شهدت مباراة الأهلي أمام إنتر ميامي الأمريكي، في افتتاح بطولة كأس العالم للأندية 2025، تعرض لاعب الوسط إمام عاشور لإصابة قوية خلال مجريات الشوط الأول، ما استدعى خروجه من أرض الملعب وعدم قدرته على استكمال اللقاء.
وعلى الفور، تحرك الجهاز الطبي للنادي الأهلي لمتابعة حالة اللاعب، حيث تم نقله إلى أحد المستشفيات القريبة من ملعب “هارد روك” في ميامي، لإجراء الفحوصات الطبية اللازمة والاطمئنان على مدى قوة الإصابة التي لحقت به، وتحديد التشخيص الدقيق لها.
طالع.. فيديو | إلغاء هدف الأهلي الأول أمام إنتر ميامي في كأس العالم للأندية
وكان إمام عاشور قد سقط أرضًا بعد التحام قوي، ما أثار القلق داخل الجهاز الفني والجماهير الحاضرة، خاصة في ظل أهمية اللاعب داخل تشكيل الفريق، وتألقه في الفترة الأخيرة مع القلعة الحمراء.
ودفع المدير الفني خوسيه ريبيرو بأحمد سيد زيزو بديلًا له مع منتصف الشوط الأول.
ومن المنتظر أن يُصدر النادي الأهلي بيانًا رسميًا خلال الساعات المقبلة يكشف فيه تفاصيل حالة إمام عاشور الطبية، ومدة غيابه، وما إذا كان سيلحق بالمباريات التالية في البطولة أم لا.
New Zealand produced their best top-order batting performance of the series to push England back after being asked to follow on at Basin Reserve. Tom Latham and Devon Conway scored half-centuries during a 149-run opening stand, but Jack Leach made important breakthroughs to keep England on top as the Wellington Test settled into a more traditional rhythm.There were signs of some overdue New Zealand defiance during the morning, as Tim Southee climbed into the all-time top ten for Test-match six-hitting during a belligerent innings of 73 from 49 balls. His efforts weren’t enough to save the follow-on, but it perhaps provided a spark for the hosts as they were invited to bat again 226 runs in arrears.Latham and Conway then batted through the afternoon session to transfer further pressure on to England. An overcast start to the day steadily gave way to watery sunshine, and as conditions eased so New Zealand were able to begin plotting a route back into the contest.Although the pitch had settled down, there was still a hint of turn for Leach, who made the breakthrough shortly after tea when he had Conway snapped up at short leg via an inside edge on to pad. Joe Root’s offspin then accounted for Latham, whose lbw sweeping was upheld on review, and when Leach pegged back Will Young’s off stump with a precise piece of SLA geometry from round the wicket, New Zealand had lost 3 for 18 in short order.They were guided to the close by an unbroken stand between Kane Williamson, who was inching ever closer to Ross Taylor’s New Zealand Test run-scoring record, and Henry Nicholls. Williamson survived an England review when Root got one to turn sharply past his glove, and Nicholls at times lived dangerously, a pair of sharp bat-pad chances off Leach evading Ollie Pope at short leg.England had three overs with the second new ball and, despite being unable to make further inroads, will feel they remain in a position of strength with two days left in which to push for a series-clinching win.The bulk of the good work for New Zealand was done by the openers, who were rarely flustered on the way to a century stand. Latham was the more fluent, becoming the seventh New Zealander to pass 5000 runs in Test cricket. He was typically strong square of the wicket and picked off regular boundaries, although might have been dismissed on 62 had Leach managed to close his fingers around a sharp caught-and-bowled chance.Conway had needed to dig in at the start of his innings, with Ollie Robinson troubling him around off stump and short leg interested whenever he closed the face. Leach did find his inside edge, the ball evading Ben Stokes at leg slip, but he battled through a testing examination up to lunch and began to find his range thereafter, driving Stuart Broad for fours either side of mid-off in the same over.Leach was lofted down the ground for six, before the returning James Anderson had Conway fencing an outside edge, only for the ball to dip beneath the fingertips of Zak Crawley at second slip.Latham was the first to fifty, Conway emulating him an over later, with the pair beginning to play more expansively as New Zealand cut the deficit to double-figures. Such was their apparent comfort that Stokes elected to bring himself on after tea, but England’s captain delivered just two overs, in which he was twice no-balled for exceeding the permitted number of short deliveries above shoulder height and once for overstepping.Tim Southee reached his fifty with a six in an entertaining knock•Getty Images
