O Santos deu adeus ao Brasileirão. Com a derrota deste domingo para o Vasco, em São Januário, o time caiu para a 7ª posição e não tem mais chance de chegar ao G4 e, consequentemente, se classificar para a Copa Libertadores do ano que vem através deste torneio.
Desta forma, a única chance de se garantir na competição Sul-Americana é vencendo a Copa do Brasil, na quarta-feira, contra o Palmeiras, no Allianz Parque. O Alvinegro tem vantagem no jogo decisivo após vencer por 1 a 0, semana passada.
O goleiro Vanderlei, único titular que jogou neste domingo, reforçou que o foco está totalmente voltado para o clássico de quarta-feira.
– Tem de lamentar, porque faltou entrosamento, mas nos apresentamos bem. Ficamos tristes pelo resultado e por não ter mais chance de G4. Agora, o foco é na Copa do Brasil. Temos grandes chances de sermos campeões na quarta. Esse é o foco agora – disse o camisa 1, um dos líderes do elenco santista.
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O gol que culminou na derrota do Peixe para o Cruz-Maltino, aliás, foi motivo de polêmica para o arqueiro. Em um carrinho de Vanderlei em Nenê, o árbitro Leandro Vuaden marcou penalidade convertida pelo mesmo Nenê. Entretanto, o camisa 1 santista alega que nem sequer encostou no adversário.
– Todo mundo viu, o Nenê fez um malabarismo – lamentou.
O técnico Dorival Júnior assumiu o Santos, em setembro, na zona de rebaixamento do Campeonato Brasileiro e conseguiu levar o time até a 4ª colocação, na qual ficou até duas rodadas atrás, quando foi ultrapassado pelo arquirrival São Paulo.
O Peixe abriu mão do Brasileirão na penúltima rodada, justamente por causa da decisão da Copa do Brasil, para poupar seus titulares. Na ocasião, o treinador alvinegro levou ao Paraná um time reserva, que perdeu por 1 a o para o Coritiba.
يرى جماهير فريق ليفربول أن النجم المصري محمد صلاح سيتمكن من الفوز بجائزة الكرة الذهبية المرموقة لعام 2022، وليس العام الحالي 2021.
وكانت مجلة “فرانس فوتبول” الشهيرة قد أعلنت مساء اليوم قائمة المرشحين الثلاثين لجائزة أفضل لاعب في العالم لعام 2021، الكرة الذهبية.
وتواجد النجم المصري محمد صلاح في تلك القائمة، وهو اللاعب الوحيد من صفوف فريق ليفربول بها.
وتفاعلت جماهير ليفربول عبر موقع “تويتر” مع خبر ترشيح محمد صلاح لتلك الجائزة، حيث رأت أن فرصته في التتويج بها ستكون أكبر العام المقبل بالنظر إلى أدائه في الموسم الحالي.
وقال أحد المشجعين عبر “تويتر”: “العام المقبل ستكون ملكنا”، حيث نشر صورة فوتوشوب لـ محمد صلاح وهو يحمل الكرة الذهبية الشهيرة.
Next year is ours pic.twitter.com/29ILw0isyC — • (@GerrardTime) October 8, 2021
وأضاف ثاني: “العام المقبل إن شاء الله”، وقال ثالث: “قادمون العام المقبل”، وأكد رابع: “يجب أن يتواجد ضمن أفضل خمسة لاعبين في العالم”.
Next year it’s his inshallah — YJ [ZORO SZN] (@YJAMJ1) October 8, 2021
next season inshAllah — kareem 🇪🇬 (@itzsalahszn) October 8, 2021
We’re coming for it next year — 𝘛 ²⁶ (@LFCTanmay) October 8, 2021
he should be top 5 with all due respect — kareem 🇪🇬 (@itzsalahszn) October 8, 2021
وفي الوقت نفسه، ركز عدد من الجماهير على ضرورة منح محمد صلاح العقد الجديد الذي يريده، حيث سينتهي عقده الحالي في صيف 2023، ولا يوجد اتفاق حتى الآن بشأن التجديد.
وقال أحدهم: “امنحوه عقدًا جديدًا لكي يحتفل”، وأضاف ثانِ:”أنا فقط أريدكم الإعلان عن تجديد عقده! من فضلكم!”.
Give him his contract extension to celebrate — Shannonʸⁿʷᵃ (@icy7_YNWA) October 8, 2021
I just want you to announce the extent of his contract!!! Pleeease!!! 🥺🙏 — DANIEL 🥀 (@SMenezes18) October 8, 2021
وطالب أحد المشجعين إدارة ليفربول بضرورة منح محمد صلاح عقدًا جديدًا لمنع رحيله إلى أي مكان آخر.
