Van Dijk spotted in Liverpool training

Many Liverpool fans were in awe of footage of star defender Virgil van Dijk back on the pitches of the AXA Training Centre in Kirkby.

The 29-year-old posted the video on his official Twitter account where he was seen completing some light jogging up and down the field as he recovers from his serious knee injury.

Van Dijk has not featured for Jurgen Klopp’s side since October after rupturing his cruciate ligament during their 2-2 draw against Everton at Goodison Park, where Jordan Pickford flew over the ball and caught the Dutchman on his standing leg.

In his absence, Liverpool’s title defence and actual defence has crumbled in the space of two months and the Reds have now lost their last five-straight games at Anfield in the Premier League.

Unsurprisingly, supporters were overjoyed to see Van Dijk on the mend and flooded his social media with an array of supportive messages.

Van Dijk sends these fans crazy

“Oh my god! We might actually be back soon”

Credit: @LfcRyannnn

“I LOVE YOU MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN”

Credit: @Bigsamm

“Getting ready for number 7”

Credit: @freddy_kofi

“The time has come”

Credit: @almaskeen19

“KINGGGGGGG”

Credit: @lfcaxchie

“Beautiful”

Credit: @lfckillian

In other news, Some Liverpool urge club to ‘fire the whole medical staff’ after Fulham team news reveal.

Bielsa should urge Leeds move for WBA’s Yokuslu

Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa should urge the club to make a summer move for West Brom’s Okay Yokuslu amid Paul Robinson’s transfer claim.

What’s the story?

Yokuslu joined Sam Allardyce’s side on loan from Celta Vigo until the end of the season, and when asked if he could join a Premier League side if the Baggies get relegated, Robinson suggested Leeds as a potential destination.

Speaking to Football Insider, the former Whites goalkeeper said: “He will be highly sought-after this summer. He plays in a very similar way to Kalvin Phillips and that is the type of player that Leeds need.

“It is going to be a difficult one to sell though. Would he want to be Kalvin Phillips’ backup? He is playing week in, week out right now. I would like to see him play across the midfield in other positions.”

Victor Orta’s chance

With West Brom heading for relegation back to the Championship, there will be no questioning that some of the Baggies’ best players will look to be prised away by those still in the Premier League.

Chief among those will surely be the £3.6m-rated Yokuslu, who has been nothing short of a revelation since joining West Brom earlier this year.

His teammate at the Hawthorns, Kyle Bartley, has waxed lyrical about the kind of impression the holding midfielder has made at the club, saying: “He’s been brilliant. He seems to have settled in really quickly which is always important for a player at a new club. You can see already that he’s a really good player.

“I thought he was great against Manchester United on his full debut and then he backed that up with another impressive performance on Saturday against Burnley. He’s tenacious. He’s good on the ball. He’s calm and composed.”

As per Whoscored, Yokuslu’s average match rating of 6.91 in the Premier League is the highest of any Baggies player who’s featured more than at least once for the club – a real indication of just how big of an influence he already is and how he’s hit the ground running.

The Baggies’ relegation would give Victor Orta the perfect chance to snap up a potential bargain, and given the way he has performed for Allardyce’s side, it’s a player Bielsa should urge Leeds to make a summer move for.

Given all the talk has been about how Leeds go about trying to find cover for Kalvin Phillips, bringing in Yokuslu from a potentially already relegated West Brom seems like an absolute no-brainer.

Meanwhile, this man could be Leeds’ new Ben White…

Mesma estratégia: Galo e Colo Colo fecham treino antes do confronto

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Os técnicos Diego Aguirre, do Atlético-MG, e José Luis Sierra, do Colo Colo, optaram pela mesma estratégia para o jogo desta quarta-feira, na Arena Independência. Nesta terça, os treinadores não liberarão a presença da imprensa no último treino antes do duelo, mantendo as dúvidas sobre as escalações.

