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Reliable reporter David Ornstein believes that Aston Villa may look at signing a central midfielder on deadline day.

The Athletic reporter was speaking live on Sky Sports and had many Villa fans talking on social media.

The Villans have been after a new midfielder this month following Marvelous Nakamba’s serious injury towards the end of 2021. However, so far they have had no luck, with offers for Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur being rejected by Brighton and Juventus respectively.

Marseille’s Boubacar Kamara is thought to be another player on the midfield shortlist, but there have been no significant updates on Villa and the Frenchman for over a week.

According to Ornstein [via @AVFCFaithful], who was speaking on Sky Sports News’ transfer deadline day coverage, Villa may have another nibble at a central midfielder in the final hours of the January window.

Villa fans react

Here is what these Villa supporters had to say in reply, with many excited at the possibility of a late arrival to Steven Gerrard’s squad.

“YES DAVID I LOVE YOU”

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“He’s tier 111111 please please please”

Credit: @JRamsAV

“ORNSTEINNNNN”

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“ORNSTEINNNNNNN”

Credit: @ViIlaI_

“DAVID YOU BEAUTIFUL MAN”

Credit: @DG_Villa1

“What a tease”

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In other news: ‘No way’ – Lots of Villa fans flock to journalist’s deadline day hint

تحدث النجم المعتزل سيرجيو أجويرو، عن منتخب بلاده الأرجنتين، قبل انطلاق منافسات كأس العالم قطر 2022.

لاعب إنديبندينتي السابق وأتلتيكو مدريد ومانشستر سيتي وبرشلونة الذي لعب ثلاث نهائيات لكأس العالم (جنوب أفريقيا 2010 والبرازيل 2014 وروسيا 2018) مع فريقه، أشار إلى أنه اكتشف عندما كان طفلاً، أن منتخب الأرجنتين كان دائما من بين المرشحين للفوز.

وفي تصريحاته لـ Tyc sport” قال أجويرو: “مع مرور مختلف نهائيات كأس العالم، أدركت أن الأرجنتين كانت دائمًا موجودة، من بين الفرق المفضلة، في رأيي، من الصعب جدًا على دول أخرى أن تلعب ضد الأرجنتين”.

وشدد لاعب كرة القدم السابق البالغ من العمر 34 عامًَا، إن شغف كرة القدم في الأرجنتين كبير جدًا لدرجة أنه “حتى المدارس تعلق دروسها” وأنه على الرغم من كونك طفلًا لا تفهم الكثير، فقد كان يدرك أنه عندما كان يأتي كأس العالم “يتوقف البلد كله”.

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وأضاف: “اعتمادًا على وقت اللعبة، تضع المدارس شاشات حتى يتمكن الأطفال من مشاهدة كأس العالم، لذلك، منذ الطفولة، تُظهر البلاد شغفها”.

أشار أجويرو، إلى أن أول مباراة في كأس العالم شاهدها كانت في الفصل “عندما كان عمره 5 أو 6 سنوات”.

وعن تجربته كلاعب في ثلاث نسخ من بطولات كأس العالم، أكد أنه “أفضل شيء يمكن أن يحدث للاعب كرة القدم، يحلم جميع الأطفال بالذهاب إلى المونديال، ولكن لا تتاح الفرصة للجميع”.

ويفتتح منتخب الأرجنتين أولى مبارياته في كأس العالم 2022 بمواجهة السعودية يوم 22 نوفمبر، ثم يلاقي المكسيك يوم 26 من الشهر ذاته، ويواجه بولندا يوم 30 نوفمبر.

Having sealed a £300k move to Celtic last summer, Liam Shaw’s career at Parkhead got off to something of a slow start.

Indeed, the 20-year-old went on to make just two appearances for Ange Postecoglou’s side in the first half of the season, playing nine minutes of the 0-0 draw with St. Mirren towards the end of December, and making his Europa League debut in the 3-2 win over Real Betis earlier the same month.

In this European tie, the £315k-rated midfielder highly impressed, enjoying 46 touches of the ball, completing 20 passes and three dribbles, as well as making two tackles, two clearances, blocking two shots and winning eight of his 11 duels – with these returns seeing the youngster earn a very respectable SofaScore match rating of 7.1.

