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O Fluminense está pronto para enfrentar a Universidad Católica, do Equador, nesta quinta-feira. O técnico Abel Braga fechou os treinos durante a semana, mas não escondeu a escalação para o duelo que abre a segunda fase da Copa Sul-Americana. A parida é no Maracanã, nesta quinta-feira, às 21h45.

Com vários problemas por lesão, o técnico tricolor entende que é importante manter uma base. Assim, o time deve ser o mesmo que enfrentou o São Paulo, no Morumbi. Léo será mantido na lateral-esquerda e Wellington Silva no banco.

– Não podemos ficar mudando demais pois é um jogo eliminatório, diferente do Campeonato Brasileiro. Mas não tenho dúvida que daqui a pouco vamos ter que mudar ou vamos ter problemas. Não tenho dúvida disso. Temos os números e eles começam a assustar um pouquinho – comentou Abel Braga após o treino no CT Pedro Antonio.

O adversário, atual sétimo colocado com campeonato equatoriano, foi estudado por Abel Braga. O técnico comentou algumas qualidades do time e confirmou que teve o auxílio do “espião” Jefferson Orejuela, ex-Independiente Del Valle e atual titular no meio-campo do Fluminense.

– Bom time. Time que diminuí muito o espaço, ontem e hoje só fiz esses trabalhos de movimentação constante, seis sete jogadores no campo ofensivo. Temos que procurar tirar os jogadores do lugar. Você sem a bola tem que correr para frente, marcar alto, e com a bola tem que movimentar, sempre ocupando os espaços – comentou Abel, antes de completar:

– (O rival) Tem virtudes bem interessantes, especialmente na metida para o atacante. O jogador de lados acompanham até o fim, mas é uma equipe baixa, sofre um pouquinho na bola aérea. A característica maior é que é um jogo sul-americano, não tem bola perdida e temos que entrar com esse pensamento.

Procurando fazer um bom resultado para ir ao Equador com vantagem na volta, o Fluminense entrará em campo com: Júlio César; Lucas, Henrique, Reginaldo e Léo; Orejuela, Wendel e Gustavo Scarpa; Calazans, Richarlison e Henrique Dourado. Oito mil ingressos foram vendidos até a tarde desta quarta.

Confira outras respostas do técnico Abel Braga nesta quarta-feira:

WELLINGTON SILVA

Conversei com ele. Falei que me precipitei em colocá-lo naquela situação de jogo, naquele momento (contra o São Paulo, domingo). Tinha que pôr aos poucos, como foi com o Scarpa. Mas conversei com ele e me garantiu que está bem melhor hoje que domingo. Já teve mais tempo de treino, fez um jogo-treino, então eestou levando ele para o jogo.

PROBLEMA DE LESÕES

Ressalto que somos privilegiados pelo grupo de preparação física que temos. Só tivemos um problema muscular em todo ano, e não foi nem estiramento, foi a pubalgia do Wellington Silva. O resto (das lesões) é tudo trauma, coisas que acontecem. Isso está dando uma chance da gente levar mais. Com o Sornoza foi assim, Luiz Fernando também, rompeu o ligamento em quatro minutos de jogo. Sabemos que o DM está muito legal, temos que preparar todos iguais para quem entrar não sentir tanto. Vamos pagar um preço (pela maratona de jogos) lá na frente.

DECISÃO DO CONFRONTO FORA DE CASA

Acho melhor quem decide em casa, entra em campo sabendo que faltam 90 minutos. Decidir na cada do adversário, com torcida contra… Teria preferência de decidir em casa. O primeiro jogo normalmente não decide. São 180 minutos, queria os últimos 90 diante da minha torcida. Mas não me apego a números, se não nem entrava em campo na segunda-feira. Nunca ganhamos da Chapecoense. Nem falo disso com meus jogadores, falo do árbitro, que dá sete cartões amarelos e dois vermelhos por jogo. Vamos ter um árbitro rigoroso, mas não me preocupo pois minha equipe não é violenta, faz poucas faltas. Tem que ter cuidado com as reclamações..

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Manchester United was a joyous occasion for everyone associated with the club, but the return of the five-time Champions League winner isn’t without its consequences.

What’s the story?