No Galo, a principal dúvida é Robinho. O atacante, que foi picado por um inseto e teve uma infecção na coxa esquerda, não treinou na última semana. O camisa 7 já foi desfalque no Chile, no empate por 0 a 0. Na ocasião, Aguirre optou pela entrada do polivalente Patric. Para o jogo no Horto, Hyuri também é opção.

No meio, Leandro Donizete – que recebeu o terceiro cartão amarelo no Chile e está suspenso – deve ser substituído por Júnior Urso. Dátolo, com dores na coxa direita, também não deve participar do confronto na Arena Independência.

Líder do Grupo 5 com 7 pontos em três rodadas, o Atlético-MG deve entrar em campo com a seguinte escalação: Victor; Marcos Rocha, Léo Silva, Erazo e Douglas Santos; Júnior Urso, Rafael Carioca e Cazares; Luan, Hyuri (Patric) e Lucas Pratto.

José Luis Sierra tem problemas na defesa e no ataque.O zagueiro argentino Matías Zaldívia, lesionado, segue fora. Já o centroavante Paredes, que jogou contra o Galo no Chile, foi vetado para a partida de volta por conta de uma entorse no tornozelo direito.

How Dier betrayed Spurs vs Liverpool

Spurs suffered their first defeat of the year on Thursday night, and one of Jose Mourinho’s most-trusted generals was the catalyst for their downfall.

Defending champions Liverpool ran away with a 3-1 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to bolster their title defence, while it leaves the north Londoners with plenty to do before they can truly be considered a contender.

It was a trio of errors that proved to be Spurs’ Achilles’ heel, all of which started with Eric Dier’s ghastly judgement for Roberto Firmino’s opener.

The £22.5m-rated star is above and beyond Mourinho’s first-choice centre-back having started 18 of their 19 league outings, seven more than Toby Alderweireld, 12 more than Davinson Sanchez and 15 more than Joe Rodon, as per WhoScored.

As one of the regular starters, he should be a reliable figure in the heart of defence – that’s why he’s continually selected, right?

Well, his lapse in concentration to allow the Brazilian to ghost in and tap home right before half time to really set the tone for the rest of the game.

As Dan Kilpatrick wrote in his post-match ratings column for the Evening Standard: “It was another example of a big error undermining his performance,” which echoed the thoughts of football.london reporter Alasdair Gold, who claimed Dier “makes some decisions that undo a lot” of his good work.

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Interestingly, both journalists graded Matt Doherty’s display as worse than the Englishman, but that’s a tad unfair. First of all, the 29-year-old was playing out of position at left wing-back and secondly, he had only just returned from injury.

The right-footed defender had missed their FA Cup win on Monday and their victory over Sheffield United in the league, so cut him some slack.

As mentioned above, Dier needed to do a lot better, especially considering his involvement in the match. He recorded the second-highest number of touches (91) but in doing so, delivered very little in return.

Indeed, the 43-cap England international lost possession 11 times as he was awfully careless in the passing game, also recording 11 missed passes and six missed long balls, via SofaScore.

Wasteful.

Firmino, who has struggled in front of the sticks this season, failing to score in the five league games before kickoff, had the better of Dier as he managed to fire off three shots, including the opener.

Doherty can be given a free ride this time around – it’s the 27-year-old colossus who betrayed Mourinho.

Dier is one of the few defensive players the Spurs boss actually trusts, so it says a lot when Alderweireld didn’t start, and they shipped three goals against a side who hadn’t scored in the Premier League since December 27.

AND in other news, Spurs could find their next Danny Rose in £20m “special player”…

Spurs can find next Alli in Todd Cantwell

Tottenham Hotspur are one of the teams pondering a move for Norwich City midfielder Todd Cantwell, according to reports…

What’s the word?

Football League World sources have claimed that Spurs are monitoring the 22-year-old playmaker ahead of a potential swoop this summer, while Premier League rivals Leicester City have also been named as possible suitors.

