Spurs face an almost impossible task in finding a Kane backup

Tottenham have been one of the best teams in England over the past six years or so.

The London club may not have won a trophy during that time, but numerous top-four finishes and a Champions League final appearance has certainly been sufficient for a club that were lumbering around mid-table in the early 2000s.

Spurs’ recent success can be attributed to the rise of one player, and there are no prizes for guessing that we’re talking about Harry Kane.

The Englishman has won two Premier League golden boots, and he’s already the club’s third-highest goalscorer, but as with any footballer, he’s not able to play every single game.

Football fans across the world have been gripped to the new Spurs documentary on Amazon Prime, and one trend that has been prominent is how badly injuries affected the side last season, particularly when Kane went down with a thigh problem.

Indeed, Spurs won just three of the nine league games in which Kane didn’t play last term, and that’s down to the fact they haven’t had a competent backup, being forced into using Heung-Min Son and Lucas Moura as makeshift options, two players who aren’t natural centre-forwards.

Understandably, finding another striker has been a priority for Spurs this summer, but they’ve lost out on two of their reported targets already, with Ollie Watkins joining Aston Villa and Callum Wilson heading to Newcastle.

Playing under Jose Mourinho is undoubtedly more alluring that turning out for either Steve Bruce or Dean Smith, so why do Spurs keep missing out on these players?

The unfortunate truth is that footballers want to play the game they love, and at Tottenham, you have to be a very special player to displace Kane, and even then, that might not be enough.

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Of course, there are some players who are willing to play second fiddle, but often you’ll find that these players aren’t up to scratch, with the likes of Vincent Jansson and Fernando Llorente filling that role in recent years, and neither of those had anything close to resembling a good scoring record for Spurs.

Kane is integral to Tottenham’s success, and when he’s fit he’ll start every single match, so you can’t promise consistent minutes to any striker you’re looking to bring in, while also needing a player who can fill his shoes when he is injured or suspended.

Spurs still want a striker this summer even with their flurry of activity that has included the impending arrival of Gareth Bale, but even though they’ve brought in one of the biggest names in football, this striker won’t be easy to find.

The fact of the matter is, a talented forward who is willing to sit on the bench for the majority of the time is very hard to find, and unfortunately, Spurs are tasked with seeking out this elusive profile of footballer.

Majestoso: Timão estreará camisa e baterá recorde de público da Arena

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O Corinthians terá motivos de sobra para comemorar na tarde deste domingo. Não bastassem a festa de entrega da taça de campeão brasileiro e uma possível vitória sobre o São Paulo, o Timão baterá o recorde de público da Arena em jogos do clube e estreará o novo segundo uniforme (preto com listras brancas horizontais).

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Até o início da noite deste sábado, 44,5 mil ingressos haviam sido vendidos. O clube disponibilizou novas entradas para o Setor Sul, haja vista que a torcida do São Paulo não esgotou seus bilhetes, aumentando a capacidade de corintianos no setor. A carga de ingressos para o Majestoso deste domingo é de 46 mil.

O recorde de público anterior pertencia ao duelo do último dia 6 de novembro, contra o Coritiba. Na ocasião,43.688 pessoas pagaram para assistir à vitória alvinegra por 2 a 1.

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O novo uniforme número dois do Corinthians estreará neste domingo. A peça preta com listras brancas horizontais foi revelada na noite da última quinta-feira, em São Januário, após o empate em 1 a 1 contra o Vasco e a confirmação do hexacampeonato brasileiro. Os jogadores vestiram a nova camisa para festejar o título e posar para a foto de campeão.

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OPINIÃO: Levir Culpi deixa um importante legado

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A volta de Levir Culpi fez um bem enorme não apenas para o Galo, mas para o futebol brasileiro em geral.

O estilo ofensivo de jogar, característica que a escola pentacampeã vem perdendo nos últimos tempos, é principal legado deixado por ele. Em alguns momentos a forma de jogar do Atlético beirava o irresponsável. Um jeito moleque, capaz de conseguir os milagres vistos na reta final da Copa do Brasil do ano passado.

Bem diferente do estilo “futebol de resultado” ou “futebol garante meu emprego” que alguns professores optam atualmente. Um meio de campo repleto de brucutus e um futebol paupérrimo.

Levir ainda se transformou no personagem das melhores entrevistas pós-jogo dos últimos tempos. Piadista, sem papas na língua, contestador e com posições firmes. Bem diferente da mesmice chata da maioria dos companheiros de profissão.

