OBotafogose desdobra para continuar nas primeiras colocações da Taça Guanabara (primeira fase do Carioca). Neste domingo (5), os botafoguenses encaram o Boavista às 16h, em partida no Mané Garrincha válida pela sétima rodada da competição.
Mandante da partida, o Verdão de Saquarema se esforça para encontrar um caminho na competição. A equipe comandada por Leandrão tem apenas dois pontos e está na última colocação (na luta contra o rebaixamento). O lateral-esquerdo Peu, o meia Matheus Alessandro e o atacante Wandinho são esperanças do Boavista.
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O Botafogo tenta deixar para trás o tropeço no meio de semana, com o empate em 0 a 0 diante do Nova Iguaçu. Para isto, contará com o retorno de Tchê Tchê no meio de campo. Porém, terá duas baixas: Daniel Borges foi liberado para acompanhar o nascimento da filha, enquanto Carlos Alberto, que sofreu uma pancada no tornozelo, fica de fora da equipe.
O Glorioso está atualmente com dez pontos na competição e ocupa a terceira colocação. O técnico Luís Castro tem uma dúvida no setor ofensivo do Botafogo. Lucas Piazon e Gustavo Sauer disputam a titularidade.
FICHA TÉCNICA
BOAVISTA x BOTAFOGO
Data e horário: 05/02/2023, domingo, às 16h Estádio: Mané Garrincha, em Brasília (DF) Árbitro: Matheus Carneiro Torres Assistentes: Thiago Rosa de Oliveira e Wallace Muller Barros Onde ver: BandSports
BOAVISTA (Técnico: Leandrão)
Fernando; Jairo (Diego Rangel), Kevem, Elivelton e Peu; Jairo, Israel Ryan e Matheus Alessandro; Wandinho e Marquinhos.
BOTAFOGO (Técnico: Luís Castro)
Lucas Perri, Rafael, Adryelson, Cuesta e Marçal; Tchê Tchê, Patrick de Paula e Gabriel Pires; Lucas Piazon (Gustavo Sauer), Victor Sá e Tiquinho.
Na derrota do São Paulo para o São Bernardo, por 1 a 0, no Morumbi, o Tricolor teve mais volume, mas não conseguiu causar o mesmo perigo que o Bernô. Descontente com o resultado negativo em casa, Nathan deu explicações para os jornalistas, na zona mista, e declarou que ‘tem dia que as coisas não acontecem’. Confira no vídeo acima:
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Esta semana foi extremamente conturbada para o São Paulo. Logo no início, eliminado pelo Água Santa nas quartas de finais do Campeonato Paulista. Nesta mesma partida, duas novas lesões para a lista: Giuliano Galoppo e Welington.
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Mas é o ditado: não há nada tão ruim que não possa piorar. Nos dias seguintes à eliminação, o clima começou a esquentar no CT da Barra Funda. No caso, Rogério Ceni se desentendeu com Marcos Paulo e isso teria iniciadouma grande discussão entre o elenco e o treinador. Inclusive,ao que tudo indica, um abaixo-assinado pedindo sua saída começou a circular entre membros da cúpula tricolor.
Queda para o Água Santa no Paulistão é 14º vexame do São Paulo em mata-mata nos últimos dez anos
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Esta foi somente a primeira semana da ‘intertemporada’ do Tricolor, que só deve voltar a jogar no dia 5, quando pode estrear pela Copa Sul-Americana. Na semana seguinte, estreia no Campeonato Brasileiro.
Porém, com a longa lista de lesões – que envolve peças importantes do elenco -, a incerteza sobre o futuro de Marcos Paulo e o afastamento de Pedrinho – que está envolvido em uma investigação de violência doméstica -, caso o São Paulo queira se reforçar, terá que fazer ‘na velocidade da luz’.
O prazo para novas contratações é curto. A janela de transferências fecha no dia 4 de abril, um dia antes da possível estreia. Depois disso, não será mais possível inscrever novos jogadores. A nova janela abre somente no segundo semestre, no dia três de julho.
Ao todo, são onze lesionados. Entre estes, alguns casos cirúrgicos que devem perder boa parte da temporada – como Galoppo, Ferraresi e Igor Vinícius. Sobre Marcos Paulo, o LANCE! entrou em contato com o estafe do atleta, que confirmou que – mesmo com o atrito -, treina normalmente, mas ainda não é possível cravar sobre seu futuro.
