A chegada de Everton Ribeiro ao Flamengo, no mês de junho, foi cercada por expectativas. No entanto, o meia-atacante não terminou a temporada em alta, tendo atuações questionadas e até com a posição de titular ameaçada enquanto o time como um todo não alcançou os resultados esperados.
O jogador, com contrato com o Rubro-Negro até 31 de maio de 2021, admite que não desempenhou o melhor futebol em seus primeiros meses no Rio de Janeiro, mas confia na recuperação individual na próxima temporada.
– Eu conheço meu potencial, sei que não foi tudo o que eu pretendia, o que eu esperava. Esperava ter ajudado muito mais nessa reta final, mas já passou, é aprender com os erros. Fiz grandes jogos também junto com o time – afirmou ao canal “Fox Sports”.
A diretoria entende que o elenco precisa apenas de ajustes pontuais. A chegada de um atacante é tratada como prioridade, mas o clube também mira a contratação de um volante e observa oportunidades de mercado.
Para Everton Ribeiro, a manutenção do elenco torna o Flamengo mais forte para o ano de 2018.
– A expectativa é muito boa para 2018 fazendo uma boa pré-temporada, começando já um ano junto com a equipe, nos entrosando ainda mais. Espero que esse 2018 seja muito melhor do que 2017 – finalizou.
كشفت تقارير صحفية إسبانية، عن نتيجة الاجتماع الذي جمع رئيس نادي برشلونة خوان لابورتا والمدير الفني للفريق تشافي هيرنانديز، بعد التعادل مع إنتر ميلان.
برشلونة تعادل مع إنتر ميلان 3/3 في ملعب كامب نو، وأصبح أقرب من أي وقتٍ مضى، لتوديع دوري أبطال أوروبا من دور المجموعات للموسم الثاني على التوالي.
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صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية، أوضحت أن لابورتا كان غاضبًا للغاية بعد المباراة، ومنزعجًا بشكل شخصي بعد المجهود الكبير الذي بذله وفي النهاية، لم يتمكن تشافي من تلبية طلباته.
وأشارت إلى أن لابورتا فضل عدم التصرف على الفور، ولم يدخل غرف خلع الملابس إلا عندما هدأت الأمور قليلًا، والتقى بـ تشافي ومساعديه أوسكار هيرنانديز وسيرجيو أليجري، لمعرفة أسباب الخسارة.
لابورتا لا يزال يثق في تشافي، وأكد على ذلك في اجتماع الثنائي أمس، خاصة قبل مواجهة الكلاسيكو أمام ريال مدريد يوم الأحد المقبل في سانتياجو بيرنابيو.
الفرصة الأخيرة لـ تشافي ستكون الدوري، لأن أي خسائر اقتصادية أخرى لن يقبل بها لابورتا، الذي أشار في الوقت ذاته لـ تشافي إلى أن مشاركة بيكيه وبوسكيتس كانت أحد أسباب التعادل.
ختام الاجتماع كان إيجابيًا لـ تشافي، على عكس الليلة التي مر بها، بعدما أكد له لابورتا أن كل شيء في يده هو، والشخص الذي يجب أن ينفذ مشروع برشلونة سيكون هو، وينتظر الرئيس ردة فعل فورية وقوية يوم الأحد في البيرنابيو يوم السبت.
