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O Santos chegou a um acordo com o Krasnodar, da Rússia, para a quitação da dívida referente à contratação do atacante Cueva. Assim, o transfer ban imposto pela Fifa ao Peixe será revogado.

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O Santos quitará a dívida de U$ 4,5 milões de dólares (R$ 22,7 milhões) em quatro prestações até o dia 25 de junho de 2024. A conclusão da negociação ocorreu durante uma reunião virtual na manhã desta terça feira, que contou com a participação das diretorias dos clubes.

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Tão logo o transfer ban imposto pela Fifa seja revogado, o Santos poderá novamente contratar e registrar jogadores no Boletim Informativo Diário (BID) da CBF.

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POR QUE ESSA DÍVIDA?

Em junho de 2021, sob a gestão do ex-presidente Andres Rueda, o Santos efetuou acordo com o Krasnodar sobre a contratação de Cueva, comprado no início de 2019 por aproximadamente R$ 35 milhões. Contudo, o clube deixou de pagar a última parcela do combinado.

Com isso, os russos não concordaram em realizar novo parcelamento do valor que restava (cerca de R$ 15 milhões) e acionaram a Fifa.

A dívida não tem relação com o processo ganho pelo Peixe sobre o próprio Cueva. Na ocasião, em 2020, o jogador deixou o clube alegando “justa causa” e fechou com o Pachuca, do México. O Alvinegro venceu o processo, e os envolvidos foram condenados a pagar uma indenização de R$ 23,9 milhões.

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No ano passado, o Santos chegou a se interessar pelo zagueiro Junior Alonso, que atua no Krasnodar, mas a dívida foi um dos impeditivos do negócio. O clube da Rússia também se interessou pelo zagueiro Joaquim, e o repasse do jogador, na época, poderia ser uma forma de abater a dívida.

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Arsenal are flying high right now, but speculation remains rife ahead of the looming January transfer window.

Arsenal already backed Mikel Arteta with a near-£270 million spending spree in the summer, welcoming eight new faces as the north Londoners seek to end their 22-year wait for a Premier League title.

The investment from Andrea Berta and high-ranking Emirates Stadium officials has paid immediate dividends, with Arsenal sitting atop the Premier League with eight wins and just one loss — establishing themselves as clear title favourites.

Arsenal may have seen their defensive supremacy punctured by Sunderland, who ended their run of eight successive clean sheets in all competitions, but Arteta’s side remain four points clear, undefeated in 14 and the team to beat.

Arsenal’s unbeaten run in all competitions since defeat to Liverpool

Arsenal 3-0 Nottingham Forest

Athletic Bilbao 0-2 Arsenal

Arsenal 1-1 Man City

Port Vale 0-2 Arsenal

Newcastle 1-2 Arsenal

Arsenal 2-0 Olympiacos

Arsenal 2-0 West Ham

Fulham 0-1 Arsenal

Arsenal 4-0 Atlético Madrid

Arsenal 1-0 Crystal Palace

Arsenal 2-0 Brighton

Burnley 0-2 Arsenal

Slavia Prague 0-3 Arsenal

Sunderland 2-2 Arsenal

Arsenal’s water-tight defence and set-piece supremacy have been largely to thank for this, and their form is all the more impressive considering Arteta’s host of attacking players out injured right now.

Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke, Viktor Gyokeres and Martin Odegaard have all been sidelined recently, giving Arteta a real selection headache, but it is believed that the five are also racing to be fit for Arsenal’s looming North London derby against Tottenham.

Norway boss Stale Solbakken caused quite a stir this week when he said that Odegaard was still “some distance away” from an injury return, so it remains to be seen if he will be back in time to face Spurs, but Havertz and Madueke have impressed Arsenal staff with their rehabilitation.

Both men were deemed ahead of schedule in their recovery plans, so they could well return to the fold, with Gyokeres and Martinelli also vying for contention.

However, one player who’s been definitively ruled out is striker Gabriel Jesus.

