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Na estreia de Diego Aguirre, ficou a impressão de que quem estava no banco era Dorival Júnior em seu pior momento no São Paulo. De nada adiantaram as soluções apontadas por André Jardine em seus dois jogos à frente do time interinamente. O técnico uruguaio quis testar Diego Souza, Nenê e Cueva juntos sob o seu comando, e o Tricolor pagou caro: levou 1 a 0 do São Caetano e precisa vencer por, ao menos, dois gols de diferença na terça, no Morumbi.

Diante do Red Bull, no domingo passado, Jardine já tinha mostrado que Diego Souza rende mais como meia chegando à área. Contra o CRB, na quarta-feira, ficou claro que Valdívia e Cueva precisam de uma alternativa de velocidade, que é exatamente Marcos Guilherme (Dorival usou essa opção em seus últimos jogos), e que Júnior Tavares pode ser um lateral que vira meio-campista, ajustando o setor, inclusive numericamente, tanto para marcar quanto para levar a equipe à frente. Mas tudo isso foi esquecido.

Aguirre fez questão de ver uma equipe que o são-paulino cansou de vaiar, inclusive nas vitórias, no início da temporada. Dorival mesmo já tinha concluído que esse renomado, mas pesado trio, prejudica. Só que o uruguaio não estava convencido, e não mexeu nem no intervalo. Enxergar Diego Souza confortavelmente sem ação entre os zagueiros adversários e Nenê como um previsível ponta direita canhoto, sempre puxando para a perna esquerda para cruzar, é algo que o novo técnico precisava ver de perto para crer que não funciona.

-Tentei colocá-los (Cueva, Diego Souza e Nenê juntos) para encontrar um futebol pelo meio. Sei que, talvez, não funcionou anteriormente, mas você também tem de transmitir confiança aos jogadores. Quero criar minhas próprias conclusões. Cada jogo é uma oportunidade, e os jogadores podem aproveitar ou não. Obviamente, não gostei do jogo, mas fiquei com algumas ideias e temos de trabalhar – disse Aguirre, após a partida.

Pintado, que trabalhou no São Paulo até julho, nem precisava conhecer tão bem o adversário para invalidar Júnior Tavares como alternativa na saída de bola, como Jardine indicou. Forçar as jogadas em cima do lateral com menor poder de marcação é uma das estratégias mais básicas e antigas do futebol, e, com isso, o São Caetano ainda anulou Valdívia, que precisava voltar o tempo todo para ajudar Júnior e perdia força ofensiva. Quando não recuou, Alex Reinaldo teve liberdade para cruzar, Jean falhou e Chiquinho fez o gol do jogo.

Além de não manter a evolução do time, Aguirre chegou a atrapalhar. Os raros minutos de luz do São Paulo no primeiro tempo ocorreram quando os jogadores se ajustaram, com Nenê centralizado e Cueva na direita, oferecendo a velocidade que o veterano camisa 7 já não tem mais. Porém, bastou a parada para hidratação e o técnico uruguaio resolveu recolocar Nenê aberto e aproximar Cueva de Diego Souza. Na prática, isolou o seu setor ofensivo e deu ao São Caetano dois terços do campo para atuar como quisesse.

Quando Marcos Guilherme entrou no lugar de Cueva, aos 15 minutos do segundo tempo, sua velocidade não seria mais tão decisiva. O São Caetano já vencia e ficava com quase o time inteiro da intermediária defensiva para trás, sem nenhuma vergonha de limitar-se a dar chutão sempre que tivesse a bola. Diante de um rival com criatividade quase nula, o Azulão de Pintado entendeu que bastava não dar espaço para garantir a vitória.

É legítimo e justo que Aguirre teste todas as opções que tem, até porque o São Paulo de 2018 está longe de apresentar qualquer solução definitiva. Mas insistir em erros tão recentes em uma partida decisiva pode colocar já no uruguaio uma pressão ainda maior, com uma vexatória eliminação nas quartas de final do Campeonato Paulista. Ao torcedor, resta esperar que o técnico tenha aprendido a lição para o jogo das 21h desta terça-feira, no Morumbi.