However, despite an extremely promising display in his first start for the Bhoys, Postecoglou made the decision to loan the former Sheffield Wednesday starlet out to Motherwell in the January transfer window – where the £4k-per-week dynamo already appears to be making a good impression.

Indeed, prior to making an appearance for the Steelmen, the club’s assistant manager, Keith Lasley, suggested that Shaw was impressing in training, stating: “Liam’s in training with us and he has been for a few days now. He looks a good athlete and he looks technically good.

“You can see why he’s been highly thought of down at Sheffield Wednesday and you can see why Celtic have brought him up. Hopefully he makes an impact in the second half of the season. He looks a good player and I am looking forward to seeing him in action.”

And, after three fixtures with Well, the 20-year-old looks to be living up to this early promise, having already made an average of a whopping 4.3 tackles, 0.3 interceptions and 0.6 key passes per game, as well as winning 15 of his 25 duels – a success rate of 60% – with these returns seeing the midfielder average a SofaScore match rating of 6.9.

As such, while it is true that Postecoglou has brought in the likes of Reo Hatate, Matt O’Riley and Yosuke Ideguchi in the middle of the park this season, should Shaw continue his current level of form away from Celtic Park, come the end of the season, the 20-year-old could well find himself ahead of players such as James McCarthy, Ismaila Soro and even Nir Bitton in the defensive midfield pecking order at Parkhead.

Indeed, considering the fact that the £12.5k-per-week midfielder – who Ori Guttman once dubbed an “explosive” player – has been heavily linked with a move away from Celtic in recent months, Postecoglou could already have a readymade replacement for the Ivorian in the shape of Shaw.

In other news: Forget Jota: The “best player in Scotland” who had 58 touches ran the show for Celtic

Newcastle United are ‘likely’ to sign two players this week, according to The Telegraph’s Luke Edwards. 

The lowdown

Last weekend, Newcastle played host to relegation rivals Watford, who sit just above the bottom three. The Magpies took the lead through Allan Saint-Maximin, only for Joao Pedro to snatch a point for the Hornets three minutes from time.

The draw leaves Eddie Howe’s men 19th in the table with just one win and 12 points from their first 20 matches.

Their next match sees them travel to 15th-placed Leeds United on Saturday, with the Whites putting daylight between themselves and the danger zone with back-to-back wins in the league, so it’s fair to say that the pressure is on for the Magpies.

The latest

Edwards took to Twitter on Tuesday morning to write that Sevilla centre-back Diego Carlos is ‘edging closer’ to joining, and while his arrival is yet to be confirmed, senior club officials have been hard at  work trying to bolster the squad before the weekend trip to Elland Road.

The journalist is currently unsure about the identity of the second player who’s likely to join, as he tweeted: “Diego Carlos is edging closer to a #nufc move but still not confirmed yet. Told senior club officials have been working round the clock to secure targets and boost squad before Leeds. They have encountered resistance at every turn but 2 players (I can’t get other name) are likely”.

The verdict

Carlos’ impending arrival should be a significant boost given the Magpies’ defensive struggles. They have the worst record for expected goals against in the Premier League, but the hope will be that the 2019/20 Europa League winner with Sevilla shores them up at the back.

Who could the mystery second man be? Perhaps it’s Atalanta striker Duvan Zapata, for whom Newcastle have reportedly made an offer, and the Colombian marksman is believed to be open to joining.

If the Magpies agree to meet Atalanta’s €45m (£37.6m) asking price, that may be a deal they can get done in the next five days.

