Conte must unleash Romero vs Brighton

Tottenham Hotspur make their long-awaited return to competitive action this evening as they host Brighton and Hove Albion in the FA Cup fourth round proper.

Spurs had a busy end to the January transfer window, bolstering Antonio Conte’s playing squad with two additions and letting as many as four first-team players depart north London on deadline day.

However, it’s the return of Cristian Romero from injury that could provide the most excitement as his presence amongst the backline has been sorely missed over the past few months.

The Argentinian picked up a serious hamstring problem during international duty back in November, soon after the Italian took over from Nuno Santo – now he’s in line for just his third start under Conte.

In his absence, the likes of Davinson Sanchez and Japhet Tanganga have struggled to make much of an impact and if anything, have hampered things somewhat.

They were largely at fault for a cataclysm of blunders during their three encounters against Chelsea in January. It’s telling that Ben Davies continues to get the nod over the pair, despite being a full-back by trade.

Valued at £31.5m by Transfermarkt, Romero is an aggressive beast at the back and that much has already been seen in his seven Premier League appearances this campaign.

He has averaged more interceptions (1.7 per game) than any other player in the squad and ranks second for tackles (2.3 per game). He also leads the way for aerial duels won (2.4 per game) and is even an accomplished passer with an accuracy of 84.8% on the season, via WhoScored.

It’s no wonder he has been dubbed an “animal” by his peers.

“This guy is an animal, I swear. He’s perfect for the Premier League,” goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini told the Evening Standard earlier this season. “He’s played for many years with three at the back and especially when you play with a very aggressive style and play man for man.”

Conte has even described the defensive powerhouse as an “important player”, which only goes to show just how valued he is, despite rarely featuring under the Italian.

Forget about the arrivals of Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski, it is the 23-year-old must be instantly unleashed on his return to the starting XI tonight.

AND in other news, Conte could unearth his next Cesc Fabregas at Spurs in “aggressive” £22.5m-rated beast…

تشكيل مانشستر يونايتد أمام وست هام.. رونالدو وماجواير أساسيان

أعلن إريك تين هاج المدير الفني الهولندي لفريق كرة القدم الأول بنادي مانشستر يونايتد، عن تشكيل اللاعبين لمواجهة وست هام، ضمن الجولة 14 من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

مانشستر يونايتد يستضيف الهامرز في ملعب أولد ترافورد اليوم الأحد، بصافرة الحكم كريستوفر كافانا.

ويقود هجوم مانشستر يونايتد، الدولي البرتغالي كريستيانو رونالدو، بعدما غاب عن مباراة تشيلسي الماضية في الدوري الإنجليزي، وشارك أمام شيريف تيراسبول الخميس بالدوري الأوروبي.

طالع أيضًا.. تين هاج يرد على أنباء اعتذار رونالدو له في مانشستر يونايتد

ويشارك أساسيًا أيضًا، السويدي إيلانجا بجانب رونالدو وراشفورد في ثلاثي هجومي للشياطين الحمر، ويعود ماجواير أساسيًا بجانب مارتينيز في قلب الدفاع بدلًا من المصاب رافائيل فاران. تشكيل مانشستر يونايتد أمام وست هام في الدوري الإنجليزي

حراسة المرمى: دافيد دي خيا.

خط الدفاع: دالوت، ماجواير، مارتينيز، لوك شاو.

وسط الملعب: كاسيميرو، إيريكسن، برونو فرنانديز.

الهجوم: راشفورد، إيلانجا، كريستيانو رونالدو.

Diogo Barbosa sofre entorse em jogo-treino e fará exames no Palmeiras

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Diogo Barbosa saiu logo nos primeiros minutos do jogo-treino entre Palmeiras e Atibaia por conta de uma entorse no tornozelo esquerdo. O clube realizará nesta sexta mais exames para ter um diagnóstico definitivo sobre o camisa 6.

O lateral-esquerdo do Palmeiras deixou o gramado andando, e mesmo que estivesse mancando isto é um bom sinal. Ainda assim, vai realizar agora à noite uma ressonância magnética para avaliar se houve algum problema ósseo no tornozelo.

