Leeds: Raphinha was Bielsa’s unsung hero against Newcastle

A seven-goal thriller unfolded at Elland Road this evening as Leeds United hit top-flight rivals Newcastle for five in a tense Premier League battle.

Despite Steve Bruce’s side doing well to cancel out the Whites’ first two goals, their fluid attack proved to be too much for the opposition defence.

Not only did Leeds bank five goals, but they all came from different goal-scorers, which will be a great boost for the team’s confidence.

Jack Harrison seriously impressed by scoring and creating a goal, but one man who went under the radar with a creative showing was Raphinha.

Raphinha excels

The right-winger may not have got himself on the scoresheet or provided an assist, but his ability to create chances really helped Leeds secure their emphatic win tonight.

According to Sofascore, Raphinha completed 100% of his attempted dribbles and long balls, and also made two interceptions and two tackles.

Not only did he cause problems for the defence, but he also helped contribute to his own, striking a perfect balance between his attacking and defensive input.

As it stands, Leeds have three recognised right-wingers on their senior roster – Ian Poveda, plus summer signings Raphinha and Helder Costa have been competing for a spot in Marcelo Bielsa’s starting lineup.

The latter started the first eight games of the season before he started dropping to the bench in favour of his Brazilian teammate.

The 24-year-old signing has made a huge impact already and has impressed the likes of Phil Hay. The journalist lauded him for being a “bargain” signing after he joined from Rennes in October for £17m.

This win is a huge result for the Whites, who have now leapfrogged today’s opposition thanks to their hefty 5-2 scoreline. Their next match will be against Manchester United on Sunday, which will be a big hurdle to clear for the newly-promoted club.

In other news, Carlton Palmer fears Robin Koch injury is “massive blow” to Leeds…

Via Twitter, clubes se manifestam a favor da Primeira Liga

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A série de manifestações em prol da Primeira Liga prosseguiu na manhã desta terça-feira. Até o momento, 11 clubes que participam da competição divulgaram em suas respectivas contas oficiais no Twitter uma imagem de apoio à realização da competição.

Flamengo, Fluminense, Cruzeiro, América-MG, Grêmio, Inter, Coritiba, Atlético-PR, Criciúma, Figueirense e Atlético-MG publicaram o logotipo do torneio e, abaixo, a hashtag #JuntosPelaPrimeiraLiga.

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Confira abaixo a série de adesões e a lista de convocações para a rodada de abertura. Somente o Avaí não se manifestou oficialmente sobre a mobilização:

مران الأهلي | موسيماني يحاضر اللاعبين.. وتدريبات استشفائية للأساسيين

استأنف الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، صباح اليوم، الثلاثاء، تدريباته استعداداً لخوض مباراة سموحة في بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

وخاض الأهلي مران اليوم دون الحصول على راحة عقب مباراة غزل المحلة التي أقيمت أمس ضمن منافسات الجولة الخامسة لبطولة الدوري الممتاز والتي فاز بها الأحمر بثلاثة أهداف مقابل هدفين.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع سموحة الخميس المقبل في إطار منافسات الجولة السادسة لبطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

ويتصدر الأهلي جدول ترتيب بطولة الدوري برصيد 15 نقطة جمعها من خمس مباريات، حيث فاز على كل من، الإسماعيلي والبنك الأهلي والزمالك والمقاولون العرب وغزل المحلة. موسيماني يحاضر اللاعبين

عقد بيتسو موسيماني، المدير الفني محاضر سريعة مع لاعبي الفريق قبل انطلاق مران اليوم، الثلاثاء، باستاد التتش لشرح بعض الأمور الفنية الخاصة باللاعبين.

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وشرح موسيماني للاعبي الأهلي بعض التعليمات التي تتعلق بمباراة غزل المحلة وكذلك بالارتباطات المقبلة ويأتي في مقدمتها مباراة سموحة.

مران استشفائي للاعبين الأساسيين في مباراة غزل المحلة

اكتفى لاعبو الأهلي الذين شاركوا في التشكيل الأساسي بالفريق خلال مباراة غزل المحلة أمس بمران استشفائي اليوم.

فيما خاض باقي اللاعبين الذين لم يشاركوا في المباراة أو البدلاء مرانا شاملا.

