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Neste sábado, Internacional e Caxias empataram, em 1 a 1. Os times se enfrentaram pelo jogo de ida das semifinais do Campeonato Gaúcho. Alan Patrick marcou para o Colorado, e Mercado, contra, descontou para o time do sul do estado.

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Os times voltam a campo no próximo domingo, dia 25, para a realização do jogo de volta, no Beira-Rio, em Porto Alegre, a partir das 18h (de Brasília).

Na primeira etapa, o Inter pressionou na saída de bola e não demorou a abrir o placar. Aos 4, Jean Dias cortou a bola com a mão. Após checagem da arbitragem no VAR, pênalti para o Colorado. Alan Patrick cobrou, Bruno defendeu, mas o camisa 10 pegou o rebote e estudou as redes. O Caxias não demorou e foi para cima. Aos 14, Jean Dias passou por Johnny e cruzou. Mercado, tentando cortar, marcou contra. Aos 43, Eron chegou a virar para o Caxias, mas a arbitragem marcou impedimento.

Na segunda etapa, o Caxias seguiu na pressão. Aos 13, Jean Dias acionou Dudu Mandai, que cruzou na cabeça de Ronald. O atacante finalizou com força, mas sem direção. O Inter respondeu aos 15, com Alan Patrick, que chutou sem direção. A partida permaneceu bastante truncada, sem chances e o empate foi o resultado final.

FICHA TÉCNICA
CAXIAS 1×1 INTERNACIONAL

Local: Estádio Centenário, em Caxias do Sul
Data e hora: 18/03/2023 – 16h30 (de Brasília)
Árbitro: Jean Pierre Gonçalves Lima
Assistentes: Lucio Beiersdorf Baseggio e Francisco Soares Dias
Cartões amarelos: Fernando Fonseca, Eron, Marlon e Marciel (Caxias); Wanderson e Vitão (Internacional)

GOLS: Alan Patrick, aos 4’/1°T (0-1); Mercado, aos 14’/1°T (1-1)

CAXIAS (Técnico: Thiago Carvalho)

Bruno; Marcelo Ferreira, Dirceu, Fernando Fonseca e Dudu Mandai; Marlon (Marciel, aos 16’/2°T), Guedes e Peninha; Diego Rosa (Ronald Barcellos, aos 10’/2°T), Jean Dias (Wesley, aos 32’/2°T) e Eron (Marcão, aos 32’/2°T).

INTERNACIONAL (Técnico: Mano Menezes)

Keiller; Bustos, Vitão, Mercado e Renê (Thauan Lara, aos 0’/2°T); Matheus Dias (Carlos de Pena, aos 0’/2°T), Johnny, Maurício (Wanderson, aos 21’/2°T), Alan Patrick e Luiz Adriano (Lucca, aos 37’/2°T); Pedro Henrique (Estevão, aos 32’/2°T).

Capitals are just behind Mumbai Indians at the top of the table; Giants have registered just one win so far and are one off the bottom

S Sudarshanan15-Mar-20235:27

Will we see Mumbai Indians lose at all this season?

Capitals vs Giants – teams with contrasting runs face offGujarat Giants have tried shuffling their openers around. They have chopped and changed their overseas players. And now they have returned to their original combination. What hasn’t changed is the brittleness of their batting line-up and poor death bowling.So there might be changes again. S Meghana’s low run of scores may prompt a relook at the top of the order. Giants did not use Mansi Joshi at all during their loss against Mumbai Indians and they could look to get in an allrounder in Hurley Gala or another spinner in Parunika Sisodia. Top-order batter Ashwani Kumari also is an option given she can chip in with her medium pace.Delhi Capitals have gone from strength to strength and at the core of it is a stable line-up; their long batting order, an envy of most teams, has come to their rescue twice. A win in this game will take them one step closer to confirming a playoff spot.Players to watchShikha Pandey has come into her own in the WPL. She has been Capitals’ leading wicket-taker and hasn’t been too expensive either.Harleen Deol is not just the only Giants player with over 100 runs in the WPL, she is also making the right moves on the field. Her diving catch to dismiss Harmanpreet Kaur will be talked about for some time as will her direct hit to run Humaria Kazi out. Now for Giants to hand her the ball for some legspin.Likely XIsDelhi Capitals: 1 Meg Lanning (capt), 2 Shafali Verma, 3 Alice Capsey, 4 Jemimah Rodrigues, 5 Marizanne Kapp. 6 Jess Jonassen, 7 Taniya Bhatia (wk), 8 Radha Yadav, 9 Shikha Pandey, 10 Arundhati Reddy/Minnu Mani, 11 Tara NorrisGujarat Giants: 1 Sophia Dunkley 2 S Meghana/Ashwani Kumari, 3 Harleen Deol, 4 Ashleigh Gardner, 5 Laura Wolvaardt/Annabel Sutherland, 6 D Hemalatha, 7 Sneh Rana (capt), 8 Sushma Verma, 9 Kim Garth/Georgia Wareham, 10 Tanuja Kanwar, 11 Mansi Joshi/Hurley Gala6:07

