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Ancelotti confirms five Everton players out of Man City clash, 26-year-old available to play
Everton will take on Manchester City in the FA Cup sixth-round clash at Goodison Park on Saturday. Ahead of the match, Carlo Ancelotti has given the latest team news update, and Everton fans won’t be too happy about it. Jordan Pickford is injured and he is out of tomorrow’s game. He hasn’t been picked for the England national team squad as well. Second-choice goalkeeper Robin Olsen is also out injured for this game. In his absence, Joao Virginia, 21, is expected to start. Olsen out of tomorrow’s game. Gbamin will train with the team next week. James too — Patrick Boyland (@Paddy_Boyland) March 19, 2021 Everton fans will be relieved to see that Jean-Philippe Gbamin has finally returned to training after a long injury lay-off, but he won’t feature against City. The 25-year-old def...
Champions League flashback: Liverpool and Man City’s chance for revenge + 2020 Final repeat
The fixtures for the Champions League quarter-finals have been drawn, with several enticing fixtures. Manchester City were the first side out of the pot, coming up against Borussia Dortmund, while Porto got drawn against Chelsea. The final two fixtures see repeats of recent finals, with Bayern Munich facing Paris Saint-Germain, and Real Madrid playing Liverpool. In anticipation of the next round of European games, here is a look back at some of the best clashes between these sides. Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund Balotelli’s equaliser was not enough to prevent an early exit for Man City Rather surprisingly, this is only the second time that these two sides have been drawn up against each other. The first came in the group stages of the 2012/13 season. It was a very different Borussia ...
Another Levy masterclass: Spurs reportedly have come up with exciting transfer plans for 25 y/o player
According to reports from Daily Mail, Tottenham Hotspur have come up with an exciting plan to sign Carlos Vinicius permanently. The 25-year-old joined Spurs in the summer transfer window on loan from Benfica. The clause in his contract states that Spurs will have to pay a massive sum of £36m to sign him permanently. Daniel Levy, the Spurs chairman, is unwilling to pay that amount, but he is still keen to do a deal, at a lower price. The report claims that Levy is looking to do a deal for less than half of the buying clause – at £17m. If Spurs can pull off the deal at that price, it will be seen as another transfer masterclass from Levy. SL View In recent years, Spurs have found it really difficult to sign a top-class striker who will serve as a back-up option for Harry Kane....
‘Don’t trust’: Mourinho reveals what he told Spurs players at half-time vs Zagreb
Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho has revealed to BT Sport that he felt really sad after Spurs were knocked out of the Europa League on Thursday. Spurs were leading 2-0 from the first leg, but somehow they managed to throw it away, as Dinamo Zagreb took to extra-time to seal a pulsating 3-0 victory. The Portuguese boss has revealed to Football London what his instructions to Spurs players were at half-time. After a 0-0 first-half, it appeared that Spurs were on their way to the quarter-finals. Mourinho has suggested that he warned his players of the potential threat from the home side as he sensed they were gaining in momentum. Apart from a few Spurs players, the rest just didn’t turn up, and it was a lacklustre performance from the visitors collectively. Mislav Orsic scored a hat-trick...
Can Everton take advantage of Pep’s rotation and beat Man City this weekend?
Manchester City travel to Merseyside this weekend to take on Everton at Goodison Park with a place in the FA Cup semi-finals up for grabs. This tie comes just a month after the two sides last met in the Premier League, a comfortable 3-1 away win by a rampant City side in the midst of their record-breaking winning run broken recently by rivals Manchester United. Everton The Toffees come into the clash as underdogs having lost their last two Premier League games in succession to on Chelsea (2-0) and Burnley (2-1) respectively, and haven’t beaten City in any competition since January 2017. An unexpected win for Carlo Ancelotti’s side would mean qualification for a first FA Cup Semi-final and a first trip to Wembley since 2016 – excluding when Tottenham Hotspur used the national stadium as the...
Graham Roberts and Jamie O’Hara are both saying the same thing after Spurs defeat vs Zagreb
Graham Roberts has shared his frustration on social networking site Twitter after Tottenham Hotspur were knocked out of the Europa League on Thursday night. Despite leading the first-leg 2-0, and the score being 0-0 at the break in Croatia, Spurs somehow managed to self-destruct as they ended up losing 3-0 on the night, with Mislav Orsic scoring a remarkable hat-trick. Roberts, the former Spurs player, posted a series of tweets last night. He suggested that it was a “totally unacceptable” performance from the north Londoners and that there was no leadership on the pitch. Another former Spurs player turned popular football pundit, Jamie O’Hara has also shared the same feeling. He added that it’s a “sackable offence.” 🗣 “This is a sackable offence.” 🤬@Mrjamie...
