da bwin： O técnico Renato Gaúcho já tem uma baixa confirmada para o próximo jogo do Flamengo no Campeonato Brasileiro. O atacante Gabigol recebeu seu terceiro cartão amarelo na vitória por 2 a 1 sobre o Internacional, na noite deste sábado (20), e não atuará contra o Grêmio, na Arena do Grêmio, às 21h (em Brasília), em jogo remarcado da segunda rodada da competição nacional.
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O técnico Renato Gaúcho deve poupar os titulares contra o Tricolor gaúcho, projetando a final da Libertadores, que será contra o Palmeiras, no próximo sábado (27) em Montevidéu (URU). O Flamengo está na segunda colocação do Brasileiro, com 66 pontos.
Don’t say it too loudly, but things might be on the up for West Ham United.
After months of poor performances and even worse results, the Hammers finally won a Premier League game on the weekend, as Nuno Espírito Santo’s side dismantled Newcastle United 3-1.
It was a game in which practically the whole team showed up, one in which any number of players could have been man of the match.
Moreover, it was an afternoon in which West Ham’s next big-money star may have announced himself, someone who has shades of Declan Rice to his game.
West Ham's standout stars vs Newcastle
When talking about the West Ham stars who really shone on Sunday afternoon, it would be ridiculous not to start with Lucas Paqueta.
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The Brazilian has come in for some justified criticism this season, but against the Toon, he was simply sensational.
It was his wonder strike in the 35th minute that started the Hammers’ fightback, and were it not for some good goalkeeping four minutes earlier, that would have been his second in the game.
Someone who was almost as influential on the match was Jarrod Bowen, as while he didn’t score or assist a goal, he came awfully close, rattling the post just before Jacob Murphey’s opener.
Finally, while they’ve been woeful almost every time they’ve played this season, Max Kilman and Jean-Clair Todibo deserve plenty of credit for their resolute defending.
Between them, they made 16 clearances, won five of seven duels and were dribbled past just a single time.
In all, there were unreal displays across the board for West Ham against Newcastle, including from one player who could be their next big-money star and already looks a bit Rice-esque.
West Ham's future big-money star
While the likes of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Mateus Fernandes and Crysencio Summerville all deserve credit, the starter who left a significant impression on fans and pundits alike was Freddie Potts.
The academy graduate has featured a few times for the first team, but Sunday afternoon was his first competitive start for the club, and to say he repaid the manager’s faith would be an understatement.
The 22-year-old was utterly sensational in the middle of the park, bringing some much-needed dynamism to the role while maintaining a technical level some might not have expected from him.
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Key Passes
2
Crosses
2
Passes
33/39
Touches
57
Tackles (Won)
3 (2)
Interceptions
1
Clearances
6
Recoveries
1
Ground Duels (Won)
4 (3)
In his 90 minutes of action, the Englishman played two key passes, completed two crosses, was accurate in 33 of 39 passes, took 57 touches, won 66% of his tackles, made six clearances and won 75% of his ground duels.
It was a quintessential all-action display from the midfielder, and if his boots were one size smaller, he could have topped it off with a well-taken goal.
Unsurprisingly, such a strong showing from an academy graduate has led to comparisons with the club’s former captain, with one content creator noting that he has a “similar aura to Rice when he first came through.”
In addition to his development as a player, the content creator credited the Englishman’s “supreme confidence and ability to create time and space on the ball” as reasons for the comparison.
Now, it might sound a little over the top considering it was his first start for the club, but thanks to his ability to protect the ball, carry it into dangerous areas and play the right pass at the right time, it is easy to see where such comparisons come from.
Moreover, as was the case with the former midfielder, there already seems to be a connection between the Barking-born ace and the fans, with journalist Dan Woffenden claiming he “understands what it means to wear the shirt.”
Ultimately, West Ham will want to keep hold of Potts for the long term, but if he does end up emulating Rice and eventually leaves, at least they should once again get massive money for an academy graduate.
West Ham player ratings v Newcastle United as Nuno secures first victory
The Hammers returned to winning ways with a 3-1 win against Newcastle this afternoon.