The fight shown by Latham and Conway was of a different stripe to Southee’s cavalry charge during the morning, a fusillade of boundaries lifting home spirits before Broad claimed the last three wickets to enable England to enforce the follow-on midway through the session. Conditions remained favourable for seam bowling and the potential for the pitch to continue to improve for batting encouraged Stokes to have another crack.New Zealand’s first innings had an anaemic look, resuming at 138 for 7, but Southee duly showcased his six-hitter’s eye before falling four runs short of equalling his Test best score. His intent was clear as he charged at his second ball from Leach and just about got away with a toe-ended slog that cleared Stokes running back from mid-on.Another full-blooded mow down the ground brought four more in the same over, before Robinson was slapped through the covers. Leach then felt the full force of Southee’s world-class ability to hit sixes, three times going the journey in a single over as New Zealand’s captain raced to a 39-ball half-century.A Robinson was bumper was swatted for Test six No. 82, drawing Southee level with Andrew Flintoff and Matthew Hayden, and another boundary off Broad brought him within sight of the 77 not out he made against England at Napier on debut in 2008. He was dropped at fine leg next ball, but immediately offered up another chance to midwicket as Broad ended the stand at 98.Tom Blundell still had designs on averting the prospect of the follow-on, but miscued an advance in Broad’s next over to be held by Leach at mid-on. Henry then spliced a catch to backward point to give England the option to enforce. The jury is still out on whether it was a wise move.
Everton now haven’t lost in the Premier League since the middle of January having collected a 1-1 draw away at relegation-threatened Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out.
Only one victory has come the Toffees’ way over the course of their last five top-flight outings – with the draws continuing to pile up and up – but David Moyes’ men will be loving how secure they feel in the division all the way up in 14th spot.
Still, the Scotsman now occupying the Goodison Park dug-out once more will want some improvements from Beto after he barely got going at Molineux, despite being his side’s joint top scorer in league action.
Beto's poor display vs Wolves
Indeed, the Portuguese attacker might well boast six Premier League strikes this campaign so far, but he looked way off his usual best in the West Midlands.
His clinical edge was nowhere to be seen as two big chances were spurned, whilst the ex-Udinese man found himself way off the pace when trying to get involved in general play away from being unleashed in-front of goal, with only three accurate passes registered from his meagre 25 touches of the ball.
Beto
Amazingly, the out-of-sorts number 14 wasn’t hauled off at any point by Moyes during the 1-1 draw, which is likely due to the fact his other striker options on the substitutes bench weren’t plentiful owing to Dominic Calvert-Lewin being sidelined through injury.
Therefore, to shake things up away from over-relying on Beto to deliver the goods, the ex-West Ham United boss could be prepared to give an electric young star a chance in the first-team picture, with Moyes perhaps unearthing his next Wayne Rooney in the process.
Moyes' next Rooney lying in wait at Everton
All those years ago, Moyes was the main man at the Toffees helm when Rooney initially made his breakthrough on Merseyside.
He handed a spritely teenager his professional debut at the tender age of 16 years, nine months and 24 days.
The rest ended up being history for the now-retired Toffees great after he stunned Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman only a couple of games into his fledging senior career, with 17-year-old hot prospect Braiden Graham now aiming to replicate Rooney’s blistering entry onto the first-team scene.
