أعرب الدولي الهولندي فيرجيل فان دايك مدافع فريق كرة القدم الأول بنادي ليفربول، عن سعادته بالانتصار الذي حققه الريدز على كريستال بالاس في الدوري الإنجليزي.
ليفربول حقق الانتصار بهدف نظيف عن طريق ديوجو جوتا في ملعب سيلهرست بارك، بافتتاح الجولة السابعة، ليعزز صدارته لترتيب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.
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وقال فان دايك في تصريحات لشبكة “TNT” البريطانية عقب المباراة: “من الصعب القدوم إلى هذا الملعب دائمًا، النتائج على مدار المواسم الماضية متقاربة جدًا”.
وأضاف: “سجلنا هدفًا رائعًا في البداية، وكان بوسعنا أن نؤدي بشكل أفضل في الشوط الثاني، لكننا كنا نعلم أنهم سيحاولون الضغط وهو ما حدث بالفعل، في النهاية حققنا ما أردنا قبل فترة التوقف الدولي”.
وعن قوة دفاع ليفربول هذا الموسم، قال فان دايك: “نواصل العمل دائمًا، لكننا لا نشعر بالرضا اليوم، لقد أنقذنا أليسون مرتين، وهذا ما نحاول دائمًا تجنبه، نحاول جميعًا التكاتف من أجل الحفاظ على نظافة شباكنا”.
واختتم: “أعتقد أن البعض يستهينون بـ ليفربول، ولكن بغض النظر عما يعتقده العالم الخارجي، نحن لا نهتم، سنواصل المنافسة والمضي قدمًا”.
O Flamengo levou o bicampeonato da Supercopa do Brasil ao derrotar o Palmeiras por 6 a 5 no pênaltis, após empate em 2 a 2 no tempo regulamentar, neste domingo, no Estádio Mané Garrincha. E a tarde foi histórica duplamente para Gabigol, quem marcou o primeiro gol de sua equipe, e o agora isolado artilheiro do Rubro-Negro no século XXI, com 74 gols pelo clube.
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Em entrevista após a decisão memorável, Gabi comemorouo seu oitavo título pelo Fla, onde está desde janeiro de 2019, e avisou: “O melhor venceu”.
– É tudo. A gente treinou muito, se dedicou. Às vezes, só aparece aqui a gente sendo campeão e brincado. Mas durante a semana a gente se dedica nos treinos. Foi um título merecido, o melhor time venceu – falou Gabi, em entrevista ao canal “SporTV”.
-(O título) representa tudo. A gente treinou muito, se dedicou. Às vezes, só aparece aqui a gente sendo campeão e brincando. Mas durante a semana a gente se dedica nos treinos. Foi um título merecido, o melhor time venceu – completou.
Gabigol também falou sobre o feito acerca da artilharia pelo Fla – se isolou e deixou o segundo lugar para Renato Abreu, que marcou 73.
– É muito bacana, é uma marca expressiva. Divido com meus companheiros que fazem a bola chegar a mim e aos goleiros que treinam comigo durante a semana. Joguei com ele (Renato Abreu) no Santos. Com tão pouca idade, bater esse recorde me deixa feliz. Espero bater mais.
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Agora, o Flamengo volta o foco para o Carioca. O próximo jogo não valerá troféu, mas sempre é encarado como uma decisão. Nesta quarta, às 21h, o time de Rogério Ceni enfrenta o Vasco, em clássico válido pela 9ª rodada da Taça Guanabara, no Maracanã.
Arsenal are enjoying another brilliant season in the Premier League under former player Mikel Arteta, with the Gunners currently sitting just two points off leaders Liverpool.
Arteta's side have only lost four times in the league so far this campaign, with the Gunners boasting the best defensive record in the division – conceding just 22 times in the 25 league games so far this season.
However, in recent games, Arsenal have been just as impressive in the final third as they have been defensively. During the last two encounters, Arteta's side have kept two clean sheets but have also scored 11 times after a 6-0 win over West Ham and a 5-0 win against Burnley on Saturday.
Despite their impressive tally in front of goal, the club might've missed a trick with another attacking player who was at the club during his younger years; Michael Olise.
Michael Olise's time at Arsenal
Unbeknownst to some, the dazzling Frenchman actually spent a brief period at the Hale End Academy as a youngster.
Telling the BBC, youth coach Sean Conlon stated: "It wasn't that he was particularly big or strong; it was the efficiency of his movements. He was very elegant, a graceful runner. He glided across the pitch. There was ease about the way he did things.
"At the time he was just in at Arsenal. Then in the U8s season he joined various development centres as well as us and he became more polished. He was so slight as a youngster, he needed game intelligence."
