Tottenham: Teen Gem Could be A Dream Partner For Heung-Min Son

Tottenham Hotspur have struggled to establish themselves as a true superpower after years of progression under Mauricio Pochettino, with Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte both enlisted to help bridge that gap further, with little success.

The Lilywhites now find themselves in an awkward position, with a caretaker manager in the dugout and no plan for the immediate future.

Of all the disarray of the past few years, one thing has always remained constant: Harry Kane's goals.

The English marksman is one of the league's greatest-ever goalscorers, with his tally of 206 just 54 shy of Alan Shearer's previously unbeatable record. However, amidst all the fine finishes and match-winning contributions, the 29-year-old is without a trophy.

Rumours continue to swirl about the future of the £200k-per-week marksman and where his career might conclude, leading to the potential exit of the one consistently good facet about this club of late.

One thing that would be particularly heartbreaking about such a departure, aside from losing a talent branded "world-class" by Conte, is that it would bring to a brutal end his fine partnership with Heung-min Son.

These two forwards hold the record for most goal contributions to one another, having surpassed the legendary Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard relationship.

However, just a quick browse in their academy gives credence to another who might be able to fill the shoes of their legendary frontman. Jude Soonsup-Bell could very well be the next great partner for the South Korean sensation.

Who is Jude Soonsup-Bell?

Having traded Chelsea for North London in January, already the 19-year-old will have endeared himself to the Spurs faithful as a deserter of one of their fiercest rivals.

However, the immense quality he boasts remains an even larger factor in their excitement regarding his future.

Across a stuttered season, littered with change for the teenager, the young forward has still managed four goals and two assists across various youth competitions.

jude-soonsup-bell-tottenham-hotspur-academy

However, last season for the Blues he recorded 13 goal contributions for their U23s which culminated in his debut for the first team.

This ability to both score and create is instantly resemblant to Kane's uncanny ability to do the same. Being able to drop deep and feed other attackers like Son has allowed the speedster to score 143 times for Spurs, with his teammate recording 63 assists during his tenure.

Not only this, but a relentless work rate is sure to endear himself to the likes of interim boss Cristian Stellini, who will likely seek his energy when organising a press.

Tottenham's youth coach Wayne Burnett even claimed, after one fine showing:

"We like Jude, he's a player that has qualities, he's a player that gives us something a little bit different, wants to run in behind but he works tirelessly as well and he showed that today."

With chairman Daniel Levy always one to save as much money as possible, and given the huge fee they would get for Kane's sale, the prospect that Soonsup-Bell could take his place must excite him.

He will hope more than most that the striker, should he be given his chance, can quickly establish another fine relationship with the mercurial Son.

أفشة: أريد 10% من قدم شيكابالا اليسرى.. ورفضت طلب بيراميدز بالانضمام لـ الزمالك

كشف محمد مجدي أفشة صانع العاب الفريق الأول للكرة بالأهلي، حقيقة محاولة الزمالك لضمه أثناء تواجده مع بيراميدز قبل الأنتقال للأهلي، ويوضح تفاصيل تجديد تعاقده للقلعة الحمراء.

وقال أفشة في تصريحات عبر قناة “دي إم سي” عن هدف شيكابالا في نهائي 2020: “أنا أحبه جدًا، هو يمتلك قدم يسرى غير طبيعية، أنا أريد 10% فقط من قدمه اليسرى لأنني لا أجيد اللعب بالقدم اليسرى، لديه جودة عالية، لاعب رهيب، الكرة التي يسددها صعبة جدًا، ميسي عندما يفعلها تكون صعبة، شيكابالا طالما أخذ الكرة على قدمه اليسرى تكون صعبة جدًا”.

وعن سبب خصم 250 ألف جنيه منه في بيراميدز؟، أجاب: “أنا كنت أنتظر أي لحظة في حياتي الأهلي يطلبني، وعندما تواصلوا معي في إنبي لم أعرف، وذهبت إلى بيراميدز، وعندما تواصلوا معي ووجدت مسؤولي بيراميدز يعاندون معي، نشرت صورة بقميص أحمر مكتوب عليه (هعمل إيه تاني)، أنا كان أهم شيء عندي أنشر صورة قميص أحمر، بعد أن خُصم مني المبلغ نشرت صورة بقميص أبيض”.