In a major setback to the Rajasthan Royals, their opener Graeme Smith has been ruled out of the IPL due to a finger injury and allrounder Dimitri Mascarenhas will be heading back home due to an injured ankle
Cricinfo staff16-Mar-2010
A double fracture to Graeme Smith’s right middle finger has ended his IPL•AFP
In a major setback to the Rajasthan Royals, their opener Graeme Smith has been ruled out of the IPL due to a finger injury, as has allrounder Dimitri Mascarenhas after turning his ankle. Smith fractured his right middle finger while fielding during Monday’s match against Delhi Daredevils in Ahmedabad, and is now in a race to be fit in time for the ICC World Twenty20 which starts on April 30. Mascarenhas hurt his ankle during his run-out in the same game, but put in a brave effort with the ball, taking two wickets off successive deliveries.Smith confirmed his absence on his Twitter page, as did Shane Warne on his, while also mentioning Mascarenhas’ setback. “Unfortunately Smith and Dimma [are] going home due to injury,” said Warne on Twitter. “Big setback for us as Smith and Dimma are very good players for Royals and their experience will be hugely missed.”We wish them a speedy recovery and hope to see them back in Royals colours again soon; had some one on one chats with players, spirit is good.”Smith hurt himself while pulling off a diving catch to end Sehwag’s onslaught on 75 in a match Rajasthan lost by six wickets. “I have a double fracture in my right middle finger, so will be missing the IPL,” Smith said on his Twitter page. “I hurt it taking the catch off Sehwag last night, when I landed my finger got hooked in the ground.”The injuries add to the all-round worries of Rajasthan, who have had a poor start to their campaign, losing their first two games. Warne’s team is already missing Australian allrounder Shane Watson (busy with the Tests in New Zealand till the end of March) and Indian allrounder Ravindra Jadeja (banned from this season’s IPL), while the big-hitting Yusuf Pathan also picked up an injury in the previous game.The overseas batsmen now available for Shane Warne’s team are Hampshire’s Michael Lumb and Australian pair of Damien Martyn and Adam Voges.This is the second finger injury Smith has picked up in little more than a month. He had hurt his little finger on the left hand during the build-up to the Eden Gardens Test in February, which kept him out of the one-dayers against India.South Africa coach Corrie van Zyl said he was awaiting medical reports from Rajasthan Royals to determine the seriousness of this injury. “It’s difficult to speculate without all the facts. Doctor (Mohammed) Moosajee said that an injury like that usually takes three to six weeks to heal,” he told Sport24. “We are hoping that he will be able to start training again after four weeks to be ready for the first game [of the World Twenty20].”Over the last two years, Smith has had several long-standing injury problems. He first suffered a tennis elbow injury during the IPL in India in April 2008 and that forced him to miss the last three ODIs against England the same year. He later broke his hand while facing Australia’s Mitchell Johnson in the third Test in Sydney but batted in the second innings to try and save the game. He missed the subsequent ODI series and decided to delay the surgery on his injured tennis elbow until after the return series against the Australians at home last year.
An update has has emerged on Sunderland and their interest in Hamilton centre-back Jamie Hamilton…
What’s the talk?
According to TEAMtalk, the Black Cats are one of a number of teams looking to sign the defender as his contract with the Scottish sides runs out in the summer.
The report claims that Liverpool, Middlesbrough, Celtic, Aberdeen and Newcastle are among the other sides keen on a pre-contract agreement this month.
Masterclass
Lee Johnson could seal a masterclass by swooping to land Hamilton on a pre-contract deal as it could end up being a bargain for the Black Cats. They would only need to worry about a tribunal fee, rather than negotiating a transfer with the Scottish side, and this means that they could end up paying a nominal price for a player with vast potential.
Sunderland are on course to achieve promotion from League One and return to the Championship and Hamilton could arrive in time to bolster their squad for a crack at the second tier in England. The defender has shown promise in Scotland and he could be a player Johnson works with over time and looks to develop by offering him first-team chances at the Stadium of Light.
He played 27 times in the Scottish Premiership last season between the ages of 18 and 19, winning 59% of his duels and making 2.7 tackles and interceptions per game.
Hamilton boss Brian Rice previously lauded the defender’s improvement, saying: “I think you saw in young Jamie Hamilton today. Absolutely outstanding for an 18-year-old, absolutely fantastic. He needs the help of the experienced lads. It’s trying to get the blend right. I think we are nearly there.
“Jamie has certainly improved with Aaron Martin alongside him, Lee Hodson, talking to him.”This highlights his potential and why this could be a masterclass of a deal from Johnson, as the teenager has plenty of room left to improve and grow as a player. He has already shown that he can hold his own in the top division in Scotland despite his age and this suggests that he could make an impact at Sunderland in the short term, whilst also being an investment for the future.It is now own to the Black Cats boss to convince the Wdefender that a move to the League One outfit will be more beneficial to him than joining another club where he may not get as much game time.
AND in other news, Johnson must land SAFC deal for “sensational” £450k-rated beast, he’s “some finisher”…
Many Everton fans have been left fuming over some transfer news that has emerged on Allan.
As per Il Messaggero, Lazio are now interested in signing the central midfield player in the January transfer window, as he has been made available for loan.
It seems very strange that the Merseyside club would let him go in the middle of the season, especially on loan, given that he has been a mainstay in the team under Rafa Benitez.
Allan has been a key player for the Toffees this term, averaging the most tackles (2.8) per game in the Premier League out of his teammates, while he also ranks highly in terms of average dribbles (0.9) and passes (36.9), and has supplied two assists (WhoScored).
