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West Ham United will no doubt be linked with a number of players in the January transfer window due to their injuries in defence as well as the need to find more goals to support Michail Antonio, and one man who has been heavily linked with a reunion to his former loan club is Jesse Lingard.

Lingard was monumental to the success of West Ham last season and their ability to secure European football, when he was brought in to the side during the January transfer window at the beginning of 2021, scoring nine goals and bagging five assists in just sixteen appearances for the Hammers.

David Moyes has made no secret of his interest in the 29 year old, but claimed that the team had “moved on” when asked about a potential return for Lingard.

“All I can say is we really enjoyed having Jesse, he made a great contribution to the team and he’s helped the team.

“The team’s moved on, we’ve kicked on again so, look, Jesse is a Manchester United player and it’s up to them to decide what he does.”

However, another player who has been linked with a move to West Ham is Dele Alli, with Danny Mills claiming that it would be a “good move” for the Tottenham Hotspur outcast.

“If Dele Alli is prepared to work hard then there is no better manager than David Moyes. They need that sort of player, they need that sort of attacking player in their ranks. That would be a good move.”

Alli has struggled to make a consistent impact on his Spurs side over the last few seasons, with only 15 Premier League appearances last season and just eight league appearances this season so far, without a single start since Antonio Conte arrived – the former wonderkid is expected to be offloaded in January as he is not in the Italian’s plans.

Despite his inconsistencies in form, Alli has offered moments of magic for Spurs and scored plenty of goals in his time at the club, with 67 strikes and 61 assists in 265 appearances.

The £27M-rated midfielder was hailed as a “machine” by ex-Manchester United player Rio Ferdinand after noticing physical qualities in Alli’s game against Crystal Palace at the start of the season.

“Physically he can overpower, he can dominate, he can outrun most players around,” Ferdinand said. “Physically he is a machine, he is a specimen.”

Compared to Lingard this season, Alli matches him for goals and assists in all competitions, and for all the questions marks over the latter’s decline, Lingard has actually started six less top flight matches.

Another notable difference in the pair is age – Alli is four years younger than Lingard and could offer a more long term investment for the West Ham hierarchy, and it could make signing the 25 year old Spurs player a more attractive signing for Moyes too, granting the manager plenty of time to figure out exactly what needs fixing to bring back the Alli of old.

Either way, West Ham will be hoping to finish in an even stronger position this season as they chase down top four, just one point adrift from a Champions League spot currently, and moves made by Moyes in the January transfer window could play a big part in giving West Ham the ability to compete for those coveted places in the elite.

In other news: West Ham United must move for Darwin Nunez in January

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Em litígio com o Santos, o lateral-esquerdo Zeca interessa ao Corinthians para 2018. O interesse do rival na contratação do jogador campeão olímpico no ano passado é motivado pela possibilidade de saída de Guilherme Arana e foi admitido por Alessandro Nunes, gerente de futebol do clube. O Timão ainda não negocia diretamente com o estafe do santista, mas pode fazer uma investida caso haja a rescisão unilateral do contrato com o Peixe.

-É impossível dizer que não (há interesse). Um atleta como o Zeca, de potencial, qualificado, de altíssimo nível, eu jamais posso ignorar que um atleta desse vista a camisa do Corinthians. Mas a gente respeita muito o que está vigente hoje, que é o compromisso dele com o Santos. Não temos nenhum tipo de contato neste momento para saber o que está acontecendo, respeitamos todo o contato e a relação que ele tem com o Santos. Mas eu jamais poderia ignorar o fato de ter um atleta tão competente no futuro como o Zeca – relatou em entrevista à ESPN o dirigente alvinegro, que viu o técnico Fábio Carille fazer novos elogios pouco tempo depois.

-Me falaram hoje de manhã sobre isso, que ele está buscando rescisão de contrato. Nenhuma equipe pode se desfazer de qualidade e o Zeca foi campeão olímpico jogando pela direita, então pode jogar nas duas. Mas se está tentando isso deve ser para jogar fora do país. Vi as notícias e de qualidade ninguém pode se desfazer.