Perde o Galo com a saída de Levir. Perderá o futebol brasileiro caso ele não acerte com ninguém.

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West Brom selling Charlie Austin a reminder of their costly mistake

Whilst West Brom make additions in the transfer market, there could yet be departures as we embark towards deadline day on Monday night…

What’s the word?

One Baggies player linked with an exit from the Hawthorns is Charlie Austin, who has been tipped as a potential target for Championship outfit Derby County.

According to DerbyshireLive chief football writer Steve Nicholson, it “would not come as a surprise” if the Rams had asked about the 31-year-old striker this window.

It appears that Austin has been transfer-listed in the Midlands with the Express & Star’s Joseph Masi also bringing up Derby’s name earlier this week.

Panic gamble

The veteran forward hasn’t been named in any of Albion’s last two matchday squads in the Premier League and only played five minutes during their Carabao Cup defeat to Brentford.

Slaven Bilic signed the former Saints man on deadline day last summer for £4m with him thought to be raking in a whopping £50k-per-week as their highest earner last season.

It means the Baggies have spent around £7m in total on him as of this week – all for him to barely feature due to fitness troubles and a year on, is heading towards the exit door.

Austin bagged ten goals last season but could only start 18 matches in the Championship, where he averaged only 0.8 aerials won and 1.6 shots per game, via WhoScored.

It’s no wonder that Bilic is looking elsewhere for a striker this month.

Bringing him in so late last season certainly now seems to be a move of pure panic and desperation in hindsight, at least if Albion secure Karlan Grant, then it’s a player that they have been tracking for quite some time.

Luke Dowling can’t afford to make another catastrophic mistake in the striker position.

AND in other news, West Brom colossus had a monstrous game against Chelsea…

إيفرا يختار مرشحه للكرة الذهبية ويؤكد: سئمت من إعطائها لـ ميسي

يرى باتريس إيفرا، لاعب مانشستر يونايتد ويوفنتوس السابق، أن النجم الأرجنتيني ليونيل ميسي، لا يستحق التتويج بالكرة الذهبية “بالون دور”، لهذا العام، واختار مرشحه المفضل.

وأعلنت مجلة “فرانس فوتبول” القائمة النهائية للمرشحين للكرة الذهبية والمكونة من 30 لاعبًا، ومن بينهم ليونيل ميسي والمصري محمد صلاح جناح ليفربول.

ويدعي باتريس إيفرا أنه سئم من منح الكرة الذهبية إلى ليونيل ميسي حيث أشاد بنجولو كانتي وجورجينيو ويرى أنهما يستحقان الجائزة.

لعب ثنائي تشيلسي دورًا أساسيًا في تتويج الفريق بدوري أبطال أوروبا بعد وصول المدرب توماس توخيل.

استمر جورجينيو في مساعدة إيطاليا على الفوز ببطولة أوروبا، على حساب إنجلترا بركلات الترجيح في ويمبلي.

ميسي الذي انضم إلى باريس سان جيرمان، يمتلك بالفعل ست كرات ذهبية قياسية – والفوز هذا العام سيجعله بعيدًا عن البقية.

ساعد ميسي منتخب بلده في الفوز بكأس كوبا أمريكا لأول مرة منذ عام 1993 في الصيف، بفوزه على البرازيل في النهائي.

اقرأ أيضًا.. الظاهرة رونالدو يكشف عن مرشحه للتتويج بالكرة الذهبية

كان هذا اللقب الدولي الأول للاعب البالغ من العمر 34 عامًا، وقد جعله ينافس على الفوز على أمثال كانتي وجورجينيو وروبرت ليفاندوفسكي وكريستيانو رونالدو.

فاز ميسي بأحدث جائزة للكرة الذهبية في عام 2019 بعد إلغاء حفل العام الماضي بسبب وباء كورونا.

لكن يبدو أن إيفرا يشير إلى أن فوز ميسي بالجائزة الفردية أصبح مملًا، وقال الفرنسي في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “ميرور” البريطانية: “في رأيي هذه الكرة الذهبية لكانتي أو جورجينيو.. سئمت من إعطائها لميسي”.

وأضاف: “ماذا ربح العام الماضي؟ حسناً، كوبا أمريكا، مع برشلونة ماذا فعل؟”.

لم يتمكن ميسي من قيادة الفريق الكتالوني إلى لقب الليجا لكنه ساعدهم في الفوز بكأس الملك، حيث تغلب على أتلتيك بلباو في النهائي.