Saurashtra’s veteran coach Debu Mitra, who has been crucial in the team’s rise in the domestic circuit, remains unassuming but proud
Amol Karhadkar24-Jan-2013Saurashtra have had four men constantly overlooking their progress during the last decade or so: Niranjan Shah at the helm the administration, Jaydev Shah as the captain, Shitanshu Kotak as the batting mainstay and Debu Mitra as the coach.Niranjan Shah has been hailed for his administrative qualities, his son Jaydev has been scrutinised for his patchy batting form, and Kotak, who plays his 129th first-class game on Saturday, is the most senior cricketer on the domestic circuit. They get their share of the limelight.Mitra, however, hasn’t received much attention, after converting Saurashtra from no-hopers to title contenders in nine seasons. He doesn’t mind others taking the recognition; he’s been on the domestic circuit for almost five decades now.Coaches increasingly make their presence known during the course of the game these days, but Mitra is old school and refrains from it. Ever since he was seen with the Saurashtra team for the first time, during the 2005-06 Plate Group semi-final against Madhya Pradesh, his second season with the then West Zone minnows, Mitra hasn’t changed.Once the captain takes the field with his team Mitra, dressed in a tracksuit with his customary floppy hat, would sit either just outside the dressing room or yards away from the boundary line. Though he wouldn’t mind discussing the game and team tactics during the day, he never shouts at the captain or passes on any instruction. However, if the captain walks up to him, advice is as fluent as Cheteshwar Pujara’s cover drive.”Cricket is a game that’s to be run by the captain, so my job is to make the team ready for the game and then let the captain run the show,” Mitra, a former Bengal batsman and coach, said. “I am always available for advice but I will never impose myself on the captain or the team. That is not my style.”The latest example of his method was in Saurashtra’s Ranji Trophy semi-final against Punjab at the Khandheri stadium in Rajkot last week. With Punjab pursuing Saurashtra’s first-innings score of 477, at tea on the third day, Jaydev walked up to Mitra and said, “I think we should take the new ball.””We must, I told him. And it worked,” Mitra said. “Once he was also on the same page, I stressed on it, but otherwise I would have waited for him to think about it.”And unlike most of the modern-day coaches, Mitra doesn’t believe much in technology. Though he has hired a video analyst for Saurashtra, he lets the assistant coach Hitesh Goswami work without a laptop. “Have you ever seen me with a laptop?” he asks, with a wink. “My brain is my laptop. As long it is working, I don’t need [one].”During his nine seasons with Saurashtra, Mitra has taken giant strides towards making them a potent force. It started with them qualifying for the Elite League from the lower tier by winning the Plate title in 2005-06. In 2007-08, not only did Saurashtra make it to the Ranji semis, they were also the national one-day champions. And the next year proved 2007-08 wasn’t a fluke, as Saurashtra made it to the Ranji semis once again.Last week, they played the semi-finals for the third time. Despite the absence of Cheteshwar Pujara and Ravindra Jadeja, Saurashtra surprised Punjab to qualify for their maiden final since the erstwhile princely team of Nawanagar was merged into Kathiawar.The journey has not been easy for Mitra. It took him five years to accept the job to coach a side that was one of the worst in terms of performance and infrastructure back then. “Niranjan had been after me since 1999, but I was quite hesitant. I used to wonder ‘what will I do in Saurashtra, with such limited talent pool and lack of basic cricketing facilities’. Finally in 2004, I thought I would give it a shot.”
