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This article is part of Football FanCast’s Pundit View series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent quotes from journalists, pundits, players and managers…

Manchester United legend Roy Keane has criticised Harry Maguire’s ability to defend, and has said that there are still a few question marks surrounding the England international despite his undoubted quality on the ball.

Maguire moved to Old Trafford this summer in a deal worth £85m, but has kept just one clean sheet in four Premier League games as United suffered a defeat to Crystal Palace and also drew with Wolves and Southampton.

Keane was speaking on ITV as England thrashed Bulgaria by four goals to nil, and certainly didn’t hold back on his appraisal of the former Leicester man’s defensive qualities.

What did he say?

Keane told ITV (via The Mirror): “We’re talking about how good he is on the ball but defensively I still have one or two question marks over him. I worry about his pace on the turn.

“I remember the first goal against Crystal Palace and he wasn’t doing his best covering his other centre-half. Listen, he’s 26 years of age now. You’re worried if you’re pointing these things out to him.”

Harsh from Keane

What Keane hasn’t taken into account is the fact that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer doesn’t really have a reliable, natural defensive midfielder to screen the back four and protect Maguire and co.

In terms of Jordan Ayew’s goal at Old Trafford – the one in which Keane makes reference to – the four-man backline was far too high up the pitch when Vicente Guaita launched the ball long, which may be a result of a Fabinho-type player not being present in Solskjaer’s side.

You can argue that if United did have a player of that ilk in their side, they would be more comfortable with starting deeper as a back-four, rather than put themselves at risk by trying to win everything on the halfway line.

Keane’s comments on Maguire are harsh in that respect, and you can very easily argue that Maguire wouldn’t need to have his lack of pace exposed if a few more things were in order at United, such as a recognised defensive midfielder.

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West Ham United fans have hailed defender James Collins on his birthday.

The Hammers’ official Twitter account wished the defender many happy returns on Friday as he turned 36.

Collins spent four years in east London between 2005 and 2009 and returned in 2012, staying at the club until 2018, when he left to join Ipswich Town.

He is currently without a club but, in total, he made 214 appearances for the Irons at centre-back, scoring an impressive nine goals.

And a number of fans have taken to Twitter to hail the Welshman, who also won 50 caps for his country throughout his career.

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Indeed, the Hammers have struggled at the beginning of the season under Manuel Pellegrini, losing 5-0 to Manchester City on the opening weekend and drawing 1-1 with Brighton & Hove Albion last time out.

And some supporters wish that he was still on the books in east London.

Take a look at the best of the reaction on social media below!

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Arsenal youngster Xavier Amaechi has reportedly sealed a move to second-tier German side Hamburg, according to a report in Bild.

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While the transfer is yet to be confirmed, the German outlet claims that Hamburg are paying €2.5m (£2.2m) to bring Amaechi’s Arsenal career to an end, with the teenager failing to make a competitive appearance for the senior side having worked his way through the Gunners’ youth ranks.

Amaechi made his debut first-team appearance in a mid-season friendly in Dubai last March as the team saw off Al Nasr with a 3-2 victory, but has yet to make a significant breakthrough, plying his trade for the club’s Under-23 side throughout last year, scoring four goals and assisting five times last season in the Premier League 2 division.

According to Bild, Amaechi is contracted with the Gunners until the end of next season, although the winger’s future was plunged into some doubt when he was omitted from the squad ahead of Arsenal’s Europa League final defeat to Chelsea, with third-choice goalkeeper Dejan Iliev taking his place on the bench.

The 18-year-old has reportedly attracted the interests of clubs in Germany and Spain in recent months and these latest developments suggest the teenager could be heading out the exit door at the Emirates Stadium.

With Amaechi not being part of a youthful squad including junior teammate Tyreece John-Jules to take part in Arsenal’s pre-season tour of the United States, it may not be a total surprise if the youngster was seeking pastures new this summer.

Unai Emery has previously stated his desire to work with “players that want to be here”, and without wanting to jump to conclusions, having selected a youthful policy so far in pre-season, for a hotly pursued talent as Amaechi to miss out suggests his days at Arsenal may be numbered.

Arsenal fans, is that it then for Amaechi? Tell us what you think below!

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

Leeds will go into the new season without Gaetano Berardi. They will also head into it without Pontus Jansson.

To say the Whites could be in bother defensively would perhaps be an understatement.

Jansson has, of course, departed for Brentford whilst Berardi’s red card from the play-offs last term will carry into the opening weekend.

As a result, Ben White will likely form a defensive pairing alongside Liam Cooper.

