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It’s difficult to establish whether the nail-biting nature of the first T20I was about as good as this hollowed South African unit can produce, or the harbinger of a tremendously competitive T20I series. South Africa would brush off the loss of most of their best players, especially with the bat, blasting to 188, with those who stood in for the likes of Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen more than justifying their places, and possibly even giving the selectors a headache ahead of the T20 World Cup. It was telling, though, that the death bowling couldn’t drive home a victory from an especially favourable situation, which makes one wonder about their ability to be competitive when a bigger effort might be needed from them.
South Africa were fined 20% of their match fee in the first T20I, for being one over short of the target after time allowances were taken into account. Captain Heinrich Klaasen pleaded guilty to the offence and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing. According to ICC’s code of conduct, players are fined 20% of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.
South Africa’s problem is they need to ensure their top five bat as many overs as possible, even as they continue to take the risks necessary to push their batting totals past 200. All of this against an outstanding Pakistan bowling attack, who will be raring to hit the heights after an uncharacteristically poor bowling performance at The Wanderers. With George Linde coming in as early as number six and, Andile Phehlukwayo aside, limited big hitting lower down, South Africa will have to find a way to extract the best of both worlds from the top order. And while they just about managed it in the first game, it’s unclear whether that’s sustainable over a four-match series.Related
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Pakistan should both be upset at a poor overall performance, and glad they managed to win despite being so far off their best with both bat and ball. While that might have been a record chase, it needed the rescue act of a red-hot Mohammad Rizwan and a carefree lower order, with most of the big guns up top and through the middle failing to take control of the game. Even if they had lost that game, Pakistan might have been confident they could outlast this South African side over a long series. Now that they go into Monday’s contest with a series lead, that belief will be iron-clad.Much of the debate around Pakistan centres on the personnel, and sequence, of the top order, Fakhar Zaman batting anywhere apart from the top feels weird, especially in a T20I, and with Rizwan in the form he is, Babar Azam could swap places with the destructive left-hander. Sharjeel Khan remains a potent option waiting in the wings, though with Rizwan in the form he is, places in Pakistan’s top order are fiercely competitive.
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Heinrich Klaasen appeared to struggle with a foot injury following a blow sustained en route to the destructive half-century he scored on Friday, but if fit, his contributions remain pivotal to South Africa’s fledgling middle order. It was no coincidence Pakistan managed to find a way to put the handbrake on after the wicketkeeper batsman was dismissed, with South Africa failing to find a boundary between overs 14 to 19, derailing an innings that looked set to surpass 200. With the lower middle order light on the kind of power hitters South Africa will need, the importance of contributions from the top order, and Klaasen lower down, is even more magnified.Usman Qadir‘s long flowing locks shouldn’t have anything to do with his ability to bowl legspin, but having shaved them off before the first T20I, he did perhaps turn in the worst performance of his career. Looking to cement his role as the clear frontrunner for that position ahead of the waning Shadab Khan, 38 in three wretched overs was an inauspicious start. It’s difficult to see him suffering an outing as indifferent as that on Monday. Qadir remains of the canniest problem-solvers in this Pakistan side. Should he be anywhere near his best, South Africa will have one further problem to worry about.
Sisanda Magala and Linde were the only South Africans to have notably poor games, so South Africa are unlikely to ring in the changes. Kyle Verreynne, surprisingly left out for the first game, could come in, but if van der Dussen remains unfit, an unchanged eleven might not be a surprise either.South Africa (possible): 1 Janneman Malan 2 Aiden Markram 3 Pite van Biljon 4 Kyle Verreynne/Rassie van der Dussen 5 Heinrich Klaasen (capt & wk) 6 Andile Phehlukwayo 7 George Linde/ Wiaan Mulder 8 Beuran Hendricks 9 Lizaad Williams 10 Tabraiz Shamsi 11 Sisanda MagalaFakhar Zaman may well open this time around, but Pakistan are expected to go in unchanged.Pakistan (likely): 1 Fakhar Zaman 2 Mohammad Rizwan (wk) 3 Babar Azam (capt) 4 Haider Ali 5 Mohammad Hafeez 6 Mohammad Nawaz 7 Faheem Ashraf 8 Hasan Ali 9 Shaheen Afridi 10 Haris Rauf 11 Usman Qadir
Clear blue skies are expected for much of the week, so weather shouldn’t play a part. With high scores often chased down at The Wanderers, the side winning the toss might opt to field first on this occasion.
