Selasa, 25 Oktober 2022

Chelsea want Brighton’s Winstanley to join Stewart on recruitment team

 

Chelsea are set to continue the rebuild of their recruitment department by appointing Monaco’s Laurence Stewart and are also looking to poach Brighton & Hove Albion’s head of recruitment, Paul Winstanley.

Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital have been making changes to Chelsea’s infrastructure since buying the club in May and are looking to build a strong recruitment team around the head coach, Graham Potter. Christopher Vivell, who was fired by RB Leizpig last month, is poised to join as technical director and Joe Shields is due to arrive as co-director of recruitment once he has seen out his gardening leave at Southampton.

A deal to hire Stewart, Monaco’s technical director, has been agreed and Chelsea have held talks over taking Winstanley from Brighton. Winstanley has developed a good reputation at Brighton, who have earned plaudits for their smart signings in recent years. The Guardian reported that Chelsea were looking at him last month and the club are ready to solidify their interest.

It is believed that Winstanley will work closely with Shields, Stewart and Potter’s recruitment analyst, Kyle Macalauy. Winstanley knows Macaulay well from his time at Brighton.

Chelsea want at least four recruitment experts, with Vivell potentially given the responsibility of coordinating the department. Plans to hire a sporting director have been put to one side.

There have been suggestions that Boehly and Clearlake would like to create something akin to a transfer think-tank. The recruitment team could feed up to Boehly, who has been working as interim sporting director since June.

Boehly took that role after Marina Granovskaia left, with the departures of Scott McLachlan and Petr Cech leaving other holes to fill. Chelsea had initially looked to hire a sporting director and were close to appointing RB Salzburg’s Christoph Freund, only for that deal to collapse.

The indications are that Chelsea would rather have several recruitment experts than be reliant on one person. They want a collaborative approach, with links between the coaching staff, recruitment department and ownership. Boehly, who oversaw a heavy summer spending spree, could continue to take an active role in transfer negotiations in January.

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Chelsea could also look to appoint a new chief executive and a football operations manager.

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Jumat, 21 Oktober 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo: Manchester United forward must face consequences, says Erik ten Hag


Ronaldo refused to come on as substitute - Ten Hag

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has said there "has to be consequences" after confirming Cristiano Ronaldo refused to come on as a substitute against Tottenham on Wednesday.

Ronaldo, 37, left Old Trafford before full-time after leaving the bench and walking down the tunnel in the 89th minute of United's 2-0 win.

He has been dropped for Saturday's game at Chelsea and is training alone.

Asked directly whether Ronaldo refused to come on, Ten Hag said: "Yes."

He added that after the Portugal international did the same at half-time of the friendly against Rayo Vallecano in pre-season, he felt he had to act.

"The talk is between Cristiano and me. The statement is clear. It is also in the statement that he remains an important part of the squad," Ten Hag said.

"I am the manager, I am responsible for the culture here. I have to set standards and values and have to control them. We are in a team.

"After Rayo Vallecano, I said it was unacceptable, but it wasn't just him. The second time there has to be consequences. That is what has happened.

"We miss him tomorrow, that is a miss for us and the squad, but I think it is important for the attitude and mentality of the group and now we have to focus on Chelsea - that is the most important."

Cristiano Ronaldo's behaviour 'unacceptable' - Micah Richards

Ronaldo's actions have been widely criticised, with Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker calling them "unacceptable" while former United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel said this was the first time he had been "disappointed" in the player.

On Thursday, Ronaldo said "the heat of the moment" had got to him, though he stopped short of apologising.

He has scored just one goal in eight Premier League appearances this season, and also showed his displeasure at being substituted in Sunday's 0-0 home draw with Newcastle.

United go into Saturday's game at Stamford Bridge just one point behind Chelsea in fifth and Ten Hag said his players would not be distracted by this week's drama.

"It's part of playing in top football," he said.

"There are rumours and noise and you can't get distracted, you have to remain on the job and get the result."

Analysis

Erik ten Hag couldn't have done any better.

He addressed the major issue around Cristiano Ronaldo directly, then explained why he felt it was important to take the action he did.

Then, once the broadcast media had finished, he answered more questions from the written press, which will appear in Saturday's newspapers.

