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Tottenham Hotspur chief Fabio Paratici must look to offload Steven Bergwijn amid interest in his signature ahead of the January transfer window.

The 24-year-old is reportedly wanted by Eredivisie champions Ajax this winter, just two years after joining from their top-flight arch-rivals PSV Eindhoven in a £25m deal.

It’s fair to suggest that the Dutch winger has been far from inspiring since his arrival and that much is reflected by the fact that he has played just 13 minutes under Antonio Conte, who replaced Nuno Espirito Santo last month.

De Telegraaf journalist Mike Verweij even revealed that the Italian has previously rejected the chance to sign Bergwijn at Inter Milan and, since taking the helm in north London, he has barely spoken to the 24-year-old, which only goes to show how little his manager thinks of him.

“Conte is also the one who opposed Bergwijn’s transfer from PSV to Italy. Inter were an interested club at the time, but Conte did not need him. “Conte has only said two words to Bergwijn in two weeks at Tottenham Hotspur,” he told the Dutch newspaper’s podcast (via Sport Witness).

It’s not as if the £19.8m-rated dynamo was doing the business under Nuno or even Jose Mourinho, who was Tottenham’s manager at the time that he was signed. The Portuguese even revealed that he wasn’t keen to sign the player in quite a damning revelation during his time at Hotspur Way.

“Initially – and I’m always very honest on this – he wasn’t my first option when we decided to make a movement in the winter,” he told reporters (via the Evening Standard).

Indeed, it appears that Mourinho’s original fears have come to fruition as Bergwijn’s poor returns have seen him deliver only four goals and nine assists from 62 appearances, per Transfermarkt. That’s a direct contribution once every 244 minutes, which is pretty abysmal for an attacking player, even more so after averaging a goal or assist every 136 minutes at PSV.

That could suggest that he’s simply not up to the standard of the Premier League, as is often the case as the Dutch top-flight is some way off those levels. For instance, Sebastien Haller, who flopped at West Ham, is now scoring for fun at Ajax.

When factoring in his reported £73k-per-week wages, the Dutchman has cost Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and the club around £32.3m in total, meaning he has cost £8m per goal and £2.5m per goal or assist. Very poor value for money, it has to be said.

He is out of favour and isn’t in great nick either, as relayed by Lilywhites insider John Wenham to Football Insider, where he claimed that “Bergwijn has been terrible all season,” so it could be very wise to make a brutal decision to cut short his time in north London.

Ajax are reportedly keen, so Paratici and co would be foolish to not let him go for whatever they can recoup.

AND in other news, Conte could finally unlock Harry Kane with Spurs swoop for “incredible” 6 ft 1 beast…

West Indies will “gamble” in their pursuit of a drought-breaking victory against an Australian side that no longer revels in pressure situations

Alex Brown07-Dec-2009

West Indies will “gamble” in their pursuit of a drought-breaking victory against an Australian side that no longer revels in pressure situations. Those were the bullish sentiments expressed by David Williams, West Indies’ interim coach, after an engrossing fourth day of the Adelaide Test during which the tourists’ batsmen subdued Australia’s bowlers to place themselves within reach of a famous win.West Indies will discuss overnight whether or not to bat the Australians out of the game on Tuesday, however Williams believes enough runs were already on the board. History supports his argument – only once, in 1902, has a team scored more in the fourth innings to win at the ground – and the prospect of both teams aggressively pursuing victory is a tantalising prospect.”We know for a fact that the Australians don’t like to be under pressure,” said Williams, proving Tim Nielsen isn’t the only coach in this match prepared to engage in psychological warfare. “It’s a pressure sport, especially when there is a Test match and a Test series up for grabs.”We’re going to probably sit tonight and come up with a decision whether we feel we need more runs or if we’re just going to call it quits and bowl from the start tomorrow. I think it’s enough runs, that’s my personal view, but again a discussion must take place with the captain and some of our senior players and we’ll take it from there.”A scare was thrown into the West Indian camp late on Monday when Sulieman Benn, their five-wicket hero from the first innings, was struck on the foot by a searing Mitchell Johnson yorker. Benn received treatment on the field for several minutes, raising fears that he might have sustained a serious injury.Williams, though, was confident his frontline spinner would not be troubled by the blow, and would again prove a handful turning out of the footmarks. “He bowled extremely well in the first innings to take five wickets and he’s going to be a force to be reckoned with tomorrow,” Williams said. “He’s alright. It’s a little bit swollen, but with some ice and some rest he should be alright for tomorrow. I don’t think [it’s a break]. He’s walking pretty well so I don’t think it’s going to be a problem tomorrow.”Johnson was also wary of the threat posed by Benn on a wearing, fifth day pitch. He anticipated the Australians would push for victory, rather than attempt to save the match, on a pitch that is proving difficult for scoring once the ball softens. “Down the middle of the wicket is pretty good but there are a few footmarks out near the edges so maybe, hopefully, they’ll be a bit too wide for the right-handers and be spinning away and won’t be too much trouble,” Johnson said. “[Benn] is obviously on a high at the moment. They bowled pretty well in that first innings. Kemar Roach was outstanding. I guess it just depends on seeing how Benn bowls out there again.”Williams, too, expects the Australians to take an aggressive mindset to the crease on Tuesday in their bid to secure the Frank Worrell Trophy. Not content with merely competing on the final day, Williams insists victory will not only go far to restoring confidence within his team, but also silencing the many West Indies’ critics.”This Test match is going to be very important for us,” he said. “We don’t want to go to Perth still one-down so we’re going to do everything in our power to try and win this one. We may take a gamble at times but this Test match is very important for us.”Before we came to Australia there were a lot of critics and people said a lot of ill things about the team, but I think this performance is probably going to change some of those minds. Hopefully we can go on and win the match.”