Vanney completed yet another strong rebuild with Galaxy after previously bringing Toronto FC to summit
CARSON, Calif. — Prior to Saturday's MLS Cup final, there had been just three league coaches who had led multiple clubs to titles: Bruce Arena, Caleb Porter and Sigi Schmid. Greg Vanney can now add his name to that list.
Vanney guided the LA Galaxy to a dramatic 2-1 win over the New York Red Bulls Saturday, cementing the team's MLS-record sixth title. Equally as impressive is in the manner in which LA secured it. The scored a record 18 goals en route to their postseason success. This all came one year removed from the Galaxy being the second-worst team in the Western Conference, due to injuries and a transfer ban.
If it sounds familiar, it should.
Vanney experienced similar success with Toronto FC as their head coach, lifting another ambitious team with middling results to the top of the league. And the playoff record of goals scored was previously held by none other than the Vanney's Reds in 2016, which had 17 before bowing out in the MLS Cup final that year on penalties. The coach, who was then on his first lead job, would deliver Toronto FC its first title in 2017.
"This is also why I do it, to try to win championships, try to continue to push this league forward in any way I can," Vanney said about his second title.
While Vanney isn't often mentioned among the elite American soccer coaches, his track record would suggest otherwise. Here's a look at how he was able to turn around two struggling franchises with deep pockets.
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The past decade for the LA Galaxy was unprecedented, for all of the wrong reasons. The team missed the playoffs three times and recorded its two of its lowest point totals during that period: 22 in a COVID-shortened 2020 season, 36 last season. This was despite having big name players such as Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez and Christian Pavon.
To put that into perspective, in the 18 years of the Galaxy's existence prior, LA had won five titles and missed the playoffs just three times – a dark patch between 2006-09. Otherwise, this was a team defined by its excellence.
Vanney arrival came following the disappointing 2020 season after the franchise fired Guillermo Barros Schelotto. A former LA Galaxy player from 1996-01, Vanney insisted he wanted to take a holistic approach towards getting the team back to its best.
“It felt for years, from an outside perspective, as a former Galaxy player who always watched the club, that the club was sort of chasing that next championship one year at a time instead of building that infrastructure” said Vanney when he was hired by the club. “I felt like that was one of the things that we needed to do as well. We need to lay the groundwork.”
Due to injuries to Hernandez in 2021 and 2023, along with a transfer ban in the latter year, the Galaxy failed to make the playoffs in both of those years. However, with a healthy roster in 2022, the team finished fourth in the Western Conference and made a run to the quarterfinals.
Instead of focusing on the threadbare years, the organization decided to seek the managers' input on the types of players he needed to be successful.
"We didn't necessarily go look for guys with big names and huge careers already and that are kind of behind them," Vanney said. "We went for guys that are hungry and super talented and athletic and fit our style of play."
As a result, the Galaxy became the first team in MLS history to feature four players who all scored 10 or more goals in a single season in Gabriel Pec, Dejan Joveljić, Riqui Puig and Joseph Paintsil – with Pec and Paintsil's arrivals this season spurring that change.
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Vanney's approach on the pitch is all about attacking and being proactive, risks be damned. He has also shown a willingness to make bold decisions in lining up his team.
After a week of speculation over who would replaced the injured Puig, which was partially fueled by the coach naming Diego Fagundez and Marco Reus as potential options, Vanney pulled the ultimate poker move by handing Puig's significant playmaking to Gaston Brugman.
Brugman set the tone for the Saturday's win early on with a masterful assist to Paintsil in the 10th minute. The Uruguayan midfielder also put in a shift in midfield, winning tackles and continuing to make sure that the Galaxy got into dangerous positions throughout the game. In match that featured European internationals in Emil Forsberg and Dante Vanzeir for the Red Bulls and LA's well-known stars, it was Brugman who would be the final's best player – taking home MVP honors.
"For me, it was, it was coming down to the battles in the midfield, the competitive side, the ability to, again, just win the middle of the park against a team like that – especially early in the game, when they usually like to have it really like fast and pressing and disruptive," Vanney said of the decision. "Gaston was able to step in win balls. He played an incredible pass through the lines. I mean, he was a warrior in both directions, and I'm happy for him."
The roster construction and making bold decisions on the biggest stages are all traits that Vanney showed during his success in Toronto as well.
