Reports claim that Arsenal and Chelsea are going head to head to get the signature of Lazio’s Stefan De Vrij. The two clubs are monitoring contract talks between the player and Lazio and are ready to step in for the player if negotiations breakdown. Reports claim that the highly rated defender has been given a juicy offer by the Italian club as both parties seek to reach an agreement. The Daily Star reports that Italian news medium Repubblica claims that both Arsenal and Chelsea are set to make a move for the defender. The 24-year-old was out of action for most of last season due to an injury but this has snot topped both clubs from trying to lure the young Dutch player to England. Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte in the summer was heavily linked with a … [Read more...]
Manchester United Star Tenders Apology To Fans After Being Ruled Out Of Arsenal Match
Manchester United striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has apologized to fans for picking up a yellow on Sunday in the 3-1 win over Swansea which ensured he will miss United’s next match against Arsenal. Before the victory, United had endured a torrid time and had been on a run of only two wins in their last seven matches and in their four premier league matches had only been able to get three points. Zlatan himself was having a poor run of form as well scoring only a goal in about six matches. The big Swede was back to his usual self against Swansea as he scored two goals helping United to victory. During the match he picked up his fifth yellow card of the season and will now have to serve a match ban as punishment for his indiscipline and will have to miss the match … [Read more...]
Arsenal Star Defender Speaks On Future At The Club
Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny had a bad moment on Sunday in the 1-1 draw against Tottenham. Koscielny was responsible for Totteham’s equalizer after he brought down Mousa Dembele for a penalty that was slotted home by Harry Kane. Arsenal had taken the lead through an own goal by Kevin Wimmer before having to settle for a draw. The result left Arsenal in fourth place on the premiership table two points off leaders Liverpool. Despite conceding the penalty, Koscielny has been in great form this season helping the team on a good run since losing their first match against Liverpool. Away from the match the Frenchman was asked about his future at the club. Sportwitness reports that Koscielny spoke to Telefoot about his future at the club and revealed that … [Read more...]
Manchester United Midfielder Set To Reject Move To France To Remain In Premiership
Reports claim that Manchester United midfield star Memphis Depay is attracting interest from French club Olympique Marseille. There is an offer on the table for the midfielder from French club but it is believed that Depay is not interested in making the move to France as he prefers to remain in England and join another premiership club during the January transfer window. Depay has made only one start this season which came in a win at Northampton in the EFL cup where he was taken off early in the second half. This season Depay has not made a start in a premier league match and has found it hard to play a major part in the team since the arrival of Jose Mourinho in summer. He had been advised by his former coach Dick Advocaat to leave the club after missing … [Read more...]
Chelsea Set To Improve Squad With Two Star Midfielders
Chelsea has been in superb form in the premier league in recent weeks. Since losing in September to Arsenal, the blues have been on a five match winning run scoring 16 goals and conceding none in the process. This turn around has been attributed largely to the change of formation of manager Antonio Conte. Shifting to a 3-4-3 formation has given Chelsea more defensive steel and at the same time has made their attack more deadly. The good run has brought some rewards as Chelsea are now placed second on the table a point behind leaders Liverpool and look like genuine challengers for the league. In a bid to ensure Chelsea maintains their excellent form as well as boost their chances of winning the premier league title, manager Antonio Conte is seeking to improve … [Read more...]
Injury Update: Manchester United Handed Injury Boost As Star Defender To Return Earlier Than Expected
Manchester United have been handed some good news as defender Eric Baily could return earlier than expected. The 22 year old Ivorian was expected to be out of action till Christmas after suffering an injury in the 4-0 loss to Chelsea a fortnight ago. Baily joined United from Villarreal in the summer for about 30 million pounds and has been a regular in the team. According to the Independent, Baily rehabilitation is going fine and he is progressing very well and now hopes to return in the next one month and could feature in the premiership match against Tottenham on December 11. Without Bailey as well Smalling who is also injured, Mourinho has had to use Daley Blind Marcos Rojo left backs as Center backs. With Antonio Valencia also injured and Phil Jones just … [Read more...]
4-2-3-1 Formation: Iwobi And Giroud Dropped, Ramsey Starts in Arsenal Probable Line-up Vs Tottenham
The rivalry between Arsenal and Tottenham will be rekindled tomorrow in a North London derby that will be staged at the Emirates. Arsenal were without some of their key players, who were banjaxed with injuries, in their Champions League game against Ludogorets earlier this week. But they have been boosted by the return of Hector Bellerin, Nacho Monreal and Theo Walcott. Tottenham will certainly present a sterner test for Arsenal in the League this term as they are yet to lose a Premier League game. Arsenal are three points ahead of the Lilywhites and a win for them will see them move to the top of the Premier League log after the Citizens drew at home with Middlesbrough. Wenger will certainly retain majority of the players that have won games for him but we … [Read more...]
