da betway： Na última quarta-feira (10), no empate por 1 a 1 contra o Fortaleza, pela 31ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, no Castelão, o São Paulo recebeu três cartões amarelos preocupantes para sua sequência no campeonato. Rodrigo Nestor, Gabriel Sara e Welington receberam cartões e estão de fora da próxima partida da equipe, contra o Flamengo.
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Além do trio suspenso, Eder e Benítez, que saíram do banco, também receberam cartões amarelos durante o jogo contra o Fortaleza, mas não estavam pendurados e podem atuar normalmente diante do Flamengo.
Dos suspensos, Sara recebeu o amarelo ainda no primeiro tempo, enquanto Rodrigo Nestor tomou ao início da segunda etapa e Welington recebeu a punição nos minutos finais do jogo, quando já estava no banco de reservas, comemorando o gol de Vitor Bueno, que foi anulado pelo VAR.
Com isso, o time chega a 79 cartões amarelos recebidos, se tornando, segundo o FootStats, o quinto time mais amarelado do Campeonato Brasileiro, atrás apenas de: Grêmio (87), Internacional (83), Santos (80) e Sport (80). Em média, o time do Morumbi recebe 2,55 amarelos por jogo.
Os números evidenciam um fator preocupante, pois o Tricolor pode ter outros desfalques importantes caso mantenha a indisciplina.
Além de Nestor, Sara e Welington, estavam pendurados no jogo contra o Fortaleza: Liziero, Arboleda, Gabriel, Marquinhos, Luan e Luciano. Todos carregam a condição de pendurados para o jogo diante do Flamengo.
O Tricolor enfrenta o Rubro-Negro no próximo domingo (14), às 16h, no Morumbi, pela 32ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Atualmente na 14ª colocação, com 38 pontos, uma vitória é crucial para se distanciar do Z4.
أعلن الاتحاد الدولي لكرة القدم “فيفا” طاقم الحكام المكلف بقيادة مباراة منتخب فلسطين أمام نظيره السعودي، والتي تقام ضمن منافسات الدور ربع النهائي من بطولة كأس العرب 2025.
ويستعد منتخب فلسطين لملاقاة السعودية في تمام الساعة السابعة والنصف مساء غد الخميس على ملعب “لوسيل”، بعد أن صعد إلى ربع النهائي كمتصدر للمجموعة الأولى برصيد 5 نقاط، في حين تأهل المنتخب السعودي من المركز الثاني بالمجموعة الثانية برصيد 6 نقاط.
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وقد أسند الاتحاد الدولي مهمة إدارة المباراة لطاقم تحكيم مصري بقيادة الحكم الدولي أمين عمر، ويعاونه محمود أبو الرجال كمساعد أول، وأحمد توفيق طلب كمساعد ثانٍ.
كما تم تحديد الحكم النيوزيلندي كامبل كيريك كاوانا حكمًا رابعًا، فيما سيكون مواطنه إيزاك تريفيس حكمًا مساعدًا احتياطيًا، وعلى صعيد تقنية الفيديو، يتواجد الإنجليزي جاريد جيليت، بمساعدة التايلاندي سيفاكورن بو أودوم.
وسيكون الفائز من هذه المباراة على موعد مع نصف نهائي البطولة، حيث يواجه المنتصر من مواجهة الأردن أمام العراق، في صراع محتدم على الوصول إلى المباراة النهائية لكأس العرب 2025.
da roleta： Neste sábado (13), o treinador Rogério Ceni completa um mês desde que voltou ao cargo de treinador do São Paulo, em sua segunda passagem. Em seu primeiro mês, o técnico comandou a equipe em seis partidas e teve altos e baixos em seu trabalho.
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No dia 13 de outubro, Ceni assumiu de maneira rápida, poucas horas após o anúncio do término do contrato entre Hernán Crespo e São Paulo. No mesmo dia em que assumiu, minutos depois do anúncio, o treinador já deu seu primeiro treino com a equipe, utilizando o Morumbi devido ao sistema de iluminação para uma sessão de treinamento noturno.
No dia seguinte, o time enfrentou o Ceará, no Morumbi e saiu atrás ainda no primeiro tempo. Entretanto, o time mostrou volume de jogo, criou chances de gol e conquistou o empate na segunda etapa, com Jonathan Calleri.
