Tottenham Hotspur are leading the race to snap up Crystal Palace wonderkid Wilfried Zaha as their scouting team step up their assignments on the player, according to the Daily Mirror.
Zaha has been in sublime form for the Eagles so far this season and it appears that despite Spurs being the main contenders for the England under-21’s signature, rivals Arsenal and Chelsea are also in the hunt for the pacey winger.
Palace set their asking price at a whopping £20million for their prized asset last week but it appears Spurs would be happy to pay an original £10million plus add ons for the hottest youngsters around.
The Daily Mirror also report that former Arsenal assistant manager, Pat Rice, has been to watch Zaha twice in recent weeks along with representatives from Chelsea, Spurs and Manchester City amongst others.
It seems Palace will struggle to receive their £20million target, however with the amount of competition for Zaha’s signature; they may not fall too far short. I know that every Eagles fan will simply say ‘He’s just too good for you!’
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Few things bring me off my seat while watching a game of football the way Luis Nani scoring a goal does. Not only are his goals usually as exquisite as they are unexpected, but him finding the net brings on a certain thrilling anticipation; how will he celebrate? How many flicks before the back-flip?
The Manchester United winger’s talent for gymnastics has even given him a reputation for being better at celebrating than scoring. And having recorded only 26 goals in 138 appearances for United, there is some truth to that claim.
Nani has completely failed to fulfill his potential with the champions. In his sixth season at the club he is still struggling to claim a spot in the starting XI, and despite recently signing an improved contract that will keep him in Manchester for another five years, the manager seems reluctant to pick him for the big games, or indeed at all. So why has such a talented player failed to establish himself in the Premier League?
There is no doubt Nani has what it takes to make an impact in the top flight. When he arrived at Manchester United he was quickly compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, and as this was the season after Ronaldo had broken through at a consistent level, the fans where thrilled to have the prospect of a double threat on their hands. Like Ronaldo, Nani has a vicious burst of pace when running at defenders. Like Ronaldo, he has mouth-watering skills and good feet, and strikes the ball well with either foot. Like Ronaldo, he has good strength, and can cross the ball.
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The difference between the two is simply that Ronaldo consistently plays at an extra-terrestrial level, and Nani tends to drift off into mediocrity on a more than consistent basis.
Now 27, the time when the Portuguese was excused for being young and unpredictable is long gone, and Nani must be expected to be reliable should he ever get a run of games under David Moyes. For a player who ticks every box on the skill chart, though, his promise far from matches his performance level. If I was to rate Nani for Football Manager, I would give him a solid run of 20’s in the technical and physical sections, and I’d might even throw in a 15 on flair, though that is where my endorsement of his mental attributes end. Because the only possible explanation for Nani’s Lada Riva-like inconsistency is that he’s in the completely wrong frame of mind to perform on a weekly basis.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Nani acknowledged that his form is below what is expected from him, and blames confidence for his inability to excel.
“The coaches are trying to get my confidence higher to show all the qualities I have got,” Nani said.
“They are trying to get me back to my best level.”
Could the answer to his issues be that simple? Football is filled with examples of players who seem to lose their very presence once confidence drops, as we have seen with Fernando Torres at Chelsea.
The early season has also been dominated by last year’s most laughed at player by far, Aaron Ramsey. We now praise Arsene Wenger for having the vision to stick with the Welshman, despite fans continuously voicing their discontent. Perhaps if Nani was given time to settle in the starting XI there would be a reward waiting for David Moyes in the shape of a completely changed footballer.
The problem is, that reward would be on the other side of a run of games which would cost United precious points, and even a run at the title. The sort of confidence boost Luis Nani needs does not happen overnight, and the Red Devils must be prepared to drop points along the way should they choose this strategy.
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But it does seem like Moyes is more than willing to have a go at reinventing his winger. The five-year contract that was signed in October is surely a result of the manager’s long-term thinking rather than Nani’s recent performances, and Moyes has had success before with giving players responsibility.
