I always felt Arsenal centre-back David Luiz - who won six major titles with Chelsea - was very vulnerable and isolated under Emery. The midfielders just left him to deal with counter-attacks on his own on a regular basis. Matteo Guendouzi was running everywhere in stupid areas and Lucas Torreira was never in his natural position. Granit Xhaka was just everywhere too. Arteta has come in and told them to stay more central.
I always wanted to gain promotion with Charlton, and we tried for a very long time, but it just didn't happen," said Graham. I have also always had a very good relationship with Spurs and I just felt it was the right time for me to move in terms of my progress rather than staying at the club [Charlton] for personal reasons.
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Read the full story Coutinho fumed over Levy deal Former Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho was reportedly fuming with Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy. The Mail reports that Spurs had agreed a deal with Barcelona for Coutinho as he weighed up Giovani Lo Ceso and Bruno Fernandes as options. Once the terms were settled, Levy then tried to reduce the cost further which led to the move breaking down.
It’s a great stadium,” he said. And he told BBC Sport: “It’s something we’ve specifically been looking for to adopt in our company and it seemed like an amazing idea. My company is a cannabis company and Spain has a long tradition within the European Uunion as being a leader or a liberal in the road towards legalisation, so it’s evolved quite naturally. The Spanish champions have given the title rights to the Barca Foundation, who will find a sponsor for 2020-21.
Fleeetwood Town sit just one point below their opponents this weekend, with their inconsistency keeping them from making the jump into the playoffs. Their leading scorer so far is Paddy Madden, the striker scoring 12 times so far, double anyone else in the squad and his colleagues will need to start chipping in to keep Town in the playoff hunt.
Carlo Ancelotti's resurgent Everton side dominated an injury-hit Newcastle and deservedly doubled their lead in the 54th minute when in-form English forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin notched his 10th league goal of the season. There looked no way back for injury-hit Newcastle who had barely threatened the Everton goal and substitute Florian Lejeune's overhead kick looked no more than a consolation.
Although Manchester City are 22 points behind Liverpool in the Premier League table, Guardiola's side are still on course for a cup treble this campaign. After Sunday's showpiece, which kicks off at 16:30 GMT, they travel to Championship side Sheffield Wednesday in the FA Cup fifth round on Wednesday, then face Real Madrid in the return leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on 17 March. Guardiola confirms Laporte out for 'up to a month'From Great Barr to cup final - the local boy taking Villa to Wembley"Obviously I would prefer to win the Premier League; the Carabao Cup is not the Premier League - sorry Carabao Cup! But at the same time it is good," said Guardiola.
Sheffield United have exceeded expectations in the Premier League this season, where they currently sit eighth, and now they it appears they have won the race to sign the highly-coveted 21-year-old defensive midfielder. Attracting Premier League interest Berge was linked with Liverpool and Chelsea at the tail end of last year, having impressed for Genk in the Champions League, while Manchester United were also said to be interested in the Norway international.
VVV won their last home game against Twente 2-1 while Emmen picked up their first point away from home when they draw 1-1 with RKC in November. Both teams scored in four of VVV’s and four of Emmen’s last six matches and neither side have kept a single clean sheet in their last six attempts.
Mourinho will enjoy the inevitable pictures of that embrace, knowing full well it will play well with some supporters who have greeted his arrival with suspicion after the departure of a manager held in so much affection and esteem in Pochettino. Mourinho has said he will not make the mistakes that scarred the end of his time with Chelsea and Manchester United, when discontent soured the air and he was a malign presence, so it was intriguing to hear his apology to Dier for that early substitution.
Ederson comes racing out of his area and brings the forward down. There's only one option for the referee - RED CARD! 25' - GOAL! Wolves 0-1 Man City. It's all about VAR. Mahrez jinks into the left of the Wolves area and then goes down following a touch from Dendoncker. The referee is not convinced, but after a lengthy VAR referral, City are awarded a PENALTY! Sterling sees his kick saved by Patricio, but VAR intervenes again and deems there to have been encroachment.
Wolves have lost once in their last eight matches. Wolves have beaten West Ham in each of the last three meetings. West Ham have three wins in the last 15 league matches. West Ham United will be at home to host Wolverhampton Wanderers as the Premier League’s Project Restart takes shape. Going to the game, West Ham have 27 points and in 16th place, while Wolves have 43 points and in seventh place.
It came as the Civil Protection Agency said 27 people had died of the illness in Italy in 24 hours, bringing the number of deaths to 79. Sports events have been banned in three regions - Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia Romagna - plus two provinces. The game is postponed to a date to be announced," said a Juve statement. Timeline - Coronavirus and sportWhat is coronavirus?The two teams were due to meet at Allianz Arena with the tie finely balanced at 1-1 after Cristiano Ronaldo scored a late penalty for Juve to rescue a draw in the first leg.
Though the host are in position 11 won 7 drawn twice and lost 8 in the process while their opponent are in 18th position with only 3 wins out of 17 matches played so far, I am going with the guest to win this fixture because of their current form and dominance of head to head matches.
hi :) Belarus Premier League - round 6! Slavia Mozyr hosts Minsk football club! Slavia after a hard match in the cup with BATE, (which they won 1-0) in the championship cannot win 2 matches, a draw with Rukh 0-0, and the defeat from Isloch 2-1! Slavia scored 7 points and they occupy 7th place! Minsk after a good start with 2 consecutive victories, lost the last three matches, and lost without scoring a single goal! Minsk scored a point less than 6 and in the standings they go in 11th place! Slavia plays very well in home games, in open football! And I think that the teams had enough time to rest and prepare to show us a beautiful attacking football, in which we will see goals! Let's put on over 2.5!
The 18-year-old is on loan to non-league Worthing, but has done so well that he has been called up to the England under-19 side. His performances have also led to scouts being sent by Spanish club Barcelona, who have been linked by the Mirror newspaper to a £4 million move for the player. Paper Round’s view: Barcelona have Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and at 27, there is no chance that he is going to be dislodged soon.