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In an exclusive interview with Football FanCast, Steve Howey, who scored 11 goals as a centre-back for Manchester City, claims Jesse Lingard isn’t that good of a player to have made a difference to Newcastle United’s side.

In January, the Magpies were reportedly interested in signing Lingard on a loan deal until the summer, however, he turned down that interest in favour of a move to West Ham United.

Newcastle only brought in one player during the January transfer window as Joe Willock arrived on loan from Arsenal, registering one goal on his debut whereas Lingard has five goals and two assists for the Hammers

Speaking on how Lingard wouldn’t have made an impact at Newcastle and how he made the right choice to join the Hammers, Howey told FFC:

“Jesse Lingard is not that good, he couldn’t carry a full team and I’m not being disrespectful to him because he is a very good player, but he’s not that good.

“You can’t carry the number of players that Newcastle are at the moment and I think that’s the real problem as you could maybe get away with one, maximum two in the Premier League.

“There wasn’t one player against Brighton that I could say, ‘well to be fair, he did alright’. You could possibly say Hayden because he shuts down the play and Dummett does what Dummett always does but the others, ‘wow’.”

The Magpies are currently on a run of just two wins from 20 games and with injuries to Miguel Almiron, Allan Saint-Maximin and Callum Wilson making them a far worse side, so the £75,000 per week Man United loanee may not have been such a bad signing for Newcastle.

David Moyes’ side currently have top-four ambitions which, if achieved, may convince Lingard to sign permanently.

Manchester United could be in line for a summer windfall, with West Ham United interested in signing Jesse Lingard on a permanent deal.

The England midfielder has been in exhilarating form for the Hammers since he arrived at the London Stadium on a loan deal, triggering suggestions that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could look to reintroduce him into the Red Devils’ squad and offer him a new contract.

However, reports from Claret and Hugh indicate that West Ham have made Lingard a priority signing in the summer. The Red Devils should also make sure this is a transfer which goes through.

Despite his great form under David Moyes, having netted five goals and notched three assists in just seven Premier League appearances, the 28-year-old seemingly no longer has a place in the Manchester United squad.

The likes of Marcus Rashford, Mason Greenwood, Daniel James and even Amad Diallo all appear to be preferred by Solskjaer. Lingard has made just 38 starts under the Norwegian since the 48-year-old replaced Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford, only appearing three times during 2020/21 before leaving for West Ham United.

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His form has also taken a drastic downturn under Solskjaer, scoring just seven goals and providing five assists. For context, he contributed more than that during his last full season under the stewardship of Jose Mourinho alone.

For a player who seemingly has no future at Old Trafford, it would also be clever for Ed Woodward to sell whilst the 28-year-old still holds some value.

He will have just one year left on his current Red Devils’ deal come the summer, so his £13.5m Transfermarkt value will only serve to fall as that date creeps ever nearer.

It would serve Manchester United well to cash in on West Ham’s interest in Lingard whilst they still can.

AND in more news,  Solskjaer has been hit with what could be a damaging injury ahead of this weekend’s Premier League clash with Brighton…

In an exclusive interview with Football FanCast, Barry Fry has warned that Crystal Palace could scare off the likes of Frank Lampard and Eddie Howe in any potential manager search due to their current squad.

As things stand, current manager Roy Hodgson is set to leave the club at the end of the season, with his contract up in the summer, meaning the Eagles could be on the lookout for a new man for the dugout.

Lampard and Howe, two men with Premier League experience, are both available. Fry, however, believes Palace will struggle to attract either without promising backing in the transfer market.

Speaking exclusively to FFC about who could replace Hodgson in the Selhurst Park dugout, Peterborough’s director of football said:

“They’re [Lampard and Howe] two very, very bright managers and in the future, they’ll have a big impact on our game at some club or another. It depends if they [Palace] talk to Frank and map out their vision for the future.

“Again, I don’t think they will convince those two up-and-coming lads to go in there without the backing, you know, signing half a dozen real quality players.”

Given the job he has done at Palace, it may come as a surprise to some that Hodgson has not put pen to paper on a new deal. The Englishman has guided the Eagles to 11th, 12th and 14th-placed finishes, maintaining the south London club’s status as a Premier League outfit.

If it actually is time to move on, though, then Lampard and Howe are certainly two options Palace could consider should they decide to move for a manager who is currently without a club.