Olise subsequently joined Chelsea's academy, where he was until the age of 14 before making his name at Reading in the Championship.
Olise's time at Palace
Now aged 22, the French winger plays for Crystal Palace in the Premier League – with the attacker attracting interest from multiple other English sides.
Manchester United have been the side that have been linked with Olise most, with the Red Devils rumoured to be wanting to sign the Palace forward for a fee in the region of £60m.
Olise has made 82 appearances for Palace, scoring 12 times and assisting another 22 since his £8m move to Selhurst Park back in July 2021.
The right-sided forward has impressed with his ability to cut inside on his stronger left foot, with Olise's displays similar to that of current Arsenal star boy Bukayo Saka.
His performances for Roy Hodgson's side has seen his market value skyrocket, with the 22-year-old now worth £42.5m as per Transfermarkt, and more than capable of making the jump to being a first-team starter for a big six Premier League side.
How Olise compares to Bukayo Saka
Saka has taken his game to the next level under Arteta this campaign, scoring 12 times with eight assists in his 24 Premier League appearances – the highest total of anyone in the Arsenal side.
The Hale End Academy graduate has been crucial in the club's attempt to win a first league title since the invincible campaign, with Saka's market value now reaching an astronomical £102.5m.
When comparing Saka to Olise this season, the Crystal Palace winger beats the Arsenal man in multiple key areas as a similarly left-footed player cutting in off the right-hand side.
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Olise has averaged 4.4 progressive passes per 90, with Saka unable to match his tally, with the Englishman trailing Palace's winger by 0.6 per game. Saka also trails Olise for successful take-ons per 90, with the Hale End Academy product averaging 1.8 compared to the Frenchman's tally of 2.4.
Whilst Saka blows Olise out of the water for goals this season, the Palace winger averages more assists per game with his tally of 0.42 per 90 ranking him within the top 4% of attackers in Europe's top five leagues.
Even though the youngster wouldn't play instead of Saka, he certainly would add to the quality of Arsenal's already impressive frontline – with the Gunners potentially missing a trick with the Frenchman when he was at the club as a youngster.
Opening batsman says New Zealand were “right in the box seat” until his throw deflected for four off Ben Stokes’ bat
Andrew Miller18-Jul-2019
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New Zealand’s crushing disappointment after the World Cup final against England on Sunday was mitigated by the knowledge that they had played a huge part in one of the most thrilling cricket matches of all time, according to Martin Guptill, the opening batsman whose ill-fortune came to epitomise his side’s cruel luck.Not only was Guptill the man left sprawling for his crease in the Super Over, as Jos Buttler fielded the shy from midwicket that sealed the final in England’s favour, he was also the man whose own throw from the deep – in England’s final over of the original run-chase – inadvertently turned the course of the match on its head.After gathering Ben Stokes’ clip to midwicket with nine runs needed from three balls, Guptill’s return to the keeper deflected off Stokes’ bat and away to the third man boundary for four overthrows, making a total of six runs for the incident. Stokes had already smashed the third ball of the over for another six, and managed to eke out two more singles from the final two balls of Trent Boult’s over to tie the scores.”Up until the third ball we were right in the box seat,” Guptill told Sky Sports ahead of his debut for Worcestershire Rapids in the Vitality Blast. “And then it wasn’t to be, but that’s just the way cricket goes, as players. It was one hell of a final.”Guptill admitted that “the thought crosses your mind” that New Zealand were simply fated to miss out, but he had no doubt about the moment that changed the game.”I guess it was the throw that I threw in from the boundary and hit the back of Stokes’ bat, and trickled off for four,” he said. “You know when that sort of thing happens, from a throw from the boundary, it tends not to go your way.”Chasing 16 runs to win the Super Over, Guptill was left needing two from the final ball of the match, but this time Jason Roy’s shy from midwicket was accurate enough to leave him well short as Buttler confirmed England’s first World Cup in 44 barren years.”I didn’t really know where the ball was, I just put the head down and just started running,” Guptill said. “It was a good throw and I dived from about halfway, and just come up a little bit short.”New Zealand received huge credit for the manner in which they accepted their defeat, in spite of having scored the same number of runs across the match, and Guptill said that the team had been quick to recognise quite what a massive part of sporting history they had played a part in.”Yeah, I think so,” he said. “You know, the support that we had from back home and even around here, and what you see on social media, everyone just loved the game, whether they were cricket watchers or not. Everyone was all over the game and they loved it and it was just a shame for us about the result.”We actually had quite a good party,” he added. “I mean, obviously it was quite a sombre mood for a while but then we realised we were part of one of the greatest games in cricket history, so we got over it fairly quickly. We had a good time together, because we’re not going to be together as a group like that for a while yet.”Guptill’s World Cup had been a luckless affair for much of the campaign. Despite making a half-century to seal a ten-wicket win over Sri Lanka in New Zealand’s opening match, he didn’t pass 35 in his remaining 10 innings.But a change of scene could be just the tonic, as he links up with Worcestershire, the defending T20 Blast champions.”You need a bit of luck in the game as a batsman sometimes,” he said. “And T20 can be the place to find that luck. So who knows, hopefully tonight I can find a little bit and hopefully score a few runs.”It’s a young team and I think there’s a lot of excitement around it,” he added of his Worcestershire team-mates. “The guys just have fun playing together. I think that’s a big part of cricket and something that we pride ourselves on as New Zealanders and the Black Caps. We just go out and have some fun with our mates.”
