Arsenal have revelled in a pretty sensational rise under Mikel Arteta's guidance, but after the Spaniard gleaned the 2019/20 FA Cup in his first season, just months into his reign, the only further silverware to date has come in the form of the Community Shield.

Last season, however, the Gunners mounted a stunning title charge in the Premier League and took Manchester City all the way, falling at the business end to provide Pep Guardiola's side with the tools to jump in front.

Arteta might have spent lucratively over the past few years but he has also invested time, patience and energy into the nurturing of the youth, with Bukayo Saka the salient example of the Hale End academy's influence.

Bukayo Saka's career in numbers

Since making his Premier League debut during a 4-1 rout over Fulham in 2019, Saka has gone from strength to strength and is now regarded among the best in the game, with radio host Boyd Hilton saying: "one of the best players in the world right now. Unplayable."

In total, the 30-cap England international has posted 43 goals and 46 assists from 194 appearances for the north London outfit, including 26 direct contributions from 48 matches last term as he enjoyed a stunning year with his outfit.

This season, Saka has already scored five times from 15 outings during 2023/24, also providing six assists, and if Arsenal are to secure silverware this term, it would not be a rogue shout to claim that he will be at the heart of the success.

Bukayo Saka: Transfer Value Rise

Date

Market Value

July 2019

£8m

July 2020

£18m

July 2021

£39m

December 2021

£51m

July 2022

£57m

July 2023

£81m

November 2023

£90m

*As per Football Transfers

As per FBref, the 22-year-old ranks among the top 21% of attacking midfielders and wingers across Europe's top five leagues over the past year for goals, the top 15% for assists, the top 19% for shot-creating actions, the top 4% for touches in the attacking box and the top 8% for progressive carries and tackles per 90.

As robust as they come and one of Arsenal's most influential attacking outlets, Saka is behind only Manchester City goal machine Erling Haaland in the Premier League's most valuable players, as per Football Transfers, and has been praised for his "ruthless" streak by England manager Gareth Southgate, now putting him in 'world-class' conversation.

The incremental growth over the past few years is staggering, and to think that Saka still has so much growth ahead of him is a frightening prospect for the rest of European football.

Electric on the ball, intelligent with his distribution and incisive with his finishing, the generational talent has the potential to be one of the best footballers in the game in a few years, having already established himself as one of the game's most talented members.

He's Arsenal's own, the Gunners' affectionately nicknamed 'starboy', and he might be the greatest homegrown talent of his generation, but, that being said, Arteta might soon welcome a new talent of a similar ilk to the fold in Amario Cozier-Duberry.

Amario Cozier-Duberry's style of play

Cozier-Duberry, aged 18, is yet to make his professional debut but has been an excellent member of Arsenal's youth contingent and has scored 22 goals and supplied 15 assists from 70 displays, praised for his performances by Jack Wilshere, who likened him to Saka.

Amario is very exciting and Mikel likes him,” Wilshere said. “He reminds me of Bukayo Saka, plays in the same position as him, needs to get better with his decision-making like Bukayo did, but he’s definitely exciting.

“In some moments he’s unplayable. You give him the ball and he can make things happen. You can set up a team and have a game plan, but when you’ve got individuals like that you’ve got a chance.”

He's certainly knocking on the door, with the right winger having plundered five goals and two assists from seven matches in the Premier League 2 this season, seemingly tailor-made to rival Saka as a precocious understudy.

Amario Cozier-Duberry's stats at academy level

In fact, his prolific numbers even surpass senior captain Martin Odegaard's this year, with the Norwegian midfielder scoring five goals and providing one assist across all competitions; while circumstances differ, it's a further illustration of Cozier-Duberry's potential.

Odegaard, aged 24, has been a talismanic emblem for Arsenal in their ascendancy over the past several years, since joining from Real Madrid on an initial £30m deal in 2021 after impressing on loan, and while he prefers to find the back of the net himself, could prove to be a creative engine to charge Cozier-Duberry's exploits within the first-team.

