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Names like Virgil van Dijk, Raheem Sterling, Sadio Mane and Eden Hazard have frequented conversations regarding who should be nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award and, regardless of comparative achievements, it’s hard to get a look in if you aren’t at a top-six club.

For Stuart Pearce, though, there is one man who deserves to be in the running even though his side aren’t challenging for the league title or Champions League places. Speaking on Sky Sports’ The Debate on Monday, the pundit had this to say (quotes from 22:27):

“I would say Van Dijk, Sterling and Hazard have arguably been the best three (in the Premier League).

“I’d also throw in Ben Foster, I think he’s been outstanding for Watford”.

Indeed, the former West Brom man has been nothing short of brilliant for the Hornets and has been a big part of their meteoric rise to becoming one of the best teams outside the top six – if not the best.

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The custodian might be well into the twilight of his career at 36-years-old but, like a fine wine, he seems to be getting better and better with age. There is no doubt that the Watford number 26 has been one of the most consistent goalkeepers in the league this term but throwing him in with the aforementioned stars is bold to say the very least.

The credibility behind Pearce’s claim may stand up if Watford were to conquer Manchester City in the FA Cup final, although the 6 ft 4 shot-stopper has played second fiddle to Heurelho Gomes in that competition.

He has also said he would refuse to replace the Brazilian when Watford meet the Premier League champions at Wembley.

Regardless of whether Pearce has taken his assessment of Foster’s stellar season a tad too far, there is no doubt that the veteran ‘keeper has earned recognition this term and Watford fans will surely love that he is getting some attention from pundits in the mainstream media.

As their biggest test this season lies await against bitter rivals Aston Villa, Jimmy Shan obviously needs to get his combination spot on to move ahead to the play-off final.

Thankfully, he has a variety of options to choose from to win bragging rights in the Midlands derby and take one step closer to the Premier League.

In the next few days, he’ll need his best players to turn up big time to resist the upcoming storm. During this crucial period, lacklustre performances cannot be tolerated. With that in mind, and regardless of how experienced he is, Gareth Barry cannot be played in the crunch games ahead.

The 38-year-old’s been a loyal servant for the Baggies but has declined heavily in the past few months. Despite having made 24 appearances, he’s proven to be a very error-prone midfielder who’s struggled in the fast-paced game.

Barry’s tended to often give away possession, unable to track marauding midfielders or stop attacks in and around his side’s final third. He’s picked up 8 yellow cards in the Championship, itself proving how callous the former Villa star’s become. Indeed, he’s shaky against mobile attacks, making him prone to causing fatal errors for the Baggies.

Up against a side who play in a system such as the vibrant and attacking one Dean Smith has become rather famous for, it’s pretty much a death wish. Experience might be a factor in top-level football but far too much of it can be a bad thing, as it would be in this case.

The Baggies should go with their strongest teams with energetic young players, taking the game to Villa. Barry will probably end up being humiliated Jack Grealish and co, bringing more consequences to sink Jimmy Shan’s aspirations for promotion.

West Brom fans, do you want Barry to be involved against Villa? Join the discussion by commenting below…

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Aston Villa made it eight straight Championship wins with a 2-1 success over Bristol City at the weekend.

And the Villa fans loved what they saw from Glenn Whelan on the afternoon.

The 35-year-old will see his contract expire this summer, but showed that he can still perform at Championship level with a fine display against the Robins.

According to Villa’s official Twitter account, the 5 ft 11 ace ‘made more recoveries than any other player on Saturday’, which was eight.

Meanwhile, WhoScored have the midfielder down as winning three aerial duels.

It has been some run of form from Villa in recent weeks and Dean Smith’s side are seemingly going to take some stopping in the playoffs.

Whelan has not always had the full support of the club’s fans this season, but many loved what they saw from the Dublin-born midfielder on Saturday afternoon.

A selection of the best Twitter reaction can be seen below:

It seems almost too obvious to say that time is running out for Alexis Sanchez at Manchester United.

However, if his somewhat impressive cameo in a sombre return to Camp Nou proved anything, there still might be a bit of fuel remaining in his career at Old Trafford.