أُجبر المهاجم على المغادرة بعد أن واجه برشلونة مشاكل مالية ولم يتمكنوا من تمديد عقد ميسي.

الآن في باريس، يتدرب ميسي تحت قيادة ماوريسيو بوتشيتينو ويلعب إلى جانب نيمار وكيليان مبابي.

Everton must consider terminating Matthew Pennington’s contract

Everton must consider terminating the contract of yet another one of their fringe players by allowing Matthew Pennington to walk away as a free agent.

What’s the word?

Pennington has entered into the final year of his Everton contract but stands little chance of ending his time at Goodison Park with any further appearances in Royal Blue, four years on from his Premier League debut under Roberto Martinez.

The Spaniard gifted Pennington six of his nine first-team appearances, lauding him after a game against Leicester, before being replaced by Ronald Koeman, who handed out the final three, with each manager since opting to send the defender out on loan.

Pennington’s lack of a breakthrough left the 26-year-old hoping to sever his long-standing ties with Everton earlier in the summer whilst still on loan with Hull City, having informed the local media that he would use the off-season transfer window to find a new home.

“I’m thinking I need a home in the summer, somewhere to put my roots down and crack on with my career,” he said, via quotes by the Yorkshire Post. “I’ve been on loan quite a lot now so I’m looking for that place to settle down and really push on with my career.”

Everton chiefs had likewise been hopeful of finding Pennington a new club before Monday’s Deadline Day, and could yet still offload the Warrington-born centre-half to a Championship side before October 16 with the window still open between Premier League and EFL clubs.

But with interest so far appearing slim, Blues chiefs would be well advised seeking a mutual termination of the defender’s remaining contract after allowing Sandro Ramirez to join SD Huesca without a fee on Deadline Day to end his miserable stay on Merseyside.

Sandro scenario again

Everton have kept Pennington on tenterhooks for years with loan spells to Tranmere Rovers and Coventry as a youth, before deals to join Walsall, Leeds United, Ipswich Town and most recently Hull last term, where he made just 14 Championship outings after a lengthy spell on the bench.

His stock may never have been lower, and as such has yet to find the new home he desired so much if Everton have been adamant on receiving any form of fee for a defender that’s been on their books for 15 years.

But Everton chiefs must realise that interest in Pennington may only come once his Toffees days are over and accept that like Sandro, drastic measures are needed and that he must have his contract mutually terminated in the next week rather than waste another year of his career.

By doing so, the Blues will allow Pennington to secure a deal before EFL managers finalise their plans and there is no place left for the 26-year-old to ply his trade other than in Everton’s Under 23s – as he has so far this season, and that is no place for a 26-year-old to be on a regular basis.

AND in other news, a Premier League icon’s support of Everton’s £20m capture will come as good news for Carlo Ancelotti.

فيديو | مشجع يفسد هجمة ميسي في مباراة باريس سان جيرمان ومارسيليا

استمرت الوقائع الغريبة في مباراة باريس سان جيرمان ومارسيليا بالدوري الفرنسي، والتي تجمع الفريقين مساء اليوم الأحد.

باريس سان جيرمان يواجه مارسيليا على ملعب “فيلودروم” معقل الأخير، ضمن منافسات الجولة الحادية عشر من بطولة الدوري الفرنسي، موسم 2021/22.

وأثناء الشوط الثاني للمباراة، خلال هجمة خطيرة لليونيل ميسي على مرمى مارسيليا، اقتحم أحد المشجعين أرض الملعب ليفسد الهجمة.

ورغب المشجع في الحصول على صورة مع ميسي، وأوقف الفريقان اللعب، وتدخلت قوات الأمن سريعًا لإخراج المشجع من الملعب. مشجع يقتحم مباراة باريس سان جيرمان ومارسيليا لمصافحة ميسي

المباراة شهدت واقعة غريبة أيضًا بسبب الجماهير، التي ألقت زجاجات المياه على أرض الملعب تجاه لاعبي باريس سان جيرمان.

دفع ذلك قوات الأمن للتدخل لحماية نيمار دا سيلفا لاعب باريس سان جيرمان، أثناء لعب كرة ركنية ووقفوا لحمايته بالدروع والشباك.

