19-year old wonder kid Joao Felix is the target among the 2 Manchester teams. Although Manchester United are leading the race to sign him for 80 million pounds, it is still anyone’s game.
Above: Eden Hazard is to wear the number 7 at Madrid.
Buffon has left PSG after 1 season. The champions league still eludes him but his future looks cloudy. Nobody knows his next move. There could be a move to Parma, his boyhood club.
Eden Hazard has joined Madrid for 88 million pounds, the same price tag in which Madrid sold Ronaldo last Summer. Little is known about his number, but people have reportedly seen a no.7 shirt in Madrid’s shops. However, Real Madrid have just announced that the Belgian will be wearing the #7 shirt, forcing Mariano to vacate that spot. With Luka Jovic signed, Madrid put a poor season behind them to compete for the Laliga title again. ( Annoys me as a Barcelona fan )
This means Christian Eriksen may not move to the Bernabau. It was most likely Madrid’s backup plan to sign him if the Hazard deal does not go through. The midfielder is linked to Manchester United but will most likely stay at Tottenham.
Talking about United, they have signed the EPL’s most wanted star- Daniel James. The Swansea Winger has signed for The Red Devils for 80 million pounds, and is Solskjær’s first ever signing for the club.
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All about hat tricks
- The hat-trick was invented from cricket
- A hat-trick is 3 goals scored consecutively.
- A perfect hat-trick consists of goals from the head, left foot, and right foot.
Above: Riyad Mahrez’s penalty is disallowed.
Son-Heung Min, Paul Pogba, Even Lionel Messi. These players had disallowed penalties although they scored. But why?
Penalty rules go deep in, although it looks simple.
- The goalkeeper CANNOT touch any crossbar using his body. He needs to be facing the kicker, and must be right outside the goal-line. No part of his body should be in the goal-line.
- The players OTHER than the kicker and the goalkeeper must be 10 yards (9.15m) away from the penalty box.
- The ball MUST be stationary before the kick is taken. The same goes for the goalpost, crossbar, and goal net.
- If somebody infringes on the laws of the game, this happens:
Notice that in the 5th row, there is a section called ‘Illegal feinting’. Feinting is basically a stop-fake. In simple terms, it is faking. Feinting in your run up means to stutter, which is allowed in the laws of football. However, feinting at the end of your run up is wrong. This means you are faking a shot which you are actually not taking. This deliberately gives the kicker an advantage as the keeper would dive, thus allowing them to shoot to the other side. This is an unsporting behavior, thus the ID Free Kick and a yellow.
Netherlands defeated England. It was a dramatic match, but the first 70 minutes of the match was filled with scrappy football and a lot of chances wasted. However, VAR drama kicked in again. De Ligt, who by far had a poor night to give England a penalty, scored a bullet header from the corner of the post. 12 minutes later, Drama kicked in with VAR disallowing a Jesse Lingard goal, ruling his foot offside. Just barely. 2 minutes later, it disallowed a penalty for the Dutch, after they claimed that Ben Chilwell handeled the ball. In 7 minutes of injury time, 4 chances were created, 2 for both sides. Sterling could have grabbed the win but his chip barely went above the bar. An amazing atmosphere, as well.
In extra time, Memphis Depay stole the ball from Harry Maguire, who was right outside the English box. Depay shot. Pickford, stunned, managed a save, luckily. However, the rebound came in and Kyle walker put it into his own net, in an attempt to avoid the other Dutch player scoring. Probably the worst England defence in 4 years. 2 mistakes cost them. 2-1 Netherlands.
After the break, England created some chances but the Dutch had a solid defence in response.
ANOTHER SHAMBOLIC ENGLAND DEFENCE!!!! Kyle Walker throws it in to Ross Barkely, who then intends to pass to Pickford. However, Depay intercepts it, and passes to Quincy Promes to mkae it 3-1 Netherlands! Something like 2017/18 UCL Final, isn’t it? What a sudden twist in events, in 3 seconds in fact.
Full time. Netherlands 3-1 England.
What the heck was that defending? Giving England 2 Dog’s Diners of goals. Disppointment for English fans.
If you do not understand the 2 goals in extra time, watch the highlights. England were dreadful. (In extra time)
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Liverpool lift CL for 6th time
In a rather sloppy game, Liverpool won Spurs 2-0 thanks to a second-minute penalty after Mousa Sissoko’s handball after just 30 seconds. Salah converted from the spot. After that, chances were created, but both teams’ finishing was pathetic. I nearly feel to sleep due to most of the first half being played in the middle of the pitch.
Thankfully, a lot more chances were created in the second half, and the game became much more fast-paced. Spurs created more chances ( 16:14 ), but unlike in 2018, Alisson was the hero by saving many shots- including an Eriksen free-kick. Spurs did appeal for a penalty just before that, but Danny Rose was fouled outside the penalty area. 3 minutes later, a Milner corner allowed Divock Origi to score Liverpool’s second, after a gentle Van Dijk header in his direction. Origi’s powerful left-footed shot was enough to double Liverpool’s lead. In the 5 minutes of stoppage time, Spurs created chances for at least a consollation goal. However, Alisson came to Liverpool’s aid.
The game definitely wasn’t the best in this whole season, but it was worth watching.
