%%title%% %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% ‘Consistency’ and ‘Experience’ – Former PL boss tips Leeds United departure to impress at potential new club

Former Premier League manager Alex McLeish has tipped Barry Douglas to be a success at Watford if he moves to Vicarage Road this week.

It has proven to be a busy summer at Elland Road in terms of transfer business with a large number of new faces arriving through the doors of the Yorkshire club.

Head coach Marcelo Bielsa has improved his squad options but with the domestic transfer window still open until Friday (October 16), a number of fringe players could potentially leave.

The likes of Gaetano Berardi left the club this summer and it is now looking like defender Douglas could be set for an exit too.

A whole host of clubs have been labelled with interest in the Scottish left-back, and former Premier League club Watford have now emerged as front runners in the race to sign the defender this week.

Douglas receives McLeish backing to make Watford move

With Football Insider claiming Watford’s interest, former Aston Villa boss McLeish has given his thoughts on whether or not the former Wolves defender would make an impact at the Championship club.

“Watford aren’t in the Premier League, they’ll be smarting the fact that they were relegated, they will feel like they have something to prove,” McLeish told Football Insider.

“Troy Deeney, etcetera, in that dressing room will be cracking the whip and telling the other players in that dressing room that we have to get back to the Premier League.

“To do that in the Championship, there has to be a massive level of consistency and Douglas has got that experience. If Watford go for him then you would think he would add to the squad.”

Douglas has made 44 appearances for the Whites thus far.

The correct move for Douglas to gain sufficient playing time

Stuart Dallas has promoted himself as the number one choice at left-back in Bielsa’s side over the last 12 months and one can’t really see Douglas getting many chances to show his worth with Ezgjan Alioski there as a versatile option too.

With a whole host of defensive options available to him this season, Bielsa is fully equipped for the competition and threat of the Premier League, having the likes of Luke Ayling, Liam Cooper, Pascal Struijk, Robin Koch, and of course Alioski, who have all been performing well over pre-season and over the start of the new campaign so far.

Douglas, will no doubt be eagerly anticipating Friday’s deadline day as he looks to start a potential new chapter in his career, but a move to Watford would be a superb one for the defender, especially given their ambition to bounce back and gain promotion back to England’s top flight.

Do you think Douglas would be a success at Watford? Can he help them get back in the Premier League? Let us know in the comments section below…

Palmeiras faz último treino do ano e viaja ao Rio com só quatro titulares

MatériaMais Notícias

Só quatro titulares do Palmeiras foram relacionados para o jogo contra o Flamengo, às 17h deste domingo, no Maracanã, pela última rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Já sem pretensões na competição e ainda festejando o título da Copa do Brasil, o Verdão fez na manhã deste sábado o último treino do ano na Academia de Futebol, fechado para a imprensa, e na sequência divulgou a lista de relacionados recheada de jovens.

Dez atletas revelados pelo clube viajaram ao Rio de Janeiro:Fábio, Vinicius Silvestre, Taylor, Augusto, Nathan, Daniel, Julen, Matheus Sales, Juninho e Jobson. Os únicos titulares que ainda não saíram de férias são Vitor Hugo, Zé Roberto, Matheus Sales e Dudu. A tendência, porém, é de que comecem no banco.

Marcelo Oliveira fez apenas um rachão na manhã deste sábado e ainda não é possível saber o time que será escalado, mas a tendência é de que uma equipe bem parecida à da derrota por 2 a 0 para o Coritiba, na rodada passada, seja mandada a campo: Fábio, Taylor, Nathan, Leandro Almeida e João Paulo; Amaral e Andrei Girotto; Kelvin, Juninho e Allione; Alecsandro.

Os jogadores que já encerraram suas participações em 2015 são os goleiros Fernando Prass, Aranha e Jailson (os dois últimos estão machucados), os zagueiros Jackson e Victor Ramos (este último já se despediu do clube), os laterais Lucas, João Pedro e Egídio, os volantes Arouca e Thiago Santos (este último vinha com desgaste muscular), os meias Robinho, Fellype Gabriel e Cleiton Xavier e os atacantes Gabriel Jesus, Barrios, Rafael Marques e Mouche (o argentino vinha com dores lombares há algum tempo).

