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دافع المدرب الإسباني بيب جوارديولا، المدير الفني لنادي مانشستر سيتي، عن مهاجمه إيرلينج هالاند، ضد الانتقادات بعد ظهوره بمستوى متراجع أمام ليفربول في كأس الدرع الخيرية، كما شدد على صعوبة مباراة وست هام يونايتد في افتتاح الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

ويلتقي مانشستر سيتي مع وست هام يونايتد مساء الأحد 7 أغسطس، على ملعب “لندن الأولمبي”، في الجولة الافتتاحية بالدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وقال جوارديولا في المؤتمر الصحفي الخاص بالمباراة: “ينتابني شعور في كل مرة نبدأ فيها المؤتمر الصحفي أن هذا الموسم أكثر صعوبة، أعتقد أن الموسم المقبل لا يمكن أن يكون أصعب لكنه كذلك، كل نادٍ يتحسّن، لديهم رغبات، كل الأندية، ليس فريقًا واحدًا فقط، فالعديد من الفرق تقوم بذلك بشكل جيد، والصفات والمديرون استثنائيون، هذا هو السبب في أن الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز هو الأفضل”.

وأضاف: “هذا الموسم سيكون من الصعب فقدان نقاط، وأعتقد أنه سيكون هُناك موسمان، واحد قبل كأس العالم وآخر بعده، علينا أن نبدأ بشكل جيد، نحن واثقون في أنفسنا، أعمل مع اللاعبين، وهم يركزون بشكل رائع”.

وواصل: “هالاند وألفاريز؟ لاعبان جديدان نُساعدهما دائمًا، إنها الطريقة التي يتكيفان بها مع بقية الفريق، المهم هو الأجواء التي يتمتعان بها، والعلاقات هي الأهم، ليس هما فقط، كل اللاعبين الذين كنت أملكهم منذ وصولي، هم في هذا النادي لأنهم يتمتعون بالكفاءة”.

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وأكمل: “أنا لا أعرف عدد الأهداف التي سيسجلها هالاند ولا أهتم، نحن لن نفوز ونخسر من أجل هالاند، علينا أن نكون أنفسنا”.

وتابع: “هالاند سريع، وخاض 90 دقيقة في الأسبوع الماضي لأول مرة منذ خمسة أشهر، إنه شخصية كبيرة جسديًا، وربما يحتاج إلى مزيد من الوقت للوصول إلى الظروف، أعتقد أنه سيسجل الأهداف كما فعل كل عام، إذا كان لديّ شكوك بشأن ذلك ما عليّ فعله هو تعديل طريقة لعبه، وسنقوم بتكييف اللاعبين معه أيضًا، أنا ليس لدي أي شكوك لكن لا أعرف الأهداف التي سيسجلها”.

وردًا على “ما الذي يجب أن يحدث لإقناعك بالبقاء لفترة أطول؟”، أوضح: “أنا لست بحاجة لتغيير أي شيء في حياتي، أنا سعيد، تحدثنا إلى النادي منتصف الموسم وفي نهاية الموسم سنتحدث مرة أخرى”.

واختتم تصريحاته قائلًا: “لقد قلت مرات عديدة إنني سأقوم بالتمديد، إذا أرادوا ذلك فسأبقى لفترة أطول، إذا كان ليس جيدًا، فعليك أن تجعل المواقف تمر، والاسترخاء سيحدث بطريقة طبيعية، سنرى ما سيحدث في الموسم”.

As Everton took to the field to prepare for their clash with Aston Villa on Saturday evening, there were some glaring absences in the Toffees line-up.

Rafa Benitez already knew before the weekend that he would be missing star striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin but he will now have to make do with a number of other key faces too.

Seamus Coleman has suffered a hamstring problem while Jordan Pickford is also set to spend two to three weeks on the sidelines with a shoulder issue.

However, the biggest blow relates to Richarlison. He was on the end of a meaty and controversial tackle by James Tarkowski against Burnley a week ago which went unpunished.

The Brazilian was complaining about his knee in the days afterwards and then didn’t make the clash against Villa at the weekend. Sadly, he will also miss the next fortnight of action.

Speaking about the injury after the 24-year-old missed out on the squad for Everton’s defeat in the Midlands, Benitez commented: “I think that the only thing we can do is what we did, to say we’re not happy with that, that’s it.