The Brazilian hasn’t featured since rupturing his ACL during Arsenal’s FA Cup defeat to Man United in January, and despite returning to training recently, the seriousness of his injury means that Tottenham will come too soon for Jesus.

A return is expected before the end of the year though (Simon Collings), with Jesus now taking time out from his recovery to talk about his future at the club.

Gabriel Jesus makes January transfer statement and names desired next club

The 28-year-old has been regularly linked with a January exit following the arrival of Gyokeres, but Jesus told Revista Placar that there is no chance he’ll be leaving in the new year.

However, Jesus did confirm that he wants to return to Palmeiras after leaving Arsenal, and the club equally want him.

Arteta spoke about the forward’s imminent return recently, explaining how he can’t wait to have Arsenal’s ‘very unpredictable’ weapon back, so it appears Arsenal’s manager isn’t overly keen on a winter exit either.

With Arsenal competing on four fronts, it will be a major boost to have Jesus to call upon once again, as Arteta will need every possible advantage at his disposal.

Devdutt Padikkal (86*), B Sai Sudharsan (73) and N Jagadeesan (64) were also among the runs in Lucknow

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Dhruv Jurel scored his second first-class century on a day when all India A batters except captain Shreyas Iyer were among the runs against Australia A. The hosts ended day three on 403 for 4, still 129 runs behind the visitors’ first-innings total of 532. Apart from Jurel, who was batting on 113 at stumps, Devdutt Padikkal, B Sai Sudharsan and N Jagadeesan also went past fifty at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.India A started day three trailing Australia A by 416 runs, with nine wickets in hand, and Xavier Bartlett had Jagadeesan caught behind by Josh Phillipe for 64 in the sixth over of the day to end a second-wicket stand of 49. Padikkal then joined Sudharsan in a productive stand, but with their partnership nearing a hundred, Sudharsan missed an attempted reverse-sweep off Cooper Connolly and was trapped lbw for 73.Australia A struck again 3.2 overs later, with Iyer was trapped in front by Corey Rocchiccioli for 8. It was Iyer’s third successive low score in a first-class game, after he was dismissed for 25 and 12 against Central Zone in the semi-finals of the Duleep Trophy earlier this month.But Iyer’s wicket turned out to be the last for Australia A on Thursday, as Jurel and Padikkal rebuilt. India A were 310 behind when the two came together, and by the end of the day they had put on an unbroken 181 for the fifth wicket.Padikkal was more the patient of the two batters, taking his time in getting to his fifty off 117 balls. The aggressive Jurel reached the landmark in just 54 deliveries, getting there by smashing Rocchiccioli for two consecutive sixes and a four.Rocchiccioli was the most expensive of the Australia A bowlers, going for 128 runs in 24 overs at an economy rate of 5.33. Jurel especially took a liking to the offspinner, scoring 47 runs off him at just better than a run a ball, with three fours and three sixes.By the end of the day, Jurel had rattled along at a strike rate of 85.61 over 132 balls, and Padikkal at 48.31. The left-hand batter went to stumps batting on 86, in sight of a seventh first-class century. Their 181-run stand had come at nearly five runs an over.With only the final day’s play left, and with neither team having begun their second innings, the match seems headed towards a draw.

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O Flamengo começa a sua caminhada rumo ao nono título do Brasileirão, visitando o Atlético-GO, no Serra Dourada, neste domingo (14), às 16h (Brasília). Sem nenhuma baixa no Departamento Médico, Tite vai com o time considerado titular.

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Antes de viajar, o técnico Tite fez apenas uma mudança no time que venceu o Palestino por 2 a 0 no Maracanã. O zagueiro Fabrício Bruno voltou ao time titular, no lugar do Léo Ortiz, no treino realizado na manhã deste sábado (13) no Ninho do Urubu.

O provável time do Flamengo que vai começar a partida contra o Atlético-GO é o seguinte: Rossi; Varela, Fabrício Bruno, Léo Pereira, Ayrton Lucas; Pulgar, De La Cruz, Arrascaeta; Cebolinha, Luiz Araújo e Pedro.

