Após passar em branco na Libertadores em 2022, o atacante Róger Guedes estreou na edição deste ano marcando dois gols na vitória do Corinthians sobre o Liverpool, do Uruguai, em Montevidéu.
Artilheiro do Timão em 2023, agora com 10 gols, Guedes também foi o atleta do clube alvinegro que mais marcou no ano passado, indo às redes em 15 oportunidades, mas nenhuma delas na principal competição continental.
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+Róger Guedes marca dois, e Fagner se destaca nas assistências em vitória do Corinthians na Libertadores
– Agradecer a Deus pela vitória, pelos gols, estou muito feliz, estava na hora pela Libertadores. Vitória importante fora de casa. O primeiro gol – destacou o camisa 10 ao Paramount,+ na saída de campo.
Róger também agradeceu Fagner e Giuliano, autores das assistências para os dois gols anotados em Montevidéu. Guedes abriu algumas resenhas com a dupla de garçons durante a semana de preparação para a estreia na Liberta.
+ Guia Corinthians: tudo sobre o grupo do Timão na Libertadores
– Cobro ele (Fagner) no treino para olhar. Quem tem preferência é quem faz o movimento, ele foi feliz no passe, eu na finalização, difícil pegar com a bola em movimenta. E na semana eu brinquei com Guliani que faz tempo que ele não me dava uma assistência. A gente tem que ser carinhoso com eles – disse Róger Guedes.
Desde que estreou pelo Corinthians, em setembro de 2021, Róger Guedes tem 32 gols marcados com a camisa alvinegra.
تحدث عبد الواحد السيد، مدير الكرة السابق بنادي الزمالك، عن أسباب هزيمة الفارس الأبيض في مباراة القمة أمام الأهلي، مُشددًا على أن مجلس الإدارة كان له يد في هذا الأمر.
وتعرض الزمالك للهزيمة أمام الأهلي بنتيجة 2-1، في قمة الجولة التاسعة من الدوري المصري الممتاز، في اللقاء الذي أقيم على ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي.
وقال عبد الواحد السيد في تصريحات عبر برنامج اللعيب على قناة “MBC مصر”: “نادي الزمالك لديه مشكلات وصلت إلى مرحلة الشلل، والشيء الوحيد الذي يُسند نادي الزمالك هو الجمهور، فإذا رفع يده، انتهى الأمر تمامًا”.
وتابع: “لدينا مشكلات غير طبيعية، بعيدًا عن أجواء المباريات، فأنت تهيئ اللاعبين للمباراة، أليس كذلك؟ هل سمعت عن مشكلة مالية في النادي الأهلي؟”.
وأشار: “أنت الآن تريد تغيير المدرب، وهناك أسباب عديدة للوصول إلى هذه المرحلة، فلا بد من توفير مستحقات اللاعبين، ولا بد من تهيئة الأجواء المناسبة قبل المباراة”.
وأضاف: “المرة الوحيدة التي كنا ندخل فيها مباراة وأنا لدي يقين وثقة كانت مباراة السوبر الإفريقي، حيث جلست مع الكابتن حسين لبيب وقلت له: هذه المباراة بالنسبة لنا فارقة، وكما تعلم كانت البطولة مهمة للغاية لجماهير نادي الزمالك، وكان الأمر عكس التوقعات تمامًا، فقد كان الجميع متأكدًا أن الفريق سيخسر”.
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وواصل: “قلت للكابتن حسين لبيب: يا كابتن، أريد من اللاعبين أن يؤدوا دورهم دون أن يتحدث أحد أو يؤثر عليهم أي شيء، ولا بد أن أوفر مستحقات اللاعبين، وكانت المرة الوحيدة التي دخل فيها لاعبو نادي الزمالك المباراة دون أن يكون لهم أي مستحقات، لا مكافآت ولا رواتب”.
وواصل: “بغض النظر عن النتيجة، أتحدث عن إصرار اللاعبين وروحهم وتركيزهم، لكي توفّر أجواء محترمة أو حتى لاعبين جيدين، لا بد من أن تدرك أن اللاعبين مهما قال الناس إنهم يتقاضون ملايين، إلا أن هذه الملايين تعني أنهم يعيشون حياة معينة ولديهم التزامات ونفقات كبيرة وظروف صعبة”.