“I think that they know. Maybe not on the day of the game, but afterwards it was obvious for everyone.

“It’s something that we have to be very careful about, the kind of physical contact we allow this year. It’s clear for everyone and hopefully we will not see more players injured for these kind of things.”

The Everton boss is understandably seething with the situation, especially with Calvert-Lewin already out, and now the Toffees will have to make do without the two players they’d usually rely on for goals.

Richarlison has only scored once this season but found the net on 13 occasions last term, adding to the 21 goals that his English team-mate produced.

Considering that Everton are also missing their chief creator from last season in James Rodriguez, it doesn’t bode well for their fortunes over the next few weeks.

Cenk Tosun has returned to training so he could be utilised, but for now you sense that Salomon Rondon will lead the line.

The issue with that is that the 32-year-old struggled on his first start for the club last weekend. The powerful Venezuelan forward was taken off in the 63rd minute having completed just five passes at a success rate of 38%. He also lost the ball every 1.6 touches in a dismal showing.

After their first defeat of the season, Benitez will need to pick his players back up, but that will be a challenge without Richarlison and Calvert-Lewin in their ranks for the next few weeks.

AND in other news, Worse than Digne: Everton lightweight who won just 14.2% duels cost Benitez badly…

Declan Rice is expected to seek a move away from West Ham United next summer, according to emerging reports…

What’s the word?

90min’s Graeme Bailey claims that the 22-year-old midfielder expects the current season to be his last at the London Stadium amid interest from the Premier League’s ‘big four’ – Manchester United, City, Chelsea and Liverpool – in recent windows.

It’s thought that the Irons are considering offering Rice a new contract, despite his current deal expiring in 2024, as his wages do not represent his position and stature in the squad.

The England international is said to be open to the idea but only if it contained a release clause – something that the east Londoners do not do, so that puts any potential extension in jeopardy.

He’s also committed to the club for the upcoming season but it will certainly be a cause for concern as next year approaches.

One final year?

This latest development from the Hammers’ Rush Green base will certainly leave much of the fanbase worried and probably quite angry too.

Chelsea were heavily mooted with interest in Rice back in January but manager David Moyes played down their chances of selling up.

“I said it right at the start and I’m only repeating myself – Bank of England money would be required, and you might even need to add Bank of Scotland on to that as well because he has been so good,” he claimed, via Goal.

It’s thought that West Ham value their vice-captain in excess of £100m, whilst Transfermarkt put his current worth at £63m, so you’d imagine that any clause would be a substantial fee in that region.

However, given the spending of some of the top clubs this window, that may not be enough to deter them from launching a bid, and if Rice truly does expect to leave the club next year, it doesn’t bode well whatsoever.

Rice is an integral part of Moyes’ squad, so both the Scotsman and the Irons faithful will certainly rue his absence.

He finished the 2020/21 campaign as their fourth highest-rated player (7.01) and has continued that fine form into the current season, in which they remain unbeaten.

The 22-year-old has averaged a 7.64 WhoScored rating from his three starts in 2021/22 and tops the charts for interceptions per game (2.3) and for passing accuracy (94.9%).

It’s no wonder so many clubs are so keen to sign him, given that level of consistency at the very top.

Now capped 24 times by England, Moyes and co may face a struggle to keep hold of their star man as the season rumbles on, so this latest news could come as a hammer blow in the long run.

AND in other news, David Moyes handed huge West Ham boost as report emerges, fans will be buzzing…

Football Insider pundit Alan Hutton has been having his say on Leigh Griffiths’ deadline day exit from Celtic Park.

The Lowdown: Dundee move

The Hoops were extremely busy in the final hours of the summer window, with three incomings and three outgoings going through.

One of those departures was Griffiths, who, after signing a new one-year deal at Parkhead earlier in the summer, left to join Dundee on loan.

Odsonne Edouard and Ryan Christie also left, while Georgios Giakoumakis, Filipe Jota and Cameron Carter-Vickers arrived at the club.

However, it was Griffiths’ departure that had former SPL right-back Hutton baffled.

The Latest: Hutton reacts

Hutton was talking to Football Insider about Griffiths’ move on deadline day.

The 36-year-old described it as ‘very interesting’ and backed the Celtic big earner to thrive at Dundee under James McPake.

“It’s interesting. I think the whole situation surrounding Leigh is very interesting.

“We know he had his issues last season. He has been in and out. He signs a new one-year deal and then is nowhere to be seen.

