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Arsenal were sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League  not long ago but we now enter March with them four points adrift and only in second place because teams below them have games in hand.

Arsene Wenger will no doubt blame Stoke’s physicality and the referee for his teams defeat today, but the Gunners failed to threaten the Stoke goal enough to cause real problems.

But why have Arsenal slipped? Has the pressure grown on them? Are the fans demanding too much? Let’s take a look.

Lack of January transfer business

Wenger is renowned for keeping his hands in his pockets during the transfer window but surely this January was the time to spend.

Top of the table, still in the Champions League and FA Cup – why not go out and buy some quality?

A striker was a must and their reliance on Olivier Giroud is evident, but another centre back and a winger would have been nice too – Only one man to blame here surely?

 Losing their bottle

Today proved that Arsenal have not got the same steel as Chelsea and Manchester City when it comes to battling for a scrappy result. Arsenal don’t seem to do scrappy. Unfortunately for them you cannot win every Premier League game playing free flowing football and their lack of adaptability in pressure games has been their undoing.

Supporter’s expectation

A group of Gunners fans were calling for Arsene Wenger’s head after an opening day defeat to Aston Villa, but after the signing of Mesut Ozil that quickly died down. Again the fans made their feelings clear when Arsenal were booed off after drawing at home to champions Manchester United last month – so surely they need to lower their expectations? The Gunners fans celebrated finishing fourth like they had won the Champions League last season so what has changed?

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Tottenham Hotspur attacker Son Heung-min is attracting interest from Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, according to Sport1.

What’s the word?

It is difficult to overshadow the enormity of Harry Kane at Tottenham, but last season, Son became reliable for goals when his teammate was out of action.

In total, the South Korean international found the back of the net 18 times and produced 11 assists to help Mauricio Pochettino’s side to another decent season.

The club secured third place in the Premier League table and reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, but ended up losing to Manchester United.

Seemingly out of nowhere, Sport1 reported on Tuesday that Arsenal, United and Liverpool are all tracking Son.

The media outlet stated that the 25-year-old feels ready to move up to the next level in his career.

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Why are Liverpool the wrong option?

There is nothing to say that Son would not succeed at Anfield, but the question is, would it be a step up?

Both Tottenham and Liverpool are regular top-four contenders, but it is Spurs who have finished higher in the table than the Reds in the past three seasons.

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Jurgen Klopp managed to guide the Merseyside outfit to the Champions League final, of which they ultimately lost, in the 2017-18 campaign.

However, the seasons between Tottenham and Liverpool were not far apart.

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Both clubs are heading in the right direction with their respective managers, and both seem to be on a relatively level playing field.

Therefore, it would make very little sense for Son to switch to Liverpool if his desire is to move up a gear.

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Gustavo Bochecha vem se tornando um nome certo na rotatividade no elenco de Zé Ricardo. Campeão brasileiro Sub-20 em 2016, o volante sofreu uma grave lesão na primeira partida profissional que fez, em 2017, e afirmou, em entrevista coletiva realizada nesta quarta-feira, no Estádio Nilton Santos, que está contente com a volta por cima no elenco alvinegro.

-A lesão ninguém esperava, logo no primeiro jogo como profissional em 2017. Mas serviu de aprendizado, amadureci muito. Fico muito feliz com o meu momento atual, com as chances recentes. Venho trabalhando forte diariamente e espero dar sequência no meu trabalho – afirmou.

O volante foi titular na partida contra o Madureira, na última segunda-feira, e foi importante na virada de 2 a 1 do Alvinegro. Gustavo elogiou a ‘dor de cabeça’ que Zé Ricardo possui no meio-campo, elogiando a qualidade dos atletas desse setor e despistou sobre uma nova chance no onze inicial.

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-Alex Santana é um jogador de qualidade, mostrou isso no Paraná. Cícero é um jogador mais de posse de bola, o Alex é mais de força. Mas quem decide (sobre a titularidade) é o professor Zé Ricardo – comentou.