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وتابع: “كان في نفس التوقيت يوجد عرض من الزمالك، لكن لم يتحدث معي أحد بشكل شخصي، العرض وصل لـ بيراميدز، وقتها مسؤول في النادي السماوي قال لي نريدك أن تذهب للزمالك لأننا سنضم لاعباً من هناك، وأنا تعجبت وقلت له لا تجبرني على شيء، أنت تجبرني أن أستمر في بيراميدز لأنني متعاقد وهذا حقك، لكن لا تجبرني على النادي الذي سأنتقل إليه، أنا لن أرحل إلا للأهلي”.

وأوضح: “أنا لم أتواصل مع الزمالك، هم تواصلوا مع الوكيل، لكن لم أتواصل مع أحد، بالتأكيد أي لاعب يتشرف باللعب في الزمالك، لكنهم لم يتواصلوا معي”.

وعن كواليس تجديد تعاقده مع الأهلي قال: “أنا أريد أن أوجه رسالة للكابتن ميدو، أنا أحبه جدًا لأنني أحب الرجل الصحيح، عندما جددت الكابتن ميدو قال لا يوجد شيء اسمه لاعب يوقع على بياض، وقال إني أخذت عقد الفئة الثانية، لكن أقول له يا كابتن أحمد أنا بالتحديد لو الأهلي عرض علي 10 ألاف مرة التجديد على بياض سأفعل ذلك، أنا أحب الأهلي، ومن لم يلعب في الأهلي لم يلعب كرة، وأي لاعب يدخل الأهلي سيفعل كل شيء، سيحصد بطولات ويرتدي أفضل ملابس والكل سيعرفه، أنا أحب ميدو، لكن أوضح له أنني وقعت على بياض وأقسم بالله لم يكن معي أمير توفيق أو أي أحد في النادي”.

وأردف: “الكابتن سيد عبد الحفيظ خلال أحد التدريبات قال لي بعد أن تنتهي من التدريب تعالى لنتحدث عن العقد الجديد، قلت له أنا لن أتحدث في أي شيء، جهز أنت العقد وما تريد أن تضعه والكابتن الخطيب أيضًا وأنا سأوقع وأرحل، وتركته ورحلت، بعدها قال لي أنه لم يفعل أي لاعب معه هذا الموقف إلا أبو تريكة، وأنا قلت له هذا النادي خيره علي، أنا فعلت ذلك لأنني أحب النادي، وقعت على العقد وبصمت على بياض، وذهب وكيلي للنادي واتفق على كل شيء، وقال لي النادي يريدك أن تقوم بعمل إعلانين بدون مقابل قلت له سأعمل 5 إعلانات”.

وأتم: “الموسم الماضي جلست 5 مباريات لا أشارك، بعد أحد التدريبات ظللت في النادي وكنت أبكي والذي رأني هو الطبيب النفسي، وتحدثت معه وأخرجت له كل ما بداخلي، أقسم بالله لم أكن أصدق لماذا لا ألعب، لأنني كنت أبذل مجهودا كبيرا، كنت أشعر أنني مظلوم، ووعدت الطبيب النفسي وقتها إنني سأنهي الدوري أفضل لاعب في مصر، وبالفعل شاركت في أخر 20 مباراة سجلت وصنعت، وأنا دائمًا عندي طموح وإصرار”.

Man Utd Must Ditch £73m Dud vs Brighton

Yet again this season Manchester United will be in need of a statement performance after suffering a humbling setback away to Sevilla in midweek, with the Red Devils having crashed out of the Europa League at the hands of the six-time winners of the competition.

After early season maulings against the likes of Brentford and Manchester City – as well as more recent, grim outings away to Liverpool and Newcastle United – United have regularly had to react to adversity so far this term, with Erik ten Hag likely hoping his side can once again bounce back ahead of today's FA Cup showdown with Brighton and Hove Albion.

Following Thursday's inexcusable collapse in Andalusia, this afternoon's semi-final clash provides the Old Trafford outfit with their last route to further silverware this season, having already claimed Carabao Cup glory back in February.

That previous Wembley experience may stand Ten Hag's men in good stead this time around, although the Dutchman will likely have been concerned by what he saw at Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, with alterations needed to ensure a repeat performance does not occur.

One key tweak that the former Ajax boss could make may lie in the forward ranks, with misfiring dud, Jadon Sancho arguably undeserving of another chance to feature from the start, having been "hiding" against the La Liga outfit last time out, according to Manchester Evening News journalist, Samuel Luckhurst.