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O meia Gerson foi relacionado para a partida e pode voltar aos gramados após dois meses. No dia 1º de março, o mesmo passou por um procedimento de pieloplastia para correção de uma estenose congênita do ureter. A previsão era para que o atleta voltasse entre o final de abril e início de maio, porém o meia voltou muito antes do esperado e impressionou muito a comissão técnica.

O atacante Carlinhos, recém-contratado do Nova Iguaçu, também vai estar à disposição do Tite e pode ser uma boa alternativa no segundo tempo contra o Atlético-GO.

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O próximo compromisso do Rubro-Negro será contra o São Paulo, na quarta-feira (17), às 21h30, no Maracanã, e a expectativa é de casa cheia.

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The pressure is growing on Arne Slot to turn things around at Liverpool and Michael Edwards could now reportedly hire a former Premier League manager.

Arne Slot admits "shock" as Liverpool crisis mounts

The 3-0 defeat at Anfield against Nottingham Forest signalled that Liverpool were in a crisis, but last night’s 4-1 defeat against PSV Eindhoven signalled that Slot may not be able to find his way out of that crisis. The Reds are on a historically disastrous run, having smashed their transfer record twice in the summer to back their Premier League title-winning manager.

It’s the most unexpected run from a side that many backed to retain the English crown and Slot admitted that it’s also been a “shock” to him in recent weeks.

Liverpool aren’t a sacking club, historically speaking, but reports have now claimed that Edwards admires Ange Postecoglou and the pressure is growing on Slot to turn things around.

Liverpool eyeing Postecoglou as Joyce reveals crisis talks

Paul Joyce revealed on social media that the hierarchy have held talks with Slot on Thursday.

And according to TeamTalk, Edwards is an admirer of Postecoglou and has not been deterred by the Aussie’s failure at Nottingham Forest or by how his final Premier League season ended at Tottenham Hotspur.

Postecoglou, who deploys an attack-minded 4-3-3 formation with a high defensive line and has publicly stated he demands “relentless” pressing from his sides, has been out of work since an 8-game spell with Forest which returned just 0.25 points per game.

Sources at Anfield told TeamTalk that Slot is “under pressure” but not in immediate danger of being sacked.

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It’s a tough situation for Liverpool chiefs. Slot became just the second manager to give them a Premier League title last season, but there’s no denying that recent results have been unacceptable and there are serious questions as to whether he can turn things around given his side make the same mistakes week in week out.

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The home side crumbled on the final day before a last-wicket stand narrowed the margin

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New South Wales opened their Sheffield Shield campaign with a memorable 74-run away win over Western Australia.Set 231 to win, WA crumbled for 156 on a tricky pitch at the WACA ground in Perth as unheralded Blues quick Liam Hatcher inflicted serious damage on the lower order. Batting with injured No. 11 Joel Paris, Australia allrounder Ashton Agar went down swinging.Related

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Paris and Agar put on an innings-high 53-run stand for the last wicket to give NSW some nervous moments before closing out the game.But Agar was bowled for 46 the first ball after drinks in the second session of day four, slashing onto his stumps off Ryan Hadley who finished with eight wickets in the matchNSW lost serious experience in the off-season with Jackson Bird moving back to Tasmania and Moises Henriques retiring from four-day cricket. The upset result is a huge boost for veteran Test spinner Nathan Lyon, who led the side in this match in the absence of Jack Edwards on Australia A duty.WA veteran Cameron Bancroft did nothing to impress selectors for a potential Test recall, out for 3 when he edged Hadley after making 10 in the first innings.Test allrounder Cameron Green fell for 24 on Tuesday, superbly held in his follow through by former WA quick Charlie Stobo, after making 19 in the first innings. Green, who is being eased back into bowling following serious back surgery last year, sent down just four overs in the match.NSW’s contenders for a potential Test spot – Sam Konstas and Kurtis Patterson – also failed to capitalise. Incumbent Test opener Konstas made 4 and 14, while Patterson, who played the last of his two games for Australia back in 2019, was dismissed for 8 and 4.