A vitória sobre o Tricolor Suburbano deu uma sobrevida ao Botafogo na Taça Rio. O Alvinegro ocupa a quarta posição do Grupo C, com 4 pontos. O próximo compromisso do Alvinegro será no domingo, contra o Fluminense, no Maracanã, às 19h.

-Sabemos que na classificação geral está complicado (garantir a classificação para a semifinal do torneio), mas temos três jogos pela frente. Fazendo conta, temos chances. O foco é a Taça Rio – finalizou.

Sri Lanka overcame adverse playing conditions in their rain-affected ODI against West Indies to achieve a victory that Angelo Mathews said had proved the character of his side

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Kumar Sangakkara was Man of the Match for his 90•AFP

Sri Lanka overcame adverse playing conditions and a poor start on the first day of their rain-affected ODI against West Indies to achieve a victory that has all but put them in the final of the tri-series, a result the captain Angelo Mathews said had proved the character of his side.Play was abandoned on Sunday with Sri Lanka 60 for 3 in 19 overs. They had to restart their innings, which was reduced to 41 overs, on Monday knowing that anything less than a strong batting performance would hurt them under the D/L method. Under Kumar Sangakkara’s guidance, Sri Lanka made 159 in 22 overs.”We had a team talk, and we needed to get runs. Especially with D/L, batting first is a disadvantage,” Mathews said. “It is tough to play around rain delays batting first. We had to get the runs, and I am glad that we got the runs.”Very pleased with the boys. They showed a lot of character. Especially on the first day. I thought Sangakkara batted brilliantly, he held the innings together.”Sangakkara batted through the innings, converting a cautious start on Sunday into an unbeaten 90 off 95 balls on the reserve day. He helped Sri Lanka take 72 runs off the last six overs. “I think the wicket was quite spongy. There was a slow high bounce. It needed patience at the start and slogging at the end,” Sangakkara said. “If you hang in there, with the new rules, and the wicket getting better, you can get the runs.”The real decision is, when the going is tough, are you going to absorb the pressure or are you going to attack? Batting first, you can absorb the pressure and then catch up in the end. If you have wickets in hand, the advantage is with you. On tough wickets like this, being there in the end helps.”Sri Lanka were aided by a West Indies bowling performance that was poor compared to the effort on the first day of the game. Apart from their inability to contain the batsmen, West Indies’ bowlers conceded 31 runs in extras, 24 of which were in wides.”We undid the work we did yesterday. It wasn’t right on our part. When you set plans, you have to bowl the plans. We were all over the shop,” their stand-in captain Kieron Pollard said. “If we are honest with ourselves, our bowling was not up to the mark. Thirty-one extras is totally unacceptable.”The batting also let the home side down. Chasing a revised target of 230 in 41 overs, West Indies slumped to 31 for 4 in the ninth over. Devon Smith made a 14-ball duck. The innings was stabilized by Darren Bravo and Lendl Simmons, who made half-centuries, but after that stand another collapse followed and five wickets fell for 23 runs.”Bravo and Simmons brought us back, but if we are totally honest with ourselves, myself included, we haven’t batted well,” Pollard said. “We always put ourselves in these situations. As cricketers, we need to find a way out. It should not have come down to this.”West Indies now depend on Sri Lanka beating India in the final league game on Tuesday in order to make the final of the tri-series.

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بدأ نادي النصر السعودي مفاوضاته للتعاقد مع السنغالي ساديو ماني، من صفوف بايرن ميونخ الألماني.

انضم ماني إلى بايرن ميونخ في الصيف الماضي، قادمًا من ليفربول الإنجليزي، وشهد موسمه إصابة قوية أبعدته عن المشاركة في مونديال قطر مع السنغال، واستمر غيابه من نوفمبر إلى منتصف فبراير تقريبًا.

موسم ماني مع بايرن ميونخ كان مخيبًا للآمال إلى حد ما، ولا يعتقد أنه جزء من خطط توماس توخيل المدير الفني الجديد للفريق البافاري.

