Virgil van Dijk has admitted he thinks his Netherlands side are playing the wrong formation under Louis van Gaal even though his national team toppled Denmark 4-2 on Saturday. The Liverpool star was deployed in the middle of a back three as Van Gaal played a 3-4-1-2 system against the […]
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Jordan Henderson was left unimpressed by Harry Maguire after the Manchester United skipper stopped a rondo during England’s training session. Gareth Southgate’s team secured the win in their first game of 2022 as they came from behind to beat Switzerland 2-1 at Wembley on Saturday. Maguire did not play in […]
Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli stepped up another level as he was impressive during Brazil’s training session this weekend. The 20-year-old attacker has been included in Brazil’s latest squad for their final World Cup qualifiers and came off the bench in the 4-0 win against Chile on Thursday. Brazil have already […]
Chelsea striker Timo Werner says the kind of football played by Germany manager Hansi Flick is a better fit for his skillset than the role asked of him by Thomas Tuchel. The 26-year-old, who has struggled to live up to his £47.5m price tag since moving to Stamford Bridge from […]
Gareth Southgate has praised Chelsea star Conor Gallagher after he made his England debut on Saturday, though says his partnership with Mason Mount left the nation ‘vulnerable’ and necessitated a tactical change. England went behind against Switzerland at Wembley but Gallagher – who has shone on loan at Crystal Palace […]
Jamie Redknapp singled out Chelsea loanee Conor Gallagher for praise after England started their preparations for the World Cup with a 2-1 win over Switzerland in a friendly at Wembley. Goals from Luke Shaw and Harry Kane secured the victory for England after Breel Embolo gave the visitors the lead […]
Marcos Alonso has aimed a fresh dig at Frank Lampard after claiming Chelsea took a huge ‘tactical’ step forward once Thomas Tuchel was appointed as head coach. Club legend Lampard was sacked last January after a poor run of results which culminated in him losing the dressing room with some […]
Thiago Silva has stressed the importance of ‘spectacular footballer’ Cesar Azpilicueta to Chelsea as Barcelona consider signing the Spanish defender. Azpilicueta has played more than 450 matches for Chelsea since signing from Marseille ten years ago, winning every major trophy available to him during his spell at Stamford Bridge. Despite […]
Manchester United fear Marcus Rashford is ‘becoming a ghost’ during games but the club are hopeful his time on training pitch during the international break can revive his form. Rashford was left out of the England team for friendlies against Switzerland and Ivory Coast after a poor run of form […]
Toni Kroos concedes Real Madrid couldn’t have asked for a tougher Champions League draw as they face Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea in the quarter-final. Madrid knocked out PSG to reach the last eight of the European competition as Karim Benzema delivered a superb second-half hat-trick in the return leg at the […]