وأردف: “الأمر يُحدث فرقًا كبيرًا، ويجب أن تدرك أن الأجيال القديمة تختلف عن الأجيال الجديدة، فالجيل الحالي بالنسبة له الأهم أن يحصل على مستحقاته في موعدها؛ لذلك، إذا أردت التغيير، فلا بد من بناء أساس محترم، وذلك بتوفير مستحقات اللاعبين، وإلا ستجلب مدربًا وتغيّره وتفعل ما تريد، ثم تعود لتواجه المشكلات نفسها”.
واختتم: “ما حدث في الزمالك خلال الفترة الماضية هو من وجهة نظري دافع معنوي كبير للاعبين، فاللاعبون لديهم الرغبة، ولكن كما قلت لك، يصل اللاعب في النهاية إلى مرحلة لا يستطيع الاستمرار بعدها”.
They will also play three ODIs against Bangladesh in Chelmsford to maximise their chances of qualifying for the ODI World Cup
ESPNcricinfo staff17-Mar-2023
India will tour Ireland for the second year in a row to play three T20Is•Sportsfile via Getty Images
Ireland will host India for three T20Is in August, but have arranged to play their final ODI Super League series against Bangladesh at Chelmsford in May, in a bid to maximise their chances of automatic qualification for the 50-over World Cup.If other results go Ireland’s way, a 3-0 series win over Bangladesh could be sufficient for them to clinch eighth spot in the Super League, and therefore make the cut for the World Cup in India in October without having to play the qualifier in Zimbabwe in June-July.And therefore, as revealed by ESPNcricinfo, Cricket Ireland has reasoned there is better chance of good weather in early-season England than in either Dublin or Belfast, where they are reliant on temporary facilities that could further undermine their chances of three completed games. Therefore, Ireland have outsourced the three fixtures, on May 9, 12 and 14, to Chelmsford.”We need to play and win the three games to qualify,” Warren Deutrom, Cricket Ireland’s chief executive, said. “After in-depth consideration, it was decided that this approach gave us the best chance of securing automatic qualification, particularly given the fact that the matches have to be played before the World Cup Super League cut-off in mid-May.””We need a venue where the weather patterns and playing facilities give us the best chance of mitigating any rain impact. Unfortunately, it is likely too early in the Irish season to prepare pitches to ODI standard unless we have a remarkably dry April. This only underscores our determination to accelerate the development of our permanent venue infrastructure, an objective which remains among my most pressing.”John Stephenson, Essex’s chief executive, said: “We are incredibly excited to host Ireland and Bangladesh for this series of Men’s ODI matches.”The Cloud County Ground has a long-standing history of staging international sides, and we are proud to have been chosen as the host venue in an important series for both sides.”We look forward to welcoming supporters to Chelmsford and engaging with our local communities to put on a memorable experience for everyone involved.”The prospect of being involved in qualifiers for both the 50 and 20-over World Cups has further complicated Ireland’s home season, with no fixtures scheduled during the window for those tournaments in Zimbabwe and Scotland in June and July. However, India will be returning for three T20Is between August 18 and 23, their second consecutive visit after a two-match stop-over in 2022.”Summer 2023 will be a feast of men’s cricket but will look very different to normal for fans,” Deutrom said. “We can today confirm India visiting Ireland for a second consecutive year and confirm the World Cup Super League series against Bangladesh will proceed in early May. This is on top of the already announced Test match at Lord’s in June and the three-match ODI series in September against England.”Making our summer slightly unusual is that we have not been able to look at organising any bilateral cricket between mid-June and mid-July given the potential of our participation in the 50-over Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier. It won’t be until after the Bangladesh series that we will learn whether we are heading to the Qualifier in Zimbabwe.”Also, in late July we have the ICC T20 World Cup European Qualifier – which is another set of away fixtures. Given the rather different shape to this summer, fans are encouraged to buy their tickets early for home matches given the anticipated interest and demand it will generate. Even if the series against India is half as dramatic as last year’s, it will be more than worth the price of admission.”We extend our grateful thanks to the Bangladesh Cricket Board for fitting in matches rescheduled during the Covid era, as well as to the BCCI and Cricket West Indies for being so flexible given the uncertainties of World Cup Qualifier participation. It certainly hasn’t been an easy task to schedule these fixtures, but we have achieved it and are delighted to confirm them today.”