Veja a lista de desfalques do São Paulo até então:
1 – André Anderson – não atua desde 5/01/2023 – motivo: Pubalgia – situação: faz tratamento no Reffis. Não deve jogar mais pelo São Paulo
2 – Caio Matheus – não atua desde 16/06/2022 – motivo: Cirurgia no joelho direito – situação: treinou com o elenco
3 – Calleri – não atua desde 05/03/2023 – motivo: Lesão no tornozelo direito – situação: fez tratamento no Reffis
4- Diego Costa – não atua desde 06/10/2022 – motivo: Cirurgia no joelho esquerdo – situação: em transição, iniciada em 20/2, treinou com o elenco
5 – Ferraresi – não atua desde 26/01/2023 – motivo: Cirurgia no joelho direito – situação: fez tratamento no Reffis. Volta apenas no segundo semestre
6 – Galoppo – ruptura de ligamento do joelho – deve passar por cirurgia e voltar só em 2024
7 – Igor Vinícius – não atua desde 22/01/2023 – motivo: Pubalgia – situação: passou por cirurgia e deve voltar só no segundo semestre
8 – Moreira – não atua desde 01/11/2022 – motivo: Cirurgia no joelho esquerdo – situação: faz tratamento no Reffis
9 – Rafinha – não atua desde 26/01/2023 – motivo: Entorse no tornozelo esquerdo – situação: fez tratamento no Reffis e realiza corridas leves no gramado
10 – Talles Costa – não atua desde 05/03/2023 – motivo: Cirurgia no joelho direito – situação: fez tratamento no Reffis
11 – Welington – Entorse no tornozelo direito
12- Pedrinho – afastado por conta de investigação policial.
O relatório do Conselho Fiscal, aprovado na última quarta-feira, e que avalia as contas do Santos, apresentou uma série de sugestões e questionamentos à gestão do presidente Andrés Rueda. As críticas mais fortes foram direcionadas ao marketing do clube, especialmente à campanha ‘Santos do Mundo’, que rendeu prejuízo de mais de R$ 26 mil aos cofres do Peixe.
A campanha consiste em explorar a marca do clube no exterior através do reconhecimento obtido pelos feitos de Pelé, pelas excursões internacionais ou graças aos títulos internacionais conquistados, como o bicampeonato Mundial (1962-1963).
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Entretanto, as ações realizadas pelo clube foram consideradas ‘aquém das expectivas’. Segundo o relatório, o Santos realizou ativações em 4 países diferentes – Portugal, Estados Unidos, Nigéria e Espanha – e obteve patrocínios no valor de R$ 540.371,45, com prejuízo de R$ 26.240,07.
O relatório relata que, pelas imagens de vídeos divulgados pelo clube, as ações realizadas – mais especificamente o de lançamento das camisas em Portugal, no estádio do Benfica – ‘passaram uma imagem amadora’.
+Santos teve aumento de 427% no gasto com contratações, aponta relatório
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Outra crítica ficou por conta das ativações realizadas na Nigéria. Já que o país anfitrião custeou hospedagem, transporte e parte da alimentação dos participantes, o CF alega que o Santos poderia ter convidado grandes veículos de imprensa, inclusive do exterior, para registrar o evento e fortalecer a campanha.
Por fim, o Conselho recomendou a contratação de uma ‘big-one’ para assessorar o clube no marketing. Na visão do CF, é imensurável o quanto que o Santos pode faturar com com exposição da marca no exterior e, embora todas as administrações recentes tenham prometido revolucionar a área, o clube sempre obtém resultados abaixo do que poderia.