It’s thought that the Canaries are bracing themselves for bids over a number of their key stars, including Cantwell, though the north London outfit are wanting to avoid a bidding war over the England U21 international.

The Championship outfit do not want to sell either, but their hand may be forced should they fail to secure an instant return back to the top-flight.

Dele Alli 2.0?

Spurs are going to see first-hand how Cantwell performs over the next few months as they will also be looking at the progress of their on-loan midfielder, Oliver Skipp.

They have also had success in finding gems from the lower echelons of the Football League, more recently Ryan Sessegnon from Fulham, who has been touted for big things one day and of course, Dele Alli, who they prised from MK Dons for only £5m some six years ago.

Interestingly, Cantwell has been likened to the 24-year-old attacking midfielder after being dubbed the ‘East Anglian Alli’ by the Sportsman, who wrote: ‘There is also an element of Dele Alli to the way Cantwell plays, with the Norwich City man often breaking beyond the central striker.’

Perhaps a move for the Canaries’ talisman means they could seal their next Alli, especially as he’s been linked with an exit to Paris Saint-Germain in recent weeks, so his likely void will need to be fulfilled at some point.

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Cantwell’s former coach Gary Cockaday noticed his ability from a young age, he told The Athletic: “He did things every week that were just special. It was God-given. No one taught it.”

Indeed, the midfielder impressed in his first shot at the big time, even despite Norwich being relegated.

He recorded six goals and two assists from 37 appearances, and ranked joint-second for shots per game (1.1), behind only striker Teemu Pukki. He also did a lot off the ball, managing an average of 1.4 tackles per game, via WhoScored.

Cantwell even gave one of Spurs’ current players the run around that campaign. Despite the defeat, the Norwich sensation had the better of Matt Doherty in their game at Wolves. He was absolutely terrorised.

Per SofaScore, the Englishman was Daniel Farke’s second-best player (7.2 rating) and aside from beating the right wing-back to score, he also won five duels, made three tackles and had 55 touches. By comparison, the Irishman (6.6) managed to pick up a yellow card and won only 45% of his duels.

In the Championship this term, he has continued that remarkable form, ranking as the Canaries’ third-best player with a WhoScored rating of 7.04 – only bettered by Emi Buendia and Grant Hanley, who have both started double the number of games.

Four goal contributions in 11 starts are noble returns thus far and given he’s only 22, he looks primed to improve on that going forward.

Also dubbed one of the “most gifted” in the academy set-up from an early age by Darren Huckerby, the £15.3m-rated gem would evidently be a fine addition and a like-for-like heir to Alli.

It remains to be seen how much a young talent like Cantwell would command; reports in the summer suggested Norwich had an asking price in the region of £25m, which in this day and age is probably fair for an English diamond.

If Daniel Levy can afford to this summer, he’d be a wise man to sanction this move.

AND in other news, Why Jose Mourinho would LOVE reported Spurs target Mikkel Damgaard…

Punida por dois meses, organizada do Timão protesta em frente à FPF

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A Gaviões da Fiel, principal organizada do Corinthians, realizou um protesto neste domingo em frente à sede da Federação Paulista de Futebol, na zona oeste da capital. A uniformizada foi punida pela entidade por dois meses porque acendeu sinalizadores na final da Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, contra o Flamengo, na última segunda-feira, no Pacaembu.

Apesar da suspensão por 60 dias dos estádios, a Gaviões compareceu do lado de fora da Arena Corinthians, onde acontecerá o jogo contra o XV de Piracicana neste domingo, com bandeiras de mastro e bateria. Eles, entretanto, não poderão entrar com os materiais.

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Antes do protesto deste domingo, a Gaviões já havia publicado uma nota oficial repudiando a punição. Confira:

“Hoje, os Gaviões da Fiel abordará o tema mais recente, de uma forma diferente. Ao invés da formalidade de uma nota, como costumeiramente fazemos, daremos espaço para um papo reto, sincero, de torcedores para torcedores.