They also recall allrounder Anne Bosch as both ODI and T20 squads will be led by Sune Luus again
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South Africa quick Ayabonga Khaka and wicketkeeper-batsman Trisha Chetty have returned to the national set-up after staying away from international cricket for more than a year because of injuries. While Chetty, who last played an ODI in May 2018, returned only to the one-day squad, Khaka, who has been out since June last year, was picked for both the ODIs and the T20Is in India in September and October.South Africa also picked uncapped left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba and recalled allrounder Anne Bosch, who played four ODIs for them in 2016. Sune Luus will continue to lead the sides in the absence of Dane van Niekerk, who is still out of action because of an injury. Marizanne Kapp will play the ODIs but is not available for the five T20Is.”With a few players not available for the tour, it gives us an opportunity to look at some options going into the upcoming New Zealand away series and the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup,” CSA selection convener Clinton du Preez said. “Nonkululeko Mlaba has been included as a new cap into the squad on the back of a successful Emerging Tour against Bangladesh and the Women’s T20 Super League. She is a talented left-arm spinner who will complement our bowling attack.”Anneke Bosch has been a steady contributor for North West and was also part of the recent Emerging Squad, and she gives us as an extra all-rounder option.”Khaka had been away following a shoulder surgery she underwent after touring England last year. She was eased back into the squad via the emerging series against Bangladesh, against whom she played two one-dayers and two T20s, taking two wickets in four matches. She was then part of a national squad training camp in Pietermaritzburg.Chetty has recovered from a back injury she picked up last year, which forced her to miss the World T20. She returned to the game in January this year to represent KwaZulu-Natal Inland and then featured in the emerging series against Bangladesh at home. She scored three half-centuries in the one-dayers and another in the T20s against Bangladesh at the end of July.South Africa will start the India tour with two warm-up T20s on September 19 and 22 before the five T20Is starting September 24 in Surat. That will be followed by three ODIs on October 9, 11 and 14 in Vadodara.T20I squad: Sune Luus (capt), Anneke Bosch, Tasmin Brits, Nadine de Klerk, Shabnim Ismail, Sinalo Jafta, Ayabonga Khaka, Lara Goodall, Lizelle Lee, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase, Mignon du Preez, Laura WolvaardtODI squad: Sune Luus (capt), Tasmin Brits, Trisha Chetty, Nadine de Klerk, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Lara Goodall, Marizanne Kapp, Lizelle Lee, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nondumiso Shangase, Mignon du Preez, Laura Wolvaardt
Leeds United have had their fair share of transfer howlers and blinders over the years in the market under current and previous owners and managers.
Former Whites owner Massimo Cellino was no stranger to a gaffe during the transfer window throughout his time at Elland Road before his exit in 2017.
Massimo Cellino
One of his howlers in charge of the club was the signing of Mauritania international forward Souleymane Doukara ahead of the 2014/15 campaign.
Souleymane Doukara's Leeds statistics
Leeds initially signed him on loan from Catania with an option to make it permanent the following summer, and he had a fairly average first season in English football.
The French-born marksman, who was signed at the start of Dave Hockaday's short tenure as manager, made 27 appearances for the club in all competitions, 25 of which came in the Championship.
Doukara played the majority of those matches as a centre-forward, with five games on the right and left flank combined, and produced five goals and three assists in the league.
Souleymane Doukara
Cellino then opted to sign the attacker on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee in the summer of 2015, which turned out to be a blunder by the Italian.
The now-32-year-old went on to endure a frustrating campaign in front of goal as he plundered three goals and two assists in 23 Championship matches throughout the 2015/16 season.
Midway through that term, manager Steve Evans claimed he had a "heart the size of Big Ben" but that did not stop him from landing in hot water shortly afterwards.
