أنشيلوتي في الصورة.. البرازيل تدخل دوامة التغيير بعد السقوط المدوي أمام الأرجنتين

تصاعدت الضغوط على مدرب البرازيل، دوريفال جونيور، بعد الهزيمة الثقيلة 4-1 أمام الأرجنتين بتصفيات قارة أمريكا الجنوبية المؤهلة إلى كأس العالم 2026.

وهو ما أثار جدلًا داخل الاتحاد البرازيلي حول ضرورة التغيير في القيادة الفنية للمنتخب، خاصة مع تراجع الأداء في التصفيات وغياب الانسجام بين الإدارة والجهاز الفني، بحسب صحيفة “Globo Esporte”.

وفي ظل هذا الوضع، يعود اسم الإيطالي كارلو أنشيلوتي بقوة كبديل محتمل، حيث يُعد الخيار المفضل لرئيس الاتحاد البرازيلي إدنالدو رودريجيز، خصوصًا مع احتمالية رحيله عن ريال مدريد بعد كأس العالم للأندية، وهو ما يفتح الباب أمام التفاوض معه لقيادة السامبا.

الأداء الباهت لمنتخب البرازيل، خاصة بعد التعادل مع فنزويلا وأوروجواي، زاد من الشكوك حول مستقبل دوريفال جونيور، في وقت شهدت العلاقة بينه وبين إدارة الاتحاد نوعًا من الفتور، مما دفع المسؤولين إلى إعادة النظر في استمراريته.

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الهزيمة المذلة أمام الأرجنتين لم تكن مجرد خسارة في النتيجة، بل كشفت عن واقع صعب يعيشه منتخب البرازيل، حيث زادت الضغوط على المدرب، وأصبح موقفه غير آمن، بينما يتجه الاتحاد البرازيلي لمناقشة خيارات بديلة قد تُحسم بعد كأس العالم للأندية.

رغم ذلك، تهرب رئيس الاتحاد البرازيلي من حسم مستقبل المدرب، مكتفيًا بتأكيد دعم اللجنة الفنية له حتى الآن، لكنه في الوقت ذاته أشار إلى أن النتائج على أرض الملعب تبقى خارج نطاق سيطرته، مما يوحي بوجود نية للتغيير لكن دون اتخاذ قرار رسمي حتى الآن.

إلى جانب أنشيلوتي، يبرز اسم فيليبي لويس، مدرب فلامينجو السابق، كخيار بديل، إلى جانب مدربين آخرين مثل خورخي جيسوس وأبيل فيريرا، رغم قلة الدعم الداخلي لهم في أروقة الاتحاد البرازيلي، ما يجعل التوجه نحو مدرب عالمي مثل أنشيلوتي أكثر ترجيحًا.

في ظل هذه التوجهات، يبدو أن الاتحاد البرازيلي قد يؤجل قراره النهائي بشأن تغيير المدرب إلى ما بعد فترة التوقف الدولي في يونيو، حين تواجه السامبا كل من الإكوادور وباراجواي في التصفيات، وهي مواجهات قد تكون حاسمة في تحديد مصير دوريفال جونيور.

داخل غرفة الملابس، خيم الإحباط على لاعبي البرازيل بعد الخسارة أمام الأرجنتين، حيث بدا المدرب متأثرًا بالضغوط المتزايدة، واعترف بأن الموقف أصبح خارج سيطرته، ما يعزز فرضية التغيير ويجعل مستقبل الجهاز الفني على المحك.

Man City could land dream signing for Haaland in swoop for £60m star

da fazobetai: The summer transfer window officially closes for business at the end of this month and Manchester City have made one addition to their squad so far.

da prosport bet: Pep Guardiola has swooped to sign Brazil international Savinho on a permanent deal after his loan spell at Girona, from Troyes, during the 2023/24 campaign.

The Spanish boss may want to make further additions to his group, however, after the club only won one major trophy – the Premier League title – last term.

City have been linked with an interest in a winger from the Premier League this summer and they should move to sign him as a dream for Erling Haaland.

