Watford captain and Birmingham fan Troy Deeney hopes Aston Villa avoid relegation

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Agen TangKasneT  ~   Birmingham City fan Troy Deeney delighted in scoring Watford’s winner in front of the Holte End – but still hopes Aston Villa stay up.

The Watford striker is a lifelong Blues fan and revelled in the abuse from the Villa faithful, particularly after his enthusiastic celebrations of the 85th-minute header which put the Hornets 3-1 up. Villa pulled one back to make it 3-2.

But rivalry was set aside at the final whistle as he joined friends of both allegiances at Chelmsley Town, the club he played for as a teenager, to watch Leicester draw with Manchester United.

And Deeney insists he takes no pleasure in Villa’s struggles.

He said: “I’m a Brummie lad so I don’t want any Midlands team not to be doing well. I want us all to do well and ­hopefully they can pick up.

“But if they don’t I’m not going to be crying, let’s put it that way.”

Strike partner Odion Ighalo may be catching the eye, scoring his eighth goal of the season before forcing Alan Hutton to turn into his own net for Watford’s second, but Deeney’s goal was his fourth in five games.

He is earning his Premier League stripes and has come a long way since skiving most of his Villa trial at 15, only turning up on the fourth day because he knew there was a game, to become a player a manager can depend on.

Bandar Judi Online TangKasneT  ~   “He is a big part of the soul of this team,” said Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores.

“He is the connection with the stand, he’s the spirit I need.

“The Deeney I know is an amazing boy, and amazing player. The attitude on the pitch is an example for other players. He’s a very good captain.”

Villa captain Micah ­Richards made his own ­contribution, and whipped up the crowd after his header cancelled out Ighalo’s opener.

But defensive lapses cost the home side, although Jordan Ayew’s late cracker meant they had a ray of hope until the final whistle.

Deeney likened the open attacking game to a Championship encounter – and at this rate that is what rock-bottom Villa will be involved in every week come next season.

Their tally of five points equals the worst total at this stage, matching those of the doomed QPR, Swindon and Sunderland sides.

But manager Remi Garde has not lost hope.

“I’m still believing we can do it,” said the Frenchman. “But I’m not silly, I know that every game we don’t win makes it more and more difficult.

“But the challenge is still there.

“We are seven points behind the good zone then we have only one thing to do which is to work – that’s it.”

Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge sent for scan on injured foot after suffering setback in training

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Agen Casin(_)  ~   Liverpool fans were stunned on Thursday night as Daniel Sturridge's injury hoodoo struck again.

Incredibly, the striker picked up a foot injury in training...but only went for a scan after first joining the team for pre-match preparations at a hotel close to Anfield.

Sturridge was due to be on the bench for the game against Bordeaux, but instead, he went to hospital to check out yet another injury problem.

The England forward has an almost unbelievable record of absences since joining the club, that goes beyond the unlucky. Since he arrived at Anfield, he has missed 72 of Liverpool's 144 games in that period. 

And clearly, that statistic and the 26 year old's bizarre propensity to get himself injury left even boss Jurgen Klopp perplexed, and what seemed more than a little frustrated.

Bandar Judi Online Casin(_)  ~   Klopp suggested that he didn't even know Sturridge was injury, because the player joined the team for the pre-match meal at the hotel, and only then was he sent for a scan by medics.

“I can’t say so much about this because he trained in the morning, then we went to the hotel and Daniel was with us,” the German boss explained.

And then he had to leave to go for a scan. At this moment I cannot say more, we have to wait for the results.”

Liverpool hope to get the scan results back early tomorrow, and then they will assess just how long the forward will be missing this time.

He has – again almost unbelievably – he has made just SEVEN Premier League starts in the whole of 2015, and Klopp will be praying this latest setback in merely a minor problem that can be resolved quickly.

Arsenal can complete Champions League fightback against Olympiakos insists Arsene Wenger

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Agen Klik4D  ~   Arsene Wenger last night promised Arsenal can complete their Champions League fightback after setting up a win-or-bust showdown in Athens. 

Two-goal hero Alexis Sanchez helped Arsenal overcome Dinamo Zagreb and they must now beat Olympiakos on December 9 to reach the knock-out stages. 

But Wenger - whose side still need to better Olympiakos’ 3-2 win at the Emirates to go through on the head-to-head - insisted Arsenal are only making up for their blunders earlier in the competition.

Gunners boss Wenger said: “At least tonight we have come out with a chance. Let's make right what we didn't do right until now. 

“We wanted to come out of the game with a chance to qualify. We needed to do the job, and Bayern needed to beat Olympiakos. Both did it well and it gives us a chance. How big the chance is I don’t know but I believe we can do it.