After recovering from another injury, the Chilean returned with a different look to himself. Now he sports a fancy moustache making him look like someone from the ’80s. However, what he aims to do is roll back the years to prove why United were right in throwing so much resource to him.

Granted that Sanchez hasn’t had the most prolific season with United. He’s scored two goals in all competitions, frustrating fans with his shocking inefficiency in the final third, considering his quite frankly obscene weekly wage. However, a different incarnation of Sanchez was on show after receiving big applause on his return to his former hunting ground.

The Chilean looked much more agile and much fitter than before, moving around the final third like a bee. Just a stupidly paid one. Indeed, he created one decent chance with a clever lobbed ball which was eventually determined offside and almost scored a consolation when Diogo Dalot’s cross was briskly headed onto goal, only for Marc Andre ter-Stegen to expertly save Barcelona’s clean-sheet.

However, his overall contribution was quite impressive, as he looked to have more urgency to score than multiple inefficient teammates on the day.

Baby steps, of course, but Sanchez needs to gain confidence from his bright showing and quickly get his scoring boots on to make a big impact in the remaining games and redeem his failures at United.

United fans, do you think Sanchez can redeem his failures now? Join the discussion by commenting below…

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Tottenham Hotspur suffered a severe blow in their bid to finish in the top-four this season on Saturday and many fans have pinned the blame on hot-head Son Heung-Min.

Spurs lost 1-0 to AFC Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium, meaning they must beat Everton on the final day at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to be guaranteed qualification to the Champions League.

The 26-year-old South Korea international was sent off in the first half after pushing Jefferson Lerma to the ground, leaving Spurs with 10 men at half-time.

Juan Foyth was then dismissed in the second half just minutes after coming on as a substitute, and Nathan Ake took advantage in injury time, heading home a Ryan Fraser corner to give his side all three points.

Spurs face Ajax in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final on Wednesday before their final day clash with Everton and many fans believe that Son was to blame for the dismal collapse on the south coast.

Take a look at the best of the reaction below!

Departures are surely inevitable at Celtic after this season.

Before they can brace for some potentially big outgoing moves, they need to offload the unnecessary stock from the squad as the club look to move on from the Brendan Rodgers era. Indeed, there are a few who must be surplus to requirement, earning big wages for doing absolutely nothing.

At the top of such a list is outcast goalkeeper Dorus de Vries, who’s yet to make an appearance this season. The 38-year-old goalkeeper, signed by Brendan Rodgers from Swansea City, is in the final few months of his Celtic contract and the club will ship him off after the campaign, according to Football Insider.

Thanks to Scott Bain’s commendable work and fitness, there’s no real need for someone else. At long last, Craig Gordon has some real competition between the sticks and there’s also the small matter of young Conor Hazard waiting in the wings.

Amazingly, the experienced de Vries (who the Daily Star claimed on slide 5/27 earns £7.5kp/w) has made the matchday squad in the past five encounters but hasn’t been used a single time. Experience only goes so far in prolonging one’s career.

Indeed, the Hoops are paying him for nothing right now and can benefit from cutting his wages from their financial structure.

Going forward, Celtic will be able to use that freed up salary in their budget to possibly add it to a new signing’s wages instead.

Regardless, it’s a smart move from those behind the scenes to remove the unnecessary talents from the squad. The goalkeeper position is in safe hands thanks to Bain’s fantastic work, as the Hoops can now save some finances by removing the ineffective de Vries from their wage bill.

Celtic fans, do you think releasing de Vries is the right move? Join the discussion by commenting below…

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وتنطلق اليوم الجولة الثالثة من التصفيات المؤهلة لكأس أمم إفريقيا والمقرر إقامتها بدولة الكاميرون.

ويواجه كينيا نظيره جرز القمر والمتواجدان في المجموعة السابعة التي تضم رفقتهما مصر وتوجو.

ويستعد منتخب مصر لمواجهه نظيره توجو يومي 14، 17 نوفمبر الجاري في الجولة الثالثة والرابعة.