With Nani, perhaps a run of games awards the manager with a good run of form rather than the other way around.
أعلنت رابطة الأندية المحترفة المصرية، عن أفضل لاعب في الجولة الـ 32 من مسابقة بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.
الجولة الـ 32 شهدت فوز الأهلي المتصدر لجدول ترتيب الدوري على البنك الأهلي بثلاثية نظيفة.
كما حقق بيراميدز صاحب المركز الثاني فوزًا كبيرًا على سموحة بنتيجة 5-2، وصاحب المركز الثالث فيوتشر تلقى خسارة من المصري بثنائية.
طالع | رابطة الأندية تعلن أفضل لاعب في مباراة الأهلي وفيوتشر بالدوري
بينما الزمالك صاحب المركز الرابع انتصر على غزل المحلة بهدفين دون رد.
واختارت رابطة الأندية عبر صفحتها علي “فيس بوك”: “لاعب الأهلي علي معلول أفضل لاعب في الجولة الـ 32 بالدوري”.
وتنافس على جائزة أفضل علي معلول من الأهلي وشيكابالا من الزمالك ومابولولو مهاجم الاتحاد ومروان حمدي لاعب المصري.
وكان علي معلول سجل هدف الأهلي الأول أمام البنك الأهلي، من خلال تنفيذ أكثر من رائع لخطأ من على حدود منطقة الجزاء سكنت شباك محمد أبو جبل. هدف علي معلول في مباراة الأهلي والبنك الأهلي:
The latest chapter in the ‘spygate’ saga unfolded over the weekend as it was revealed that plenty of Championship sides have written to the EFL to demand a full investigation into the events which have unfolded in the past fortnight.Â
Bielsa has attracted plenty of of media attention and received everything from scathing criticism to gushing praise for admitting to spying on his opponents this season, but now that the details of his clandestine operations have been revealed supporters are waiting to discover Leeds’ fate.
Strictly speaking, the rules do not explicitly state that clubs are not allowed to send spies to training grounds, but that has not prevented discussion of a potential points deduction from running rife within the media.
With the Whites marching on towards promotion at the top of the table, it would be a bitter blow of huge proportions if they were to suffer a points deduction at this stage.
Anxiety has been running high within certain sections of the Leeds supporters who fear the EFL may yet sanction a points deduction to make an example of the league leaders, but Yorkshire Evening Post reporter Phil Hay has eased some of those fears today via his Twitter account.
While Hay’s admission does not completely put Leeds in the clear just yet, it should provide the supporters with some welcome relief to any fears they may harbour over a points deduction.
Exactly how the entire saga will reach its conclusion remains something of a mystery but, with nothing in the rules to suggest a points deduction is likely and Hay’s contacts also pouring cold water on speculation of that nature, Leeds’ bid for promotion looks unlikely to be derailed by a damning EFL punishment.
Leeds fans are bound to be delighted that a figure of Hay’s reputation has moved to suggest that no-one he has spoken to is particularly entertaining the prospect of a points deduction.
Rilee Rossouw’s unbeaten 115 took South Africa A to 356 in the first innings to establish a lead of 210 against Australia A
ESPNcricinfo staff01-Aug-2013 ScorecardAn unbeaten 115 from left-hand batsman Rilee Rossouw put South Africa A firmly in command of the second unofficial Test against Australia A in Rustenberg.Resuming the day on 22, Rossouw struck 15 fours during his innings to take South Africa A to 356 and establish a lead of 210, after an abject batting display on the first day saw Australia A destroyed by pace for 146.South Africa A lost Temba Bavuma early in the day, but Rossouw hit back by putting up crucial stands of 59 and 66 for the fifth and seventh wickets with Justin Ontong and Simon Harmer, respectively. Legspinner Fawad Ahmed was the pick of the bowlers for Australia A, ending with figures of 4 for 80.Australia A had a shaky start to the second innings as well, as Aaron Finch departed cheaply for 5 in the third over, and shortly afterwards, Shaun Marsh was dismissed by Harmer’s offspin for 24.Precariously placed at 38 for 2, Alex Doolan and Nic Maddinson fought back with an unbeaten third-wicket stand of 74.