On the chalkboard

Leeds’ pre-season provided mixed results as Marcelo Bielsa’s men thrashed York before being beaten heavily themselves by Manchester United.

That 4-0 loss was a timely reminder of the work that’s still required in defence but a draw with Serie A outfit Cagliari again proved that work is needed.

The Whites weren’t poor defensively last season and ended the term with the third-best record in the Championship.

That may be surprising given some of the concerns by supporters during pre-season but despite White looking as though he’ll feature on the opening weekend, he still has lessons to learn.

His showing against Cagliari, despite looking composed in flashes, showed that unless he’s careful a baptism of fire may be on the cards.

A failed clearance led to the Italian side scoring against Leeds last weekend and if that had happened in a league outing, it would have been near unforgivable, especially if it cost them two points.

White may still only be 21 years of age but it shows why he needs to learn quickly if Leeds are to avoid a defensive calamity early on.

Placing faith in the young defender is a risk from Bielsa and with Leeds not signing another centre-back, he’ll have to step up.

An opening-day clash against Bristol City provides him with the ideal platform in which to stamp down his authority, especially with Berardi suspended.

Whether he can prove to be an able replacement for Jansson, only time will tell.

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Southampton must be looking to add some quality to their squad this summer as manager Ralph Hassenhuttl seeks to improve his first XI.

The Saints narrowly avoided relegation last season but picked up towards the end of the season under their new manager, and they will now be fully focussed on improving the ranks at St Mary’s and making a better fist of things heading into the new campaign.

Indeed, one player who the club are looking at bringing in is Birmingham City striker Che Adams.

But with latest reports (via the Daily Echo) appearing to suggest that the Saints will pull the plug on any deal for Adams if Birmingham continue to ask for more money for their main man, we here in the Tavern think that Hassenhuttl should be convincing his board to pull out all the stops to land Adams.

Adams was simply brilliant last season for the Blues as he fired in over 20 goals in what was a difficult season for the club due to off-field issues once more.

And it is this form which makes Adams one of the hottest properties in the Championship, and someone who we believe Southampton can simply not afford to miss out on.

The goals on their own are enough to make Southampton really push to sign the young striker, with the Saints’ top scorer last season being Nathan Redmond, who notched a paltry nine goals ahead of the likes of strikers Shane Long and Danny Ings.

If Adams can replicate some of the form he showed for Birmingham last season, then Southampton will have addressed the glaring problem their squad suffered from last season.

Quick, powerful and with the potential to only go and get better and better in the top flight, Adams could well make a massive difference for the Saints heading into the 19/20 campaign.

أعلن روبرتو جارسيا باروندو المدير الفني لمنتخب مصر لكرة اليد، قائمة اللاعبين المقرر لهم خوض مواجهة بيلاروسيا اليوم في بطولة كأس العالم لكرة اليد.

يخوض منتخب مصر لكرة اليد مواجهة اليوم الجمعة أمام بيلاروسيا، في اللقاء الذي يجمع بينهما ضمن منافسات الدور الرئيسي من بطولة كأس العالم لكرة اليد 2021.

وتستضيف مصر بطولة كأس العالم لكرة اليد في نسختها الـ27، والتي ستنتهي يوم 31 يناير الجاري.

وحقق المنتخب المصري فوزًا على حساب روسيا الأربعاء الماضي، ليحافظ الفراعنة على فرصهم القوية في التأهل لربع النهائي.

وبات ترتيب المجموعة كالتالي: السويد 5 نقاط، ومصر 4 نقاط، وسلوفينيا 4 نقاط، وروسيا 3 نقاط، وبيلا روسيا نقطتان، مقدونيا بدون نقاط.

ويحتاج المنتخب المصري إلى الفوز في مباراتيه أمام بيلا روسيا وسلوفينيا للتأهل دون النظر لباقي نتائج المنتخبات الأخرى.

طالع أيضا.. موعد والقناة الناقلة لمباراة مصر وبيلاروسيا اليوم في كأس العالم لكرة اليد

وسيتأهل المنتخب المصري في حالة الفوز بمباراتي بيلا روسيا وسلوفينيا كأول المجموعة، بشرط فوز السويد مباراة وهزيمته في أخرى.

وأعلن جارسيا خروج اللاعب أحمد مؤمن، ودخول زميله أكرم يسري في قائمة مباراة اليوم. قائمة منتخب مصر لمواجهة بيلاروسيا في مونديال اليد

كريم هنداوي – محمد عصام الطيار – عمر الوكيل – أحمد مؤمن – علي زين – يحيى الدرع – حسن قداح – أحمد هشام السيد – سيف الدرع – يحيى خالد – أحمد الأحمر – محمد سند – إسلام حسن – محمد ممدوح هاشم – إبراهيم المصري – وسام نوار.

