The Blues defender was delighted to see the summer signing grab his first goals for the club in a comfortable win at Turf Moor at the weekend Christian Pulisic’s superb treble in Chelsea’s 4-2 win over Burnley on Saturday was a just reward for his “hard work and patience” behind the scenes, according to Fikayo…
Month: November 2019
Ozil can provide creativity Emery's Arsenal are sorely lacking – Parlour
The 31-year-old former club-record signing has only played twice this season, but is set to feature in the Carabao Cup against Liverpool on Wednesday Mesut Ozil can provide the creative spark Arsenal have been lacking if he is reintegrated into the first-team squad, according to former Gunners midfielder Ray Parlour. The former Germany international is…
Pjanic enjoying Sarriball at Juve but admits lack of goals is a 'danger'
The Serie A champions are top of the Italian table but have struggled to win matches convincingly, and the Bosnian thinks the forwards have to do more Miralem Pjanic admits Juventus are putting themselves in “a bit of danger” by failing to be more ruthless in front of goal. Juve are unbeaten in 13 competitive…
Liverpool CEO staying out of transfer deals as Woodward faces accusations of meddling at Man Utd
Peter Moore claims to have no role to play in recruitment, with those at Anfield favouring a different approach to some of their Premier League rivals Liverpool chief executive Peter Moore claims to have no interest or need to get involved in transfer deals, with the Reds avoiding the kind of accusations levelled at Manchester…
‘We’re back to five years ago’ – Pochettino insists Tottenham need time
The head coach has drawn comparisons between his current team and the one he took charge of when he swapped Southampton for London in 2014 Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has said that his side are in a similar position now to the one they were in five years ago, when he took over, and insisted…
Pele picks Messi as perfect playing partner and reveals his hope for Neymar renaissance
The legendary Brazilian striker considers an Argentine superstar on the books at Barcelona to be “the most complete player” in the world at present Brazil legend Pele admits Barcelona captain Lionel Messi would be his pick as the perfect playing partner, with the Argentine forward considered to be “the most complete player” of the modern…
Man Utd ready to spend big on Sancho and Haaland in January
Ed Woodward could shelve moves for Declan Rice and Mario Mandzukic in favour of chasing deals for both the Dortmund wide-man and Salzburg teen striker Manchester United are aiming to pull off two major transfers in January, with Goal learning that they are preparing to attempt to sign both Jadon Sancho and Erling Braut Haaland. United believe that…
'Ibrahimovic is a great champion, but AC Milan not focused on January' – Pioli plays down Zlatan rumours
The Rossoneri boss has has hailed the Swedish striker, but has brushed off talk of a reunion between player and club AC Milan head coach Stefano Pioli has repeated his praise of Zlatan Ibrahimovic but insists the Serie A club are not yet focusing on January signings. Ibrahimovic has been linked with a return to Milan,…
Dejan Kulusevski: Serie A's Swedish teen star on Arsenal's radar
The 19-year-old has been in superb form for Parma after joining on loan from Atalanta and the Gunners are now circling around a player they know well Tales of how close Arsenal had come to signing some of the world’s biggest stars became synonymous with Arsene Wenger’s time in charge of the English club. The Frenchman…
James shows why he can be Chelsea’s right-back of the future in passing Zaha test as Abraham reaches landmark
The Blues youngsters once again came to the fore on an afternoon when milestones were reached and three points were gained against Crystal Palace Frank Lampard issued an ultimate vote of confidence in Chelsea’s youth project when he pitted teenage right-back Reece James against one of the Premier League’s most feared wingers in Crystal Palace…