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Manchester United suffered their tenth Premier League defeat of the season on Saturday evening against Fulham.

The match ended 2-1 for the visitors, as they picked up just their second away win of the entire season courtesy of a last-gasp effort from Alex Iwobi that simply stunned the Old Trafford faitfhul.

Erik ten Hag has come under immense scrutiny for his side’s vulnerability at the back, as they faced 17 shots throughout the clash.

Harry Maguire was United’s biggest attacking threat, which really does sum up how much they’re going to struggle without the injured Rasmus Hojlund, with everyone in attack struggling to impact the match.

Scott McTominay’s performance against Fulham

The Dutch boss has called upon Scott McTominay countless times already this season to scrape a goal and even three points at times.

The Scotland international scored twice in additional time against Brentford earlier on in the season, and only two weeks ago, he came off the bench to score the winner against Aston Villa.

In an attempt to bolster the attack, McTominay replaced Omari Forson – who was making his first start – just eight minutes after the break. However, he wasn’t exactly able to repeat his previous heroics.

In truth, the 27-year-old was extremely ineffective playing as almost a striker, where he was simply marked out of the game. Over the 46 minutes that he was on the field, the midfielder had a dismal 56% pass accuracy, 0.07 expected goals and assists, and just one shot, which should have been pulled back for one of the United players queuing up.

McTominay offered nothing yesterday, but there was one player who had a late cameo that should have been on the pitch much earlier, if not from the first minute.

Amad Diallo’s game versus Fulham in numbers

With the view of salvaging anything from the game, Ten Hag threw Amad Diallo onto the field in the 80th minute for Kobbie Mainoo, but the 21-year-old may just have been able to inspire his side to victory if he had been trusted to come on earlier instead of McTominay.

Instantly, the “top-class” winger, as he was previously described by scout Jacek Kulig, brought intensity to the field, showing the desire to get his team back in the contest.

Although he only played 19 minutes total, Diallo certainly did enough to make Ten Hag ponder including him in the starting XI against Nottingham Forest next week, and the table below shows a handful of his key statistics.

Minutes

19

Touches

22

Pass accuracy

81%

Successful dribbles

1/2

Ground duels won

3/4

Tackles

2

The Ivory Coast star was heavily involved in the play, boasting 22 touches, one more than McTominay, despite playing 27 fewer minutes. Diallo also showed great combination play, having an 81% pass accuracy rate, while attempting to provide a source of creativity through his dribbling.

The forward was also working extremely hard to regain control for his side in a vital part of the game, winning two tackles and three of his four ground duels.

To be honest, the former Sunderland star was handed an extremely difficult task to break down the Fulham low-block, which saw almost their full team camped in their own box, but he was instantly more influential than almost all of his teammates on the field.

MCC cricket committee chairman says BCCI’s coming under the ambit of NADA a big step forward in the game’s potential inclusion in the Olympics

