I wouldn't say just because it is Chelsea and because I grew up there, spent time there, that that gives me any extra motivation.
If we build on this result and use it for experience it will be a positive result for us. It's a team sport, it's important everyone stands up and be counted.
The Brazilian national team must win, looks to win, wants to win, needs to win. It means nothing if you have ball possession but you do not create opportunities.
And he was very young then. All that made it very interesting for us [and] it was clear he would make the next steps with us.
Which is a shame because unlike the France Football equivalent, the FIFA gongs are actually voted for sensibly with the power shared equally between national captains, national coaches, select journalists and the fans. So while Robert Lewandowski didn’t win the one he really wanted, in many ways this one should matter more. It doesn’t. But it should.
“I think the Premier League is a good option for him. I think that he likes Spain a lot also because he likes the feeling of the ball and the very technical players.
PSG looked, on paper at least, an ideal move. Certainly better than Barcelona, where he was originally expected to end up.
Christian Pulisic came off the bench to give Chelsea a dramatic 1-0 win over West Ham on Sunday, minutes after Jorginho had a woeful penalty saved.
A lot of teams would love a couple of weeks off, you wouldn't want Covid, but it's a chance to spread your games out. Match facts: Happy Hammers seal historic 2021West Ham earned their 22nd Premier League win of 2021; only in 1959 (23) have they enjoyed more top-flight league wins in a single calendar year in the club's history.Watford have lost five consecutive Premier League matches, their longest losing run within a single league season since they lost each of their final six games of the 2016-17 campaign under Walter Mazzarri.West Ham have recovered 12 points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, more than any other side.
Our players are well rested, and we do have a Premier League game in midweek so that has to come into consideration. Kick Off 3pm: Everton vs BrentfordTeam news: Dominic Calvert-Lewin will miss Frank Lampard's first match as Everton manager.
Aubameyang stripped of Arsenal captaincyArsenal 3-0 Southampton - Match report and highlightsLive football on Sky Sports this week | Get Sky SportsArsenal started the season strongly, but it all unravelled during a fateful 2-2 draw with Birmingham City in February, when Gallas reacted furiously to Gael Clichy's late concession of a penalty and staged a sit-down protest in the centre circle at St Andrew's after the final whistle.
My team won in Old Trafford 1-0 and Bernardo Silva spent five minutes in the corner. That is not ugly, it's defending the position.
Harry Kane, so prolific in previous seasons, continues to look bereft of confidence, with only one goal in 10 Premier League appearances following a summer of speculation surrounding his future.
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He didn't put Fernandes in midfield and take Fred off and say, 'Let's empty the midfield.' He retained that.
The holy grail 3-5-2 which helped them win at Tottenham on Saturday lasted barely half an hour at Atalanta, and already we're back to square one.
Aaron Ramsdale and Conor Gallagher made their senior debuts - that's now 50 players that Southgate has given a debut to in the five years he's been in charge.
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We realised the crowd had already been following along with this saga. We were coming out and it felt like a victory. Maybe we could do this. I just remember we got it to the middle, we found our little spot and turned (the trophy) ever so slightly. It starts to go sideways and we heard this loud pop and felt all this wind come out of the balloon. I just kind of lost it at that.
SCORE PREDICTION: 0-1 BETTING ANGLE: Aston Villa to win and under 2.5 goals (4/1 with Sky Bet) Opta stats Brentford are unbeaten in their last seven league games against Aston Villa (W3 D4), with all three of their victories coming in home games.After winning their first three away league games against Brentford (between 1935 and 1947), Aston Villa have lost their last three visits to the Bees in league competition (between 2017 and 2019).Aston Villa have won four of their last five Premier League away games against promoted sides (L1), more than they had in their previous 22 such games in the competition (W3 D8 L11).Aston Villa won 2-1 against Crystal Palace in their last Premier League game in London.
The victory keeps World Cup qualification - and a first major tournament appearance - in their own hands, with Wales chasing a runners-up berth in Group I to ensure a play-off spot.
They lacked the early verve of Friday's 4-1 win over Andorra and, outside the lively Noni Madueke, could not find the ruthlessness demanded by boss Carsley.
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Team newsEverton centre-back Yerry Mina could come back into contention for the squad to face Arsenal after two months out with a hamstring problem.
You just have to look at the numbers from France, they really pushed women's football into the mainstream.
Liverpool are likely to reach the 49th game in their unbeaten run, which would come against Manchester City, in an attempt to rival Arsenal's Invincibles.
I signed a contract for this season and next season, said Conte. I think that we decided together, the club and I, to go for this decision.
They've evolved since the new manager arrived, they're already fourth in the league. It's going to be a very difficult game, as every Champions League game is.
The 25-year-old has also taken his tally for the 2021-22 campaign to 14 from 27 appearances across all competitions, with his most recent performances helping the Reds to cope in the absence of star duo Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane while they turn out at Afcon.
Gary Cahill will sit out the match after the former England defender was sent off in the 1-0 win at Barnsley last weekend.
Asked if the injury could keep the midfielder out of the Club World Cup, the coach said: Hopefully not, we will see. He felt an injury in extra time with this shot on goal. Only by this shot – it wasn't a serious problem during the game – it was only when he had the shot he realised he felt pain and so we took him off.
Neither Eden Hazard nor Gareth Bale have completed 90 minutes for Real Madrid this season. They are 30 and 32 respectively and ravaged by injury.
A total of six games were postponed last weekend because of Covid-19 outbreaks. Femi and TJ's predictions for those matches are below, and any points they earn will be added to their overall score when those games are played, which could change the overall result.
Six additional minutes were signalled as Chelsea looked to kill the game with Cesar Azpilicueta going to ground citing a foot injury but the Blues captain was crestfallen moments later.
Have a good weekend. Tom Adams will be here on Monday, assuming he hasn't bought Fiorentina before then.
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Frank's men made a positive start, with some suggestions that the groundsman had allowed the grass to grow slightly longer to impede City's fluidity of attack with the returning Foden unable to reach Joao Cancelo's deep cross the only noteworthy incident of the opening 10 minutes.