دافع جاريل كوانساه عن محمد صلاح، في ظل الأزمة الحالية التي يمر بها المحترف المصري مع فريقه ليفربول الإنجليزي والمدرب آرني سلوت.

كوانساه غادر ليفربول في الصيف الماضي وانتقل إلى باير ليفركوزن الألماني، في صفقة بلغت قيمتها 35 مليون جنيه إسترليني، مع قلة مشاركته تحت قيادة المدرب الهولندي سلوت.

وبعد جلوسه على مقاعد البدلاء في مباريات ليفربول ضد وست هام يونايتد وسندرلاند وليدز يونايتد، بالدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، أثار محمد صلاح ضجةً، حيث انتقد سلوت والنادي بشدة، وأشار إلى أن النادي يتخلى عنه، وأوضح أن علاقته بمدربه قد انهارت تمامًا.

ونتيجةً لذلك، قام سلوت باستبعاد محمد صلاح من من مباراة ليفربول وإنتر ميلان في دوري أبطال أوروبا وحقق الفريق الفوز بهدف دون رد من ركلة جزاء.

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وسُئل كوانساه عن وضع صلاح الحالي، وفي تصريحاته لصحيفة “ديلي ميل” البريطانية، أفاد: “لا أستطيع التحدث إلا عن الفترة التي كنت فيها هناك وما رأيته من صلاح، إنه قدوة رائعة، وشخصية مميزة في غرفة الملابس، وقدّم موسمًا استثنائيًا وساعدنا على الفوز باللقب (الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز)”.

وأضاف: “بحسب ما رأيت، لم أرَ منه إلا كل خير، لقد ساندني في أوقات عصيبة، وهذا ما فعله حقًا، لا أستطيع التحدث وأنا خارج الوضع، أنا مجرد مشجع لليفربول، وأبدو كأي مشجع آخر”.

ثم عندما سُئل عن علاقته بسلوت، أجاب: “الأمر لا يتعلق بما كان عليه الوضع العام الماضي وما كان يحدث، أنا أركز تمامًا على ما أفعله الآن، لست بحاجة للحديث عن علاقاتي مع المدربين الآخرين، الأمر يتعلق بما أفعله هنا في ليفركوزن الآن”.

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Botafogo e Palmeiras ficaram marcados pela disputa pelo título do Brasileirão em 2023. Além da rivalidade dentro do campo, a tendência é que o duelo esquente ainda mais os bastidores fora de campo As equipes vão se enfrentar nas oitavas de final da Libertadores.

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Tudo começou quando John Textor, dono da SAF do Botafogo deu uma declaração sobre uma possível manipulação de resultados. Por outro lado, Leila Pereira rebateu o dirigente alvinegro, o chamou de “mal perdedor” e pediu que o empresário fosse expulso do futebol brasileiro.

A partir daí, Textor e Leila colecionaram diversas polêmicas. A mais recente ao final de maio, quando o dono do Botafogo acionou a presidente do Palmeiras na Justiça. O empresário estadunidense acusa a dirigente alviverde de injúria e difamação.

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John Textor diz que foi ofendido três vezes por Leila Pereira. A primeira delas, no dia 7 de abril, quando a presidente do Palmeiras chamou o dono do Botafogo de “fanfarrão”.

A outra vez foi no dia seguinte, quando Leila afirmou que Textor é a “vergonha do futebol brasileiro”. A última foi a presidente do Palmeiras chamou o empresário estadunidense de “idiota” em entrevista ao programa”RodaViva”.

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Na internet, tanto os torcedores do Botafogo, quanto os do Palmeiras foram à loucura com a definição do duelo das oitavas da Libertadores. Os internautas brincaram com o confronto e batizaram de “Textor x Leila”.

Botafogo e Palmeiras serão adversários nas oitavas de final da Libertadores. O Alviverde decide em casa por ter feito uma campanha melhor que a do Alvinegro. Fora de campo, a promessa é de um bastidor ainda mais envolvente com John Textor e Leila Pereira.

