافسات نصف نهائي كأس العالم للأندية، على ملعب استاد الريان بالعاصمة القطرية الدوحة، ليتأهل للعب على المركز الثالث عندما يواجه نظيره بالميراس البرازيلي، الذي هُزم في دور نصف النهائي من تيجريس أونال المكسيكي.

اقرأ ايضًا.. الغندور: شخصية لاعبي الأهلي كانت غائبة أمام بايرن ميونخ باستثناء هذا الرباعي

وأضاف متعب خلال استضافته بملعب “أون تايم”، المُذاع عبر قناة “أون تايم سبورت”: “فخور بالنادي الأهلي وجمهوره واللاعبين الذين واجهوا بايرن ميونخ اليوم في بطولة رسمية، فخر أن نتواجد في محفل كبير لسادس مرة، هذا شرف لنا، الأهلي دائمًا في الصورة والحدث، وهذا يعلي من اسمه”.

وتابع: “الأهلي واجه بايرن ميونخ، فريق (مفيهوش غلطة)، والفوز عليهم يحتاج مجهودا وتوفيقا وعدم وجود أخطاء، الأهلي اليوم لعب بـ 4 2 3 1، مع اختلاف وظائف اللاعبين، سواء عاد طاهر أو حسين الشحات وتتحول إلى 4 5 1”.

وواصل: “كان من وجهة نظري أن يلعب الأهلي بـ حمدي فتحي وأليو ديانج والسولية، وأن يلعب بمهاجم وحيد سواء بواليا أو شريف، لكن في الشوط الأول الأهلي لم يلعب بمهاجم”.

واستكمل: “بايرن ميونخ كان مستحوذًا بشكل كبير، ولاعبو الأهلي كانوا متسرعين ولديهم رهبة قوية سيطرت عليهم”.

واختتم: “في الشوط الثاني الأهلي تحرر قليلا ولكن بدون خطورة، طبيعي أنه كان يواجه أكبر فريق في العالم والنتيجة طبيعة”.

أكد أحمد مجاهد رئيس اللجنة الثلاثية المكلفة بإدارة الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم، أن مسؤولي الجبلاية يحرصون على تسجيل تاريخ الاتحاد من خلال وثائق في متحف الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم الفيفا.

وقال مجاهد في تصريحات تلفزيونية لفضائية “صدى البلد” عبر برنامج “الماتش”: “الاتحاد يبحث إقامة مباراة استعراضية بين نجوم المنتخب ونجوم العالم، كما أن خوض مباراة ودية مع منتخب أوروبي أمر مطروح ومنتخبات إسبانيا وإيطاليا وأوروجواي مرشحة”.

وتابع: “سنعقد مؤتمرًا صحفيًا خلال الشهر الجاري لإعلان عن تفاصيل الاحتفال بمئوية اتحاد الكرة، هناك احتفالية ستقام في أحد الأماكن الأثرية التاريخية”.

أحمد مجاهد لـ بطولات: فيفا استفسر عن عقوبة إيقاف محمد الشناوي.. ولم نتراجع!

وعن ابتعاده عن غمار منافسات انتخابات اتحات الكرة، أوضح مجاهد: “‘إعلاني عدم خوض انتخابات الجبلاية المقبلة، هو الذي حسم قرار إسناد رئاسة اللجنة الثلاثية لإدارة الاتحاد لي”.

وتابع: “اخترت محمد الشواربي وأحمد عوض للعمل معي في اللجنة لأنهما وجهين جديدين والأجواء الحالية لا تحتمل وجود الوجوه القديمة”.

واستكمل: “اتحاد الكرة لم يكن على طبيعته طوال السنة ونصف الماضية لانه لم يكن يتم انتقاده من جانب الإعلام وهو أمر غير مألوف بالنسبة للاتحاد”.

وأتم معلقًا على الهجوم الذي يتعرض له من أحمد شوبير عضو اتحاد الكرة السابق، ومقدم البرامج الرياضية الحالي: “يحق لأي إعلامي أن يقول رأيه وليس لدي أي تحفظات من أكبر قناة إلى أصغر صحيفة، ومن حق المسؤول أن ينفذ ما يراه في صالح المنظومة”.