Will Sancho start against Brighton?

We at Football FanCast had noted prior to Thursday's capitulation that it may be in United's best interests to ditch the Englishman from the starting XI, with Sancho having subsequently gone on to underwhelm yet again in Spain, after being withdrawn at half-time in place of the returning Marcus Rashford.

As the Independent's Jamie Braidwood suggested, the 23-year-old simply 'didn't look ready for the occasion' against Jose Mendilibar's side, with club legend Paul Scholes echoing that viewpoint, stating that the winger needed to "liven up" from the off.

Those woes were laid bare by the fact that the £73m man lost possession on seven occasions from just 30 touches in his 45-minute outing, having also won just three of his seven total duels to illustrate his inability to do the hard yards defensively.

Man United's Jadon Sancho in training

As the aforementioned Luckhurst wrote in his post-match player ratings piece for MEN, the 5 foot 11 wide man played as if he was on 'borrowed time' with Rashford lurking on the bench, with Ten Hag almost inevitably making the decision to carry out an early change at the break.

With the likes of Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho having been absent of late it had been an ideal chance for Sancho to step up to the mark, although aside from his assist for Scott McTominay in the win over Everton, the struggling asset has little to show for his extended run in the side.

As such, for all the possible wisdom in giving the fleet-forward forward a consistent run on the flanks in order to try and spark a change in fortunes, Ten Hag – and United – can't afford to carry any passengers against a rampant, Seagulls outfit this afternoon.

كلوب يوضح سبب استبعاد فان دايك من مباراة ليفربول وآرسنال

أوضح المدرب الألماني يورجن كلوب، سبب غياب الهولندي فيرجيل فان دايك قائد ليفربول، عن مباراة فريقه أمام آرسنال، بمنافسات كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي.

ويلتقي ليفربول وآرسنال ضمن مباريات الدور الثالث لمنافسات كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي، في السادسة والنصف مساء اليوم الأحد، بتوقيت القاهرة.

طالع مباراة ليفربول وآرسنال لحظة بلحظة من هنا

وشهد تشكيل ليفربول أمام آرسنال، غياب فان دايك، حيث لم يسافر القائد الهولندي مع بعثة فريقه إلى لندن، وحل المدافع الشاب جاريل كوانساه مكانه في قلب الدفاع.

وبحسب ما صرح مدرب ليفربول، يغيب فان دايك بسبب مرضه، وهو ما منعه من التواجد في مباراة اليوم.

وقال كلوب في حديثه لـ”بي بي سي”: “فيرجيل مريض، والآن علينا أن نرى كيف سيكون حاله غدًا”.

ويأمل ليفربول في تعافي فان دايك قبل مباراة الذهاب في نصف نهائي كأس رابطة الأندية أمام فولهام يوم الأربعاء.

وقد شارك فان دايك في 20 مباراة في جميع المسابقات مع ليفربول هذا الموسم.

£40k-p/w Man Slammed After Leeds Defeat

YouTuber Conor McGilligan has slammed Leeds United right-back Rasmus Kristensen after his display in the club's most recent game.

What's the latest on Leeds and Rasmus Kristensen?

The Whites were far from their best as they fell to defeat against Fulham this weekend – meaning Javi Gracia and co now lost three Premier League games in a row.

Goals from Harry Wilson and Andreas Pereira saw the home side pick up three points with a late consolation (via an own goal from Joao Palhinha) meaning the game finished 2-1.

With Leeds unable to keep a clean sheet, it's no shock to hear some of their defenders come in for criticism, but it seems as though Fulham targeted one man who just could cope.

Indeed, when talking on the One Leeds Fan Channel, McGilligan slammed Kristensen and suggested he was a "League One defender."

In full, he said: “As soon as they know that Willian is up against Rasmus – which Fulham found out within probably about 20 to 25 minutes where they were just playing through the motions a little bit, still had more of the ball, but playing through the motions a little bit – and then as soon as you saw Willian and isolate Rasmus, because Rasmus is a League one defender, I mean it was easy.

"Willian is 35 years old, believe it or not. 35 years old. We mentioned him in the preview, he'd been really agile and very good over 5,10 yards and very quick.