وقال توخيل عن ماني في تصريحات لموقع “Sport1”: “لقد كان أقل من التوقعات، الوضع التنافسي مرتفع للغاية، وضعية البداية ليست سهلة بالنسبة له، اللاعب يعرف ذلك أيضًا، إنه يعرف رأيي ورأي النادي”.

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وبحسب صحيفة “ذا أثليتك” التقى ممثلو ماني مع جوران فوسيفيتش المدير الرياضي لنادي النصر السعودي، في البرتغال لمناقشة فرص التعاقد مع السنغالي الدولي.

النصر جلب النجم البرتغالي كريستيانو رونالدو إلى صفوفه بعد مفاوضات في ديسمبر الماضي، حين فسخ تعاقده مع مانشستر يونايتد.

بالإضافة إلى وصول رونالدو ضم النصر أيضًا لاعب خط وسط إنتر ميلان السابق مارسيلو بروزوفيتش وسيكو فوفانا من لينس.

بايرن ميونخ مستعد للسماح لماني بالرحيل، للاستفادة ماليًا من الصفقة، في ظل سعيه أيضًا لضم هاري كين من توتنهام. 

It’s fair to say that Leeds United have looked different recently.

The Whites haven’t been at the races whatsoever, and if it weren’t for a late winner against Birmingham City they’d have failed to win any of their previous four matches.

It’s no surprise that this poor run has coincided with a defensive lapse.

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Leeds still have the joint-best backline in the league, conceding just 20 goals in 25 games, but ten of those have been shipped in their last four outings.

So what’s going on? Ben White’s stats are still as excellent as ever, winning 11 interceptions in the last three games. The same, meanwhile, goes for Liam Cooper, who has amassed 20 clearances in the same time frame. So where is the defensive lapse coming from?

It’ll be hard for United fans to hear it, but blame for the Whites’ poor defensive record as of late may lie on the shoulders of Kalvin Phillips.

The defensive midfielder has often been the rock in front of Leeds’ backline protecting the defence from any possible threats, but in recent weeks he’s been lacklustre.

The 24-year-old averages the third-highest tackles-per-game in the entire division, but in Leeds’ last four matches he’s made just two tackles overall, averaging 0.5 per match which is way down from the 3.1 he has been averaging this term.

That’d be ok if he was making up for it by winning the ball back in other ways, but his interception numbers tell a similar story as he’s made just two in the past four matches.

There’s no doubting that Phillips is one of the main reasons for Leeds’ brilliant defensive record this season – his tackling stats up to this point have been nigh on impeccable, but his recent dip seems to be what has caused United to leak goals.

In other news, Phil Hay has named three positions that Leeds are looking to strengthen in January.

كشفت تقارير صحفية بريطانية، أن نادي مانشستر سيتي، حدد سعر الدولي الإسباني إيمريك لابورت، مدافع الفريق الأول لكرة القدم، وسط اهتمام الأندية الأوروبية بضمه خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية.

مانشستر سيتي مستعد لبيع الدولي الإسباني إيمريك لابورت، وسط اهتمام من آرسنال في الدوري الإنجليزي، وكذلك برشلونة بطل الدوري الإسباني.

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صحيفة “ذا صن” البريطانية، أكدت أن مانشستر سيتي مستعد للسماح لـ لابورت بالرحيل، إذا حصل النادي الإنجليزي على 25 مليون جنية إسترليني.

وأشارت التقارير إلى أن بيب جوارديولا ليس لديه مانع من رحيل اللاعب الإسباني، حيث إن مواطنه سيفقد مكانه بالتشكيل الأساسي، بقدوم جفارديول من لايبزيج.

ميكيل أرتيتا المدير الفني لفريق آرسنال، لديه علاقة جيدة بـ إيمريك لابورت، منذ أن كان مساعدًا لـ بيب جوارديولا في تدريب مانشستر سيتي.

من المنتظر أن يقدم آرسنال عرضًا رسميًا خلال الأيام القادمة من أجل اللاعب الإسباني، خاصة أن برشلونة لديه اهتمامات في مراكز أخرى تعد أولوية بالنسبة للمدرب تشافي هيرنانديز.