Confira os 21 jogadores convocados:
Goleiros: Vinicius Silvestre e Fábio
Laterais: João Paulo, Zé Roberto e Taylor
Zagueiros: Vitor Hugo, Augusto, Nathan e Leandro Almeida
Volantes: Daniel, Julen, Matheus Sales, Amaral e Andrei Girotto
Meias: Juninho, Jobson e Allione
Atacantes: Alecsandro, Dudu, Cristaldo e Kelvin

continua após a publicidade

ذا أثلتيك: فيفا قد يحرم ليفربول من محمد صلاح لمدة 8 مباريات

فجرت صحيفة “ذا أثلتيك” الأمريكية مفاجأة بشأن مدة غياب ثلاثي الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ليفربول، محمد صلاح وساديو ماني ونابي كيتا، عن مباريات الريدز بسبب بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا 2021.

وتقُام بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا في الكاميرون خلال الفترة من 9 يناير إلى 6 فبراير عام 2022 بعد تأجيلها لمدة عام بسبب انتشار فيروس كورونا وعدم الانتهاء من التصفيات في الوقت المحدد سابقًا.

صور | في حدث جديد منتظر.. وكيل محمد صلاح يظهر معه في ليفربول

وبحسب الصحيفة الشهيرة، قد يترك محمد صلاح وساديو ماني ليفربول في يوم 27 ديسمبر المقبل، ويغيب عن 8 مباريات، عبارة عن 6 في الدوري الإنجليزي، ومباراتين في كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي إذا استمروا في منافسات كأس أمم إفريقيا حتى نهاية البطولة.

اقرأ أيضًا.. سولشاير يثير التكهنات بشأن مشاركة راشفورد في مباراة ليفربول ومانشستر يونايتد

وتشير الصحيفة إلى أنه من سيتم اختياره في قوائم منتخبات بلدهم المشاركة في كأس أمم إفريقيا من الممكن أن يغادروا إنجلترا بعد مباريات “البوكسينج داي” في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، ولن يعودوا حتى الأسبوع الثاني من فبراير.

وتنص قواعد الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم “فيفا” على أنه يجب إطلاق سراح اللاعبين للسفر إلى منتخبات بلادهم لتمثيله في البطولات القارية المعتمد في موعد لا يتجاوز صباح يوم الإثنين من الأسبوع الذي يسبق الأسبوع الذي تبدأ في البطولة ذات الصلة.

وتقام المباراة الافتتاحية لبطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا في 9 يناير بين الكاميرون (المضيف) مع بوركينا فاسو، وبالتالي يجب أن يغادر اللاعبين فرقهم يوم 27 ديسمبر.

ولكن يمكن أن تتوصل الفرق الإنجليزية مع الاتحادات المحلية لتلك الدول لحل وسط يسمح بمغادرة اللاعبين في موعد متأخر قليلًا، ومن الممكن أن يكون ذلك في 3 يناير، وهو موعد مقبول وفقًا للقواعد واللوائح.

وبالتالي، إذا نجح ليفربول في الحصول على موافقة الاتحادات في مصر، السنغال وغينيا على الإبقاء على محمد صلاح، ساديو ماني ونابي كيتا حتى ذلك التاريخ، سيشاركون في مباراة تشيلسي يوم 2 يناير في الدوري الإنجليزي.

وبحسب شبكة “ليفربول إيكو” لم يتم تحديد الموعد النهائي لمغادرة اللاعبين حتى الآن، ومن المتوقع أن يدخل الريدز في مناقشات مع الاتحاد المحلية الإفريقية من أجل التوصل لاتفاق بشأن ذلك عقب انتهاء التجمع الدولي المقبل في نوفمبر.

وينتظر ليفربول عدة مواجهات قوية خلال فترة التحضير لبطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا وخلال إقامتها، وهي ليستر سيتي (مباراتين خارج الأرض وأنفيلد)، تشيلسي (خارج الأرض) برينتفورد (أنفيلد)، كريستال بالاس (خارج الأرض)، مباراتان في كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي، نصف نهائي محتمل في كأس الرابطة الإنجليزية (إذا تأهل الفريق).