Os velhos problemas voltaram. A CBF divulgou o calendário anual e já era esperado que esse momento chegaria. A Data-Fifa de março, que acontece entre 21 e 26 de março, se encontra com um velho conhecido: os estaduais não param, e há compromissos de Libertadores e Copa do Brasil. O LANCE! mostra os atletas convocados e o tamanho dos desfalques para as equipes do Brasil. Confira!
FLAMENGO
O Flamengo teve quatro convocados: Gustavo Cuellar, De Arrascaeta, Piris da Motta e Miguel Trauco. Com isso, o quarteto não poderá atuar nas duas últimas rodadas da Taça Rio, contra Madureira e Fluminense, respectivamente, nos dias 20 e 23 de março.
SANTOS
O Santos teve quatro convocados: Cristian Cueva, Bryan Ruiz, Derlis Gonzalez e Porozo. O número pode aumentar para cinco se Yeferson Soteldo for convocado pela Venezuela. Eles desfalcarão o Santos na primeira partida das quartas de final do Campeonato Paulista, no dia 24.
CORINTHIANS
O atacante Ángel Romero não entrou em campo peloCorinthiansem 2019, mas mesmo assim foi convocado pela seleção paraguaia.Desfalcaria a equipe nas quartas de final do Campeonato Paulista, mas não está sendo relacionado por Fábio Carille.
SÃO PAULO
O São Paulo não terá o zagueiro equatoriano Arboleda na última e decisiva rodada da fase de classificação do Campeonato Paulista. Por conta disto, o jogador perderá a partida contra o São Caetano, no dia 20 de março. Caso o Tricolor avance para o mata-mata, o zagueiro também estará fora, pelo menos do primeiro jogo das quartas de final.
GRÊMIO
Walter Kannemann e Everton vão desfalcar oGrêmioem três jogos doCampeonato Gaúcho. Eles irão perder a última rodada da primeira fase, quando o Grêmio enfrenta o Pelotas, em 20 de março. E depois, seguirão fora nos dois jogos das quartas de final do estadual.
BOTAFOGO
O goleiro Gatito Fernández foi convocado pelo Paraguai. Desta forma, o alvinegro pode desfalcar a equipe de Zé Ricardo em dois compromissos pelo Campeonato Carioca: Portuguesa (21/03) e Americano (24/03).
PALMEIRAS
O Palmeiras não terá o goleiro Weverton e o zagueiro Gustavo Gomez na última rodada da fase de classificação do Campeonato Paulista – contra a Ponte Preta, no dia 20. A dupla também estará fora, pelo menos do primeiro jogo das quartas de final.
CRUZEIRO
O lateral-direito Orejuela foi convocado para os amistosos da seleção da Colômbia. Com as datas dos amistosos, vai desfalacar o Cruzeiro nas quartas de final do Campeonato Mineiro, confrontos que serão disputados em jogo único e programados para o dia 24 de março, e também no jogo contra o Deportivo Lara, no dia 27 de março, pela Copa Libertadores, em partida que foi transferida de data.
كشف الإسباني ماركيز لوبيز المدير الفني لنادي الوكرة القطري، سبب اختياره للتعاقد مع لاعب وسط الأهلي، حمدي فتحي.
وكان “بطولات” قد كشف عن توصل إدارة نادي الوكرة إلى اتفاق مع الأهلي بشأن انتقال حمدي فتحي. طالع التفاصيل من هنا
وقال لوبيز خلال تصريحات عبر برنامج “حوار كرة كل يوم” على قناة “الحياة”: “شاهدت حمدي فتحي خلال الموسم، وكنت أرى أنه من المهم انضمامه للنادي، هذا العام سنلعب في دوري الأبطال، وقد نستفيد من خبراته في الملعب”.
