Sheffield Wednesday’s season hopes could be ruined if Steve Bruce leaves

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Reports from The Sun have stated that Sheffield Wednesday manager Steve Bruce will be approached for the Newcastle United job after Rafa Benitez left the club.

The former Manchester United player is currently in charge of the Owls, and his departure could ruin their hopes for the upcoming campaign.

Bruce’s start

To understand how Bruce’s departure could derail the Steel City outfit’s season, you must first look at the impact the 58-year-old had when he arrived at Hillsborough.

The former Villa boss took charge of his first game with Owls in February and the results Wednesday picked up from his appointment to the end of the season had them in sixth place in the form table.

Ultimately, the Yorkshire club fell 10 points short of a play-off spot, but there were signs that they were ready to challenge for promotion under him.

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If he goes

It’s a very real possibility that Wednesday will be managerless in the coming days as Bruce looks increasingly likely to become the next Newcastle manager, with Sky Sports’ Keith Downie suggesting on Twitter that he is the Toon’s number one target.

Of course, the club’s first task if they lose their boss would be to replace him. Ideally, they would be able to get somebody better, but at this level, there may be no such manager.

Nobody has overseen more promotions to the Premier League than the 58-year-old, and he would be incredibly hard to replace.

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Wednesday’s squad isn’t good enough to flourish without the right man in charge as shown by their unremarkable league performances under Jos Luhukay previously.

Indeed, their squad is full of experienced Championship players such as Steven Fletcher and Barry Bannan and they are probably too good to go down, but if Bruce leaves they will more than likely be in for another season of mid-table mediocrity rather than a top six challenge.

موعد وصول مصطفى محمد إلى تركيا لإتمام انتقاله لـ جالطة سراي

كشفت تقارير تركية صحفية، موعد وصول مُهاجم منتخب مصر، والمُعار من نادي الزمالك، مصطفى محمد، لـ تركيا، من أجل إتمام انتقاله لـ جالطة سراي.

وكان جالطة سراي قد أعلن أمس حصوله على خدمات المهاجم المصري بمقتضى صفقة إعارة لمدة موسم ونصف مع وجود خيار الشراء الدائم.

اقرأ أيضًا.. مدرب جالطة سراي: تابعنا مصطفى محمد لمدة عامين قبل التعاقد معه

وبحسب شبكة “جالطة سراي.نت” التركية، فإنه من المتوقع أنّ يصل مصطفى محمد، مساء اليوم السبت إلى إسطنبول.

وأوضحت الشبكة أنّ طائرة مصطفى محمد سوف تهبط في تركيا في تمام الساعة الثانية عشر ظهرًا بتوقيت القاهرة.

Max Meyer comment doesn’t bode well for Crystal Palace’s lack of transfer business

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Crystal Palace midfielder Max Meyer has suggested in a feature interview with the official club website that he struggled at the start of last season because of a lack of a pre-season, which hardly bodes well for the Eagles this year.

What did he say, then?

Well, speaking to cpfc.co.uk a year after moving to Selhurst Park, the German said: “The problem was that I came just one week before the first game – so I had no pre-season with the team. I needed to learn the other players, so the first six-eight games I didn’t play in the Premier League.

“But after that I had several games when I started, in the league and in the cups too. I played a lot at the end – and it was ok.”

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While the 23-year-old made 29 top flight outings in his debut campaign in England, 14 of those were still from the substitutes’ bench.

Repeating mistakes?

It isn’t surprising that a new signing will suffer without a full pre-season at the club they are going to represent, given it is the perfect chance to have some time to get to really know your manager’s ideas and how to work well on the pitch with their new teammates.

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The south London outfit have had plenty of time to bring new signings to the club this summer, but as of yet goalkeeper Stephen Henderson has been the only one to arrive, and he was on a free.

They should have money in the bank given they pocketed an initial £45m when they sold Aaron Wan-Bissaka to Manchester United, but there have been no major signings even if they have been linked with plenty of players.

Given the transfer window shuts in one month and that they suffered eight defeats in their opening 12 Premier League fixtures last season, they probably could have done with getting their business done early this summer to ensure they were ready to hit the ground running in 2019/20.

While they still have an opportunity to avoid another situation like the Meyer one, there is no doubt that they are still running out of time – especially if players who don’t know the Premier League join within a couple of weeks of the season getting underway.

That is something that could be on the cards considering the links to the likes of Allan Saint-Maximin, Timothy Castagne and Mbaye Diagne – none of whom have plied their trade in England before.

Newcastle fans react as Charnley reportedly overrules Bruce

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Everyone loves saying ‘I told you so’, and for Newcastle fans, it might be one of the only bits of satisfaction they take away from this summer.

The Magpies are yet to make a signing, although Joelinton was pictured at St. James’ Park on Tuesday, they have replaced a Champions League winning manager with Steve Bruce and are no closer to achieving their ultimate goal of getting Mike Ashley out of the club.

But there’s no question the Toon Army called this one right, as Lee Charnley is reportedly pressing ahead with a move for Allan Saint-Maximin, despite the protests of Bruce.

