Chelsea eyeing a "better prospect than Endrick" in £51m Palmer rival

It's been another season to forget for Chelsea fans this year, with the draw at home to Burnley just the latest in a long line of shocking results.

Mauricio Pochettino has looked lost since taking the job in the summer, and while he has led the Blues to an FA Cup semi-final, it remains to be seen whether he'll still be in the job by then.

That said, there have been moments to celebrate here and there, such as Cole Palmer's emergence, and there might be another as, based on reports, the Pensioners could be in for a youngster who could be an even bigger talent than the Englishman.

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According to a recent report from Spanish publication Sport, the Blues are among several clubs interested in signing Palmeiras' incredibly exciting youngster Estêvão Willian.

The report has revealed that Barcelona have now pulled out of the race for his signature to protect the maturation of their own 16-year-old wonderkid, Lamine Yamal, but Paris Saint-Germain are still very much in the race.

In fact, SPORT has revealed that both the Parisians and Chelsea have already sent 'emissaries' to speak to Palmeiras president Leila Pereira about signing the sensational winger, only to be told that the release clause of €60m – £51m – is the only way they'll let the youngster leave the club.

Therefore, if the Blues want to avoid another Endrick situation, in which they lost out to Real Madrid, they'll have to front up the cash.

Why fans should be excited about Estêvão Willian

So, £51m is an undeniably massive price tag for a 16-year-old, let alone one who hasn't even played in Europe yet, but given how he is spoken about and based on his little experience, it might just prove to be fair value.

In his 19 games for Palmeiras' U20 team, the Franca-born prodigy scored six goals and provided three assists, meaning he averaged a goal involvement every 3.1 games.

Estêvão Willian's career record

Team

Palmeiras' U20

Palmeiras

Appearances

19

6

Goals

6

0

Assists

3

1

Goal involvements per Match

0.47

0.16

All Stats via Transfermarkt

Since then, he has been introduced to the first team, making six substitute appearances, in which he has already provided an assist.

It's not just the output that sets the left-footed ace apart, though. According to data analyst Ben Mattinson, he is a "Neymar/Ronaldinho-like 'entertainer'", meaning that he can marry beautiful and intricate play with an effectiveness that could alone attract new fans.

Mattinson is so confident in the young ace's ability that he has described him as "a future Ballon d'Or winner", a "better prospect than Endrick", and "a technical genius", which are all descriptors that track with his nickname, 'Messinho'.

Now, if the West Londoners were to get their hands on this generational talent, he might have to compete with Palmer for a place in the team.

Cole Palmer

The Brazilian tends to favour playing out on the right-wing, while the Englishman has started there 13 times this season.

That said, the former City ace has also thrived in more central areas, so there could be a world in which the two-time European Champions can start both sensational youngsters in the same team, a prospect sure to terrify opposing teams.

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Ultimately, while there is always an element of risk in signing such young players for such high prices, it really does seem like Estêvão is the real deal, and adding him to the squad could make missing out on Endrick look like a blessing in disguise.

The Mohammad Abbas report: Flat pitch, no swing, confident batsmen

Fast bowler brushes aside talk of 10-month injury layoff contributing to lack of bite