Confira como, na prática, a movimentação dos titulares na derrota para o São Caetano afastou ainda mais o São Paulo do gol no Anacleto Campanella:

Reported Manchester United target Declan Rice is not for sale this summer, according to Sky Sports News.

The lowdown

The Telegraph’s Northern Football Correspondent James Ducker reported earlier this month that United would target West Ham midfielder Rice this summer, with incoming manager Erik ten Hag set to be given access to a transfer ‘war chest’.

Irons manager David Moyes said recently that the Englishman was worth £150million at a ‘minimum’.

That would be the biggest transfer in Premier League history, smashing the £105.75milllion record set by Jack Grealish’s move to Manchester City.

Rice is under contract until the summer of 2024, but West Ham crucially have the option to extend that deal by a further year. He’s believed to have turn down three offers of an extension, one of which was worth around £200,000 per week (via The Guardian).

The latest

Live on air on Friday evening, presenter Mike Wedderburn relayed an update on Rice.

While West Ham won’t countenance a sale this summer, their stance could change at the end of next season, he told Sky.

“Our chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol has spoken to West Ham today. West Ham have said this: they will not sell Declan Rice this summer, even if he doesn’t sign a new contract.

“The Hammers would be prepared to sell Rice in the summer of 2023 if he doesn’t sign a new contract.”

The verdict

This presents Man. United with an interesting dilemma. They can either bide their time for Rice, who will only be 24 years old come the 2023 window. If he’s their no. 1 target, they may be patient.

Or they may decide that they simply have to furnish Ten Hag with a marquee midfield addition this summer, particularly with Paul Pogba set to leave on a free transfer.

They’ve been linked with Rice’s England team-mate, Kalvin Phillips, who is available for a fee of £60million (according to The I’s Mark Douglas). This cheaper, swifter deal could prove to be more desirable.

In other news, Fabrizio Romano drops a key update concerning Ten Hag. 

Scorecard
Legspinner Samiullah Shenwari picked up 3 for 29•AFP

Afghanistan’s bowlers put up another spirited display to dismiss Kenya cheaply in the second ODI in Nairobi. The batsman didn’t let them down, chasing down the target of 140 in quick time. Led by Asghar Stanikzai’s unbeaten half-century, the Afghanistan batsmen recovered from a poor start to level the three-match series with six wickets to spare.Afghanistan were struck a blow in the second over of the chase when opener Noor Ali Zadran had to retire hurt. In the next over, allrounder Thomas Odoyo removed the other opener Karim Sadiq. When Nehemiah Odhiambo bowled Nawroz Mangal soon after, Afghanistan were in danger of collapsing again, like in the first ODI when they had been shot out for 88.However, Stanikzai ensured there would be no repeat of that performance with an aggressive knock. He first steadied the innings with wicketkeeper Mohammad Shahzad, adding 53 runs for the third wicket. Shahzad dominated that stand with a strokeful 37. He took Odhiambo for three fours in the eighth over, pulling him twice through midwicket and then driving him through cover. The introduction of spin got Kenya the breakthrough, as offspinner James Ngoche got Shahzad to hit one straight to captain Jimmy Kamande at midwicket.Stanikzai, on 20 off 34 deliveries at the time, took charge after Shahzad’s dismissal, getting to his second ODI half-century in 60 balls. Though Mirwais Ashraf fell cheaply to Steve Tikolo, Mohammad Nabi ensured there were no further worries for Afghanistan, smashing four fours in an Odhiambo over to bring up victory with 23 overs remaining.The win had been set up by a disciplined bowling performance, after Kenya had elected to bat. Afghanistan’s decision to open with offspinner Mohammad Nabi worked when he got David Obuya to edge to Stanikzai at first slip in his second over. Izatullah Dawlatzai, the fast bowler making his ODI and List A debut, bowled the other opener Seren Waters, and then removed Collins Obuya, who was looking in good touch.Legspinner Samiullah Shenwari ran through the middle order, flighting the ball and getting it to turn on his way to 3 for 29 in ten overs, including the wickets of top-scorer Tanmay Mishra and Tikolo. Two late run-outs didn’t help Kenya, as they collapsed from 84 for 3 to be bowled out for 139. The last five batsmen could not reach double-figures, leaving former captain Maurice Ouma stranded on 31.

