Crystal Palace midfielder Jairo Riedewald stole the show against Leicester City on Monday

Wilfried Zaha scored the decider as Crystal Palace somewhat stopped the rot from spreading further by drawing with Leicester City in the Premier League at Selhurst Park.

Following back-to-back defeats to Liverpool and Aston Villa respectively, Roy Hodgson will have had every right to feel a little bit anxious about his position.

After failing to score against ten-man Villa, Hodgson’s side rediscovered some of their attacking edge as they picked up a vital point.

Zaha gave the Eagles the lead in the second half after Vicente Guaita saved a pathetic penalty attempt from Kelechi Iheanacho, only for Harvey Barnes to level the score.

While Zaha will most likely receive much of the plaudits, Jairo Riedewald deserves the spotlight after he put in such a solid defensive shift against the Foxes.

The Palace defensive-minded midfielder has earned his stripes so far this season and really seems to have embraced the challenge, causing all sorts of mischief in the midfield. He’s already scored one goal in the Premier League this season but even though he couldn’t get himself on the scoresheet on Monday afternoon, this was easily one of his best performances yet.

Riedewald, who earns roughly £55,000-per-week at SE25, was a constant nuisance for Brendan Rodgers’ side as he took delight in breaking up attacks at almost free will.

The 24-year-old was involved in most of the action in the midfield as he made one clearance, one interception, two tackles – more than his teammate James Tomkins – and blocked one shot.

Despite his best efforts, he couldn’t help Palace keep their first clean sheet since the 1-0 win over Southampton at the start of the season, although it’s worth pointing out he had already been replaced by James McArthur by the time Barnes found the bottom corner.

However, this will do little to take the shine off his impressive shift, as Riedewald made the most of his sixth start of the season with a dominant display shielding the defence.

Per SofaScore, he won four out of his five duels overall (80%), showing his strength by winning the majority of his individual battles with Leicester midfielder Nampalys Mendy.

It feels like we’ve said this before, but this is just the latest example of impressive performances from the former Netherlands international. You do have to wonder why he hasn’t started more often after his latest showing.

AND in other news, Lightweight: Crystal Palace defender Cheikhou Kouyate was shocking vs Aston Villa…

أحمد مرتضى: سندعم كارتيرون ليستكمل مسيرته مع الزمالك

كشف أحمد مرتضى منصور عضو مجلس إدارة الزمالك، موقف مجلس مرتضى منصور من الجهاز الفني الحالي للقلعة البيضاء بقيادة الفرنسي باتريس كارتيرون.

وكانت وزارة الرياضة أعلنت عودة مجلس مرتضي منصور بالكامل، وذلك تنفيذًا لحكم محكمة القضاء الإداري بمجلس الدولة بقبول طعن رئيس الزمالك السابق مرتضى منصور وإيقاف قرار وقفه واستبعاد مجلس إدارة نادي الزمالك.(طالع البيان من هنــا)

وقال أحمد مرتضي خلال تصريحات عبر قناة “صدى البلد” لبرنامج “الماتش”: “من تعاقد مع كارتيرون هو مرتضى منصور، ولا أعتقد أنه ستحدث أي مشكلة”.

وأضاف: “أي شخص يسعد الجماهير ويخدم الزمالك نحن في ظهره، كارتيرون حصل على الدوري الموسم الماضي فنحن في ظهره وسيستكمل مسيرته”.

وأتم: “الحزن شىء والمصلحة شىء آخر، مصلحتي هي مصلحة الزمالك، التاريخ هو الذي يقول لنا لماذا رحل، ولكن الأهم أننا ندعمه”.

تجدر الإشارة إلي أن كارتيرون كان قد دفع قيمة الشرط الجزائي وقرر الرحيل عن الزمالك في شهر أكتوبر العام الماضي، في ظل وجود مجلس مرتضي منصور، قبل أن يعود مرة أخرى لقيادة الفارس الأبيض الموسم الماضي في ظل اللجنة التي تولت شؤون النادي.

Voo atrasa e Calleri chega ao Brasil prometendo 'gana pela Libertadores'

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A espera terminou. Na noite desta segunda-feira, o atacante Jonathan Calleri desembarcou no Brasil e, nesta terça, já deve ser anunciado como o quarto reforço do São Paulo na temporada. O argentino chegou ao país por volta das 21h30 e passou pelo saguão do desembarque do Aeroporto de Guarulhos, na Grande São Paulo, somente após às 22h15.