Daniel Brettig12-Aug-2019Cricket is in line to be included in the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, MCC World Cricket Committee chairman Mike Gatting has said following an address by the ICC’s new chief executive Manu Sawhney at Lord’s this week.In what would be the end to one of cricket’s longest and least satisfying sagas, Gatting said Sawhney told the MCC’s Cricket Committee that strong progress had been made to ensure the game is given the global platform many of its custodians want it to gain – those including, seemingly for the first time, India.”We were talking with Manu Sawhney the ICC chief exec, and he was very hopeful we can get cricket into the 2028 Olympics,” Gatting said. “That’s what they’re working towards at the moment and that would be a huge bonus for cricket worldwide, it would be fantastic.”It’s two weeks, that’s a good thing about it, it’s not a month, so it’s one of those [events] where scheduling for two weeks should be fine once every four years once you do the first one. You’re going to have – one hopes – a four-year period, once you know you’ve been accepted into the Olympics, that gives you a chance to actually shape your two weeks, so it’s not as if it is butted into the schedule.”I think the next 18 months will be very interesting as to how we do that. One of the problems has been negated, where the BCCI is now working with NADA, the drugs agency, which it wasn’t previously a part of. That will help a long way towards the sport being whole, which is what we need it to be to apply for the Olympics, both men and women to play and all countries to comply.”Additionally, Gatting said that confirmation of the inclusion of women’s cricket in the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games – the first time the sport has been included since Kuala Lumpur in 1998 – is imminent, following fruitful meetings between games organisers and ICC officials in recent weeks.”I believe there’s going to be a statement out in the next two days or even tomorrow just to confirm the women are going to be playing in the Commonwealth Games at Edgbaston,” Gatting said. “We’re hoping they’re going to get the nod on that, which will be fantastic.”Among other things, the committee also discussed the security situation in Sri Lanka, following the 2019 Easter bombings, and also Pakistan, which has suffered from an almost total lack of international cricket in the country since the attack on the Sri Lankan team and ICC officials’ buses in Lahore a decade ago. On Sri Lanka, committee member Kumar Sangakkara said he expected the forthcoming tour scheduled by England would go ahead.”All countries do their independent assessments about security and the level of threat and I feel those questions have been answered very satisfactorily up to now,” Sangakkara said. “I don’t see that changing for the England tour but we will see discussions going ahead. I played cricket at heightened times of trouble in Sri Lanka and we’ve had those arrangements in place for teams to tour the country.”As for Pakistan, Gatting said that the committee was eager to see the resumption of tours to the nation after 10 years, and that the MCC would be interested in sending a touring team of its own by way of re-opening the door – final security checks pending as ever.”We had a brief presentation from [PCB managing director] Wasim Khan,” Gatting said. “As MCC, I think we can see there’s some safety issues that are still there, but I suspect if those can be overcome everybody is happy, [then] I don’t see why there’s any reason we can’t [organise] an MCC tour there, and other teams would have to make their own assessment of how safe it is to play there. One hopes it won’t be long before they can convince people it is a lot safer than it was and as soon as that’s the case, MCC will look at sending a touring party over.”

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Carlos Augusto Montenegro é um dos personagens mais icônicos da história recente do Botafogo. Campeão brasileiro enquanto presidente em 1995, o empresário nunca deixou de ter influência no clube de General Severiano, mesmo que de forma indireta, desde então.

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Durcesio Mello, atual presidente do Botafogo, vai além: é amigo de infância de Montenegro. Os dois estudaram juntos ainda crianças e cultivam a amizade até hoje. A relação de amigos também é, por parte do atual mandatário, uma admiração pela história construída por Carlos Augusto, no qual ele afirmou, ao LANCE!, como um dos grandes botafoguenses que já existiram.

– Minha relação com o Montenegro é de amizade. É um dos meus grandes amigos da vida, nos conhecemos desde os seis anos de idade. É uma pessoa que eu admiro e respeito muito. As pessoas esquecem tudo que ele fez por conta de um momento ruim, que foi esse Comitê de Futebol, mas eu ainda o considero o maior botafoguense da história. Não tenho dúvidas de afirmar isso, ajudou várias gestões – afirmou, em entrevista exclusiva ao L!.

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Apesar da amizade e da ajuda recente de Montenegro em outras gestões, Durcesio não quer que a conexão com Carlos Augusto ultrapasse esta linha. Para ele, uma gestão que tem o desejo de se profissionalizar precisa caminhar com as próprias pernas. O atual presidente afirmou que não pediu auxílio ao campeão brasileiro de 1995.

– Eu falo com ele normalmente, mas coisas de amigo, nada de Botafogo. Em nenhum momento pedi a ajuda dele. Não estou cuspindo no prato, nada disso, estou vivendo com as nossas próprias pernas. O modelo profissional passa por isso. O Botafogo tem que parar de depender de mecenas. Isso não funciona. Passa por negociar melhor, cortar despesas e buscar dinheiro novo – finalizou.