It was not the first major test of Ten Hag's authority. But it was the biggest - and he has come through it with his status enhanced and Ronaldo's diminished. If there is a winner in such situations, Ten Hag is it.

The other point worth nothing is when he first took the United job, Ten Hag's English was hesitant. Now he can communicate with the media effectively - and forcefully.

With United beating Tottenham as well, it has been a good 48 hours for the Dutchman.

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Rabu, 19 Oktober 2022

Ballon d'Or: Karim Benzema wins award as best player in world football for first time

Real Madrid and France forward Karim Benzema has won the Ballon d'Or - awarded to the best footballer of the year - for the first time.

Benzema scored 44 goals in 46 games as he helped Real win the Champions League and La Liga in 2021-22.

Lionel Messi (seven) and Cristiano Ronaldo (five) had won the award on 12 of the previous 13 occasions.

Bayern Munich's Sadio Mane, who was at Liverpool in 2021-22, was second ahead of Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne.

Barcelona's Alexia Putellas retained the Women's Ballon d'Or, awarded to the best best female footballer of 2022.

England Euro 2022 winner and Arsenal forward Beth Mead was second.

Premier League champions Manchester City, who had six nominees at the ceremony, were awarded Club of the Year ahead of Liverpool.

The Ballon d'Or is awarded to the best footballer of the year, based on performance over the 2021-22 season.

Karim Benzema (left) is presented with the 2022 Ballon d'Or from Zinedine ZidaneZinedine Zidane (right) was the last Frenchman to win the Ballon d'Or First Frenchman to win prize since 1998

Monday's ceremony in Paris saw French F1 driver Esteban Ocon arrive at the Theatre du Chatelet with the Ballon d'Or trophy in a racing car.

Benzema is the first Frenchman to win the prestigious award since Zinedine Zidane in 1998. Zidane was at the event to present his countryman with the prize.

"This prize in front of me makes me really proud," said Benzema. "When I was small, it was a childhood dream, I never gave up. Anything is possible.

"I'm really proud of my journey here. It wasn't easy, it was a difficult time for my family as well."

Benzema was the overwhelming favourite to win this year's award.

His 44 goals included a hat-trick in 17 second-half minutes against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League, and another away to Chelsea in the quarter-final first leg.

He also scored three more goals over two legs of the semi-final against Manchester City.

The 34-year-old, who has been at Real Madrid since 2009, is expected to play a key role for France at the World Cup in Qatar which starts on 20 November.

The Ballon d'Or is voted for by 100 journalists from around the world.

Warm reception for Haller

Borussia Dortmund's former West Ham striker Sebastien Haller, who has recently undergone chemotherapy for a testicular tumour, received warm applause from the audience when he walked on stage to present the Yashin Trophy to Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois for best goalkeeper.

Liverpool's Alisson was second, with Ederson of Manchester City and Chelsea's Edouard Mendy third and fourth respectively. Tottenham's Hugo Lloris was 10th.

The Kopa Trophy, awarded to the best performing player under the age of 21, went to Barcelona and Spain midfielder Gavi, who turned 18 in August.

Sebastien Haller at the 2022 Ballon d'Or awards ceremonySebastien Haller on stage at the Ballon d'Or awards ceremony

Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham, 19, was ranked fourth and England team-mate and Arsenal forward Bukayo Saka, 21, was eighth.

Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski won the Gerd Muller Trophy awarded to the best striker after scoring 57 goals for Bayern Munich and Poland in 2021-22.

The inaugural Socrates Award, a humanitarian prize, went to Mane for his charity work.

Five-time winner Ronaldo ranked 20th

Messi and Ronaldo have dominated the award in recent years, apart from in 2018 when Croatia midfielder Luka Modric won it.

Messi had already won the trophy more times than any other player and his seventh success in 2021 came after wins in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2019.

However, he was not nominated this time after an underwhelming first season at Paris St-Germain.

Manchester United's Ronaldo, who last won it in 2017, was placed 20th of the 30 players nominated, the Portuguese's lowest Ballon d'Or ranking since 2005.

Ballon d'Or results

1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France).