– Estamos esperando tudo terminar ainda, não assinei nada. Neste momento estou chegando para isso. Há muita expectativa, muita gana de que tudo dê certo. Tudo é muito lindo. Chego com muita gana para ganhar a Libertadores. Quero jogar, entrar no grupo logo. Estou tratando de terminar tudo, assinar contrato e já começar a treinar- resumiu o atleta de 22 anos.

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O voo que partiu de Buenos Aires no fim da tarde desta segunda era esperado em São Paulo para as 20h35, mas seguidos atrasos em Guarulhos atrasaram o pouso da aeronave. Calleri era esperado por um funcionário do Tricolor que o conduziu com mais três acompanhantes para uma van que estava parada na rua. Com pressa, o argentino explicou o que o atraiu ao Morumbi.

– São Paulo tem um técnico muito ganhador (Edgardo Bauza), que venceu a Libertadores há dois anos (Com o San Lorenzo) e que fez muito para que estivesse aqui. Eu vi muitas partidas do time, já conheço o Centurión, Lugano é um pilar muito importante no Uruguai e tem o Kardec, que é um jogador que gosto muito. Vamos ver como tudo acontecerá amanhã (terça) – projetou.

Mais cedo, antes de embarcar na Argentina, Calleri chegou a dizer que gostaria de ter permanecido no Boca Juniors pelos próximos seis meses antes de atuar pela Internazionale (ITA). O atacante se incomodou com a maneira como os dirigentes de seu ex-clube apressaram sua venda, mas prometeu empenho total no São Paulo, com quem assinará até 30 de junho.

– Gostaria mesmo de ter ficado mais no Boca. É um clube que sempre me deu tudo e me formou como pessoa e jogador. Estou muito agradecido – disse.

ALARME FALSO
Se na chegada de Diego Lugano o Aeroporto de Guarulhos estava tomado de são-paulinos, o desembarque de Calleri foi quase no anonimato. Horas antes do voo chegar, três pessoas passaram pelo desembarque com a camisa do Tricolor, mas nenhum parecia saber da chegada do argentino. Depois, uma senhora apareceu carregando um balão com o símbolo do São Paulo, mas apenas esperava o filho voltar de longa viagem. Por fim, alguns torcedores que se informaram sobre o centro das atenções da imprensa conseguiram parar Calleri para guardar as primeiras recordações com o atacante.

São Paulo anuncia contratação de Kelvin por uma temporada

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Depois de alguns dias de espera, o São Paulo, enfim, anunciou a contratação do atacante Kelvin. O jogador pertence ao Porto (POR) e assinou contrato de empréstimo com o Tricolor Paulista até o fim da temporada, com opção de compra ao término do vínculo. A transação, por enquanto, não teve custos aos cofres do clube do Morumbi.

O atacante de 22 anos passou a temporada de 2015 emprestado ao Palmeiras, mas não conseguiu se firmar entre os titulares do técnico Marcelo Oliveira e, com as poucas chances, não foi procurado para renovar o empréstimo com o arquirrival do São Paulo. O clube português já atingiu seu limite de estrangeiros e não tinha interesse em manter o brasileiro no elenco aceitando, assim, negociá-lo novamente.

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Kelvin estava na cidade de São Paulo desde o último fim de semana, realizou exames médicos na segunda-feira e na terça. Com o resultado positivo das avaliações, foi anunciado pelo clube do Morumbi nesta quinta, após assinar o contrato de empréstimo.

A contratação do jogador foi aprovada pelo técnico Edgardo Bauza e ele será o quinto reforço no elenco para a temporada. Antes de Kelvin, chegaram o lateral esquerdo Eugenio Mena, o zagueiro Diego Lugano e os centroavantes Jonathan Calleri e Kieza. Destes, apenas o beque e Kieza ainda não estrearam com a camisa tricolor.

