Depois da derrota por 2 a 1 no Grenal 438, William Thomas, executivo de futebol do Internacional, concedeu entrevista coletiva para falar sobre o momento do Colorado. Além do duelo, o dirigente também falou sobre a contratação do volante chile Charles Aránguiz, do Bayer Leverkusen.
Questionado sobre a partida pelo Gauchão, Thomas reconheceu a superioridade do rival, mas ressaltou que o Colorado teve oportunidades para mudar o resultado final.
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-O resultado foi ruim, temos que reconhecer. Não foi nosso melhor desempenho. Durante o jogo tivemos situações que poderiam mudar o resultado. O adversário teve uma leve superioridade – afirmou o dirigente.
Em relação a chegada de Aránguiz, o dirigente afirmou que o panorama de momento junto ao Bayer Leverkusen-ALE só permite a chegada do meio-campista chileno no meio do ano, diante do pré-contrato firmado entre as partes.
-A vinda dele (Aranguiz) mais cedo foge do nosso controle. Ele tem contrato e é importante para o clube alemão. Vai depender do desempenho dele. De nossa parte, estamos atentos para a antecipação – declarou.
A ausência de Arrascaeta, lesionado, tornou-se o principal problema para Vítor Pereira antes das finais do Campeonato Carioca, contra o Fluminense. O período sem jogos deu ao técnico a oportunidade de procurar alternativas no elenco. Uma delas é Matheus França, que teve bom desempenho nos treinos e vem firmando-se como uma das principais alternativas do Flamengo.
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O garoto do Ninho tem conquistado a confiança de Vítor Pereira e, atualmente, é o segundo reserva mais utilizado no ano. A entrada de França no lugar de Arrascaeta não seria novidade, uma vez que foi ele justamente o escolhido por VP na semifinal contra o Vasco, quando o uruguaio se lesionou.
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A participação de França foi decisiva naquela partida. Logo após entrar, sofreu o pênalti convertido por Pedro, que colocou o Flamengo em vantagem. O vigor físico e a entrega na marcação devolveram ao time a intensidade ao setor – fato que é bastante exigido por Vítor Pereira da equipe.
A comissão técnica do Flamengo está empenhada em manter a escalação em sigilo a fim de não dar “armas” ao adversário, como Everton Ribeiro destacou ao longo desta semana.Além de França, Vítor Pereira tem no elenco outras alternativas. A mais natural seria a entrada do próprio Everton Ribeiro, principal nome do setor ofensivo que perdeu espaço com a mudança de esquema em 2023.
A primeira partida da final do Campeonato Carioca é neste sábado, às 20h30. A decisão entre Flamengo e Fluminense será no próximo domingo, dia 9, às 18h. Os dois jogos são no Maracanã.
A atividade deste sábado (8) encaminhou qual equipe o Fluminense deve levar a campo para a final do Carioca, com o Flamengo. O técnico Fernando Diniz (que cumprirá suspensão por sua expulsão no jogo de ida e dará lugar a Eduardo Barros) acenou com três mudanças na equipe tricolor para o Fla-Flu. A informação é do “ge”.
Fluminense e Flamengo medem forças no domingo (9), às 18h, no Maracanã. Como os rubro-negros venceram por 2 a 0, os tricolores precisam vencer por três ou mais gols para conquistarem o troféu. Em caso de vitória por dois gols, a decisão vai para os pênaltis.
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Na lateral direita, Guga deve ser o substituto de Samuel Xavier, que recebeu o cartão vermelho direto na derrota por 2 a 0 para o Flamengo. Na lateral esquerda, Marcelo deve ser titular no clássico.
Alexsander, que ocupava a lateral esquerda, atuará em sua posição de ofício. O atleta vai jogar onde estava Martinelli, que está lesionado.
David Braz chegou a se recuperar do incômodo na coxa esquerda. Porém, a tendência é que Felipe Melo atue novamente na defesa.
