Lost the ball 20x: Pep must drop 4/10 Man City dud who was worse than Nunes

A defeat on derby day is always something of a disaster, but Manchester City’s loss to Manchester United yesterday afternoon was something else entirely.

Pep Guardiola’s side are going through a crisis the likes of which they haven’t experienced under the Spanish coach before.

The Citizens have now lost eight of their last 11 games and look a shadow of their former selves, and yesterday was no exception.

Man City’s recent results

Competition

Opponent

Result

Premier League

Manchester United (H)

2-1 (L)

Champions League

Juventus (A)

2-0 (L)

Premier League

Crystal Palace (A)

2-2 (D)

Premier League

Nottingham Forest (H)

3-0 (W)

Premier League

Liverpool (A)

2-0 (L)

There were poor performances across the pitch for the hosts, but two players, including Matheus Nunes, stood out for all the wrong reasons.

Nunes performance vs United

Now, the first thing to say is that much of the blame for Nunes’ poor showing should be shouldered by Guardiola, as injuries to the squad saw him start the Brazilian at left-back, which is a position he had never played before.

With that said, the former Wolverhampton Wanderers’ inexperience cannot be used as an excuse for his lack of impact throughout most of the game nor his costly mistakes at the end.

For example, while the team as a whole must face the blame for losing last night, it was the 26-year-old who gave away the equalising penalty for a foul on Amad Diallo, who had intercepted his lazy backpass.

Then, less than two minutes later, he failed to get back and clear the Ivorian’s match-winning effort off the line despite appearing to have the time to do so.

Unsurprisingly, such a display saw GIVEMESPORT’s Kerrie Jacobs-Bryant award him a 4/10, which seems more than fair considering his mistakes.

However, while Nunes turned a mediocre performance into a disastrous one in the final five minutes, one of his teammates was poor for the entire game and must not start for City again.

The City dud worse than Nunes

Now, as we said earlier, there were underwhelming performances all over the pitch for the hosts last night, but the worst was undoubtedly Kyle Walker.

The City captain has been lacklustre for some time now, but was notably poor yesterday.

The former Tottenham Hotspurs star was utterly ineffective going forward and, like Nunes, was a disaster in defence, strolling into the box for Diallo’s winning goal.

In fact, the most notable thing he did during the game was feign a head injury during his confrontation with Rasmus Hojlund, an incident Roy Keane said must have left him feeling “embarrassed” after the game.

Such a display left Jacobs-Bryant equally unimpressed, as she awarded the Englishman a 4/10 match rating at full-time and doubled down on the ’embarrasing’ nature of the Hojlund incident.

However, when we look at his statistics from the game, it can be argued that the 4/10 rating is still too generous.

For example, in his 96 minutes of action, the Sheffield-born defender amassed an expected assists figure of 0.03, made just one block, one tackle and one clearance, lost 50% of his ground duels, lost the ball a staggering 20 times, maintained a passing accuracy of just 76%, misplaced nine of 11 long passes and failed 50% of his dribbles.

Walker’s game in numbers

Minutes

96′

Expected Assists

0.03

Blocks

1

Tackles

1

Clearances

1

Ground Duels (Won)

4 (2)

Lost Possession

20

Passing Accuracy

55/72 (76%)

Long Passes (Accurate)

11 (2)

Shots

0

Dribbles (Successful)

2 (1)

All Stats via Sofascore

Ultimately, while the entire City team were poor against United yesterday, Nunes, and particularly Walker, stood out as the worst of the worst, and while the Brazilian may have to keep his place in the team, Pep must drop the Englishman.

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Seleção Brasileira apresenta novo design de ônibus antes do jogo com o Chile

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No dia do reencontro com o Maracanã lotado, a Seleção Brasileira terá uma novidade fora de campo no duelo com o Chile. Nesta quinta-feira, na chegada ao estádio, os jogadores estarão no novo ônibus, adesivado pela patrocinadora Kavak.A CBF foi responsável pelo novo design do veículo que carrega os principais atletas do país.

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A Kavak iniciou a revolução no mercado automotivo em 2016, ao criar uma plataforma baseada no uso de dados e tecnologia que permite comprar, recondicionar e vender carros usados pela internet ou nas instalações da empresa (hubs), com todas as garantias de segurança e confiança. Após quatro anos de operação, a Kavak se tornou a primeira empresa unicórnio da história do México e atualmente é uma das startups mais valiosas da América Latina.