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O São Paulo sofreu mais uma vez, mas outra vez se salvou nos minutos finais e conseguiu vencer o Oeste, por 2 a 1, no Morumbi. Ganso se destacou em noite de vários desempenhos ruins do time. Confira as notas do LANCE!:

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SÃO PAULO

5,0
Denis
Na única bola que chegou com perigo, levou o gol e não teve como evitar. Por pouco não protagonizou falha bizarra.

5,0
Bruno
Tentou uma jogada ou outra no ataque, chegando para tabelar, mas o gol do Oeste saiu pelo seu lado.

6,0
Maicon
Fez de tudo na partida, foi mal no gol adversário, perdeu pênalti e acabou fazendo o gol da vitória do Tricolor.

5,5
Rodrigo Caio
Se salva entre os defensores por estar sempre ligado e ainda consegue ter boa saída de bola. Mesmo assim, sem brilho.

4,0
Mena
Perdeu boa chance de marcar um gol e na defesa foi muito mal. Falhou feio na marcação no tento do Oeste.

6,0
Hudson
Ficou mais preso na marcação enquanto seu companheiro, no segundo tempo saiu mais e marcou um gol, sem querer.

5,5
Thiago Mendes
Foi bem ao fazer a primeira marcação no campo do adversário e retomou bolas importantes, mas ficou nisso.

5,5
Michel Bastos
Não fez partida ruim, teve boa movimentação, buscou o jogo, no entanto não conseguiu fazer a diferença.

4,5
Daniel
Apagado, praticamente não apareceu para o jogo. Errou passes, cruzamentos e ficou devendo. Saiu no intervalo.

6,5
PH Ganso
Comparado com seus colegas, parece jogar outro esporte. Colocou seus companheiros sempre em boas condições.

6,0
Calleri
Como sempre, brigou muito com os defensores adversários, tentou encontrar seus espaços e até cavou um pênalti.

5,0
Kelvin
Entrou no intervalo e errou muito mais do que acertou, incluindo coisas simples como domínio de bola.

5,5
Mateus Caramelo
Substituiu Bruno e aparentava dar mais volume de jogo ao ataque, no entanto caiu no mesmo marasmo do time.

6,0
Lucas Fernandes
Parece cavar um espaço na equipe titular. Outra vez entrou e deu um toque diferente. Com personalidade, arriscou.

5,5
Téc: Edgardo Bauza
Mais uma partida sonolenta e sem apresentar evolução. Time parece desligado do jogo em alguns momentos.

OESTE

6,5
Leandro Santos
Pegou pênalti, mesmo zonzo após pancada na cabeça.

4,5
Léo Príncipe
Falhou na marcação de Mena no gol da virada do São Paulo.

4,5
Brinner
Deu alguns sustos na zaga não aproveitados pelo adversário.

5,0
M. Salustiano
Passou sufoco, mas menos que seu companheiro.

6,0
Fernandinho
Deu a assistência que originou o gol no primeiro tempo.

5,5
G. Amorim
Volante de marcação, preocupou-se apenas em destruir.

6,0
Leandro Mello
Comandou bem o meio-campo defensivo de seu time.

5,0
Elivelton
Firme na marcação, acabou abusando das faltas.

4,5
Mazinho
Quase não apareceu no jogo. Time sentiu falta de sua velocidade.

6,0
Cristiano
Marcou o gol na única oportunidade que teve para isso.

5,0
Maurinho
Correu, correu e correu. Pouco objetivo em suas participações.

4,5
Dionísio
Abusou dos passes errados e não foi páreo para conter o São Paulo.

4,5
Renan Mota
Outro que não deu motivos para ter entrado. Foi muito mal.

5,0
Ricardo Bueno
Esforçado, brigou sozinho no ataque depois que entrou.

5,5
Téc: Serjão
Apesar da situação, montou bem o time para enfrentar um dos grandes.

Speaking to the press (via football.london), Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has shared that Carlos Vinicius has ‘one problem’ in star striker Harry Kane – with the Englishman a key reason why he hasn’t been afforded more opportunities in the Premier League.

Vinicius was signed from Benfica last summer in an effort to give Kane some much needed back up, but the Brazilian forward has been restricted to mainly Europa League cameos.

He is one of the top scorers in the competition with six goals and three assists to his name, putting in a dazzling display during his last outing at home to Austrian minnows Wolfsberger.

Bagging two second half goals for Spurs as they rounded off a comfortable Round of 32 victory, the Evening Standard claimed recently that Mourinho remains unconvinced by the 25-year-old’s readiness for the Premier League.