واختتم: “وعندما نحتفل بمئوية اتحاد الكرة هو كحارس منتخب مصر سابق شارك في كأس العالم 90 سيكون ضمن الاحتفالية وهذا بعيدًا عن أي خلافات شخصية”.

[ad_pod ]

According to The Daily Mail, Juventus are happy to sell Moise Kean for a sum of £31m as Everton remain interested, although the Serie A champions will want to insert a £40.5m buy-back clause in any potential deal.

What’s the word, then?

Well, the Toffees reportedly had a bid worth €30m (£26.9m) rejected for the Italy international, although it looks as if Juventus have set their stance out on the matter pretty clearly.

Kean shot to prominence last season with six goals in just five Serie A starts, whilst he also impressed at this summer’s European Championships with two goals in two appearances.

Thogden challenged himself to DM 100 footballers on Instagram. Find out who replied in the video below…

The Turin-based side are happy to sell Kean as they think a £31m deal makes financial sense for them – sporting director Fabio Paratici is also said to be concerned about the 19-year-old’s character.

Buy-back clause hinders Everton, but it may be worth it

Of course, in this day and age, £31m for one of Europe’s brightest young talents is practically nothing.

The Merseysiders would be getting an precocious talent who has already proven that he can find the back of the net when given the opportunity for game time, and it would also help solve the problem that is the lack of a quality striker.

Marco Silva has just Cenk Tosun and Dominic Calvert-Lewin to choose from in attack, who scored a combined nine league goals – that simply isn’t good enough.

Kean would assumingly come in and perform well in an environment that has coaxed a high standard of performance out of young players already, such as Richarlison, Jordan Pickford and Lucas Digne.

However, the buy-back clause of just £40.5m is also nothing in the modern market, and would hardly be ideal for Everton as Juventus could buy him back for a snip – no matter how well he does at Goodison Park.

It would restrict their ability to get the most out of their long-term investment. Who knows how much Kean could be worth next summer if he is able to command a fee of £31m after just one season in Juventus’ first-team?

His value could absolutely sky rocket, although Everton would always be hindered by the knowledge that one club can have him for a bargain fee.

It might just be worth it though, in exchange for a few years of quality striking service.

What an exciting time it must be for you West Ham fans out there.

After an encouraging, if not perhaps mildly underwhelming, season for the Hammers, they’ve certainly pushed on with the exciting addition of Pablo Fornals.

Indeed, they dipped into the market early, signing the talented Spaniard for a reported £24 million per BBC Sport in a deal that Guillem Balague told the club’s official website surprised him, believing the player’s talent could have attracted teams in the Champions League.

Since confirming his move to Stratford, the 23-year-old has largely been showcasing his skills in the U-21 EUROs, starring in a hugely talented Spain team. In fact, Fornals found himself again on the scoresheet in Spain’s 5-0 demolition of Poland that saw La Roja reach the semi-final.

The goal, his second in two games, was an important one too. Fornals put his side ahead after 17 minutes, which in turn saw Spain march into a quick 3-0 lead. Frankly, it was also an absolute beauty, with the midfielder picking the ball up on the left, confidently carried it towards the penalty area, before emphatically thumping it into the far corner.

While judging players off of one tournament alone can sometimes be a dangerous thing to do, the midfield maestro does seem to be impressing pretty much everyone who’s asked about him. Following on from Balague’s comments we mentioned earlier, Dean Ashton also told the club’s website of his excitement for next term with him in the side. Labelling Fornals as a ‘striker’s dream’ and predicting he could add some creativity to the engine room, it does appear to have been one of the most exciting additions the club has made in recent years, at least on paper.

Indeed, if he can replicate that in the Premier League, West Ham have a player and a half on their hands.

West Ham fans, have you been keeping up with the u21 European Championships? How excited are you to see your new man grace the Premier League? Let us know! 