علق محمد حمدي زكي مهاجم فريق الكرة بأسوان على انضمامه إلى نادي أبناء الجنوب خلال فترة الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية.

وأعلن نادي أسوان تعاقده مع لاعب الأهلي الأسبق لتدعيم صفوف الفريق قبل انطلاق الموسم الجديد. طالع التفاصيل

وقال محمد حمدي زكي في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر قناة “صدى البلد”: “سعيد بالفترة التي قضيتها في المقاولون العرب على مدار موسمين، تلقيت عدة عروض ولكني فضلت الانضمام لـ أسوان”.

وتابع: “خطوة الانضمام إلى أسوان مميزة للغاية في مسيرتي، خاصة في ظل الطموح الكبير الذي شاهدته لدى مسؤولي النادي”.

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وأكمل: “أشكر إدارة أسوان على ثقتهم بي، واخترت الانضمام لزهرة الجنوب لأنني أرى أنني سأستعيد مستواي هناك”.

واختتم: “وكل ذلك بجانب أنني سأجاور الجابوني ماليك إيفونا، الذي سبق ولعبت معه بالنادي الأهلي من قبل”.

A trio of teenage fast bowlers performed creditably at the SCG as New South Wales beat Victoria by four wickets

Alex Brown at the SCG23-Dec-2009
ScorecardPlaying just his third domestic 50-over match, James Pattinson claimed the first six NSW wickets to fall•Getty Images

Peter Siddle showed few ill effects in his comeback from a hamstring injury, but his efforts were overshadowed by a trio of teenagers who might one day challenge him for an international berth. The New South Wales opening duo of Mitchell Starc (3 for 36) and Josh Hazlewood (2 for 22) contained Victoria to a modest 188, and despite the record-breaking feats of the Bushrangers’ James Pattinson (6 for 48), the Blues rolled to a four-wicket Ford Ranger Cup victory.Australia’s selectors had cause to believe Christmas had arrived two days early at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with fast bowlers present and future revelling in the seam-friendly conditions. Siddle’s hopes of a Boxing Day recall received a boost after he completed 10 overs across three spells, hitting a top speed in excess of 140kph and at one stage striking Usman Khawaja a nasty blow to the ribs.But while Siddle’s eventual reward was economy (0 for 40), his teenage counterpart, Pattinson, proved decidedly more prolific. Playing just his third domestic 50-over match for Victoria, Pattinson claimed the first six New South Wales wickets to fall, including those of Ben Rohrer and Steven Smith in consecutive balls. His figures were the best ever by a Victorian in domestic limited-overs cricket, breaking Graeme Watson’s 40-year-old record, and the seventh best in Australian List A history.Using the hard, lively Sydney surface to full effect, the 19-year-old single-handedly drew Victoria back into a contest their batsman appeared to have conceded earlier in the day when rolled well inside their allotment of 50 overs. Pattinson accounted for the internationally capped trio of David Warner, Phil Jaques and Moises Henriques before the tenth over, and despite claiming three more wickets later in the innings, a lack of bowling support ensured the Blues victory with five overs to spare.”We spoke about getting the ball … nice and full early on,” Pattinson said. “That’s what Josh Hazlewood did for them. He bowled one of the best spells of bowling I’ve ever seen. My aim was just to get them driving.”With many more performances like this, Pattinson could well find himself occupying an obscure place in the history books. Only once before have brothers represented two different Test teams (Alec and George Hearne represented England, while Frank played for South Africa in the late 19th century), and following the England debut of his elder sibling, Darren, last year, the Pattinsons could double the membership of the exclusive club.Pattinson was not the only teenager to excel at the SCG on Wednesday. Hazlewood, his Australian under-19 teammate, was unplayable for much of his spell, swinging the ball away from the right-handers and seaming it back in. His figures may well have been bolstered had the Blues held their catches, but his efforts would have nonetheless impressed a national selection panel attempting to navigate their way through a fast bowling injury crisis.Hazlewood’s opening partner, Starc, proved similarly impressive. A towering left-armer at 1.96m, Starc troubled the Victorian batsmen from the outset to claim three wickets – including that of Andrew McDonald to a diving Rohrer catch that may well have been the best of the season. The efforts of NSW’s bowlers set-up a relatively comfortable run-chase, Pattinson notwithstanding, which was sealed with half-centuries to Daniel Smith (62 not out) and Khawaja (56).

