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Como era de se esperar desde o começo do Paulistão-2022, o Palmeiras levantou o título estadual deste ano. A goleada por 4 a 0 sobre o São Paulo, no último domingo, mostra que o patamar alviverde é bem diferente dos demais rivais do estado e que a última derrota foi um acidente de percurso. Agora, depois de duas conquistas, o clube deve encarar pendências postergadas.

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No último domingo, o Allianz Parque presenciou um dos maiores “amassos” de sua história. Os são-paulinos podem até reclamar de um lance ou outro da arbitragem, mas quem esteve no estádio, viu que o Verdão faria quantos gols fossem necessários para reverter a vantagem adquirida pelo rival no primeiro jogo da final. A verdade é que a diferença atual entre os times, quando estão em seus ápices, é do tamanho da goleada por 4 a 0, ou até muito maior.

O desequilíbrio técnico, tático, físico e emocional foi enorme, não houve adversário para o Palmeiras em campo. Em certos duelos individuais, chegou a “dar dó” de alguns jogadores do Tricolor, que pareciam juvenis enfrentando adultos. O Alviverde é um time cascudo, com muitas finais nas costas (uma a cada dois meses em média), e com muitos atletas que já disputaram dez ou mais partidas de decisão. Além de tudo, é uma equipe experimentadíssima.

Todo esse cenário só faz pensar que aquela derrota por 3 a 1 no Morumbi foi um acidente de percurso, talvez pelo pênalti mal marcado pela arbitragem antes do intervalo, algo que mudou a partida, não há como negar. Por causa desse revés, o Verdão não terminou o estadual invicto, o que reforçaria ainda mais a facilidade com que encarou o torneio e a superioridade na comparação.

Não foi possível manter a invencibilidade, mas o título ficou com o Palmeiras, que somou sua quinta taça em nove finais com Abel Ferreira. Somente em 2022, já levantou a taça da Recopa Sul-Americana e do Paulistão, além do vice no Mundial de Clubes, disputando todas as partidas possíveis para a equipe neste ano até aqui. Há quem diga que agora, com Brasileirão, Libertadores e Copa do Brasil, é que o ano realmente vai começar no futebol do país.

E para o Palmeiras isso pode ter um efeito semelhante, uma vez que o clube e Abel Ferreira admitem publicamente que a preparação, até aqui, levou em conta priorizar o Mundial e a Recopa, sem dar tanta importância ao Paulistão, mas a vontade dos jogadores levou o time a mais uma conquista com força máxima. A partir desta semana, será a hora de encarar 2022 de vez.

Primeiramente com as viagens longas da fase de grupos da Libertadores, que testará o nível físico e técnico do elenco, e que dividirá os próximos meses com Brasileirão e Copa do Brasil. Pode ser aí a oportunidade de analisar se será necessário ou não reforçar o grupo no meio da temporada, contando também com as possíveis saídas na janela de verão na Europa. Danilo é o mais provável.

Essa questão foi mantida em “Banho Maria” nesses últimos tempos por conta do “fechamento” do grupo focando nas disputas citadas acima. Além disso, as renovações contratuais ficaram em “stand by”. São os casos de Marcos Rocha, Gustavo Scarpa, Jailson e Marcelo Lomba, cujos vínculos são válidos até o fim deste ano. Deyverson, por sua vez, tem contrato somente até o meio de 2022.

O centroavante não deve permanecer e será liberado quando terminar o vínculo, mas os outros quatro devem ser procurados de forma mais consistente pela diretoria para tratar de suas renovações. A ideia é prorrogar o contrato de Scarpa, Rocha, Jailson e Lomba, considerados peças importantes no elenco.

De certa forma, 2022 começa de vez para o Palmeiras e de olho em mais títulos, agora buscando confirmar seu alto patamar em nível nacional e continental. No estado, pelo jeito, os adversários estão uns degraus atrás.

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A “terrific” manager has reportedly emerged as a leading candidate to become Millwall’s next boss, having caught the eye during talks over the vacant role.

Millwall eyeing Harris replacement

The Championship side are looking for a new manager after Neil Harris’ time in charge came to an end earlier this month, with the legendary former striker stepping down after fierce criticism of the supporters, saying:

“People have to get their head out of clouds and realise we’ve done well to achieve what we’ve achieved so far and how tough it is for us as a group. You miss Romain [Esse], you miss Japhet [Tanganga] and you miss Jake Cooper. Three players that probably get in anybody’s Championship team. So just a reminder to people, the thickos, that when you take the three best players out of the team that this is Millwall Football Club.”

