Danni Wyatt 69* fires Southern Brave to third win from three

A scintillating innings from Danni Wyatt enabled Southern Brave to chase down an apparently taxing target of 141 with ease at the Ageas Bowl, as the home side joined Trent Rockets at the top of the women’s Hundred table with three wins from three. Wyatt bided her time before upping the tempo with a fusillade of fours and sixes during the second half of the innings, as Birmingham Phoenix’s attack was found severely wanting.Wyatt’s opening partner, Smriti Mandhana, holed out in the second set of five, hitting into the wind against Erin Burns. But none of the other Phoenix bowlers managed to pick up a wicket thereafter, with the run-out of Sophia Dunkley coming when Abtaha Maqsood dropped a return chance off Wyatt on to the stumps at the non-striker’s end.Wyatt could also have been out lbw a couple of deliveries later, but Phoenix’s captain Amy Jones opted not to review an lbw appeal off Maqsood that Hawk-Eye later showed to have been hitting off stump. Having been chugging along on 25 off 22 just beyond the halfway mark of the innings, Wyatt took 44 off the next 18, hitting the ball to all parts of the ground before finishing things in style by carting her fourth six over deep midwicket off Issy Wong.That completed the highest successful chase of the women’s competition, and rendered an improved display from Phoenix’s top order largely academic.Phoenix fire (apparently)
It has taken a few goes, but Phoenix look like they might have found a batting order they can settle on. Having started the tournament with Shafali Verma opening alongside Katie Mack, they pushed up Erin Burns in place of Mack in their second match and here partnered Verma with Eve Jones. The left-hand, right-hand combination brought immediate dividends with a 58-run stand – which included the third-highest Powerplay score in the women’s competition of 40 without loss.Eve Jones was ‘Hero of the Match’ in defeat in Phoenix’s opener, having anchored the innings with 47 from 41 at No. 3, but dropped down the order for the spin-heavy encounter in Manchester. Pushed up again here, she helped counter the twin pace threat of Anya Shrubsole and Lauren Bell, who played key roles in Brave’s opening two wins. Both had trouble adjusting to bowling to the left-hander in windy conditions, with Jones taking Shrubsole’s first three legitimate balls for 10 runs.Related

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The proactive start from Eve Jones also allowed Verma to take a bit of time to settle. Much has been expected of the India opener but she has had a quiet start to the Hundred after seeing her form tail off during the multi-format series against England. She only faced two of the first 14 deliveries, then pulled Shrubsole for a boundary, before tucking into Charlotte Taylor’s offspin with a couple of trademark biffs over mid-on (perhaps aided by Brave’s field placings). An encouraging start drifted somewhat, as she fell lbw to Amanda-Jade Wellington – but 22 off 20 represented her best outing of the Hundred so far.Jones the finisher
Amy Jones has looked Phoenix’s most-dangerous batter, but her returns had been affected by a malfunctioning top order and starts of 37 for 3 and 35 for 4 in the opening two games. Here she came out at No. 3 for the tenth set of five with her side in a strong position, and although Wellington struck again in her 10-ball stretch, Jones and Katie Mack had licence to go hard down the back nine, putting on a sparkling stand of 71 off 43.Amy Jones moves across to slog sweep•Getty Images

The pair initially saw off the middle-phase threat of Bell with a handful of nudged singles, and then combined intelligent hitting with hard running to get the scoreboard rattling. They successfully targeted the Brave spinners, four times hitting opening deliveries from Fi Morris and the two Taylors for four; and when Bell returned, Jones was confident enough to walk across her stumps to the inswinger and belt it imperiously through backward square leg. Bell went wicketless but Phoenix crucially lost altitude towards the end of the innings, only managing to score 22 off the last 20 deliveries.Slam Dunkley
The rise of Dunkley into the top tier of English batting has been one of the stories of the summer, after an unbeaten 74 on Test debut and 73 not out to see home a successful England chase in her maiden ODI innings. Her form had tailed off a little, with single-figures scores in the T20Is and innings of 6 and 16 in Brave green – but her boundary-laden assault after the early loss of Mandhana was key in giving the home side a chance of reeling in a 140-plus target.Dunkley’s aggressive innings featured a superbly timed flick off the pace of Wong and an impudent uppercut over third man to Emily Arlott. She might have been fortunate to survive after top-edging a spiralling catch to Jones, with Arlott’s delivery harshly judged a no-ball on height – but she was definitely unlucky to be run out backing up, when Maqsood dropped the ball on to the stumps. Her innings also allowed Wyatt to slipstream her way into form, as the game’s momentum swung towards Brave.Wyatt goes through gears
Wyatt is one of the most-destructive batters in the women’s game but she also showed her sense of game management to help snuff out a daunting chase with an eye-popping 18 balls to spare. She scored 6 from 6 during the Powerplay and was going at just above a run a ball when joined by Stafanie Taylor, but killed Phoenix’s chances with a clinical assault. Her first six saw her step outside leg stump and hammer Wong’s pace over extra cover, and she then swept Maqsood over deep square leg, before hitting Georgia Elwiss over long-off. The third-wicket stand with Taylor was worth 74, Wyatt crunching 51 of them, as Brave’s fans got a first glimpse of what their power-packed batting order can do.

