Cuca comemora a última vitória pelo Verdão: 'Certeza do dever cumprido'

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Cuca comandou sua última partida pelo Palmeiras neste domingo. Com o triunfo sobre o Vitória, o técnico chegou a 30 vitórias em 53 jogos pelo clube – além de 11 empates e 12 derrotas. Com o título brasileiro e uma campanha que acumulou marcas históricas, o treinador se despede satisfeito.

-Sensação de extrema alegria, de poder fechar com chave de ouro. Mesmo sendo campeão, levamos a sério o último jogo, respeitamos a competição. Fizemos um grande jogo. Vencemos o Vitória aqui, não é fácil. O pessoal, mesmo sem ritmo de jogo, fez uma grande partida. Sempre falei que o Palmeiras, depois que conseguisse o objetivo, jogaria mais solto, mais leve. A gente sai com a certeza do dever cumprido – analisou o técnico.

Mesmo sem 14 jogadores e com apenas três titulares em campo (Jailson, Mina e Tchê Tchê), o Verdão fez um bom jogo no Barradão e conseguiu virar com os gols de Gabriel e Alecsandro. A atuação apesar das várias mudanças no time deixa Cuca com a certeza de que seu substituto encontrará um bom trabalho. A expectativa é de que Eduardo Baptista seja anunciado nesta semana.

-Hoje (domingo) jogou praticamente um time que não estava jogando, e foi bem, com qualidade. Conseguiu fazer as jogadas, tocar a bola, fez dois gols. Acho que acaba como melhor ataque da competição, melhor defesa. Acoplamos tudo. Eles deram continuidade ao trabalho daqueles que não vieram. Jogaram muito bem. Um campo cheio, adversário motivado, jogamos bem e vencemos. Fica o legado de uma base sólida, firme, que com um bom trabalho do Eduardo (Baptista) tem tudo para dar certo ano que vem – encerrou.

Querido pela torcida e responsável por encerrar o jejum de 22 anos sem o título brasileiro no Palmeiras, Cuca decidiu tirar os primeiros meses para cuidar de sua família. Ele chegou ao Verdão em março e cumpriu a promessa feita após a eliminação do Paulista de que terminaria como campeão nacional.

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Sunderland fans fume at Charlie Wyke

Charlie Wyke was at the centre of the drama in Sunderland’s League One play-off semi-final second leg against Lincoln City. 

Top-scorer Wyke spurned a glorious opportunity shortly after Ross Stewart had put Sunderland in front – he rounded Lincoln goalkeeper Alex Palmer and could have squared to an arriving Chris Maguire for a tap-in.

Instead, though, Wyke went for goal himself and inexplicably fired his shot straight at the covering defender.

It looked as if he had made amends when he doubled the Black Cats’ lead just after the half-hour mark, meeting Aiden McGeady’s cross with an outstretched leg and beat Palmer.

But then, 10 minutes into the second half, he came back to defend a Lincoln corner and lost his man, Tom Hopper, who headed home to restore Lincoln’s advantage on aggregate.

Wyke lost nine aerial duels in total, conceded possession 12 times times and made only 12 accurate passes in the game, fewer than Sunderland ‘keeper Lee Burge (via SofaScore).

Here’s what fans made of his display.

Wyke under fire after missing chance and losing man

“Terrible from Wyke that”

Credit: @AdamGuest

“Wyke frustrates me”

Credit: @ColeLevy5

“Awful marking by Wyke.”

Credit: @kevlennon1

“Charlie Wyke is a terrible footballer, he’s brilliant at letting a football hit him and that’s it…no other skills…”

Credit: @Dankendal93

“If we go out. It’s wyke to blame, completely.”

Credit: @Safc1879_

“Wyke had a mare”

Credit: @Stefano_Uvavu

“Wyke been horrible today. Could have had 3.”

Credit: @ciaranrace6

“Get Wyke off the pitch!”

Credit: @deanrankin

“Honestly wyke can’t kick a ball”

Credit: @aaronclasper

In other news, Black Cats fans fumed at this update. 

مبابي بعد إقصاء باريس سان جيرمان من دوري الأبطال: الموسم لم ينته وسنبقى متحدين

أعرب الدولي الفرنسي كيليان مبابي، نجم هجوم فريق باريس سان جيرمان، عن خيبة أمله لهزيمة فريقه أمام ريال مدريد في بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.

