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Post by Webster on Sept 26, 2023 20:35:20 GMT
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Post by Webster on Sept 29, 2023 21:12:00 GMT
(The Guardian) Manchester United say Antony to be made available for selection againManchester United have issued a statement saying Antony will resume training with the club. The statement said: “Since allegations were first made in June, Antony has cooperated with police inquiries in both Brazil and the UK, and he continues to do so. As Antony’s employer, Manchester United has decided that he will resume training at Carrington, and be available for selection, while police inquiries proceed. This will be kept under review pending further developments in the case. As a club we condemn acts of violence and abuse. We recognise the importance of safeguarding all those involved in this situation, and acknowledge the impact these allegations have on survivors of abuse.”
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Post by Webster on Sept 29, 2023 21:13:36 GMT
(The Guardian) Marco Silva has heaped praise on Mauricio Pochettino and Chelsea, who have managed just five points from their opening six Premier League games and head to Craven Cottage for a west London derby on Monday. -- I don’t know how many times we’ve played each other in the Premier League but he’s a very good manager.
Look at what he did at Southampton, then Tottenham and then the spell in France (with Paris St Germain). With the CV he has, he’s come back to England to manage Chelsea, which is a tough job much like many jobs in the Premier League. I have huge respect for him, he’s a very good manager and a very good guy and it will be nice to see him again.
Chelsea is Chelsea and no-one can underestimate them because the quality is there.
Eddie Howe has confirmed the extent of Harvey Barnes’ injury -- We think he’s going to be out for around three months. No surgery required, which is good news, but his foot is now in a boot.
It’s not a fracture. I don’t actually know the right term to use, but it is an unusual injury and they’re a little bit baffled as to how it’s come about and why it’s come about. Things will settle down and then when he comes back, which will quickly be around the corner, he’ll have a big part to play for the rest of the season.Barnes suffered the injury during Newcastle’s 8-0 (Yes, that actually happened) Premier League win at Sheffield United last weekend.
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Post by Webster on Sept 29, 2023 21:20:24 GMT
(The Guardian) And Todd Boehly was doing such a grand job… “The good thing is the relationship and communication is very good with the sporting directors and owners,” Pochettino said. “When the transfer window was closed I said I need to be more involved now in all the decisions. I have started to work to identify what we need for January.”
Ten Hag tries to see the bright side of his latest injury crisis. And fails. -- For tomorrow the players who were out of the squad for Tuesday, Scott McTominay and Christian Eriksen, they are back. We already expanded the squad this season.
We had a World Cup in the middle of (last) season, so we had a longer season. We had to play a longer season as well because of the FA Cup (final) then nations games, so a shorter break. Every time the shadow is expanding, and the load on the players is just too much. It’s such a great overload. But many colleagues have already pointed to that, and I have pointed to that as well. But it kept going, we keep expanding the shadow, but anywhere it will stop and players can’t deal any more with this overload. I think this is what you see across many squads in this moment.
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(The Guardian) Roy Hodgson, speaking ahead of Crystal Palace’s second visit to Manchester United this week, where he will be without Dean Henderson, after the thigh problem he pulled up with in this week’s Carabao Cup loss. Roy has sympathy for the job Erik ten Hag has taken on. -- The bigger the club, in terms of the support and the money the club generates and the amount of people who follow it, the pressure gets ramped up. But in fact - certainly Erik would agree with me - that whether you are at Manchester United or a lower league club in England or Holland, to a certain extent the conundrum remains the same.
You have to work very hard to prepare your team, you have to try and then live with what the team is doing on the field, and make the improvements that you can. In the meantime you have to accept from the outside there will be scrutiny and people telling you that you are not doing it the right way. The actual equation doesn’t change - it is the volume and noise which changes, so if you get good at blocking out noise, I suppose it is just a question of how strong your eardrums are.
Aston Villa host Brighton on Saturday lunchtime having lost three of their last five games. Unai Emery wants more from his team: We must run more than them, we must win duels more than them, we must be more organised than them, we must take each one with the responsibility facing them being a winner. That is the key. Everybody has to help us and support us to try and [produce] another special moment in Villa Park. We are really connecting with them. The key is to try and be strong with everybody and to feel our supporters behind us for 90 minutes.
Then try to play with personality, to play 100 per cent focused on our gameplan and be very demanding of ourselves, individually and collectively. We will try to impose our idea, our style. We are feeling better when we have ball possession and we are keeping it. We are feeling better when we can organise our pressing against the opponent, collectively and individually.Roberto de Zerbi will be missing Adam Lallana, James Milner and Pascal Gross while skipper Lewis Dunk was among those to miss the Carabao Cup defeat at Chelsea on Wednesday. Evan Ferguson, Brighton’s top Premier League scorer with four goals, is available after illness while Ansu Fati continues to build his fitness following his loan move from Barcelona. De Zerbi said: When I choose the first XI I have to consider how much the player plays in the games before and the strategy of the game. I want to give everyone the possibility to play and then I have to analyse the performances. It was a plan with [Fati] for 45 minutes at Chelsea and 45 minutes at Bournemouth because we are working to reach the best of his physical condition. If you lose days because you are injured it’s impossible to reach the best (condition) quickly. For him we are managing how much he plays.