This is because the maestro ranks among the top 5% of midfielders across Europe's top five leagues over the past year for shot-creating actions, the top 19% for assists and the top 14% for progressive passes per 90.

Cozier-Duberry would have the buffer of walking into a team of far greater cohesion and quality than when Saka made his breakthrough, and while this could be viewed from both perspectives, it will objectively mean that the teenager will have to maintain an impressive level of performance to stay afloat.

That being said, he's clearly held in high regard and, as per Fabrizio Romano, is currently at the centre of discussions to pen a new, long-term contract amid growing attention from Premier League and European suitors.

There have been countless cases of talented teenagers receiving acclaim for their impressive displays at youth level, only to succumb to the pressures and rigours of the professional game, but while Cozier-Duberry is yet to make his senior debut, with apt nurturing he could be an absolute force in the future.

With a first-class attacking crop ahead of him in the pecking order, Cozier-Duberry could prosper from a regular role in the senior set-up, absorbing the fruits of phenoms such as Saka, building toward an opportunity to strut his stuff.

Former Australia coach Darren Lehmann has conceded he may have overstayed his welcome as chief mentor of the national team, signing two contract extensions before quitting amid the disgrace of the Newlands ball-tampering scandal earlier this year.”I look back now and I had a fantastic five years coaching Australia,” Lehmann told FIVEaa radio. “But I look back now and go ‘maybe it was a bit too long’ to be fair. I speak to Justin Langer quite regularly just making sure he gets some time off where he can because you’re on the road and it’s 300 days of high pressure trying to win every game. That takes its toll.”It’s 24-7, you don’t sleep. You’re thinking about either the day, the coming day, six months ahead, who you’ve got coming up, what players are coming back from injuries, you’re talking to everyone. It’s literally the most demanding job I’ve ever had, but it’s great fun. Even right to the end I loved it.Originally signing on in mid-2013 on a three-year deal to take him through to 2016, Lehmann was handed two extensions by the team performance manager Pat Howard, the first taking him through to 2017 and then the second extending his tenure until the end of the 2019 Ashes series in England – this last addition announced during a poor tour of Sri Lanka in 2016.Initially, Lehmann had been seen as a short-term fix to problems in the national side under his predecessor Mickey Arthur, including the “homework” suspensions of four players in India in 2013 and a series of behavioural issues with David Warner, and the coach himself always insisted he was not in the job for the long-term. However a broadly successful early tenure, featuring the 2013-14 Ashes whitewash, a home series win over India in the wake of the death of Phillip Hughes and victory in the World Cup at home, meant Lehmann’s time in the job expanded.He was forced to resign at the same time Warner, Steven Smith and Cameron Bancroft were banned for premeditated ball-tampering and the subsequent damage to the image of the game.”I was in a bad place like everyone for a little bit of time. It’s taken me the last three months, I’m starting to feel a bit more normal and enjoying watching the cricket again,” Lehmann said. “Your kids, and when your wife’s copping it you say enough’s enough. That’s when it gets too personal and you take a step back.”In Gideon Haigh’s recently released book, , it is reported that there were concerns within the national team about Lehmann’s health and ability to cope with the demands of the job as early as 2015. In January 2016, Lehmann suffered a serious deep vein thrombosis that forced him to take a break, leading to Langer stepping in as ODI coach for a Caribbean triangular series later that year.”He was loath at first to take selectorial responsibilities, which ‘had the potential to create friction between the players and myself’: Howard needed to persuade him,” Haigh wrote. “Nor did he see himself staying overlong, liking to quote his wife Andrea’s question when he was offered the job: ‘Do you think you can make a diference?’ But Lehmann did stay. In a sense, he had to. Cricket coaching is a precarious occupation. The national role is the only one in Australia paid anything like a football coach; the position’s prestige and perquisites are unmatched.”In hindsight, some felt Lehmann should have moved on after the 2015 World Cup, by which time he was clearly feeling the pressure of indifferent health and prolonged separations from home. But with the retirements of Clarke, Haddin, Rogers, Harris, Johnson and Watson in short order, following the tragedy of Phillip Hughes, the coach’s continuity appeared welcome. His influence was then consolidated by the need for the team’s remaking under Smith and Warner, suddenly senior players despite their relative inexperience. As the coach was getting older, the players were growing younger. More and more he referred to them as “kids”–“good”, “great”, “hard-working” etc–when they might be men in their mid-20s or even older.”On the topic of the banned Smith and Warner, Lehmann said the ex-leadership duo were still feeling their way back from the traumas of earlier this year. “They’re not too bad, they have good days and bad days like everyone,” he said. “Obviously that was a pretty big mistake by everyone, but the game moves forward, and they’re going ok, they’re good young men, and they’ll come back playing really good cricket for Australia.”Lehmann also spoke about Usman Khawaja, after his match-saving performance in Dubai. “Outstanding effort and probably puts a few knockers to bed,” Lehmann said. “I think opening suits him in the subcontinent, he’s against the new ball, it’s not spinning as much… His record as an opener’s unbelievable, he’s only done it a few times and he’s got two hundreds. I think he said it in his press conference where everyone said he’s too lazy-looking if you like, but he’s not like that at all.”When he’s training, he’s training as hard as anyone else to be the best he can be, and trying to improve his game, and when he fails it hurts him like everyone else. He just keeps a lot in, but when you’re inside the tent, you see those emotions come out behind closed doors.”

