Friday, September 21, 2018
Trent Alexander-Arnold: Liverpool youngster on friendly rivalry with Manchester United's Jess Lingard
Thursday, September 20, 2018
Papin blasts PSG stars for Liverpool defeat: Not heroes, they are egos
French legend Jean-Pierre Papin blasted the attitude of PSG's millionaires after their defeat at Liverpool.
PSG lost 3-2, with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe drawing criticism for their lack of effort off the ball.
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Tottenham’s Érik Lamela: we need to be ruthless and ease burden on Harry Kane
• Argentinian calls for ruthlessness after 2-1 defeat at Inter
Érik Lamela has called for Tottenham to show greater ruthlessness in front of goal and he maintains that the burden ought not to fall solely on Harry Kane.
Lamela had three presentable chances when Spurs were 1-0 up against Internazionale in the Champions League on Tuesday night only to fail to take them. Kane had earlier missed another opportunity when well-placed at 0-0 and the profligacy would return to haunt them as Inter scored two late goals to snatch a 2-1 win.
Continue reading...Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Champions League: previews for the big matches this week
Form guide, fitness news and facts on Inter v Spurs, Liverpool v PSG, Manchester City v Lyon and Real Madrid v Roma
By Martin Laurence for WhoScored
Tottenham’s two previous trips to San Siro have been eventful to say the least. Eight years have passed since Gareth Bale announced himself on the European stage with a second-half hat-trick in Milan. Those goals weren’t enough for Spurs to avoid defeat on the night, having conceded four goals before the break, but they did go through as group winners – along with Inter. Spurs’ most recent visit to San Siro, for the second leg of their Europa League last-16 tie in 2013, ended in sheer relief. Spurs went into the game with a 3-0 lead from the first leg but again conceded four, only scraping through thanks to a late away goal from Emmanuel Adebayor.
Continue reading...Monday, September 17, 2018
Ronaldo and Costa steal limelight as Dimarco downs parent club Inter | Paolo Bandini
Inter began this season billed as the team most likely to deny Juve another Scudetto, but things already look gloomy
Cristiano Ronaldo’s first Serie A goal arrived right on schedule. Granted, it might not have felt that way to the Juventus supporters who had been waiting impatiently for this moment since July. But by opening his account in their fourth league game, with his 28th shot of the season, he was emulating precisely the start he made with Real Madrid in 2017-18.
Nobody can truly have believed his ‘drought’ would go on forever, yet the relief at its ending was evident even in Ronaldo’s performance. His first goal was a tap-in: described by Tuttosport as “pushed into an empty net from 30cm out”. Yet it felt like no accident that the Portuguese’s second should arrive 15 minutes later, drilled into the bottom corner with a confidence that had hitherto been lacking.
Continue reading...Sunday, September 16, 2018
Manchester United show a glimpse of what they can do against Watford
For 15 minutes on Saturday, Manchester United supporters were given a glimpse of what might just be possible. The scintillating spell before half-time that saw Watford’s defence torn to shreds by the pace and power of José Mourinho’s frontline was a timely reminder that, despite the much-criticised start to the season, he has an attack with frightening potential.
Yet United eventually left Vicarage Road indebted to David de Gea for ending their opponents’ 100% record following a shaky second-half display that must have tested even Mourinho’s nerves, and it was the failure to kill off the game that would have concerned their manager most. Romelu Lukaku, Alexis Sánchez and Paul Pogba spurned chances to score a decisive third goal on the break, leading to a frantic final period that led to Nemanja Matic being dismissed for a second booking just before their goalkeeper’s late heroics.
Continue reading...Saturday, September 15, 2018
Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool: Premier League – live!
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50 mins: Spurs hit the post! Lucas looks isolated near the left-hand touchline but bustles past Gomez, finds space suddenly opening up, and pings a shot off the near post! That would have been very much against the run of play.
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49 mins: Vorm rescues Spurs here though, saving well from Mané after Salah had eased Dembele off the ball! A lively start to this second half...
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