O Cruzeiro derrotou o Patrocinense por 3 a 0 nesta sexta-feira (9), no Mineirão, pela quarta rodada do Campeonato Mineiro. Os gols da partida foram marcados por Marlon Xavier, Juan Ignacio Dinenno e Arthur Gomes.
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Com o resultado, a Raposa assume a liderança do grupo A, com 10 pontos conquistados. Os visitantes, por sua vez, estacionam nos quatros pontos e ocupam a terceira colocação do grupo C.
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⚽ COMO FOI A PARTIDA?
Atuando pela primeira vez no Mineirão em 2024, o Cruzeiro não encontrou dificuldades para derrotar o Patrocinense. Apesar de não levar perigo nos minutos iniciais, a raposa encurralou o rival, que não conseguiu sair do campo defensivo. Matheus Pereira, destaque do duelo com duas assistências, encontrou Marlon no final do primeiro tempo para abrir o placar.
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Contratado nesta janela de transferência, Dinenno foi o nome da segunda etapa. O centroavante aproveitou cruzamento de William para marcar de cabeça o segundo da partida. Arthur Gomes, aos 19 minutos, deu números finais ao jogo.
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O Cruzeiro encara o América-MG, em casa, pela quinta rodada do Campeonato Mineiro. A bola rola a partir das 20h (de Brasília), no Mineirão
✅ CRUZEIRO 3 X 0 PATROCINENSE Campeonato Mineiro – Primeira fase – Quarta rodada
Data e horário: sexta-feira, 9 de fevereiro de 2024, às 16h30 (de Brasília) Local: Mineirão, em Belo Horizonte-MG Árbitro: Daniel da Cunha Oliveira Filho Assistentes: Magno Arantes Lira e Ricardo Junio de Souza Cartões amarelos: José Ivaldo e Machado (Cruzeiro); Hudson, Mário Tristão, Ailton Pereira, Marcílio Lima e Erverson (Patrocinense) Cartões vermelhos: –
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Gols: Marlon Xavier, Juan Ignacio Dinenno e Arthur Gomes (Cruzeiro)
⚽ ESCALAÇÕES
CRUZEIRO Rafael Cabral; William (Wesley Gasolina, 23′ do 2ºT), Zé Ivaldo (João Marcelo, no intervalo), Neris (Filipe Machado, 23′ do 2ºT) e Marlon; Lucas Romero, Lucas Silva, Robert (João Pedro, 15′ do 2ºT), Matheus Pereira e Arthur Gomes (Fernando, 29′ do 2ºT); Juan Ignacio Dinenno.
PATROCINENSE Cairo; Nando (Luan, 20′ do 2ºT), Guilherme (Iago, 29′ do 2ºT), Léo Alves e Ailton (32′ do 2ºT); Matheus, Miguel Baggio (Everton Canela, 20′ do 2ºT) e Marinho; Hudson, Caique (Everson, 29′ do 2ºT) e Caiuby (Marcílio, no intervalo).
Chelsea have made an approach to sign a former Real Madrid sensation, and it is believed that the west Londoners could even strike a deal in January.
Enzo Maresca’s side, despite some shock defeats at home to Brighton and Sunderland recently, have made a solid start to the season overall — losing just once in their last nine matches and climbing up to third in the Premier League table.
However, even taking into account their form on paper, not to mention Chelsea’s near-£300 million spend in the summer, there are suggestions that Maresca is dissatisfied with his current squad and could look to upgrade key areas in the winter.
Premier League Clubs’ Summer Spending
Rank
Club
Gross Spend
Sales
Net Spend
20.
Bournemouth
£136.7m
£202.5m
+£65.8m
19.
Brighton
£67.7m
£127.5m
+£59.8m
18.
Brentford
£92.8m
£152m
+£59.2m
17.
Wolves
£105.6m
£126.5m
+£20.9m
16.
Chelsea
£296.5m
£314.4m
+£17.9m
Chelsea have lost all of Trevoh Chalobah, Levi Colwil, Wesley Fofana, Benoit Badiashile and Tosin Adarabioyo to injury at various points already this season, with Maresca reportedly prioritising the addition of a new centre-back in January.
