DELEITURAS

Phil Neville has labelled Raymond Verheijen a “keyboard warrior” after the former Wales assistant boss criticised the current Women’s World Cup and male coaches working there.

In a post on Twitter on Thursday, outspoken Dutchman Verheijen said the standard of play at the tournament in France was “shocking” and that teams being coached by “clueless left overs from the men’s game” was among the reasons.

Verheijen said: “So far, it would have been better if the World Cup had been played behind closed curtains. The level of play is shocking. Like watching grass grow.

“One of the reasons is that most teams are coached by clueless left overs from the men’s game rather than by the best female coaches.”

England boss Neville was asked about those comments at his press conference ahead of Friday’s Group D clash with Argentina in Le Havre.

And he said: “He’s had a go at (Sir Alex) Ferguson, (Arsene) Wenger, (Mauricio) Pochettino, (Jurgen) Klopp. Every top manager in the world, he’s had a go at.”

He’s right. Verheijen has criticised:

Manchester United over Memphis Depay

Jurgen Klopp and Mauricio Pochettino’s methods

Mauricio Pochettino in particular

Jurgen Klopp and Antonio Conte (in the summer before Conte won the Premier League with Chelsea)

Aaron Ramsey, Arsene Wenger and Arsenal

Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola

Jose Mourinho

Jurgen Klopp again

So yeah. He’s angry.

“That probably is aimed at me,” Neville continued, “because when I was at Man United (on the coaching staff), he used to have a go at David Moyes. He has a go at everyone.

“He is a keyboard warrior. He sits and talks a fantastic game, but I never see him working in top-level football. That is why he can’t get employed.

Click Here: Sports Water Bottles

“We can all talk a good game. Raymond – go out there and get a job. Go win a Champions League, go and win a Premier League. That’s what Wenger does, the people he is having a go at.”

He added: “It’s why he has an egg next to his name on Twitter.”

This just in: Phil Neville is the greatest person alive.

 

Chelsea have agreed a compensation deal worth in excess of £5million for manager Maurizio Sarri to join Juventus, according to widespread reports.

The 60-year-old will reportedly sign a three-year contract to replace Massimiliano Allegri at the Italian giants, with an announcement expected as early as Friday.

Sarri only joined Chelsea last summer after three years at Napoli, replacing fellow Italian Antonio Conte.

He guided the Blues to third in the Premier League and won the Europa League, but still endured a tough campaign at Stamford Bridge with fans not convinced by his style of play.

Click Here: Sports Water Bottles

Chelsea also reached the Carabao Cup final, but lost to Manchester City in a match overshadowed by goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga refusing to be substituted before the penalty shoot-out.

It appears Sarri has now opted to return to Italy and take over at Juve, the Serie A champions for the last eight seasons, who parted company with Allegri this summer.

Allegri, 51, had been linked with the Chelsea job but announced on Thursday that he would be taking a year off to “recharge his batteries”.

Former Blues midfielder Frank Lampard, who led Derby to the Sky Bet Championship play-off final in his first season as a manager, is favourite to land the role.

Should he get the job, the 40-year-old would become Chelsea’s first permanent English manager in 23 years.

 

Manchester United remain interested in signing Harry Maguire despite baulking at Leicester’s demand for £80million.

United and City are keen on Maguire, with some reports earlier this week suggesting the Treble winners were leading the race.

But ESPN is reporting that United retain a desire to bring the England defender to Old Trafford – though the Red Devils are reportedly reluctant to meet Leicester’s valuation.

The story also says Maguire “would be open to a move to a top-six side if a fee can be agreed”.

United are also interested in Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly if no deal can be reached over Maguire, while the Red Devils are also expected to return with an improved offer for Crystal Palace right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

 

Click Here: Sports Water Bottles

Matthijs De Ligt’s agent Mino Raiola has rubbished claims his client has agreed a move to PSG and insists he has never spoken with the French club about the £80m-rated defender.

Click Here: Sports Water Bottles

The 19-year-old defender has emerged as one of European football’s hottest properties this summer amid reports Ajax are prepared to let him leave for a fee of around €80m.

