Capitão do Ferroviário na última temporada, o volante Wesley Dias, ex-CRB, assinou com o ABC para a próxima temporada. Feliz com o novo desafio, o jogador, com passagem pelo futebol português, falou sobre a expectativa para vestir a camisa do clube potiguar.
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– Estou muito feliz com essa volta ao ABC. Quando recebi o convite fiquei muito feliz. Vou trabalhar muito para honrar essa camisa novamente e para fazer um grande ano em 2022 com todos no clube. Estou muito motivado para conquistar meus objetivos com todos no clube – disse.
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Ainda de acordo com o jogador, a diretoria vem montando um elenco forte para 2022.
– A diretoria está com um projeto grande para o ABC e que tem tudo para dar certo. Tenho certeza que teremos um elenco forte em 2022 para brigarmos por títulos e pelo acesso para a Série B – concluiu.
Shakib Al Hasan’s five-for against Zimbabwe, meanwhile, moved him to eighth in the ODI bowling rankings
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Rizwan top-scored in the England-Pakistan T20I series with 176 runs at an average of 88•PA Images via Getty Images
Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan and England’s Liam Livingstone have made the most significant gains in ICC’s latest rankings update for T20I batters. Rizwan, who was the top scorer during the T20I series between the two sides with 176 runs in three innings attained a career-best seventh position while Livingstone’s 147 runs in three innings – including a maiden T20I ton – propelled him up 144 places to 27th, having played only eight matches in his career so far.The latest rankings update, which includes the final two T20Is between Australia and West Indies and the series-opener between Ireland and South Africa, also sees Evin Lewis move from tenth to eighth on the batting charts after scores of 31 and 79. Dawid Malan, Babar Azam and Aaron Finch maintained their rankings as the world’s top three T20I batters.Full rankings tables
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In the T20I bowlers’ rankings, four wickets each for Shadab Khan and Mohammad Hasnain have moved them to 36th and 41st, while Sheldon Cottrell’s three-for in the final match against Australia helped him gain six positions to reach 16th. Wristspinners Tabraiz Shamsi, Rashid Khan and Wanindu Hasaranga remain the top three T20I bowlers.In ODIs, South Africa’s Quinton de Kock moved into 10th among batters after smashing a 91-ball 120 against Ireland in the final ODI in Malahide. Shikhar Dhawan’s 86 in his first ODI as India’s stand-in captain against Sri Lanka lifted him to 16th. Azam, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma continue to hold the top three batting positions in ODIs.Shakib Al Hasan was the most significant gainer among ODI bowlers on the back of his five-wicket haul against Zimbabwe in Harare. He moved up nine places to break into the top 10 once again, and into eighth position. He remains first on the ODI allrounders’ list.
Nottingham Forest could be about to sign a free agent who ranked in the top 20% in all seven of the major defensive metrics last season – the only player in world football to do so.
The Reds continued their impressive start to the new Premier League season by pulling off a shock 1-0 win against Liverpool at Anfield this past weekend, a result that continues their unbeaten run.
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Forest’s start to the season is bound to gather attention, as they are unbeaten in their opening four games of the league season and their players are performing at a very high level. One player who is really impressing and has been for some time now is Morgan Gibbs-White, as he’s continued his fine form from last season into the new campaign. The 24-year-old has scored one goal in four league games, and he has been rewarded with a call-up to the England squad earlier this month, making his debut in the break.
Nottingham Forest player Morgan Gibbs-White
But unfortunately for Nottingham Forest, this may be costly, as it is now being reported that Manchester City are keeping a close eye on Gibbs-White. The report states that the Blues have been compiling a detailed dossier on the midfielder after his impressive performances, and the club’s scouting network are said to be huge admirers.
Morgan Gibbs-White’s Nottingham Forest stats
Apps
84
Goals
12
Assists
18
But while City have their eye on Gibbs-White, the Reds are planning to do some transfer business of their own as they weigh up a move for a free agent.