Contratado do Cruzeiro, Diogo começou a atividade como titular, mas teve de ser substituído após dez minutos. Victor Luis foi quem entrou no seu lugar.

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Outro jogador que saiu na primeira etapa foi Keno. O atacante sentiu dores nas costas e deu a vaga para Willian, autor do gol da vitória do Verdão sobre o Atibaia, 1 a 0, na Academia de Futebol.

فيديو | الأهلي يعبر أسوان بهدف معلول في الدوري

حقق فريق الكرة الأول بالنادي الأهلي، فوزًا صعبًا على نظيره أسوان بهدف دون رد، في المباراة التي أقيمت مساء اليوم الأحد ببطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

الأهلي يواجه أسوان، في إطار مواجهات الأسبوع الثاني من عمر بطولة الدوري المصري، على ملعب الأهلي وي السلام.

وسجل هدف فوز الأهلي على أسوان، علي معلول في الدقيقة 16 من عمر المباراة من ركلة جزاء، تحصل عليها شادي حسين، بعد عرقلة من حارس المرمى عمرو حسام.

بهذا الفوز، يحقق الأهلي فوزه الثاني في الدوري، ويصل رصيده إلى 6 نقاط من فوزين متتاليين.

وكان الأهلي قد استهل مشواره في المسابقة بالفوز على الإسماعيلي بهدف وحيد سجله شادي حسين.

طالع | موعد مباراة الأهلي والزمالك القادمة في السوبر المصري هدف فوز الأهلي على أسوان في الدوري

تفاصيل المباراة:

الشوط الأول

بداية اللقاء

د11: فرصة هدف للأهلي تسديدة من أحمد عبد القادر من داخل منطقة الجزاء، ولكن حارس أسوان يتألق ويحرم الأهلي من الهدف الأول. فرصة أحمد عبد القادر في مباراة الأهلي وأسوان

د15: ضربة جزاء للأهلي بعد عرقلة لشادي حسين من عمرو حسام حارس أسوان.

جووووووووووووووووول علي معلول يحرز الهدف الأول من ركلة الجزاء في الدقيقة 17. هدف الأهلي الأول أمام أسوان:

د24: تسديدة صاروخية من شادي حسين من خارج منطقة الجزاء ولكن تمر بجوار المرمى.

د32: الشناوي ينقذ مرمى الأهلي من هدف محقق بعد تسديدة من إيفونا من داخل منطقة الجزاء. تألق الشناوي أمام إيفونا:

د39: حسين الشحات كاد أن يسجل هدف ثاني للأهلي من انفراد تام، ولكن عمرو حسام يتألق ويخرجها إلى ركنية. فرصة حسين الشحات وتألق حارس أسوان:

 نهاية الشوط الأول بتقدم الأهلي بهدف دون رد سجله علي معلول من ركلة جزاء.

الشوط الثاني:

تغيير أول للأهلي قبل انطلاق الشوط الثاني، دخول عمرو السولية بدلاً من أليو ديانج.

انطلاق الشوط الثاني

د48: الشناوي يتألق ويحرم أسوان من هدف ثاني بعد تسديدة من أحمد بالحاج. انقاذ الشناوي لفرصة أسوان من المهاجم أحمد بالحاج:

د61: أحمد عبد القادر يسجل هدفًا، ولكن الحكم المساعد يلغيه لوجود تسلل على عبد القادر. هدف الأهلي الملغي لـ أحمد عبد القادر أمام أسوان:

د79: تصويبة رائعة من برونو سافيو من خارج حدود منطقة الجزاء، ولكن حارس أسوان عمرو حسام يتألق ويخرجها ركنية.

تغيير خامس للأهلي في الدقيقة 86.. دخول بيرسي تاو وخروج محمد مجدي أفشة.

د88: فرصة هدف لـ محمد شريف من انفراد تام بعد تمريرة رائعة من علي معلول، ولكن حارس أسوان يتدخل وينقذ مرماه.

نهاية المباراة بفوز الأهلي بهدف دون رد سجله علي معلول من ركلة جزاء في الدقيقة 17.