Shakib, Taskin and Mehidy put Bangladesh 1-0 up

Litton Das and Yasir Ali also contributed significantly to a comfortable victory

Mohammad Isam18-Mar-2022

Taskin Ahmed celebrates after dismissing Kyle Verreynne•Getty Images

Bangladesh have now won ODIs in every country they have played in. They ticked South Africa off the list on Friday, registering their first win in 20 years of touring here. They beat the home side by 38 runs, following a team effort that included three fifties that set up a total of 314 for 7, and two bowlers taking three wickets or more.David Miller was Bangladesh’s last stumbling block but when the left-hander fell in the 46th over, it was all but over for the home side. Miller was stopped at 79 off 57 balls, at a time when he was striking a boundary almost every over. Rassie van der Dussen top-scored with 86, which helped South Africa get out of an early jam, but it wasn’t enough in a big chase.Shakib Al Hasan’s rapid 77 was the centerpiece of Bangladesh total, their highest in South Africa. He added 115 for the fourth wicket with Yasir Ali, who made his maiden ODI fifty. Bangladesh hit 11 sixes in their innings, equaling their record for an overseas ODI.Rassie van der Dussen top-scored for South Africa with 86•Getty Images

Mehidy Hasan Miraz, who gave Tamim Iqbal a bit of a headache after an expensive first spell, ended up taking four wickets including the one of Miller. But Taskin Ahmed was Bangladesh’s best bowler, with figures of 3 for 36.He struck twice in the first nine overs as Bangladesh struck three early blows. Shoriful Islam had Janneman Malan caught behind, before Taskin jammed one into Kyle Verreynne’s pads, plumb in front, and then had Aiden Markram caught at point for a three-ball duck.Temba Bavuma and van der Dussen took stock of the dire situation, and slowly rebuilt the chase with an 85-run stand. Bavuma found it difficult to pierce the gaps, but van der Dussen stroked the ball better, hitting three beautiful cover drives apart from two reverse-swept fours, two hits through midwicket and a top-edged six.Shoriful removed Bavuma in the 27th over but it brought more trouble to the crease for Bangladesh: Miller.He provided the thrust in a 70-run fifth wicket stand with van der Dussen, giving South Africa a sniff despite the steep required rate. Bangladesh could have broken the partnership in the 35th over when substitute Najmul Hossain Shanto scored a direct hit from mid-off. But third umpire Adrian Holdstock viewed just one replay even though TV commentator Pommie Mbagwa kept making the point that van der Dussen’s bat was in the air. It was, as replays showed a few balls later.Thankfully for Bangladesh, van der Dussen fell three overs later when Yasir took a superb diving catch at the deep square-leg boundary. Andile Phehlukwayo struggled through 12 balls, playing and missing frequently, before holing out to Litton Das at long-off.Miller struck a few more blows but Bangladesh were well on top now. Mehidy had Marco Jansen caught brilliantly by Tamim at deep midwicket, had Rabada caught and bowled, and then Miller stumped. This left South Africa 242 for 9 and well and truly beaten.Shakib Al Hasan scored a brisk fifty•AFP/Getty Images

When Bangladesh were sent in, Tamim and Litton played out the toughest period, with the SuperSport Park pitch offering uneven pace and bounce at the start.They added 95 for the first wicket. Litton made his fourth 50-plus score in his last five international innings, striking the ball cleanly against the seamers, and attacking Keshav Maharaj early with three fours and a six over cover. Tamim was circumspect, understandably, having come off a lean ODI series against Afghanistan. But he struck the ball sweetly too, once he was set.It was not just Bangladesh’s first 50-plus opening stand in any format in South Africa, but the first time a Bangladesh opening pair had lasted for more than 11.1 overs in an ODI here. This was the perfect platform for Shakib and Yasir.The pair got together in the 29th over, at a time when Bangladesh had briefly lost their way. But Shakib counter-attacked, hitting Maharaj down the ground as soon as he had removed removed Mushfiqur Rahim. Yasir was getting set at the other end. By the time Shakib struck Andile Phehlukwayo and Marco Jansen for three sixes in a short span, Yasir too got into his groove, striking Ngidi over square leg and flicking Rabada beautifully over midwicket.Bangladesh didn’t lose their shape even though Shakib and Yasir got out in the space of three balls. Mahmudullah and Afif Hossain struck a six each, while Mehidy hit two sixes as the visitors added 91 runs in the last 10 overs.South Africa’s bowlers let themselves down on a wicket that had variable pace and bounce. Ngidi went for 75 in his ten overs, the most by a South Africa bowler at home against Bangladesh. Maharaj and Jansen took two wickets each while Ngidi, Rabada and Phehlukwayo took one each.