L’Equipe claim the manager is concerned about the winger’s behavioural issues, which is certainly a fair complaint given that OGC Nice have dropped their asking price due to the 22 year-old’s poor work ethic and selfishness.

Last week, The Chronicle reported that Bruce will have some control over transfers and was offended by ‘yes man’ comments, but a poll from fan site The Mag revealed that a whopping 96% of fans do not believe that claim.

Needless to say, the latest reports from France seem to have proven the fans right, and the Twitter reactions down below are lapping it up…

فيديو | حسين الشحات يسجل هدف الأهلي الأول أمام الدحيل في مونديال الأندية

سجل حسين الشحات لاعب الأهلي هدف فريقه الأول أمام الدحيل، في المباراة التي تجمع بينهما الآن في كأس العالم للأندية.

وتُقام الآن مباراة الأهلي والدحيل القطري في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية، في المباراة المُقامة على ستاد المدينة التعليمية.

اقرأ أيضًا.. موعد مباراة الأهلي وبايرن ميونخ القادمة في قبل نهائي كأس العالم للأندية

أحرز حسين الشحات هدف الأهلي الأول في الدقيقة 30 من زمن المباراة، عن طريق تمريرة من والتر بواليا، سددها الشحات على يمين صلاح زكريا حارس مرمى الدحيل. هدف الأهلي الأول أمام الدحيل عن طريق حسين الشحات

ويسعى الأهلي للفوز في مباراته أمام الدحيل اليوم، لمواجهة بايرن ميونخ الألماني في نصف نهائي مونديال الأندية، الذي تستضيفه قطر في الفترة الجارية.

سولشاير يوضح إصابة بوجبا أمام إيفرتون ويصرّح: كنا نستحق الفوز

يرى أولي جونار سولشاير مدرب مانشستر يونايتد، أنهم كانوا يستحقون الفوز في مباراة الأمس أمام إيفرتون، في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وتعادل الفريقان بثلاثة أهداف لمثلهم في الجولة الثالثة والعشرين، على ملعب الأولد ترافورد. أهداف مباراة مانشستر يونايتد وإيفرتون

كادت المباراة أن تنتهي لصالح الشياطين، قبل أن يسجل إيفرتون التعادل في الدقيقة 95.

وقال سولشاير في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “بي بي سي” العالمية: “لقد استحقينا الفوز بالمباراة، ولكن هذه هي كرة القدم، عليك اغتنام فرصك ولا تتنازل عن أي فرص للخصم”.

وأضاف: “في الشوط الأول لم أشعر أننا لعبنا بشكل جيد ولكن سجلنا هدفين رائعين، لقد دخلنا الشوط الثاني متقدمين بهدفين، ولكن شعرنا بأننا لم نصل إلى ما يمكننا القيام به”.

وواصل: “بعد التعادل 2-2 لعبنا بشكل جيد حقًا، ثم جاءت آخر تسديدة للخصم لنعود إلى منازلنا بخيبة أمل”.

واستكمل: “علينا التركيز على التحسين كفريق واحد، لقد سجلنا أهدافًا وصنعنا فرصًا، كان يجب أن نفوز بتلك المباراة”.

وأردف: “يمكن للجماهير أن ترى أننا فريق نحاول تحقيق ذلك، حتى عندما تقدمنا بالهدف الثالث أردنا تسجيل الرابع، هكذا كان الأمر”.

وعن إصابة بول بوجبا وخروجه في الدقيقة 37، أوضح النرويجي: “لم يستطع الاستمرار، لقد أصيب في عضلات الفخذ، وسيخضع لفحص في الصباح ليرى كيف سيتعافى”.

Leeds need to take the money and run with Kalvin Phillips

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This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…

According to The Sun, Kalvin Phillips is willing to force himself out of Leeds in a bid to get a move to Aston Villa.

What’s the word?

Phillips’ potential move away from Leeds has been one of the sagas of the summer from their perspective.

Back in June, The Telegraph reported that Villa were planning a £14m swoop for the midfielder before it was claimed by The Sun that the Yorkshire club wanted £30m for their 5 foot 10 general.

Whether he’ll stay has been uncertain for a while after Wolves and Bournemouth were also credited with interest back at the start of July.

However, it’s now been suggested that Phillips could be willing to force his way out of the club. The same report claims he could sit it out at Elland Road in 2018/19 before reviewing his future in a year.

Leeds must cash in

Losing Phillips would be a bitter blow to the Whites and the very fact they were demanding £30m for him earlier in the summer tells the story of how important he is to the side.

Under Marcelo Bielsa last term, he featured in defensive midfield, as well at centre back as he proved to be a crucial part of the team.

Interest from the Premier League is evidence of just how much he impressed.

But the fact is that if Phillips will again consider his future next summer when he’ll only have a year left on his contract, Leeds could be in great danger of receiving far less for his services.

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Paul Bell hinted that Pontus Jansson was moved on due to financial fair play and if this is an issue, the club are surely better off moving him on now, than they would be for a cut-price deal.

The Sun suggests Villa won’t go over £15m in their pursuit for Phillips and as such, they’ll have to reconsider their £30m valuation.