Nonetheless, it is no surprise to see so many Blues raging after they read the news, especially considering they may already be unhappy about the departure of Lucas Digne, who is expected to agree personal terms with Aston Villa today (Sky Sports).
Everton fans on Allan transfer news
These EFC supporters fumed as the transfer news was shared on Twitter, with one Evertonian even going as far as to claim that it is ‘bizarre’:
“You cannot be serious”
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“We really are preparing for life in the Championship”
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“Really? Sounds bizarre to me”
Credit: @trueblue265
“This can’t be true surely?”
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“Whaaaat? This is insane”
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“Has to be a joke”
Credit: @danield9898
In other news, find out who Everton are now eyeing as James Rodriguez’s replacement here!
If South Africa survive, not a soul, not even at this venue where the home crowd can be a 12th man, will grudge them that No.1 ranking
S Aga16-Feb-2010
Graeme Smith reacts as another catch goes down•Getty Images
There’s a reason these two teams are at the top of the Test rankings. The best teams don’t just win games. They’re also capable of fighting back from reverses that would crush lesser sides. Moments of genius can illuminate Tests, but they’re usually won or saved with grit. Even in the days when they thrashed all before them, you could count plenty of occasions when Steve Waugh’s side was dug out of a hole by Adam Gilchrist and the tail.Like a groggy boxer tangled in the ropes, India were thought to be there for the taking after the four-day defeat in Nagpur. Instead, they have stunned South Africa at Eden Gardens with the ferocity of the riposte. Now, it’s the visitors who need to box clever and survive, in order to seal the series win they so crave.In this era of placid pitches, survival is far from impossible. Less than a year ago, India batted 180 overs after being asked to follow on in Napier. Gautam Gambhir batted nearly 11 hours and VVS Laxman made a century as they lost just four wickets in two days.Kepler Wessels, South Africa’s batting consultant, was quietly confident that South Africa could hold on for the draw. “It’s a pretty good pitch,” he said. “I think you can still bat on it for extended periods of time. Clearly, we’re going to be under more pressure than India were, so it’ll be more difficult. It should spin a little as the game goes on.”In his view, the approach was going to be crucial. “We’re in a position where we have to save the game to win the series,” he said. “There’s two days of tough Test cricket ahead and we’ll fight as hard as we can. We can’t just play the survival game. We’ve still got to look to score runs and play a normal game – form partnerships and bat for long periods.”South Africa find themselves in this predicament largely because of a dismal final session on the opening day, when they surrendered the huge advantage that came with winning the toss. “In the first Test match, we concentrated really well,” Wessels said. “We were very tight. We didn’t play loosely at any stage. In the first innings here, we were very loose. I think that was the problem.”In Hashim’s case, you can understand it because he batted for such a long time and so well in Nagpur. He was always going to go through phases where it was tough to concentrate for as long again. For Alviro [Petersen] in his first Test, reaching a milestone was quite an emotional thing. I think the guys all accept that there were a few too many loose shots and that got us into trouble.”The sloppiness with the bat was compounded by dropped catches aplenty, with Jacques Kallis and Graeme Smith among the culprits on day three. “If you don’t take your opportunities against a good side, you’re going to pay the price,” Wessels said. “You can’t drop good players and expect to get away with it, particularly on good surfaces like this.”South Africa weren’t helped by the back spasms that ruled out Mark Boucher and the fractured finger that prevented Smith from fielding at first slip. JP Duminy, who took his place, dropped Virender Sehwag on 47 and Laxman on 48, and AB de Villiers, donning the webbed gloves, missed a stumping when Sehwag had 129.”It’s always difficult when you have to reinvent your slip cordon,” Wessels said. “We’ve got an experienced keeper who wasn’t there and the most experienced first slip wasn’t either. It’s challenging but you have to adapt and take the opportunities that come your way. We didn’t.”By afternoon, the jauntiness of Nagpur had given way to grim faces. “We expected India to come back strongly,” he said. “They’re a very good team under their own conditions. We certainly expected them to put up this sort of fight. The body language is inevitable when you’re under the cosh and after missing a few opportunities.”The key moments came right at the start of the day, with nine coming from each of the opening two overs, as Amit Mishra made it clear that he wasn’t out there to block up one end. In between being dropped twice and the ball darting past the outside edge umpteen times, he played a couple of punishing strokes, adding 48 with Laxman.”We wanted to bowl well this morning, get some wickets and finish India off,” Wessels said. “Perhaps even if they had a lead of a 100 or so, we’d have been happy with that. But they played well, and we just couldn’t get the breakthroughs. I thought Dale Steyn bowled well with the second new ball. Morne Morkel came in with one good spell as well. But consistency is an issue for us.”Given that the light has caused play to be called on all three days so far, South Africa have to bat close to 140 overs to make sure they don’t lose this game. Like India at Napier, they too have such an effort to summon inspiration from. At Lord’s in 2008, they followed on 346 behind. Smith, Neil McKenzie and Amla all made centuries as they played out 167 overs for the draw. Wins in the next two Tests gave them the series.”South African batsmen have had many similar challenges over the last two years and come through those quite well,” said Wessels. “This will be a difficult one, but that’s what experienced top international batsmen are for. They’ve coped with it well in the past and will hopefully do so again tomorrow.”If they do, not a soul, not even at this venue where the home crowd can be a 12th man, will grudge them that No.1 ranking.
