إنريكي: افتقدنا الثقة في قدرتنا على إيذاء ألمانيا.. ومازلنا في الصدارة

أدلى لويس إنريكي، المدير الفني لمنتخب إسبانيا، بتصريحات عقب تعادلهم مساء أمس مع منتخب ألمانيا في بطولة كأس العالم قطر 2022.

وسيطر التعادل الإيجابي، بهدف لمثله، على المباراة التي جمعت بين المنتخبين مساء الأحد في الجولة الثانية من دور مجموعات البطولة.

وقال إنريكي في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية: “عندما أرى المباراة، سأحبها أكثر من شعوري الآن، في اليومين الأولين أخبرونا أننا سنكون أصحاب الصدارة وأن الأمر يتوقف علينا، الأمر يستحق ذلك، حتى التعادل سأتقبله”.

وعما افتقده منتخب إسبانيا، أوضح: “لقد رأيت شوطًا أولًا أفضل ولكن طوال المباراة افتقرنا إلى القليل من الثقة للاعتقاد بأننا يمكن أن نلحق المزيد من الضرر بألمانيا”.

وأوضح: “لم نتمكن من السيطرة على المباراة، وتحولت إلى مباراة ثنائية الطرفين، لكن الفريق كان طموحًا وسأشعر بالرضا عندما أرى المباراة غدًا”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. فليك بعد التعادل مع إسبانيا: لدينا محاربون يلعبون بالقلوب.. وكوستاريكا أظهروا عقلية رائعة

واستكمل: “هدف ألمانيا؟ الخطأ كان عندما خرجت الكرة، كان خطأ لا نرتكبه عادة، يحاول المرء تجنب الأخطاء، لكن هذا هو الحال في كرة القدم”.

وأردف: “أحب الموقف الذي لدينا ونية الذهاب للمباراة وعدم التكهن بما سيحدث، سنذهب إلى المباراة الأخيرة دون تكهنات وسنفوز وسنكون الأول في المجموعة”.

واختتم: “الثقة؟ نحن أصحاب الصدارة، تخيل البقية، ثقة قصوى فيما نقوم به وكيف نقوم به”.

Everton in talks to sign Brennan Johnson

Everton are reportedly now in fresh talks to sign Brennan Johnson in the summer.

The Lowdown: Standout season

The Welshman is certainly having a standout season at Nottingham Forest, where he has managed no fewer than 15 goals and a further nine assists in the Championship so far (Transfermarkt), playing a big part in their promotion push.

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He has recently picked up the division’s Young Player of the Season award, and at just 20 years of age, his ceiling is quite high.

The Latest: Everton talks with Johnson

As per The Independent, Johnson’s representatives have held ‘productive meetings’ with Everton ‘in the last week’, although their ability to sign him may depend on whether they avoid relegation from the Premier League.

Brentford have already offered personal terms to the Wales international, while Leicester City, Newcastle United and Villarreal are also interested in his signature.

Johnson is ‘unlikely’ to sign a new deal at Forest unless they get promoted, with his current contract set to expire in 2023. He is ‘expected’ to go for a fee of between £20m and £25m, should they end up selling him this summer.

The Verdict: Sign him

Johnson is one of the rising stars of British football, so it would be a real coup for the Toffees if they can attract him to Merseyside, especially with the spectre of relegation a clear and present threat.

Described as a ‘different animal’ on the pitch by Paul Bodin, who worked with him when in charge of Wales’ under-19s and later with the under-21s, Johnson seemingly has the fire in his belly to make something happen for his team, which is the kind of character that Frank Lampard’s side could really use right now.

Nonetheless, perhaps with a few players sold, £20m-£25m should be an affordable price range for Everton.

In other news, these were Everton’s three worst performers against Liverpool

Os velhos e os novos problemas, e as virtudes de um Botafogo em evolução

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Três jogos é pouco e o Botafogo de Alberto Valentim ainda tem pouca amostragem para julgamento, mas algumas coisas chamam bastante atenção. No primeiro teste contra um time de mesma divisão, velhos e novos problemas foram facilmente detectados. Mas houve méritos também. Tanto que o time teve números importantes, como de posse de bola e finalização, melhores que o do Flamengo, neste domingo.

O fator mais preocupante a ser trabalho pelo técnico do Botafogo é a bola aérea. Apesar do erro crasso da arbitragem, bola voadora perto da baliza defensiva tem sido um tormento não é de hoje. O Glorioso foi eliminado da Copa do Brasil desta forma, levou gol na partida que sacramentou a queda de Felipe Conceição e, neste novo duelo, nas poucas vezes em que o Rubro-Negro cruzou com eficiência gerou perigo.

