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Naby Keita’s long-awaited switch to Liverpool finally happened in the summer after a year of suspense – the Guinean agreed to join the Merseyside outfit last year but would only link up with his new teammates the following season – but he has looked far from the player many surely hoped he would be as he fails to impress in the Premier League.

The versatile midfielder was backed by many to win the PFA Player of the Year award over fellow Reds man Mohamed Salah, with many tipping him to become a key component of a rapidly improving Liverpool side, but he is surely no longer even in the conversation for the gong.

Having started just seven league games, the former RB Leipzig man is, thus far, looking unlikely to produce enough quality on a consistent basis to warrant a regular starting spot in a midfield bulging with talent and his performance versus bitter rivals Manchester United will have done little to change this as, despite his side picking up a surprisingly routine three points, he was truly off the boil.

Renowned for his technical ability and work-rate – two qualities held so highly in Jurgen Klopp’s eyes – the 23-year-old has shown only glimpses of a calibre of performance to justify the £54m fee he commanded, but offered nothing on Sunday as he was a passenger for much of the game before being substituted in the 70th minute.

The number 8, playing on the left of a midfield four, struggled to bring others into play as he completed just 1 key pass – comparatively, Georginio Wijnaldum delivered 5 – and took on just 1 shot, failing to truly test David de Gea. The maestro’s ball retention was uncharacteristically sloppy too, as he took 2 unsuccessful touches and was dispossessed 3 times.

Klopp’s high-tempo approach requires fluid, accurate passing and Keita’s game showed nothing of the sort as he completed 73% of his attempted passes – the second-lowest rate he has recorded this season.

With fellow summer arrival Fabinho beginning to shine at Anfield, Keita must step up his game if he is to have any hope of affirming the star quality which he displayed prior to his big money move to England five months ago.

FFC’s James Jones has identified the one thing that could cost Liverpool the title. Find out what it is in the video above…

Ruud Gullit has claimed that Manchester United's players are ignoring Rasmus Hojlund, who has yet to score his first Premier League goal.

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• Hojlund yet to score in the league
• Has netted three Champions League goals
• Gullit blames Hojlund's team-mates

• WHAT HAPPENED?

  Hojlund drew another blank as the Red Devils beat Sheffield United 2-1 on Saturday, with goals from Scott McTominay and Diogo Dalot. Hojlund has now gone six league games without a goal, although he has scored three times in the Champions League.

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  Gullit believes that United's midfielders and attackers are trying to score themselves, instead of doing everything they can to get Hojlund on the scoresheet. The ex-Dutch international claims that when he was playing, he would constantly look to pass to Marco van Basten instead of scoring himself, and believes United's players ought to do the same with Hojlund.

• WHAT THEY SAID

  Gullitt said: "I still think you have to get your striker on the scoresheet. Because if he gets on the scoresheet he gets confidence, then also the rest are looking for him all the time.

  "They don’t look for him as much. And he’s in areas where you can have a look at him. You see too many players too eager to score themselves, they’re coming inside, they want to hit the target all the time.

  "I played with [Marco] Van Basten, I always thought if I give it to him it’s a goal, if I hit it then it could be a goal. I’d rather give it to him because it’s a definite goal. You know strikers, they’re selfish, they need to score goals. If he’s happy in the team that makes a huge difference for the rest."

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  WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

  United play FC Copenhagen in midweek in the Champions League before playing Manchester City next weekend.

The Gunners have some injury doubts ahead of their Premier League clash with Leeds United on Saturday

Arsenal host Leeds United on Saturday as they continue in their quest to win a first Premier League title since 2004.

The Gunners go into the weekend sitting eight points clear of Manchester City at the top, but Pep Guardiola’s side do have a game in hand.

So victory is vital for Arsenal, as they look to maintain their momentum in the title race.

Ahead of Saturday’s game, GOAL takes a look at how things are shaping up in Mikel Arteta's squad.