Zeca foi à Justiça do Trabalho para pedir a rescisão de seu contrato com o Santos. Ele alega que não recebeu valores a que tinha direito e ainda vive um momento de insegurança no clube, com ameaças à integridade física. O lateral-esquerdo publicou uma nota via estafe em tom de despedida do clube onde foi revelado em 2014.

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Chandrakant Pandit, India’s Under-19 coach, has said his team’s biggest challenge at the forthcoming World Cup in New Zealand would be the conditions

Nagraj Gollapudi in Mumbai19-Dec-2009Chandrakant Pandit, India’s Under-19 coach, has said his team’s biggest challenge at the forthcoming World Cup in New Zealand will be the cold conditions. The biennial tournament starts on January 15 with India, the reigning champions, starting their campaign against Afghanistan in Lincoln. The final will be played at the same venue on January 30.”It will be a little more chilly and windy out in New Zealand so the conditions will be different and the biggest challenge,” Pandit said in Mumbai on the eve of the squad’s departure to South Africa, where India will play a tri-series from December 27-January 5 that includes Sri Lanka. “The boys need to get acclimatised as early as possible. We should be ready from the first game to handle the conditions.”The 15-member squad, led by allrounder Ashok Menaria from Rajasthan, was a picture of confidence as it faced the media contingent at the Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. Both captain and coach said the players have bonded well over the last year, when they’ve been together. Most of them were also part of the tour of Australia in April this year, where India won the ODI series 2-1 and drew the Tests 1-1.The Indians finished a 10-day camp in Mumbai on Friday and Pandit said it was a fruitful exercise, with every player made aware of his role. “Our plan was to go step by step,” Pandit said. “To begin with, we placed individual responsibilities in the camp. We want to do well in South Africa and finally come up with our best performance in New Zealand.”The seriousness of India’s campaign can be gauged from the fact that guest speakers like Sachin Tendulkar, former Australian fielding coach Mike Young and sports psychologist Dr Bhimeshwar Bam spent quality time with the youngsters.Pandit, a former team-mate of Tendulkar’s, said the 45-minute conversation Tendulkar had with the players would stand them in good stead. “Tendulkar spoke on how to approach a game. His technical feedback was really valuable,” Pandit said. “For example, he told the fast bowlers that when they run towards the target [batsman] they have to keep their head forward. We would Probably have learnt that after going there,” Pandit said with visible excitement.He said Tendulkar’s most valuable advice was on “trusting the teammate”. “He told them that “if you are going to stand next to each other you need to have the confidence in the other. Only then can the team perform”. The boys seemed to have understood the message as they started looking at the other from there onwards,” Pandit said.As for Young, he managed to instill a more enthusiastic approach to fielding. “He made us enjoy fielding,” Saurabh Netravalkar, one of the fast bowlers in the squad, said. “He started with the basics of fielding, about how to start, how to position yourself, and made fielding easy.”Young just focussed on refining certain basics as he felt that Pandit had been carrying out the right drills and there was no need for him to introduce anything new.Pandit said India haven’t missed anything by way of preparation. “We need to now look at how we are going to implement what we have been working on during the actual games.”Meenaria said the defending champions were not in any way burdened by expectation. “There is no pressure, instead we are more confident now – especially after winning in Australia,” he said. “I’m confident we are favourites to win the World Cup. But for now, our focus is on the South African tour.”India play their first game against South Africa in Johannesburg on December 28.

An injury to Marcus North added to Western Australia’s woes as they were out-muscled by Victoria