“What’s going on in the background? This boy needs to play football. When match fit and playing week in, week out, he will score you goals. It’s as simple as that.

“He’s a goalscorer but he wasn’t getting the opportunity at Celtic. Whatever the reason might be, we don’t know.

“It’s a club he knows well, he’s been at Dundee before, familiar surroundings. Obviously, James McPake, the manager, has got the confidence of him coming in and scoring goals.

“He needs to play football. He’s at an age now where he doesn’t want all this nonsense behind him affecting his game.

“He just wants to play and score goals. I think this is a move which can help him do that.”

The Verdict: The right decision

It was strange that the 31-year-old signed new terms under Ange Postecoglou and departed without kicking a competitive ball this season, but it is for the best.

Postecoglou has Kyogo Furuhashi, Albian Ajeti, Giakoumakis, Jota and Liel Abada as attacking options and appears to be building for the future with youngsters Karamoko Dembele and Mikey Johnston in the squad.

Griffiths obviously wasn’t in his plans going forward as he didn’t feature, so moving him on to Dundee was the right call.

You’d expect there’s every chance that we have seen Griffiths in a Celtic shirt for the final time with his deal up in the summer, but it will be interesting to see how he gets on at Dens Park.

In other news: Another Celtic summer signing, as well as Urhoghide, isn’t impressing under Ange, says Devlin.

Celtic have now been backed to lose Odsonne Edouard before the summer transfer window ends.

The Lowdown: Edouard out?

As per Football Insider, Nice are lining up a move to sign Edouard, and the Parkhead club would be willing to listen to offers of less than £20m for their star striker.

However, as quoted by Glasgow Live, Ange Postecoglou has admitted that there is a ‘concern’ about cashing in on him, despite only having a year left on his current deal.

The Latest: Campbell on Edouard

Speaking to Football Insider, former Everton and Arsenal striker now pundit Kevin Campbell has backed the Hoops to lose Edouard before the window shuts, even going as far as to claim that it is ‘inevitable’:

“Here’s the thing, Edouard’s been touted everywhere.

“I think it will happen, it’s inevitable. If it doesn’t I think he can help his new strike partner a lot.

“He’s seen it, he’s done it. If you take him away, maybe they are a lot weaker.

“It will be interesting to see how that dynamic works, if he stays and if he goes.

“But I expect him to go before the window closes.”

The Verdict: Sell now

Given that he only has a year left on his contract, and that he has been linked with a move away, there seems to be no desire at all for Edouard to sign a new one, and so the Celts must look to cash in on him now or risk losing him for free next summer.

Of course, he is such a key player for them, scoring no fewer than 85 goals and making a further 39 assists in 176 games in total over all competitions across the last five consecutive seasons (Transfermarkt).

However, considering that he is only valued at £15.3m by Transfermarkt right now, getting close to £20m for him in the next ten days would be great business.

The Bhoys should be looking to sell the Frenchman now, so that they leave themselves enough time to replace him before the window closes.

In other news, find out who has now flown in for a Celtic medical here!

Sevilla have increased their asking price for defender Jules Kounde by €10m (£8.5m), Sky Sports journalist Michael Bridge has told Football FanCast.

Kounde is a target for Chelsea and was thought to be close to joining the European champions last week.

According to the reliable Gianluca Di Marzio, a €50m (£42.8m) deal was close to being completed. However, at the last minute, it appears that Sevilla have shifted the goalposts with their asking price.

Chelsea are in the market for a new centre-back after selling Kurt Zouma to London rivals West Ham and if they manage to end up signing Kounde before tonight’s deadline, Bridge believes the Frenchman would complete their jigsaw.

“According to the contact I’ve got at Chelsea, Sevilla just whacked on another €10m, so they’re just playing silly now,” Bridge said to FFC. “But I think he would complete Chelsea’s jigsaw.”

Zouma’s just left, Thiago Silva is turning 37 soon and Antonio Rudiger is yet to extend his contract, which expires at the end of the season, so it is easy to see why Chelsea want to sign another centre-back.

Elsewhere on the centre-half front, Andreas Christensen looks close to signing a new deal at Stamford Bridge in a more positive development.