Leeds producer Conor McGilligan has relayed news involving star man Raphinha ahead of the trip to Liverpool on Wednesday evening.

The Lowdown: Chelsea leading the race…

According to Football Transfers, Chelsea are leading Barcelona in the race to sign the Brazilian this summer.

Talks have already been held between those at Stamford Bridge and the representatives of Raphinha, who is thought to be open to a move to London.

The 25-year-old has a €75m (£62.4m) release clause in his Elland Road contract, however, should the Whites suffer relegation, that will drop to €25m (£20.8m).

The Latest: McGilligan’s post

McGilligan, who works for LeedsLive and runs One Leeds Fan Channel on YouTube, took to Twitter to react to Football Transfers’ update on Raphinha.

He spotted within the story that the winger doesn’t plan to pen new terms in Yorkshire as of now, relaying the news to his followers.

“No plans to sign a new deal, allegedly.”

The Verdict: Worrying few months

Raphinha has been Leeds’ best performer in the Premier League by some distance, as per WhoScored. He is joint-fourth in the Premier League’s top scorer’s charts, netting nine times with his latest strike coming on Sunday against Manchester United.

Hopefully, Raphinha will help steer Leeds clear of relegation over the coming months and pen a new deal at Elland Road in the summer.

However, should the worst happen in Yorkshire and Leeds go down, the club will more than likely end up losing their star man for £16m less than his current Transfermarkt valuation.

In other news, a former player has bemoaned an injury update regarding one Leeds player. Read more here.

Jose Sa, Fernando Marcal and Raul Jimenez stood out as Wolves’ three poorest performers in Thursday’s 1-0 defeat at home to Arsenal, according to statistical analysis website Sofascore.

Bruno Lage’s were looking to make it four wins in a row in the Premier League, while also aiming to bounce back from last weekend’s FA Cup exit at the hands of Norwich City.

Unfortunately, Wolves were beaten in a tight contest at Molineux, with Gabriel’s first-half strike proving to be the difference between the two sides.

According to Sofascore, it was Sa, Marcal and Jimenez who struggled the most for Wanderers in defeat, of those to have played at least 45 minutes against the Gunners, as the trio won a measly 20% of their ground duels and lost the ball 24 times.

Jose Sa – 6.6

Sa has enjoyed a superb first season at Molineux but this wasn’t his most influential evening of the campaign, as he conceded a rare goal.

The Portuguese ace only actually made one save on the night, while he failed to play a key pass with the ball at his feet, perhaps highlighting a dip in distributions levels, as he only completed four out of eight long balls, too.

He had just two clearances and zero high claims of the ball, but while there is no question it was a slightly off night for the 29 year-old, his rating feels a little harsh given how little action he was actually offered by Arsenal.

Fernando Marcal – 6.5

Marcal was another who struggled for Wolves, as he made his 12th Premier League start of the season on Thursday evening.

He lost possession a total of eight times, played no key passes and didn’t attempt a single dribble from his left wing-back position.

Marcal also completed no accurate crosses or long balls out of four attempted overall, on an ineffective night for him both defensively and going forward, as he won just 33% of his ground duels.

Raul Jimenez – 6.5

With the atmosphere buzzing on Thursday night it felt like one of those games where the Mexico star may grab it by the scruff of the neck, but he just couldn’t get going.

Jimenez played one key pass but gave the ball away twice as many times as Marcal (16), playing a part in Wolves’ struggles to string attacks together, and he also won one just one out of seven ground duels.

Four out of nine aerial duel wins was a disappointing return for Jimenez, too, as he allowed Arsenal’s defenders to get the better of him physically for most of the 90 minutes.

In other news, Wolves have been handed a transfer boost regarding one target. Find out who it is here.

Liverpool are expected to add to their squad depth in the attacking areas of the pitch this summer, even after signing Luis Diaz in January for £37.5m from Porto.

With Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah all currently set to be out of contract at the end of next season, it seems likely that Jurgen Klopp will be on the lookout for potential replacements, with Ismaila Sarr being the latest name linked with the Anfield club.

What’s the news?

The 24-year-oldhas become hot property once again after his agent Thierno Seydi told Afrique Sports: “It’s clear there are chances he leaves this year from Watford.”