Jose Mourinho drops message involving Vinicius

However, in a message to the press, Mourinho has confirmed his stance on Vinicus whilst revealing Kane is his only ‘problem’ – going on to confirm he will play with a heavy fixture schedule ahead.

“He has one problem, and the problem is Harry Kane,” explained the Tottenham boss (via football.london).

“It’s as simple as that. You need to be a special guy, you need to be a special heart, a special mentality, a special feeling in relation to what you mean for the team, what the team expects from you,”

“He is giving us what we want. In the Premier League he is going to play because we have so many matches that Kane cannot play every match.”

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After this admission, it appears Vinicius could be in Mourinho’s plans after all – and it will be interesting to see how and when he features over these next few months.

Lauded as an ‘exciting’ player by Glenn Hoddle at the back end of last year (BT Sport via the Daily Mail), Spurs could certainly use all the help they can get as Mourinho attempts to turn the ship around.

In other news: Tottenham are eyeing this ‘leader’, find out more here.

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No treino do São Paulo dessa quinta-feira, Kelvin se destacou ao marcar dois belos gols e dar uma assistência.

رفض مدرب فريق تشيلسي توماس توخيل توجيه اللوم إلى حارس المرمى إدوارد ميندي بعد خسارة السبت أمام وست هام، في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وتلاقى الفريقان في إطار منافسات الجولة الخامسة عشر من الدوري الإنجليزي على ملعب لندن الأولمبي، حيث خسر تشيلسي بثلاثة أهداف مقابل هدفين. أهداف مباراة تشيلسي ووست هام

وتراجع تشيلسي نتيجة لذلك إلى المركز الثالث بدلًا من الأول، خاصة بعد فوز ليفربول على ولفرهامبتون بهدف دون رد وصعوده إلى المركز الثاني، وحصول مانشستر سيتي على الصدارة بعد فوزه على واتفورد 3-1.

وقال توخيل في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “فوتبول لندن” الإنجليزية: “يعاني ميندي من فترة عصيبة، لا أعرف السبب بالضبط ولكن يبدو أنه فقد بعض الثقة”.

وأضاف: “لم يكن قراره على أعلى مستوى مع الهدف الأول للخصم، ولكننا وضعناه أيضًا في موقف محرج حقًا، كان بإمكانه أن ينقذ الموقف لكنه لم يفعل”.

وواصل: “نحن بعيدون تمامًا عن إلقاء اللوم على أي شخص، ولكننا بحاجة إلى الاعتراف بأننا ارتكبنا الكثير من الأخطاء الفادحة في الوقت الحالي والتي كلفتنا الفوز على مانشستر يونايتد ووست هام أيضًا”.

وعندما سُئل عما إذا كان يفكر في إبعاد إدوارد ميندي عن حراسة المرمى في الفترة المقبلة، رد الألماني باقتضاب: “لا أعتقد ذلك”.

حرص لاعب فريق تشيلسي جورجينيو على التحدث عن الخطأ الفادح الذي ارتكبه في مباراة الأمس أمام مانشستر يونايتد، في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي.

وتلاقى الفريقان في قمة منافسات الجولة الثالثة عشر من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز على ملعب ستامفورد بريدج، حيث تعادلا بهدف لمثله.

وتسبب جورجينيو في هدف مانشستر يونايتد بعد خطأ فادح، حيث فشل في التعامل مع الكرة جيدًا، واستغل جادون سانشو ذلك الخطأ وتحصل على الكرة من منتصف الملعب، وانفرد بالحارس ثم هز الشباك. هدف مانشستر يونايتد بعد خطأ جورجينيو

وكتب جورجينيو عبر حسابه الشخصي بموقع “إنستجرام”: “مباراة صعبة، هذا الخطأ مؤلم ولكن عليك التعلم من ذلك، ورفع رأسك والمضي قدمًا”.

وأضاف اللاعب الإيطالي: “فخورون بهذا الفريق الذي لا يستسلم أبدًا، إلى المباراة المقبلة”.

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ويلتقي تشيلسي في الجولة القادمة من الدوري الإنجليزي مع فريق واتفورد يوم الأربعاء المقبل.

Sunderland ace Conor McLaughlin offered a well-rounded display at right-midfield on Tuesday night, as the Northern Ireland international brought creativity and defensive support to the Crown Oil Arena.

The Black Cats travelled to Greater Manchester looking to bounce back from their first defeat of the League One season, having been beaten 3-1 at home by Portsmouth three days prior in a match that saw Phil Parkinson’s side slip down to sixth in the table.