وتلقى باريس سان جيرمان هزيمة قاسية من ريال مدريد بنتيجة 3-1، في المباراة التي جمعت بين الفريقين مساء أمس الأربعاء على ملعب “سانتياجو برنابيو”، ضمن لقاءات إياب دور الـ16 من دوري الأبطال. شاهد اهداف مباراة ريال مدريد وباريس سان جيرمان

اقرأ أيضًا.. ماركا تكشف كواليس 15 دقيقة جمعت بين مبابي وبنزيما بعد ريمونتادا ريال مدريد

وكتب مبابي عبر حسابه الرسمي بموقع التواصل الاجتماعي “إنستجرام”: “وقت صعب، كان دوري أبطال أوروبا هدفًا كبيرًا بالنسبة لنا، لكننا فشلنا”.

وأضاف: “الموسم لم ينته بعد ومهما حدث سنبقى متحدين ومصممين حتى المباراة الأخيرة من الموسم”.

وأتم موجهًا حديثه لجماهير باريس سان جيرمان قائلًا: “شكرًا للداعمين الذي يدعموننا، وللجماهير التي سافرت، هذا هو باريس”.

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يحيى الكومي: حمد إبراهيم مستمر مع الإسماعيلي.. وباهر المحمدي ليس للبيع

كشف يحيى الكومي رئيس نادي الإسماعيلي، حقيقة رحيل حمد إبراهيم المدير الفني للفريق الأول، مشيرًا إلى أنه لا نيه للتفريط في خدمات باهر المحمدي.

وقال الكومي في تصريحات تلفزيونية عبر فضائية “ten”: “تفاوضت مع حسام وإبراهيم حسن لتدريب الإسماعيلي قبل قدوم حمد إبراهيم، لكنهما أكدا احترامهما لتعاقدهما مع الاتحاد السكندري”.

وتابع: “حمد ابراهيم أظهر بصماته مع الإسماعيلي في فترة قصيرة ومستمر مع الدراويش ولا صحة لرحيله كما تردد في وسائل الإعلام”.

طالع أيضًا.. حمد إبراهيم: أعاني في الإسماعيلي بسبب إيهاب جلال

وأردف: “الأزمة التي حدثت بين باهر المحمدي وحسام حسن المدير الفني للاتحاد السكندري بعد المباراة، انتهت مباشرة بنهاية اللقاء بعد اعتذار حسام لباهر”.

وأكد: “باهر المحمدي مستمر مع الإسماعيلي ولا نية للتفريط في اللاعب بنهاية الموسم”.

وأختتم: “هناك لائحة جديدة سيتم تطبيقها في الإسماعيلي وهي لائحة خاصة بالثواب والعقاب وستشمل المكافآت في حالة المكسب والخصومات حال الهزيمة”.

Villa’s Brad Young was superb in FA Youth Cup final

After seeing their first-team round off the Premier League season in style on Sunday, Aston Villa’s youngsters added to the feel-good factor surrounding the club by lifting the FA Youth Cup on Monday night.

Villa ran out 2-1 winners over Liverpool, as goals from Ben Chrisene and Brad Young were enough to ensure the Midlands club got their hands on the trophy for the first time since 2002.

And while much of the hype this season has been around the likes of Louie Barry – who scored in the FA Cup against Liverpool’s senior side – and Carney Chukwuemeka – who made his first-team debut at Spurs – it was Young who arguably stole the show on Sunday.

The 18-year-old forward was full of energy and dynamism, and earned his just rewards when he stepped up to take a penalty after he was initially tripped by Liverpool’s Billy Koumetio.

The goal was Young’s 21st in all competitions, and another reminder to Villa’s first-team boss Dean Smith that the club have got some incredible talents on their hands in the academy.

And, writing in his post-match player ratings for The Birmingham Mail, Ashley Preece gave him a nine, saying: “The 18-year-old from Solihull ran Liverpool ragged all evening. He must have been watching Ollie Watkins this season as he pressed his centre-backs into submission.

“Young was like a man possessed and he got his goal after a run in behind off Lindley’s free-kick to win a penalty. Young dispatched in similar vein to Bruno Fernandes for his 21st goal of the season. Barry looked right in the mood as well as he danced past two before striking off the post as he was off balance. It was an all-round performance and he looked a threat with Villa letting Liverpool back into it late on. Young’s development is one to keep an eye on next season.”

And that last line there on Young being “one to keep an eye on” is certainly something Villa fans should be all over during pre-season and when the new Premier League campaign gets under way.

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With reports linking Wesley with a move away from Villa Park this summer, there’s certainly an opportunity for the 18-year-old to potentially stake his claim to be more involved with Smith’s first-team, along with someone like Louie Barry.