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(The Guardian) Branthwaite signs new Everton dealEverton defender Jarrad Branthwaite has given the Toffees a timely lift by signing a new four-year contract at Goodison Park. The 21-year-old has started to establish himself in the heart of Everton’s defence and was linked with several clubs following a successful loan at PSV Eindhoven last season. The Carlisle-born defender, however, who was part of the England under-21s squad that won the European Championships this summer, has committed himself to Everton until June 2027. Branthwaite said: “The stature of the club, how much of a family it is at Everton and how I just love playing here in front of the fans were key reasons for me signing. Since I joined, I’ve felt a connection with the club. Since I got in the team, the fans have shown me real support and that gives me confidence, especially for a young player. I can’t thank them enough.”
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(The Guardian) Brentford boss Thomas Frank is the latest manager to have the opportunity of turning Manchester United over at Old Trafford following the Red Devils’ back-to-back home defeats against Crystal Palace and Galatasaray. He’s also given his thoughts on fellow Dane Rasmus Hojlund, the one United player providing some joy and spark for the beleagured hosts. -- They [United] need to bounce back, to come flying out. Of course there is pressure on them to beat Brentford. Manchester United is a massive club and the pressure is there for them to win every game, so I don’t think it makes that big a difference that we are coming there and they have not been playing that well. It is a great club, great team, great manager, fantastic players. It is a big challenge and we are up for it. We will go there with belief we can get something out of it.On Rasmus Hojlund: I know he is not playing for Brentford, but I am Danish and am happy that a Danish player is coming through and doing well. It was an impressive performance for him against Galatasaray, with two very good goals. He looks like he is in a very good place. The aim is to keep him quiet on Saturday. We need to see the situations early and try to close down the source to him. We need to be aware of not giving him too much space to run into, because he is quick and is good with the timing of his runs. We need to see the situations early and try to stop the balls into him – that is definitely a key area for us.
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(The Guardian) Stones not available for Arsenal tripJohn Stones won’t feature for Manchester City in this weekend’s showdown against Arsenal despite the defender being named by Gareth Southgate in his squad for England’s fixtures against Australia and Italy this month. Stones was an unused substitute in City’s Champions League victory over Leipzig in midweek and hasn’t featured since August’s Community Shield Guardiola said: “No. He’s not ready to play. Maybe for the national team, but not us.” Pep has also been saying some other stuff. On Rodri’s absence: We are not going to cry or complain. We have to find a solution. We will have 11 players there to try and win in London.On Kevin De Bruyne: Kevin comes in at different times, either before training or for his treatment. After training he sees physios, and so on. I see him every day and he’s getting better and his mood is good. Hopefully sooner than expected he will be back.On Arsenal: This season they are still there because they are good. The recruitment they have done is top. Exceptional players.
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(TheGuardian) Manchester United face Brentford at home on Saturday, after a miserable week which saw home defeats to Crystal Palace and Galatasaray. Erik ten Hag has offered a frank assessment of his team’s recent form. “We dropped in levels. We have to get back to those levels,” said the United manager. “There are reasons for it but still it’s not acceptable and we have to fight against it. Every team we put out has to be on one page and the routines are not always there. “Consistency, that is the problem we are struggling with. We do a lot of things right but then there are moments where we are struggling, and in such moments we can’t survive. You have to do the right things, be consistent and do the job. Most important is [to] keep on one page, it starts with communication.” Ten Hag has also backed Marcus Rashford to rediscover his scoring touch. “Everyone at United backs him, the whole team supports him and believes in him, I am sure with that it will change and this will pass. He is doing the right things – the momentum will come and he will be on fire.”
The Tottenham head coach, Ange Postecoglou, has acknowledged Liverpool were denied a “legitimate goal” in last Saturday’s game, but defended VAR operator Darren England. Speaking before Saturday’s trip to Luton, Postecoglou said: “The facts of it are that it was a legitimate goal Liverpool scored that wasn’t given. You kind of look at why it’s not given, because that’s the first thing you question: obviously something has broken down. “It became clear it wasn’t an integrity issue, it wasn’t a misappropriation of the law. It was an error in communication, a mistake, a mistake which cost Liverpool,” he added. “It’s a significant error but it’s a human being that’s made that error. I don’t think that there’s anything that needs to go too far reaching.” “There’s better ways of communicating a clear decision in such a big situation. I hope that’s what they’re addressing, not the individual that made the mistake. I think that’s a dereliction of the game. That’s like me hanging out a player to dry just because he made a mistake.”
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Post by Webster on Oct 6, 2023 20:37:17 GMT
(The Guardian) Victory for Spurs at Kenilworth Road will send them top of the Premier League. James Maddison (knee) and Son Heung-min (groin) have been declared fit to play but Manor Solomon (knee) has joined a growing injury list that also includes Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring), Rodrigo Bentancur (knee), Brennan Johnson (hamstring) and Ivan Perisic (knee). “If we win we go top of the table for 24 hours but who cares? We’ve got to win,” Postecoglou said. “It’s a tough game, our focus is on putting on a performance and playing at our best because if we don’t, it won’t matter where we’re sitting on the competition ladder, it’ll be us focusing on a poor performance.”
Marco Silva has been speaking to reporters before Saturday’s game. “We will have to work really hard to win the game. It’s always tough against Sheffield United, always with the two strikers, ready to try to punish you. They prepare well for second balls and they are always a threat in set-pieces. We have to be really focused and play in our way.” It’s been a slow start to the season for Fulham – since beating Everton 1-0 on the opening day, their only league win was at home to Luton (also 1-0), although they did pick up a 2-2 draw away at Arsenal. Without Aleksandar Mitrovic, their problem is clear: no Fulham player has more than one league goal this season.
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