Five youngest-ever Everton debutants
Player
Age at debut
Manager at the time
1. Thierry Small
16 years, five months + 23 days
Carlo Ancelotti
2. Jose Baxter
16 years, six months + 9 days
Moyes
3. Jake Bidwell
16 years, eight months + 26 days
Moyes
4. James Vaughan
16 years, eight months + 27 days
Moyes
5. Joe Royle
16 years, nine months + 7 days
Harry Catterick
Sourced by Transfermarkt
Staggeringly, there have been five younger debutants at Goodison than the much-talked-about Rooney, with three of the top five above handed their first-ever chances in the senior game under Moyes’ watchful eye.
Therefore, the aforementioned Graham will surely fancy his chances at breaking into the men’s team soon, with the Northern Irish teenager already breaking records back at his previous side in Linfield when he was launched into the senior picture aged just 15.
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Since then, the Ballygowan-born sensation has made quite the impression on Merseyside, with Graham picking up eight strikes from 18 games representing both the U18s and U21s.
Unfazed by being thrown into the U21 set-up, Graham could fancy his chances very soon of being second-in-command to Beto, with the 17-year-old keen to etch his name into Toffees folklore as another exciting and raw youngster who took to the first-team swimmingly.
Indeed, with Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s contract coming to an end in the summer, there will be an opening for either a new signing or young hero to make the mark inside the new stadium.
Much like Rooney too, the “incredible” starlet – as he was once labelled by his ex-Linfield boss in David Healy – can play as a number ten if needed, away from leading the line with venom.
Arguably, Everton do need some freshening up in the striker spots, with Graham perhaps the next bold pick by Moyes to get the Goodison masses out of their seats.
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Smash and grab. Robbery. Whatever you want to call it. The result will show a 1-0 win for Liverpool and that’s all that matters, with Paris Saint-Germain’s first-leg dominance counting for little in the end.
Let’s face it, this was not vintage Arne Slot football, but with grit, fight – and a fair bit of fortune – the Merseysiders got the job done at the Parc des Princes, with this Champions League tussle now finely poised ahead of next week’s return tie at Anfield.
Such an outcome had looked unlikely for much of the encounter in the French capital, in truth, with the Ligue 1 leaders boasting 71% possession and totalling 27 shots in all, albeit while fashioning just three ‘big chances’.
Up against the heroic Alisson in the visiting goal – and with Ibrahima Konate escaping an early red card for a barge on Bradley Barcola – the Parisien giants simply couldn’t find a way through, having been ultimately punished at the death as substitute Harvey Elliott pounced to hand Slot’s side the advantage in the tie.
It was perhaps apt that on a night in which the likes of Mohamed Salah toiled, it was two men on the fringes who combined to put the Reds ahead, with Elliott meeting Darwin Nunez’s pass before calmly slotting past a sprawling Gigi Donnarumma.
Elliott
That last-gasp strike certainly helped to spare a fair few blushes it must be said, as did the titanic display of the aforementioned Alisson in between the sticks…
Alisson's game in numbers vs PSG
It would have been easy to assume that the Brazilian was nearing the end of his time as Liverpool’s first-choice stopper, with injuries having handed able deputy Caoimhin Kelleher a far more prominent role in recent seasons, while the club also stepped up the succession plan with the astute signing of Giorgi Mamardashvili last summer.
90 minutes played
9 saves
1 punch
2.26 goals prevented
4 saves inside the box
44 touches
57% pass accuracy
10/22 long balls completed
4 clearances
9.4 match rating
On the evidence of Wednesday night’s showing, however, Alisson is going nowhere fast, having showcased a timely reminder of his undoubted quality after producing a string of standout saves in Paris.
The former Roma man notably denied Ousmane Dembele and the lively Barcola on the hour mark, before also keeping out Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s fizzing free-kick just after the break.
Among nine total saves for the 32-year-old was also another world-class stop to prevent Desire Doue from opening the scoring late on, with Liverpool’s number one having been a one-man wall at times up against the rampant hosts.