Liverpool overcame a massive hurdle in dispatching Arsenal in the FA Cup last weekend, absorbing relentless waves of pressure before snatching victory with a late flurry to advance to the fourth round.

Jurgen Klopp must be delighted with his side, having put the disappointment of an abject 2022/23 campaign behind them with title-chasing success across all four fronts so far, emboldened by the influential summer changes to the midfield.

It hasn't been perfect, but then football rarely is and perched in first place in the Premier League after 20 matches is a tremendous accomplishment, now requiring focus to keep hold of such a position into the campaign's business end.

It's unlikely that Liverpool will do anything drastic on the transfer front this month, but that's not to say that preparations cannot be put in place for the summer.

Liverpool transfer news – Crysencio Summerville

According to a report from Anfield Watch last week, Liverpool are weighing up a transfer for creative Leeds United forward Crysencio Summerville at the end of the campaign.

The Dutch ace has been at the centre of Daniel Farke's side's promotion push in the Championship this season and his dynamic performances have not been missed by the Liverpool transfer team – who love a shrewd signing.

Summerville had a £20.5m buyout clause in his contract but this is no longer viable, with insider Dean Jones telling GIVEMESPORT earlier in the season that it may well take a bid of £25m or more to sell.

The 22-year-old's revived displays this season have indeed led to a glut of interest from numerous outfits, with Newcastle United also listed as suitors in a separate report.

Crysencio Summerville's style of play

Described as "unstoppable" by Statman Dave after one effective display this season, Summerville has posted 12 goals and six assists across 23 matches in the second tier throughout 2023/24, fluctuating between wide flanks but principally found on the left.

Utterly mesmerising at times, Summerville, aged 22, has been the all-encompassing forward thus far and really looks like he has what it takes to succeed at a team such as Liverpool, fighting for honours at the forefront of European football.

Matches played

23

Goals

12

Assists

6

Big chances created

12

Shots per game

3.0

Key passes per game

3.0

Pass completion %

85%

Dribbles per game

2.6 (57%)

Ground duels won

5.7 (52%)

Tackles per game

1.4

Recoveries per game

3.6

Signed from Dutch Eredivisie side Feyenoord for a paltry £1.5m as an 18-year-old in 2020, Summerville spent his first two years at Elland Road honing his craft with the youth ranks, and he started to earn his stripes within the senior set-up last term, scoring four goals and supplying two assists from 12 Premier League starts.

But with Leeds collapsing and headed for relegation, the burden perhaps came with too much weight and he failed to produce performances to match his skill set, leaving some, including JustJoe Football Show's Joe Wainman – questioning whether he should be shipped on before the anticipated summer rebuild.

The presenter said: "I may be wrong and this may come back to bite me, but whenever I’ve seen Summerville, he has not pulled up any trees. Okay, we might not have seen enough of him, you could argue."

Wrong he was, with Summerville now growing into his skin and tantalising a rich career at the top of the game; of course, he will need to prove himself in the top flight but is using Leeds' relegation as the perfect opportunity to sharpen his tools.

As per FBref, he ranks among the top 1% of attacking midfielders and wingers across divisions similar to the Championship over the past year for goals scored, the top 16% for assists, the top 2% for shot-creating actions, the top 4% for progressive carries and the top 10% for successful take-ons per 90.

Emphasising his quality as a protean attacking threat, Summerville indeed has so many angles from which to inflict damage on opposition defences and he could be the perfect addition to Liverpool, augmenting a formidable frontline while not upsetting the equilibrium, developing rising to the fore and perhaps even bringing the best out of Cody Gakpo.

How Summerville & Gakpo fit into the same team

Liverpool signed Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven for an initial £35m one year ago after the Netherlands international caught the eye at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, scoring in all three of his nation's group games and helping them to the quarter-finals, where they lost to eventual champions Argentina on penalties.

