New Southampton star Graziano Pelle recalled a time with Dutch side AZ where he played a joke on Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal, but didn’t get the response he was actually hoping for.
Thanks to a very impressive start in the Premier League with four goals and one assist in seven matches, Pelle has just recieved his first Italy cap at the age of 29, showing just how far he has come and the fact that he actually survived the event of trolling Van Gaal.
The video below shows the actual interview, but since it’s all in Italian, it has been translated so everyone can recall the moment Pelle try to make a fool of the Dutch manager and somehow got away with it.
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Q: Tell us the weirdest thing that happened whilst you were in the Netherlands
A: There are a lot… When I was signing for AZ, I was discussing what shirt number I could have with Louis Van Gaal. I love the number 9, be it 9, 19 or 18- I’m not afraid of fate.
Anyway, I like the number 9 because it symbolizes the striker.
Van Gaal told me: “9 is taken, 19 is too… Ok, 90 or 99”. I replied: “No, no please, not those high numbers. Which number are you going to give me?” He: “29 or 39”… And I said: “I don’t like 29 very much”.
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Van Gaal said: “Then 90 or 99”, and I reiterated my disappointment. Van Gaal is very strict and I eventually said: “Then I’m not signing for the club”. He got very angry, stood up and went to my agent and said to him: “How dare this guy to do something like that?”
I then told him that I was joking. He is a great coach too.
Athletic Bilbao and Spain international striker Fernando Llorente looks set to spark a mad transfer scramble for his signature in January after it became abundantly clear that he wouldn’t even consider signing a new deal to extend his stay at the Basque outfit. But with plenty of Premier League clubs in the mix, such as Tottenham, Manchester City and Arsenal, which club would suit him the most?
The 27-year-old forward has found himself marginalised by club boss Marcelo Bielsa this season, with the club somewhat reasonably trying to make plans for the player’s inevitable departure and he seemed to all but end any hope of a dramatic turnaround last week. The forward turned down the offer of a new contract during the summer after stating that he wanted to leave, but Athletic refused to negotiate with interested parties and this has seen last season’s top scorer relegated to the bench; Llorente has started only once in La Liga this season, scoring just one goal as a result.
“I am going to leave on 30 June. I want to develop as a player and try something new. It isn’t about money because the offer the club made was irresistible.
“The media have not helped with the negotiations and it is one of the things that has generated the bad atmosphere around me out on the pitch. This has encouraged me not to renew my contract; this and many other things.
“I took the decision when I went out for the first Europa League game at San Mamés [in August]. Most of what has come out in the press is lies and this has turned people against me. This has meant when I run out on to the pitch people whistle at me. There is a sector of the crowd who do not want me but I feel loved by the majority,” the sought-after frontman said.
Far too often we demonise players for displaying a hint of ambition; Robin van Persie in the summer was labelled a ‘money-grabber’ for leaving Arsenal to join a much more successful club. Sure, a raise in wages is a bonus when moving to a bigger club, but it’s winning silverware that was his main motivation. The same could be said of Llorente, after he was offered over €5 million per annum to sign a new, long-term contract to stay at Athletic, a deal which would also see him benefit from one of Spain’s lowest tax bands, but he turned down their ‘irresistible’ offer in the pursuit of a move to a larger team.
Tottenham are the first name that immediately springs to mind given their long-standing interest in the player. Chairman Daniel Levy has shown this summer that he’s not afraid to lead negotiations on behalf of the club and you sense that the Luka Modric and Gylfi Sigurdsson deals were out of the hands of Andre Villas-Boas.
Jermain Defoe has been in superb form this campaign, flourishing in an unlikely lone striker role for the most part to the tune of 13 goals in 22 games across all competitions, with nine of those coming in the league, while the Portuguese boss has shown a willingness to stray away from his preferred 4-2-3-1 in recent weeks, with Emmanuel Adebayor coming into the team and performing reasonably well, picking right up where he left off last season.
A frantic January trolley-dash back in 2010 saw the club bid £25m for Llorente in January, having also tried to sign a host of other forwards from La Liga, including Giuseppe Rossi and Sergio Aguero, while Roberto Soldado was also a target that summer, so the club remain in the hunt for a world-class forward, something the Spaniard has the potential to become.