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  Thomas Partey is expected to be fit despite having to sit out Ghana’s game against Angola on Monday. Sources close to the player say his absence was precautionary and that he will be available, although Arsenal will make a late call on the midfielder. The extent of WilliamSaliba’s back injury, which forced him to miss the game against Crystal Palace before the international break, is still not fully known, but the defender is set to miss the game against Leeds. It is not clear how long he will be sidelined for and Arsenal will not take any risks over the France International, especially as Rob Holding came in and played well in the 4-1 success over Palace. Arsenal will be without Mohamed Elneny (knee), Eddie Nketiah (ankle) and Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee). The Gunners hope Kieran Tierney will be fit, despite taking a knock while playing for Scotland against Spain on Tuesday.

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  Will this be the game Gabriel Jesus gets his first Premier League start since November? Mikel Arteta eased the Brazilian back into things before the international break as he didn’t want to take any risks with the frontman following such a long spell on the sidelines. But Jesus has now had another fortnight of training and will be desperate to come in from the start this weekend. That would most likely mean Leandro Trossard dropping to the bench, however, which would be a bit harsh given the form he has been in. So it’s a tough choice for Arteta, but a good one to have.

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  It has to be Bukayo Saka. Arsenal's explosive winger has been in superb form of late, scoring twice against Palace before the international break and then starring for England in their win against Ukraine. Saka is such an influential player for Arsenal and he scored the winner against Leeds at Elland Road earlier in the season. If he performs well again on Saturday, then Arteta’s side will have a great chance of taking all three points.

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  What has Arteta said?

  Arsenal’s manager believes his side will do whatever it takes to win the title over these final 10 games. “We cannot control the outcome of other clubs," Arteta said. "What we can control is what we do every single day. Now it has to be about enjoying the last part of the season with a real hunger to continue to do what we’ve done and if possible, better.”

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O ex-jogador e comentarista Walter Casagrande parece ter dado uma cutucada no presidente Jair Bolsonaro, neste domingo, durante a transmissão de Corinthians e Itauno, que terminou em 1 a 1. O ex-atleta criticou que os times atuassem em meio à pandemia pelo mundo do coronavírus e teria criticado o político por incentivar aglomerações, segundo apontado pelos internautas.

– É importantíssima a prevenção contra o coronavírus. O mundo inteiro tá fazendo isso. E pena que tem sempre uma pessoa incentivando alguma aglomeração… Não entendendo, não levando a sério uma situação que é gravíssima – afirmou Casão durante a transmissão da partida.

Bolsonaro foi visto nas ruas junto de apoiadores, neste domingo, apesar dos alertas para que sejam evitadas aglomerações pelo Brasil. Ele apertou a mão de manifestantes, atitude que não é indicada pela Organização Mundial de Saúde.

O político ainda chegou a incentivar que parte da população fosse às ruas neste fim de semana. Vale lembrar que Bolsonaro fez o teste do coronavírus nesta semana e o resulto foi negativo para a doença. pelo Brasil, alguns times entraram em campo se manifestando contra as partidas em meio à crise sanitária pelo mundo.

A partida entre o time Alvinegro e o Ituano terminou empatada.Com isso, o clube chegou ao sexto jogo sem vitória na competição. Luan marcou pelo Alvinegro. O Timão chegou a 11 pontos no Grupo D e ficou a 2 do Guarani, segundo colocado, que enfrenta a Ponte Preta na segunda-feira. Time de Tiago Nunes vê a próxima fase mais distante.

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Mesmo sem ter conseguido levar o Botafogo-SP à elite do Campeonato Brasileiro, o zagueiro Didi tem motivos de sobra para comemorar a campanha realizada na Série B. Depois de mais de um ano sem jogar por conta de uma lesão no ligamento cruzado do joelho esquerdo, o camisa 53 terminou a temporada como o melhor passador do campeonato. Além disso, voltou a atuar com regularidade como titular e ainda marcou dois gols em 19 jogos.

Durante a Série B, Didi teve uma média 54,6 passes certos por jogo, de um total de 63 por partida. Mesmo sendo defensor, acostumado a afastar os ataques adversários, o camisa 53 registrou a média de 89% de acertos ao acionar os companheiros dentro de campo. As informações são do aplicativo SofaScore.

