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Coach Guardiola is ready to cede Arteta assistant to Arsenal

On the morning of December 16, after the match of Man City thrashing Arsenal 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium, coach Pep Guardiola spoke about the rumor of assistant Mikel Arteta being concerned by both the Gunners and Everton.

Currently, in the Premier League, both Arsenal and Everton clubs use interim coaches respectively Freddie Ljungberg and Duncan Ferguson, after dismissing two coach Unai Emery and Marco Silva.

Both Arsenal and Everton are also now struggling with poor performances, and are standing in the bottom half of the rankings.

Arsenal after the defeat of Man City is the fourth loss in the last 9 matches in the Premier League, the rest draw 4 and only won 1.

Therefore, the temporary coach Ljungberg is still hard to stay in the long term, amid the British press that in order to save the Gunners from the disaster season, the management of this team needs to quickly find a new coach that is more reputable and experience to replace.

One of these is Arteta, a former Arsenal player who knows the style and operation of the club so it is considered appropriate. However, Arteta is in Man City and is the right hand of Pep Guardiola.

Guardiola coach after the 3-0 win over Arsenal said: “If that happens (Arteta chooses to come to Arsenal), it will happen. He is very important to Man City and me. However, once Arteta made a decision (to leave), we would speak privately to resolve the issue. I am completely at ease, and definitely not in the way he steps into a new career”.

Prior to moving to Guardiola as an assistant in 2016, Arteta played for Everton from 2005 to 2011, then moved to Arsenal from 2011 to 2016. Therefore, in addition to Arsenal, Everton wants his ex-member to come back to help the club overcome difficulties. Even so, the final decision rests with Arteta.

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Lampard lost control of Chelsea

Carole RobertsDecember 15, 2019December 16, 2019

In the interview after the latest shock to lose to Bournemouth 0-1 at Stamford Bridge, coach Frank Lampard vehemently criticized his players who played indecisive, unable to control the ball, not creating opportunities, to failed and disappointed the fans.

Mr. Lampard also said: “It is not the team I want to lead. At home, definitely must take every initiative, play and strive for the best results. However, we could not do it. And also does not create excitement for home fans. It is clearly very disappointing”.

The defeat to Bournemouth is the fourth defeat in just the last 5 matches in the Premier League of Chelsea, far from the previous fiery image with a series of 6 consecutive victories. So, there was booing in the stands of Stamford Bridge demanding the dismissal of Lampard.

Chelsea still holds the fourth position, but it is quite possible to lose in the near future when behind Sheffield United, Manchester United or Tottenham are gradually approaching.

According to Lampard, the disappointment of Chelsea fans’ reaction when seeing the home team suddenly play the recent decline is normal. Meanwhile, according to the British press, the Lampard coach used the team mainly used by the players from the beginning of the season, less rotation when the schedule became more and denser which is the reason why many players are overloaded. to the physical condition is not full, so the play in the recent matches are lack of transformation.

Therefore, in the time to come when Chelsea entered the consecutive round of competition in the Christmas and New Year, things are even more difficult. In the next round, they will meet Tottenham, then Southampton, Arsenal and Brighton & Hove on New Year’s day.

Coach Lampard said: “The priority now is that I will encourage the players to regain their morale, and must help them regain their playing state with stronger determination. They must concentrate, own the ball, change the status from defense to attack very quickly and pass the opponent to move forward. I do not accept the current superficiality. There will still be a lot of work to be done”.

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Steven Gerrard retired – Goodbye exemplary leader

Carole RobertsDecember 4, 2019December 8, 2019

After 19 years of hard conquest on football arenas. The retired British hero Steven Gerrard officially brought regret to his fans and left a big gap in the central midfielder position of the Los Angeles Galaxy club.

Steven George Gerrard is a former British professional footballer, playing as a central midfielder. On November 24, 2016, Steven George retired after finishing his contract with Los Angeles Galaxy for 19 years of professional playing.