Fazalhaq Farooqi moves up to No. 3, to have two Afghanistan bowlers on the podium
ESPNcricinfo staff29-Mar-2023
Rashid Khan is top of the world, once again•ILT20
Rashid Khan is the new No. 1 T20I bowler in the world. He has displaced Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga at the top following his three wickets at less than a run a ball in Afghanistan’s historic 2-1 series win over Pakistan in Sharjah.Rashid has team-mate Fazalhaq Farooqi for company on the podium, with the young pacer slotting at No. 3 on the T20I bowlers’ rankings after finishing as top wicket-taker for Afghanistan in the Pakistan series. Farooqi claimed five wickets and conceded just 4.75 runs to the over across the three matches to climb 12 places in the rankings.Rashid was No. 1 as recently as November last year, having consistently been one of the format’s best since first rising to the summit in February 2018.Full rankings
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The 2-1 result was Afghanistan’s first T20I series win over Pakistan, and another bowler to make strides as a result was Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who moved from No. 10 to No. 8 after taking two-fors in the first and third games.For Pakistan, stand-in captain Shadab Khan (who led in place of the rested Babar Azam) moved up eight spots to No. 4 on the T20I allrounder rankings, having finished as the series’ third-highest run-scorer and joint-fourth-highest wicket-taker.In the T20I batting rankings, South Africa’s Rilee Rossouw moved up two places to No. 6 courtesy his 42 off 21, albeit in a losing cause against West Indies in the series-deciding third T20I in Johannesburg.Rohit Sharma, Adam Zampa move up in ODI rankingsFollowing Australia’s ODI series winning victory against India in Chennai, legspinner Adam Zampa has moved to a career-best sixth in the one-day bowling rankings, while India captain Rohit Sharma is up one spot to eighth in the batting rankings. Zampa had produced figures of 10-0-45-4 in that game which Australia won by 21 runs to clinch the series 2-1, while Rohit had slammed 30 off 17, sparking his gains.Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza inched his way up the allrounder rankings too this week, going up one spot to fifth after Zimbabwe’s hard-fought series win against Netherlands where he scored 40 and topped the bowling charts for his side with five scalps.
Virat Kohli, meanwhile, heaped praise on RCB legspinner Karn Sharma and tagged his stand with Faf du Plessis “the perfect start”
ESPNcricinfo staff02-Apr-20232:22
Moody: ‘There are too many holes in the Mumbai team’
On a night when Mumbai Indians were in danger for a long time of being brushed aside with all of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s wickets intact, Rohit Sharma had to field the inevitable question around the hole losing Jasprit Bumrah leaves in his side.Mumbai can’t dwell on that, Rohit insisted. “For the past six to eight months, I am used to playing without Jasprit Bumrah [for India too],” he said after the loss. “Of course, this is a different set-up. Someone needs to put their hand up and come in to fill that place. We can’t keep dwelling on it. You can try and control the things that are in your control and those that are not in your control, you can’t do that. Injuries are not in your control.”The other guys that we have are talented. It’s just that they haven’t played a lot of IPL. We need to give them the support.”Defending 171, each of Mumbai’s bowlers – save for experienced legspinner Piyush Chawla whose four overs went for only 26 – had an economy rate in excess of eight. Their 11.2 overs of fast bowling – which included the likes of Jofra Archer, Cameron Green and Jason Behrendorff – went at a rate of 11.29 runs per over and that more than nullified the control Chawla had. It meant Mumbai lost their opening match by eight wickets with a whopping 22 balls remaining.On the night, it was not just their bowling that let five-time champions Mumbai down. They had crumbled to 48 for 4 in the ninth over after being asked to bat and could get past 170 only because of rookie Tilak Varma’s partnerships with Nehal Wadhera and Arshad Khan – both of whom were on T20 debuts. Varma added 50 with Wadhera for the fifth wicket before combining with Arshad to add an unbroken 48 in 17 balls, and in the process he stayed unbeaten on 84 off 46 balls. Rohit heaped praise on the youngster for “showing courage and being brave” in the middle.Related
