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West Ham United are now battling Southampton to sign Chelsea loanee Armando Broja according to reports.

What’s the story?

The Hammers have yet to make any marquee additions in this January transfer window, and David Moyes will be keen to ensure that his side can get some business done before the deadline next week.

Now, according to Goal, it’s been suggested that the London club are thought to be one of a number of clubs who have made their interest known in Broja, amid claims that Southampton are keen to sign him on a permanent basis.

Proving his Premier League quality

The 20-year-old has been in fine form for the Saints since his loan switch from Stamford Bridge, netting seven goals in 21 games across all competitions and proving he belongs at this level.

Standing at an imposing 6 foot 3, it’s no surprise that Broja uses his physicality to his advantage, much like Sebastien Haller was thought to bring when he was at the London Stadium.

As per Sofascore, he wins an impressive 4.9 duels per game, which is only a touch less than what Haller has managed in the Eredivisie with Ajax this season.

Broja also wins a quite similar amount of headers as the Ivorian (2.7 to 3.4), while he’s also slightly more clinical than the former Hammers man – this campaign has seen his goal conversation rate stand at 22% compared to Haller’s 20%.

CIES value him at the €40m (£34m) mark, which is unsurprising given his age and the fact he’s now doing the business in the Premier League, but he appears to be a real threat in this division.

Speaking after the Saints beat Brentford 4-1, Ralph Hasenhuttl said: “He’s a great threat. He didn’t have many poor games this season so today he showed again how dangerous he can be for the opponent and he’s very helpful for our game.”

If the Hammers can somehow manage to land him ahead of Southampton where he’s currently on loan at, it would be a major coup for Moyes’ side.

Meanwhile, West Ham have made their “first offer” for this Ligue 1 striker…

قلب ريال بيتيس الطاولة على ضيفه روما في منافسات الدوري الأوروبي، مساء اليوم الخميس، وحول هزيمته إلى فوز بهدفين مقابل هدف في توقيت قاتل. 

وحل روما ضيفًا على ريال بيتيس، ضمن مباريات الجولة الثالثة لدور المجموعات في منافسات الدوري الأوروبي.

وبدأت المواجهة بإصابة مبكرة في صفوف روما، واضطر جوزيه مورينيو للدفع بلاعبه سبينازولا بدلاً من زكي شيليك في الدقيقة الخامسة.

ريال بيتيس لم يسلم أيضًا من الإصابة، وخرج نبيل فقير مصابًا في الدقيقة 22 وشارك لويز هنريكي بدلاً منه.

ثم حدثت مشادة بين لاعبي الفريقين مع مطالبة روما بركلة جزاء وعاد الحكم لتقنية الفار مؤكدًا صحتها.

وتوجه باولو ديبالا لتسديد ركلة الجزاء ونجح في تسجيلها ليتقدم روما بهدف أول في الدقيقة 34.

وبحلول الدقيقة 40 نجح أصحاب الأرض في اقتناص هدف التعادل عن طريق رودريجيز بعد تمريرة من هنريكي.

وقبل نهاية الشوط الأول حاول ذئاب العاصمة التسجيل، بمحاولة عن طريق زانيولو وأخرى لديبالا، لكن لم تسفر عن هدف.

في الشوط الثاني أجرى بيتيس تبديلاً آخر بمشاركة رودري بدلاً من خواكين سانشيز في الدقيقة 60. 

واستبدل مورينيو لاعبه تامي أبراهام في الدقيقة 73 وشارك بيلوتي بدلاً منه. 

ثم أجرى بيتيس 3 تبديلات بدخول مورينو وإيجاليس وكارفاليو بدلاً من خوان ميراندا وويليان جوزيه وجواردادو في الدقيقة 75.

وفي تبديل آخر روما ترك ديبالا أرض الملعب وشارك ستيفان الشعراوي بدلاً منه، وحل كمارا بديلاً لكريستانتي في الدقيقة 80.

ومع حلول الدقيقة 88 خطف بيتيس هدف الفوز القاتل برأسية لويز هنريكي بعد تمريرة من رودري. أهداف مباراة روما وريال بيتيس 

توترت أعصاب لاعبي روما مع لجوء لاعبي بيتيس لإهدار الوقت، وأشهر الحكم بطاقة حمراء لنيكولو زانيولو في الدقيقة الثالثة من الوقت المحتسب بدلاً من الضائع. 