Why did Giants drop Dunkley after a 18-ball fifty?

Stats and trivia Capitals and Giants have the joint-lowest total batting first – Capitals were bowled out for 105 by Mumbai Indians while Giants were restricted to 105 for 9 by Capitals Capitals’ powerplay run rate of 9.56 is the best, while Giants lie at the bottom with 6.54 Giants have used three opening pairs, the most by a team in the WPLQuotes”It’s a different role but one I am quite used to in England. England use me where if there’s a wicket in the powerplay, I’ll go in at No. 3 and counter-attack. If we have a good partnership up top, I slot down at No. 5 or 6. I keep the same mindset when I go out to bat – it’s to put pressure on the bowlers.”

“I think we have a lot of depth in bowling. We haven’t yet needed Hemalatha’s bowling and there are more who have not yet been required. Like we didn’t use Mansi Joshi [against Mumbai Indians].”

Mandhana’s poor form, middle-order woes, and tactical mistakes keep them rooted to the bottom with a fourth straight loss

Vishal Dikshit10-Mar-20236:27

The Healy show sinks RCB

Royal Challengers Bangalore are stuck at the bottom of the table as if they are at the Silk Board junction in Bengaluru. Even if they don’t know how they got there, they are seemingly unable to move now, don’t know what to do next, and there are high chances they won’t reach their destination (the playoffs) this time.Their fourth loss in a row in the WPL, a ten-wicket thrashing from UP Warriorz, was a result of yet another disappointing batting show from a star-studded line-up featuring Smriti Mandhana, Sophie Devine, Ellyse Perry, Heather Knight and Richa Ghosh.Their scores so far in the tournament may not seem so low in an absolute sense but they don’t match up with the other teams’ at all. They fell short by 60 runs while chasing 224 against Delhi Capitals, they were all out for 155 before Mumbai Indians marched to the target in under 15 overs, and they were mostly behind the asking rate chasing 202 against Gujarat Giants and eventually fell short. On Friday, their Indian batters failed once again to show up as they were skittled for 138, their lowest total so far.Pressure mounting on Smriti MandhanaThis is all new territory for Mandhana – full-time captaincy on the big stage, the most expensive player in a franchise league, and handling four straight losses early in the tournament.Despite starting the tournament with a quick 35 off 23, she hasn’t lived up to her reputation, and the oppositions have found a way early in the tournament to dismiss her. She fell to offspinners in the first three games, and Warriorz too opened the bowling with Grace Harris’ offbreaks on Friday. Mandhana was so tentative against her, she merely pushed around a full toss and a half volley in the powerplay for singles. The pressure mounted, and once left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad came on, she gave her the charge immediately to hand a leading edge to cover. Mandhana now has sores of 4, 18 and 23 in her last three games. While she took “the blame” as a top-order batter for not giving her bowlers enough runs to defend, Perry, their top-scorer with 52 on Friday, was confident her captain would come out of this with some learnings.Smriti Mandhana holed out for 4 on Friday•BCCI