Entre 'gigantes', juventude e sonhos de defensores são armas do Santos

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Ser jovem é viver o desafio de tomar decisões difíceis em meio ao próprio amadurecimento e, principalmente, às desconfianças de toda parte. Imagine vivenciar todo esse processo diante dos olhares e cobranças de milhões de pessoas… Mas é com fé nos jovens e quatro promessas da base no time titular que o Santos briga nesta quarta-feira pelo título da Copa do Brasil com o Palmeiras. Desses quatro nomes, dois atuam em funções de muita responsabilidade, mas não se abalam com toda esta pressão.

– Ganhamos quase tudo na base, e aqui no Santos tem essa filosofia de dar oportunidade aos jovens. Dentro de campo ficamos muito tranquilos, porque a torcida nos acolhe bem, e temos tudo para fazer o que sabemos e buscar o título da Copa do Brasil – explica o zagueiro Gustavo Henrique, de 22 anos e nenhum título como titular da equipe profissional do Santos.

Nesta quarta, Gustavo Henrique e o parceiro Zeca, outra cria da base alvinegra, terão uma missão ainda mais difícil do que honrar a confiança de Dorival. Defensores, os dois Meninos da Vila sabem que é só o Santos não tomar gol no Allianz Parque para alcançar outro título.

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O Peixe venceu o jogo de ida por 1 a 0 na Vila Belmiro, e ergue a taça na capital se a defesa não for vazada. No time de DNA ofensivo e 24 gols marcados no torneio de mata-mata, a defesa é que pode fazer a diferença.

– Nosso time tem de jogar para frente, e final é final. É outro jogo, outra coisa. E se Deus quiser vamos sair com essa vitória lá, defendendo com qualidade, controlando a pressão, mas buscando o resultado – explicou Zeca, que só virou titular do Santos após a chegada de Dorival.

Em 69 jogos da temporada, o Santos sofreu 65 gols, uma média de 0,94 por jogo. Na Copa do Brasil, foram somente dez gols sofridos em 13 partidas, e a média da defesa é ainda menor do que no retrospecto geral: 0,77. Hoje, a defesa é o setor com a média de idade mais baixa do elenco do Peixe, sendo Vanderlei o mais experiente, com 31 anos. Além dele, completam a lista Victor Ferraz, de 27, David Braz, de 28, e os dois jovens de confiança de Dorival: Gustavo Henrique, aos 22, e Zeca, um a menos.

– Ganhei títulos na base, mas não se comparam à grandeza da Copa do Brasil. É o sonho de todos nós – disse o sonhador Gustavo Henrique.

Na terra de gigantes da Copa do Brasil, a juventude é a arma do Santos.

Rhian Brewster hails James Milner – %%sitename%%

Former Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster singled out midfielder James Milner for praise as he prepares for his Anfield return tonight as a Sheffield United player.

Brewster influenced by Milner

The 20-year-old left Anfield to join Sheffield United for £23.5m before the domestic transfer window closed and is set to revisit his old stomping ground against Jurgen Klopp’s side in Blades colours, as opposed to all red.

Brewster featured for the Reds during the Community Shield clash against Arsenal at Wembley, when he missed a penalty during the shootout.

Despite this, the England under-21 international never made a Premier League appearance before his switch to Yorkshire, although Liverpool gave themselves the option of a buyback clause which lasts for three years.

Speaking with the Daily Mail, Brewster spoke about his thoughts on his return to Liverpool and who influenced him at Melwood.

“It’s going to be a bit weird,” he said. “But it will be a nice moment, just to see everybody. I didn’t get to say goodbye because [the transfer] happened so quick. Not one person slacks off and I’ll always remember that.

“[Take] James Milner. He’s in his 30s and still going strong. That’s for a reason; because he is always in the gym, eating right, doing everything he can to be the best. That’s one thing that I’ll 100 per cent take from Liverpool and James Milner.

“I would 100 per cent take that [longevity] and look what he is doing in his 30s and [think] why can’t I do that? The standards, they set the bar very high and that’s something I will never forget and hopefully people looking at me, when I’m older they will hopefully feel the same way.”

Class act

Footage had previously been leaked of Milner’s leadership skills but it appears that these characteristics continue away from the cameras, which is probably not a surprise to anyone.

Former England international Stuart Pearce described the veteran as an “outstanding professional”, whom he managed during his time with England under-21s in the mid-2000s, praising his willingness and attitude to clock substantial running distances and his versatility to put in a strong performance wherever he plays.

Milner’s influence on young players like Brewster is clear to see, judging by the Sheffield United youngster’s comments.

In other news, 6 ft 2 ace could be Michael Edwards’ first flop after surprise Klopp revelation. 

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