Tottenham players soak up the sun in The Bahamas
1 View comments Tottenham are clearly getting over their Champions League heartache.
Or perhaps they’re doing the equivalent of drowning their sorrows.
Either way, they’re a world away from Wembley, soaking up the sun in The Bahamas.
The Premier League club are currently winding down after the stresses of a campaign which saw them just miss out on a place in the top four, and Mousa Dembele, Jan Vertonghen and Emmanuel Adebayor have given fans a behind the scenes look at the post-season tour.
Postcard: Manager Andre Villas-Boas (centre) is right in the middle of his players enjoying the sun, including Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Jan Vertonghen and Mousa Dembele (left-right) Catching rays: Emmanuel Adebayor posted this snap of himself enjoying the boat trip Jetting off: Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen showed off this picture of himself on a jet-ski In pictures posted on Instagram, midfielder Dembele is seen with his team-mates and manager Andre Villas-Boas in the middle with a big smile on his face.
Defender Vertonghen sought after some fun away from the boat, as he posted a picture of himself on a jet-ski.
The club are currently on a post-season jaunt, and drew 0-0 with the Jamaican national team in an exhibition match on Friday.
The stalemate looked to be the last thing on the Spurs stars’ minds as they caught the rays.
Zidane: Bale is Real deal
Gareth Bale: Scored 31 goals for club and country this season Sky Bet Football Betting Retrieving latest Sky Bet odds Football Betting 10 Free Bet Real Madrid ambassador Zinedine Zidane believes Tottenham winger Gareth Bale is “more than good enough” to play for the Spanish side.
Bale, 23, has just enjoyed a stellar season, during which he scored 31 goals for club and country and was named Professional Footballers Association player and young player of the year and Football Writers Association footballer of the year.
With Spurs having missed out on a place in next season’s Champions League, it has been suggested they could struggle to hold on to Bale, although the club is keen to tie him to a new deal.
Zidane’s comments are likely to add to fears over a bid from the Bernabeu, with the former France international placing Bale in the same bracket as Real forward Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona’s Lionel Messi.
“I’ve been watching Tottenham because Gareth Bale has been playing there,” said Zidane.
“He is consistently scoring spectacular goals and very important goals.
He is very quick, skilful and exciting.
“Of course all the talented players like that can come to Real Madrid.
Is he good enough for Real Madrid? Of course.
He is more than good enough to play for Real Madrid.
“Aside from Ronaldo and Messi, he is the player who has impressed me the most in the world.
He is outstanding.
“What has particularly impressed me is that he is consistent.
It’s not just been in one or two matches.”
Lebron James mistakes help Indiana Pacers beat Miami Heat
0 View comments LeBron James turned the ball over twice in the final minute of the game to hand the Indiana Pacers a vital away win in the Eastern Conference Finals.
James was his usual majestic self in the game, scoring 36 points, but two errant passes at the deat cost the Miami Heat dear in a 93-97 loss in Game 2.
Controversially missing from the closing minutes of Game 1, Roy Hibbert proved his worth to the Pacers with a huge performance, scoring 29 points with 10 rebounds.
Dejected: Miami Heat forward LeBron James slipped up late on as his side were beaten Friday’s Fixture Eastern Conference Finals Miami Heat 93-97 Indiana Pacers (Best-of-seven series tied 1-1) All-Star youngster Paul George again cemented his status as one of the NBA’s emerging players with 22 points for Indiana, while James found little help from his supporting cast as Dwyane Wade struggled and Chris Bosh was relatively quiet.
The Heat were in the lead 88-84 late in the game, but the Pacers then went on a 13-5 run to finish.
Pacers power forward David West deflected the ball on both of James key turnovers, effectively ending the contest.
Main man: Roy Hibbert (centre) was instrumental in helping the Pacers level the series Saturday’s Fixture Western Conference Finals Memphis Grizzlies v San Antonio Spurs (San Antonio lead best-of-seven series 2-0) They may be the defending champs, but we re coming for them, said the 7ft 2in Hibbert.
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra added: We didn t finish the game like we re capable of.
The teams travel to Indianapolis for Game 3 on Sunday.