Meanwhile, Villa must go back in for this star amid a major transfer update from Sky Sports…

Vasco anuncia presente de Natal: Escudero, primeiro reforço para 2017

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Pouco depois das 1h deste domingo de Natal, o Vasco cumpriu a promessa feita no início da semana passada pelo presidente Eurico Miranda e anunciou o presente para a torcida do clube: o meia Damián Escudero. Com 29 anos, o argentino, que estava no Puebla, do México, chega a São Januário após ter o nome aprovado pelo técnico Cristovão Borges e ser velho conhecido do gerente de futebol Anderson Barros, com quem trabalhou no Vitória. O contrato será de dois anos.

Ainda não há confirmação de quando Escudero será apresentado pelo Vasco, mas é certo de que ele estará na reapresentação do elenco, marcada para o dia 2 de janeiro de 2017 em São Januário. O meia terá tempo para se entrosar no time principalmente durante a pré-temporada que será realizada nos Estados Unidos, com a participação na Flórida Cup. A delegação viaja em 10 de janeiro. Outros quatro reforços devem ser contratados para a próxima temporada, com o principal nome que vem em negociação sendo do atacante Luis Fabiano.

No texto de confirmação no site oficial, assinado por Eurico Miranda, o Vasco afirma que Escudero “é o primeiro dos reforços que serão anunciados nesta fase de festas natalinas e virada do ano”. A cúpula do futebol do clube e São Januário garante ainda que “negociações muito avançadas com outros jogadores continuam” e devem concretizá-las na próxima semana. O desejo do Vasco, vale lembrar, é o de ter todo o elenco fechado até a reapresentação.

> Confira a ficha técnica do novo jogador do Vasco:

Nome: Damián Ariel Escudero
Nascimento: 20/4/1987 (29 anos)
Local: Rosario (Argentina)
Altura: 1,76m
Posição: Meio de campo

Clubes
2005 a 2008 – Velez Sarsfield-ARG
2008 – Villareal-ESP
2008 a 2009 – Valladolid-ESP
2009 a 2010 – Villareal-ESP
2010 – Boca Juniors-ARG
2011 – Grêmio-RS
2012 – Atlético-MG
2013 a 2015 – Vitória-BA
2016 – Puebla-MEX

Títulos
2007 – Copa do Mundo Sub-20 – Seleção Argentina
2012 – Campeonato Mineiro – Atlético-MG
2013 – Campeonato Baiano – Vitória

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England beat Pakistan by six wickets

Home team’s 34-match unbeaten record shattered: Karachi, Dec 11: Pakistan plunged to depths ofdespair under darkness when England earned a hardfought six-wicket victory in the third and finalcricket Test to clinch the three-match series 1-0and a