The Red Devils snapped up the 36-year-old sensation in a £12.8 million deal from Juventus, bringing hope that they can claim their first Premier League crown since 2013.

However, Dan James has already become the first casualty of Ronaldo’s second skint with United, while Anthony Martial was also reportedly offered the opportunity to follow him out of the exit door.

According to the Daily Express (as relayed by Sky Sports), the France international was offered the opportunity to move back to his homeland via a loan deal with Lyon on Deadline Day but he rejected the offer as he wants to prove his worth at United.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be gutted

Although Martial’s decision to remain on English shores leaves Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with an abundance of quality attacking options, the 25-year-old’s decision may leave his Norwegian boss feeling gutted.

The pacey attacker struggled to make a significant impact at United last term, scoring seven goals and provided nine assists in 36 games before picking up a season-ending knee injury in March.

It was an extremely disappointing campaign for the former Monaco ace after he appeared to turn a corner in his development throughout 2019/20 when he managed 35 goal contributions in all competitions.

Moving to Lyon on a temporary basis may not have been part of Martial’s or United’s original plans for the summer window, but the shock arrival of Ronaldo arguably meant it was the best option for all parties.

Adding the five-time Ballon d’Or winner to the Old Trafford outfit’s ranks means Mason Greenwood, Edinson Cavani and Ronaldo could all be ahead of Martial in the pecking order for his preferred central striking role, leaving him desperately short of opportunities to get game time.

Therefore, a move to the Groupama Stadium would have allowed the £40.5m-rated gem to showcase his true ability and potential week in week out, proving he can be the long-term solution to the club’s striker woes.

Instead, it appears as though Martial is prepared to spend substantial periods of time occupying the substitutes bench this season, not something that is going to catch Solskjaer’s attention or prove that his future lies in the red half of Manchester.

And, in other news…Samuel Luckhurst provides Man Utd update that could leave fans buzzing 

A number of Liverpool supporters have bemoaned an update regarding their rumoured interest in Brighton midfielder Yves Bissouma.

The Reds have had a quiet summer transfer window, with rivals such as Manchester City, Manchester United and Chelsea all spending huge sums of money.

Ibrahima Konate is still the only signing Liverpool have made since the end of last season, with the centre-back arriving from RB Leipzig.

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One player Jurgen Klopp has been linked with bringing in is Bissouma, who has been a key man for Brighton in recent years, making 98 appearances for the Seagulls.

Unfortunately, Liverpool’s interest has been shot down by The Athletic‘s Andy Naylor on Twitter, who claims that it ‘isn’t true’ that the Reds have made an opening bid for the midfielder.

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Liverpool fans fume at Bissouma latest

These Liverpool fans have taken to Twitter to show their frustration at the update.

“We are so broke”

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“Of course it’s not true. We’re standing by to watch whilst the whole footballing world moves on around us”

Credit: @AS93_LFC

“Nice one Andy, cheers for ruining my Friday la”

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“Liverpool shot down again”

Credit: @ChallinorTSC

“I slowly accept we ain’t signing player anymore”

Credit: @dnlfc_

“Water is wet lol”

Credit: @Arun_LFC

In other news, some Liverpool fans are keen for the Reds to signing a player who shone at Euro 2020. Read more here.

Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge has told Football FanCast that he reckons Harry Kane should be involved against Wolves on Sunday.

Kane was left out of the squad for Spurs’ season-opening victory at Manchester City last weekend due to his lack of fitness.

However, the England captain has since reported back to Hotspur Way to integrate with the rest of his teammates but still wasn’t included in the party that were beaten in Portugal in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday despite being named in the squad for the play-off tie.

Kane’s availability was once more the main talking point when Nuno Espirito Santo addressed the press ahead of his return to Wolves this weekend, but the Spurs boss didn’t confirm or deny whether the 28-year-old will make his first appearance since the Euro 2020 final.

But whilst Santo said he’ll decide regarding Kane 24 hours before the game, Bridge told Football FanCast that he should play some part:

“I’d be surprised if Kane started against Wolves on Sunday, but I think he should be on the bench.”