Zinedine Zidane has insisted Gareth Bale is more than good enough to play for Real Madrid
0 View comments Zinedine Zidane has insisted Gareth Bale is more than good enough to play for Real Madrid and said the door is open for the Welshman to join the Spanish giants this summer.
Zidane works with the youth teams at the Bernabeu and has watched Bale, 23, this season, particularly in Tottenham’s Europa League campaign.
Zidane, 40, spoke in glowing terms about the Spurs star, who is set to sign a new contract at White Hart Lane worth up to 200,000 a week, despite Tottenham’s failure to qualify for the Champions League.
Seal of approval: Zinedine Zidane has said Gareth Bale is more than good enough to play for Real Madrid Real Madrid, however, remain very keen to sign Bale, who is valued at around 60million, and hope the lure of top European football will convince him to move abroad.
Zidane said: Big players like that, talented players like that, can always go to Real Madrid.
He’s more than good enough.I ve been watching Tottenham for the very reason Gareth Bale is playing.
Aside from people like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who are top players, he is the footballer who impressed me the most, I must admit.
He particularly impressed me because he was consistent.
He wasn t just great in one or two matches, he was consistently a good player, all the time, and he was consistent in scoring goals, very important goals.
Madrid defender Sergio Ramos said this week Bale is a Real Madrid-quality signing and Marcel Desailly added that he should leave Tottenham for a major club with a culture of victory .
Bale has enjoyed the best season of his career, scoring 31 goals for club and country, and former Chelsea and France defender Desailly believes Spurs can no longer fuel his ambition.
Desailly said: He should just go.
Tottenham will not give him the opportunity to play at a very high level.
There’s no price for experience.
It’s time for him to go.
It’s not a matter of money, it’s the experience at a club that has the culture of victory, a club that has trophies in the cupboard.
Not one or two, but plenty.
Zidane also feels Jose Mourinho’s exit from Real will not dent his confidence ahead of his expected return to Chelsea.
Zidane said it was no surprise Mourinho is leaving Madrid after a trophy-less season because of the high expectations at the club.
Zidane, a former Real star and a World Cup winner with France, said failing to win Madrid’s 10th European title would have been a disappointment for Mourinho, but backed him to bring more success to Stamford Bridge.
Zidane added: The issue with Madrid is that if you apply to run the club the expectation is that you win all matches in all competitions, and if you don t it’s very difficult and suddenly you get pressure from on high.
I m not sure that doesn t apply to all big clubs, but it applies particularly to Real.
All lost matches are a shock for Madrid.
The mentality is you have to in every match and every competition.
I don t think it will affect his (Mourinho s) confidence.
Obviously he’s disappointed because he didn t win, but I still think he has a lot of trust in what he does and in his work and will try to win again.
Zidane (right) admits to some managerial ambitions of his own and is taking his coaching badges while acting as director of football at Madrid.
It’s a good experience for me, he said.
I m taking courses to get my diplomas and, when I ve got them, I would like, eventually, to run a club.
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Zinedine Zidane: after Messi and Ronaldo, Bale impresses me the most
Zinedine Zidane won the Champions League only once, losing in two finals, and says anything could happen at Wembley: ‘I will always remember my first final and how we lost despite being hot favourites to win.
That was against Dortmund, too.’ Photograph: Gary M.
Prior/adidas via Getty Images Of all the praise that has been lavished on Gareth Bale perhaps none will make him blush quite like that delivered by the Frenchman who landed in a rain-drenched London on Friday afternoon dressed in a black jacket, black T-shirt and blue jeans.
He looked like any other person but this was Zinedine Zidane, greatness in the flesh, and for someone of Bale’s age and attacking instincts, the ultimate benchmark.
“I’ve been watching Tottenham for the very reason Gareth Bale is playing,” said Zidane, “and aside from Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi he is the footballer who impresses me most.
He particularly impresses me because he is consistent; he doesn’t just raise his level for one or two matches, he is consistently good, consistently scoring important goals.” While those words are sure to please Bale, who no doubt mimicked “Zizou” more than once growing up in Cardiff, they are also likely to irritate Tottenham and could be deemed by the club to be part of an ongoing attempt by Zidane to entice their prize asset to Real Madrid.
After all, this is not the first time the former Real player, who currently works as an adviser to their president, Florentino P rez, has publicly praised Bale.
