Новости за 07.11.2019

Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes insists there is nothing in reports linking him with Stoke.Reports claimed McInnes was high on the Sky Bet Championship sides wanted list before they approached Northern Ireland for permission to speak to Michael ONeill.Stoke had earlier been rebuffed in their interest in Preston manager Alex Neil after sacking Nathan Jones.Speaking at his pre-match media conference ahead of Saturdays trip to Ross County, McInnes said: I know nothing about it. I wasnt even aware of... Читать дальше...

Hibernian chief executive Leeann Dempster set a target of the end of November to appoint a new head coach as she vowed to cast the net wide.Hibs sacked Paul Heckingbottom on Monday after going 10 Ladbrokes Premiership games without victory and losing 5-2 to Celtic in the Betfred Cup semi-finals.Former St Mirren manager Jack Ross has been installed as clear favourite but Dempster is keen to make the recruitment process as thorough as possible.Dempster told Hibs TV: Its a relatively wide net at the moment. Читать дальше...

A comeback had been completed, victory snatched from the jaws of defeat and Kyle Walker, with an assist and a goal, had produced perhaps the most effective attacking performance of his career. Pep Guardiola had much to talk about after his Manchester City side beat Southampton. Among other things, he arrowed in on Sadio Mane, the architect of an even later Liverpool comeback at Villa Park, and his supposed diving.Perhaps it was a sign of how much Liverpool have got into his head. Jurgen Klopp’s response was comparatively mild... Читать дальше...

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin believes goalkeeper Vaclav Hladky has all the attributes to one day play in the Premier League.The Czech revealed his week he intends on leaving the Buddies at the end of his contract and has his sights set on sealing a switch to England.Goodwin admits it will be a blow to lose the 28 year-old but is not surprised by Hladkys ambition to play at a higher level.He said: We spoke to Vaclav in the summer and told him we were desperate to keep him. We made him a very good offer to extend his contract. Читать дальше...

Gareth Southgate has challenged James Maddison to prove his England pedigree after handing him another chance.The Leicester midfielder is in Southgates squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Montenegro and Kosovo this month.Maddison pulled out of the squad to face theCzech Republic and Bulgaria last month because of illness.But the uncapped 22-year-oldwas pictured in a casinoduring the 2-1 defeat in Prague.It is Maddisons fourth call-up and Southgate wants him to show his worth on and off the pitch.Here it is... Читать дальше...

5)2008/09The 2008/2009 season didn’t start well for Arsenal but by the beginning of April, they were comfortably fourth, in the semi-finals of the FA Cup where they would faceChelsea, and would go on to defeat Villarreal 4-1 on aggregate to set up a Champions League semi-final against Manchester United.Things looked bright at the time, until they didn’t. Arsenal exited the FA Cup witha 2-1 loss to the Blues,with Arsene Wenger bewilderingly deciding not to start the red-hot Andrei Arshavin.A few weeks later... Читать дальше...

Hull will be without influential playmaker Jon Toral for the visit of league leaders West Brom.Toral has played in each of the Tigers last three matches, all victories, but is sidelined with a knee injury.His absence could see George Honeyman or Tom Eaves promoted from the bench, while there is also a chance for Keane Lewis-Potter to make the matchday squad.Striker Josh Magennis serves the third of a four-game ban.The Baggies, meanwhile, have a suspension of their own.Defender Nathan Ferguson saw... Читать дальше...

Gareth Southgate has named his England squad for the upcoming European Championship qualifiers against Montenegro and Kosovo.The Three Lions host Montenegro on November 14 which will be Englands 1,000th international before travelling to Pristina three days later, with Southgates side needing just one point to secure their place at Euro 2020.John Stones, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Callum Hudson-Odoi have earned recalls by Southgate, with James Maddison and Fikayo Tomori the only uncapped players in the 27-man squad.Here... Читать дальше...