“To be honest, knowing Smriti and how proud and responsible she is for her own game, there’s probably no more pressure on her than what she is putting on herself,” Perry said after the match, “and it’s a ginormous task to come into a brand new competition, play with a group of players she’s never played with before and try and make that all gel in a matter of a couple of days since she joined the group.”She is an incredible player, we all know that. She is a great captain too, she just needs a chance to find her feet in the tournament and she will, no doubt. But I think, the bigger picture, it means we are going to see an even better version of Smriti after this because I’m sure she has learnt from this competition already both as a captain and as a batter to make her better in the future. She’s only young still [26].”Why is RCB’s batting not clicking?You’ll be surprised to know that Royal Challengers have the best powerplay run rate so far (8.88) and the next best is Delhi Capitals’ 8.22. The problem is they lose all their momentum and most of their wickets in the middle overs (7-16), which was on show on Friday as well when they slipped from 54 for 1 to 116 for 5.”Certainly, with the bat, that middle section has been a bit tricky for us and losing wickets when we really need to kick on and have batters take responsibility for the innings,” Perry said. “We’re losing really important moments in the game and probably the biggest part of that is just not having a big partnership that really kicks the score on.”Interestingly the way we finished the game against Gujarat the other night, chasing that big score, was absolutely brilliant. It’s just that middle period where teams are accelerating and get a long-standing partnership, that seems to be where we’re losing a wicket or two. To me, that’s the biggest thing that we crucially haven’t had one of those big partnerships that give the momentum for your side.”Ellyse Perry stands in a glum RCB dugout•BCCI

The fact that Royal Challengers haven’t had a stable No. 4 adds to their worries. So far their No. 4s have been Disha Kasat, Perry, Ghosh and Kanika Ahuja. It showed on Friday when they were going very well with a powerful stand of 44 between Perry and Devine for the second wicket, but once Devine was bowled by Sophie Ecclestone, sending an inexperienced Ahuja dented their progress. The stand between Perry and Ahuja lasted 16 balls for 12 runs without a single boundary and pushed the run rate down from nearly nine to 7.72. It could be argued that Royal Challengers wanted to hold Knight back as a finisher, but the lack of a solid No. 4 is really hurting them.And Richa Ghosh at No. 8?Ghosh has hardly batted at No. 8 for India. And no matter how powerful your line-up is, Ghosh should be given at least 20-odd balls to face. On Friday, Royal Challengers sent her out in the 17th over with only 22 balls left in the innings. Having played her at Nos. 5, 6, 4 and 8 so far, Royal Challengers have not yet figured out how to make the most of their second-most expensive player at the auction.Ghosh’s run-out against Warriorz summed up the team’s situation too. They were 131 for 8 after 17 overs and Ghosh was their only hope to go past 150. Desperate to take strike, Ghosh took off from the non-striker’s end when Komal Zanzad defended a ball back to Gayakwad and the bowler sent Ghosh back with a direct hit.Defending 138 and having left out Megan Schutt, Royal Challengers didn’t open with swing bowler Renuka Singh, who has an enviable record against Healy: four dismissals while conceding 54 runs in 43 balls (before Friday). They instead gave the ball to the inexperienced duo of Zanzad and Shreyanka Patil, who leaked 32 runs in the first three overs. By the time Renuka got the ball, in the fifth over, Warriorz were already going at 9.50 an over.Healy showed no mercy after that as well. She unleashed lofted straight drives, sweeps and reverse sweeps, and raced to a 29-ball fifty before taking the aerial route even more often with her trademark powerful strokes to finish unbeaten on 96 off 47 balls and take Warriorz home in just the 13th over.

England “going into tomorrow ready to win that Test match”, says Ecclestone after ten-for