Matheus Sales perto do América-MG; Augusto vai para o Santa Cruz

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Matheus Sales não será aproveitado pelo Palmeiras em 2018 e está perto de um acerto com o América-MG. O meio-campista será emprestado por um ano para a equipe mineira, que disputará a Série A no ano que vem.

Cria da base alviverde, o volante chegou ao profissional em 2015, tendo grande participação na reta final do título da Copa do Brasil. No ano seguinte, esteve na campanha da conquista do brasileiro também, mas já sem o mesmo protagonismo, tanto que foi emprestado em 2017 para o Bahia.

Outro jogador formado no clube que já tem destino certo é o zagueiro Augusto. Capitão do time sub-20 que conquistou o Paulista, ele foi cedido também até o fim de 2018 ao Santa Cruz. A intenção da diretoria é dar experiência ao jogador, que no próximo ano estoura a idade na base e não será usado por Roger.

O goleiro Vagner, que estava no Guarani, atuará pelo Ituano no Paulistão, enquanto Gabriel Leite permanecerá no Bugre. Lucas, Taylor, Mateus Muller, Leandro Almeida, Bruninho, Daniel, Renato, Juninho, Patrick Vieira, Kaue, Mouche e Rodolpho são atletas que voltam de empréstimo em janeiro e não foram repassados a outros times até agora.

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Convidado por Raí, ex-zagueiro Ricardo Rocha volta ao São Paulo

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Diretor executivo de futebol do São Paulo, Raí chamou um ex-companheiro do clube para ajudá-lo na função de dirigente. Ricardo Rocha, bicampeão paulista (1989 e 1991) e campeão brasileiro (1991) pelo Tricolor e vencedor da Copa do Mundo de 1994 ao lado de Raí com a Seleção, aceitou o convite para ser coordenador de futebol.

– Estou feliz por voltar ao São Paulo, uma casa que conheço bem e onde tenho história. Estou muito feliz. Venho muito motivado. Estarei atento a tudo e tentarei cumprir da melhor maneira possível para resgatar o que é o São Paulo. Ninguém pode prometer que será campeão, mas prometo que lutaremos por todos os títulos possíveis. O São Paulo não cria só jogadores, ele cria campeões da vida – falou o ex-zagueiro, que atuava como comentarista no Sportv e, agora, será um elo entre jogadores e direção:

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– Vou ser esse elo entre campo e direção. E tenho muito conhecimento também. Fiquei três anos e meio na imprensa e tenho muito conhecimento fora de campo, conhecendo muita gente no Brasil e fora. Isso é importante. Relacionamento não é só em campo, na motivação dos jogadores, mas fora também. Os jogadores precisam ter confiança em mim, e vão me conhecer no dia a dia. Prometo vontade e alegria enormes pelo convite.

A chegada de Ricardo Rocha foi um pedido de Raí, que já apresentou o CT da Barra Funda ao ex-zagueiro. Ambos atuaram juntos no São Paulo e na Seleção Brasileira nos anos 1980 e 1990 e o clube, ao chamar Raí, já procurava alguém para ajudar o ídolo em suas novas funções.

-Atuei com o Ricardo Rocha tanto na Seleção Brasileira quanto no São Paulo, e tenho extrema confiança nele. Tenho certeza de que ele tem muito a contribuir no dia a dia dos atletas e da comissão técnica. Ele é o primeiro nome que indico e fará parte da nossa nova equipe permanente no CT da Barra Funda – disse Raí.

– O convite veio do Raí. Conversamos e gostei do que ele me apresentou, isso foi importantíssimo. É claro que eu estava cômodo na televisão, mas eu pensava em, um dia, voltar ao campo, e não como treinador. Ele apresentou o que quer, a grandeza do São Paulo, resgatar tudo que acreditamos ser o São Paulo, e acredito nesse resgate. Começando por ele, que é um dos maiores ídolos, junto com o Rogério Ceni, e uma pessoa com caráter e índole – elogiou Ricardo Rocha, definindo sua missão.

– Precisamos resgatar a autoestima, a vontade de ser campeão, trabalhar, alegria do dia a dia. Um clima conturbado fora de campo, às vezes, afeta. E essa torcida foi um ponto positivo, e esse apoio tem de continuar, porque a torcida acreditou nos jogadores, lotando o Morumbi. É o que precisamos.