According to Italian publication Corriere dello Sport, Liverpool have since reignited their pursuit of the Watford winger, after Goal reported earlier in the season that the Merseyside club didn’t follow up on their interest last summer.

The report added that the Reds could face competition from Serie A giants AC Milan, who are also keen on the Senegalese attacker with a price tag of £41m.

Liverpool’s future match-winner?

The 24-year-old has scored five Premier League goals in 16 appearances this season, having struggled with injuries and missing part of the campaign due to the Africa Cup of Nations, which left the likes of Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster wishing for his return.

The English veteran said of Sarr’s ability earlier this year: “It’s scary, isn’t it, really? It’s almost like everything seems to just be off the cuff. Every single time he gets the ball, even he doesn’t know what he’s going to do, but it will end up being good either way.

“Once he can start to really drill down on what he knows he can do, yeah, the world is his oyster. Honestly, like I say, the speed and the awareness, the touch, the precision, he’s got all of it. He just now needs all of it to connect and be in control of it too.”

“It’s great to have him back, he’s a game-winner, it’s as simple as that. He’ll win us games, but it puts the opposition on the backfoot as well and I think that’s the important part.”

Having scored important goals against the likes of Manchester United and Aston Villa, along with a brace in a 3-2 victory against Norwich earlier in the season, it’s understandable why Foster views the 24-year-old as a match-winner; and in a Liverpool side who create plenty of chances per game and excel with pacey attackers, Sarr could thrive.

In the 2019/20 season, he single-handedly ended the Reds’ incredible unbeaten run with the performance of his career, scoring two goals and setting up another in a shock 3-0 win over the runaway league leaders, also completing two dribbles and winning more than half of his duels.

Klopp probably still has that performance from February 2020 in the back of his mind ahead of the summer, and FSG must try to ensure that Sarr does the damage for Liverpool rather than to them by bringing him to Anfield as a long-term successor to their current attacking behemoths.

In other news: Klopp could unearth the “new Zlatan” as Liverpool make bid to sign £58.7m star

The match started with a maiden. Silence before a storm that absolutely blew India out of its way

The Bulletin by Sidharth Monga07-May-2010
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
How they were out
Hawk-eyeDavid Warner had fun at the expense of Ravindra Jadeja•AFP

The match started with a maiden. Silence before a storm that absolutely blew India out of its way. Six-hitting has seldom been made to look easier: David Warner and Shane Watson just kept clearing their front legs, creating room, and kept lofting the Indians over various parts of the Kensington Oval. Finding gaps and all they didn’t care about. Between them they hit 13 sixes and only three fours, and by the time they were done, 142 runs had been scored in 14 overs. Australia’s last four overs for 23 runs were silence before another storm: during which their awesome attack annihilated India, except for Rohit Sharma, the only one of eight batsmen to reach double figures.The same ample and true bounce that worked for Australia hurt India. That the ball came on, coupled with the short boundaries, gave Watson and Warner the confidence to go for their big hits. The Indian batsmen, though, with no option to duck or leave thanks to the huge chase, were almost always in bad position when playing the short deliveries. And they got plenty of them at a healthy pace.That Rohit was playing in the first place, an extra batsman keeping India’s attack down to two seamers, could be argued to be a defensive move even before the match started.Out of a spinner-dominated attack, Harbhajan Singh was a bowler apart: he bowled that initial maiden and went for just 15 in his four overs. By comparison, Ravindra Jadeja, who will want to delete May 7 from the 2010 calendar, went for 36 in six deliveries spread over two overs. That after he had dropped Watson when only on 7, and before he ran himself out by running away from the stumps. That Jadeja was brought to bowl a second over after being hit for three successive sixes exposed a rare tactical error from MS Dhoni: he had not left himself with a great choice of bowlers.The subdued start that Watson got off to against Harbhajan, though, would have given Dhoni false confidence. After facing seven consecutive dot balls first up, Watson just exploded, pulling Ashish Nehra way over long-on for six. The template had been set. Both the batsmen sat back, took their leading legs out of the way, and hardly hit anything off anywhere but the middle of the bat.Jadeja contributed to the onslaught, bowling short repeatedly, and Watson brutalised him over midwicket, cow corner and square leg. By the time Jadeja came back, in the 10th over, Australia had consolidated on the start, Zaheer Khan had looked ineffective, and Warner had warmed up, reaching 29 off 25 with Watson on 47 off 29. Three balls later, he came level with Watson, with sixes either side of a widish long-on and a huge one over midwicket. Both the barrels had started firing, and we were in for a contest as to who would hit more sixes.Watson, already ahead by one, hit Yusuf Pathan for another big one in the next over, but was bowled immediately after by a delivery that kept low. Warner showed no signs of slowing down, hitting Yusuf and Yuvraj Singh for three sixes in the next three overs before edging one that bounced extra.Yuvraj, Nehra and Zaheer, who bowled well at the death, kept India one short of the dubious record for most sixes in an innings, 17. Soon Rohit would find himself in a fight to avoid the biggest defeat in a Twenty20 international featuring two major sides.Dirk Nannes and Shaun Tait were simply too quick for the top order. Limp shots, batsmen jumping to negotiate accurate bumpers, bottom hand coming off while playing them, lobbed catches inside the circle, a superb yorker and a bit of silly running thrown in, and India were 50 for 7. M Vijay got an edge trying to drag Nannes from outside off, Gautam Gambhir was hurried and had by a Nannes bouncer, Suresh Raina followed a top-edged six with another top edge off Tait that went nowhere and could even had hit his stumps had Michael Clarke not caught the skier.Rohit’s clean and assured hitting, 79 off 46 balls, not only delayed the defeat, it also made a case for his selection ahead of either Jadeja or Yusuf and kept the net run-rate damage down.