Tempo de treinamento, comunicação melhor, posicionamento, atenção… mas a correção precisa ser feita urgentemente. No alto nível, detalhes tanto da arbitragem quanto na marcação aos rivais costumam desenroscar partidas.

Ficou nítida também a dificuldade na saída de bola, especialmente na segunda etapa, quando o rival ajustou a marcação. Troca de passes entre zagueiros, laterais e um meio-campista. Outros dois muito adiantados, ajudando pouco no desafogo, facilitando o trabalho do adversário.

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Por outro lado, a partida consolidou a presença ofensiva dos laterais alvinegros. Marcinho até teve certo trabalho com Lucas Paquetá, mas também incomodou Renê. O lado oposto, com Moisés, Valencia e Pimpão foi uma constante, principalmente no primeiro tempo. Faltou caprichar na finalização.

O técnico Alberto Valentim gostou do que viu de seus comandados. Mas entende que a equipe pode ir muito além.

-Gostaria de tudo um pouco mais. Solidez na parte ofensiva, por exemplo. Preciso que a gente construa mais jogadas, fazer mais gols. É difícil, mas precisamos trabalhar. Com tempo, treinamentos e jogos, jogadores que não vinham jogando pegam ritmo e nos ajudam taticamente – acredita.

Grant Flower to make international return

Grant Flower,the 39-year-old batsman, has made a shock international return more than six years after he last played for Zimbabwe, being named in the squads for the tour of South Africa next month

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Alistair Campbell announces the squads for the tour of South Africa•Zimbabwe Cricket

Grant Flower, the 39-year-old batsman, has made a shock international return more than six years after he last played for Zimbabwe, being named in the squads for the tour of South Africa next month.In August, Flower had returned to Zimbabwe after six seasons with Essex, to be the batting coach of the national team and the player-coach of the Mashonaland Eagles franchise.He was one of Zimbabwe’s leading players during his 12-year international career, in which he has so far played 67 Tests (3457 runs at 29.54) and 219 ODIs (6536 runs at 33.69). In 2004, he became one of the key players to leave in an exodus following Heath Streak’s removal from the captaincy.”It (international cricket) is a different pressure,” Flower told the . “I just had a good season with Essex, playing some of my best one-day cricket with them, but international cricket is a step up.”Essex were relegated to the second division of the County Championship, but Flower’s 527 runs at 65.87 were pivotal to the county reaching the semi-final of the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition.He admitted that the dual role of player and batting coach could prove to be tricky. “There can be a conflict of interests with my role as the batting coach if I can’t turn things around as a player,” Flower said. “It can be awkward if I don’t. If it works, however, it can come out in positive fashion.”Zimbabwe’s three ODIs and two Twenty20s against South Africa are their only confirmed international assignments before the World Cup starts in February next year.Flower is the latest of several high-profile players who have become part of Zimbabwe cricket this season. Fast bowlers Allan Donald and Jason Gillespie have taken domestic coaching assignments, and former New Zealand allrounder Chris Harris has been put in charge of the national Under-19 team.Twenty20 squad Elton Chigumbura(capt), Hamilton Masakadza , Chamu Chibhabha, Tatenda Taibu (wk), Shingirai Masakadza, Ian Nicolson, Prosper Utseya, Graeme Cremer, Charles Coventry, Ed Rainsford, Chris Mpofu, Keith Dabengwa, Grant Flower, Brendan Taylor.ODI Squad: Elton Chigumbura (capt), Hamilton Masakadza , Chamu Chibhabha, Tatenda Taibu (wk), Shingirai Masakadza, Ian Nicolson, Prosper Utseya, Graeme Cremer, Ed Rainsford, Chris Mpofu, Keith Dabengwa, Grant Flower, Sean Williams, Craig Ervine, Brendan Taylor.

Rangers predicted starting XI

Giovani van Bronckhorst’s Glasgow Rangers side have the chance to secure a place in the final of the Scottish Cup this afternoon, with Celtic being the only thing standing between the Ibrox side and a spot in the last two.

The Gers head into today’s clash full of confidence after beating Braga 3-1 on Thursday at Ibrox to make it through to the semi-finals of the Europa League.

However, having played 120 minutes of football in order to do so, this could put Van Bronckhorst’s outfit at a disadvantage in terms of the fitness and freshness of his players, especially given how Celtic haven’t played since last weekend.

The Hoops’ previous outing saw them beat St. Johnstone 7-0 in the Scottish Premiership, meaning that they too will be heading into this afternoon’s clash full of confidence.

In terms of what the Dutchman’s starting XI could look like on this occasion, here’s how we feel Rangers could line up to take on their Old Firm rivals.