Samiul Hasan12-Dec-2000Home team’s 34-match unbeaten record shattered:Karachi, Dec 11: Pakistan plunged to depths ofdespair under darkness when England earned a hardfought six-wicket victory in the third and finalcricket Test to clinch the three-match series 1-0and a cash award of $10,000.Under extremely poor light with street lamps on,England achieved the victory target of 176 withsix wickets and 15 balls of the mandatory oversremaining.Earlier, Pakistan resuming on the final morning at71 for three were bundled out for 158 with thelast six wickets falling for a mere 30 runs.Pakistan captain Moin Khan made several valientattempts to appeal against poor light and in theprocess received an official warning by WestIndian Steve Bucknor as the match finished at5.55pm and before an empty stadium as the handfulof spectators had left the venue for Iftar (timefor breaking fast).Moin argued with the Jamaician, Buknor, that thefielders were unable to pick the ball due to poorvisibility though the batsmen continued to throwthe bat around and much to their luck, alwaysconnected them properly.The victory ended Pakistan’s 34-match unbeatenrecord at the National Stadium and five-serieswinning sequence against the Englishmen. For theproud Nasser Hussain’s men, it was their firstseries triumph over Pakistan in Pakistan since1961 when Ted Dexter’s party defeated ImtiazAhmad’s men 1-0.It was also Pakistan’s fourth defeat in a trot onhome surface after they lost to Australia andZimbabwe in 1998 and then to Sri Lanka earlierthis year in February-March.The man who made the difference in the end was 32-year-old Graham Thorpe who played the innings ofhis life while scoring a match-winning unbeaten 64from 97 balls with the aid of four boundaries.Together with Worcestershire’s Graeme Hick, Thorpefeature in a 91-run fourth wicket partnership in102 minutes after Saqlain Mushtaq had struckthrice in quick succession to leave Englandreeling at 65 for three in 17 overs.Hick, whose previous best in the series was 18,scored a rapid 65-ball 40 before he was castled byWaqar Younis. Nevertheless, the batsman might havejust managed to save his sinking career andconvince the selectors to retain him for theseries against Sri Lanka for which the Englandteam arrives there in February next year.The two batsmen worked the ball in gaps and keptthe scoreboard ticking with ones and twos. Therewas no urgency in their batting as they chalkedout their strategy to perfection and stuck to it.For a second it looked England had lost their waywhen they could score only 40 from 15 oversbetween overs 15 and 30 before accelerating thescoring rate.It was also an excellent bit of captaincy byNasser Hussain when he promoted an out-of-formHick ahead of him. It was a gamble not manycaptains would have played. But for the confidencethe captain has in the abilities of the Zimbabweborn batsman, it worked.There can’t be any two opinions that England werea much better team than Pakistan who did nothingbut tried to play game of words by making bigclaims. The tourists were composed, united,ambitious and determined and continued the goodwork they had started back home five months agowhile defeating the West Indies 3-1 for the firsttime in 31 years.The biggest strength of the Englishmen was theirconviction that they could do the impossible thistime. On alien conditions and playing against amuch talented opposition, the tourists played theentire series without shuffling their team whilePakistan made mind-boggling and ill-plannedchanges after changes in persuit of finding awinning combination.It can’t be more embarrassing and humiliating forthe Pakistanis to suffer defeat when they preparedwickets supportive for the spinners in an effortto exploit England’s vulerability. In the end, itwas Pakistan that was left needing to carry outsoul-searching and probably an overhauling becausesome of the players just don’t deserve to be inthis trade.It is also a moment of concern and requiresindepth ananlysis as to why the Pakistan team islion aboard and lamb at home.There can’t be more disappointing defeat to a teamso promising and highly-rated as Pakistan to losea Test after scoring 292 for three at stumps onthe first day and then accumulating 405 in thefirst innings.Without taking any credit from England in thisTest, Pakistan’s batting proved disgusting, theirbowling pathetic, fielding horrendous and MoinKhan’s captaincy and wicketkeeping far fromsatisfactory. Saqlain Mushtaq picked up threewickets but conceded 64 runs from 17 overs.Moin Khan showed that he needed a lot ofexperience before he can command his men in thefield when he made senseless bowling changes. Heunder-bowled Danish Kaneria, the specialist wristspinner, over-bowled Shahid Afridi and brought inWaqar Younis too late in the day to scare theEngland batsmen under rapidly fading light.While fingers can be rightly pointed at MoinKhan’s inability to handle pressure situations,there is no explanation for a disappointingbatting display in daylight. Yousuf Youhana, onwhom Pakistan’s hopes rested, was out hookingshortly before lunch and was soon joined thedressing room by Salim Elahi (37), Abdur Razzaq(1) and Moin Khan (14).Nevertheless, Youhana finished with 343 runs fromfour innings to earn the Man-of-the-Series.Michael Atherton, who played a masterly innings of125 during his 579 minutes of vigil in the firstinnings, was adjudged Man-of-the-Match.Ashley Giles, on his maiden tour with the Englandteam, finished with three for 38 from 37 overs tofinish the series with 17 wickets and betteringNick Cook’s record of 14 wickets in Pakistan.Darren Gough bowled his heart out to end up withthree for 30.It was an extraordinary conclusion to the seriesbeing played after 13 years. While the Englandteam will fly out on Tuesday with their headshigh, Pakistan cricket managers will be left doinga lot of home work and planning for the team’snext assignment which is against New Zealand inNew Zealand in February.

Wolves linked with Rangers boss Gerrard

Wolves have been linked with a move for Rangers boss Steven Gerrard recently and it would be a huge blow if the 40-year-old manager were to depart Ibrox this summer.

What’s the word?

According to The Athletic, whilst Wolves are close to appointing Benfica boss Bruno Lage as their successor to Nuno Espirito Santo, there are still doubts over whether he will be eligible for a work permit, whilst Gerrard and Frank Lampard have both been considered as options by the Molineux outfit.

Fortunately for Rangers fans, it is claimed that Gerrard has not been formally approached by Wolves about their vacant manager position but if the appointment of Lage falls through, it would not be a surprise if they do act on their reported interest in the Liverpool legend.

Could Gerrard be lured away from Rangers by Wolves?

Wolves have established themselves as a Premier League force to be reckoned with since their promotion to the top-flight in 2018, as they have secured seventh, seventh and 13th placed finishes in their three seasons back in the Premier League.

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Whilst this season was something of a struggle for the Midlands club, they were without star striker Raul Jimenez for much of the campaign after his fractured skull injury, whilst fellow forward Diogo Jota joined Liverpool last summer.

