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Rangers midfielder Glen Kamara has been with his national side Finland during the international break, although his latest performance may be a cause for concern for Steven Gerrard.

The former Dundee man played the full 90 minutes for Finland as they drew 1-1 with Ukraine in a World Cup qualifying game on Sunday but he struggled to have any real impression on the game.

As per SofaScore, the 25-year-old midfielder would earn a disappointing 6.2 match rating for his display, which was the second-worst of any player who featured in the game, with Ukraine’s Vitaliy Mykolenko earning a 6.0/10 rating after he was sent off for a professional foul late on, which allowed Teemu Pukki to score a late equaliser from the penalty spot.

Although Kamara had the most touches of any Finland midfielder or attacker, he struggled to do anything productive with the ball, as he failed to contribute a single key pass, cross or long ball during the game.

The 25-year-old is renowned at Rangers for his ability to win back the ball and win battles in midfield, but he failed to showcase this at the weekend, as he failed to make a single tackle during the game.

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He also lost all five of his duels during the game and failed to complete a single dribble emphasising that the Ukraine midfield generally had the better of him throughout the game.

In comparison to Kamara, Ukraine’s midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi, who picked up the man of the match award for his display, would contribute four key passes, complete four dribbles and long passes, and win nine duels in what was an excellent all-round display from the Atalanta man.

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Therefore, this emphasises how poor Kamara was on Sunday, with the £4.05 million-rated midfielder enduring something of a nightmare display, and he will be relieved that his side were able to rescue a late point despite his poor performance.

Gerrard will be hoping his midfielder’s performance on international duty does not dent his confidence ahead of his return to club action in the near future.

And, in other news… Bye-bye Edmundson: Rangers signing £1.08m-rated beast would surely be the end for 23 y/o at Ibrox

Jordan Henderson will almost certainly miss Liverpool’s upcoming Champions League games against Real Madrid through injury, according to The Athletic’s James Pearce.

The Reds have been hampered by injuries throughout this season, with the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Thiago and Diogo Jota all missing big chunks of action.

Although Jurgen Klopp’s injury woes have eased slightly – apart from at centre-back – Henderson is a current casualty, with the skipper absent since suffering a groin problem in the defeat to Everton last month.

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Pearce confirms Henderson injury blow

Pearce has now confirmed that the 30-year-old will play no part in the matches against Real Madrid as the two clubs meet in the Champions League quarter-finals.

The first leg takes place in Spain on April 6th, before Liverpool host the La Liga giants at Anfield on April 14th, in what promises to be a mouthwatering tie.

Pearce, who is renowned as one of the most reliable journalists on the club, wrote in The Atheltic:

‘With their injury problems at centre-back and the continued absence of captain Jordan Henderson, who is not expected back in time to face Madrid, Liverpool are weakened.’

Transfer Tavern take

Henderson’s absence is a huge concern ahead of two games of such magnitude as Liverpool look to avenge their 2018 Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid.

The captain’s energy, leadership and quality will all be missed, putting pressure on the likes of Fabinho, Gini Wijnaldum and Thiago to excel without him against the Spanish giants.

In other news, many Liverpool fans have hailed an exceptional Reds talent after a moment of magic. Read all about it here.

In an exclusive interview with Football FanCast, Steve Bull, who was sold by West Brom to Wolves in 1986, can’t see the Baggies moving for Michael Appleton after The Athletic’s Steve Madeley claimed he would be an ‘obvious contender’ to replace Sam Allardyce if he leaves.

The Baggies parted ways with Slaven Bilic early in the season to hopefully stop the rot and see them avoid relegation, however Allardyce has not been able to change around their fortunes.

Allardyce has never been relegated during his managerial career but this may be a step too far even for him, as West Brom sit 19th in the Premier League and 10 points behind Newcastle United in 17th.

Speaking on why Appleton wouldn’t be the right man for West Brom and what he would like to see happen in the Albion dugout instead, Bull told FFC:

“I think it’s a big job because when you go to the Premier League you’ve got to have a known name or somebody who’s been there before.

“So, I wouldn’t go for Appleton, I’d rather stick with Sam than bring somebody in from the lower leagues.”

Appleton played for the Baggies 33 times during 2001-2003 and was manager of the under 23s before taking his current job at Lincoln City, where he has recently signed a new contract.

Allardyce’s contract was an 18-month deal, however, it included a break clause if the Baggies were relegated so it remains unlikely that he will stay on if they don’t avoid the drop.

Manchester United prospect James Garner sent Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a timely reminder of his obvious potential after scoring his first goal for Nottingham Forest against Derby County in the East Midlands derby on Friday night.

Garner scored his first senior goal in only his seventh appearance for Chris Hughton’s side since swapping Old Trafford for the City Ground on loan until the end of the season last month following an unsuccessful spell with Watford.

Hughton threw Garner in at the deep end by handing him his first start in the 2-1 win over Coventry City at the start of the year, helping his side end a winless run of three games in the Championship.

Since then, he has gone on to make seven appearances in the English second division with his first professional goal to show for his six starts, earning praise from former Newcastle United midfielder Jack Colback.