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.

Even with under-pressure manager David Wagner still at the helm, Norwich City are entering a new era as a football club with the appointment of Ben Knapper as Sporting Director of the Canaries with Stuart Webber stepping away from the Norfolk-based club subsequently.

Knapper will have a whole host of difficult decisions to make and considerations to ponder over, especially the immediate future of Wagner in the dug-out if results don't begin to pick up.

Another will be the January transfer window coming up and whether or not Norwich should sign anyone, sniffing around to see if any players would be tempted to relocate to Carrow Road even on just a short-term basis on a loan deal.

Calling his new role a "huge honour and privilege" via the Norwich official club website, Knapper won't completely discard the past connections he's got in the football world however in his new surroundings – the current Canaries Sporting Director previously on the books at Premier League Arsenal, holding various different roles at the Emirates.

This could see Norwich potentially raid Knapper's former club for some young and hungry talents this January, an injection of freshness just what the Yellows desire after a dire recent run of form in the Championship.

Here are three Gunners youngsters Norwich could potentially look at…

1 Reuell Walters

Able to play at right-back, left-back and centre-back, Norwich could well gamble on the services of the versatile Walters to help fix the leakiness present at the back currently under Wagner.

Relying on defenders such as Danny Batth recently – the ex Wolverhampton Wanderers man reaching the twilight of his career at 33 – a fresh face at the heart of defence could do the Yellows the world of good and Walters could offer Wagner's men something different with a quick, mobile figure in the backline.

Cited as an "attack-minded" defender according to the Arsenal official club website, the teen starlet is deserving of his first loan away from the north London club – playing in eight straight games for the U21's recently, the 18-year-old even captaining the side on occasion.

2 Bradley Ibrahim

Norwich could also do with reinforcements in the centre of the park, mainly in defensive midfield.

The only out-and-out defensive midfielder present in Norfolk at this moment in time is Jacob Lungi Sörensen, but the young Dane finds himself sidelined with an injury at this moment in time.

This is where Ibrahim could come to the rescue if signed on a loan deal this upcoming January, the 19-year-old excelling in this role for the U21s currently.

Rising through the ranks in north London – formerly U18s captain – Ibrahim is a key starter for the Premier League 2 Gunners now with the teenager even scoring versus Brighton on top of assisting a further two strikes in his last outing.

Ibrahim is ready for the step-up to senior football having appeared in first-team squads at Arsenal, with Norwich now a potential destination for the promising midfielder.

3 Amario Cozier-Duberry

The Canaries could well be in the market for another winger this January, with fears mounting that Jonathan Rowe could be leaving the building – Premier League interest intensifying in the standout 20-year-old.

Amario Cozier-Duberry could well be just the talent Norwich are seeking, the teenage star dazzling defences and proving "unplayable" – as per Jack Wilshere – at youth level for some time with trickery and skill.