Now that injury-ridden midfielder Romeo Lavia is also set to be out for “at least” a month with a quadriceps injury (Fabrizio Romano), Chelsea are said to be looking at new midfield options ahead of 2026 as well.
Nico Paz now keen to join Chelsea with approach made to Como
Indeed, it is reported by TEAMtalk that Chelsea have identified Como starlet Nico Paz as their most viable January midfield target, with Maresca looking to strengthen his squad in the engine room as well as further forward.
Chelsea have apparently opened discussions with both the Serie A club and Paz’s representatives through direct enquiries, as they look to address squad depth issues that have been exposed by recent injury problems.
The Blues are actively compiling a shortlist of midfield reinforcements, with Lavia’s latest injury lay-off prompting urgent action.
Paz, who came through Real’s academy system and is valued at around £62 million, has emerged as the leading candidate to arrive at Stamford Bridge in January ahead of both Crystal Palace star Adam Wharton and Man United’s Kobbie Mainoo.
What makes the potential deal particularly encouraging for Chelsea is the player’s own enthusiasm about the move. Paz is understood to be genuinely interested in a transfer to England and sees Chelsea as an ‘ideal’ next career step.
His technical ability on the left foot and creativity is said to have caught the eye of Chelsea’s scouting department, who believe he fits perfectly within their current recruitment philosophy.
The young Spaniard represents exactly the type of signing Chelsea have been targeting under BlueCo’s leadership – a player with high potential who ticks multiple boxes in terms of age profile, quality and future sell-on value.
However, Paz still won’t be an easy signing by any means.
Real Madrid basically own the player in practice if not officially, possessing full matching rights on any deal for him, not to mention a 50 per cent sell-on clause and multiple buy-back options worth just £8 million for the summer of 2026 and £8.5m in 2027.(Football Italia).
This means that Xabi Alonso’s side have a massive say over Paz’s future, so Chelsea may even have to negotiate with the La Liga giants alongside Como to make this deal happen.
عقد هانز فليك مدرب برشلونة مؤتمرًا صحفيًا قبل مباراة ديبورتيفو ألافيس غداً على ملعب الكامب نو في الدوري الاسباني لكرة القدم.
وبدأ فليك المؤتمر الصحفي بالحديث عن ألافيس في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “سبورت” الإسبانية: “الأمر يتعلق دائماً بتسجيل الأهداف، هم فريق يدافع بشكل جيد جداً ويمتلكون الحماس، لكني أعتقد أننا سنفوز، الأهم هو حصد النقاط الثلاث”.
وأضاف حول سبب غياب أراوخو عن التدريبات: “إنه مصاب بفيروس في المعدة ويغيب اليوم وغداً عن المباراة، سنرى ما سيحدث بعد ذلك، جميعنا نشعر بالإحباط، كانت الهزيمة أمام تشيلسي قاسية لأننا ظننا أننا قادرون على الفوز”.
وسئل فليك عن فيرمين لوبيز وإصابته: “هذه هي كرة القدم، تحدث أمور كهذه، أحياناً يتعلق الأمر بأحذية جديدة، هم يحصلون عليها كل شهر، أثرت عليه هذه التدخلات قليلاً في مباراة بلباو لكن حالته لم تكن خطيرة، كان بخير خلال المباراة، لكنه ذكر بعد ذلك أن عضلة ساقه تؤلمه”.
وعلق فليك حول لعب إريك جارسيا في خط الوسط: “إريك قادر على اللعب في مراكز مختلفة، اتخذنا هذا القرار لأننا أردنا أن يحصل كريستنسن على وقت لعب في هذا المركز، كنا بحاجة للاعب طويل القامة يجيد الكرات الهوائية، نثق في كاسادو وبيرنال، بيرنال لن يحصل على وقت لعب لأنه عائد من الإصابة، كاسادو يتدرب بشكل جيد وسيحصل على فرص للمشاركة”.
