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As he maintains his good pre-season form, the ex-Villarreal star is looking increasingly like the man to lead the line for Mauricio Pochettino's side
Much has been made of Chelsea's striker hunt this year, with a number of big names linked, but they might just have bought the right man already. Nicolas Jackson was once again impressive for the Blues, scoring the opener and proving a constant menace in an otherwise drab 1-1 draw with Newcastle.
The former Villarreal man continued his good run of form, opening the scoring inside 15 minutes, scampering beyond the Newcastle backline and finishing off a neat pass from Ian Maatsen. Chelsea could've had a second shortly after, but Christopher Nkunku dragged his effort just wide of the post.
Newcastle levelled things right before the break, with former Atlanta United winger Miguel Almiron grabbing a goal at his former home.
The second half was a markedly tighter affair. Jackson was removed, while Maatsen only lasted a further 20 minutes. Nkunku made things interesting, though, and challenged Nick Pope on a handful of occasions. A diving stop from the England goalkeeper in the 93rd minute ensured that Newcastle would hang on.
GOAL looks at what we learned during the clash at Mercedes-Benz Stadium…
Nico Jackson… again!
How long have Chelsea needed this? The Blues haven't really had a reliable striker since Diego Costa, with a series of imperfect fits and promising players all struggling to inherit the central role in the side. It's very early days, but Jackson looks like he might just be able to make it work.
He was up for it from the first minute on Wednesday. The former Villarreal man was caught offside while trying to dart beyond the Newcastle defence early on. But five minutes later, he timed his run to perfection, receiving a pass in stride and putting his side 1-0 ahead.
There was more to his performance than just goals, though. Jackson never stopped moving and got Fabian Schar booked after forcing the centre-back into a rash challenge. He also almost grabbed himself an assist after a fine piece of work on the right wing, too. These are small moments, but ones Chelsea fans can get excited about. Jackson could be the solution to a problem they've had for years.
AdvertisementReece James is back
Injury-prone right-back Reece James finally returned to training last week, and was thrust into the line up almost immediately here. The results were predictably mixed. At times, James was near his best, winning individual duels and hitting a series of cross-field balls.
But there were also some weaknesses. He was caught out of position on occasion and played the odd loose pass. This is all to be expected, though, from a player who hasn't been on the pitch for nearly four months — and missed half of last season.
Chelsea look a much-changed side this year, and the somehow James will be one of the most experienced members of the squad at just 23. If he can stay fit, and work his way back to form, the Blues will once again have one of the league's best full-backs at their disposal.
What to make of Mudryk?
Since arriving from Shaktar Donetsk in January, Mykhailo Mudryk has shown flashes, but has done little to suggest that he was worth the immense £89 million ($110m) price they paid for him. This pre-season, though, there are signs that he might just work out. His darting runs have come with smart passes. His mazy dribbles have finished with a shot.
These are small things, but they are also immense improvements for a player that looked lost a few months ago. And there was a lot to like here, too. He tortured Kieran Trippier for 45 minutes, and linked up well with Nkunku and Jackson.
There is a long way to go for the Ukrainian. He will undoubtedly need more time to develop, and the minutes will only help. For now, though, the signs are promising.
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Miggy enjoys his homecoming
Almiron has had a bit of a mixed time at Newcastle, but finally made good on his potential last season, scoring 11 Premier League goals. And he returned to Atlanta in style, scoring the equaliser and putting in a solid performance on the right. He made life difficult for a rattled Marc Cucurella, who couldn't deal with his trickery or movement on the evening.
The Paraguayan won't have it easy this season. Newcastle are bringing in reinforcements to the side, and he will likely have to battle for his spot. Every pre-season game counts, then, and this was an immensely promising one for a fan favourite.
Goal looks at the players whose deals are due to end, which of them could leave and who might still be at Old Trafford come 2019-20
Since 1995, the Bosman ruling has revolutionised football transfers, giving players the opportunity to break free of clubs at the end of their contracts, and the pre-contract agreement which has since been brought into the game means that from January 1 players with expiring deals can sign with potential new employers six months ahead of a move.