Mat Sadler has emerged as an option for Millwall, with the 39-year-old currently head coach of Walsall, only losing three times in League Two this season and guiding his team to the top of the table.

The Lions are 13th in the Championship table currently, so the new boss wouldn’t be inheriting a team languishing at the bottom and in danger of being relegated, and an experienced individual has now been mentioned as an option alongside Sadler.

Millwall impressed by "terrific" manager

According to a new update from The Mirror, Alex Neil has emerged as a strong option to replace Harris as Millwall manager, after “impressing in talks” with the club.

The 43-year-old has been out of management since departing Stoke City last year, but looks to be a strong choice to come in at The Den and take the team forward.

While Sadler is an exciting young option who is clearly flourishing at another club currently, Neil could be looked at as the safer pair of hands, having now proven himself in the Championship over an extended period of time.

The Scot has 466 matches under his belt in his career, despite still only being 43 years of age, and he was praised by Clinton Morrison during his time in charge at Sunderland, with the former striker saying:

“He’s come in and done a terrific job. This is a big club, we all kept saying they’re too big to be in League One. Many managers tried to get them out, he’s done that. He went in there at a difficult time when there was a lot of unrest at the club, and he produced. He’s done fantastic, and he’ll do well in the Championship. I think with a couple more signings, they have an outside chance this season.”

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Neil will surely be champing at the bit to return to management and prove his worth once again, and given his track record, not least guiding Norwich City to the Premier League, he stands out as a good pick for Millwall, making this one to watch.

Ange Postecoglou was incensed after Tottenham Hotspur were defeated by Newcastle United down N17. It marks the fifth defeat from seven matches in the Premier League and condemns Spurs to a continued place at the bottom end of the table.

Context is key, for Tottenham are dealing with a shocking injury crisis that has effectively precluded any kind of consistency, but it’s still frustrating to watch capable players make blunders with deflating regularity.

While he’s been dealt a terrible hand, Postecoglou has been at fault for some of his tactical decisions, certainly not getting it right when opting to start Timo Werner on the left flank.

The German international was truly terrible. Again.

Timo Werner's performance vs Newcastle

Last summer, Werner was called back for a second loan spell in north London. Postecoglou wanted some added depth and enjoyed the 28-year-old’s pace last season, albeit not his finishing.

Heung-min Son was dropped against Newcastle after struggling against Wolves before the new year. He’s still a fantastic player but the South Korean skipper is 32 and lacks his one-time athleticism.

Werner flattered to deceive in his stead, only lasting an hour before being dragged back into the sidelines in place of his captain, who at least added some impetus with a completed dribble, a key pass and a 75% success rate in the duel, as per Sofascore.

It’s proof that Werner isn’t good enough, especially if you were to look at his performance through the lens of comparison, with Newcastle’s left flanker Anthony Gordon putting in a vastly superior showing.

Tottenham 1-2 Newcastle – Timo Werner vs Anthony Gordon

Match Stats

Werner

Gordon

Minutes played

62′

78′

Goals

0

1

Assists

0

0

Touches

22

48

Shots (on target)

0 (0)

5 (2)

Pass accuracy

10/12 (83%)

20/24 (83%)

Key passes

0

2

Dribbles (completed)

1 (0)

2 (0)

Duels (won)

4 (2)

9 (2)

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see, Werner’s opposite number outstripped him, not only chalking his name onto the scoresheet but taking plenty of touches and threading a couple of passes through to surging teammates.

Most importantly, he peppered the Tottenham goal throughout, showing Spurs that they missed out when signing Richarlison ahead of the England international in 2022.

Werner will hang his head and expect a return to the bench after this howler. He wasn’t, however, the most culpable Spurs star on the afternoon – not with Radu Dragusin continuing to knock his chances of a long-term future at the club into oblivion.

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We’re almost exactly one year on from Tottenham’s standout signing of the 2023/24 January transfer window. He joined from Genoa in a deal worth £27m but has failed to break away from a bit-part role.