As such, while Elliott may have been the matchwinner it was Alisson who deservedly stole the headlines, with such an eye-catching performance having helped to cover up the woes of those ahead of him.
The Liverpool duo who could be on borrowed time
If Alisson proved to be the major positive for Liverpool on the night, then Slot won’t have to look far to find the key negatives, with the visitors’ attacking unit looking particularly blunt across the 90 minutes.
Performance in Numbers
Those woes – which saw the Reds record just two shots in total – were epitomised by the performances of both Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz, with neither man looking up to the task in the forward line.
In the case of Jota, the Portuguese marksman was hooked just after the hour mark having been restricted to just 30 touches in total, having also lost the ball on 11 occasions and won just three of his 12 total duels.
Jota Diaz
Branded with a 5/10 match rating by Liverpool World’s Will Rooney, the former Wolverhampton Wanderers man maintained his lengthy goal drought which stretches back to mid-January, having now netted just eight times in 26 games in 2024/25 to date.
Meanwhile, it was a similar story for Diaz on the left flank, with the Colombian speedster also handed a 5/10 rating by Rooney after looking rather off the boil prior to his late withdrawal, a fact encapsulated by his return of just 28 touches.
The former Porto winger also failed to register a single key pass and also lost 50% of his total duels, with Reds supporters likely to be eagerly awaiting the return of Cody Gakpo from his recent injury absence.
As broadcaster Nubaid Haroon noted, both Diaz and Jota looked to be “hiding” in the final third, with it coming to the stage in which Slot may wish to consider whether the pair can be selected alongside each other again.
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Over the years, Manchester United have made some questionable additions in the transfer market, forcing the club into some serious budget cuts since Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival.
Midfielder Mason Mount joined the club in a £60m deal from fellow Premier League side Chelsea back in the summer of 2023, but injuries have massively hampered his time at Old Trafford.
The 26-year-old has only featured 33 times across all competitions since his big-money transfer, only scoring a single goal and notching just one assist to date.
Amorim has previously shown faith in the former England international, praising him endlessly after his appointment, with the hope that he can get his promising career back on track.
However, not all of their additions have been a failure, with one of the manager’s first additions in Manchester already showing glimpses of the talent he possesses.
Ayden Heaven’s stats since joining United
Centre-back Ayden Heaven joined United in a £1.5m deal from fellow English side Arsenal, following in the footsteps of Chido Obi, who moved six months prior.
The 18-year-old was originally seen as a player for the academy setup, featuring a couple of times, but the current injury crisis in the North West has catapulted him into Amorim’s first-team setup.
He’s already featured in the FA Cup, Premier League and the Europa League – claiming his first start in yesterday’s triumph over Real Sociedad, cementing a place in the quarter-finals.
During his 90-minute display, he won 100% of the duels he entered, making four clearances and two interceptions, playing a vital role in the backline and staking his claim for a regular starting role.
However, one other member of the Red Devils squad joined for a figure lower than that of Heaven, with his market value rising as a result of his stellar displays in recent years.
The United player who cost even less than Heaven
Numerous players in United’s current first-team squad have cost a fortune to bring them to Old Trafford, having various levels of impact since their arrivals.
Alejandro Garnacho is one player who was a bargain given his impact, arriving in Manchester for just £420k from Spanish side Atlético Madrid back in 2020, originally linking up with the academy side.
The Argentine would catch the eye at various youth levels with his pace and direct dribbling, qualities that would allow him to register 27 goals over an 18-month period.
He would get his first-team chance in 2021/22, making just two substitute appearances, before becoming a regular member of the senior setup just a few months later.
Garnacho has since made over 30 appearances in every season since, including 44 in the current campaign, registering a total of 23 goals and 17 assists at the age of just 20.
The winger, who’s previously been dubbed “phenomenal” by one analyst, has seen his market value soar as a result of his impressive displays in the North West, showcasing what a superb signing he’s been.