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“He is a very positive person, quite talented as well,” Rohit said. “Some of the shots he played, in the first game of the season, he showed a lot of courage. That is something we spoke of – we want to be brave and courageous in the middle. We didn’t start well, and it was always a catching up game. Hats off to Tilak to get us to a competitive total.”It was a good pitch to bat on. We didn’t bat to even half of our potential and yet got to 170. Probably 30-40 runs more would have been ideal. We were struggling to play the catch-up game but Tilak was magnificent.”Kohli: ‘Me and Faf got off to the perfect start’Mumbai had the momentum after a strong finish with the bat and would have been hopeful of ending their streak of starting an IPL season with a loss, one that has been going on since 2013. But Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis added 148 for the opening wicket to quash any hope Mumbai had of disappointing a sold-out Chinnaswamy Stadium. Later, Kohli said that the “phenomenal win” capped off a near-perfect homecoming for them.”I thought with the new ball it [the pitch] was a bit tricky [to bat on],” Kohli said. “But because we took them [their bowlers] down with the new ball, that’s where we shifted the momentum completely towards us. How they batted in the last two overs, it could have been tricky to walk out without intent. The way we both started nullified the intensity that they were going to bring onto the field.Faf du Plessis and Virat Kohli started strongly for Royal Challengers Bangalore•BCCI
“Me and Faf got off to the perfect start. We kept going, kept backing ourselves. Faf went first and then I joined later. So, it was a very comprehensive win and we wanted to win with balls to spare so that it could benefit our net run rate a little bit.”Despite being part of the Royal Challengers squad, legspinner Karn Sharma did not get a game last season. On Sunday, though, he picked up a couple of crucial middle-order wickets to puncture Mumbai’s recovery. After being hit for two sixes by Wadhera, Karn tossed another one up to have him hole out before getting one past hard-hitter Tim David to bowl him.”When he got the left-hander out after getting hit for two sixes, that’s brave bowling,” Kohli said of Karn. “That comes from a lot of repetition of bowling in the right spot. He’s had a good domestic season. He was bowling so well for us last year, unfortunately he couldn’t get a game. He was ready to play, even in the nets here he wasn’t getting hit for sixes in the nets easily.”[He is] very confident with the skillsets and his spell in the middle was very crucial. He got a couple of big wickets and put us on the front foot in the middle phase.”
Cummins admits he was ‘not surprised’ as former captains criticise overtly attacking move
Matt Roller20-Jun-2023
Ben Stokes wasn’t all down and out after a close loss•PA Photos/Getty Images
Ben Stokes defended his decision to declare England’s first innings at 393 for 8 after their two-wicket defeat to Australia in the first Ashes Test at Edgbaston.Joe Root was unbeaten on 118 and, along with Ollie Robinson, had just taken 20 runs off a single Nathan Lyon over when Stokes called his batters in on the first evening, leaving England 20 minutes to bowl against Australia’s openers.Robinson and Stuart Broad bowled two overs each, which Usman Khawaja and David Warner survived to finish the opening day on 14 for 0, with Khawaja going on to make 141 in the first innings.Stokes’ decision came under scrutiny in the media, with former England captains lining up to say they would not have declared in the same circumstances. And in the context of England’s narrow defeat late on the final evening, his declaration was questioned again.Speaking on the BBC’s Test Match Special, former England captain Michael Vaughan said he would “guarantee” that Stokes would not make the same declaration in the second Test if the circumstances arose.Related
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“Those 30 or 40 runs…” Vaughan said. “If you’d have asked Ben Stokes this morning, ‘Would you have liked Joe to have got another 30 on that day one, you’ve now got them in the bank?’ Of course [he would].”I will guarantee at Lord’s, if they bat first and they’re 393 for 8 with 20 minutes to go, I will guarantee that they’ll carry on batting… not with Joe Root 118 not out.”But at his press conference, Stokes said: “If we were in the same position? Yeah. I would like to be 398 for 6 [sic] with 20 minutes left. That would be great.”I could also turn it around and say, ‘if we didn’t declare, would we have got the excitement that we did at the end of day five?’ I’m not a hundred percent sure, but I’m not going to be looking back on this game as ‘what ifs’… the reality is, we just didn’t manage to get over the line.”Australia’s captain Pat Cummins, who hit the winning runs and took four second-innings wickets in leading Australia to victory, said he would “probably not” have declared in the same circumstances.”I wasn’t overly surprised,” Cummins said, “But the wicket felt pretty good, so I thought every run was pretty much needed in that first innings.”Stokes explained that he had sensed “an opportunity to pounce” on Khawaja and Warner, and that he would not alter his bold captaincy style simply because of the opposition and the nature of Ashes series.”I thought that was a time to pounce,” Stokes said at the presentation. “I am not going to change the way I have gone about my cricket because it is the Ashes.”Who knows? We could have got an extra 40 runs or lost two wickets in two balls. I am not a captain who gets by on what ifs.”We saw it as an opportunity to pounce on Australia and really start day two on top.”
