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أعلن شوقي غريب المدير الفني لمنتخب مصر الأولمبي، التشكيل الذي سيخوض به مباراة البرازيل الودية، استعدادًا لأولمبياد طوكيو.

ويخوض منتخب مصر الأولمبي دورة ودية تقام في استاد السلام وي الأهلي خلال الفترة الحالية.

وكان منتخب مصر قد تعادل سلبيًا في المباراة الأولى أمام كوريا الجنوبية الذي خسر من البرازيل بنتيجة 3-1. تشكيل منتخب مصر الأولمبي

حراسة المرمى: محمود جاد

خط الدفاع: كريم العراقي – محمد عبد السلام – أحمد رمضان “بيكهام”.

خط الوسط: محمود مرعي – كريم فؤاد – أكرم توفيق – عمار حمدي – ناصر ماهر.

خط الهجوم: أحمد ياسر ريان – صلاح محسن.

3,000 years later, and Tottenham have finally opened their new stadium.

Delays after delays kept pushing back the date of Spurs’ new state-of-the-art stadium to finally be opened for use, but at last, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is open for business, and what an opening it had.

A moment in time – Arsenal, 2006

A 2-0 win for Spurs puts the north London club back in contention for a Champions League spot after going what seems like an eternity without a win. Migrating to a new stadium can be difficult for any team, and none so more than Arsenal, who didn’t even win in their first Premier League game at the Emirates Stadium back in 2006.

After saying goodbye to Highbury in brilliant fashion with Thierry Henry scoring a hat-trick in a 4-2 win against Wigan to send Arsene Wenger’s side to the Champions League, it was time usher in a new era in the club’s history with their first season in their new £390 million home, and to say the first game didn’t go to plan would be understatement.

Playing against Aston Villa on the opening day of the 2006/07 season, Arsenal were looking to get the season off on the right track with a win against Martin O’Neill’s side, and after chances in the first-half and Kolo Toure having a goal disallowed, things were looking good for the Gunners.

But if you are to look up the name of the first goal scorer at the Emirates Stadium, you won’t find an Arsenal player, instead, you will see Olof Mellberg’s name etched into the history books as Villa took a surprise lead 53 minutes in.

Gilberto Silva’s thumping equaliser salvaged Arsenal a late point and to earn the Brazilian midfielder the honour of being the first Gunners player to score at the new stadium.

It wouldn’t be until late September when Arsenal got their first league win at the Emirates, a 3-0 victory over newly promoted Sheffield United, and it would be until April when the Gunners lost their first league game at their new stadium in a 1-0 loss to West Ham.

Arsenal fans, what was your favourite memory from the opening season at the Emirates? Let us know!

Newcastle United have once again gotten themselves to Premier League safety with a series of fine performances in the second half of the campaign.

Rafa Benitez has once again done a superb job in the managerial hotseat at St James’ Park, and if the Magpies are to keep progressing, then they have to ensure they keep hold of the Spaniard and back him in the transfer market.

Former Chelse and Liverpool manager Benitez could easily get himself a move to one of Europe’s top clubs if he wanted, but with news this weekend emerging of Newcastle willing to give Benitez up to £50m to spend in the summer market, then the Spaniard might well just stay put.

With that £50m, we here in the Tavern feel that the Magpies need to go after a former striker in the form of Aleksandar Mitrovic, who is set to become a Championship striker following Fulham’s relegation to the Championship this season.

However, the big Serbian is a much improved version of the player Newcastle had a couple of seasons ago, and a move for the big man on a permanent or loan deal might represent a shrewd piece of business for the club.

Mitrovic has proved himself useful in the top flight this term despite the struggles of the Cottagers, and there has to be an element of him what feels he has a point to prove in the north east.

Strong, young enough to get better, and with a keen eye for goal, Mitrovic would be a brilliant second chance signing for Newcastle.