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England captain wants more fight from his side after crushing defeat in Brisbane leaves Ashes hopes hanging by thread

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Stokes: ‘If we lose hope, we might as well not turn up’

Ben Stokes admitted that England had not been “able to stand up to the pressure” applied on them by Australia after his side went 2-0 down in the series in Brisbane. He said England had to show more fight but reiterated his belief that he could lead them back from the brink, with a 3-2 result now their only route to regaining the Ashes.England’s captain pinpointed dropped catches on the second night as one of the tourists’ key failings, undermining their rally with the pink ball under lights. Having been 290 for 3, Australia fell to 329 for 6 – still behind England’s first-innings 334 – but capitalised on a host of reprieves to eventually stretch their total beyond 500 on the third day.Stokes added that he did not believe there was a skills deficit with Australia but conceded England’s mentality in tough situations had twice been found wanting after two chastening defeats. For the second Ashes in a row, England find themselves 2-0 down after two games and, although they came back to draw in 2023, that would not be enough to reclaim the urn from Australia. Only once in Ashes history has a side won 3-2 after being 2-0 down, and that was Don Bradman’s Australia in 1936-37.Related

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“Very disappointing,” Stokes said at the post-match presentation. “A lot of it comes down to not being able to stand up to the pressure of this game, this format, when the game is on the line. In small passages, we’ve been able to bring the game back into some kind of control and then we’ve let us slip away. We’ve done that again here this week, and it’s very, very disappointing, in particular, because of the ability of the players that we have in that dressing room.”We need to think a bit harder and deeper about those moments and what we’re taking mentally into those, and overall show a bit more fight when it’s needed.”We sit there and watch what’s going on in front of us, what Australia are looking to throw at us, and what plans they’re trying to bowl to,” he added. “And then it’s up to us as players to be able to go out there with a plan and how to negate the threat.”To me, it just seems to be a constant theme at the moment, that when you know the game is in a pressure moment, Australia keep outdoing us. They say Australia isn’t a place for weak men. We’re definitely not weak, but we need to find something, because we’re two-nil down now we’ve got three more games to go, and we need to, sort it.”Speaking to TNT Sport after the game, he said that errors in the field had hurt England the most. England put down five chances on day two – Jamie Smith off Travis Head, Ben Duckett off Alex Carey and Josh Inglis, Brydon Carse off Michael Neser and Joe Root off Carey – as Australia carved out a match-defining lead of 177.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

“A huge part of it was that we had to take 15 wickets,” Stokes said. “You can’t drop catches. They always come back to bite you. And I think it definitely showed there. If we were able to hold on to our chances, we shouldn’t have been batting last night [day three]. No one means to do that kind of stuff. No one means to drop catches. No one means to not bowl an area where you set plans to but, yeah, those kind of things just can’t happen at this level.”On the gap between the sides, he said: “It’s a mentality. It’s a mindset about how you take yourself out there in those situations. You know, Test cricket has its own pressures anyway, and how you handle those moments, how you handle yourself in those moments, how you get yourself into a clear head, a clear space to make good decisions. That’s so important to being successful at this level.”England had posted their highest score in Australia since 2018 after opting to bat first in the day-night Test, buoyed by Joe Root’s maiden hundred on Australian soil. But after Head’s reprieve on 3, Australia’s openers raced off to a 77-run opening stand, with Jake Weatherald’s punchy 72 from 78 setting the tone – and Stokes took some of the blame for a wayward bowling effort, as he and Brydon Carse in particular leaked runs.”Not being able to execute skill is something that you can live with, because no one means to bowl away from the plan that we’re trying to do. We knew exactly how we needed to bowl on that wicket, and we weren’t able to do it for a long enough period to put the Australian batters under pressure. And that was evident in the way that Australia were able to score so quickly and so easily against us.”I think Jofra and Gus set the tone very nicely, actually, when we first took ball, but then myself and Brydon sort of let the game get away from us quite quickly. So, yeah, just not being able to execute what’s needed, not only with batting and also with the ball. We’ll be having some conversations that I’ll be keeping in the dressing room.”Asked about lessons from previous tours – England have lost 5-0, 4-0 and 4-0 in their last three Ashes series down under – Stokes said that he wanted to maintain belief within the dressing room.”Don’t panic, don’t flap, don’t waver, and just have complete and utter belief in our guys as a team. Because I know we can do this. I believe emphatically in the group, I believe empathy, myself, as a captain, as a leader, that I can get the guys into a place where they need to be to able to win these next three games.”

