حكيمي: ما حدث أمام أستون فيلا غير مقبول.. ولا نهتم بمواجهة ريال مدريد أو آرسنال

تحدث أشرف حكيمي، لاعب فريق باريس سان جيرمان، عن تأهلهم الصعب إلى نصف نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا، مساء أمس على حساب فريق أستون فيلا.

وتلاقى الفريقان على ملعب “فيلا بارك” في إياب ربع نهائي دوري أبطال أوربا، حيث تعرض باريس سان جيرمان للهزيمة بثلاثة أهداف مقابل هدفين.

ورغم الهزيمة، حصل باريس سان جيرمان على بطاقة التأهل إلى نصف النهائي، مستفيدًا من فوزه في الذهاب بنتيجة 3-1.

وقال أشرف حكيمي، في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “rmcsport” الفرنسية: “لم نكن خائفين، كنا نعلم أننا سنعاني اليوم، نحن سعداء برد فعل الفريق”.

وعن تأهلهم إلى نصف النهائي مرتين على التوالي، قال: “نحن نرى العمل الذي يقوم به النادي، بالنسبة لفريق مثلنا، إذا أردنا الفوز بدوري أبطال أوروبا، فمن غير الممكن أن نبدأ الشوط الثاني بتلقي هدفين، سنتحدث عن ذلك”.

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وواصل: “لم يكن الأمر سهلًا، لقد عانينا، كانت مهمتنا هي التأهل ونحن سعداء بتحقيق ذلك، هناك أمور كان علينا تحسينها، مثل الهدفين اللذين استقبلناهما”.

واسترسل: “دوناروما؟ نعرف حارس المرمى الذي نملكه جيدًا، لقد أظهر جدارته الليلة، يشكك فيه الكثيرون، لكننا لم نشك فيه أبدًا”.

وأكد: “إنه أحد أفضل حراس المرمى في العالم، ونحن سعداء بوجوده في باريس سان جيرمان، نأمل أن يبقى معنا طويلًا”.

وعما إذا كان يفضل مواجهة ريال مدريد أم آرسنال في الدور المقبل، قال: “الحقيقة هي أننا لا نهتم، علينا مواجهة الأفضل للفوز بهذه البطولة، كلاهما فريقان عظيمان، نحن مستعدون لذلك”.

"Fantastic" player tells West Ham he wants to go with January exit expected

West Ham United have agreed to let a “fantastic” player leave after the man in question communicated that he wants to depart Rush Green, with a January exit now expected as the winter transfer window fast approaches.

Julen Lopetegui survives West Ham sack after 2-1 win over Wolves

Under-fire Irons boss Julen Lopetegui has survived the looming West Ham axe yet again, following his side’s 2-1 win over fellow Premier League strugglers Wolves at the London Stadium on Monday.

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Tomas Soucek, who paid a touching tribute to Michail Antonio with his goal, opened the scoring against Wolves with Mohammed Kudus then having the first of his two strikes chalked off by VAR – denying West Ham a two-goal cushion.

Lopetegui was then handed a heart-in-mouth few minutes when Matt Doherty equalised for the away side, but luckily for the Spaniard, it wasn’t long before a moment of sheer brilliance from winger Jarrod Bowen put them right back into the lead late on.

West Ham’s run of form since November

Match

Date

Opponent

Competition

Result

#17

09/12/2024

Wolves (H)

Premier League

2-1 win

#16

03/12/2024

Leicester City (A)

Premier League

3-1 loss

#15

30/11/2024

Arsenal (H)

Premier League

5-2 loss

#14

26/11/2024

Newcastle United (A)

Premier League

2-0 win

#13

09/11/2024

Everton (H)

Premier League

0-0 draw

#12

02/11/2024

Nottingham Forest (A)

Premier League

3-0 loss

The score finished 2-1, and the result has kept Lopetegui in the dugout for now, as West Ham reportedly decide to give the 58-year-old more time to turn the club’s fortunes around.

“FOR NOW. We do NOT want to make a change,” said a top club source to insider ExWHUemployee (via West Ham Way).

“But we are not stupid and realise we have to improve. Last night was NOT a great performance and long term we have to do better.”