Free agent defender may join Nottingham Forest
According to HITC, Nottingham Forest are among the teams interested in signing free agent Oumar Solet. The 24-year-old was in the final year of his contract at Red Bull Salzburg, but the Austrian side decided to part ways with the player on Saturday and terminate his contract.
Solet had been with Salzburg since 2020 and was an important figure in the club’s recent success, winning three league titles in four seasons, and he now finds himself without a club but not short of interest. The defender is being eyed by Forest, Aston Villa, Wolves, and West Ham, while there are also teams from around Europe such as Marseille and AC Milan looking at the player.
The 24-year-old was ranked in the top 20% in the top seven major defensive metrics last season; he stood in the 98th percentile for passes completed, 97th for progressive passes, 96th for progressive runs, 89th for aerial win rate and 88th for defensive duel win rate. Furthermore, he was ranked 83rd percentile for defensive actions and 82nd for forward passe rate.
Given those numbers, he may not have to wait long to find his next side. Forest already have Murillo, Morato and Nikola Milenkovic as their first choice trio, but it appears as though Nuno Espírito Santo may want to add one more depth piece in that area of the pitch as they try to continue their solid start to the season.
تحدث محمد الشناوي، حارس مرمى النادي الأهلي، عن المواجهة المرتقبة أمام النجم الأرجنتيني ليونيل ميسي وفريقه إنتر ميامي، في افتتاح بطولة كأس العالم للأندية 2025، مؤكدًا أنها ستكون مباراة تاريخية للنادي واللاعبين.
ويتواجد فريق النادي الأهلي في المجموعة الأولى بمنافسات كأس العالم للأندية التي تضم إلى جواره فرق إنتر ميامي الأمريكي وبالميراس البرازيلي وبورتو البرتغالي.
ومن المقرر أن يستهل الفريق المصري مشواره في البطولة بمواجهة إنتر ميامي بقيادة ميسي، في المباراة الافتتاحية للبطولة يوم 15 يونيو 2025.
فيديو | منافس الأهلي.. ميسي يسجل ويقود إنتر ميامي لفوز هام على كانساس في دوري أبطال كونكاكاف
وقال الشناوي في تصريحات مذاعة عبر منصة DAZN الناقلة لمنافسات كأس العالم للأندية: “أمر جلل أن تلعب بين نجوم كبار، لقد سبق لي مواجهة كريستيانو رونالدو ولويس سواريز، والآن اللعب أمام ميسي هو أمر عظيم جدًا”، مشيرًا إلى أن الفريق بالكامل يشعر بالحماس لهذه المواجهة.
وأضاف قائد الأهلي: “جميع اللاعبين يشعرون بالفخر لمواجهة ميسي، الذي توّج بجائزة أفضل لاعب في العالم عدة مرات، بالتأكيد هي لحظة خاصة لنا جميعًا، لأننا نواجه أحد أفضل اللاعبين في تاريخ كرة القدم”.
وأعرب الشناوي عن ثقته في أن المباراة ستكون قوية ومثيرة، حيث قال: “أعتقد أن المواجهة بين الأهلي وإنتر ميامي ستكون كبيرة، فنحن نملك فريقًا قويًا ولديه خبرات كبيرة في مثل هذه البطولات”.
وفي السياق ذاته أعرب حسين الشحات لاعب الأهلي عن سعادته بالمشاركة في البطولة، مشيرًا إلى أن التواجد في النسخة الأولى من مونديال الأندية بحضور 32 لاعب شيء يحسب للأهلي.
ويستعد الأهلي للمشاركة في كأس العالم للأندية 2025، في شكلها الجديد لأول مرة في التاريخ، وستكون مواجهة بطل إفريقيا أمام إنتر ميامي، بقيادة ليونيل ميسي، واحدة من أبرز مباريات البطولة نظرًا لقيمة الفريقين وجماهيرية اللقاء.