ESPNcricinfo staff29-Nov-2019

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‘Don’t judge a pitch until both sides have batted’ is an old adage in cricket. While it would be early to call the Adelaide Oval a flat deck, it is still noteworthy when one of Pakistan’s best seam weapons on tour says there has not been much help from the surface yet.It is common perception that surfaces for day-night Tests are sprinkled with a generous green covering of grass to ensure the pink ball doesn’t scruff up and lose its hardness too early. On the opening day of the second Test, David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne waltzed their way to centuries, making light of whatever assistance there was from the pitch during the course of their unbeaten 294-run stand.Playing for the first time in the series, Mohammad Abbas sent down 19 wicketless overs for 56 runs; the others barring Shaheen Afridi didn’t fare better either. Australia finished a truncated opening day on 1 for 302, comfortably reeling off their runs at 4.13 per over.ALSO READ: Osman Samiuddin: Not without Mohammad Abbas”Today was a tough day. In your home conditions, you know where to bowl and how to go about it,” Abbas said. “I came here and practised a lot. But we haven’t got the kind of help from the wicket that was expected. I tried to do my best and worked really hard. They were very confident and played me well too.”I bowled a few maidens [six of them] and tried to bowl in partnerships but it didn’t go to plan. It’s a part of the game. At times, the batsmen are successful, at times it’s the bowlers. They were carrying forward the confidence from the last game. We couldn’t build control from both ends.”On the pitches in Dubai, if there’s no seam or swing we try to wait for reverse swing. But here with the pink ball and the weather wasn’t conducive for reverse swing. So the pitch was flat and the ball kept going straight.”Abbas’s non-selection for the Brisbane Test raised a few eyebrows from different quarters of the cricketing circle in Pakistan. Waqar Younis, the bowling coach, hinted that it was a case of Abbas needing to regain lost confidence quickly to be considered. It perhaps resonated with the thoughts in the Pakistan camp: good enough to tour, not good enough to make the XI.The stats back that theory – Abbas has taken just seven wickets in his last five Tests. But he didn’t seem to think the shoulder injury he suffered in New Zealand, which led to him being out of the game for 10 months, had contributed to his wickets drying up.”I don’t think so,” he said. “There are ups and downs in a career. I started really well. But you know I got injured against New Zealand and it took me a long time to recover from that. I am bowling a lot and trying really hard. Hopefully, I’ll get back into rhythm very soon.”I am not at all happy with my own performance. It’s understandable that I’m considered the main bowler. When you play Test cricket after 10 months, there’s a difference for sure and it takes a while to get your rhythm back. The match isn’t done. “Abbas also said being left out of the first Tests “didn’t affect me too much”, and that there was no shame in the wicketkeeper standing up to the stumps, like Mohammad Rizwan did to Abbas on Friday. For some bowlers, it could be a blow to their ego. For Abbas, it was simply sticking to the team’s plan.”That’s a plan for us,” he said. “If a batsman is struggling against my bowling, then he often stands outside his crease. It was a plan we’d tried in Dubai as well. That’s why I asked him to come up to the stumps. But there was little help off the pitch. You keep changing plans but it didn’t work.”

Vasco tem retrospecto positivo contra o Boavista, próximo adversário na Copa do Brasil; veja curiosidades

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Na noite da próxima terça-feira, 01, o Vasco enfrenta o Boavista, no estádio Elcyr Resende, às 21h30, em partida válida pelo jogo de ida da terceira fase da Copa do Brasil. Apesar do Cruzmaltino ter apresentado um desempenho abaixo do esperado nos últimos compromissos, o histórico contra o Verdão de Saquarema é positivo.

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Segundo o site ogol, Vasco e Boavista se enfrentaram em 15 oportunidades. No total são: 12 vitórias para o Gigante da Colina; dois empates; e apenas uma vitória para o Verdão de Saquarema.

Essa última derrota aconteceu em janeiro de 2011, no estádio Nilton Santos. Na época, o Vasco era treinando por Paulo César Gusmão e havia chegado à terceira derrota seguida na temporada.

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Ainda segundo o site, a maior goleada do Vasco sobre o Boavista como visitante – o caso da partida de amanhã – é de 6 a 2. Como mandante, é 4 a 0.

No total, o Vasco marcou 31 golse sofreu 12 no confronto. Isso mostra que o Cruzmaltino tem uma média de 2,07 gols por partida, enquanto sofre 0,8.

Rodgers must finally unleash "different" Celtic star after Old Firm impact

Celtic missed a huge opportunity to strengthen their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership table as they were held to a 3-3 draw on Sunday.

The Hoops had a 2-0 and 3-2 lead during the match at Ibrox but failed to pick up all three points, which now means that their rivals can move to the top of the division if they win their game in hand against Dundee on Wednesday night.

First-half goals from Daizen Maeda, who blocked James Tavernier's clearance to find the back of the net, and Matt O'Riley, who dinked his penalty down the middle, put the Bhoys in a commanding position at the break.

Alistair Johnston

However, Rangers pulled it back to 2-2 thanks to a penalty from captain James Tavernier and a deflected effort from substitute Abdallah Sima.