Confira a ficha técnica do jogador:

Nome: Kelvin Mateus de Oliveira
Data de nascimento: 01/06/2016 (22 anos)
Local de nascimento: Curitiba-PR
Posição: Atacante
Altura: 1m75
Peso: 72 kg

Clubes: Paraná (2010-11), Porto-POR (11), Rio Ave-POR (11/12), Porto-POR (12-15), Palmeiras (15) e São Paulo (desde 2016)
Títulos: Campeonato Português (2012/13), Supertaça de Portugal (2012 e 2013) e Copa do Brasil (2015)
Títulos com a Seleção Brasileira: Copa Mediterrâneo Sub-18 (2011) e Torneio Internacional Sub-20 (2014)
Premiação: Dragão de Ouro de Jovem Atleta do Ano (2012/13) pelo gol que rendeu o título ao Porto-POR

تقارير كتالونية: برشلونة يراقب موهبة أرجنتينية جديدة لتدعيم الهجوم

يراقب نادي برشلونة المنافس في بطولة الدوري الإسباني موهبة أرجنتينية جديدة من أجل تدعيم هجوم الفريق الأول لكرة القدم خلال فترة الانتقالات الشتوية المقبلة في يناير 2022.

ويبحث برشلونة تحت قيادة مديره الفني الجديد، تشافي هيرنانديز، عن مهاجمين قادرين على تسجيل الأهداف في ظل المعاناة التي يعاني منها الفريق في العديد من المباريات.

اقرأ أيضًا.. باو توريس: حين يتعلق الأمر بركلة جزاء ضد برشلونة لا يتم مشاهدة اللقطة

وبحسب شبكة “Esport3” الكتالونية، يتابع برشلونة عن كثب مهاجم الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ريفر بليت، جوليان ألفاريز، الذي يبلغ من العمر 21 عامًا وسجل 21 هدفًا هذا العام مع فريقه الأرجنتيني.

ويصف العديد من الخبراء اللاعب الشاب بأنه هداف بالفطرة في أمريكا الجنوبية ويمكنه الاحتراف في أوروبا خلال الأشهر القليلة المقبلة.

ولكن برشلونة ليس النادي الوحيد الذي يرغب في التعاقد مع ألفاريز هناك كذلك يوفنتوس وميلان وفيورنتينا من الدوري الإيطالي.

Aston Villa must unleash Louie Barry against Liverpool in the FA Cup

With Aston Villa facing the incredible situation of having to play their FA Cup tie against Liverpool tonight with no first-team players whatsoever, there might be one very important silver lining for the club.

Dean Smith and the senior squad will all be unavailable for the visit of the Reds, with Villa having to field a line-up of players from their U23s and U18s set-up.

And one starlet who Mark Delaney – the man who will be in the dugout for Villa tonight – must surely unleash, is Louie Barry.

Speaking after his arrival, Smith said: “Louie has been an academy signing first and foremost but he is one with an awful lot of potential.

“I saw him for 20 minutes in a game last week for the under-23s. He has really good movement and is a bright young kid. I am sure he will be a hit at Aston Villa but we can’t forget he is only 16. I am excited by the potential he has got, that is for sure. That is why we have gone and got him.”

The now 17-year-old has been in prolific form at Premier League 2 level this season, bagging an impressive six goals in just nine games in the competition, including showing his versatility by playing through the middle and out wide.

The club’s academy manager, Mark Harrison, declared: “He is still a very young man but as he’s developed, he’s always been one player that you always recognise as having outstanding attributes. He’s got a fantastic mentality, he’s desperate to do well for this football club.”

Barry’s style of play is something that Villa fans will surely be excited about too, with Harrison adding: “As a player, his real strength is his work rate, he’s constantly pressurising the opposition when they are on the ball, looking to create opportunities for himself to nick the ball high up the pitch.

“He is quick, and looks to play off the shoulders of the defenders, always looking for space behind them to be able to run into. He’s good in 1v1s and scores a lot of goals from balls in behind that he can run onto. He’s very much in the mould of a Jamie Vardy.”

With Villa up against it tonight, Barry might be the player to really steal the limelight.

Ganso exalta Rogério, mas lamenta chances perdidas pelo São Paulo

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Paulo Henrique Ganso até reclamou por ter sido sacado por Edgardo Bauza a cinco minutos do fim da decisiva partida entre São Paulo e Cesar Vallejo, quando as equipes empatavam em 0 a 0. Três minutos após sentar no banco, contudo, a irritação do meia deu lugar à alegria: o atacante Rogério, a exemplo da partida que levou o Tricolor à Libertadores, contra o Goiás, na última rodada do Brasileirão de 2015, marcou o gol da vitória e carimbou o passaporte da equipe à fase de grupos do torneio continental.