Logo em sua segunda partida, um jogo muito importante. Ceni comandou o Tricolor em um clássico diante do Corinthians e saiu com a vitória por 1 a 0, no Morumbi, novamente com gol de Calleri.
A primeira derrota veio no jogo diante do Red Bull Bragantino, fora de casa, quando perdeu por 1 a 0, com gol de Luan Cândido. Na sequência, venceu o Internacional no Morumbi, por 1 a 0, com gol de Gabriel Sara.
Depois, o time jogou duas partidas fora de casa, sendo derrotado pelo Bahia por 1 a 0, gol anotado por Rossi, e empatando por 1 a 1 com o Fortaleza, nos minutos finais, com belo gol de falta marcado por Benítez.
Ao todo, em seis partidas, foram duas vitórias, duas derrotas e dois empates. Com Ceni, o Tricolor sofreu poucos gols, apenas quatro em seis jogos, média de 0,67 por jogo. Em compensação, o time marcou poucos gols, também quatro, mantendo a mesma média.
Em suas partidas, Ceni oscilou a formação. Nas três primeiras partidas, o técnico usou um 4-4-2 e, no restante, um 3-5-2. Com ambos os esquemas, o time somou uma vitória, um empate e uma derrota.
O maior trunfo, entretanto, foi a utilização e a recuperação de jogadores revelados em Cotia, como Gabriel Sara e Igor Gomes que, atuando no meio de campo de Ceni, subiram de produção, principalmente quando o treinador optou pelo 4-4-2, montando um losango com Liziero, Gabriel Sara, Igor Gomes e Rodrigo Nestor ou Benítez. O sistema permitiu maior criação, além de ser capaz de reforçar a intensidade no meio, que sofreu a perda de Luan, principal marcador no setor.
No ataque, Ceni usou as seguintes duplas: Calleri e Luciano (duas vezes); Rigoni e Luciano (duas vezes); Rigoni e Calleri (uma vez) e Pablo e Luciano (uma vez). Luciano foi o que mais atuou como titular, jogando cinco vezes. Entretanto, o camisa 11 não desfalcou a equipe no período, ao contrário de Rigoni e Calleri, que ficaram afastados por contusões em períodos distintos e, ainda, uma partida simultânea, contra o Red Bull Bragantino, onde Pablo foi o substituto.
Iniciando o segundo mês de sua segunda passagem como treinador do São Paulo, Ceni tem um desafio pela frente. No próximo domingo (14), o time enfrenta o Flamengo, no Morumbi, às 16h, pela 32ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. A partida marca o reencontro do técnico com seu ex-time.
With ODI form still flying, batsman seeks permanent home at No. 4 for T20 World Cup, No. 3 for Ashes
Valkerie Baynes24-Mar-2021Jonny Bairstow’s “easy chemistry” with fellow opener Jason Roy was on show despite England’s heavy defeat to India in the first match of their ODI series in Pune on Tuesday – and Bairstow wants the chance to settle as comfortably elsewhere in the order for the T20 World Cup and the Ashes.A 135-run partnership between Bairstow and Roy – their 12th century opening stand in ODIs – had England well on track to reach their target of 318 before a middle order sorely missing the resting Joe Root fell away to leave them short as they slumped to a 66-run defeat. Bairstow scored 94 off 66 balls and Roy 46 off 35 while no other England batsman passed 30.With his position as ODI opener firmly established, Bairstow is keen to convince the selectors to persist with him at No. 4 in T20Is, having been moved down to that spot in South Africa late last year, and at No. 3 in Tests, despite his struggles there earlier on this tour of Asia.Related
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Bairstow was unbeaten in both of England’s victories during their 3-2 T20I series defeat to India with scores of 26 and 40 not out.”I was happy in the T20s, the runs I scored there batting at No. 4 and contributing, being there at the end in two of the games was really pleasing to me,” Bairstow said on Wednesday. “If you take South Africa in, to be at the end at Newlands and the end in two of these games here, I’m pretty happy with how that’s going.”It’s a different role, but at the same time, it’s a good role to be in because you’ve got an opportunity to be there at the end, winning games.”And while 28 runs from four Test innings in India – including three ducks – and, before that, scores of 47, 35 not out, 28 and 29 in two Tests in Sri Lanka have Bairstow’s designs on the No.3 spot for the Ashes at the end of this year looking less secure, he made made his case verbally to be given a chance during the English summer to make it his own.Jonny Bairstow heaves one over the leg side•Getty Images