ميسي: أردت العودة إلى برشلونة.. وجوارديولا أضر بكرة القدم

تحدث النجم الأرجنتيني ليونيل ميسي لاعب إنتر ميامي الأمريكي، عن لحظات هامة في مسيرته الكروية، ورغبته في العودة لفريقه الأسبق برشلونة الإسباني، الذي غادره قبل أعوام بعد نهاية عقده، وموقفه من كأس العالم القادم.

وبعد مسيرة رائعة مع برشلونة، انتقل ميسي إلى باريس سان جيرمان وخاض معه موسمين، وعقب ذلك انضم لإنتر ميامي الأمريكي والذي يلعب في صفوفه حتى الآن.

وقال ميسي في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “ماركا” الإسبانية: “كنت أرغب في العودة إلى برشلونة، وأن أكون في المكان الذي لطالما تمنيت التواجد فيه، لكن الأمر لم يكن ممكنًا مرة أخرى، وبعد ذلك أصبحت المسألة قرارًا عائليًا”.

وأضاف: “الفوز بكأس العالم (مع الأرجنتين) كان له تأثير كبير أيضًا، كنت واضحًا في رغبتي بعدم اللعب لأي فريق أوروبي آخر، لم يكن ذلك واردًا في ذهني، كان قرارًا عائليًا أن نعيش في الولايات المتحدة ونخوض هذه البطولة في نادٍ ينمو ولديه طموحات كبيرة”.

وتابع ميسي متحدثًا عن تجربته مع باريس سان جيرمان: “مررنا بعامين صعبين، لأننا كنا معتادين على أسلوب حياة معين في برشلونة، وفي باريس كانت العائلة بخير، لكنني لم أشعر بالراحة في حياتي اليومية أو خلال التدريبات، كنا نريد التأكد من أن العائلة بخير، وأنني أستمتع بما أحب”.

واستطرد: “الآن أنا أستمتع، لم أعد أطلب شيئًا آخر، أريد الاستمرار في المنافسة وتحقيق الانتصارات، هذه هي طبيعتي، لقد نشأت على ذلك”.

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وأردف: “أن أستطيع القول إنني حققت كل شيء في كرة القدم، فهذا أمر ثمين للغاية، وكما أقول دائمًا، كنت محظوظًا بالفوز بكل شيء على المستوى الجماعي، سواء مع الأندية أو المنتخبات، حققت ذلك مع برشلونة، وحققته أيضًا مع المنتخب”.

وشدد ميسي: “هذا شيء أظن أنني سأقدّره أكثر مع مرور الوقت، ولهذا أقول دائمًا إنني ممتن جدًا لذلك، على كل ما منحني إياه، نعم، الله هو من منحني كل هذا”.

وعند العودة للحديث عن برشلونة، علّق ميسي على سنواته الأولى: “دائمًا أقول إن أول غرفة ملابس دخلتها كانت استثنائية، أنا ممتن جدًا للاستقبال الذي وجدته من الجميع، رونالدينيو، ديكو، سيلفينيو، بالإضافة إلى تشافي وإنييستا الذين كانوا موجودين، وبويول، كانت هناك أسماء كبيرة والفريق كان رائعًا”.

وواصل: “فزنا بدوري أبطال أوروبا لأول مرة بعد غياب طويل عن برشلونة، وحقيقة أن ريكارد وثق فيّ وجعلني جزءًا من ذلك الفريق، كان أمرًا عظيمًا بالنسبة لي واستمتعت به كثيرًا”. ميسي: جوارديولا من عالم آخر وغيّر كرة القدم

وعن بيب جوارديولا، أكد: “بيب جوارديولا من عالم آخر، هو شخص مختلف، يرى أشياء لا يراها الآخرون، غيّر كرة القدم، الجميع كان يريد تقليدنا”.