Everton Ribeiro manda mensagem para a torcida do Flamengo

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da betobet: Depois do vice da Supercopa do Brasil, Everton Ribeiro postou uma mensagem para a Nação na última segunda-feira. Através das redes sociais, o capitão do Flamengo ressaltou que o grupo segue em frente em busca de evolução e afirmou que o time terá um grande 2022 pela frente.

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Leeds have struck gold with Radz signing who’s worth more than Bogle

Leeds United have dipped into the transfer market to make four additions to their playing squad during the current summer transfer window so far.

Daniel Farke has added Joe Rodon on a permanent deal, after his loan spell at Elland Road, Alex Cairns, and Joe Rothwell, on loan from Bournemouth, to his squad.

The German head coach has also recently acquired Jayden Bogle from Sheffield United, officially welcoming him to the club on Saturday afternoon.

Jaden Bogle for Sheffield United.

Their Championship rivals were said to be demanding a fee of £7m for the full-back, with it reported since the move was completed that they have paid a "significant, undisclosed fee".

Whilst Leeds welcome Bogle from across Yorkshire, the club have struck gold with one star who could return to the squad like a new signing for Farke at the start of next season – Pascal Struijk.

How much Leeds paid for Pascal Struijk

The Dutch defender signed for Leeds in January 2018 under the reign of Andrea Radrizzani on a free transfer from Ajax and initially joined as an academy player, rather than a first-team addition.

He only made five league appearances in his first 18 months at the club under Marcelo Bielsa, with all five of those outings coming during the 2019/20 title-winning campaign in the Championship.

Leeds defender Pascal Struijk.

His first market valuation on Transfermarkt came in October 2020, shortly after that season, as they valued him at just €750k (£629k) at the time.

The central defender then went on to play 27 or more games in each of the team's three years in the Premier League, as he established himself as a regular in the first-team.

Leeds struck gold with Struijk

At the time of writing, Transfermarkt values the 24-year-old enforcer at a whopping €15m (£12.6m) and that is significantly more than his first valuation of €750k four years ago and more than the £7m Sheffield United wanted for Bogle – who is one year younger than him.

This shows that Leeds struck gold when they signed Struijk on a free transfer as his value has skyrocketed over the years and he has emerged as a key first-team player for the club, which highlights his value on the pitch and financially as an asset.

Unfortunately, the Dutch ace missed the last 29 games of last season with a groin injury and that forced Ethan Ampadu to fill in at centre-back.

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3

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90%

Ball recoveries per game

6.1

Ground duel success rate

61%

Aerial duel success rate

61%

As you can see in the table above, Struijk caught the eye during the first half of the season when fit as the defender won the majority of his duels on the deck and in the air, whilst being very reliable in possession.

The left-footed star, who was described as a "cornerstone" of the club's future by Farke, could return from injury like a fresh signing for Leeds next term, as they have been without his talents since New Year's Day.

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It now remains to be seen whether or not the Whites will stump up the £7m required to sign Bogle but Struijk could walk back into the team like a £12.6m-rated new signing ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.

Steve Cooper sacked after 15 games! Leicester wield axe as ex-Nottingham Forest boss delivers just three wins & 10 Premier League points

Leicester City boss Steve Cooper has been sacked after just 15 games in charge of the Premier League strugglers.

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Less than 24 hours after Leicester's 2-1 defeat to Chelsea in the Premier League, Cooper has been relieved of his duties by the Foxes. The club have revealed the Welshman and his coaches Alan Tate and Steve Rands have all left the Leicestershire outfit. The search for a new manager is already underway.

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The club statement reads: "Leicester City Football Club has parted company with Steve Cooper, who leaves his position as First Team Manager with immediate effect. Assistant Manager Alan Tate and First Team Coach and Analyst Steve Rands have also left the Club. Steve, Alan, and Steve depart with our thanks for their contribution during their time with the Club and with our best wishes for the future. Men’s First Team training will be overseen by First Team Coach Ben Dawson, supported by coaches Danny Alcock and Andy Hughes, as the Club begins the process of appointing a new manager, which we hope to conclude as soon as possible."