Steven Gerrard was born in Whiston, Merseyside, England. Gerrard began to get used to the amateur games for the team in the town of Whiston Juniors. It was here that he showed himself to be a natural dribbler so he was a big eye for the Liverpool club. So at a very young age, he joined the Liverpool youth team at the age of 9. Shortly after November 5, 1997, Steven Gerrard signed his first professional football contract with Liverpool Club.

Before Steven Gerrard retired, he shared honestly. “I feel fortunate to have experienced so many beautiful things in my career. I have had an unbelievable life as a footballer and feel grateful for every single moment I have been in Liverpool, England and LA Galaxy. I had a dream when I was young, I would put on the famous red shirt of Liverpool”.

Gerrard was first made available to his dream club for Liverpool on November 29, 1998. In a Liverpool friendly against Blackburn Rovers, Gerrard was substituted for Vegard Heggem in the last minutes. In his first season with Liverpool club, he made 13 appearances and was in the position to replace the right winger for captain Jamie Redknapp. With his impatient temperament, he himself admitted that: “At that time I had no control over myself and I lost my temper”, partly restraining Gerrard’s career, making him only play in a short time.

Since the 2000s, Steven Gerrard has made 50 appearances and scored a total of 10 goals. With this important dedication he has partly helped the team win the League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup. It was not until October 2003 that Gerrard was promoted to captain to replace Sami Hyypia, coach Gerard Houllier once shared that: “He realized the leadership qualities at Gerrard, and still needed time to accumulate more”.

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Neymar again made PSG headache because giddy

Carole RobertsNovember 27, 2019December 2, 2019

Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel (PSG) was once again disappointed after Brazilian superstar Neymar spent time recovering from an injury to fly to Madrid (Spain) to enjoy the Davis Cup tennis tournament this week.

“I am not his father, I am not a police”, said an exasperated Tuchel on November 21, the day before PSG hosted Lille in the 14th round of Ligue 1. This match is planned for the player. The world’s most expensive back after a hamstring injury suffered when returning to play for Brazil in a friendly against Nigeria on October 13.

“I was his coach, and he was well trained. Do I like the fact he went on this flight? No, not at all. But is it worth me crazy? “If all goes well, he can play tomorrow, but whether he starts or plays on the bench, it depends on a number of things”, coach Tuchel added.

The 27-year-old forward has scored four goals in five appearances this season, but will have a chance to return this weekend in Ligue 1 to prepare for his trip to Real Madrid in the Champions League.

According to the French press, the former Barcelona superstar once again became a problem for Tuchel about finding a main striker to stabilize everything despite having too many stars like Mauro Icardi, Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe. In addition to Neymar, all three strikers left the possibility of playing in Ligue 1 this weekend.

Young talent Mbappe is currently struggling with illness and cannot play in France’s 2-0 victory in Albania in EURO 2020 qualifiers over the weekend. In addition, Tuchel will not have midfield duo Ander Herrera and Marco Verratti in the match against Lille because of similar problems.

Lille has been eliminated from the Champions League this season after just four games and haven’t yet won their trip in the current campaign. They arrived in Paris without Nigerian top scorer Victor Osimhen due to suspension. The team also struggled when coach Barshe Galtier was reeling after assistants Joao Sacramento and Nuno Santos were both allowed to leave on November 20 to join Jose Mourinho’s entourage at Tottenham Hotspur. Lille is currently ranked 5th in Ligue 1 with 19 points, less than PSG to 11 points.

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Mourinho was excited to be appointed to lead Tottenham

Carole RobertsNovember 20, 2019November 24, 2019

Jose Mourinho was extremely excited after being appointed Tottenham’s coach to replace Mauricio Pochettino – who was fired after the poor performance of the current Champions League runner-up in the Premier League this season.

AFP quoted the statement of the North London team, said the former Chelsea coach, Real Madrid and Manchester United signed a contract to lead Spurs on November 20 for the end of the 2022 – 2023 season.