As Sofascore records: Dragusin completed a rather woeful 53% of his passes, taking 17 touches (fewer than the anonymous Werner) and failing with one lonely contested duel.

It’s no surprise that London World branded the Romanian with a 3/10 match rating, lambasting him for being incapable of defending. That, to be sure, is a rather important part of being a centre-back.

It is worth noting that Dragusin and Gray were among the Tottenham players to have caught a sickness bug in the build-up to the fixture, as Ange confirmed post-match, but it was more of the same from the natural centre-half and he was still overshadowed by his younger partner.

It’s a fair point that questions must be asked of Tottenham’s tactical team, for Dragusin is not showing the kind of technical game required for lasting success within Postecoglou’s system, and has instead fallen by the wayside and languished as an inferior part alongside an 18-year-old midfielder moonlighting as a defender.

As per FBref, Dragusin actually ranks among the bottom 24% of centre-backs across Europe’s top five leagues over the past year for progressive passes (2.60) per 90 and only the top 50% for pass completion.

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy may well be inclined to urge Postecoglou to cut the club’s losses and make the Romania international expendable, which is a pretty damning thing given that Spurs’ other centre-backs all lie injured.

From being sent off after seven minutes in the Europa League during Tottenham’s away victory over Qarabag to making a spate of errors during a run in the starting line-up, courtesy of various other injuries, it’s been a testing campaign.

And let’s just forget about his ball-playing foibles, why don’t we? Sofascore have logged that the 22-year-old has been the author of four separate errors in the Premier League this term, his purportedly steely defensive qualities deserting him at an outfit crying out for some authority.

We will go out on a limb and surmise that Postecoglou will not be starting his young defender when Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Ben Davies make their anticipated returns at the end of January.

He’s young and has a platform for growth, but it’s unlikely that many Lilywhites supporters would bemoan the decision to cut him loose given his abject performances in white this season.

With a transfer value of around £21m, as per Transfermarkt, Dragusin’s stock might have taken a knock during his disastrous run at Tottenham, but he’s still got talent and many years of football ahead of him.

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Some might say that that is a fact to direct toward persistence, keeping him on the books and investing further in his potential, but Postecoglou might view things differently, with Dragusin lacking the nous and wherewithal to prosper in his system.

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شارك المصري عمر مرموش في مباراة فريقه مانشستر سيتي أمام نوتينجهام فورست، بنصف نهائي كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي.

وحقق مانشستر سيتي الفوز بهدفين دون رد، ليتأهل للمباراة النهائية حيث يلاقي كريستال بالاس في النهائي.

ولعب عمر مرموش أساسيًا مع مانشستر سيتي حتى الدقيقة 81، حيث تم استبداله وشارك جيرمي دوكو بديلاً له.

وحصل مرموش على تقييم 7.4 من 10 بحسب شبكة “سوفا سكور”، وساهم بتمريرة حاسمة في الهدف الثاني للسيتي.

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وسدد مرموش تسديدة على المرمى، وتسديدتين بعيدتين عن المرمى، وتسديدة شتتها لاعبو الخصم.

في محاولات المراوغة نجح مرموش في واحدة من أصل 3، وأهدر فرصة مؤكدة، وبلغت دقة تمريراته 91%، حيث مرر 32 تمريرة دقيقة من 35، ومرر تمريرة مفتاحية.

وفي التحامات الكرات الأرضية، فاز مرموش بـ 2 من أصل 5، وفقد الاستحواذ على الكرة 8 مرات، وارتكب خطأ. ملخص لمسات عمر مرموش في مباراة مانشستر سيتي ونوتينجهام

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O Governo do Estado do Ceará, por meio da Superintendência de Obras Públicas (SOP) e também da Secretaria do Esporte e da Juventude (Sejuv), se posicionaram sobre as condições do gramado da Arena Castelão.

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Segundo ambos os órgãos, o motivo para que não fosse feita no fim de 2021 uma troca completa da grama para um modelo híbrido (tendo 90% de grama natural com 10% de grama sintética) foi a discordância por parte dos clubes que mais utilizam em condição de mandante o estádio, Ceará e Fortaleza.

A argumentação por parte dos dois clubes seria a combinação do tempo de inutilização do estádio (a transição levaria, pelo menos, quatro meses para ser concluída) e o calendário de menos datas e mais torneios do que o habitual para os dois clubes, já que ambos participam de disputas continentais.O poder público ainda agregou que, além das manutenções constantes, o gramado passou por um processo de revitalização em janeiro deste ano.