Manchester City's interest in Premier League star

Earlier this summer, The Telegraph reported that Manchester City are one of the teams interested in a deal to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Pedro Neto.

The outlet claimed that the Cityzens and Newcastle United are the two top-flight sides keeping tabs on the Portugal international, as they weigh up whether or not to swoop for his services.

It was stated that Wolves, however, are looking for a club-record transfer fee of £60m in order to sanction his departure this summer, as he is a key player for Gary O'Neil.

Guardiola and City must now move to sign the Portuguese starlet before the end of the summer transfer window, as he could be a dream signing for Haaland.

Why Pedro Neto would be a dream for Erling Haaland

Firstly, the Norway international is, of course, a lethal goalscorer who has made his name by scoring goals on a regular basis for the Cityzens.

Since arriving from Borussia Dortmund in the summer of 2022, Haaland has fired in 90 goals and provided 15 assists in 98 appearances in all competitions, including a staggering 63 goals in 66 Premier League matches.

Wolves winger Pedro Neto

Guardiola must, therefore, do everything possible to ensure that the team is constantly creating high-quality chances for the striker to score, which is why Neto would be a dream for him.

The Portugal international ranked within the top 1% of midfielders in the Premier League last season for assists per 90 (0.53) and the top 9% for shot-creating actions per 90 (4.45), which shows that he was one of the most creative players in his position in the division.

23/24 Premier League

Pedro Neto

Appearances

20

Assists

9

Big chances created

7

Key passes per game

1.9

Dribbles completed per game

1.9

Stats via Sofascore

As you can see in the table above, the 24-year-old ace almost averaged an assist every other game on average in the top-flight for Wolves last term.

Neto, who was lauded as a "relentless" presser by analyst Ben Mattinson, is a proven Premier League performer who can consistently create chances that allow his teammates to find the back of the net, as shown by his statistics.

Now, imagine how creative he could be as part of a Manchester City team that dominates matches and gives their wingers plenty of time on the ball to make things happen.

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The former Lazio youngster could thrive, based on his form for Wolves, and form an exciting relationship with Haaland, who could finish off the chances that Neto creates.

A South Indian showdown

A one-sided game between these two rivals? Not a chance

Shriram Narayan13-Apr-2012Choice of game
Royal Challengers have always been one of the top teams in the IPL, and Super Kings at home is as good as any. Whenever these teams square off there is always a good chance of a showdown.Team supported
When I went to the stadium I had an open mind. I wanted to see a good game of cricket. But the atmosphere was such that I was chanting the whole match and it was great to cheer for the Super Kings.Key performer
From Mayank Agarwal, who gave RCB a good start, to Dwayne Bravo, who stayed till the end to see CSK home, everyone played a part. But if I had to pick one guy, it would be Faf du Plessis. To come in chasing a huge total and keep CSK in the hunt was not an easy job, and he did that splendidly.One thing I’d have changed
Nothing. If I could time travel to 1600 hours, I would want the match to take place in the same way.Face-off you relished
This was the contest that intrigued me. Ashwin had been successful against Gayle in the past. But Agarwal took charge and helped the injured Gayle ease into the game.What an entry
4,6,4,6,2,6. Courtesy Albie Morkel off the first six balls he faced.Replacing MS Dhoni and striking 28 runs of the penultimate over is not something you see often.Wow moment
Ravindra Jadeja faced Vinay Kumar, a battle between expensive auction buys, on the last ball of the match. With two runs to get, Jadeja edged a boundary to take CSK home, one of the biggest moments of the IPL.Shot of the day
The last ball of the 19th over. Morkel clobbered Kohli over long-on and the ball landed in the upper tier of the stands.Crowd meter
It was a great game and the stadium was jam packed despite the weather. I was seated right behind the cheerleaders and there was this guy who danced for all 40 overs. He was eventually given a crown made of paper from the crowd.Entertainment
The DJ was fantastic. You listen to the latest Tamil songs with 15 thousand people and you will know the feeling. It was so difficult to sit and watch. The music made you dance; and the players, well you saw what they did.Overall
I will go out and say that T20 is the next big thing, the sort of entertainment people would love. It has the thrill, it gives you the chill. It is the entire package and it makes you want to come back again. Nothing can beat the experience of watching the game at a stadium. Period.Marks out of 10
This game gets 10. It had everything.