Adam Idah then stepped up to score off the bench to make it 3-2, before Rabbi Matondo's late equaliser, and Brendan Rodgers must finally unleash the forward from the start after his Old Firm impact.

Kyogo's performance against Rangers in numbers

Kyogo Furuhashi was selected to lead the line ahead of the Norwich City loanee but did not make a telling contribution during his time on the pitch.

The Japanese forward has now scored one goal in his last six Premiership appearances for Celtic, and should now be dropped to make way for Idah.

Kyogo Furuhashi

Vs Rangers (07/04/2024)

Minutes played

69

Goal contributions

0

Shots

3

Duels won

2

Pass accuracy

58% (7/12)

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, Kyogo was wasteful in possession, with almost half of his passes going straight back to the opposition, and did not find the back of the net with any of his three efforts on goal.

Why Adam Idah must be unleashed

Idah, on the other hand, made a big Old Firm impact after he came on to replace the Japan international with just over 20 minutes left to play at Ibrox.

Adam Idah

The Irish marksman showcased his physical presence at the top end of the pitch with four duels won out of six in 21 minutes, whilst Kyogo only won two in 69 minutes.

His strength and quality on the ball was on full display as he completed 100% (3/3) of his attempted dribbles and six of his nine attempted passes.

The big moment, as you can see in the clip below, of course, came just after Sima's equaliser as the 6 foot 3 striker brilliantly found the back of the net with a fantastic touch and finish in the box.

Whilst Matondo went on to make it 3-3, Idah's goal was still hugely important as it meant that Rangers did not have the chance to push on for a winner with the momentum they built from coming back from 2-0 down to make it 2-2.

The Ireland international, who has not started a league game since the 3rd of March against Hearts, must finally be unleashed from the start against St Mirren next time out.

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Idah, who journalist Ryan McGinlay once claimed offers something "different", has scored six goals in nine league appearances for the Hoops, whilst Kyogo has one strike in his last six, and deserves another opportunity to shine from the start.

قائمة إنجلترا لمباراتي اليونان وإيرلندا في دوري الأمم الأوروبية.. وجهان جديدان

أعلن المدير الفني لمنتخب إنجلترا المؤقت، لي كارسلي، عن قائمة اللاعبين الذين سيخوضون مباريات بطولة دوري الأمم الأوروبية عن شهر نوفمبر.

ويستعد منتخب إنجلترا لمباراتين الأولى أمام اليونان يوم 14 والثانية ضد إيرلندا في 17 نوفمبر الجاري.

وشهدت قائمة إنجلترا تواجد وجهين جديدين وهما لاعبي ساوثهامبتون ونيوكاسل يونايتد، تايلور هاروود ولويس هول.

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قائمة إنجلترا لمباراتي اليونان وإيرلندا

حراسة المرمى: دين هندرسون (كريستال بالاس)، جوردان بيكفورد (إيفرتون)، آرون رامسديل (ساوثهامبتون)

الدفاع : ترينت ألكسندر أرنولد (ليفربول)، ليفي كولويل (تشيلسي)، مارك جويهي (كريستال بالاس)، لويس هول (نيوكاسل يونايتد)، تايلور هاروود بيليس (ساوثهامبتون)، إزري كونسا (أستون فيلا)، ريكو لويس (مانشستر سيتي)، كايل ووكر (مانشستر سيتي).

الوسط: جود بيلينجهام (ريال مدريد)، فيل فودين (مانشستر سيتي)، كونور جالاجر (أتليتيكو مدريد)، مورجان جيبس ​​وايت (نوتنجهام فورست)، أنجيل جوميز (ليل)، كورتيس جونز (ليفربول)، كول بالمر (تشيلسي)، ديكلان رايس (أرسنال).

الهجوم: أنتوني جوردون (نيوكاسل يونايتد)، جاك جريليش (مانشستر سيتي)، هاري كين (بايرن ميونخ)، نوني مادويكي (تشيلسي)، بوكايو ساكا (أرسنال)، دومينيك سولانكي (توتنهام هوتسبير)، أولي واتكينز (أستون فيلا).