And while he's been good, contributing effectively and proving invaluable with his versatility, this has hindered him somewhat and there is a sense that the natural centre-forward needs a run of games in his favoured role up front to truly grow into his skin.

With his countryman brought in to bolster the ranks, the £120k-per-week star could finally start producing the kind of rounded displays that are well within his grasp.

Ranking within the top 20% of positional peers across Europe's top five leagues over the past year for shot-creating actions, pass completion, progressive passes, progressive carries, successful take-ons, tackles, interceptions and blocks per 90, it's clear that Liverpool wields a multi-edged weapon, and perhaps a partnership with a player such as Summerville would elevate his deadliness in decisive phases.

Indeed, with Summerville's immense creativity and penetrative presence down the left channel, he could provide Gakpo with the supplementation he needs to flourish, having demonstrated his clinical ability with eight goals across all competitions for the Reds this season.

Liverpool's star left winger Luis Diaz is an incredibly talented player but only boasts a single assist all campaign so far and averages 1.2 key passes per game in the English top-flight – which is certainly not a poor figure but emphasises that his best talents lie in his directness and fleet-footed ability to stretch defences.

With Summerville signed, Liverpool could complete their attack and flaunt a myriad of tools to wreak devastation from every angle.

Glasgow Rangers have already started their winter transfer business with intent, bringing in striker Fabio Silva on a loan deal to Ibrox until the end of the current campaign.

It proves that Philippe Clement isn’t resting on his laurels following a positive start to his spell at the Gers and is clearly looking for ways to bolster his squad.

With the winter break in operation until 20 January, the Light Blues have a week left to prepare for the second half of the season and, considering they are fighting on both domestic and European fronts, more signings are a necessity rather than a want.

With this in mind, a few names have been mentioned regarding a potential move to Ibrox, but the latest player could perhaps be the most exciting link yet…

Rangers transfer news – Oscar Zambrano

It comes as no surprise to any of the supporters that Clement is targeting a midfielder this month, especially as this area of the first team has been struck with plenty of injuries to key players.

The likes of John Lundstram, Jose Cifuentes, Ryan Jack, and Nico Raskin were all unavailable at one stage, leading to the 49-year-old coach playing Dujon Sterling and Kieran Dowell – a right back and attacking midfielder – as his pairing at the heart of the midfield at one stage.

According to journalist Graeme Bailey, the Light Blues are watching midfielder Oscar Zambrano, yet they face an almighty battle to secure his signature this month.

Fabio Silva

2024

Todd Cantwell

2023

Nico Raskin

2023

Aaron Ramsey

2022

James Sands

2022

Mateusz Zukowski

2022

Amad Diallo

2022

Scott Wright

2021

Jack Simpson

2021

Ianis Hagi

2020

Celtic are also keen admirers, but it is the clout of the Premier League which may prove to be the destination for the 19-year-old talent.

Luton Town and Brighton & Hove Albion have discussed making a move for the player, according to Bailey, yet it is AFC Bournemouth who are emerging as the frontrunners for his signature.

An alleged price tag of £5.5m may prove to be a stumbling block unless Clement can move on some deadwood this month, but he will have to be swift considering the teams who are watching him.

The youngster could very well be Clement’s own Moises Caicedo, with the pair sharing similar attributes from their favoured deep-lying midfield role, and it would be a stunning coup for the Glasgow side if they managed to pull off a move.

How Oscar Zambrano compares to Moises Caicedo

Like the current Chelsea gem, Zambrano started his career in his homeland, currently turning out for Ecuadorian outfit LDU Quito, whereas Caicedo played for Independiente before securing a career-changing move to Brighton in 2021.

Caicedo likes to dictate the play from deep and possesses wonderful physical and technical abilities, which have made him a standout so far in his young career.