Tim Southee: 'We have that right to play more Test cricket'

New Zealand quick hopes winning the WTC gives his team the opportunity to play longer series more often

ESPNcricinfo staff28-Jun-2021New Zealand have played 18 bilateral Test series over the last five years. Of those, four have been three-match series, with two-match series making up the remainder. Compare that to the team they defeated in the World Test Championship final. India have played 18 series too, but 12 of them have included at least three Tests. Unlike New Zealand, they have also featured in a number of four- and five-match series in this period.Could winning the WTC pave the way for New Zealand to play longer series more often? Tim Southee certainly hopes so.Related

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“I guess one of our strengths as a side is that we sort of just concentrate on what’s put in front of us, and what we try and achieve as a group, [but] I guess playing more Test cricket as a whole would be nice,” Southee said in a media interaction on Monday. “We don’t play that many three-match series, so I guess just being able to play more Test matches and hopefully more three-match series rather than two-match series.”But yeah, I think it’s tough with future tours [programme] already being in place up to now, but just being able to perform at this level for a number of years and being a consistent side, I guess we have that right to play more Test cricket.”Asked what difference a third Test would make in a series, Southee said it would accentuate the challenge that the Test-match format already presented. “As players, Test cricket is the pinnacle of the game, and you always want to play more,” he said. “It’s something that we haven’t played a lot of, three-match-series, so to be able to test yourself over three matches rather than just two matches – it’s obviously a lot more taxing, it’s a tougher battle to get yourself up and go again over three matches, but that’s the beauty of it, and it’s part and parcel of it. It’s tough cricket, and you want to play as much as you possibly can.”And he wants to do this from an individual perspective as well. Southee, who’s only 32 but has been part of the New Zealand set-up since 2008, pointed to his team-mate Ross Taylor and his English swing-bowling counterpart James Anderson as examples of how far elite cricketers can stretch their careers.”I feel as fit as I ever have, so I’d love to play this game for as long as I possibly can,” Southee said. “It’s an absolute privilege and an absolute honour to represent your country, and do what we do, so I personally would love to do it [for as long as possible].”Seeing guys like James Anderson, at 38, still being able to do what he’s doing gives everyone hope, Ross Taylor at 37 still being able to perform at this level. I think it comes down to the individual standards that you set yourself, and you’re able to hold those high standards that it takes to play at this level, then I guess age is only a number. I hope there’s a lot of life left in me.”

Stats – Rishabh Pant breaks records with twin tons at Headingley

Pant and Rahul took India’s tally of centuries to five in the Headingley Test

Sampath Bandarupalli23-Jun-20252 – Wicketkeepers with centuries in both innings of a Test match. Rishabh Pant became the second in the club when he scored 118 against England on the fourth day of the Headingley Test after scoring 134 in the first innings. Andy Flower was the first – he scored 141 and 199* for Zimbabwe against South Africa in Harare in 2001.Pant became the first India batter to score hundreds in both innings of a Test in England. He is only the ninth visiting batter to do so and the first since Steven Smith in 2019.5 – Hundreds for India in the Headingley Test – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill and Pant in the first innings, and KL Rahul and Pant in the second. It’s the first time India have had five centuries in a Test.It’s happened five times previously, with only Australia having scored five hundreds in an away Test – in Jamaica in 1955.ESPNcricinfo Ltd252 – Runs scored by Pant at Headingley, the most by an India wicketkeeper in a Test, surpassing Budhi Kunderan’s 230 against England in Chennai in 1964. Pant’s tally of 252 is also the fourth-highest for a wicketkeeper in a Test; the three performances ahead of Pant are all by Flower.8 – Pant’s Test hundreds. Only Adam Gilchrist (17) and Flower (12) have more Test centuries while playing as a wicketkeeper. England’s Les Ames also has eight.3 – Hundreds for Rahul in England – the most by an India opener in Tests in England. He’s ahead of Vijay Merchant, Sunil Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid, who made two each.4 – Test hundreds for Pant in England, the most for a wicketkeeper, alongside Alec Stewart and Matt Prior. His four Test centuries in England are also the most for a visiting wicketkeeper in a country.9 – Sixes by Pant at Headingley, the joint-most by any batter in a Test in England. Andrew Flintoff and Ben Stokes also hit nine against Australia in Birmingham in 2005 and at Lord’s in 2023, respectively.