A equipe deve ser formada por:Fábio; Guga, Nino, Felipe Melo e Marcelo; André, Alexsander e Ganso; Jhon Arias, Keno e Germán Cano.
Sri Lanka, meanwhile, look set to miss direct qualification for the ODI World Cup and be forced to take the qualifiers route
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New Zealand have won all but one of their Super League series•AFP/Getty Images
Big picture – Sri Lanka are headed for the WC qualifiersRealistically, Sri Lanka’s chances of automatic qualification for this year’s ODI World Cup are remote. If South Africa win their two ODIs against Netherlands, they will have 98 Super League points, which will be a tally out of Sri Lanka’s reach. The most likely course of events is that Sri Lanka will have to play the qualifiers in Zimbabwe in June and July this year.For much of this Super League cycle, they have played like a side that does not deserve automatic qualification. The only major series in which they surpassed expectation was a 3-2 win at home against Australia last year, but that didn’t count towards the Super League.As was the case on Saturday, the batting order is one of Sri Lanka’s major problems. New Zealand bowled them out for 76 at Eden Park, and that was the second successive game in which the team total did not reach 80; they had been bowled out for 73 in January by India, who had amassed 390 for 5 in the same match.Related
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Beyond Angelo Mathews, who had not played ODIs for two years, there are no batters in the top seven with a consistent track record in the format. As the bowling is also finding its way, this presents a serious problem. There was some criticism of team selection for the first game; the decision to leave out Dhananjaya de Silva in particular. But after 65 ODIs, de Silva averages just 26.28 and has a strike rate of only 78 in this format. Thus, there is little evidence of his being a game-changing batter.New Zealand, meanwhile, can ensure they finish at the top of the Super League table with one more victory. This is mainly for bragging rights, and a validation of their excellent ODI form over the past three years, though they did lose their last series 3-0 in India – that wasn’t part of the Super League either.Mainly, though, the second ODI against Sri Lanka in Christchurch will be another audition for those pressing for World Cup spots. Henry Shipley’s five-wicket haul to win the first game will have caught the selectors’ eyes, while Finn Allen’s 51 and Rachin Ravindra’s 49 from lower down the order will also have impressed.New Zealand are getting to the fine-tuning stage of their World Cup preparation; Sri Lanka have huge holes in their game to address.Wanindu Hasaranga has lacked consistency with both bat and ball in ODIs so far•AFP
Form guideNew Zealand WLLLW Sri Lanka LLLLWIn the spotlightAn allrounder who can bat with the tail, and bowl decent left-arm spin, Rachin Ravindra is exactly the kind of cricketer New Zealand might benefit from having in their squad for the long World Cup campaign in India. In internationals so far, he had been decent with the ball in T20Is, but modest with the bat in 12 innings. His debut ODI innings on Saturday, though, suggested he was capable of playing mature innings, as he had to bat with the tail for a significant portion of that knock.Wanindu Hasaranga is arguably the best T20 bowler around right now, but he has not been anywhere near as good in ODIs, particularly recently. In fact, he has been wicketless in his last four ODIs even if, in one of those, he conceded only 28 runs from his ten overs. There is also a school of thought that suggests he has serious potential as a batter in this format. But so far, he has lacked consistency in both disciplines. With so little time to groom a new frontline spinner before the World Cup, Sri Lanka need Hasaranga to get his ODI game into gear.Pitch and conditionsHagley Oval is generally not a massively high-scoring venue with its big boundaries, and a pitch that tends to assist seamers. There is rain forecast for the morning and early afternoon, which may delay the start of play, and perhaps even force a shortened match.Henry Shipley is one of those pushing for a World Cup spot for New Zealand•AFP/Getty Images
Team newsNew Zealand will have to make two changes to the side that thumped Sri Lanka by 198 runs in the first ODI, as Allen and Glenn Phillips have left the country to play in the IPL. While Henry Nicholls is likely to open in Allen’s place, Mark Chapman might come in for Phillips.New Zealand (probable): 1 Henry Nicholls, 2 Chad Bowes, 3 Will Young, 4 Daryl Mitchell, 5 Tom Latham (capt, wk), 6 Mark Chapman, 7 Rachin Ravindra, 8 Henry Shipley, 9 Matt Henry, 10 Ish Sodhi, 11 Blair TicknerThere has been some controversy over Dhananjaya de Silva’s place. On Friday, de Silva stated unequivocally that he had not refused to bat at No. 7, refuting the rumour circulating on social media. He may still struggle to make this XI, though, unless Sri Lanka extend their batting order, and get rid of a frontline bowler.Sri Lanka (possible): 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Nuwanidu Fernando, 3 Kusal Mendis (wk), 4 Angelo Mathews, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Dasun Shanaka (capt), 7 Dhananjaya de Silva, 8 Chamika Karunaratne, 9 Wanindu Hasaranga, 10 Kasun Rajitha, 11 Lahiru KumaraStats and trivia Sri Lanka have lost all four ODIs they have played at Hagley Oval, all by big margins, all to New Zealand, and all of them in 2015. Outside Asia, Hasaranga averages 131 with the ball across six bowling innings. New Zealand have won all their Super League series aside from the one against Australia last September, where they were defeated 3-0.