— Até falei com Patón que queria jogar, até porque em uma decisão como essa, ninguém gostaria de ficar de fora ou sair faltando cinco minutos. Mas a gente sabe que Rogério tem uma qualidade incrível, e hoje, mais uma vez, nos ajudou. O melhor é ter ele em nosso elenco para poder nos ajudar mais uma vez.— afirmou o camisa 10.

O que desagradou Ganso foram as chances que o time paulista desperdiçou no Pacaembu. Os comandados de Bauza finalizaram 24 vezes, mas somente em uma das últimas tentativas, aos 42 minutos da etapa complementar, a bola chegou a balançar as redes. Para o atleta, isso é a prova da superioridade tricolor em campo.

— Issomostra que a gente atacou bem, criou, era só caprichar um pouco mais para fazer mais gols. Mas agente está se preparando bastante, Patón está organizando nossa equipe taticamente, e com nossa qualidade, podemos crescer na competição. — acrescentou.

O São Paulo entra no Grupo 1, que conta com o atual campeão River Plate (ARG), além do Trujillanos (VEN) eThe Strongest (BOL). O Tricolor estreia contra os bolivianos na próxima quarta-feira, às 19h30 (horário de Brasília), novamente no Pacaembu.

Antes, no domingo, o Tricolor busca a revanche contra o Corinthians, na Arena Itaquera, pela quarta rodada do Campeonato Paulista. O último encontro entre os clubes ocorreu em novembro, quando a formação alvinegra, recheada de reservas após a conquista do hexa, venceu o rival por 6 a 1. A preferência do São Paulo é a busca do tetra no torneio continental, e Bauza pode ir à Zona Leste com uma equipe mista, masGansogarante que a equipe estará empenhada para buscar pontos fora de casa.

— Aprioridade é a Libertadores, mas a gente tem grupo muito forte e não pode perder clássico, ainda mais contra o Corinthians. Isso (o 6 a 1)já passou, faz parte do passado. O importante é ir concentrado no domingo. Independente de quem for entrar, vai jogar para a gente ganhar. — prometeu.

إيان راش: ترتيب محمد صلاح في الكرة الذهبية "مزحة".. ومصر قد تكون السبب

وصف إيان راش أسطورة ليفربول ترتيب محمد صلاح في جائزة الكرة الذهبية لأفضل لاعب في العالم هذا العام، بـ “المزحة”.

محمد صلاح حل في المركز السابع بترتيب الكرة الذهبية، التي فاز بها ليونيل ميسي متفوقًا على البولندي روبرت ليفاندوفسكي.

وقال إيان راش في تصريحات نقلها موقع “ليفربول إيكو” الإنجليزي: “تهانينا لـ ليو ميسي على فوزه بالكرة الذهبية السابعة بشكل مُذهل، ولكن احتلال محمد صلاح المركز السابع في القائمة يعد مزحة بالنسبة لي”.

طالع أيضًا | موسيماني: محمد صلاح كان الأحق بالكرة الذهبية.. ولم يفز بها لأنه إفريقي

وأضاف: “يمكنني أن أفهم تواجد ميسي وليفاندوفسكي في المراكز التي تسبق محمد صلاح، لقد فازا بألقاب كبرى وسجلا الكثير من الأهداف، ولكن محمد صلاح كان يجب أن يكون في المركز الثالث”.

محمد صلاح قام بتسجيل 13 هدفًا هذا الموسم في 14 مباراة بالدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، ويبتعد بـ4 أهداف عن جيمي فاردي صاحب المركز الثاني.

وأشار: “محمد صلاح وليفاندوفسكي يلعبان لـ مصر وبولندا على التوالي، وهو ما يجعل الأمر صعبًا بالنسبة لهما، ويمكنني أن أتفهم وضعهما، لأنني من ويلز”.

واختتم: “وجدت دائمًا أنه من الصعب جدًا الحصول على الفرص وتسجيل الأهداف مع هذه المنتخبات، ولم ألعب مطلقًا في بطولة كبرى، وهذا الأمر يعاني منه العديد من اللاعبين”.