Ace legspinner has two and a half days to recover before Lahore face Multan in the playoffs on Wednesday
ESPNcricinfo staff12-Mar-2023
Muhammad Akhlaq scored his first PSL fifty•PCB
Having already qualified for the play-offs, Lahore Qalandars rested their captain Shaheen Shah Afridi and lost their final league game to Karachi Kings but that won’t worry them so much as the fact that Rashid Khan had to retire hurt, having been hit on the helmet. Qalandars are due to face the big-hitting Multan Sultans in the Qualifier on Wednesday and they’d really prefer going into that game with their ace legspinner in fighting form.Far removed from those concerns though, the Kings were able to celebrate just their third win of the tournament, which took them off the bottom of the points table. Muhammad Akhlaq, after a poor first two seasons in 2021 and 2022, struck his first PSL half-century. An innings of 51 off 36 balls that set the Kings up for the final flourish provided by the captain Imad Wasim (43 off 31) and Ben Cutting (33 off 14). They were able to put up a total of 196 for 7 after choosing to bat in Lahore, with Tayyab Tahir also contributing a sprightly 40 off 23 balls at No. 3.The Qalandars’ chase went nowhere as they lost their top order inside the powerplay and continued to collapse. They were 79 for 7 when Rashid had to retire hurt at the end of the 15th over. He’d got hit in the 14th, trying to pull a James Fuller bouncer, but continued batting after receiving medical attention. Things seemed okay, especially when Rashid was able to hit the first ball after taking the blow, for an emphatic boundary over square leg. But he couldn’t go on for much longer.The Kings’ bowlers enjoyed as good a time as their batters with Imad, Akif Javed, Mohammad Umar and Imran Tahir all picking up two wickets a piece.
He’s done it again, and again. The Headingley Test saw England’s seam-bowling veteran add to his tally
ESPNcricinfo staff17-Jun-2023 • Updated on 06-Jul-2023
Stuart Broad celebrates after dismissing David Warner yet again•CA/Cricket Australia/Getty Images
2013 3.6 143.1 kph, oh he’s gone! This one was right on target, he pitched it straight on the stumps on length, it seamed back in and Warner’s bat came down late enough for the ball to hit the top of off stump. Broad has got the early breakthrough2013-14 30.3 135.1 kph, oh, what’s he done! Warner’s slapped a short ball straight to cover. It wasn’t a great delivery, short of a length outside off. Warner driving lazily off the back foot and it was a simple catch. 58.4 134.1 kph, plays away from his body, thin edge and gone! A crumb of comfort for England, Broad again the catalyst with his eighth wicket in the match. Having just flayed a six down the ground, this was a slightly neither-nor way to go, just dangled the bat out. But the damage, you feel, is doneESPNcricinfo Ltd
7.6 133.6 kph, got him! Poor stroke, clipped straight to point. Just short of a length and Warner has picked out Carberry square on the off side. He lives and dies by the sword and in trying to be uber-aggressive again, Warner pops up an easy catch with a flicked back-foot drive. The delivery might have just stopped in the wicket a little, and it actually just nipped away a touch, it certainly didn’t come on as Warner was hoping. Important strike for England after leaking a few runs early doors 5.5 136.1 kph, got ‘im! Broad gets rewarded for a full length. Holds its line on Warner whose footworks lets him down this time, and Broad zips it past the outside edge to take off stump. Lovely delivery2019 3.5 NOW THAT’S OUT!! Full and fast, pinned in front of middle and leg! Warner is gone, no attempt even to review – Broad has burst through in the fourth over of the morning, and Edgbaston is all over this! “Cheerio, cheerio!” they crow, as Warner grits his teeth and heads for the dressing rooms. But hang on, because Hawk-Eye now has its say: and the ball was missing leg!! So a Tale of Two Missed Reviews ends with Warner back in the hutch for spit 2.6 huge appeal from Bairstow and the slips! Broad isn’t so sure, but the cordon is adamant there was a noise as Warner flirted outside off! It’s gone to a review and the crowd like what they’ve seen already! Almost off the back of the bat as Warner tried to leave that uncomfortable kicking back-of-a-length, and that’s 450 wickets for Broad, and a massive one at that! 4.2 bowled ‘im, shaves the leg bail! Big nip-backer from round the wicket and Warner goes cheaply again! Broad the man to get him for the third time in a row this series, slightly rickety defensive shot but that was a sweet cherry – and England have their openingStuart Broad wheels away in celebration after dismissing David Warner during the 2019 series•Getty Images