It was my wife who convinced me to stay on. She told me, ‘If you’ve accepted a job, give it your best.’ I thought I would stay on for another season and take a call. And once we qualified for the Elite in 2005-06, Saurashtra cricket and I haven’t looked back since.Debu Mitra was hesitant to stay on after his first season with Saurashtra
The first year proved to be a nightmare for the man who had coached the likes of Sourav Ganguly and Devang Gandhi during their formative years with Bengal. “Believe me, when I went back home [to Kolkata], I had decided not to return to Saurashtra,” Mitra said. “The cricket here had no system in place. The Ranji players were so raw, primarily due to lack of coaching and lack of match practice. All they used to play was some two or three 50-over matches at district level.”But then, it was my wife who convinced me to stay on. She told me, ‘If you’ve accepted a job, give it your best.’ I thought I would stay on for another season and take a call. And once we qualified for the Elite in 2005-06, Saurashtra cricket and I haven’t looked back since.”How did he manage the turnaround? “First, we had to have a basic tournament structure in place,” Mitra said. As a result, he suggested changes to the existing inter-district tournament, and the Saurashtra Cricket Association (SCA) immediately implemented them. The knockout 50-over tournament between the 14 district teams was tweaked to a league-and-knockout tournament and a three-day inter-district championship was introduced. Fourteen teams were split into Elite and Plate divisions with eight and six teams, respectively. Both the divisions were split in two groups, resulting in every team getting at least four matches of “days cricket” every year.”If you don’t play ‘days cricket’ at all till you are selected for Ranji, you need to learn all the skills of succeeding at first-class level when you’re playing it. And it becomes difficult,” Mitra said. “Even now, I get players who are raw. They have to be taught things like how to bowl around the wicket or how to field close in, but I don’t mind doing it. And I must say that Niranjan has given me a free hand. Not even once has he questioned me on anything on the cricket aspect. And everything that I have asked for has been implemented right away.”All this means that at the age of 64, Mitra has to be on the run for more than eight months a year. His season starts in August, when he conducts a camp for the probables for the preparatory tournaments like the Buchi Babu invitational meet and the Moin-ud-Dowla Gold Cup. From mid-August until March, Room No. 209 at Hotel Suryakant in Rajkot is his home.”It is,” Mitra said, when asked whether it was difficult to be away from home for so long. “But once you’ve made a choice, you’ve got to do it. It’s been 11 weeks since I have been to Kolkata. But I got a refreshing break just before the semi-final when I spent a couple of nights at my son’s house in Mumbai. When I see the team performing like this, all that sacrifice is worth it.”And once Saurashtra completed the win against Punjab in the semi-final, Mitra celebrated like a youngster. When you see him merged into the huddle, giving high-fives to his friends, you realise, “I am their friend” is not merely a statement.Mitra featured in Bengal’s loss to Bombay in 1968-69 Ranji Trophy final – his maiden first-class season – and hoped he wouldn’t be unlucky again, this time as a coach. “I was fortunate to have played in a Ranji final in my first season. I am so happy for Shitanshu that he will eventually get a feel of being in the Ranji final. I just hope that Saurashtra does against Bombay what Bengal couldn’t 44 years ago. If they do, that would be the happiest moment of my cricketing sojourn.”
Analysis of individual batting and bowling performances in the Champions League Twenty20
Madhusudhan Ramakrishnan22-Oct-2012In ESPNcricinfo’s analysis of individual performances in Champions League Twenty20 matches, David Warner and Samuel Badree take the honours on the batting and bowling fronts respectively. Warner, one of the highest run-getters in the Twenty20 format, is on top for his superb 135 off 69 balls against Chennai Super Kings in the 2011 tournament. Kieron Pollard slots in at second place for his stunning 54 off 18 balls against New South Wales in 2009. The top-ten list in batting is dominated by the big hitters with Warner, Pollard and Suresh Raina featuring twice each. Chris Gayle, the leading century-getter in Twenty20 matches (eight centuries) comes in at ninth for his 92 off 41 balls in the 2011 semi-final against NSW.Trinidad & Tobago, the runners-up in the inaugural