In other news, Newcastle have made an approach for this serial winner

Alastair Cook is preparing to stick with the same balance of seven batsmen and four bowlers that carried his side to a comfortable, if somewhat laboured, 181-run victory in the first Test at Chittagong

Andrew Miller in Dhaka18-Mar-2010

Alastair Cook is preparing to stick with the same balance of seven batsmen and four bowlers that carried his side to a comfortable, if somewhat laboured, 181-run victory in the first Test at Chittagong, as he aims to hand the England captaincy back to Andrew Strauss with a 100% record from his first tour in charge.On the eve of the second Test at Dhaka, England are still weighing up their options and have not ruled out the introduction of a second spinner in James Tredwell to partner their ten-wicket Man of the Match from Chittagong, Graeme Swann.But in the absence of a genuine allrounder – and Luke Wright has been virtually eliminated from their considerations – the likelihood of calling upon a five-man attack seems slim, especially now that England have a 1-0 lead in the series, and therefore no need to gamble with their selection.”Historically four bowlers tend to do very well,” said Cook. “In an ideal world you’d love to find that fifth bowler who can bat to find the perfect balance, and obviously that’s what great allrounders like Jacques Kallis bring to the side, but they are few and far between. There’s always a chance this pitch might suit a different attack or it might spin more, so you have to go with whatever side you think will win the game.”England’s preparations received a boost when their senior fast bowler, Stuart Broad, reported fit after missing Thursday’s practice with a stomach complaint. Assuming he is fully recovered, the only realistic change to the line-up that played at Chittagong would be the introduction of Tredwell at the expense of one of the other two seamers, most probably Steven Finn. However, given the positive impression he made on debut, an unchanged XI is the likelier scenario.”We’ll sit down after a look at the wicket and pick a team to win the game,” said Cook. “If we think that two seamers and two spinners is the best way to go, then we will do that, even though it is very un-English. We are used to playing in English conditions where it’s very unlikely you’d ever to go out with fewer than three seamers. But these are the selection decisions that do come up in the subcontinent, and if we want to do expand our game on turning wickets, we’re going to have to get used to it.”Broad’s most notable moment in a somewhat lacklustre performance at Chittagong was his failure to address the umpire while appealing for an lbw decision against Abdur Razzak, and with Swann also attracting opprobrium for his four-lettered send-off to Bangladesh’s centurion, Junaid Siddique, England’s behaviour will be under scrutiny at Dhaka. Cook, however, was unconcerned. “A lot has been made of those two incidents but the umpires haven’t reported it, and the match referee hasn’t reported it,” he said.”They were probably very close to the mark and Swanny has apologised, but we want to play hard, aggressive cricket and our disciplinary record over the last couple of years has been exceptional,” he added. “You want to play close to the edge but if you do go over, you have to hold your hands up.”However, a mean streak will doubtless be essential during England’s next overseas Test assignment, which just happens to be the small matter of an Ashes tour in roughly nine months’ time, and Cook admitted that some of the team’s thoughts and plans were already beginning to be projected towards Brisbane, the scene of that eagerly awaited first Test – especially after the manner in which the team capitulated against South Africa at Johannesburg in January.”This is our last Test match away before we go to Australia and that has been noted,” he said. “We discussed the issue this week about what it means to play for England and wanting to win, and how big it is to win 2-0. We’ve got jobs to do and responsibilities, and it’s all part of our development as a side because in South Africa we didn’t really do ourselves justice in that last Test match.From Cook’s own point of view, he is ready to relinquish his stand-in role having become a more rounded and mature player, thanks to his opportunity to take charge of the team in Strauss’s absence. “I’ve got an understanding of what Straussy goes through and what you need from the people around you,” he said. “When I go back into the ranks I’ll a lot more confident in my thoughts and hopefully help Straussy a lot more.”The balance of his leadership and my role will hopefully improve. You definitely need an air of confidence from that right-hand man. During the field I’ll go and chat to Colly [Paul Collingwood] and his ideas are good, trustworthy ideas. You gain trust as a leader and hopefully I can give more help to Straussy, not just on the pitch but off the pitch as well.”England (probable) 1 Alastair Cook (capt), 2 Michael Carberry, 3 Jonathan Trott, 4 Kevin Pietersen, 5 Paul Collingwood, 6 Ian Bell, 7 Matt Prior (wk), 8 Tim Bresnan, 9 Stuart Broad, 10 Graeme Swann, 11 Steven Finn.

Writing for The Evening Standard, reliable reporter Jack Rosser has made a West Ham United transfer claim involving Liverpool defender Nathaniel Phillips.

