The aim of football, too, is to score goals. More - ideally - than the opposition. Ten Hag wants incisive attacking, but this is a team that is usually outworked by opponents above and below them. Add to this a squad that is breaking up, a remainder that needs replacing and reinvigorating, and a lack of expertise around him, and it might not matter what the manager wants to do, and how effective he has been at doing it.
Arsenal are reportedly the frontrunners to land Philippe Coutinho on loan next month, with the Barcelona outcast understood to prefer a move to the Emirates over their Premier League rivals.
Dusan Vlahovic broke Andreas Moller's record of 38 seconds for quickest debut goal in the Champions League
“We know the Burkina Faso team well; they remain a good team that is progressing with good players. We are expecting a difficult match, but we are ready. I am thinking of doing everything to pass this milestone of the semi-finals.
But he added: Anyone who knows me also knows that my greatest honesty is with Manchester City and my duties as team captain.
Ashley Cole: Smith Rowe call-up fully deservedAshley Cole has hailed Smith Rowe's rise through the Arsenal ranks and says the attacker full deserves his England call-up.
Goals, cards and corners should be on the menu. When that hopefully lands, it's then onto Monday Night Football.
Ademola Lookman’s goal just before the hour mark proved the difference after Mohamed Salah had seen a first-half penalty saved.
For this reason I prefer to have more information to give this answer to you. Sorry, but I don't have enough information to give an opinion.
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It is not right for everyone because we have contact with our family when we come back home. Postponing league games is taken on a case-by-case basis and the decision would be made by the Premier League board if a request is received from a club.
Manchester United have called an emergency board meeting in order to discuss the sacking of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, according to reports.
Gilly Flaherty (left) and Demi Stokes both started the FA Cup final in 2019 It was a memorable day in the club's history despite the Hammers
Liverpool, Chelsea are Champions League favouritesI watched the game on Sunday and those two are not going to be a million miles away from winning the Champions League.
He finds them.Lewis Jones Don't be too critical of Villarreal Villarreal have overachieved in reaching the semi-final of the Champions League and their victories over Juventus and Bayern Munich mean Unai Emery is in credit whatever happens over two legs against Liverpool.
That made him the youngest debutant in Copenhagen history, before he backed that up a week later with his headline-grabbing goal against AaB.
This is the first step for him to come back. In a career as a player, you cannot always be 10 out of 10.
Madrid, who had clearly noticed the abolishment of the away goals rule this season, showed little interest in attacking Gianluigi Donnarumma’s goal. Or even crossing the halfway line, for large swathes of the game.
The arrival of 19-year-old academy graduate Daniel Chesters for his West Ham debut put the cherry on another large cake for the hosts, who are enjoying their European tour and can ensure it continues into the knockout stages in a fortnight's time.
He has been linked with a return to Turkey, where he had a previous loan spell at Besiktas, but Arteta still sees a role for the 29-year-old in his plans.
What's the style?Manchester City have started 25 leagues games in a 4-3-3 system this season, with Guardiola opting for a 4-2-3-1 on five occasions.
In the summer transfer window, PSG turned down multiple bids from Real Madrid for the 23-year-old, who can leave as a free agent at the end of the season when his contract expires.
We appreciate him [Emerson] as a player and a person generally, Tuchel added. He has had such a huge influence even though he did not have a lot of minutes last season, because he is a top guy, a top professional, and he is still a Chelsea player.
Shrewsbury Town have condemned a small number of their fans for allegedly singing vile and offensive chants in Liverpool on Sunday.
Anthony Martial was back on the bench after his disagreement with Rangnick had been resolved but there is no denying that the Frenchman's falling-out with the interim boss has propelled Elanga up the pecking order.
Graham Potter, whose Brighton play a brand of expansive and organised possession football that shows he has the potential to be an elite coach, would be a savvy choice.
You have to remember this [Leicester] team was winning the FA Cup and league title not so long ago. They have some really good players here, we are trying to stick at it, we have had some difficulties and are still pulling out wins and results.