Games played
27
Goals & assists
4
Pass accuracy
83%
Shots taken
3.4
Touches in opposition box
7.5
Successful dribbles
1.1
Recoveries made
4.9
He was valued at £55m by the club in January after interest from elsewhere, a figure that presents a 13000% rise on the fee forked out for his services less than five years ago.
In a period where the club have often pursued big-money targets, a deal for Garnacho represents the rewards you can expect should you decide to invest in young talent for the future and allowing them to develop.
Heaven will be hoping to follow a similar trajectory at the Theatre of Dreams, hopefully cementing his place in the side, with his start to life at the club demonstrating he has huge potential to succeed.
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Rohit Sharma says while Pollard’s are big shoes to fill, David has got “lot of ability and so much power”
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Moody: David has shown the IPL that he’s a deadly weapon
Tim David has played only 16 games for Mumbai Indians, but he has already shown glimpses of the power-hitting ability that had made Kieron Pollard one of the stalwarts of the IPL. In the 1000th game of the IPL on Sunday, David went 6, 6, 6 off the first three balls of the last over as Mumbai became the first team in the league’s history to chase down a 200-plus total at the Wankhede Stadium. With Pollard now taking up a new role as Mumbai’s batting coach, can David fill the void left by him as the team’s finisher?”Look, it’s big shoes to fill,” Rohit Sharma, the Mumbai captain, said at the post-match presentation. “Obviously, Polly has done it for so many years and we have won so many championships with his performances. Tim obviously has got a lot of ability, as you saw today. He has got so much power and at the back end, it helps. When you have that kind of power, the bowler is always thinking, so that’s good to have.”When David walked out to bat, at the fall of Suryakumar Yadav’s wicket, Mumbai needed 61 off 26 balls. David alone smashed 45 off 14 balls, including five sixes, to finish the chase with six wickets and three balls to spare. It was Mumbai’s fourth victory in eight games this season.Related
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“Yeah, we needed a result,” David said. “So, it’s an amazing feeling, the crowd was going crazy for us. So, when we get up and flying at the Wankhede, there’s no better feeling.”We’ve probably not played our best game for the last couple of matches. To see how the boys went about it, it’s awesome for us and to see how excited the boys are, it feels really good.”Whenever Trent Boult, Sandeep Sharma and Jason Holder missed their lengths at the death, David put them away. He was particularly severe on Holder, taking him for 25 off six balls. After the match, David said that the plan was to go after every bowler.”Everyone had to be targeted,” he said. “But it was good batting conditions today. So, tough job for the bowlers there, but personally I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a while now and been hungry to get a result for the team. So, it feels great.”It was a little bit sweaty, so I was kind of getting out of the crease and trying to close the angle down [against Holder] and just react to wherever the ball is bowled. At that point, it just had to be good shots and try and hit the middle of the bat.”
Guto Ferreira, treinador que atualmente está sem clube após ser demitido do Bahia, participou nesta segunda-feira do Flow Sport Club e falou sobre o que acha do apelido de ‘Gordiola’, que foi dado a ele como uma forma de elogio ao seu trabalho.
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Guto lembrou que o apelido foi dado por um jornalista e pegou quando ele teve uma passagem anterior pelo Bahia e que, em sua opinião, o ajudou a ter mais abertura no mercado.
– A coisa pegou quando fui para o Bahia 2016. Foi um apelido que me ajudou muito a quebrar um certo preconceito contra os gordinhos, que ainda existe. Mas ajudou a aceitação do Guto no mercado (do futebol). Ser mais leve. Eu tenho uma postura de campo mais carrancudo. As pessoas me viam e achava que eu era isso ai (bravo). O Gordiola quebrou tudo isso – afirmou.
A terceira passagem do treinador de 56 anos pelo Bahia, que começou em outubro do ano passado, se encerra com a marca de 47 partidas onde conseguiu 20 triunfos, 10 empates e 17 derrotas. O profissional segue no mercado buscando novas oportunidades.
Looking to reinforce their backline, Brighton & Hove Albion have now reportedly joined the race to sign a defensive target alongside a number of Premier League sides this summer.