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وتحدث فليك عن عودة برشلونة لقمة مستواه: “عندما نخسر ونستقبل ثلاثة أهداف، يكون الحديث سهلاً عندما لا نلعب مباراة جيدة، لا يفهم البعض ما نحتاجه للعب بخط دفاع متقدم، الأمر أيضاً يتعلق بمهاجمين وخط وسط، أحتاج أن يكون كل لاعب قادر على الضغط، يبدو أن اللوم يقع على الدفاع لكن هذا ليس عدلاً، إذا لم نضغط جميعاً بشكل جيد سنواجه مشاكل، لقد قدمنا أداء جيد في كثير من الأمور لكننا بحاجة للتحسن، سيضيف بيدري المزيد من الجودة وجميع اللاعبين جاهزون الآن، نريد مواصلة التحسن بعد كل مباراة”.
وأكمل فليك عن موقفه حول مشاركة بيدري ضد ألافيس بعد عودته للتدريبات: “سيلعب بعض الدقائق لكن ليس من البداية، إن أمكن سيلعب بعض الدقائق في الشوط الثاني”.
ورد فليك على دخول برشلونة في سوق الانتقالات :”أنا أركز على ما لدي على المباراة القادمة، أمامنا ما يزيد قليلاً عن ثلاثة أسابيع ومباريات كثيرة، وهناك أركز كل طاقتي”.
وذكر فليك عن كريستنسن ومشاركته ضد ألافيس: “سنرى، تعلم أنني لا أحب الحديث عن التشكيل الأساسي لكنها قد تكون خيارًا جيدًا”.
وأكد فليك رسالته للاعبي برشلونة: “قلت ذلك سابقاً وكررته في تدريب اليوم، أرى زخمًا وحماسًا جيدًا، هذا ما افتقدته في بعض الأحيان ضد تشيلسي، لدينا ثقة بالنفس مع الكرة وبدونها ولكن علينا إثبات ذلك”.
وقال فليك عن استعادة الصدارة ضد ألافيس: “أعلم أن كل مباراة صعبة، هدفنا غداً هو النقاط الثلاث، كل شيء آخر ثانوي”.
وأتم فليك عن رافينيا: “افتقدته بالتأكيد، إنه من أكثر اللاعبين تركيزاً في الفريق ويناسب أسلوبنا وفلسفتنا تماماً، له تأثير إيجابي جداً على أسلوبنا، وهو بارع جداً في التحولات، متعطش ومتحمس لإظهار براعته بعد عام رائع، أعتقد وآمل أن يظهر لنا براعته”.
واختتم عن لامين يامال وشعوره بعد مغادرة الملعب: “العديد من اللاعبين لا يشعرون بالسعادة عند استبدالهم، كوكوريلا من أفضل مدافعي العالم وممتاز دفاعياً، حان دور لامين ليثبت جدارته مجدداً، الآن هو الوقت المناسب ليظهر أفضل ما لديه”.
A derrota do Corinthians por 1 a 0 para o Argentinos Juniors na terça-feira (23), pela Sul-Americana, escancarou a pressão sobre o técnico António Oliveira. O português perdeu prestígio, balança no comando do clube alvinegro e corre risco de ser demitido.
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O que tem segurado o treinador no cargo é a boa relação com o elenco. Esse fator foi crucial para a demissão de Mano Menezes em fevereiro, por exemplo, que não se entendia com os atletas.
O antecessor de António Oliveira não vivia um clima amistoso com o elenco do Corinthians. Somado aos resultados ruins no Campeonato Paulista, não resistiu à pressão e foi demitido logo no início do ano.
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Ainda assim, a avaliação interna do comando do futebol corintiano é que António Oliveira não tem feito o elenco ter respostas positivas em campo e que o time está em retrocesso técnico. Há um incomodo, também, com a falta de variação no esquema de jogo.
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Ainda assim, o treinador português deve ser mantido no cargo em um primeiro momento, mas começa a ficar a ameaçado se mantiver o desempenho negativo. Uma derrota para o Fluminense no domingo (28), por exemplo, pode tornar insustentável a pressão sobre o profissional.
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O Corinthians não vence há quatro partidas, sendo um empate e três derrotas consecutivas no período. Neste intervalo, o Timão não fez gols e possui uma seca de 360 minutos.
Leeds United are struggling to string together a run of form, and they may now have identified a successor to replace Daniel Farke at Elland Road.
The Whites came back off the back of the international break keen to find an upturn in form. However, a Morgan Rogers double condemned them to a damaging defeat at home to Aston Villa despite taking the lead early on in West Yorkshire.