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Cooper was confirmed as Leicester's new manager in June, after his predecessor Enzo Maresca – who secured them the Championship title in May – moved to Chelsea. But less than six months into his tenure, the former Nottingham Forest boss has paid for winning just three of his 15 matches in charge. The Foxes sit 16th in the Premier League, with two wins from 12 games, and are just two points above the relegation zone.

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Leicester will hope to find a replacement for Cooper as soon as possible, with the Foxes next in Premier League action on Saturday away to Brentford.

Azeem Rafiq racism report: Yorkshire chairman Roger Hutton to be called before DCMS select committee

Health secretary Sajid Javid tweets “P**i is not banter” as pressure increases on Yorkshire

ESPNcricinfo staff02-Nov-2021Yorkshire’s handling of the investigation into allegations of institutional racism by Azeem Rafiq will face further parliamentary scrutiny with the news that Roger Hutton, the club’s chairman, is to be called before the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee.Yorkshire announced last week that they would be taking no further action against any current employees, players or executives, after reviewing the report produced by an independent panel.The ECB, however, has promised to consider the “many serious allegations” contained in the report, after receiving a copy. ESPNcricinfo revealed on Monday that despite a Yorkshire player admitting to use of the word “P**i” when referring to Rafiq, it was excused by the panel on the basis that it was “banter”.In response, the health secretary, Sajid Javid, tweeted that “P**i is not banter”, adding that “heads should roll at Yorkshire”.Julian Knight, the DCMS select committee chair, said in a statement to the Press Association that Hutton would be called “to give a much fuller explanation than we have had so far”. Knight previously wrote to Yorkshire urging them to publish the report in full – something the club have so far resisted doing so on the grounds of privacy and defamation.Related

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“This is extremely concerning and it’s clear that Yorkshire County Cricket Club has questions to answer,” Knight said in response to the latest allegations. “We have monitored developments around the club’s handling of the serious allegations made by Azeem Rafiq.”We want to see much greater transparency from YCCC – it is time for them to answer their critics. We intend to call the chair of the club before the DCMS Committee to give a much fuller explanation than we have had so far.”Yorkshire admitted in September that Rafiq was “a victim of racial harassment” during his time at the club, upholding seven of 43 allegations made by the former allrounder.

But after the club released a statement saying they were “pleased” to announce their response to the report – which included the conclusion that no disciplinary action was warranted – Rafiq condemned the developments as “embarrassing”.Meanwhile, the ground sponsor at Headingley, Emerald Publishing, has added to the pressure on Yorkshire by saying “there is clearly still a great deal more to do” and that it would be seeking a response from the club.”We take all matters related to any form of racism or discriminatory behaviour seriously and expect all our partners to uphold our values,” Emerald said in a statement to PA. “As sponsors of the Headingley stadium, we are dismayed by the conclusion of an independent panel that the former player, Azeem Rafiq, suffered racial harassment and bullying during his time at the club.”Whilst the club has offered its unreserved apology for this, and has made a number of positive changes in the intervening years, there is clearly still a great deal more to do. We are pursuing the actions from the YCCC in response to their latest statement and will continue to review the findings from the tribunal and ECB investigation in due course.”

أنشيلوتي يوضح موقف فينيسيوس من مباراة ريال مدريد وفياريال

أوضح مدرب ريال مدريد، كارلو أنشيلوتي، موقف البرازيلي فينيسيوس جونيور من المشاركة مع فريقه أمام فياريال.

ويلاقي ريال مدريد خصمه فياريال غدًا السبت، في إطار مواجهات بطولة الدوري الإسباني “الليجا”.

وشهدت تدريبات ريال مدريد اليوم الجمعة، غياب فينيسيوس جونيور، وأوضح أنشيلوتي السبب.

ونشرت صحيفة “آس” الإسبانية تصريحات المدرب الإيطالي، وقال: “ما زلنا في مرحلة التعافي، وهو أمر علينا مراعاته ضد خصم قوي، علينا أن نلعب بذكاء”.

وأضاف: “لقد منحنا فينيسيوس يومًا إضافيًا من الراحة لأنه كان متعبًا للغاية، لكنه سيعود ضد فياريال”.

