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In Cristian Romero’s eyes, Liverpool colossus Virgil van Dijk and new Manchester United star Lisandro Martinez are the two best defenders in the Premier League. Romero himself joined the division last season, playing on loan for Tottenham before being signed permanently this summer. He has impressed in that time, becoming one of the most important players for Antonio Conte, establishing himself as a first-team regular for Argentina in the process. He plays alongside Martinez for his national team, and rates the new Manchester United signing highly, saying he along with Van Dijk is the best defender in England. “Today, the best defender for me isRead More →

Julian Nagelsmann has hit out at his Bayern Munich players following their 1-0 defeat to Augsburg on Saturday. The Bundesliga champions have made a poor start to the 2022/23 campaign by their own lofty standards, winning just three of their opening seven league matches, drawing to Gladbach, Union Berlin and Stuttgart, and most recently losing at Augsburg. Defeat means they’re now winless in each of their last four Bundesliga fixtures and sit fourth in the league table, level on points with fifth-placed Hoffenheim, who play Freiburg on Sunday. Bayern dominated the ball against Augsburg, enjoying 77% of possession, but failed to score with any ofRead More →

Tammy Abraham has no regrets about leaving Chelsea for Roma, saying the move has made him grow as both a player and person. With first-team chances few and far between at the club he grew up at, Abraham chose to leave for Roma at the start of the 2021/22 campaign. He has enjoyed a huge amount of success in Italy since then, scoring 17 goals in Serie A last season and becoming one of the club’s star players. With Chelsea lacking a goalscorer now, you’d be forgiven for thinking he wishes he stayed at Stamford Bridge where he’d now most likely be starting, but givenRead More →

Arthur is undergoing an intense training programme at Liverpool in an attempt to ramp up his fitness, playing with the Under-21s and turning down the chance to take days off during the international break. The Brazilian joined Liverpool from Juventus on an initial loan deal this summer, but has played just 15 minutes for his new side so far this season. That’s largely down to a lack of fitness, with the 26-year-old not playing at all for Juventus in pre-season. He has admitted he’s not in the shape he wants to be in, and has asked to be put on a particularly intensive training programmeRead More →

Antonio Conte has seemingly played down Tottenham’s chances of winning this season’s Premier League title despite their fast start to the campaign. Spurs sit second in the table – level on points with Manchester City – and are unbeaten domestically heading into the international break, winning five of their opening seven league games. Their most recent victory came on Saturday with a 6-2 thrashing of Leicester. The two sides went into the break level at 2-2 after an impressive first half from the Foxes, but Son Heung-min emerged from the bench to score a hat-trick and help his side to a huge win. Conte wasRead More →

Inter Miami’s push to make the MLS Cup Playoffs continues when they travel to DC United on Saturday afternoon and there’s absolutely no margin for error now. The Herons ended a three-game losing streak with a vital 2-1 win over the Columbus Crew on Tuesday but remain two points adrift of the top seven in the East with just four games remaining. What’s more, with challenging games against Toronto FC, Orlando City, and CF Montreal still to come, this trip to DC represents Miami’s most winnable game of the run-in – even if Phil Neville must go head-to-head with former Manchester United and England teammateRead More →

NYCFC interim head coach Nick Cushing isn’t getting too ahead of himself, despite his side pulling off two vital victories in the space of a week. After a wretched run of just one win and five points from their last 10 MLS matches, the Pigeons brought home another trophy with a 2-0 win over Atlas in the Campeones Cup on Wednesday. NYCFC followed that up with a dominant performance against Hudson River Derby rivals New York Red Bulls on Saturday, winning by the same scoreline. Just like last year, when they went all the way and won MLS Cup, NYCFC appear to be overcoming aRead More →

From Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – Antonio Conte has suggested that he took Son Heung-min out of the Tottenham starting lineup for the good of the team, but was delighted that the South Korean came off the bench to score a hat-trick in Saturday’s 6-2 win over Leicester. Son had not scored a goal this season prior to the thrashing of the Foxes and was replaced in Spurs’ XI by Dejan Kulusevski. Tottenham went into the half-time break drawing 2-2, and while they re-took the lead soon after the interval through Rodrigo Bentancur, it wasn’t until Son’s introduction just before the hour mark that the hostsRead More →

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has conceded his position is under real threat following his side’s 6-2 thumping at the hands of Tottenham on Saturday. The Foxes have picked up just one point from their opening seven games and have conceded a joint-record 22 goals across those matches, leaving them firmly rooted at the bottom of the Premier League table. After the game, Rodgers insisted his side have been better than their results might suggest, but admitted he cannot hide away from the team’s historically miserable start to the campaign. Asked if he feels he’s under pressure, Rodgers told Sky Sports: “Very much so. IRead More →

Richarlison has admitted that Everton could not match his personal ambitions to even ‘win matches’ and this was the driving force behind his summer transfer to Tottenham. The Brazil forward joined Spurs for what could end up being a club-record £60m fee, and he has quickly become a popular figure at the club. A beloved member in the dressing room already, Richarlison has also endeared himself to fans, putting in terrific performances against the likes of Chelsea, Fulham and Marseille. While the 25-year-old is thriving in his new surroundings, his former side Everton aren’t as prosperous at the moment. Speaking to FourFourTwo, Richarlison lifted theRead More →