أصدر نادي مانشستر يونايتد بيانًا رسميًا للدفاع عن لاعبه الجديد، ماسون ماونت، بعد تعرضه للانتقادات مؤخرًا.

كان ماونت قد انضم إلى مانشستر يونايتد قادمًا من تشيلسي، في وقت سابق من هذا الصيف، مقابل 60 مليون جنيه إسترليني.

وظهر مقطع فيديو لـ ماونت، أمس الخميس، وهو يرفض التوقيع على قميص لمشجعي مانشستر يونايتد، مما تسبب في غضب جماهير النادي.

وقال ماونت لاثنين من مشجعي الشياطين الحمر: “أنتما تعلمان أنني لن أوقع لكما، لم أوقع أي شيء خلال الأيام الثلاثة الماضية، لا أعرف لماذا تعودان من جديد”.

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وقال مانشستر يونايتد في بيانه الرسمي والذي نشرته صحيفة “مترو” الإنجليزية: “لسوء الحظ، أصبح هذا النوع من المواقف شائعًا جدًا، هذا هو آخر شيء يستحقه ماسون بعد أن كان ودودًا للغاية مع كل شخص قابله منذ انضمامه إلى نادينا”.

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وأضاف: “يضغط صائدو التوقيعات المحترفون بانتظام على لاعبي مانشستر يونايتد للتوقيع على كميات كبيرة من الأشياء التي يبيعونها بعد ذلك بمئات الجنيهات، لقد أصبح حدثًا يوميًا ومشكلة رئيسية في كارينجتون”.

وواصل: “تمنع هذه المجموعات المنظمة سيارات اللاعبين وتضايقهم عند وصولهم ومغادرتهم أماكن عملهم، لقد أصبح الأمر خطيرًا حقًا وعليك أن تقلق من أن الأمر مجرد مسألة وقت قبل أن يتأذى شخص ما”.

وأردف: “هذا يعني أيضًا أن المشجعين الشباب، الذين يرغبون فقط في التفاعل مع أبطالهم، غالبًا ما يفوتون الفرصة لأن اللاعبين لا يمكنهم التوقف لالتقاط الصور معهم دون الاضطرار إلى التفاعل مع المجموعات (السالف ذكرها)”.

واختتم: “إنه أمر مُحبط حقيقي للجميع، فموظفي الأمن في حوار منتظم مع اللاعبين حول كيفية إيقاف المشكلة، سنبدأ بالتأكيد في اتخاذ الإجراء إذا استمر هذا الوضع”.

Jim Allenby scored an unbeaten 74 to give Glamorgan a fighting chance after Hampshire’s bowlers had begun well in Dimitri Mascarenhas final home match

Alex Winter at the Ageas Bowl07-Sep-2013
ScorecardJim Allenby played a composed innings of 74 not out before chipping in with two wickets in a miserly spell•PA Photos

Jim Allenby has been the saviour of Glamorgan this season. He is so prized the county secured him on a new four-year contract in August; some deal for a 30-year-old. But his value was evident as he top-scored and bowled a painfully mean spell to send Glamorgan to their first showpiece final since 2000.His knees must be creaking given the weight of responsibility he has been forced to carry this year. Without his 1700 runs in all competitions, Glamorgan would have endured a miserable year. Here, he read the conditions far better than any of his colleagues with the bat and, with the ball, showed the correct length to bowl on a sluggish pitch.A 60-ball half-century gave some progress to what was for 30 overs a laboured first innings. From Allenby’s stability, Glamorgan added 81 in the final eight overs. That blitz, which included four fours and two sixes in Ben Wright’s unbeaten innings, was more like the cricket seen recently at the Ageas Bowl. Four hundred runs were scored here in the Friends Life t20 quarter-final and run-fests ensued in England internationals with New Zealand and Australia.The push gave Glamorgan a very competitive total, which they defended well, despite Hampshire’s own late surge of 71 in the final 10 overs, led by Sean Ervine, who arguably played the innings of the day by continuing to find the rope and keep Hampshire in the hunt with 54 in 51 balls. But once he holed out to long-on with 58 needed in 27 balls, the champions were dethroned.Ervine was removed by Michael Hogan – another who has made a standout contribution for Glamorgan and who they have relied on in all formats to be competitive. Having been slightly too full in his opening three overs, which conceded 20, Hogan closed out the match with full, straight bowling to end with 4 for 51.But it was Allenby who led the way with the ball, conceding only 18 runs from his eight overs and claiming the wickets of openers James Vince and Michael Roberts, who were pulling their hair out at how difficult the bowling was to manoeuvre.Allenby praises team effort