Predicted XI

In goal, having featured in all three of Rangers’ previous Scottish Cup games this season, we think Van Bronckhorst will stay loyal to Jon McLaughlin and keep him in the team to try and prevent Celtic from scoring.

For the back four, it seems likely that club captain James Tavernier will lead his team from the right-back position once again, with Connor Goldson next to him at centre-back.

Having admitted to suffering from cramp in midweek, rather than a serious injury, Borna Barisic is our pick to start at left-back.

Then, for the final centre-back spot, we predict that Van Bronckhorst will take out Calvin Bassey, who had been described as looking “exhausted” on international duty last month, while bringing in Rangers’ “superhuman” Leon Balogun – in the words of journalist Paul Kendrick – in his place.

Moving onto the midfield, we can see the Rangers boss making another big change, this time with Ryan Jack dropping out and being replaced by Glen Kamara, in order to give his side a bit more defensive solidity, while John Lundstram retains his starting berth.

Then, we think the trio of Aaron Ramsey, Joe Aribo and Ryan Kent will line up once again after starting in midweek.

Finally, with Alfredo Morelos out injured for the rest of the season, it seems likely that Kemar Roofe will again lead the line to try and fire the Gers to the Scottish Cup final.

Rangers team to face Celtic: McLaughlin (GK), Barisic (LB), Balogun (CB), Goldson (CB), Tavernier (RB), Lundstram (CM), Kamara (CM), Kent (LW), Aribo (CAM), Ramsey (RW), Roofe (CF)

AND in other news: Rangers handed huge boost as early Old Firm team news emerges, it’s great news for GvB 

تشكيل ويلز أمام أمريكا في كأس العالم.. جاريث بيل يقود الهجوم

أعلن المدير الفني لمنتخب ويلز، روبرت بيج، التشكيل الأساسي لمواجهة منتخب أمريكا مساء اليوم في كأس العالم قطر 2022.

ويستضيف ملعب “استاد أحمد بن علي المونديالي” مباراة الفريقين في الجولة الأولى من دور مجموعات مونديال قطر.

اقرأ أيضًا.. حكم مباراة أمريكا وويلز اليوم في كأس العالم 2022

ويتواجد منتخب ويلز والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية في المجموعة الثانية، رفقة كل من إنجلترا وإيران، حيث يلتقيا اليوم أيضًا في إطار الجولة نفسها. تشكيل ويلز أمام أمريكا في كأس العالم 2022

حراسة المرمى: هينيسي.

خط الدفاع: نيكو ويليامز، بن ديفيز، جو رودن، ميفام.

خط الوسط: كالوم ويلسون، رامسي، أمبادو.

خط الهجوم: جاريث بيل، دانييل جيمس، روبيرتس.

Ituano x São Paulo: prováveis times, desfalques, onde ver e palpites

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Às 21h45 desta quarta-feira, o São Paulo viaja para visitar o Ituano tentando se recuperar da derrota por 1 a 0 para o Santos, no domingo, no Morumbi. Líder do grupo B, com dez pontos, mesma pontuação da Ponte Preta, o Tricolor busca a vitória, também, para abrir distância na classificação. Já o Ituano está em terceiro no grupo A, com oito pontos, e só entra na zona que dá vaga nas quartas de final se somar três pontos em casa.

Local: Dr. Novelli Junior, Itu(SP)
Data-Hora: 21/2/2018 – 21h45
​​Árbitro: Leandro Bizzio Marinho (SP)
Auxiliares: Anderson Jose de Moraes Coelho eAlberto Poletto Masseira(ambos de SP)
Onde ver: Globo e tempo real no LANCE!

ITUANO: Vágner; Ivan, Leo, Alison (Rodrigo Sam) e Raul; Baralhas, Guilherme e Tony; Marcelinho, Ronaldo e Claudinho. Técnico:Vinicius Bergantin
Desfalques: Ricardo Silva (suspenso)
Pendurado: Juninho

SÃO PAULO(Técnico:Dorival Júnior)

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Desfalques: Petros (suspenso pelo terceiro cartão amarelo), Anderson Martins e Morato (ambos por problemas físicos)
Pendurado: Reinaldo

PALPITES: Na redação do LANCE!, 25% das pessoas que responderam à pesquisa apostam na vitória do São Paulo, 50% acreditam no empate e 25% creem que o Ituano vai ganhar.

West Ham predicted starting XI to face Lyon

West Ham United have another massive match ahead of them tonight as they take on Lyon in their second leg Europa League quarter-final clash.

The first leg saw the Hammers draw 1-1 with the Ligue 1 side at the London Stadium after a goal from Tanguy Ndombele cancelled out Jarrod Bowen’s opener.