Rafa Benitez will need to make some important decisions in the upcoming transfer window, due to a poor first half of the season leaving the side plagued with injuries and sitting 15th in the Premier League table.

Everton could make signings to add depth to the side, and have been linked with a number of players already to fill positions of weakness, but they could also do with offloading some players that aren’t good enough for the side, and wasting the club money on the wage bill.

Cenk Tosun is currently on £69k-p/w at Everton, whilst making no impact on the team whatsoever this season, with only one appearance for just six minutes for the Toffees this season, and with that being said, it is clear Benitez doesn’t value the player as good enough for the side, even during an injury crisis that has seen the Spanish manager call up and rely on academy players in recent games.

Despite the lack of game time, The Athletic reported a few weeks ago that Tosun’s agent has claimed the Turkish international doesn’t want to leave the club in January;

“Cenk does not want to leave in January,” Dr Erkut Sogut said. “He has a contract until the end of the season and he wants to give something back. He feels like he can contribute and is not the type to just sit on the bench and be happy.”

Due to the 30-year-old’s contract ending at the end of the season, Benitez could offer out the player in a cut-price deal that could attract interest from clubs who are desperately seeking a striker to help their teams score goals, as he is clearly not needed at Everton or even favourable for a start over any of the other forwards in the team.

The centre forward has only scored 11 goals in 58 appearances for the Toffees since he joined the club from Besiktas in 2018, and has lost a position in the team to much more prolific goal scorers like Dominic Calvert Lewin and Richarlison, with the pair scoring a combined 90 goals more than Tosun in their time with the club.

Although there have been no recent links to other clubs for the Turkish striker to move in the January transfer window, if Everton could offload him in the January transfer window, it would free up funds and the wage bill for the manager to work his magic and bring in players that could make a positive impact on the struggling side in the second half of the season.

In other news: Journalist claims Everton could be reunited with Ross Barkley

Leeds United suffered yet another heavy defeat on Saturday evening as they lost 4-1 at home to Arsenal, just four days after being battered 7-0 by Manchester City.

Marcelo Bielsa is facing an injury crisis right now with numerous key players on the sidelines, including Kalvin Phillips and Patrick Bamford, who were both instrumental in their successful 2020/21 season.

However, it doesn’t excuse some of the defending that has been on show, with versatile full-back Stuart Dallas facing the media after the City defeat.

“There was individual mistakes that cost us tonight [Tuesday] and you can’t get away with that at this level, especially when you’re coming to a team like this,” said the Northern Irishman. “[We’re] just devastated. It’s not good enough from us.”