A point at Rochdale after goals from Charlie Wyke and Bailey Wright between efforts from Matthew Lund could not prevent Sunderland from falling out of the Play-Off places, though, with Parkinson’s men now seventh and seven points behind league-leaders Lincoln City.

McLaughlin proved a key aspect of Sunderland’s efforts to beat Rochdale in their midweek clash, as the 29-year-old returned to his natural wide position after slotting into a centre-back role for a makeshift defence against Crewe Alexandra last week.

Parkinson will have been impressed by McLaughlin’s response to being dropped for the Portsmouth defeat, despite the full-back failing to pen an assist against Rochdale amid his continued search for only his second across all competitions since joining Sunderland in 2019.

McLaughlin was courted extensively during the summer market that year by former Black Cats boss Jack Ross, who was full of praise for the Belfast-born defender when he announced his arrival at the Stadium of Light.

“He brings quality and experience to a position that was of high-priority for us to have options in,” said Ross, via quotes by the Sunderland Echo. “I look forward to working with him over the course of the season.”

McLaughlin made the 25th appearance of his Sunderland career against Rochdale on Tuesday night, marking only his third League One start since the turn of the year with Parkinson often looking elsewhere in his squad to serve as the wide-right option.

Parkinson will have been impressed by what McLaughlin brought to the table at the Crown Oil Arena, with the 29-year-old recording four key balls from 36 accurate passes, while delivering three accurate crosses from nine attempts, per SofaScore.

The former Millwall defender further contributed to Sunderland’s attack with a vast per cent of his 81 touches coming inside Rochdale territory, though aiding right-sided centre-back Dion Sanderson with two tackles, one interception, one clearance and one shot blocked.

McLaughlin additionally won three of his six ground duels, three of his four aerial contests and was fouled once, but was also caught offside twice and did not attempt any dribbles or shots.

His efforts should be enough to see Parkinson maintain with McLaughlin on the right-hand side of the Sunderland midfield against Gillingham in Saturday’s League One clash at Priestfield Stadium.

AND in other news, a promotion rival has pinpointed a major flaw in Phil Parkinson’s tactics that could spell dire consequences for Sunderland.

West Bromwich Albion have had many players come through their promising academy system, but it isn’t often that they make it in terms of being a first-team regular for several seasons.

They either find a move elsewhere – just like Nathan Ferguson this summer – or just fail to make the cut – like Jonathan Leko, who has recently joined Birmingham City after breaking through a long time ago.

Dara O’Shea is one name that’s broken the trend to become one of Slaven Bilic’s first-choice defenders, especially as he’s able to play both right-back and centre-back.

But for young winger Kyle Edwards it’s been a far harder task. He has the likes of the returning Grady Diangana, Callum Robinson and Matheus Pereira ahead of him in the pecking order, and now he could soon be behind Kamil Grosicki.

The veteran winger put in a masterclass display for Poland as they thrashed Finland 5-1 in a friendly, the Baggies’ 32-year-old pocketed himself a 30-minute hat-trick early in the first half and this will have surely put Bilic on notice going into the fixtures after the international break.

It’s not like he can afford to ignore such a feat given Albion have only picked up one point from their opening four matches.

What is strange is that Edwards only saw his contract extension triggered late on, so he’s effectively playing for a bumper deal in this next season as it was only a one-year add-on.

It certainly shows that Bilic wants to see more from him before dishing out a long-term extension.

His teammate Romaine Sawyers lauded the 22-year-old back in January, speaking to The Athletic he said: “I remember Kyle when he was proper, proper small — he was an unbelievable player even then. Mark Harrison, our old academy manager, told my age group, ‘We’ve got this kid who is 10 years old and this is Messi.’ No word of a lie; I could see the comparison back then. If Kyle’s got videos, I’d urge him to show anybody. He was unbelievable and to see him now in the first team warms my heart.”

However, he’s yet to truly live up to that hype having only scored three goals in the league for the club since his debut.

Last season in the Championship, Edwards averaged just 1.5 dribbles and one shot per game, via WhoScored, so it’s no wonder that Bilic seems a little apprehensive.

Whilst this season, he’s only made one start in the Premier League.

He’s got a lot to prove this season and it’s just been made all that harder by Grosicki’s recent display. He’s a player willing to fight for his place too.

The next few months are going to be his toughest test in his career so far.

AND in other news, Alan Irvine flop has forged a decent career away from the Hawthorns…