A posição dos órgãos do Governo cearense vem após uma sequência de críticas e apontamentos feitos no fim de semana, mais precisamente no último domingo (17), ao gramado da praça esportiva que é gerenciada pelo estado.

O árbitro da partida onde o Ceará perdeu por 3 a 1 para o Botafogo, Raphael Klaus, relatou em súmula um “gramado muito ruim” além de pontuar que encontrou pedras e pedaços de vidro em meio a grama. Outro que também foi crítico a situação foi o técnico do Vozão, Dorival Júnior, apontando a dificuldade de estabelecer um jogo mais técnico diante das condições do gramado:

-É terrível você jogar num gramado como esse: castigado, horrível. (…) Fica muito complicado para você ter que criar sendo que a bola estava viva. Estava viva para os dois lados, mas quem tem a necessidade de propor acaba tendo um dificultador maior para que as coisas aconteçam de uma maneira mais natural.

Allrounder among five England squad players poised for Test debut against South Africa

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Emma Lamb is favourite to open alongside Tammy Beaumont•Getty Images

Lisa Keightley has challenged Emma Lamb to show England “what she’s got” by putting her in the frame to open alongside Tammy Beaumont in next week’s one-off women’s Test against South Africa.Keightley, the England Women’s head coach, included allrounder Lamb in a 13-strong squad announced for the Test, starting next Monday in Taunton.Related

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“Emma’s really exciting, she’s a young player who has been in and around the system,” Keightley said. “I just think it’s her time and her chance to show us what she’s got.”She also offers spin and she’s great in the field so she gives us three facets, which is always good in a Test match. It’s pretty obvious that she’s going to potentially debut, we’ll prep her as best we can. She’s got really good performances in regional cricket and now it’s just moving up into the internationals and stamp her case on moving forward on why she should be an opener.”Lamb made her international debut during the 2021 English summer, playing her only T20I against New Zealand in September before making two ODI appearances, during this year’s Ashes and World Cup.With Lauren Winfield-Hill overlooked for the Test squad after suffering a dip in form and instead named in a 16-player England Women’s A squad for a three-day fixture against South Africa at Arundel from Tuesday, Lamb looks most likely to partner Tammy Beaumont at the top of the order, having filled that role once during the Ashes.Danni Wyatt, who has also opened with Beaumont in white-ball formats, has never played a Test and was also named in the A squad, which will be captained by Georgia Elwiss with John Stanworth as head coach.Lamb is among five players poised to make their Test debuts after being named in the squad alongside fellow allrounder Alice Davidson-Richards and seam bowlers Lauren Bell, Emily Arlott and Freya Davies.ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Lamb has enjoyed a strong season for Thunder in this year’s Charlotte Edwards Cup T20 competition with two fifties and a score of 42 from six innings. She also took four wickets with her offbreaks at 19.75, with an economy rate of 5.26.Davies has played seven ODIs and 17 T20Is and was part of England’s Ashes and World Cup campaigns earlier this year, while the uncapped Arlott and Bell have been on the fringes of selection for the past year.All three are now in prime position to fill the void left by veteran seamers Anya Shrubsole, who retired from international cricket after England finished runners-up at the World Cup, and Katherine Brunt, who turns 37 on July 2 and last week announced she had played her last Test.”It’s over 10 years of those two having the ball and doing what they do,” Keightley said of Shrubsole and Brunt. “Throughout that journey, they’ve both had their ups and downs in form. Generally they’re very consistent and you know what you’re going to get.”We don’t know what we’re going to get but that brings excitement, new opportunities. It’s an end of an era and we need to create a new one and see which players are going to stick their hand up and lead the way with the ball. Our hand’s been forced and we’ll wait and see how it goes.”Davidson-Richards returns to the England set-up for the first time since 2018, when she played one ODI and five T20Is. She was part of the England A side which featured in a series against Australia A concurrent with the Ashes, scoring 72 in a 50-over game, and she also offers a seam-bowling option.”I think it shows the strength and the importance of regional cricket in the domestic structure and her being able to train full-time,” Keightley said. “Batting-wise she’s improved her skill, last year in 50-over cricket she just missed out on a hundred and got 99. With the ball, she’s got better-skilled, and I think she’s found what sort of bowler she wants to be.Eng vs SA fixtures