Just give him what he wants! New contract don’t let him go anywhere! — Cam 🇬🇧 (@poundy88) October 8, 2021
Just make him sign the contract — Tom (@lfctom__) October 8, 2021
Now give him what he wants and get that signature — Paul Sweeney (@paulswee25) October 8, 2021
O lateral-direito Luis Ricardo acredita que a derrota sofrida diante do Santa Cruz não tira o brilho da campanha do Botafogo nesta Série B. Ele reconhece os erros cometidos diante do Santinha, mas diz que é hora de ter paciência.
– Não temos que achar culpados, todo nosso grupo foi muito abaixo (do esperado). Temos de ter paciência. Não é porque perdeu que está tudo errado. Somos líderes, e não é uma derrota que vai tirar o nosso brilho, o que conquistamos dentro de campo. Pedimos desculpas aos torcedores pelo resultado negativo em casa – disse.
O Glorioso volta a campo na próxima sexta-feira, quando enfrenta o ABC, no Estádio Mané Garrincha, pela penúltima rodada da Série B. O Glorioso será campeão em caso de vitória. Se empatar, o Alvinegro também pode levantar a taça antecipadamente, desde que Vitória e América-MG não vençam.
Junior Urso, um dos principais jogadores do Atlético-MG na vitória do Atlético-MG sobre o Melgar, por 4 a 0, na última quinta-feira pela Libertadores, comentou sobre o impacto que a classificação às oitavas com uma goleada traz,
– Precisávamos de uma vitória assim. Refletimos após as nossas duas últimas derrotas (contraIndependiente del Valle e Tricordiano) e isso nos motivou, assim como a conversa com o presidente. Agora, diminuiu a pressão e podemos focar no Campeonato Mineiro – frisou ao programa “Seleção SporTV”, nesta sexta.
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O jogador de 26 anos, que chegou nesta temporada após atuar noShandong Luneng, da China, também falou sobre a boa fase em que se encontra na equipe do técnico Diego Aguirre.
– Sempre sonhei em jogar num grande clube aqui no Brasil. Não pensei duas vezes quando pintou a proposta do Galo. Fico muito feliz por ter me identificado rápido e acredito que isto se deve a raça e a vontade que eu tenho mostrado – confessou.
Classificado em primeiro lugar no Grupo 5 da Libertadores, o Atlético-MG agora terá que voltar as suas atenções para o Campeonato Mineiro. No próximo domingo, o compromisso é contra oURT, fora de casa, pelo jogo de ida das semifinais.
Wolverhampton Wanderers would be silly to pay 20 million euros (roughly £17.9 million) for Óscar Rodríguez after Mundo Deportivo (via Talking Wolves on Twitter) claimed that the Midlands club were interested in signing the Real Madrid midfield player.
As per the outlet, Rodríguez , who is currently on loan at Leganés, is also attracting interest from Schalke and Lazio, and it is rumoured that Los Blancos value the 21-year-old at 20 million euros.
That figure may not seem much of a gamble to a Premier League side, but WWFC would be silly to pay that much for a man who arguably would not fit into their team at the moment.
In Nuno Espirito Santo’s current system, it could be argued that there would be no room for an attacking midfield player such as Rodríguez to play in the pocket, as demonstrated by a graphic from their last outing in the 1-1 away at Olympiacos in the Europa League all the way back on the 12th March this year, according to Sofascore.
Indeed, the Spaniard has predominantly played in that position in this season so far, featuring in that role 15 times (via Transfermarkt), whereas Wolves tend to play two deeper central midfielders in Ruben Neves and Joao Moutinho.
However, he has shown that he can play in other areas and has performed relatively well in La Liga so far, scoring seven goals and providing two assists in 26 appearances (per the website).
Nevertheless, spending £17.9 million on a player who may have to settle for a place on the bench based on Nuno’s preferred formation would be silly as the money can be used to strengthen elsewhere on the pitch in the upcoming summer transfer window, money which will be invaluable on the back of the current pandemic with clubs likely to face financial challenges.
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There have been some brilliant transfers in Premier League history.
Think Chelsea’s signing of Didier Drogba, Manchester City’s signing of Sergio Aguero, Manchester United buying Eric Cantona, Tottenham Hotspur signing Rafael van der Vaart or Liverpool snaffling away Virgil van Dijk from Southampton.
There have been some bad ones too. Fernando Torres to Chelsea didn’t work out, nor did Manchester City signing Wilfried Bony, or Manchester United buying Angel Di Maria.
But the transfers that hold a special place in everyone’s hearts are the really bizarre ones, the deals that make you scratch your head and think, “wait, what?”
Football FanCast takes a look at some of the weirdest transfers in, or out, of the Premier League.