It delays the participation of the duo for KKR in the IPL with the Test scheduled from April 4 to 8
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Shakib Al Hasan will lead the Test squad•Associated Press
Shakib Al Hasan and Litton Das are in Bangladesh’s Test squad for the one-off Test against Ireland that begins on April 4 in Dhaka. There was speculation that the BCB would allow the pair to join their IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders this week but the squad announcement confirms that they will join after the Test ends.BCB president Nazmul Hassan said on Friday that the IPL franchises were aware of the departure dates of the Bangladeshi players. Mustafizur Rahman, meanwhile, has already arrived in India to play for Delhi Capitals, who play their first game on Saturday evening.”We will let them (the Bangladesh players) go to the IPL in accordance with what we informed the tournament about their availability. We haven’t changed our decision,” said Hassan.ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Shakib and Litton were in Bangladesh’s last Test squad, against India in December, but there were a number of changes for the coming Test. Tamim Iqbal, Shadman Islam, Ebadot Hossain and Shoriful Islam return to the side. Tamim missed India’s tour of Bangladesh because of a groin injury. Ebadot also missed the second Test against India with an injury.Left-hand opener Shadman replaces Zakir Hasan, who is nursing a left thumb injury. Zakir made an impressive debut Test hundred against India. There was also no place for Nasum Ahmed, Yasir Ali, Nurul Hasan, Anamul Haque and Rejaur Rahman Raja.Bangladesh have already defeated Ireland 2-0 and 2-1 in the ODI and T20I series that took place in Sylhet and Chattogram in the last two weeks.Bangladesh squad for one-off Ireland Test: Shakib Al Hasan (capt), Litton Das, Tamim Iqbal, Shadman Islam, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taijul Islam, Taskin Ahmed, Khaled Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Mahmudul Hasan Joy
Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry also slam fifties, while Gaby Lewis’ 83 proves insufficient for the visitors in Gros Islet
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Hayley Matthews was at her best with both bat and ball•ICC via Getty Images
Captain Hayley Matthews’ all-round show where she scored 109 and followed it up with a three-wicket burst helped West Indies ease to a 58-run win over Ireland in the opening women’s ODI in Gros Islet.Batting first, the hosts lost debutant Zaida James cheaply, but Matthews and Stafanie Taylor brought out their experience to shepherd the innings after a slow start. The duo added a 156-run stand off 153 balls for the second wicket.Matthews was the aggressor as she reached her half-century off 53 balls and picked up the pace after reaching the landmark. It did not take her long to breach the three-figure mark, reaching there in 96 balls, with the help of nine fours and two sixes. Taylor reached her fifty off 62 balls but fell soon after for 55 to legspinner Cara Murray.Taylor’s wicket produced an opening for Ireland, with West Indies losing 3 for 6 in ten balls, but Chinelle Henry came in and slammed an unbeaten 37-ball 53, her innings laced with seven fours as West Indies reached a formidable 297 for 6. Murray was Ireland’s most successful bowler, picking up three wickets.Ireland were circumspect in the chase, only managing 35 runs in the powerplay. Opener Gaby Lewis held the innings together, adding a 67-run stand with Orla Prendergast (37) for the second wicket and following it up with a 71-run partnership with captain Laura Delany (40).Matthews then struck with the ball, too, taking out Lewis for 83 before removing Delany. None of the other batters could put up much of a fight as Ireland finished on 239 for 9 in their allotted 50 overs. Matthews finished with 3 for 53 in her ten overs, while Afy Fletcher and Qiana Joseph chipped in with two wickets apiece. Matthews was named Player of the Match for her all-round effort.