Test – June 27-30, Taunton

1st ODI – July 11, Northampton

2nd ODI – July 15, Bristol

3rd ODI – July 18, Leicester

1st T20I – July 21, Chelmsford

2nd T20I – July 23, Worcester

3rd T20I – July 25, Derby

“She gives an option of a batting allrounder, and we haven’t got too many of those from a seam perspective. We’ve got a number of options from a spin perspective, but as a seamer Alice has put her hand up for us to have a look at, and as a person I think she’s grown over the last four years. She’s loving cricket, she’s loving being a professional cricketer, and you can see that in her performances.”Issy Wong, the 20-year-old fast bowler with genuine express pace, has travelled with England squads for the past two years as part of her ongoing development. Keightley said Wong was under serious consideration to make her long-awaited international debut this summer, albeit in the white-ball formats and with a view to carefully managing her workload.”Issy Wong is extremely exciting; she’s quick and is the quickest in England,” Keightley said. “Managing her through the summer and getting the best out of Issy is probably not playing this format [Tests]. She’s in and around because of how exciting she is and the pace that she offers.”Hopefully for Issy, if she continues to bowl well and make net sessions extremely hard for batters, she’s got a good chance of playing in the summer.”South Africa will be playing their first Test in seven years while the upcoming match will be England’s third in just over a year, having drawn with both India last June and Australia in January. The Test kicks off their multi-format series, which also includes three ODIs and three T20Is in July with four points up for grabs for winning the Test and two points for each of the limited-overs games.

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Luciano foi o autor do gol que garantiu a vitória do São Paulo no clássico contra o Santos no Morumbi, por 2 a 1, pelo Brasileirão. O lance que originou o pênalti, convertido pelo atacante, causou polêmica no final do confronto. O são-paulino, no entanto, ignorou as reclamações do time rival e celebrou os três pontos conquistados em casa.

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– Jogo muito difícil. Melhor eles saírem irritados, e a gente ganhar, do que a gente sair irritado, né? Graças a Deus pelos três pontos, esse jogo era muito importante, precisava voltar a vencer no Brasileiro, que é muito difícil, ano passado a gente teve experiência muito ruim – falou Luciano, após o clássico.

– Esse ano a gente está tentando aprender com os erros. Por isso, de desabar de alguns jogadores, jogo muito difícil. Deixa o Santos reclamar e a gente comemorar a vitória – afirmou o atacante são paulino.

Luciano ouviu a torcida pedia sua entrada no confronto e, apesar de não ser titular absoluto, tem feito boas atuações. O atacante disse que o elenco tricolor tem bastante qualidade e que precisa esperar por sua oportunidade e ficar concentrado.

– Falei muito com o Muricy (coordenador de futebol), preciso esquecer a arbitragem e concentrar mais nos jogos. Tem que esperar momento certo pra voltar a jogar, tive muitas lesões também. Estamos tendo cuidado pra não machucar mais – completou Luciano.

Com a vitória, o time comandado por Rogério Ceni chegou a sete pontos e saltou para a quinta posição na tabela de classificação, enquanto o Peixe, com a mesma pontuação, perdeu a liderança e foi para o sexto lugar.

أعلن نادي برشلونة تشكيل الفريق لمباراة بلد الوليد، التي تقام مساء اليوم السبت، بمنافسات بطولة الدوري الإسباني.

ويحل برشلونة ضيفًا على بلد الوليد، ضمن مباريات الجولة الرابعة والثلاثين للدوري الإسباني “الليجا”.

ويتصدر برشلونة ترتيب الدوري الإسباني برصيد 76 نقطة، ويليه ريال مدريد في المركز الثاني برصيد 72 نقطة.

ويتواجد بلد الوليد في المركز الأخير بترتيب الدوري الإسباني، برصيد 16 نقطة.

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وشهد تشكيل برشلونة تواجد مارك تير شتيجن للمرة الأولى بعد غياب للإصابة، منذ 22 سبتمبر الماضي، أي منذ 223 يومًا.