If it wasn’t already tough to make a case, pressure has now cranked up on Farke as Leeds sit inside the Premier League relegation zone before the daunting reality of a trip to face Manchester City this weekend.
However, the former Norwich City coach doubled down on frustration from supporters when opting to take off substitute Ao Tanaka against Aston Villa, claiming that despite discontent in the stands, he had to withdraw the midfielder as he was on a final warning before being red carded.
He told BBC Sport: “It is totally OK for fans to chant for subs – everyone has views on changes and game management. But I will not do a round table or poll before each match. I can’t be driven by emotions, I can’t make subs on 55, 60 minutes just because someone is singing.”
While Farke could be backed with the arrival of Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Garcia, it is becoming more likely that he could be about to part ways with the club after a series of frustrating results.
Making changes in mid-season can have varied results, but there is definitely an appetite for change at the club, and this isn’t the first time the 49-year-old has come under scrutiny. Who could replace him at Elland Road? Fans could be about to find out.
Leeds identify Brendan Rodgers to replace Daniel Farke
According to TEAMtalk, former Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers is in line to replace Farke at Leeds, with the Whites’ current boss now at increasing risk of being sacked following his side’s poor form.
Intriguingly, the Irishman would be open to taking charge at Elland Road, with his ability to galvanize struggling sides making him a fit that is hard to ignore.
Stiliyan Petrov praised Rodgers’ player development skills during his time in Glasgow, something which is sure to endear him to a Leeds support who are used to seeing local and academy talents emerging from Thorp Arch.
Brendan Rodgers’ second spell at Celtic
Matches
123
Wins
83
Draws
20
Losses
20
Trophies
Scottish Premiership x2, Scottish Cup x1, Premier Sports Cup x1
Only last season, he saw off the likes of RB Leipzig and guided Celtic through to the knockout playoff round of the Champions League before a 3-2 aggregate defeat to Bayern Munich across two legs, albeit his side were unlucky not to progress.
Nevertheless, a public fallout with Dermot Desmond means he is a free agent, something that Leeds could now take advantage of as they look to his previous Premier League experience at Swansea City, Liverpool and Leicester City to guide them out of trouble.
The board are confident in a bumper profit next year on the back of an Ashes summer but the game faces significant challenges
Alex Malcolm30-Oct-2025
Cricket Australia CEO Todd Greenberg speaks to the media•Getty Images
Cricket Australia chief executive Todd Greenberg has warned of the “peril” of failing to pay Australia’s top men’s players adequately in the coming years to ward off franchise suitors amid a raft of “uncomfortable” financial cuts in a year CA announced a AUD$11.3 million deficit.CA held their annual general meeting at their Melbourne headquarters on Thursday to discuss the 2024-25 financial year results with stakeholders from around the country.Greenberg and CA chair Mike Baird stressed the loss was long forecast, despite last season’s Border-Gavaskar series, and will be made up for in 2025-26 with India’s men’s white-ball tour of Australia and the home Ashes set to make it one of the most profitable years in CA’s history.Related
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But there were tensions voiced at the AGM, significantly from Cricket Victoria chair Ross Hepburn, with CA having made several financial cuts this year including a round of internal redundancies. CA also announced it would no longer fund Indoor Cricket national teams and domestic championships. Other parts of the business, including high performance pathways, have been subject to cost saving discussions at a recent meeting in Brisbane.The possible introduction of private investment into the BBL also looms large. Greenberg added that the risk of losing Australia’s best male players to franchise cricket full-time was a situation they were very aware of amid their financial plans.”It’s a big part of our decisions,” Greenberg told reporters on Thursday. “There’s no secret that every sports league in the world has one significant thing in common, they have the best players playing