Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino gave little away when he was asked about the future of his captain Hugo Lloris at the club during a pre-match conference ahead of his side's English Premier League (EPL) home clash with Welsh side Swansea City on Saturday at White Hart Lane. Pochettino fielded questions about the 29-year old French international goalkeeper after the announcement that star striker Harry Kane has signed a new six-year deal at the club until 2022 as the Argentine manager disclosed that Hugo Lloris is happy to stay at the club. As reported by English media outlet Evening Standard, Pochettino said the following when asked about an update on the future of his captain: "Maybe in the next few days there will be more contract news – but not about … [Read more...]
Agent Arrived Stamford Bridge – Chelsea To Negotiate Deal For Kalidou Koulibaly
With January transfer looming ahead, Chelsea are said to have highlighted top quality defenders as the target. A renewed bid for Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly would not be ruled out as Chelsea seeks to reinforce their back line. Latest report according to sportwitness claims that the Senegalese agent Bruno Satin was present at Stamford Bridge this week, as he attended the Wyscout Forum. Many club officials and agents were there, as they would be. Though it was not reported the agent came to negotiate a deal with Chelsea for the transfer of Koulibaly, but the source however inferred that it is all interlinked with Chelsea interest in the powerful centre back. The 25-year old star was a prime target for Conte last summer. The Blues saw bid of €58m rejected … [Read more...]
Wenger Wants Southampton To Win EFL Cup
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has disclosed that he wants South coast club Southampton to win this season's EFL Cup after his team was eliminated by the Saints. Arsenal were convincingly beaten 2-0 by visitors Southampton at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening in a quarter-final clash as far as the competition is concerned with the latter booking a semi-final place for the first time in 30 years. Arsene Wenger's preference for who will win the competition among the remaining four semi-finalists namely Liverpool, Hull City, Southampton and Manchester United was made known by his protégé and current Southampton manager Claude Puel after he masterminded an impressive win over his boss. Puel was a playing staff under Wenger for seven years at French club AS … [Read more...]
Mourinho Expresses Sadness Over Depay,Young Exclusion From Squad
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has stated that he is hurt due to the fact that he had to leave Dutch winger Memphis Depay and English winger Ashley Young from his squad for the EFL Cup quarter-final clash with West Ham on Wednesday night at Old Trafford. Swedish superstar Zlatan Ibrahimovic and French star Anthony Martial scored two goals apiece while Henrikh Mkhitaryan produced another scintillating performance as Manchester United thrashed West Ham 4-1 to seal a semi-final spot against Hull City. The home side were dominant throughout the game, which also saw the return of German captain Bastian Schweinsteiger to the first team as an 84th minute substitute, as they got 57% of the possession in addition to having 10 shots on target from 19 shots … [Read more...]
Fans Label Harry Kane ‘Hero’ As He Pens New Deal
Fans of North London side Tottenham Hotspurs got an early Christmas present after news broke that their star man Harry Kane has signed a new deal until 2022 with a reported £100,000 weekly wages to make him one of the highest earners at the club. The 23-year old striker is the latest Tottenham player to pen a new deal at White Hart Lane this season following the likes of Eric Dier, Kyle Walker and Dele Alli. Kane, who had been previously linked with 20-time English champions Manchester United as per a report from popular outlet ESPN, has grown to be one of the key men at his club since breaking into the first team during the 2014/15 season culminating in 51 league goals. He also emerged as the highest goalscorer in the English Premier League (EPL) last … [Read more...]
EFL Cup Ouster: Fans Right To Boo ‘Poor’ Arsenal – Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that fans were right to boo his players during his side's 2-0 loss to Southampton at the Emirates Stadium in what was the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup on Wednesday night. It was a shambolic first half performance from the Gunners and they were subsequently booed off by their fans with scores at 2-0 in favour of Southampton courtesy goals from Dutch international Jordy Clasie and English left back Ryan Bertrand. The impressive win represents the first time Southampton would qualify for the last four of the league cup since 1986. On the reaction of the fans to his team's display, Wenger, who made ten changes from the Arsenal side that defeated Bournemouth 3-1 stated that they have to live with the fans' expectations … [Read more...]
Fact – Mourinho Need To Consider The 4-4-2 Formation
Firstly, I need say the English premier league is a very interesting one. Here is why. It all began with the 4-4-2 formation. When Alex Ferguson led the United boys to Spain to play a 3-3 draw against Barcelona in a 1998/99 Champions League Group Stage Match at the Camp Nou, the world saw the outstanding team work between the two front men (Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke). After the game, Ferguson himself agreed that there is nothing as sweet as the 4-4-2 formation. And of course, the 4-4-2 formation was the main thing in the English League back then. Well, after a man called Arsene Wenger changed everything. Wenger introduced a 4-2-3-1 formation, putting a splendid finisher Upfront (in the person of Henry), with more midfielders to pass the ball around. The … [Read more...]