غياب محمد صلاح سيكون مؤثرًا للغاية على مباريات ليفربول، لأنه هداف الفريق حتى الآن وبدأ الموسم بشكل مذهل في الدوري الإنجليزي ودوري أبطال أوروبا، حيث سجل 12 هدفًا في 11 مباراة، بينما سجل ماني 3 أهداف في آخر 4 مباريات، وكذلك كيتا الذي أحرز هدفًا مميزًا في مباراة أتلتيكو مدريد الأخيرة.

Rebaixado, Vasco desembarca sem passar pelo saguão do aeroporto

MatériaMais Notícias

A fim de evitar qualquer tipo de manifestação de revolta por parte da torcida, após o rebaixamento à Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro, a diretoria do Vasco fez com que o elenco saísse do avião e entrassem diretamente em dois ônibus, ainda na pista de pouso do Aeroporto Internacional Tom Jobim (Galeão). Dessa maneira, os jogadores, comissão técnica e membros da cúpula cruz-maltina não passaram pelo saguão durante o desembarque, que aconteceu no fim da noite deste domingo.

A equipe cruz-maltina chegou de Curitiba, onde enfrentou o Coxa, apenas com um empate, um dos fatores que decretaram a terceira queda em oito anos do time de São Januário. Além disso, o Figueirense venceu o Fluminense, resultado que não poderia acontecer para que os comandados de Jorginho permanecessem na Primeira Divisão.

RelacionadasVascoBlog do Garone: ‘Por una camisa’Vasco06/12/2015VascoVÍDEO: Vascaínos reclamam de pênalti não marcado em NenêVasco06/12/2015Vasco‘Momento muito triste no clube’, desabafa Martin Silva após quedaVasco06/12/2015

Apesar da queda, não houve presença de torcida no Galeão.Alguns policiais militares escalados para fazer a segurança do elenco vascaíno chegaram a afirmar que o grupo passaria pelo saguão, uma vez que, para pegar o transporte na pista, um requerimento deveria ter sido feito, o que não teria ocorrido. Mas isso acabou não se confirmando.

O Vasco terminou o Brasileiro na 18ª colocação, sendo rebaixado pela terceira vez em oito anos. A equipe fez apenas 13 pontos no primeiro turno e teve uma reação na segunda metade do campeonato, mas não foi o suficiente para escapar da zona da degola.

مستند.. مركز التسوية والتحكيم يلغي عقوبة شيكابالا من اتحاد الكرة

أصدرت اللجنة الاستشارية بمركز التسوية والتحكيم الرياضي برئاسة المستشار محمد محمد عبد النبي، قرارها في قضية لاعب الزمالك محمود عبد الرازق شيكابالا.

وكان محامي اللاعب قد تقدم بطعن على قرار إيقافه من قبل لجنة المسابقات بالاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم، الذي تم تخفيضه إلى 8 مباريات وغرامة نصف مليون جنيه بقرار من لجنة الاستئناف.

طالع | خاص.. محامي شيكابالا يستدعي الشرطة لـ اتحاد الكرة بعد رفض طلبه

وأعلن محامي شيكابالا عن صدور قرار لجنة التسوية والتحكيم، بإلغاء عقوبة شيكابالا.

تجدر الإشارة إلى أن لائحة الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم، لا تلزم الجبلاية بتنفيذ قرارات لجنة التسوية والتحكيم.

Leeds should wait until January to plug midfield gap

Leeds United seem to still be in the market for one more signing.

Todd Cantwell has been the name that has consistently cropped up over the past two weeks, and with Louie Sibley also being mentioned, it is quite clear that Leeds think they need a new attacking midfielder.

However, Leeds may want to reconsider their transfer stance, especially after the eye-watering fee Norwich want for Cantwell was revealed.

The Canaries apparently want £25m for their talisman, and although he is probably one of the best attacking midfield options available to Leeds at the moment due to the fact they can only buy players from the EFL, they shouldn’t be spending that much on a man who has just one Premier League season under his belt.

Fortunately, Leeds do have another option.

The pause in the football calendar earlier this year has led to the 2020/21 season starting later than anyone ever anticipated, and there are only 77 days between the end of this domestic window and the start of the January window, and that 11-week spell could be a huge blessing for Leeds.