This January, Manchester United find themselves in the kind of position many clubs have been left in since Jean-Marc Bosman successfully petitioned the courts, with as many as 11 of their players holding contracts which are due to expire at the end of the current season.
The one thing they do have going for them is that eight of the 11 involved have club-option extension clauses written into their deals, which allows the Old Trafford hierarchy the freedom to add 12 months to their contracts if they are unwilling to let them go.
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O Corinthians tem um novo preparador de goleiros para a próxima temporada. A pedido do técnico Tiago Nunes, o Timão contratou Marcelo Carpes, que estava no Querétaro, do México. O profissional se apresenta no dia 6 de janeiro ao CT Joaquim Grava, assim como todo o restante da nova comissão técnica e também do grupo de jogadores do Alvinegro.
Gaúcho, Marcelo Carpes tem 42 anos e soma passagens por clubes como Internacional, Chapecoense, Juventude, Caxias e Luverdense. O preparador de goleiros estava há mais de uma temporada no futebol mexicano e aceitou o convite de Tiago Nunes para trabalhar com Cássio, Walter e Filipe – os três goleiros do elenco principal do Timão.
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Agora, a comissão técnica de Tiago Nunes está praticamente completa. O treinador trará Evandro Fornari e Kelly Guimarães, o preparador físico Michel Huff, além do analista de desempenho Pedro Sotero. A tendência é de que não venha mais ninguém para trabalhar com o novo treinador do Corinthians.
Com a mudança, Leandro Idalino volta aos treinos na equipe sub-20 do Corinthians. Nesta quinta, inclusive, o preparador de goleiros já trabalhou com o elenco que disputará a Copinha no ano que vem. Além de ser responsável pela equipe de juniores do Timão, Idalino também coordena todo o trabalho na base dos goleiros, sendo homem de confiança do clube.
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O Botafogo sofreu mais uma drástica mudança interna. Após reunião na manhã desta terça-feira, Gustavo Noronha foi destituído e não exerce mais o cargo de vice-presidente de futebol do clube. O dirigente ocupava o cargo desde o início do mandato Nelson Mufarrej como presidente, em 2018.
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Um encontro com o próprio mandatário, porém, selou a passagem do vice-presidente de futebol do clube. A situação era considerada insustentável e Gustavo Noronha foi destituído do Conselho Diretor do Glorioso. Depois de Ricardo Wagner, presidente do Conselho Fiscal, foi a segunda saída confirmada em menos de 24 horas.
Antes de ser VP de futebol, Gustavo Noronha foi diretor jurídico do departamento de futebol e uma figura importante no grupo Mais Botafogo. Não à toa, era influente nos bastidores do clube e alcançou um cargo de prestígio na instituição.
Noronha, porém, não estava sendo bem avaliado por conselheiros nos últimos meses. O VP de futebol “sumiu” e não participou de decisões importantes, em relação ao futebol e questões fora de campo, em um momento conturbado vivido pelo Botafogo. A situação era considerada insustentável e, por isso, Gustavo Noronha foi destituído do Conselho Diretor do Glorioso.
Um dos nomes cogitados para assumir a vaga e estar mais envolvido com o dia a dia do futebol é Ricardo Rotenberg, atual diretor de marketing. As partes estão conversando.
Após deixar o cargo, Noronha se pronunciou via sua assessoria de imprensa:
“O Presidente me pediu o cargo e é sua prerrogativa fazê-lo. Estava preparado para a transição do Botafogo atual para o Botafogo S/A em dezembro, antecipando em um ano o fim da gestão, e em busca de um Botafogo mais moderno, eficiente, e sempre vencedor. Firme no propósito de terminar o ano com o Botafogo numa posição digna na tabela, eu seguiria para concluir o trabalho. No entanto, o Presidente, a equipe de transição para o Botafogo S/A, e o próprio Mais Botafogo, entenderam pelo fim do ciclo agora, para uma transição mais tranquila, e viabilizando a regularização dos salários o quanto antes.