He countered Vidarbha’s bowlers with a 37-ball half-century, and then struck with the new ball along with Dhawal Kulkarni
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Another Ranji knockout, another special from Shardul Thakur•PTI
Shardul Thakur rescued Mumbai with the bat for the second game in a row after their middle order had collapsed either side of lunch on the first day of the Ranji Trophy final at the Wankhede Stadium. Fast bowler Yash Thakur and rookie left-arm fingerspinner Harsh Dubey had set Mumbai up for that collapse by sharing six wickets on a grassy surface.Captain Ajinkya Rahane and Shreyas Iyer fell for 7 each, but Mumbai waded past that passage of play and finished with a respectable 224, thanks to Shardul’s 37-ball half-century. When Shardul was lining up Vidarbha’s spinners, just like he had done against Tamil Nadu’s in the semi-final, Mumbai were in with a chance of posting a 250-plus total. But Umesh Yadav eventually had him holing out for 75 off 69 balls to restrict them as Shardul was the last Mumbai batter out.Shardul then struck with the new ball, as did Dhawal Kulkarni, who was playing his farewell game for Mumbai in place of the injured Mohit Avasthi, to leave the final dangling on a razor’s edge. Vidarbha were 31 for 3 at stumps, with Atharva Taide unbeaten on 21 and nightwatcher Aditya Thakare unbeaten on 0. Kulkarni, in fact, had struck twice to dismiss Aman Mokhade (8) and Karun Nair (0). Taide could have also been dismissed on 8 had Shardul latched onto a difficult one-handed return catch in the seventh over.Kulkarni, 35, pushed the ball too wide of off in the early exchanges against the left-hander Taide, but had both right-handers Mokhade and Nair nicking behind with perfectly-pitched deliveries.Earlier, after having opted to bowl, Vidarbha didn’t glean as much movement with the new ball. Umesh and Thakare offered Prithvi Shaw and Bhupen Lalwani freebies, allowing them to settle in. Shaw was particularly severe on anything that was remotely full from the quicks, while Lalwani was more circumspect was the other end.Mumbai were 75 for 0 at the first drinks break, but Yash struck soon after the resumption, having Lalwani tickling one behind, with Akshay Wadkar pulling off a spectacular one-handed grab inches from the turf. Shaw then tried to slog-sweep Dubey against the turn and ended up seeing his off stump knocked back for 46 off 63 balls. Dubey had got it to drift in, dip, and then break away past the bat-swing of Shaw.Umesh Yadav got two wickets, including that of Shreyas Iyer•PTI
In his next over, Dubey pinned Musheer Khan lbw for 6 with an arm ball from wide of the crease. Dubey also had Rahane slicing a catch to mid-off to vindicate his selection, ahead of veteran offspinner Akshay Wakhare, against a right-hander heavy Mumbai line-up. Dubey, 21, is playing only his eighth first-class game, but has been a consistent performer for Vidarbha in age-group cricket. He also has exposure outside of Nagpur, having worked with India spinner R Ashwin in club cricket in Chennai.”I enjoyed dismissing Rahane,” Dubey said after the first day’s play. “I had thought before the game that I would dismiss him. I was determined to do it and it was one of my best dismissals in Ranji Trophy. I tried to get him to drive since the ball was coming off slower at that length and I was successful in what I had planned.”Soon after, Umesh bested Iyer with a brute of a delivery – a length ball that reared up and seamed away to hit the outside edge near the shoulder of the bat. A crease-bound Iyer simply hung his bat out to give Nair slip-catching practice. Thakare also probed away outside off and was rewarded with the wicket of Hardik Tamore (5).When Shardul walked out to bat, Mumbai had lost six wickets for a mere 30 runs, but that didn’t stop him from stepping out to his third ball and pumping Dubey to the left of Dhruv Shorey at wide long-off. Shardul then crashed Dubey to the square-leg boundary, and Aditya Sarwate over long-on for six. Shardul had