in those leagues. And so the moment we take for granted that our Australian players will play in our leagues or play for their teams is at our peril.”We can’t stand still. We’ve got to keep an eye on what’s happening. Of course, we want to protect everything that’s sacrosanct about what’s been great about Australian cricket over generations, but we’ve got to have an eye to the future.”And we’re not talking about in six months or 12 months. We’re talking about long-term generational change, and it’s incumbent on us as leaders of the sport to make sure we explore all of those things, and that will get uncomfortable for people, and it will challenge people.”Paving the way to pay Australia’s top male players more money whilst removing funding from some areas, including the highly popular and globally successful Indoor Cricket community, has certainly raised eyebrows among the states. But Greenberg said there wasn’t a bottomless pit of money.”Of course, we would love to fund everyone and everything, but at the end of the day, we’ve got to make sure we put our money in the right places at the right times,” Greenberg said. “We’ll always be looking to help community groups or indoor cricket and whatever other types of formats we can but at the end of the day, we can’t give out what we don’t have.”Greenberg is in a unique position given he was the chief executive of the Australian Cricketers’ Association prior to taking the CEO role at CA and was a key architect in the 2023 pay deal between CA and the players that is set to run until 2028.However, many involved in the deal and within the high performance arm of Australian cricket believe that MOU is already redundant given how quickly the franchise landscape has moved in recent years. The Australia men’s set-up has already been managing the schedules of key players for several years to allow them to play in the IPL and some other leagues while missing bilateral series for Australia.Unlike other Test playing nations they have yet to lose a player to franchise cricket full-time but Greenberg is aware of the threat.”It’s the challenge that sits right in front of us,” Greenberg said. “We’ve got to continue to make opportunities for them to be inside the Australian team environment…and I can tell you that they all want to be there. They all want to win competitions. They all want to compete for the Ashes. They want to win a World Cup.”But we can’t take that for granted. We can’t sit there and expect that the next generation will do exactly the same thing. It’s on us to work really hard to make those environments and to pay them appropriately, to make sure that those things thrive in the future, and us sitting around just hoping that will happen will fail spectacularly, which is why the work that we’re doing now and the conversations we’re having are important long term.”Baird also underscored that CA is expecting a large profit next year based off sell-out crowds and significant broadcast revenues from the ongoing India white-ball tour and the Ashes, which should alleviate concerns about the finances of the game in the short-term.”Next year we are going to have a record year in cricket,” Baird said. “You’re going to see the most attendance, the most viewership, the most sponsorship. It is undoubtedly going to be the biggest year that cricket has ever seen.”
اختتمت منافسات الجولة الخامسة من مرحلة الدوري لبطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، والتي شهدت الكثير من المباريات القوية والحافلة بين الأندية.
وأعلن موقع الاتحاد الأوروبي لكرة القدم “يويفا” بعد انتهاء منافسات الجولة الخامسة عن الفائز بجائزة لاعب الأسبوع.
الجولة الخامسة شهدت مواجهات قوية للغاية كما أنها تعتبر مواجهة حاسمة لمشوار الأندية في المسابقة الأوروبية.
وفاز الدولي الفرنسي، كيليان مبابي، لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ريال مدريد بجائزة أفضل لاعب في الجولة الخامسة من بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا.
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وقاد مبابي ريال مدريد لفوز صعب وكبير على أولمبياكوس بنتيجة 4/3 في المباراة التي لُعبت أمس، الأربعاء، بتسجيله أربع أهداف “سوبر هاتريك”.
واستطاع مبابي تسجيل 3 أهداف “هاتريك” في 6 دقائق و42 ثانية، إذ سجل على الترتيب في الدقائق (22، 24، 29) ليصبح بذلك ثاني أسرع هاتريك يُسجل في تاريخ دوري أبطال أوروبا.
وتفوق مبابي على كل من فيتينا، لاعب باريس سان جيرمان والذي حصد المركز الثاني، ثم وبيير إيميريك أوباميانج، مهاجم مارسيليا الذي أتى ثالثًا، ثم جاء في المركز الرابع اللاعب سيرو جيراسي.