Captain says Hameed will take the opportunity with “both hands”, if he plays
Andrew Miller10-Aug-2021Joe Root, England’s captain, hopes that Moeen Ali can transform the confidence and fluency of his recent table-topping exploits with Birmingham Phoenix into the Test arena, as he prepares to make only his second Test appearance in two years, and his first on home soil since the 2019 Ashes.Moeen’s return to the Test team was confirmed by the ECB on Tuesday morning, and he looks set to slot straight into a line-up that was outplayed by India for large parts of last week’s drawn first Test at Trent Bridge, and which – in the ongoing absence of Ben Stokes – has had an ill-balanced look to it from the start of the summer against New Zealand.Related
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England have chosen not to field a spinner in any of their three Tests to date this season, amid concerns about a batting line-up that has consistently misfired, with only two batters – Root himself and Rory Burns – so far mustering more than 150 runs across six completed innings.And while the circumstances of Moeen’s recall are far from ideal, given that his one-off Test appearance in Chennai in February was also his only first-class fixture since 2019, his confidence is currently sky-high following a series of match-winning performances in the Hundred, including a total of 108 runs from 54 balls in his last two visits to the crease, against Oval Invincibles and Welsh Fire this week. And Root hopes that that positive mindset will quickly translate to Test cricket.”Just to go out there and be Moeen Ali,” Root said of his returning team-mate. “He has the ability to go out there and win games with bat and ball, he’s proven that. He plays his best cricket when he is enjoying it and he’s full of confidence – it certainly looks that way at the moment, the way he has taken to the Hundred, the way he has led Birmingham Phoenix.”I would happily give him a huge amount of responsibility if he does play because he responds extremely well to that,” Root added. “He is a leader within the dressing room, a great personality, he drags people with him on the field and in the dressing room, so it will be great to have him back around.”The timing of Moeen’s call-up, however, begs a number of questions – not least given his impressive Test record against India, which includes a haul of 31 wickets at 22.22 in seven previous home Tests, including a Player-of-the-Match performance on his last recall to the team in 2018, when he helped to rescue England from 86 for 6 on the first morning, before sealing victory with nine wickets in the match.
Moeen also performed admirably in his only Test appearance in the past two years, as he bounced back from a bout of Covid-19 in Sri Lanka to claim eight wickets in the second Test against India, as well as blast a quickfire 43 from 18 balls from No. 9 in the final moments of England’s 317-run defeat. Thereafter, however, the circumstances of his departure from the tour clearly rankled – not least when Root himself erroneously stated that Moeen had “chosen” to go home, when in fact his absence had been agreed as part of the ECB’s rest-and-rotation policy.Root apologised at the time for his misrepresentation of the situation, but insisted he did not regret the circumstances of Moeen’s continued absence, given that his priorities, like so many others in England’s set-up, are currently split across formats in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup this winter.”We’ve tried to manage things as best we can over a period of time and I’ve always been a huge fan of Mo,” Root said. “I think he’s a wonderful cricketer across the formats, I think he’s a great ambassador for the game, and it’s wonderful to see him back in the Test arena, being back in a Test squad.”It was a brilliant performance he put in in Chennai and if he gets an opportunity, he’ll be desperate to impress and show everyone how good he is in Test cricket as well as white-ball cricket. He’s certainly a big contender. We haven’t been to the ground yet and we’ll look at conditions and weigh things up but he’s in a great position to play.”Moeen’s prospective comeback, coupled with the likely return to fitness of Ollie Pope, could mean wholesale changes to England’s batting line-up, with Haseeb Hameed also pushing for a return to the Test line-up, more than four years after the last of his three appearances, as a 19-year-old, on the 2016-17 tour of India. England also have concerns over Stuart Broad’s fitness, with the senior seamer sent for a scan after tweaking his right calf in training.Haseeb Hameed has already struck three first-class and one List A century this season•Getty Images
