Rodgers likely to promote from within

A calamitous transfer deadline day at Liverpool left the club with only two recognised strikers.

Earlier in the transfer window Rodgers pleaded his need for a minimum of three strikers claiming he would have to “be a nutcase to even consider at this moment to let Andy Carroll go out, unless there are other solutions”. Carroll left Liverpool to be reunited with Kevin Nolan at West Ham and was the third striker to leave Anfield this season after both Dirk Kuyt and Craig Bellamy left the club.

A deadline day loan move for Daniel Sturridge failed to materialise, but missing out on number one target Clint Dempsey was particularly telling. Dempsey had publically declared his wish to play for Liverpool, but a fee of £6m was deemed too much for a 29 year old, who had scored 17 goals in the Premier League last season. Dempsey chose instead to move to Tottenham after rejecting earlier advances from Aston Villa as the management at Anfield headed home hours before the transfer window slammed shut with no striker in sight.

Since then the rumour mill has gone into overdrive with free agents and former players Michael Owen (now at Stoke), Emile Heskey and Florent Sinama-Pongolle all linked with moves back to the club. The possible releases of Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba from the Chinese Super League may be more suitable but big money moves to the US, Middle East and even Juventus appear far more likely destinations.

Rodgers and Liverpool are almost certain to shun these options and choose instead to look from within the club.

In John W Henry’s open letter, the American owner revealed the club is focused on developing its own talent and the likes of Morgan and Sterling may see their chances at  Liverpool noticeably increase following Carroll’s departure.

Eighteen year old striker Adam Morgan is favoured by Rodgers and the out-and-out striker has impressed his manager with his work-rate and desire to learn. Morgan has been at Anfield since he was 10 years old and started against Hearts in the Europa League at Anfield last week.

Seventeen year old midfielder Raheem Sterling has started against both Manchester City and Arsenal in the league and the Jamaican-born winger has impressed in the red of Liverpool with his pace and exuberance exciting the Kop. Sterling has been capped at England U16, U17 and U19 level and could feature further forward for Liverpool as his blossoming reputation grows.

Last season Harry Redknapp chose to blood youth in the Europa League for Tottenham with the likes of Rose, Livermore and Kane all featuring. Liverpool will similarly not rank the competition too highly and Morgan, Sterling and Shelvey are all expected to see game time in the competition this season.

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The signing of Samed Yesil may be unknown to many but the German striker has represented his country at Under-16, 17 and 18 level scoring 19 times in 20 appearances, including six goals at the U17 World Cup last year. Yesil has yet to be given a squad number and like Dani Pacheco should spend most of his time in the reserves, although the German is one to watch.

After a tumultuous week, Rodgers will have to quickly develop and progress his youngsters ahead of schedule to negate the failings of the board as Liverpool look to cope without the cover of Andy Carroll.

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QPR to pay Blackburn £4m for Hoilett

QPR have agreed a transfer fee of up to £4 million as compensation for Junior Hoilett’s move from Blackburn, The Daily Mail claim.

The Canadian attacker impressed over a number of seasons at Ewood Park, but left the Lancashire club following their relegation from the Premier League last term.

Hoilett’s contract was up and joined the Loftus Road club on a free transfer, but due to his age Rovers were due a compensation fee.

An initial amount of £3 million will be paid to the Championship side, with an extra £1 million in the offing dependant on the number of appearances the North American makes for the London club.

It is believed that Blackburn are also entitled to a portion of Hoilett’s sell-on fee should it be more than the figure they have just received from QPR.

The agreement between the clubs means that the matter does not have to be determined by the Professional Football Compensation Committee.

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FIVE transfer targets Arsenal should turn to in January

The summer was a case of ‘same old Arsene’ at Arsenal, as the Frenchman opted once again to miss out on two problem areas in his squad: a prolific striker and a holding midfielder.

Danny Welbeck arrived on deadline day in a £16m deal, but the England international’s record in front of goal is not great, while an enforcer was sought for some of the window, but never found. Alexis Sanchez was signed in a big money swoop, while Mathieu Debuchy and Calum Chambers have addressed defensive issues, but Wenger’s squad is still short in key areas.

Here are FIVE players the Frenchman could turn to in January…

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William Carvalho

Since the days of Patrick Vieira, Arsenal have not really had a driving force in midfield, giving them a reputation as ‘soft’, which has hurt them on trips away from the Emirates Stadium. Carvalho was a player mooted as an option to add some steel to the Gunners’ ranks over the summer, but talk of a swoop never truly materialised, despite suggestions of a late, late swap bid involving Joel Campbell.