المستعبدون: أحمد مؤمن – محسن رمضان – أحمد هشام سيسا – عبد الرحمن فيصل.

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Paudie O’Connor has left Leeds United permanently after signing for Bradford City on a three-year deal.

O’Connor spent the back end of last season on loan at the Bantams linking up with Gary Bowyer once again after working with him previously at Blackpool.

Orta’s ineptitude

Victor Orta is often the subject of a lot of criticism from the Leeds fanbase, but even his biggest supporters have to admit he got this one wrong.

When the Irishman signed his new contract last summer the Spaniard said:

“We are really pleased to see Paudie sign a new deal at the club, he has huge potential and we hope he will be a key player for Leeds United for many years to come, not only is he a good footballer, he also has the desire and attitude needed to take him to the top. Paudie is keen to play games, as every hungry young footballer should, so we will now look to send him out on loan for the forthcoming season.”

Bad judge of talent

In light of this recent development, looking back at these comments doesn’t make Orta look like a footballing genius.

For him to say that O’Connor is on his way to the top only to be sold to a League Two team a year later shows that he may not be the best judge of talent, and that is a trait you certainly don’t want in the man in charge of transfers.

How are Leeds fans supposed to trust that he is bringing in the right players this summer when just 12 months ago he talked up the talents of a player who is set to play in the fourth tier of English football next season?

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According to The Sun, Aston Villa are at the head of the queue for Charlton Athletic midfielder Joe Aribo.

Aribo scored ten times in 38 appearances for Charlton during the 2018-19 campaign but will see his contract expire at the end of next month.

A number of clubs have been linked with a swoop for the 22-year-old.

However, according to The Sun, Villa lead the race despite interest from the likes of Manchester City, Celtic and Rangers.

And it would be fair to say that the Villa fans are delighted to learn that their club are seemingly in the driving seat for the talented midfielder.

The majority of the club’s transfer plans will be on hold until after Monday’s Championship playoff final against Derby County.

However, securing a deal for Aribo would make sense regardless of whether they are a Premier League or Championship club next season.

A selection of the Twitter reaction from the Villa fans can be seen below:

[ad_pod ]West Bromwich Albion recorded a 1-0 win over Aston Villa in the second leg of their Championship playoff semi-final at the Hawthorns on Tuesday night.The Baggies lost the resulting penalty shootout, though, and are now facing another season of Championship football.It will be a very interesting summer transfer window for the club, with a number of players expected to depart and indeed arrive.One of those who could leave is Ahmed Hegazi.The 28-year-old has had an impressive season for the Baggies and he was brilliant on Tuesday night.Indeed, according to WhoScored, Hegazi made eight tackles and won three aerial duels against Villa, with on-loan Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham struggling to make his mark for the visitors.

It was a frustrating finish to a good performance from Albion, and a number of their supporters were keen to pay tribute to Hegazi.

A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below:

Since joining Liverpool in 2015, Jurgen Klopp has often been praised for his transfer dealings at the club for both the players he has brought in and the profit he has made.

The signings of Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson have ensured Liverpool future profits in the future, whilst the departures of Dominic Solanke, Jordan Ibe and Danny Ings have seen Klopp recoup a substantial amount of money over the years.

And another player who could be set to leave Anfield for big bucks is Marko Grujic, who according to ESPN is a £35 million target for Atletico Madrid should midfielder Rodri make the move to Manchester City this summer.

The Serbian midfielder, who is out on loan at Hertha Berlin, joined Liverpool as an 18-year-old from Red Star Belgrade in the 2016 January transfer window for a reported fee of £5 million as Klopp’s first signing as Reds boss, however, his time on Merseyside has been frustrating.

Grujic has only made 13 appearances in total for the club and has spent the majority of his time out on loan, and although it might be tempting to offload the 23-year-old for a fee seven times of that what Liverpool paid for him, selling the Serbian would be Klopp’s biggest transfer mistake yet in England.

His time on the pitch in Liverpool colours has been limited, but in Grujic the Merseyside club have a player who can control the midfield for years to come.

Although Hertha have had another underwhelming season, Grujic has seen his stock rise massively in the German capital, with manager Pal Dardai even claiming the Serb has been the best midfielder who has played for the club in 20 years.

With James Milner entering the twilight years of his career and Jordan Henderson not showing any signs of improving, Grujic could be the next long-term answer for the club in midfield, and selling him would be a mistake Klopp will regret down the line.

Liverpool fans, should Grujic be given a chance to impress Klopp? Let us know!