Pochettino Reveals Why Tottenham Cannot Compete With Arsenal
Ahead of Sunday’s encounter with rivals Arsenal, manager Mauricio Pochettino has revealed why it is hard for Tottenham to compete financially with top clubs in the premiership. Unlike Arsenal who spent about 80 million pounds bringing in Granit Xhaka and Shkodran Mustafi, Tottenham had to sell the likes of Ryan Mason, Nacer Chadli and Alex Pritchard to fund the purchase of Moussa Sissoko and Vincent Janssen and Pochettino has revealed that due to the new stadium built, Spurs will find it hard to compete financially. According to express.co.uk he said "Today the project is completely different to Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea. Sometimes it is difficult to speak about that because you or our fans can take it in a bad way, a negative way. But I think we need … [Read more...]
Wenger Gives Condition For Ozil Becoming Arsenal Legend
Arsene Wenger believes Mesut Ozil can be a legend at Arsenal if he commits his future to the club. Ozil has been superb form for the gunners and scored a superb goal, the winner against Ludogorets in their last Champions league match, highlighting his importance to the team. Ozil’s contract runs out in 2018 and he is yet to commit his future to the club and Wenger believes staying at the club for a long time will make the German world cup winner a legend just like Dennis Bergkamp. Wenger speaking ahead of Sunday’s North London derby with rivals Tottenham said “There are similarities with Bergkamp. I think he can become a legend if he commits. Dennis Bergkamp committed for a long period, played until he was 38. I wish we have ten more years of Ozil. That … [Read more...]
Conte Believes Starting Midfeilder Is On Track To Become One Of The World’s Best Players
Eden Hazard is on his way to becoming one of the world’s best players according to Chelsea manager Antonio Conte. Hazard has been in blistering form so far this season scoring five goals and notching up an assist. Also for the first time in his career he scored in three consecutive matches against Leicester, Manchester United and Southampton. This has pleased Conte and he said "I know the great talent of Eden and he must continue to work and to improve all the time. In this moment, he is putting his talent and himself in the team. This is fantastic and the right way to become one of the best in the world. If you ask me the difference between Messi and Ronaldo, I don't want to reply. The only thing that I want to do is work with him, and my players, to try to … [Read more...]
Mourinho Defends Star Striker Despite Poor Form
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has defended striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic despite his lack of goals in recent matches. United have been struggling in recent weeks and have only two victories in their last seven matches and in their four premier league matches have only been able to pick three points. The poor run has left United eight points behind league leaders Manchester City, a deficit they will hope to shorten when they visit Swansea on Sunday. One player who could be considered as one of the reasons for United’s poor run is Zlatan but his boss has come out to defend him. Mourinho who will be watching the match from the stands because of a touchline ban stated "He is playing well for the team, "He's creating a lot of chances, he is missing a lot … [Read more...]
Conte Speaks On Future Of Fabregas At Chelsea
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has revealed it is too early to discuss about the future of Cesc Fabregas. Since the arrival of Conte the midfielder has started just one game in the premier league and struggled to play a major part in the team leading to suggestions that the Spanish International would be ready to leave the club in the January transfer window with reports linking him to AC Milan. Speaking on Fabregas’s future at the club, Conte said "Now we are at the start of November and it is important to be in the present. For this type of situation it is too early to talk. Fabregas is Chelsea's player and I'm very happy to have him in my squad." Fabregas has been injured for some time along with defender Kurt Zuma and Conte gave an update on their … [Read more...]
Bellerin Admits He Is Very Happy At Arsenal
Arsenal defender, Hector Bellerin has revealed he his happy at the Emirates and is focused on improving and becoming better at the club. Ahead of the North London Derby against Tottenham, the Spanish International is battling to overcome injury and seems to winning that race as he was among the players that trained on Thursday. In recent weeks the 21- year old has been strongly linked to a move back to Barcelona a club where his career started but he has come has come out to squash these rumours insisting he is happy with the gunners. Speaking to London Evening Standard he stated “I was very happy when Arsenal showed interest in me and I decided to come here. I’m not looking back, I’m just looking to help Arsenal. It’s nice for a player to know that big … [Read more...]
Mourinho Set To Axe Eight Players In Massive Clearout At Manchester United
Reports have emerged that Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is set to clear out eight players from his squad next year during the next two transfer windows. The former Chelsea boss is finding it tough at Old Trafford as his team has lost five matches in seventeen games and were last night defeated by Fenerbahce in the Europa league. The Daily Telegraph is reporting that Mourinho has realized he has a harder task of managing United than he initially thought and is now ready to sell off eight players next year. The players Mourinho has penciled down to be moved out of the club includes Ashley Young, Marcos Rojo, Michael Carrick, Phil Jones, Morgan Schneiderlin, Memphis Depay Bastian Schweinsteiger, and Matteo Darmian. James Ducker reports: Mourinho … [Read more...]
Chelsea Star Defender Reveals Change Of System Is The Ingredient For Team Success
Since the 3-0 defeat to Arsenal last September, Chelsea have gone on to have four victories in row in the premier league and this great run is largely due to the new 3-4-3 system by manager Antonio Conte which has been well adopted by the team. Star defender Cesar Azpilicueta has revealed that he has thrived courtesy of the belief manager Antonio Conte has in him and that the players have embraced the new system without any problem Speaking to Chelsea’s website the Spanish international said "I have always felt the confidence of the manager since I arrived. Whatever position I play I always try to give my best, to do what the manager asked of me with my characteristics. Since we changed the system it has worked well for us in the league and I try to … [Read more...]