Ninguém está acima do Botafogo, e zelar pelo futuro do Clube é o nosso dever maior. Saio não com a sensação do dever cumprido (pois a 14a posição no Campeonato Brasileiro não é nada cômoda e não é digna de nossas tradições), mas com a certeza de que fiz o meu melhor. Foram 5 anos no departamento de futebol do Botafogo, 3 como diretor e 2 como vice-presidente, em uma reconstrução do Clube que se deu passo a passo.
Desde o início dificílimo em 2015 com desmonte e reconstrução total do elenco, até uma participação honrosa na Libertadores em 2017 e um título estadual épico no ano passado (2018), chego ao final do trabalho com o Botafogo detentor de ativos importantes, alguns cobiçados por grandes clubes brasileiros e internacionais. O modelo de gestão orgânico e profissional que implantamos no futebol do Botafogo, contudo, necessitava de duas premissas básicas da era do profissionalismo: (i) estrutura de ponta; e (ii) salários em dia. Durante muito tempo conseguimos. Em face do quase total colapso financeiro de 2019, motivado por questões diversas de ordem comercial e financeira, esses dois pilares fundamentais do trabalho foram dramaticamente prejudicados, e com isso veio um desgaste inevitável.
O departamento de futebol do Botafogo foi obrigado a se desfazer de atletas para honrar compromissos salariais e ainda assim os atrasos persistiram. Que possamos o quanto antes regularizar nossos compromissos. Temos, no departamento de futebol do Clube, incansáveis profissionais de ponta. Nosso gerente de futebol, treinador, auxiliares, coordenador, preparadores de goleiro, preparadores físicos, fisiologistas, médicos, fisioterapeutas, nutricionistas, assessores de imprensa, massagistas, roupeiros, seguranças, motoristas, e todos da equipe, são incansáveis. Nossos atletas se dedicam diuturnamente para defender as nossas cores e terminarão essa temporada numa posição digna. Tenho a mais absoluta certeza de que farão de tudo para isso e conseguirão.”
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Enquanto caminhava em direção ao banco de reservas, Paulo Henrique Ganso olhou para Oswaldo e falou: “Burro, burro para cara***”. O treinador se virou para o banco de reservas e respondeu ao jogador: “Você é vagabundo!”. Ambos precisaram ser contidos pelos demais componentes da comissão técnica. Este foi o momento mais marcante do empate em 1 a 1 entre Fluminense e Santos, pela 21ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, no Maracanã.
O resultado?Oswaldo de Oliveira demitido na manhã desta sexta-feira, após reuniãocom o presidente Mário Bittencourt, o vice geral Celso Barros e diretor executivo de futebol, Paulo Angioni. Além disso, na mesma conversa, foi definido que Ganso seria multado (em umpercentual de seu salário) e sofreria uma advertência. O clube emitiu um comunicado oficial:
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A dúvida agora, contudo, fica por conta do próximo a comandar Ganso e companhia.Para o jogo deste domingo, contra o Grêmio, no Maracanã, o auxiliar técnico Marcão vai comandar a equipe de forma interina. Antes mesmo da demissão, a diretoria chegou a fazer contatos com alguns treinadores, como Maurício Barbieri e Lisca. Cuca é sonho (veja mais sobre os nomes em pautas).