If that stance changes, which could well be the case going by West Ham’s topsy-turvy form over these last three months, then there are options for Tim Steidten and chairman David Sullivan.

Graham Potter is prepared to accept a short-term West Ham contract until the end of the season, with other linked managerial candidates including Sergio Conceicao, Kasper Hjulmand, Roger Schmidt, Thomas Frank, Massimiliano Allegri, Matthias Jaissle and Maurizio Sarri.

Luizao tells West Ham that he wants to leave with January exit expected

In the meantime, a lot of talk will also centre on the ins and outs for January. West Ham have been linked with a new forward for the winter window, among other squad reinforcements, while it is believed some members of the squad could potentially depart.

One of them who is apparently all-but-set to leave is forgotten signing Luizao, with the Brazilian starlet, brought in by David Moyes in 2022, unable to kickstart his career and break into the senior matchday squad.

According to South American news outlet UOL, Luizao is expected to leave West Ham in January, and the east Londoners are prepared to green-light a loan with the option to buy later.

The 22-year-old has expressed his desire to leave the London Stadium and return to Brazil for personal reasons, where clubs in the country’s Serie A have targeted him since the summer.

Called a “fantastic” young defender by Football Talent Scout Jacek Kulig, Luizao’s regrettable stay in England looks likely to end soon.

Villa Nova vence o Democrata e fica próximo de garantir vaga na final do Troféu Inconfidência

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O Villa Nova venceu o Democrata-GV, por 2 a 1, na noite desta quarta-feira (23), em duelo válido pela semifinais do Troféu Inconfidência, em duelo disputado no Mamudão, em Governador Valadares.

O Leão de Nova Lima começou o jogo melhor e marcou o primeiro gol. Logo nos primeiros minutos de jogo, em boa jogada, Mosquito aproveitou bem o vacilo da defesa para, com belo chute, abrir o marcador.

O Democrata, porém, cresceu na partida e conseguiu o empate. Após pressão, com vários homens ocupando o campo adversário, em jogada pela direita, Locatelli recebeu na área e só teve o trabalho de empurrar para o fundo das redes.

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O Villa seguiu bem em campo, com boa formação tática. No entanto, a partida ficou bastante travada no meio campo, com poucas chances claras sendo criadas.

No entanto, o dedo do técnico fez diferença: na etapa complementar Cícero Júnior lançou Thomasel em campo e foi da jovem promessa do Leão o gol da vitória. Em cruzamento de Belão, o garoto desviou de cabeça e deu números finais ao confronto.

O resultado é excelente para o Villa que joga por dois resultados iguais. Villa e Democrata voltam a campo no próximo domingo, às 16h (de Brasília), no Alçapão do Bonfim, em Nova Lima, ara decidir quem avança à final do torneio.

John Souttar injury latest as Rangers hit with "huge blow" before Celtic

Rangers podcasters Heart & Hand have bemoaned a “huge blow” to an injured player who could now miss the Scottish League Cup final clash with Celtic this weekend.

Rangers impress against Spurs ahead of cup final

With Philippe Clement still fighting hard to save his job as Gers manager, his side produced an impressive and spirited performance against Tottenham on Thursday evening.

Rangers held the Premier League side to a 1-1 draw at Ibrox in the Europa League, and while it was a shame that the hosts couldn’t hold onto the lead given to them by Hamza Igamane, it was still a good point in Europe against strong opposition.

Next up for Clement’s side is Sunday’s League Cup final meeting with rivals Celtic at Hampden Park, as the Gers look to win the trophy for the second time in a row. While Rangers will be feeling more confident after an improvement in form in recent weeks, they have now suffered a worrying injury concern leading up to the game, leaving them sweating over one key individual’s involvement.

Rangers suffer potential "huge" injury blow

Writing on X during Thursday’s clash with Spurs, Heart & Hand Podcast described it as a “huge blow” to see Rangers defender John Souttar leave the field with an injury before half-time.

The 28-year-old would be a massive loss for the cup final this weekend, with Clement admitting that there is no definitive news on the situation yet: “I don’t know for the moment but it’s never a great moment when you have to step off in the pitch in the first half. We will know more in a couple of days, but for now, I don’t have a clue.”

