Stephane Sessegnon scored Sunderland’s extra-time winner to secure a memorable FA Cup with Budweiser triumph in this Tees-Wear Fourth Round derby clash. Sunderland will now host Arsenal in a Fifth Round tie.
Championship side Middlesbrough gave as good as they got against the Premier League’s form team and pushed Martin O’Neill’s men all the way after coming back from a goal down.
Overall, Sunderland were probably good value for their win, however, and seemed set for victory after Jack Colback gave them the lead shortly before half-time with a great striker from the edge of the penalty area in the 42nd minute.
Middlesbrough bounced back, though, and equalised in impressive fashion in the 57th minute through Lukas Jutkiewicz. Curtis Main got the assist with a superb header to Jutkiewicz, who found the space to finish strongly past Mignolet with a headed effort of his own.
O’Neill said:
“Middlesbrough did very well, but I felt we were better and I am delighted we won the game.
It was a fantastic effort and how many times have I said that in the last two months or so? It was a fantastic Cup tie.”
O’Neill was right as the Riverside rocked to a cracking soundtrack of two sets of passionate fans as the match went into extra-time.
But it was as good as over once Sessegnon struck in the 113th minute. The Benin international drove strongly into the area and was fortunate when the ball came back to him, allowing him to finish with a first time low right foot shot.
Substitutes not used Westwood, Ji, Elmohamady, Lynch, Reed
Referee Anthony Taylor
Attendance 26,707
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It’s been almost an entire season now (just three more games to go now) since I suggested that we should bring Sami Hyypia back in a player-coach role, and in admitting that he had tried to, Roy Hodgson let us in on just about the only sensible thing he tried to do as Liverpool coach.
The news in the last 24 hours that Sami has now announced his retirement from football at the age of 37 has interested me a great deal. If it wasn’t for the fact that he simultaneously declared his intention to coach with Leverkusen and the Finish national side, we’d be stupid not to dive in there and snap him up. However, letting him have a good 12 months to get his coaching schooling and gain some experience might be a wise move for Liverpool; the club he surely feels most of an affinity with, given that he spent 10 very successful years with the club. Don’t get me wrong, I’d snap Sami up in any role to bring back this afternoon, if I thought it was possible but it doesn’t appear that it is at the moment.
This summer is going to be incredibly important for Liverpool, there’s going to be between 20-25 comings and goings if we’re to believe everything we read and given that there is going to be some pretty extensive restructuring at the club, it probably won’t be too far off that. The main focus this summer will undoubtedly be on players – getting the right ones in and moving the dead wood and surplus out.
So perhaps next summer, 12 months on when he’s got a full years experience under his belt and has decided on the role he wishes to play in football, we could look to bringing big Sami back over here and assisting in putting our club back where it belongs. Because if he can influence the side in the way he used to influence the defence when he was here, then we’d be stupid not to get him back at any cost.
Article courtesy of David Tryer from Live4Liverpool
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A familiar face from Arsenal’s past can currently be seen at the club’s London Colney training ground, and his name is Robert Pires. The French winger is a free agent after being released by Spanish outfit Villarreal in the summer, and Pires has been training at the club in order to keep up his fitness. It is a remarkably similar situation to one that occurred last season, when Sol Campbell trained with the club and was then given a contract by Arsene Wenger after he impressed the Arsenal boss. So will the same thing happen with Pires? And would it be a good move for the Gunners?
Many fans would be delighted to see a firm favourite in the form of Pires return to the club and pull on the red shirt of Arsenal once more. In a six year career in North London Pires delighted the Gunners faithful with some sensational performances on the wing, he had trickery, technique, was strong on the ball and also scored a good number of goals. During his time at Arsenal Pires won two Premier League titles, three FA Cups and won the FWA’s Footballer of the Year award in the 2001-02 season, and in 2008 he was voted as the club’s sixth greatest player of all time in an online poll on the official Arsenal website. Safe to say then that Robert Pires is something of an Arsenal legend.
Many fans believed that Pires was let go by Arsene Wenger too early in his career, he was 32 when he left England for Spain and joined Villarreal. Pires had a good spell at Villarreal as the club confirmed themselves as one of the best teams in La Liga. Pires provided great experience and was a mainstay before being released by the club this summer, and Wenger was more than happy to allow him to train at Arsenal to keep his fitness up.