“It was a good all-round display. We’ve prided ourselves on putting in consistent team performances and not relying on individuals to win games and that’s what we showed again today. Three or four guys chipped in with the bat and all the bowlers did a good job.
“It was a tough wicket. It was quite slow and took turn. We summed it up quicker than they did and bowled brilliantly. With Michale Hogan and Graham Wagg and our spinners we’re always going to go well. It was probably lucky that we were sent in really because it turned more as the game went on.
“A few times out there I thought I’ve got to just whack this but it would probably have gone straight up in the air. It was good to have Murray Goodwin out there to work with and Ben Wright, that is probably one of the best one-day innings you’ll see. He’s only got 40 but that changed the momentum. He’s done it quite a few times this year without the recognition so it was good for him to do it today on the big stage.
“Whoever we come up against in the final, be it Notts or Somerset. They’re going to have guys who want to be seen on TV and are competing for England squads. They’ll take the focus away from the game. If we don’t do that and stick to our roles which are very well defined this year then we’ll go well.”

The Ageas Bowl has seen some cracking wickets for one-day cricket but a slow, sticky surface was unveiled for this semi-final and the conditions were alien to hosts Hampshire, as they lost a second one-day semi-final this season. Hitherto unbeaten at home in the competition this year, and successful in seven out of eight chases in the group stage, Hampshire were unable to hunt down a target asking for just under a run a ball.Allenby was almost impossible to score off. He bowled wicket-to-wicket on a length just fuller of good. With no pace or angle to work with, the batsmen endured eight overs of largely patting the ball back up the pitch. Only one boundary came from his spell, Jimmy Adams reaching out to flick a ball from middle and off wide of deep midwicket.It was Adams who headed the pursuit. Like Allenby, he largely settled for carefully working the bowling around and it was the Hampshire captain who elected to take the batting Powerplay in the 28th over when the required rate had leaped to 10 an over.Two slog sweeps found the rope but as he attempted a third, Andrew Salter, Glamorgan’s 20-year-old offspinner, slid one on to the front pad that was somehow not given out lbw by umpire David Millns. It was the second exceptionally close lbw appeal Adams had survived. He also escaped a caught behind decision when it appeared he gloved an attempted sweep to Mark Wallace.But he rode his luck and brought up a 73-ball fifty with a leg side swat that bounced over the head of Wallace. It was cricket straight from a schoolboy fixture and matched the six-yard run-out Adams missed earlier in the day; one of three run-out chances Hampshire didn’t take in a lacklustre fielding display.Adams fell top-edging an on-side flick that went straight in the air when 76 were needed from 42 balls and it was too much for the new batsmen who followed to settle on a pitch where timing was very difficult all day, even accounting for a fairytale scenario from Dimitri Mascarenhas, playing his last game for Hampshire.It was not the swansong he had hoped for. He stood at the end of his run at the Northern End preparing to bowl the 31st over of the Glamorgan innings. But the public address delayed his shuffling few strides to the crease to announce that this would be Mascarenhas’s final over at the Ageas Bowl.He acknowledged the generous applause before sending down a typically slippery over from which only three balls were scored off. A standing ovation followed as the Hampshire faithful recognised the final sight of one of their great servants. Hampshire lost the match and a legend.