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È um ano de certezas para o Vasco. Passou 34 jogos invicto, foi campeão desta forma do Carioca, lidera com folga a Série B do Brasileiro e nesta quarta-feira, às 19h30, diante do Santos, tem o maior desafio da temporada até agora. A partida, válida pela ida das oitavas de final da Copa do Brasil, além das dificuldades, é carregada pela importância na busca de uma vaga na próxima Libertadores. Será confronto contra adversário que luta para estar no G4 da Série A.

Jorginho, porém, diz não temer o rival para chegar às quartas de final da Copa do Brasil. O técnico do Vasco sabe da responsabilidade que tem na competição, mas lembrou os clássicos que a equipe disputou no primeiro semestre (contra Flamengo, Fluminense e Botafogo), com nenhuma derrota e boas atuações. O comandante vascaíno também enfatizou o trabalho feito por Dorival Junior como treinador do Santos.

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– Santos é uma das lideranças do Campeonato Brasileiro. Temos visto o excelente trabalho que o Dorival tem feito. Campeão paulista, grandes jogos e toda estrutura na base, tem o maior número de jogadores criados ali, já jogam juntos há muito tempo. É um desafio muito grande, mas já enfrentamos equipes deste nível, principalmente os clássicos no Carioca. Vamos encarar com possibilidade de passar de fase – afirmou.

Na Série B do Brasileiro, o Vasco está com o acesso bem encaminhado. Restando 18 rodadas a serem disputadas, a equipe está na liderança com 40 pontos, cinco a mais do segundo colocado e sete a mais do primeiro time fora da zona de acesso. Conseguindo o retorno com antecedência, o Vasco poderá focar apenas na Copa do Brasil.

– Seria o ápice para o ano voltar à elite do futebol brasileiro classificado também para Libertadores. Seria um ano extraordinário, de ouro. Vem pedreira por aí. Sabemos a qualidade do Santos. Um time veloz e com muita qualidade técnica. Para chegar ao objetivo, vamos ter que matar um leão de cada vez. O desafio é bom. É um jogo de 180 minutos, temos que saber jogar. Temos uma das maiores torcidas do Brasil e não temos que temer ninguém – finalizou.

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After securing a win against mid-table Blackburn Rovers at the weekend, Nottingham Forest turn their attentions towards relegation battlers Rotherham on Tuesday night.

Chris Hughton’s side have picked things up in recent weeks in terms of their form, with the defeat to Swansea last Wednesday their only loss in the last six Championship games.

Things are looking much brighter for Forest, and while Hughton will be unlikely to ring massive changes for tonight’s game, he may look to freshen things up slightly given the quick turnaround in games.

And with that in mind, below is a look at how Forest might line up.

In goal, Bryce Samba should keep his place, with the back-four in front of him remaining unchanged, with Forest’s defence having improved significantly in recent weeks – they’ve kept four clean sheets in their last six games.

The midfield could see one key change, with Hughton no doubt keen one eye on the East Midlands derby on Friday against Derby County, and that could see Manchester United loanee James Garner given a rest.

If Hughton does make that bold call, then the 6 foot 3 Ryan Yates could well be in contention for a recall to the starting line-up alongside Cafu.

Further ahead, Joe Lolley will also be hoping that he’s the beneficiary of Hughton wanting to keep players as fresh as possible, with another young talent in Alex Mighton benched in his place.

Predicted XI: Samba; Christie, Figueiredo, Worrall, Ribeiro; Yates, Cafu; Knockaert, Krovinovic, Lolley; Murray.

Following their underwhelming title defence of 2020/21, it was only natural that Liverpool would be linked with a long list of potential arrivals.

The Reds have indeed been rumoured to be interested in a number of players all around Europe.

However, one player who has apparently not yet caught the club’s eye is Stuttgart striker Sasa Kalajdzic. That has not stopped the player from talking up a potential move to Anfield, stating that he would “find it tough” to reject an offer from the Merseysiders in an interview to Bild.

The 23-year-old added: “I really like Liverpool. This club is simply special to me. When I was a kid, I saw the Champions League final in 2005 when Liverpool came back from 3-0 down against Milan to win. That gripped me.”

Kalajdzic is certainly a player who Jurgen Klopp should look to bring to Anfield.

Currently in the midst of his most lethal campaign so far, the 23-year-old has plundered 12 goals in the Bundesliga this season despite having only started 13 matches. The Austrian is also in brilliant form at the time of writing, having netted in his last six consecutive league games.

Standing at two metres tall, his height and physical presence would give Klopp an excellent and potent weapon in the air.

With his stunning record and eye for goal, Kalajdzic should provide a better option than current back-up striker Divock Origi, who has only managed to net 15 goals over the last three seasons.