The 18-year-old isn't just a showboater with no obvious end product however, netting four goals in his last two U21 games including a brace against Manchester City last time out.

His second goal was the culmination of a magical solo run paying off, evading Man City challengers before firing home what proved to be a crucial equalising strike.

Wagner could well opt to sign Cozier-Duberry for more bodies to call upon from down the channels, the 18-year-old eager to show off his raw skill on a bigger stage.

The remaining players in England’s squad had hoped for a run out, but the P Sara ground was left saturated by heavy rain

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Oct-2018

No chance of cricket: England’s second warm-up match was washed out•Associated Press

England will go into the one-day series against Sri Lanka short of match practice and time to acclimatise after their second warm-up match was abandoned without a ball bowled.Heavy rain in Colombo left puddles around the ground at the P Sara Oval meaning England couldn’t back up Friday’s performance where they eased to a 43-run victory on Duckworth-Lewis in a chase truncated by bad light.The weather could play a part throughout the one-day series as it is the time of the northeast monsoon and there are thunderstorms forecast throughout the week in Dambulla, the venue for the first two ODIs of the five-match series. There are reserve days for the second and fifth matches.England had hoped to use their second outing against a Board XI to give the remaining members of their squad a run out, but Sam and Tom Curran, Alex Hales and Liam Dawson will now go into the series without any middle time on the tour.Hales, who seems likely to sit out when the series starts, has not played a match since the end of August because he only has a white-ball county deal with Nottinghamshire.The Curran brothers will come into consideration for the opening ODI with Sam providing the left-arm angle England are keen for in the attack and was provided with considerable success by David Willey during the summer. Willey was ruled out of this tour with a back injury, giving Sam Curran the chance to stake his claim after making his ODI debut against Australia at Old Trafford.Tom Curran did not feature for England during the summer due to injury but made an encouraging start to his ODI career on the tours of Australia and New Zealand.Olly Stone, the uncapped Warwickshire fast bowler, played the opening warm-up match alongside Chris Woakes, Mark Wood and Ben Stokes as England’s pace attack. Whichever combination of quicks are selected for the first ODI they are in for a demanding time in energy-sapping conditions which are likely to limit the length of spells.”A few of the boys did find it difficult getting used to the heat and humidity,” Woakes said. “Long spells will probably be few and far between…three or four overs is likely to be the most you’ll bowl unless things are going really well.”Even the back end of overs are going to be difficult. Myself, Mark Wood and Olly Stone spoke about that and four of the first three or four balls felt normal and at the back end it was hard to close out as we were getting tired. That will get better as the tour goes on and we start to adapt.”Woakes is one of the current England players who was part of the previous tour to Sri Lanka in late 2014 where he was the team’s leading wicket-taker with 14 scalps. His memories of that trip include the importance of making the most of the new ball – a role Woakes did with distinction on the tour of New Zealand earlier this year before missing all England’s white-ball cricket in the home season with injury.”The new ball is crucial out here. Batters generally come quite hard, they know it’s a good time to bat, but the first couple of overs swung a bit last time,” Woakes told . “Cutters work quite well out here, you get a bit of grip, but you have to be very accurate. We found that out yesterday, it’s all well and good bowling them but you have to get them right. I didn’t quite do that yesterday and got dealt with.”

The Reds looked like they were going to drop points at home to the worst team in the Premier League until their World Cup winner intervened

Liverpool are top of the Premier League – and Alexis Mac Allister is the main reason why. After setting up Mohamed Salah's decisive goal against Brighton on Sunday, the Argentine was at it again at Anfield on Thursday, scoring what was effectively the match-winner in a nervy 3-1 victory over Sheffield United.

With just 14 minutes remaining on a miserable Merseyside evening, a bizarrely lackustre and lackadaisical Liverpool looked set to throw away two precious points in the title race – and at home to the weakest team in the league – with a Conor Bradley own goal having cancelled out Darwin Nunez's fortuitous opener.