Australia’s players are concerned about the recent bombings in Delhi, where the third Test will be held, according to the fast bowler Stuart Clark

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Stuart Clark says the Delhi bombings are “pretty fresh in everyone’s mind” © AFP
Australia’s players are concerned about the recent bombings in Delhi, where the third Test will be held, according to the fast bowler Stuart Clark. The tour is at this stage going ahead as planned, although the team’s travelling security consultant Frank Dimasi will not make a final recommendation on whether the squad should play in Delhi until closer to the match.But Rajiv Shukla, the chairman of BCCI’s finance committee, who met the home ministry officials in Delhi to discuss the security issue, said the tour was on and there was no change in the venue or the schedule. “We are satisfied by the security arrangement provided by the government,” Shukla said. “They have committed full co-operation to us.”The latest attack came on Saturday when a low-grade bomb went off in a crowded marketplace, killing three people. That blast came a fortnight after a series of five synchronised bomb attacks which killed at least 30 people around Delhi.”It is pretty fresh in everyone’s mind at the moment,” Clark said on the Sydney radio station 2KY. “We are still hanging out and waiting to see what will happen.”But there is some sort of concern that we are going to somewhere where an explosion has just been. I would be lying if I said there wasn’t concern and that we are going to Delhi and there is that sort of thing going on.”After spending a week in Jaipur the Australians have arrived in Hyderabad, where they will have their most testing hit-out to date with a first-class tour match. The Test series begins in Bangalore and then moves on to Mohali, before the third Test starts in Delhi on October 29.The Melbourne-based reported that the squad is receiving regular updates from Dimasi, the security consultant who is travelling with the group and who has prepared a report for Cricket Australia. Peter Young, the Cricket Australia spokesman, said that following a briefing from Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, it was decided that no further restrictions would be placed on the players’ movements for the time being.”The protocols haven’t changed,” Young told the . “They’re doing things like avoiding major markets and avoiding religious gatherings on public holidays. The sorts of things that tourists are advised to avoid as well.”Australia are not only supposed to be in Delhi for the Test, but also for a week beforehand as they enjoy an eight-day break between games. One of the men they will be facing in the Test series, Sachin Tendulkar, said the recent bombings were not a major concern for India’s players.”I don’t think it bothers us,” Tendulkar said. “We are confident nothing bad will happen. This is our homeland. In our homeland I don’t think anyone can harm us. We should be free to move wherever and whenever we want.”

Manchester City defender Yan Couto has confirmed that he was present at Celtic Park during the Hoops 3-0 Europa League win against FK Jablonec last Thursday, as their loan interest in the Brazilian intensifies [City Xtra].

The Lowdown: Celtic look for right-back reinforcements

Starting off 2021/22 in impressive fashion, Ange Postecoglou will be consulting all avenues as he look to bolster the depth within his squad.

Right-back has been a particularly problematic position for Celtic in recent years. Currently, Anthony Ralston is the only right-sided defender on the books at Parkhead with previous senior experience.

Could the Celts have edged closer to plugging some gaps within their rear-guard after the latest developments?

The Latest: Couto confirms Parkhead attendance

Evaluating his options for the new campaign, Couto accepted an invitation to watch the bumper European clash in Glasgow two days ago [City Xtra].

Celtic have been keen on the 5ft 6in ace for a number of weeks. Despite his preference to stay on at the Etihad for the forthcoming season, Couto understands that he may need to go out on loan to gain regular first-team exposure [City Xtra].

Alongside the Bhoys, former employers Girona are mooted to be eyeing the Brazil Under-20 man, as well as a multitude of sides in Portugal.

The Verdict: Couto would be an astute piece of business by Postecoglou

With the transfer window due to shut in a matter of weeks, bringing in someone like Couto would provide a much-needed boost for the Celtic support.

In 2020/21, he excelled on loan at Girona, registering seven goal contributions in 30 appearances all in [Transfermarkt].

In the Spanish Segunda Division, Couto also showed his desire to lay on chances for attacking team-mates, completing 63 crosses across last year [FB Ref].

Once labelled as the ‘New Dani Alves’ by Spanish news publication Sport, Celtic should look to do everything they can to convince Couto to move north of the border [Daily Mail].

In other news, Celtic have been linked with a Republic of Ireland international.