مران قوي للحراس

فيما قاد ميشيل يانكون مدرب حراس المرمى مرانا قويا للحراس على لطفي، وحمزة علاء، ومصطفى شوبير بعدما خاض محمد الشناوي مرانا استشفائيا رفقة باقي الأساسيين في مباراة المحلة.

Leeds United: Halsey discusses if Leeds were lucky on Sunday %%sep%% %%sitename%%

Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey has discussed whether Leeds United got away with a couple of decisions in their recent 1-0 win.

Marcelo Bielsa’s men had picked up a 1-0 win over the Burnley on Sunday, thanks to a first-half goal from Patrick Bamford, who had scored from the penalty spot. Having said that, the Clarets had a goal of their disallowed after Ashley Barnes had found the back of the net but Ben Mee was adjudged to have fouled Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier before the ball fell to the striker (as per BBC Sport).

Halsey believes Leeds were lucky against Burnley

Halsey, talking exclusively to The Transfer Tavern discussed the incident involving Mee and Meslier and the former referee feels that match official Rob Jones made two errors in that moment and he made his surprise clear at the fact that VAR didn’t check for a possible foul on Mee. He believes that Meslier indeed did take Mee out before Barnes ended up scoring the goal.

He said:

“I think the referee Rob Jones has made two errors in this situation. One was blowing too quickly because once the ball goes in the back of the net, but he’s blown the whistle before that ball goes in, that nullifies any VAR goal check. However, what can be checked is a potential penalty because he’s blowing his whistle for a free kick to Leeds. Now for me, the Leeds goalkeeper just comes out and just absolutely takes Ben Mee out. He comes out and knees him in the back and just goes through him, so I was amazed that VAR didn’t check that and recommend a review for a penalty.”

Unsurprisingly, Sean Dyche criticised the decision to disallow Burnley’s goal and he made it clear that Mee had eyes only for the ball. He feels that it is ‘impossible’ that Mee committed a foul since he was trying to head the ball with his back to the goalkeeper (as per BBC Sport).

He said: “At the other end, the keeper goes through with his knee in Ben Mee’s back. Ben has got nothing other than eyes for the ball, that is all he is concentrating on.

“The ball drops and the referee doesn’t even give it a chance to see what happens, because it is not a foul, it’s impossible it can be a foul when he’s just tried to head the ball.”

 

Bielsa’s men were lucky to survive

Considering Halsey’s comments, Leeds were lucky to get away without a goal or a penalty being awarded against them in the game and perhaps, Barnes’ goal should have stood on Sunday, or a foul should have been awarded.

Dyche even said that the decision to award Leeds a penalty in the game wasn’t exactly a decisive one. He feels that if the foul had taken place anywhere else on the pitch, it may not have been given as a foul. He felt that Nick Pope made clear contact with ball before colliding with Bamford (as per BBC Sport).

So considering these contentious decisions, it is fair to say that Leeds had a few big decisions go their way and perhaps, on another day, that might not have been the case.

Liverpool must axe Divock Origi in January amidst AC Milan interest

AC Milan are the latest side to reportedly register an interest in Liverpool striker Divock Origi ahead of the January transfer window, which could represent the perfect opportunity for Jurgen Klopp to axe the Belgian.

What’s the word?

According to Turkish journalist Ekrem Konur on Twitter, Milan have held a conversation about potentially taking the former Lille man on loan.

This would surely suit Origi, as he is not currently getting a look in with the Reds, whilst Stefano Pioli’s side currently sit top of Serie A, so he could still be part of a title challenge if he were to move to Italy.

Does Origi have a future with Liverpool?

However, the 25-year-old’s performances this season certainly suggest that he doesn’t really have a future at Liverpool, as he has disappointed in his few performances in the Champions League, averaging a shocking 6.29 rating, whilst he has managed just three substitute appearances in the Premier League.

Therefore, if possible, the Reds should sell the Belgian international permanently in January, rather than holding out hope that he could rediscover his form in the Italian league, where he would need to keep out the superb Zlatan Ibrahimovic if he wanted to start up front for I Rossoneri.

This perhaps seems unlikely when you consider the Swedish striker has averaged an incredible 8.41 rating for his performances so far this season, whilst Origi has found the net just twice, both of which came in the League Cup win against Lincoln City.