The Lowdown: West Ham in defensive crisis…

As the Irons suffer a blow in their race for a top four finish, succumbing to a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Arsenal on Wednesday evening, manager David Moyes’ task to keep West Ham fighting at the top could only get harder.

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Amid a hectic schedule with his side continuing to battle on all fronts, injuries to Angelo Ogbonna and Kurt Zouma have left Moyes short in central defence.

Only Issa Diop and Craig Dawson remain as senior options for the Scotsman, prompting the club to look at targets in the January window to reinforce West Ham’s options.

The Latest: Reliable reporter makes Phillips claim…

As explained by Rosser, writing for The Evening Standard, West Ham are ‘prepared to push ahead’ with a move to sign Phillips from Liverpool despite his fractured cheekbone.

Moyes is personally keen to add another central defender to his ranks with the 24-year-old a target and his recent injury apparently will not be a factor to West Ham swooping next month.

The Verdict: Right move?

As Liverpool slash his asking price from the summer, we believe the Hammers and recruitment chief Rob Newman could be striking a bargain if they move for Phillips.

The Athletic reported in the summer that FSG valued the player at £15m, with The Standard now claiming they will let him go for £10m, and West Ham should take full advantage of the discount.

Lauded as a ‘monster’ by manager Jurgen Klopp, Phillips contributed well during their injury crisis in defence last season – starting 15 Premier League matches and making more clearances on average than any Liverpool player (WhoScored).

Still at a fairly young age, the defender has many years to develop and mature into an even better option and the fact he is homegrown could come as an even greater incentive.

In other news: ‘Pleeease’, ‘I would cry’…West Ham fans erupt as Moyes now offered ‘quality signing’, find out more here.

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Contratado em junho deste ano por aproximadamente R$ 9,5 milhões, o volante Petros não precisou de muito tempo para conquistar o coração do torcedor são-paulino. Líder dentro e fora de campo, o meio-campista se tornou símbolo da retomada da equipe no Brasileirão e da consequente conquista da permanência na Série A na próxima temporada. Suspenso contra o Coritiba, o jogador volta ao time titular do Tricolor no duelo contra o Bahia, no domingo, e comemora a possibilidade de se despedir da torcida no Morumbi.

– Mandei energias positivas para os meus companheiros (referindo-se ao jogo contra o Coritiba), acompanhei a partida e felizmente deu certo. Não é fácil ficar de fora do jogo, porque o atleta gosta de ficar em campo. Mas, isso já passou e agora estou à disposição para atuar novamente, disse o volante em entrevista ao site oficial do São Paulo.

Peça-chave no sistema tático montado pelo técnico Dorival Júnior, o volante conseguiu fazer 26 jogos consecutivos sem levar o terceiro cartão amarelo, no duelo contra o Botafogo, há duas semanas. Ciente da importância dos torcedores para a melhora da equipe no Brasileirão, o atleta fez questão de elogiar a diretoria pela iniciativa de colocar os ingressos de arquibancada por apenas R$ 1 para o jogo contra o Bahia.

– A diretoria fez um grande papel com a promoção dos ingressos, e tenho certeza de que o torcedor lotará o Morumbi. Vamos trabalhar forte para, ao menos, tentar retribuir todo o carinho da torcida durante o ano com um resultado positivo. A dedicação do torcedor com a gente não tem preço. Vamos jogar pela torcida e pela possibilidade de conseguir uma vaga na Libertadores, concluiu o camisa 6 do Tricolor.

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Crystal Palace have made young forward Rob Street available for loan for the second half of the season, as per Football Insider.

The lowdown

The 20-year-old ‘target man’, in the words of The Athletic’s Matt Woosnam, has made 31 appearances for Palace’s under-23 side and bagged 13 goals. He penned his first professional deal with the Eagles in the summer of 2020.

He spent the second half of last season with National League outfit Torquay United, but only made one start and five appearances overall.

The latest

According to Football Insider, Palace envisage Street as part of their first team going forward, but a source from the south London club told the publication that, for now, the priority is getting him regular games at senior level.

In order to accomplish that goal, they are looking to loan him out, and ‘several EFL clubs’ have already lodged enquiries.

The verdict

Another loan move, this time to a club in the Football League, looks the right step for Street.