Gabriel Martinelli could be a top player and I like him, but if I keep Aubameyang I've got 15-20 goals, and that's some doing.
A surprise inclusion in Leicester's starting XI against Rennes on Thursday night, the 21-year-old - who has been out of action since breaking his leg in August - not only produced a brilliant performance on a hugely testing night but also came up with a wonderful headed goal which proved to be the decisive one in the tie.
We stand for inclusivity as a team - that's been the big driver of a lot of the stances we've taken in the last couple of years - and it would be horrible to think some of our fans feel they can't go because they feel threatened or they're worried about their safety. Who still needs to qualify for the Qatar World Cup?Path A Scotland vs Ukraine - Thursday, March 24 (7.45pm kick-off) - Postponed until June Wales vs Austria - Thursday, March 24 (7.45pm kick-off) - live on Sky Sports Path B Russia vs Poland - Thursday, March 24 (5.00pm kick-off) - Cancelled: Poland given bye Sweden vs Czech Republic - Thursday, March 24 (7.45pm kick-off) - live on Sky Sports World Cup - every team who's qualifiedWorld Cup latest newsPath C Italy vs North Macedonia - Thursday, March 24 (7.45pm kick-off) - live on Sky Sports Portugal vs Turkey - Thursday, March 24 (7.45pm kick-off) - live on Sky Sports Play-off finals: Tuesday, March 29 - live on Sky Sports What is the World Cup format and schedule?The 2022 World Cup in Qatar will feature 32 teams in eight groups of four.
City's trip to Brighton on Wednesday looks like a potential banana skin after the Seagulls' recent wins over Arsenal and Tottenham, but the champions have a strong record at the Amex Stadium, winning four of their last five visits and scoring 17 goals.
The calendar proposals have been developed by a technical advisory group, led by former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, now the chief of global football development at FIFA.
Maybe it's a crime, to take the best attacking player in the world and ask them to do this. Maybe it's a thought-provoking piece of performance anti-art. Maybe it's just Queiroz being Queiroz, the loveable, miserable old so-and-so.
The Riverside was bouncing, especially when we got ourselves back onto level terms, there was no sitting back from that point and it was all in.
Kate Longhurst headed in an injury-time equalizer as West Ham snatched a 1-1 draw at Tottenham despite having a player sent off in the second half.
As poor as the hosts were, it was a brilliant first-half showing from Northern Ireland and, by far, their most ruthless 45 minutes under Shiels.
So, he will have to make the best of the talent at his disposal, which means it is imperative that he solves the mental issue holding United back right now.
Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Brighton vs Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday Night Football; kick-off 5.30pm.
How the teams lined up | Match statsWSL Fixtures | Table | Live on Sky Sports | Get Sky SportsHow Chelsea saw off VillaChelsea dominated from the first whistle with Ji dictating the tempo in midfield.
Venezia left-back Ridgeciano Haps was penalised for a handball, and Martinez fired the resulting spot kick into the bottom-left corner.
British South Asians are the largest single ethnic minority group in the country yet the community has been massively under-represented in the professional game for decades, with Kick It Out chair Sanjay Bhandari describing it as the biggest statistical anomaly in football.
Sky Sports News' Ben Ransom on the Essential Football Podcast: I think there's a lot of pressure on Ed Woodward, and perhaps he feels it to get this right.
Konate has certainly come a long way in a short amount of time. Born in Koumassi, one of the poorest districts of Cote d'Ivoire's largest city, Abidjan, he was spotted by scouts from ASEC while playing in a street football competition.
It is a good header, though, isn't it? A big twist of the neck, a firm— hang on. Sorry, Oscar. Would the referee have to
It is very hard to understand it, said Tuchel, who confirmed there are seven positive cases at the club.
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The England midfielder’s brother, Louie Scott, took to Instagram to call the outgoing United boss “classless” after not using Lingard in the club’s final home match of the season against Brentford.
