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Guardiola takes a jibe at City’s critics – ‘We have a lot of money to buy incredible players’
The football world’s most famous Catalan joked about his side’s recent 19-game run, unable to resist firing a subliminal shot at his team’s critics and Cheekily said that money is the biggest reason behind Manchester City’s success as the club continued their unbeaten run. Following Wednesday’s win over Borussia Monchengladbach, City have now won 19 games in all competitions, with their recent fabulous run hoisting Guardiola and his City side to the top of the Premier League and, thanks to a 2-0 win on Wednesday, are one foot away from a spot in the Champions League quarter-finals. “We have a ...
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Raheem Sterling on most important lesson learned from Pep Guardiola
Having gone from strength to strength since celebrated coach Pep Guardiola arrived at the club in the summer of 2016, Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling earlier this month became only the third player to score a century goals for the Spaniard. Sterling’s immense influence in the City side is unquestionable, having lifted eight trophies in the last three years, and he believes the legendary Catalan coach has instilled a winner’s attitude in his players with the 26-year-old saying that working under one of the game’s most successful managers has taught him never to rest on his laurels. “Just...
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Tottenham star Heung-min Son dismisses suggestions that Jose Mourinho has lost the dressing room
Tottenham star Heung-Min Son has dismissed suggestions that boss Jose Mourinho has lost the Tottenham dressing room. Spurs have slumped to four defeats in their last five League matches as well as exiting the FA Cup but managed to pull back a convincing victory over Wolfsberger. Asked directly about rumours that the Portuguese has lost the squad’s confidence, Son said: “The rumours are just rumours. Our changing room has been fantastic. “Obviously it depends on the results, I’m very sad if we lose and happy when we win. It’s like everyone else. “The mood went down when we had a couple of bad r...
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‘An artist in his mind’ – Arsene Wenger on Takumi Minamino
Arsenal doyen Arsene Wenger artfully praised Takumi Minamino for his snazzy goal display on Saturday after the ex-RB Salzburg player did a feint, completely outsmarting the rival captain and goalkeeper and coolly slotted in Southampton’s only goal that earned them a draw against Tuchel’s squad. Takumi Minamino snatched an impressive goal when he got onto a brilliant pass, ran in behind the Chelsea defence, gathered his composure, deceptively landed two defenders on their backsides with Messi-esque deceptive guile and flourish, and slotted home into an empty net with apparent ease. It was all s...
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Tottenham slap huge price tag on Harry Kane to deter Man Utd
Manchester United are keen to revive their bid to sign Harry Kane from Tottenham and, as a deterrent, owner Daniel Levy has already slapped a huge price tag on the striker to ward off their interest in the hot striker . Clearly Tottenham are not going to just sit back but are more than prepared to go the whole nine yards over not having to sell their star striker and England captain, Kane, and have henceforth set a mammoth price tag as a result. It’s open knowledge Manchester United have been interested in the England international for many years now but the striker’s ironclad contract has alw...
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer casts doubt on Man Utd future with contract admission
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has thrown doubt over his future at Old Trafford after admitting nobody has spoken to him about a new contract as his current terms expire at the end of next season. Solskjaer signed a three-year contract after taking over on a permanent basis in May 2019, which came about after taking charge initially on an interim basis following the dismissal of Jose Mourinho back in late 2018. After some years in the wilderness since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013, the Red Devils are now in the midst of one of their best Premier League seasons in years with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer...
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Chelsea still have ‘a long way to go’ after return to top four – Thomas Tuchel
The Blues are back in the hunt for Champions League places following 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge although manager Thomas Tuchel insists his team still has “a long way to go” to achieve their targets after moving back into the Premier League top four with a 2-0 win over Newcastle United on Monday. Since replacing Frank Lampard last month, Tuchel has helped Chelsea rack up 13 points from five Premier League games, the same as in Jose Mourinho’s first five matches in charge before he made the Londoners champions of England three times over two spells. Only Carlo Ancelotti – who led Chelsea to a le...
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What Jose Mourinho has told Real Madrid President about Gareth Bale
Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho has apparently told Real Madrid president Florentino Perez that he is fed up with Gareth Bale, according to Defensa Central. The Spanish news outlet has reported that Mourinho has told Perez about his disappointment with Bale and does not want him to stay at Tottenham beyond the end of the season. It is also alleged that the Spurs head coach reportedly regrets bringing the Wales international winger to back to Tottenham. The 31-year-old Welsh winger returned to Spurs on loan from Real Madrid in the summer of 2020 but has only made two starts and four substitute app...
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What’s gone wrong with Liverpool? Everything!
So what’s gone wrong with Liverpool? Everything, apparently. Jurgen Klopp’s team have suffered a meltdown that has been a long time in the making. Citing injuries as the most simple explanation for the side’s problems would be the easiest way to account for the defending league champions’ fall from grace. And injuries have been a significant factor with the defending Premier League champions having lost a number of key figures whose long-term absences have had a drastic impact on the team’s performances. However, hubris is the more complex and painful answer that is the root of the painful cur...
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3 reasons why Mourinho could be sacked
According to Express Sport, Tottenham currently have three reasons to sack Jose Mourinho although Daniel Levy – unlike trigger-happy Roman Abramovich – doesn’t seem to be pulling the trigger just yet with Spurs in contention for three trophies. Here’s a look at the three reasons why Levy should contemplate axing the 58-year-old, regardless of all he’s achieved throughout his managerial career at Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Porto. Tottenham are a club who need attacking football, a realisation that helped make Mauricio Pochettino so popular throughout his tenure at ...
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