The 22-year-old currently ranks in the top 4% with regard to pass completion percentage per 90 minutes when compared to positional peers across Europe (90.1%) while last season in the Premier League, the youngster made 100 tackles, good enough to rank him second behind Joao Palhinha. It's clear, therefore, that he can influence the game from the heart of the midfield.

U23 scout Antonio Mango praised Zambrano for his performances at the U20 World Cup in May 2023, saying: “Ecuador may have scored 12 goals at U20 World Cup (Highest) but Zambrano is one to have caught my eye. His discipline and awareness combined with terrific passing ability is fantastic. The Unsung Hero.”

It is clear he could turn into Caicedo 2.0 and this is a move which Rangers simply cannot let escape, especially with his ceiling being so high and the fact he has the potential to make the club a massive profit in the future.

Oscar Zambrano’s career statistics

The 19-year-old has already made 48 appearances for his club side since making his debut back in 2022 and is clearly on a fast track to a career in Europe in the not-too-distant future.

During the 2023 league campaign for his club side, Zambrano finished with a stunning 91% pass success rate along with losing possession just 4.8 times per game and recovering 4.3 balls per game, already showcasing his Caicedo-esque abilities at such a tender age.

This has led to praise from a variety of courses, with South American football expert Nathan Joyes dubbing the midfielder as a “classy operator” who is “very mature for his age” last month as Premier League sides circle him like vultures.

He still has plenty of development to do, but moving to Rangers and experiencing the chance to win trophies and play European football could be ideal for the teenager to begin what could be a productive career in Europe.

He has yet to make his debut for Ecuador, but it surely won't be long before he makes the step-up and his displays in the U20 World Cup last year will surely put manager Felix Sanchez on high alert.

Zambrano started all of Ecuador’s four matches in the competition, and he was sublime throughout. Not only did he achieve an 89% pass success rate, but the midfielder also demonstrated his wonderful defensive abilities by making 2.5 tackles and 1.8 interceptions per game, along with winning 57% of his ground duels.

While not known for his attacking skills, he did average 2.3 key passes per game for his nation, along with succeeding with 100% of his dribble attempts, proving that he could perhaps play a hybrid role in the future, which would be a big advantage for Clement.

The Belgian coach is desperate to reinvigorate his midfield with some young talent and Zambrano certainly fits the bill.

Although the lure of the Premier League may prove to be too much for Rangers to cope with, Clement will regret not making a more concrete offer for a player who could explode and shine on the continent, similar to Caicedo last season for Brighton.

He eventually made the move to Chelsea for a staggering fee of £115m. It may be too early to discuss this type of fee with regard to Zambrano, yet it shows just what could be achieved by developing highly-rated young talent.

Glasgow Rangers are set to face off against Ross County in the Scottish Premiership at Ibrox this evening in their penultimate match of 2023.

The Light Blues will head into 2024 top of the table if they can win their next two matches – today and against Celtic on Saturday – and that is a fantastic incentive for Philippe Clement and his players.

They are coming into this match off the back of a 2-0 win over Motherwell in the top-flight on Sunday, thanks to first-half goals from Kieran Dowell and Todd Cantwell.

With three games in the space of six days, the Belgian head coach could look to rotate his squad. With this in mind, the ex-Monaco boss must finally unleash Leon King from the start as a defensive midfielder over Dujon Sterling.

Dujon Sterling's performance against Motherwell in numbers

The summer signing from Chelsea has been deployed in a new role in the middle of the park by Clement and produced some impressive displays.

However, the 24-year-old ace did not enjoy his best afternoon on Sunday as the English whiz struggled in and out of possession throughout the game.

Sterling lost 60% (6/10) of his duels throughout the match, which included two of his three on the deck, and did not make a single tackle or interception in 90 minutes on the pitch.

He also lost possession a staggering 20 times and did not create a single chance for his teammates, to go along with a pass success rate of just 64%.

These statistics show that the ex-Stoke City loanee struggled to impact the game at both ends of the pitch positively and this could open the door for King to be unleashed.