Norwich boss Daniel Farke hopes addressing the elephant in the room head on can help his side kickstart their Premier League campaign.The struggling Canaries host bottom club Watford on Friday night having collected just one point out of the six matches since beating Manchester City.During that wretched run of form, Norwich have shipped some 14 goals and scored only twice.Farke knows if those damning statistics do not improve quickly, then the team which won the Sky Bet Championship title last season... Читать дальше...

Everton midfielder Andre Gomes could yet play again this season despite suffering an horrific ankle injury.The 26-year-old Portuguese is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after sustaining a fractured dislocation of his ankle in Sundays 1-1 Premier League draw with Tottenham at Goodison Park.However, manager Marco Silva has not given up hope of having Gomes back at his disposal before the end of the campaign.Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Thursday afternoon, Silva said: Its not... Читать дальше...

Manuel Pellegrini insists his West Ham side must fight if they are to climb the table as they prepare for a trip to face Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday.The Hammers have struggled recently and have just two points from their last five league matches, and are without a win since September.When asked about his sides recent form Pellegrini said: Very bad. Its a very bad moment without any doubt.I always try to be optimistic, put my target as high as I can. West Ham must fight to be in the... Читать дальше...

When Robert Lewandowski signed for Bayern Munich in 2014, we expected him to bang in goals at an impressive rate.After all, the Pole was coming off the back of three straight 20-goal Bundesliga seasons with Borussia Dortmund, and the supply line at Bayern would surely help him continue at a similar rate.What we maybe didn’t foresee, though, was the extra gear he’d develop, taking his goalscoring exploits from the sublime to the ridiculous and beyond.After three straight 40-goal seasons, and 41 goals in 48 Poland games since moving to Bavaria... Читать дальше...

Burnley striker Ashley Barnes wants to see out his career at Turf Moor after signing a new contract.The 30-year-old frontman, who is the clubs record Premier League goalscorer with 36, has committed his future to the Clarets until June 2022 with the option of a further 12 months.However Barnes, who joined the club from Brighton in January 2014 and has made 189 appearances since, is hoping his stay will be extended further.He said: Id like to see out my playing days here. At this moment in time, I... Читать дальше...

Ex-Croatian internationalNiko Kovac was sacked by Bayern after a string of poor results, culminating in a stunning 5-1 defeat to his former club Frankfurt on Saturday.Wenger is set to be offered a short-term deal until the end of the season before Bayern decide on whether to offer him a longer contract, according to the Sun.Bayern find themselves fourth in the Bundesliga and see the 70-year-old as the perfect man to navigate the champions back to the summit.'Le Professeur'spent 22 years at Arsenaland... Читать дальше...

Motherwell manager Stephen Robinson feels no need to address his players over ongoing speculation surrounding his future.The former Northern Ireland assistant manager is among the favourites to take over at both Hearts and Hibernian and there could be further speculation on the way after Michael ONeill was targeted by Stoke.Robinson, who was ONeills Northern Ireland assistant at Euro 2016, has Motherwell sitting in third place in the Ladbrokes Premiership and led them to two cup finals in his first... Читать дальше...

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has no issues with facing Son Heung-min on Saturday after witnessing the Tottenham forwards ill-fated foul on Andre Gomes first hand.Sons trip on the Everton player unintentionally resulted in a horrific ankle injury for the Portugal international and he was eventually handed a red card by referee Martin Atkinson.An independent regulatory commission upheld Spurs appeal against the dismissal and Son, who scored twice against Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday, will... Читать дальше...

There are25teenagers to get in today’s quiz – we’re giving you their age, position, the club they play for and seven minutes to name as many as you can. The age noted is for their first appearance in the 2019/20 season (some will have had birthdays since then). Once you’re done, let us know how many you got by tweeting a screenshot of your score to @FourFourTwo. Make sure not to include any answers or we won’t be able to include it!THEN TRY…QUIZ Can you name the 64 players to score for Chelsea in the Champions League? Читать дальше...