So is a move back to the playing ranks of Arsenal likely? Going on Wenger’s words you couldn’t really say. The Gunners boss stated in French newspaper Le Parisien
“He is sparkling. He’s happy on the ball and physically he is fine. He can be of service in Ligue 1.”
Wenger obviously believes that Pires has still got it then, but whilst he believes Pires can still do it in the French Ligue One, he doesn’t actually state that he could definitely still perform in the Premiership, which as we know is a much more competitive league. But Wenger did not exactly rule it out, and he was speaking to a French audience when he made his statement. It could be imagined then, that there is an outside chance of Wenger signing up Pires on a short term contract.
One thing Robert Pires would certainly add in abundance is experience, and this could be very useful for a squad that is still young. I obviously haven’t seen Pires in action in London Colney, but you imagine he could still do a job for Arsenal, and he would not be having to play week in week out which would be questionable. Pires best work might in fact come on the training field though, imagine what players like Samir Nasri, Jack Wilshere and a host of others could learn from him, it would only improve them as players.
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Arsene Wenger showed last season that he is not averse to signing up veterans who have played under him in the past, and Sol Campbell was on the whole a success. If Wenger sees enough in Pires I am sure he will have no hesitation in giving him another opportunity to play for Arsenal, and it would certainly be an exciting prospect to see him walk out of the tunnel as a Gunner once more.
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Marc Albrighton’s strike against Arsenal was the 20,000th goal in Premier League history. Since Sheffield United’s Brian Deane scored the first goal in the league’s history in 1992, we have been treated to every different type of goal, from tap-ins to long range rockets, back-heels, overhead kicks, free kicks and more.
Now this landmark has been reached, I have selected my top ten favourite goals. It’s a difficult task but there’s a bit of everything included and while we might disagree on what should be included, no one can say these aren’t worth watching.
10. Thierry Henry v Manchester United 2000-01
The living legend showing exactly why Arsenal fans love him. With a defender close behind him and his back to goal, it looks like an unmenacing situation and with most players it would be. But Henry flicks the ball up on the turn and unleashes a looping effort into the top corner, leaving Fabien Barthez stranded.
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9. Johan Elmander v Wolves 2010-11
Oh how Bolton wish they could have him back. When times were rosier last season, the big Swedish striker showed some great footwork in a tight space to wriggle through the Wolves defence and coolly slotted the ball past Marcus Hahnemann.
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8. Dietmar Hamann v Portsmouth 2003-04
Not usually known for his golascoring prowess, their is no way of keeping this strike off the list. From the left wing, Michael Owen clips the ball towards the edge of the D and the German meets it with the perfect volley into the top corner. Credit to Sami Hyypia’s reactions to get out the way of this thunderbolt.
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7. Paul Scholes v Bradford City 1999-2000
In one of the Premier League’s most memorable goals, David Beckham plays a corner to the edge of the area and Scholes meets it perfectly in his stride to direct an extraordinary swerving volley into the bottom corner. A training ground tactic finished to perfection by one of this country’s all-time greats.
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6. David Beckham v Wimbledon 1996-97
Possibly the goal that turned him into an international superstar. On the opening day of the season, a Wimbledon attack breaks down and when the ball arrives at Beckham’s feet you can see there’s only one thing in his mind.
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5. Dennis Bergkamp v Newcastle United 2001-02
The Dutchman’s skills were a beauty to behold and this goal typifies it. From a swift Arsenal counter-attack, Pires playes the ball into Bergkamp on the edge of the area. He flicks the ball round Nike Dabizas to the right and runs to the left leaving the defender completely beaten and slides it calmly past Shay Given.
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4. Tony Yeboah v Liverpool 1995-96
During his time at Elland Road he scored some incredible goals but none are better than this. Nodded back to him about 25 yards out, Yeboah is running parallel to the goal but manages to adjust his body to hit a sweet volley into the net. The way the ball bounces off the under-side of the bar, into the ground and back into the net increases just how fantastic this goal is.
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3. Robin van Persie v Charlton Athletic 2006-07
It is said that the best players can create something out of nothing and this strike proves that. Emmanuel Eboue plays in a lazy, unimaginative cross and there are no Arsenal players in the penalty area. But 2011’s goalscoring sensation comes steaming in, leaping high in the air to unleash a ferocious left-foot volley into the top corner. The Dutch commentary on this clip makes it even better.