اقرأ أيضًا | أنشيلوتي: لا أفهم قرار رابطة الليجا.. ولم أدرك الجدل حول ركلة ترجيح ألفاريز

ويأتي ذلك بعد مباراة ريال مدريد وأتلتيكو مدريد في إياب دور الـ 16 لدوري أبطال أوروبا، والتي أقيمت يوم الأربعاء وامتدت للأشواط الإضافية وركلات الترجيح، وحسمها فريق أنشيلوتي لصالحه بنتيجة (4-2).

وسُئل أنشيلوتي عن تفسيره بشأن تقديم فينيسيوس لأداء ضعيف في بعض الأحيان، ورد: “فينيسيوس لا جدال فيه، ربما تكون لديه مباريات أفضل أو أسوأ، ولكن هذا أمر لا جدال فيه”.

وأتم: “إذا لم يلعب بشكل جيد في بعض الأحيان، أو ارتكب أخطاء، فأنا لا أجادل في ذلك، لقد كان مهمًا جدًا لهذا النادي ولا أستطيع الجدال حول ذلك”.

Fabrizio Romano: Aston Villa in contact to sign "dream" £60m star for Emery

Having already welcomed several fresh faces in a standout transfer window, Aston Villa are now reportedly in active contact to sign Unai Emery's "dream target" this summer.

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The Villans have wasted no time before flexing their Champions League muscles for the first time, welcoming the likes of Samuel Iling-Junior, Jaden Philogene and, most recently, Amadou Onana this summer. The latter arrives to replace the departed Douglas Luiz, who swapped Villa Park for Juventus, in what could prove to be wise business from all involved in the Midlands.

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Onana expressed his delight after completing a summer switch from Everton, telling Villa's official website: “It’s a great stadium with a great atmosphere and the fans are amazing. I’ve played several times against the lads and I know how good they are. I’m ready to bring something to the team as well.

“I want to bring this football club to the top. They had a tremendous season last season. We’ve got to continue that vibe and try to compete at the top.”

If Onana wasn't impressive enough, then Villa's next potential name through the door may steal the headlines for all the right reasons. According to Fabrizio Romano, Aston Villa are in active contact to sign Joao Felix, who is a "dream target" for Emery this summer.

Although an "expensive package" for a player who once cost Atletico Madrid as much as a reported £113m, Villa have far from been afraid to splash the cash this summer and could yet do so once more.

"Versatile" Felix can ease responsibility on Watkins

Whilst Felix, thought to be now valued at up to £60m, is not an out-and-out goalscorer, his ability to drop deep in a more controlled role would take the creative responsibility away from Ollie Watkins to unleash the England international into an even greater goalscorer.

The current Villa star managed 19 goals and 13 assists in a stunning Premier League campaign last time out, but easing that burden of work off the ball with Champions League football to balance with domestic responsibilities could quickly prove to be the key.

Goals

7

19

Assists

3

13

Key Passes P90

1.11

1.26

Ball Recoveries P90

3.98

1.79

Felix's ball recoveries instantly stand out as a trait that would benefit Emery's high-pressing side, making the praise of former Barcelona manager Xavi little surprise.

Joao Felix for Barcelona.

Xavi said via 90Min last season: "I see him both as a striker and on the left wing, and also the right. I liked Joao Felix. He has helped. I'd highlight his attitude, which is very important for the team. He is comfortable going from the wing to the inside. He can play as a 9, on the right, but he is less comfortable there. He is versatile, he will give us alternatives and will help us a lot."

Aaron Finch keen to lead Australia's T20 title defence at home

He’s also keen to lead Australia at 2023 50-over World Cup despite revealing his surgically repaired knee flared up again in the recent tournament