Just before the half-time whistle blew, West Ham full-back Aaron Cresswell was sent off for a foul on Lyon striker Moussa Dembele, meaning that he will miss tonight’s game as a result.

Looking ahead to the match in France, David Moyes will also be without centre-back Kurt Zouma after he picked up an ankle injury during the 2-0 defeat against Brentford at the weekend.

With all that in mind, here’s how we feel the Hammers could line up for this important showdown, with four changes from Sunday’s starting XI against the Bees.

In goal, having played in all but one of West Ham’s Europa League games this season, it seems likely that Alphonse Areola will start once more, with Lukasz Fabianski dropping out from Sunday.

In a back four, with Zouma and Cresswell unavailable, we can see Issa Diop and Ben Johnson coming in to replace those two next to Craig Dawson and Vladimir Coufal.

For the defensive midfield two, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek line up next to each other ahead of the back four.

Ahead of that duo, we think Jarrod Bowen and Pablo Fornals will keep their places in the team to see if they can get on the scoresheet or provide service for Michail Antonio ahead of them.

One other change that we think Moyes could make is to take out Manuel Lanzini, who failed to have any sort of impact against Brentford and has been branded “stupid” in the past by Trevor Sinclair.

In his place, we predict that the Irons boss will restore Said Benrahma to the team to see if he can be as “unplayable” as he has been at times in the past, according to Joe Cole.

Whatever starting XI Moyes ultimately selects, this is undoubtedly a massive game for the east London club, as a win would see them into their first European semi-final since 1976.

In other news: Jack Rosser reveals huge West Ham blow ahead of Lyon clash, Moyes will be devastated

اتحاد اليد يعلن مواعيد المباريات المؤجلة من بطولة الدوري "رجال"

أعلن الاتحاد المصري للكرة الطائرة عن الموعد الجديد لإقامة جميع المباريات التي كان مقررًا لها يومي الجمعة والسبت الماضيين بمنافسات الدوري “رجال” والمرتبط.

وكان من المقرر أن تقام لقاءات الجولة الثانية من دوري السيدات يوم الجمعة الماضي بما فيها مباراة الأهلي والزمالك، والتي لم يتم الإعلان عن موعدها إلى الآن. طالع التفاصيل

وتقرر إقامة منافسات الجولة الثالثة من دوري الرجال للكرة الطائرة يوم الإثنين 28 من نوفمبر الجاري.

مجموعات دوري الرجال للكرة الطائرة: المجموعة الأولى: الزمالك – سموحة – إيسترن كومباني – دلفي – المنيا – الإعلاميين.

المجموعة الثانية: الاتحاد السكندري – الطيران – الزهور – سبورتنج – 6 أكتوبر – الصيد.

المجموعة الثالثة: الأهلي – بتروجت – مصر للبترول – الترسانة – الإسكندرية للبترول – بنها.

المجموعة الرابعة: طلائع الجيش – هليوبوليس – الشمس – القناة – الداخلية – جزيرة الورد.

مجموعات دوري السيدات:

المجموعة الأولى: الأهلي – الزمالك – 6 أكتوبر – الزهور – الاتحاد السكندري – هيليوبوليس – أصحاب الجياد – وادي دجلة

المجموعة الثانية: سبورتنج – سموحة – الشمس – دلفي – المعادي – الصيد – الطيران – الجزيرة.

Leeds: Ian Poveda set for March return

Leeds United wide forward Ian Poveda is set to return to action next month, re-joining Blackburn Rovers for the rest of the season, The Lancashire Telegraph report.

The Lowdown: Months out

Poveda, labelled as ‘exciting’ by Noel Whelan, has been out of action for months now, similar to Kalvin Phillips and Liam Cooper.

Capable of playing as a right or left winger, Poveda required ankle surgery back in November after suffering a serious problem against Sheffield United.

The attacker had made eight appearances for Blackburn in a season-long loan, and that spell at Ewood Park looks set to continue going off a fresh update.

The Latest: Blackburn return

The Lancashire Telegraph’s Rich Sharpe shared a story on Poveda on Tuesday.

Within his report, he suggested that the winger will re-join Rovers next month for the rest of the campaign, with Tony Mowbray hopeful the 22-year-old can contribute to the club’s push for promotion.

The Verdict: Good news

Leeds have had plenty of injury woes this season, with several loanees also picking up serious issues.

Poveda and Mateusz Bogusz have both had surgery in 2021/22, but it’s good news knowing that the former of the two has a chance of returning to action before the campaign comes to a close.

Who knows, a strong end to the season with Blackburn could catch the eye of Leeds officials, and with two years remaining on his Elland Road deal, his Whites career may not be over.

In other news, a former player has bemoaned an injury update regarding one Leeds player. Read more here.

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