Why King should start against Ross County

The Gers academy graduate has spent the vast majority of his senior career at Ibrox as a central defender but was brought on as a number six against Motherwell.

This is not a new position for the 19-year-old enforcer, though, as he has played five matches as a central or defensive midfielder for Scotland U21s this season.

Clement has clearly seen enough from the 6 foot ace in training, and those appearances for his country, to suggest that it is a viable position for him in the Premiership, as evidenced by his cameo on Sunday.

Sofascore rating

7.1

Pass accuracy

78%

Duel success rate

71%

Tackles won

Two

Interceptions

Three

Blocks

One

King, who was once described as a "big Rolls Royce" by ex-Gers defender Allan Hutton, has the defensive abilities, given his upbringing as a centre-back, to be a terrific holder in front of the back four.

As you can see from the table above, the teenage talent can dominate the opposition midfield with his ability to come out on top in physical duels.

King, who completed 88% of his attempted passes in 15 Premiership games last season, is also reliable in possession and could retain the ball to distribute it to the likes of Cantwell and Dowell ahead of him.

Therefore, Clement must unleash the £8k-per-week titan for his first league start of the campaign ahead of Sterling as the anchor of the midfield.

Manchester United could be given a chance to offload one of their first-team men in January after it emerged that a club has already been making tracks to try and secure his signature, according to a report.

Manchester United crash out of Champions League

On Wednesday, Manchester United suffered the fate of being knocked out of the Champions League after coming unstuck against Bayern Munich at Old Trafford, with a solitary goal from Kingsley Coman enough to ensure Erik Ten Hag's men departed the competition.

The surprise package of the group Copenhagen were able to see off Galatasaray in Group A's other fixture on the night, meaning that the Danes qualified for the Round of 16. At the same time, their Turkish opponents progressed to the Europa League's next phase at the expense of the Red Devils, capping an extremely disappointing European campaign for the Premier League giants.

As per TNT Sports via The Guardian, Ten Hag urged his squad to use the experience as a platform to learn from heading into future continental campaigns, as he said post-match: "Not regret, no. We didn’t make it, but we have to accept it. We have to learn from it. We played some good football in the Champions League. We have to take belief into the Premier League because we want to qualify again for the Champions League."

Now, focus at Old Trafford will turn to fixing their erratic form in the Premier League alongside planning potential incomings and outgoings to take place in the January transfer window. According to a fresh report, one Red Devils man could be offered a route out of the North West, which could potentially clear the way for arrivals to come in and revitalise Ten Hag's squad.

Eintracht Frankfurt make move for Donny van de Beek

According to 90min, Eintracht Frankfurt have moved early to try and sign Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek, who is free to leave Old Trafford after being deemed surplus to requirements by Ten Hag. The outlet claim that the Bundesliga outfit would be willing to take the Netherlands international on a loan basis; meanwhile, further interest in his services is also present from Real Sociedad, Girona, Ajax, Crystal Palace and Fulham.

Donny van de Beek's main strengths – (via WhoScored)

Likes to shoot from distance

Likes to play short passes

Likes to tackle

In any temporary loan deal, the Red Devils would be keen to include an obligatory purchase option as they look to get the 26-year-old off the books; nevertheless, he is likely to complete a move away in January after a frustrating spell in England.

Since arriving in Manchester, Van de Beek, who has previously been hailed a "top-level player" while at Everton under Frank Lampard, has been a fringe player under Ole Gunner Solskjaer and now Ten Hag, making 62 appearances in all competitions for his current employers, registering just two goals and two assists (Van de Beek statistics – Transfermarkt).

Frequent injury issues have been a major thorn in Van de Beek's quest to become an important player at Manchester United and it comes as no surprise that both parties are now seemingly in the process of cutting ties.