– É um dado bastante relevante para um defensor. Tenho como grande característica sair jogando e ter tranquilidade para tocar a bola a meus companheiros. Devo isso muito também ao tempo em que atuei no Audax, com o Fernando Diniz, entre 2014 e 2015. Lá pude aprimorar essa saída de jogo e o bom passe, que trago desde quando iniciei no futsal. Hoje, vejo o quanto isso faz diferença e também faz com que eu me destaque dentro de campo em uma Série B – analisou o defensor.

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Didi chegou ao Botafogo-SP em maio deste ano. Antes do Pantera, o zagueiro atuou por três anos no Adanaspor, da Turquia, onde sofreu a lesão no joelho esquerdo. Após um ano e cinco meses de recuperação, o jogador só desejava voltar a atuar em alto nível e ter uma sequencia de jogos. O último desafio dele havia sido no dia 22 de fevereiro de 2018, no triunfo de sua equipe diante do Demirspor. A estreia pelo time de Ribeirão Preto (SP) ocorreu em 23 de julho deste ano, na vitória por 2 a 1 sobre o Atlético-GO, em Goiânia (GO).

– Tive um período muito difícil na Turquia, onde encerrei meu vínculo, não quis mais retornar e terminei minha recuperação aqui no Brasil. Foi uma fase de muitas dúvidas e desconfiança. Eu gostaria de ter uma nova oportunidade em mostrar meu futebol e o Botafogo me possibilitou isso. Fico muito feliz em terminar o ano como titular da equipe, pelos 19 jogos, pelos gols e por tudo que reconquistei dentro de campo – contou.

Com o fim da Série B, Didi segue para as férias em São Vicente (SP), sua cidade natal. O jogador tem contrato com o Botafogo-SP até abril de 2020. Além do Pantera e do Adanaspor, o camisa 53 atuou por equipes como Audax, Guratinguetá, CRAC, São Bernardo, Palmeiras B e Paulista.

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O lateral-direito Victor Ferraz e o atacante Derlis González são baixas de última hora do técnico Jorge Sampaoli para o duelo do Santos contra o Bahia, nesta quinta-feira, às 19h15, na Vila Belmiro, pela 29ª rodada do Brasileirão.

Ferraz teve uma virose, assim como Vanderlei e Jorge durante a semana. Derlis, por sua vez, viajou ao Paraguai após seu tio falecer. Cadu e Lucas Venuto foram adicionados na lista de Sampaoli.

Confira a mensagem da assessoria do Santos:

‘O atacante Derlis González foi liberado para viajar ao Paraguai após o falecimento de um parente do jogador. O clube lamenta e se solidariza neste momento de dor do atleta’.

‘O lateral-direito Victor Ferraz também está fora do grupo de relacionados. Com um quadro de virose, diarreia e vômito o jogador não tem condições de jogar. O lateral-direito Cadu foi convocado para a partida’.

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O volante Diego Pituca é outra baixa. O jogador se recupera de uma lesão ligamentar no joelho esquerdo e realiza sessões de fisioterapia, no CT Rei Pelé desde o último domingo.

O Santos deve ir a campo com: Everson; Pará, Lucas Veríssimo, Gustavo Henrique e Jorge; Jobson (Alison), Carlos Sánchez e Evandro; Soteldo, Eduardo Sasha e Marinho (Tailson).

O Santos é o terceiro colocado do Brasileiro, com 52 pontos, oito a menos que o Palmeiras.