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Neste domingo, o Flamengo foi derrotado de virada pelo Grêmio em Porto Alegre e sua situação na briga pela Libertadores fica cada vez mais delicada no Brasileirão. O técnico Rueda lamentou o resultado, principalmente após tomar o gol de empate, onde o time não soube ter calma.

– Hoje perdi. Não sei a estratégia. Buscamos ganhar desde o começo. O Grêmio tinha grande circulação de posse de bola. Com grande vocação ofensiva. O jogo até 1 a 0 a favor estava funcionando, mas depois com o um a um, não pela estratégia, escalação, mas como se assimila. O um a um não é a morte. É placar para trabalhar e buscar o jogo.

O treinador colombiano afirmou que ideia era vencer, que o um a um era ruim, mas perder não passava pelos planos do clube.

– Em 1 a 1 era para seguir jogando com ordem e buscar o resultado. Para a gente o 1 a 1 não era bom. Mas era melhor que perder. Sobretudo perder o controle, como perdemos.

Outro ponto que o comandante colombiano destacou na sua entrevista coletiva foram as ausências de cinco titulares. Para Rueda, isso foi fundamental para a atuação ruim também.

– Não estão Juan, Réver, Berrío, Guerrero, Diego… são cinco titulares, mas qualquer equipe do mundo sente isso.

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Former Rangers manager Alex McLeish thinks that incumbent boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst will make an effort to keep Scott Arfield at the club. 

The lowdown

Arfield is among the Rangers players who are in the final year of their contracts at Ibrox. The £16,000-per-week Canadian joined the club on a free transfer ahead of the 2018/19 season, having left English Premier League side Burnley. He has gone on to make 163 appearances for the Glasgow outfit, scoring 31 goals and providing 18 assists.

This season, the 33-year-old has featured 23 times across all competitions, but only made six starts in the Premiership and one in the Europa League (via Transfermarkt).

The latest

Sky Sports pundit McLeish thinks that both the Rangers team and the manager ‘appreciate’ Arfield’s application and reckons that Van Bronckhorst will push for the Canadian’s contract to be extended beyond the summer.

“Let’s be honest, he’s a very trustworthy player, but it seems that Giovanni sees something in Scott that is important to the team,” he told Football Insider.

“He’s a grafter, he’ll go forward, he’ll check back, he’ll cover people. He does a lot of the things that we deem ugly.

“He’s also got a knack of getting forward and getting into good positions from deep positions.

“I think Scott Arfield is a player who the whole team really appreciate. I believe he’ll definitely try and nail him down and keep a guy like that in the squad.”

The verdict

How has Arfield done when he has played this season? While scoring two league goals, he has also been guilty of missing five ‘big chances’, so his goal return should really be higher. His creative contribution has also been limited at just 0.6 key passes per 90 minutes.

However, as McLeish suggests, it might be intangible attributes, like covering for team-mates, which make him so valuable to the club.

The Canadian will turn 34 next season, so perhaps the wisest course of action for the club is a short-term deal on slightly reduced wages. Whether Arfield accepts that is another matter.

In other news, read this injury expert’s Ryan Jack warning.

أكد محمد محمود لاعب خط وسط الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي، تركيزه وكل زملائه بالفريق في فترة الإعداد التي يخوضها الفريق حاليًا من أجل الإعداد لموسم قوي يليق باسم الأهلي، ويرضي جماهيره بمزيد من البطولات، مشيدا بالروح القتالية والجماعية وحالة التركيز التي تسيطر على أجواء معسكر الفريق حاليا.