Valkerie Baynes25-Jun-2023

A battle between two spinners has set up an intriguing finale in the Women’s Ashes Test on a Trent Bridge pitch that was increasingly offering something to the bowlers on the fourth day.Sophie Ecclestone, who was seemingly born brilliant she has been dominant for England for so long, and Ashleigh Gardner, who has worked hard to turn herself into a lynchpin of an all-conquering Australian side, were equally influential for their sides on a hard-fought day.Ecclestone claimed her second five-wicket haul of the match to bowl Australia out for 257 in their second innings, which would have looked worse had it not been for half-centuries to Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy.And while it still meant that England were set a target of 268, which would be by far the most successful run chase in women’s Test history, and require a record fourth-innings total, it did not look beyond them with the likes of first-innings double-centurion Tammy Beaumont in their line-up.But then Gardner claimed 3 for 33 in her nine overs, including the wickets of Beaumont, captain Heather Knight and the dangerous Nat Sciver-Brunt, and the hosts’ task became that much harder. With Tahlia McGrath and Kim Garth chiming in with a wicket each, England were five wickets down and still needed 152 runs.Mooney praised Gardner’s resilience in making herself Australia’s go-to option in a side flush with spin-bowling allrounders when that wasn’t always the case.”Ash, to her credit has improved her offspin bowling out of sight in the last couple of years,” Mooney said. “We know that she can settle into one end in this format and bowl the ball in the right areas exactly where we want it. So it’s a lot of reward for a serious amount of hard work that she’s put in on and off the field so I couldn’t be more pleased for Ash, I think she’s done a great job for us.”Soph has so set the benchmark across a number of years in in white-ball cricket and now she’s showing her class in Test cricket but I think Ash isn’t too far behind her. She’s been outstanding in the last couple of years for us. It was probably a time two or three years ago where [regular captain] Meg [Lanning] tended to not throw the ball to Ash in T20 cricket and to her credit she changed what she did and changed her variations and things like that.”Last WBBL was probably the turning point for Ash. She was player of the tournament, bowled the house down, batted well and now she’s just a mainstay in our line-up with bat and ball so I’m really pleased for her. Hopefully there’s more improvement to come from her and she’s part of the furniture of Australian cricket as well.”Gardner may well be called upon again early on the final day with legspinner Alana King remaining off the field so far during England’s second innings after copping a knock to the elbow while batting, although she was expected to return to the field at some point on Monday.Ashleigh Gardner produced a key spell•Getty Images

Ecclestone has long been a fixture at the top of the ICC’s bowling rankings, which made her a reliable choice for England as their only frontline spinner in this Test side. She sent down 46.2 overs in Australia’s first innings, which yielded 5 for 129 and prompted some tongue-in-cheek suggestions she should be drafted into the England Men’s side as injury cover for the injured Moeen Ali. Her 5 for 65 came from 30.5 overs in Australia’s second innings but it was still a mammoth effort.Her role also meant that England could hand a debut to Lauren Filer, a 22-year-old quick who repaid the faith with a pivotal spell in Australia’s second innings which included the wickets of Ellyse Perry and McGrath.”We know the class that is Sophie Ecclestone, she’s been around for a long time,” Mooney said. “I thought she bowled really well changed her pace beautifully. And Lauren’s obviously a young raw talent who can get the ball in some pretty good areas. It was tough conditions. I think the wicket played a bit of a part in that and Soph, to her credit, bowled beautifully to the conditions and Lauren with her raw pace and young talent bowled well as well. Tough conditions, but that’s Test cricket.”Ecclestone said there wasn’t much she could do to prepare for such a big role in this match, so she just went with it.”I just made sure I played as much golf as I could to get out and about and take my mind off cricket,” Ecclestone said. “I knew I was going to bowl a lot of overs and I didn’t think it’d be this many but I’m grateful that I was bowling a lot as I’ve come out with ten wickets and I’m absolutely made up with that. You can’t really prepare for that, you’ve just got to go with it and you’ve just got to be tough in the mind.”Her mental fortitude may have surprised some of her team-mates, she joked, telling Sky Sports: “Some of the girls take the mick out of me, say I’m a bit of an airhead, just have a bit of a laugh, but when it comes to cricket, I do kind of know what I’m doing.”Returning to seriousness, Ecclestone said England still believed they could win, despite conceding a 10-run first-innings lead to Australia.”We’ve always believed in that dressing room and we’re definitely going into tomorrow ready to win that Test match. We’d have bitten your hand to have this situation yesterday after our disappointment last night, we missed a bit of an opportunity, but to come by the way we did and bowl them out and to be in this position now we’re just ready for tomorrow.”