Of course, the striker will be fondly remembered for his role in helping Liverpool win the Champions League in the 2018/19 season, after his brace against Barcelona and his late goal against Tottenham Hotspur in the final.

Following his performance against Spurs, former Newcastle striker Alan Shearer was full of praise for him, saying:

“Origi produced an outstanding finish once again. I was at the semi-final against Barcelona at Anfield and he was immense. To produce another incredible finish in the final is massive credit to his drive and belief.

“When he was away on loan he couldn’t even get any game time — and he has it tough in this Liverpool team as that front three are impossible to budge.

“But what a two months it has been for him. He has written himself into the history books at Liverpool Football Club.”

Unfortunately for Origi, the occasional impressive performance shouldn’t be enough to see him stay at Anfield for the long-term, as both his performances and effort levels this season have been far from good enough, so Michael Edwards should attempt to negotiate a deal that sees the Belgian striker leave the Merseyside club permanently next month.

And, in other news… Liverpool “baller” was Klopp’s one positive vs NUFC; he must start vs Southampton…

Fluminense enfrenta o Madureira na reestreia oficial de Diego Souza

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Em 2005, Diego Souza deixou o Fluminense. Vendido para o Benfica, foi emprestado ao Flamengo. No ano seguinte, jogou pelo clube português. Na sequência, passou por Palmeiras, Atlético-MG, Vasco, Al Ittihad, da Arábia Saudita, Cruzeiro, Metalist (UCR) e Sport. Nesta quinta-feira, uma década e sete meses depois, o carioca de 30 anos voltará a vestir oficialmente a camisa do Tricolor, já que participou apenas da Florida Cup na pré-temporada. A equipe das Laranjeiras mede forças com o Madureira às 17h, no Moacyrzão, em Macaé, com transmissão em tempo real do LANCE!, buscando a segunda vitória no Campeonato Carioca.

Se o Fluminense encabeça a lista dos clubes que defendeu, quando olhar para o banco de reservas o meia terá a referência de sua última temporada disputada. Foi com Eduardo Baptista que o camisa 10 voltou a atuar em território nacional após uma passagem pelo futebol ucraniano. Ambos ajudaram o Sport a terminar o Campeonato Brasileiro do ano passado na surpreendente sexta colocação.

– O Diego apareceu na minha carreira num momento de afirmação minha também. E ele tinha que voltar a brigar no cenário nacional. E nós crescemos juntos. Ele respondeu bem. Uma coisa que me deixou feliz foi uma entrevista que ele deu e falou em Seleção. Você estar com esse espírito é muito bom. Ele sabe que tem uma responsabilidade muito grande no Fluminense, mas nada maior do que ele pode carregar – disse Baptista.

Para o próprio comandante, o cenário tático que o meio-campista encontrará já na partida em Macaé será bem semelhante ao vivenciado no Leão da Ilha do Retiro. A diferença estará em parte da função do atleta no gramado.

-A maneira é bem parecida. Lá (no Sport) ele tinha o André, hoje tem o Fred. São centroavantes que saem para fazer o pivô, se assemelham bastante. Talvez a única coisa é que ele tem que sair um pouquinho menos para armar o time de trás, pois nós já temos um volante. Mas também tem liberdade. Se sentir dificuldade do time em sair, pode vir para linha dos volantes para ajudar o time a andar. No mais, tem a função de armação e se aproximar mais do Fred – explicou o treinador.- explicou o treinador.

Com o “reforço” de Diego Souza, caberá ao volante Douglas, que iniciou o jogo contra o Bonsucesso, sair do time titular do Tricolor. A outra novidade em relação ao duelo da rodada passada é o retorno do zagueiro Henrique, que cumpriu suspensão contra o Bonsucesso. Ele entra na vaga de Renato Chaves, lesionado na coxa direita. Assim, Eduardo Batista mandará para o confronto uma formação com: Diego Cavalieri, Wellington Silva, Henrique, Marlon e Giovanni; Pierre e Cícero; Danielzinho, Diego Souza e Gustavo Scarpa; Fred.