وقال محمود في حواره مع الموقع الرسمي للنادي الأهلي: “أنهيت الموسم الماضي بشكل جيد بعد حصولي على فرص للمشاركة، والحمد لله استطعت تقديم صورة طيبة للجهاز الفني، وأعيش حالة من التركيز والحماس الكبير؛ لبداية الموسم الجديد بنفس القوة والروح، وأرى أن جميع لاعبي الفريق في نفس الحالة ويسعون لتقديم 100 % مما لديهم من جهد وعطاء لحصد جميع البطولات من جديد وإسعاد جماهير الأهلي العظيمة”.

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وأضاف: “الكابتن الخطيب أكبر الداعمين لي في فترة إصابتي، وحتى موعد تجديد تعاقدي وعودتي للملاعب من جديد.. الكابتن الخطيب هو أكبر داعم ومصدر للطاقة الإيجابية بالنسبة لي منذ انضمامي للأهلي وحتى الآن”.

جلسة الخطيب

وكشف محمد محمود عن جلسته التي وصفها بالمؤثرة مع الكابتن الخطيب، قائلًا: “الكابتن الخطيب طلبني للاجتماع على الطائرة خلال رحلة السفر لخوض نهائي إفريقيا أمام كايزر تشيفز وتفاجأت من حديثه معي والدعم الكبير الذي قدمه لي وقتها، وعرض علىّ بعد ذلك مسألة التجديد ووافقت على الفور، وبعد عودتي مباشرة قمت بتوقيع العقود على بياض”.

وتابع: “كل عناصر المنظومة لم تتخلَ عني، وجميعهم قدموا الدعم والمساندة له خلال فترة إصابتي وما بعدها، حتى عدت للملاعب من جديد، ومن بينهم محمد الشناوي وأحمد عبدالقادر وعمرو السولية، وسعد سمير ومصطفى شوبير وزياد طارق، وكانوا مصدر طاقة إيجابية لي في أوقات مهمة”.

وأشار لاعب الأهلي إلى أن توقيعه على بياض خلال التجديد للأهلي هو أقل شيء يمكن تقديمه لرد جميل النادي عليه، مؤكدًا أنه مهما كانت المغريات والعروض المالية فلن يرحل، لأن البقاء في الأهلي (بفلوس الدنيا)، لذلك لم يتردد لحظة واحدة في مسألة التجديد دون التفكير في أي شيء.

واستكمل: “أنا متربي على حب الأهلي من صغرى ومشجع (درجة تالتة)، وكنت وراء الأهلي في كل مكان، قيمة النادي والبقاء فيه كبيرة جدًا بالنسبة لي ولأسرتي، والدي وقت التجديد قال لي (يا محمد ده النادي اللي كلنا متربين على حبه أوعى تسيبه)”.

واستطرد: “جمهورنا في الاستاد بمثابة نبض القلب لكل لاعب، نقدر دورهم ومساندتهم لنا، وهي مسئولية كبيرة على كل لاعب؛ لأنهم بالنسبة لنا كل شيء، ومن دونهم نشعر أننا نلعب مباراة ودية”.

عدلي القيعي رئيسًا لـ شركة الأهلي لـ كرة القدم

وشدد لاعب الأهلي على أهمية الاستفادة من سلبيات وإيجابيات الموسم الماضي، ووعد الجماهير بأن ما حدث لن يتكرر مرة أخرى؛ لأن اللاعبين سيقاتلون من أجل تحقيق كل البطولات، خصوصًا إفريقيا التي خسرها الفريق في ظروف وأحداث غير طبيعية، مؤكدا أن هدف الفريق هو استعادة اللقب الإفريقي والتتويج بالنجمة الـ11 هذا الموسم.

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A mudança do “Corinthians ideal” surtiu o efeito desejado pelo técnico Fábio Carille. Em busca de mais velocidade e profundidade, o treinador colocou Clayson no lugar de Jadson e viu o Timão marcar três gols em cima do Palmeiras, no último domingo. Apesar de ter aprovado a alteração, Carille agora tem um problema: não tem outro jogador com características parecidas caso precise deixar a equipe ofensiva.

Ao contrário de Romero, Clayson ainda não consegue manter a intensidade durante os 90 minutos e é visto como uma substituição praticamente certa na parte final do segundo tempo. No Dérbi, por exemplo, ele saiu aos 39 minutos da etapa final, quando já havia perdido o gás.