tournament, have both their spinners Badree and Sunil Narine in the top three. While Badree leads the way for his 2 for 7 in the qualifying game against Leicestershire, Narine comes in third for his impressive 3 for 8 in a low-scoring encounter against Chennai Super Kings in 2011. Shaun Tait’s 5 for 32 against Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2011, which is in the second place, was an exceptional effort in an extremely high-scoring game. Auckland have two bowlers in the top ten with Kyle Mills’ 2 for 6 against Sialkot Stallions in the fourth position and Azhar Mahmood’s 5 for 24 against Hampshire in the sixth spot. The top ten is rounded off by L Balaji, who picked up 4 for 19 in Kolkata Knight Riders’ crushing 99-run win in their last group game against Titans.Warner dominated the tournament in 2011 ending as the highest run-getter. His 135 in the group game against Chennai was scored at a strike rate of 195.65 with 92 runs in boundaries. The combined strike rate of the other batsmen in the game was just 126.66 and none of them managed a score over 40. In the game against NSW, Pollard walked in with T&T requiring 54 runs off 28 balls with four wickets in hand. His explosive 54 (strike rate of 300) swung the game around completely with T&T knocking off the remaining runs in 19 balls. Pollard, who scored 50 of his runs in boundaries, had a strike rate that was nearly three times the corresponding figure of the other T&T batsmen (116.12). In third place is Wes Durston’s 57 off 32 balls for Somerset against Eagles in 2009. Durston’s strike rate of 178.12 was comfortably higher than what the rest of the batsmen managed (92). Both Pollard and Warner make their second appearance in the top ten at fourth and sixth positions respectively. However, Warner’s second century of the tournament (123) was unable to prevent defeat in the semi-final against Royal Challengers, who overhauled the huge target of 204 with the help of Gayle’s 92 (strike rate 224.39), which slots in at ninth. The two other centuries scored in the Champions League Twenty20 come in at tenth (Andrew Puttick) and 12th (Daniel Harris). The only knock from this year’s tournament that makes it to the top 15 is Gary Ballance’s 64 off 25 balls for Yorkshire in their qualifying match against T&T.
Top 15 batting performances in the Champions League Twenty20
BatsmanTeamOppositionRunsBalls facedPointsDavid WarnerNSWChennai Super Kings1356970.43Kieron PollardTrinidad & TobagoNSW541867.49Wes DurstonSomersetEagles573260.82Kieron PollardMumbai IndiansGuyana723058.20Suresh RainaChennai Super KingsRoyal Challengers Bangalore944858.03David WarnerNSWRoyal Challengers Bangalore1236856.20JP DuminyCape CobrasRoyal Challengers Bangalore995253.76Suresh RainaChennai Super KingsWayamba874453.16Chris GayleRoyal Challengers BangaloreNSW924151.73Andrew PuttickCape CobrasOtago1046250.94Richard CameronLionsGuyana784250.51Daniel HarrisSouth AustraliaRoyal Challengers Bangalore1086150.02Aaron FinchVictoriaCentral Districts936049.88Roelof van der MerweSomersetKolkata Knight Riders734049.66Gary BallanceYorkshireTrinidad & Tobago642547.53Badree’s 2 for 7 in the qualifying game against Leicestershire is the best bowling performance followed by Tait’s 5 for 32. Badree finished with an economy rate of just 1.75 in a game where the run-rate was over seven runs per over. In addition, both his wickets were those of top-order batsmen. In a game dominated by batsmen (run-rate of 10.72), Tait’s figures were outstanding. All five of his wickets were those of top-seven batsmen including Tillakaratne Dilshan and Virat Kohli, the top scorers for Royal Challengers. Narine’s effort came after T&T had been restricted to just 123. He dismissed M Vijay and Raina before returning to remove the dangerous MS Dhoni as T&T managed to defend the low target. Despite the game being a low-scoring one, Narine’s economy rate of 2.00 was well below the match run-rate of 5.85. Both Azhar Mahmood’s 5 for 24 against Hampshire in the qualifying game and Lasith Malinga’s 5 for 32 in the dead-rubber clash with Chennai finish in the top ten. Despite the lack of wickets, Dilshan’s 1 for 10 against NSW is in 11th place because of the top-class economy rate (2.50) in an extremely high-scoring game (run-rate 10.57). No other bowler in the game ended with an economy rate below seven runs per over.
Top 15 bowling performances in Champions League Twenty20
Aston Villa are looking to bolster their ranks with a new forward in January and are ready to make a new offer to secure their man midway through the season as they look to recover from a downturn in form under Unai Emery.
