"Exciting" £4.5m Rangers youngster set to return from injury vs Lyon

An “exciting” Rangers talent is now expected to return from his injury doubt for his side’s Europa League clash with Lyon at Ibrox, according to manager Philippe Clement.

Rangers face another key week

The Gers picked up three important points in the Scottish Premiership on Sunday afternoon, winning 1-0 at home to Hibernian to close the gap on Celtic back to five points again. It was far from convincing, however, with Jack Butland saving a first-half penalty and the performance far from the most dominant.

For that reason, there is still an element of pressure on Clement, whose job has been under scrutiny in recent weeks, following some hit-and-miss performances in all competitions, not least when Rangers got knocked out of the Champions League at the expense of Dynamo Kiev.

Up next for the Gers is a Europa League meeting with Ligue 1 side Lyon on Thursday night, having picked up an impressive 2-0 victory away to Malmo last week.

It represents a good chance for Rangers to pick up some momentum and improve upon Sunday’s display against Hibs, prior to Sunday evening’s visit of St Johnstone in the league. There are fitness issues for the Scottish giants to deal with, however, and now a new update has emerged regarding one player’s potential involvement.

"Exciting" Rangers ace expected to feature vs Lyon

Speaking RangersTV [via Rangers News], Clement admitted that Mohamed Diomande is an injury doubt for Rangers’ clash with Lyon this week, but he expects to call on him: “Diomande got a knock on Thursday. So he was not available for today. I hope to have him back on Thursday but we will see. Probably yes, with no guarantees.”

Mohamed Diomande

Not having Diomande would be a big blow, with the 22-year-old impressing this season after making a permanent switch to Ibrox during the summer transfer window. He has averaged 1.6 tackles per game across five SPL appearances, as well as bagging one assist, while Barry Ferguson has spoken of his happiness at the £4.5m deal to sign the youngster permanently.

“The signing of Diomande looks particularly shrewd and not just because of the way the numbers were structured. They’ve landed an exciting talent on loan without having to stump up a significant fee until the summer.”

The fact that Rangers failed to hit top gear against Hibs without Diomande in the team arguably highlights his importance to Clement, so having him back available for Lyon would feel like a massive shot in the arm. On the flip side, the Gers’ midfield would be lacking his quality both on and off the ball against challenging opponents if he is ruled out, so supporters will be keeping their fingers crossed.

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Either way, he is going to be a vital player for Rangers as this season goes on, and the fact that he is still so young means that there is also still so much more to come for him as the years pass.

مران الزمالك | بيسيرو يجتمع باللاعبين ويخفف الحمل البدني استعدادًا لمباراة زد

واصل الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي الزمالك تدريباته استعدادًا لاستكمال منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز “النيل” 2024-2025.

ومن المقرر أن يواجه الزمالك نظيره زد إف سي في خضم منافسات الجولة السادسة عشر من عمر الدوري، يوم الخميس المقبل.

وعقد المدير الفني البرتغالي، جوزيه بيسيرو، جلسة مع اللاعبين قبل انطلاق مران اليوم الثلاثاء على ملعب النادي.

جمال عبد الحميد: للأسف هؤلاء كانوا يتخيلون إن الأهلي “هيتسلى” على الزمالك

وخلال حديثه، شدد بيسيرو على أهمية التركيز والعمل الجاد من أجل تحقيق الفوز وحصد النقاط الثلاث، مؤكداً أن الفريق يجب أن يواصل الأداء القوي للحفاظ على فرصه في المنافسة.

كما حرص جوزيه بيسيرو على شرح بعض الجوانب الخططية التي سيعتمد عليها الفريق في اللقاء المرتقب. 

وعلى صعيد التدريبات، خاض اللاعبون فقرة تأهيلية خاصة ضمن المران الذي أُقيم عصر اليوم، حيث قام الجهاز الفني بتخفيف الحمل البدني تدريجياً، تماشياً مع قرب موعد المباراة.

وشملت التدريبات التأهيلية تمارين متنوعة باستخدام الأدوات المخصصة لذلك، إلى جانب فقرة بالكرة لرفع الجاهزية البدنية والفنية للفريق.

وخصص الجهاز الفني فقرة تدريبات خططية خاصة للاعبين، تم خلالها التركيز على بعض الجمل والأفكار الفنية الخاصة بخطة اللعب، وحرص بيسيرو ومعاونوه على توجيه اللاعبين خلالها وتصحيح الأخطاء. 

