Friday, 14 August 2015

He doesn't want to play for United - Van Gaal



Loius Van Gaal claims that United goal keeper David De Gea doesn't want to play for the club any longer.

According to Van Gaal he said; ''we talked to De Gea and he fully agreed with our decision.''

''I have one assistant coach and another assistant coach so we speak about that ind of thing together. We have a goal keeping coach, Frans Hoek, and I am not doing everything alone.''

''Frans Hoek had a meeting with David and he asked him; 'Do you want to play? and he said no'. Then I have to take the decision. It is a process.''

''We have been observing him in preparation, he was not so good, he was not the same David de Gea as before. He was mybest player last season. According to the fans, he was the best of the last two years.''

Pedro is a player I like - Van Gaal



Louis van Gaal believes Pedro is exactly  the kind of player that Manchester United need to bolster their attack since the club sold Angel di Maria to PSG.

While speaking to the press ahead of the Pre-match press conference ahead of the Aston Villa game, Van Gaal said; ''you have to ask Pedro,not me. My answer is it's a process. A club, a player and we are there also.''

He added; '' I don't mention anything until he has signed. Then I come to you and say Pedro is here. But it is still not the case and we shall wait and see.

When asked if Pedro was the kind of fast , direct striker United was looking for, Van Gaal replied, Pedro is a player I like''.

Thursday, 13 August 2015

Juventus target Ramires and Cuadrado



Juventus have enquired about Chelsea midfielders Juan Cuadrado and Ramires. The Serie A champions are trying to replace the likes of Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal, and are stepping up their chase to sign Julian Draxler from Schalke.



And they have also asked about the availability of South American duo Cuadrado and Ramires.

City set to hijack Pedro



Manchester City are monitoring Pedro’s situation at Barcelona as the Spain star considers his future over the next 48 hours.

Pedro admits he may have to leave the Nou Camp to play more first-team football, and Manchester United are firm favourites to bring him to the Premier League by activating the £22million buyout clause in his contract.

United want the 28-year-old as a replacement for Angel di Maria and are believed to have agreed personal terms with his representatives.

However, City’s director of football Txiki Begiristain, who knows the player well from his time at Barcelona, is understood to be keeping a close eye on negotiations in case their £46m move for Kevin De Bruyne stalls.

It remains to be seen if Pedro, who came off the bench to score a dramatic winning goal in Barca’s 5-4 win over Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup final on Tuesday night, also plays in Friday's Spanish Super Cup final first leg against Athletic Bilbao.



Balotelli at 25



Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli was in the mood for partying on Wednesday night as he continued to celebrate his 25th birthday.

The Italian striker was joined by some of his team-mates as he enjoyed a night at the Sorrento Restaurant in Formby.


Lucas Leiva, Mamadou Sakho, Lazar Markovic, Roberto Firmino, Divock Origi, Emre Can, Dejan Lovren and Martin Skrtel were among the Italian’s birthday guests.

Can took to Instagram to post a picture of the celebrations alongside the caption: ‘Happy Birthday Super Mario.’


 Balotelli wasn’t involved with Liverpool’s pre-season campaign this summer after being told he is not part of Brendan Rodgers’ future plans.


And his celebratory football shirt birthday cake was the Blue of Italy instead of the Red of Liverpool and even had a No 9 on the back.


Wednesday, 12 August 2015

New season, same old Ozil



New season, same old Arsenal.

We have all seen this movie before and frankly no-one should really be surprised at the ineffectual, powder-puff loss to a disciplined, dangerous West Ham.

All pretty patterns but without a cutting edge nor the added bite and grit required to be considered serious contenders for the title, and just when it appeared Arsene Wenger had finally addressed the long term problem of purchasing a goalkeeper he could rely on, Petr Cech had a day to forget doing his best Wojech Szczesny impression.

I am already on record in stating they will not have the pleasure of attending another title party whilst Wenger remains responsible for the first team affairs and yet again one glaring piece of evidence of the Frenchman’s consistent failure was the abject showing of Mesut Ozil.

Surely the £42.4 million squandered by the North London outfit for the German internationalist can now safely be deemed the most worst purchase in Premier League?
In two seasons wearing red, the 26-year-old former Real Madrid man has contributed next to nothing.

His abject, ineffectual showings are an embarrassment with his all too very nonchalant on field persona an indicator of a total lack of care for the very punters forced to spend their hard earned wages for the ‘privilege’ of attending Arsenal matches these days.