[ad_pod ]

Arsenal have seen better days in the Premier League. The Gunners will be gunning for something better than the fifth-placed finish they managed to achieve in their latest campaign when the top flight rolls around once again. This, however, is not going to be easy considering the heavy competition. So following the announcement of the Premier League fixtures list, we give you five key dates that will decide whether Arsenal can improve on last season’s final standing…

31 August, Tottenham Hotspur (H)

Arsenal’s biggest worry in reaching anything higher than that fifth spot will be taking down teams that already occupy it. Spurs managed to beat them by one point last year and winning at home early against them could prove crucial in the long run.

28 September, Manchester United (A)

Following the same pattern, the Gunners will have to be able to stay ahead of those that were below them. United beat them at Old Trafford last time they met there so clinching a win here next time is an absolute must for Unai Emery and his troops. Not to mention the Red Devils will have roughly the same goals as Arsenal heading into the new season.

26 October, Crystal Palace (H)

Even though this one doesn’t seem as big, it really is. Palace are one of those teams that regularly chipped points off of the Gunners last season, both home and away, so getting the better of them and doing it against the Premier League’s rank and file will be vital – especially since they play Wolves at the Emirates the week after. Must win games for them in October if they want to improve.

28 December, Chelsea (H)

Games against Chelsea barely need an introduction and seeing how the Blues are directly in their way to the top four, Arsenal will absolutely have to win their matches against their city rivals. But the trick is that Chelsea at home is a start of an awful sequence of games: Chelsea (H), Man Utd (H), Palace (A). Getting off to a bad start could lead to a very poor run of results.

14 March, Brighton (A)

Brighton away is sort of the cherry on the top of this list. Beating the best is a must but not dropping points against lower-placed teams is somewhat of Arsenal’s speciality. Brighton held them to a draw both times they met last season and this game is also sandwiched between West Ham (H) and Southampton (A), both of whom beat the Gunners in 2018/19. Against this calibre of team, improvement is greatly needed.

Manchester City wrapped up the Premier League title with a 4-1 win at Brighton and Hove Albion this weekend, beating Liverpool to the top prize in English football.

A superb run of form which saw the Manchester club win 14 games in a row ensured the title remains in Manchester for a second consecutive season.

However, manager Pep Guardiola will be perfectly aware that there could be a big period coming up for the club in terms of the transfer market, and the Spaniard will know full well he has some big players to try and replace in the coming seasons.

That’s why we here in the Tavern believe the club need to act swiftly to try and convince Dortmund and England starlet Jadon Sancho to move to the Etihad.

Sancho has reportedly pledged his immediate future to the German club and it is unsurprising given his form and the amount of game time he gets with the Bundesliga giants.

However, City are a club who can surely have the lure to get Sancho to move to the Premier League, and he would slot in nicely to the style of play and attacking footballer that Pep Guardiola employs amongst his squad.

Sancho has plenty of ability already, but his scope for improvement is the thing which separates him from many other players across the continent.

Despite only leaving City for the German league a few years back, there will surely be an element within Sancho that feels he has a point to prove in England, and in particular at City.

If Sancho is to fully develop and reach the potential he so obviously has, then a move to a club with the size and ambition of City is something which needs to happen sooner rather than later.

[ad_pod ]

As we come to the conclusion of a title race that was defined by perfection, Manchester City and Liverpool dropping just a handful of points between them, the Fixture In Focus team have this week decided to look back on what we’ve learned from an incredible 2018/19 campaign in the Premier League.

Indeed, a real treat is in store for the Fixture In Focus audience as host James Jones and regulars Christy Malyan and Chris McMullan put not just two clubs but every side in the top ten under the microscope – while also sparing a few words for this week’s FA Cup final.

With that in mind this week’s agenda includes why the rest of the Premier League should fear Man City being banned from the Champions League, why the #EmeryOut brigade need to put a sock in it, whether Chelsea could benefit from parting with Eden Hazard, how recruitment has constantly let Manchester United down and looking at which side is the likeliest to break into the top six next season.

If you love what we do and don’t want to miss another episode, don’t forget to subscribe on your preferred podcast platform by clicking here. Check out the latest episode below!

//fixtureinfocus.podiant.co/e/375a38d9a59848/embed/