Having been set 121 to win, India only briefly tried to finish the match on the fourth evening, ending on 63 for 1
Sidharth Monga13-Oct-20252:43
Chopra: Credit to West Indies for pushing India into day five
India 518 for 5 dec and 63 for 1 (Sai Sudharsan 30*, Rahul 25*, Warrican 1-15) need a further 58 runs to beat West Indies 248 and 390 (Campbell 115, Hope, 103, Greaves 50*, Bumrah 3-44, Kuldeep 3-104)India wanted to get out of the joint as soon as possible when they enforced the follow-on less than halfway into the match, but 200 continuous overs of bowling on an unyielding pitch later, India will have to come back on the fifth morning to complete the win. Having been set 121 to win, India only briefly tried to finish the match on the fourth evening, ending on 63 for 1.Signs that it was going to be hard work was apparent when the last two West Indies wickets hung around for 25.2 overs in the first innings, but India disregarded the conditions when asking their bowlers to go back in after having bowled 81.5 overs. India perhaps expected West Indies to roll over, but they dug in: John Campbell brought up his maiden century, Shai Hope scored his first in eight years, and the last wicket added 79 in their second-best partnership of 2025.That the last wicket didn’t give them squeaky bums was down to the second new ball giving them just enough to turn 293 for 4 into 311 for 9. Mohammed Siraj started the West Indies slide with Hope’s wicket before Kuldeep Yadav took three in quick time to go with five in the first innings. Just how desperate India were was evident from how they didn’t bowl a single over of Nitish Kumar Reddy, whom they want to put in live situations as evidenced in his promotion to No. 5 when India batted.West Indies began the day 97 behind with eight wickets in hand. The 49-over-old ball offered India nothing on a lifeless track even though they did stick to the task. Campbell, resuming on 87, went to his hundred with a massive slog-swept six. The sweep shot had been his ally throughout the innings, but when he pulled out the reverse for the first time, he missed it comprehensively and was caught in front. This shot was likely a result of Ravindra Jadeja’s move to round the wicket, which began to threaten both the edges. One ball before he got out, Campbell had got away with an outside edge too thick for the keeper to catch.Centuries from John Campbell and Shai Hope made India toil•Associated Press
Hope and Roston Chase looked comfortable during their 59-run stand but the second new ball, taken as soon as it became available just after lunch, created just about enough for India. Siraj was the one to create the breakthrough, getting Hope played on off a wobble-seam ball. The wicket took him to the top of wicket-takers’ list in Test cricket in 2025.Kuldeep, having been targeted for 63 runs in 16 overs with the first ball, decided he needed to get even quicker in the air when Tevin Imlach took him down for a four and a six in his first over with the new ball. The length went slightly shorter, and he managed to draw just enough low bounce and pace from the middle of the pitch to get the wickets of Imlach and Chase, the former lbw and the latter caught at short midwicket.Khary Pierre, who began the resistance in the first innings, played a loose slog early to be caught at mid-off, and Jasprit Bumrah got rid of Jomel Warrican and Anderson Phillip with the lead still 41.With the ball now soft, the pitch went back to sleep. Justin Greaves didn’t even feel the need to shield Jayden Seales. The tired limbs and frustrated minds began to show as the middle session was stretched because West Indies had only one wicket standing. The two played out that extra half hour without any incident. For large periods, India’s best spinners, and thus the world’s best, bowled at the No. 11 with only one slip and no other catching man.Greaves and Seales batting for long enough to take them into the territory where they will wistfully wonder what might have happened if they had not collapsed against the second new ball. Seales eventually fell to a confident shot off Bumrah, forced to bowl yet another spell 10 overs into the final session, holing out to deep forward square leg. He had pulled Bumrah for four earlier in the over.Set 121 to win, with 18 overs and a possible extra half hour left in the day Yashasvi Jaiswal came out trying to finish the match on the fourth evening, but was caught at long-on off Warrican in the second over. India proceeded to bat normally and finish the match on the fifth morning. Unless it was a personal decision that Jaiswal made, he has reason to feel disappointed at India’s flimsy commitment to finishing the game on the fourth evening.
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Managing a football club, particularly one the size of Manchester United, is incredibly difficult because you need to make decisions that line up with the short, medium, and long-term goals that are in place.
For example, it would be hard for the Red Devils to heavily lean on a strategy of signing incredibly young players with potential, with the hope that they turn into a top team in the future, because supporters expect results in the short-term, and rightly so.
This means that INEOS and Ruben Amorim have to be very careful with their squad planning to ensure that there is a competitive team on the pitch in the present, whilst also having a group of players who are for the future as well.
So far this season, United have been competitive on the pitch. They are seventh in the Premier League after 11 matches, with five wins, and are currently unbeaten in five games after their 2-2 draw with Tottenham Hotspur last time out.
One of the players who has been instrumental in the short-term success on the pitch, but is not one for the future, is the incredibly experienced Casemiro.