We just need to win. It might not be enough. But if you lead 1-0 they will be in the situation where they can lose it and we will be in a situation where we can win it.

“So we have to go there and win the game. If you can win 1-0 you can win 2-0 as well. For us the task has one advantage – it’s very clear.”

Wenger also praised red-hot Chilean Sanchez after another energetic performance inspired Arsenal’s victory while Mesut Ozil was also on target. 

Bandar Judi Online Klik4D  ~   But Wenger admitted that he wanted to take off Sanchez but could not because he had already used his three substitutes.

He’s just a very important player,” said Wenger. “At the moment in real strikers we have just Giroud and Alexis. All these strikers are needed. Giroud had a little problem with his ankle over the weekend and I decided to give him a breather.

“Hector Bellerin came off because he had a groin problem. Then I couldn’t take Sanchez off. But now we have five days to recover.”

Wenger confirmed that Francis Coquelin is out for three months with his knee injury but tried to allay fears it could be even longer.

“It is what we feared. Let's be realistic and count 12 weeks,” said Wenger. “He doesn't need surgery. It's a medial knee ligament.”

Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin added: “The team knew it was very important and had to turn up and everyone did. We had to play for our lives.

 It was an important test to be alive in the Champions League and we responded very well.

“If get through we will be a threat. We showed quality and creativity up front and defended solidly and we showed the potential we have when we have our players back and add them to this team.”

Mauricio Pochettino 'very proud' of Tottenham's classy display against West Ham

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Agen Klik4D  ~   Mauricio Pochettino was delighted with Tottenham's performance in the 4-1 win over West Ham on Sunday.

 

Spurs put Slaven Bilic's side to the sword at White Hart Lane, scoring twice in each half to move three points clear of their London rivals in the Premier League table. 

Harry Kane led the way for the hosts with two goals, while defenders Toby Alderweireld and Kyle Walker also chipped in, leaving their manager purring.

"Very proud, very pleased. A lot of positives we can take today.

"You can feel the players' belief from the touchline."

Midfielder Mousa Dembele was especially impressive for the hosts, but Pochettino insisted the credit should be divided equally among his charges.

Bandar Judi Online Klik4D ~  "Dembele had a great game, but it was the whole team," he added.

"It was a complete performance from the team."

Spurs are now just four points off the summit after Man City and Arsenal slipped up this weekend, but Pochettino refused to admit that they can challenge for the title.

"It's early. We're a young squad," he said.

"We showed from the beginning of the season we're consistent, but to win the title, we need more.

"In football, you cannot stop. I'm very happy, but there's always something to improve in football."

Arsene Wenger promises to give Alexis Sanchez a break once Arsenal's injury crisis is over

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Agen TangKasneT  ~   Arsene Wenger fears Alexis Sanchez is on the brink of burn-out – and is determined to hand him a mid-season break as soon as Arsenal’s injury crisis clears.

The brilliant Chilean forward, who is expected soon to agree an Emirates contract extension, spent last summer leading his national side to glory at the Copa America.

And he did not return from Chile’s World Cup qualifying defeat in Uruguay until Thursday night, leaving little turnaround before Saturday’s visit to West Brom.

Sanchez has played 69 matches for the Gunners in the 15 months since he joined from Barcelona in the summer of 2014 – as well as his heavy international workload.

But with Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Danny Welbeck and Jack Wilshere all still sidelined by injury, Wenger cannot yet hand him the break he craves.

Wenger said: “I am worried because before he went away with Chile he was a bit jaded. But if I ask him ‘are you tired?’ you can guess the answer.

Bandar Judi Online TangKasneT  ~   “At some point I will give him a break. At the moment I am a bit short because there’s no Chamberlain, no Ramsey, no Walcott, no Wilshere, no Welbeck. There are not many offensive positions where I can rotate.”

Wenger hopes Ramsey will return for Tuesday’s must-win Champions League home clash with Dynamo Zagreb but Oxlade-Chamberlain has suffered a minor setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury and is not expected back until the trip to Norwich next weekend.

Walcott is due back in around a fortnight, with Welbeck and Wilshere both long-term absentees.

Before Saturday’s trip to the Hawthorns, Wenger claims he has given up looking at the Premier League table because the gap between the top clubs and lesser sides has narrowed so markedly.

The Emirates chief said: “The difference between the teams has narrowed and today it’s more how much can you be close to your best that will decide the result, rather than the team you play against.

“In the Premier League now every game is physical, fast, with two totally committed teams - you annot afford to make a single mistake.”

Arsenal's Arsene Wenger warns FIFA "it's now or never" to avoid potential schedule stand-off with clubs

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Agen TangKasneT  ~    Arsene Wenger has urged FIFA to restructure football's international calendar – or risk clubs going it alone to form their own breakaway competitions.