Should Hameed get the nod, it would mark a recall even more extraordinary than Moeen’s, given the depths to which his game slumped in the years after his progress was abruptly halted by a broken hand. He failed to make a first-class century in either of his next two seasons for Lancashire, including a grim campaign in 2018 when he averaged 9.44 with a top score of 31.However, a shift to Nottinghamshire has heralded a resurgence in form and fortune, with three Championship centuries at 51.13 this summer, as well as a maiden List A century against Warwickshire in the Royal London Cup. And with his technique and temperament back in alignment, Root believes the experiences he has been through will make him all the better prepared for a second shot at Test cricket.”More than anything, it takes a huge strength of character to be able to go through something like that and get yourself back into the position that he is in right now,” Root said. “Since the first day I met him I’ve been extremely impressed with him as a person, with his maturity as a young man then. I think that served him really well during a difficult spell in his career and now you’re seeing him come into some really good form.”We think of him physically maturing but I think his game has grown as well. He’s added shots to what is a very strong defence and has turned himself into a brilliant player. His work ethic is outstanding. He thinks about the game extremely well and it’s great to have had him in and around the squad this summer. If he gets an opportunity I’m sure he’ll look to take it with both hands and try to make the position his own in this team.”
Em 2021, o Mirassol tem colhido todos os frutos plantados nos anos anteriores. O que ilustra esse cenário é o desempenho da equipe Sub-20 no Campeonato Paulista da categoria. Na tarde da última quarta-feira, no José Maria de Campos Maia, o Leão Mirassolense bateu o Audax por 2 a 0, com gols de Kauã e Gabriel Tota, e se classificou para a final contra o Palmeiras.
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A vaga na decisão, inclusive, é a materialização do que o clube que vem implementando em seu DNA: o estilo de formar jogadores dentro de casa. E toda essa filosofia só foi possível por conta, justamente, do investimento nas categorias de base. Através de boa parte da venda do prata da casa – Luiz Araújo, do São Paulo para o Lille, da França -, o clube pode se estruturar e garantir melhores condições para as suas fileiras de base.
Dentro de campo, os frutos fazem parte de um bom planejamento do técnico Mateus Naneti, que, ao longo de toda competição, adotou um sistema ofensivo e enfileirou vitória importantes, contra fortes adversários. Após a classificação, o treinador comemorou o grande momento.
– A emoção e o sentimento são os melhores possíveis. De um trabalho bem realizado e de envolvimento de todos no clube, do presidente a rouparia. Isso nos possibilita fazer as coisas dentro de campo e nos deixa ainda mais realizado – afirmou o jovem treinador.
Um dos principais nomes da equipe durante a competição, o zagueiro e capitão Octavio Metzker, comemorou o feito da equipe e projetou a final diante do Palmeiras. De acordo com o defensor, não faltará dedicação para coroar a campanha com o troféu.
– Nós sabemos o que fizemos para chegar até aqui e também sabemos que teremos que fazer ainda mais para conquistar o título. Temos certeza que vamos nos dedicar ao máximo para trazer esse título para Mirassol e coroar essa campanha erguendo o troféu – disse o zagueiro do Leão.
As duas partidas da final do Campeonato Paulista Sub-20 serão disputadas no Allianz Parque, no domingo, às 21h30, e no José Maria de Campos Maia, em Mirassol, na próxima quarta-feira, às 19h30.
Glasgow Rangers appear to finally be clicking into gear. The Europa League victory over Malmö last week was arguably the finest display by the Ibrox side this season.
It was certainly a disappointing start to the campaign, with several disjointed performances allowing the likes of Celtic and Aberdeen to race ahead of the Gers in the Premiership title race.
The games will come thick and fast between now and Christmas, with the Light Blues chasing success both domestically and on the continent.
Philippe Clement will be buoyed by the performances of some of his new signings in recent weeks, something he will hope to continue over the coming weeks.