“I’m very keen to do that,” he said. “People will have spoken about the last two Tests here but, prior to that in Sri Lanka, to score the runs and come in at three, and previously at three for England I’ve been pretty happy. Hopefully I do get more than four games there… even with those lower scores in the last couple of Tests, average-wise, it was still okay.”There wasn’t anyone in those last two games that exactly lit it up, was there? So a pink-ball Test match at a new venue that nobody scored any runs at, and then obviously the last game, I thought, an umpire’s call decision that didn’t necessarily go my way in the first innings, but to be honest with you, I’m happy with where my game’s at and how I’m striking the ball.”I do hope that that is the case and I do get an opportunity to be batting at three going forward, because I do feel that my game’s in a good enough place. Having four games in the winter on the subcontinent, which is never going to be easy, full stop… but going back home in the summer to England and then moving forward with the experiences that I’ve had over in Australia. I think going to Australia with a wealth of experience, as we know when you’re entering a major tournament, gives you a better chance of having success over there.”So yeah, that is something that I do want to do, want to pursue, and hopefully I am given the opportunity.”Jason Roy and Jonny Bairstow had England in control of the run-chase•BCCI
Bairstow’s most pressing task, however, is to help England win their next ODI, also in Pune, on Friday to keep the three-match series alive.He took the lead role in the first match, moving from 6 off 18 at the end of the fifth over to 28 off 24 by the end of sixth as he plundered 22 runs off debutant Prasidh Krishna, which he said was indicative of his understanding with Roy.”It’s an easy chemistry,” Bairstow said. “There’s no great shakes to it. We speak about very simple things out in the middle and keep things very simple. It’s a very go-with-how-the-game-pans-out approach.”It wasn’t a crash, bang, wallop start. People might think, ‘they’ve gone from ball one’, but in actual fact we hadn’t. There was probably three overs, four overs at the start where it was very much toned back and we went a different route.”Understanding each other enough to know that and not putting pressure on each other to have to go after it because we’ve got complete trust in each other’s games in order to know that one over and you’ve caught it up. I think that runs throughout the side, but having that trust in each other’s games to just go right, let’s stay calm, stay relaxed and not pile pressure on each other is the important factor of it.”
da marjack bet： Leeds United and 49ers Enterprises are said to be interested in completing the signing of Celtic winger Sebastian Tounekti in the January transfer window.
da realbet： The Whites suffered a humbling afternoon in their 3-0 defeat away to Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday, with Daniel Farke assessing a disappointing performance after the game.
“We don’t have to overanalyse this game. They were the better side today and deserve to win this game and for that, you have to say congratulations. I think there were a few key periods in this game. The first 10-15 minutes didn’t start brave and confident enough, we were hanging a little bit on the ropes, and in this period, they scored the goal.
“Brighton is a side who always wants to invite and wait until the opponent opens, and if you’re then one nil down in the away game, it’s difficult because you have to go a bit more for it. It was not our day today, there were a few key moments, and for that, we have to accept the loss. So we stay self-critical, but it’s also pretty quick to analyse, and individually as a team it was not our best performance today. For that, they deserve to win it.”
It was the type of afternoon that showed why Leeds should be eyeing new signings in January, in terms of adding quality and depth to their squad, aiding their Premier League survival hopes in the process.
Leeds want to sign Celtic attacker Tounekti in January
According to Maghreb Foot [via Sport Witness], Leeds are interested in signing Tounekti from Celtic in the January window, seeing him as a strong option to bring in. The 49ers, who also own Rangers, would also be getting one over a rival, should a deal go through.
The Whites have reportedly taken notice of his “outstanding performances” for the Hoops following his £5m transfer in the summer, not least the “impressive speed” that he possesses.
Tounekti could be an exciting signing for Leeds midway through the season, giving Farke the extra attacking unpredictability and firepower that he craves in his squad, being hailed by Brendan Rodgers earlier this year.