واختتم: “يأتي النجاح بشكل طبيعي إلى دول كرة القدم الكبرى لأن لديها مجموعة أكبر من اللاعبين للاختيار من بينها، ولكن هذا بالنسبة لي لا يمكن أن يتم وضعه في الاعتبار، ويتم تقييم اللاعب على مستواه في العام بالكامل”.

Leeds target Lucas Vazquez in good form for Real Madrid

On Sunday’s evidence, Leeds are clearly in need of more depth.

Marcelo Bielsa picked a range of youth and experience when the Whites met Crawley but the stand-in players hardly did a good job.

The Yorkshire side fell to a 3-0 defeat and in the process, completely embarrassed themselves in the FA Cup.

Leeds chose to go with a three-man backline but Jamie Shackleton was given a torrid time alongside Kalvin Phillips at right-wing back. He was dominated by Nick Tsaroulla down the left who opened the scoring and completed 100% of his dribbles.

Of course, the usual nominees for that third of the pitch – Stuart Dallas and Luke Ayling – both weren’t playing. The latter has been playing as a makeshift centre-back in recent weeks but what Shackleton’s display demonstrated was that they need an extra body capable of filling in on the right.

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Fortunately, that could be forthcoming. Last week it was reported by The Daily Mail that Leeds had held discussions among their recruitment team about signing Real Madrid’s Lucas Vazquez.

The nine cap Spain international is capable of playing on the right wing and at right-back, and he shone in that defensive position against Osasuna, keeping a clean-sheet and showing the type of attributes we’ve become accustomed to seeing from Dallas in recent years.

Real boss Zinedine Zidane said at the beginning of the year: “What he’s doing right now doesn’t surprise us. Not only do I like him, we all like him because he is always on the job and reliable. He always gives everything on the pitch and we appreciate that.”

Those attributes typify Dallas and we saw it all when Real drew 0-0 at the weekend. Vazquez made an eye-catching six tackles and also completed 91% of his passes.

He was stern in the tackle but was also calm and composed in possession of the ball. Vazquez was well-disciplined, not committing a single foul and winning eight of the duels he contested.

This was a performance that went under the radar but like Dallas, he deserves special praise for doing things safely and securely.

If Leeds have a chance to sign the 29-year-old this month, they must do so.

AND in other news, 0 passes all game: Leeds set for more misery over £30k-p/w flop, Orta surely fuming…

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Arsenal’s Nketiah was shocking vs Southampton

In the end, Arsenal surrendered their hold on the FA Cup with a meek defeat to Southampton on Saturday afternoon.

Mikel Arteta’s side had gone into the game off the back of some good results in the Premier League, but right from the very first whistle, the Gunners looked completely disjointed – it certainly didn’t help that the Arsenal boss decided to make some changes to his starting line-up.

And one of those players who came in from the cold, was Eddie Nketiah.

The England U21 international was given the chance to start from the off, a particularly telling show of faith given that reports have suggested West Ham are interested in signing him and Folarin Balogun’s hat-trick for the U23s a day earlier.

If the game against Southampton was seen as Nketiah’s opportunity to prove the doubters wrong and show everyone what he can do, then he badly fluffed his lines.

As per Sofascore, he lost 11 of his 12 duels on the day, with the majority of his time being spent failing miserably to try and hold his ground against the likes of Jan Bednarek and Jack Stephens at the heart of the Southampton defence.

Nketiah struggled massively in that lone number nine role, constantly trying to make runs into the channels, but not providing any hold-up or link-up play with the rest of the Gunners’ attackers.

It was telling that he made just 19 passes in the time that he was on the pitch, by far the lowest amount of any starter. And his usual strong point of finishing chances in and around the box also deserted him, including Arsenal’s biggest opportunity when he was put through on goal only for him to meekly toe poke it at Fraser Forster.

Whilst Nicolas Pepe may come under intense criticism for another display where he failed to really impose his own game, it was Nketiah who arguably let his manager down the most.

Arteta gave him the keys to Arsenal’s attack with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang not in the squad, and Alexandre Lacazette being rested on the bench. This display would have done nothing to convince him that Nketiah is ready to start in the Premier League anytime soon.

Meanwhile, Arsenal are eyeing this La Liga sensation; it’s not Odegaard…

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