Where has it all gone wrong for Rangers this season? Flashback to the start of the season, and everything was looking rather rosy at Ibrox. A strong start to the SPFL season increased momentum, whilst good runs in domestic and continental cups were the cherry on top. It quickly began to appear as though Steven Gerrard was turning the Gers into the team that fans had been craving for years previously. 

Since that point, there have been more than a few highs. The most significant of these came back in December when Rangers were able to break the curse and defeat Celtic in the Old Firm derby. If nothing else, that game signified that Rangers were back in the big time.

However, whilst the season has had its moments, when you take off the Rangers-tinted lens, it’s actually been a pretty poor campaign for the Gers.

They’re going to finish the season without a trophy in all likelihood, with Celtic running away with the SPFL title at present, whilst the less said about their cup conquests the better. Knocked out by Aberdeen in both domestic cups and failing to get out of the Europa League group stage, Rangers have nothing to show for what admittedly were a few encouraging games in cup fixtures.

And that’s the real problem for Rangers. Nobody can deny that they’ve made progress this season, but the fact of the matter is that isn’t good enough. Nobody is going to remember the season in which Rangers nearly got close to Celtic in the title race and got to the latter stages of a couple of domestic cups. They might remember the early promise, sure, but that will only be followed by the disappointment that has engulfed 2019 so far for Rangers.

And who must take the blame for this? Well, it’s hard to look past Steven Gerrard. For all of the positive takeaways from his first season in charge, there have been more than a few negatives. These began before the campaign began, with the arrival of a number of below par talents, like Umar Sadiq and Ovie Ejaria, which really reduced the overall quality of the team at Ibrox.

Since then, Gerrard’s lack of managerial experience has been on full display. He’s made a few questionable selection decisions, including a refusal to rely on Nikola Katic for much of the season, whilst a lack of versatility has also prevented his team from being able to adapt to more challenging situations.

It’s important to put this criticism in context, of course. Most Rangers fans would agree that Gerrard is still the right man for the job, and he’s had some good moments. Almost all fans will want him to continue in the role long-term, too, and so all told, that’s a good outcome from his first season. He’ll also likely get better next season as he continues to pick up experience, and that’s important.

However, that can’t all take away from the failings that the manager has made this season. He simply must improve, as at present, it’s just not good enough. Patience is needed, but if the Gers don’t recognise how quickly this season has fallen off, they’ll be doomed to repeat the same errors next term.

Rangers fans – do you agree? Does Gerrard deserve more credit? Let us know below!

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Charlton secured a massive three points at The Valley on Saturday, with goals from Joe Aribo and Lyle Taylor enough to sink fourth placed Portsmouth and thus further establish the Addicks in the coveted play-off spots.

The departure of Karlan Grant in January heaped a lot of pressure on the shoulders of the latter goalscorer, although Taylor seems to think that the Addicks won’t be missing the Huddersfield man’s goals for too long.

What did he say?

Well, speaking after the game, the 29-year-old expressed his delight at how his partnership with Igor Vetokele up front is beginning to develop:

“There were times today when I was looking for Igor [Vetokele] and he was there, the same way that i would look for Karlan [Grant] and he was there, so it is very promising.

“We’ll do everything we can to let that partnership bear fruit and, hopefully, the team will continue to pick up points.

“Me and Karlan didn’t click straight away. We scored goals, but we didn’t click as a partnership straight away. It takes a few games. We’ve only started a few games together and had limited number of minutes together, so we will continue to work on it and gain an understanding, but Igor is a very good player, so I can’t imagine it will be that difficult.”

Can do without Karlan

Grant joined the Terriers in January after an extremely impressive first half of the season in which he chalked up 14 goals and 5 assists and there was surely a fear amongst the Charlton faithful that his departure would be the demise of their promotion hopes.

Taylor, though, whose strike at the weekend was his 13th of the season in the league, clearly thinks that his pairing with 26-year-old Vetokele will soon flourish and make the Addicks fans forget all about the partnership he forged with Grant.

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The Charlton number 9 drew comparisons between his former teammate and Vetokele, and if the Angolan forward can get into the positions which Grant used to more frequently, Lee Bowyer won’t have a goal problem on his hands at all.