Souttar has been a rock at the heart of Rangers’ defence this season, starting 14 matches in the Scottish Premiership and averaging 5.3 clearances per game, not to mention 3.4 aerial duel wins. Meanwhile, Scotland captain Andy Robertson has lauded his efforts on the international stage, highlighting the level he is playing at.

“He’s been unbelievable in this Nation’s League. Especially the last four games, I think he’s been different class. He’s showed his quality and it was disappointing for him, I know how much it hurt him not getting picked for the Euros, some people will maybe think, ‘okay that’s my Scotland career over’ or whatever – not John. John worked so hard and he’s playing well for Rangers and he’s also doing unbelievable for Scotland.”

Rangers supporters will now understandably be sweating over Souttar’s availability this weekend, and his fitness could have a huge say over who takes the trophy home out of his side and Celtic.

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The Hoops will immediately feel that their chances of glory have improved if the Scot is ruled out of the game, and it would be rotten luck for Clement and Souttar himself if such a key player is absent.

Bangladesh need repeat of team effort to win South Africa series

Host captain Bavuma says, “Sunday is a must-win game for us. We have to up our game in all the departments”

Mohammad Isam19-Mar-2022

The series is on the line on Sunday in Johannesburg•Cricket South Africa

Big pictureAs well as they would be celebrating the landmark win in Centurion on Friday, Bangladesh will have their eyes on a bigger achievement on Sunday. Beating South Africa in South Africa for the first time was huge, but if they can do it again in Johannesburg, and in the process win the series, it will be a massive success.Bangladesh produced a spectacular team effort. There were contributions right through the line-up – with Yasir Ali making a proper name for himself and Taskin Ahmed not too far behind. One more performance like that and this team will make even bigger history.South Africa, meanwhile, have a lot to work on. Temba Bavuma couldn’t work out why his bowlers didn’t push home the advantage they had after 15 good overs first up. They also leaked a lot of wides and no-balls, and in the back end, some of them didn’t bowl quick enough.The batters also have to find better ways to score runs. They were tied down by the Bangladesh seamers in the first Powerplay and in an effort to break free they lost too many wickets to the spinners. Rassie van der Dussen and David Miller batted well, but couldn’t finish the job. Bavuma himself struggled to rotate strike, while Aiden Markram lean patch continues to be a cause for concern.Form guideSouth Africa LWWWL (Last five completed matches; most recent first)
Bangladesh WLWWWIn the spotlightDavid Miller landed punch after punch on the Bangladesh bowling attack towards the end of the first ODI, but an already out of control required run-rate and falling wickets at the other end meant his 79 off 57 went in vain. They had enough bases covered on Friday for Miller not to matter but Bangladesh will know it won’t always be the case. They’re going to need to find ways to stop the marauding left-hander.David Miller was the only South Africa batter who gave Bangladesh something to think about on Friday•AFP/Getty Images

Taskin Ahmed took 2 for 15 in his first spell in Centurion, before coming back to bowl two more tight spells, finishing with the big wicket of van der Dussen in his last over. He worried all the South African batters with his pace, movement and bounce. From looking almost clueless on his last tour to South Africa in 2017, Taskin is now a much improved, fitter fast bowler.Team newsSouth Africa will consider bringing back Tabraiz Shamsi, especially if the Johannesburg pitch will provide a bit for the spinners.South Africa (probable): 1 Kyle Verreynne (wk), 2 Janneman Malan, 3 Temba Bavuma (capt), 4 Aiden Markram, 5 Rassie van der Dussen, 6 David Miller, 7 Andile Phehlukwayo, 8 Marco Jansen, 9 Kagiso Rabada, 10 Keshav Maharaj, 11 Lungi NgidiBangladesh are unlikely to change the playing XI that’s brought them three wins in the last four games.Bangladesh (probable): 1 Tamim Iqbal (capt), 2 Litton Das, 3 Shakib Al Hasan, 4 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), 5 Yasir Ali, 6 Mahmudullah, 7 Afif Hossain, 8 Mehidy Hasan Miraz, 9 Taskin Ahmed, 10 Shoriful Islam, 11 Mustafizur RahmanPitch and conditionsFour 350-plus scores for the sides batting first in the last seven day matches at the Wanderers should tell you what to expect on Sunday. Weather is set to be dry.Stats and trivia Tamim and Litton put on 95 runs in 21.3 overs on Friday, which is a new Bangladesh record for both runs scored (previous best 46) and overs batted (previous best 11.1) by their openers in South Africa. Lungi Ngidi’s 1 for 75 in Centurion is now the worst bowling figures by a South African bowler against BangladeshQuotes”Sunday is a must-win game for us. We have to up our game in all the departments. It will look after the points that we require. There’s no guaranteed points going into the game just because you are playing Bangladesh. We need to play the cricket that we know we can.”
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الفتح السعودي يوضح لـ"بطولات" مدى إمكانية رحيل جوميز إلى الأهلي لخلافة كولر

