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What to do about Joao Pedro…
It is tempting to wonder whether Brighton & Hove Albion need the hassle that comes with Joao Pedro after ending an encouraging first season under head coach Fabian Hurzeler with a 4-1 win at new Europa League champions Tottenham Hotspur.And yet the Brazilian forward’s absence from their storming comeback on Sunday raised more questions than answers about his future at the club.AdvertisementJoao Pedro was also left out of the previous game, a 3-2 home defeat of title winners Liverpool, by Hurzeler for disciplinary reasons following an altercation in training with team-mate Jan Paul van Hecke revealed last week by The Athletic.Against Tottenham, Hurzeler deployed Jack Hinshelwood and Brajan Gruda as twin false nines, with Danny Welbeck joining Georginio Rutter (ankle) on the injured list because of an unspecified minor issue, while Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) and Evan Ferguson (West Ham […]
What to do about Joao Pedro…
It is tempting to wonder whether Brighton & Hove Albion need the hassle that comes with Joao Pedro after ending an encouraging first season under head coach Fabian Hurzeler with a 4-1 win at new Europa League champions Tottenham Hotspur.And yet the Brazilian forward’s absence from their storming comeback on Sunday raised more questions than answers about his future at the club.AdvertisementJoao Pedro was also left out of the previous game, a 3-2 home defeat of title winners Liverpool, by Hurzeler for disciplinary reasons following an altercation in training with team-mate Jan Paul van Hecke revealed last week by The Athletic.Against Tottenham, Hurzeler deployed Jack Hinshelwood and Brajan Gruda as twin false nines, with Danny Welbeck joining Georginio Rutter (ankle) on the injured list because of an unspecified minor issue, while Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) and Evan Ferguson (West Ham […]
How to fix West Ham: Transfer targets, Potter’s behind-the-scenes changes and squad overhaul
At least West Ham United ended with a win.Graham Potter’s side concluded their season with a 3-1 victory against relegated Ipswich Town, with the away enclosure applauding the players off the pitch at the final whistle. Goals from James Ward-Prowse, captain Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus sealed the victory, but it was only the team’s fifth in the Premier League this calendar year.Advertisement“As a team, we have to be better for sure,” said Potter in his post-match press conference. “I don’t like relying on individuals to dig you out of trouble. I think we as a team need to defend and attack better. We’ve made steps in some areas but, attacking wise, we can do better. Our job now is to improve the squad to make sure the culture and environment that represents this amazing club is there properly and […]
How to fix West Ham: Transfer targets, Potter’s behind-the-scenes changes and squad overhaul
At least West Ham United ended with a win.Graham Potter’s side concluded their season with a 3-1 victory against relegated Ipswich Town, with the away enclosure applauding the players off the pitch at the final whistle. Goals from James Ward-Prowse, captain Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus sealed the victory, but it was only the team’s fifth in the Premier League this calendar year.Advertisement“As a team, we have to be better for sure,” said Potter in his post-match press conference. “I don’t like relying on individuals to dig you out of trouble. I think we as a team need to defend and attack better. We’ve made steps in some areas but, attacking wise, we can do better. Our job now is to improve the squad to make sure the culture and environment that represents this amazing club is there properly and […]
Everton review of 2024-25: Fresh hope from Friedkin takeover, Moyes’ return, Tarkowskiiiiii
“The end of one era, but the start of another we can all be excited about”.Those were the words of Everton coach Leighton Baines as the club said farewell to Goodison Park this month.The 2024-25 season has not been without its fair share of turmoil and upheaval for Everton, but the club can now look forward with fresh hope following the arrival of new owners The Friedkin Group (TFG) and David Moyes’ return as manager in January.AdvertisementWith a big summer to come, the next chapter promises to be just as intriguing as the last.Here, The Athletic reviews Everton’s season just gone, which ended with an impressive 1-0 away win at Newcastle United on Sunday.This season will be remembered as…The one where everything changed for Everton.The men’s team said a long, emotional goodbye to Goodison, their home of 133 years, while […]
How Nottingham Forest returned to Europe after 30 years: Building blocks, unity… and Ludo
There were only a smattering of empty seats at the City Ground, as the Nottingham Forest fans waited to give their players a deserved ovation at the end of a remarkable season.But on the pitch and in the stands, shoulders were slightly slumped, the volume not quite what it might have been.After the final whistle of a 1-0 home loss to fellow Champions League hopefuls Chelsea on Sunday evening, Forest’s owner Evangelos Marinakis wore a face of frustration, an emotion shared by around 27,000 others in the building.AdvertisementStriker Taiwo Awoniyi got a warm reception as he walked around the pitch, following his recent abdominal surgery after getting injured in a collision with the goalpost while trying to score a late winner in the recent draw with Leicester City here. When head coach Nuno Espirito Santo emerged from the tunnel, there […]
