On Monday morning, Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed they decided to relieve Nuno Espirito Santo from his duties after just four months in charge. The board are expected to begin their search for a new manager promptly. Reports broke through on Sunday that Spurs were contemplating relieving Nuno of his duty following a disastrous Premier League defeat against Manchester United (3-0), who themselves had lost 5-0 to Liverpool a week ago. https://twitter.com/InfogolApp/status/1455122947484504075 The Portuguese leaves the club eighth in the table after ten games; his team won five and lost five, albeit those five defeats came against Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, West Ham, and Crystal Palace with the team conceding three goals in…
Author: Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.
AC Milan beat AS Roma, and Napoli beat Salernitana to continue their two-way battle at the top of the Serie A table. Reigning champions Inter Milan, meanwhile, kept up with the top two with the help of a win over Udinese. The Rossoneri inflicted the first-ever home loss in Serie A on Jose Mourinho by beating his AS Roma 2-1. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the opening goal of the game from a freekick in the 25th minute. The Swede sent a low, powerful shot into the far corner, which crept under the wall and over the man lying down, and beat a still Rui Patricio. Milan’s…
Los Blancos pair Marco Asensio and Luka Jovic are drawing interest from Premier League outfits. Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham are reported to be interested in the Spaniard, while the Reds are also said to be keen on the Serbian. Both the youngsters are currently bench options for Los Blancos, with manager Carlo Ancelotti preferring to play with Karim Benzema, Rodrygo, and Vinicius Jr instead. As per El Nacional, the Spanish giants are looking to offload Asensio, whose contract at the club is due to expire in 2023. President Florentino Perez wants to get the Spaniard off his books while he still retains some of his value, instead of…
Tottenham Hotspur are said to have begun their search for Hugo Lloris’ replacements. The Frenchman is in his twilight years, and Spurs are hoping to secure a successor before too long. Tottenham have earmarked ex-Arsenal player Emiliano Martinez as the top candidate to replace Lloris – when the time comes. The Frenchman has been a loyal servant to the club since joining them from Olympique Lyon in 2012, but now 34, has a few years remaining at the top level. S purs have begun searching for his replacements, and despite signing Pierluigi Gollini in the summer, have devised a four-man shortest with Martinez at the top. Credit:…
A Lionel Messi-less Mauricio Pochettino’s side came from a goal down to beat champions Lille 2-1 in Ligue 1. The Argentine attacker started the game but was taken off at half-time. Credit: AFP Post-match, the Argentine confirmed that he withdrew Messi due to precautionary reasons rather than tactical. However, the ex-Tottenham boss emphasized that Messi will be available for Paris’ midweek tie against RB Leipzig in the Champions League. “We have to wait. We spoke with the doctor. It’s a precaution. He couldn’t go on, but it’s not a big issue. He will be available for the next game,” Poch told the media.…
Reigning Serie A champions confirmed that they will have to sell Christian Eriksen to a foreign team due to domestic regulations. The midfielder won’t be allowed to continue his career in Italy because of his cardiac arrest at the Euros. The Nerazzurri confirmed the same in their recently published financial results. The statement read as follows: “With reference to the registration rights of the player Eriksen, it should be noted that following a serious injury occurred during the European Championships in June 2021, the same was temporarily inhibited by the Italian medical authority from sporting activity for the current season.”Although…
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has his job – for now. However, pressure is building on the Norwegian, with reports claiming that the club has lined up Leicester City’s Brendan Rodgers to be his replacement. United continue to put their faith in Solskjaer despite a 5-0 humiliation at home to rivals Liverpool the previous weekend. The Norwegian survived the difficult post-match period, as fans turned on him and the team, but he is certain to take charge of the weekend’s league game against Tottenham and possibly the midweek trip to Atalanta. However, as per multiple reports, the club won’t hesitate to make a change…
Ex-Nants striker Emiliano Sala lost his life on January 21, 2019, after a flight carrying him from France to Wales crashed along the way. The organizer of said flight, David Henderson, has now been found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft. A jury of seven men and five women has convicted Henderson – the businessman who organized the fatal flight that crashed killing the Argentinian forward and pilot David Ibbotson – for endangering the safety of any aircraft. Credit: Matthew Horwood The jury declared Henderson guilty by a major verdict of 10 to 2. He is expected to…
The club have confirmed the promotion of Sergi Barjuan from the ‘B’ team to the first team. Barjuan will replace the departed Ronald Koeman on an interim basis while the club continues its attempts to bring in Xavi Hernandez on a full-time contract. Barjuan will take over the responsibilities from the dismissed Ronald Koeman, albeit only on an interim basis, as the club continues its search for his full-time successor. The Spaniard will be relieved from his interim position as soon as Barcelona finalize a full-time appointment – thought to be Xavi Hernandez by several journalists. Barcelona released the following statement confirming the…
West Ham ended Manchester City’s reign as EFL Cup holders by knocking them out on penalties in the tournament’s last 16. The Citizens had won four titles back-to-back. https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/1453462981078093836 The two teams’ attempts to break the deadlock in regular time proved to be fruitless – but not for the lack of trying. Youngster Cole Palmer – who led City in attack – had his shot saved by West Ham’s Alphonse Areola, the Frenchman stopping a close-range shot with his feet. The PSG loanee also made two good saves from Kevin De Bruyne and John Stones in the second half, forcing the game to be decided through penalties. In the…