United have a squad strong enough to tide them over until January, after all, they have seven points from their first four games this term, and rather than splashing out on Cantwell, they should take stock and use the 77-day gap between the transfer windows to sniff out a bargain in the same position who could prove to be even better than Cantwell for a cheaper fee.

January isn’t far away and if Leeds get to winter and feel that they still need a new attacking midfielder their options will be a lot more varied than they are right now as they will once again be able to operate in the international market, while also having the option of taking players from other Premier League sides.

Victor Orta would be better off saving Andrea Radrizzani £25m and re-assessing the situation in January.

Renan Fonseca renova com o Botafogo por mais dois anos

MatériaMais Notícias

O zagueiro Renan Fonseca renovou contrato com o Botafogo. O jogador vai assinar vínculo com o Glorioso por mais dois anos. A informação foi confirmada pela diretoria alvinegra.

O defensor chegou ao Glorioso no início deste ano, como um mero desconhecido de boa parte da torcida alvinegra. O jogador fez uma boa temporada e completou 60 jogos com a camisa alvinegra.

RelacionadasBotafogoDirigente explica por que alguns ex-atletas do Botafogo não entram na fila do Ato TrabalhistaBotafogo18/12/2015BotafogoArévalo e outros: relembre volantes gringos que passaram pelo Bota nos últimos anosBotafogo18/12/2015BotafogoZagueiro bloqueia bolada do Botafogo, mas clube recorre, e Justiça susta decisãoBotafogo18/12/2015

O Glorioso chegou a um acordo com o empresário do atleta, Alexandre Luz, no início da noite desta sexta-feira. Renan Fonseca será companheiro de zaga de Joel Carli, argentino de 29 anos contratado recentemente. O Alvinegro também está em negociações com Emerson, de 32 anos, que defendeu o Avaí nesta temporada. Os jovens Emerson e Igor Rabello completam as opções na defesa.

One-time Pochettino target Wilfried Zaha is one that got away for Spurs

Tottenham Hotspur have missed out on plenty of big names over the last few names, most notably Paulo Dybala and Jack Grealish, but one former Mauricio Pochettino target has just shown why the north Londoners must rue not clinching his signature…

What was the word?

During the 2016 summer transfer window, Spurs lodged a £12m bid for Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha but it was quickly rebuffed by Steve Parish, who dubbed the offer “ridiculous” to talkSPORT, via the Guardian.

It’s not the first time that the Lilywhites have had to opportunity to secure the enigmatic forward after ex-Spurs scout David Webb spotted Zaham, aged just ten, playing for Whitehorse Wanderers in west Croydon.

“I think he scored four or five goals. We invited him in for a six-week trial and for the first five he didn’t play. The coach couldn’t get him to do the sessions properly because he wasn’t used to it. He’s not going to come in and pick up structured training sessions at 10. He won’t understand. What he understands is being on a football pitch. He played against Tottenham’s academy and scored all six goals.”

And then again in 2018, Zaha was hoping that a move to N17 would come to fruition but Spurs balked at the Eagles’ £70m asking price, as per The Times.

One that got away?

During a weekend in which Spurs did not feature – they play Burnley tomorrow night instead – Zaha excelled as Palace’s star man against Fulham, playing a part in both goals in their 2-1 victory.

The 27-year-old slipped in Jairo Riedewald with a sublime through ball within the first eight minutes for the opener before tapping home the easiest of finishes courtesy of Michy Batshuayi picking him out.

Per SofaScore, Zaha duly took home a match-high rating of 8.8 after recording seven dribbles, four key passes and an 82% passing accuracy from 22 attempts.

After the match, Roy Hodgson lauded his talisman, he said: “He reminds us that when he’s on top of his game he’s a very hard player to stop. He’s an excellent player and that’s what he’s capable of doing. He deserves all the praise he’s going to get.”

Back in 2016, Parish revealed that Pochettino thought the Ivorian international could be the “next [Cristiano] Ronaldo” – speaking to talkSPORT, via the Guardian, he added: “I was told that the manager there [at Tottenham] thinks he’s the next Ronaldo. Well, I’d like to get the next Ronaldo for £12m.”

