But weighed against that, you need a good start, lest hearts and minds start to wander back to the good old days. 14 wins from 15? That'll probably do the job. Arsenal's latest victory came last night, a 5-1 thumping of Køge in the Champions League, and if the result wasn't exactly a surprise, the scoreline will have pleased Eidevall and his squad. Against Barcelona a few weeks ago, the Danes looked extremely irritating to break down.
It worked again. They finished fifth in his first season and fourth in his second - taking the club into Europe.
It was Newcastle who soon saw an opening as Joelinton scuffed an effort goalwards, but Jordan Pickford was down low to make the save.
The chances of signing Lille defender Botman appear slight with the Ligue 1 side only willing to do business if Eddie Howe’s side meet the £35 million asking price, which they so far appear reluctant to do.
Doing so would stave off any further EFL sanctions and could lead to the EFL board lifting the club's ban on registering new players.
Aubameyang was handed the captain’s armband in November 2019, but was stripped of those responsibilities in December 2021 and the opportunity to join Barca proved too good to turn down after already snubbing advances from Saudi Arabia.
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And he should really have grabbed his hat-trick with nine minutes to go, only to shoot straight at Marshall with the goal at his mercy.
Dusan Vlahovic is the dream and the Serbian is keen on making the always contentious trip from Florence to Turin, but Juve are just not in a position right now to sign one of the most in-demand and on-form No.9s in world football.
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Diaz was unstoppable during this summer's Copa America, finding the net against the likes of Brazil and Argentina and finishing the tournament as joint top scorer alongside Lionel Messi. He has followed that with 11 goals in 17 appearances for Porto this season.
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At least his persistent hamstring problems have eased; an unfortunate knee injury sustained at the European Championship kept him out until November, but that is hopefully a one-off incident.
Salah had been preserved to take the last penalty for the Pharaohs but according to the 44-year-old Carragher, who managed 508 appearances for the Reds, “your best penalty taker should never go fifth.”
So, while Klopp's squad is fine-tuned to his needs, with every signing acquired to fit a specific footballing philosophy, Ten Hag will inherit a mish-mash of players who have been recruited under a string of different managers, all with their own ideas of how to play.
The court in Madrid ruled UEFA was breaking European Union free trade laws by pursuing disciplinary action against the three rebel clubs.
It is alleged that Gareth Barry also breached intermediary regulations in relation to the ownership and/or funding of Swindon Town FC.
Worse was to come for Ward with his loss of concentration ending up with him touching the ball onto the post.
Players representing their country will be unavailable for club duty in order to be in Qatar for six weeks.
Ralf Rangnick has urged Anthony Martial to speak directly to United about his wish to leave in January (Sky Sports News, December 13).
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So what are the negatives? Well the defence is still a problem. Eric Garcia in particular is a real worry, and Sergino Dest hasn’t really developed the way you’d like, leading to some speculation he may be moved. So even if Azpilicueta and Christensen come in it feels as if there still is some work that needs to be done in bolstering the defence. That might also include looking at the midfield given the ease with which Barcelona are cut through at times. When Xavi sits down at the end of the season that is surely going to be a primary point of concern.
I had the feeling we were not ready. We did not cope well with the first balls, the pressure, the second balls.
The results recently have not been good enough and unfortunately Ole has paid the price for that. We have to take a big responsibility as well.
If Hosking is right and a preferred bidder is in place within a week, it is fully expected the EFL will quickly lift its ban on new player registrations.
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Porteous appeared to kick out and catch the Dons' USA international Ramirez in the chest after they fell to the ground but referee Alan Muir played on during the Scottish Premiership game on December 22.
“It’s the best team I’ve ever seen in a red shirt. They just swarm you. Villarreal must come off that pitch thinking, ‘What's hit us?’
Tottenham Hotspur are keen to see off the challenge of Manchester United and sign AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie, who is out of contract at the end of the season.
Sources from Ajax and the Dutchman's camp have told Sky Sports News talks over compensation and how to handle a formal announcement had taken place, after he impressed in his interview.
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