Says Royals tweaked their squad this season with a view to getting the most out of “extreme talent” Parag
PTI02-Apr-2024
Riyan Parag scored useful runs for his side once again•Associated Press
Rajasthan Royals assistant coach Shane Bond has described the in-form Riyan Parag as a player of “extreme talent”, likening him to a young Suryakumar Yadav.The 22-year-old Parag has brought his rich form in domestic cricket into the IPL, striking two high quality fifties to help Rajasthan notch up three wins in three so far, the latest being against Mumbai Indians on Monday night.”He sort of reminds me a little bit of Surya [Suryakumar], who came to Mumbai a few years ago,” Bond, who is also RR’s bowling coach, said at the post-match press conference. “He looks like that – he has got extreme talent. He has just matured as a cricketer, even though he is only 22.”Related
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Bond shifted to Royals’ staff this year, after a nine-year stint with Mumbai. He said Royals had set up their line-up this year to get more out of Parag. “He has had an outstanding domestic season, obviously, batting up the order. The trade we made with Devdutt [Padikkal], bringing Avesh [Khan] in, that was to put Riyan up into a position which was probably better suited.”Bond said it was unfair to judge Parag on previous seasons, when he had to play the role of finisher at such a young age. “Riyan started so young, you forget that he was 17 or something, playing in one of the toughest spots in a batting line-up: No. 6. You look at the characters who finish games around the IPL, they are generally pretty experienced guys. The Tim Davids, the David Millers… these are high-quality players who play international cricket. Riyan had been tasked with that for a number of years. He is still a very young man, but he has got this wealth of experience behind him now.”We are getting the best of him. The investment that RR have made of him, it’s starting to reap the rewards. It is pretty exciting what he could offer for the rest of the season for us.”Bond also agreed that the “selfless” Yuzvendra Chahal, who produced a spell of 4-0-11-3 to set up Royals’ win on Monday, could be back in the reckoning for India if he continues to deliver. For now though, he said it was best for Chahal – or any other player – to focus on the IPL and not look to far ahead.”The competition is pretty tough, so one of the real challenges for any bowler coming into this tournament is to forget that there is a [T20] World Cup [coming up], and you start bowling to get into the World Cup team.”If your [IPL] team is successful, you are in a winning team, selections and rewards come from that. That has more of been our focus, to forget about all that other noise from the outside and just work really hard for each other.”If we do that, I have got no doubt people are going to start talking, like you [the journalist asking the question] are now, about Chahal and whether he will feature in the World Cup or not. He is bowling beautifully.”
Leeds United is currently the home to various talents who have made their names across Europe before moving to Elland Road over the last couple of seasons.
Brenden Aaronson is just one player who cost big money to secure a move for his signature, costing a fee in the region of £25m during their final season in the Premier League back in 2022/23.
The American has so far failed to demonstrate why the hierarchy forked out such a hefty fee for his signature, struggling to make a real impact under Daniel Farke in recent weeks.
Whilst he scored the opener against Swansea City last weekend, it was only his second goal contribution of the calendar year, struggling to produce any tangible results in their hunt for Championship promotion.
He’s since been unable to match the levels produced by one player who starred in Yorkshire after his own transfer from the Swans multiple years ago.
Pablo Hernandez’s stats for Leeds United
Over the years, Leeds has been the home to countless icons, with Pablo Hernandez undoubtedly cementing himself as a modern-day hero for his heroics at Elland Road.
The Spaniard originally moved on loan from Swansea back in 2016/17, before joining permanently in the January of that campaign after impressing in the first half of the season.
Former Leeds winger Pablo Hernandez.
Such a move would be the springboard for his success with the Whites, with Hernandez going on to register 36 goals and 41 assists from 175 outings, helping the club lift the Championship title at the close of the 2019/20 campaign.
He was a pivotal part of Marcelo Bielsa’s side that season, remaining a key member of the squad the following year as the club ended their long wait for Premier League football.
Whilst he left the club back in 2021, current boss Farke already has his own version of the fan-favourite, playing a vital role in their own ambitions of returning to the top flight.
The player who’s become Farke’s own Hernandez at Leeds
The plethora of attacking talent on the books at Leeds has contributed to their phenomenal attacking record, which has seen them score 78 times in the league this season – by far the highest tally in the division.