Cricinfo staff14-Nov-2009Victoria 5 for 304 (Hodge 113, Hussey 59) beat Western Australia 213 (Ronchi 58, Hastings 4-38) by 91 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsBrad Hodge’s 113 was responsible for setting up Victoria’s huge score at the MCG•Getty ImagesAn injury to Marcus North added to Western Australia’s woes as they were out-muscled by a classy Brad Hodge century and a ferocious burst from Matthew Wade in a 91-run defeat. North, the Test No. 6, hurt his right wrist when struck by a ball in the field and was sent for x-rays that showed bruising but no break.”It hit me in an awkward spot and cracked a vein open and caused a lot of swelling,” he said after the match. “It’s not ideal, but all’s good and hopefully it pulls up okay for Tuesday.”North, who has scored three centuries in his first seven Tests, is due to play for Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield this week to fine-tune before the opening game against West Indies on November 26. There has been a push for the opener Phillip Hughes to return to the side, possibly leaving Shane Watson to fight for a spot in the middle order with North and Michael Hussey.With his side in trouble, North went in at No. 8 and was the last man out for 19 as the Warriors were dismissed for 213 in 44 overs. Western Australia started solidly in their reply to Victoria’s 5 for 304 as they aimed for a record-breaking chase. The opener Wes Robinson picked up 44 and Luke Ronchi swept to a half-century, but the required rate was more than eight an over when the Warriors took the batting Powerplay in the 32nd over.Both the big hitters, Ronchi and Theo Doropoulos (18), departed in three balls as they tried to force the pace and suffered. Ronchi left with 58 off 73 and the momentum went from the chase, with Bryce McGain earning three wickets and John Hastings finishing off the game with his fourth by picking up North, who was caught behind trying to pull.Victoria maintained their unbeaten start to the competition after Hodge’s 113 and Wade’s brutal 49 from 19 deliveries pushed them to a huge total. Hodge raised his 14th one-day century for his state, having combined in a 126-run stand with David Hussey (59), before Wade made sure the Warriors would have to move at more than a run a ball in their reply.Wade bolted to 43 off 13, with four fours and three sixes, but was slowed by Ashley Noffke in the final over as he narrowly missed the fastest fifty in the history of the competition. The hosts struck 49 in three overs towards the end of the innings when Wade was at his most powerful. Brett Dorey, who grabbed the first two wickets, was the one who suffered most and went for 80 off his nine overs.

Many Nottingham Forest fans have been slamming the performance of Gaetan Bong in their 0-0 draw at West Brom in the Championship on Friday night.

It was a spirited performance from the visitors to come away from The Hawthorns with a point, although they would have perhaps thought that they should have had all three when Albion midfielder Jayson Molumby was sent off in the 70th minute after getting his second yellow card of the night.

Nonetheless, while there were some impressive performances in a Forest shirt, Bong flattered to deceive, losing out on four of his duels and failing to record a single dribble, blocked shot, interception, key pass or accurate cross from the left wing-back position (SofaScore).

The former Brighton defender was also guilty of losing the ball 22 times in total, the second-most out of any of his teammates on the pitch (SofaScore).

Nottingham Forest fans on Bong display

These Nottingham Forest fans slammed Bong’s performance on Twitter, with one supporter going as far as to claim that the Cameroonian has been a ‘liability’:

“Gaetan Bong stresses me out!”

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“Thought our attacking players were poor tonight. One of those days. Bong is the worst player I’ve ever seen for Forest.”

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“Bong’s so bad he makes Yates look like peak Zinedine Zidane!”

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“Get Bong off the pitch, absolute liability”

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“Not being mean but watching Bong head a ball is painful”

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“Unreal just how poor Bong is”

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In other news, find out whose display against Luton was blasted by many Forest fans

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s (KSA) Public Investment Fund (PIF) may now sign Philippe Coutinho for Newcastle United in the January window, according to reports.

The Lowdown: Howe knows him well

It has been reported that Eddie Howe is now ‘close’ to becoming the new permanent boss in the North East after the departure of Steve Bruce, although Graeme Jones will still take interim charge of their match away at Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday evening.

Nonetheless, Howe should be involved in the St. James’ Park faithful’s transfer activity come January, and Coutinho is a player he knows well from his time in the Premier League – the former Liverpool man scored twice and assisted once in five showings against Howe’s Bournemouth side, including one incredible Man of the Match display at Anfield.

In a 4-0 Liverpool win back in 2017, Howe was extremely complementary of the ‘creative flair’ and ‘pace in attack’ (The Liverpool Echo) on show from Coutinho and co.

The Latest: January move could happen

As per Sport (via Sport Witness), Barcelona are now ‘waiting’ for the Tyneside club to ‘make a move’ for Coutinho, and would be ‘prepared’ to let him go on loan.

However, that option would have to include an obligation to buy next summer, but the Magpies are seen as the ‘obvious destination’ for the playmaker.