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كلوب رغم الرباعية أمام ساوثهامبتون: كنا نستطيع تسجيل المزيد.. ولم أشعر براحة كبيرة

أدلى الألماني يورجن كلوب مدرب فريق ليفربول بتصريحات عقب فوز اليوم على ساوثهامبتون، في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وتلاقى الفريقان في إطار منافسات الجولة الثالثة عشر من الدوري الإنجليزي، حيث فاز ليفربول بأربعة أهداف دون رد. أهداف مباراة ليفربول وساوثهامبتون

وقال كلوب في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “بي بي سي” العالمية: “الفرص كانت كبيرة للغاية، تصديات أليسون كانت مذهلة، هناك مساحة للتحسين، لكنني أتفهم في غضون أسبوع مثل هذا عندما تفوز بثلاث مباريات، فإن الحفاظ على التركيز يمثل تحديًا كبشر”.

وأضاف: “على الجانب الآخر، كان بإمكاننا تسجيل المزيد من الأهداف إذا كنا أكثر هدوءًا، هذا شيء يجب أن نفكر فيه، قد يكون علينا اتخاذ قرارات أفضل، شعرت بالراحة في المباراة خلال النهاية ولكن خلالها لم أشعر براحة كبيرة”.

وحول كيفية الدفاع ضد ليفربول، قال كلوب: “سيجدون طرقًا، لا يتعلق الأمر بما يمكنك القيام به ضدنا، لكن اللاعبين يقومون بعمل جيد حقًا، يصعب الدفاع أمامهم، من الصعب العثور على تحد من خلال الحركات السريعة والتمرير، هذا هو سبب تفوقنا، إنه بسبب مجموعة المهارات التي يمتلكها الأولاد، أولاً وقبل كل شيء علينا إيجاد الحلول المناسبة لأطول فترة ممكنة”.

وفيما يتعلق بالهدف المبكر، أوضح كلوب: “تقول الإحصائيات أن ساوثهامبتون يسجل غالبية أهدافه في أول 20 دقيقة، لذا من المهم في هذه المباراة التسجيل مبكرًا، اليوم كنا هناك منذ الثانية الأولى”.

ويلتقي ليفربول مع إيفرتون يوم الأربعاء المقبل في الجولة الرابعة عشر من الدوري الإنجليزي، وعن ذلك قال كلوب: “إنها مباراة يمنحها الناس أهمية كبرى، لا أحب الطريقة التي يتم التعامل بها، نريد أن نلعب كرة القدم هناك، دعونا نرى ما يريده الخصم”.

محمد صلاح: تخيلت أهدافي قبل تسجيلها أمام مانشستر يونايتد.. ولم أهتم بـ رونالدو

وضح جناح الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ليفربول، محمد صلاح، عن سر هدفيه الرائعين في مباراتي مانشستر سيتي وواتفورد في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز هذا الموسم.

وسجل محمد صلاح هدفين مميزين ستظل الجماهير تتذكرهما في السنوات المقبلة بسبب مهاراته الرائعة التي راوغ من خلالها أكثر من لاعب من دفاعات مانشستر سيتي وواتفورد.

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وقال الفرعون المصري عن السبب وراء الهدفين خلال حواره مع شبكة “أم بي سي مصر” مع الإعلامي، عمرو أديب، وقال: “التأمل والهدوء، أواظب على جلسات التأمل في صباح كل يوم وهي التي تساعدني في التركيز قبل المباريات”.

وتابع: “هدفاي في مانشستر سيتي وواتفورد سبق وخطط لهما خلال تلك الجلسات في كيفية التحركات ومراوغة لاعبي المنافس”.

وعن مباراة مانشستر يونايتد: “لم أهتم كثيرًا بوجود، كريستيانو رونالدو قبل المباراة ولكنني رأيته فقط ولكن لم نتحدث ولم يحدث وتحدثنا من قبل ولم أركز عليه فقط لأن الاهتمام بالمباراة أكبر لأهميتها بالنسبة للمدينتين (ليفربول ومانشستر يونايتد)، وكل لاعب من الطبيعي أن يكون لديه حافز للفوز خاصة وأن كان هناك حوارين صحفيين قبل المباراة لي وله وتحدثنا عن المباراة”.

وأضاف: “قبل أكثر من مباراة أمام مانشستر يونايتد، كنت أتخيل دائمًا طريقة تسجيلي للأهداف، لم أكن موفقًا في أول موسمين أمامهم ولكن تحسن الأمر وسجلت العديد من الأهداف”.