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Aaron Finch has declared he wants to lead Australia’s T20 World Cup title defence at home next summer and at the 2023 50-over World Cup despite revealing he had rushed his return from knee surgery to lead his nation to the recent T20 World Cup title in the UAE.Finch, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade and Marcus Stoinis gathered at the MCG on Thursday to celebrate with the trophy having flown home separately from those in Australia’s Ashes squad to avoid 14-days hotel quarantine due to different restrictions in Victoria compared to Queensland.The captain revealed he had struggled in the field with his surgically repaired knee throughout the tournament and could be in doubt for the start of the BBL with Melbourne Renegades’ first game set for December 7.But Finch is adamant he wants to continue leading Australia for the next two World Cup campaigns over the next two years.”If I can get there, absolutely,” Finch said. “I probably need a little bit of extra time to get my knee right now. I pushed the rehab really hard and probably paid the price for it a little bit throughout the tournament. So yeah, maybe a little bit more time off at the moment to just make sure I get that right.”I’ll wait and see over the next couple of weeks and not sure when our first game is for the Renegades [against] Adelaide but we’ll wait and see to see if I’m right.”Finch has stood down from captaining Melbourne Renegades with new recruit Nic Maddinson taking over for the upcoming BBL season with Finch to play a senior mentoring role.But there has been no formal plan of a similar type of handover with Australia’s limited-overs captaincy but Finch revealed he has had informal discussions with chairman of selectors George Bailey.”I’ve spoken a Bails about that over the last probably six months that,” Finch said. “There’s going to be a period over the next two or three years definitely but that was all. That wasn’t an in-depth conversation. [It was] was just more to put on the to-do list over the next couple of months.”Finch did note that his vice-captain Pat Cummins provided a key moment of leadership after the England loss during the World Cup that helped solidify Australia’s intent for the rest of the tournament.”I think Patty Cummins was the one who spoke about it after the England game,” Finch said. “Just about the intent to be to be really aggressive and make sure that you’re putting as much pressure on the opposition as you can.”I was really proud. That the commitment that we made to keep being really aggressive as a team was the most important thing. And especially after the England game, we felt as though we were a little bit timid and got outplayed. And once we were on the back foot we never transferred the pressure back to England at any point. So the fact that we committed to playing our way and being as aggressive as we could be, I think played a really big part in that.”Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell pose with the T20 World Cup trophy at the MCG•Getty Images

The players were frustrated that their World Cup celebrations were spoilt by the fact that the Test squad had to depart at 8am the next morning while the rest of the group travelled home separately. But the squad tried to make a pact of sorts to stick together and defend their title at home next year.”There was a call made to George Bailey, between the stadium and the hotel, and a real push from everyone to name the squad for the next World Cup now,” Finch said. “So that was quite funny.”Finch also praised coach Justin Langer for helping create a great atmosphere within the group after he had entered the tournament under some pressure following a turbulent lead-up after a disastrous tour of Bangladesh.”It was a great feel amongst the coaching group and the playing group for the whole World Cup,” Finch said. “I think JL took all the advice on board from the players and no doubt it was really tough. It was confronting and that goes both ways. You have some really honest conversations which aren’t always the easiest ones to have. But he took that all on board and probably handed the reins over a little bit more to the playing group and his assistant coaches in their various areas. Andrew McDonald with the with the assistant coaching in this sort of strategy side of it with and the fast bowling, Michael Di Venuto batting, Jeff Vaughan fielding and [Sridharan] Sriram as the spin coach to allow them to work a little bit closer probably one on one with players a little bit more. So it was a great tour.”

Stuart Broad ruled out for rest of Test series against India

England seamer has torn right calf muscle, Anderson also an injury doubt

Andrew Miller11-Aug-2021Stuart Broad has been ruled out of the remainder of England’s Test series with India after tearing his right calf muscle.Broad underwent an MRI scan in London on Wednesday, which revealed the tear, suffered when he appeared to slip during a light warm-up jog ahead of training at Lord’s on the previous day.Saqib Mahmood has been called up to England’s squad as cover ahead of the second of five Tests starting at Lord’s on Thursday, and could be in line for a surprise debut with James Anderson also an injury doubt.Anderson missed training on Wednesday morning, and ESPNcricinfo understands he is suffering from a tight quad. The decision was precautionary, but it could leave England without both of their senior seamers heading into the second Test. He did appear for a ten-minute work-out on the main square later in the afternoon, bowling at half-pace though without apparent discomfort, with bowling coach Jon Lewis and the medical staff in attendance.Broad, 35, will miss what would have been his 150th Test after he was unable to put weight on his left foot. If both England seamers are ruled out, it would be only the second home Test to feature neither Anderson nor Broad since 2007.Related