The Verdict: Worth the risk

Coutinho has not exactly hit the ground running at Barca, with just 24 goals and 14 assists in 101 games in total over all competitions (£121.5m.

However, he is a player who shone in the Premier League, with 78 goal contributions in 152 matches in the division (FIFA.com back in October last year that he is ‘one of the very best players in the world’ and has ‘magical powers’.

Paying his £380,000-per-week wages should not be too much of a problem for the new mega-rich owners, and at 29 years of age, the Brazil international should be at the peak of his powers.

His signing could also prompt other global names to follow him to the Toon.

In other news, find out which ‘fiery’ enforcer Alan Shearer once dubbed a ‘warrior’ NUFC are ‘very interested’ to sign here!

Manchester United travel to the King Power Stadium this afternoon as they attempt to end their two-game winless run in the Premier League against an out-of-sorts Leicester City side.

The Red Devils haven’t been firing on all cylinders themselves either. Although Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s charges sit just two points behind league leaders Chelsea, their recent form has been quite alarming.

Defeats against Young Boys, West Ham United and Aston Villa in recent weeks have raised serious question marks over the progress being made in the red half of Manchester, adding greater importance to today’s encounter with the Foxes.

The problems for Solskjaer appear to be all over the pitch. The Old Trafford outfit have kept just one clean sheet all season, the debate over the midfield double pivot continues to rumble on, and the forward line has scored just three goals in the last four games. However, the solution to at least one of those issues could be a rather simple one for the Norwegian.

Despite making just one start in all competitions in the opening weeks of the campaign, Jesse Lingard has caught the eye with multiple standout cameo appearances off the bench.

He added gloss to the scoreline with a well-taken goal against Newcastle United, sealed all three points with a sumptuous last-minute strike in the victory over West Ham and provided the assist for Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury-time winner against Villarreal.

There was much talk of Lingard leaving his boyhood club on a permanent basis over the summer after he entered the final year of his current contract, but Solskjaer decided to keep hold of the versatile forward, and he is now being rewarded for doing so.

In just 45 minutes of Premier League action, the England international has been on the scoresheet on two occasions, and now the time has come for Lingard to be thrown in from the start.

With Marcus Rashford only just coming back from injury, Edinson Cavani unavailable, Jadon Sancho still acclimatising to his new surroundings and Anthony Martial struggling for form, Lingard could arguably be the main attacking threat over the weekend for the 20-time English champions.

The £19.8m-rated wizard was labelled “outstanding” after firing the Hammers to sixth place last term, and now he must be given a chance to prove that he’s worthy of a place in Manchester United’s starting line-up against the FA Cup holders this afternoon.

Lingard’s previous exploits have shown that he’s capable of having a huge impact for United today at Leicester, whom he scored against on the final day of the 2019/20 season, but Solskjaer needs to provide him with the opportunity to do so.

In other news… Signed for £19.8m, now worth £9m: MUFC endured a transfer nightmare over £25k-p/w dud 

West Ham United will be looking to break into the top-six in the Premier League when they welcome local rivals Tottenham Hotspur to the London Stadium this afternoon.

David Moyes’ side extended their 100% record in the Europa League on Thursday night after defeating Belgian outfit Genk 3-0, so they will head into kickoff buoyed by confidence.

And one of the standout performers from that encounter ought to feature today in Issa Diop.

The 24-year-old centre-back has slipped down the pecking order even more since the arrival of fellow countryman Kurt Zouma in the summer transfer window but he has been given opportunities outside of the Premier League and has pretty much impressed each time.

Diop’s four appearances across the Europa League and Carabao Cup have returned four clean sheets. By comparison, the Hammers have kept just two in their eight league outings so far this campaign.

Therefore, it could be wise to unleash the Frenchman with the likes of Harry Kane and Heung-min Son heading to east London.

As per WhoScored, the £13.5m-rated colossus has been their fourth-best player in Europe, where he is averaging two tackles (second-most) and 2.6 aerials won (third-most) per game.

Neither of Moyes’ first-choice league pairing of Zouma and Angelo Ogbonna are managing more than 0.9 tackles per outing. That will need to improve if they are to stop Kane and Spurs’ top-scorer, Son.