similarly dismantled R Sai Kishore and S Ajith Ram with vicious slog-sweeps and down-the-track lofts in the semi-final.Yash, though, tested Shardul more with hard lengths and extra bounce outside off, but Shardul kept slashing him through or over gully. Yash even drew a leading edge from Shardul in the 50th over, but it eluded the reach of Dubey at mid-off. Yash worked his way around Shardul and got rid of Shams Mulani and Tanush Kotian.Umesh, the leader of the pack, then returned to apply the finishing touches. He stuck out his right boot in his follow-through, and deflected the ball on to the non-striker’s end to catch Tushar Deshpande short in the 63rd over. In his next over, Umesh banged the ball into the pitch and had Shardul splicing a pull.But Shardul wasn’t done yet. He trapped Shorey lbw for a duck with an inducker, and saved the day for Mumbai once again, along with Kulkarni.
With 21 runs to get off the final over, Karn nearly pulled off a miracle, but Knight Riders and Phil Salt held their nerve to effect a run-out off the last ball
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Jaffer: ‘If Narine doesn’t get you, Salt will’
Mitchell Starc had 20 runs to defend and he nearly didn’t. In the course of six balls, he exemplified just how difficult it is to be a bowler in T20 cricket, and how he will always fly in the face of it. Having been hit for three sixes in the final over which reduced the equation down to 3 off 2, he went to his bread and butter. He went pace on. He went yorker. And he produced a wicket. Karn Sharma, who had brought this game back from the dead, was gone. As soon as the catch was taken – Starc himself diving low to his right in his followthrough – RCB knew there were no more miracles.Ramandeep Singh contrived to give them one. His throw from deep point was poor. It didn’t come in quick enough or straight enough. It left the wicketkeeper with a lot to do. Phil Salt, though, was fine with it. He was alert enough to step forward and shrink the distance the ball had to travel and then agile enough to fling his whole body at the stumps and break it before the No. 11 Lockie Ferguson could make his ground and trigger a Super Over. KKR had won, by one run, and maybe five inches.Related
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Plans made, plans fall apartRCB did beautifully to keep Sunil Narine quiet. While most teams do know not to give him any room, they went a step further, dropped all pretense and tried to bowl nothing but leg-stump yorkers. KKR’s biggest hitter this season needed eight balls to get off the mark. Salt came to his rescue though hitting 10 of the first 13 balls to the boundary and flirting with the fastest fifty of IPL 2024. He could have had it too but in going for another six – to a ball that was very hittable – he got caught at deep midwicket. Still, 48 off 14 with seven fours and three sixes is nothing to scoff at.The middle overs slowdownKarn bowled the first boundary-less over in the 10th. Cameron Green was keeping Rinku Singh quiet, their head-to-head for the first six balls yielding three dots and two singles. The Australian had used his height to great effect earlier, leaping up to catch a ball that was 8.1m off the ground and travelling fast, to dismiss Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Now, he was digging off-pace deliveries into the pitch and getting them to soar past Rinku’s bat swing. Even with Shreyas Iyer scoring his first IPL fifty since May 2022, RCB had the better of the middle overs (economy rate 8, from 12.5 in the powerplay). Ferguson, who conceded a boundary with every ball of his first over, gave up only one more after that in the next three. He also took a wicket, a skillful use of the knuckle ball which got big on Rinku and took away his power.Faf du Plessis fined for slow over rate
RCB captain Faf du Plessis was fined for his side maintaining a slow over rate against KKR. As it was his first such offence, he was penalised with a minimum over-rate fine of INR 12 lakh.