Earlier this month he claimed the 23-year-old Professional Footballers’ Association player of the season is worth at least 60m and is sure to interest those European clubs who could afford such a fee.
Spurs are determined to keep Bale and, despite their failure to qualify for the Champions League, are confident he will sign a fresh deal that will see his salary rise to 150,000.
However, if Real, and one of their legendary former players in particular, were to come calling the Welshman may just find the lure of Los Blancos too difficult to resist.
“He is more than good enough,” replied Zidane when asked if Bale had what it takes to play for the Spanish giants.
“All talented players can go to Real Madrid.” Zidane was in London as part of a promotional event for Adidas that also tied in with the capital’s hosting of Saturday’s Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund.
It feels somewhat remarkable that a man of his talents a three-times world player of the year, a World Cup winner and someone Pel once described as a “magician” only won the competition once.
His contribution to Real’s 2-1 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the 2002 final was, though, a moment to make up for a million disappointments; that edge-of-the area, air-slashing volley from Roberto Carlos’s first-time cross that restored Real’s lead and had the majority of those in attendance at Hampden Park, as well as millions watching at home, rubbing their eyes in amazement.
“It is the kind of goal that is very difficult to repeat,” confessed its architect.
“I have tried to repeat it for advertising campaigns but to no avail I have never been able to.
It was a wonderful moment for me and was fantastic on the night as it helped us win.” Zidane also lost two Champions League finals while playing at Juventus, in 1997 and 1998, and ahead of Saturday’s all-German affair at Wembley it is the first of those defeats which naturally springs to mind.
The Turin club, having won the competition in the previous year and just secured the Serie A title, arrived at Munich’s Olympic Stadium widely expected to defeat Ottmar Hitzfeld’s Borussia Dortmund.
But they lost 3-1, with Zidane marked out of the contest by a recently-arrived midfielder from Motherwell called Paul Lambert.
“Borussia Dortmund at the time hadn’t had a great season and the team was getting older, guys like J rgen Kohler and Andreas M ller, but they were still great and deservedly won,” said Zidane.
“That shows a lot can happen in one match.
A final is just one match.
A lot of people make Bayern Munich favourites to win on Saturday but I will always remember my first final and how we lost despite being hot favourites to win.
That was against Dortmund, too.” Zidane’s warning is also based on more recent experience with him having seen Real beaten by J rgen Klopp’s side in the semi-finals of this year’s competition, a result he described as a “pain” for the La Liga club.
That elimination also, perhaps, hastened Jos Mourinho’s departure from the Bernab u, with it confirmed in the past week that the Portuguese will leave Real at the end of the season before a widely expected return to Chelsea.
“For the time being he’s still at Madrid and there are two matches left of the season,” said Zidane, who worked alongside Mourinho as Real’s sporting director for a 13-month spell up to last September.
“What happens on the pitch will show if him going back to Chelsea was a good idea or not, but when you’re a very well-known coach there is pressure on you anyway.
“I don’t think his confidence will be dented from having failed to win any trophies with Real this season.
Obviously he will be disappointed but he still has a lot of trust in what he does and what he says.” As far as his own future is concerned Zidane is clear in his desire to enter management.
It is close to seven years since he retired as player, with the final act of a glittering career that startling headbutt on Marco Materazzi in the 2006 World Cup final, and since then the 40-year-old has combined high-level duties at Real with a coaching role at the club’s youth academy as well as the completion of coaching qualifications back home in France, in Limoges and Paris.
“I have ambitions,” said the Frenchman, who appears as lean and healthy as he did in his prime.
“I am very happy doing what I’m doing at the moment; working with youngsters at Real, but I would definitely like to run a club one day.
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Arsenal and Chelsea track goal-scoring machine Benteke
Christian Benteke has warned Aston Villa that they can?t make him stay at the struggling Premier League side.
Benteke has buzzed attention from several top Premier League sides including Manchester City1, Arsenal2 and Chelsea3. However, Spurs are reportedly leading the race for Benteke who has scored 23 goals this season.
Christian Benteke, 22, has bought by Villa for ?7m last August from Genk and has settled in magnificently, easily becoming their top scorer of the season. He has three years left of his Villa contract to run and the club believe his value has more than trebled.
Belgian Benteke, said: ?If Aston Villa say I must stay, I won?t necessarily accept that.