This is why Diop must be considered, perhaps taking the place of the latter, as he and the Champions League winner looked excellent together against Dinamo Zagreb.

Jose Mourinho once dubbed the £22m signing a “monster” in September 2018 for dominating Paul Pogba and co, but performances of that calibre have been far and few between ever since then.

However, that looks to be changing.

“I thought Diop was absolutely magnificent,” claimed Irons assistant manager Stuart Pearce, via The Athletic, after their 1-0 win over Manchester United in the Carabao Cup.

“The longer the game went on the more of a colossus he looked at the back and he’s still in relative terms, a very young man for a central defender so we’re absolutely delighted to have Issa at this club.”

Son has bagged four goals already this campaign, also averaging 2.9 shots and 1.4 dribbles per game, whilst Kane is threatening to add to his solitary strike with an average of 2.4 shots per match, via WhoScored.

Evidently, Moyes needs a rock at the back to put a stop to the pair running riot at the London Stadium, which is why Diop should be selected this afternoon.

AND in other news, Moyes must axe “special” £18m West Ham passenger v Spurs, he’s been abysmal for months…

Former Granada manager Diego Martinez could potentially replace Marcelo Bielsa as Leeds United boss, according to journalist Adam Leventhal.

The Lowdown: Bielsa’s contract expiration

Bielsa has been a wonderful manager for the Whites since 2018, but it remains to be seen how long he will be in the Elland Road hot-seat.

The 66-year-old’s current Leeds deal expires at the end of this season and it could be that he feels next summer is the time to move on, having hopefully cemented the club as a permanent fixture back in the top flight.

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The Latest: Martinez linked with Leeds

Should Bielsa bring an end to his time at Leeds, Martinez is somebody who could come in as his replacement.

That’s according to The Athletic‘s Leventhal, who states that he “has links with Leeds director of football Victor Orta” and that working in England is “on his radar.”

Martinez is currently without a club, having left Granada earlier this year.

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The Verdict: Bielsa hopefully stays

Martinez is a talented young manager known for operating on a tight budget and making his teams tough and compact with electrifying counter-attacks, but the hope is that there is no need to find a Bielsa replacement for a number of years.

The Argentine is arguably the most important figure at Elland Road, transforming the club in the last three years and bringing great quality and success on the pitch.

Bielsa is known for only signing one-year deals, so hopefully, that happens again when his current contract runs out. If it doesn’t, Martinez, with a 1.62 points-per-game average at Granada, is certainly a name to keep an eye on.

In other news, Leeds have been boosted ahead of their Premier League clash with Southampton. Read more here.

لم يعد بإمكان الفرنسي بول بوجبا لاعب يوفنتوس الإيطالي، تأجيل استشارته الطبية لاتخاذ قرار بشأن إصابة الركبة التي لحقت به مؤخرًا. 

عانى الفرنسي من هذه المشكلة خلال جلسة تدريبية أثناء وجوده في الولايات المتحدة مع يوفنتوس، وكشفت الاختبارات أنه تعرض لإصابة في الغضروف المفصلي في ركبته اليمنى.

ومر أسبوع حتى الآن ولم يتم اتخاذ أي قرار بشأن وضع بوجبا وإمكانية خضوعه لجراحة. 

وسيسافر بوجبا إلى ليون للقاء البروفيسور سونيري كوتيت غدًا بعد إصابة في الركبة مؤخرًا، والتي قد تجعله يغيب عن كأس العالم المقبلة.

ووفقًا لما أورده موقع “كالتشيو ميركاتو” الإيطالي سيقيم البروفيسور ركبة بوجبا ويرى ما إذا كان بحاجة إلى الخضوع لعملية جراحية أم لا.

اقرأ أيضًا | بعد بوجبا.. لاعب وسط يوفنتوس يغيب شهرًا عن الملاعب

إذا كان الأمر متروكًا للفرنسي، فلن يرغب في الخضوع لعملية جراحية ويفضل محاولة التعامل مع الإصابة طوال الموسم.

كان بوجبا على اتصال مع الطاقم الطبي ليوفنتوس والمنتخب الفرنسي، ويفكر بعناية في خياراته.