وخاض لاعبو الفريق تقسيمة فنية بطول الملعب تم خلالها تطبيق كل الأفكار الخططية التي تم التدريب عليها.

وكان الزمالك قد تعادل أمام الأهلي في المباراة الماضية بهدف لكل فريق، ليرتفع رصيده إلى 28 نقطة محتلًا المركز الثالث في جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري.

'This is the situation we love best' – Virat Kohli eager to prove doubters wrong

India captain also refused to focus on struggling individuals

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India will not be demoralised. They actually like to be in such situations. Situations where the whole world doubts them. So said Virat Kohli after the innings defeat to England at Headingley. The captain also insisted that this was not the time to look at individual players’ numbers but at their contributions and how they can put the team in good positions.”If what happens in one game guarantees you the same thing the next game, we should have smashed England again [after the win at Lord’s],” Kohli said. “It didn’t happen. We like to be in this situation where people start coming at us with doubts and start questioning our ability. That is the situation we love best. We will not be demoralised by this loss. The guys in the changing room are hurt. When you are hurt, you really want to correct the things that did not go our way. That is the way we will play the next two Tests.”India have a middle order that has been averaging in the 20s over the last two years and their No. 6 has been repeating the same style of dismissal since the World Test Championship final. Kohli, though, refused to focus on the struggling individuals.Related

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“As a batting group, we failed in this game in the first innings,” Kohli said. “Second innings we did a better job. As a bowling group also, we accept we are not consistent enough. That’s it. I know what happens when we lose one game. I have said this in the past so many times that we are not going to fall into this trap where we start picking on issues or one or two things to talk about. We fail as a team, and we win as a team.”When asked if Rishabh Pant was batting one station ahead of where he should be, Kohli brought up the example of Cheteshwar Pujara’s return to runs. “With one loss I cannot assess or start analysing that as captain,” he said. “Definitely the management is not going to start that either. We are not failing consistently as a team. Yes we failed this game and we take responsibility for that.Virat Kohli: You cannot become a bad team overnight•Associated Press

“Similar conversations were being initiated about Pujara as well, which seem to have disappeared after yesterday. We want to give Rishabh all the space to play his game and understand situations and take responsibility like is expected of everyone else in the batting order. You can’t judge people all the time on numbers and whether they are succeeding or failing. That is not how you make a team. There is still time in this series. After two more Test matches, we can look back and analyse, ‘okay these are the areas that were not quite right,’ but right now is not the time.”This game has been kind of an aberration in how we have gone this series. First two games, we put ourselves in a position where we won one game and had the opportunity to win the first one as well. We analyse ourselves as a team and not [individual] numbers. That all happens on the outside. Whether we are helping to build partnerships and putting the team in good positions is our only focus. There is no connect between the focuses on the outside and focuses within the group.”Kohli sought to take the heat off the batting group. “They have done that [understand the situation and find ways to score runs] in the first two games,” he said. “And even in this game, batsmen got in good positions to play a big knock. We were not able to do that but that doesn’t mean we will not be able to do that. When you step onto the field, you are not looking to prove to people that you can play. You obviously want to do the best you can and play big innings. The reason why we won the second Test or were in a position to win the first was because guys stepped up and got the job done for the team.”The things we need to reflect on are the mistakes that happened. As I have said in the past, when we have lost, we have played sessions that have been way below par… not up to the standard that we know we can play. Those are the areas that we need to plug in. Like this morning, we need to look at how we can control that tide and find ways out of difficult situations. These are the only things. You cannot become a bad team overnight. If a win doesn’t guarantee you a win in the next game, a loss too doesn’t guarantee anything. It all depends on your mindset. I can assure you that we will arrive [at the Oval for the next Test on Thursday] with a lot more determination and intensity than we did in this game.”

الأهلي يواجه طلائع الجيش لمواصلة المنافسة على صدارة الدوري المصري

يواجه فريق الأهلي منافسه طلائع الجيش، مساء غد الأربعاء، في مباراة مرتقبة بين الفريقين، ضمن منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع طلائع الجيش، في إطار الجولة 17 والأخيرة من مرحلة الدور الأول لبطولة الدوري المصري، على ملعب استاد القاهرة الدولي.

وتلعب مباراة الأهلي وطلائع الجيش، مساء الأربعاء 5 من شهر مارس، إذ تنطلق في تمام الساعة 9 مساءً بتوقيت القاهرة.