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2. Wayne Rooney v Manchester City 2010-11
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The most recent goal on the list and thoroughly deserving of its place. With time ticking on in the Manchester derby something superb was needed to seperate the sides and this goal is worthy of winning any match. Nani’s cross takes a little deflection but the athleticism of Rooney to set himself and perfectly execute the overhead kick, leaving Joe Hart with no chance.
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1. Paolo Di Canio v Wimbledon 1999-2000
Worthy of Andy Gray’s ‘Take a Bow’ and worthy of topping the list, a sublime piece of skill from one of the most charismatic players in Premier League history. Rightly labelled ‘sensational, even by his standards’ by Martin Tyler, Di Canio met Trevor Sinclair’s deep cross by unleashing a sumptuous scissor kick with the outside of his right-foot in mid-air that ended up flying into the far corner from an impossible angle. A moment of pure genius.
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David Moyes heaped praise on Leon Osman after the Everton midfielder’s goal was enough to beat Manchester City.Moyes likened Osman to Everton legend Andy Gray after his second-half header claimed a 2-1 win for the Toffees at Goodison Park.
Yaya Toure opened the scoring in the first half before Sylvain Distin levelled and Osman’s power header won it.
Moyes said: “That was an Andy Gray header! I know Andy’s a few inches taller than Ozzie but it’s a great leap across the big centre,” Moyes said.
“I think he took a knock after the header, he keeps telling me he took one in the back of the head for the team but it was a great goal by Ozzie.”
“I told him I didn’t think he played well today for 60 minutes but once we got a head of steam he became better, the team became better.”
“He’s done that in recent weeks, he’s scored important goals, he’s probably been the catalyst for our good performances.”
Moyes admitted his side deserved to be 1-0 down, but paid tribute to his team for battling back from a losing position to claim the points.
“It’s a great result that didn’t look likely after 45 minutes,” Moyes said.
“We did well to come in only 1-0 down – Manchester City played terrifically well and we were struggling to cope with it.”
“Maybe a couple of alterations in the second half helped make the difference.”
“We started getting a bit closer I thought we started showing what I think we’ve got in abundance here and that is a spirit, a great attitude and determination.”
“We hadn’t really shown that in the first half and we just about hung in there and thankfully got in at half time to ruffle on or two feathers.”
Roberto Mancini bemoaned his side’s profligacy in front of goal, with several excellent chances going begging in the first half.
“In football matches, it is 90 minutes and we have to score,” Mancini said. “It’s important to score the goals and we had too many chances for this.”
“We didn’t deserve to lose this especially after the first half. Everton pushed more and more and played long ball after long ball – and we had many chances to win.”
“I don’t know why they played long balls but it was easy for us. We were deep and had defenders near the box – it was strange as we did not deserve to lose this game.”
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson believes there is reason to for optimism after watching Fernando Torres put in an improved performance during the Merseysiders' 3-2 loss at rivals Manchester United on Sunday.
The Spain World Cup winner has struggled to regain form after a number of troublesome injuries, but the former Fulham boss is confident he is beginning to come good.
Liverpool were undone by Dimitar Berbatov's hat-trick, but the Reds showed resilience as they tied things up after falling 2-0 behind.
Steven Gerrard scored from the spot after Torres was chopped down by Jonny Evans and the England captain curled a free-kick through the wall to restore parity before Berbatov's late intervention.
Despite the setback, Hodgson was pleased with the second-half performance.
"It was a lot better, there's no doubt about that," he said.
"Fernando is still a player who needs more games and needs more time and more training. We will get a lot of tremendous use out of him over the course of the year.
"I think he was a lot better than the game against Birmingham, but I don't think he's firing on all cylinders.
"Having said that, we are playing against a very good team in Manchester United who don't surrender the ball to you that often.
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"I thought our second-half performance was good and I think we deserved to get back in the game.
"I thought we were a bit unlucky to go 2-0 down when we did and, of course, to concede late on is always tough.
"The three goals were from crosses – one a corner kick – and there is disappointment in that, but otherwise I thought we made a really good effort in the second half to bring us back in the game."Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called for a change in the laws surrounding loans, and stated that only players under the age of 21 should be applicable to swap clubs on a temporary basis.
The French coach feels that loaning out a senior player can be of benefit to the owning side, as generally that competitor cannot play against the parent club.