واستمر ميسي: “وفي الواقع، بطريقة ما، أضر بكرة القدم لأن الناس كانوا يحاولون اللعب مثل لعب برشلونة الخاص بنا، لكننا كنا فريقًا خاصًا، ذلك الوسط، تشافي، بوسكيتس، إنييستا، كل شيء كان مثاليًا بين اللاعبين والمدرب”.

واسترسل: “جوارديولا، بالنسبة لي هو شيء آخر، رجل يحب التفاصيل، لديه عقلية مختلفة ورؤية لا يراها الآخرون، كرة القدم تغيرت تمامًا، بعدنا، الجميع كان يريد تقليد كرة قدم برشلونة”. ميسي: فيلانوفا أثر فينا وشعرنا بكل ما حدث معه 

ميسي تحدث أيضًا عن تيتو فيلانوفا، والتأثير الذي تركه بعد وفاته: “ما حدث مع تيتو أثر فينا كثيرًا، لم يكن دائمًا معنا، لكننا كنا نشعر بكل ما كان يحدث، وكنا نعلم أنه كان يمر بلحظات صعبة وكان يعاني، ولم يكن أحد يعرف كيف سينتهي الأمر”.

وأصر: “بالطبع، أثر ذلك على الفريق بطريقة أو بأخرى، كان موسمًا صعبًا بكل معنى الكلمة بسبب كل ما حدث”. ميسي: الخسارة أمام ألمانيا كانت عذابًا.. وأراقب وضعي قبل كأس العالم

ومن المواضيع الأخرى التي تطرق لها ميسي كان الفوز بكأس العالم قطر 2022، والذي أتى بعد الخسارة المؤلمة في نهائي 2014، أمام ألمانيا.

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وأشار: “الوصول إلى النهائي (ضد ألمانيا) دون التتويج كان عذابًا بالنسبة لي، الفوز بالبطولة لاحقًا جعل كل شيء أخف وطأة، وأصبح تقبّله مختلفًا تمامًا، كان من الممكن أن أفوز بكأسين للعالم، لكنني الآن أملك كأس العالم”.

وأفاد: “كأس العالم ما زالت بعيدة، لكنها ستمر بسرعة كبيرة، هذا العام سيكون مهمًا جدًا، المهم أن أواصل اللعب بانتظام، وأن أشعر أنني بخير”.

وأوضح: “في العام الماضي بدأت فترة الإعداد بتعرضي لبعض الإصابات، أما هذا العام، فقد خضت فترة إعداد جيدة، وبدأت الموسم بشكل جيد، وأشعر أنني في حالة جيدة”.

وأتم ميسي: “لكن الموسم طويل، لأنه لن ينته إلا في ديسمبر، وهناك كأس العالم للأندية أيضًا، أفكر وأراقب، لكن لا أريد أن أضع أهدافًا مسبقة، أعيش كل يوم بيومه، وأراقب كيف أشعر بدنيًا، وأكون صادقًا مع نفسي”.

Victor Sá é apresentado e destaca projeto do Botafogo: 'Serão anos de sucesso'

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Victor Sá foi apresentado pelo Botafogo na tarde desta terça-feira na sala de imprensa do Estádio Nilton Santos. O atacante destacou que o projeto apresentado por André Mazzuco e John Textor foi fundamental pela escolha de jogar no Glorioso.

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– Desde o primeiro momento foi algo que me chamou muita atenção, é algo que eu que fiz a carreira na Europa estou acostumado, o profissionalismo. Foram anos difíceis para o Botafogo. Eu tenho certeza que vai durar um tempo por coisas que serão feitas. Tenho muita cosia a somar pelo clube. Serão anos de sucesso porque o trabalho não tem como ser feito de uma hora para a outra, tenho certeza que vai dar certo pelas pessoas que estão chegando – afirmou.

O atacante valorizou os primeiros contatos com Luís Castro e afirmou que o português tem colocado uma rotina de atividades com “estilo europeu” no dia a dia do Alvinegro.

– É algo que ele vem tentando implementar desde o começo de jogo, intensidade e pressão o tempo todo, perder a bola desde recuperar. Acho que me encaixo nesse jogo. Sempre fui esse jogador de quebrar linhas, buscar o 1×1. Na Europa você não tem esse jogador, acho que posso me encaixar muito bem nesse esquema do Luís – analisou.