The Arsenal boss has issued a stark warning to the global game’s governing body and told them it is “now or never” if they want a revamp. 

Wenger believes the corruption scandal engulfing FIFA has handed the organisation the chance to review all aspects of how they operate. 

And he claims reorganising the punishing international football schedule should be one of their top priorities.

Frenchman Wenger said: “We face a situation where it’s impossible for the players to get through a season and have rest. 

This kind of friction that it creates between the clubs, national teams and international competitions can create a split.

“One day the clubs could move away and say, ‘Enough is enough. We pay a huge amount of money for our best players so we’ll get them together ourselves and organise our own competitions’.

“It’s important that all of that gets on the table while we have the opportunity. 

"It is now or never.”

Wenger is no stranger to complaints about the impact and disruption international football causes clubs.

Bandar Judi Online TangKasneT  ~    He has openly admitted to not being a fan of international football — especially mid-season friendly matches.

This season, he has voiced concerns about Chile’s use of his (and their) star man Alexis Sanchez and also sparked a war of words with Wales boss Chris Coleman after suggesting playing for his country contributed to Aaron Ramsey’s hamstring injury . 

Wenger is also convinced that one change FIFA will implement is to follow the lead of UEFA by expanding the World Cup finals. 

He said: “You see the European Championship has gone from 16 to 24 teams [for the 2016 tournament].

“I bet you, because of the way the system was organised to be elected as new president of FIFA, the programme would be to move the World Cup from 32 to 40 teams.

“Why? Because Africa today has five countries in the World Cup and Europe has 13 - that cannot work for much longer.

You cannot take countries away from Europe [though] and if you want to be elected FIFA president you need the votes from the African countries, so you want to give more [places] to Africa.

"So the next World Cups will be 40 teams.”

LA Galaxy midfielder Steven Gerrard frustrated at STILL being compared to Frank Lampard

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 Agen Casin() ~    Steven Gerrard may be playing his football on the other side of the world but it seems he can't escape the comparisons that dogged his career in England.

The former Liverpool captain is now plying his trade across the Atlantic with LA Galaxy, while Chelsea legend Frank Lampard is also playing Major League Soccer with New York City. 

And Gerrard has expressed his frustrations that that duo are still being compared to each other, and still facing criticism for their performances for England together. 

"I was hoping people would finally stop comparing me with Frank after moving here," said Gerrard. "He's a legend and certainly one of those high-end players who will help lift the quality of this league.

Bandar Judi Online Casin() ~   But we've both drawn a line under our England careers so I don't see any reason why we should bring that topic up again. It was always a media thing - we get along just fine."

But Gerrard, who was back in the UK to watch the England Under-19 in action side this weekend , admitted he was, on the whole, loving life in California. 

He added: "For the first time we are able to enjoy our family life in peace. I have oceans of time to spend with the kids now. I'm there to take them to school in the morning.

"I pick them up in the afternoon and we go to the beach together. The kids love it so much they have even started calling me Superdad. Can you imagine?"

Martin O'Neill pleased with Republic of Ireland display

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Agen Klik4D  -    Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill has praised his side's display in the first leg of their Euro 2016 playoff match against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

O'Neill's men took the lead in the 82nd minute through Robbie Brady, which looked like handing Ireland a decisive advantage in the contest going into the second leg.

However, Edin Dzeko struck five minutes from time to level the scores ahead of the next leg on Monday, but O'Neill admitted that he was elated with the quality of his team's display in difficult conditions.

Bandar Judi Online Klik4D  -   "I'm very pleased with the team, we've come here under difficult circumstances, battled strongly and tried at times to get the ball down and play," he told Sky Sports News.

"It was always difficult because the pitch was very firm and possibly didn't allow for free flowing football.

"This was a cup tie tonight and we came out of it well, but there's still a long way to go."

Ireland will be aiming to reach the European Championships for just the third time in their history when they play Bosnia-Herzegovina at the Aviva Stadium.

Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas denies leading a mutiny against under-fire Jose Mourinho

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Agen Klik4D  -   Cesc Fabregas has denied that he led a mutiny against Jose Mourinho and claimed the Chelsea boss WON’T be sacked. 

The Spain midfielder has struggled for form this season as Chelsea sunk to the lower reaches of the Premier League. 

The Blues have managed just three league wins and sit 16th in the table, having already lost seven of their 12 games.

And while Fabregas has reportedly been a ringleader against Mourinho in the dressing room, the 28-year-old claims he has a good relationship with the Portuguese.

When asked if he thought the Blues would bin their beleaguered boss, Fabregas told Spain’s Radio COPE last night:

“No. Mourinho trusts us and we trust him.

“Obviously it is a lie [that Fabregas led a mutiny against Mourinho]. I backed him in a very difficult time.