Small marginsAndre Russell had walked in during the 14th over. At the time of the 18th, he was still 11 off 13 with only one hit to the fence, and still, he was toying with the bowlers.Yash Dayal was desperate to keep the ball out of his hitting arc, which forced him to spray one too wide outside off and another too wide outside leg, which also beat the keeper and went for four. To make matters worse, he had overstepped.Dayal was only trying to do the right thing but it is so hard in this format. A nine-ball 17th over ended with Shreyas pinging the long-on boundary twice and yielding 22 runs. RCB trusted him to close the innings out but that over went for 16. Once again, he did the right things. Went wide yorker, but missed the mark and got hit. Took pace off, but Muscle Russell found a way. Recovered to string two yorkers and a bouncer that cost only three runs but the last ball was cleverly ramped for four by Ramandeep. KKR 222 for 6.Mohammed Siraj is distraught even as KKR celebrate their dramatic one-run win•BCCI
Jacks and Patidar step upAngry Virat Kohli made an appearance after a long time, disputing the technology that gave him out off a full toss that he was certain was over waist high. Faf du Plessis couldn’t stick around for long enough. RCB were in familiar dire straits once again when two of their least heralded players decided to shoot their shot.Will Jacks took down Starc in the final over of the powerplay, hitting him for three sixes and a four. The whole over was symptomatic of the way KKR had bowled to him, pace on and in the slot. A tall batter with a strong front foot game loves it there. So did the RCB fans who were sat down the ground or at midwicket.At the other end, Rajat Patidar found his rhythm. He has looked short of confidence ever since he was dropped by India during the Tests against England. A batter who relies on feel more than technique was struggling to get it back, until it all came back, and he was sitting pretty with a 21-ball fifty. He scored 16 off 8 off Narine, with two sixes, and 30 off 9 against Suyash Sharma, with three sixes and two fours.Russell goes slow, Starc goes fastRCB were 77% favourites at this point, needing 86 off 54 balls. Then on came Russell for his first over of the night and knocked over both of RCB’s half-centurions. For a guy who wants to look like a UFC fighter, he keeps sucker-punching people. Running in nice and hard. Properly powering through his action. That tree-trunk like shoulder whipping the ball down the pitch. But then the fingers do their magic, and all of a sudden, a batter prepping for 140kph is caught off guard with 115kph.Starc has not learned that lesson yet. He has found all his success – even here in the IPL when he was wearing the opposition’s colours – by trusting his pace and his accuracy. According to ESPNcricnfo ball-by-ball data, he has attempted a slower ball only 11 times this season. It is part of why he has given up 44 boundaries, the most by any bowler in IPL 2024. The opposition sets up for his thunderbolts, which in India, don’t always kiss the pitch and fly through. They sometimes sit up to be smacked.However, people under pressure trust what has worked for them in the past and the Starc yorker is still money. He went for it. It came out as a low full toss. Karn, who had already carved three sixes off near yorkers, set up to smash it down the ground. But this time he couldn’t get enough power on it. He could only bunt it and Starc was agile enough to dive to his right and come up with a blinder. That was the decisive play in a game full of them. Pace on for the win. Who knew.
Eyeing one of the moves of the summer, Everton are now reportedly poised to join Liverpool in the race to sign an in-form forward who would instantly replace Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
Calvert-Lewin closing in on Everton departure
As things stand, Calvert-Lewin is set to bow out of Merseyside as a free agent when his current Everton contract comes to an end this summer. The forward – once destined for great things – has seen his recent seasons controlled by injuries and looks destined to leave with a whimper rather than the goalscoring roar that Goodison Park hasn’t heard enough in the last few years.