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Broad’s injury comes after a fallow first Test in which he went wicketless in India’s first innings before finding a better rhythm second-time around, claiming KL Rahul’s wicket on the fourth evening before rain washed out an intriguing final day. He currently has 524 wickets at 27.84 in his 149 Tests to date, placing him sixth on the all-time Test wicket-takers list.”Things can change so quickly,” Broad wrote on Instagram. “During the warm-up, I jumped a hurdle, landed a bit awkwardly on my right ankle, then the next step felt like I’d been whipped by a rope as hard as you can imagine on the back of my leg. All so innocuous. Season over and gutted to miss this India Test series but a huge focus on Australia now.”Going to take my time, no rush, baby steps and be the fittest I can be heading out there. Big focus is my brain. I’ll be watching every ball from my sofa hoping to see runs and wickets in the glorious Lord’s sunshine.”Mahmood, who impressed for England’s white-ball squad in the recent series against Pakistan, was set to link up with the squad at Lord’s on Wednesday. Moeen Ali is expected to return to the side to provide England with a spin option, while Mark Wood – unused in the first Test – is likely to join Ollie Robinson among the frontline seamers, with Sam Curran set to be retained in a more conventional allrounder’s role. That would leave Mahmood and Craig Overton, the Somerset allrounder, as fast-bowling cover, with one of the two replacing Anderson in the event he is ruled out.Chris Woakes (bruised heel) and Ben Stokes (personal reasons) are also unavailable for the second Test, leaving England facing the prospect of fielding a second-choice seam attack. Either way, with Jofra Archer now ruled out until after this winter’s Ashes and Olly Stone confirming on the BBC on Tuesday that he is unlikely to return to bowling for six months after his latest stress fracture, Mahmood now seems increasingly likely to make his Test debut at some stage this summer, with a view to testing his readiness for a role in Australia.Saqib Mahmood is back at Lord’s with the England squad after being called up as cover•PA Photos/Getty ImagesHe claimed nine wickets at 13.66 in England’s 3-0 series win in the ODIs against Pakistan in July, after being called up as part of an emergency squad following a Covid outbreak in England’s original party, and retained his place for the subsequent T20I series, where he picked up a further four wickets at 28.00.He has since been one of the star bowlers in the first season of the Hundred, with five wickets at 22.40 for Oval Invincibles, though now looks set to miss their final two group games as they push for a play-off berth.England have also announced that their offspinner Dom Bess will return to Yorkshire to compete in the Royal London Cup, after being released from the Test squad following Moeen’s inclusion.

Sintético do Allianz terá sua primeira final internacional: 'Palmeiras deixará legado para o mundo'

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da winzada777: Nesta quarta-feira, o Allianz Parque receberá sua primeira final internacional, que também será a estreia do gramado sintético em uma decisão fora do âmbito nacional. O confronto entre Palmeiras e Athletico-PR, pela Recopa Sul-Americana, é um dos motivos pelos quais o campo da arena palmeirense é considerado um “case” e um legado do futebol brasileiro para o mundo.

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Quem disse isso pode até ser suspeito, mas com certeza entende do que está falando. Trata-se de Alessandro Oliveira, CEO da Soccer Grass, empresa responsável pela implementação do gramado sintético no Allianz Parque. Em entrevista ao LANCE!, o executivo falou da importância do sucesso desse projeto não apenas para o clube, mas também para o futebol do planeta.

– Eu considero o gramado do Allianz uma referência mundial, e eu diria que o gramado do Allianz vai deixar um legado para o mundo, vai abrir a porta do sintético para o mundo. Sabe uma coisa que enche os meus ouvidos? Termina o jogo, eu escuto falar do VAR, da arbitragem, do atacante, do cara que não fez o gol, e eu não escuto falar nada da grama. Não tem coisa melhor para nós. Eu não tenho dúvidas que esse legado é para o mundo e o Brasil saiu na frente, porque não existe uma arena como essa, com essa quantidade de shows, com esse nível de estresse que a grama recebe, e depois ela está pronta para grandes jogos. E ninguém reclamando de gramado – declarou Alessandro.

Quando o Palmeiras decidiu partir para o gramado sintético, o clube não mediu esforços, nem investimentos, e solicitou tudo o que há de melhor dessa tecnologia para não deixar qualquer “fio solto” e atender a todos os tipos de uso, seja o jogo de futebol, seja a montagem de um show ou de um evento corporativo. Esse conjunto, gerou um “case” para esse tipo de projeto.

-Quando a gente fala de gramado, não é só a grama, é o sistema como um todo, além da absorção de impacto, do quique de bola, da rolagem de bola, chuteira, planicidade, a gente tem um diferencial que a base da grama é 100% permeável, não é uma grama que vem com furinho como as convencionais, o amortecimento dela é diferente, ela é toda vazada, durante esses dois anos, nós passamos por jogos com chuvas torrenciais, você não vê uma poça d’água parada no campo – disse antes de completar:

– Esse combo de soluções eu não tenho dúvidas que vai estar em outras arenas não só aqui no Brasil como no resto do mundo, vai ser um case para o mundo, o Palmeiras e o Brasil saíram na frente, deixam um legado para o mundo.

A manutenção do gramado é constante, e a empresa disponibiliza uma equipe exclusivamente dedicada ao Allianz Parque, o que gerou um conhecimento de cada tipo de problema ou solução nesses dois anos de implementação. Agora, com esse know-how de um projeto tão “redondo”, a ideia é replicar essa qualidade atesta e comprovada para o Brasil ou até para o mundo.