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Vanney was thrust into his first coaching job during a nightmare season for Toronto FC. The team went on a $100 million spending spree that included bringing in England international Jermain Defoe, U.S. international Michael Bradley, Brazil No. 1 keeper Julio Cesar and local Canadian legend Dwayne De Rosario. Despite all of the buzz, Toronto slugged to a 9-9-6 record under previous coach Ryan Nelsen.
Vanney, who was previously the club's academy director, was promoted and although the team would not make the playoffs this season. He outlined what needed to change.
“I think we need to change the energy, be more aggressive, be potentially less careful about making mistakes and looking to be more aggressive," he said. “Over the last several games, we’ve looked energy-less. I think our team is at its best when we’re out and we’re sprinting and we’re running and we’re getting after other teams.”
In the 2015 season, working in tandem with the front office, Vanney got players who better fit his approach — finding stars who fit his athletic and energetic style of play in Jozy Altidore and a player who has some similarities to Pec in then-star Sebastian Giovinco.
And then the attacking brand of football Vanney has become known for started to take shape. Toronto was among the top five teams in scoring during his first four years as manager, with the 2017's 74 goals the fourth-most in MLS history. Similar to his time in LA, he also made bold calls.
He drafted Marky Delgado and made him a key figure in Toronto's midfield. After failing to use the then-young player in the 2016 playoffs, Vanney rectified the mistake in 2017 – making the midfielder a vital cog of a team headlined by Bradley, Giovinco and Altidore.
Toronto FC was a consistent contender under Vanney, before the coach stepped down in 2020. They have not been to the playoffs since his exit and have had several seasons near the bottom of the league.
"My decision to leave Toronto was not an easy one," Vanney said in his pre MLS Cup press conference Friday. "I mean, even the season I left, we were competing for the Supporters' Shield to the last year, right? I love those guys, and I love the people there….I learned, I think, a lot of things, but really the challenge [of] those things, is to do it again somewhere else and have to rebuild it."
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When he compares Toronto and LA, he can also see some of the similarities.
"I don't think it's that different," Vanney said Friday. "I mean, again, what I would say is the group of players is different, and the group of players in Toronto was more experienced in the grand scheme of things."
Now, reflecting on this title in LA, Vanney doesn't shy away from what this all means.
"This is kind of the stamp that we're back," Vanney proclaimed following LA's win. "At the Galaxy, it's about winning championships. And I think that was going into this week, that was the thing – like, we've proven, I think, that we're back as an organization, and now it's to prove that we're back as champions, and we're on top again. And these guys did it, and they sent them, cemented their legacy. A club with incredible history and legacy And I'm proud of them."
Vanney can count himself as one of the league's best title-team builders. He's earned it.
Clash with T20 Blast means marquee contest will lack several top-drawer home players
Matt Roller16-Jun-2022
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Pieter Seelaar, the Netherlands’ captain, says he has learned to live with the absence of leading Dutch players from his squad, with at least three first-choice players due to play in the T20 Blast rather than featuring in Friday’s marquee first ODI against England in Amstelveen.Colin Ackermann, Fred Klaassen and Roelof van der Merwe will all play for their respective counties on Friday night, while Paul van Meekeren would likely have done so but for an ankle injury. Timm van der Gugten and Brandon Glover, both members of the Netherlands squad for last year’s T20 World Cup, are not involved in the England series either.In theory, the KNCB (the Dutch board) can force counties to release players under the ICC’s “mandatory release” protocols but, in practice, players are unwilling to jeopardise their county contracts by missing large parts of the English domestic season. Klaassen, who will fly to Amsterdam on Wednesday morning before the third ODI after playing in the Blast for Kent on Tuesday night, described the situation as a “juggling act”.”It’s a question I’ve had to answer now on a number of occasions,” Seelaar said on Thursday. “It is frustrating, but you kind of get to live with it. We’ve played four [full] series in the Super League and