The fast bowler has returned to Bangladesh to sort out his visa ahead of the T20 World Cup

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Mustafizur Rahman is a doubtful starter for Chennai Super Kings’ next IPL game against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on Friday. It is understood that the left-arm seamer has returned to Bangladesh to sort out his visa, along with the rest of the travelling contingent, for the upcoming T20 World Cup, which will be hosted by the West Indies and the USA.The T20 World Cup will kick off on June 1, less than a week after the IPL final on May 26 in Chennai.Mustafizur had provided a potent point of difference to CSK’s attack with his whippy cutters and extra pace, claiming a chart-topping seven wickets in three games at an average of 15.14 and economy rate of 8.83. Four of those seven wickets came in a space of ten balls on his CSK debut, against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, in the season opener on March 22 at Chepauk. He is the only Bangladesh player to have attracted a bid in the IPL 2024 auction.Related

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In the potential absence of Mustafizur, CSK could bring back Sri Lanka mystery spinner Maheesh Theekshana against Sunrisers. England’s offspin-bowling allrounder Moeen Ali is the other overseas option for CSK. This might result in CSK breaking up a strong pairing between Mustafizur and Matheesha Pathirana, who also operates at the death in T20 cricket.”Having options all the way through your line-up is very important,” CSK bowling consultant Eric Simons, said on the eve of their game against Delhi Capitals in Visakhapatnam. “One of the things is having a squad that gives you balance. You can make those sort of adjustments. If you can’t make those adjustments, then you can’t utilise the assets that you’ve got.”But having the batting strength we have, having the allrounders in the top order, that makes a big difference to our balance and what we can achieve. And the fact that they’re so different…having a left-armer is important, some of the balls are kind of slow, but what he [Mustafizur] does, and then the uniqueness of Matheesha as well, that’s a massive asset. No one likes to face him – our batsmen don’t like to face him – so I’m sure the opposition doesn’t either.”If CSK want to replace Mustafizur with a local option, then a fit-again Mukesh Choudhary could get a game. The Maharashtra left-arm seamer, though, has not played a competitive match since December 2022 because of multiple injuries. At the end of IPL 2022, he had suffered a rib fracture and then a lower-back injury.”Injury is always tough, like coming back from an injury is always going to be very difficult to get back into the team,” Choudhary told reporters in Chennai earlier this season. “This year we have eight fast bowlers. So, it’s difficult to play in the team. But I’m trying my best and I’m fit now and bowling really well.”I’m bowling more pace than when I was in 2022, so my pace has increased because I have worked a lot on my fitness level in the last eight months. I’m working really hard each and every day, so definitely my pace has increased and I got the swing and everything – like more control and more experience now.”CSK are currently third on the points table, with two wins in three games, with both victories coming at their home base Chepauk.

Rangers will look to hire a title-winning manager whose record is “second to none”, according to a fresh claim from Derek Ferguson.

Rangers hurtling towards momentous manager decision

It is going to be another season without a Scottish Premiership title for the Gers, with Celtic’s dominance over them something that needs to be addressed this summer. Rangers have a massive decision to make when it comes to their next permanent boss, with Barry Ferguson doing a solid job in interim charge to date, keeping his side in the Europa League, as they prepare to take on Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-finals next week.

There is a strong argument to say that a more proven manager needs to arrive at Ibrox before the start of next season, however, in order to give the Gers the best possible chance of getting their hands on the league title again, slowly returning to being the dominant force of Scottish football.

Plenty of names have been mentioned since the sacking of Philippe Clement, from Steven Gerrard to Kevin Muscat, but it’s another high-profile link dominating plenty of talk around Ibrox.

Benitez backed to be next Rangers manager

Speaking to Ibrox News, Ferguson talked up the idea of Rangers hiring Rafa Benitez as their next manager, saying he would help narrow the gap on Celtic.

“You look at his CV and it shows you he’s won plenty. Barry brings passion and everything Rangers supporters want, but at the end of the day, when you look at a CV, Benitez’s is second to none. You can’t ignore that. I’m like a lot of the supporters in being excited by results under Barry, but when there’s guys of the calibre of Benitez putting their name forward, I’m all for that. I just want Rangers to be back competing with Celtic. Guys of Benitez’s quality will only help with that.”

Benitez has to be considered one of the strongest options out there to be Rangers’ next permanent boss, considering what a glittering managerial career he has enjoyed – he is also reportedly keen on taking the job.