Igor Guerra analisa vitória do Vasco nos pênaltis: 'Serviu para fortalecer ainda mais, dar mais confiança'

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da spicy bet: Após eliminar o Audax-SP nos pênaltis, o Vasco garantiu a vaga nas oitavas da Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. Em um jogo bem disputada, em Osasco, os Meninos da Colina não tiveram o mesmo aproveitamento no ataque como nas partidas anteriores, mas o técnico Igor Guerra ressaltou a importância da vitória para dar mais confiança.

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da bet7: – Sabíamos que o jogo seria difícil. A gente teve o rendimento do percentual de finalizações abaixo do que vínhamos apresentando. Tínhamos um aproveitamento muito alto de chances e de chegadas ao ataque. Que concluía e fazia gol. Hoje perdemos gols e oportunidades claras. Mas serviu para fortalecer ainda mais, dar mais confiança – disse o comandante, que acrescentou sobre o arqueiro vascaíno:

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– Nos pênaltis, a gente vai aprendendo a jogar a competição cada vez mais. O próprio Cadu, que não vinha aparecendo tanto no campeonato teve a oportunidade de mostrar seu potencial, sua qualidade. O importante é que a gente vai cada vez mais forte para as próximas fases e confiante para poder buscar esse título – pontuou.

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Stats – Gardner's rescue act, King's fruitful series, Ecclestone's poor show against Australia

All the stats highlights from the third ODI and the one-day series that Australia whitewashed

Deep Gadhia17-Jan-2025308 for 8 – Australia’s first innings total against England in the third ODI is the highest score in the Women’s Ashes ODIs since they began in 2013. This is also the first instance of a team breaching the 300-run mark in the Women’s Ashes. The previous best was Australia’s 296 for 6 at Coffs Harbour in 2017.249 – Runs added by Australia’s five pairs after the fall of their fourth wicket at 59 are the most by a team in ODIs after the fall of the fourth wicket. Only six times have teams added more than 200 runs for the last six wickets, four of which have been done by Australia.2 – Ashleigh Gardner became just the second woman in ODI history to score a century at No. 6 or below. The first one was West Indies’ Shemaine Campbelle when she scored her only hundred to date against Sri Lanka in 2013.316.67 – Georgia Wareham’s strike rate during her unbeaten 12-ball 38 is the highest by a batter in a women’s ODI innings, among batters who have scored at least 30 runs. Her strike rate of 264.28 during her knock of 37 in the previous Ashes stands to be the third-best.

11 – Wickets taken by Alana King across the three Ashes ODIs, are the joint-most for Australia in a three-match series alongside Ellyse Perry’s 11 in the 2019 Ashes. Overall, only Deepti Sharma has more wickets in a three-match series, when she picked up 12 against Sri Lanka in 2016.5 for 46 – King’s maiden ODI five-for is also only the third five-wicket haul in the Women’s Ashes ODIs, all of which have been taken by the Australians. It is also only the fifth instance of a spinner taking a five-for in an ODI in Australia, with King being the first legspinner to do so.5 – Number of times England have conceded more than 300 runs in an ODI innings, three of which have been against Australia, all since 2022. England have also conceded 300-plus totals once each against India, in 2022, and against South Africa, in 2017.3 – It was the third instance of Sophie Ecclestone conceding more than 70 runs in an ODI, which is the joint-most for a player in women’s ODIs. All three times, it has been against Australia for Ecclestone. The 76 runs she conceded in Hobart are also the second most for the No. 1-ranked ODI bowler.22 – England lost their last six wickets for only 22 runs on Friday, going from 200 for 4 to 222 all out. It is the fewest runs aggregated for the last six wickets in the Women’s Ashes. It’s the second time England have managed this, after first doing it in the first-ever Ashes ODI in 2013 at the Lord’s.3 – Instances of England getting bowled out in all games of a three-match ODI series. All of those have come against Australia in the Women’s Ashes, in 2019, 2022 and 2025.