Com homenagem, CSA apresenta o seu uniforme para a temporada 2021

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Nesta sexta-feira, a torcida do CSA conhece os novos uniformes do clube para a disputa da Série B do Campeonato Brasileiro. Em parceria com a Volt Sport, marca 100% brasileira recém-lançada no mercado, os uniformes carregam a história vitoriosa do clube, fazem homenagem à torcida e relembram o histórico título nacional de 2017.

Nas camisas, o escudo do clube foi fabricado em ATK 3D, uma das tecnologias mais modernas do mercado, e o logo da empresa projetado em silicone. No uniforme 1, o foco principal são as listras escritas com as iniciais do clube, com um estrela destacada na vogal para relembrar o título da Série C. Na parte de dentro do símbolo, por trás da camisa, a frase “Tu és o meu amor, te sigo aonde for. Te dei meu coração, te amo, azulão” faz uma homenagem a uma das canções mais populares entre os torcedores azulinos.

Na camisa 2, o branco é a cor predominante. Em torno do escudo, um detalhe inédito, a frase “O Maior de Alagoas” projetada em marca d’água. Além disso, existe uma barra costurada por baixo da peça. Ao vestir, a impressão é de que o torcedor está usando o uniforme alternativo por cima da camisa principal, uma ação inovadora e esteticamente agradável. Na parte frontal inferior, mais uma surpresa, o lema “A estrela que só o maior tem” ressalta os conceitos trabalhados pela Volt para exaltar a inédita conquista nacional para o Estado de Alagoas.

‘A Volt Sport projetou as peças respeitando a identidade do CSA. Relembramos a conquista do Campeonato Brasileiro da Série C, algo marcante na história do clube e trouxemos detalhes daquela temporada para marcar o início desta trajetória. É uma honra produzir os uniformes de uma das equipes mais tradicionais do futebol brasileiro’, afirmou Fernando Kleimmann, Sócio-diretor da Volt Sport.

‘As camisas estão lindas, o torcedor vai se encantar com os pequenos detalhes que estão nas peças. É o começo de uma caminhada de sucesso que o CSA espera percorrer ao lado da Volt Sport. É uma marca nova no mercado, nos ofereceram boas garantias de contrato e uma qualidade diferenciada para as peças’, declarou Ricardo Lima, Gerente Comercial de Marketing do CSA.

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BCCI-ICC disagreement over multi-team tournaments at heart of 'Super Series' proposal

The proposal is a way of defying the ICC’s prohibition of bilateral tournaments comprising any more than three teams