No elenco corintiano, quem poderia assumir essa função é Marquinhos Gabriel, que se recupera de um estiramento na coxa direita e deve perder mais quatro jogos. Com isso, Carille ainda terá esse problema nesta quarta-feira, às 21h, contra o Atlético-PR, na Arena da Baixada, pela 32ª rodada do Brasileirão.

– Se começar com o Clayson e tiver que ser mais ofensivo no segundo tempo, eu não tenho. Com Marquinhos, teria mais opção, mas agora só tenho o Clayson com essas características. Tenho certeza de 60 ou 70 minutos dele inteiro, mas não os 90. É um jogador que não consegue terminar o jogo bem, a parte final dele a gente tem melhorado – afirmou Carille, que já teve esse problema no Dérbi.

– Terminei o jogo sem um velocista, porque o Marquinhos está machucado. Se eu não estou com o resultado, não tem o Clayson no fim do jogo e fica difícil. Vi que ele já tinha perdido o gás, e até o deixei por um tempo, mas tive que tirá-lo no fim – disse Carille.

Nesta quarta, Clayson terá novamente uma chance no time titular. Jadson, que perdeu a vaga no Dérbi, terá de cumprir suspensão pelo terceiro amarelo.

PEDRINHO É VISTO COMO MEIA

Muitos torcedores corintianos questionam o motivo de não colocar Pedrinho na posição. Na avaliação da comissão técnica, embora tenha atuado em algumas partidas pelo lado do campo, o jovem de 18 anos é um meia articulador, e não um atacante de profundidade.

– O Pedrinho é meia, não é atacante. Meia inteligente, de boa condução, de infiltrar com a bola, não é jogador que você lança no pau de escanteio e ele vai receber. É um jogador de drible e infiltração. Guardadas as proporções, ele é mais Messi, que vem receber a bola para enfrentar, do que para receber a bola em profundidade, que é Clayson – analisou Carille.

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Aston Villa have been linked with a January swoop for Joe Gomez in recent weeks.

Reliable reporter Gregg Evans claimed in a story for The Athletic on Wednesday that the defender is ‘admired’ at Villa Park, which has had a number of fans talking on social media.

Villa have four senior centre-backs on the books at this moment in time, one of which is Axel Tuanzebe, who joined on loan over the summer.

Steven Gerrard has been promised a huge January transfer kitty by NSWE, and it seems as if he could look at his former employers in a possible move for Gomez.

He’s thought to be after a new centre-back and defensive midfielder in the New Year, with Gomez a player seemingly of interest to Villa following what Evans had to say.

The 24-year-old made just his fourth start of the season for Liverpool on Wednesday evening and is yet to start a Premier League game.

Villa fans react

Well-known page @villareport shared what Evans had to say about Gomez on social media. This is what these Villa fans had to say in reply, with one labelling it as ‘weird’ and others not keen on a move.

“Please no”

Credit: @Dan_Byrne_82

“Not by me. Always looked shambolic next to the best Premier League defender of the last decade. Ezri Konsa without the ability to read a game.”

Credit: @CallumGR1874

“Going nowhere! Nat Phillips leaving so they won’t let 2 go”

Credit: @DaveHin55518309

“Weird”

Credit: @HolteEndJim

“Doesn’t get in the team”

Credit: @KingLandranger3

“Is he better than Mings?? I don’t even know man.”

Credit: @JackAVFC77

In other news: ‘Expected this’ – Many Villa fans react as Gerrard now wants ‘baller’ in January. 

Scotland has been selected as the host for the ICC Cricket World Cup qualifying tournament in 2013.

Cricinfo staff04-Jan-2010Scotland will host the next ICC Cricket World Cup qualifying tournament in 2013, Cricket Scotland has announced. Its chief executive Roddy Smith confirmed the decision, following a Board meeting in December, where it was formally agreed to accept the ICC’s invitation to stage the event.The ICC is yet to make public this decision.”We are delighted to be invited to host this event, and it is too good an opportunity to miss this chance to compete for a World Cup place in our own familiar environment,” Smith said.”It will certainly provide a focus for the sport in Scotland, and we are fortunate in the Associate cricket world to have so many high-quality facilities available throughout the country for this purpose.”A favourable report from Andy Atkinson, the ICC’s official pitch inspector, led to the recommendation that Scotland host the event that decides which of the Associate member countries will make the cut for the 2015 World Cup.The qualifying tournament is slated for July 2013 and the initial plan is to involve up to 11 venues to stage the warm-up games and the actual matches.The potential venues will be scanned further by Cricket Scotland’s facilities committee, headed by Board director Jim Mcfadyen, to ensure that all necessary work is done to bring them up to the required standards in the coming three years.