The team’s style of play would appear to suit him well too, with the counter-attacking set-up that Villas-Boas has installed, which press high up the pitch very similar to that of Bielsa’s Athletic side which did so well last campaign and saw him strike a career-best of 29 goals. The service of both Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon is in theory fantastic, but they will need to adjust the area where they put their crosses in, looking to exploit Llorente’s strength and power in the air, rather than along the floor which is their current go-to ball at the moment. He stands a better chance of success at White Hart Lane than anywhere else in England in my eyes and the timing behind the switch looks better than any of the other options in the top flight to boot, making the move a realistic possibility.
There is a suspicion that Llorente’s lack of pace could hinder him playing for an expansive side that likes to dominate possession slowly from midfield rather than quickly on the break down the flanks and his movement can be lumbering at times. Arsenal’s summer transfer business, bringing in both Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud, would appear to be something of a stumbling block to any future pursuit, with Wenger sure to keep faith in the Frenchman in particular after a patchy start to life in England.
Elsewhere, with Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini so willing to criticise his strikers of late, rather than the flow of chances and lack of creativity from midfield, there is a genuine feeling that the reigning champions could be interested in Llorente, with Balotelli’s form collapsing this term, no longer making him worth the indulgence after a disappointing showing in the Manchester derby.
Nevertheless, he does have a similar style of play to Edin Dzeko, in the fact that both are fairly slow, clinical finishers, who thrive on the service provided and the busy pairing of Carlos Tevez and Sergio Aguero has served the side well so far this season and Mancini would be absolutely mad to break them up on a consistent basis. Even if Llorente does offer a viable plan B, the rigmarole of moving out one player and bringing in another one of similar quality looks a strange move, but the Italian coach does have form with this sort of thing, having moved on Adam Johnson and Nigel De Jong and replacing them with Scott Sinclair and Javi Garcia this summer.
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Barcelona remain an option, although Tito Vilanova has struggled to integrate both Alexis Sanchez and David Villa into his side with any real success this season and Llorente would have to admit that he’s very much a back-up player before even moving, with Juventus seemingly right at the front of the queue.
The Premier League remains a more attractive proposition to players than Serie A does, but Juventus offered half of Llorente’s €36 million release clause last summer and their interest is concrete and their need for a forward of top drawer calibre both obvious and well-documented if they want to raise their game to the next level and became a major player in the Champions League again. The Italian champions are the front-runners for the Spaniard and could seal a £7million deal in January, with Athletic reportedly keen to get some sort of return on the player rather than lose him for nothing in the summer.
The urgent nature behind the need for a deal to be struck is what makes a move to both Manchester City and Arsenal seem more unlikely, but Tottenham would be loathed to miss out on yet another top target; they need to end their run of failing to do essential business in January sooner rather than later and while a replacement for Modric is still the highest priority, you sense that Llorente would jump at the chance of a move to a club in England, with Villas-Boas’ side on the cusp of becoming a top four force.
After being so close to winning a Champions League title, Liverpool fans in the Transfer Tavern will be hoping that with a few more signings the club can get its hands on a Premier or Champions League title next season. #
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Liverpool have one of the best squads starting elevens in not just England but Europe as a whole. The Merseyside club have one of the most potent attacking line-ups in world football. What they like though is someone who can step in and do a job for Klopp when Firmino, Salah or Mane are injured. That’s why Liverpool need to go after Gremio striker Luan.
The Sun is reporting that although the club are interested in the Brazilian forward, Lazio have now joined the race for his signature. Both Liverpool and Newcastle made contact with Gremio in January and are now reportedly interested in the attacker again this summer. Currently, Lazio have apparently bid £13.2 million for the attacker and could possibly be ahead in the race to sign him.
The striker came to the fore when he helped Gremio win the 2017 Copa Libertadores and was subsequently named South American Player of the Year.
Luan did sign a new three-year deal in November so Gremio want a suitable price for his services, which is thought to be close to £22 million.
At 25-years-old, Luan still hasn’t entered the prime of his career. However, having the Brazilian on the bench could give Liverpool someone on the bench who could be more reliable than the injury-prone Daniel Sturridge and Daniel Ings who looks set to depart.
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West Ham fans have been reacting to a clip of Sam Allardyce laughing as he was asked about Everton fans’ frustration with his tactics.
Allardyce looked set to become a popular figure on the blue half of Merseyside after a positive start to life at the club, but things have quickly turned sour.
The Toffees put in yet another poor away performance in their 2-1 defeat at Burnley on Saturday, capitulating in the second half after creating some great opportunities before the break.