‘I feel angry’ – Steven Gerrard reacts to the racial abuse directed towards Rangers duo
Rangers crashed out of the Europa League after a 2-0 defeat to Slavia Prague last night but the racial abuse directed at midfielder Glen Kamara has left manager Steven Gerrard more disappointed. Apparently, the Rangers player was racially abused by one of the Slavia Prague players and Gerrard has revealed during his post-match presser that he will stand toe to toe with his player and deal with the situation. He also claimed that he completely believes Kamara’s version of the events and he is hoping that UEFA deals with this situation properly. Gerrard said to the club’s official website: “I feel angry, it is difficult to describe now how I feel because I know Glen and I trust him 100 per cent and it is extremely disappointing. There’s too much of it happening around football and the S...
‘Levy mind games’, ‘very tempting’: Some Spurs fans react to latest transfer rumour about £35m star
Tottenham Hotspur fans have taken to Twitter to express their reactions after reports emerged that La Liga outfit Sevilla are interested in signing Davinson Sanchez. According to reports from El Gol Digital, Sevilla are eyeing up a potential £35 million move for the Colombian defender. Sanchez struggled initially at the start of the season and dropped down the pecking order. However, in recent months, he has found a bit of form and has proved his worth. Many Spurs fans feel that the club should accept an offer and cash in on him. Spurs need to rebuild their defence in the summer, and Jose Mourinho could use that money to bring in quality players of his choice. It seems most fans are not too worried about losing him. Instead, they want him gone in the summer. Levy mind games to double ...
Leeds reportedly wanted to sign Liverpool player last summer…he is now set to leave on free
According to reports from The Athletic, Yasser Larouci is set to leave Liverpool in the summer. The 20-year-old defender is into the final months of his contract at the club. He has featured twice for the under-23s this season and looks set to leave on a free transfer. Larouci joined Liverpool at the age of 16 from Le Havre. He was seen as a player with bags of potential, pace and technical grace. There were high hopes for his future, and the left-back was seen as a potential understudy to Andy Robertson. Larouci has been on Leeds’ radar in the past, and he was also linked with a move to Norwich City. Last summer, the Whites showed an interest in signing the youngster, but they felt he was too expensive. SL View – Leeds won’t move for him Leeds will be looking to ...
Barcelona and Real Madrid targeting Bundesliga defender
Barcelona and Real Madrid are eyeing up a move for RB Leipzig centre-back Ibrahima Konate, reports Spanish outlet AS. Konate joined RB Leipzig from Sochaux in 2017. Since then, he has achieved reasonable success at the German side despite several injury troubles, reaching a Champions League semi-final last season. Konate in action for RB Leipzig His performances for Die Roten Bullen have attracted attention from several clubs across Europe, especially in the Premier League. Back in February, it was reported that three of the biggest English clubs were competing for his signature. The 21-year-old is now being linked with a move to La Liga, with AS reporting that Barcelona and Real Madrid are both in the hunt for his services. The article claims that Konate has a €45 million release clause. ...
Spurs reportedly want £4.3m midfielder…could face competition from Arsenal
According to reports from Spanish outlet El Gol Digital, Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Ilaix Moriba this summer. The 18-year-old is a highly-rated young midfielder who made his first-team debut in January. The youngster has scored once and provided two assists in La Liga, while he also featured in the last-16 Champions League tie with Paris Saint-Germain. The report claims that his rapid progress has caught the eye of two north London clubs, with both Arsenal and Spurs keen for his services in the summer. There is also interest from the likes of Chelsea and Manchester United for the midfielder who has a contract at the club until 2022. SL View The report is full of contradictions. It claims Barcelona are ready to send him on loan to Real Betis next...
Premier League trio and La Liga club chasing Liverpool man
Liverpool striker Divock Origi has been linked to several different clubs by Spanish outlet El Gol Digital. Origi came to Liverpool in the summer transfer window of 2014 from Lille, off the back of an impressive display as a substitute for Belgium at the World Cup. Since then, he has made 157 appearances for the Reds in all competitions, scoring 35 goals – most of them off the bench. The height of his career came during the 2018/19 season when he made himself an unlikely hero at Anfield. He scored several important goals throughout the campaign, including a last gasp winner in the Merseyside derby against Everton, a brace in the Champions League second leg comeback against Barcelona, and the second in a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League final. Origi nets a scrappy late...