Aston Villa claim Juventus draw but wait for win goes on
Aston Villa’s wait for a win continued as they were held to a 0-0 draw against Serie A giants Juventus in their latest Champions League outing.
A late goal by Morgan Rodgers appeared to have secured a vital three points for Emery’s side, only for VAR to controversially rule it out, leaving both sides forced to settle for a point at Villa Park.
While it is certainly not a bad result for the Villans, it continued their winless run, which now stretches to seven games and has seen them lose four times in the last month.
It is yet to have a major impact on their season, with Emery’s side still only three points outside the top four in the Premier League and well-placed to qualify for the next stage of the Champions League, but should it continue it is bound to have serious repercussions further down the line.
Aston Villa and Monchi eyeing move to sign int'l player in £8m+ transfer
Aston Villa chiefs are keeping a close eye on a player who has many potential suitors.
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Fortunately for the Villans, the January transfer window is just around the corner, and reports suggest that NSWE could be active in trying to improve their squad in order to maintain pushes for success across multiple competitions. Now, they have been tipped to return for a long-term target.
Aston Villa ready move for "killer" forward
That is according to Turkish outlet Star [Via Sport Witness], who report that Aston Villa are back in the picture to sign young forward Semih Kilicsoy after having a bid rejected for his services over the summer.
The 19-year-old has continued to develop with Besiktas this season, registering two goals and four assists across all competitions and racking up 17 appearances despite often starting on the substitutes’ bench.
Dubbed “a serious killer in front of goal” by football analyst Ben Mattinson on X, he has caught the eye of several clubs with his performances.
As per the report, “Aston Villa plan to sit down at the negotiating table” in January, and will offer more than the alleged €18m (£15m) that they were willing to stump up in the summer for the teenager, who still has almost four years left to run on his £8k a week deal with Besiktas.
Appearances
17
Starts
10
Goals
2
Assists
4
Minutes per goal/assist
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Yellow Cards
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However, they will face fresh competition in the form of French giants Paris Saint Germain, who it is claimed “will reportedly bid in the region of €30m for the player and will offer him a four-year deal” in Paris.
It may mean that Aston Villa may have to pay over the odds to secure the talent should they be serious about securing his signature in January, and finally capitalising on their long-term interest in the Turkish teen.
Leeds United youngster James Debayo made his first-team debut for the club in the dramatic 4-3 win over Swansea in Wales in the Championship last month.
The 19-year-old centre-back is the latest player to come up through the academy system to play for the senior side, and he will now hope to rack up some more appearances between now and the end of the season.
Mateo Joseph, however, has been the breakthrough academy graduate of the 2024/25 campaign for the West Yorkshire outfit so far, as he has emerged as a regular option for Daniel Farke.
The Spain U21 international was a part of the squad last season but all 20 of his appearances in the Championship came as a substitute, with the likes of Georginio Rutter, Joel Piroe, and Patrick Bamford preferred ahead of him from the start.
So far this term, Joseph has started eight of his 19 outings in the second tier and has contributed with two goals and four ‘big chances’ created for the team.
Farke will now be hoping that the 21-year-old ace can kick on and emerge as a star for the Whites, to join a long list of impressive Leeds academy graduates.
Leeds United's best modern-day academy graduates
Leeds have brought through and developed some fantastic prospects in recent years and one of them currently plays alongside Joseph in the first-team – Pascal Struijk.
The Dutchman joined the academy from Ajax at the start of 2018 and became a regular, with 27 Premier League appearances, in the 2020/21 campaign. He has played 140 matches for the club to date, and started all 18 league games this season.
One of the best success stories in recent years is central midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who rose through the ranks before being sold for a huge transfer fee.
The England international joined in 2010 and eventually broke into the first-team and made 234 appearances in all competitions, before Manchester City swooped to sign him for a reported £45m in the summer of 2022.
Jack Clarke, similarly, joined the club as a youngster in 2009 and worked his way up to the senior side under Marcelo Bielsa, scoring two goals in 22 league games in the 2018/19 campaign.