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الأهلي يدخل المباراة، وهو محتلًا المركز الثاني في ترتيب جدول الدوري المصري، برصيد 36 نقطة، حيث يسعي إلى مواصلة المنافسة مع بيراميدز المتصدر، على الصدارة والدفاع على لقبه ببطولة الدوري للموسم الحالي.

النادي الأهلي كان قد خاض 16 مباراة، حتى الآن، فاز في 10 مباريات وتعادل في 6 مواجهات، ولم يتلق أي هزيمة.

وعلى الجانب الآخر، فريق طلائع الجيش، يتواجد في المركز التاسع بترتيب جدول الدوري، برصيد 21 نقطة، من الفوز في 5 مباريات والتعادل في 6 وخسر 5 مواجهات.

ويرغب فريق طلائع الجيش، في تحقيق الفوز من أجل ضمان تواجده ضمن الأندية الـ9 المتنافسة على لقب بطولة الدوري في الموسم الحالي.

يذكر أن بطولة الدوري المصري هذا الموسم تقام بنظام استثنائي، ينص على إقامة المواجهات من دور واحد كمرحلة أولى، ثم يتم تقسيم الأندية إلى مجموعتين، بداية من المركز الأول حتى التاسع، تتنافس على لقب الدوري.

بينما الأندية من المركز العاشر حتى الثامن عشر، تتنافس على البقاء والهبوط، على أن يهبط فريقان فقط بدلًا من ثلاثة إلى دوري القسم الثاني (دوري المحترفين).

Perfect for Havertz: Arsenal could unleash Saka in a totally different role

And so Arsenal march on. Seven games into the new Premier League season and the Gunners remain unbeaten, having gone into the latest international break just a point behind Liverpool at the summit and level with champions, Manchester City.

Even without talismanic skipper Martin Odegaard, the north London side have continued to pick up positive results in recent weeks, having also powered to a convincing 2-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.

It’s not been plain-sailing – not least due to red cards for the likes of Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard – but the Emirates outfit have scrapped and fought to maintain this string of positive results, proving to their title rivals that they are here to stay at the top of the table.

The bedrock of Mikel Arteta’s success remains that of Europe’s “best central defensive pairing” – as hailed by ex-England defender Matthew Upson – in the form of William Saliba and Gabriel, while Hale End hero Bukayo Saka continues to terrorise with seven assists in as many league games.

It would be foolish, however, to overlook the impact of another of Arteta’s “main players” – as the Spaniard has himself described him – with former Chelsea man Kai Havertz having quietly emerged as a vital figure for the club in 2024.

Havertz's start to the season

The midfield experiment has been abandoned, and Havertz is looking all the better for it.

Plucked from Stamford Bridge for a hefty £65m fee in the summer of 2023, it’s fair to say that the German’s early months in an Arsenal shirt with rather uninspiring, as he chipped in with just four goals and one assist in the league before Christmas.

In truth, it wasn’t until late February and early March of this year that the silky striker truly began to find his feet after shifting to a number nine berth, having scored in four successive league games. He hasn’t looked back since.

After ending last term with 13 league goals to his name, the former Champions League winner has continued that red-hot form into the new campaign, registering six goals in just ten outings in all competitions.

While once looking like a player who couldn’t find a home on the pitch, the 25-year-old is now a centre-forward in every sense, shown no more so than his brave header in the win over PSG.

As that effort indicated, Havertz is now a “real threat around the box” – as per his manager – with the hope being that he can now be supplied with regular, quality service, even in the absence of Odegaard.

That could then call for Arteta to make a bold tactical tweak in the coming weeks, with there perhaps an argument for the aforementioned Saka to take on a new role moving forward.

How Havertz could be made even better

On the early evidence, the records could tumble this season, with Saka already likely to have an eye on Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne’s all-time tally of 20 assists in a Premier League campaign.

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka

Not just a goalscorer, the Englishman is marking himself out as a more than capable creator too, thus raising the question as to whether his strengths could be better utilised in a number ten berth, rather than on the flanks.

That is the verdict of data analyst Ben Mattinson, at least, who has suggested that the 23-year-old’s “output would skyrocket” if he was to make that switch to a central role, as it would prove “much harder for teams to double up on him and give him no space too”.

