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Report: Mauricio Pochettino eyeing Chelsea and Manchester United jobs
Report: Mauricio Pochettino eyeing Chelsea and Manchester United jobs – originally posted on Sportslens.com According to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, erstwhile Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino is patiently waiting to get back into the dugout and is keeping an eye on some of the biggest jobs in the English Premier League. The Argentine was sacked by Spurs last November following a poor start to 2019-20, and he has remained out of job since then. Pochettino was linked with Newcastle United, Juventus and Inter Milan during the off-season, and has recently been linked with Athletic Bilbao. However, he fancies a return to the EPL and is monitoring the situations at Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea, according to Ornstein. A potential return to Paris Saint...
Liverpool defender Joe Gomez picks up knee injury on international duty
Liverpool defender Joe Gomez has picked up a knee injury on international duty. Apparently, Gomez hurt his knee during a training session with the national team. The 23-year-old has been outstanding for the Reds since Virgil van Dijk’s injury against Everton and it will be interesting to see how Liverpool cope without him in the coming weeks. The Premier League Champions are going through an injury crisis right now especially on the defensive front. Virgil van Dijk has been sidelined for the remainder of the season and Joel Matip has only just returned to action. Jurgen Klopp was using the Brazilian defensive midfielder Fabinho as a centre back but the former Monaco player has picked up an injury as well. With just one centre back fit and available it will be interesting to see how Jurgen ...
Report: Arsenal keen on RB Leipzig stars Ibrahima Konate and Christopher Nkunku
According to German news outlet Sport Bild, RB Leipzig centre-back Ibrahima Konate and teammate Christopher Nkunku are both on the radar of Arsenal as some of the big clubs in Europe identify the club’s players as prospective transfer targets. Leipzig manager Julian Nagelsmann and the likes of Amadou Haidara, Marcel Sabitzer, Dayot Upamecano and Nordi Mukiele are all on the radars of English top-flight clubs, but suitors must be willing to meet their release clauses to have a chance of getting them. Bild claims Arsenal and other EPL sides are keen on Konate, and he currently has a buyout-out clause of £45 million. The £36 million-rated Nkunku is linked with only Arsenal in the report, but the former Paris Saint-Germain man is definitely not short of suitors given his versatility and qualit...
Report: Tottenham Hotspur keen on Bayern Munich centre-back Jerome Boateng
According to BILD (via football.london), Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Bayern Munich centre-back Jerome Boateng as head coach Jose Mourinho looks to further bolster his backline. The Germany international has just seven months left on his current contract at the Allianz Arena, and it doesn’t appear that a renewal is on the cards. Boateng is free to sign on a pre-contract in the January transfer window with clubs outside of Germany, and Spurs are keeping tabs on his situation. The 32-year-old has been on the radar of Tottenham since 2017 when Mauricio Pochettino was the club’s manager, and the Argentine’s successor in the dugout could be the one to finally land him. Arsenal are also keeping tabs on Boateng, and more suitors will definitely emerge should it become clear that Ba...
How Liverpool can cope without the injured Trent Alexander-Arnold
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold picked up an injury against Manchester City at the weekend and he could be ruled out for four weeks. The England international has been one of Liverpool’s most influential players over the past two seasons and his absence will come as a major blow to the side. Although he is a right-back, Alexander-Arnold is far more influential and more than just a defender in Liverpool’s system and he has been a playmaker for them creating numerous chances for the likes of Salah, Mane and Firmino. It will be interesting to see how Liverpool cope without him in their next few games now. Neco Williams is a natural replacement for the injured Liverpool star but the Welshman is very young and inexperienced. Also, he has been suspect defensively every time he has play...
Aston Villa midfielder Trezeguet praises Arsenal’s Mohamed Elneny
Aston Villa midfielder Trezeguet has raved about Arsenal defensive midfielder Mohamed Elneny, as quoted in KingFut. Trezeguet came up against his Egypt international teammate during Villa’s 3-0 win against Arsenal away from home at the Emirates Stadium in North London in the Premier League on Sunday evening. The 26-year-old Egypt international started the match for the Villans and played for 88 minutes. Elneny started the game for the Gunners and played for the entire 90 minutes. KingFut quotes Trezeguet as saying about Elneny: “I always look to score goals with Aston Villa but my main goal is to contribute in helping my team win games. “Elneny is a hardworking player, he worked and believed in himself and kept working and ended up being a key player for Arsenal. “He played well during the...