He said: “I thought James Garner’s debut on was fantastic. He was moving the ball around really well and spraying some good passes around the pitch so it was a strong performance but when you consider he has joined from Manchester United, you know he’ll have that quality.”

Despite his age, the 19-year-old has already drawn comparisons to club legend and current backroom staff member Michael Carrick, and it’s easy to why after such an impressive performance.

Garner opened the scoring in the first half after he fired home a first-time effort from the edge of the box beneath the goalkeeper and into the back of the net.

Colin Kazim-Richards’ late equaliser meant Forest were forced to be more defensive in the closing stages yet Garner stuck to his defensive duties diligently, finishing the game with one block and two interceptions to his name from the full 90′ minutes, as per SofaScore.

He also boasted a fine 71% pass accuracy with only a handful of his passes going astray (10), while he also completed one successful dribble from the same number of attempts, which suggests that he was a constant thorn in Wayne Rooney’s side.

Garner additionally also took a staggering three shots on target, with four attempts on goal in total throughout the entire game, which greatly exceeds Nemanja Matic’s efforts in the Premier League this season with the 32-year-old only recording 0.3 shots per 90 in 13 top-flight appearances, per SofaScore.

Now, with United reportedly eyeing a move for West Ham midfielder Declan Rice, Garner’s heroics will send a timely reminder back to Solskjaer that he is worth keeping an eye on for the future over the remainder of the campaign.

AND in other news, Max Aarons would be a major upgrade on Man Utd outcast Diogo Dalot…

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Mesmo sem cinco titulares, o técnico Dorival Júnior não vai recorrer à experiência do zagueiro David Braz para o jogo contra o São Paulo, no domingo, às 18h30, na Vila Belmiro. O defensor, que foi relacionado na última partida, ainda não está apto a ser titular conforme avaliação de comissão técnica e dos médicos do clube.

Ele se recuperou de uma lesão muscular de grau 2 na coxa esquerda sofrida na final da Copa do Brasil, no dia 2 de dezembro do ano passado.

O treinador crê que o camisa 14 precisa de mais alguns treinamentos coletivos para readquirir ritmo de jogo. Paralelamente, Lucas Veríssimo, recém-promovido da base, tem agradado Dorival, que não tem pressa de tirar o garoto do time titular.

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Além do retorno de Braz, o Santos garantiu a contratação do zagueiro Luiz Felipe há algumas semanas e mesmo assim Veríssimo segue sendo titular ao lado de Gustavo.

O Peixe conta com mais um zagueiro a partir de maio, quando o argentino Fabián Noguera, do Banfield, prometeu se apresentar, justamente ao fim de seu contrato na Argentina.

Já Paulo Ricardo se recupera de uma lesão nas costas e não tem previsão de retorno.

كشفت تقارير صحفية مغربية، أن نادي الرجاء البيضاوي سوف يسافر إلى الدوحة اليوم السبت على متن طائرة خاصة، لمواجهة النادي الأهلي، في كأس السوبر الإفريقي.

الرجاء يواجه الأهلي يوم الأربعاء القادم الموافق 22 ديسمبر، على ملعب “الريان” بالسوبر الإفريقي، وتنطلق المباراة في تمام الساعة السابعة مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة.

وحسب صحيفة “صباح الصحراء والمغرب” الناطقة باللغة الفرنسية، فإن وفد الرجاء المُسافر إلى قطر يتكون من 70 شخصًا.

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وأشارت الصحيفة إلى أن الرجاء دفع مليوني درهم من أجل استئجار الطائرة، على أن يتكفل الاتحاد الملكي المغربي لكرة القدم بـ800 ألف درهم .

وقالت الصحيفة إن الرجاء سيسافر بقائمة مكونة من 26 لاعبًا، و23 فردًا من أعضاء الجهاز الفني، بجانب بعض من أعضاء مجلس الإدارة.

يُذكر أن الرجاء توج من قبل بالسوبر الإفريقي في عامي 2000 و2019، بينما النادي الأهلي حصد اللقب سبع مرات، آخرها كان العام الماضي على حساب نهضة بركان المغربي.

كشفت تقارير صحفية إسبانية، عن رد فعل تشافي هيرنانديز المدير الفني لفريق برشلونة على لاعبيه بعد الخسارة أمس أمام بايرن ميونخ وتوديع دوري أبطال أوروبا.

برشلونة خسر 3/0 ضد بايرن ميونخ بملعب أليانز أرينا أمس الأربعاء، وودع دوري أبطال أوروبا من دور المجموعات، وترك بطاقة التأهل لـ بنفيكا البرتغالي.

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صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية، كشفت عن غضب تشافي وخيبة أمله من شكل الفريق، ولم يستطع إخفاء إحباطه، مثلما فعل في المؤتمر الصحفي.

وبعد الانتهاء من الشوط الأول ومع تأخر الفريق بهدفين، ذهب تشافي إلى غرفة خلع الملابس وقال للاعبين بصوت مرتفع: “بعضكم لا يفهم ماذا يعني اللعب لـ برشلونة، لا يشعر بذلك”.