I do not in any way want to feel I didn?t get the most out of my career.
I try to get everything.?
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Many football supporters around the world think that Jose Mourinho is the best manager these days. Especially to those who ve been supporting the Clubs that Jose managed. He s been successful as he collected 7 League title in 4 different countries and also won 2 Champions League in his 13 years of his successful managerial career.
As it turns out, things work differently this year.
After being trashed out by Borussia Dortmund in Champions League and only finished 2nd in La Liga, Mourinho and Real Madrid parted their journey before the season is over. So it s quite interesting to assess how The Only One, with his fantastic achievement in his CV, failed miserably at Bernabeu in his 3rd season.
He s the Mercurial One
This is not blaming game, in which I mean there s no accusation on who s wrong and who s right. This is more to managerial style of Jose Mourinho.
He doesn t want any player thinks himself bigger than the other players, the club, and Jose Mourinho himself. So they have to bow down to the rules Jose implemented and there s no special treatment. This is why Jose was successful during his tenure at Porto, Chelsea, and Inter because he was the star of the victory.
He was the king. Yet Abramovich didn t really agree with it.
Jose is the mercurial one. He has to do this in order to become the boss of everything so all the players will do his instructions.
Sounds mad? but that s what made him as successful as he is. However, in Madrid there s a player who s bigger than him: Iker Casillas.
He s bigger than everyone at Real (or Spain) at this moment. He s the captain of World Cup winning team which is adored by, probably, most of people in Spain. He s untouchable.
And Jose didn t like this of course.
We didn t seem to realize this situation until Jose benched Casillas for Diego Lopez which burning speculation about internal conflict at Bernabeu. He also spoke to media that Diego Lopez is better than Iker Casillas. Worst, he stated that the first thing he should have done when he was appointed by Florentino Perez was: get rid Casillas, buy Lopez.
That s mad. Spanish people were very angry with this comment. But Jose is being Jose.
Many people forget that he did the same to previous icon of Madrid: Raul Gonzalez. He let the Prince of Madrid, who was as admired as Casillas now, go to Schalke.
Motivational Limit
When he first arrived at Porto, Chelsea, and Inter, those clubs full of stars but they haven t win the title under their previous managers respectively. So there s habitual words said by Jose.
Like, you are the best (goalkeeper/defender/midfielder/striker) in the world to certain players just to motivate them. Also word like you ve won nothing, but you can win everything if you want to something like that. And it worked time to time.
In Real Madrid, things aren t just the same.
Jose can t say those aforementioned words to Real Madrid players as they are bunch of Champions already, especially Iker Casillas and his Spanish compatriots who ve won World Cup. I firmly believe if anyone says to Iker: you re the best goalkeeper in the world it s nothing sort of motivational words but Iker would only take that with pinch of salt. To some players who ve won nothing like Oezil, Khedira, Diego Lopez, Varane, et.
al., this might be working. But for the stars, it is not.
Lack of Appreciation
I ve been told by my friends who ve been studying in Spain that, everyone who works at Real Madrid, from the management, the players, to even the cleaning services, think they work for the best football club in the world. That s probably true though.
No matter how great a manager beat the unbeatable arch rival, Barcelona s Guardiola which was dubbed as the best football club in history, it s regarded as something usual for Madrid. Albeit Jose successfully won the league after impressive season record by reaching the highest points in Madrid history, still it s not a spectacular thing in Real Madrid s eye. It s their tradition.
Real standard is really high. In Real, winning a trophy is something that many coaches can do so Mourinho didn t really get the credit he deserves.
Egos of Galacticos
As I previously pointed, this Real Madrid team consists of various stars. Historically, Real Madrid is known for always buying stars and breaking the bank.
Not just this season as it s Real s tradition. If Casillas already won a World Cup and Cristiano won Ballon D Or once, how about the others who ve won nothing, like Oezil and Khedira? Doesn t matter.
They re all stars too. Once a player have joined Real Madrid, he s a star. There s no such thing as mediocre in Bernabeu (at least they think so).
If I said that buying stars is Real s tradition, the bad impact followed by buying stars is their tradition too.
Even some decline and underperformed players still think themselves as stars. Act like stars. In fact, some of them are actually nothing but bunch of garbage (i.e.