Kim Kallstrom – Arsenal 2011 (Loan)
A Football Manager legend, a 131-cap Sweden international and a talented midfielder during his days in Ligue 1.
The only problem with Arsenal signing Kim Kallstrom on a short-term loan in January 2014, despite it being the direct antithesis of the exciting mid-season addition Arsene Wenger had alluded to as the Gunners entered the January transfer window in first place, is that he had a broken back.
Nonetheless, Wenger persevered with the deal and the Swedish playmaker, allowing him to finish his recovery in north London (seemingly at Arsenal’s rather than parent club Spartak Moscow’s expense) just in time for him to make four appearances as the campaign drew to a close. Unsurprisingly, Arsenal elected not to sign Kallstrom permanently and his arrival did not sustain their title charge, eventually ending the season in their habitual fourth place.
Roger Johnson – West Ham 2014 (Loan)
Once upon a time, Roger Johnson was gaining a reputation for himself as one of the better centre-halves outside the Premier League’s top clubs, as one of the key components of a Birmingham outfit that finished in the top half during the 2009/10 season and won the League Cup the year later.
But by the time West Ham moved for him in January 2014, Johnson’s career had plummeted, falling all the way down to League One with Wolves. The first half of the season was spent on loan at Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship, after which Sam Allardyce unexpectedly swooped as he looked to jostle a relegation battle, the FA Cup and a run in the League Cup.
The criteria for signing Johnson appeared to be that firstly, he was very tall and secondly, that he wasn’t cup-tied. Come the close of January, after Johnson had started both legs of a League Cup semi-final that West Ham lost 9-0 to Manchester City, his use had already expired. The Englishman made one more start for the Hammers before returning to Molineux.
Bongani Khumalo – Tottenham Hotspur 2011
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Bongani Khumalo – Tottenham Hotspur in action
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Signing an unknown, beastly defender from South Africa is the kind of move that likely would have paid off during the exceptionally attritional early years of the Premier League. In fact, Leeds cult hero Lucas Radabe provides the perfect example of such a cavalier recruitment strategy.
But in 2011, the Premier League had become a little more sophisticated – it was now arguably the hardest league in the world to walk into. Regardless, Tottenham Hotspur still saw fit to take a £1.5m punt on Bongani Khumalo from SuperSport United.
Four and a half years after his arrival, Khumalo returned to SuperSport United without a single competitive appearance to his name. The entirety of his White Hart Lane career consisted of loan spells, four in the Football League and one 22-game stint with PAOK. £1.5m well spent.
Dong Fangzhou – Manchester United 2004
Before signing for United in 2004, Dong Fangzhou had scored just two goals in 26 league appearances, both of which came in the Chinese second division.
Nonetheless, Sir Alex Ferguson felt compelled to give the forward a chance, making him the first East Asian footballer to sign for United in a £500k deal. However, due to work permit problems, the Chinese international spent his first two years with United out on loan at Royal Antwerp.
A total of 34 league goals in 71 appearances and finally a British work permit earned Dong a new contract and even a shirt number ahead of the 2008/09 season. A few weeks after being named the new No.21, however, United and Dong parted ways by mutual consent. He bizarrely ended up playing two games for Legia Warsaw a few years later, but has spent the majority of his career back in the Far East.
Steven Caulker – Liverpool 2016 (Loan)
The most recent deal to make this list, Steven Caulker is a decent centre-back who’s sadly lost his way in football after not reaching the potential shown in his youth; although that may have something to do with the fact the two sides he started regularly for, Cardiff City and QPR, spectacularly plummeted out of the top flight with the one-time England international arguably their best performer in both instances.
Clearly a widely held belief, two Premier League clubs elected to sign him on loan from the Championship during the 2015/16 season. Whilst he simply couldn’t force his way in at Southampton during the first half of the campaign, however, largely due to the presence of Virgil van Dijk, Liverpool’s swoop for Caulker in January soon proved to have ulterior motives.
Indeed, as Liverpool faced a 3-2 home defeat to Arsenal at Anfield, eyebrows were raised when Klopp asked Caulker to warm up and get himself ready to come on in the 87th minute. But it quickly became apparent why the German international had signed him; Caulker was Liverpool’s new emergency striker. Three substitute appearances totalling just five minutes later, all of which came in January, and Caulker didn’t feature for the Reds in the Premier League again.
Julien Faubert – Real Madrid 2009 (Loan)
Depending on how you look at it, Julien Faubert was either a full-back who couldn’t be trusted in defence or a winger who didn’t produce enough to play in midfield. Either way, his £6.1million move to West Ham didn’t prove to be the greatest bit of business from the east Londoners.