A swoop for Kalajdzic would also be an affordable one for Liverpool to complete. The twice capped Austrian international is rated at just £6.3m at the current time and is out of contract in 2023.

His current employers Stuttgart may have to sell at some point soon to avoid losing the youngster for nothing, surely unfathomable considering his undoubted talent and potential.

Whilst there are seemingly more concrete links to players potentially on Liverpool’s shortlist, Kalajdzic could give the Reds’ frontline a different complexion and should definitely be under consideration from Jurgen Klopp.

AND in more news, Steve Howey has urged Klopp to refresh his Liverpool line-up to try and get out of their Premier League slump…

Sam Allardyce will be hoping his West Brom side can build on Saturday’s Black Country derby victory with another result at West Ham United this evening, though he’ll have to do it without first-choice winger Grady Diangana.

According to BirminghamLive reporter Joseph Chapman, the 22-year-old attacker picked up a hamstring injury during training on Friday, which explains his absence against Wolves the following lunchtime.

He claims that he will not feature on his return to the London Stadium this evening and this will come as a huge blow to Big Sam, who also goes back to his old stomping ground in pursuit of back-to-back wins.

Indeed, the 3-2 victory over Wolves at the weekend was the Baggies’ first under the 66-year-old after taking over from Slaven Bilic in mid-December. However, it still leaves them four points from safety, making tonight’s encounter just as important as the derby.

Albion’s task will be even harder without Diangana as he’s a player that has started all four of their games since Allardyce was appointed until being forced out of the match at Molineux.

The £18m summer addition from the Hammers will have undoubtedly loved to feature tonight as he’d certainly have a point to prove to David Moyes, who was seemingly more than happy to sanction his exit.

He’s also started 14 of his 15 appearances in the top-flight this campaign, so clearly, the £37.5k-per-week man is an integral part of the West Brom side even if the young winger has only contributed towards one goal, via Transfermarkt.

Two of the Baggies’ three goals against Wolves came from the spot, the first of which being hugely dubious as initial contact looked outside the penalty box on the first, second and third viewing. They won’t always get the rub of the green.

Allardyce’s men struggled to create chances from out wide, between Kamil Grosicki, Robert Snodgrass and then Hal Robson-Kanu, they managed only one key pass between them throughout the 90 minutes.

By comparison, Matheus Pereira managed double that on his own, whilst Wolves’ Pedro Neto notched five key passes despite being on the losing team, that only further suggests that West Brom perhaps got away with it just three days ago.

Diangana is an “explosive” attacker who is a “total nightmare” to play against, according to Sky Sports duo Keith Andrews and Lee Hendrie. At the same time, the £13.5m-rated star has also been lauded as a “fantastic talent” by Baggies legend Carlton Palmer in an exclusive interview with Football FanCast.

West Brom are a much weaker proposition without the enigmatic sensation, who contributed towards 15 goals last term, bombing down that left-flank.

He’ll be a massive miss tonight.

AND in other news, Big Sam must unleash West Brom gem who Pulis once dubbed “gifted” tonight…

Newcastle United host Leicester City at St. James’ Park on Sunday looking to snap a five-game winless streak against one of the Premier League’s top-four sides.

Steve Bruce will be without influential midfielder Isaac Hayden for the Foxes’ trip to Tyneside after the Arsenal product was shown a fifth yellow card of the top-flight season last time out against Liverpool.

The Magpies were able to claim a point at home to Jurgen Klopp’s Reds with a supreme defensive showcase, but had lost two of their previous three league fixtures and were eliminated from the Carabao Cup by Championship side Brentford in a solemn festive run.

In Bruce’s search for a first win since a late Dwight Gayle effort beat West Bromwich Albion in December, the United boss will have to consider changes. So, with that in mind, here’s a potential line-up the Magpies could field at home to Leicester on Sunday…

Karl Darlow will expect to maintain his 100% record between the sticks against the Foxes having recorded a third clean sheet of the season at home to Liverpool, but he will be aware that Martin Dubravka is back breathing down his neck ahead of a potential return from injury in next week’s FA Cup clash with Arsenal.

Bruce is unlikely to favour changes to the five-strong defence which thwarted Klopp’s champions, either, with captain Jamaal Lascelles also eying the Emirates encounter for his return after testing positive for coronavirus.

Though Hayden’s absence will force alterations in the engine room, with Sean Longstaff likely to earn a recall to the starting line-up for the first time since drawing 1-1 with Fulham.

Longstaff has watched the Toon’s last two Premier League fixtures from the bench whilst his younger brother, Matty Longstaff, returned to the senior fold, yet should partner the 20-year-old and Jonjo Shelvey versus the Foxes.