1.2 big appeal… given! Wilson looked like he shook his head, and then stuck the finger up – utterly bizarre – and Warner sends it upstairs… impact umpire’s call, and smashing into leg stump on with the angle! Warner’s struggles against Broad continue! Wide on the crease again from Broad – you know the drill now when he’s bowling to Warner – and moved in off the seam to thwack him on the pad 0.4 caught behind! Five times for Broad! Warner trying to leave made his decision to late! Got a little outside edge before withdrawing the bat. Easy catch for Bairstow! It was a good length but way wide of off. It didn’t shape away much. The tightness of the previous leave maybe caused doubt for Warner and he was too late to withdraw the bat! 0.6 given lbw! Broad’s done it again! A straighter delivery, good length, spears into the pads and Warner is trapped deep in the crease. A pair for Warner, his first in Tests and three ducks in a row 6.4 gone! Do not adjust your monitors, Stuart Broad has got David Warner again! Again, you know the drill. Round the wicket, on a length, Warner has a nibble at it, and edges it to slip where Burns takes a good catch. Seven times in the series!2021-22 20.6 edged, gone! Broad gets Warner. A fraction fuller from Broad, and this is the sort of delivery that Warner struggled so much with back in 2019. Angling in from wide on the crease, then nipping away off the seam from a fuller length to take the outside edge. Crawley gobbles up the chance at second slip and England have the breakthrough. That’s the 13th time Broad has dismissed Warner in Tests. Possibly wide enough to leave alone but Warner has struggled to judge the line with that exaggerated angle 0.3 brilliant catch at point! Warner goes for a pair. Short outside off stump, Warner goes for a square drive and Pope dives full length to his right. Warner’s second pair in Tests after Old Trafford 2019Broad claimed the wicket of Warner in both innings at Headingley 2023•Getty Images
2023 10.1 chopped on! Broad gets Warner again. Edgbaston erupts! Wide tempter, not quite a half volley, Warner throws his hands at a full blooded drive with no footwork and drags a thick inside edge back onto the stumps. Warner throws his head back in disbelief. 0.5 edged and taken at second slip! Broad gets Warner again! Sweet 16. Good length, fifth stump line, no need to play, he pushes at it firmly, gets a thick edge and it flies rib high to Crawley’s left and he opens his body nicely to pouch it. Crowd erupts. 2.2 and of course it is Broad who dismisses Warner. Like clockwork. Warner with a wry smile as he makes his way back. Length ball angling into Warner, the batter tries to fend it low, but the ball takes an edge and Crawley dives at slip to gobble it up. That’s No. 17 for Broad in this battle against Warner*July 6 and 7 – This article was twice updated
New Zealand could only muster 196 in their chase of 253 as England sealed the series with a game to play
Valkerie Baynes04-Apr-2024
Tammy Beaumont scored a valuable 81•Getty Images
Tammy Beaumont’s well-crafted 81 led England to a comprehensive win over New Zealand in their second ODI and an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series with one match to play.Amy Jones backed up her unbeaten 92 in the opening game with 48 to help lift the tourists to 252 before they were bowled out with an over to spare thanks to an all-round bowling display by New Zealand, who ultimately let their opponents off the hook after a middle-order collapse of 6 for 59.Fifty to Brooke Halliday and her century partnership with Izzy Gaze for the fifth wicket gave New Zealand hope after they stumbled to 66 for 4, but Nat Sciver-Brunt led the England attack with an incisive five-over spell to begin with which yielded 2 for 8 and she finished with 3 for 21 from seven. Bernadine Bezuidenhout was injured while fielding which left a New Zealand line-up already without Sophie Devine, who suffered a quad strain in the fourth T20I, a batter short.Related