“I am delighted to join a club with such a wonderful heritage and enthusiastic supporters. The quality in both the squad and the academy excited me. Working with these players is what appealed to me”, said Mourinho, who won domestic titles with a record in four different countries.

Meanwhile, Tottenham Chairman Daniel Levy said: “At Jose (Mourinho), we have one of the most successful military leaders in football. He has a lot of experience, can inspire the teams and has a great tactician. He has won trophies at every club he has coached. We believe he will bring energy and confidence to the dressing room”.

Spurs also praised their new coach in his statement: “Jose is one of the most perfect coaches in the world to have won 25 senior titles.” It was the Champions League with Porto and Inter Milan. The 56-year-old Portuguese also won three Premier League titles at two stages leading Chelsea in the past and recently returned to England to lead Manchester United in 2016.

Mourinho was sacked by the Old Trafford Stadium last December after a bad result and has quit since then, and most recently worked as a television commentator. With shocking statements and a full-blown strategist, the Premier League will certainly be more interesting in the next tournament. The special person will make his first Tottenham debut as a London derby clash with West Ham in the third round of the Premier League, taking place at 19.30pm on November 23.

Previously, Tottenham fired Pochettino after bringing Spurs to certain successes since joining from Southampton in 2014. Despite not winning a trophy, the 47-year-old Argentine coach took Tottenham to the Champions League final for the first time in history 6 months ago.

However, Pochettino was unable to retain his seat when Tottenham began to decline and is currently ranked fourth after 12 Premier League rounds this season (20 points behind leaders Liverpool), eliminated from the League Cup united by Colchester United (the team playing in the fourth division) and suffered an embarrassing 2-7 defeat at home to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.

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Cristiano Ronaldo faces a 2-year ban

Carole RobertsNovember 13, 2019November 17, 2019

The fact that Cristiano Ronaldo left the stadium on his own while the Juventus – AC Milan match was still in progress could cost him a two-year ban, according to former Italian striker Antonio Cassano.

The Portuguese superstar walked out of the yard and went straight down the tunnel after being substituted in the 55th minute of the match against Juventus in AC Milan in round 12 of Serie A, which took place last weekend. Before walking down the tunnel in time, Ronaldo glanced at coach Maurizio Sarri and muttered something in frustration.

Cassano striker AC Milan, Inter Milan, AS Roma and Real Madrid have seen it and warned that Ronaldo is very easy to violate the anti-doping regulations because he has encountered the same case.

“I had to go back to the emergency stadium to avoid a two-year ban on orders from the coaching staff”, Casano recounted as he also drove home on his own after being substituted in AS Roma’s game. He kicked his rival, Lazio.

In September 2018, Peterborough United defender Josh Yorwerth (English club playing League One) also dodged a doping test. The 24-year-old was fired by the club in February 1919 after being banned for four years by the English Football Association. In fact, Josh Yorwerth had used cocaine before so he was afraid of being exposed. This is also the highest penalty for a player in English football.

The same is the case with famous defender Rio Ferdinand. He received an 8-month ban in 2003 for not attending a doping test. The player who played for Manchester United and also Ronaldo’s teammate at the time was considered innocent but the sentence was given. This was also a controversial case at the time.

Not to mention doping testing, Juventus coach Sarri told Sky Sport Italia: “Last month, Ronaldo had a knee problem, he took part in training and injured his ligament. He did everything there was. I can play football, but I think he is not feeling well and thinks it is best to replace it”.

When he was playing for Real Madrid, Ronaldo interrupted a doping test when he loudly complained that he was always chosen. The Real Madrid medical team then took over the test case from UEFA representatives following Ronaldo’s complaints. After that, UEFA did not make any more verdicts because they thought that it also stemmed from the stress of the Portuguese superstar. This time if UEFA does not skip, Ronaldo will regret his shocking action.

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Granada and crazy stories in La Liga

Carole RobertsNovember 4, 2019November 8, 2019

Will the winner of the first El Clasico match of the season in La Liga be the final champion? Ten of the last 13 seasons, that’s it.

