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Danny Mills has questioned Liverpool’s midfield, raising concerns over their lack of creativity and goal threat.

What’s he said?

Speaking to Sky Sports (October 2, 11:26am), the former Leeds United and Manchester City man questioned the lack of attacking prowess in Jurgen Klopp’s favoured midfield trio.

“That three as it stands at the moment, with Henderson, Fabinho, and Wijnaldum, is there enough creativity in that?

“Is there enough goals in that? Wijnaldum might get a few, we’ve seen that. Henderson I don’t think is going to score too many. Fabinho is not going to score too many, and also they’re not going to create.”

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Thanks Sherlock

It’s hard to disagree with Mills purely from a factual perspective – Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum and Fabinho combined for just five goals and five assists last season in the Premier League, or ten direct goal contributions.

To put that into perspective, Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne already has two league goals and eight assists this campaign from a position on the right side of the Citizens’ midfield three, matching the Reds trio’s output from all of last year.

However, Liverpool are not designed to get goals and assists from midfield. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson produce most of the chances with 23 league assists between them last term, while the front three do all the goalscoring.

Combining the last two seasons with the beginning of this campaign, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane have scored a truly ridiculous 124 top-flight goals. That’s the equivalent of having two 30-goal strikers each year who have then grabbed two each at the beginning of this season.

So, while Mills is correct, Klopp’s workhorse midfield is poor at creating and scoring goals, that simply isn’t what they are in the team to do, nor do they need to do it to be successful.

Maybe it’s because he’s a former Man City player or maybe he simply hasn’t watched Liverpool enough, but this seems a really pointless and somewhat bizarre observation from Detective Sherlock Mills.

أعلن مدرب منتخب البرتغال فرناندو سانتوس التشكيل الأساسي لمواجهة أذربيجان، في إطار التصفيات المؤهلة لبطولة كأس العالم في قطر 2022.

ويلتقي المنتخبان في إطار الجولة الأولى من التصفيات، المجموعة الأولى.

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ويتواجد نجم يوفنتوس كريستيانو رونالدو في التشكيل الأساسي لمنتخب البرتغال. تشكيل البرتغال أمام أذربيجان

حراسة المرمى: لوبيز.

خط الدفاع: نونو مينديز، دوارتي، روبن دياز، جواو كانسيلو.

خط الوسط: نيتو، نيفيس، موتينيو، برناردو سيلفا.

خط الهجوم: رونالدو، أندريه سيلفا.

Everton U23’s manager David Unsworth has joined the club’s director of football Marcel Brands in helping to push for Premier League clubs to form B-teams down in the lower divisions of professional football.

What did he say?

Previously, Brands pushed for this system to be used when he was at Dutch giants PSV Eindhoven. Eventually, a development side called Jong PSV joined the likes of Jong AZ, Jong Utrecht, and Jong Ajax as ‘B-teams’ in the Eerste Divisie – the country’s second tier.

Unsworth, himself a huge believer in this idea, is working with Brands to help push for a similar system in English football.

The former Toffees player told the Liverpool ECHO: “He was the main voice, from what he tells me, about bringing it in. I know he’s had meetings about it. He’s a massive, massive advocate – very similar to myself – of B-teams. I don’t know if it will ever happen.

“If I was going to offer anything, it would be that I’m not really bothered at what level you throw us in at because we can work our way up and that’s the challenge to the under-23s team.”

It makes sense, doesn’t it?

As is the case in Holland, clubs’ second teams such as Jong Ajax and Jong PSV are ineligible for playoffs, promotion and the KNVB Cup – the Dutch equivalent of the FA Cup. The maximum age of a player is 23, and those who have made more than 150 appearances for the first-team are unable to play.

Rules as such would be an essential addition if this were to take place in England. It would prevent super clubs like Chelsea and Manchester City from sending star players down to the B-teams who could potentially make easy work of the league.

For example, Marcus Rashford is still only 21, but as he has played 178 appearances for Manchester United’s first-team, he would be ineligible to play for the development squad and subsequently force the likes of Mason Greenwood to play there instead.

In recent times – especially this season – we have seen many young English talents breakout in the Premier League and force themselves into the England setup, like Fikayo Tomori.