Brighton transfer news
The Seagulls are always among the most interesting clubs to watch in the transfer market, such is their reputation for unearthing the next best thing before selling for impressive profit. Whether that will be the case once again this summer remains to be seen, but the rumours have certainly been coming thick and fast in between their rejuvenated form as of late.
Unbeaten in their last four games since a 7-0 humiliation at the hands of Nottingham Forest and conceding just two goals in that time, those at The Amex have swiftly turned their attention away from any concerns surrounding Hurzeler and towards the summer transfer window.
Names such as Rav van den Berg have already threatened to steal the headlines, but it may well be another defensive reinforcement that arrives this summer.
Rav van den Berg for Middlesbrough.
According to The Boot Room, Brighton have now joined the race to sign Taylor Harwood-Bellis alongside Premier League rivals Crystal Palace, West Ham United and Aston Villa.
Now keen to leave Southampton after just one permanent season at St Mary’s, the 23-year-old could yet bid farewell to a sinking ship and maintain his own Premier League status.
Given that Lewis Dunk and Adam Webster are 33 years old and 30 years old respectively, Hurzeler could certainly do with a fresh lick of paint on an ageing backline, which makes Harwood-Bellis an ideal option.
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Whilst some alarm bells may be ringing over just how poor Southampton have been defensively this season, Harwood-Bellis remains a player full of potential who will be desperate to earn Premier League redemption.
Harwood-Bellis can become Dunk heir
Replacing both the consistency and leadership of Dunk will be a tough ask whenever he decides to call it quits on an unforgettable Brighton career, but Harwood-Bellis should be among the candidates.
A player who’s been deemed worthy of a senior England call-up even in the face of Southampton’s struggles and someone who has captained his country at U21s level, Harwood-Bellis needs no lesson in leadership at just 23 years old.
When compared to Dunk on the pitch, meanwhile, the former Manchester City man has shown the passing potential to match the Brighton captain’s standout work on the ball in what is a crucial trait under Hurzeler.
Starts
22
17
Progressive Carries
19
17
Progressive Passes
93
111
Tackles Won
15
8
On paper, the £7,500-a-week defender has shown all the traits necessary to step into the current Brighton backline. In fact, it could even be argued that he’d thrive far more in the Seagulls’ possession-based style rather than in a Southampton team often forced to sit deep despite their ambitions.
عاد الحديث حول مستقبل رودريجو جوس مع ريال مدريد، بعد تراجع مستواه مؤخرًا وابتعاده عن التشكيل الأساسي، رغم بدايته المميزة مع الفريق وقدرته في السابق على حسم كبرى المباريات، خاصة في دوري أبطال أوروبا.
رودريجو كان يُعرف بـ”رجل الريمونتادا”، اللاعب الذي يظهر في اللحظات الحاسمة، دون ضجيج أو تصريحات، مكتفيًا بالأهداف والحلول الذكية داخل الملعب، لكن هدوءه الشديد وضعه دائمًا في الهامش مقارنة بزملائه أصحاب الحضور الإعلامي الأكبر.
رغم امتلاكه لموهبة استثنائية باعتراف زملائه، إلا أن أرقام رودريجو لم تكن على مستوى طموحات جمهور ريال مدريد، واكتفى بهدف و4 تمريرات حاسمة في آخر 25 مباراة بالموسم الماضي، ليكون أحد أسوأ مواسمه بقميص الملكي.
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خلال تلك الفترة، بدا رودريجو تائهًا في الملعب، وكأنه فقد الثقة في نفسه، لم تختفِ موهبته، لكنه توقف عن الإيمان بقدراته، تشابي ألونسو حاول دعمه نفسيًا بعد توليه المسؤولية، وأكد أنه يرى فيه إمكانيات كبيرة.
ورغم تلقيه عروضًا من أندية في الدوري الإنجليزي، قرر اللاعب البقاء في مدريد، رغب في المنافسة واستعادة بريقه، خاصة مع بطولة مثل كأس العالم للأندية، التي كان يراها فرصة لإعادة تقديم نفسه من جديد.