Clement’s summer signings are starting to gel
Jefte has been one of the most impressive summer signings by the Belgian as he looked to add some depth to the left-back area of the squad.
With Ridvan Yilmaz suffering an injury, the Brazilian has taken full advantage, emerging as the first choice option on the left side of the defence and showcasing his talents.
Jefte
Connor Barron is another youngster who arrived in the summer transfer window who is also making his mark in the team. Against Malmö, the former Aberdeen starlet made four interceptions, won two of his three ground duels and took 53 touches during the game.
It is clear that Clement is building for the future, as well as the present, but he did add some experience to the side too.
Rangers 2024 summer signings made by Philippe Clement
Player
Club signed from
Connor Barron
Aberdeen
Clinton Nsiala
AC Milan
Mohamed Diomande
FC Nordsjaelland
Liam Kelly
Motherwell
Hamza Igamane
AS FAR
Jefte
Fluminense
Neraysho Kasanwirjo
Feyenoord (loan)
Vaclav Cerny
Wolfsburg (loan)
Nedim Bajrami
Sassuolo
Robin Propper
FC Twente
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Vaclav Cerny, Nedim Bajrami and Robin Propper have plenty of experience playing across Europe, which could have plenty of advantages.
The former two enjoyed impressive starts to their time at the Gers, and while it has taken Propper a few weeks to really settle into life in Glasgow, it looks as though he has finally formed a decent partnership with John Souttar.
How much Rangers paid to sign Robin Propper
With Connor Goldson leaving Rangers in the summer, it became evident that another experienced defender was required heading into the campaign.
While he could call upon Souttar, Leon Balogun and Ben Davies at his disposal, Clement wanted another player, which led to Propper making the move from FC Twente to Glasgow.
The 31-year-old only cost the Light Blues a fee in the region of £1.5m, which certainly appeared to be a bargain given his experience in the Eredivisie.
He was hailed by Clement upon his arrival in Glasgow at the start of August, who said: “We are thrilled to welcome Robin to Rangers and he will be an excellent addition to our squad.
“As a defender he is powerful and has great attributes, which include the experience he has gained from his years playing in the Netherlands and the leadership qualities he has shown from being the captain of FC Twente.”
Despite adding some young talent, Clement saw Propper as a player who would go straight into the starting XI. After a few games of finding his feet, he is now settled into the starting XI, that’s for sure.
Robin Propper’s Rangers statistics
When compared to his positional peers across similar leagues, Propper ranked in the top 19% for aerials won per 90, while also ranking in the top 9% for passes attempted and in the top 7% for progressive passes per 90, showcasing his impressive passing ability, especially in moving the ball forwards.
That was in the previous 12 months for Twente and the hope is he can replicate these statistics for the Light Blues over the next few years.
In the Premiership this term, Propper has succeeded with 92% of his passes, firmly backing up his stats from last season, while the centre-back has also won 7.3 total duels per game – a success rate of 63% – which proves that he comes off better in one-on-one battles more often than not in the top flight.
He delivered arguably his finest performance in a Rangers shirt during the win over the Swedish side last week.
Partnered alongside Souttar, the Dutchman was rock solid at the heart of the defence, making six clearances while he also wasn’t dribbled past once during the match, yet again displaying his impressive physical characteristics.
It is still early in his spell with the club, but the initial signs are certainly promising that he can live up to his previous success in the Netherlands and become a player Clement can trust, both in Europe and domestically this season.
Despite only joining the Gers in the summer, his market valuation has already soared, which is further evidence that Clement made the right call in signing him for the club.
Robin Propper’s market valuation
While paying £1.5m for a defender who was turning 31 in a few weeks may have been questioned, the move looks like it could pay off for Clement.
Indeed, according to Football Transfers, Propper is now currently valued at €4.5m (£3.8m), which represents an increase on the fee that the club paid for him at the start of August.