A possible “game-changer” of an alteration – in the view of Mattinson – this different role could then help to make Havertz even more effective in and around the box, as he would be able to link up more directly with Saka through the middle.

Saka’s ability to thread a pass and tee up Arsenal’s main marksman has already been showcased this season as he has remarkably created 12 ‘big chances’ to date, while averaging 3.9 key passes per game. To put that into perspective, the most ‘big chances’ created by a player in the division in the whole of 2023/24 was Mohamed Salah, with 22.

Most ‘big chances’ created – 2024/25 in PL

Rank

Player

‘Big chances’ created

1.

Bukayo Saka

12

2.

Cole Palmer

8

3.

Dwight McNeil

7

4.

Trent Alexander-Arnold

5

4.

Leif Davis

5

4.

Bryan Mbuemo

5

4.

Bernardo Silva

5

4.

Youri Tielemans

5

Via Premier League website

There may be those questioning why then should the academy graduate be relocated if he is already thriving on the right flank, but allowing him to operate in even closer proximity to Havertz could prove a masterstroke for both parties.

On current form, the latter man is proving that he can provide that clinical touch in front of goal. If supplied with regular service by Saka in a new number ten berth, who knows the goal tally he could end up with come May.

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Callum Parkinson, Ben Mike pull off stunning victory as Sussex capitulate

Leicestershire win by innings and five runs as visitors’ callow batting collapses in final overs

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Callum Parkinson picked up four wickets in Leicestershire’s rush to victory•Getty Images

Leicestershire pulled off an extraordinary victory over Sussex in an LV=Insurance County Championship match that had looked set to bring the curtain down on the season at Grace Road with a tame draw.After Hassan Azad (152) and Lewis Hill (145) had turned their hundreds into career-best scores and there was a maiden half-century for Louis Kimber, a declaration at 492 for 4 gave Leicestershire a lead of 133, but with their leading wicket-taker Chris Wright absent through injury, bowling Sussex out in the 48 overs that remained looked a long shot, even with Fynn Hudson-Prentice unable to bat after breaking a hand in the first innings.Yet after reaching 117 for 3 – just 16 runs away from wiping out their arrears – an inexperienced Sussex side containing five teenagers lost their last six wickets for 11 runs, losing by an innings and five runs with 16 balls left.Callum Parkinson took 4 for 18 with his left-arm spin and seamer Ben Mike 4 for 34 as Leicestershire won by five runs.Wright, who was awarded his county cap along with Hill during the lunch interval, was not risked after feeling a hamstring after the first innings, when his 6 for 94 took his wickets tally for the season to 46.Sussex remain without a win since beating Glamorgan in the second match of the season and are bottom of Division Three, with only a final fixture against next-to-bottom Derbyshire at Hove next week to come as they seek to avoid a first Championship wooden spoon since 2000.Resuming at 291 for 2 following Tuesday’s washout after another hour of the game was lost because of a wet outfield, Leicestershire achieved their objective of securing maximum batting points.Related

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Two more came as Hill overtook his previous career best of 121, scored against Gloucestershire in April of this year, and Azad passed his of 144 not out against Surrey, also in April, as the pair extended their partnership to 248, a new mark for Leicestershire’s third wicket against Sussex. Hill’s runs took his tally for the season to 902.Both fell in consecutive Henry Crocombe overs, both caught on the boundary by substitute fielder, 17-year-old Bertie Foreman, whose grandfather was Denis Foreman, who played cricket for Sussex and football for Brighton and Hove Albion in the 1950s and 60s.Kimber (69 not out) and Harry Swindells (59 not out) claimed the fifth, adding 130 in just less than 19 overs before skipper Parkinson called them in.Leicestershire’s bowlers chipped away. Ali Orr was caught behind off Parkinson’s left-arm spin, first-innings centurion Ben Brown hit Mike straight to point, Tom Haines played across one from Ed Barnes and having closed to within 16 of clearing the arrears, Sussex unravelled.Rawlins edged behind, Parkinson bowled Tom Hinley, Oli Carter, who had faced 77 balls for his nine, pulled to leg gulley and Crocombe was leg before as Mike took two in two. Parkinson then trapped Jack Carson in front.Last wicket pair Sean Hunt and Joseph Sarro – both 19-year-olds – survived 30 balls to prolong the agony, but then Parkinson had the latter caught behind to spark wild celebrations.