هناك العديد من التقارير الصحفية التي تقرب مدرب النادي الأهلي، مارسيل كولر، من الرحيل عن صفوف الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بسبب تذبذب النتائج في الموسم الحالي.

وأفلت الأهلي من خسارة كانت قريبة أمام بيراميدز متصدر الدوري المصري أمس، السبت، بتعادل إيجابي 1-1 في ملعب “الدفاع الجوي” ولكن أداء الفريق لم يكن جيدًا منذ فترة طويلة.

بعد المباراة، كثرت الأحاديث عن رحيل كولر عن الأهلي قبل نهاية الموسم، وهناك أكثر من اسم بارز لخلافة السويسري حتى نهاية الموسم والتواجد في بطولة كأس العالم للأندية والاستمرار لما بعد ذلك.

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ومن أبرز المدربين جوزيه جوميز مدرب الفتح في الدوري السعودي والزمالك السابق، وهذا ما تحدث عنه، خالد الغندور في برنامجه على قناة “المحور”، أمس.

حيث قال الغندور في برنامجه: “جوزيه جوميز هو الأقرب لتدريب الأهلي في كأس العالم للأندية 2025″، وهي البطولة التي ستقام بالولايات المتحدة الأمريكية خلال الفترة من 15 يونيو إلى 13 يوليو.

وتواصل بطولات مع المتحدث الرسمي لنادي الفتح، محمد الضيف، وقال: “كل تركيزنا على هذا الموسم، لدينا مباريات هامة للغاية ونريد حصد النقاط لضمان البقاء في الدوري، هذا كل ما نفكر فيه والجميع مستمرون مع الفريق وهدفهم واحد”.

ويحتل الفتح المركز الرابع عشر في بطولة الدوري السعودي برصيد 26 نقطة وبالأمس، فاز الفريق بنتيجة 5-1 على الخليج الذي يضم محمد شريف، لكن الفارق نقطتين فقط عن الأخدود صاحب المركز السادس عشر والذي يهبط بفريقه إلى دوري الدرجة الأولى.

Gabriel Pec destaca semanas de treinos para a estreia do Vasco na Série B: 'Entrosar cada vez mais'

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Após a eliminação do Carioca, o Vasco volta suas atenções para a estreia na Série B. Com o intuito de dar a volta por cima depois da péssima campanha de 2021, o foco é total no acesso. Para isso, o elenco conta com muitas peças novas e alguns remanescentes do ano passado. Entre eles está o jovem Gabriel Pec, que falou sobre as semanas de preparação para a estreia e o que a equipe deve fazer de diferente para voltar à elite.

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– É um período muito importante. Teremos duas semanas cheias para trabalhar onde o professor Zé vai poder implementar mais ainda o trabalho dele. E a gente vai implementar bastante no ataque, a defesa que é muito importante, e o mais importante de tudo é trabalhar o conjunto. A gente se entrosar cada vez mais para estrear na Série B sabendo de tudo que tem que fazer para ser um grande ano – revelou o atacante.

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Ao falar sobre a campanha de 2021, Gabriel Pec ressalta que os erros serviram de aprendizado e que não tem mais desculpas. Para ele, a equipe deve estar atenta durante todos os jogos, ainda mais em uma competição tão disputada quanto a Série B.