MAIS DECLARAÇÕES DE VICTOR SÁ:

Carreira
– Joguei muito pouco aqui, fiz a base no Palmeiras. Com 20 anos fui para a Áustria, me destaquei lá e fui vendido para a Alemanha, foi um momento muito especial na carreira. Cresci muito como jogador e pessoal. Foi um momento especial na minha vida. Depois de tanto assim mudei para o EAU e agora acho que estou no momento certo para voltar no Brasil, é um projeto que bate com o que eu sou como pessoa. Sou rápido, habilidoso, busco 1×1, mas sempre com objetividade.

Momento
– Muito feliz por estar aqui. Um novo desafio na minha vida, oportunidade incrível na minha vida. Sempre que teve o interesse o que me interessou foi o projeto. Sei que será um sucesso para todos nós.

Onde atua
– Sempre joguei a maior parte do tempo para o lado esquerdo, sempre tive intimidade ali, mas também posso jogar na direita. Vai depender do que o Luís preferir. Tenho a característica de fazer o facão, buscar o lado do campo. Hoje só quero ajudar a equipe do melhor jeito possível.

Futebol brasileiro
– Acompanho sim, é um calendário bastante extenso de jogos. O estilo de jogo com bastante técnicos europeus vem colocando bastante intensidade… A qualidade do jogador brasileiro não tem o que contestar. O tempo todo eu venho me adaptando a isso, tenho certeza que vou me dar muito bem.

Contato com a torcida
– Desde o primeiro momento a torcida foi muito calorosa comigo. Só recebi apoio e carinho. Acho que vai ser muito especial a estreia para mim. A gente tem um período curto de trabalho, mas acho que vai ser ótimo, fizemos um Carioca muito bom. A gente vai tentar ajustar

Passar o aniversário como jogador do Botafogo
– Meu aniversário é algo especial, já tinha um tempo que não passava aqui no Brasil. Passei todo com a minha família, todo mundo estava aqui no Rio, um grande presente de aniversário, foi bem especial mesmo. Estava acostumado a passar no frio, ficar no calor foi bem bacana. Sobre os jogadores só não tive contato com o Matheus porque ele estava na Seleção, mas o resto é de muita qualidade, é questão de tempo para fazer ajustes, é coisa de uma semaninha, vai ser fácil de encaixar.

Seleção
– Seleção Brasileira é muito consequência daquilo que você faz no clube. Meu foco é o Botafogo. Não sou conhecido no Brasil, mas muita gente me conhece na Europa. Ao aceitar o projeto foi para mostrar meu potencial para o projeto e crescer junto com esse Botafogo. Seleção é o sonho de todo jogador, mas é consequência. É focar no trabalho e focar no trabalho comigo e Botafogo.

Barca really want to sign him: Man Utd set for Beckham repeat with £35m ace

When Manchester United sacked Erik ten Hag they will have been hoping for a clean takeover, one lacking drama and instead, focused on on-pitch matters.

Ruben Amorim has, at least, chatted a good game but the drama has still been forthcoming.

That’s largely centred around ongoing affairs surrounding Marcus Rashford.

The United winger scored the first goal of the Amorim era but things haven’t all gone his way since that 1-1 draw with Ipswich.

The new manager happened to leave Rashford out of the squad when United defeated their arch-rivals City last weekend and he was left out again for the 4-3 loss against Spurs in the Carabao Cup.

Why? Well, an interview with journalist Henry Winter can’t have helped in midweek where the winger made it clear that he was seeking a new challenge.

So, where could he go? There are a few irons in the fire.

Who Marcus Rashford could sign for

In recent years that have been rumours of a move to PSG but we are yet to get much information on whether the French side would entertain a move at this stage.

However, there are now reports suggesting that Barcelona are an interested party.

According to Football Transfers, the Spanish giants have made contact with the Red Devils regarding a move for the English forward.

They have reportedly admired Rashford for some time now and club president Joan Laporta is keen to jump upon any market opportunity that may emerge in January.

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The report states that Barca would like to sign the player on loan with a view to then acquiring him on a permanent basis, having allegedly lodged a bid of around £35m as part of the deal.

What the move would mean for Man Utd and Rashford

Despite the fact that United look happy to get rid of the attacker in 2025, this would be a seismic deal not just for English football, but for European football too.