After all, he’ll be worth far less if he continues to stall over signing a new contract.

If he has desires of leaving, this might just be a player Leeds have to bite the bullet on.

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Manchester United icon Patrice Evra makes a bold statement on Instagram

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We are now into the final days of the 2019 summer transfer window for all the Premier League teams and things could still be looking to heat up immensely.

On Thursday at 5pm, all the deals that haven’t been concluded will have to either be scrapped or pushed back for January, so the teams are working hard to get as much over the line as possible.

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With all of that in mind, Patrice Evra, Manchester United’s icon, has taken to social media and

/B03MUqUnpQ0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link” data-lasso->Instagram to share a bold message to all the agents of the footballing world.

Evra boldly proclaimed how Manchester United are no one’s bank and that only the players who respect the badge and are dying to win trophies with the Red Devils are free to join the club.

This was most likely aimed at players who are seemingly just trying to get into the team for the money, and the ones that don’t really want to be there for the right reasons.

Be that as it may, United still have until tomorrow to conclude all and any possible deals coming either in our out of the club.

It remains to be seen whether they are done with their business or not.

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رودري بعد الثلاثية أمام توتنهام: لم أستمع لنصائح إيدرسون قبل تنفيذي ركلة الجزاء

علّق رودري لاعب فريق مانشستر سيتي على الفوز الذي حققوه في مباراة اليوم أمام توتنهام في بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وتلاقى الفريقان في إطار منافسات الجولة الرابعة والعشرين من البطولة حيث فاز مانشستر سيتي بثلاثة أهداف مقابل هدف في ملعب الاتحاد.

وسجل رودري هدف مانشستر سيتي الأول في الدقيقة 22 من ركلة جزاء. هدف رودري أمام توتنهام

وقال رودري في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “بي بي سي” العالمية: “ليس من السهل الفوز أمام تلك النوعية من الفرق، توتنهام قوي للغاية طوال المباراة، لكننا سعداء بالفوز والنقاط الثلاث”.

وأضاف: “كنت غاضبًا بعض الشيء في الأسابيع الماضية لأننا أهدرنا العديد من ركلات الترجيح، أكثر بكثير مما توقعنا، في المباريات الكبيرة عليك تسجيل تلك الركلات”.

وواصل: “كنت غاضبًا، أمسكت بالكرة ولم يأخذها أحد مني، لحسن الحظ سجلت الهدف، الفوز هو الأهم”.

وتابع: “حراس المرمى يعرفون بعضهم البعض، أخبرني حارسنا إيدرسون ببعض النقاط عن لوريس (حارس توتنهام)، لم أستمع! كنت واثقًا من التسديد بالطريقة التي قمت بها”.

واستكمل: “كنا نضحك في غرفة تبديل الملابس، ركلة الجزاء التالية بالتأكيد سأسددها كذلك”.

واختتم: “إنها خطوة كبيرة بالنسبة لنا لكن بالطبع الأمر لم تنتهِ بعد، يمكن للعديد من الفرق تحقيق ذلك لذا لا نتوقع أي شيء سوى الاستمرار في القتال”.

Liverpool stand-in goalkeeper Adrian’s most worrying Premier League moments

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that first-choice goalkeeper Alisson will be out “for the next few weeks” following the injury he suffered against Norwich City on Friday night, with recent arrival Adrian set to step in for the foreseeable future.

The Reds only brought the Spaniard to Anfield last week on a free transfer, but he didn’t have to wait long to make his debut as replaced his Brazilian teammate 39 minutes in against the Canaries.

While that was the former West Ham United stopper’s 126th Premier League appearance meaning he has plenty of top flight experience, he has had his fair share of dodgy moments of the years, which could be worrying for a club chasing the title.

Here are three examples…

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West Ham looked to be on their way to three points at home to Stoke City in 2016 following a second-half own goal from Glenn Whelan, but a moment of madness from Adrian allowed the Potters to snatch a point.

The Spaniard raced out of his area to try and stop a cross from Jon Walters, but as well as failing to prevent that and also bringing the attacker down, Bojan was on hand to score the equaliser.

Manager at the time Slaven Bilic said post-match: “It’s a mistake by Adrian”.

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The Irons found themselves 2-0 at Anfield approaching the hour-mark, at a point where the next goal was always going to be crucial.

Unfortunately for the visitors, a mistake by Adrian gifted Jurgen Klopp’s men a third goal, with striker Roberto Firmino even having enough time to produce a no-look finish into the net.

Another day to forget for the stopper, who picked up a 4/10 rating from Football London.

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Just a week after the Anfield error, Adrian once again lined up between the sticks for the trip to south Wales to face Swansea – but the result was exactly the same.

The goalkeeper may have been less at fault than the previous away trip despite conceding four goals, but he should have done a lot better from Ki Sung-yueng’s opener for the Swans.

It was hardly well-hit from outside the penalty area as you can see here, but it still beat Adrian’s out-stretched arm to nestle in the bottom corner.

For the second successsive week, it was a 4/10 rating for the stopper from Football London.

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