Winning Betis in the last round, Granada was 20 points and temporarily ranked 2nd on the La Liga rankings – 2 points higher than Real Madrid, of course in the context of the other giant still in the hands of 1 game. It is worth mentioning: 20 points is the total score of Granada during the whole football season, the last time they were in the first division!

Granada’s annual salary fund is 35.46 million euros – just over half the amount that Real Madrid spent to have Luka Jovic, a player who has not had much fame. Or less than a third of the amount that Barcelona spends to buy Antoine Griezmann. Compared with the budget of 35.46 million euros poor other, Barcelona’s salary fund is 18 times higher (671.43 million euros). But when the two sides met in La Liga, Granada defeated Barcelona 2-0.

From coach Diego Martinez to the players, no one inside Granada believes they can dispute the championship. Despite leading the way, all still agree on one thing: the ultimate goal this season is relegation. Martinez himself is both the youngest coach (38 years old) and the least experienced military leader in La Liga (this is the first time he has appeared in the highest level).

In short, Granada is causing one of the biggest surprises so far in the Spanish football village. Is it a pleasant surprise, high professional value or not, is another story. Many people compare Granada in La Liga with Leicester in the Premier League. In essence, it is very different. Leicester are well prepared, with very high professional value, when they win the 2016 Premier League or are starting successfully this season (Leicester’s current score is higher than theirs in the same period, in the season when they suddenly won the Premier League).

In contrast, Granada was a poor team in all aspects, when they relegated in 2017. Back then, people do not understand why this team was assigned to former England defender Tony Adams coach. Adams had a lineup of 11 players of 11 different nationalities – none of whom were Spanish. That season, Granada had 39 players, from 21 countries. Including the U.19 team, the B team and the A team, Granada only owns 44 of the 106 players they register. With such a background, it is not uncommon for Granada players to shake their heads when asked about their current top spot.

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Chinese sports are ugly again for cheating at the Military Olympics

Carole RobertsOctober 29, 2019November 3, 2019

Fraud continues to become a hot topic in Chinese sports opinion after the International Orientation Sports Federation (IOF) announced the elimination and deprivation of athletes of this country from middle and male content in the World.

Previously, the athletes of the Chinese landlord finished in the first, second and fourth places for women and the second for men on October 20 in the direction of the content of military sports. But according to IOF, the organization has evidence that Chinese athletes have received illegal support from spectators on the terrain and are showing signs of preparing trails that are available for them to navigate.

The fraud was aroused after a simultaneous backlash from Russian, Swiss, French, Belgian, Polish and Austrian teams, before the judges decided to eliminate all Chinese athletes. According to the jury’s decision, the result of the Chinese athletes achieving the aforementioned was canceled (1 gold medal, 2 silver medal) and not included in the list of results.

The Chinese side appealed the decision to the International Military Sports Council (CISM), but the decision to protest failed. Still, the results are not official. Initially, the organizers stated that the long-distance contest would be completely canceled, but after negotiations with CISM, it was restored in the program without the participation of the Chinese team.

“The Military Olympics are an event organized under the management of the International Military Sports Council but through a signing with IOF, IOF’s rules govern the conduct of this event”. IOF Secretary General Tom Hollowell said. “IOF pays special attention to the actions of the Chinese team and is happy to see IOF’s rules being applied to bring about fairness in the competition when the judges and CISM enforce it. IOF will work with CISM to investigate sanctions against people involved in inappropriate activities. Although this event is not an IOF event”, the representative of IOF emphasized.

According to IOF, they are also investigating whether further action is needed to ensure fair play in the upcoming World Cup Final in Guangzhou (China) from October 25 to 29. “The military and civilian orientation in China is completely organizational and the World Cup has been controlled in the structure of IOF, with restrictions on access to competitive information. However, if found true evidence of any inappropriate behavior, IOF will apply all necessary sanctions to ensure fairness of the competitions at the World Cup”, IOF stressed.