– Ano passado, a Série B foi de muito aprendizado. Infelizmente não conseguimos nossos objetivos. Mas para mim serviu mesmo como um grande aprendizado. Porque vimos que são jogos muito complicados, tanto dentro, quanto fora de casa. Temos que estar ligados, entrar e terminar os jogos atentos. Porque o gol pode sair tanto no início, quanto no final da partida. Além dos campos ruins, eu acho que a gente tem que trabalhar bastante e focar muito para esse ano não ter mais desculpas e a gente conseguir nossos objetivos – analisou.

+VÍDEO: Fenômeno da internet, Luva de Pedreiro é homenageado em São Januário

Por fim, o atacante falou sobre a visita do influenciador Iran, o “Luva de Pedreiro”, que esbanjou humildade ao conhecer o elenco. O jovem bateu pênalti em São Januário e no CT Moacyr Barbosa, conheceu Roberto Dinamite e participou do lançamento do podcast’Fala, Vascão’

– Ontem foi um momento muito incrível com o Iran. A gente vê a humildade dele quando chegou, me contagiou. Já era fã vendo os vídeos dele só pelo celular. Quando chegou pessoalmente, vi o brilho no olho dele por ter me conhecido, não tem preço. Estou muito feliz, torço muito por ele. Que Deus possa abençoá-lo porque ele vem de um local que não tem muitas expectativas e agora abriu-se o mundo para ele. Então, que ele possa saber acertar nas suas escolhas e espero que Deus abençoe os caminhos dele – elogiou Pec.

+ Confira e simule a tabela do Campeonato Carioca

O Gigante da Colina estreia no segundo final de semana de abril diante do Vila Nova, em São Januário. Antes disso, terá três semanas de preparação, já que foi eliminado do Campeonato Carioca e da Copa do Brasil.

Paulo Sousa reconhece erros do Flamengo na final do Carioca e crava: 'Nós vamos reverter a situação'

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Paulo Sousa não se esquivou de suas falhas e, em entrevista coletiva concedida logo após o jogo de ida da final do Campeonato Carioca, nesta quarta-feira, vencido pelo Fluminense por 2 a 0, analisou o que não funcionou no Flamengo no clássico realizado no Maracanã.

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– Hoje, sem dúvida, estivemos todos muito mal individualmente, tecnicamente, taticamente. E eu sou o primeiro a me colocar à frente do grupo. As coisas não funcionaram. Acho que o nosso adversário estava bem melhor naquilo que é o contexto tático. O meu colega Abel (Braga) criou para este mesmo jogo. Tecnicamente tentamos acelerar demais o jogo com muito poucas situações, sobretudo no passe de pouca qualidade. Onde nós temos muita qualidade – disse o Mister, prosseguindo:

– Estávamos muito distantes entre as linhas, mesmo nas acelerações. O jogo permitiu em alguns momentos não estarmos frescos o suficiente para desprendemos mais energia na pressão e dar um pouco mais de tempo ao nosso adversário para ter um pouco mais a bola , que não foi muito. Depois, o jogo teve muito a ver, infelizmente, com decisões técnicas que foram completamente desfavoráveis. Não foi aquilo que permitimos ao nosso adversário para criar. Sem dúvida, as transições que tiveram, os contra-ataques vieram de muito de infelicidades individuais dos nossos jogadores. Mas o fato é que não tivemos tão bem como a equipe tem de qualidade e bola. Repito, tivemos decisões errôneas individuais e coletivas.

O jogo da volta entre Flamengo e Fluminense será realizado às 18h deste sábado, no Maracanã. O time de Paulo Sousa precisará vencer por mais de três gols de diferença para ser campeão diretamente.

– Nós vamos reverter a situação, não tenho dúvida, sobretudo no nível do jogo que apresentamos – falou, completando sobre o que é necessário, na prática, para ser tetracampeão estadual neste fim de semana.

– Primeiro, precisa fazer três gols, temos capacidade para fazer. Temos capacidade tática para superar nosso adversário, mesmo um adversário que tem vantagem de dois gols. Vai continuar fechado e procurando decisões erradas do Flamengo a nível individual. Mas temos confianças nos processos, no elenco e nos nossos jogadores para podermos superar esse caminho difícil e sermos tetra.