The Premier League side would be getting rid of one of the division’s top earners in a dramatic situation that has perhaps escalated far beyond what Amorim would have imagined.

This is the poster boy for the football club but his career has not reached the potential so many thought it would get to.

Only two seasons ago he was producing a campaign in which he registered nearly 40 goal involvements but 2023/24 wasn’t too kind to the England international who scored just eight goals and then missed out on a place at the European Championships.

A fresh move could be what it takes to revive the career of one of the finest talents to come through Carrington.

In truth, it could be a deal akin to David Beckham’s departure in the summer of 2003.

An England great – he headed to Spain in one of the most surprising moves we’ve seen during the last 20 years or so.

Beckham @ Real Madrid

Signed for

£25m

Games

159

Goals

20

Assists

51

Minutes played

12,701

Trophies won

1 La Liga (06/07)

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Like Rashford, he was an academy boy and was one of the greatest players we saw under the reign of Sir Alex Ferguson. However, after a falling out behind the scenes between manager and player, a situation that perhaps echoes the current one at Old Trafford, he sought pastures new.

Beckham never really wanted to leave and if you asked Rashford the same question, he would likely never choose to depart his boyhood club. However, in a situation like this, needs must.

The former England skipper only broadened his profile while in the Spanish capital and very quickly became a global icon. He was a trailblazer for the English game, moving to LaLiga and being part of the famous Galacticos squad of that era.

Rashford, of course, may not be heading for Madrid but Barcelona are just as big and would lay the platform for the English talent to reinvigorate what has been a stuttering career over the last 18 months or so.

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بطولات يكشف القصة الكاملة لمستقبل محمد علي بن رمضان وحقيقة اهتمام الأهلي وبيراميدز

هناك حالة من الغموض تحيط بمستقبل لاعب وسط منتخب تونس ونادي فيرنسفاروش، محمد علي بن رمضان، ووسط تقارير متضاربة عن احتمالية انتقاله إلى الدوري المصري.

هذه ليست المرة الأولى التي يرتبط فيها اسم بن رمضان بالانتقال إلى الأندية المصرية، حيث كان هناك تفاوض سابق بين الأهلي وفيرنسفاروش ولكن لم يتوصلا لاتفاق في الصيف الماضي.

ولكن في الأيام الماضية، خرجت بعض الشائعات عن سفر اللاعب ووكيله إلى القاهرة للتفاوض مع نادي بيراميدز مع استمرار اهتمام الأهلي.

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وكشف مصدر مقرب من اللاعب الحقيقة وموقف التونسي في فيرنسفاروش لـ بطولات: “ليس صحيحًا على الإطلاق أن اللاعب أو وكيله سيسافران إلى مصر من أجل التفاوض مع أي نادٍ”.

وأضاف: “لم يتواصل معنا أحد من الدوري المصري سواء الأهلي أو بيراميدز، ولا نعرف مصدر شائعات السفر إلى القاهرة”.

وأشار المصدر إلى أن عقد بن رمضان مع ناديه فيرنسفاروش ينتهي بعد موسم واحد فقط في يونيو 2026، وقال: “النادي المجري يرغب في تمديده لمدة عامين آخرين”.

ومع ذلك، أوضح المصدر أن هناك بعض الأشياء التي تؤثر على مستقبل اللاعب: “لكن الأمر بالنسبة لنا مختلف بعض الشيء، لأن المدرب روبي كين لا يعتمد على بن رمضان في الوقت الحالي، وجلوسه على مقاعد البدلاء في أغلب المباريات الأخيرة أيضًا بسبب عدم توقيعنا على العقد الجديد وهذه تعليمات من الإدارة للضغط عليه”.

وفيما يتعلق بمستقبل اللاعب، أكد المصدر أنهم يدرسون خيارات أخرى: “نحن نبحث عن نادٍ جديد للرحيل وهناك عروض عربية لكن ليس من مصر، وأخرى أوروبية”.