Despite it being only a few weeks, Propper is already worth over 150% more than the £1.5m transfer fee, which proves that the club struck gold on his signing.
Depending on how he continues to perform, could this value continue to rise? Despite Propper turning 31 recently?
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Only time will tell with regard to this, but it looks as though his first few weeks in Scotland will be an indicator of his future displays.
More of the same will be expected in the coming weeks, but if he and Souttar can continue to play well together and develop their chemistry, then Propper might be one of the finest signings Clement made during his time as manager of Rangers.
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Another below-par batting performance threatens visitors’ title ambitions
David Hopps05-Sep-2021
Harry Brook punches into the off side•Getty Images
“Don’t feed the gulls!” urged the sign, a little weather-beaten now, on the landscaped paths above the glinting waters of Scarborough’s North Bay. Somerset’s batters have been feeding the gulls for much of the past week. Hoards of hungry close fielders are pouncing for the prize with excited screeches as they edge deliveries at catchable height, as if tossing chips carelessly into the wind.Beaten by an innings and plenty at Taunton last week, they reshuffled their batting order, but followed up 107 and 181 against Nottinghamshire with 134 against Yorkshire. They were less culpable on this occasion because the pitch was lively in the first session, with pace and bounce, and there was swing to be had, but it still represented calamity. If they lose here – and Yorkshire have a lead of 25 with five wickets remaining – then as far as the Championship is concerned it will be Somerset, rather than the gulls, who have had their chips.One batter played blissfully, though, on a day when 11 of the 15 wickets perished to catches at wicketkeeper or slip. Harry Brook’s reputation is growing apace. Outstanding in white-ball cricket all summer, he is now putting his red-ball season to rights, a fact recognised by the award of his county cap. His unbeaten 79 from 86 balls, with 12 fours and a pulled six against Marchant de Lange was a resplendent affair under pale blue skies on a day when every other player had been forever vulnerable. He drove and cut with aplomb, his shot selection was impeccable – only Tom Abell restrained him – his one mistake, on 74, when the wicketkeeper Steve Davies dropped a comfortable chance off Abell, bringing a miserable end to Somerset’s attempt to right their day.A drive across the Wolds had emphasised that this is a late Championship match by Scarborough’s standards. Hockney would have packed up his easel a couple of weeks ago, although one imagines he would have admired Brook’s refinement: the harvest has been gathered in, bales are stacked high in the fields like tower blocks, and the land is parched and, in some places, could do with a colour filter. Yorkshire has had a strange, straggly kind of summer.The conference format for the Championship this year meant that dates and opposition were not known until about a month ago, with guest houses already near capacity. That contributed to a thin crowd by Scarborough’s standards of about 2500. They were rewarded by a decent pitch, a somewhat frisky pitch at first for sure, with occasional steep bounce from the Trafalgar Square End, but one that invited animated cricket.In their three innings this past week, no Somerset batter has made more than 37 – and even that was Marchant de Lange teeing off at No. 10. Remarkably, though, by the time they were dismissed, four other counties had already been dismissed for lower scores of 76, 89, 97 and 133.The chief beneficiary of Somerset’s batting frailty was Matthew Fisher, who took the last four wickets to fall to finish with 5 for 41, only the second five-for of his Championship career, but heartening for all that.Tail-end wickets or not, Fisher has begun to flourish in recent weeks. He