Daniel Brettig24-Dec-2019

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A four-nation limited-overs tournament comprising India, England, Australia and one other invited nation has been proposed by the BCCI in part as a way of defying the ICC’s prohibition of non-ICC tournaments (apart from the Asia Cup) comprising any more than three teams in current and future Members Participation Agreements (MPA). The Super Series – as announced by BCCI president Sourav Ganguly over the weekend – is proposed to be rotated annually between the boards of cricket’s three major financial powers, starting 2021, and span two weeks.As players and officials around the world reacted to the Super Series proposal, Ganguly toned down his language by telling the that “nothing is confirmed yet” and “nothing is concrete”.However, ESPNcricinfo has learned that, as was the case in the lead-up to the Big Three breakaway move by the BCCI, ECB and Cricket Australia in 2014, a central issue is the terms under which India will be prepared to sign the MPA. Back then, the issue was primarily a larger slice of ICC tournament revenue for the BCCI, and the resultant reshaping of the global scene saw millions of dollars pushed back India’s way, a scenario that remained even after many of the reforms were rolled back after 2015.Nevertheless, Ganguly stated even before he was formally installed as BCCI president that one of his agenda items would be to increase India’s share of global cricket revenue, an uncannily similar ticket on which N Srinivasan vaulted to the top of world cricket’s hierarchy before he was sidelined as a result of the IPL corruption scandal. Srinivasan is now back in circulation as a senior figure behind many of the recent machinations.This time around, the four-nation bilateral series concept has risen in direct opposition to the idea floated by the ICC’s chief executive Manu Sawhney of two “Champions Trophy-style” ODI events in the next tournament cycle to begin in 2023. This would be geared at providing a global event in each calendar year and thereby allow greater and more consistent flows of ICC revenue to nations other than India, England and Australia, all of whom are increasingly reliant on this central funding for their operations.Linked to this is the intention for the MPA to limit the types of tournaments that member boards can stage, in order to raise the value of ICC broadcast rights as the global governing body would be the only source of events that collected all of the game’s most attractive teams and players at once for international tournaments.At the same time, this would serve to raise bilateral revenue for all nations via league structures for Test matches and ODIs that require all nations to at least maintain some pretence of playing each other an equitable amount, rather than the rich nations simply playing off against one another every year or two. Asked recently whether there was any danger of India, England or Australia not signing the MPA as a result of their reservations about an extra ICC event, CA chairman Earl Eddings had said he hoped such a scenario could be avoided.”We’re a long way off – this is post 2023 so we’ve got a number of years to work through it, but you can’t do one thing without the other,” he told ESPNcricinfo earlier this month. “To be able to work on your Future Tours Programme, you need to know where that fits in with an ICC schedule, so you can’t just look at an ICC schedule in isolation, just as you can’t look at a bilateral or Future Tours Programme in isolation.”There has been some anxiety among member nations about the direction of the ICC, pushing aggressively for an increase in global events revenue, since Sawhney took over from David Richardson at the end of this year’s ODI World Cup in England, and Eddings and chief executive Kevin Roberts recently met with Sawhney in Melbourne to discuss the issues of the moment. Eddings and Roberts are due to travel to India to meet Ganguly and the new BCCI administration in Mumbai in January around Australia’s first of three ODIs against India.The ECB confirmed its leaders recently met Ganguly and other BCCI office bearers, during which time the concept of the four-nation event was discussed. “We meet regularly with other leaders from the major cricketing nations to share learnings and discuss topics that impact our sport,” the ECB said in a statement. “A four-nation tournament was raised at a meeting with the BCCI in December and we are open to discussions with other ICC members to see if this concept can develop.”CA has been tight-lipped about the proposal, with some conjecture as to how much of it has yet been shared with the governing body by the BCCI. Australia’s coach Justin Langer admitted that the tightness of the current schedule made any attempts to slot in extra tournaments extremely problematic.”We all understand the schedule in world cricket is really tight,” Langer said. “So I am sure there will be lots of negotiation and there are people, that’s their role to negotiate and get that right. But we all know it is a tight schedule.”Struggles for other ICC member nations have been underlined by the fact that New Zealand’s board has returned a financial loss each of the past three years, while Ireland have recently been forced to cancel a host of matches due to a lack of funds. This after the leaders of the Big Three proposals of 2014 had promised to make all nations better off.

Paulo Victor destaca importância de bom começo na Série D do Joinville

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O Joinville largou bem na Série D do Campeonato Brasileiro. A equipe catarinense, após duas rodadas, está com quatro pontos, mesmo número do Caxias que lidera o Grupo 8 da competição.

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O atacante Paulo Victor foi importante para a vitória do último fim de semana, sobre o Aimoré. Responsável pela assistência para o gol que garantiu o primeiro triunfo do Joinville na competição marcado por Yann Rollim, o atleta acredita que isso trará ainda mais confiança para a sequência da competição.

– Começamos muito bem. Vencemos o nosso primeiro jogo em casa e, na estreia, conseguimos trazer um ponto fora de casa em um jogo muito complicado. A competição é traiçoeira, e começar bem nos trará mais confiança para avançar nesta primeira etapa – afirmou.

Em busca de nova vitória, o Joinville terá um adversário local na terceira rodada ao medir forças com o Juventus-SC em partida que acontece sábado (19), às 15h (de Brasília). Pensando no momento vivido pelo JEC, Paulo Victor crê que o elenco precisa aproveitar a boa fase para se impor dentro de seus domínios.

– Jogando em casa precisamos vencer o maior número de jogos. Temos muito respeito pelo Juventus, mas vivemos um bom momento. A equipe deles ainda não venceu e podemos explorar isso. Mas vai ser um jogo que o detalhe irá definir – finalizou.