E o mais importante: o papo aqui é de qualquer torcedor para qualquer torcedor, seja ele organizado ou não, seja ele Corinthiano ou não.

Não nos surpreendeu em nada a punição que a Federação Paulista de Futebol destinou a nós, Gaviões da Fiel Torcida, por acendermos sinalizadores na final da Copinha, disputada na segunda-feira passada, dia 25.

A punição era esperada e, justamente por isso, nos adiantamos com os cânticos mais sinceros que poderíamos destinar aos supostos mandatários do esporte bretão: Federação, o futebol não precisa de você!

Verdade esta, cada vez mais absoluta.

Achamos que a molecada da base, ao ter a oportunidade e privilégio de jogar em um Pacaembu lotado, merecia a festa que sempre fizemos com muito gosto e orgulho, para todos que vestiram a camisa do Corinthians.

E o fizemos sem melindres.

Agora que a punição foi formalizada e nós, Gaviões da Fiel Torcida, não poderemos estar nos estádios por 60 dias, deixamos algo bem claro: nossa diretoria não se responsabilizará, durante o prazo da punição, por qualquer ato de qualquer torcedor que esteja nos estádios.

60 dias que vocês, que se empenham dia após dia por um futebol do bom comportamento, da boa conduta, da moral e da ética, terão que caçar outro bode expiatório.

Pois é fácil vender a ideia de que somos um mal ao futebol. Nossos sinalizadores, aqueles que furam camisetas, podem ser para muitos o que há de mais nocivo ao esporte.

Mas contestamos a tese destes.

O que há de pior para o futebol, são os escândalos de corrupção, o valor abusivo dos ingressos, os esquemas de empresários, a mercantilização da paixão, a elitização e esbranquiçamento das arquibancadas.

Não as faixas, bandeiras, instrumentos, cânticos e muito menos a pirotecnia.

Pouco nos importamos com as punições, desde que sejamos ouvidos. Pois quem tenta nos calar e nos rotula como marginais, muitas vezes é quem menos tem moral para tal.

E aqui mandamos recados bem específicos:

Marginal não é quem torce, quem faz festa, mas quem rouba dinheiro da merenda das crianças!

Ao ex-promotor e agora deputado Fernando Capez (PSDB), presidente da Assembleia Legislativa de São Paulo, que se promoveu politicamente às custas da marginalização e propagação do preconceito para com os torcedores organizados, temos um recado.

A você, que sempre nos tratou como caso de polícia, mandamos um afetuoso abraço. Um abraço especial por ser agora alvo não apenas da Polícia Civil, como do Ministério Público de São Paulo, por cobrar propina em licitação das merendas escolares em contrato com o Governo do Estado de São Paulo.

Outro abraço afetuoso ao também promotor Roberto Senise Lisboa, da 5ª Promotoria do Consumidor da capital, que já tentou fechar os Gaviões da Fiel cerca de cinco vezes. Este, que também nos considera indevidos para a sociedade, também é alvo do Ministério Público de São Paulo, pelo recebimento de propinas.

Já aos torcedores, dizemos com toda a certeza, que se são senhores como o Fernando Capez e Roberto Senise Lisboa os certos, aceitamos o rótulo de errados. Somente neste caso!

E para as federações, estaduais e nacional, reiteramos que se suas punições tem o intuito de nos calar, saibam que isso não funcionará. Pois nessa história de certo e errado, temos pontos de vista bem diferente do de vocês.

Acendemos sinalizadores, não roubamos dinheiro público e/ou merenda de crianças.

Pelo futebol do povão, pela festa nas arquibancadas, JAMAIS nos calaremos.”

Hugo Lloris: France icon Jean-Pierre Papin lauds Tottenham’s miracle worker

Hugo Lloris continues to justify Jose Mourinho’s decision to sign Joe Hart this summer, with France legend Jean-Pierre Papin waxing lyrical over the Tottenham Hotspur shot-stopper for his form during the November international break.