He is clearly highly regarded at Palace, deservedly so given his under-23 exploits, and one of his coaches has even compared him to a young Ian Wright, who went on to rack up more than a century of Premier League goals.

However, it seems they don’t quite think he’s ready to feature for Patrick Vieira’s side just yet. He was named on the bench twice in the early part of the season, but he is still awaiting a full Eagles debut. The right loan move will hopefully prove a springboard towards that landmark being ticked off in 2022.

In other news, many Eagles fans flocked to this recent dressing room revelation

وجه خالد بيومي المحلل الرياضي، رسالة للمدير الفني لمنتخب مصر الأول لكرة القدم، روي فيتوريا، الذي تولى المهمة خلفًا للمدرب السابق إيهاب جلال.

منتخب مصر يتواجد الفترة الحالية في معسكر، ويستمر حتى 27 من الشهر الجاري، ويلعب خلاله مباراتين وديتين أمام النيجر وليبيريا.

ونشر بيومي عبر حسابه الرسمي تغريدة بموقع التغريدات القصيرة “تويتر”، قال فيها: “رسالتي إلى روي فيتوريا في بداية مشوارك مع المنتخب المصري أتمني أن تقيم العدل يين أندية مصر وأن تبتعد عن الشلة المصرية حتى يكتب لك النجاح”.

طالع أيضًا.. محمد عواد: استبعادي من منتخب مصر ليس بالاتفاق بين فيتوريا وفيريرا

جدير بالذكر أن منتخب مصر يواجه النيجر وليبيريا وديًا، يومي 23 و27 من شهر سبتمبر الجاري على الترتيب.

رسالتي الي روي فيتوريا
في بداية مشوارك مع المنتخب المصري اتمني ان تقيم العدل يين اندية مصر وان تبتعد عن الشلة المصرية حتي يكتب لك النجاح

— khaled bauomy 🇪🇬 (@khaledbauomy) September 19, 2022

Crystal Palace will be aiming to extend their six-game unbeaten run when they take on Burnley in the Premier League over the weekend.

The enticing encounter at Turf Moor is set to pit two teams with contrasting styles against each other following the arrival of Patrick Vieira in south London, with the 45-year-old preferring a possession-orientated approach.

As per FBref.com, the Eagles have averaged 51.2% of the ball in their opening 11 top-flight fixtures of the season, compared to Burnley’s 38.7% – the second-lowest total in the division.

Vieira’s charges have also attempted the sixth-highest number of short passes (2020) in the Premier League and the 12th-highest number of long balls (999), clearly illustrating how the Frenchman wants his side to play.

The Clarets, on the other hand, have tried to pull off the fourth-lowest number of short passes (1416) and the third-highest total of long balls (1168).

Therefore, it would perhaps be wise if Vieira didn’t attempt to play Sean Dyche’s men at their own game, instead focussing on the slick interplay that helped them carve open Manchester City and Wolves in recent weeks.

As a result, in-form striker Christian Benteke – who Alan Shearer said was “scared to miss” last season – must be axed from the starting lineup after featuring from the off last time out, changing the game in Palace’s favour.

No side in the top-flight has won a higher percentage of their aerial duels than Burnley (55.2%) this season, and floating crosses into the opposition box for the big Belgian will suit Ben Mee and James Tarkowski down to the ground.

The centre-back pairing have won an average of 3.8 and four aerial duels per league game respectively in 2021/22, as per WhoScored, and although Benteke has bettered those tally’s (4.5), he’s unlikely to receive much support from his teammates.

While the £120k-per-week bully has been dominating defenders with his head, his colleagues haven’t enjoyed anywhere near as much success, with the second-best headers, Marc Guehi and Cheikhou Kouyate, winning just 1.7 duels.

Consequently, Palace’s best opportunity to claim the three points on Saturday would be to avoid pitting Benteke up against the Burnley battering rams and instead opting for the more mobile, elusive and intelligent options at their disposal.

The likes of Odsonne Edouard and Michael Olise have already shown themselves to be genuine threats at this level following their summer arrivals, and attacking prowess could prove pivotal as Vieira aims to secure a third consecutive victory for the first time during his Palace tenure.

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