ورغم ذلك، تلقى برشلونة هدفًا ثالثًا في الشوط الثاني، وخرج من دوري أبطال أوروبا، وظهر الفريق وكأنه مستسلم للنتيجة.

الصحيفة أشارت إلى أن تشافي تحدث مع اللاعبين بطريقة أقل اندفاعًا ولكن برسائل قصيرة قوية للجميع، وعاتبهم جميعًا، في الوقت الذي لم يتمكن أي لاعب من رفع صوته والرد على المدرب الشاب.

Many Nottingham Forest fans were, obviously, disappointed as they saw their club lose 1-0 to Swansea City in the Championship yesterday, but it wasn’t just the result that had Forest fans talking.

One of the key moments in the game came when captain Jack Colback limped off in the first half due to injury. Many would think the fan base would have been gutted when this happened but some were, in fact, feeling the opposite after they were not pleased with his performance.

The frustration of the fan base regarding Colback, who has scored 20 goals in his professional career, is somewhat understandable as the midfielder was definitely not having one of his better games. He lost possession six times and only won one of his four attempted ground duels (SofaScore) before he left the game.

Despite the poor performance, the 31 year-old has impressed in the Championship this campaign overall (WhoScored) and has managed on average 2.5 tackles and 2.1 interceptions.

Hopefully Colback will not be out for too long with the injury as he could definitely be a vital player as it looks like the club will be battling to stay in the division this season.

Here is what Forest fans said about Colback coming off injured:

In other news, fans were fuming with a tactical decision Chris Hughton made in the match. Have a read what it wasÂhere!

Aston Villa defender Ahmed Elmohamady has revealed that the club refused to sell him at the start of the Premier League season.

What’s the story?

The 33-year-old has been a peripheral figure in Dean Smith’s first-team this campaign, making just two appearances in the top-flight and playing just 33 minutes of football.

Speaking on Egyptian TV, the right-back opened up on his current situation at club level, and revealed that despite there being offers to leave, there was only place he wanted to be.

He said: “I had offers at the start of the season but Aston Villa refused to let me go. I also refused because I wanted to stay with the team. Aston Villa is a historic team in England and I’m happy to be part of this club, I feel like I’m at the right place. And whether I play or not fully depend on the coaching staff but I know it will come with time and effort.”

Dean Smith may regret it

Elmohamady is a veteran presence in the Villa dressing room, and journalist Gregg Evans has gone on record to reveal just how much of an influential figure he is behind the scenes.

Speaking after the club’s win over Crystal Palace earlier in the summer, he said: “Everybody tells me he’s a reliable leader, somebody who you can basically always turn to and you know what you’re going to get from him. Another thing I noticed was that right at the end in those last sort of five or 10 minutes when Villa were really trying to cling on and just dig in deep and keep Crystal Palace back, he was like the chief organiser, he was pulling the defence into different positions.

“He was getting quite rough and tough with (Wilfried) Zaha and not letting him have his own way. And I just thought now I can understand why so many managers rate him and why so many managers have played in regularly.”

However, at 33, and with the fact he’s earning a reported £25k-a-week, Elmohamady just isn’t playing regularly enough this season to warrant Dean Smith blocking offers for him.

Matty Cash’s arrival from Nottingham Forest has given Villa a sure-fire starter in that right-back slot week-in and week-out, and cashing in on Elmohamady instead of just letting him walk away on a free would have been the smart business move. Whilst the Egyptian may be a reliable performer like Evans says, they may rue not taking more of a ruthless call on him.

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Ao que tudo indica, após a reviravolta em torno de seu futuro, Walter deve mesmo permanecer no Atlético-PR. Em entrevista no fim da tarde desta sexta-feira, à Gazeta do Povo, o presidente do Furacão, Luiz Sallim Emed, indicou o desfecho que o atacante está “99% certo” no clube, e pediu um pouco mais de paciência aos torcedores:

-Há algumas semanas eu disse que ele estava 95% certo. Hoje eu posso dizer que está 99% certo.Eu peço um pouco de paciência para a torcida para que possamos anunciar assim que estiver tudo definido.

Em torno da negociação, estão Atlético-PR, Porto, que detém os direitos de Walter, além do empresário do camisa 18 e do próprio jogador.

O dirigente minimizou o fato de o jogador de 26 anos ter ficado próximo de um acerto com o Sport. Aos seus olhos, a torcida precisa de paciência com o atacante.

-Não podemos, por causa de uma declaração, de um sentimento, de uma afetividade do atleta pelo Sport, massacrá-lo por causa disso. É um jogador importante para nós

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Questionado sobre a nota oficial emitida pelo Furacão em 2015, na qual o clube desistia oficialmente de Walter, criticando seu “custo e benefício” e sua luta contra o peso, Emed disse tratar-se de uma “explicação para a torcida”:

– Naquele momento a negociação estava encerrada.Era necessário dar uma explicação para a torcida. Mas de repente ocorreu essa reviravolta e a vontade dele e da família de ficar.