Matthew Potts, quick who 'makes things happen', latest off northeast production line

Rob Key and Mark Wood excited by prospect of Durham bowler making England debut

Matt Roller19-May-2022

Matthew Potts training at Lord’s on Thursday•Getty Images

Midway through Matthew Potts’ nets session on Thursday morning, Eoin Morgan walked over to shake his hand to congratulate him on his first call-up to a full England squad. With England only picked 13 players to cover the first two Tests against New Zealand, Potts is almost certain to make his debut at some stage during the series and has a strong chance of playing at Lord’s in two weeks’ time.Sensibly, he decided to sit out this week’s Championship fixture against Middlesex, having bowled 233.5 overs in six back-to-back games at the start of the season – 20 more than any other seamer in the country this year. Instead, he was put through his paces by Neil Killeen, Durham’s bowling coach, before soaking up the atmosphere of a four-day game at Lord’s for the first time (his only career appearance there came in the Hundred last summer).Potts has been the beneficiary of an England injury crisis, with swathes of more-experienced seamers ruled out of the first Test, and has emerged from left field on the back of a stunning start to the Championship season: he took 35 wickets at 18.57 across the first half-dozen rounds, 11 more than the nearest contender.

“With these balls being a little bit softer and not lasting as long, the only thing that I’ve been doing is charging in every single ball, looking to hit that pitch hard and trying to extract whatever we can out of it,” Potts said after his 11-wicket haul against Glamorgan last week.Speaking after Wednesday’s squad announcement, Rob Key, England’s managing director, said he “likes the look” of Potts. “I’m pretty excited by what he offers. We see him as a point of difference. You see the way he runs in, the way that it looks like if you’re facing him, you’re in a proper contest… these are the picks I get really excited about.”He has found an influential admirer in the Durham dressing room, too, in the form of England’s new captain. “Ben Stokes has seen him close at hand,” Key said. “That’s one thing that really stood out when people are talking about him: there’s a lot of people who can run in and get the ball down there at various different paces but it’s the character, really.”Related

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Potts acknowledged the importance of Stokes’ support. “It’s nice to have him in the dressing room and at mid-off,” he said. “It’s nice to have him to chat to, to talk to about ideas and how to get batsmen out. It’s nice knowing you’ve got someone in your camp that’s in there. The future is bright for Durham: if you’re aspiring to be an England cricketer, you’ve got the right man in the dressing room.”Potts is not an out-and-out fast bowler and though he has never struggled for pace – he reached a top speed of 89mph/143kph in the Hundred last summer, according to CricViz – he believes that he been able to sustain it better this season. “I’m not necessarily quicker [than last year] I don’t think – maybe a fraction,” he said. “But the pace is there for a longer period of time; each spell is at that pace, rather than having a little drop-off.””He’s a good prospect,” Mark Wood, his Durham team-mate, said. “Honestly, he’s someone that’s gone under the radar a little bit but he’s a proper bowler – another one off the Durham academy, so we’re doing okay there.”He’s a big strong lad, built a bit like a tank. He’s really fit, constantly running in and makes things happen. The thing I would say about him is that he has a knack, when you think nothing is happening, he gets a wicket. That’s a great knack to have. He’s built a bit bigger than me and his injury record is a bit better: if he gets in there, he might stay in there.”Potts has found an influential admirer in Ben Stokes•Getty Images

Potts has been on England’s radar for a number of years – he played in the Under-17s ‘Super Fours’ tournament at Loughborough in 2016 and made a handful of appearances for England Under-19s – but it looked for a while as though he would become a white-ball bowler: he was a reserve for the T20I tour to the Caribbean in January and was an unused back-up overseas player when Lahore Qalandars won the PSL.But after missing out on selection for Durham’s squad, let alone team, at the start of the Championship season in 2021, he has made significant strides. “Previously I’ve been just a white-ball bowler and I aspire to be something different to that: I want to be an all-format bowler,” he said. “I’m just on the way up in the red-ball game.”As Wood alluded to, his selection represents another success for the northeast’s production line. Potts attended the same comprehensive school in Sunderland as Jordan Pickford, the England goalkeeper, and has played for Durham since a young age. “We have good talent in the northeast,” Potts said. “The future is bright for players coming through.”

بيكيه يحتفل على طريقته ويسخر من ريال مدريد بعد خسارة كأس ملك إسبانيا

سخر جيرارد بيكيه، مدافع برشلونة السابق، من ريال مدريد عقب خسارته في نهائي كأس ملك إسبانيا 2024-2025، بتغريدة لاقت تفاعلًا واسعًا على مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي.

وتوج برشلونة بلقب كأس ملك إسبانيا للمرة 32 في تاريخه بعد مباراة مثيرة ومتقلبة انتهت بالفوز 3-2 يوم أمس، على ملعب “لا كارتوخا” في مدينة “إشبيلية”.