However, players such as Phil Foden, who Pep Guardiola recently apologised to over a lack of game time, still cannot mark their mark on the first-team, despite their obvious talents.

There is, however, the unfortunate possibility it could make things tougher for Football League sides. No doubt it would be harder for teams to loan Premier League youngsters, as the parent club would most likely settle for them playing at the development squad instead. Teams lower down often depend on loaning young talent, as they struggle to acquire their own usually because of finances.

For example, the likes of Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount of Chelsea respectively helped Aston Villa and Derby County reach the playoffs last season. Had the B-team structure been in place, perhaps those clubs may not have loaned those players.

Although, when all considered, it seems like a revolutionary idea for English football. Currently, we are witnessing the likes of Rhian Brewster, who won the U17 World Cup Golden Ball and Golden Boot, either warm the Liverpool bench or play for academy sides.

If he were to join a reserve team in a lower league, perhaps Brewster could build on his exceptional start to his career, as he is now 19 and still yet to make his Premier League debut.

أصر فابيو باراتيتشي، المدير الرياضي ليوفنتوس، على أن أندريا بيرلو يظل جزءً من استراتيجية يوفنتوس المستقبلية، عقب هزيمة الفريق من بينيفينتو في الدوري الإيطالي.

وأفادت صحيفة “توتو سبورت” الإيطالية، أن هناك 5 مباريات ستحدد مستقبل بيرلو مع يوفنتوس.

يبعد يوفنتوس 10 نقاط عن إنتر ميلان متصدر الدوري الإيطالي، وودع دوري أبطال أوروبا في دور الـ16 ضد بورتو.

ويواجه يوفنتوس خطر الابتعاد عن لقب الدوري الإيطالي، الذي سيكون العاشر له على التوالي، حال تمكنه من التتويج به.

يتبقى 10 مباريات على نهاية الدوري الإيطالي وأربع منها ضد متنافسين مباشرين على المراكز الأربعة الأولى.

وسيستضيف يوفنتوس نظيره نابولي في المباراة التي أعيد جدولتها من الجولة الثالثة في 7 أبريل، بعد ثلاثة أيام من ديربي تورينو، والتي ستكون المباراة الأولى بعد فترة التوقف الدولي.

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سيسافر فريق بيرلو بعد ذلك إلى أتالانتا في 18 أبريل، ويواجه كلا من ميلان وإنتر ميلان في ملعب أليانز يومي 9 و16 مايو.

كما سيلعب يوفنتوس نهائي كأس إيطاليا ضد أتالانتا في 19 مايو.

من المرجح أن تكون هذه المباريات الخمس حاسمة بالنسبة لمستقبل الفائز بكأس العالم في إيطاليا 2006.

وعلى بيرلو تجنب هزائم أخرى مثل التي تعرض لها أمام بينيفينتو، ويحصل على مركز مؤهل لدوري أبطال أوروبا، ليظل مسؤولاً عن الفريق الموسم المقبل ويبقى في منصبه. قائمة المباريات المتبقية لـ يوفنتوس في الدوري الإيطالي:

تورينو – يوفنتوس 3 أبريل.

يوفنتوس – نابولي 7 أبريل.

يوفنتوس – جنوى 11 أبريل.

أتالانتا – يوفنتوس 18 أبريل.

يوفنتوس – بارما 21 أبريل.

فيورنتينا – يوفنتوس 25 أبريل.

أودينيزي – يوفنتوس 2 مايو.

يوفنتوس – ميلان 9 مايو.

ساسولو – يوفنتوس 12 مايو.

يوفنتوس – إنتر ميلان 16 مايو.

بولونيا – يوفنتوس 23 مايو.

يرى الإيطالي كارلو أنشيلوتي أن مشروع دوري السوبر الأوروبي، سيؤدي إلى اكتئاب كرة القدم، مشيرًا إلى أنه سيفشل في النهاية.

الاندية الأوروبية الكبرى تأمل في تغيير بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، وتسميتها بـ دوري السوبر الأوروبي، مع نظام جديد للبطولة.