you always want to have the best players available at all times which is, unfortunately, not true.”But it also created opportunities for other guys and I think we showed in the West Indies series that we can still be competitive without having – arguably – our best side out. That comes with heart from the guys who want to show how good they are and what they can do at this level. It’s frustrating, but it’s something we deal with.”It’s a tough one. We play cricket on a semi-pro basis, rather than a professional basis, whereas the guys who play in England, it’s their livelihood. Is there something different that can be done about it? Well, if you take away all the politics, then everyone should be playing at the highest level possible.”If you’re playing against England, you can’t get any higher than that. It would have been nice to have them but that’s not how it works nowadays. If something could be changed that would be nice, but I guess it’s very tough.”Seelaar described the prospect of playing against the defending world champions as “incredibly exciting” and said that the Netherlands would take heart from the fact that Scotland, a full associate nation, beat England in 2018 at the Grange – particularly because that game was played on an excellent batting pitch.”It was a game on true merit,” he said. “It wasn’t one of those dodgy wickets. It shows where Associate cricket as a whole has come to. When I started playing in 2005, it was a very different level, As Associates, we used to be happy to be on the park against these teams whereas now we look to compete.Related
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“If I said we were looking to win this series 3-0, I would be stupid, but in saying that, we’re looking to compete in these three games. That game has shown not only us, but every aspiring cricket country that it is possible, but everything needs to go your way.”Seelaar is the only survivor from the Dutch team that beat England in the opening game of the 2009 World T20 at Lord’s and one of three men – along with Tom Cooper and Logan van Beek – involved for them this week who played in the 2014 triumph in Chattogram, the teams’ most recent meeting in any format.Eoin Morgan, his counterpart, and Adil Rashid both made their England T20I debuts in the 2009 game, and Seelaar said that a third win at some point in this series would be a “fantastic” achievement. “It might be a scar for England but for us, it’s just joyful memories,” he said.
Alvaro Morata considers Barcelona starlet Lamine Yamal to be “one of the fenomeni” and capable of filling the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo void.
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Teenage wonderkid Yamal has been rewriting the history books with club and country, breaking La Liga and Champions League records while also becoming a European Championship winner with Spain. All of that has been achieved at the age of 17, with there still plenty of potential to be unlocked in his game.
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Yamal has been drawing obvious comparisons to fellow La Masia academy graduate Messi, with the youngster being tipped to follow in the iconic footsteps of an eight-time Ballon d’Or winner. Morata is among those convinced that another world-beater has emerged.
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Morata captained Spain to Euro 2024 glory and has told of his experiences with Yamal and why the hottest of prospects will eventually occupy the same talent bracket as all-time greats: “He’s got a very determined character. That’s hard to find in a person his age. He’s got a very clear idea about what he wants to do. He’s got a lot of personality and has everything in front of him. Honestly I’ve never seen anything like it. I’ve never seen a player like it. One training session was enough to realise he’s different, that he’s one of the fenomeni.
“Every 20 or 30 years one or two emerge like Cristiano and Messi. For me, he’s got everything it takes to make history. I’m convinced that if he doesn’t become the greatest player in Spain’s history, he’ll definitely be one of them. He already made history with us by winning the Euro. He was 16 when the tournament started and I hope he keeps this up because he’s my team-mate, because he can make me win more things with the national team and because my kids want to meet him, get to know him, go watch the games and all that.”
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Yamal has already passed 60 appearances for Barcelona and earned 17 senior caps for Spain. He was a contender for the 2024 Ballon d’Or, walking away with the Kopa Trophy at that ceremony, and is expected to emulate Messi and Ronaldo by winning a Golden Ball at some stage.