Cheteshwar Pujara joins elite list with 50th first-class ton

He’s also fifth on the list of active players with most first-class centuries

Shashank Kishore and Bharath Seervi11-Jan-2020

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Cheteshwar Pujara has started the year by joining a select band of cricketing greats. On Saturday, he scored his 50th first-class century, in the Ranji Trophy match against Karnataka at his home ground in Rajkot, thereby joining an elite list of nine Indians led by Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.The significance of the landmark can be gauged from the fact that Pujara is fifth on the list of active players with most first-class centuries: behind Essex and England great Alastair Cook (65), former England batsman Ian Bell (57), former South Africa captain Hashim Amla (52), who will be playing for Surrey from the next season, and former India opener and Mumbai stalwart Wasim Jaffer (57), who now plays for Vidarbha as a professional. At 31, Pujara is the youngest in this list.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Among current active Test players, the nearest contender to Pujara is Australia’s Steven Smith, who has 42 first-class centuries. Pujara’s India team-mates Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane linger in the distance with 34 and 32 first-class centuries respectively.The Karnataka match is the fourth game Pujara has played in this Ranji season. In the previous matches, Pujara made two half-centuries, against Uttar Pradesh and Railways respectively.Against Karnataka on Saturday, Pujara walked in at 28 for 1 in the first session and began slowly before accelerating towards his century and beyond. He finished the day unbeaten on 162 as Saurashtra ended the opening day on 296 for 2.ALSO READ: Jaydev Unadkat interview: If I want to be at that level, I have to be as good as BumrahPujara has been the biggest thorn for Karnataka in the last decade and even denied them a finals entry during the 2018-19 Ranji knockouts with a century in what was a bitter tussle involving controversial umpiring decisions.Prior to this match, Pujara had 945 runs in 13 innings at an average of 94.50 against Karnataka. His highest first-class score of 352 not out was also against them at the same venue – Madhavrao Scindia Stadium – during the 2012-13 Ranji quarter-finals.

برناردو سيلفا عن تدريب روبن أموريم لـ مانشستر يونايتد: لا أتمنى له التوفيق

اعترف برناردو سيلفا، لاعب فريق مانشستر سيتي، بأنه لا يتمنى التوفيق للمدرب روبن أموريم الذي يستعد لتولي مسؤولية تدريب مانشستر يونايتد، بعد أيام قليلة.

كان مانشستر يونايتد قد أقال المدرب إريك تين هاج من منصبه، الأسبوع الماضي، لسوء النتائج.

وأسند مانشستر يونايتد مهمة خلافة تين هاج إلى روبن أموريم، الذي سيرحل عن سبورتينج لشبونة ويبدأ مهمته مع الفريق الإنجليزي بدءًا من 11 نوفمبر الجاري.

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ويستعد أموريم لقيادة لشبونة في مباراة الغد في دوري أبطال أوروبا، ضد مانشستر سيتي في الجولة الرابعة.

وقال برناردو سيلفا، في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “يوروسبورت” العالمية: “إنه مدرب كبير، كان سبورتينج لشبونة يعاني من فترة دامت ما يقرب من 20 عامًا دون الفوز بالدوري، قبل وصوله”.

وأضاف: “ومنذ وصوله إلى هناك، والرئيس والمدير الرياضي، ذهبوا جميعًا في نفس الاتجاه، عندما يكون الناس أكفاء ولديهم نفس الفكرة، تكون فرص النجاح أعلى”.

وواصل: “يمكنك أن ترى أنه جيد جدًا، من الناحية التكتيكية كمدرب، كان الأمر دائمًا في صعود موسم بعد موسم، إنهم آلة كبيرة في الوقت الحالي، ولا أملك سوى الثناء، وسيكون من الصعب جدًا التغلب عليهم غدًا بالنظر إلى الطريقة التي يلعبون بها”.

واسترسل: “أما بالنسبة لانتقاله إلى مانشستر يونايتد، فأنا لا أتمنى له التوفيق لأنه سيكون منافسًا، لكنه يستحق ذلك، كان العمل الذي قام به على مدار السنوات القليلة الماضية ممتازًا”.

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