Bruce had started Longstaff in Newcastle’s prior seven top-flight matches, but struggled to see the talent Jamie Redknapp once lauded as a “bright kid” and reminded the Sky Sports pundit of former Manchester United play-maker Michael Carrick.

A change to a three-man midfield line with Jacob Murphy falling out of favour would see Joelinton return to partner Callum Wilson upfront after playing the full 90 minutes against Liverpool at left-midfield.

Joelinton scored his sole Premier League goal of the season back in November against Crystal Palace, while summer signing Wilson has found the net on eight occasions but only once in his last four outings.

AND in other news, Newcastle United could move to sign a £14.5m-rated gem who can “make things happen” in January.

After going on a run of three consecutive victories in the Premier League, Arsenal were brought back to reality somewhat with a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace last Thursday.

Mikel Arteta’s side huffed and puffed but couldn’t break the door down against a resolute Eagles defence, mustering just four shots on target over the course of the 90 minutes.

The Gunners face Newcastle on Monday night looking to get back to winning ways, with the north Londoners having just tasted success against Steve Bruce’s men following their FA Cup third round triumph a week prior.

Arteta may be inclined to make some changes to freshen up his team, and with that in mind, below is a look at how Arsenal might line up for the visit of the Magpies.

In goal, Bernd Leno added to his growing reputation as Arsenal’s undisputed number one with a couple of superb stops, including one flying save to deny a Christian Benteke header finding the top corner.

Despite keeping a clean sheet, Arteta may wish to add a bit more impetus to his defence, with Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ hugely disappointing display at left-back seeing the £16.2m-rated ace drop out. Whilst the Gunners boss may be reluctant to do so given how he has performed further forward, Bukayo Saka may fill in there, with no risk taken on Kieran Tierney.

Midfield could finally see Thomas Partey make his first start since going off injured a couple of months ago, and he could be joined by Granit Xhaka, who was outstanding against Palace.

And behind Alexandre Lacazette, Nicolas Pepe could be set for a recall to the right-hand side if Saka does move to left-back, with Emile Smith Rowe and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang joining him in attack.

Predicted XI: Leno; Bellerin, Holding, Luiz, Saka; Partey, Xhaka; Pepe, Smith Rowe, Aubameyang; Lacazette.

Meanwhile, Arsenal must make a ruthless call on this liability…

Many Crystal Palace fans have flocked to a tweet from Matt Woosnam regarding Luka Milivojevic’s breach of government regulations.

The Crystal Palace captain recently breached rules at a New Year’s Eve party as the midfielder and Fulham striker Aleksandar Mitrovic were filmed, along with several other people, at a get-together, when government rules state that people living in Tier 4 areas such as London should not meet socially indoors with family or friends unless they are part of your household or bubble.

Roy Hodgson has already had his say on the matter, making it clear that he had nothing positive to say and he urged the midfielder to take responsibility of the fact.

Woosnam’s article that he wrote for The Athletic discussed Milivojevic’s act with the writer saying that the Palace captain showed disregard for the struggles that many people are experiencing and that it was an ‘astonishing lack of judgment’. He urged the midfielder to make a public apology.

The article states that what Milivojevic di is an ‘insult’ to key workers, the vulnerable population and to those people who have lost their jobs during the pandemic. Woosnam also said that the Serbian’s act was an abuse of privilege that footballers have and he went on to criticise Hodgson’s comments.

Woosnam relayed this article on Twitter and it caught the attention of many Crystal Palace fans, who were fuming at Milivojevic’s act.

What did Crystal Palace fans make of this tweet about Milivojevic?”

“Cavani fined and banned for using a word. Leeds fined for watching a training session. Yet the PL dies absolutely nothing when players breach national rules aimed at preventing the spread of a potentially deadly virus. Should be 10 match ban, fine of one month’s pay. Minimum”

Credit: @JohnnyWhiteEag1

“Look at my previous tweets about this. Gobsmacked at Roy’s and Palace’s response to this. Embarrassed this is my football club, I thought we were better than this.”

Credit: @Troomp”I am a season ticket holder at the Palace and I cannot believe the club allowed him to play. Just not acceptable in these times.”Credit: @JohnJohnrich544″The whole matter has a very sour taste to it! Milivojevic’s actions and the club’s decision to play him are very disrespectful to the fans.”Credit: @longhur67″I can’t believe Palace played him on Saturday, let alone kept him as captain?!”Credit: @ianace0″Not only is this a bad example set for everyone who has sacrificed so much , he’s awful anyway and shouldn’t be anywhere near the starting 11″Credit: @deano_streets

In other news, many Palace fans have reacted to the club’s links with a Bundesliga man – read more about it here.

تمكن منتخب مصر من الفوز بثنائية مقابل هدف أمام منافسه الجابون في اللقاء الذي جمع بينهما في الجولة السادسة والأخيرة من مرحلة المجموعات في تصفيات كأس العالم.