The Spaniard won two La Liga titles with Valencia during his time in charge, getting the better of both Real Madrid and Barcelona, and he also famously won the Champions League with Liverpool back in 2005.

Rafa Benitez’s managerial career

Date

Real Madrid Castilla

1993-1995

Real Valladolid

1995-1996

Osasuna

1996

Extremadura

1997-1999

Tenerife

2000-2001

Valencia

2001-2004

Liverpool

2004-2010

Inter Milan

2010

Chelsea

2012-2013

Napoli

2013-2015

Real Madrid

2015-2016

Newcastle United

2016-2019

Dalian Professional

2019-2021

Everton

2021-2022

Celta Vigo

2023-2024

Even when Benitez has found himself under pressure at clubs, he has enjoyed success, and he won the Europa League with Chelsea at a time when he was largely unpopular with the fanbase, due to his Reds past.

If Rangers could entice the 64-year-old to Ibrox this summer, it would be a major statement of intent, given the fact that he was once seen as one of Europe’s two most exciting upcoming managers, alongside Jose Mourinho in the early 2000s.

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The £6m-a-year Benitez is a born winner with great tactical nous, and with all due respect to the popular Ferguson, he would be an undoubted upgrade overall.

Aston Villa will have to go for broke when they welcome PSG to Villa Park in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final.

The Premier League side trails 3-1 after the first leg and, given how dominant the French side has been this season, it will be an extremely tall order for Unai Emery to mastermind a 3-0 win which will secure progress into the last four.

The club take on Southampton in the top flight this weekend. However, Emery will likely make a change or two, especially considering how important the second leg is.

Morgan Rogers shone against the Ligue 1 outfit, but the manager should rest him up ahead of the second leg.

How Morgan Rogers performed against PSG

Despite the 3-1 loss to the current French champions, Rogers was one of Villa’s shining lights. The Englishman opened the scoring after 35 minutes at the Parc des Princes with a nice little finish inside the box to give the away side a confidence boost.

Elsewhere, Rogers also created a big chance, made one key pass, attempted four dribbles – succeeding with one – and was fouled twice during his time on the pitch.

Southampton have already been relegated from the top flight after a dismal season. With this in mind, Emery must ruthlessly ditch Rogers from his starting XI in order to unleash a player who hasn’t had many chances to shine since joining the club from Borussia Dortmund in January.

Donyell Malen, however, scored in their last two league outings, against Brighton and Nottingham Forest respectively, indicating that he deserves another chance this weekend.

Why Donyell Malen must start against Southampton

The Netherlands international wasn’t included in Villa’s Champions League squad for the knockout rounds, hence why it makes perfect sense to bring him back into the starting XI this weekend.

Across nine league matches, Malen has scored twice, while having a 22% goal conversion percentage and has even missed two big chances, suggesting he might have had another goal or two with more accurate finishing.

Donyell Malen’s statistics this season (league only)

Metric

Bundesliga

Premier League

Goals

2

3

Assists

0

0

Big chances created

0

1

Shots on target per game

0.8

0.4

Goal conversion percentage

22%

16%

Via Sofascore

During his spell in the Bundesliga, Malen received high praise from his former teammate Mario Götze, who said: “Donyell is extremely fast and very dangerous. If he has a chance, it’s usually a goal, too.”

In the first half of the season for Dortmund, Malen scored five goals for the German side, including one against Real Madrid in the group stages of the Champions League.

Hardly the most prolific tally in the world, yet when compared to his positional peers across Europe’s top five leagues, Malen currently ranks in the top 1% for non-penalty goals per 90 (0.64) and in the top 9% for total shots per 90 (3.47) over the previous 365 days.

These statistics make him the perfect choice for Emery against the Saints. Not only will it give Rogers a rest ahead of the second leg, but unleashing Malen will give him the chance to score for the third Premier League game in a row.

Therefore, the Spanish must axe the England international from the starting XI for his own good, rather than for performance-related reasons, to bring the January addition in.

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Pundit Jamie O’Hara has given his approval as Tottenham Hotspur set their eyes on a new managerial target, with current head coach Ange Postecoglou growing more and more likely to be dismissed at the end of the season.