وأضاف: “أعتقد أننا نحتاج إلى إمكانياته، سوف نستفيد منه، ومن الصعب ضم بعض اللاعبين في هذا الوقت، ولكننا نحتاج إلى مركزه وخبراته”.
وتابع: “حمدي يلعب في أكثر من مركز، وفي المباريات الأخيرة كان يلعب في مركز الوسط، وسنضعه في المركز المناسب له”.
وأتم: “كنا نرى أن حمدي فتحي هو الذي نحتاجه في هذا المركز، رأيت بعض المباريات له مع الأهلي في الدوري المصري، وشاهدت مباريات لـ حمدي فتحي مع المنتخب”.
وغاب حمدي فتحي عن صفوف الأهلي في مباراة فيوتشر التي أقيمت مساء أمس الأحد ببطولة الدوري المصري والتي انتهت بالتعادل السلبي بين الفريقين.
A strong batting display from Ireland, followed by an incisive spell of 4 for 32 from Max Sorensen left the hosts on the cusp of victory against Scotland in their Intercontinental Cup match in Dublin
ESPNcricinfo staff13-Sep-2013 Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsMax Sorensen bowled a 10-over first spell that yielded four wickets•ICC/John Boomer
A strong batting display from Ireland, followed by an incisive spell of 4 for 32 from right-arm seamer Max Sorensen left the hosts on the cusp of a comprehensive victory against Scotland in their Intercontinental Cup match in Dublin.Sorensen, who picked up three wickets against Scotland in a World Cricket League Championship game last Sunday, dismissed Hamish Gardiner and Freddie Coleman in the third over. Preston Mommsen and Calum MacLeod also fell victim to Sorensen’s first spell as Scotland slumped to 27 for 4 in the 11th over.It became 64 for 7 before No. 9 Safyaan Sharif manned a rearguard action for the second time in the match. He added 79 runs with Majid Haq during an eighth-wicket stand that lasted 26 overs. Sharif recorded his maiden first-class half-century but lost his wicket off what became the last ball of the day, leaving Scotland at 143 for 8, and needing another 69 runs to avoid an innings defeat.Despite rain wiping out most of day two, Ireland’s batsmen put up a solid performance as Paul Stirling composed a 101-ball 65 that included 11 fours, and together with John Anderson, added 92 for the second wicket to take Ireland beyond Scotland’s first-innings score of 139. Anderson played the ideal foil for Stirling, picking up a fifty himself, which included five fours.But Stirling threw his wicket away, pulling straight to deep mid wicket off seamer Alasdair Evans and Legspinner Moneeb Iqbal dismissed Anderson for 56 off just his second delivery.With two new batsmen at the crease, Scotland might have sensed the tide changing, but Andrew White and Kevin O’Brien put up a 52-run stand for the fourth wicket and then, when Iqbal and Haq removed the pair in quick succession, Andrew Balbirnie and Stuart Poynter contributed 62 runs for the sixth wicket to increase Ireland’s lead.Iqbal and Haq took four wickets each, but were unable to curtail the flow of runs from the Ireland batsmen, who together struck a total of 43 fours and four sixes in the innings to build a lead of 212.
Coube ao Palmeiras honrar o epíteto de “imponente”, constante de seu hino, para garantir sua vaga às semifinais do Paulistão. Contando com qualidade na bola aérea e uma etapa final na qual a troca de passes se sobressaiu, o Verdão atropelou o Tigre por 5 a 0, nesta terça-feira, em jogo de volta pelas quartas do Paulistão. Felipe Melo, Ricardo Goulart, Gustavo Scarpa (2) e Dudu asseguraram a vaga palmeirense no Pacaembu.