تجنب ثلاثي منتخب إنجلترا، تامي أبراهام وبن تشيلويل وجادون سانشو، تحقيقات الشرطة الإنجليزية بشأن خرق قواعد بروتوكول فيروس كورونا المستجد، كوفيد 19.

وخرق اللاعبون الثلاثة الإجراءات الاحترازية من خلال حضور حفل عيد ميلاد أبراهام وسط ازدحام شديد من قبل الضيوف، وهو الأمر الممنوع في إنجلترا لتفادي انتشار الفيروس. (طالع التفاصيل)

ولكن لن يتم التحقيق معهم من قبل الشرطة الإنجليزية، على الرغم من تأكد غيابهم عن مباراة ويلز الودية يوم، الخميس المقبل، من الاتحاد الإنجليزي لكرة القدم مع تغريمهم 10 آلاف جنيه إسترليني.

وأصدرت شرطة العاصمة البريطانية “لندن” بيانًا رسميًا بشأن الواقعة: “بطبيعة الحال لا تحقق الشرطة في الوقائع المتعلقة بفيروس كورونا بأثر رجعي”.

وتابع: “عندما ندرك أن هناك انتهاك للإجراءات الاحترازية، سيسعى الضباط إلى شرح خطورة الأمر للناس وتشجيعهم على عدم اختراقها في المستقبل”.

وأضاف: “عندما يتم لفت انتباهنا للانتهاكات المزعومة بعد الحدث، لن تتاح الفرضة للضباط للشرح أو التشجيع على عدم فعل تلك الأمور مرة أخرى بشكل إيجابي”.

واختتم البيان: “لذلك، لن يكون من المناسب التحقيق أو متابعة الأمر من جانب الشرطة، نحن نشجع الجميع على توعية أنفسهم بالقواعد واتباعها”.

Unai Emery will reportedly (as per the Sun) target a new left-back when the transfer window reopens in the summer.

The former PSG boss was handed minimal funds during January and could only secure the loan addition of Denis Suarez despite wanting defensive reinforcements. Instead, Emery will be forced to put his transfer plans on hold until the summer. Working with a new director of football, identifying a new left-back will be a priority.

Sead Kolasinac has been extremely inconsistent since joining from Schalke and Nacho Monreal has struggled massively with injuries as he approaches the twilight of his career. Emery is set to be given just a small amount of money to work with yet again but a new left-sided defender should be the main focus.

One man the Gunners could look to recruit is Benfica flyer – Alejandro Grimaldo. Valued at £25.2m by Transfermarkt, the Spaniard is a graduate of Barcelona’s famed academy but ultimately failed to make the grade at the Nou Camp. Instead, Grimaldo joined Benfica for a nominal fee in 2016 and has proven to be an inspired addition at the club.

The 23-year-old has established himself as one of the best full-backs in the division, helping his side lift two Portuguese league titles. Grimaldo is a potent attacking threat from the back, scoring five goals and registering five assists so far this season. With blistering pace and brilliant crossing ability, the former Spain U21 international has all the attributes to be a massive success in the Premier League.

Still developing and improving, Grimaldo would thrive under Emery’s world-class management. Moving to England could be just what he needs to cement a spot in the senior Spain national team.

Arsenal fans, thoughts?

Leicester City’s early-season struggles continued on the south coast as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Brighton and Hove Albion.

The Foxes fell behind thanks to a controversial penalty dispatched by Neal Maupay before Danny Welbeck doubled the hosts’ lead with a glancing header.

Jamie Vardy’s third goal in five Premier League appearances brought Leicester back into the contest on the hour mark, but they couldn’t find an equaliser.

Both Ademola Lookman and Wilfried Ndidi had late efforts ruled out after Harvey Barnes strayed offside, condemning the Midlands outfit to their third defeat in just five top-flight fixtures.

And one player who struggled more than most at the Amex Stadium was James Maddison. As per SofaScore, the 24-year-old received a match rating of just 6.3 out of 10, the joint-lowest total amongst his teammates.