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After scores of 15, 19 and 37 in the first three T20Is and a duck in the first ODI, Beaumont found her rhythm in a smart, measured innings. She and Maia Bouchier started watchfully, crawling to 9 without loss after four overs. Just as the England duo hit the next gear, Hannah Rowe took a screamer off Lea Tahuhu, diving to her right at mid-off to remove Bouchier so that after 10 overs England were 44 for 1.Heather Knight survived a close run-out chance taking as single as Georgia Plimmer ran in from backward point and hit the stumps at the keeper’s end. Fran Jonas and Amelia Kerr kept a lid on England’s scoring rate but Beaumont and Knight managed to build at 70-run partnership off 88 balls before Jess Kerr deceived Knight with a slower ball on target as it struck the back pad, although it took a New Zealand review to overturn the original not-out decision. Jess Kerr claimed her second with a fuller, slower one as Sciver-Brunt played the wrong line and the ball crashed into off stump.Beaumont’s footwork and hand-speed were at their best and she began to find the boundary with more regularity. Jonas enticed Alice Capsey down the pitch and Gaze whipped off the bails with the batter well out of her crease having faced 19 balls for her score of 6. Beaumont was looking solid until she took a swipe at Rowe’s short ball and looped a straightforward catch to Plimmer at midwicket. Jonas had her second wicket when Danni Wyatt tried to thread the ball through third and edged to Gaze, New Zealand again having to turn to the DRS to confirm the nick.Bezuidenhout left the field in the 36th over clutching at her right hamstring as she ran to collect the ball in the outfield, then Charlie Dean edged an Amelia Kerr wrong ‘un onto her stumps as England lost their sixth wicket in the space of 59 runs.Suzie Bates entered the attack in the 41st over and had Sophie Ecclestone caught in the deep by Maddy Green with her fourth ball. But Jones kept accumulating runs with back-to-back fours off both Jess Kerr and Bates. Jones raised the fifty partnership with a steadfast Kate Cross via a crisp four off Tahuhu. But Tahuhu responded two balls later as Jones paddled a slower ball straight to Halliday at short fine leg two runs shy of her half-century. Bates wrapped up the England innings with an over to spare when Lauren Bell chipped to Rowe at mid-off but England had added 86 runs for their last three wickets.Nat Sciver-Brunt celebrates the wicket of Suzie Bates•Getty Images
The absence of Devine and Bezuidenhout left stand-in skipper Amelia Kerr with a top-order batting dilemma and it was Plimmer who was promoted to open alongside Bates. They settled into a 33-run stand with Bates before Bell had Plimmer caught behind for 7, then Bates top-edged Sciver-Brunt’s first ball straight to Capsey at square leg to make it 41 for 2 for the White Ferns inside 10 overs. Sciver-Brunt had 2 for 7 from her first four overs when Capsey held on again to remove Amelia Kerr for just 14.Maddy Green hadn’t looked comfortable, facing 26 deliveries for her first three runs before she scythed Ecclestone to the boundary through backward point. Halliday was dropped on 1 by Cross at mid-on, which would have given Ecclestone her first wicket, but Charlie Dean came on in the 20th over and struck with her third ball, trapping Green lbw.Halliday and Gaze kept their side in the contest, Gaze capitalising after Jones missed a catch when she was on 6 off Dean. Gaze was closing in on what would have been her maiden ODI half-century just days after scoring her first T20I fifty in Wellington but, no sooner had Halliday brought up her fifty off 85 balls, and the century stand, with a single off Cross and Gaze was run out next ball for 47, cutting to backward point then hesitating before pressing on for the single as Beaumont fired the ball in to Sciver-Brunt at the non-striker’s end.Halliday launched Bell for six next over but, as she tried the same down the ground off Cross with such force that her bat flew out of her hands, Jones completed the stumping and ended a valuable innings on 57.Sciver-Brunt claimed her third when Jess Kerr picked out Ecclestone at mid-off and Rowe was run out before Jonas fell lbw to Ecclestone for a first-ball duck. Bezuidenhout was seen wearing her pads and helmet moments before Jonas’s dismissal but she didn’t walk out to bat and was limping as the sides shook hands.
Under the Todd Boehly regime, Chelsea have shown a real insistence to scour the South American market, acquiring the best young talents, already being seen with the signings of Andrey Santos, Kendry Paez and Aaron Anselmino.
These are just three examples of players who were bought for smaller fees, who are all expected to be worth significantly more after a year or two of development, something we have already seen with Santos, developing on loan at Strasbourg into one of the best midfielders in France.