* Sob supervisão de Vinícius Perazzini

Transformation targets for South Africa’s national team could be reviewed as CSA continues to push for what CEO Haroon Lorgat has termed “aggressive,” change

Firdose Moonda21-Apr-2015Transformation targets for South Africa’s national team could be reviewed as CSA continues to push for what CEO Haroon Lorgat has termed “aggressive,” change.In the aftermath of the Vernon Philander-selection controversy, CSA explicitly clarified their selection policy includes a guideline on transformation, which calls the consideration of at least four players of colour in the starting XI.That number was officially the quota from 1998 until 2007 and has remained in place, albeit it unofficially. Now it has been termed a target. Effectively, it means the quota has remained the same at international level for 17 years even as it increases at lower levels and the time may have come for an adjustment.”We haven’t looked at the national team. We’ve got what we had for many years. It’s something we will review in due course,” Lorgat said.Since Lorgat took office in July 2013, CSA have committed themselves to increasing the pace of transformation quicker than had been done in the past. Two months into Lorgat’s tenure, they held their first transformation (conference) in over a decade and at its conclusion expanded the domestic quota for the 2013-14 season to include that at least one of the four players of colour in franchise teams had to be black African.In the 2014-15 season, the overall quota was increased to five players of colour, which should include two black Africans and in 2015-16, franchise and semi-professional teams will be required to field at least six players of colour, including at least three black Africans and Lorgat has indicated the trend will continue.”As far as transformation is concerned, we make no apologies. We made it very clear at the outset of my tenure when we hosted the transformation that we will pursue transformation aggressively and in a very responsible way,” he said at the launch of the Africa T20 Cup in Johannesburg, where he also chided a journalist for using the word quota. “I think you should get your vocabulary right. We always say targets,” Lorgat told the reporter who asked whether the national quota would be increased.While defending the targets, Lorgat has also had to defend against public perception of them, which he said has not been handled responsibly by the media. “I would hope that the media in turn will report in a responsible way because that is not my view as I sit here now,” Lorgat said.He referred specifically to the World Cup semi-final and Philander selection row, which CSA put to bed on Saturday night after an internal investigation confirmed Lorgat was consulted about the starting XI, but rejected claims there was board interference in the team.”We made clear how we will manage it and above all, don’t forget the concept of merit selection and that seems to be something that people sidestep. Philander is a world-class bowler who deserves to be there, unlike what some of you might think. That issue is closed. We explained it like it was. I hope you will take it in that spirit,” he said. “We picked the best XI. I am not sure how many more times we need to say that. On the day. That’s what it was.”Claims that Philander was included to meet the target sprouted days after South Africa were knocked out of the World Cup but were propped up last week when Mike Horn, South Africa’s motivational consultant, referred to politics playing a role in selection. Horn spoke to journalists at the Laureus Sports Awards in Shanghai, and not in a capacity connected to CSA, who later issued a press release saying Horn had written to them and explained his quotes were taken out of context.Horn has made not further comments but Lorgat reiterated that stance. “I haven’t spoken to Mike. All I can say is that he is not the best in English and he has been put on a spot he should not have been put on,” Lorgat said.When asked whether CSA’s transformation strategy was thrown awry by the fact that Aaron Phangiso, the only black African in the World Cup squad, did not play a single game, Lorgat refuted that suggestion. “You seem to forget the criteria for selection in the national team is merit. We’ve had Imran Tahir who was the incumbent in the spinners’ role, Phangiso was back-up.”

Former West Indies allrounder Richard Austin has died in hospital, aged 60

ESPNcricinfo staff08-Feb-2015Former West Indies allrounder Richard Austin has died in hospital, aged 60. Austin won three caps for his country but was ostracised after participating in the 1982-83 rebel tour to South Africa, which led to him becoming homeless and developing a drug problem.Austin, who was also a talented table-tennis player and good enough at football to represent Jamaica, was picked for two West Indies Tests against Australia in 1978, having made his ODI debut earlier on the same tour. He was dropped over signing for Kerry Packer’s World Series Cricket, prompting a walkout by West Indies’ players.Although his form remained good, he was never recalled and a few years later was tempted to go to South Africa, despite the country’s isolation due to the apartheid regime – a tour which had far-reaching effects for those on it.A batsman who could bowl medium-pace or offspin, Austin was for a time known as the “right-handed Sobers”. But his career was ended at the age of 29 by playing in South Africa and he was reduced to living off the streets in Kingston, addicted to cocaine, known to local children as “Danny Germs”.”He was a tremendous talent – a terrific cricketer and a very good footballer … a wonderful team man,” Clive Lloyd, who captained Austin, told CMC Sports. “While he was in the team, he did really well and made a very good contribution. He was also a fantastic footballer and played other sports as well. I first met him when he played for Jamaica and you could see his immense talent. He was very stylish and you could tell he would go on to play at the highest level. He played Test cricket and World Series cricket and he opened the batting and also batted in the middle, as well as bowled a bit of offspin and was a very good fielder. He was a great utility man.”