"But the amount he was turning a what 23, 24-year-old up, was quite embarrassing. “

How bad was Kristensen against Fulham?

Journalist Beren Cross wasn't much kinder in his player ratings for LeedsLive as he handed the Dane a 4/10 and also noted his troubles against Fulham's Brazilian winger.

He wrote: "Strung up, hung, drawn and quartered by Willian. Right-back has been the biggest of many positional problems in the team this season."

And when you look on SofaScore, it doesn't make for pretty reading. Indeed, Kristensen was very sloppy in possession, losing the ball 11 times, with a pass completion rate of 79 per cent.

The £40k-p/w right-back was also dribbled past three times (the joint-most on the pitch) showing just how much he struggled to handle Willian.

After that result, the threat of relegation looms even larger and it seems manager Gracia isn't feeling too confident.

After the game, he told LeedsLive: "I’m worried about everything. It’s our third defeat in a row and we have to improve all the players and the level of the players."

Roy Hodgson Takes Poor Touch In Crystal Palace Dugout

Plenty of fans online have reacted online after spotting Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson take a hilariously poor touch in his club’s most recent game.

What’s the latest on Roy Hodgson and Palace?

It wasn’t that long ago that the Eagles were struggling for form and goals under former boss Patrick Vieira. However, things have swiftly changed since then.

Indeed, 75-year-old Hodgson came out of retirement to come back to his former club, and he has all but guided them to Premier League safety in fine fashion.

Indeed, in six games under the interim coach, Palace have won four, drawn one and lost just once – scoring 11 goals in those four wins.

Perhaps the Roy revolution was best summed up on Saturday afternoon at Selhurst Park as his side threw caution to the wind against West Ham United, winning the match 4-3.

Goals from Jordan Ayew, Wilfried Zaha, Jeffrey Schlupp and Eberechi Eze were enough to seal the thrilling victory, and those three points now mean Palace are on 40 with just four games to go.

After the game Hodgson, jubilantly claimed it was mission competed with regards to avoiding relegation, telling the press right after the game: “Before you start asking the question, yes I think we are safe.”

However, while the veteran manager may have shown his top-class coaching attributes in recent weeks, his first touch did let him down somewhat on the weekend.

Indeed, as this footage shows, much to the delight of the crowd and his coaching staff, when West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski sent a clearance out of play, Hodgson couldn’t quite bring it down on a sixpence as it bounced off his foot and rolled away.

Fans on Twitter certainly seemed to enjoy the moment. Here are some of the best reactions…

A few supporters even made some harsh references to other footballers.

فيديو | تايلاند تهزم قرجيكستان وتتصدر مجموعة السعودية في كأس أمم آسيا مؤقتًا

نجح منتخب تايلاند في افتتاح مشواره ببطولة كأس آسيا 2023 بفوز على نظيره قرجيكستان، بهدفين دون رد.

المباراة أقيمت على ملعب استاد عبدالله بن خليفة بنادي الدحيل، في أولى جولات دور المجموعات ببطولة كأس آسيا قطر 2023.

مانشيني يُعلن تشكيل السعودية أمام عمان في كأس أمم آسيا 2023

واقتنص منتخب تايلاند نقاط المباراة بهدفين سجلهما نجم الفريق سوباشاي شايديد في الدقيقتين 26 و49 من عمر اللقاء.

ويتواجد منتخبا تايلاند وقرجيكستان في المجموعة السادسة والأخيرة من بطولة آسيا، والتي تضم إلى جوارهما فريقا السعودية وعمان.

بهذا الفوز يتصدر منتخب تايلاند صدارة المجموعة السادسة برصيد 3 نقاط، منتظرًا انتهاء الجولة بموقعة السعودية وعمان بعد قليل. أهداف مباراة تايلاند وقرجيكستان في كأس آسيا

Leeds United’s £25k-p/w "Leader" Could Miss Rest Of Season

Leeds United defender Liam Cooper could miss the rest of the season and is definitely ruled out of the Premier League game vs Manchester City on Saturday, according to Sam Allardyce.

What's the latest injury news on Cooper?

The Whites suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat to Bournemouth during their last top-flight outing but will be hoping to hit the ground running during the new manager's first game in charge when his side make the trip to the Etihad Stadium to take on Pep Guardiola's current league leaders this afternoon, but they will have to do so without the services of their 31-year-old captain.