is 23 now, and eight years have elapsed since his debut on this ground, at 15 years 212 days, in a 40-over match at Leicestershire. The youngest post-war county cricketer turned two years later into the sixth-youngest Championship debutant, but he had grown quickly and didn’t his hamstrings know it. He finally appears at ease with his game. Yorkshire have treated him conservatively and the long game may be beginning to pay off.Fisher’s top-order wicket was Abell, a good ball that had him caught behind. Abell had addressed Somerset’s weakness at opener by doing the job himself, and it appears to be Somerset’s best option. Azhar Ali, an overseas batter on a late-season contract, and George Bartlett were also drafted in, but by lunch both were gone and Somerset were 77 for 6.Yorkshire’s attack was insistent enough, although when George Hill became their fifth seamer to be used in 18 overs it did indicate a certain dissatisfaction. Somerset had lost a second wicket by then, Tom Lammonby edging a swing half-volley from David Willey, but it was the loss of four wickets for four runs in 21 balls just before lunch that scuppered them. Up by the Tea Room – TEA ROOM in big capitals on its black-tiled roof – as the wickets tumbled, a Yorkshire spectator was bemoaning changing times. “What’s happened to mi railing?” he asked, oblivious to the mayhem around him. “Ah need a railing to lean on.”James Hildreth is a much-loved senior player who is no longer able to provide the answer with regularity – and, having gained a start, he had a wind-up at wide half-volley from Hill. Of no great pace, but with a high, reliable action, Hill then found a testing line and had Bartlett caught at the wicket. In the next over, from Jordan Thompson, Azhar left one that struck his off stump and Tom Banton, an opener now hidden away at No. 7, got a first-baller, all squared up, partly by the delivery and partly by himself.With Somerset dismissed within 42 overs, there was ample time for Yorkshire to collapse in turn, but Somerset did not possess quite the same threat. The all-action Abell now fulfilled the role of third seamer. Somerset’s batting might right itself as their young players emerge from tough times, but their need for a top-class seamer is hard to ignore.Adam Lyth, who can’t buy a run at the moment, was caught off his forearm; Tom Kohler-Cadmore was struck on the forearm, retired not out, and returned at the fall of the second wicket to nick his third ball back to second slip. Hill played sensibly until essaying a back-foot force not thought to be in his repertoire, and Josh Davey snared Gary Ballance. Then came Brook and the Scarborough crowd relaxed in admiration. Perhaps even the disgruntled spectator had found a railing upon which to rest a while.
يرى أسطورة نادي آرسنال، بول ميرسون، أن لاعب وسط الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ليفربول، هو أكثر من يساعد محمد صلاح على التألق.
وشارك سوبوسلاي في الموسم الحالي مع ليفربول خلال 36 مباراة بجميع البطولات المحلية والقارية وسجل 7 أهداف وصنع 6 آخرين في إجمالي 2559 دقيقة.
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ولكن تحركات سوبوسلاي هي كانت ما يشغل ميرسون خلال تواجده في شبكة “سكاي سبورتس” خاصة أنها مميزة وتساعد محمد صلاح في التألق.
وقال أسطورة آرسنال: “لقد كانت صفقة رائعة بالموسم الماضي لنادي ليفربول، بدأ بشكل قوي، ربما بدا عليه الإرهاق بنهاية الموسم”.
وتابع: “هذا الموسم، يؤدي سوبوسلاي بشكل جيد للغاية، يتحرك بدون كرة، هذه مهارة بحد ذاتها، أغلبية اللاعبين تبدأ خطورتهم عندما يستحوذون على الكرة، لكن القليل فقط هم من يعلمون مدى خطورة تحركهم بدونها”.
واستمر: “يمتلك سوبوسلاي مرونة كبيرة في وسط الملعب، لا يهدأ ويظل يتحرك ويجري، إذا نظرت إلى المسافات التي يغطيها في وسط الملعب، ستجد أنه لا يجري بشكل عشوائي”.
وواصل تصريحاته: “يتحرك سوبوسلاي بذكاء شديد ويختار تحركاته بدقة، مما يساعده في التواجد بالأماكن المناسبة، أعتقد أنه لاعب من الطراز الرفيع، حقًا”.
وأتم: “هناك لاعبون يركضون كثيرًا لكنهم لا يؤثرون على المباراة، أما هو، فيصنع الفارق بتحركاته، سواء بسحب المدافعين بعيدًا ليفسح المجال أمام محمد صلاح لاستلام الكرة، أو بأي طريقة أخرى”.