وانتهت المباراة بفوز بيتيس (2-1)، ليصبح رصيده 9 نقاط في صدارة مجموعته، ويأتي لودوجوريتس رازجراد في المركز الثاني بـ 4 نقاط، وتوقف رصيد روما عند 3 نقاط بالمركز الثالث، ويتذيل هلسنكي بنقطة واحدة. 

Speaking live on air to Sky Sports (via Football Daily), reliable transfer journalist Gianluca Di Marzio has shared some Tottenham Hotspur transfer news involving Juventus forward Dejan Kulusevski.

The Lowdown: Spurs eye Kulusevski…

According to numerous reports out of Italy, both transfer chief Fabio Paratici and Spurs boss Antonio Conte are big admirers of the Sweden international as they target a move.

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TUTTOmercatoWEB say that the two Lilywhites figures see Kulusevski as a ‘gem’ with real potential as he enters Tottenham’s transfer target list.

Meanwhile, other reports suggest that Paratici could take him to Tottenham as Conte personally green lights a move for the 21-year-old (La Gazzetta dello Sport).

Now, sharing what he knows, Di Marzio has made a claim live on Sky.

The Latest: Di Marzio makes Kulusevski claim…

Speaking to the broadcast giant (via Football Daily), the Italian reporter says that Spurs do indeed hold an interest in Kulusevski – citing both Paratici and Conte’s personal fondness for the player.

“I know that Antonio and Fabio Paratici they like Kulusevski,” he explained.

“He’s a Juventus player that Fabio got at Juventus, bought him from Atalanta, it’s not easy, but he is one of the names.”

The Verdict: Get it done?

Lauded as an ‘athletic phenomenon’ by football talent scout Jacek Kulig, we would advise Spurs to move for Kulusevski given he could plug many holes in Conte’s squad.

He is able to operate as an advanced playmaker as well as on the wings and further forward, with his best season for ex-club Parma indicating he could do a job in north London.

According to WhoScored, he averaged a very impressive 2.2 key passes per 90 over the 2019/2020 season for Parma – more than any Spurs player has managed in the Premier League this season.

Still young, Kulusevski also has plenty of room for improvement and it is believed Juve are open to selling for around €35 million-€40 million (£29.3m-£33.5m).

Indeed, he could actually come as a brilliant option for Spurs.

In other news: ‘I’ve been told this morning’…Sky reporter also shares ‘breaking’ Spurs transfer news on live TV, find out more here.

Martin Crowe will assist the new national coach Mark Greatbatch as a batting advisor to some leading players, with a particular focus on Test cricket

Cricinfo staff07-Feb-2010

Martin Crowe, the former New Zealand captain, will assist the new national coach Mark Greatbatch as a batting advisor to some leading players, with a particular focus on Test cricket. Crowe has already been working with batsmen such as Ross Taylor and Tim McIntosh as part of a programme in which players choose their own mentors.”It’s nice to be asked, finally,” Crowe told . “It’s only for Test matches and getting players up for Test matches, including Ross Taylor and Tim McIntosh. Mark will guide me where he feels I can be of use. It’s not an appointment as such, but in my spare time away from the Rugby Channel I will do the odd bit helping our guys prepare for Tests.”Greatbatch was pleased to have Crowe’s services. “We’ve got an initial focus on the longer form of the game, which we need to do if we’re going to get our Test ranking up. Martin will be doing some hard yakka, talking about the game, talking about game-plans and goal-setting.”Although it’s an informal role, Crowe said he would focus on training the batsmen to stay in for longer periods of time. “You have to be technically aware of what you need to do to stay in – that’s the key to batting in Test matches, staying in, which means eradicating ways of getting out, delaying your dismissal for as long as possible.”He was also in favour of a set-up that gave the captain more power, such as the one in New Zealand where Daniel Vettori plays a central role in the functioning of the team. “I’m a big believer that the captain has to be driving things,” Crowe said. “We’ve lost half a generation of Test players, particularly in the batting area, because the coach [John Bracewell] was everything. That’s not the way cricket is designed.”What they are doing now is just an open, transparent way to do things. The captain has to be accountable and has to bring out the best in his players on the field and Dan has a good grasp of that. It’s just that over the past few years we’d got used to the coach driving everything. Paddy [Greatbatch] is a big believer in working behind the scenes because that was how he was brought up, so this set-up’s got a good feeling to me.”

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Abel Braga não é o único treinador com quem o Palmeiras conversa para 2018. Embora queira o comandante do Fluminense, o clube tem pressa e sabe que a situação dele não deve se resolver rapidamente. Por isso, está tratando também com Roger Machado, ex-Grêmio e Atlético-MG. Jair Ventura, técnico do Botafogo, agrada, mas está atrás da dupla.