Confira outros trechos da coletiva:

Parcela de culpa do próprio Paulo Sousa

– Minha parcela é maior do que a de todos os nossos jogadores. Claro que não sou eu que estou em campo a tomar decisões a nível de controle, de passe e de drible, de cruzamentos e em decisões com bola ou sem bola. Com certeza sou eu quem tomo as decisões de quem vai jogar e das substituições. Faria as mesmas decisões por aquilo que vi nos 10 dias. Hoje, durante o jogo, eu provavelmente teria decidido uma forma inicial diferente daquela com a qual iniciamos, mas repito: penso que o nosso adversário quase nunca cometeu algum erro individual.

Temos que investir na qualidade e na clareza dos nossos jogadores. Temos de dar confiança para ultrapassarmos essa grande dificuldade.

Falta química com o elenco?

– Primeiro dar confiança e ser consistente nos processos. Não é pelos maus resultados que temos de mudar tudo. Para ter química precisamos ser consistentes naquilo que fazemos. Precisamos manter para termos mais convicções individuais e coletivas para atingirmos o auge da qualidade do elenco e dos sistemas.

Entrada de Arrascaeta

– Arrasca veio de viagem, chegou hoje mesmo. Jogador que, com esse tipo de viagem, condiciona muito. Ele também teve uma situação num passado recente conosco de ter lesão após um período com a seleção. Buscamos mantê-lo o máximo em campo porque ele pode decidir jogos.

Presença de Bruno Henrique

– Infelizmente o Bruno não teve continuidade na pré-temporada. Esperamos que a continuidade possa levá-lo à melhor performance.

Ravi Shastri: 'Promise you, Umran Malik will be a handful in red-ball cricket'

Former India coach wants Jammu and Sunrisers fast man to get BCCI contract ‘straightaway’

Nagraj Gollapudi and Raunak Kapoor18-May-20224:40

Ravi Shastri: ‘Central contract straightaway for Umran Malik’

Umran Malik needs to be given a central contract “straightaway” by the BCCI, in the opinion of Ravi Shastri, who also believes Malik will be “a handful” in first-class cricket and has the potential to even be part of the Indian Test set-up subject to him being put on the development pathway by Indian cricket authorities.Malik, who recently clocked 156.9 kph, possibly the fastest ball in IPL history, is also the fourth-highest wicket-taker this IPL with 21 wickets in 13 matches at an average of 20 and economy rate of 8.93. Playing his first full IPL season, Malik has already bagged a five-for [the second-best figures so far this season], but it is his raw, uninhibited pace that has troubled batters, brought fans to the edge of the seats and excited pundits like Shastri.Related

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“Central contract straightway,” Shastri said on ESPNcricinfo’s T20 Time Out after Malik put on another impactful performance with a three-wicket haul in Sunrisers Hyderabad’s win against Mumbai Indians on Tuesday. “And keep him in the mix, don’t let him float around. Keep him in the mix with the main players and then he learns seeing (and) being around with the [Mohammed] Shamis and the [Jasprit] Bumrahs, and see the way they train, see the way they manage their workload.”Of course, there’ll be the team management there, support staff, that’ll help him do that, but don’t let him stray at the moment. Get him into the mix, and keep him there and groom him.”While Malik has rattled the best batters in the IPL – on Tuesday, Malik hit Rohit Sharma in the helmet – with his extreme pace as well as uprooted stumps, someone like Shami has called on him to focus on combining “pace with accuracy”.”He’ll get better and better,” Shastri said. “You see his bowling once he takes a wicket. Look at the lines he starts bowling as opposed to when he has not got a wicket – that’s when he is trying everything, his lines are all over the place. You don’t want him to cut down on pace. The last thing you would tell him looking for control, cut down on pace. What you want him to do is get his lines right: if he can bowl that stump line, attack the stumps on a constant basis, varying his lengths, he will trouble [batters].”If he gets a wicket and new guy comes in, he can really rattle him because he has got the pace, he can keep the bloke on his toes, but it’s that line – if he gets into that channel, without cutting his pace it will make a huge difference.”Shastri: ‘Get him into the mix, and keep him there and groom him’•BCCI

