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Stoke City appoint former Carlos Corberan coach as new manager A former coach of West Brom boss Carlos Corberan has been appointed as Stoke City’s new manager – following the sacking of Steven Schumacher. Schumacher was axed by the Potters on Monday – after just nine months in charge at the Bet365 Stadium. And they have moved quickly to appoint Norwich City’s Spanish coach Narcis Pelach. The 36-year-old moved to work in England four years ago, becoming a coach under Corberan during his successful period as Huddersfield Town boss, as he guided them to the Championship play-off final. Pelach remained…
Arne Slot takes another swipe at Nottingham Forest and this time he’s overstepped the mark ‘He’s so good’: Ian Wright says £10.6m Forest man is his favourite Premier League player to watch He told BBC Sport: “Losing Saturday was a blow and to be 1-0 down early tonight, you are wondering how we react. “But if you can play so good it is – I won’t say a disgrace – unbelievable you lose to Forest at home if you can play like this today.” Slot will face tougher Premier League tests So, Slot didn’t want to call it a disgrace…
Ange Postecoglou responds to Tottenham fans booing and responds to selection criticism Ange Postecoglou has defended his decision to substitute Lucas Bergvall and make several changes to his Tottenham side for their last-gasp victory over Coventry City in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening. Spurs looked to be on the receiving end of an upset as Brandon Thomas-Asante put Coventry ahead in the second half. However, Djed Spence equalised in the 88th minute before Brennan Johnson scored Spurs’ winner in injury time. Postecoglou, meanwhile, has faced criticism after his side’s defeat to Arsenal in the north London derby last…
Video Footage: Behind the scenes footage of £170,000-a-week star heated word exchange with Ange James Maddison is thought to have provided some encouraging signs towards Tottenham Hotspur’s staff that he can get back to form in the Premier League – by using his England snub over the summer as fuel to return to the peak of his powers. Maddison – reported to be on £170,000-per-week – was instrumental in Tottenham’s push for the Champions League last season, and although the north London club finished fifth in the top-flight, it was a solid start under Ange Postecoglou that saw them record a solid first campaign under the Australian boss to kick on this…
Transfer to Nottingham Forest seen as a calamity, things getting worse AC Milan welcome Liverpool this evening in the UEFA Champions League, and the match is inevitably getting endless coverage in the Italian sport media. Milan News have spoken to Paolo Avanti, deputy editor at Gazzetta dello Sport, and he gave some interesting opinions on what he thinks of Arne Slot’s side. For example whilst he rates the team, he believes they’re not good enough to win the Premier League and that Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are entering the autumn of their careers. Nottingham Forest got a couple…
Pol Valentin impressed on his first season at Sheffield Wednesday, and it would appear that his form didn’t go unnoticed. The 27-year-old had a difficult start to life at Hillsborough after the manager that signed him, Xisco Munoz, left shortly after his arrival, and he took some time getting up to fitness in his first campaign in England. But once he got the ball rolling he didn’t look back, becoming a popular figure at S6 amongst the players and fans as he went on to play a crucial role in the club’s survival in the Championship. Valentin has been in…
Exclusive: Tottenham Could Give £42m Star Bigger Contract Than Son Tottenham Hotspur have set their sights on making Cristian Romero the highest earner at Hotspur Way as they are desperate to tie him down to a new contract ahead of La Liga heavyweights Real Madrid potentially looking to up the ante in their pursuit next summer. Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou splashed the cash before the transfer window slammed shut last month, with Dominic Solanke being the most expensive addition to the squad thanks to Premier League rivals Bournemouth being tempted into accepting an offer worth up to £65million, and he…
Man City prepare ‘dossier’ on Forest man as Palace target €10m striker in Spain Welcome to Tuesday’s round-up of all the latest (and strangest) Premier League transfer rumours – and we’ll kick-start today’s digest by bringing you news that could well be of interest to Manchester City fans, and may well deeply worry any Nottingham Forest fans who may be passing by. The Citizens are preparing “a detailed dossier” on freshly-minted England international Morgan Gibbs-White and are keeping “close tabs” on him due to the esteem in which he is held by the scouts at the Etihad. There’s no word…
Championship team of the week dominated by West Brom – as one player scores 10/10 The other clubs included in this instalment of the team of the week are Derby County, Luton Town, Swansea City, Coventry City, Preston North End and Sunderland. It may be a surprise to see the latter three teams in there as none of them managed victories, but individual players stepped up nonetheless. Championship team of the week (Sep 13-15) GK: Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby) – 7.69 The Sweden international made five saves and one claim to preserve a clean sheet in the 1-0 win over…
World Cup-winning Springbok Jean Kleyn is poised to make his return to the field for the first time since November last year after recovering from an eye injury. The 31-year-old is yet to play a match in 2024 after injuring his eye playing for Munster against Leinster shortly after returning from South Africa’s triumphant World Cup campaign in France, where he played the final 20 minutes of the final. The severity of Kleyn’s injury increased as last season progressed, with fears rising that it could have been career-ending. But in an injury update shared by Munster on Monday, the…