The Brazil international has been in fantastic form in the Premier League so far this season for the Red Devils, and they need to consider what they will do in the medium to long-term in his position.
Why Man Utd need to find a replacement for Casemiro
Manchester United need to identify their long-term successor to Casemiro because his current contract is due to expire at the end of the season, and he turns 34 in February.
The Red Devils need to make sure that his replacement is a top-quality one, as the former Real Madrid star has been in impressive form for the club alongside Bruno Fernandes in the middle of the park.
Casemiro is already one goal away from his Premier League career-high after netting three goals in ten starts in the division so far, with strikes against Nottingham Forest, Brighton, and Chelsea.
Along with his impressive output at the top end of the pitch, the 33-year-old star has been one of the best midfielders in the division in a host of key defensive metrics.
25/26 Premier League
Casemiro (per 90)
Percentile rank vs CMs
Non-penalty goals
0.44
Top 1%
Assists
0.15
Top 22%
Tackles
3.22
Top 9%
Tackles + interceptions
3.96
Top 18%
Dribblers tackled
1.46
Top 14%
Blocks
1.76
Top 9%
Aerial duels won
2.20
Top 11%
Stats via FBref
As you can see in the table above, Casemiro ranks highly among his positional peers in the Premier League for tackles, interceptions, blocks, and aerial duels won.
These statistics illustrate why it is important for the Red Devils to find the player who can play in that position in the mid-to-long term, as the Brazilian star may not be at Old Trafford next season.
The only other ‘natural’ defensive midfielder in the squad is Uruguay international Manuel Ugarte, but he has failed to prove his quality since a £42m move from PSG last year.
After the Manchester derby in September, Gary Neville said the midfield is a “massive problem” and that Ugarte is “not good enough”, which speaks to the feeling around his performances for the club over the past 18 months.
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With this in mind, Manchester United could save millions of pounds by unleashing one of their stars in a different position, so that they will not need to splash the cash on a replacement for Casemiro and an upgrade on Ugarte.
Central defender Lisandro Martinez has been back in full training in recent weeks after suffering an ACL injury in February, and he could be a wildcard replacement for Casemiro.
Why Lisandro Martinez could be Man Utd's Casemiro replacement
The Argentina international has been away from the action for nine months because of his long-term injury, but he could be the answer to the club’s mid-to-long-term issues in the defensive midfield position.
Per Transfermarkt, all 89 of his appearances for United have come at centre-back or left-back, with 85 in the heart of the defence, which shows that he has not played as a holding midfielder for the club yet.
However, the left-footed star did start 22 matches as a defensive midfielder during his time with Ajax, before his £48.3m move to Old Trafford, and this means that he does have experience in that role.
Even whilst playing as a centre-back, Martinez has shown qualities that suggest that he would excel in midfield. Take the clip above, for example, as he wins the ball back in the opposition half and holds a high position to break into the box to score a wonderful goal.
The Argentine star would have even more opportunities to pull off plays like that as a defensive midfielder, whilst it would also mean that his lack of aerial prowess would be less exposed, as he has won 55% of his aerial duels or lower in all three of his Premier League seasons, per Sofascore.
24/25 Premier League
Lisandro Martinez per 90
Percentile rank vs CBs
Shot-creating actions
1.34
Top 13%
Pass accuracy
89%
Top 35%
Progressive passes
6.01
Top 11%
Progressive carries
1.18
Top 16%
Key passes
0.46
Top 12%
Passes into the penalty area
0.93
Top 2%
xA
0.07
Top 6%
Stats via FBref
As you can see in the table above, Martinez excelled with the ball at his feet in the top-flight last term, ranking highly among centre-backs in a host of progressive metrics.
Como scout Ben Mattinson once claimed that the centre-back “could become a world class DM”, and it is easy to see why when you couple his natural defensive instincts with his technical quality in possession.
Ugarte, for example, has averaged only 3.08 progressive passes and 0.81 progressive carries per 90 in the last 365 days for United, per FBref, which suggests that Martinez would offer more than he has in possession in the middle of the park.
With his prior experience in the position, time left ahead of him to develop further at 27, and his relevant attributes for the role, Martinez could be the dream long-term successor to Casemiro at Old Trafford.
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