وقال أنشيلوتي في تصريحات لصحيفة “ذا أتلتيك” البريطانية: “لا يمكن عمل بطولة الدوري السوبر الأوروبي، لدينا دوري أبطال أوروبا، هذا يكفي، دوري الأبطال يضع دائمًا الأفضل أمام الأفضل”.

وأضاف: “اللاعبون لا يستريحوا أبدًا، دوري السوبر الأوروبي سيصيب كرة القدم بالاكتئاب”.

وأردف بالحديث عن التحكيم في إنجلترا: “الحُكام في إنجلترا أفضل بكثير من الآخرين في إيطاليا وإسبانيا، يتعرضون لقدر هائل من الضغط”.

وأكمل: “في إنجلترا الحُكام أكثر هدوءًا، ويرتكبون أخطاء بالتأكيد ولكن بنسبة أقل، والمراجعة احترافية للغاية، ولكن رغم الأخطاء، فهم أفضل من غيرهم”.

وعلق المدرب الإيطالي على مستوى منتخب بلاده مع روبرتو مانشيني: “منتخب إيطاليا لديه مواهب رائعة، ومانشيني مدرب كبير”.

واختتم: “أراهن على أن منتخب إيطاليا سيكون بطلًا لـ يورو 2020، لديهم كل المقومات لتحقيق ذلك الإنجاز”.

This article is part of Football FanCast’s Opinion series, which provides analysis, insight and opinion on any issue within the beautiful game, from Paul Pogba’s haircuts to League Two relegation battles…

Do you know the saying about ‘those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it’?

Well when you look it up next time, there’s a good chance that you’ll see a picture of Marcelo Bielsa staring back at you.

You’d think that games like the one at home to Wigan Athletic last season, when a team that was fighting relegation and reduced to ten men only to come and win it would have been enough to prove to him that there are no easy games in this division.

However, it looks as if Biela’s stubbornness and refusal to change his style of play have ended up costing him again.

Regardless of whether or not they feel that the red card in the first half was fair or not, if Leeds are a team that have serious aspirations of getting promoted, perhaps it’s time for Bielsa to start taking this league a little more seriously.

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If he and Leeds find themselves in a situation where they cannot beat a team that were near the bottom of the table, who haven’t won a game since the middle of August and who lost their boss two days before the game, regardless of the ‘new manager bounce’, then you have to question just how seriously the Argentinian is taking this division.

Compare Leeds’ performance on the weekend to how Fulham played them a couple of months ago.

Scott Parker and his team saw there was a weak team to be exploited and tore them apart on the night, with 935 successful passes and 84% possession.

He has spoken before about how he likes to carry a thin squad, well this game clearly tells you that when you start a player who is predominantly a full-back at centre-back that you can’t just rely on your attacking ability to get you out of a jam.

This is why you need to have strength in depth, something else he should have learned last year during their injury crisis. Alas, he failed to learn from that this summer as they only brought in six players on loan while losing 31 either on a temporary or permanent basis.

There is still a lot of the season left to play, and whilst they are only two points off the top of the table right now, it will remain to be seen whether or not they have the capacity, both on the pitch and in the dugout, to stay near the top as the season progresses.

Something has to give, and it might just be Bielsa’s methods.

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Mason Greenwood may be the undoubted star in the making at the moment, but Manchester United have a clutch of promising youngsters waiting patiently in the wings for their break-out moments. The Old Trafford faithful have already seen a bit of Tahith Chong and Angel Gomes this season, but one man who could eclipse them all is Brandon Williams.

Not the most heralded academy prodigy out of the group the Red Devils currently possess, but the player with arguably the biggest chance of stamping his mark on the first-team this season. The 19-year-old completed his first full 90 minutes of the campaign in the Europa League against AZ Alkmaar earlier this month, and according to some United fans, was one of the few silver linings of a drab 0-0 draw.

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As a right-footed left-back, Williams is in the mould of United stalwart Denis Irwin, and speaking after the game against the Dutch side, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer paid him a remarkable compliment.

“Top class, absolutely top notch. You won’t see a better full debut from a full-back anywhere. The boy is just going to improve and improve. He’s got the right mentality. I’m very pleased for him.”