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Lasith Malinga had arrived in New Zealand with a strapped-up ankle and a bum knee. He has not bowled a delivery in competitive cricket since September. Even before the hiatus, he had been some way from his best; low on pace and wayward, with a stomach bulging out ahead of him.All this would make for a low-key return, you would think, but Malinga has earned a reputation as Sri Lanka’s major tournament performer. The gold tinge in his hair rejuvenates ahead of each big event. The yorkers begin to fly fast and free, stumps wrecked, hat-tricks collected, toes bruised, and that aeroplane celebration dusted off with unusual intensity.On Saturday, Gary Ballance labeled Malinga “probably the best death bowler there has ever been”, and the man himself is meeting the attention with his usual bluster. Saddled now with transforming the Sri Lankan attack’s fortunes in New Zealand, Malinga said the expectations on him are nothing new.”I don’t know what pressure means,” he said. “I’m always used to pressure situations, so I wouldn’t even know what pressure is to talk about it. I want to have a free mindset and do what I can do. Throughout my career I haven’t been looking out where I’m playing or what are the conditions. We know it will be bouncy here, but I always trust my skill.”Malinga’s absence from international cricket had been forced by a long-term ankle complaint that had deteriorated to the point of requiring surgery. He had suffered a setback in his rehabilitation in December, but has gradually been increasing his bowling workload through January. Every step is still painful, Malinga said, but he is expected to be fully fit for the warm-up matches, against South Africa and Zimbabwe, and for the curtain-raiser against New Zealand on February 14.”In the last few days, I’ve been bowling with my full run up, and I feel like I have good rhythm. I don’t know about the pace, so we’ll find that out in the matches. Before the World Cup, I have to use these two warm-up matches to the maximum.”I haven’t had much skills preparation in the last few months, but I always do my mental preparation. I watched all my footage in the last two months and figured out what I needed to do.”Sri Lanka’s major-tournament fortunes have fluctuated with Malinga’s, to some extent, but on this occasion, his team-mates are quick to suggest they have other match winners in their attack too. Kumar Sangakkara said Rangana Herath was the best current spinner, while captain Angelo Mathews believed Sri Lanka were not totally reliant on Malinga.”You can’t write off the rest of the bowlers that we have,” Mathews said. “We’ve got fairly experienced bowlers, but Lasith is the X-factor. It’s just that in a one-off game, the others can also come into the party. We all expect Lasith to do well but I’m pretty sure with the amount of talent that we’ve got in the side, anyone can do the job for us.”Mahela Jayawardene took a similar view, emphasising the threat of the collective, but added that Malinga’s return boosted the know-how within the attack. Malinga had been the architect of the wide-yorker plan that brought Sri Lanka success in the World T20 final last year.”The others will feed off him,” Jayawardene said. “You saw in the World T20 how his ideas, and his management of the bowling unit in that situation was fantastic. Because of his experience, his presence will give us that extra 10 per cent to win the matches we had been losing. We’re a small nation, so it’s important we get everyone on the park.”Sri Lanka’s approach to the World Cup has been marred somewhat by a 2-4 loss to New Zealand. Mathews said his team had “found ways to lose matches rather than win them” in that series, and called for more consistency in all departments, but was unperturbed by the lowered expectations of his side.”We’re happy to walk into the World Cup as underdogs. No one really expects us to win.”
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A brilliant innings by former Minor Counties player Richard Oliver failed to prevent Worcestershire’s first County Championship defeat of the season as Gloucestershire registered their first victory at New Road since 1986.Oliver, the 24-year-old left hander, made a career-best 179 in four and a half hours enabled the Division Two leaders to wipe out a deficit of 184, but the West Country team were hardly challenged by a target of 177 and cruised home by seven wickets.Paceman Liam Norwell broke Worcestershire’s resistance in a new-ball spell of 4 for 16 and opener Chris Dent led the victory rush with his first half-century in three months after taking the key wicket of Oliver in his role as occasional left-arm spinner.Will Tavare made 33 in an opening stand of 67 before falling lbw to Joe Leach and