But perhaps the epitome of their transfer recruitment model, looking to secure the best young talent from across the globe, specifically targeting that South American market, is their signing of Brazilian winger, Estevao, who is set to join the west London in July.
The teenager, if recent reports are to be believed, could be followed by another attacking superstar this summer…
Chelsea submit offer for Brazil sensation
According to reports from Spain earlier this week, Chelsea have submitted an offer for Real Madrid sensation, Endrick, worth around €70 million (£59m). The Blues are looking to add more options alongside Jackson in their front line, with the 18-year-old Brazilian on their radar.
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Real Madrid purchased the promising forward when he was just 16 years old, becoming the most expensive 16-year-old in history, costing the Spanish giants a total fee of around €60m (£51m).
Endrick currently has the likes of Kylian Mbappé, Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo ahead of him in the pecking order, which has limited his minutes this season.
Brazil'sEndrickduring the warm up before the match
Endrick has made 29 appearances for Real Madrid this season, scoring seven goals in 562 minutes played. But how does he compare to Chelsea’s own Brazilian superstar and how could they potentially link up?
How Endrick compares to Estevao
Estevao will arrive at Chelsea this summer, after making 62 appearances for Palmerias senior team, scoring 21 goals and providing 10 assists at just 17 years old.
The Brazilian is expected to be part of Chelsea’s first team next season, where he will likely battle it out with the likes of Pedro Neto and Noni Madueke for a starting spot on the wing.
Estevao vs Endrick comparison
Stats (per 90 mins)
Estevao
Endrick
Goals
0.50
1.09
Assists
0.32
0.00
xG
0.45
0.64
xAG
0.30
0.32
Progressive Carries
6.22
2.40
Progressive Passes
3.95
2.80
Shots Total
3.45
5.63
Key Passes
2.10
1.20
Shot-Creating Actions
5.97
2.40
Stats taken from FBref
When comparing the two youngsters’ underlying metrics, it is important to state that Endrick has played around 600 minutes for Real Madrid, playing as a striker. Estevao, on the other hand, plays off the right and has over 2,500 minutes played.
Both players could complement one another quite nicely, combining in tight areas, Estevao being more involved in deeper phases of play, using his progressive tool kit, whilst Endrick occupies in and around the box, looking to provide that killer instinct in front of goal.
Estevao Willian for Palmeiras.
Since breaking through and earning his big move to Chelsea, Estevao has already gone on to break records in Brazil, eclipsing Neymar’s Campeonato Brasileiro goal contribution record, netting ten goals and providing eight assists to beat Neymar’s 16 goal involvements in 2009.
Before Estevao truly broke through on a global level, Endrick was already earning high praise, being labelled a “future phenomenon” by Brazilian legend, Cafu, whilst Craque Neto even stated: “He’s going to be better than Romario and Ronaldo!”.
If Boehly and co could somehow secure the £68k-per-week Madrid starlet to partner Estevao in Chelsea’s attacking force, they would definitely be seen as one of the most threatening young duos in European football, therefore making Chelsea one of the most dangerous attacks in Europe.
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It is fair to say that Manchester City are making a concerted effort to bring down the average age of their squad.
In January, they signed Juma Bah (18), Nico González (23), Vitor Reis (19), and Abdukodir Khusanov (21), while Kyle Walker and Kevin De Bruyne, aged 34 and 33 respectively, could both be on their way out of The Etihad.
Manchester City's Abdukodir Khusanov in action with Chelsea'sNicolasJackso
While hundreds of millions will be spent on new signings, Man City may have unearthed a top-quality youngster from within their own youth system, one that is now being compared to one of the breakout stars of this Premier League season.
Myles Lewis-Skelly's impact at Arsenal
Few had heard of Myles Lewis-Skelly just six months ago, considering the teenager only made his full Premier League debut against Everton as recently as 14 December.
Now, though, despite still having made fewer than 30 senior appearances for the Gunners, he is their undisputed first-choice left-back.
Adam Bate of Sky Sports outlines how the 18-year-old has enjoyed an astronomical rise, boasting the ‘swagger’ of someone well beyond his years, while Simon Collings of the Evening Standard believes he ‘announced himself on the big stage’ against Real Madrid this week.