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What to do about Joao Pedro…
It is tempting to wonder whether Brighton & Hove Albion need the hassle that comes with Joao Pedro after ending an encouraging first season under head coach Fabian Hurzeler with a 4-1 win at new Europa League champions Tottenham Hotspur.And yet the Brazilian forward’s absence from their storming comeback on Sunday raised more questions than answers about his future at the club.AdvertisementJoao Pedro was also left out of the previous game, a 3-2 home defeat of title winners Liverpool, by Hurzeler for disciplinary reasons following an altercation in training with team-mate Jan Paul van Hecke revealed last week by The Athletic.Against Tottenham, Hurzeler deployed Jack Hinshelwood and Brajan Gruda as twin false nines, with Danny Welbeck joining Georginio Rutter (ankle) on the injured list because of an unspecified minor issue, while Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) and Evan Ferguson (West Ham […]
What to do about Joao Pedro…
It is tempting to wonder whether Brighton & Hove Albion need the hassle that comes with Joao Pedro after ending an encouraging first season under head coach Fabian Hurzeler with a 4-1 win at new Europa League champions Tottenham Hotspur.And yet the Brazilian forward’s absence from their storming comeback on Sunday raised more questions than answers about his future at the club.AdvertisementJoao Pedro was also left out of the previous game, a 3-2 home defeat of title winners Liverpool, by Hurzeler for disciplinary reasons following an altercation in training with team-mate Jan Paul van Hecke revealed last week by The Athletic.Against Tottenham, Hurzeler deployed Jack Hinshelwood and Brajan Gruda as twin false nines, with Danny Welbeck joining Georginio Rutter (ankle) on the injured list because of an unspecified minor issue, while Julio Enciso (Ipswich Town) and Evan Ferguson (West Ham […]
How to fix West Ham: Transfer targets, Potter’s behind-the-scenes changes and squad overhaul
At least West Ham United ended with a win.Graham Potter’s side concluded their season with a 3-1 victory against relegated Ipswich Town, with the away enclosure applauding the players off the pitch at the final whistle. Goals from James Ward-Prowse, captain Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus sealed the victory, but it was only the team’s fifth in the Premier League this calendar year.Advertisement“As a team, we have to be better for sure,” said Potter in his post-match press conference. “I don’t like relying on individuals to dig you out of trouble. I think we as a team need to defend and attack better. We’ve made steps in some areas but, attacking wise, we can do better. Our job now is to improve the squad to make sure the culture and environment that represents this amazing club is there properly and […]
How to fix West Ham: Transfer targets, Potter’s behind-the-scenes changes and squad overhaul
At least West Ham United ended with a win.Graham Potter’s side concluded their season with a 3-1 victory against relegated Ipswich Town, with the away enclosure applauding the players off the pitch at the final whistle. Goals from James Ward-Prowse, captain Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus sealed the victory, but it was only the team’s fifth in the Premier League this calendar year.Advertisement“As a team, we have to be better for sure,” said Potter in his post-match press conference. “I don’t like relying on individuals to dig you out of trouble. I think we as a team need to defend and attack better. We’ve made steps in some areas but, attacking wise, we can do better. Our job now is to improve the squad to make sure the culture and environment that represents this amazing club is there properly and […]
Everton review of 2024-25: Fresh hope from Friedkin takeover, Moyes’ return, Tarkowskiiiiii
“The end of one era, but the start of another we can all be excited about”.Those were the words of Everton coach Leighton Baines as the club said farewell to Goodison Park this month.The 2024-25 season has not been without its fair share of turmoil and upheaval for Everton, but the club can now look forward with fresh hope following the arrival of new owners The Friedkin Group (TFG) and David Moyes’ return as manager in January.AdvertisementWith a big summer to come, the next chapter promises to be just as intriguing as the last.Here, The Athletic reviews Everton’s season just gone, which ended with an impressive 1-0 away win at Newcastle United on Sunday.This season will be remembered as…The one where everything changed for Everton.The men’s team said a long, emotional goodbye to Goodison, their home of 133 years, while […]
How Nottingham Forest returned to Europe after 30 years: Building blocks, unity… and Ludo
There were only a smattering of empty seats at the City Ground, as the Nottingham Forest fans waited to give their players a deserved ovation at the end of a remarkable season.But on the pitch and in the stands, shoulders were slightly slumped, the volume not quite what it might have been.After the final whistle of a 1-0 home loss to fellow Champions League hopefuls Chelsea on Sunday evening, Forest’s owner Evangelos Marinakis wore a face of frustration, an emotion shared by around 27,000 others in the building.AdvertisementStriker Taiwo Awoniyi got a warm reception as he walked around the pitch, following his recent abdominal surgery after getting injured in a collision with the goalpost while trying to score a late winner in the recent draw with Leicester City here. When head coach Nuno Espirito Santo emerged from the tunnel, there […]
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