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It remains up for date whether the Toffees will miss Calvert-Lewin like they would have done in the past, especially given how Beto has stepped up since David Moyes’ return to the dugout.
The Everton boss hasn’t hesitated to hand the forward some tough love either, telling reporters earlier this season: “I have seen a difference in him. There’s just a wee bit more eye of the tiger.
“He was rightly praised for his performance at the weekend. I was still saying he should have probably scored a couple more, we talked about that as well. Maybe we need a wee bit of tough love with him. He needs to be told, but also given the confidence and shown what he can do, he’s got all the capabilities.
“If I’m a centre forward, I wouldn’t be complaining about the opportunities the team have made him in the last couple of games. He’s been given three or four really big chances. He’s taken one, we’d like him to take more.”
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Whether they’re better off or not this summer though, Everton must replace Calvert-Lewin if he departs and that has reportedly seen them join a hectic race to sign an impressive forward.
Everton join Liverpool in Liam Delap race
According to TeamTalk, Everton are now poised to battle Liverpool in the race to sign Liam Delap from Ipswich Town this summer. The former Manchester City youngster reportedly has a relegation release clause worth £40m, which looks almost certain to become available in the coming weeks given that Kieran McKenna’s side sit 12 points adrift of safety in the Premier League.
Whilst Ipswich will likely go down, Delap has done more than enough to earn a permanent place in the top flight and one that Everton can provide this summer. Unlike Liverpool, one advantage that the Toffees could have is the offer of guaranteed game time for Delap, who may not be ready to make such a major step into the top six.
Praised for a “superb” season by talent scout Jacek Kulig after scoring as many as 12 goals in all competitions – nine more than Calvert-Lewin – Delap is undoubtedly one to watch.
Sheffield United have clawed their way to the top of the Championship and could now be ready to pinch one of their rivals’ star assets should promotion be achieved at Bramall Lane, per reports.
Sheffield United look to build on slender Championship lead
Nerves are starting to kick in across the board in England’s second-tier as Sheffield United, Leeds United and Burnley battle it out for an automatic place in next season’s Premier League.
The Blades hold a two-point advantage at the Championship summit over their direct rivals for promotion, while Sunderland, Coventry City and West Bromwich Albion occupy the remaining coveted playoff slots.
SheffieldUnitedmanagerChris Wilder reacts after the match
Since their agonising defeat at home to Leeds, Sheffield United have gone on a five-match unbeaten run at the perfect time and will take encouragement from monumental recent triumphs over Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry.
Coinciding with Daniel Farke’s Whites losing momentum, this period of the campaign may be looked back on as a sliding doors moment when all is said and done.
Nevertheless, Sheffield United are active in the transfer market and Jimmy Dunne is a target regardless of what division they end up in come May. Queens Park Rangers are holding out for £3 million after the Republic of Ireland international came close to joining the Blades during the January window.
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bet365 Stadium
Blackburn Rovers (H)
Bramall Lane
Chancing their luck with divisional rivals’ star assets could be a running theme if promotion is achieved in Yorkshire, with Wilder now lining up a swoop for another proven Championship performer.
Sheffield United line up move for Sunderland star Ballard
According to Football League World, Sheffield United are chasing Sunderland defender Daniel Ballard’s signature and are ready to pounce for the Northern Ireland international if they manage to claim promotion to the Premier League.
Reported to earn around £25,000 at Sunderland, the Stevenage-born star has become a target due to Harry Souttar’s season-ending injury in Yorkshire, which has prompted Wilder to evaluate dipping into the market for defensive reinforcements.
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Despite being a leading light for the Black Cats, Ballard has been restricted to 19 appearances this term due to injury problems, yielding two goals and an assist across all competitions.
Labelled “a natural leader” by Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill, the central defender has been a dominant presence for Sunderland, winning 85 duels and making 42 recoveries in the Championship.
Ultimately, Sheffield United will have to be creative when tasked with where to utilise their resources if they end up in the Premier League next term, so it makes sense to target players whom they have already had the opportunity to profile at close quarters.