The Old Gold have a recent European campaign under their belt, as they reached the quarter-finals of the Europa League, so certainly have the potential to challenge both domestically and in Europe in the near future.

Although the “amazing” Gerrard has just won the title at Rangers and is undoubtedly looking forward to his side playing in the Champions League next season, Wolves would offer him a chance to test himself in the Premier League at an established club, which might just be enough to lure him away from Ibrox.

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Certainly, when you consider the impact he has had during his time at Ibrox, it would be a massive blow to Rangers chairman Douglas Park if he were to leave the club this summer, so Gers fans will be desperate for Lage’s work permit to be approved so that he can take over at Molineux.

And, in other news… Wilson heading for Rangers transfer disaster with £20m flop who “can’t run”

مانشيني: لا يوجد فريق مفضل للفوز في تصفيات كأس العالم.. والجميع يبدأ من الصفر

يحذر المدير الفني روبرتو مانشيني من أن إيطاليا لم يكن لديها الكثير من الوقت للتحضير لمباراتها أمام مقدونيا الشمالية والمباريات الفاصلة لكأس العالم، ولهذا السبب ركز على نفس اللاعبين الذين فازوا باليورو.

في استاد باربيرا يلتقي منتخب إيطاليا مع مقدونيا الشمالية بمباراة نصف النهائي في الملحق الأوروبي المؤهل لكأس العالم، وذلك في تمام العاشرة إلا ربع مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة.

سيواجه الفائز في تلك المباراة إما البرتغال أو تركيا للحصول على مكان في كأس العالم قطر 2022.

وقال مانشيني في المؤتمر الصحفي: “لم يكن لدينا الكثير من الوقت، كان على اللاعبين التعافي من الرحلات الطويلة والكثير من المباريات، لذلك كان لدينا نصف يوم فقط لتجربة المواقف التكتيكية”.

وأضاف: “هذا هو السبب في أننا ركزنا على نفس اللاعبين الذين فازوا ببطولة اليورو، لأنهم يعرفون بعضهم البعض وما نحتاج إلى القيام به”.

هناك أيضًا تسعة لاعبين في الفريق الحالي خاضوا إقصاء كأس العالم على يد السويد في نوفمبر 2017، وهي المرة الوحيدة بخلاف 1958 عندما فشلت إيطاليا في التأهل إلى البطولة.

وتابع: “هذه هي حياة الشخصية الرياضية، هناك نجاحات وإخفاقات، نتمنى جميعًا أن نحقق الانتصارات فقط، كل ما علينا فعله هو التركيز على أنفسنا، تلعب إيطاليا كرة قدم جيدة وعلينا التركيز، لا شيء أكثر من ذلك”.

وبسؤاله عن أن البرتغال لديها كريستيانو رونالدو وحققت تركيا بعض النتائج الجيدة في مرحلة المجموعات، فهل هناك مرشح في هذا الطريق إلى المونديال؟، أجاب مانشيني: “كلنا نبدأ من الصفر، كل مباراة تبدأ بالتعادل 0-0 ويمكن أن يحدث أي شيء خلال 90 دقيقة”.

وأكمل: “لا أرى أي فريق مفضل للفوزتركيا، حيث يجب لعب كل مباراة، بما في ذلك تلك التي قد تبدو سهلة على الورق”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. كيلليني قبل مباراة إيطاليا المصيرية: تجاربي سيئة مع كأس العالم وآمل في نهاية سعيدة

واصل مدرب إيطاليا: “مقدونيا الشمالية تدافع بشكل جيد ولديها تقنية جيدة، لا تنسوا أنها فازت خارج أرضها على ألمانيا في التصفيات، نحن بحاجة إلى الصبر، لكنه يبدأ من 0-0، فليس الأمر كما لو أننا بحاجة إلى قلب النتيجة”.

سُئل مانشيني عن الذي تغير في المنتخب الإيطالي بعد الفوز ببطولة أوروبا 2020 وسقوطه في تصفيات كأس العالم، وجاء الرد: “لقد حاولنا دائمًا لعب كرة القدم لدينا، الشيء الوحيد هو أنه عندما تستعد لكأس العالم أو بطولة أوروبا، يكون لديك وقت للعمل في التدريبات بشكل مكثف، عندما تلعب في منتصف الموسم، لا نمتلك هذه الرفاهية”.

وأتم مانشيني: “باليرمو كان يدعمنا دائمًا وسوف يفعل هذه المرة أيضًا، مع بيع تذاكر الملعب بالكامل ومن الإيجابي أيضًا أنه بعد عامين، هذه هي المباراة الأولى بسعة 100 في المائة”.

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