After just one season with the first-team, Clarke was sold to Tottenham Hotspur for £10m. In the present day, the winger currently plays for Ipswich Town in the Premier League, after joining them from Sunderland for a reported £20m in the summer.
Most recently, Leeds sold academy graduate Archie Gray to Spurs in the summer transfer window for a reported fee of £30m, after he won the EFL Young Player of the Season last term.
The England U21 international spent his entire youth career at Thorp Arch and made 52 first-team appearances in the 2023/24 campaign under Farke, which convinced Tottenham to swoop to sign him for a huge fee.
Leeds did, however, once miss out on the chance to bring a fantastic prospect to their academy set-up, and he went on to be worth as much as the fee Spurs paid for Gray.
Leeds United had Ben Godfrey on trial
Jack Clarke recently revealed that Ben Godfrey, who he described as a “top player”, came on trial at Thorp Arch but it did not work out for him, whilst he added that they had played football together as kids living in York.
The English prospect was released by Middlesbrough in 2012 and the 14-year-old went on numerous trials in an attempt to find a new academy to play for, including spells with the Whites, Barnsley, and Sheffield United across Yorkshire.
Speaking to Sky Sports in 2022, Godfrey confirmed that Leeds did not offer him a contract after his time on trial at the club, but that his rejection did motivate him to kick on elsewhere.
Former Norwich defender Ben Godfrey.
He said: “The moment that stands out massively is after that Leeds United trial. The coach told me they were not going to offer me anything but to go and prove him wrong. That stuck with me. I was desperate then. I could not wait to go and prove them wrong.”
The young gem eventually signed for York City and made his way to Premier League side Norwich City in the January transfer window in 2016 for a fee of just £150k, which is when his career really kicked off.
Ben Godfrey's soaring market value
After time in the U21 team at Carrow Road and a season on loan with Shrewsbury in League One, Godfrey eventually emerged as a regular fixture in the first-team for Norwich under Farke in the 2018/19 campaign.
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The head of football operations at York, Richard Cresswell, revealed that coach Jonathan Greening tipped the English brute to make it at the ‘highest level’ as a centre-back because he could see ‘similarities’ to former Leeds and Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand.
However, it was not until Farke decided to change his position from a defensive midfield role to centre-back in the 2018/19 season that Godfrey started to live up to that hype.
Appearances
31
Goals
4
Pass accuracy
89%
Progressive passes per 90
3.35
Progressive carries per 90
1.17
Ground duel success rate
63%
As you can see in the table above, the Norwich star thrived as a centre-back to help his team to win the league title, showcasing his defensive strength, eye for a goal, and his progressive play in possession.
He then made 30 Premier League appearances for the Canaries in the 2019/20 campaign, which attracted interest from teams in the top-flight. Everton then swooped to sign him from Carrow Road for a reported fee of £30m in the summer of 2020 to bolster Carlo Ancelotti’s defence.
Daniel Farke and Ben Godfrey
This means that Leeds ended up missing out on a £30m-rated star in the making because they did not see his top-class potential during his trial in 2012.
They could have had their next version of Ferdinand, who was also sold by Leeds for £30m to Manchester United in 2002, if they had brought him in to develop at Thorp Arch, as a centre-back with the potential to earn the club a gigantic pay day.
Godfrey emerged as a first-team star in the 2018/19 and 2019/20 seasons for Norwich and those were Bielsa’s two years with the Whites at Championship level, which suggests that he could have thrived under the Argentine boss’ coaching had he joined the academy as a youngster.
It's not Tanaka or Gnonto: Leeds "monster" is already Premier League class
Daniel Farke has unearthed a future Premier League star in the Leeds United monster.
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The 26-year-old currently plays for Atalanta, whom he joined from Everton in the summer, and has featured twice in the Champions League so far this season, whilst Leeds may rue that they did not take up their chance to bring him in.