Tottenham most serious about signing £70m defender likened to Van de Ven

da aposte e ganhe: Tottenham are now thought to be the most serious side about signing a £70 million defender who's been called "similar" to star centre-back Micky van de Ven.

Ange admits Spurs could sign another centre-back after Dragusin

da pixbet: The £25 million signing of Radu Dragusin from Genoa in January was thought to be a significant deal for Spurs, as they were starved of quality alternatives to van de Ven and Cristian Romero at the time.

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The latter star's hamstring injury last November seriously exposed Spurs' lack of defensive depth. Indeed, van de Ven's absence midway through 23/24 prompted a brief but poor run of form, and perhaps alerted Lilywhites transfer chiefs to the glaring weakness in Ange Postecoglou's squad.

A move for Dragusin was then swiftly completed in the winter window, with the Romanian seriously helping to bolster Postecoglou's back line. His presence also allowed Spurs to cover for the injured Destiny Udogie at the end of last season, with van de Ven moving to left-back and Dragusin taking his usual spot in the centre.

Radu Dragusin's best league games for Tottenham last season

Match Rating (via WhoScored)

Sheffield United 0-3 Tottenham

6.98

Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham

6.67

Tottenham 2-1 Luton Town

6.61

Tottenham 0-2 Man City

6.49

Fulham 3-0 Tottenham

6.28

However, despite the 22-year-old's arrival at N17, Postecoglou has previously admitted that Spurs could look to sign another centre-back this summer – as they eye even more cover.

“If you’re saying, ‘Is it an area we can strengthen?’, yes it’s an area we will probably look at”, the Tottenham manager said.

“With all these things, it’s about trying to strengthen the group as much as anything else. If you think about when I first arrived, we had maybe six or seven centre-backs at the club. So it’s not just numbers. It’s more about the ability of those players to play the football we want and to fit in to what we’re trying to build here.

Radu Dragusin competing for Tottenham

“I think it is an area of the park we will look to strengthen, but I think we’ll look to strengthen all areas of the park come the end of the season. That is planning that’s already underway, and other people are in charge of it at the moment.”

Tottenham made an offer to Tosin Adarabioyo before he joined Chelsea, as revealed by club insider Paul O'Keefe at the time. Spurs also held an interest in signing Lloyd Kelly on a free transfer from Bournemouth, but the Englishman is on his way to Newcastle United instead (Simon Stone, BBC).

With both free deals out of the window, Spurs apparently have their eyes on a far more expensive option in Nottingham Forest star Murillo.

Tottenham most serious side in race for Murillo

The Brazilian, who starred for Forest over his 32 Premier League starts, is also being chased by their north London rivals.

Murillo for Nottingham Forest.

That is according to Football Transfers, who also claim that Tottenham have shown the most interest in signing Murillo at this point. They may need to stump up a considerable transfer fee, though, and it could be as high as £70 million.

FT have also called Murillo "similar" to van de Ven, which is an enticing comparison when considering just how crucial the 23-year-old is to Spurs.

'Unbelievably stupid' – Lee Carsley slammed for 'garbage' Jude Bellingham experiment for England's clash with Greece

Lee Carsley is reportedly set to trial a new role for Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham, and England fans are not happy with the 'garbage' experiment.