What’s he said?

While speaking with L’Equipe, Papin praised Lloris for working miracles as he helped guide France to victory over Portugal in the UEFA Nations League last Friday.

The 33-year-old pulled off, what Papin feels to be, three top-drawer saves that played a key factor in determining the result, which moved Didier Deschamps’ France clear of their Group A3 rivals with Portugal left trailing by three points.

France ensured they stayed top of their group in the final fixture on Tuesday night with a 4-2 home win over Sweden, while Portugal edged Croatia 3-2 in a nervy affair decided in second-half stoppage-time by Manchester City’s Ruben Dias.

Papin believes Lloris’ superb ability between the posts safeguarded France from any troubles in victory over Portugal, while the Spurs and Les Bleus captain earned the 119th of his 120 international caps.

“I liked the mastery of this well-organised team,” Papin said. “They displayed seriousness and discipline, which is reassuring for the future. We could fear that Portugal would crush us with their mastery, it was not the case.

“France was sure of the football, well in place, with a great goalkeeper. Lloris had three balls to touch and he achieves three miracles.”

Justifying Hart’s arrival

Lloris’ form with France and in north London this season continues to justify Mourinho’s decision to bring Hart to Tottenham as a free agent, having stated how he felt the former England international’s arrival would help inspire the French shot-stopper to up his game.

Mourinho was clear that Hart was not being brought in to make up Spurs’ domestic quota but to offer competition between the sticks, feeling that Lloris was not challenged enough by Paulo Gazzaniga and Michael Vorm last term.

“Joe is one of the top ‘keepers of the last decade in this country. He started very early, playing in a big club like [Manchester] City and playing for the national team,” Mourinho said, via quotes by One Football.

“Now he has a chance to be back at a club like us. Of, course Hugo is our captain – he is world champion captain. He’s a phenomenal goalkeeper and is very important in our group, but I think Joe will give him the hard competition that we need.”

Lloris has since proven Mourinho’s belief – and commitment to pay Hart £2.6million in a £27,500-per-week, two-year contract – true, with the 33-year-old keeping his 54th international clean sheet against Portugal after two shut outs in eight Premier League games.

The £10.8m-rated veteran has also made more saves (17) than Manchester City’s Ederson (15), United’s David de Gea (13) and Liverpool’s Alisson Becker (9), plus a higher number of high claims (4) than the rival trio in the top-flight this term, per SofaScore.

A five out of 10 match rating from L’Equipe for his efforts against Sweden, having conceded twice from two shots on target, however, also goes to show Mourinho’s need for high-level competition, as Hart can keep Lloris on his toes once the goalkeeper returns to north London.

AND in other news, Tottenham have been urged to sell a “world-beater” who’s also a Jose Mourinho outcast this January.

Shock Jurgen Klopp revelation could spell a Liverpool return for Rhian Brewster

Liverpool could already be eyeing up a move to bring Rhian Brewster back to Anfield after a shock revelation from Jurgen Klopp. Following the Reds’ hard-fought 2-1 win over the Blades on Saturday, the manager backed the youngster to be a positive addition for Chris Wilder’s side.

“There is one change to Sheffield United that certainly makes them more dangerous. And that is the arrival of Rhian Brewster,” Klopp said (via Daily Express). “Our guy, our man – this will always be the case in our hearts. It would not be possible for me to understate my love, respect and admiration for Rhi.”

The boss went on to admit that sanctioning the 20-year-old’s permanent move away from Merseyside was a very tough decision to make, perhaps hinting that he wasn’t totally on board with allowing him to leave. Brewster arrived in Sheffield at the start of this month and it seems that already, Klopp is looking to bring him home.