Wenger is believed to be speaking in regards to Emmanuel Adebayor, who was ineligible to play for Tottenham against owners Manchester City on Sunday, and feels this should change.
“Personally, I would not ban players on loan from playing against their own clubs,” he told Mirror Football.
What I would like to see in the Premier League is that you are not allowed to loan players over the age of 21.
“At the moment it is an opportunity for some clubs to reinforce other teams, without losing ownership of the player.
“For example, if a big club sends a big player to another club in the Premier League on loan, they only have benefits.
“That player cannot face his own club, yet he could win games against their rivals. Therefore, I think it would be better if players over 21 didn’t go on loan in the top league,” he continued
Despite this, Arsenal have loaned 31-year-old Yossi Benayoun from Chelsea on a season-long basis, and Wenger accepts that this goes against his own sentiments.
“It’s true that I haven’t done that often.
“But we were on the last day of the transfer window. We knew that Jack Wilshere would need surgery.
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“So we were short in midfield at that point and to find two players so late was nearly impossible for us without using a loan.
“At that time, the most important thing was just to sign him,” he finished.
Jose Mourinho has described Real Madrid’s 1-0 win over Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final as a ‘fantastic triumph’ for his side.After a tense 90 minutes at the Mestalla in Valencia, extra-time was required, with Cristiano Ronaldo’s 103rd minute header separating the two sides on Wednesday.
The win signalled an end to Real’s three-year trophy drought, with the club now taking confidence into their two-legged Champions League semi-final with Barcelona beginning on May 27.
“I am thrilled to win the Copa del Rey – it is something special,” Mourinho said.
“It’s a fantastic triumph against a great team like Barcelona – and we deserved it. We can take them on over two games; we have just done that.”
“There is no reason we can’t beat them in the Champions League because we have just drawn once against them and then beaten them. I came here to do a job and change the mentality of the club. We have started to do that and it’s satisfying – but it’s just the start.”
Recently, Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff said that Mourinho’s only existence was to win trophies and that he was not a ‘football coach’, but Mourinho responded by saying he was pleased with the comment.
“Winning titles is winning titles, it’s always good,” he said.
“Only a few days ago someone called me a coach who wins titles and not football. Thank you. I like being a coach who wins titles.”
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos’s comments after the match highlighted just how much Mourinho’s squad believe in their manager.
“Mourinho is the captain of our ship and we are with him to the death,” Ramos said. “What he is trying to instil in us is working wonderfully.”
Goal-scorer Ronaldo backed up Ramos’ comments and hailed the silverware as ‘really important’ for the club.
“We knew that whoever scored first would win it – and so it proved,” Ronaldo said.
“Mourinho has given us a winning spirit and this is a really important trophy for us – it was an objective we had for this season and we have achieved it.”
Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola was disappointed after the match, but insisted his side will bounce back from the defeat.
“It’s always better to win than to lose,” Guardiola said.
“But life is like that – you can’t always win. We will pick ourselves up – of course we will.”
“We are more sad than if we had won, but that’s part of the game. These players have been playing together for a long time and we’ll bounce back.”
The departures of Alberto Aquilani and Robinho this summer show that high-profile, gifted footballers cannot always flourish in the Premier League. Fans, journalists and managers are divided over the time it takes for a player to adapt to the rigours of the English game. Yet the PL is still an attractive destination for huge swathes of foreign talent and for every flop there is a success story. Here are ten PL new boys to watch out for this season.
Mario Balotelli – Manchester City
Signed from Inter Milan for a fee of £22.5 million, the talented if troublesome striker will team up with Roberto Mancini for a second time. The 20-year old thoroughbred was routinely criticised by the Italian media and his team-mates for being immature and unprofessional. Patently unperturbed, Mancini believes the youngster will soon become a world class forward. ‘Super Mario’ scored on his Manchester City debut against FC Timisoara in the Europa League play-offs. Whether it is for his on or off-field antics, the Italy international will be impossible to miss.
Yaya Toure – Manchester City
David Silva, Jerome Boateng and Aleksandar Kolarov may all arguably warrant places on this list but the PL’s first £200,000-a-week player is worthy of consideration. Having moved from Barcelona to play alongside his brother Kolo, this versatile midfielder has already demonstrated his varied skills to the Eastlands crowd. Powerful, physical and technically proficient, the Ivorian has proved a handful for PL defences in recent weeks by pushing forward to support Carlos Tevez.