Those comments will be music to the teenager’s ears, particularly with the Manchester side’s current struggles in his favoured position. First-choice left-back Luke Shaw has been out of action since mid-August with a hamstring injury, and whilst recent reports suggests he is in line to make a return sooner rather than later, Solskjaer may do well to hold off from throwing him back into the side.

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The England international has had a career beset by injuries, and has missed 103 games for United since signing from Southampton. There is absolutely no way for the Red Devils to wholeheartedly place their trust in the £27m-rated man, and that no doubt opens the door for Williams to seize his opportunity.

An injury-prone Shaw, and a make-shift defender in a 34-year-old Ashley Young, are his only real competitors at left-back. If Williams continues to impress in training, circumstances will surely dictate that he gets a run of games to show what he can do. And, judging by what Solskjaer thought of his full debut, there is no reason why he can’t be the academy prospect to make the most immediate mark on the team.

أفادت تقارير صحفية إنجليزية، أن الدولي البرازيلي دافيد لويز مدافع آرسنال، سيغيب لمدة 4 أسابيع عن الفريق بسبب الإصابة، ومن المُحتمل ألا يعود قبل نهاية الموسم.

دافيد لويز خضع لجراحة في الركبة يوم الأحد الماضي، وغاب عن مواجهة ليفربول السبت في الدوري الإنجليزي.

صحيفة “ديلي ميل” أكدت أن مدافع آرسنال خضع لجراحة في الركبة ويحتاج 4 أسابيع على الأقل للعودة، وقد يغيب حتى نهاية الموسم.

ولم يتبق في البريميرليج سوى 8 مباريات، والنادي الإنجليزي لديه إمكانية في الاستمرار بالدوري الأوروبي.

الصحيفة البريطانية أكدت أن أرتيتا يأمل في استعادة اللاعب البرازيلي خلال الفترة الأهم من الموسم، وسط المنافسة بالدوري الأوروبي، من أجل المشاركة في دوري أبطال أوروبا الموسم المقبل.

آرسنال يحتل المركز العاشر برصيد 42 نقطة، ويواجه صعوبة كبيرة في احتلال المركز الرابع المؤهل للأبطال الموسم المقبل.

Jermain Defoe has scored some incredible goals throughout his career.

His volley against Newcastle for Sunderland back in 2015 will go down as one of the greatest strikes in Tyne-Wear derby history, and his incredible strike against Crystal Palace for Bournemouth earned him a Goal of the Month award.

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The Rangers striker knows what it’s like to net a spectacular strike, but there’s one goal in Premier League history that he wishes he could have scored himself.

Indeed, Defoe wishes he could have netted Ian Wright’s legendary effort against Everton.

You can see why the former England international is such an admirer of the Arsenal man’s goal, as Wright uses an excellent combination of pace, skill and technique to beat his man, get into position and finally chip the keeper.

With Defoe topping the scoring charts in Scotland this season there’s no reason why he can’t emulate this goal over the coming months while playing for Rangers, and if he did it would certainly be a Goal of the Season contender.

تحدد موعد وصول طاقم التحكيم المالي المكلف بإدارة مباراة الزمالك أمام تونجيث السنغالي المقرر إقامتها في بطولة دوري أبطال أفريقيا.

الزمالك يواجه نظيره تونجيث في المباراة المحدد لها يوم السبت المقبل في الجولة السادسة لمباريات دور المجموعات من البطولة القارية.

ووفقًا للموقع الرسمي للزمالك فإن طاقم التحكيم المالي سيصل إلى القاهرة غدًا الخميس.

ويدير اللقاء المالي محمدو كيتا حكما للساحة ويعاونه كل من مواطميه موديبو سماكي مساعدا أول فانتا ادريسا كونيه مساعدا ثانيا وهارونا كوليبالي حكما رابعا،ويراقب المباراة الجزائري عبد الله جويدة.

وكانت بعثة تونجيث وصلت إلى القاهرة في الواحدة صباح اليوم الأربعاء، وكان في استقبالها مسؤولو العلاقات العامة بنادي الزمالك، لتسهيل إجراءات الخروج من المطار.‎