De Ligt’s future destination at this point though remains unknown, with links to all of Manchester United, Liverpool, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.

It was claimed that Raiola had met with PSG’s sporting director Antero Henrique to hold talks over a deal worth a reported €340,000 a week for the teenager in the French capital. French reporter Lassana Camara added fuel to the fire by then tweeting a photograph of Raiola allegedly being in Paris to ‘conclude’ De Ligt’s move to the Parc des Princes.

However, Raiola insists no decision has been made about the defender yet and branded the recent claims as nothing more than “fake news”.

“This is the classic example of fake news,” Raiola told Italian outlet ANSA. “The photograph of me and the French journalist in Paris? He asked me to take a picture together, but I did not know who this gentleman was.

“I have never spoken with him.”

Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos has admitted he faces a decision regarding his future amid links with Tottenham and West Ham.

Real boss Zinedine Zidane is already planning for a big summer revamp at the Bernabeu having taken back the reigns following Santiago Solari’s sacking in March, and Ceballos is one of the players who is likely considered surplus to requirements.

Recent reports have suggested that Spurs are plotting a meeting with Ceballos’ representatives and are willing to pay €50m to land him, while West Ham have also been linked with the unsettled midfielder.

Liverpool have also been credited with interest in recent transfer windows, and now the player has given potential suitors hope by admitting his future is far from certain.

“Zidane has spoken to me, and he was very clear,” Ceballos told Onda Cero.

“I have accepted his explanations as to what he sees for me next season. However I do have a contract for four more years, and a high release clause.

“When I return I will make a decision. If I do leave, I want to play for a side that where I feel important.

“I want to show that I can play in any team in Europe. I am a young player that wants to succeed, and I cannot have another year of not playing.”

The midfielder arrived at the Bernabeu in a €16m deal from Real Betis, though he has struggled for opportunities under Zidane and has been widely tipped to leave.

Click Here: Sports Water Bottles

Liverpool are reportedly still keen on Nabil Fekir while a French journalist has suggested Lyon will accept a knockdown fee for the France playmaker.

Click Here: Sports Water Bottles

Fekir was all set to join the Reds last summer for a fee in the region of £53million with the star having had his photo taken in a Liverpool shirt but the deal broke down at the 11th hour.

Jurgen Klopp is still looking for creativity to strengthen his Champions League-winning midfield – and a report in France suggests the Reds boss remains keen on Fekir.

Le Progres suggests new Lyon boss Sylvinho will look for more experienced players this summer but the French side will have to sell to fund  new recruits. Liverpool are the side linked with a renewed move for Fekir.

Should Klopp move again for the 25-year-old, they could get a huge discount on the fee agreed last summer. L’Equipe journalist Vincent Duluc told Foot Radio that Lyon chief Jean-Michel Aulas may accept as little as €15million euros for Fekir.

Aulas has revealed a fortnight ago that he and Fekir have an agreement over the star’s departure: “Thanks Nabil for bringing what he brought, we have an understanding to let him go.”

 

AC Milan will look to make a bid for Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren after appointing a new manager, according to reports.

Click Here: Sports Water Bottles

Liverpool are understood to be only interested in ‘minor tweaks’ to their squad this summer with a few squad players coming and going.

The form of Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez last season meant that Lovren was restricted to just 18 appearances in all competitions.

Sky in Italy claims that AC Milan are interested in the Croatia international despite not yet making a formal offer.

They will instead wait until Sampdoria boss Marco Giampaolo is in place as their replacement for Gennaro Gattuso – who left his role as head coach recently – to act on their interest.

And Paul Joyce in The Times claims it would take offers of at least £25million to tempt Liverpool into selling Lovren.

Joyce adds: ‘No contact from AC Milan, but their prospective new sporting director Ricky Massara rates Lovren highly.’

 

Emerson Palmeiri says he is “happy” at Chelsea despite reports linking him with a move Serie A giants Juventus.

The Blues boss Maurizio Sarri has been tipped to fill the vacant managerial role at Juventus with his Stamford Bridge future in doubt.