Chicharito – Manchester United
City’s rivals Manchester United believe they have found the signing of the summer in the form of the youthful Javier Hernandez. The Mexican international had a fantastic World Cup but was actually snapped up in April from Guadalajara. Known for his pace, skill, movement and finishing ability, he has been likened to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Norwegian would have told him that every goal counts after his peculiar finish against Chelsea in the Community Shield.
Pablo Barrera – West Ham United
Fellow Mexican international Barrera has been the only bright note of West Ham’s worst start to a PL season. Signed from Pumas for a fee of £4 million this speedy winger glistened during the first half of West Ham’s home defeat to Bolton. Unafraid to run at players, exhibit skill and go for goal, Hammers fans will hoping that this Mexican import can improve their fortunes.
Asamoah Gyan – Sunderland
It is an old adage that you should never buy a player off the back of a good World Cup. However another player who shone in South Africa has been signed by an ambitious club. On transfer deadline day Sunderland paid in excess of £13 million for the Ghanaian striker. Gyan has moved from Ligue 1 Rennes after the departure of Kenwyne Jones and the serious injury suffered by Frazier Campbell. Gyan missed a penalty that would have taken the Black Stars to the semi-finals in South Africa but was the team’s best player of the tournament, scoring three. The 24-year old is already said to be looking forward to the Tyne-Wear derby.
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Hatem Ben Arfa – Newcastle United
Ben Arfa is another Ligue 1 import eagerly anticipating that fiercely contested derby. The French international has moved to St James’ Park on a season long loan from Marseille. The winger/attacker is a prodigious talent who has 8 senior caps for France and rather stereotypically went on strike from training in an attempt to force through his protracted move. Are Newcastle ready for yet another abrasive dressing room character?
Marouane Chamakh – Arsenal
The French top flight has been a fruitful source of talent this summer, particularly for Arsene Wenger who has also added Laurent Koscielny to his squad. The Moroccan striker had been linked with a move to the Emirates from some time but was made to wait until his contract with Bordeaux had expired. He scored his first PL goal with a header against Blackpool, despite missing a hatful of chances throughout that drubbing. Sporting a suspiciously oily hairstyle, Chamakh is seen as an intelligent, strong centre-forward who is aerially adept. Arsenal fans will be relieved that in the absence of Robin van Persie they will not have to solely rely on Nicklas Bendtner.
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Nikola Zigic – Birmingham City
Another striker who will undoubtedly catch the eye is Birmingham’s 6ft 8in Zigic. The 29-year old Serbian international did not have the best World Cup nor did he boast a good scoring record at Valencia. But he did prosper on loan at Racing Santander last season and subsequently made the switch to St Andrews. With his giant frame, the Serbian target man will seek to intimidate and out-muscle defences.
Raul Meireles – Liverpool
After the unsettled Javier Mascherano eventually left Anfield for the Camp Nou, Roy Hodgson did well to swiftly swoop for Porto’s Meireles. Signed for an £11.5 million fee, the player who has 38 caps for Portugal has said he is no Mascherano clone. Presumably he would not take kindly to being talked of as a replacement to Xabi Alonso either. If the combative midfielder is somewhere between the two Liverpool fans will be satisfied.
Moussa Dembele – Fulham
This Belgian winger moved from AZ Alkmaar to join Mark Hughes’ Fulham. He scored 10 and assisted many in the Dutch side’s 2008/09 title winning season. Fulham hope to have secured a bargain who can perform in the PL. He found the net in their 6-0 victory over Port Vale in the League Cup and set up both goals as Fulham drew 2-2 with Blackpool at the weekend.
According to reports from The Independent, Jose Mourinho is unlikely to sign a new left-back this summer – despite it being the biggest problem position of his Manchester United tenure – to ensure he can afford to bring in back up for Romelu Lukaku.
With that in mind, Football FanCast recently outlined five potential solutions in the form cut-price striker signings that would add quality and depth to United’s forward line but also leave the Red Devils with enough in the bank to sign a top-class No.3.
And while there was no unanimous winner from our poll, which suggested Andy Carroll, Mario Balotelli, Salomon Rondon, Danny Welbeck and Bas Dost, it was the latter who came out on top with 41% of the vote.
The Dutchman is now effectively available on a free transfer, having terminated his contract with Sporting Lisbon after being attacked by fans at their training ground despite netting 34 times across all competitions last season.
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