أوضح مصدر مسؤول بـ الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم، موقف الحضور الجماهيري في مباراة منتخب مصر أمام كاب فيردي “الرأس الأخضر”، التي تجمع بينهما في سبتمبر المقبل.

ومن المقرر أن يلتقي منتخب مصر مع كاب فيردي، في إطار مواجهات التصفيات المؤهلة لكأس الأمم الإفريقية 2025 بالمغرب.

وقال المصدر في تصريحات لـ”بطولات”: “اتحاد الكرة تلقى تأكيدات من الجهات المعنية بحضور جماهيري كامل العدد في مباراة مصر وكاب فيردي في سبتمبر”.

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وأضاف: “يأتي ذلك بناءً على رغبة مشتركة لاتحاد الكرة والجهاز الفني لمنتخب مصر بقيادة حسام حسن، نظرًا لأهمية هذه المباراة التي تأتي في افتتاحية مباريات الفراعنة بالتصفيات المؤهلة لكأس الأمم الإفريقية 2025 بالمغرب”.

وكانت القرعة قد أسفرت عن حلول منتخب مصر في المجموعة الثالثة من التصفيات بجوار منتخبات “الرأس الأخضر، موريتانيا، وبوتسوانا”.

ويشارك في التصفيات 48 منتخبًا تم تقسيمها على 12 مجموعة، حيث ستلعب بنظام الدوري ذهابًا وإيابًا، ويتأهل متصدر ووصيف كل مجموعة إلى النهائيات التي تضم 24 منتخبًا.

وتقام منافسات تصفيات كأس أمم إفريقيا بنظام الدوري الذهاب والإياب، حيث يصعد متصدر ووصيف كل مجموعة إلى النهائيات التي تقام بحضور 24 فريقًا.

أوضح نادي كورتريك المنافس في بطولة الدوري البلجيكي، حقيقة الاهتمام بضم أحد مدافعي النادي الأهلي لتدعيم صفوفه في الموسم الجديد 2024/2025.

وظهرت بعض الأنباء عن رغبة كورتريك الذي تفادى الهبوط إلى الدرجة الثانية في نهاية الموسم الماضي بعد الفوز على فريق لوميل في التعاقد مع ظهير أيسر جديد.

ووضع كورتريك أنظاره على مدافع منتخب مصر الأولمبي والظهير الأيسر، كريم الديبس، البالغ من العمر 21 عامًا ويلعب أساسيًا مع الفراعنة في باريس 2024.

ولا يحظى الدبيس بثقة المدرب، مارسيل كولر، في الفترة الماضية حيث لا يشارك في المباريات مع غياب علي معلول وحتى قبل انضمامه لمعسكر منتخب مصر الأولمبي، حيث كان الاعتماد ولا يزال على كريم فؤاد، في الجبهة اليسرى.

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وتواصل “btolat.com” مع الرئيس التنفيذي بنادي كورتريك، إيكلو بيتر، لمعرفة حقيقة الأمر ومدى اهتمامهم بضم الدبيس، وقال: “بالفعل، لدينا اهتمام باللاعب”.

وتابع: “ولكن الأمر لا يتعدى كونه اهتمام في الوقت الحالي، لم ندخل في أي مفاوضات مع اللاعب أو النادي الأهلي”.

وأتم: “الأمر مجرد اهتمام وهذا كل شيء في اللحظة الحالية”.

Not often does a knock of 162 get lamented as a missed double-century but that is often the case with Rohit as he starred in India’s third-biggest win in ODIs