It remains to be seen how much it would’ve taken to snag him from their London rivals, but with his value shooting up to £70m as recently as the 2019 summer window, Daniel Levy must rue not pulling out all the stops to land him, especially in a time before the arrivals of Lucas Moura, Steven Bergwijn and obviously, Gareth Bale.

Zaha has bagged five goals in six league games already this season, averaging 2.5 shots, 1.7 dribbles and 1.5 key passes per game, via WhoScored, could you imagine his one goal every 108 minutes ratio in this current Spurs team? He’d be electrifying.

He could’ve left the Eagles for £30m in the window just gone, so there’s surely no chance of picking him up that cheap again now.

Levy should have listened to Pochettino instead of wearing his usual tough-negotiator hat. To miss out on the “next Ronaldo” is simply inexcusable.

AND in other news, Released by Redknapp, ex-Spurs graduate is now worth a WHOPPING £90m…

مدرب برايتون: كافحنا أمام محمد صلاح.. وكنا الأقرب للفوز على ليفربول

أعرب جراهام بوتر المدير الفني لفريق برايتون عن سعادته بالتعادل مع ليفربول في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما ضمن الجولة العاشرة من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

ليفربول كان متقدم بهدفين في البداية، لكن برايتون تمكن من التغلب على صعوبة ملعب أنفيلد، وفرض التعادل على الريدز في الشوط الثاني.

طالع أيضًا | مهاجم برايتون: كان بإمكاننا الفوز على ليفربول.. وحققنا هدفنا

وقال جراهام بوتر في تصريحات لشبكة “BBC” البريطانية: “نحن سعداء بالنقطة ومسرورون بالأداءـ حققنا ما أردناه منذ البداية، منذ أن وصلنا إلى هنا”.

وأضاف: “كنا أقرب للفوز ولكن التسلل منعنا بعد أن سجل تروسارد. الأمر مختلف دائمًا في مباريات أنفيلد رود بوجود 50 ألف مشجع من الصعب التغلب عليهم”.

وأشاد بـ محمد صلاح: “إنه في لحظة رائعة، حاضر دائمًا ويصنع الفارق، لقد كافحنا للضغط عليه ومحاولة إيقافه والسيطرة على خطورته، وليس محمد صلاح فقط، ليفربول لديه عدد من النجوم يمكنهم تشتيت أي فريق في ثانية”.

واختتم: “أحترم يورجن كلوب كثيرًا، لقد واجهنا فريقًا فاز 5/0 على مانشستر يونايتد، لكننا استمتعنا باللعب في أنفيلد وعدنا بنقطة غالية للغاية”.

Crystal Palace: Djed Spence a possible transfer target for the club

Despite Crystal Palace signing Nathaniel Clyne on a free in the summer, he is only contracted until January. This has clearly been noticed as the club are now being linked with right-back Djed Spence.

The latest reports on Spence

In the past, it was suggested that Middlesbrough have reportedly set a £10m price tag on Spence, with manager Neil Warnock comparing him to Trent Alexander-Arnold and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

He said: “If you look at one or two of the full-backs that are around now — the lad at Liverpool, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and the lad at Manchester United from Palace [Aaron Wan-Bissaka] — they are all the same type as Djed.”

Now it is suggested by TEAMtalk that Middlesbrough face a battle to keep hold of the attacking full-back beyond January’s transfer window. Everton, Wolves, Crystal Palace and Newcastle United are all keen on the defender.

Would the defender be a good signing?

The right-back is only a teenager but made 22 appearances last season, winning 1.2 tackles a game, via WhoScored. He has also helped keep seven clean sheets last season, per Transfermarkt, and these statistics bode well for the youngster and highlight that he has considerable potential. With other Premier League sides interested in the teenager, it emphasises the scale of his potential.

Summer signing Nathan Ferguson is still injured and Clyne might not sign an extension. As a result of this, Joel Ward could be the only right-back available at the club post-January.

All this makes the possible transfer look like an astute signing. It could be a real coup for the South London side if they beat other sides to Spence’s signature.

In other Palace news, CPFC fans have been reacting to one Premier League star being linked to the club. Find out who it is here!

Game
Register
Service
Bonus