Doukara was banned for eight competitive matches by the FA for biting Fulham central defender Fernando Amorebieta in February, with the ban coming into place at the end of March for what the FA stated was an 'act of violent conduct'.
That was not the end of his Leeds career, though, as he went on to score six goals in 39 appearances in all competitions during the 2016/17 campaign.
Where Souleymane Doukara currently plays
The centre-forward left Elland Road through a mutual termination of his contract in the summer of 2017 and has been at seven different clubs since his exit from Yorkshire.
He joined Osmanlispor on a free transfer ahead of the 2017/18 campaign and then went on to play for Antalyaspor, Al-Ettifaq, Giresunspor, APO Levadiakos, and Genclerbirligi before a move to his current club in August of last year.
Souleymane Doukara
At Leeds
Appearances
93
Goals
19
Assists
Nine
Stats via Transfermarkt
Doukara currently plays for Magusa TGSK in Cyprus but Transfermarkt and Sofascore do not have any information on their fixtures and results, which means that it remains unknown as to how well he is doing there.
However, the 32-year-old plying his trade in Cyprus, along with the aforementioned collection of clubs post-Leeds, shows that his career trajectory has not soared upwards since moving on from England, given that it is the 23rd best division in Europe based on their coefficient.
Overall, Cellino had a mare with the signing of Doukara as the forward failed to score or assist goals on a consistent basis before being released on a free transfer and becoming a journeyman with moves to Turkey, Greece and Saudi Arabia over the subsequent years.
O elenco do São Paulo volta aos treinos na tarde desta segunda-feira (26), no CT da Barra Funda, de olho na partida diante do Rentistas (URU), às 21h, no Morumbi, pela Libertadores. O Tricolor vai em busca da segunda vitória após vencer o Sporting Cristal (PER), na estreia.
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A principal questão do São Paulo nos treinamentos será o atacante Eder. Ele sentiu um incômodo na coxa e ficou fora da partida contra o Ituano, no último domingo (25). Sendo assim, é dúvida contra os uruguaios e para o clássico contra o Corinthians.
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Para o duelo diante do Rentistas, Crespo deve voltar a escalar os titulares, poupados diante do Galo de Itu. Vale destacar que o São Paulo vem de uma maratona de jogos e agorá terá três dias de treinamento para se preparar. Uma ‘folga’ de partidas para a comissão técnica e os jogadores.
Mesmo na maratona de jogos, o Tricolor vem tendo excelentes resultados. São sete vitórias seguidas desde o retorno do futebol brasileiro após a paralisação pela pandemia de Covid-19. Nestas partidas, foram 18 gols marcados e apenas três sofridos, garantindo a classificação às quartas de final do Paulistão.
O Tricolor tem treinamentos programados para todos os dias da semana, inclusive no dia do jogo contra o Rentistas. Essas atividades nos dias das partidas virou rotina sob o comando de Crespo.
O Vasco venceu o Madureira por 2 a 1 em São Januário e garantiu uma vaga na final da Taça Rio. Destaque da partida com duas assistências, o lateral-direito Léo Matos comentou, na saída do gramado, sobre o entrosamento com Germán Cano e que a mentalidade do elenco é sempre vencer e buscar os títulos.
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– Importância muito grande para gente. independente da gente estar jogando a Taça Rio, que ficou do quinto ao oitavo colocado, o Vasco toda vez que entrar em um campeonato é cobrado para ser campeão. A mentalidade é essa. A gente entrou hoje em campo para se classificar para a final e no próximo jogo mais uma guerra para buscar esse título – disse o lateral.
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No lance do primeiro gol, Zeca tabelou com Galarza pela esquerda e cruzou com categoria para Léo Matos cabecear. No entanto, antes da bola entrar, Marquinhos Gabriel só teve o trabalho de empurrar para as redes. Ao ser perguntado sobre o gol, o lateral disse que brincou com o companheiro e que o foco era sair com a classificação.
– Em relação as duas assistências, é o que a gente faz todo dia nos treinamento, e no jogo sai de maneira natural. A gente vem trabalhando e combinando os movimentos com o Cano que se apresenta muito bem na pequena área. Acredito quer colaborou muito para a vitória de hoje – afirmou o jogador, e em seguida completou.
– Tem que me mandar um pix (risos)! Fico feliz independente se foi gol meu ou dele. Na verdade, foi dele, pois a bola não havia entrado. Até brinquei com ele de ter me roubado o gol, mas fico muito feliz por ele ter marcado – finalizou.
O Gigante da Colina volta a campo no próximo final de semana pela final da competição. Enquanto isso, espera o vencedor do duelo entre Botafogo e Nova Iguaçu para conhecer o seu adversário.