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Tottenham face Bodo/Glimt in the Europa semi-finals next Thursday, right after their tough journey to Anfield, where Liverpool could be officially crowned Premier League champions by defeating Postecoglou’s side.

Even a draw would be enough to clinch Liverpool this year’s domestic crown and begin their trophy celebrations, so Arne Slot’s men are likely to be in top form against a Spurs side who have suffered 18 defeats in the league this season.

Tottenham’s next five Premier League fixtures

Date

Liverpool (away)

April 27th

West Ham (away)

May 3rd

Crystal Palace (home)

May 10th

Aston Villa (away)

May 18th

Brighton (home)

May 25th

A loss on Merseyside would also equal the record for most Premier League defeats in a single campaign for Tottenham, a record which Postecoglou will be extremely keen to avoid, but one which highlights why the 59-year-old could soon part company.

If Tottenham opt to hand the former Celtic boss his P45, there are a number of potential candidates linked with the hot seat.

Spurs’ rumoured managerial shortlist includes the likes of Bournemouth’s Andoni Iraola, Fulham’s Marco Silva, Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner and Brentford’s Thomas Frank – a list which underwhelms some critics given the four tacticians have just one major trophy between them.

Inter Milan boss Simone Inzaghi has admirers within Tottenham, after he guided the Serie A champions to a Champions League final in 2023 and is currently just in pole position to win a second consecutive Scudetto.

However, it is highly unlikely the Nerrazzuri would be willing to let their most successful manager in years go so easily, and Inzaghi will have watched fellow big-name managers like Antonio Conte and José Mourinho fall short in N17.

Jamie O'Hara thrilled as Tottenham eye Burnley boss Scott Parker

The Mail reported this week that Tottenham are also targeting Burnley boss Scott Parker, and while he isn’t exactly a name in the ilk of Inzaghi, pundit O’Hara told talkSPORT why the 44-year-old could be a great appointment.

“Now, this is interesting, it says Ange is set for a summer exit as Spurs keep tabs on Parker,” O’Hara said.

“I think I’d like Scott Parker. I think I’d like Scott Parker at Tottenham. There’s something about him, I’ve worked with Scott, I’ve been in the dressing room with Scott, he’s a top bloke, a brilliant captain, his football I like, his identity I like. Is it a step too far early doors? Maybe, but maybe he needs a platform like Tottenham.

“I think he’d be alright, I wouldn’t mind it.”

The Englishman clinched promotion to the Premier League with both Fulham and Burnley, with Pep Guardiola once endorsing him as one of England’s most exciting young coaches.

However, the jury is out on whether Parker is ready to manage a huge club like Spurs, regardless of his connection.

The transfer window is just around the corner, and as Mikel Arteta told the press just last month, it’s set to be a massive one for Arsenal.

The Gunners failed to get over the line in any competition this year, and while injuries have played their part, one of the team’s most significant problems, which most agree on, is their lack of a truly clinical striker.

So, it’s not been surprising then, that in recent weeks, the North Londoners have been heavily linked with several top-class number nines, perhaps none more than Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyokeres, who could be available for around £70m.

However, the club seem intent on revolutionising the entire attacking unit, and reports have now touted another superstar for a move to the Emirates, a star who’d be a dream teammate for the Swede.

Arsenal's attacking transfer targets

Before getting to the player in question, it’s worth looking at some of the other attacking talents who’ve been linked with Arsenal in recent weeks, such as Daizen Maeda and Jamie Gittens.

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The former has been enjoying a simply spectacular campaign north of the border with Celtic, in which he’s scored 33 goals and provided 12 assists in 48 games and best of all, he could be available for just £25m.

Gittens, on the other hand, could cost up to £51m, but as he’s still just 20 years old and has managed to rack up a stellar haul of 12 goals and five assists in 46 games for Borussia Dortmund this season, he looks like he’d be worth it.

However, to really get the most out of Gyokeres and take the club’s whole attack to another level, the Gunners will need to sign a true superstar, someone like Rodrygo.

Yes, according to a recent report from journalist Graeme Bailey, Arsenal are one of a few Premier League sides keen on the Real Madrid star.

Alongside the North Londoners, the report has revealed that Liverpool and Manchester City have contacted the player’s representatives and remain in contact today.