Sporting Lisbon are thought to be ready to sell their Portuguese international for around £25m, which is money Arsenal could have spare in January if they make it through to the knockout stages of the Champions League.

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Sami Khedira

Another player rumoured to have been on the Gunners’ radar is Khedira. The German won the World Cup over the summer, but Real Madrid may lose him for a cut price fee in January with his contract due to expire at the end of the season.

Los Blancos may accept offers of below £10m, and Khedira is understood to have shown a willingness to join his international compatriots – Mesut Ozil, Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski – in north London. No-brainer, surely?

Sokratis Papastathopoulos

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The man with the impossible name was a target for Arsenal late on in the window just gone, but a deal could not be done in time to meet the cut-off point. Sokratis has shone for the Greek national side in recent years, and his versatility – he can play on either flank at the back or as a holding midfielder as well as in his favoured centre-half role – has kept him in Dortmund’s XI for a while.

Wenger seems keen on the utility man, who could come in to replace departed captain Thomas Vermaelen, whose presence may well be missed by January.

Edinson Cavani

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While Welbeck is a perfectly serviceable striker, Cavani is the sort of name to get pulses racing at the Emirates Stadium. The Uruguayan ace was the man fans called for as the clock ticked towards the transfer deadline on Monday, but a fabled swoop for him never became reality.

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With Zlatan Ibrahimvic the main man at PSG, Cavani may well be agitating for a move again in January, which could allow Arsenal to pounce with an offer of close to his £50m valuation.

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Marco Reus

Reus is likely to become Europe’s most sought after forward next year, with a £20m release clause in his Dortmund contract due to kick in. Reports suggest Arsenal are already plotting to trigger this, but a move in January may make more sense for the Londoners.

Although they will likely pay more than £30m, BVB may be keen to accept a greater sum if they are unable to tie Reus down to a new deal, which might allow Arsenal to avoid a war with the likes of Man City and Man United as well as Real Madrid – whom can all offer massive wages. The German star would fit Arsenal’s system well, and could allow Podolski to be shipped out.

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Should Tottenham have gambled on Everton mastermind?

After a rollercoaster season at White Hart Lane, it is time to start analysing the hiccups along the way.

Gareth Bale’s stunning performances defined last season and without him, Tottenham potentially would not have finished with their highest points tally in the Premier League. Therefore the work of Andre Villas-Boas was hypothetically not an integral part to their success.

The beginning of Spurs’ season would support this claim, with the eventual downfall of the Portuguese manager happening on the 16th December 2013 – highlighting that perhaps the Premier League  just isn’t right for AVB.

Was there another Premier League manager that Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy could have approached?

With AVB secured as manager in 2012 (the same year as Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool), Roberto Martinez was still in his final year at Wigan Athletic, desperately plugging away in the bid to avoid relegation to the Championship, whilst at the same time, playing some stylish and classy football.

Tottenham’s appointment of Villas-Boas signified that the north Londoners were on the prowl for a youthful approach to management and the selection of the former Porto manager should have been carried with caution when considering his negative stint at London rivals, Chelsea.

Roberto Martinez always stated that it was his intention to keep Wigan in the top division, however after four years of the same tireless quest, would it have been best suited for his career to move to a club challenging at the higher level of the league with money to spend? Martinez was most likely the youthful reformist that Spurs were looking for.

Eventually, the Spaniard left Wigan after failing to avoid the drop. He managed to secure a move to replace David Moyes as the manager of Everton and career-wise, Everton was an intelligent move.

However, had Martinez have left a year previously, he would have ended his spell with the Latics as having successfully manoeuvred them to safety. Tottenham should have moved for Martinez instead of AVB, with the club’s tradition and heritage matching perfectly with the former’s footballing philosophy.

Tactically, Roberto Martinez and Tottenham would be an ideal fit. Martinez often adopts a 4-2-3-1 shape that relies on strong tacklers which, with Tottenham, would suit the likes of Sandro, Nabil Bentaleb, Etienne Capoue and Paulinho – with each player able to hold the midfield well and place a strong challenge should it be necessary – as was shown by Bentaleb’s show-stopping performance against Newcastle in Spurs’ 4-0 win last week.

The former Wigan boss also enjoys a team with skilful passers in the attacking third as is often exhibited by Steven Pienaar, Ross Barkley and Bryan Oviedo at Everton.

Should Martinez have been installed rather than AVB, Spurs could have potentially seen their former Dutch magician Rafael van der Vaart pulling the strings in the final third, if he had chosen to remain at White Hart Lane. With the existing squad, Martinez could see the likes of Paulinho, Christian Eriksen and Lewis Holtby implementing their skilful passing into this structure.