Com esta goleada e a eliminação do Red Bull Brasil, os alviverdes são a equipe com melhor campanha na competição. Diante disto, o Palmeiras terá como adversário o time com quarto melhor desempenho entre os semifinalistas, eliminando a possibilidade de Dérbi contra o Corinthians nessa fase. O rival será São Paulo, Ituano e Ferroviária, a depender de combinações nos dois outros confrontos desta quarta-feira.
Pela via aérea! Bastaram nove minutos para o Palmeiras comprovar que estava de cabeça boa no Pacaembu. Com toque de bola preciso, o alviverde abriu o placar logo em sua primeira oportunidade. Dudu cobrou escanteio e Felipe Melo subiu entre os zagueiros para abrir o placar. E em nova bola alçada pelo camisa 7, o Verdão ampliou: Deyverson deu desvio traiçoeiro e Ricardo Goulart, com o gol vazio, mandou para a rede.
Que tranquilidade… Em vantagem, o Verdão manteve seu domínio e assustou em finalizações de Deyverson e Bruno Henrique. Mesmo diminuindo seu ritmo contra um Novorizontino que ensaiou uma reação com Jean Patrick e Lucas Ramon, a equipe de Luiz Felipe Scolari manteve-se segura.
VAR entra em cena A polêmica não demorou a entrar em campo na volta do intervalo. Gustavo Scarpa avançou pela esquerda e a bola tocou no braço de Everton Sena dentro da área. Com a ajuda do VAR, o árbitro Vinicius Gonçalves Dias de Araújo sinalizou pênalti, em meio a reclamações de atletas do Tigre. Com calma, Scarpa cobrou no alto, deslocando Oliveira.
De mão cheia! Embora tenha cadenciado seu ritmo e até visto Fernando Prass se desdobrar para espalmar chance de Murilo Henrique, o Palmeiras sobrou em campo. Após tabela com Scarpa, Deyverson foi derrubado na área. Dudu, que pediu para cobrar o pênalti, converteu com precisão. Mas ainda cabia mais diante de um Novorizontino prostrado. Após cobrança de lateral, Bruno Henrique esticou a Gustavo Scarpa, que bateu rasteiro e sacramentou uma goleada de mão cheia e honrou a imponência do Verdão.
FICHA TÉCNICA
PALMEIRAS 5 x 0 NOVORIZONTINO
Data-Hora: 26-03-19 – 21h Estádio: Pacaembu, em São Paulo (SP) Arbitro: Vinicius Gonçalves Dias Araujo (SP) Nota L!: 6,0 – Acertou nos dois pênaltis para o Verdão. Porém, poderia coibir a violência de maneira mais incisiva. Assistentes: Emerson Augusto de Carvalho (SP) e Evandro de Melo Lima (SP) Cartões amarelos: Cléo Silva e Dudu Vieira (NOV) Público / Renda: 24.861 pagantes (26.706 presentes) / R$ 717.272,50 Gols: Felipe Melo, 5/1º T (1-0), Ricardo Goulart, 9/1º T (2-0), Gustavo Scarpa (pênalti), 4/2º T (3-0), Dudu, 14/2º T (4-0) e Gustavo Scarpa, 31/2º T (5-0)
PALMEIRAS: Fernando Prass; Mayke, Antônio Carlos, Edu Dracena e Diogo Barbosa; Felipe Melo, Bruno Henrique, Ricardo Goulart (Lucas Lima, 27/2º T) e Gustavo Scarpa; Deyverson (Arthur Cabral, 21/2º T) e Dudu. Técnico: Luiz Felipe Scolari
NOVORIZONTINO: Oliveira; Lucas Ramon, Everton Sena, Edson Silva e Paulinho; Adilson Goiano, Jean Patrick (Dudu Vieira, 33/2º T), Danielzinho (Carlinhos, 8/2º T) e Murilo Henrique; Cléo Silva e Felipe Marques (Paulinho Mocelin, 23/2º T). Técnico: Roberto Fonseca