when Dent was out for 51, driving Shaaiq Choudhry’s fourth ball straight to mid-off, Alex Gidman followed his first-innings century with an unbeaten 45 from 43 balls. Leach claimed his 30th wicket of the season when Gareth Roderick was caught behind for 25 but this was only a blip as Gloucestershire comfortably completed their third win of the season.The visitors made the running from the outset in dismissing Worcestershire before tea on the first day and as well as Oliver played, there was to be no way back. They are still favourites for promotion but their lead could be significantly trimmed if their closest rivals, Surrey and Hampshire, close out victories on Monday.It was unfortunate for Oliver that the latest chapter in a remarkable rise to a county contract should have coincided with one of the team’s least effective displays of the season. Originally drafted in from Shropshire in April because of an injury, he scored hundreds in successive innings for the second XI and in May he was in the county team in the run to the NatWest T20 Blast quarter-finals.A Championship debut arrived in June and having scored at least one half-century in each of four matches, he has accumulated 504 runs in his first eight innings in first-class cricket. Dedicated to the sport as an annual traveller to Australia to play for Melbourne club Geelong, he is refreshingly uncomplicated in his approach. If the ball is there to be hit, then more than often than not it is – and with some force.Gloucestershire’s bowlers will bear testimony to this, having seen Oliver plundering his first 50 in 41 balls and the third in 40. That the middle one was twice as long indicated a period of circumspection in approaching a maiden hundred. In all he hit 23 fours and one six, putting Worcestershire in front in the over he reached three figures.For much of his innings he was accompanied by Alexei Kervezee in Worcestershire’s highest partnership for any wicket this season. They put on 215 in 51 overs before Gloucestershire made a decisive breakthrough with their spinners. Kervezee had made 78 with a six and 10 fours when he tickled a catch to Gareth Roderick to give offspinner Mark Craig a first Championship wicket and in his next over the New Zealander claimed a second with Tom Kohler-Cadmore’s top edged to midwicket.Oliver was fifth out at 296, caught behind off Dent, and the seamers did the rest as the last five wickets disappeared for 39 from the time the new ball was taken. Of the lower order only Choudhry, with 30, seriously troubled Gloucestershire until caught at second slip off David Payne.Stand-in captain Gidman was proud to be the first man to lead Gloucestershire to a Championship victory at New Road in 28 years. “It’s a lovely place to play and I’ve been a few times but never won,” he said. “To have done that was really enjoyable. It was a challenging wicket but a good cricket wicket and we probably applied ourselves a little bit better over three days.”We had the best of the conditions. On the first day I didn’t think we bowled as well as we could but the boys kept going really hard.”Worcestershire’s assistant coach Matt Mason was delighted with Oliver’s impressive century. “He’s a breath of fresh air,” he said. “His approach to his cricket is amazing and he’s very positive. He’s fearless, that’s the way we describe him. It’s great for the people who are here watching as there’s never a dull moment when he’s at the crease.”He’s different as well. He doesn’t play an orthodox game and I think there’s room for people like that in any first class cricket team. His confidence and his belief that he belongs here is growing all the time.”
علق سامي الشيشيني لاعب ومدرب الزمالك السابق على خسارة الفريق بثنائية دون رد أمام آرتا سولار في ذهاب دور الـ 32 من كأس الكونفدرالية الإفريقية.
وقال الشيشيني في مداخلة عبر قناة “أون تايم سبورتس”: “أوسوريو كان يُفرغ نصف الملعب، الفريق بدنيًا سيئ وكان لا بد أن يؤمن الوسط أكثر من ذلك، لماذا تريد أن تُحقق الفوز هناك، المفترض أن تؤمن نفسك وتأتي في القاهرة وتفوز، لكن الخصم استطاع أن يخطف الفوز”.
اقرأ أيضًا.. موعد مباراة العودة بين الزمالك وأرتا سولار في الكونفدرالية
وأكمل: “النتيجة كانت من الممكن أن تصل لثلاثة أو أربعة أهداف، هناك فرص كثيرة ضاعت، أمام الزمالك مباراتين في الدوري قبل مواجهة الإياب، لكن الجماهير لا بد أن تحضر في المدرجات وتضغط على المنافس”.
وتابع: “التحضير للمباراة كان سيئًا بسبب الأزمات المالية، وسفر أوسوريو خلال فترة الإعداد، والمدرب مسؤول عن المستوى الفني، شيكابالا كان مُصابًا لماذا تبدأ به طالما ليس جاهزًا”.
واختتم: “في حال تمكن الزمالك من الفوز أمام بيراميدز والمقاولون في الدوري، سيتخطى أرتا سولار، ولكن أعتقد أن هذا من الصعب أن يحدث”.
ويسعى الزمالك لتعديل الموقف بالفوز في مباراة العودة والتأهل إلى دور المجموعات ببطولة الكونفدرالية الإفريقية.
وتقام مباراة العودة بين الزمالك وأرتا سولار أحد أيام 29 و30 سبتمبر و1 أكتوبر.