In terms of how much the winger might cost Arsenal, a report from earlier this week claimed that he could be available for around €100m, which is about £85m.

It would be an incredibly costly and complicated transfer to get over the line, but given Rodrygo’s immense ability, it’s one worth fighting for, especially as he’d be ideal for Gyokeres.

Why Rodrygo would be a dream for Gyokeres

So, to keep things simple, there is one primary reason why Rodrygo would be a dream teammate for Gyokeres, which all others stem from his output.

For the Swedish goal machine to make the most of his incredible finishing ability, he’s going to want to have someone as effective as Saka to the left of him, and that could be the Brazilian.

For example, in 50 appearances this term, the “world-class” attacker, as dubbed by Luka Modrić, has scored 13 goals and provided ten assists, which comes out to an average of a goal involvement every 2.17 games.

Rodrygo vs Martinelli vs Trossard

Players

Rodrygo

Martinelli

Trossard

Appearances

50

48

53

Minutes

3290′

3313′

3262′

Goals

13

9

10

Assists

10

6

8

Goal Involvements per Match

0.46

0.31

0.33

Minutes per Goal Involvement

143.04′

220.86′

181.22′

All Stats via Transfermarkt

In comparison, Leandro Trossard has produced 18 goal involvements in 53 appearances, and Gabriel Martinelli has produced 15 in 48, which comes out to an average of one every 2.94 and 3.2 games, respectively.

Moreover, besides having far better raw output than the North Londoners’ current left-wing options, the 24-year-old has some seriously impressive underlying numbers to his name.

According to FBref, he sits in the top 1% of attacking midfielders and wingers in Europe’s top five leagues for carries into the final third, the top 2% for pass completion and passes blocked, the top 4% for progressive carrying distance, the top 9% for shot-creating actions from take-ons and more, all per 90.

Finally, despite his age, the Osasco-born dynamo has seen it all and won it all at club level, with two Champions League titles, three La Liga titles and a handful of other cups to his name, so while some of Arteta’s other options might struggle to step up on the biggest stages, it’ll just be another game to the Real star.

Ultimately, thanks to his brilliant output, impressive underlying numbers and the immense amount of experience he has at his age, Rodrygo would be a dream teammate for Gyokeres and Arsenal should do what they can to sign him.

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Arsenal’s final Premier League games

Date

Liverpool (away)

May 11th

Newcastle United (home)

May 18th

Southampton (away)

May 25th

If Arsenal don’t agree an extension with Thomas Partey, following his arguably best season at the Emirates to date, then the Ghana international will follow them – so it appears there will be plenty of ins and outs.

In terms of incomings, Berta is believed to have reached out to the representatives of a few key summer targets already.

Recently, the Italian has been pushing to sign Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres, with extensive discussions held, according to Sky Germany’s Florian Plettenberg.

As well as this, Berta reached out for talks with Nico Williams’ representatives in one of his first acts as sporting director, as per The Guardian’s Ed Aarons, with Arsenal exploring a move for one of La Liga’s standout talents.

However, one man who could be arriving before any of them is Real Sociedad star Martin Zubimendi.

The Gunners have been in advanced talks for his signature since January (The Mail), and the reliable David Ornstein says that those within Arsenal are behaving like they’ve already sealed a deal for Zubimendi.

Arsenal expected to sign Martin Zubimendi this summer

Now, a very credible source in the BBC, and their reporter Mokbel, have shared an update of their own.

Arsenal are very much expected to sign Zubimendi, according to their information, and the groundwork for a deal has already been done, largely by ex-sporting director Edu Gaspar and interim chief Jason Ayto.

The Spain international’s £51 million release clause looks likely to be triggered, but Arsenal should be wary that Zubimendi rejected a move to Liverpool last summer.

Arsenal will be eager to get this over the line early doors after months of negotiations, especially considering Zubimendi’s pedigree as a truly elite number six.

“For me, Martín is the second-best player in the world. We are incredibly lucky to have these two, who I consider the best players in the world.” said Spain boss Luis de la Fuente on Zubimendi and Rodri.

“But we also have other fantastic players who’ve been here and are with us now—another fantastic player, Pepelu hasn’t come yet, but he’s been called up with us.”