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Yet another trait that Martinez holds is his tactical flexibility, something Tottenham players were all too used to under AVB.  At Wigan, Roberto successfully operated a 3-5-2 formation at times and with multiple players at the north London club able to rotate (such as Vertonghen and Capoue) Martinez would have a wealth of options at his disposal.

Had Martinez taken over in 2012, the outcome of the season wouldn’t have panned out too differently to how it did under AVB. Spurs were fairly busy in the summer of 2012 securing acquisitions such as Jan Vertonghen, Emmanuel Adebayor (permanently) and Hugo Lloris.

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With Daniel Levy personally dipping into Tottenham’s transfer strategy, it’s possible to suggest that Spurs would have secured these players with any manager in charge, therefore whether it was AVB or Martinez wouldn’t have mattered;  the squad for 2012/13 would have remained the same.

However, the season of last could be contributed to Gareth Bale’s constant player of the year performances and the ability of AVB is therefore debatable considering that the Welsh wizard was evidently the reason for their record points tally in the league. With Martinez in charge, Spurs could have gone on to even greater things, with a manager eager to prove himself in a position he could feasibly hold for many years.

Had Spurs appointed Martinez, we could be looking at a very different Tottenham side with a manager of equal ambition to match the forever attractive philosophy of playing ‘the Spurs way’.

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Renato Gaúcho reconhece atuação fraca e evita caçar culpados no Grêmio

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O sinal de alerta está mais do que ligado dentro do Grêmio. Invicto no estadual, o time de Renato Gaúcho vai mal das pernas na Libertadores. Nas duas primeiras rodadas, o Tricolor somou apenas um ponto e deixou a torcida preocupada com o futuro do time na competição.

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Na coletiva de imprensa, o treinador evitou caçar culpados, mas admitiu que os jogadores tiveram uma atuação abaixo do esperado e confia na reação.

‘Falei ao grupo que tem dia que é noite. Infelizmente não tivemos uma boa apresentação, não furamos o bloqueio do adversário. Tivemos bons e maus momentos. Tentamos mudar, reagir, buscar pelo menos um empate, mas, infelizmente, não conseguimos. Quando falo que tem dia que é noite foi o que ocorreu hoje. Não é o fim do mundo. Está todo mundo triste, mas sei a capacidade de reação deste grupo. Uma ou outra coisa que fizemos errado vamos corrigi, e vida que segue’, afirmou.

Agora, o Grêmio deixa de lado a Libertadores e volta as atenções ao Gauchão. No domingo, o time tem o primeiro Gre-Nal do ano, na Arena, a partir das 19h (Horário de Brasília).

بوتشيتينو يكسر صمته بشأن قرار ماونت بالانتقال إلى مانشستر يونايتد

كسر ماوريسيو بوتشيتينو المدير الفني لفريق تشيلسي الإنجليزي، صمته حول انتقال ماسون ماونت إلى مانشستر يونايتد.

أعلن مانشستر يونايتد في وقت سابق، تعاقده مع ماونت من تشيلسي مقابل 60 مليون جنيه إسترليني، وارتدى القميص رقم 7 مع الشياطين الحمر.

وفي أول مؤتمر صحفي له مع تشيلسي، سُئل بوتشيتينو مدرب توتنهام السابق، عما إذا كان يحب بقاء ماونت في الفريق، وأجاب: “عندما أتحدث عن المستقبل، يتعلق الأمر باللاعبين في الفريق”.

وأضاف: “ماونت لاعب مانشستر يونايتد الآن، لا أعرف ما حدث في الماضي، نحن بحاجة إلى التركيز على لاعبينا والمضي قدمًا ومحاولة بناء قصة جميلة”.

اقرأ أيضًا | كوكوريلا يحسم مستقبله مع تشيلسي

وفيما يتعلق بخطوة انتقاله إلى تشيلسي، أردف: “كانت سنة منتظرة، أنا فخور جدًا لوجودي هنا، أعتقد أنها فرصة رائعة للعودة إلى الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، بالنسبة لي أفضل دوري في العالم وبالطبع أعتقد أن تشيلسي أقنعني بالتواجد هنا”.

وتابع: “أنا فخور بالماضي (في توتنهام) لكنني الآن بحاجة إلى التطلع إلى الأمام والتركيز على ما يتوقعه الناس مني وآمل في بناء علاقة جيدة مع الجميع”.