And if Malik could stick to that plan, Shastri said he would not be surprised if Malik is soon be part of the Indian Test squad. “I promise you, this guy is going to be a handful in red-ball cricket. Handful, really. If he is part of an Indian pace battery that (already) has Bumrah, Shami, you add this bloke in (as) a fourth guy, it’s going to be a serious attack.”Shastri’s views are similar to that of Sunrisers’ head coach Tom Moody, who had said Malik was like a “Ferrari” and there was no point asking him to cut down his pace and focus on line and length.At 22, Malik is enjoying the best time of his life, doing something that comes naturally to him: bowling fast. But you can sense he is also hearing what the experts are saying. After the win on Tuesday, Malik was keen to understand how his senior Sunrisers team-mate Bhuvneshwar Kumar had bowled a maiden in the penultimate over of Mumbai’s chase.Bhuvneshwar pointed out that he had worked out delivering yorkers was the “best option” based on the behaviour of the pitch, and he managed to pull it off. Malik then wanted to know what was the key to bowling successfully in death overs, the most difficult phase in T20 cricket. “The most necessary thing in death bowling is to keep yourself calm because what happens often is the pressure comes as soon as a boundary is hit,” Bhuvneshwar told Malik in a chat on . “So the only thing I will say is how much you can keep calm and have a calm mind then it will help you.”

فان دايك يدافع عن أرنولد: مستقبله أمر خاص.. ونتمنى استمرار تألقه حتى نهاية موسم ليفربول

أبدى قائد ليفربول، فيرجيل فان دايك، دعمه الكامل لزميله ترينت ألكسندر أرنولد، وسط الجدل المتزايد حول مستقبل الأخير مع الريدز.

ودخل أرنولد كبديل وسجل هدف فوز ليفربول أمام ليستر سيتي، الذي قرّب الريدز من حسم لقب الدوري الإنجليزي.

وينتهي عقد أرنولد مع ليفربول في نهاية الموسم الحالي، وهناك حالة من الضبابية حول مستقبله مع أنباء اهتمام قوي من جانب ريال مدريد بضم بالمجان.

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وقال فان دايك في تصريحات نقلتها شبكة “ليفربول إيكو”: “أحيانًا ننسى أننا نتعامل مع إنسان، أرنولد مر بالكثير خلال الأشهر الماضية، والجميع لديه رأي في مستواه وما يقدمه، لكن بالنسبة لنا كلاعبين، نريد الفوز بالمباريات، وقد كان مهمًا جدًا لنا طوال الموسم”.

وأضاف: “لقد كان عنصرًا مهمًا في كل السنوات التي قضيناها سويًا، ولا تزال هناك مباريات قادمة، ونحتاج إلى أفضل نسخة من أرنولد، ما سيحدث لاحقًا هو جزء من الحياة وكرة القدم، وسنرى بالمستقبل”.

وتعليقًا على مستقبل زميله، قال فان دايك: “أي شيء قد يحدث في المستقبل يخصه هو وعائلته، لكنه الآن لاعب في ليفربول، وهو مهم لفريقنا، لقد عاد من إصابة طويلة وكان مؤثرًا، نأمل أن يستمر بهذا التأثير في المباريات الخمس المتبقية”.

وعن أهمية الهدف الذي سجله ترينت، أوضح القائد الهولندي: “كان هدفًا مهمًا جدًا، كان حاسمًا بالفعل، لم أتوقع أقل من ذلك، هناك الكثير من الضجيج حوله، لكنه استحق هذه اللحظة، سواء قرر البقاء أو الرحيل، هذه لحظات لا تُؤخذ كأمر مسلم به”.

وعن فرص التتويج باللقب، اختتم فان دايك: “لدينا فرصة رائعة على ملعبنا وبين جماهيرنا لإنهاء المهمة، لم أكن أتوقع أن نكون في هذا الوضع الآن، أن نتقدم بفارق 13 نقطة في هذه المرحلة، هذا يتجاوز حتى أحلامي، عملنا بجد والآن حان وقت الحسم”.

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