Newton Heath, Manchester, 1878: Man Utd founded by workers of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. Founded as Newton Heath LYR
1878 ( Unknown date ) : Lost their first match to Wolverhampton Wanderers 6-0 ( Wolves used their ‘B’ team )
1892: Joined the football league and cut ties with the LYR
1894: After 2 seasons of finishing dead last, they were relegated
1894: Liverpool finished the 2nd division first. Back then, the last team of the 1st division would play the 1st team of the second division to see if the promoted team was worthy of being promoted into the 1st division. LFC win 2-0
1902: After a lot of financial struggles, United settle their 2,600 pound debt and are officialy renamed to ‘Manchester United’
1903: 1st league title, 1st FA Cup title
1974: A pathetic season means United are relegated due to enormous decline and mismanagement ( 3 wins, 7 draws, 20 losses, 16 pts)
1975: Promotion back to the 1st division
1984: Legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson hired
1999: Man Utd win the treble ( Champions League with 2 AMAZING Comebacks in the semi-final and final respectively, Premier League and FA Cup. According to MUFC, the 1998/99 season was the most successful season in their history. They could have won a historic quadruple had they not lost in the Community Shield final. 1st English club to win the treble.)
2005: Future legend Cristiano Ronaldo signed
2008: Won the double (PL, UCL)
2010: Heavy 1-4 defeat at home to the hands of Liverpool
2013: Sir Alex Ferguson retires, last match drawing 5-5 with West Brom ( Future Utd signing Romelu Lukaku scores a hattrick. This was Sir Alex’s 1,500th game, the last game under United.)
2019: ( May be Irrelevant ) A 4-0 thrashing by Everton is ‘the worst day in United’s 2010-2020 decade’
Youri Tielemans and Jamie Vardy scored for The Foxes with the first one being thumping header by Youri Tielemans from James Maddison’s excellent cross. 27 minutes later, goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel geets a rare assist after booting the ball down field, for Vardy to shoot. The first shot hits the bar, but the rebound allows Leicester to have a comfortable 2-0 lead after the same Englishman heads it in. Then, in injury time, Leicester threaten again, and it was worth the risk. Vardy nets another one making it 3 for Leicester. You honestly have to praise Leicester. Although Arsenal were 1 man down after the 36th minute, Leicester were just dominant. Possessing about 70% of the match against a top-six club is just incredible. Henrikh Mkhitaryan was just pathetic that when he got substituted, BBC quoted ,‘You may not have released he was even playing, but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is off for Matteo Guendouzi.’ Unai Emery was rather animated in the match (in a bad way), throwing his jacket off after Maitland-Niles was sent off after his challenge (second) on Maddison. He was already booked a yellow in the 8th minute. Leicester could have scored more but their finishes weren’t vital enough. Brendan Rodgers has given his all to the club since his hiring on 26 February. From 12th place, The Foxes now see themselves at a comfortable 8th position. Leicester have improved their attacking tempo, and are hoping to cause an upset at the Etihad and end their season with a win over Chelsea. If Wolves lose either 1 of their 2 remaining fixtures (vs Fulham or Liverpool), Leicester would end their season at a decent 7th place, being the best ‘ non-big six’ team this season.
Records/ Excellent performances
- Since his Premier League debut in August 2014, Jamie Vardy has scored 31 goals against the ‘big six’ (Arsenal, Chelsea, Man Utd, Man City, Spurs, Liverpool), more than any other player.
- Monaco loanee Youri Tielemans has played excellently since his debut in January, assisting 3 and scoring 5 for Leicester in 11 games.
In a thrilling 2-2 draw, stade de Rennes won 6-5 on penalties, breaking PSG’s 4-year winning streak in the Coupe de France. Something people did not notice was PSG were down to ten men at the very end at extra time. Wonderkid Kylian Mbappe was sent off after a horror tackle on Reenes defender da Silva. It could have been a leg-breaker, but da Silva is perfectly fine. Christopher Nkuku missed the deciding penalty with his shot going way too high. Reenes deny PSG their fifth in a row and their 13th-winning the tournament for just the third time.
Barcelona were fortunate enough to win 1-0 over Levante after an excellent performance by Levante Goalkeeper Aitor Fernández. He stopped many excellent shots, less than 17, of course, but was given an 8.8/10 by WhoScored. Anyways, Barcelona lift their 8th Laliga title in the span of 11 years, the other 3 going to their arch-enemies Real Madrid. Too be honest, Barcelona were too sloppy, and lacked the tempo that they really needed. Dembele and Coutinho replace Suarez’s role as he disappointed on Saturday night.
Now, to the Championship, where Norwich defeated Blackburn Rovers 2-1 after a beautiful match that had character and intensity. The full-time score was settled in the first half. It is nice to see Norwich back in the Premier league after 3 seasons.
That’s all for today.
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What can I say about United
WAIT WHAT. OK WAIT I THINK I AM DREAMING. WAIT? DO I JUST SEE 4-0 to Everton?
That was my reaction when I saw Everton’s 4-0 thrashing of Manchester United. Ole has had a poor starting as permanant manager, losing 6 of his 8 games, winning the other 2 with a sloppy showing of the team.
Are Ole’s tactics feelings and motivation?
Anyways, they are against the Blues.
Prediction: Man Utd 0-2 Man City
They just can’t. Or can they? 😉
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