Ashley Williams was sent off late on for a ludicrous loss of composure, as he swung his elbow at Burnley’s Ashley Barnes. The Blues have won just one league match away from home since January 2017, and fans were frustrated by Big Sam’s decision to withdraw Sigurdsson at Turf Moor.
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“You mentioned (Gylfi) Sigurdsson, some Everton fans voiced their frustration towards the end when you substituted him and put Bolasie on”, Allardyce was asked. “Just tell us what your thinking was there.”
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The smug and downright dismissive response from the ex-England gaffer has left Everton fans fuming. Most West Ham fans just seem relieved, while some are even feeling bad for the Blues. A few of the best twitter responses can be found below…
Ever since Italia 90, England have always been dubbed ‘a quarter final side’ having not reached the semi-final since that exciting World Cup campaign. Now, English football is very much on the downward spiral, with the team having performed dreadfully in the World Cup’s in South Korea, South Africa and Brazil, as well as failing to qualify for the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland. With the emergence of St. George’s Park in order to produce talented youngsters that are sure to bring back the glory days for the three lions, Roy Hodgson is failing to recognise that there is currently plenty of talent already playing in England’s top flight.
One fundamental factor is that Hodgson has always selected English players plying their trade in English football’s top four clubs, regardless of how good they are. With the likes of James Milner and Chris Smalling undeservedly getting call ups in every international game – friendlies and competitives – it’s no wonder English football is on the downward spiral. Winning back the fans is another obstacle the experienced Hodgson has to clear, and the only way of doing that is playing against strong opposition in friendlies rather than playing teams like Norway in front of a measly 40,000 supporters, and picking players that are on form.
Starting with the defenders, where England have struggled since the international retirement of Rio Ferdinand and John Terry. At right back, Glen Johnson and Kyle Walker have struggled with form and injuries respectively, meaning Arsenal youngster, Calum Chambers has had to make a big step up. An alternative is Tottenham Hotspur’s newest recruit Eric Dier. The English born defender, signed from Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon, is one of a kind for the nation, and he hasn’t had a look in. Playing most of his football abroad, Dier operates like a European footballer, instead of a typical English full back, and could have the continental experience to be the saviour of the English backline.
Another player that the former Fulham and Liverpool chief should consider is Stoke City’s Ryan Shawcross. Despite having only one cap to his name, the Potters centre half that is also club captain, has been ever present in the Premier League and pops up with the odd important goal on occasions. Strong in the air and exceptional when tackling, Shawcross, on countless occasions, has constantly been overlooked for Manchester United’s Chris Smalling, who very rarely gets a match at his respective club. Arsenal’s Kieran Gibbs is another to miss out every time Hodgson announces his international squad. Even a regular for a top four side cannot put the colours of his nation on his back and play for his country at Wembley. Finally, QPR’s Steven Caulker, who joined Harry Redknapp’s revolution from Cardiff City, is a young and hungry centre half that has the attributes and capabilities to form a formidable partnership with Gary Cahill, but Hodgson seems to know best.
Elsewhere, one player whom is very unfortunate not to even have his name mentioned for England duty is West Ham’s Mark Noble. The east end local boy has been an ever present for the Hammers, and has consistently performed to the best of his ability for the past five seasons. Yet, the closest he got to a call up was in last year’s friendly defeat at the hands of Sweden, where he was preferred to 33 year old Everton midfielder Leon Osman. Five years younger, Noble is energetic and hard working. With the recent retirement of Steven Gerrard, Noble could have a good crack at playing in the so called ‘quarter back’ position for the Three Lions, as he has done for the U-21 side, winning 20 caps. However, it seems that, putting two and two together, Tom Cleverley will have a better chance of being recalled by Hodgson, which is scandalous.
With the FA commission in place to improve the state of English football, bring through young talent, and target the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Hodgson is on course to destroy it. However, the England gaffer should remember this, the Premier League team that has produced the most capped English players is not Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City or Liverpool, its Aston Villa. With the top four’s on a never ending spending spree on foreign exports, English talent hasn’t got a look in, so as well as Hodgson failing to recognise underrated players, the FA are also to blame.
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Manchester United defender Phil Jones is set for his first start of the season during the Red Devils’ Champions League clash with Galatasaray.
The 20-year-old has endured a lengthy period on the sidelines following back and ankle injuries.
Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed that he is planning to use Jones now he is sure the England international is back to full fitness.