2. Sadio Mane (Bayern Munich, Senegal).

3. Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium).

4. Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona, Poland).

5. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool, Egypt).

6. Kylian Mbappe (Paris St-Germain, France).

7. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium).

8. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid, Brazil).

9. Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Croatia).

10. Erling Haaland (Manchester City, Norway).

11. Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur, South Korea)

12. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City, Algeria).

13. Sebastien Haller (Borussia Dortmund, Ivory Coast).

14. Fabinho (Liverpool, Brazil) tied with Rafael Leao (AC Milan, Portugal).

16. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands).

17. Luis Diaz (Liverpool, Colombia) tied with Dusan Vlahovic (Juventus, Serbia) and Casemiro (Manchester United, Brazil).

20. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United, Portugal).

21. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur, England).

22. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool, England) tied with Phil Foden (Manchester City, England) and Bernardo Silva (Manchester City, Portugal).

25. Joao Cancelo (Manchester City, Portugal) tied with Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich, Germany), Mike Maignan (AC Milan, France), Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid, Germany), Darwin Nunez (Liverpool, Uruguay) and Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig, France).

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Minggu, 16 Oktober 2022

Manchester United 0-0 Newcastle United: Draw extends visitors' unbeaten run

 

Joelinton

Joelinton has yet to score for Newcastle this season

Marcus Rashford sent an injury-time header wide as Manchester United were held by Newcastle United and slipped three points off a top-four place.

With virtually the last touch of a disappointing game, Casemiro floated a cross to the far post. Substitute Rashford climbed highest but his effort went wide of the far post.

A goal at that point would have been harsh on Newcastle, who came close to securing only their second victory at Old Trafford since 1972 but after Joelinton's first-half header had hit the bar, the Brazilian failed to head the rebound into an empty net.

The hosts' frustrations were summed up by Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Portuguese striker, who had two second-half efforts disallowed, shook his head in irritation when he was replaced by Rashford 18 minutes from time.

He carried on chuntering to himself and shaking his head until he reached the dug-out, when he slumped down in simmering discontent.

United miss Eriksen

Sir Alex Ferguson presented David de Gea and Ronaldo with personal awards before kick-off. Before that, he greeted Erik ten Hag warmly.

The Scot did not experience defeat in this particular fixture throughout his 27-year reign as Manchester United manager.

Sir Alex Ferguson, Cristiano Ronaldo and David de GeaSir Alex Ferguson presented Cristiano Ronaldo and David de Gea with plates commemorating their 700 goals and 500th game for United respectively before kick-off

Including Ralf Rangnick, Ten Hag is the sixth man since Ferguson to be given the task of restoring the Old Trafford outfit to something like its former self.

The early weeks have been a switchback, brilliant against Liverpool and Arsenal, terrible against Brentford and Manchester City. There has been one constant, Christian Eriksen has proved to be an outstanding signing.

Sadly for Ten Hag, the Dane missed his first Premier League game of the season through illness and without him, Manchester United lacked creativity.

It was deep into the opening period before Antony forced Nick Pope into his first meaningful save and that came at the end of a Jadon Sancho-led counter-attack.

The home side did get the ball in the net twice in as many minutes after half-time but in both instances, Ronaldo's effort was ruled out.

The first was clearly offside. The second was more debatable.

Ronaldo and his team-mates argued Fabian Schar had rolled a free-kick back to Pope and therefore the ball was in play. Pope did not move as Ronaldo closed in, suggesting he thought the kick was still to be taken.

Referee Craig Pawson sided with the England keeper, so Ronaldo nipping in to get the ball and tap into an empty net only brought him a yellow card.

Evidently Ten Hag was not impressed with Pawson's performances judging by the way the Dutchman marched towards the official at the final whistle.

Impressive Newcastle

It was another good result for Newcastle, who have now drawn with both Manchester clubs and have still only lost once this season.

Joelinton should have put them in front. De Gea was on the floor having tried to save the Brazilian's initial header from Kieran Trippier's cross, so all the Brazilian had to do was get his effort on target.

Sadly for the visitors, he did not manage it, just as Miguel Almiron rushed his second-half shot from a pre-planned corner routine and blazed it into the Stretford End when he had time to do much better.