John Ward reports on the fourth day of the Championship match between Worcestershire and Glamorgan at New Road

John Ward at Worcester20-Jul-2008Worcestershire 457 for 8 dec and 102 for 0 (Moore 58*, Mitchell 44*) beat Glamorgan 279 (Imran 5-50) and 279 (Ali 6-58)
ScorecardIn mid-afternoon, after some determined resistance from the doomed Glamorgan, Worcestershire completed their third championship victory of the season and moved to second place in Division Two of the championship. They owed much to their dynamic quartet of seam bowlers, who bowled with admirable skill and persistence on what remained to the end a sound batting wicket.Glamorgan began the day with 189 for 7 following on, just 11 runs ahead. Perhaps local supporters doubted their team’s ability to finish off the match quickly, or else they were desperate to ensure that victory was completed, because several hundred of them turned up for play that might well have been over within half an hour. But the overnight pair of James Harris and Jason Gillespie continued their stubborn defiance of Worcestershire’s impressive pace attack, and soon took the score past 200. Despite a couple of frenzied appeals, they rarely looked in trouble, and every now and then played a handsome drive that reached the boundary.It took almost an hour before the first wicket fell, as Harris groped outside the off stump to a rather wide ball from Mason and was given out caught behind for a very creditable 43. The pair had added 79 for the eighth wicket and successfully avoided the innings defeat. Still the visitors refused to roll over, and it was not until Kabir Ali took the new ball that he was able to break through the defences of David Harrison (7) and remove his off stump.Finally the last man Dean Cosker hung around for a while, until he was caught at the wicket for 8, off Kabir again. Gillespie was left stranded on 49, the highest score of the innings, off 91 balls, an admirable mixture of steadiness and well-judged strokes, most notably a powerful off-drive to the boundary off Kabir with the new ball. For once, the new star Imran Arif had failed to feature, but Kabir stepped in with six wickets, a fine performance that had locals calling for a recall to England colours.By a curious coincidence, not only did both Glamorgan innings total 279, but in both the seventh wicket had fallen at 165. The last three wickets had thus added 114 runs each time, rather an indictment of the top order, especially those who had reached double figures (in nine instances out of twelve in the two innings), yet failed to go on to a major score. Worcestershire needed 102 to win.It had taken the home side 93 minutes to wrap up the innings, and they thus had an awkward period to survive before lunch. Daryl Mitchell and Steven Moore did so solidly while adding eight runs, but even after the break they left nothing to chance and took a while to get going. In the tenth over Moore twice pulled Gillespie for four and then cut him for another, and they were away.Moore at 37 was dropped at slip off Harris, while Mitchell on 27 lofted a drive that just cleared mid-off, but the end result was never in doubt. Glamorgan just did not have the bowling firepower to upset Worcestershire. Moore reached his fifty with a big six over long-on, over the new stand at the Diglis End, off Cosker; it took him 75 balls.Shortly afterwards, Mitchell cut Alex Wharf for four to win the match by ten wickets – except that, as they had completed a single before the ball went over the boundary, under the dubious new law he was only credited with one. He finished on 44 to Moore’s 58. Unusually, there was not a single extra conceded in this innings, a small but definite credit to Glamorgan.The emergence of Imran has caused some excitement at Worcester. With Imran to add to their already impressive international pace attack – imported though it may be – of Kabir, Jones and Mason, they now boast a line-up stronger than many Division One teams this season. Their ambitions and expectations are high, and they confidently expect to return to the top league next season.A last note on Imran: Worcestershire’s chief executive Mark Newton announced that he has today signed a contract with the county for 2009 and 2010, conditional to his obtaining a British passport, which he believes to be imminent.

Southampton were linked with a move for Tottenham Hotspur youngster Japhet Tanganga in January, and with the defender now reportedly available on loan, Ralph Hasenhuttl should bring him to St Mary’s.

What’s the word?

According to Sky Sports, Spurs are keen to loan out the 22-year-old, with both Southampton and Burnley having shown an interest in him previously, which suggests that those on the Saints board will be keeping a close eye on his situation with the north London club.

The report suggests that while Galatasaray have made a loan approach for the Spurs academy graduate, he would prefer a loan move to a Premier League club, which certainly opens the door to a switch to St Mary’s.