“It’s a big day for Phil. He’s been out all season but has done enough training to make sure his fitness is okay,” Ferguson told SkySports.
“They’ve all been different types of injuries and because he is young, he’s still to develop physically. He’s only 20 years of age so there’s plenty of time for him.”
The Scot also confirmed that Nick Powell will feature and that he has no worries regarding his lack of experience.
“Most of them will have experience of big games and big crowds,
“Obviously for Nick Powell it’s completely different – he’s played in front of 76,000 as a substitute but this will be his first European away game.
“It will be a big day for him but he has the temperament, which is important.”
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Fergie saw his team eliminated from the competition in Turkey 19 years ago during an intimidating game at the Ali Sami Yen Stadium, but he does not fear a repeat result this time out.
“We’ve been here a few times since and we’re getting used to the Turkish fanaticism and enthusiasm. It’s no issue for us,” he added.
Reported Everton target William Carvalho played the full 90 minutes for Portugal in their 1-1 draw against Iran in their final 2018 World Cup group game on Monday, and Toffees fans were unimpressed with what they saw from the 26-year-old.
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Sky Sports reported on June 1 that Marco Silva is keen to be reunited with the 6ft 2in defensive midfielder having worked with him during his spell in charge of Sporting, and the player could potentially be available on a free if he succeeds in terminating his contract with the Portuguese club.
He didn’t have his best game against Iran however to convince the Goodison Park faithful that he would be an upgrade on the likes of Morgan Schneiderlin and James McCarthy in the middle of the park for them, with a lack of mobility and pace his main issue.
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Everton supporters, who have urged their club to sign another 26-year-old attacking World Cup ace with one describing him as “much better than Gylfi”, were quick to have their say on his latest display via social media, and while one said “William Carvalho is awful”, another said “bet we pay £50m for him”.
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Throughout the January transfer window, Everton fans begged the club via social media to sign a new left-back.
Cuco Martina, who is predominantly right-footed, put in some questionable performances in that position while filling in for injured Leighton Baines.
The Toffees did not answer the supporters’ call for a new face before the end of the transfer window, but there was some good news at the weekend.
Baines returned to training after almost three months on the treatment table with a calf injury.
The 33-year-old joined his teammates in a session during the club’s trip to Dubai for a warm-weather training camp.
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The club uploaded pictures of Baines in action onto Twitter, and by the looks of it, the Liverpool-born player did not shy from any challenges as he had a big gash on his left leg.
The majority of Everton fans reacted to the news of Baines’s return with relief, but others still believe that a new left-back should be a priority when the transfer window reopens.
Brendan Rodgers’ spell Liverpool manager has been embroiled with difficult personal challenges.
Only last season, when the Reds staged a surprise charge for the Premier League title, did he truly gain the faith of the Anfield fanbase, all the while not spending more than £20million on a single transfer.
In the process, he’s transformed a Liverpool squad of overpriced, underachieving mercenaries into one of the most promising, progressive and value-for-money rosters in recent Mersey history. The Ulsterman’s most testing personal triumph thus far? Keeping Luis Suarez, despite the public relations disaster of the 2013 Confederations Cup, at the club a year longer than initially seemed possible.
But now Rodgers faces his biggest challenge to date in the form of Mario Balotelli, a striker dubbed unmanagable by Jose Mourinho in 2010 and sold by Manchester City in January 2013 after coming to blows with then Etihad boss Robert Mancini.
Reports of a £16million deal for the AC Milan star emerged last week, and he’s now expected to be named an official Liverpool player on Tuesday.
You can envisage the Liverpool gaffer’s light bulb moment. Less than a month ago, he ‘categorically told’ reporters in Los Angeles ‘that Balotelli would not be at Liverpool next season’. Since then, the idea has clearly lingered in Rodgers’ mind. ‘I did a good job keeping Suarez on a leash – perhaps I could do the same for Balotelli.’ It’s a justified rationale.
All the more considering that £16million is an exceptionally reasonable fee for a striker on the fringes of the European elite. Balotelli, although a volatile personality who has never scored more than twenty goals in a single season, has been threatening to take the footballing world by storm for some time through occasional displays of his incredible natural quality.
Now 24 years of age on the verge of joining his fourth major club, the Italy international’s Liverpool move could instigate a new sense of consistency to his game. Even if he can replicate his role in Manchester City’s 2012 Premier League title, or go some way to filling Luis Suarez’ goalscoring void, Balotelli will largely be viewed as a successful acquisition for the Mersey outfit. After all, the Reds’ long relationship with top quality strikers, through thick-and-thin, must always be maintained.