However, cometh the hour, cometh the man – and right now at Anfield, Mac Allister is very much the man. As Liverpool piled forward, the ball dropped for their No.10 on the edge of the Blades box, and Mac Allister found the back of the net with a stunning strike for his 10th goal involvement in his last 11 outings.

Cody Gakpo headed home in the final minute of normal time to put an added gloss on the scoreline, but there was no hiding the paucity of this Liverpool's performance – or the growing importance of Mac Allister to his team's title hopes.

GOAL rates all of the Reds on show at Anfield, as Liverpool moved two points back above Arsenal…

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Caoimhin Kelleher (6/10):

Maintained his fine form with a wonderful reflex save with his feet from McAtee inside the opening 60 seconds, and it took a wicked close-range deflection to beat him. Distribution was also very good.

Conor Bradley (5/10):

Pushed forward at every opportunity down the right wing but to little effect. Not much he could have done about his own goal, but it rather summed up a tough night for the Northern Irishman.

Ibrahima Konate (5/10):

Back in the starting line-up and looked really rusty, giving away a needless free-kick at one point after carelessly losing possession on the left flank.

Virgil van Dijk (6/10):

Barely given anything to do other than snuff out the odd Sheffield United attempt at a counter-attack, but played McAtee onside in the lead-up to the visitors' shock equaliser. Was always a threat in the Blades box, though.

Joe Gomez (5/10):

Couple of decent crosses early on, while he also had a couple of (obviously) unsuccessful attempts on goal before being beaten all ends up by McAtee just before the visitors levelled. Rightly replaced as Liverpool pushed for a winner, given he offers so little offensively.

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Alexis Mac Allister (8/10):

Actually misplaced a pass in the opening five minutes but was typically brilliant thereafter, winning the ball regularly, using it intelligently and then sticking it in the top corner to win the game for Liverpool. The Argentine was unlucky not to get the second goal his dynamic display merited, too.

Ryan Gravenberch (3/10):

After an early clash of heads with Souza, he had a couple of sights of goal but, as so often happens with the Dutchman, he vanished the longer the game went on. Rightly replaced on the hour mark after another painfully ineffective outing.

Dominik Szoboszlai (5/10):

The Hungarian was his usual industrious self and tested Grbic with a decent strike from distance just before the break, but his 72nd-minute substitution came as little surprise. Not good enough on the night.

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Mohamed Salah (4/10):

May have missed loads of chances against Brighton but at least he was a constant threat. The Egyptian was barely involved here and Klopp was well within his rights to take him off as Salah was strangely subdued all evening.

Darwin Nunez (7/10):

Obviously a significant amount of luck involved in his goal but it was just reward for his pressing – as well as a bright start to the game. His influence faded in the second half but he never stopped running.

Luis Diaz (7/10):

Liverpool's most creative attacking force, the Colombian's final ball sometimes lets him down but he causes all sorts of problems with his wonderful dribbling skills.

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Harvey Elliott (6/10):

Once again, Liverpool's 'super-sub' made a big impact off the bench with his crossing and energy.

Andy Robertson (7/10):

Made a huge difference when he came on at left-back and probably should have put Liverpool back in front with a back-post volley before teeing up Gakpo for the goal that sealed victory.

Curtis Jones (6/10):

A huge boost for Liverpool just having him back on the field after his recent injury.

Cody Gakpo (7/10):

Huge contrast to the Brighton game in that the Dutchman was full of running when he came on and deservedly sealed a nervy win with with a well-taken late header.

Jurgen Klopp (5/10):

It may have ended in three points but this was a seriously stressful and concerning night for the German. There's no getting away from the fact that despite starting a very strong side, his players looked lethargic for long periods. His changes really helped (they often do), but he was ultimately indebted to a wonder-strike from Mac Allister for turning the game back in Liverpool's favour.

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Depois do revés fora de casa contra o Sport, Rodrigo Santana e sua comissão técnica foram demitidos do comando do Coritiba justamente antes de uma sequência de partidas que pode delinear os caminhos da equipe na fuga do rebaixamento no Brasileirão.