مران الأهلي | كولر يجتمع مع اللاعبين.. ومشاركة بيرسي تاو قبل مواجهة الإسماعيلي

واصل الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي تدريباته صباح اليوم الأحد على ملعب التتش بالجزيرة بدون راحة، وذلك في إطار الاستعدادات لمواجهة الإسماعيلي في بداية منافسات الدوري الممتاز.

وفاز الأهلي على اتحاد المنستيري التونسي في إياب دور الـ32 من دوري أبطال إفريقيا بنتيجة 3-0 في المباراة التي جمعت الفريقين مساء أمس على ملعب الأهلي we السلام.

واجتمع مارسيل كولر، المدير الفني للفريق مع اللاعبين قبل انطلاق المران؛ للحديث عن بعض الأمور الفنية الخاصة بالمباراة الأخيرة.

وحرص الجهاز الفني على التأكيد للاعبيه خلال الاجتماع على ضرورة التركيز في المباراة القادمة وأهميتها في انطلاق مشوار الفريق بالدوري الممتاز.

وخاض اللاعبون جانبا من التدريبات البدنية في الجيم وتدريبات متنوعة بالكرة في بداية المران، قبل أن يقود كولر اللاعبين لتنفيذ بعض الفقرات الفنية والتكتيكية في تقسيمة مصغرة شارك فيها جميع اللاعبين.

طالع | محمد بركات: سلبية وحيدة في أداء الأهلي مع كولر.. والتزام كهربا يعجبني

وقاد ميشيل يانكون ثلاثي حراسة المرمى بالفريق؛ محمد الشناوي وعلي لطفي ومصطفى شوبير في تدريبات متنوعة شهدت جوانب فنية مكثفة لثلاثي حراسة المرمى.

كما شارك بيرسي تاو، لاعب وسط الفريق في التدريبات الجماعية للفريق بشكل كامل بعد انتهاء برنامجه التأهيلي خلال الفترة الماضية.

وانتظم تاو في المران الجماعي مع باقي اللاعبين وذلك بعد تعافيه من الإصابة التي أبعدته خلال الفترة الماضية.

ويستعد الأهلي لمواجهة فريق الإسماعيلي والمحدد لها الأربعاء المقبل في انطلاق منافسات الدوري الممتاز للموسم الجديد.

Aston Villa must axe Morgan Sanson

Since Steven Gerrard was appointed as Aston Villa’s manager back in mid-November, the former midfielder has used a total of 24 players at the Midlands club so far.

One of those 24 players is midfielder Morgan Sanson, who, alongside Ashley Young, has made six appearances for Villa under the Liverpudlian, all of them coming in the Premier League.

The Frenchman has started two of the six league games he’s played in so far this season under Gerrard, the first of which came in their 3-1 defeat against Chelsea followed by their recent 2-2 draw against Manchester United.

Even though the 27-year-old has only made 16 appearances for the Villans since arriving from French club Marseille back in the 2021 January transfer window in a deal worth a reported fee of £16m, his future at Villa Park should be starting to come into consideration based on what he’s managed to deliver for the club.

His performances in the Premier League so far this season have earned the midfielder an overall rating of 6.34/10, currently making him the lowest-rated player in Villa’s squad at the moment that has started more than one league game according to WhoScored, suggesting that he has let Gerrard down when given the chance to show what he can do.

In the game against the Red Devils at the weekend, not only did Sanson give the foul away that led to the free-kick that Bruno Fernandes scored his first goal of the game from but the French maestro also gave the ball away in the second half that led to United’s second goal. All of that culminated in him reacting badly when he was substituted off, which he had to apologise for on social media afterwards.

In addition to his underwhelming performances, Sanson has struggled with injury issues since he made the move to the Midlands club, which former Villa manager Dean Smith described as “frustrating,” which shows that he hasn’t been a particularly reliable player for the team.

Moving forward, if Sanson doesn’t start delivering for Villa on the pitch until the end of the season, then Wes Edens and Nassef Sawiris must seriously consider cutting their losses with the player in the next summer transfer window to see if they can reclaim any of the money they paid for him.