The information has attracted a lot of attention from the public when this year’s World Military Games attracted more than 9,300 players from more than 140 countries, competing in 27 sports. In addition to military engineering, World Military Games (once every 4 years and this is the 7th this year) also has popular sports such as athletics, tennis, volleyball, badminton, table tennis, gymnastics, boxing, etc. Therefore, the event also has the participation of many professional athletes who have won achievements in international sports arenas because they belong to defense agencies.

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This is Ozil’s last birthday at Arsenal?

Carole RobertsOctober 18, 2019October 20, 2019

Last Tuesday, Mesut Oezil has just officially turned 31. The lack of trust in the Unai Emery Dynasty has raised a big question: Could this be the last birthday of the German player at the Emirates Stadium?

Since his first professional match in 2006 against Schalke, the German midfielder has become one of the best in the continent. Ozil’s number of chances created is 1,070, only less than Dimtri Payet (1,084) among the players playing in the top 5 leagues in Europe including England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.

In the same 13 years, the midfielder just turned 31 created 130 assists after 373 appearances, with 52 of them taking place when he wore Arsenal. Only Payet is a better player than the German player. Despite those statistics, Oezil has often been the focus of criticism, from the time he was playing for Germany to the desire to fight at the club level. Having moved to Arsenal since 2013, Oezil has yet to conquer the Gunners fans.

Rumors about Oezil leaving Arsenal are not new. The pitch of the midfielder decreased in the last 4 seasons. In the 2015-16 season, he played 35 times, then the next seasons were 32 seasons 2016-17, 24 seasons 2017-18 and the previous season was only 20. Things have been worse since the beginning of this season. Despite being voted into the group of 5 leaders of Arsenal, Oezil only played a mere 71 minutes in the main kick, 2-2 draw against Watford. Left, he only added more opportunities in the 5-0 victory over Nottingham Forest in the League Cup last month.

Arsenal technical director Raul Sanllehi, despite avoiding criticizing Ozil, had to admit that Emery coach prioritized the choice of players who worked hard on the training ground, which Oezil has never shown: There are many good players. Actually there aren’t any problems with Ozil and I hope to see him appear more often in the next matches. But he needs to contribute more, something that Emery always wanted, Emery coach can not give Oezil special treatment compared to other Arsenal players.

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Mourinho criticized MU for constantly replacing trainers

Carole RobertsOctober 12, 2019October 13, 2019

The indispensable star under Mourinho has pointed out the problem in how to use the MU coach before he was Solsa pushed to China.

“MU was too impatient!” – That was the opening, the main content that Fellaini talked about using the people of the old team. During the reign of Solskjaer, the Belgian star had no place, he left MU in January to land in China.

MU has changed to 4 coaches since the legendary strategist Alex Ferguson broke up with the team in 2013. In turn, each of the famous, young coaches, then the masters of tactics, how to use people. But sooner or later left MU pack. With what the Reds have shown last time, current coach Solskjaer will also be difficult to stand outside that perspective.

“They brought in potential coach Davis Moyes, but didn’t give him time to assert. Van Gaal also had two years at the team, when they won a title they fired him because they wanted to succeed. faster to. To Mourinho, everything is similar to the Premier League runner-up and the Europa League, but then Mourinho was MU replaced by Solskjaer “- Fellaini bored.

“The team has no solution to their options. Both Van Gaal and Mourinho are experienced coaches and philosophies. Everything needs to be shaped and MU has not given them time. Need it more than 2 years to build, both Mourinho and Van Gaal have gradually improved the team, with specific titles”- Former MU star continues to analyze.

Recently, Mourinho also entangled in the Premier League but is to lead the opponent of MU. However, this rumor needs more time to verify. What Fellaini said was worth pondering. Because the current coach is also facing the same risk as his predecessors. Even, much expected but Solsa has not really brought MU a specific positive.

Having been devoted to the Red Devils for 6 years, considered a god when he landed MU from the first coach post-Alex Ferguson era, but Fellaini had to leave the team without a trumpet. Currently, the Belgian star has joined Shandong Lu Lu at the Chinese national championship.