Isso porque, após derrota para um concorrente direto, o Verdão do Alto da Glória terá, nas próximas quatro rodadas, a oportunidade de jogar contra outros dois times que estão no Z4 e imediatamente atrás dele na tabela: Botafogo, no sábado (19) às 21h, e Goiás, já em 2021, às 20h30.

Além dos compromissos em questão, o Coritiba terá também outros dois duelos que serão importantes por motivos distintos. Enquanto no dia 26 de dezembro a equipe provavelmente treinada por Pachequinho visita o vice-líder Atlético-MG, em 9 de janeiro a equipe terá o clássico diante do Athletico.

Entretanto, antes de pensar na saída da zona de rebaixamento, a equipe paranaense precisa, necessariamente, superar um incômodo jejum de resultados positivos. Sem vencer há seis rodadas, a última vez que o torcedor Coxa Branca comemorou uma vitória foi no dia 31 de outubro quando bateu por 1 a 0 o Atlético-GO no Couto Pereira.

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Tottenham Hotspur could have an "interesting bidding war" on the horizon for 2024 with manager Ange Postecoglou apparently "very keen" on one player.

Spurs identify upgrades for Postecoglou

Injuries to star players Micky van de Ven and James Maddison have seriously exposed Spurs' lack of depth in their squad, and while they'll both be back by January, it's perhaps imperative for the club to consider their options moving forward.

Maddison and van de Ven's absences, not to mention suspensions for Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie, have left Spurs very short – resulting in back-to-back Premier League defeats prior to the international break.

“Micky obviously with that hamstring injury, we knew it was fairly significant, probably a couple of months for him looking into the new year," said Postecoglou on van de Ven and Maddison.

“[Maddison] is a lot worse than we thought. He came off with an ankle injury and the next day wasn’t great, so we sent him for a scan. Again probably into the new year for him."

These glaring holes in Postecoglou's squad are there for all to see, with reports suggesting Tottenham want a left-sided centre-back as an alternative to van de Ven moving forward.

The likes of Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly and Chelsea's Trevoh Chalobah have both been linked with Spurs in the last few days, while it is also believed that the Lilywhites are eyeing up new attackers.

Genoa midfielder Albert Gudmundsson and Al-Ittihad winger Jota are reported candidates to for the left-wing role, as Postecoglou is short of natural options behind Dejan Kulusevski.

Ange "very keen" on signing Jota

According to TEAMtalk, the Spurs boss is actually "very keen" on Jota, but a rule change in Saudi Arabia means he could have to wait until later in 2024 to get him.

Regardless, the report suggests an "interesting bidding war" could be on the cards next year over the 24-year-old. The former Celtic star, who Postecoglou knows well from their time at Celtic together, is also attracting interest from multiple Champions League sides.

Jota was a star at Parkhead before his move to Al-Ittihad, scoring 11 goals and assisting 11 others the Scottish Premiership alone during his final season. TEAMtalk add that he cost also be available for around £30 million, which comes as a pretty affordable fee where Tottenham are concerned.

Former Scotland international and Spurs right-back Alan Hutton commenting on the Portugual international's exceptional ability last year, calling him an "exciting" player and saying what Jota did for Celtic was nothing short of incredible.

"Jota's only 23-years-old, he's still developing," explained Hutton to Football Insider.

"He's probably only going to get better, I think he can get better. What he's done this season has been incredible, for him to come from his parent club, where he's not really been playing. Benfica are a big club in their own right but to come to another club where there's a lot of pressure, to perform at such a young age, he's stood up to that task.

“Jota's that player fans want to see. He's exciting, he takes people on, he makes things happen, he scores goals and ticks all the boxes."

يخوض منتخب المغرب الأولمبي مباراة هامة أمام أوكرانيا اليوم السبت في اللقاء الذي يجمع بينهما ضمن منافسات دورة الألعاب الأولمبية.

ويلتقي منتخب المغرب أمام منافسه أوكرانيا في إطار لقاءات الجولة الثانية من مرحلة المجموعات في إطار منافسات كرة القدم بـ أولمبياد باريس.