Abelão tem contrato com o Flu até o fim de 2018, só que não garantiu sua permanência nas Laranjeiras. Isto despertou o interesse também do Inter, e Fábio Braga, empresário e filho do técnico, foi a Porto Alegre (RS) na terça onde vai se reunir com a diretoria colorada. Além de mostrar-se dividido, Abel deve ter seu futuro definido apenas após as duas rodadas finais do Brasileiro.

O Verdão, enquanto isso, já comunicou a Alberto Valentim que não irá efetivá-lo. A decisão levou em conta a intenção de resolver logo os últimos detalhes no planejamento de 2018, incluindo a definição de reforços. O time já está garantido na fase de grupos da Libertadores do ano que vem e tenta começar dezembro já com um comandante.

Roger era o principal candidato a substituir Cuca no fim do ano passado, mas enquanto ocorria a troca de gestão no Palmeiras, o treinador fechava com o Atlético-MG – Eduardo Baptista acabou contratado. Campeão mineiro, ele foi demitido em julho e desde então está sem time.

Jair Ventura, o plano C, é um dos principais nomes da nova leva de treinadores brasileiros. Com uma temporada muito consistente no Botafogo, levou o time à semifinal da Copa do Brasil e às quartas da Libertadores. Ele tem contrato até 2018 com o Glorioso e, embora seja um nome forte no mercado, a diretoria alvinegra espera tê-lo no comando no ano que vem.

Dos três, o ex-treinador do Galo seria o único pelo qual o Palmeiras não teria de pagar multa para contratá-lo. No caso de Abel, para tirá-lo do Fluminense é necessário pagar o equivalente a dois salários do treinador, o que daria R$ 700 mil – o clube tricolor vê com bons olhos a possibilidade de receber a quantia, e não deve se opor a uma saída. Jair tem multa de R$ 860 mil no Bota.

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Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has been dealt another frustrating injury blow this week…

What’s the latest?

Ahead of their FA Cup third-round clash with Premier League rivals West Ham United this afternoon, young striker Joe Gelhardt suffered an ankle injury during training on Thursday and is now expected to be out for three weeks.

“Marcelo Bielsa talking at his pre-West Ham presser – Joe Gelhardt is out. Injured [his] ankle in training yesterday and is out for three weeks. [Tyler] Roberts also out for similar period. Rodrigo not ready but [Patrick] Bamford likely to be involved on Sunday,” claimed The Athletic’s Phil Hay on Twitter.

“[Kalvin] Phillips, [Liam] Cooper, [Jamie] Shackleton, [Charlie] Cresswell and [Pascal] Struijk all still absent too.”

Another big setback

Just when will it stop?

The Yorkshire giants seemingly get a new injury every single week and it’s seriously stalling their progress under Bielsa.

Over the festive period, the 66-year-old head coach was missing as many as nine first-team players as his Whites side were demolished by the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal. It had gotten so bad that a 15-year-old – Archie Gray – was named on the bench.

Some of those absent have since made a return, helping United to a very crucial win over Burnley last weekend – Daniel James and Jack Harrison both found themselves on the scoresheet after a stint on the treatment table.

However, this latest blow puts pressure on Bielsa as he now has an important call to make upfront.

Patrick Bamford is likely to return from injury, having missed 15 of their last 16 league games but he is surely not ready to put in a full 90-minute shift just yet – though, he is the only striker available, leaving the Argentinian with a tough decision.

‘Patrick Bamford, at least, is expected to be available to play against the Hammers, but a 90 or even 120-minute performance is not only likely to be beyond him, it would be neglectful of Leeds to ask it,’ wrote Yorkshire Evening Post journalist Graham Smyth ahead of today’s encounter.

Gelhardt may have been in line to start down at the London Stadium this afternoon and as a player that supporters have already taken to, it will be a big blow to not see him in action today.

The young fan-favourite has already scored and provided three assists from his seven top-flight cameos this campaign and is clearly admired by Bielsa, too.

“He’s like a human wrecking ball. I like him, he’s really exciting. He’s fast, he’s aggressive, he gets on the ball, he takes people on. Once he gets into the box, he loves it. That’s where he can do most of his damage,” the manager told Sky Sports.

Therefore, his absence is merely another gutting setback to Bielsa, the squad and the fanbase, The 66-year-old must getting a little more worried as each day passes with his team picking up so many injuries this season.