Also, with young Villa midfielder Carney Chukwuemeka apparently not happy with his playing time at the club, potentially axing Sanson, who is currently picking up a weekly wage of £59k-per-week according to Salary Sport, from the team could give him a clear path to regular game time to see if he would be a better option than the struggling Frenchman.

In other news: Lange could secure another AVFC transfer masterclass as claim emerges on £9m-rated ace – opinion

Corinthians oficializa venda de lateral Guilherme Arana ao Sevilla

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Corinthians e Sevilla (ESP) oficializaram nesta sexta-feira a negociação do lateral esquerdo Guilherme Arana. Para a concretização da transferência, o jogador ainda passará por exames médicos, mas já é considerado jogador do clube espanhol. Arana viaja nos próximos dias à Espanha para concluir os trâmites e assinar contrato até 2022, como informou o Sevilla.

Os clubes não divulgaram os valores da negociação nem os outros termos, mas já estava acordado que o Timão manteria uma parte dos direitos econômicos para caso de uma venda futura. O Alvinegro tinha 40% dos direitos.

Com o manto alvinegro, Guilherme Arana teve um desempenho brilhante. Criado na base, foi campeão da Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior em 2015 e vice em 2014. Pela equipe profissional, o lateral esquerdo conquistou três títulos: dois Brasileiros (2015 e 2017) e um Paulista, sendo um dos principais destaques das conquistas deste ano.

No total, Guilherme Arana disputou 89 jogos pelo Corinthians e anotou quatro gols – dois deles foram marcados contra o Palmeiras, no Allianz Parque, e estão na história das vitoriosas campanhas dos campeonatos brasileiros de 2015 e 2017.

Em nota oficial, o Corinthians agradeceu “toda a dedicação exemplar de Guilherme Arena como atleta profissional e deseja boa sorte na sequência de sua carreira”.

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NUFC: Magpies closing in on defender deal

A Newcastle United transfer claim has been made, regarding their pursuit of Sevilla beast Diego Carlos…

What’s the talk?

Sky Sports reporter Keith Downie has revealed that the Magpies are in talks over a swoop for the centre-back as they look to strike a deal for £30m.

PIF are looking to improve Eddie Howe’s squad and could now be on the verge of making their third signing of the transfer window, following on from the arrivals of Chris Wood and Kieran Trippier earlier in the month.

Downie Tweeted: “Diego Carlos has told Sevilla he wants to leave for Newcastle United. @SkyKaveh is told the Brazilian defender is handing in a transfer request to the club President. Newcastle are in advanced discussions with the Spanish club. Fee being discussed in region of £30m #NUFC.”

Delight

Newcastle fans will surely be delighted with this news as it suggests that the club are finally close to sealing a move for the centre-back.

They will also be buzzing with the fact that the player is desperate enough to make the switch that he has been willing to go as far as to hand in a transfer request. It shows a desire from Carlos to join the Toon Army and supporters will love to see the passion from him to get the deal done.

 

The Magpies need defensive reinforcements to bolster their XI as they have struggled badly in that department throughout the campaign. Only Norwich have conceded more goals in the Premier League than Eddie Howe’s team and this suggests that they need players to come in and strengthen the backline.

In Carlos, they could be about to land someone who is able to do exactly that. He has proven his quality in La Liga for Sevilla as he has been consistently delivering quality performances and that shows that he can perform at the top level.

The Brazilian defender has averaged a SofaScore rating of 7.14 in the Spanish top flight. He has helped them to keep an impressive ten clean sheets in 19 games, whereas Newcastle have only kept one clean sheet so far this season – in their only win of the campaign against Burnley.

Therefore, Carlos would surely have the ability to come in and lift the Toon defence to ensure that they keep more clean sheets and give themselves a better chance of picking up points.

Being able to score goals is almost useless if you cannot rely on your backline to avoid conceding two or three goals per match and that is why fans will be delighted with this potential deal for the Sevilla man.

AND in other news,  “Legitimate interest”: Journo drops key NUFC transfer claim that’ll leave fans buzzing…

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