Leeds United secured a superb 3-3 comeback against Liverpool at Elland Road last night to make it four points in the space of a week against big six opposition.

Daniel Farke’s men fell two goals behind just minutes after the break after a Hugo Ekitiké double, but it only seemed to spur the side on to get back into the Premier League clash.

Goals from Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Anton Stach restored parity before Dominic Szoboszlai’s 80th-minute effort looked to have finally handed the visitors three points.

However, it wasn’t meant to be, with the Whites’ never-say-die attitude rewarding them a point, after Ao Tanaka beautifully volleyed home from a corner in the 96th minute.

Despite the impressive fightback against the Reds in Yorkshire, numerous players struggled to impress throughout the clash, which could put their starting roles at huge risk.

Leeds’ poor performers against Liverpool

Jayden Bogle has been Leeds’ number one right-back so far this campaign, but his showing against the Reds was arguably one of his worst of the season to date.

The Englishman was withdrawn with just a minute left in the clash, after giving possession away 11 times, with two occasions coming when trying to take on an opponent.

He also failed to win any tackles against Cody Gakpo, whilst only coming out on top in 25% of the ground and aerial duels he entered against the defending champions.

Bogle wasn’t alone in struggling within the back five, with centre-back Joe Rodon having an uncharacteristically poor performance in the Premier League.

The Welsh international’s misplaced pass handed the ball on a plate for Ekitike to fire home and help the visitors establish their two-goal cushion early in the second half.

He also only managed to win 50% of the aerial battles he entered in the defensive third, but thankfully, he was bailed out by Tanaka for his struggles in stoppage time.

The Leeds star who needs to be dropped after Liverpool

If Leeds are to stay up in the Premier League this season, their ability to get themselves off the canvas on a regular basis could play a massive role in any successful survival attempt.

Few sides in the league would be able to get themselves back within striking distance of sides who possess the quality of Liverpool, with Farke deserving huge credit after such a result.

The German wasn’t afraid of making key changes at crucial parts of the game, with his triple change in the 65th minute seeing Tanaka score, whilst Wilfried Gnonto won the penalty for Calvert-Lewin’s strike.

Brenden Aaronson was also on hand to provide the goods, with the American registering the assist for Stach’s strike – which restored parity for the first time in the meeting.

However, Noah Okafor was just one of the players sacrificed for the aforementioned trio, with the attacker potentially now fearing for his starting role in Yorkshire.

The Swiss international lasted just over an hour before being replaced, but his stats from his time on the pitch showcase how lacklustre his showing at Elland Road was.

He was only able to complete a total of five passes in his 65-minute showing – an average of one every 13 minutes – with his small frame unsuited to the counter-attacking nature in the first half.

Noah Okafor – stats against Liverpool

Statistics

Tally

Minutes played

65

Touches

14

Passes completed

5

Dribbles completed

1

Aerials won

0

Shots on target

0

Possession lost

4x

Fouls committed

1

Stats via FotMob

The 25-year-old tried his best to make an impact on the transition, but largely struggled against the Reds’ backline – as seen by his tally of just one dribble completed.

Okafor also failed to win any of his aerial battles, something which is hardly a surprise given his stature – but also coming up against the likes of Virgil van Dijk.

To top off his disappointing display, he only registered a total of 14 touches during the draw, with goalkeeper Lucas Perri making nearly three times more with his tally of 43.

After such a performance, Farke will be left with no choice but to drop the Swiss international, with the trio off the bench certainly deserving of a start after their impact in the second half.

It’s certainly not a bad call for the manager to make, especially with the recent form creating competition for places – something that will be vital if they are to secure survival.

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