Author: JB

Thomas Tuchel slammed ‘sloppy’ Chelsea after Brentford shocked the European champions, but described the Bees as ‘lucky’ despite their emphatic win at Stamford Bridge. Brentford came from behind to cause a huge upset in the west London derby, recording their first victory over Chelsea since 1939 and move closer to safety. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Antonio Rudiger’s remarkable strike gave Chelsea the lead three minutes into the second-half, but Brentford responded with three goals in 10 minutes. Vitaly Janelt scored twice and Christian Eriksen netted his first goal for Brentford as they turned the game on its head and left the London club in shock.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Yoane Wissa added a fourth for Th...

Leicester City star James Maddison was not impressed by Raphael Varane’s reaction to a foul that ruled out his goal. Manchester United and Leicester shared the points at Old Trafford as Fred cancelled out Kelechi Iheanacho’s goal in the second half of the game. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Leicester looked to have scored the winning goal towards the end though when Iheanacho dispossessed Varane of the ball and played in Maddison who fired beyond David de Gea. Referee Andre Marriner initially gave the goal but after checking the VAR monitor on the side of the pitch he changed the decision and disallowed it.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Replays showed Iheanacho had dragged the player’s leg from the ball but the fo...

Sebastien Haller has suggested Erik ten Hag may not find the Manchester United dressing room as receptive to his ideas or management pattern as the Ajax squad currently at his disposal. The Dutch manager is now the clear favourite to take over the reins at Old Trafford after impressing in an interview with United’s hierarchy last month, with the club attracted to the brand of football he plays. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But Haller – who has been prolific since swapping West Ham for Ajax – has said it might not be so easy for Ten Hag’s philosophy and management style to transfer over to the theatre of dreams. Discussing Ten Hag’s potential move to United, Haller told CNN: ‘He’s clever, he knows his strengths but also his weaknesses. I think he’s tr...

Ralf Rangnick has hit back at Louis van Gaal after the former Manchester United manager warned Erik ten Hag to steer well clear of the Premier League club. The current Ajax manager has emerged as a leading contender to take over from interim manager Rangnick in the summer and was interviewed last month. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Van Gaal spent two tumultuous years at Old Trafford which culminated in him winning the FA Cup, but was sacked almost immediately afterwards and replaced by Jose Mourinho. Speaking this week, the current Netherlands manager warned Ten Hag of the problems that might lie ahead should he choose the Red devils as his next destination.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘I think Ten Hag is a gre...

Former Chelsea player Carlton Cole has called on the club to adapt to Romelu Lukaku's strengths, rather than the other way around, with the Belgian enduring a tough time in his second spell at Stamford Bridge. Lukaku, who rejoined Chelsea from Inter for a club record £97.5m over the summer, caused friction when he hit out at the club's tactics. His words prompted clear-the-air talks with Thomas Tuchel which appeared to have done the trick. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But, since the turn of the year, Lukaku has failed to score in the Premier League, while often finding himself left out of Tuchel's starting lineup, but Cole has urged Chelsea to make changes to get the best out of a player who scored 64 goals in just 95 matches in Italy. "The situation...

Jurgen Klopp says Mohamed Salah will bounce back from his World Cup heartache and is ready to spearhead Liverpool’s assault on the remaining trophies this campaign. The Liverpool star missed the decisive penalty in the play-off shootout defeat against Senegal this week, which cost his nation a place at Qatar 2022. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); It was another setback for Salah, coming after the disappointment of losing the Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal and his Liverpool teammate Mane. Salah returned to Merseyside this week and having shown no ill-effects, is certain to start against Watford at Anfield.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘I’m really happy for Sadio and I feel for Mo,’ said Klopp at his pre-...

Ralf Rangnick has hit back at Paul Pogba’s comments over being played out of position at Manchester United, saying he expects the player to be able to fulfil a number of roles in his team. Speaking during the international break, Pogba threw his future at the club into further doubt by suggesting he has wasted five years of his career at Old Trafford. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Frenchman also said he does not have a clearly defined role at United like he does while playing for his country under Didier Deschamps, saying ‘it’s hard to be consistent when you often have a change to your position, or the team system, or your partners.’ Speaking to the press ahead of Saturday’s game with Leicester City, Rangnick was dismissive of some Pogba’s comment...

Erik ten Hag has described Manchester United as ‘a great club’ amid speculation he is set to me named their next manager. The Red devils are currently in the process of hiring Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s permanent replacement, with interim coach Ralf Rangnick set to vacate his position at the end of the campaign. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ten Hag was interviewed by United chiefs last month and has emerged as the favourite, despite the club maintaining an interest in Mauricio Pochettino. The 52-year-old’s Ajax contract has little over 12 months to run but the Dutchman says his full focus remains on guiding his current team to further success, before he contemplates his future at the end of the campaign.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle ||...

John Terry feels Mason Mount should become the next Chelsea captain once Cesar Azpilicueta leavesStamford Bridge. The Spanish star is edging closer to leaving the London club at the end of the campaign with Barcelona looking set to wrap up a deal for the veteran defender. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Azpilicueta has won the UEFA Champions League and the Europa League twice in his time in London as well as winning two Premier League titles. Should the 32-year-old leave in the summer, Jorginho, who captains Italy has been tipped to become the next club skipper but Chelsea legend Terry feels academy graduate Mount is the perfect fit.      (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘He [Azpilicueta] has been superb and as you said, th...