وأكمل: “نحن بحاجة إلى أن نكون على صواب في قرارنا لإنشاء فريق تنافسي، ما وجدته في النادي هو اناس طيبون للغاية، مواقف جيدة، حتى الآن جيدة جدًا”.

وردًا على سؤال حول ما قاله في التعاقدات الجديدة وبيع اللاعبين، أوضح: “أعتقد أنه من الأفضل أن أوضح الموقف عندما التقينا للمرة الأولى، واتفقنا على بدء العمل في يوليو”.

وعما إذا كان تحدث إلى الأصدقاء والعائلة حول التنافس بين توتنهام وتشيلسي قبل تولي المنصب، قال: “بالطبع لدي أقرباء لي يحاولون دائمًا رؤية الرأي المختلف”.

واستطرد: “أعتقد أن الأشياء تحدث وهذه المرة كنت أركز أكثر على المشروع للمستقبل الذي أخبروني به لكنني لا أفكر كثيرًا، أعتقد أنها كانت فرصة رائعة بالنسبة لي للانضمام إلى ناد رائع حقًا والعودة إلى الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز”.

Late reward for Pakistan pressure

Even though Zimbabwe dominated most parts of the third day by taking a 64-run lead and then building on it, three wickets in the last nine balls of the day brought the Pakistanis back and has given both the sides almost equal chances of winning the Test

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Even though Zimbabwe dominated most parts of the third day by taking a 64-run lead and then building on it, three wickets in the last nine balls of the day brought the Pakistanis back and has given both the sides chances of winning the Test. Pakistan’s bowling coach, Mohammad Akram, said they were confident of getting a few wickets by keeping their line and lengths tight to build the pressure.”Our plan was to keep it tight,” he said. “We knew that if we did that, at some point the door would open and then we could push through it.”Zimbabwe had taken a first-innings lead in the first Test too but they had to bat last which put added pressure on them when they were set a target of 342 with a little more than a day left. This time, Pakistan will be batting last and are already 185 runs behind with six Zimbabwe wickets remaining. The pitch, Akram said, has not been causing difficulty till now and said it is still a “good wicket” for both bowlers and batsmen.”So far the pitch has played well,” he said. “Everyone was thinking there would be too many snakes in it but it has been good for batting, once you are in. Stroke-making was not easy but there is still something in it for batsmen and bowlers and it’s been a good wicket.”‘Not a bad decision to open with Utseya’

Two of the four wickets Zimbabwe lost on the third day were of bowlers as Vusi Sibanda could not open due to illness and Prosper Utseya accompanied Tino Mawoyo at the top of the order in the second innings. Panyangara, the nightwatchman who fell for a duck, said Utseya was the right replacement to open with, instead of sending another top-order batsman. Even though Utseya scored only 5, Panyangara defended the decision of openng with him.
“He [Sibanda] was off the field after lunch because he was not feeling well,” Panyangara said. “The team decided Prosper would be the best one to go and open for us. If you look at it now, it wasn’t that bad. As much as we didn’t want to lose those wickets at the end, we are still in a good position because two of the guys who are out are not top order batsmen.”

Tinashe Panyangara also said the pitch had not deteriorated much so far but hoped that it would on the last two days. “I hope so,” Panyangara said with a laugh when asked if he thought the pitch would get worse. “Every day we’ve thought it would get worse and it hasn’t really. But maybe on the final two days it will. It has been playing up a bit but I wouldn’t say it’s got much worse so far.”Just like Pakistan who had plans of bowling tight, Panyangara said they had planned to bowl around the off stump to keep Pakistan’s scoring rate down. Pakistan had started the day at 163 for 3 but collapsed to 230 after lunch, losing their last six wickets for 19 runs. Brian Vitori, who had not been picked for the first Test, claimed the last three wickets in two consecutive overs to take his first five-for in only his fourth Test.”Our plan was to stay around off stump all the time and keep the run-scoring down,” Panyangara said. “If you look at the run-scoring especially after lunch, they never scored at more than three an over. We knew if we did that right, we would get wickets.”Despite Pakistan’s lower-order collapse, Panyangara said they would need “a day at the least ” to bowl Pakistan out in the fourth innings after setting them a target. With six wickets in hand, he said they did not have any target in mind and would try to get “as many as possible” before bowling in the fourth innings.

رسميًا.. لاعب بايرن ميونخ السابق ينتقل إلى جيرونا

أعلن نادي جيرونا الإسباني، تعاقده مع الهولندي دالي بليند، بعد نهاية عقده مع بايرن ميونخ الألماني، ولمدة موسمين حتى نهاية يونيو 2025.