He was unable to provide the creative spark on the south coast as Leicester found chances hard to come by, and his underlying numbers are evidence of this.

Maddison failed to make any key passes, couldn’t create any big chances and recorded an awful passing accuracy of just 63%, highlighting his inability to carve open the opposition defence or simply find a teammate with any regularity when in possession.

His underwhelming performance against Brighton extended his run to 17 games without a goal or assist in all competitions, but it’s his overall displays that may be of more concern to Brendan Rodgers.

The one-cap England international was hauled off at half-time by his manager after only having 19 touches in the opening 45 minutes, failing to pick out a teammate with either of his two crosses, and winning just one of his four duels.

Rodgers and Maddison alike will be hoping the attacking midfielder can turn his form around in midweek when Leicester take on Championship outfit Millwall in midweek as the Carabao Cup returns.

And, in other news…Lost every single duel: Leicester lightweight badly let Rodgers down against Brighton 

Leeds United’s current goalscoring woes are about more than just Patrick Bamford.

Yes, the striker has been poor in front of goal, missing 20 big chances and firing 53 attempts off target throughout the season, but the midfield hasn’t helped.

Indeed, Mateusz Klich, Stuart Dallas and Pablo Hernandez have just 10 goals between them, and perhaps that’s down to their unwillingness to shoot from range this term.

What’s been said then?

Graham Smyth and Joe Urquhart discussed the decline in the number of shots Leeds have taken outside the box this term on the latest edition of the Inside Elland Road Podcast.

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“Last season they were averaging 7.15 shots from outside the box per game, and this season it’s 5.7, so they’re shooting from outside the box less this season,” Smyth said.

“I didn’t know that, but from the naked eye it kind of seems like that,” Urquhart replied.

“You go back to when Wenger was at Arsenal, and they coined trying to score the perfect goal, and it’s just like that isn’t it?

“It’s just frustrating because you just think in the last 10/15 minutes and you need a goal, just take a shot when the chance materialises, and there were so many times where Dallas, Klich, Harrison, Roberts – some of them got blocked, but most of the time it was just a sideways pass.”

Needs fixing

Goals from the midfield need to be more common at Leeds if they are to improve their form.

Klich and Hernandez both hit double figures last term, but this season they’ve only hit seven between them, and we’re way past the halfway point of the campaign.

In 2018/19, Leeds fans chanted about Klich’s tendency to hit the net from long-range, but we’ve rarely seen that this term from him, or indeed any other United midfielder.

It’s an issue that needs fixing, Leeds need to start firing more often, and more accurately.

In other news, Leeds fans should think again when criticising Marcelo Bielsa for one thing.

According to The Daily Star, Everton are planning at £15m swoop for Southampton right-back Cédric Soares this month. 

Everton, of course, already have Séamus Coleman at the club as a right-back, but manager Marco Silva has said that he wants more competition in that position going forward.

Everton have found themselves stuck in the past few seasons when Coleman has picked up an injury, as The Toffees have been forced to field inexperienced 21-year-old Jonjoe Kenny instead. The 27-year-old Soares is an accomplished Premier League performer and will give Silva a selection dilemma that he would relish.

If Everton want to be taken seriously as Premier League contenders over the next few years, it is imperative that they stock up on players in certain positions and have much greater strength in depth. They currently look very sparse in certain positions and that will be a worry of the Portuguese manager.

If Everton look at all the top six teams in the league, most have a lot of competition for their fullbacks. In fact, the only team that does not are bitter rivals Liverpool, who are lacking behind right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold and right-back Andy Robertson. This would be a case of Everton actually preparing and building for the future better than Liverpool have.

While Soares is not young, he is a few years younger than Coleman, who is 30. The Irishman will surely have a good few seasons left at Goodison Park, but it will also be handy for Silva to have a high-class replacement for when he does hang up his boots.

Everton need to start making transfers like this if they are going to rise to the next level.