The decision was made based on a Snicko spike after there was no mark on HotSpot – which fits protocol, but Paine felt the decision was made in haste
Daniel Brettig29-Dec-20202:41
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Australia captain Tim Paine confronted the match officials to question the consistency of their decision-making after his second innings caught-behind dismissal amid the home side’s eight-wicket defeat in the second Test at the MCG.Paine’s irritation at being adjudged caught behind via Real-Time-Snicko (RTS) evidence was plain to all present on the third evening of the game, leading some commentators to question why it was possible for a batsman to have his not-out verdict overturned without any indication of a mark on the bat using infrared HotSpot cameras.However ICC protocols have dictated for several years that the umpire is free to deduce an edge from Snicko evidence even if there is no HotSpot, something Paine was clearly aware of as he explained the exact reasons why he had sought further discussion about the third umpire Paul Wilson’s decision, which the captain felt had been, among other things, too hastily made.Related
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“I’ve spoken to them. It wasn’t very productive. But I’ve spoken to them and raised my only concern,” Paine said. “My concern yesterday was not with the technology, it was with the precedent that was set in the first innings with [Cheteshwar] Pujara and the fact I just think the decision was made too quickly.”He didn’t look at enough replays to see the full evidence, that there was probably a gap between bat and ball, the line itself had started before it went past my bat and it finished again. So there were just lots of things that didn’t marry up for me. I saw some photos of it, all sorts of things, I just don’t think he took the time to look at the evidence. The technology itself, I thought was okay.”There were plenty of moments for both sides to grit their teeth over during the course of another Test match where bowlers were in the ascendancy, not least a handful of instances in which India were denied lbw verdicts due to the vagaries of “umpire’s call” for a ball not deemed to be hitting enough of the stumps according to ball-tracking. As for the Pujara incident, then, too, there was no mark on HotSpot and a very small spike on Snicko after Australia reviewed for a caught-behind, although on that occasion there was a suggestion the toe of Pujara’s bat had clipped his pad.Paine’s episode clearly stuck in the craw of the hosts, as they had been scrambling for any sort of fourth-innings lead with which to pressure Ajinkya Rahane’s ultimately victorious team.”Extremely frustrating, no doubt about that. Crucial part of the game,” Paine said. “Felt like I’ve been playing pretty well at the start of this series and I thought if I could get in a partnership with [Cameron] Greeny and add another 50 to 100 to 120 runs together then the whole game changes. So to have a finish like that was extremely disappointing, but it is what it is.”I think that was pretty clear from my reaction and I thought we had a pretty similar example in the first innings with Pujara on the first ball of day two, which sets a precedent. Then it seemed to change.”
Ryan Barnett was told that he “wasn’t good enough” for League One, but the Wrexham star has gone “full circle” under Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.
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The 25-year-old wing-back moved to SToK Racecourse in February 2023. He arrived in North Wales from Solihull Moors, having dropped into the non-league ranks following his release by Shrewsbury. Barnett made just eight appearances for the Shropshire club in the third tier of English football before being deemed surplus to requirements.
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It has been a long road back to that level for Barnett, but he is now thriving in a division that was once considered too good for him. He played a part in all four of Wrexham’s goals in a recent victory over Northampton and is rewarding the faith shown in him by Phil Parkinson and Hollywood co-owners.
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Barnett has told of proving any doubters wrong: "It's been a full-circle moment. A couple of years ago I was told that I wasn't good enough at that time to be at this level and I am back here with Wrexham after back-to-back promotions which is a really good feeling.
"It is difficult when you go up the leagues and the teams are tougher but that is a challenge I like to thrive under, and try and be the best player I can. I still think, in my own game, I have still got levels I know I can go up. The defensive side is something I have been working on with the gaffer but it is just about going into every game with a smile on my face and enjoying it, and trying to give my best."
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Barnett has helped Wrexham to back-to-back promotions and added on the challenge of climbing up the EFL ladder: “I had a couple of games in League One before and I don't think there is a massive difference. There's obviously players that have got a bit more quality and the pace of the game is a little bit quicker, and it is definitely more tactical. But the gaffer sets us up in the right way every week to try and win.”
Mikel Arteta has turned Arsenal into one of the most formidable teams in Europe over the last few years, and while they have yet to lift a major trophy in that time, they are getting closer every campaign.
There have been notable improvements from star players across the team, be it Bukayo Saka in attack, Martin Odeagaard in midfield, or Ben White at the back.
However, one of the stand-out performers last year was a certain January bargain, Leandro Trossard.
The Belgian morphed into a goalscoring machine for the North Londoners in 2023/24, but based on recent reports, he could have his job cut out for him next season as the latest player touted for a move to the Emirates could prove to be a serious rival.
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According to a recent report from GIVEMESPORT, Arsenal are now interested in Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze.
According to the report, there is a real 'fear' at Selhurst Park that the Englishman will leave this summer, and while fellow North Londoners Tottenham Hotspur have been the most heavily linked with the 25-year-old, the Gunners have now taken notice following his inclusion in England's Euros squad.
Should the Gunners push on with their interest, they'll have to pay £60m to trigger the release clause in the Eagles ace's contract.
It wouldn't be a cheap deal to complete, but given his performances last season and his versatility, it seems like one worth pursuing – although it could be bad news for Trossard.
How Eze compares to Trossard
So, if Arsenal are looking to bring in Eze this summer, there are two positions he'd likely play based on where he has played most in his career: on the left or in attacking midfield.