في أولى مباريات ريال مدريد تحت قيادة تشابي ألونسو، بدأ رودريجو أساسيًا، وظهر بروح مختلفة، صنع هدفًا بتمريرة ساحرة لزميله جونزالو، وأظهر رغبة كبيرة في استعادة مكانته، بعد غيابه الطويل منذ نهائي كأس الملك.
لكن سرعان ما عاد الغموض، فخلال المباراة الثانية، استُبعد رودريجو تمامًا، لم يشارك، ولم يُطلب منه الإحماء، رغم استخدام المدرب لكافة تبديلاته، بينما شارك لاعبون أقل خبرة مثل فيكتور مونيوز، بحسب صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية.
مشهد زاد من تعقيد وضع رودريجو، في ظل تألق آردا جولر، واقتراب التعاقد مع فرانكو مستانتونو، وتغييرات محتملة في التشكيل، كل ذلك يهدد مستقبل الجناح البرازيلي، الذي أصبح موقفه أكثر ضعفًا داخل ريال مدريد.
Any hopes of a late push to secure European football for next season were dealt a blow when Tottenham Hotspur were beaten 2-0 by London rivals Fulham on Sunday.
Two second-half goals from Marco Silva’s side at Craven Cottage this weekend were left unanswered by Ange Postecoglou’s men, who did not do enough to get anything out of the match.
Rodrigo Muniz and former Spurs man Ryan Sessegnon scored the goals for the Cottagers, whose win has left the Lilywhites in 13th place in the Premier League table.
There were a number of poor performers across the park for Tottenham, as you would expect in a 2-0 loss to Fulham, as several players let Postecoglou down.
Tottenham's worst performers against Fulham
With the score at 0-0 at the break, the Australian head coach made the bold move to bring Yves Bissouma and Brennan Johnson off to bring Lucas Bergvall and Heung-min Son on.
Tottenham Hotspur's YvesBissoumareacts after being substituted
That came after Bissouma lost five of his seven duels and Johnson lost four of his six duels in the first-half, which shows that Fulham’s players found it far too easy to get the better of them.
They were far from the only poor performers on the pitch for the Lilywhites, however, as centre-forward Dominic Solanke let his team down with some big misses in front of goal.
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Solanke, who was handed a 5/10 rating by football.london, failed to find the back of the net with a free header from around 12 yards out, and then stabbed the ball well over the bar from close range with the score at 0-0.
Had he converted one of those two ‘big chances’ that fell his way, Spurs would have gone 1-0 up and it would have been a completely different game picture.
He had fewer touches (25) than his goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario (29), which shows that the forward struggled to get into the game at times, but Tottenham needed him to be ruthless with the touches that he did get, and that – unfortunately – was not the case.
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Daniel Levy reportedly splashed an initial fee of £55m to sign the England international from Bournemouth last summer, in an attempt to finally replace the prolific Harry Kane.
Solanke, who scored 19 goals in the Premier League for the Cherries in the 2023/24 campaign, has not hit the ground running as a reliable goalscorer for the Lilywhites.
24/25 Premier League
Dominic Solanke
Appearances
20
xG
9.25
Goals
7
Minutes per goal
254
Big chances missed
10
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, the 27-year-old marksman has underperformed in front of goal in the top-flight this season, with just seven goals from 9.25 xG.
A return of one goal every 254 minutes on average proves that he has not been a reliable source of goals, contributing to the team’s overall struggles in the league.
Solanke, who has had some positive moments in a Spurs shirt – as shown in the clip above, does not look to be the reliable number nine that they spent millions to bring to North London.
His two ‘big chances’ missed against Fulham, ultimately leading to the team losing 2-0, are further proof that Levy will need to splash the cash once again to go out and sign a proven, prolific, striker to fire Spurs back to glory in the summer transfer window.
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