Last month, Lewis-Skelly became the youngest debutant to score for England, coolly slotting through Thomas Strakosha’s legs after just 20 minutes against Albania at Wembley.
So, while the Hale End home-grown hero continues to impress at Arsenal, have Manchester City found their answer to him?
Man City's own Myles Lewis-Skelly
A goal down against Bournemouth, Manchester City’s FA Cup hopes appeared to be slipping away by the South Coast.
In response, Pep Guardiola made a half-time alteration in Dorset, introducing Nico O’Reilly at left-back, pushing Joško Gvardiol into the heart of the Man City defence.
Well, even Guardiola could not have envisaged how well this switch would go because, within seconds, O’Reilly had put the ball on a plate for Erling Braut Håland to equalise, before also setting up Omar Marmoush’s winner.
Afterwards, Guardiola hailed O’Reilly’s impact as “unbelievable”, adding “he’s going to play in semi-final for sure”, while Ben Fisher of the Guardian labeled this tactical tweak as a ‘masterstroke’, with O’Reilly’s ‘seemingly bottomless energy’ changing the game in Man City’s favour.
Similar to Lewis-Skelly, O’Reilly is a midfielder by trade, with Emlyn Begley of BBC Sport documenting that he’s really ‘an attacking midfielder’ but a ‘flexible’ one at that.
Nevertheless, the 20-year-old has found a home at left-back, starting against both Leicester and Manchester United since his second-half cameo at Dean Court.
So, let’s see how he and Arsenal’s teenage star compare.
Nico O’Reilly vs Myles Lewis-Skelly (24/25) comparison
Statistics
O’Reilly
Lewis-Skelly
Appearances
12
29
Minutes
717
1,621
Goals
3
1
Assists
2
2
Chances created
10
9
Attempted passes
426
783
Passing accuracy
90.86%
92.89%
Through-balls
2
10
Ball recoveries
37
59
Touches per 90
94
62
Statistics courtesy of Transfermarkt and Squawka
As the table above outlines, O’Reilly and Lewis-Skelly are very similar stylistically, which isn’t too surprising, even if the Arsenal man having played almost twice the number of minutes across all competitions to date.
Interestingly, O’Reilly registers significantly more touches per 90, while he’s also more of a goal-threat, emphasising the point that, if given the choice, he’d play as an attacking midfielder.
Thus, likely to be deployed at left-back against Crystal Palace on Saturday, O’Reilly is certainly going to be put to the test, considering how dangerous Daniel Muñoz and Ismaïla Sarr are as a duo down the Eagles’ right-hand-side.
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Everton remain on the up despite Chelsea loss
Everton suffered a 1-0 Premier League defeat at the hands of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge over the weekend, with Nicolas Jackson scoring his first goal of 2025 to gift the home side all three points.
Despite the loss, however, Everton remain very much a team on the rise. After a desperately poor start to the season under Sean Dyche, the Toffees have gone from strength to strength since the reappointment of David Moyes as manager in January.
David Moyes
Under the Scotsman, Everton lost just one of their first 10 Premier League games — a remarkable run of form that essentially secured their top-flight status for another year, something that had looked extremely unlikely around Christmas.
Results have dipped slightly since, but with Premier League football now guaranteed for next season, attention inside the club has already begun to turn towards a fresh start.
“[Moyes] only wants the club to go one way, which we all do, and that is up. But there is still a lot of work that we all need to do to get to that point,” winger Dwight McNeil said after the defeat to Chelsea.
Everton confident of signing Ligue Akpa
Everton’s fresh start next season will come in two parts — the first being a brand-new home: Everton Stadium, a 52,888-seater set to replace Goodison Park after more than a century as the club’s base.
The second will be a revamped squad, with the club’s new owners, the Friedkin Group, expected to back Moyes with funds in the summer to strengthen his team.
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One of the players Moyes could be bringing in is Auxerre defender Clement Akpa, with Football Insider reporting that Everton could secure his signing in the coming months.
The outlet claims that Everton have been alerted to Akpa’s availability — and that they are now “pretty confident” of landing the 23-year-old in what could be a cut-price deal due to Auxerre’s financial difficulties.
Akpa has made 28 appearances for Auxerre this season, mostly at centre-back, though he is also capable of playing at left-back.