وحقق منتخب المغرب فوزًا صعبًا وتاريخياً على حساب الأرجنتين في مواجهة الجولة الأولى بنتيجة 2-1 في اللقاء الذي جمع بينهما الأربعاء الماضي، بينما سقط منتخب أوكرانيا أمام العراق بنتيجة 2-1.

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وأسفرت قرعة منافسات كرة القدم في أولمبياد باريس، عن تواجد منتخب المغرب في المجموعة الثانية بجانب الأرجنتين والعراق وأوكرانيا. موعد مباراة المغرب وأوكرانيا اليوم في أولمبياد باريس 2024

تقام مباراة المغرب وأوكرانيا، اليوم السبت، 27 يوليو 2024، في تمام الساعة 6 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، 4 عصرًا بتوقيت المغرب. القنوات الناقلة لمباراة المغرب وأوكرانيا اليوم في أولمبياد باريس

تنقل مباراة المغرب وأوكرانيا، عبر قناة “بي إن سبورت” المفتوحة، وقناة “الرياضية” المغربية. معلق مباراة المغرب وأوكرانيا اليوم في أولمبياد باريس

ويتولى مهمة التعليق على أحداث المباراة بين المغرب وأوكرانيا، المغربي جواد بدة.

ويمكنكم مطالعة مواعيد ونتائج جميع المباريات لحظة بلحظة عبر مركز المباريات من هنا 

Aston Villa are back at Villa Park this afternoon, as Unai Emery’s side look to bounce back from defeat in welcoming Fulham to the Midlands on match day 12 of the Premier League season.

The Villans suffered their first league loss in six after losing 2-0 to Nottingham Forest at the City Ground last time out, however results elsewhere on match week 11 meant that Emery’s side’s fifth place position was not compromised.

Sitting just two points outside of the top four, it’s imperative that Villa restore their momentum, with the Cottagers arriving in questionable form.

Aston Villa team news vs Fulham

In midweek, the Villans hosted AZ Alkmaar in the Europa Conference League, a fixture that continued their stellar home form to claim three late points in Group E of the competition.

The high-flying outfit have made Villa Park a fortress, with a 12-game unbeaten run currently intact when Emery’s side are at home and if the hosts win against Fulham, the squad will achieve a record not reached since 1983 in going 13 home games undefeated.

Before thinking of victory, the Clarets will have to put in a strong performance against Marco Silva’s well-organised side, with Emery shedding light on some new injury updates following the midweek win over AZ.

In his pre-match press conference, the manager revealed that centre-back Diego Carlos will be absent after picking up a “small injury” against the Eredivisie side, with Jacob Ramsey also out of contention as he continues to find full fitness.

Alex Moreno will be in the squad after fully recovering from a hamstring injury, with a few changes expected after the rotation seen earlier in the week, with one highly-rated member of the XI’s position having the potential to be under threat.

The stats that suggest Boubacar Kamara should be dropped

Against AZ Alkmaar, midfielder Boubacar Kamara had a questionable performance, with the main narrative being his incomprehensible miss that was eased by Villa’s equaliser shortly after.

Once described as being the “biggest jewel” in Marseille’s squad by talent scout Jacek Kulig, the 23-year-old has impressed since his arrival in England in the summer of 2022 from Ligue 1 – notably starting every Premier League game this season at the base of the midfield.

Recently, however, the Frenchman has shown a less-reliable spell of form in the middle of the park, and with other options available, now could be the time for Emery to rotate his engine room.

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One name that could replace Kamara is Youri Tielemans, who has already spoken openly about his dissatisfaction over his playing time since arriving from Leicester City in the summer.

The Belgian is yet to start a Premier League game for the Villans, with the former Marseille ace’s dip in form potentially opening the door for the 26-year-old to prove his worth in the league.

Another player available for selection is Leander Dendoncker, who has a host of Premier League experience in midfield but little claim to game time with competition for spaces rising in Emery’s squad.

The manager has a decision to make ahead of the game, with the one goal being to claim a vital three points and continue their largely exemplary start to the 2023/24 season.