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وكتب بيكيه عبر حسابه الرسمي في منصة “إكس”: “في النهاية، الطيبون هم من ينتصرون دائمًا”، في إشارة واضحة لانتصار كتيبة برشلونة تحت قيادة المدرب، هانز فليك.

تغريدة بيكيه جاءت عقب صافرة الحكم مباشرة، في نهائي مثير شهد جدلًا تحكيميًا واسعًا وقرارات أثارت غضب جماهير ريال مدريد ومحللي التحكيم على حد سواء.

وسبق لمدافع برشلونة السابق أن وجه انتقادات مماثلة لنادي ريال مدريد خلال فترات التوتر بين الناديين، مستغلًا كل فرصة لتعزيز صراعه التاريخي مع الغريم الأبيض حتى بعد اعتزاله.

وتفاعلت جماهير برشلونة مع تغريدة بيكيه بشكل كبير، معتبرين أنها اللمسة الختامية لليلة لا تُنسى، أحرج فيها فريقهم الغريم التقليدي مرة أخرى في نهائي حاسم.

Last-gasp Liam Trevaskis takes Durham across the line

Stand-in skipper’s late flurry seals run chase and ends Lancashire’s unbeaten start

ECB Reporters Network10-Jun-2022

Liam Trevaskis goes down the ground•MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Liam Trevaskis produced late heroics to guide Durham to a final-over victory over Lancashire Lightning in their Vitality Blast clash at Seat Unique Riverside.The home side appeared to be on the verge of their fourth straight defeat in their chase of 131 amid outstanding bowling from Richard Gleeson, despite knocks of 46 from Ned Eckersley and 36 from Michael Jones. However, with the pressure on Trevaskis, the skipper blasted 16 runs from seven balls to steer his side over line with vital late boundaries with three balls to spare.Lancashire had produced an under-par effort with the bat, mustering only 130 from their 20 overs, with the main contribution coming from Steven Croft’s innings of 55. Durham debutant Nathan Sowter and Andrew Tye claimed three wickets apiece to limit the visitors, which proved to be crucial later in the day in delivering the win for the hosts and Lancashire’s first loss in the tournament this season.Lancashire opted to bat on a used wicket and Phil Salt looked to use the powerplay to his advantage. The opener scored quick-fire boundaries, including three in a row against Trevaskis, to get the visitors off to a bright start.However, the Durham skipper had his revenge from the fourth ball of his opening over as Salt fell for 23. In a sign of things to come, Keaton Jennings endured a difficult seven balls at the crease, scoring only three runs before he was bowled by Tye.Related

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Sowter then put the clamps on the visitors after only completing a loan move from Middlesex hours before the contest. He prised out Dane Vilas lbw for 12 before taking the key wicket of Tim David bowling the powerful right-hander for only six.Further wickets from Tye and Raine allowed Durham to keep the pressure on the Lightning, while Sowter returned for his final over to remove Tom Hartley, ending the innings with impressive figures of 3 for 22.Croft was the only Lancashire batter to offer resistance with a determined half-century from 49 balls, but he fell going for a big strike to Raine in the final over before Matt Parkinson was run out from last ball of the innings, leaving the visitors with work to do to defend their total.Durham lost Graham Clark to the first ball of their reply as Liam Hurt produced a brilliant delivery first up to bowl the opener. Gleeson then came to the fore cleaning up David Bedingham and Ollie Robinson for single-digit scores to bring the Lightning back into the game. Jones steadied the Durham innings by picking his moments to find the fence and seeing off the initial threat of Gleeson.The opener made 36 before he had a rush of blood to the head and attempted a risky sweep against Hartley and was pinned lbw. Hartley drew another false stroke to notch his second wicket as Raine was caught miscuing his slog-sweep to Croft at deep backward square leg. The wickets gave the Lightning a glimmer of hope as the required rate climbed above seven for the first time.Eckersley appeared to have Durham in position to whittle off the remaining 21 runs from the final three overs, but Gleeson’s return to the attack turned the tide as he bowled him for 46 and Brydon Carse for 2.Durham needed heroics from their captain in the middle, and Trevaskis delivered by striking Hurt for a four and six in back-to-back deliveries in the penultimate over before seeing his team over the line to secure their third win of the campaign.

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