– Em relação ao Allianz Parque, se tiver algum ajuste, eu diria que a gente sempre está pensando em melhorias, mas são ajustes finos, bem pequenos, porque o combo daquela arena multiuso, com aquela envergadura, e a entrega do jogo para a prática profissional ficou muito redondo. São ajustes finos, mas como tudo, não podemos achar que “encontramos um produto que não precisa de alteração”, mas a gente está sempre tentando encontrar uma alternativa, fazendo estudos internos, a gente não para, mas hoje falar que teria alguma mudança, eu diria que não, não tem nada no radar que a gente diga “precisa ser feito”. Os ajustes a gente vai fazendo nas manutenções, os cuidados do dia a dia, que tem que ter.

-Tem que ter esse acompanhamento, saber o que está fazendo, a nossa manutenção é reportada para os laboratórios da Fifa, eles querem saber o que nós estamos fazendo, se gente está seguindo à risca o que eles pedem. Então a gente acabou adquirindo esse know-how de manutenção conforme o manual deles e criamos o nosso manual de lidar com uma arena multiuso, desmonta show, passa a máquina, descompacta… Uma coisa que a gente criou nesse processo é passar um imã na grama toda, porque quando tem show, tem muito parafuso, prego, e aquilo você só vai achar quando entrar na perna de um jogador. A gente foi criando uma série de processos, temos um time bem legal para fazer a gestão de jogos, em dias de evento, depois da desmontagem para um clássico em seguida, a gente já criou um protocolo muito interessante, agora é replicar essa é a ideia – contou o executivo.

Em sua primeira final internacional e com grama sintética, o Allianz Parque tem encantado até mesmo o criterioso pessoal da Conmebol, principalmente por não terem a dor de cabeça que enfrentam nos gramados da América do Sul.

-Primeira final internacional, e a primeira final que os dois jogos são em sintético. Nossos técnicos, toda vez que vem um jogo da Conmebol, Libertadores, os caras são bem criteriosos e já recebemos alguns elogios deles sobre o gramado. Isso é muito legal, porque eles falam que vão em vários lugares que o gramado é assustador, e que se tivesse algo parecido em muitos deles, seria espetacular – concluiu Alessandro.

Confira, a seguir, a entrevista completa com o CEO da Soccer Grass:

Avaliação dos dois anos de parceria e de implementação do sintético

Para nós está sendo muito bacana ver todos esses resultados, quando a gente desenvolveu o projeto aqui internamente, junto ao nosso departamento de engenharia, a gente vinha trabalhando nisso três anos antes de colocar em prática. E é aquilo, no laboratório tudo dava certo, mas ainda não tínhamos passado pelo laboratório real e o que é um laboratório real? É ter um drive-thru com 300 carros em cima, como ocorreu durante a pandemia, era bem diferente do que a gente imaginava, e foi o teste de fogo do sistema. Imagine entrando 300 carros, toda noite tinha show, tinha evento, sendo esses carros de todos os tamanhos, pesos, blindados e carregados. Eu lembro que eu fui lá e ficava olhando e pensando “será que esse carro está carregado?” (risos)

O pessoal está muito contente, nós também estamos muito contentes, acho que quando a gente começou lá atrás foi muito desafiador, e eu posso dizer com toda a segurança que o Allianz Parque é a arena que mais tem shows e jogos no mundo, além dos eventos particulares, corporativos, então é muito usado, não tem nada igual no mundo. É uma arena aberta, está exposta a sol, chuva, todo tipo de intempérie. Passamos pela terceira avaliação da Fifa, e não tivemos nenhum tipo de apontamento. Para nós é gol, é conseguir um Mundial.

Diminuir a rejeição ao sintético e “ajudar” o Verdão nos títulos

Havia uma rejeição muito grande ao sintético, e isso para mim era uma tensão muito grande, eu tinha uma preocupação enorme, porque por mais que eu faça um sistema maravilhoso, se o time perder por falta de competência, de quem seria a culpa? Da grama! Então é tudo muito tenso. No jogo de estreia, o Mirassol começou fazendo 1 a 0, eu falei “Meu Deus, só falta perder e falar que a grama não presta”. Havia toda essa tensão, mas pegamos o Palmeiras numa boa fase, pessoal muito profissional, se dedicam muito, foi um alinhamento dos astros, ganharam títulos nesse gramado. Acho que ajudamos um pouquinho, só pelo fato de eles poderem jogar mais vezes em casa, deixar a bola correr, porque os caras são bons e o resto eles sabem o que fazem.

Custo mais baixo do que grama natural?