Southampton have enjoyed success in loaning players from Spurs in the past, as Kyle Walker-Peters established himself as a regular in Hasenhuttl’s side during his loan spell at the club in the 2019/20 season, which convinced the Austrian to make the defender’s move permanent last summer.

Would Tanganga be a good signing?

Although Tanganga cannot boast much top-flight experience, with just 12 Premier League appearances to his name, he could be a solid backup option for Hasenhuttl to have in defence next season.

The Englishman has featured at centre-back, right-back and left-back in his senior career thus far, so he could comfortably cover for Walker-Peters and new signing Romain Perraud in the full-back positions, an area where Southampton desperately need to add some depth ahead of the new season.

He would also arguably be an upgrade on current backup options Yan Valery and Moussa Djenepo, considering that the Frenchman struggled for game-time on loan at Birmingham City last term whilst the Malian winger is far from a natural at left-back but has been forced to feature there in pre-season.

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Therefore, now that the “amazing” Tanganga is seemingly available for loan, Martin Semmens should definitely consider bringing him to Southampton this summer.

In other news… Hasenhuttl dealt potential blow with “outstanding” Saints beast

Aston Villa revealed on Wednesday that six academy players have signed new professional deals at Villa Park, news which generated plenty of reaction among the club’s fan base.

Villa won the FA Youth Cup last season for the first time since 2002 after a 2-1 win over Liverpool in the final in front of fans at Villa Park.

Louie Barry played a key part in that success last term, with five goals and four assists en route to glory, and his deal has been extended to 2024. Meanwhile, Chisom Afoka, Hayden Lindley, Filip Marschall, Arjan Raikhy and Brad Young have all agreed on new contracts with the club.

All six youngsters played their part in the club’s FA Youth Cup success and have been rewarded for their progress at Bodymoor Heath.

Villa fans react

Villa posted the news on the six youngsters on Twitter and these fans were delighted, with one supporter describing it as ‘great news’.

“Let’s go”Credit: @AVFC_Jack_”MY CLUB”Credit: @catrinedwards18″Great news from Bodymoor today!”Credit: @espenstrand”WE MAKING MOVES”Credit: @lVathan_”I can’t recall a time our club was as well run as it is these days, we really are starting to operate like a top club.”Credit: @mg_ashmore”Great stuff”Credit: @Stokesey84

In other news: Aston Villa source provides telling Emile Smith Rowe update as third bid looms, find out more here.  

قرر محمود الخطيب رئيس مجلس إدارة النادي الأهلي، عقد اجتماع غداً الأحد، لمناقشة آخر التطورات الخاصة بالمباراة النهائية لدوري أبطال إفريقيا.

ومن المقرر أن يلتقي الأهلي مع الوداد، يوم 30 مايو الجاري، في نهائي دوري الأبطال، والمقرر إقامتها في المغرب بملعب محمد الخامس.

وجه محمود الخطيب، الدعوة إلى مجلس الإدارة لعقد اجتماع في الخامسة مساء غدٍ الأحد، بحضور مجلس إدارة شركة الأهلي لكرة القدم، وذلك لعرض آخر تطورات الموقف الخاص بالمباراة النهائية لدوري الأبطال.

جاء ذلك بعدما عقدت لجنة إدارة الأزمة اجتماعًا ظهر اليوم برئاسة محمود الخطيب عبر الڤيديو كونفرانس؛ لمتابعة كافة الأمور، في مقدمتها أن الاتحاد الإفريقي لكرة القدم لم يخطر الأهلي بمكان وموعد المباراة حتى الآن.

طالع | الأهلي يوجه 6 مطالب إلى كاف بشان نهائي دوري أبطال إفريقيا.. شروط صارمة ومهلة للتنفيذ

كما أن كاف لم يرد على طلبات النادي التي أرسلها منذ ثلاثة أيام، والتي تضمنت تحديد حصة الأهلي في تذاكر المباراة وأسعارها ونصف سعة الاستاد، وكذلك مسئوليته عن حصول جماهير الأهلي على تأشيرات السفر.

وبالإضافة إلي طلب إسناد اللقاء إلى طاقم تحكيم من أكفأ حكام القارة، والاستعانة بطاقم تقنية الـ« VAR» من أوروبا، وبناءً عليه تمت الدعوة للاجتماع المشار إليه.