Brewster could have a future with Liverpool

It was an odd decision to cash in on the rising star in the most recent transfer window, particularly with the club having a distinct lack of attacking personnel. However, the whole thing could just be another clever plan from Michael Edwards, who seems to always be two steps ahead when it comes to clever business for the Reds.

Along with an impressive transfer fee of £23.5million, Liverpool have negotiated a 15% sell-on fee, plus a buy-back clause that will remain active for three years (via BBC Sport). This hugely important part of Brewster’s move could mean that a return to Anfield may be on the cards, and a lot sooner than many think.

“He is a natural-born goalscorer,” Klopp said. “It’s in his DNA. He is a coach’s dream as he is so eager to learn but also a beacon of positive energy.”

With so many positive things to say about the rising star, it’s hard to imagine that Klopp isn’t already making room for him in the squad for in a couple of years’ time, should his performances for Sheffield United be up to scratch of course. Liverpool’s front three are ageing and whilst Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah are still firing from all cylinders, there’s always the possibility of a shock Anfield exit.

Even if the trio remain at Anfield, Klopp could decide that a new era must begin and the likes of Brewster, Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott could be the ones to spearhead it. With Klopp clearly indicating he didn’t really want to see the striker, plus the buy-back clause being included in the deal, it would not be a surprise to see Brewster back at Anfield in the future.

In other news, Michael Edwards may have started something exciting with Harvey Elliott loan move…

West Ham fans slam Pablo Fornals after Arsenal performance

After signing him for a reported £24m last summer from Villareal, it’s fair to say Pablo Fornals hasn’t exactly enjoyed the greatest of times at West Ham.

The Spain international has struggled to replicate the kind of form that convinced the Hammers to shell out decent money for him, picking up just three goals and five assists in 41 games across all competitions.

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And against Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday evening, he was virtually anonymous. As per Sofascore, he didn’t have a single shot on goal, had just 42 touches, and lost possession nine times.

And following the game, West Ham fans took to Twitter to share their reactions about Fornals’ display.

A couple of West Ham fans slammed Fornals for simply “just running around”, with one supporter insisting that when he does have the ball, he just gets caught on it too easily.

Until Moyes makes the decision to use a system that can have Fornals operating as a number ten or in a more central position, it’s difficult to see how the Hammers will ever get the best out of their talented Spaniard.

Playing him on the left flank as he did once again against Arsenal is setting him up to fail, and if Moyes opts to stick with this three-at-the-back formation for the foreseeable future, then Fornals’ struggles looks set to continue.

قائمة باريس سان جيرمان لمباراة لايبزيج.. عودة ميسي وغياب ثنائي هام

أعلن المدير الفني للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي باريس سان جيرمان، ماوريسيو بوتشيتينو، عن قائمة اللاعبين الذين سيخوضون مباراة لايبزيج في الجولة الثالثة من دور المجموعات من بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.

ويلتقي باريس سان جيرمان ولايبزيج مساء اليوم، الثلاثاء، في تمام الساعة التاسعة مساءً بتوقيت “القاهرة” على ملعب “حديقة الأمراء” بقيادة الحكم، ماركو جويدا.

وشهدت القائمة عودة، ليونيل ميسي، مرة أخرى بعد الغياب عن مباراة أنجيه في الدوري الفرنسي واستمرار غياب نيمار دا سيلفا (إصابة) وآنخل دي ماريا (إيقاف).

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قائمة باريس سان جيرمان لمباراة لايبزيج في دوري أبطال أوروبا

حراسة المرمى: دوناروما، ليتيليه، نافاس.

الدفاع: بيتومازالا، داجبا، ديالو، أشرف حكيمي، كيليهير، كيمبيمبي، كورزاوا، ماركينيوس، نونو مينديز.

الوسط: دانيلو، دينا إيمبيمبي، إدريسا جايي، أندير هيريرا، فينالدوم، فيراتي.

الهجوم: ميسي، مبابي، دراكسلر، إيكاردي.

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