“He’s so good. He’s got a bit of everything – he can beat a man, go either way, slip runners in as well and it’s nice for him to get his goal.”
The 23-year-old has only managed six starts for Celtic in the Scottish Premiership this season – he hasn’t come on at all as a substitute – so a chance of regular football could appeal to him, too.
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Tounekti is a player with the pace to scare defences, even if the step-up to the Premier League is great, and £5m in the modern game is far from expensive for a young player with the potential to grow into more of a force as the years pass, although it remains to be seen how much Celtic would demand.
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Stobo the first injury replacement under CA’s new trial rule after Abbott split the webbing on his right hand while fielding in his follow through
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Sean Abbott was the first man subbed out for an injury in Shield cricket•Getty Images
New South Wales seamer Sean Abbott became the first player to be subbed out of a Sheffield Shield match for an injury other than concussion under Cricket Australia’s new trial rule after he split the webbing in his right hand while fielding a ball off his own bowling on the opening day against Victoria at the Junction Oval in Melbourne.Charlie Stobo was subbed in as the first-ever injury replacement player under the new rule that is being trialed across the first five rounds of the 2025-26 Sheffield Shield competition.Abbott, who is among the contenders to be part of Australia’s extended Ashes squad if Pat Cummins is ruled out of the early part of the series, split the webbing in his right hand while stopping a firmly struck straight drive from Victoria batter Peter Handscomb in the 43rd over of the opening day.Related
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Abbott left the ground immediately, and team-mate Ryan Hadley completed the over. After being assessed in the rooms, New South Wales made an application to the match referee to have Abbott replaced by another bowler and that request was immediately granted.Stobo bowled his first over of the match immediately after tea having warmed up during the interval.Handscomb is not a fan of the new rule which CA hope will provide insights for the ICC who are considering subs for international cricket.”Not really,” he said after play on Wednesday. “I think first-class cricket and Test cricket is a game of attrition. And if you pick a team and then you can just sub a bloke out halfway through, it takes that factor away.”This is a bloody hard game for four days, and you’ve got to keep backing up and fronting up and doing everything. So I’m all aboard the concussion sub. I think that’s a really good rule. But injuries are part of the game. I think unfortunately, you just kind of have to deal with them and they haven’t.”New South Wales fast bowler Liam Hatcher didn’t mind the new rule. “I’d much rather have Stobes in than be a man down, especially when you get a flat wicket and stuff that’s out of your control like that,” he said. “Yeah, I don’t mind it.”As part of the new rule, Victoria also now have the opportunity to make a tactical substitution of one like-for-like bowler if they feel they need to but can only do so before stumps on day two of the match.”That’s an interesting one, because we’ve got one free hit basically,” Handscomb said. “A bowler gets to bowl his heart out and then we can sub them out if we want to. But we’ve obviously gone into this game under the assumption that we’re going to use just the 11 players and everyone’s ready to go. We know how we can rotate our bowlers through.”We’ve got four seamers and a spinner. Unless something really drastic happens, I’m not sure we’ll be using it and we’ll just be backing in the guys that we picked first up.”The injury to Abbott is untimely. He had missed out on Australia’s ODI squad to face India in part to give him the chance to play a rare first-class game to press his Ashes case before being part of Australia’s T20I squad.As part of the injury substitution rule, Abbott has to undergo a mandatory 12-day non-playing period from the start of day three of the match he was subbed out of, which is October 17, before being allowed to play again. It means he would still be available for Australia’s first T20I against India in Canberra on October 29 provided his hand has recovered in time. But if he was not in the T20I squad he would not have been eligible to play in New South Wales’ next Shield game against Queensland which starts at the Gabba on October 28.”He’s got a few stitches in it, but I think he’s fine,” Hatcher said.Abbott had bowled very impressively in the first session on day one at the Junction Oval in seam-friendly conditions. He picked up the wicket of Victoria opener Harry Dixon caught behind. He also ruffled Handscomb with some hostile short balls with one gloved over the keeper and another glancing off his shoulder and helmet.
da premier bet： Em jogo movimentado, o Cuiabá derrotou o Red Bull Bragantino por 1 a 0, na Arena Pantanal, nesta segunda-feira, pelo Brasileirão. Com o placar, o Dourado fica na 10ª posição, com 38 pontos. O Massa Bruta é o 4º, com 49 pontos.