Many Sunderland fans have been buzzing over some transfer news which has emerged regarding Patrick Roberts.
As per Football Insider, the Wearsiders have agreed to sign the Manchester City winger and are putting the ‘finishing touches’ on a deal.
A source from the northeast club informed the news outlet that Roberts has told Troyes that he is cancelling his current loan there in order to move to the Black Cats.
He was at the Stadium of Light to watch Lee Johnson’s team win 5-0 against Sheffield Wednesday on Thursday and only has six months left on his contract at Manchester City. Therefore, Sunderland can get a player on the cheap who has won numerous trophies and has experience of playing at the highest level in the Premier League.
At 24 years of age, he still has promise for a player who was nicknamed ‘Mini Messi’ in the youth ranks at Fulham, and he could seriously help the Wearsiders’ promotion charge.
Sunderland fans on Roberts transfer news
These Sunderland fans buzzed as the transfer news was shared on Twitter, with one going as far as to claim that it was ‘tremendous’:
“This would be a fantastic signing for a League 1 club”
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“He would be unreal for L1, his record for Celtic was unreal and let’s be honest Scottish football compared to L1 has its similarities. Get him in, Dajaku on form, Pritchard the best thing since sliced bread serving Stewart. We’ll promoted by Feb”
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“Is this true? Great signing if it is.”
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“Amazing if true. I’ll believe it when I see him holding the scarf aloft!”
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“Tremendous if this is true (if) and could be the start of something beautiful between us and Man City. First Callum Doyle, now this”
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“Wow!!”
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In other news, find out whose display against Arsenal was slammed here!
Rangers play host to Dundee United at Ibrox this afternoon as the Glasgow giants look to maintain their lead at the top of the Premiership table.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side are the leaders of the division as it stands and are currently four points clear of their arch-rivals in second.
The Gers beat St Johnstone 2-0 in their last league outing in midweek as Alfredo Morelos and Ryan Kent struck to seal the three points.
How many team changes will Van Bronckhorst make for today? Here is our predicted XI…
We are predicting that he will make three alterations to the side, with Nathan Patterson, Juninho Bacuna and Fashion Sakala coming in.
In terms of individual performances, Van Bronckhorst does not have any major selection headaches going into this match. Every single player in the starting XI registered a SofaScore rating of 7.2 or higher in midweek, suggesting that no-one deserves to be dropped because of their display.
However, one change which could be enforced upon the 46-year-old comes at left-back. Borna Barisic came off after feeling unwell against St Johnstone and he could be omitted today in a protective measure.
This could allow Patterson to start at left-back, with Calvin Bassey’s recent form meaning that he should retain his place at centre-back instead of moving to the left of the back four. Van Bronckhorst could opt to switch the 21-year-old to his more natural position and bring in someone like Jack Simpson, but the former’s displays in the middle have been too good and he should be kept where he is for now, opening the door for Patterson to start at full-back.
The other two changes we are predicting are simple cases of rotation, with the Dutchman handing opportunities to some players whilst allowing others to catch a breather after the relentless nature of the recent fixture schedule.
Firstly, Bacuna could come in for Scott Arfield. We published an article explaining why the Dutch-born 24-year-old deserves a start to show what he can do with a chunk of minutes in the first team, giving the experienced Canadian a break ahead of Boxing Day.
Finally, we are predicting that Sakala will come in for Ianis Hagi on the right wing. The Zambian has eight goals and one assist in his last 10 games for club and country and only got 22 minutes of action against St Johnstone, a rest which could lead to a start today.
AND in other news, Gio could save Rangers millions by unleashing £17k-p/w beast, he’s got “major talent”…