Liverpool must stick with their 4-2-2-2 approach for the rest of the season
Liverpool decided to field all four attackers against Manchester City at the weekend and the Reds were surprisingly impressive against Pep Guardiola’s side. Despite only managing a draw, there were encouraging signs for Jurgen Klopp and the German should look to persist with the same system for the rest of the season. Summer signing Diogo Jota has been in red hot form since moving to Anfield and it is important that Liverpool plan their next tactical approach with him in the starting lineup. Initially, the former Wolverhampton Wanderers attacker was signed as a backup to Liverpool’s front three but he has managed to force his way into Jurgen Klopp’s first-team plans already. With Roberto Firmino badly out of form right now, Liverpool need their other attackers to deliver consistently in th...
Harry Kane believes Tottenham can win the Premier League
Tottenham striker Harry Kane believes that the London club have the quality to win the Premier League title this season. The England international claims that it is unlikely to be a two-horse title race like the last season and Spurs could make their mark this year. Kane said via Mirror: “When you look at the ability of our squad, you would definitely say we’ve got enough to win a title. “But I’d also say we’ve been close over the last four, five years but just haven’t quite got over the line. So it’s not as easy as just having a good squad and winning a few games to challenge for the title. “This is a season where I don’t think one team’s going to run away with it like Liverpool did last year. So there are going to be opportunities for other teams to put good runs together and get ri...
Premier League Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-ups: Arsenal vs Aston Villa
Arsenal host Aston Villa later today and will look to make it back-to-back Premier League wins after last weekend’s impressive win over Manchester United at Old Trafford. Mikel Arteta’s men secured a convincing 4-1 win over Molde on Thursday in the third game of their Europa League campaign, and they will be keen to pick up all three points at the expense of today’s visitors. Villa suffered back-to-back losses at the hands of Leeds United and Southampton after starting the campaign with four straight wins, and will be more than keen to secure a win against Arsenal, with the returning Emiliano Martinez with a point to prove. The Gunners have lost three league games in 2020-21 and won the other four, and today’s clash is expected to be a fiercely-contested affairs. TEAM NEWS Arsenal don’t ha...
Premier League Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-ups: West Bromwich Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur will look to secure their fifth Premier League victory of 2020-21 when they visit West Bromwich Albion tomorrow, and a win will see them move to the top of the top-flight table temporarily. The Baggies are without a win in seven league games since returning to the EPL, drawing thrice and losing the other four, and they will be keen to get something against Spur. Jose Mourinho’s side had to grind out wins in their last two league games against Brighton and Burnley, and West Brom will fancy their chances of upsetting them. The chance to be league leaders heading into the international break could motivate Tottenham and give them much-needed belief that they could challenge for the title even though it’s early days, and that’s enough incentive on its own. Slaven Bilic’s side...
Premier League Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-ups: Chelsea vs Sheffield United
Chelsea host Sheffield United tomorrow and will hope to keep a sixth consecutive clean sheet across all competitions and also pick up their fourth Premier League victory of 2020-21. The Blues have lost once and drawn thrice in their opening seven games of the campaign, and they will fancy their chances of securing all three points against a side that have lost six league games and drawn once thus far. The Blades have had a woeful start to the season after last term’s impressive campaign, and leaving Stamford Bridge with a point tomorrow will be a great result for them. Chelsea are brimming with confidence after last week’s win at Burnley and mid-week’s win over Rennes in the Champions League, and they are huge favourites ahead of Sheffield’s visit. TEAM NEWS Manager Frank Lampard will be w...
Manchester City vs Liverpool Predicted Line-ups, TV Channel, Live Stream
Manchester City vs LiverpoolPremier League 2020/218th November, 16:30 pm BSTEtihad Stadium, ManchesterLive Stream: BT Sport Manchester City will be hoping to close the gap with Liverpool when the two teams meet on Sunday. The Reds are top of the table with 16 points from seven league games and Manchester City have 11 points from six games. Pep Guardiola’s side are already trailing in the title race and although it is very early in the season, City cannot afford to fall further behind. It will be interesting to see how Liverpool setup for this game. Klopp has the option of starting Diogo Jota ahead of Roberto Firmino. The Portuguese attacker is in red hot form right now and Firmino has been out of form for months. Jota has scored 8 goals in his last seven games for club and country and he c...