Mourinho Delivers Harsh Words To Players After Defeat To Fenerbahce
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has blamed his players for the 2-1 defeat to Fenerbahce in Thurday’s night Europa league match and has accused them of not having the right mentality. Fenerbahce took the lead after only 90 seconds with a fantastic overhead kick from striker Moussa Sow and increased their lead in the second half when Jeremain Lens curled in superb free kick that left keeper De Gea rooted to the ground. United threatened a fight back when on 89 minutes Wayne Rooney fine strike reduced the deficit but it was too late as the Turkish club hung on to victory. Mourinho clearly unhappy with the outcome of the match had harsh words for his players. Speaking to BT He said: "A team that concedes after two minutes is a team that is not ready, not … [Read more...]
Liverpool Midfeilder Tells Secret Behind Clubs Success
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has been in good form for the Reds so far this season helping them to seven victories out of 10 matches making Liverpool serious contenders for the premier league title. Henderson has stated that Liverpool’s fine form is largely due to manager Jurgen Kloop’s tactics and the players believing them as well as great team effort. Speaking to Sky Sports Henderson said We’ve bought into what the manager wants us to do. We all want to do that dirty work. Everyone chips in and does that in the team, from the front to the back. Even the goalkeeper has to be switched on and not so static on his line. He’s always thinking about coming out if it’s over the top so everyone is always alert and doing their job. “It definitely has to … [Read more...]
Pedro Reveals Reason For Chelsea Success This Season
Pedro believes that Chelsea not having any European commitment this season can provide them a major advantage over their premiership rivals as the blues seek to win another premiership title. Pedro had a slow start to the season but in recent weeks has been a major part of Chelsea’s excellent run in the premier league and has adapted well to manager Conte’s style. Last season Leicester City surprised a lot of people by winning the Premier league and many attributed their success to not having to worry about playing in Europe. According to the Daily Star the 29 year old winger in an interview with Spanish radio station Onda Cero revealed that spending more time in training with manager Antonio Conte is really helping the team. Pedro said "Without playing … [Read more...]
Dick Advocaat Advices Midfielder To Leave Manchester United
Memphis Depay did not make the Manchester United squad to face Fernerbahce in tonight’s Europa League and the Dutchman has been advised by his former manager Dick Advocaat to leave Old Trafford. In December 2012 Advocaat handed Depay his full debut for PSV Eindhoven in a 3-1 Europa league victory away to Napoli and he feels that for Depay to get his career back on track he needs to change clubs. Depay has made just one start this season which came in a victory at Northampton in the EFL cup where he played for 55 minutes. This season Depay has not started a premier league match and has struggled to play a major role in the team since the arrival of Jose Mourinho in the summer. Advocaat who is now the coach of Fernerbahce believes that Depay has to leave … [Read more...]
Tottenham Star Midfeilder A Serious Doubt For Arsenal Match
Tottenham Hotspur suffered more despair on Wednesday night as midfielder Mousa Dembele suffered an injury in the 1-0 loss to Bayern Leverkusen in the Champions League. During the match at Wembley, the midfielder had to be taken off before the end of the first half after twisting his ankle and is now a doubt to face Arsenal in the North London derby on Sunday. The start to the season for Dembele has been a frustrating one largely due to injuries and suspension and it now seems the Belgian could be out of action for some time. During the post-match conference, manager Mauricio Pochettino revealed that Dembele was taken off because he was injured and not because of a tactical change. He said “He was injured. He asked me to come off, he twisted his ankle. It … [Read more...]
Bastain Schweinsteiger Reacts To His Return To Manchester United First Team
Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has reacted to his surprise return to the first team squad on his social media accounts. Since Jose Mourinho was made coach of Manchester United in the summer, the German midfielder has not played a minute for the team this season. Mourinho stated at the beginning of the season that the world cup winner will not have a role to play in his plans and Bastain Schweinsteiger was forced to train on his own after he had also being banned from training with the reserves and at a point trained with the under 23’s. Earlier this week the situation changed when surprisingly Schweinsteiger was spotted training with the first team. The world cup winner has gone on to thank fans for their support on his social media … [Read more...]
Manchester United Is Interested In Signing €60m Highly Rated Teenager
Benfica forward Goncalo Guedes is attracting interest from a lot of clubs including Manchester United. Portuguese newspaper A Bola reports that Manchester United was one of several clubs who watched Benfica take on Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League last night. Apart from United the paper also reports Valencia were also at the venue of the match to watch the young talented player. Benfica forward Goncalo Guedes is attracting interest from a lot of clubs including Manchester United. Portuguese newspaper A Bola reports that Manchester United was one of several clubs who watched Benfica take on Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League last night. Apart from United the paper also reports Valencia were also at the venue of the match to watch the young talented … [Read more...]
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