وتعاقد بايرن ميونخ مع الهولندي بليند خلال الانتقالات الشتوية الماضية لمدة نصف موسم فقط، وأعلن منذ أيام رحيل اللاعب وعدم تمديد عقده.

اقرأ أيضًا.. خطوة تفصل بايرن ميونخ عن إعلان ثالث صفقاته الصيفية

وكتب جيرونا في بيان رسمي: “دالي بليند لاعب جديد في جيرونا، وقع المدافع الهولندي لمدة موسمين؛ حتى 2024-2025”.

وأضاف: “يتمتع بليند بثروة من الخبرة في الأندية الأوروبية الكبرى، أياكس الذي لعب معه 333 مباراة، أو مانشستر يونايتد بـ 141 مباراة، لعب لاعب جيرونا الجديد أيضًا مع جرونينجن وبايرن ميونيخ”.

وتابع: “لا تقتصر خبرة دالي بليند على منافسات الأندية، لكنه يفتخر أيضًا بسيرة ذاتية يُحسد عليها مع منتخب هولندا، حيث مثل المدافع جميع الفئات الدولية مع الطواحين، ولعب 110 مباراة وكان جزءًا من أولئك الذين تم اختيارهم للدفاع عن القميص الهولندي في نهائيات كأس العالم في البرازيل وقطر”.

São Paulo apresenta Cristiane e dá início a projeto no futebol feminino

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O São Paulo abriu o treino de sua equipe feminina para os jornalistas nesta terça-feira e apresentou a atacante Cristiane , de 33 anos, na sala de imprensa do Morumbi. A cerimônia foi como um marco do início do projeto do clube para a modalidade.

As meninas do Tricolor estreiam no Brasileiro A2 diante do América-MG, às 15h desta quarta-feira. No domingo, iniciam a caminhada no Campeonato Paulista contra o Internacional de Franca, também às 15h. Os dois jogos serão realizados no CFA Laudo Natel, em Cotia, com entrada franca.

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– É um orgulho muito grande representar o São Paulo. Agradeço ao Leco, ao Raí. É muito bacana o que eles vêm fazendo com o futebol feminino, com um projeto novo agora. Uma oportunidade muito grande de crescer, tentar atrair as meninas que estão fora para o Brasil – disse a artilheira, que ainda depende de regularização para poder jogar contra o América-MG.

Antônio Luiz Belardo, diretor de futebol feminino do São Paulo, classificou a nova camisa 11 do clube como “melhor jogadora atuando no Brasil”. Ela é nome certo para a Copa do Mundo feminina, que será disputada na França a partir de junho, e acredita que o Tricolor pode colaborar em sua preparação mesmo com uma estrutura recém-montada na modalidade – até o ano passado, o clube tinha apenas equipe feminina de base.

– O São Paulo foi o clube que mais demonstrou interesse no Brasil. Tive propostas de fora, do Barcelona e do Lyon. Pensei na minha mãe, então queria ficar no Brasil, não sabia em qual clube. E o São Paulo apostou em mim para ajudar no desenvolvimento – emendou Cristiane.

As são-paulinas serão comandadas pelo técnico Lucas Piccinato. O supervisor Amauri Nascimento completa o “time” montado pelo clube para tocar a modalidade. Leco, Raí e o diretor de relações institucionais do clube, Lugano, prestigiaram a apresentação da goleadora.

Cristiane, que tem no currículo passagens por Santos e Corinthians, estava no Changchun Yatai, da China, antes de se acertar com o Tricolor.

Arsenal fans heap praise on big game star Lacazette

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Arsenal fans have been giving their verdict on Saturday’s huge win over Chelsea, and they’re absolutely delighted with the big-game form of Alexandre Lacazette.

Arsenal stopped the rot on Saturday with a crucial win over the Blues at the Emirates Stadium, beating them 2-0 courtesy of goals from Lacazette and Laurent Koscielny.

The striker sneaked in front of the Chelsea defence as the Gunners worked a training ground corner routine, and he controlled the cross terrifically before firing a powerful finish in at the near post.

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Koscielny then scored a rather peculiar goal, directing a cross from centre-back partner Sokratis Papastathopoulos into the top corner with his shoulder.

While an organised performance earned Unai Emery’s side their fourth home clean sheet of the Premier League season, Lacazette is lapping up the majority of the plaudits.

The 27 year-old took three shots, won one aerial duel and completed three dribbles, and has now scored past all five of Arsenal’s “big six” opponents since arriving in England.

See below how Arsenal fans reacted to Lacazette’s performance on Twitter…

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