Palmeiras reforça trabalhos específicos em último treino do dia

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O Palmeiras treinou na tarde desta terça-feira (11), na Academia de Futebol, e encerrou o dia de atividades em dois períodos com trabalhos distintos para os setores ofensivo e defensivo. Assim como nas atividades táticas da manhã, Patrick de Paula, Gustavo Scarpa, Breno Lopes, Deyverson e Rafael Navarro treinaram de novo junto ao grupo após se recuperarem da Covid-19.

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O elenco foi separado nas duas metades do campo e orientado pelos auxiliares Vitor Castanheira e Carlos Martinho, respectivamente, para os trabalhos dos setores ofensivo e defensivo. Os jogadores praticaram movimentações específicas, jogadas ensaiadas, construção e outros aspectos do jogo como infiltrações e balanço, por exemplo.

O Verdão volta a treinar em dois períodos nesta quarta-feira (12). Pela manhã, o time faz o segundo jogo-treino da pré-temporada, às 9h45, contra a Portuguesa, no Allianz Parque – no primeiro jogo, a equipe empatou em 2 a 2 com o Pouso Alegre (MG).

Na sequência, os jogadores retornam à Academia de Futebol para o almoço e o treino da tarde, às 16h.

A estreia na temporada será no dia 23, contra o Novorizontino, no interior, pelo Campeonato Paulista.

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Flamengo: preparador de goleiros rasga elogios ao 'diamante' Hugo e explica técnicas do handebol

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O Flamengo está perto de finalizar a segunda semana de preparação sob o comando do português Paulo Sousa e sua comissão técnica. E Paulo Grilo, preparador de goleiros e conterrâneo do novo técnico rubro-negro, comentou a respeito de suas preferências e, entrevista à “FlaTV”, destacou sobretudo o potencial de Hugo Souza, além de enaltecer Diego Alves.

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– Quando soube que viria para cá, passei a analisar mais o Hugo, que está em crescimento. O Hugo é um diamante bruto. É um goleiro do futuro, é incrível. Tem o potencial que todo treinador quer em um goleiro, com apenas 22 anos. Ele vai entrar numa fase de crescimento em que, naturalmente, vai se tornar uma das maiores referências do Brasil e, talvez, na Europa.

-Em relação ao Diego, era mais fácil (conhecer). Ele tem uma carreira mais que brilhante, é um exemplo. Dá para perceber que, mesmo com a idade que tem, ele quer mais, quer fazer melhor do que já fez no passado.Goleiro reconhecido pelo mundo, por tudo que fez na Europa. Já fez coisas muito, muito boas. E me recebeu muito bem – completou Paulo Grilo, que já havia trabalhado com Paulo Sousa no Bordeaux-FRA e na seleção polonesa.

Paulo Grilo também explicou que, desde o início da carreira, por ver a reação à curta distância ser aprimorada, é adepto de técnicas utilizadas nohandebol e futsal em seu dia a dia de trabalho, como pôde ser visto num vídeo no qual, em um dos exercícios específicos, foi registrado com uma reação inusitada ao motivar os goleiros e viralizou.

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– Há milhares de exercícios, nós vamos construímos a maneira que achamos melhor, respeitando sempre os dos outros. O vídeo que bombom é um dos exemplos, em que começo a utilizar a técnica do handebol e futsal. Diego e o Hugo ficaram encantados e super felizes, e isso mostra que se está no caminho certo – comentou.

Além de Diego Alves e Hugo Souza, Grilo tem treinado goleiros da base de forma alternada, comoMatheus Cunha e Kauã Santtos. Gabriel Batista, que era opção na temporada 2021, pediu a sua liberação, está treinando à parte e em viés de ser negociado pelo Flamengo.

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Glasner must unleash "old fashioned" Crystal Palace star in a new system

The Premier League is back this weekend, with Crystal Palace taking on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Monday.

They are bidding for their first victory in the league this campaign. The two meetings between the sides last season ended with draws, 0-0 at Selhurst Park, and 1-1 on the road.

Oliver Glasner’s Palace side have averaged 48.6% possession so far this season (11th highest in the division), scoring just five goals, and conceding ten, leaving them 18th in the Premier League after the first seven games.

Forest have averaged 39.3% possession in the league this season, the second lowest in the division, but have managed to score seven goals (more than Palace), and concede just six (fewer than the Eagles), leaving them in a comfortable tenth place.