وخاض منتخب مصر لقاء اليوم أمام الجابون بعدما حسم تأهله بشكل رسمي إلى الدور النهائي من التصفيات المونديالية. أهداف مباراة مصر والجابون 

ويتواجد منتخب مصر في المجموعة السادسة مع أنجولا والجابون وليبيا.

كما تعادل منتخبا ليبيا وأنجولا في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما ضمن لقاءات الجولة ذاتها. ترتيب مجموعة مصر في تصفيات كأس العالم بعد الفوز على الجابون

1- مصر – المركز الأول – 14 نقاط.

2- الجابون – المركز الثاني – 7 نقاط.

3- ليبيا – المركز الثالث – 7 نقاط.

4- أنجولا – المركز الرابع – 5 نقاط.

Is Daniel Levy getting the band back together at Tottenham Hotspur? It certainly seems that way after a sensational claim on deadline day…

What’s the word?

According to Football Insider, Spurs have been offered the chance to sign Christian Eriksen on loan in a cut-price deal from Inter Milan, just ten months after selling him to the Italian outfit for around £16.9m.

The Serie A giants are reportedly keen to trim their wage bill and raise funds through player sales, so much so that they’d be willing to pay half of the 28-year-old’s £200k-per-week wages.

It’s also claimed that the Danish playmaker has been offered to several of Spurs’ top-flight rivals though it remains to be seen if Levy would sanction a shock return.

Levy masterclass

This could be an outstanding swoop from Levy and another sign of him sprinkling his magic. He sold Eriksen with just six months to run on his contract, and now could sign him for free on loan.

Only £100k-per-week would need to be paid if the aforementioned claim is to be believed. That would be one hell of a masterclass from the Spurs chairman.

It can be argued that the club are still yet to replace the attacking midfield dynamo after a prolific seven-year stint in north London.

His touted replacement, Giovani Lo Celso, has turned out to be a deeper option having only provided four goals and three assists in 42 appearances, per Transfermakt.

The majority of goals have been scored or created by striking duo Heung-min Son and Harry Kane – you could only imagine the damage that Eriksen would do behind these with Gareth Bale, Tanguy Ndombele and Sergio Reguilon all likely to play too.

Eriksen arguably enjoyed his best season in 18/19 where he delivered eight goals and 12 assists in the Premier League, whilst also averaging 2.4 shots, 2.1 key passes and 1.2 tackles per game, via WhoScored.

By comparison, his Argentinian successor is only averaging 1.5 key passes per game whilst Ndombele, who is also of the creative nature, is managing just 0.3 key passes from two top-flight starts.

Despite not being around him much, Jose Mourinho was a fan, once claiming “he shows clearly the quality he has” whilst ex-manager Mauricio Pochettino has dubbed him “amazing” as well as “outstanding” in the past.

Transfermarkt value the Inter Milan misfit at £54m, so this could certainly be an outrageous coup from the tough-negotiator himself, Mr Levy.

AND in other news, £100k-per-week flop could be Spurs’ desperate Milan Skiriniar alternative…

Aston Villa will have to battle many of their top-flight rivals if they are to land a very intriguing target this summer…

What’s the word?

According to the Telegraph, Dean Smith’s side have shown interest in Nottingham Forest’s versatile right wing-back Matty Cash, who several Premier League teams are chasing.

Sheffield United have already failed with a £10m offer, which could be followed up by Fulham whilst West Ham and the Lions are also keen.

However, it is thought that the Championship outfit want £15m to let him go before the end of the transfer window.

Versatile sensation

Whilst Smith has plenty of competition at right-back in Frederic Guilbert and Ahmed Elmohamady, the 23-year-old would be the perfect upgrade on the latter and could quite easily nab that starting spot.

Per WhoScored, Cash provided three goals and five assists whilst averaging 3 clearances, 2.6 tackles, 1.4 interceptions and 1.1 key passes per appearance, which goes to show he contributes very well at either end of the pitch.

Villa may remember his contribution during an enthralling 5-5 draw against Forest back in November 2018, where the Reds graduate gave Alan Hutton the run around whilst playing as a winger.

The veteran lost possession 14 times, won only six duels and had to make one last man tackle, per SofaScore. It wasn’t a great afternoon up against the tricky Cash.

One year on from that match, respected journalist Henry Winter lauded the youngster and claimed that he “looks Premier League class” and more recently this season, Quest TV pundit Sam Parkin said Cash was “having an outstanding season”.

These are all encouraging signs as to why he’d be a success at Villa Park and at £15m, they’d be getting a steal especially if they manage to beat their rivals.

AND in other news, Aston Villa could add £270k-per-week superstar, and it won’t cost Sawiris a penny…