Kieran Tierney insists it is up to the Arsenal players to address a poor run of form as pressure continues to mount on head coach Unai Emery.A 1-1 Europa League draw against Vitoria in Portugal on Wednesday afternoon only ramped up the criticism aimed at Emery as the Gunners were lucky to leave Guimaraes with a share of the spoils.Shkodran Mustafi opened the scoring for the visitors with an 80th-minute header Arsenals first and only effort on target during the game only to see Bruno Duarte equalise... Читать дальше...

Son Heung-min has exchanged messages with Andre Gomes and says he will use the Everton midfielders injury as personal motivation.It was the South Koreans tackle in Tottenhams 1-1 draw at Goodison Park on Sunday that led to Gomes breaking and dislocating his ankle.Son, who made a genuine attempt to play the ball, was inconsolable when he saw the extent of the injury and needed support from Spurs in the aftermath, which made him a doubt for Wednesdays trip to Red Star Belgrade.Andre Gomes suffered... Читать дальше...

Stoke have made an official approach for Northern Ireland manager Michael ONeill, the Irish Football Association has announced.The Potters have been linked with a host of potential replacements since sacking Nathan Jones last week and have now contacted the IFA about their long-serving boss.In a short statement released to the PA news agency, the IFA said: The Irish Football Association has been approached by EFL Championship club Stoke City who are seeking permission to speak to Michael ONeill about... Читать дальше...

The FA Cup first round proper always throws up a number of shocks and there are plenty of potential banana skins in this years competition.Here, the PA news agency highlights three ties to keep an eye on.Bristol Rovers v Bromley SQUAD UPDATE | The Club are delighted to announce the permanent signing of Reeco Hackett-Fairchild!Read more https://t.co/Nn3JcUvSZEWelcome back, @Reeco_Hackett! #WeAreBromley pic.twitter.com/cmoG3Tj151 Bromley FC (@bromleyfc) May 30, 2019Canny moves in this summers transfer... Читать дальше...

Tottenham captain Hugo Lloris has had surgery on his elbow injury and remains on course to return early in 2020.The Spurs goalkeeper suffered a dislocation to the joint when he landed awkwardly on his left arm in the third minute of Tottenhams 3-0 defeat at Brighton on October 5.The club were monitoring the problem, but after specialists said his elbow remained unstable Lloris was put under the knife.Following further clinical testing and examination, Hugo Lloris has now undergone surgery on his... Читать дальше...

Cosmin Moti (Ludogrets Razgrad vs Steaua Bucharest, 2014)Defender Moti scored one and saved two shootout penalties as Bulgarian 'minnows' Ludogorets made the Champions League group stage by beating 1986 champions Steaua Bucharest.The Romanian was forced to take the gloves when keeper Vladislav Stoyanov was sent off two minutes from the end of extra-time, after bringing down Fernando Varela. “They didn’t know what I was going to do because I didn’t know what I was going to do,” said Moti.Sure enough, adulation followed. Читать дальше...

Ashley Young is confident Manchester Uniteds defeat by Bournemouth was a blip and has no doubt they are heading in the right direction.United had appeared to have turned a corner with a run of three straight victories only to fall to a 1-0 defeat on the south coast on Saturday, leaving them 10th in the Premier League.But Young was bullish ahead of Uniteds Europa League clash with Partizan Belgrade at Old Trafford on Thursday, where victory would send them through to the knockout stages."The boys... Читать дальше...

Unai Emery issued a defiant response when asked about the possibility of being replaced as Arsenal boss by Jose Mourinho.The Spaniard saw his side let a lead slip for the fourth game in a row as they were pegged back by Vitoria to draw their Europa League clash 1-1 in Guimaraes on Wednesday.The spectre of former Chelsea and Manchester United boss Mourinho has started to hang over Emery as reports continue to link the Portuguese to the Arsenal hot-seat.The Gunners denied suggestions over the weekend... Читать дальше...