Nevertheless, on a ground where they hardly win and have not even secured a point since 2015, this was one of Newcastle's better efforts.

Trippier in particular looked good, which is positive for Gareth Southgate given his recent bad news on the injury front for so many of his right-backs.

Certainly if anyone is going to gate-crash the established top six this season, Newcastle look like being the ones to do it.

Player of the match

TrippierKieran Trippier

Newcastle United
  • Squad number2Player nameTrippier

  • Squad number39Player nameBruno Guimarães

  • Squad number22Player namePope

  • Squad number24Player nameAlmirón

  • Squad number7Player nameJoelinton

  • Squad number5Player nameSchär

  • Squad number9Player nameWilson

  • Squad number4Player nameBotman

  • Squad number13Player nameTargett

  • Squad number33Player nameBurn

  • Squad number28Player nameWillock

  • Squad number36Player nameS Longstaff

  • Squad number23Player nameMurphy

  • Squad number6Player nameLascelles

  • Squad number20Player nameWood

  • Squad number21Player nameFraser

  • Line-ups Man Utd

    Formation 4-2-3-1

    1de Gea

    20Dalot19Varane6Martínez23Shaw

    18Casemiro17Fred

    21dos Santos8Bruno Fernandes25Sancho

    7Cristiano Ronaldo

  • 1de Gea
  • 20Dalot
  • 19Varane
  • 6Martínez
  • 23Shaw
  • 18CasemiroBooked at 69mins
  • 17Fred
  • 21dos Santos
  • 8Bruno FernandesBooked at 65mins
  • 25Sancho
  • 7Cristiano RonaldoBooked at 49mins Substituted forRashfordat 72'minutes
  • Substitutes
  • 2Lindelöf
  • 10Rashford
  • 12Malacia
  • 22Heaton
  • 28Pellistri
  • 36Elanga
  • 49Garnacho
  • 55Iqbal
  • 73Mainoo
  • Newcastle

    Formation 4-3-3

    22Pope

    2Trippier5Schär4Botman33Burn

    36S Longstaff39Guimarães Rodriguez Moura7Joelinton

    24Almirón9Wilson23Murphy

  • 22Pope
  • 2Trippier
  • 5Schär Substituted forLascellesat 90+1'minutes
  • 4Botman
  • 33BurnBooked at 43mins Substituted forTargettat 78'minutes
  • 36S Longstaff
  • 39Guimarães Rodriguez Moura Substituted forWillockat 78'minutes
  • 7Joelinton
  • 24Almirón
  • 9Wilson Substituted forWoodat 78'minutes
  • 23Murphy Substituted forFraserat 59'minutes
  • Substitutes
  • 6Lascelles
  • 8Shelvey
  • 12Lewis
  • 13Targett
  • 18Karius
  • 20Wood
  • 21Fraser
  • 28Willock
  • 32Anderson
  • Live Text
  • Match ends, Manchester United 0, Newcastle United 0.

  • 90'+6'

    Second Half ends, Manchester United 0, Newcastle United 0.

  • 90'+5'

    Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Casemiro with a cross.

  • 90'+4'

    Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  • 90'+4'

    Foul by Joelinton (Newcastle United).

  • 90'+2'

    Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.

  • 90'+1'

    Substitution, Newcastle United. Jamaal Lascelles replaces Fabian Schär because of an injury.

  • 88'

    Attempt missed. Fred (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.

  • 86'

    Foul by Raphaël Varane (Manchester United).

  • 86'

    Chris Wood (Newcastle United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  • 84'

    Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  • 82'

    Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.

  • 80'

    Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  • 80'

    Foul by Sean Longstaff (Newcastle United).

  • 79'

    Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Newcastle United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kieran Trippier following a corner.

  • 79'

    Corner, Newcastle United. Conceded by Bruno Fernandes.

  • 78'

    Substitution, Newcastle United. Joe Willock replaces Bruno Guimarães because of an injury.

  • 78'

    Substitution, Newcastle United. Chris Wood replaces Callum Wilson.

  • 78'

    Substitution, Newcastle United. Matt Targett replaces Dan Burn.

  • 77'

    Foul by Fred (Manchester United).

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