Australia are hopeful that Brad Haddin will not only be fit for the first Test against India at the Gabba next month, but also for part of the ODI series against South Africa that precedes it. Haddin has been cleared of any fracture in his right shoulder after landing awkwardly while diving for a catch on the second morning in Abu Dhabi, where he spent Pakistan’s entire second innings off the field.Haddin also spent part of the first innings in the rooms having the injury assessed, and David Warner and Glenn Maxwell both filled in behind the stumps at various times throughout the game. Haddin batted in both innings of the 356-run defeat but appeared hampered by a lack of fluent movement from his shoulder. Early indications, however, are that the injury is not as major as it appeared.”Brad has an AC joint injury that we x-rayed during the game and that showed there was no fracture,” Alex Kountouris, the team physio said. “He will return to Sydney and have treatment and depending on his recovery that will determine his availability for the ODI series against South Africa.”Before Haddin sustained the injury, the selectors had already announced that he would be rested from the first two one-day games against South Africa in Perth, where Matthew Wade will take the gloves. It is possible that Wade will remain in the side throughout the the five-match series, but if Haddin responds well after arriving home he might make an appearance late in the series.Had he been ruled out of the first Test against India, which starts in Brisbane on December 4, it would not have been obvious who would have replaced him in the Test side. Wade is the keeper with the most recent Test experience, but Western Australia’s Sam Whiteman is well-regarded by the selectors, while Queensland’s Chris Hartley and Peter Nevill of New South Wales would have been safe options.”Yeah definitely,” captain Michael Clarke said when asked if he was confident Haddin would be fit to take on India. “I’m hopeful that he’ll still take part in the one-day series against South Africa.”I think he went for a scan and there was no break there so it’s just bruising. He’s in a little bit of pain still today but I think in 10 days’ time and Hadds will be a lot better than where he is now.”

تعرف على موعد مباراة ليفربول وليستر سيتي اليوم في كأس رابطة الأندية الإنجليزية

يستضيف فريق ليفربول، مساء اليوم الأربعاء، نظيره فريق ليستر سيتي في إطار منافسات بطولة كأس رابطة الأندية الإنجليزية.

تأتي المباراة في إطار منافسات دور الـ32 من بطولة كأس الرابطة، كاراباو، 2023/24 على ملعب “الأنفيلد”.

طالع.. مباشر بالفيديو | مباراة ليفربول وليستر سيتي في كأس الرابطة الإنجليزية.. إعلان التشكيلين

ويقدم ليفربول نتائج جيدة في الموسم الحالي من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، حيث يحتل حاليًا المركز الثاني برصيد 16 نقطة، بفارق نقطتين عن مانشستر سيتي.

أما ليستر سيتي فيخوض منافسات تشامبيونشيب، بعد هبوطه من الدوري الإنجليزي الموسم الماضي، حيث يحتل الصدارة برصيد 21 نقطة.

وفي حال انتهاء الوقت الأصلي من تلك المباراة بالتعادل، سواء إيجابيًا أو سلبيًا، سيتم الاحتكام مباشرة إلى ركلات الترجيح. ما هو موعد مباراة ليفربول وليستر سيتي اليوم في كأس رابطة الأندية الإنجليزية؟

من المقرر أن تنطلق المباراة في تمام الساعة 9:45 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة والسعودية.

ويمكنكم مطالعة مواعيد ونتائج جميع المباريات لحظة بلحظة عبر مركز المباريات من هنا.