Ozil’s ambling around the field is a sad sight to see, while he has never been an all action, box to box buzzbomb in the mould of a Paul Gascoigne, the Arsenal number 11 has all the attributes of a match winner with an abundance of skill and creative vision in his locker and yet only a tiny handful of his 49 appearances for the Gunners can be considered to have been productive.

On Sunday he found himself completely shut off from have any impact whatsoever by a 16-year-old debutant, of course Reece Oxford is fully deserving of the heaps of credit aimed in his direction but the fact Ozil was totally unable to make a dent, breaking free from the shackles of the teenager is embarrassing to the extreme.
We all know that Arsenal are overloaded with lightweight, midfielders intent on weaving intricate designs which ultimately lead to nowhere but it is the attitude of some, in particular, Ozil which infuriates the support.
His lack of passion and determination on his part further detracts from the idea he has been worth even half of the amount he was so ridiculously purchased for.

New season, same old Ozil.

Source: Metreo Sports

Top WAGS for the 2015- 2016 season


Just as a new Premier League season heralds the arrival of new players to boost a clubs fortunes comes a crop of new beautiful women who keep their spirits high.  

The current crop of top-flight wives and girlfriends have a range of strings to their bow, with many of them stars in their own right from former world No 1 tennis player in Ana Ivanovic, Manchester United signing Bastian Schweinsteiger's girlfriend, to the traditional models, actresses and TV presenters.

Also at United, Morgan Schneiderlin's girlfriend was a star of France's version of Survivor while David de Gea's partner represented Spain at Eurovision.

Along with the new wave of significant others are the mainstays of English football's red carpets, including Stoke striker Peter Crouch's Strictly Come Dancing star wife Abbey and Bacary Sagna's French model wife Ludivine.

Here's how the top WAGs for the 2015-2016 season line-up.



ABBEY CROUCH (PETER CROUCH) 

 MISSE BEQIRI (ANDERS LINDEGAARD)

 EDURNE (DAVID DE GEA)

 ANA IVANOVIC (BASTIAN SCHWEINSTEIGER)



 CAMILLE SOLD (MORGAN SCHNEIDERLIN)
ALEXANDRA HELGA IVARSDOTTIR (GYLFI SIGURDSSON)

LIverpool should build team around Coutinho - Kaka



Brazil superstar Kaka has told Brendan Rodgers to build his Champions League-chasing Liverpool team around Philippe Coutinho.

Former World Player of the Year Kaka expects great things from 23-year-old Coutinho, who scored a sensational late winner at the weekend away to Stoke.

Kaka said: “I have been a big admirer of Coutinho and he can be a very important player for Liverpool and Brazil.


“There will be a lot of expectation on him with Liverpool fighting to get back into the Champions League, but I know that he can handle it.
“One great player doesn’t make a team, but you can build a team around one great player, and I believe he can be that player."

He added: “Coutinho is a humble guy. He won't talk about being able to replace a legend like Steven Gerrard, and the truth is nobody could ever replace him, but with Gerrard gone they do need somebody to step up — and he can do that.”

Courtois red card appeal failed


Chelsea have failed in their attempt to overturn Thibaut Courtois’s sending off against Swansea. The champions’ No.1 keeper was shown a straight red card by referee Michael Oliverfor a mistimed challenge on Swansea’s Bafetimbi Gomis.

Chelsea disputed that Gomis had been denied a “clear and obvious” goalscoring opportunity as the ball had not been heading towards goal and Gary Cahill was the covering defender.
However, Courtois will miss Saturday's crunch clash against Manchester City after the FA rejected their appeal.

The FA statement said: "Therefore, the player's one-match suspension, which is the standard penalty for this offence, remains with immediate effect.
"For a club to be successful with a claim of wrongful dismissal, it must prove to an Independent Regulatory Commission via written and/or video evidence that the match referee made an obvious error."


Wolfsburg won't be the only team to challenge Bayern - Joachim Low



Germany coach Joachim Low has stressed that Bayern Munich are by no means guaranteed the Bundesliga title in 2015-16.  Low believes Wolfsburg are one of several teams who have what it takes to challenge the reigning champions.


"Bayern have become even more flexible with the arrival of Arturo Vidal and Douglas Costa," Low told the official DFB website.

"Pep Guardiola has a team of unrivalled quality. But that's not to say the Bundesliga title is already theirs.

"Developments at Wolfsburg are rather impressive. I have a lot of faith in Dieter Hecking and his squad. They managed to hold on to their best players and signed a great player like Max Kruse.

"And other teams have the potential to get in the mix for the Bundesliga title as well. Wolfsburg will not be the only team out there challenging Bayern."

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