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O próximo compromisso do Cuiabá será a lanterna Chapecoense, na Arena Pantanal. O Bragantino mede forças contra o Athletico, em casa.
CUIABÁ EM CIMA
O Cuiabá começou o jogo disposto a dar trabalho ao Bragantino e tomou conta da posse de bola. Porém, o time de Jorginho pouco fazia com a pelota e não dava muito trabalho ao goleiro Cleiton. A melhor chance veio na casa dos 30 minutos. Jenison recebeu em velocidade, ganhou do zagueiro, driblou o goleiro Cleiton no primeiro momento e na hora da finalização, o arqueiro do Braga conseguiu atrapalhar a finalização e mandou para escanteio.
PÊNALTI E CONFUSÃO
A polêmica da etapa inicial veio no ataque do Bragantino. Uendel tocou o braço na bola ao tentar marcar Helinho e o juiz deu pênalti. O VAR demorou muito, mas confirmou a infração. Na cobrança, Helinho acertou o poste e a bola voltou no seu pé. O atacante empurrou para o gol e o árbitro não percebeu que o atleta havia dado dois toques. Depois de muita confusão, o gol do Massa Bruta foi anulado.
CHANCES DESPERDIÇADAS
Na etapa final, o jogo pegou fogo. Os dois times se lançaram ao ataque e começaram a perder boas chances. Pelo lado do Cuiabá, Camilo aproveitou o cruzamento e deu um susto no goleiro Cleiton. Já o Bragantino teve a oportunidade com Ytalo. Em jogada individual, o artilheiro driblou o zagueiro e tocou na saída de Walter. Porém, a finalização pegou muito efeito e saiu.
MILAGRE DA NOITE
Aos 37 minutos o Bragantino teve a bola do jogo. Aderlan cruzou rasteiro, a bola atravessou a grande área até chegar em Pedrinho. O meia pegou de primeira e Walter salvou a finalização com o pé esquerdo.
WALTER E CLEITON
Nos acréscimos, os dois goleiros apareceram bem em boas finalizações. Walter fez outra ótima defesa em chute de Pedrinho que estava na cara do gol. Por outro lado, Cleiton voou para espalmar falta de Rafael Gava.
GOL SALVADOR
No apagar das luzes, Elton e Felipe Marques tabelaram e Rafael Gava recebeu na grande área, sozinho, para soltar o pé e estufar a rede do Braga.
FICHA TÉCNICA CUIABÁ 1 X 0 BRAGANTINO
Local: Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá (MT) Data-Hora: 01/11/2021 – 20h Árbitro: Jefferson Ferreira de Moraes (AB/GO) Auxiliares: Cristhian Passos Sorence (AB/GO) e Hugo Savio Xavier Correa (AB/GO) VAR: Leone Carvalho Rocha (AB/GO) Cartões amarelos: Auremir, João Lucas (CUI), Weverson, Alejandro (BGT) Cartões vermelhos: Gol: Rafael Gava (48’/2ºT)
CUIABÁ: Walter; Joao Lucas, Alan Empereur, Paulão e Uendel; Yuri Lima, Camilo (Felipe Marques, aos 20/2ºT), Pepê (Uilian Correia, aos 28/2ºT) e Max (Rafael Gava, aos 28/2ºT); Jenison (Elton, aos 12/2ºT) e Clayson (Jonatan Cafu, aos 28/2ºT). Técnico: Jorginho.
RED BULL BRAGANTINO: Cleiton; Aderlan, Natan, Léo Ortiz e Weverson (Realpe, aos 12/2ºT); Luciano (Guilherme, aos 23/2ºT), Eric Ramires e Helinho (Gabriel Novaes, aos 39/2ºT); Ytalo, Alejandro (Pedrinho, ao 0/2ºT) e Cuello. Técnico: Mauricio Barbieri.
أجريت منذ قليل مراسم قرعة بطولة كأس العالم نسخة 2026، والتي ستنطلق الصيف المقبل، وذلك مساء الجمعة في مركز “جون كينيدي”.