With both sides averaging less than 50% possession, it is tough to say how this game will be played, and who will take the ascendancy. That being said, a change in system for Palace could see them dominate more of the ball, and profile some of their players better to get the most out of them.

Glasner's 4-2-4 system

Glasner could make changes to his system in his hunt for a first Premier League victory this season, going from his usual 3-4-3 into more of a 4-2-2-2, which was seen in the last 30 minutes against Leicester City earlier in the season.

This would allow the Eagles to get multiple players into their best positions, with Eberechi Eze and Daichi Kamada in attacking midfield roles, Tyrick Michell as a nominal fullback, and a strike partnership of Jean-Phillipe Mateta and Eddie Nketiah.

One of the three central defenders would have to drop out for this to happen, as Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi and Trevoh Chalobah all started against Liverpool, and one could drop out for the return of Mateta to the side, to fully unleash the striker pairing people want to see.

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Why it's time to unleash Mateta alongside Nketiah

The “old-fashioned” striker as labelled by Premier League legend Thierry Henry, has scored four goals this season in nine appearances, also providing one assist, and totaling 623 minutes played.

Overall, Mateta has made 115 appearances for the Eagles, scoring 33 goals and providing seven assists.

Jean-Philippe Mateta

His strike partner in this system would be Nketiah, who has made five appearances since joining Palace from Arsenal this summer, scoring one goal in the EFL Cup and totalling 384 minutes. But by playing them alongside each other as strikers, it could get the best out of the pair. Here’s why…

Mateta vs Nketiah comparison

Stats (per 90 mins)

Mateta

Nketiah

Goals

0.58

0.24

Assists

0.14

0.00

xG

0.33

0.17

Progressive Carries

0.59

2.86

Progressive Passes

1.57

1.71

Shot Total

1.30

3.10

Goals/Shot

0.33

0.08

Key Passes

1.37

0.29

Shot-Creating Actions

1.96

1.43

Aerials Won

1.57

0.86

Stats taken from FBref

Playing the pair alongside each other, it would allow Palace to lean into the individual qualities and attributes each brings to the team.

Mateta stands at 6 foot 4, and would be able to hold off defenders, win aerial duels, and bring Nketiah into play, whilst also finishing chances that come his way with high efficiency, shown by his 0.33 goals/shot ratio.

Nketiah, being smaller, could play off Mateta, using his high shot volume to generate chances, whilst also progressing play by dropping in and running the channel to help the team, qualities the 25-year-old clearly has, as seen by his progressive metrics already this season.

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مواصلاً كتابة التاريخ.. محمد صلاح يكسر سلسلة أرقام قياسية مميزة في الدوري الإنجليزي

يواصل النجم المصري محمد صلاح التألق وحطم رقمًا جديدًا في منافسات بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، بعدما سجل ثنائية في مباراة ليفربول وساوثهامبتون اليوم.

والتقى ليفربول وساوثهامبتون ضمن مباريات الجولة الثامنة والعشرين لبطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز “البريميرليج” على ملعب “آنفيلد”.

محمد صلاح أحرز هدفين لليفربول في الفوز بثلاثية لهدف، وكلاهما من ضربة جزاء بالدقيقتين 54 و88.

وتجاوز محمد صلاح الرقم القياسي لإيان راش بتسجيل 10 أهداف مع الفريق في الدوري ضد ساوثهامبتون، وقد أحرز هدفين، ليصبح رصيده أمام القديسين 11 هدفًا.

كما عادل محمد صلاح رصيد سيرجيو أجويرو بقائمة أكثر اللاعبين تسجيلاً للأهداف في الدوري الإنجليزي، ورفع رصيده لـ184 هدفًا.

وبذلك يتواجد صلاح في المركز الخامس لقائمة أكثر اللاعبين تسجيلاً للأهداف في الدوري الإنجليزي.

وفي الموسم الجاري، وصل رصيد محمد صلاح إلى 27 هدفًا و17 تمريرة حاسمة في 29 مباراة بالدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وقد ساهم محمد صلاح في 43 هدفًا هذا الموسم، وهو أفضل رقم له في مسيرته المهنية حتى الآن.

صلاح أصبح الآن في المركز الثالث بقائمة هدافي ليفربول عبر التاريخ في مختلف البطولات، حيث وصل للهدف رقم 234 بقميص الريدز خلال 390 مباراة، متخطيًا جوردون هودجسون الذي سجل 241 هدفًا.  

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