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According to the Daily Mail, England boss Carsley is set to try Bellingham out as a false nine in the UEFA Nations League clash against Greece in order to accommodate the 21-year-old along with Cole Palmer, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka and Anthony Gordon. However, several fans are not too pleased about the change-up, with one claiming Bellingham is starting purely because he plays for Real Madrid. It would mean natural forwards Ollie Watkins and Dominic Solanke will start on the bench.

AdvertisementWHAT THE FANS ARE SAYING

@j_macgeever: "This is just garbage."

@kingseychy21: "He needs to play a proper forward. No need for experiment."

@catlike1: "Makes no sense. What is he thinking?"

@irrelevantBCFC: "Can’t we just play players in their actual positions. He doesn’t have to start every game because he plays for Real Madrid."

@astonvilla___: "False 9 with Foden, Palmer and Saka is unbelievably stupid."

@FHG10VTID: "Deep lying striker. Absolute nonsense."

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The potential change for Bellingham as a central forward also comes after Harry Kane's injury during Bayern Munich's 3-3 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt. While the England captain was cleared for Three Lions duty, the striker has missed training ahead of the Greece clash. Carsley still has Solanke and Watkins to slot in centrally if the Bellingham experiment flops.

WHAT NEXT FOR ENGLAND?

The Three Lions will take on Greece on Thursday, October 10 at Wembley Stadium as they look to keep up their perfect start to the 2024-25 Nations League group stage.

Chris Cooke's second century of the season sets Glamorgan off to strong start

David Lloyd and in-form Kiran Carlson contribute fifties against Northamptonshire

ECB Reporters Network22-Apr-2021

Chris Cooke celebrates his century•Getty Images

Glamorgan 324 for 7 (Cooke 107* Lloyd 65, Carlson 54) vs NorthamptonshireChris Cooke celebrated his second century of the season as Glamorgan enjoyed a run-filled opening day of their LV= Insurance County Championship clash with Northamptonshire.Cooke, who had scored an unbeaten 102 against Yorkshire in the season opener, serenely reached the close on 107 not out, after a chanceless afternoon and evening batting.David Lloyd and the in-form Kiran Carlson also reached half-centuries as Glamorgan racked up 324 for 7 having been put in by Northants.Lloyd reached a second half-century in as many matches in 69 balls, during a knock filled with crisp and positive striking.David Lloyd drives through the covers•Getty Images

While Lloyd had feasted on driving Ben Sanderson, Nathan Buck and Wayne Parnell, the experienced Gareth Berg was causing problems and taking wickets with his incisive seamers.The former Middlesex and Hampshire man’s eight-over first spell saw him take two for nine. After a 66-run opening partnership, Berg deceived Nick Selman into leaving a ball which angled into his off stump. Andy Balbirnie was rattled on the pads soon after to hand Berg his second wicket in 10 deliveries.Having bossed the session, Lloyd would have felt disappointed in the manner in which he departed to the last ball before lunch, as he tamely flicked Parnell to midwicket for 65.South African Parnell, who has been forced to wait for his Northants bow after his quarantine was extended by the NHS’ track-and-trace system, struck again after the interval to pin Billy Root.Carlson and Cooke then partnered up to put on 106 for the fifth wicket, with 20 boundaries shared between them thanks to a lightning quick outfield and a tiny square boundary on one side.Carlson has begun this season in style with scores of 55, 127 not out and 132 in his innings against Yorkshire and Sussex. He continued that form by bringing up a rapid 64 ball half-century.Captain Cooke followed him to the milestone with the day’s trademark square drive in 18 more balls than his partner.But Carlson and Callum Taylor fell in successive balls to Saif Zaib – yorked for 54 and beaten past the outside edge respectively – although the part-time spinner couldn’t bag a first Northants hat-trick for 11 years as Dan Douthwaite blocked a potential treble.Douthwaite entertainingly accompanied Cooke in a 92-run union before he was castled by Berg for 44 with the second new ball – Berg ending the day with 3 for 52.But it was Cooke, who had totted runs up almost anonymously, who became the first Glamorgan player to convert their fifty – as he reached a hundred for the sixth time in his first-class career in 180 balls with a glorious straight drive.

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