وأجرى فليك تغييرات متعددة في تشكيل برشلونة، حيث يتواجد أنسو فاتي أساسيًا في الهجوم إلى جانب باو فيكتور ورودريجز، مع الاعتماد على كريستنسن وأروخو كقلبي دفاع. تشكيل برشلونة اليوم أمام بلد الوليد

حراسة المرمى: مارك تير شتيجن.

خط الدفاع: هيكتور فورت، رونالد أروخو، كريستينسن، مارتن.

خط الوسط: بيدري، جافي، فيرمين لوبيز.

خط الهجوم: رودريجيز، باو فيكتور، أنسو فاتي.

البدلاء: كوبارسي، إينجو مارتينيز، فيران توريس، رافينها، إيناكي بينيا، لامين يامال، داني أولمو، فرينكي دي يونج، إريك جارسيا، تشيزني، نوح دارفيتش، لاندري.

Joe Clarke’s 95 and Lyndon James’ unbeaten 76 frustrate Glamorgan bowlers

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Nottinghamshire 285 (Montgomery 80, Hameed 70, James 50, Hogan 4-47, Harris 4-65) and 259 for 4 (Clarke 95, James 76*) drew with Glamorgan 318 and 421 for 5 (Byrom 144, Northeast 105*, Lloyd 60)Nottinghamshire showed why they are leading the way in Division Two by batting through the day in Cardiff to frustrate a Glamorgan side who needed nine wickets for victory.Chasing an improbable 455 to win, Notts finished on 259 for 4 with wicketkeeper batter Joe Clarke making 95 and Lyndon James unbeaten at the end on 76. Captain Steven Mullaney was 28 not out, while Notts finished 195 behind.Glamorgan were left to rue a couple of decisions which could have exposed the Notts tailenders to the second new ball, but the Cardiff wicket remained true and in the end the pursuit was called off with just over nine overs to go as both sides agreed a draw.The Welsh County were only able to take three wickets on the final day, two of those to the occasional spin of Colin Ingram and Kiran Carlson, and they were unable to claim the win that would have moved them second in the table.Notts will feel they have earned their cushion in the promotion hunt, with a 19-point gap to third-placed Worcestershire and Glamorgan a further four points behind that.Clarke would have enjoyed giving Welsh cricket fans an exhibition of his talents as he will be back at the Cardiff Wales Stadium on a regular basis in the next few weeks as part of the Welsh Fire squad in the Hundred.He came to the wicket early as Glamorgan got the perfect start, James Harris trapping Matt Montgomery lbw in the second over of the morning. Getting rid of the first-innings top-scorer seemed a crucial breakthrough for the Welsh county.However they had to wait until six minutes before lunch for another wicket to fall as Clarke and Ben Slater successfully blunted the bowling attack.Glamorgan captain David Lloyd ran through his options and brought on Ingram, who lured Slater into giving a caught-and-bowled chance with the batter departing for 48.That put Notts three down at lunch, probably the minimum Glamorgan required to continue their push for victory.The afternoon session was one of frustration for the bowlers with even half chances few and far between as Lyndon James joined Clarke and the pair took the score to 184 for 3 at tea.Clarke seemed odds-on to move onto his century, especially when Glamorgan brought on part-time spinner Carlson for the first over after tea.An innocuous ball outside off stump flicked Clarke’s edge, Chris Cooke took the catch and suddenly the game was thrown open.Glamorgan took the second new ball as soon as it was available with 25 overs to go and the mood of the game changed as Notts captain Steven Mullaney joined James at the crease.Australian Michael Neser charged in with the new ball and had a strong lbw shout against Mullaney turned down second ball, while the fifth ball was edged past first slip.A couple of overs later he had a huge appeal for caught behind, again off Mullaney. The Glamorgan players sank to the ground when umpire Hassan Adnan kept his hand down, knowing a win was slipping away.

Leeds United have a break from Championship action this weekend as they prepare to host Harrogate Town at Elland Road in the third round of the FA Cup.

The Whites have an opportunity to hand chances to some of the fringe players in the group, to see if any of them can give Daniel Farke a selection headache ahead of the upcoming league matches.

Karl Darlow, after Illan Meslier’s mistakes against Hull City last time out, as seen in the highlights below, will get a game to showcase his ability between the sticks.

The former Newcastle United goalkeeper will be keen to show that he has what it takes to step up in the Championship, if Farke decides to make a change between the sticks.