Bandar Judi Online Klik4D  -   “My relationship with Mourinho is good, as always, but when things aren’t going well people are always looking for something.”

The something, in this case, is the history between Fabregas and Mourinho. The two were on either side of the clásico divide when the rivalry was at its most toxic, culminating in the now-Chelsea boss gouging the eye of Barcelona’s Tito Vilanova. 

But Fabregas does admit that the Blues simply aren't themselves this season.

“Those of us who have been most criticised are Hazard, Diego Costa and myself, but you get used to it,” Fabregas added.

We’re not doing well in the league at the moment. Last year we lost four games all season and this season we have lost seven already.

“But Mourinho is a winner, when he loses he goes home p****d off like I do.

“The results at Chelsea aren’t what we would want and don’t reflect the level of our play.

“I feel good in myself, but when the results aren’t coming everything is negative and everything looks bad.”

Diego Simeone will want BIG Chelsea changes if he joins as manager in the summer

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Agen TangKasneT  -   Diego Simeone is ready to move to Chelsea next summer - but will demand big changes are made.

Atletico Madrid boss Simeone is high on the Blues' short-list to succeed Jose Mourinho, who is under increasing pressure during a stuttering title defence that has now seen his champions lose 10 of 19 games in all competitions.

It is understood the 45-year-old’s trusted assistant coach German Burgos has learned English ahead of a potential move to the Premier League.

But former Argentina World Cup midfielder Simeone has grave concerns about Chelsea’s existing squad and their current plight.

He believes they need major investment and wants strong control on transfers.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is still torn over Mourinho’s future, but wants to give him every chance of turning things around before wielding the axe.

Mourinho has now suffered seven defeats in his first 12 Premier League games, but the club’s position is understood not to have changed after the latest setback at Stoke.

However, the stadium ban Mourinho served on Saturday will not have helped his cause as the hierarchy are likely to take a dim view.

Chelsea’s next game is at home to Norwich after the international break and he must be expected to win that.

Bandar Judi Online TangKasneT  -    A Champions League victory over Dynamo Kiev in midweek and the improved performance in defeat to the Potters must also have bought him more time.

However, Chelsea are now 13 points off fourth place and that has left even senior players fearing they will miss out on Champions League qualification for next season - a fate which is likely to spell the end for Mourinho.

Abramovich’s long-term targets are Simeone and Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola but knows he will face a major battle to persuade either to come to Chelsea — especially if they are not going to be in the Champions League.

They could consider a return for Carlo Ancelotti or recently-sacked Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers - who was a coach in Chelsea’s youth set-up before embarking on his managerial career - as short-term replacements if Mourinho is sacked in the next few weeks.

It's understood there was some bad feeling from the west London club towards Rodgers over loan deals that saw him take Josh McEachran to Swansea, when he was in charge there, and Victor Moses to Liverpool.

It remains to be seen whether that would affect their thinking, but there is some reluctance.

Neither Simeone nor Guardiola are ready to come before next summer.

Bayern are planning new contract talks with Guardiola to stop him leaving at the end of this season.

Mirror Sport revealed last year that Simeone has get-out clauses at Atletico which persuaded him to stay even when big clubs such as Manchester City were circling.

But the interest will not go away and it seems certain that the Argentinian - who does not currently speak English - will move to the Premier League soon.

Manchester United are a shadow of the team they were under Sir Alex Ferguson, claims Cristiano Ronaldo

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Agen TangKasneT  -   Cristiano Ronaldo believes Manchester United are a shadow of the all-conquering outfit they were under Sir Alex Ferguson. 

The Real Madrid superstar, 30, has refused to rule out a return to Old Trafford even though he is unimpressed by the style of play under new boss Louis van Gaal.

Ronaldo told the BBC : “Manchester is not the same as the Manchester of six years ago. This is a fact. It’s true. For me it’s hard to see that. 

“Because it’s a club that I love and of course I want to see Manchester United at a level that it was in the past.”

Ronaldo’s comments come in a week that the Red Devils' style of play under Louis van Gaal was heavily criticised by another legend, Paul Scholes.

Bandar Judi Online TangKasneT  -   Ronaldo quit United for Real Madrid in 2009 - after the Reds had won a third-consecutive Premier League title - for a then-world record £80million transfer fee.

Since then they have finished on top only twice in the last six years and are no longer the force they were under Sir Alex Ferguson.

“Many great players have retired - for example Rio Ferdinand, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Gary Neville, Phil Neville.

“I moved to Real Madrid, Sir Alex Ferguson is gone and the structure has changed in my opinion.

“I like to see the clubs that I love at the top and I think Manchester this season is better but they still have work to do to be at a level of six, seven years ago.”