Joel Piroe has been central to such a record, netting 15 league goals to date, a tally which is the highest within the current first-team squad – producing key goals at various moments.
The Dutchman arrived in a £10m deal from Swansea back in the summer of 2023, following in Hernandez’s footsteps in joining from the Welsh outfit and having an immediate impact in Yorkshire.
The similarities to Hernandez continue, with the 25-year-old also able to feature in the number ten role, as seen in certain matches this season, with the “superb” star, as dubbed by one analyst, key to the club’s recent success.
During his final Championship campaign in Yorkshire, the Spaniard notched a total of 18 combined goals and assists back in 2019/20 – cementing himself as a key member of Bielsa’s squad.
Piroe has already registered a combined 21 contributions with seven matches remaining this campaign, with any hope of securing promotion potentially down to whether he can continue to produce the goods in the final third.
Combined goals & assists from Leeds attackers in the Championship (2024/25)
Player
Tally
Joel Piroe
21
Daniel James
19
Manor Solomon
14
Brenden Aaronson
11
Wilfried Gnonto
11
Mateo Joseph
6
Largie Ramazani
6
Stats via FotMob
He’s been subject to criticism in recent times, but it’s safe to say the club wouldn’t be in this current position without his goals, certainly playing a key role in their promotion ambitions.
Whilst it’s unclear whether he will be able to cut it in the Premier League, Piroe has a huge job to catapult the side into the top flight between now and the end of the season.
His goals could provide the difference over the next couple of weeks, with the Dutchman able to cement his place in the Whites’ history books should he produce the goods and fire them back to England’s top-division.
Huge upgrade on Meslier: Leeds big move for "world-class" GK
Leeds United could land a player who could end Illan Meslier’s time at Elland Road.
Wrexham are one of a host of EFL clubs interested in signing an “excellent” international player in the summer transfer window, according to a new claim.
Wrexham facing huge period in promotion battle
Phil Parkinson’s side find themselves right in the League One promotion mix heading into the final weeks of the season, as they look to make it an incredible three promotions in a row.
Wrexham have six games remaining in the league in 2024/25, and while they currently sit in second place behind runaway leaders Birmingham City, they only have a three-point advantage over third-place Wycombe Wanderers, who have a game in hand.
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Next up for Parkinson’s men is the visit of Burton Albion on Saturday lunchtime, with their opponents languishing in 21st place and desperately battling to remain in League One for another season. A home win is a must, with Wycombe facing a trickier trip to Reading.
New signings will be needed for Wrexham this summer regardless of what league they are playing in next term, and a proven top-level player has now been linked with a move to The Racecourse Ground.
Wrexham want "excellent" Wales and Rangers star Tom Lawrence
According to an update from The Daily Mail, Wrexham are interested in signing Rangers midfielder Tom Lawrence on a free transfer this summer, with the 31-year-old born there before moving to Manchester United as an eight-year-old.
The League One outfit are far from alone in expressing a willingness to snap him up, however, with the likes of West Brom, Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers all mentioned, among others.
Tom Lawrence
Lawrence would be an ambitious addition for Wrexham this summer, especially if they can get him for free, with his current Rangers deal expiring at the end of this season. At 31, he isn’t getting any younger, but he is still at a good age to come in and make an impact, having been lauded by David McAllum for his influence on young players at Ibrox.
“Tom was excellent around the group, sharing his experience, and we spoke before the game about that. That’s what some of these games are going to be about, when we get the odd occasion where a player, or two, drops down from the first-team squad to get important minutes.”
Tom Lawrence’s key career stats
Appearances
Goals
Assists
Derby County
185
37
25
Rangers
66
12
7
Ipswich Town
36
11
11
Blackburn Rovers
23
2
3
Yeovil Town
19
2
2
Cardiff City
14
0
1
Carlisle United
11
3
2
Rotherham United
6
1
1
Leicester City
4
0
0
Manchester United
1
0
0
Lawrence is a 23-cap Wales international, scoring three times for his country, so his pedigree is undeniable, and his versatility allows him to shine in central midfield, out wide and also as a centre forward.
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The Welshman has huge experience in the EFL too, as well as making a total of 66 appearances for one of Britain’s biggest clubs in Rangers, so the idea of Wrexham signing him is hugely exciting.