Whilst he may not go on to enjoy the career that Ferdinand had, with six Premier League titles for the Red Devils, Godfrey has already won a Championship title, played in the top-flight for Norwich and Everton, been capped by England, and now played in Europe’s premier competition for his current club, which speaks to how well he has done since failing his trial.
da 888： Everton’s quick start out of the blocks this season has faltered in recent weeks.
da gbg bet： Since a frustrating 0-0 stalemate against Aston Villa was picked up in the middle of September, David Moyes’ Toffees have then gone on to collect two concerning defeats in both the Premier League and EFL Cup, while falling foul to another unwanted draw against West Ham United last time out.
Moyes will hope his uncertain side can get back to winning ways sooner rather than later as the games continue to come in October, with clashes against Crystal Palace and Manchester City not looking the easiest on paper.
Still, there was certainly enough on display across Everton’s blistering start to indicate that they can excite fans and pick up results when everything is clicking.
Signs to remain positive at Everton
A huge factor behind Everton sealing various electric wins at the very start of the campaign was the magic of Jack Grealish.
Indeed, the two early wins on the spin against Brighton and Hove Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers saw the silky number ten collect a bumper four assists, as Premier League defences just didn’t know how to handle the ex-Aston Villa man’s creativity on the ball.
The rejuvenated attacker did amass four key passes against the Hammers, but it wouldn’t result in another assist being notched up, with Grealish soon to sit out the clash against the Citizens owing to his loan deal. Still, Moyes does also have the likes of Iliman Ndiaye and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall he can rely on for split-second moments of quality.
He even has Michael Keane he can fall back on if needs be, as the long-standing Toffees servant was the only goalscorer against Nuno Espirito Santo’s men on Monday night.
But, he will be desperately worried about one individual in his side who continues to let the team down, so much so that he now looks to be on borrowed time as a regular under the Scotsman’s wing.
The Everton star who's having a "really negative effect"
After all, the likes of Grealish and Ndiaye creating chances galore ends up being practically redundant if there isn’t a red-hot finisher prepared to bury the opportunity.
While Beto did enjoy a mini purple patch last season when the joy of Moyes’ return was at its peak – with a blistering seven strikes picked up under the Glaswegian’s tutelage from 18 Premier League clashes – he has clearly gone off the boil once more, situated on Merseyside, when considering his concerning numbers from this season in isolation.
Beto’s PL numbers (25/26)
Stat – per 90 mins*
Beto
Games played
6
Games started
5
Goals scored
1
Assists
0
Touches*
18.5
Accurate passes*
4.3 (54%)
Total duels won*
4.8
Stats by Sofascore
It feels like an awfully long time ago now since Beto was “thriving” – as he was labelled by journalist Paddy Boyland – and firing under Moyes, with the lacklustre number nine only managing one meagre goal so far this season in Premier League action.
Failing to take games by the scruff of their neck at 18.5 touches averaged per league clash, it’s also worryingly apparent now that Beto’s reputation for being a “powerful” presence – as Sean Dyche once noted – is also somewhat of a myth, with only three of his duels won against West Ham, despite attempting 13 tussles in total.
Having such a hit-and-miss striker as a focal point up top is having a detrimental impact on Everton’s recent results, with the other attackers around him only capable of doing so much.
Everton-based writer Ell Bretland summed it up nicely when he stated that Beto’s shortcomings are now “glaringly obvious” when paired next to entertaining teammates in the form of Grealish and Ndiaye, stating that it’s beginning to have a “really negative effect.”
There will still be a tinge of hope in the air that Beto can recapture his early form under Moyes, but persisting with the goal-shy 27-year-old could come back to seriously bite the Toffees, particularly if their recent winless run goes on to stretch beyond the setbacks suffered in September.
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David Moyes’ Everton side still need to go up a few gears over the coming weeks.