Nonetheless, during his time in the Premier League, the France international had seemingly gained a fan in Juande Ramos, who ended up taking the job at Real Madrid just a matter of months after being sacked by Tottenham Hotspur.
And another two months after that, Ramos actually snapped up Faubert midway through a very unspectacular season at West Ham, signing him on loan for the remainder of the season with a view to a permanent deal.
In six months at the Bernabeu, Faubert made two appearances, was pictured falling asleep on the bench and missed training because he thought he had the day off.
According to the Spanish version of Goal, Arsenal have made contact with out-of-work manager Marcelino about replacing Unai Emery, who was sacked last week.
Goal report that the former Valencia boss, who was also relieved of his duties by the Spanish club in September, would also be keen on the Emirates Stadium role, and that the north London like the 54-year-old’s methods.
He may have been Los Ches’ most successful coach since Rafa Benitez having delivered back-to-back Champions League qualification and a 2019 Copa del Rey success against Barcelona, but some Arsenal fans have made it clear that they don’t want the Spaniard.
Perhaps thatis because he is Spanish and managed Valencia previously like Emery, although his 7-3 aggregate defeat against Emery’s Arsenal in the Europa League semi-finals last term isn’t too impressive.
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However, not everyone was so damning about Marcelino, with some suggesting that they rate him, but also that Arsenal can do much better.
It wasn’t a complete dismissal of the 54-year-old either, with one suggesting he should be given a chance – fair enough given that he brought home Valencia’s first trophy in a decade and had them regularly competing in the Champions League after consecutive 12th-placed finishes in La Liga.
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West Ham United fans have hailed Declan Rice after the Hammers recorded a shock win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.
The England international played the full 90 minutes as Manuel Pellegrini’s men recorded a vital win at Stamford Bridge.
Indeed, they had lost their three previous encounters prior to the clash with former player Frank Lampard’s side but took all three points away from west London after Aaron Cresswell’s excellent second-half strike.
Per WhoScored, Rice had 45 touches of the ball throughout the 90 minutes, completed two dribbles, won four aerial duels and two tackles as well as making one clearance and two interceptions.
The result lifted the pressure somewhat on manager Manuel Pellegrini, who last saw his side win in September when they defeated Manchester United 2-1 at the London Stadium.
And fans were quick to praise Rice’s performance against their London rivals.
Take a look at the best of the reaction on Twitter below!
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يأمل مدرب تشيلسي توماس توخيل في تواجد اللاعب ماسون مونت بمباراة الأربعاء المقبل أمام ريال مدريد، في دوري أبطال أوروبا.
وتعرض مونت لإصابة في الظهر خلال مواجهة فولهام مساء أمس في الدوري الإنجليزي، حيث فاز تشيلسي بهدفين دون رد. أهداف مباراة تشيلسي وفولهام
وقال توخيل في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “مترو” الإنجليزية: “آمل حقًا ألا يكون مونت يعاني من شيء كبير، وآمل أن يتمكن من التعافي تمامًا قبل مواجهة ريال مدريد”.
وأضاف: “رأيته يهبط بقوة على ظهره، أردنا استبداله إذا سنحت لنا الفرصة، ثم رأيته وهو يلمس ظهره قليلًا، لذلك لم نرغب في المخاطرة”.
وواصل: “ليس لدي معلومات أخرى في الوقت الحالي، أعتقد أنه يجب أن يكون على ما يرام تمامًا”.
Gary Neville believes Manchester United would jump at the chance to sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Christian Eriksen in January despite his performances dipping this season.
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After six years with the club, the 27-year-old announced his intention to seek a ‘new challenge’ at the beginning of the summer.
The Daily Mail reported that Real Madrid was one of the potential locations the Denmark international mentioned, with Eriksen apparently claiming Los Blancos to be a ‘step up.’
However, while the admiration was clearly there, Madrid were busy focusing on recruiting the likes of Eden Hazard, Luka Jovic, Eder Militao, Ferland Mendy and Rodrygo, a haul estimated to be in the region on £276m – hence the predicament Tottenham and Eriksen currently find themselves in.
With Eriksen’s contract due to expire at the end of the season, other clubs will have the opportunity to sign him on a Bosman deal, that is – for free, and United, who are currently juggling their own wantaway midfielder in Paul Pogba, who also claimed to be in search of new challenges at the beginning of the summer, may choose to pick up from where they left in the summer – despite apparently cooling their interesting due to the player’s desire to move to Spain.
Speaking about Eriksen’s future, Neville said: “He’s acting like a kid who didn’t get the sweets he wanted in the shop.
“He wanted to go to a club, and he didn’t get what he wanted.”
When asked whether top clubs would still be interested in his, particularly United, the Old Trafford legend claimed: “absolutely – they’d take him tomorrow.”