Dallas particularly struggled at Elland Road on Saturday night, with 90min’s Tom Gott describing the defender as “completely off the pace and guilty of so many huge errors”.

The 30-year-old hasn’t missed a single minute of Premier League action this term, making him a reliable option in terms of maintaining his fitness. However, Leeds have failed to match the standards they set last season, and Dallas’ regular inclusion could arguably prove to be a catalyst for that.

Having a versatile option like him will be of great use to Bielsa, who has deployed the £3.6m-rated ace at both left-back and right-back, as well as across the midfield. Despite being an ever-present in the Argentine’s line-up, he hasn’t contributed an assist since the opening day of the season and is yet to score in the 2021/22 campaign.

This is a stark contrast from last term, when the Northern Irishman scored eight goals and set up another two as he missed just nine minutes of Premier League football, albeit in a better-performing Leeds team.

Furthermore, Leeds have conceded 36 goals this term – only 19th-placed Newcastle have shipped more, and a common factor in all of their games this season is the continued presence of Dallas.

United’s weak underbelly has been particularly exposed of late, with the Whites conceding 16 goals in their last four games, an average of four goals per match.

Bielsa is unlikely to drop Dallas, with the 30-year-old a mainstay under the 66-year-old. However, he will need to find a solution immediately, as otherwise the Yorkshire club are going to miss out on available points at a crucial point in the season. Maybe the time has come for the manager to end the utility man’s ever-present status in the current Premier League campaign.

In other news – Forget Ayling: £15.3m-rated dud who made one tackle was Leeds’ villain on Saturday

حقق تشيلسي فوًا قاتلًا بهدفين مقابل هدف أمام كريستال بالاس في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما ضمن الجولة التاسعة من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

شهد ملعب سالهيرست بارك الخاص بفريق كريستال بالاس أولى مباريات جراهام بوتر مدرب تشيلسي الجديد في الدوري الإنجليزي مع البلوز.

طالع أيضًا.. تروسارد يكرر ما فعله عمرو زكي أمام ليفربول منذ 14 عامًا

بوتر مدرب برايتون السابق، تولى قيادة البلوز منذ أكثر من 20 يومًا ولكن تأجيل مباراتي تشيلسي الماضيتين في الدوري بسبب وفاة الملكة إليزابيث، وفترة التوقف الدولي، أجلت انطلاقته مع أسود لندن في بريمرليج.

البداية لم تكن جيدة للبلوز، بعدما تلقت شباك الحارس كيبا أريزابلاجا هدف التقدم لأصحاب الأرض، عن طريق أودسون إدوارد في الدقيقة 7.

ظل تشيلسي يبحث عن التعادل، بعدما أنقذ تياجو سيلفا انفرادا تاما بمرمى كيبا، ومنع الكرة بيده، وبعد العودة لتقنية الـVAR، حصل على كارت أصفر فقط.

البرازيلي استغل استمراره في الملعب وهروبه من العقوبة، ومرر تمريرة هدف التعادل في الدقيق 38 لـ بير إيمريك أوباميانج، الذي سجل أولى أهدافه مع البلوز بعد العودة إلى الدوري الإنجليزي قادمًا من برشلونة.

شوط المباراة الثاني بدأ وظل تشيلسي يبحث عن هدف الفوز، من خلال التغييرات العديدة بدخول لوفتس تشيك مكان جورجينيو، ثم بروخا بدلًا من أوباميانج، وسط تألق الحارس جويتا أمام المد الهجومي للبلوز.

دخل بعد ذلك كونور جالاجير مكان كاي هافيرتز، ثم بوليسيتش بدلًا من ماسون ماونت.

ومن تسديدة مدوية في الدقيقة 90، سجل تشيلسي هدف الفوز القاتل عن طريق البديل الناجح كونور جالاجير، ليحقق البلوز أولى انتصاراته مع جراهام بوتر.

بهذه النتيجة يصبح رصيد تشيلسي 13 نقطة في المركز الخامس، بينما كريستال بالاس يتوقف رصيده عند 6 نقاط في المركز السادس عشر. أهداف مباراة تشيلسي وكريستال بالاس في الدوري الإنجليزي