AND in other news, Bielsa must ruthlessly axe Leeds’ “shocking” £47k-p/w passenger, he’s not good enough…

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A derrota de 1 a 0 para o São Paulo, esta tarde no Serra Dourada, afundou ainda mais o Atlético Goianiense na lanterna do Campeonato Brasileiro. O Dragão se mantém com 27 pontos, sete atrás Coritiba, que é o primeiro fora da zona da degola.

A dificuldade em vencer é reconhecida pelos jogadores, que encontram dificuldade para justificar os maus resultados e quase admitem o rebaixamento.

– A gente está encontrando dificuldade para jogar em casa. Infelizmente tivemos mais uma derrota, mas não faltou empenho e luta. A gente sabe que é difícil, o torcedor vem e nos apoia, mas vamos continuar lutando – declarou o volante Paulinho.

أعلن نادي أسوان اليوم الجمعة عن ضم محمد عطوة لاعب الجونة في صفقة تبادلية تمت بين الناديين خلال فترة الانتقالات الحالية.

وأوضح أسوان أنه أتم التعاقد مع محمد عطوة لمدة موسم على سبيل الاعارة، وذلك ضمن خطة تدعيمات الفريق الجنوبي استعداداً للمشاركة في الدوري الممتاز الموسم المقبل.

طالع أيضًا.. إيفونا: أسوان سيساعدني في العودة لمنتخب الجابون.. ورمضان صبحي مجنون

وأكد أسوان أن لاعبه محمد بكري انتقل لنادي الجونة على سبيل الإعارة أيضًا لمدة موسم.

وحضر توقيع عطوة على عقود انتقاله لنادي أسوان كل من ايهاب منصور عضو مجلس إدارة النادي وهيثم عرابي المدير الرياضي.

ولعب محمد عطوة لاكثر من نادي أبرزهم بيراميدز والاتحاد السكندري والمقاصة والجونة والرائد السعودي.

جدير بالذكر ان نادي اسوان تعاقد مع كل من المهاجم الجابوني ماليك ايفونا ومحمود عبد الحكيم والمغربي احمد بلحاج وابراهيم عايش ويوسف احمد حسن وميدو العطار وعبد الرحمن العشري وميدو مصطفى وصابر الشيمي ومحمد حمدي زكي وجمال السعيد واسلام صلاح وعماد فتحي والانجولي ديلسون كاموني وعلي فتحي فضلا عن عودة عبد العزيز موسى عقب انتهاء إعارته لايسترن كومباني.

يرى بن وايت، لاعب فريق آرسنال، أن الأمر بالنسبة لهم هذا العام مختلفًا عما كان عليه في السنوات الماضية.

تصريحات بن وايت جاءت بعد فوز آرسنال المثير على ليفربول، يوم الأحد، في قمة منافسات الجولة العاشرة من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وفاز آرسنال بثلاثة أهداف مقابل هدف، ليواصل سلسلة نتائجه المميزة ويستعيد صدارة البريميرليج من مانشستر سيتي.

وقال بن وايت في تصريحات لشبكة “بي إن سبورت” القطرية: “من الواضح أن اللعب ضد ليفربول دائمًا ما يكون صعبًا، في السنوات الأخيرة لم نحصل على النتائج التي أردناها، هذا العام مختلف”.

وأضاف: “طوال الأسبوع كنا جاهزون لكل شيء مع المدرب، من الناحية التكتيكية نحن جاهزون وأي موقف يحدث، نحن فيه، لا أعتقد أن هناك أي خوف في فريقنا، كلنا شباب، نحن جائعون لنكون الأفضل، وهذا ما نحاول القيام به”.

وعن التقدم الذي أحرزه النادي في غضون 12 شهرًا، قال: “إنها عملية، نحن أكبر سنًا بعام عما كان عليه، وأكثر خبرة في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، والأمر يسير في الاتجاه الصحيح”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. الاتحاد الإنجليزي يفتح تحقيقًا في واقعة خلال مباراة ليفربول وآرسنال

واستكمل: “هذا الفريق رائع، لا أعتقد أن هناك أي شخص يركز على المستقبل فقط، يمكنك أن ترى ذلك في التدريب الذي نقوم به طوال الأسبوع، الأمر يتعلق بمباراة تلو الأخرى، نحن لا نتطلع بعيدًا إلى الأمام”.

وعندما سُئل عما إذا كان آرسنال يُعد منافسًا حقيقيًا على لقب الدوري الإنجليزي، قال بن وايت: “بالطريقة التي نسير بها، نحن نعمل بشكل جيد، مباراة تلو الأخرى كما قلت، لما لا؟!”.