The former Napoli coach only took charge of Chelsea last summer and secured the Europa League title, a third-place Premier League finish and reached the Carabao Cup final.

Click Here: Sports Water Bottles

Despite that, he sometimes felt the wrath of fans for his approach and is now reportedly being lined up to succeed Massimiliano Allegri at Juventus.

And there have been reports that suggest Emerson, who was first-choice left-back under Sarri, could follow his compatriot back to Italy.

On the speculation, Emerson told Tutto Mercato Web: “I have a contract with Chelsea where I am happy, especially after winning the Europa League. Apart from that, I have not received anything.”

When pushed further on whether he will move to Juventus, Emerson added: “They all say that, but I am a very calm guy. I work and try not to think about these things.”

 

Ed Woodward will remain in charge of deciding Manchester United transfer policy with the appointment of a potential technical director put on hold, according to reports.

United are going through a background restructuring process, with executive vice-chairman Woodward believed to be looking to bring in a technical director having named Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as permanent manager.

Woodward is reported to have spoken to ex-United defender Rio Ferdinand as he looks to fill the role, but the exact intricacies of such conversations are unclear, while Darren Fletcher and Patrice Evra have also been mentioned as potential candidates.

However, the Daily Mail report on Wednesday that Woodward ‘has yet to identify a preferred candidate’ and will carry on transfer business himself.

The newspaper says that the recent deal to bring Daniel James to Old Trafford from Swansea was negotiated by United’s head of corporate affairs, Matt Judge, before Woodward signed everything off.

United ‘feel the system works’ that is currently in place where Solskjaer, assistant Mike Phelan – who ‘take an active part in deciding transfer targets’ – or United ‘can veto any signing’.

Solskjaer faces a major restructuring job this summer after the club finished sixth in the Premier League last season, with the likes of Crystal Palace full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka linked.

 

Click Here: bape jacket cheap

United States boss Jill Ellis stressed the need to “play as hard as we possibly can in every single game” after the record-breaking 13-0 win against Thailand in Reims.

The US opened their Women’s World Cup title defence by registering the biggest win in the history of the competition, bettering Germany’s 11-0 victory over Argentina in 2007.

Alex Morgan netted five times, while there were braces for Rose Lavelle and Sam Mewis. Lindsey Horan, Megan Rapinoe and substitutes Mallory Pugh and Carli Lloyd also got on the scoresheet.

When asked in her post-match press conference about the scoreline reaching “embarrassing levels”, Ellis, whose side scored 10 times in the second half, said: “This is a world championship so every team here has been fantastic to get to this point.

“I think to be respectful to opponents is to play hard against them. And it’s a tournament where goal differential is a criteria.

“Games are games and you have to go out and play, and compete, and a lot of this is about building momentum.

“As a coach I don’t find it’s my job to go and harness my players and rein them in, because this is what they’ve dreamt about, a world championship.

“I respect Thailand, I celebrate that they are here. I spoke to some of the players afterwards and (said) keep your heads up because this is part of the growth of the game.

“It is about mentality, it is about confidence, and so getting off on the right foot is important.

“We also believe we have more to do. No doubt, we’re going to stay humble and we go back to work. But it was a very good start.”

Ellis was then asked if she thought there were teams that have a “fear factor” when it comes to the US.

And she said: “I sit here and go ‘if this is 10-0 in a men’s World Cup, do we get the same questions?’

“If you can get as many players hot as you possibly can, feeling good, feeling the back of the net, that’s so important. Those feelings are what can help you through the tournament.

“I think we have to come out and play as hard as we possibly can in every single game. This will be an incredibly hard World Cup and this is only game one.”

Ellis added: “Look at Alex. You want those players to have those feelings because then they go into games. It’s feeling the mentality, feeling invincible, that’s the feeling you want.

“I’m not saying a big result like this is the be all and end all but it lights a little bit of a fire in terms of their confidence, for sure.”

Thailand boss Nuengrutai Srathongvian said: “We accept the score today. We haven’t done enough.

“We accept they are very strong and they were excellent all around. We accept our mistakes and we are going to improve.”

 

Click Here: bape jacket cheap