The Scottish international limped out of the most recent fixture at the Vitality Stadium and was forced off the pitch after just 34 minutes with what is believed to have been a hip injury, and having a history of several spells on the sidelines, there are question marks about how long he will be out for on this particular occasion.

Speaking during his Friday pre-match press conference, Allardyce confirmed that Cooper and four other of his first-team squad members were ruled out of the highly anticipated showdown vs Man City. As quoted by Leeds Live, he said:

"I've only got [Stuart] Dallas, [Tyler] Adams, [Luis] Sinisterra and [Liam] Cooper injured. The rest around that will be picking a team and a system today."

Directly asked whether Cooper had played his final game of the 2022/23 season, the boss responded:

"I have no idea. There's no disrespect but I haven't really focused on that as I was told he wouldn't be fit for this game. So I've only been focused on the players who would be fit for this match."

Leeds United defender Liam Cooper.

Will Cooper's absence be a blow for Leeds?

Leeds will know that Cooper is their "leader" with the armband, as lauded by journalist Josh Bunting, and considering the authoritive qualities that he brings to not only the defence but the whole team, it will definitely be a massive blow for Allardyce if he was to not feature again for the remainder of the campaign.

The Elland Road centre-back, who currently pockets £25k-per-week, was averaging 3.2 aerial wins and clearances prior to his absence, via WhoScored, not to mention that he's won 22 tackles from 34 players challenged so far this season.

Cooper also led his side to top-flight promotion back in 2019/20 so knows what it means and feels like to have the honour of playing at the highest level, but with this drive and motivation missing from the squad, it will be an uphill battle for his troops trying to maintain that status that he worked so hard to achieve.

مورينيو يتفاوض مع نادِ سعودي بعد رحيله عن روما

كشفت تقارير صحفية أن المدرب البرتغالي، جوزيه مورينيو، دخل في محادثات مع أحد الأندية السعودية بعد أيام قليلة من إقالته من قِبل روما.

كان روما قد أعلن الإطاحة بـ جوزيه مورينيو من منصبه، يوم الثلاثاء الماضي، في ظل سوء نتائج الفريق تحت قيادته هذا الموسم.

اقرأ أيضًا.. تقارير سعودية: حارس الشباب على رادار الأهلي والوحدة

وحسبما ذكرت شبكة “إسبن” العالمية، فإن الدوري السعودي للمحترفين قد يكون الوجهة المقبلة لـ مورينيو بعد رحيله عن روما الإيطالي.

وأوضحت أن هناك محادثات بالفعل بين مورينيو ومسؤولي نادي الشباب لبحث إمكانية توليه مسؤولية تدريب الفريق السعودي.

وأفادت أن مورينيو أجرى مناقشات مع المدير الرياضي لنادي الشباب، دومينيكو تيتي، كما أن وكيل أعماله خورخي مينديز يتفاوض مع الفريق بشأن صفقة محتملة.

وقد يضطر مورينيو إلى مواجهة ناديه السابق، روما، حال موافقته على تدريب الشباب حيث يلتقي الفريقان في مباراة ودية يوم الأربعاء المقبل.

 ويحتل الشباب حاليًا المركز 11 في الدوري السعودي بعد خمسة انتصارات من 19 مباراة.

مران منتخب مصر | مشاركة 24 لاعباً استعدادا لـ الكونغو.. وغياب إمام عاشور

واصل منتخب مصر الأول لكرة القدم بقيادة البرتغالي روي فيتوريا تدريباته استعدادًا لمواجهة الكونغو الديمقراطية، ضمن منافسات بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا 2023.

ويلتقي منتخب مصر مع الكونغو الديمقراطية مساء الأحد المقبل في إطار لقاءات دور الـ16 من كأس أمم إفريقيا، على أرضية استاد ملعب لاورينت بوكو.

وشهد المران مشاركة 24 لاعبًا، بينما لم يشارك إمام عاشور بعد خروجه من المستشفي ظهر اليوم.

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ومن المقرر أن تتوجه بعثة المنتخب صباح اليوم الجمعة إلى مدينة سان بيدرو، في إطار الاستعداد لمواجهة الكونغو.

وكان منتخب مصر احتل وصافة مجموعته بالتعادل بهدفين لمثليهما أمام الرأس الأخضر، يوم الإثنين الماضي في ثالث جولات دور المجموعات.

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