وتُلعب عدة مباريات ودية للمنتخبات أبرزها مباراة منتخب إسبانيا أمام نظيره هولندا، مواجهة فرنسا ضد فنلندا، ولقاء تركيا وكرواتيا. مواعيد مبارايات اليوم الأربعاء 11-11-2020 والقنوات الناقلة:مواعيد مباريات تصفيات أمم إفريقيا:

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وتنطلق جميع المباريات في تمام 6 مساء بتوقيت القاهرة، 7 مساء بتوقيت السعودية.

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تركيا ضد كرواتيا وتنطلق المباراة في تمام 7:45 مساء بتوقيت القاهرة، 8:45 مساء بتوقيت السعودية وتٌذاع على قناة beIN Sports HD 6.

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ألبانيا ضد كوسوفو وتنطلق المباراة في تمام 9 مساء بتوقيت القاهرة، 10 مساء بتوقيت السعودية وتٌذاع على قناة beIN Sports Connect.

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It has been a dramatic couple of weeks to be a Middlesbrough supporter, hasn’t it?

After missing out on a play-off spot on the final day of the season to Derby County, the Smoggies were consigned to yet another year in the Championship.

With Tony Pulis mainly to blame for the club’s failures during the 2018/19 campaign, it was hardly surprising when he decided not to extend his stay at the Riverside Stadium on Friday.

Although chairman Steve Gibson is now on the lookout for a new manager, regardless of who he brings in, it is clear that Boro should go all-out this summer to bring in one of the most exciting young talents in Belgium.

According to Football League World last week, the Smoggies are reportedly one of a number of clubs who are thought to be interested in signing Genk forward Mbwana Samatta.

A lethal finisher, the 26-year-old helped De Smurfen secure the Jupiler League title by firing in an impressive total of 23 league goals.

With Samatta’s pace and power seemingly making him the perfect fit for the Championship, the Tanzanian could be the answer to Boro’s attacking woes.

Having been over-reliant on Britt Assombalonga to deliver the goods over the past two years, by bringing in the £8.1m-rated forward (via Transfermarkt), there is no reason why the Smoggies cannot launch a sustained push for promotion to the Premier League next season.

However, with Cardiff City also keeping tabs on Samatta, Boro may have to act quickly if they are to avoid a bidding war this summer.

What do you think Smoggies fans? Should your club splash the clash to sign Samatta when the transfer window opens in July? Or is there another forward you would like to see Boro swoop for this summer? Let us know below.

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According to a report in The Daily Record, Celtic have placed a £15m price tag upon midfielder Tom Rogic’s head following interest from English Premier League clubs Leicester City and Southampton, but the club should be doing everything in their power to keep him at Parkhead.

What’s the word, then?

Well, The Daily Record report that former Bhoys boss Brendan Rodgers is ready to spark a bidding war for the 26-year-old international this summer as he is keen to bring him to the King Power Stadium.

The Daily Record report that Saints as well as a number of other sides across Europe are also keeping tabs on the 26-year-old, who still has four years remaining on his contract with the Glasgow giants.

The source adds that Celtic, who are yet to decide whether Neil Lennon will get the job on a permanent basis, are facing a mass exodus of players at the end of the season, with Oliver Burke, Timo Weah, Filip Benkovic, Jeremy Toljan, Dedryck Boyata, Mikael Lustig, Emilio Izaguirre, Cristian Gamboa and Dorus de Vries all expected to depart.

Need to keep Rogic

While a fee of £15m or more may be tempting to the Scottish Premiership champions, they shouldn’t even consider cashing in on one of their key men.

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The fact that he has scored eight goals and provided a further nine assists in all competitions this term despite suffering a knee injury mid-season tells you all you need to know about the quality the Australian has in his locker.

It wouldn’t be easy for Celtic to simply go out and find another attacking midfielder like the 26-year-old, who should be approaching the peak years of his career.

Far too often in recent years the club has let their players leave for England far too easily, and this summer needs to be different if they want to hold off the ever-improving Rangers in the Scottish top flight, and make waves again in the Champions League.

Rogic is a player that can undoubtedly help them do that, and he must stay exactly where he is.