Mitchell Johnson has spoken for the first time of the personal turmoil that led to his stunning meltdown during the Lord’s Test

Alex Brown23-Nov-2009

Mitchell Johnson has spoken for the first time of the personal turmoil that led to his stunning meltdown during the Lord’s Test. In a frank and revealing interview, Johnson – the ICC’s player of the year – conceded that a tabloid spat between his mother and fiancee played on his mind throughout the match, culminating in a performance so awry as to convince him he would be demoted for the ensuing encounter at Edgbaston.Johnson’s match return of 3 for 200 from 38.4 overs in the second Test played a significant role in Australia’s eventual 115-run defeat to England. At the time, team-mates and staff sought to play down the link between Johnson’s delicate family situation and his errant bowling, however he has moved to set the record straight on the eve of this week’s Test against West Indies.”I’m probably going back on myself a little bit,” Johnson said. “I said in the past that I’d blocked things out. I guess it started off with the personal side of things. That probably really did get to me. I was denying it at the time, and copping it from the crowd didn’t help, but mentally I’ve probably learned to be a lot stronger and just concentrate on what I’m doing out in the middle. This is what I have to do for a living and I have to leave everything behind me when I’m out there.”I think that I block things out pretty well normally. It was just the Ashes: the whole hype of it and the personal things that came out. It was mostly through Lord’s where I felt that pressure. Obviously I was a little bit disappointed in some of the games I played in. I’m not always going to be at my best. I think I probably put a bit too much pressure on myself with how well I did in in South Africa. Coming into that series I probably relaxed a little bit as well.”Johnson flirted with the selectorial axe after Australia’s shock defeat at Lord’s, their first at the venue in 75 years. Stuart Clark’s precision appeared the ideal alternative to Johnson’s waywardness, but Andrew Hilditch’s panel pulled a major surprise by instead dropping Phillip Hughes and installing the relatively untried Shane Watson at the top of the order.The move to call-in an allrounder provided Ricky Ponting with insurance in the event of another Johnson blow-out, and underlined the lengths Australia’s selectors were prepared to go to accommodate their fragile fast bowler. That unexpected show of faith, Johnson said, went far to restoring his confidence for the final three Tests of the Ashes series and beyond.”I definitely thought I wasn’t going to play the Edgbaston Test,” he said. “I was quite nervous about it. I’m glad I got that opportunity again. You just can’t take anything for granted. I am glad I got that opportunity because who knows, I could have been back playing state cricket, which might not have been a bad thing. I could have been working on different things with my bowling. I’m glad I’ve been given that chance. I don’t know what the selectors were thinking, I don’t know what Ricky was thinking, if they were going to drop me or not. Just in my mind, I just thought that was going to happen.”For those guys to have that confidence in me just gave me confidence as well. It made me think a lot more positively about what my role was in the team, so it definitely helped. I had a lot more confidence in Egbaston and then Headingley. I think sometimes I think a bit negatively with my bowling, and it can get me in a bit of trouble, obviously.”Johnson also admitted to mechanical problems during the Ashes series – low arm height and awkward wrist position among them – but insisted all could be attributed to a clouded state of mind. “It got technical because I was thinking about it, but in the end it was more of a mental thing,” he said. “I had to concentrate on my bowling – where I wanted to bowl the ball and what I wanted to do, how I wanted to get these guys out. I just wasn’t doing that. Definitely in the Lord’s Test I was thinking about everything possible – I was thinking about my front arm, release point, swinging the ball, just everything. I probably concentrated more towards the end of the tour. I just forgot about off-field stuff.”The Australians are gearing for their first Test series since their Ashes disappointment, and Johnson is expected to headline an attack similar, if not identical, to that which slumped to defeat at Lord’s. He is convinced the chastening experiences of four months ago have hardened the resolve of Australia’s youthful bowling unit, all of whom are determined to re-establish themselves as an international force against West Indies from Thursday.The first Test at the Gabba represents an unusual homecoming for Johnson – he originally hails from Queensland, but these days makes his home in Perth. He hopes his previous experiences of the Gabba wicket for Queensland and Australia will convince Ponting to restore him to the new ball role taken away from him in England earlier this year.”I’m playing for my country, I’m a fast bowler and I’d love the new ball,” said Johnson, who has taken 13 wickets at 12.69 in two Tests at the Gabba, including a nine-wicket haul against New Zealand last summer. “That’s one of my goals: to open the bowling for Australia.”Hopefully I can bowl a little bit fuller than I probably have in the past if I get the new ball or whatever it may be. You’ve got to be a touch fuller, just like the WACA. That’s when you get your nicks and your lbws.”