However, with Odegaard establishing himself as the club's premier attacking midfielder, he'd probably stand more of a chance of starting games out on the left, which in turn would put him up against Trossard. But how do they compare to one another?
Well, from a pure output perspective, it's a little more complicated than you might first think.
For example, the Belgian scored two goals and provided 17 assists last season, while the Palace ace scored 11 goals and provided six assists, so the Arsenal man comes out on top, right?
Not exactly, as he racked up his 19 goal involvements in 46 appearances, which breaks down to one every 2.42 games, while the former Queens Park Rangers gem achieved his 17 in just 31 appearances, which equates to a more impressive average of one every 1.82 games.
What about what's going on under the hood then? Does the Palace "superstar", as dubbed by data analyst Ben Mattinson, also emerge victorious here?
Unfortunately for the Gunners' number 19, indeed he does.
Non-Penalty Expected Goals + Assists
0.59
0.58
Non-penalty Goals
0.44
0.66
Assists
0.18
0.05
Progressive Passes
4.08
4.15
Progressive Carries
2.98
3.61
Shots
3.59
3.27
Shots on Target
1.45
1.20
Passing Accuracy
77.0%
73.4%
Shot-Creating Actions
4.82
3.55
Goal-Creating Actions
0.48
0.33
Tackles
1.54
1.48
Successful Take-Ons
3.03
1.37
Ball Recoveries
5.92
4.81
Aerial Duels Won
0.53
0.27
For example, while he comes out second best for non-penalty goals, progressive passes, and progressive carries, he comes out ahead in metrics like non-penalty expected goals and assists, actual assists, successful take-ons, ball recoveries, aerial duels won, tackles, shot and goal-creating actions, passing accuracy, shots, and shots on target, all per 90.
Ultimately, when looking at his output and underlying numbers, it becomes clear that Eze – who has featured at Euro 2024 – would be more than good enough to challenge Trossard for a place in the starting lineup next season, so if the Gunners can bring him to the Emirates this summer, they absolutely should.
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Chelsea could part ways with Mykhailo Mudryk in January as Marseille show interest in signing the winger.
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Per TEAMtalk, Chelsea have finally run out of patience with £89m (€105m/$109m) flop Mykhailo Mudryk as they are planning to offload the winger in the next transfer window in January. The Ukraine international has struggled for game time in the Premier League this season, having clocked just 61 minutes on the pitch in the league fixtures.
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The report also claims that it is unlikely that the Blues will be able to part ways with the player permanently as clubs generally don't spend heavily in the winter window. Ligue 1 side Marseille have reportedly shown interest in the player as they look to sign the attacker on loan.
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Last month, Enzo Maresca expressed his frustration over Mudryk's poor form and with the arrivals of Pedro Neto and Jadon Sancho during the summer window, the 23-year-old has fallen down the pecking order.
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The West London side will be back in action in the Premier League on Saturday as they take on West Ham at London Stadium.
استقر الجهاز الفني لفريق الكرة الأول بنادي الزمالك بقيادة جوزيه جوميز على قرار جديد من أجل الاستعداد لمباراة المصري المقبلة.
ومن المقرر أن يواجه الزمالك نظيره المصري في الخامس عشر من ديسمبر الجاري ضمن منافسات الجولة الثالثة من كأس الكونفدرالية الإفريقية.
وقرر الجهاز الفني للزمالك خوض مباراة ودية أمام فريق دياموند أحد أندية القسم الثاني.
قرار من جوميز بشأن لاعبي الزمالك بعد التعادل مع إنيمبا في الكونفدرالية
وتقرر أن تقام المباراة يوم الأربعاء المقبل، على ملعب النادي الساعة 11 صباحًا.
ويسعى الجهاز الفني للفريق لتجهيز البدلاء والمستبعدين من مواجهة إنيمبا النيجيري الأخيرة في الجولة الثاني.
وكان فريق الزمالك تعادل مع إنيمبا النيجيري بهدفين لكل فريق في المباراة التي أقيمت بينهما باستاد جودسويل أكبابيو الدولي في إطار مباريات الجولة الثانية لمباريات دور المجموعات لبطولة كأس الكونفدرالية.
ويحتل فريقا الزمالك والمصري صدارة المجموعة الرابعة برصيد 4 نقاط لكل منهما، فيما يتصدر الفارس الأبيض الترتيب بالأهداف المسجلة.