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Yet Suarez and Balotelli are incredibly different animals. Equally detrimental at their worst, but polar opposites in terms of personality.
The Uruguayan’s pivotal flaw, for example, is a sense of over-competitiveness. He dives, fouls and of course, sporadically bites people, to try and have some influence on the match in his team’s favour. Suarez’s work-rate, for a striker so talented, is exceptional, and his condemned actions are an extreme manifestation of that.
He burst into tears when Liverpool drew to Crystal Palace, effectively ending their title hopes, at the end of last season. In short, motivating the now-Barcelona star was never the challenge for Brendan Rodgers – rather, it was keeping his desire to win within the rules of the game.
Indeed, Suarez’s work ethic came to typify Liverpool last season. The Anfield side played some sensational football but it was backed up by arguably the hardest working midfield and strikeforce in the league. Few could match the likes of Jordan Henderson, Raheem Sterling, Steven Gerrard and Suarez in terms of pure industriousness and Rodgers has taken active steps to maintain that theme for the current season, having brought in Adam Lallana, Rickie Lambert, Alberto Moreno and Emre Can this summer, four players equally famed for committed and assiduous styles.
But getting Balotelli to buy into that ethos will be a monumental challenge within itself. In direct contrast to Suarez, the 24 year-old’s biggest failing – with the exception of essentially being a child trapped in the body of a top-class striker – is his lack of team spirit.
Even amid the most historic of wins or the most sensational of moments, there’s a persistent, unshakable feeling that Balotelli is doing it all for himself, rather than for his club or colleagues. Submerging the Italian into the all-for-one Liverpool mantra and getting him to parallel it through his own performances will be Rodgers’ toughest test.
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Failing to do so, and it won’t be long before Balotelli sticks out like a sore thumb on Merseyside – the collective Liverpool personality under Rodgers does not facilitate for passengers, regardless of their quality, and should the Italian become one, a rift will quickly emerge between himself and the rest of the squad.
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If Suarez needed a leash, Balotelli needs a bone. Although he foten brought Liverpool’s reputation into disrepute, one could never question the Uruguayan’s dedication – the prevailing problem was that on several occasions, it materialised in poor taste.
Balotelli, on the other hand, is like a teenager, refusing to commit to anything, determined to be his own island, as if doing otherwise would be decisively ‘uncool’. Whether Brendan Rodgers can find that added incentive, where the likes of Jose Mourinho and Roberto Mancini – two of the most respected managers in Europe – have failed, remains to be seen.
But perhaps the Mersey boss can find an avenue in the fact this will likely be Balotelli’s final opportunity to fail at a major club. In truth, the Italian needs Liverpool as much as they need him, to change the direction of a career that’s only moved backwards since that unforgettable moment at the end of the 2011/12 season.
If Rodgers can tap into that, billing Liverpool as a platform to catch the attention of Real Madrid, Barcelona et al, the clubs a striker of Balotelli’s natural talents should be playing with, in a similar manner to how Anfield went on to serve Luis Suarez, then perhaps the 24 year-old will find the renewed personal motivation he desperately needs.
Steve Clarke wants his West Brom side to get over this weekend’s defeat by Newcastle and channel frustrations into their next match against Southampton.
The Baggies were beaten 2-1 by Alan Pardew’s Newcastle side in their Premier League match this weekend during stoppage time. However, though he feels the team’s current point tally is unfair and cruel, Clarke believes his players have to start looking forward to their next fixture.
He said: “We’ve now got to dust ourselves down, look forward to the next game and try to take our frustrations out on Southampton. With a bit more luck, we could have more points than we have. In fact, we should have even more points,”
“To be stuck on 14 points after these last two games, it’s cruel. It’s not fair. But we have to move on, in football we’ve always got the next game. I think it will be difficult to get the players’ heads up at first. We’ll let them sulk for a couple of days. They deserve to do that. But by the time the next game comes round, on Monday week, we’ll be ready. I’ve got a good dressing room. I’ve got men in there. They understand that sometimes you don’t get what you deserve from a game. We’ve just got to take the frustrations of the last two weeks and channel it into the next game.”
Steve Clarke has admitted how deciding to pick Romelu Lukaku for the game over Shane Long was tough, saying how he has “really good forwards at the club.”
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