Days after the announcement of a Twenty20 competition in North East region, Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) unveiled what it described as “the richest Twenty20 tournament in the United States”.”We will give $100,000 prize money to the winner of the UST20 Cricket Tournament ’09,” said MAQ Qureshi, the chairman and chief executive of CCUSA, adding that the event was open to clubs from anywhere in the world. “I’m sure that this tournament will bring the best cricketers in the USA and abroad to display their cricket skills and of course the opportunity to win the prize money.”The event is scheduled to be held between April 4 and 9, 2009 in Florida. Matches will be staged in Lauderhill and Delray Beach.CCUSA is one of several groups that have emerged in recent years to try to fill the void left by the inaction of the USA Cricket Association. Some, like Major League Cricket, have come and gone, and outsiders will be looking to see just how successful this event is.

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Former Tottenham captain Graham Roberts reckons Hugo Lloris’ number one spot could come under threat from Pierluigi Gollini.

The Frenchman has been Spurs’ first-choice goalkeeper for the best part of his nine years in north London.

However, the club have never quite had an adequate back-up, with neither Michel Vorm nor Joe Hart putting Lloris under a considerable amount of pressure, even when mistakes were made.

But that could change following the season-long loan addition of Gollini, who’s been Atalanta’s number one for the previous three years and has played in the Champions League in the last two.

And whilst the Italian has arrived with a view to replacing Lloris once his contract expires next summer, when asked what sort of role he expects Gollini to play, Roberts told The Transfer Tavern:

“I think he will put Lloris under a little bit of pressure.”

Gollini looked confident and assured during his debut against Chelsea in pre-season, making some impressive saves.

However, he’s been signed to play in the UEFA Conference League and domestic cups, which should leave him in good stead for when Lloris moves on and he becomes first-choice in 2022-2023.

أكد سيد معوض لاعب الأهلي ومدرب منتخب مصر السابق، أن إيهاب جلال المدير الفني الحالي للفراعنة، غير مسؤول عن الأداء والنتيجة التي قدمها اللاعبون أمام غينيا.

وفاز منتخب مصر على غينيا، أمس الأحد، بهدف دون رد، في افتتاحية مشوار الفريق بمرحلة التصفيات المؤهلة إلى كأس الأمم الإفريقية 2023.

وقال معوض خلال تصريحات عبر برنامج “بوكس تو بوكس”، على قناة “etc”: “إيهاب جلال غير مسؤول عن الأداء والنتيجة التي قدمها المنتخب أمام غينيا، هذه مرحلة يجب أن نصبر فيها ومن ثم يتم الحكم سواء بالنجاح أو الفشل على أداء المنتخب”.

طالع أيضا.. علاء نبيل: لاعبو منتخب مصر سبب ضعف الأداء أمام غينيا.. ونتمنى عودة الروح

وتابع: “التغييرات الكبيرة في مدربي المنتخب خلال السنوات الأخيرة تؤكد أن هناك أزمة في التخطيط، نحن نفتقد الرؤية على المدى البعيد”.

وأضاف: “هناك اختلاف في أداء اللاعبين المصريين في الأوقات السابقة مقارنة بالوقت الحالي، من الصعب تغيير أداء الجيل الحالي في لحظة، يجب أن يتم العمل لفترات طويلة حتى يتمكن المدرب من تطوير أدائهم”.

وأوضح: “منتخب مصر لا يستمر فترة على نفس المستوى، عندما كنت مدربًا مساعدًا في الجهاز الفني، سجلنا هدفًا في مباراة كينيا بالجولة الثانية من تصفيات إفريقيا خارج الديار وقدمنا أسوأ مباراة لنا بعد ذلك”.

وواصل: “بعدها فزنا برباعية على جزر القمر في القاهرة، ما أقصده أن الجيل الحالي لا يجب تقييمه من مباراة واحدة، ولا بد من منح الجهاز الفني الحالي الفرصة كاملة للعمل وتقديم الدعم لهم”.

وأردف: “محمد صلاح وعمر جابر ثنائية جيدة في الجبهة اليمنى، لديهما تفاهم، وهما من نفس الجيل، والانتقادات التي يتعرض لها نجمنا المصري غير مبررة”.

واختتم: “لن نعلم قيمة صلاح إلا بعد اعتزاله.. سنحكي يومًا ما بأننا كنا نمتلك لاعبًا هو هداف الدوري الإنجليزي وتوّج بدوري أبطال أوروبا، كيف نحاسبه على عدم تسجيله في مباراة مع منتخب مصر أو عدم ظهوره بشكل لافت”.