The Report by Sidharth Monga29-Oct-2018
Not often does a knock of 162 get lamented as a missed double-century. If it is your seventh, though, and three of the previous six have been double-hundreds, and if your name is Rohit Sharma, that is exactly the reaction. West Indies finally managed to deny Virat Kohli a century, but Rohit and Ambati Rayudu made use of excellent batting conditions to take India to 377 and a 2-1 lead with one match to go in the series. Most pleasingly for India, perhaps, Rayudu managed to score the first century for India from outside the top-three slots in the last 21 months.Kohli might have failed to score a fourth straight big score but he got everything else spot on. He took on the evening dew and batted first because he said he expected the ball to move around a bit under lights. This could well be inputs from coach Ravi Shastri, who played a lot in Mumbai, because there is no sample size to arrive at the conclusion otherwise: the last ODI played at Brabourne Stadium was 12 years ago. At any rate, the ball did move, perhaps for the first time this series, and India bowled the opposition out for 153, sealing their third-biggest win and West Indies’ second-heaviest defeat in ODIs.When Kemar Roach got rid of Kohli in the 17th over, West Indies would have hoped to put the top-heavy Indian batting under pressure, but their newest interviewee for the No. 4 role, Rayudu, put the bowlers under extreme pressure in the middle overs. Rohit and Rayudu added 211 for the third wicket in 27.1 overs. There was a boundary every 5.4 balls in that partnership. There was one boundary in at least 14 of the last 17 overs they were together at the crease. In all, 220 of India’s runs came in fours and sixes.If Rayudu manipulated the fields and bowlers’ lengths by moving around the crease and down the wicket, Rohit chose to hit from a solid base. The switch was almost seamless. Rohit had just seen Kohli get out – he was 39 off 43 and India 101 for 2 in the 17th over – and had decided to tighten up his game a little. Keemo Paul bowled five straight dots to Rayudu. And then he effortlessly drove the sixth ball wide of sweeper cover.India can often be blamed for consolidating for too long and thus aiming a little under, but here Rayudu and Rohit both kept hitting the boundaries. Rayudu targeted the spinners, jumping out of the crease first ball he faced. He kept doing that until he got a flighted delivery, which he deposited over cover.The plan through the day had been to bowl wide to Rohit, not let him access the ball from his steady base. They also wanted to deny him the drive. Only 18 of his runs came in the “V” down the ground. Fifty-two, though, came square and behind square on the off side, which shows West Indies bowled to their plan but Rohit was too good for them.West Indies had initially managed to keep Rohit relatively quiet, but once Rovman Powell bowled in his arc in the 27th over, the flood gates opened. Three fours came in that over, and immediately – Rohit was only 77 off 81 – speculation around the double hundred began. With a career strike-rate of over 170 after he reaches hundred, and of over 200 in the last 10 overs, the odds were even at this point.The hitting at each end was sublime. It finally ended with Ashley Nurse finally sliding one wide enough to draw a thick edge from Rohit. Rayudu kept hitting, bringing up his third ODI century before Allen ran him out brilliantly off his own bowling. The scoring refused to slow down; 116 came off the last 10, and Paul, who bowled the last over, registered the joint-worst figures for a West Indies bowler against India, 1 for 88.Paul and other fast bowlers would have wondered how it might have been if they had bowled with the movement under lights available to them. Khaleel Ahmed, in particular, found consistent swing, which rarely happens with the white Kookaburra. Even before he got into act, though, India’s sensational fielding had reduced West Indies to 20 for 3. Kuldeep ran Shai Hope out from mid-on with a direct hit, and Kohli produced one for the highlight reel, taking out Kieran Powell with a back-flick direct hit while diving.Khaleel then began to swing it, and West Indies kept playing as if this pitch was just another batting beauty, a common feature of this series so far, and indeed in today’s ODI cricket. Movement is one thing, but using it is another, and Khaleel showed the wherewithal to do so. He mixed the swing up with ones that go with the angle without losing any accuracy. Shimron Hetmyer, who has put spinners under pressure, didn’t even get to face them as Khaleel got him lbw with one that held its line. Rovman missed a swinging delivery, and Marlon Samuels edged one that left him.However, Khaleel didn’t get to add to his three wickets in four overs. Kuldeep went through the rest with his wrong’uns even though Jason Holder played a lone hand with a fifty.