ومن المقرر أن تستضيف كل من الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية، كندا والمكسيك نهائيات النسخة المقبلة من بطولة كأس العالم، في الفترة بين 11 يونيو و19 يوليو.
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وتُعد تلك هي النسخة الأولى من نوعها التي تشهد فيها بطولة كأس العالم بمشاركة 48 منتخبًا، حيث سيتم تقسيمهم على 12 مجموعة.
وتأهل 42 منتخبًا حتى الآن إلى بطولة كأس العالم، حيث تتبقى 6 مقاعد سيتم حسم هويتهم من خلال مباريات المحلي الأوروبي (4 مقاعد) والملحق العالمي (مقعدان). مجموعة السعودية في كأس العالم
وأسفرت قرعة كأس العالم عن وقوع منتخب السعودية، في المجموعة الثامنة، وشهدت:
da marjack bet： Manchester United are four games unbeaten in the Premier League. Since Ruben Amorim last tasted defeat, Anfield has been conquered, and it was goals galore during that thrilling win over Brighton at Old Trafford.
da supremo： Here have been the first baby steps in a long and arduous journey toward the future, and with that exciting thought dancing at the back of the fans’ minds, we are inevitably turned back to the past.
Because it’s been a long, long time since the Red Devils enjoyed consistency at the top of the table, battling year on year for the biggest titles. Sir Alex Ferguson has not celebrated a Premier League or Champions League title from the stands.
If Amorim hopes to lead United back to such elusive glory, he will need more than just a string of favourable results to his name. He will need to rethread the Fergie feeling into the club’s DNA.
Curiously, there are signs this is taking place, with a number of United stars showing elements of that bygone era in recent weeks.
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Topically, Amad Diallo would fancy himself worthy of a place in one of Ferguson’s one-time squads. The Ivory Coast international has developed something of a penchant for late goals, after all.
In fact, all ten of Amad’s Premier League goals have come in the second half.
However, he’s not alone in that regard. The frontline has been a place of contention for the Theatre of Dreams in recent years, and especially so since Amorim arrived and ousted the likes of Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho and Jadon Sancho.
Matheus Cunha looks a cut above, and even though the Brazilian has not yet found his Midas touch in front of goal, his quality is undeniable, with writer Wayne Burton claiming he has the “potential to be an all-timer”, so talented that he might be “the best player we’ve had since Fergie retired”.
Lofty praise, but undoubtedly wearing a ring of truth. This is all to say that there are promising signs at Old Trafford. Bryan Mbeumo looks a star, and given that he has singled out Cristiano Ronaldo as one of his biggest influences, you can see him succeeding in the long run. The Cameroonian plays with the same kind of robust potency as CR7 once did when cutting his teeth under Fergie’s wing.
United still need to make more improvements though, and the current struggles of wing-back Diogo Dalot emphasise the need for new blood on the flanks to help Amorim realise his lofty ambitions.
Once, Gary Neville dominated for the elite outfit; so underrated nowadays, the retired Three Lions star is one of the finest full-backs of his generation.
Dalot, 26, doesn’t look like he’s going to make that grade after once arriving from Porto as a teenager with such promise.
He’s not the only one, though. This is a recurring problem, and one which recalls a time when Sir Alex felt he had landed the next version of Neville, only for this player to fail to kick on.
The Fergie flop who was billed as the next Neville
The Fergie era at Manchester United was defined by meteoric highs. On the transfer front, the Red Devils had the ascendancy within the English game, but a few potential stars fell by the wayside.
One of which would be Rafael Da Silva, who did spend seven seasons at Old Trafford after graduating from the Carrington ranks, but perhaps failed to ever reach the potential his manager saw in him.
Time was when Rafael was viewed as having the potential to become a superstar. He and his twin brother Fabio had been brought over from Brazilian club Fluminense in February 2007, and he would make 170 appearances across all competitions, scoring five goals and supplying 14 assists.
Rafael’s time at the club could hardly be defined as a failure, but he probably served as more of a bit-part player than an instrumental cog in the machine.