Mateo Joseph, with Patrick Bamford and Joel Piroe missing through injury, could also get an opportunity to lead the line from the start against the League Two side.

A big performance from the Spain U21 international could be needed, amid talk that Leeds are interested in adding another number nine to their squad during the January transfer window, which opened for business last week.

Leeds eyeing striker deal

According to Sky Sports journalist Ben Heckner, the Whites are pursuing a deal to sign Hoffenheim centre-forward Mergim Berisha to bolster their attacking options for the second half of the season.

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The reporter claims that Leeds and German side Werder Bremen are both interested in the former Germany international, which means that the Championship outfit may need to fight to secure his services before the end of the transfer window.

He adds that any deal could be structured in a way that would see the striker move to Elland Road on an 18-month loan deal, with an option to make the move permanent in the summer of 2026.

That would provide Leeds, or Werder Bremen, with a chance to run the rule over Berisha for the best part of two seasons before deciding whether or not they want to keep him in the long-term.

However, there is no mention of how much money Hoffenheim are set to demand for the permanent option, or how much they would want as a loan fee for the initial 18 months, which means that it is hard to gauge how viable a deal is, financially, for the Whites at this moment in time.

It is a move, however, that could make a lot of sense for Leeds and it would be one that would allow them to finally wave bye-bye to Joe Gelhardt, who has been linked with an exit from West Yorkshire this month.

Why it could be the end for Joe Gelhardt

Speaking ahead of the clash with Harrogate, Farke made it clear that Gelhardt is free to speak with other clubs but that he has not made a final decision on whether or not the forward will be allowed to leave in the current window.

With Bamford and Piroe out injured, Joseph and the English attacker are the only two senior centre-forward options for the German head coach for this weekend, which may be why he is slightly hesitant to sanction a transfer at this moment in time.

However, bringing in a seasoned number nine like Berisha would provide the former Norwich City boss with another quality option in that position, allowing him to send Gelhardt on his way without worrying about what it would do to the strength of his squad depth.

Championship strugglers Hull City are one of the clubs reportedly interested in signing the 22-year-old dud, who has been unable to force his way into Farke’s plans over the past 18 months or so.

Joe Gelhardt (Championship)

23/24

24/25

Appearances

10

2

Minutes

205

9

Goals

0

0

Big chances created

0

0

Assists

0

0

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, Gelhardt has rarely been used by the Leeds manager and has made little-to-no impact on the pitch in the limited time he has had, with zero goals, zero assists, and zero ‘big chances’ created.

Therefore, it would appear to be best for all parties involved to wave bye-bye to the former Wigan man, either permanently or on loan, this month, and signing Berisha may be their way to do that.

What Mergim Berisha could bring to Leeds

As well as the requisite squad depth to be able to part ways with Gelhardt, the German centre-forward could be an excellent addition to the squad for a number of reasons.

At the age of 26, Berisha is a reasonably experienced forward, who has played in the Bundesliga and for Germany at international level, and could come in as a fantastic mentor to Joseph, 21, to help him continue his development and fulfill his potential.

It would be a bit of a gamble for Leeds, though, as the forward has struggled for game time since suffering an ACL injury in November 2023 that kept him out for 251 days.

Berisha, who has been described as being a “clinical finisher” by analysts Football Chatters, has previously showcased his quality at the top level in German, however, prior to that long injury lay-off.

22/23 Bundesliga

Mergim Berisha

Appearances

23

xG

8.13

Goals

9

Conversion rate

16%

Big chances missed

5

Assists

4

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, the striker caught the eye in the 2022/23 Bundesliga campaign for his former club Augsburg, with 13 direct goal contributions in 23 matches.

Ahead of that season, in the summer of 2022, it was reported that Jesse Marsch – the Leeds manager at the time – bid to bring him to Elland Road to bolster his forward options at the time, as the gem had scored 14 goals and provided ten assists in 28 league games for RB Salzburg in the 2020/21 campaign under him.

Ultimately, the American boss was unable to secure a deal for his former star in Austria, but it could be second time lucky for the Whites this month.

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Whilst it would be a gamble, as Berisha has one goal and one assist in 11 Bundesliga games this term, signing the German ace on an initial 18-month loan could be a shrewd piece of business and one that allows Fake to wave bye-bye to Gelhardt.