وعن تسببه في إقالة سولشاير من تدريب مانشستر يونايتد، رد ضاحكًا: “ليس لدي دخل في هذا الأمر، ولكن بنسبة كبيرة كانت النتيجة هي السبب لأنها هزت الفريق خصوصا في ديربي”.

وكشف محمد صلاح عما فعله بعد تلك المباراة الكبيرة: “أكلت سوشي وزرت متحف مدام توسو (يوجد به تمثاله من الشمع)، ولكن كان وجودي هناك صدفة مع نتيجة مانشستر يونايتد لأن الموعد كان محدد له منذ فترة طويلة والتمثال جاهزًا منذ عام كامل لذلك كانت صدفة رائعة بعد الهاتريك”.

Spurs transfer news: It’s time to sell Lucas Moura

It’s time for Tottenham Hotspur to move Lucas Moura on during this transfer window.

The Brazilian winger was an absolute hero only 18 months ago as his dramatic come-from-behind hat-trick in Amsterdam fired Spurs into their first-ever Champions League final, but ever since then, things have quickly gone downhill for the former PSG star.

It says a lot that his only defining moment this season has been a sublime free-kick against eighth-tier Marine in the FA Cup. On Sunday afternoon, he was snubbed again despite all of Steven Bergwijn’s fitness concerns.

The 28-year-old has now only started four of Spurs’ 18 outings in the Premier League, a rather damning indictment towards Jose Mourinho’s feelings on the wide man, you’d imagine.

It’s easy to see why he’s been snubbed so many times – heck, even in midweek without Bergwijn, the Portuguese boss turned to Moussa Sissoko at right-wing instead.

That’s either blasphemy or simply proves that Moura is no longer up to it in north London.

Moura has scored only one goal in the Premier League since December 2019. By comparison, central defender Toby Alderweireld and even right-back Serge Aurier have both found the triple the number of times in the competition.

In addition, his attacking output has dropped immensely – per WhoScored, we’ve seen a regression in dribbles, a key facet of any winger, from 2.1 per game in 2019/20 to 0.4 per match this campaign.

No wonder Mourinho doesn’t start him anymore.

Maybe it comes as a surprise seeing as Moura’s teammate, Eric Dier, waxed lyrical over him in training to the Premier League’s official YouTube channel less than two months ago, he said:

“There’s no-one worse to train against than Lucas Moura. He’s a nightmare. He’s so fast, so sharp.”

Now valued at just £22.5m by Transfermarkt, it might be time to finally sell him as there’s no point having him around if he can’t start against rock-bottom Sheffield United.

According to Eurosport’s Dean Jones, Moura is one of several players the club will listen to offers for, should the right one come in for him this window.

That’s a good stance to take right now as getting his reported £110k-per-week salary off the wage bill could help fund a new signing – it’s well-known that Mourinho wants a new central defender and quite possibly a box-to-box midfielder too.

He can afford to offload Moura too as Bergwijn is the regular in the role, having started eight of 12 top-flight appearances, and there’s still Gareth Bale, who is yet to hit the ground running since his sensational return in the summer.

It’s simply time for Spurs chairman Daniel Levy to offload the £25m star after three years at the club.

AND in other news, Bye-bye Alli: Spurs can land a new Dembele in £22.5m “outstanding talent…

De olho em recuperação no Mineiro, meia pede América-MG ligado no Villa Nova

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Depois da derrota para o Guarani, na última rodada do Campeonato Mineiro, o elenco do América-MG segue trabalhando firme para se recuperar na competição e a chance para isso será no domingo, no duelo com o Villa Nova, em casa. Para o meia-atacante Rafael Bastos, o Coelho vai com tudo para este compromisso.

– Vamos com tudo para cima do Villa Nova, que tem feito um bom início de Campeonato Mineiro, mas queremos a recuperação neste jogo. Não podemos vacilar. Esse período sem partidas foi importante para corrigirmos nossos erros. Agora é colocar tudo em prática já nesta partida contra o Villa.

De acordo com Rafael, o objetivo do Coelho é fazer uma grande temporada.

– Estamos muito confiantes para esta temporada, principalmente pelo trabalho sério que o grupo vem realizado até aqui. Tenho certeza que vamos ter um 2016 muito bom para todos no América.

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