Rafael’s Premier League Career with Man Utd
Season
Apps
Minutes
14/15
10
590′
13/14
19
1,418′
12/13
28
2,317′
11/12
12
914′
10/11
16
1,201′
09/10
8
682′
08/09
16
1,055′
Data via Transfermarkt
A three-time Premier League champion he may be, but Ferguson believed he was destined for greatness. The retired manager said in 2012, “I think Rafael will eventually be compared to Gary Neville.”
This didn’t end up being the case. Rafael ended up leaving when under louis van Gaal’s management, at odds with the Dutch manager, and several contentious career events beforehand, coupled with injuries, left his former manager’s prediction untrue.
There’s no question that he is fondly remembered, even considered by some supporters to be something of a cult hero, but Rafael was abundantly talented, and there really was a chance that he could have filled the void that was left when Neville wound down.
A fearless and tenacious attitude, coupled with a burning desire to make things happen and excite the crowd, won the Manchester crowds over instantly, and maybe why we look back now with an air of ruefulness about Rafael’s fizzled-out finish at the club, leaving for French side Lyon in 2015 for a small £2.5m fee.
In any case, it’s funny that you might say his robust and dynamic profile would be well-suited to the current Amorim-led system, but this only emphasises the need for a Neville-esque figure to ensure this new chapter at the club keeps moving forward after such interminable turmoil.
Because sadly, it feels like Dalot has fallen down a similar route, with content creator Liam Canning saying recently that the Portugual international is “becoming a worry long term”, given that he “doesn’t look like he suits the wing back role”.
Neville might be modest about his ability as a Premier League footballer, but it would take to knock him off that all-timer pedestal.
Carrington's "best talent" is a big Sesko upgrade in the making at Man Utd
Manchester United could yet improve further in attack under Amorim’s wing.
شبّه نجم نادي الزمالك السابق أحمد دويدار المنافسة بين القلعة البيضاء والأهلي بصراع طبقي، مؤكدًا أن فرحة جماهير الزمالك بفوزهم بالسوبر الإفريقي مبررة بالنظر إلى الظروف التي يمر بها النادي مقارنة بغريمه التقليدي.
وكان الزمالك قد نجح في التتويج بالسوبر الإفريقي الخامس في تاريخه بعد الفوز على الأهلي بركلات الترجيح، في المباراة التي جمعت الغريمين بالمملكة العربية السعودية، يوم 27 سبتمبر الماضي.
وقال أحمد دويدار لاعب الزمالك السابق، في تصريحات عبر قناة “mbc masr”: “الزمالك مثل الشاب الذي يجتهد ويتقاضى 5000 جنيه، يُعافر وظروفه سيئة، ومرة واحد تحدث الانفراجة وهي مكسب كبير على النادي الأهلي”.
وتابع: “هذا الشاب من حقه أن يفرح، لأنه يجتهد ويُعافر في ظل ظروف صعبة، أمام شاب آخر وهو النادي الأهلي، والده يأتي له بأفضل سيارة ويُعطيه أفضل راتب، الأول شاب مكافح كل يوم عنده تخبط، والثاني مستقر وظروفه جيدة، فعندما يفوز الأول على الثاني طبيعي أن تحدث فرحة كبيرة جدًا”.
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وأضاف: “من حق جمهور الزمالك يفرح، لكن القادم مهم وكفى احتفالات، الزمالك اسم كبير لا ننتظر الحافز، لاعبون سابقون كانوا يستفزون الفريق، لكن أنت الزمالك اسمك كبير لا تنتظر أن يستفزك أحد أو يُحفزك”.
وأردف: “الزمالك توج بالسوبر الإفريقي واحتفلنا، لا بد أن نغلق هذه الصفحة، لأن البطولة القادمة السوبر المصري ستكون انتهاء عصر مارسيل كولر في هذه البطولة”.
واستكمل: “جمهور الزمالك يتحدث عن مواجهة الأهلي في السوبر المصري، وينسون أن الفريق سيواجه بيراميدز أولًا، وبيراميدز فريق قوي جدًا، المفترض أن اللاعبين والجماهير يكفون عن الاحتفالات ويُفكرون في التتويج بالسوبر المصري”.
واختتم: “كولر لو خسر بطولة السوبر المصري ستكون هذه بوادر رحيله عن الأهلي”.