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Australia look set to be unchanged again in Jamaica despite Konstas’ struggles at the top of the order
Andrew McGlashan06-Jul-20251:36
Cummins heaps praise on ‘warrior’ Starc and ‘prolific’ Carey
Pat Cummins has urged Sam Konstas not to evaluate his own performances on an innings-by-innings basis as he tries to find his feet in Test cricket. But the 19-year-old needs a strong finish to the tour of the West Indies to avoid Australia’s opening role being clouded in uncertainty for the months ahead.Konstas followed scores of 3 and 5 in Barbados with 25 and 0 in Grenada. He had given himself a platform in the first innings before edging a drive. In the second, he dragged on against Jayden Seales when Australia’s openers only had a short period to bat at the end of the second day.He now averages 18.25 from four Tests and hasn’t passed 25 since his debut innings of 60 against India at the MCG. He is all-but assured of playing the final Test at Sabina Park in Jamaica – which as a day-night encounter will bring another set of challenges – but without a substantial score will be back among a pack of opening contenders for the Ashes during the early stages of the Australian domestic season.Related
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“I think for anyone who’s starting out their Test career, you are kind of picked for a reason and you at your best we know is good enough,” Cummins said. “It’s just about concentrating on what makes you a really good player. For someone like a batter, it might be where you score, what tempo do you normally operate at [when at] your best. And just don’t get too caught up in every innings [feeling] like [it’s] the biggest thing in the world.”I think the stat is, even the best batters in the world don’t hit their average three out of four times or something like that. You’re going to fail more often than you’re going to succeed. So just as long as you’re a quick learner, as long as you’re moving well… and judge yourself after a series or so, not innings by innings.”Konstas does have a little experience playing pink-ball cricket, having scored a century for the Prime Minister’s XI against the Indians last season. But the Test at Sabina Park will bring elements of the unknown for everyone as it’s the first to be staged at the ground and will be played using a Dukes ball, which the teams have yet to get their hands on for practice.The new lights at the ground will only get ICC sign-off in the next couple of days and preparations for the match are running very tight to the start of the game. But all indications are that it will take place as planned.”We’ve been trying to get our hands on some [of the pink balls] but we haven’t got some yet. Hopefully they’re waiting for us in Jamaica,” Cummins said. “My experience in pink-ball [Tests] in Australia is you never quite know what you’re going to get. We’ve played a lot, but things can change really quickly so even when you feel like you’re on top things can change quite fast.”Sam Konstas fell for a four-ball duck•Associated Press
Cummins said he expected the incumbent fast bowlers to be good to back up in Jamaica given workloads have not been huge in the series. Mitchell Starc is set for his 100th Test.”He’s bowling 145kph at the end of that game,” Cummins said. “I can’t fathom playing 100 games and keeping that kind of speed. He’s just a warrior. Turns up every week and wants to play no matter what. Such a low fuss kind of guy. So all things going well it’ll be a great week for him.”The World Test Championship means there are no dead matches for those in the tournament, so despite having gone 2-0 up and retaining the Frank Worrell Trophy, it remains an important outing for Australia. But Cummins was able to reflect on securing the series by a convincing margin, although across the first two days of both Tests his team were challenged before pulling away.”Dream start really,” Cummins said. “Two from two, gets us into the cycle. Really pumped with how we bounced back after Lord’s a couple of weeks ago. It’s been a good couple of weeks.”
كشف الجهاز الطبي للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك عن حجم الإصابة التي تعرض لها أحمد شريف لاعب الأبيض خلال مباراة ديكيداها الصومالي اليوم في بطولة كأس الكونفدرالية الإفريقية.
وفاز الزمالك على ديكيداها الصومالي بهدف دون رد على استاد السلام، في إياب دور الـ32 لبطولة كأس الكونفدرالية الإفريقية ليتأهل إلى دور المجموعات بعدما سبق وفاز في لقاء الذهاب بسداسية دون رد.
طالع.. سيف الجزيري: أريد تحقيق إنجاز تاريخي مع الزمالك
وأكد الجهاز الطبي أن أحمد شريف تعرض لإصابة في العضلة الضامة، وسيخضع لفحص طبي غدٍ السبت، للوقوف على حجم الإصابة.
وفي سياق متصل أوضح الجهاز الطبي أن أحمد ربيع لاعب وسط الزمالك يعاني من إجهاد عضلي خفيف وتم الاتفاق مع الجهاز الفني على إراحته من مباراة اليوم أمام بطل الصومال.