O gasto é muito menor em relação ao sistema da grama natural. Esse gramado do Allianz é um sistema de investimento alto em comparação com os mais tradicionais, mas por conta da qualidade que eles queriam lá, e por quererem o menor risco possível, e a conta dele se fecha em três ou quatro anos. Tem conta que não para mensurar, por exemplo, não teve lesão com esse gramado, diminuíram as lesões. Quanto custa isso? Dá para mensurar? Quanto custa um Dudu lesionado? Um Weverton lesionado? Então já pagou a conta, não dá para medir. Uma coisa que é fácil de fazer é manutenção, mais jogos, mais shows, mais eventos, eu coloco um jogo depois de cinco ou seis horas.

Essa questão de lesão, perder o cara por seis meses no departamento médico. Não tem como fazer essa conta. Isso precisa ser pensado. Se você gasta milhões e milhões com jogadores, por que não gastar um pouco desses milhões e ter um equipamento adequado para essas pedras preciosas usarem.

Investimento pago em pouco tempo e produto de longa duração

Você paga esse investimento em três ou quatro anos e você tem o gramado para a vida inteira. Aquele produto que tem no Allianz Parque tem um problema sério, que joga muito contra: ele não acaba. Vai ter dez anos, 15 anos, você não vai aguentar mais olhar, “esse tom de verde não me agrada mais”.

Avaliação dos jogadores em relação ao gramado

Você conversa com jogador e ele fala “aqui eu não preciso olhar para o chão para correr, tem lugar que se eu não olhar para o chão eu torço o pé”. São campos minados. No gramado natural, por mais que você faça a manutenção toda certa, ainda é uma grama natural, não tem como jogar com chuteira de cravo, você tem dez caras de cada lado chutando, correndo, vai fazer buraco, não tem jeito, o tempo inteiro tem que olhar para baixo, olha quanto tempo é perdido. “No Allianz a bola é mais rápida”, não é isso, o jogo é que fica mais rápido, porque o cara não precisa ficar olhando para o chão, não precisa pensar 10x para onde vai, não precisa traçar rota

Gramado sintético essencial para uma arena multiuso

Se você for comparar, há inúmeras vantagens, a gente aqui também trabalha com grama natural, acabei de fazer o Presidente Vargas, em Fortaleza. Mas eu costumo dizer que a grama sintética não vem para competir com a natural. Se você for ter uma arena com dois ou três jogos por semana, já não dá para ter natural, aí quando você pensa em ter uma arena multiuso, não dá para sonhar em ter uma grama natural, você não vai ter o futebol profissional, não adianta.

O que ainda trava a implementação do sintético em outros gramados?

Outros clubes procuraram a empresa para projetos de sintético, mas o que ainda trava, em linhas gerais, é o valor do investimento, porque a gente procura soluções que entreguem a mesma performance, por exemplo, você pega um caso que não vai fazer tantos shows, tantos eventos,não vai ser um padrão Allianz Parque, vai fazer um showzinho ou outro,a gente tem uma solução muito legal que é a que a gente fez em Santo André. Quer algo que entregue o mesmo padrão de performance do Allianz? Está ali. Hoje eu tenho um produto que eu consigo reprisar mais, a nível de custo para alguns clubes aí.

Então o custo ainda é um impeditivo. A gente conseguiu alavancar isso em Santo André, já tivemos alguns jogos, inclusive o Corinthians jogou lá, o pessoal tem gostado, isso para nós tem sido positivo e mostrado que temos alternativas que a gente consegue reduzir coisa de 40% ou até 50% desse custo se você não for ter uma arena multiuso, como o Allianz Parque, nós temos alternativas, então isso vai viabilizar bastante coisa no mercado.

Rejeição diminui e clubes procuram projetos parecidos para seus gramados

Sobre rejeição, se você for fazer hoje uma enquete com os jogadores, sempre vai ter um “veja bem”. Eu acho que hoje a aceitação é muito maior do que antes, a gente tem clubes de primeira linha pedindo, a gente está orçando. Por muito pouco a gente quase fez um estádio esse ano para um grande clube, muito provável que role para o final do ano. Temos outros clubes com a gente andando com projetos. Estava pegando na parte de preço, agora a gente achou uma solução, essa questão dos dirigentes quererem conversar com um ou com outro, pegar opinião…

Tem que pegar como empresa, como resultado, oferecer segurança para seu atleta, que vai diminuir lesão, que vai dar condição de jogo, que vai ter bola rolando igual do começo ao fim do jogo. Não tem benefício melhor para o atleta. A gente tem a empresa aqui e eu preciso entregar o equipamento adequado para os meus funcionários usarem.

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