Speaking about the Ivory Coast international earlier this season, Auxerre head coach Christophe Pélissier said: “He’s a player who works a lot, having made very good and quick progress. At the beginning of this season, I did not think he would be one of the most used players.
“His qualities — playing with a lot of dynamism and speed — have allowed him to develop fully in this system. He asks a lot of questions about the game and what he needs to do to move forward. Being a very young father has given him a great sense of responsibility.”
Liverpool owe much to Mohamed Salah, who has devoted the prime years of his illustrious career to Anfield and cemented his status as one of the Premier League’s all-time greats.
Having clinched 28 goals and 18 assists in the top flight this term, Salah has been the driving force behind his side’s historic triumph, equalling Manchester United’s record of 20 English first division titles.
However, Salah is not the only star in Liverpool’s team. Virgil van Dijk has been an all-commanding titan in defence, while Alexis Mac Allister has pulled the strings in the centre.
It’s Ryan Gravenberch, though, who deserves recognition for being Liverpool’s secret weapon in this title triumph, refashioned by Arne Slot into one of Europe’s superlative number sixes.
Liverpool midfielder Ryan Gravenberch
Midfield isn’t the main priority for the Reds, heading into the summer transfer window, but FSG might have identified a shrewd way to make Gravenberch even better.
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According to Spanish reports, Liverpool are looking to take advantage of Frenkie De Jong’s situation at Barcelona, out of contract in little over a year, and will test the La Liga giant’s resolve with a €40m (£34m) bid this summer.
The piece outlines that there is believed to be a ‘willingness’ at Camp Nou to potentially listen to offers for the former Ajax man, albeit with the Reds set to be joined by Arsenal and Manchester City in the race for his signature.
Barcelona midfielder Frenkie De Jong
De Jong has avoided injuries for most of the campaign but hasn’t always found his name on the starting teamsheet under Hansi Flick, and given Liverpool’s pedigree and strong Dutch contingent, could be enticed by making the move to Merseyside.
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De Jong, 27, has played 253 games for Barcelona since leaving Amsterdam as an illustrious prodigy in 2019 for a £65m fee.
Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong
Fitness problems have been the bane of his career in Spain, but there’s no question De Jong is an elite-standard player, with his former boss Xavi calling him “one of the best midfielders in the world.”
However, his La Blaugrana journey under Flick’s wing has been stunted despite improvements on the injury front, and a move to Liverpool could prove the fresh start he needs at this stage of his career, joining Gravenberch in Slot’s midfield.
Gravenberch’s rise from prospect to superstar has been an extraordinary thing this year, and while De Jong is older than his 22-year-old compatriot, he will feel that Slot’s fluid ball-playing football could have a similar effect on his game.
Ryan Gravenberch in the Premier League
Stats (* per game)
23/24
24/25
Matches (starts)
26 (12)
34 (34)
Goals
1
0
Assists
0
4
Touches*
28.8
67.3
Pass completion
83%
89%
Key passes*
0.6
0.7
Dribbles*
0.9
1.0
Ball recoveries*
2.8
5.3
Tackles + interceptions*
1.5
3.6
Duels (won)*
2.8 (47%)
5.0 (58%)
Stats via Sofascore
Looking at how Slot managed to get a melodic tune out of Gravenberch this season, you’d be confident that he could elevate a fully-fit De Jong back to his best at Liverpool too.
The Dutch international might be somewhat on the margins at Barcelona right now, but he’s still managed to showcase his quality to a good degree, especially important in the Champions League.
As per FBref, he ranks among the top 1% of centre-midfielders across Europe’s top five leagues over the past year for pass completion, the top 4% for passes attempted and the top 7% for progressive passes per 90.
Such passing quality could play perfectly into Gravenberch’s strengths, striking an exciting connection in Liverpool’s engine room next term as Slot looks to go again, defend his Premier League title and challenge across other fronts.
Ryan Gravenberch for Liverpool.
Gravenberch likes to drive the ball forward and covers a lot of ground in the middle of the park, and having a more rooted deep-lying playmaker beside him could prove a confluence of styles to make this Liverpool side even better, easing the workload that Mac Allister has had to carry.
Liverpool already have enough depth in midfield that this could prove an astute piece of business, and Slot’s coaching success on his countrymen this term suggests it might be worthwhile.
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