Pepe et. al.). Their arrogance is there, and it s massive.
Their egos have been Real first problem and it makes any coach feels difficult to handle them.
Jose Mourinho is well-known as a manager who has the biggest ego in football. He s an outspoken person who, sometimes, saying things too frank that it leads him into many troubles. But that doesn t stop him being outspoken because that morality is what drives him to success.
And when he came to Bernabeu, I believe that one day this clash of egos will happen. And that s it. We see this happening.
The battle between stars is happening now. As a result, the team is underperforming in all competitions.
That s what I think on Jose Mourinho early departure from Bernabeu. I love Jose Mourinho and I don t like Real Madrid but those opinions are the objective truth.
Real Madrid, with their extraordinary history, (think they) are bigger than Jose Mourinho. It s the fact that Jose Mourinho afraid to admit. But doesn t matter as this leads to his imminent return to Stamford Bridge, hopefully.
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By fahrurozi259 May 25, 2013
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Many football supporters around the world think that Jose Mourinho is the best manager these days.
Especially to those who ve been supporting the Clubs that Jose managed. He s been successful as he collected 7 League title in 4 different countries and also won 2 Champions League in his 13 years of his successful managerial career.
As it turns out, things work differently this year. After being trashed out by Borussia Dortmund in Champions League and only finished 2nd in La Liga, Mourinho and Real Madrid parted their journey before the season is over.
So it s quite interesting to assess how The Only One, with his fantastic achievement in his CV, failed miserably at Bernabeu in his 3rd season.
He s the Mercurial One
This is not blaming game, in which I mean there s no accusation on who s wrong and who s right. This is more to managerial style of Jose Mourinho. He doesn t want any player thinks himself bigger than the other players, the club, and Jose Mourinho himself.
So they have to bow down to the rules Jose implemented and there s no special treatment. This is why Jose was successful during his tenure at Porto, Chelsea, and Inter because he was the star of the victory. He was the king.
Yet Abramovich didn t really agree with it.
Jose is the mercurial one. He has to do this in order to become the boss of everything so all the players will do his instructions. Sounds mad?
but that s what made him as successful as he is. However, in Madrid there s a player who s bigger than him: Iker Casillas. He s bigger than everyone at Real (or Spain) at this moment.
He s the captain of World Cup winning team which is adored by, probably, most of people in Spain. He s untouchable. And Jose didn t like this of course.
We didn t seem to realize this situation until Jose benched Casillas for Diego Lopez which burning speculation about internal conflict at Bernabeu.
He also spoke to media that Diego Lopez is better than Iker Casillas. Worst, he stated that the first thing he should have done when he was appointed by Florentino Perez was: get rid Casillas, buy Lopez. That s mad.
Spanish people were very angry with this comment. But Jose is being Jose. Many people forget that he did the same to previous icon of Madrid: Raul Gonzalez.
He let the Prince of Madrid, who was as admired as Casillas now, go to Schalke.
Motivational Limit
When he first arrived at Porto, Chelsea, and Inter, those clubs full of stars but they haven t win the title under their previous managers respectively. So there s habitual words said by Jose. Like, you are the best (goalkeeper/defender/midfielder/striker) in the world to certain players just to motivate them.
Also word like you ve won nothing, but you can win everything if you want to something like that. And it worked time to time.
In Real Madrid, things aren t just the same. Jose can t say those aforementioned words to Real Madrid players as they are bunch of Champions already, especially Iker Casillas and his Spanish compatriots who ve won World Cup.
I firmly believe if anyone says to Iker: you re the best goalkeeper in the world it s nothing sort of motivational words but Iker would only take that with pinch of salt. To some players who ve won nothing like Oezil, Khedira, Diego Lopez, Varane, et. al., this might be working.
But for the stars, it is not.
Lack of Appreciation
I ve been told by my friends who ve been studying in Spain that, everyone who works at Real Madrid, from the management, the players, to even the cleaning services, think they work for the best football club in the world. That s probably true though. No matter how great a manager beat the unbeatable arch rival, Barcelona s Guardiola which was dubbed as the best football club in history, it s regarded as something usual for Madrid.
Albeit Jose successfully won the league after impressive season record by reaching the highest points in Madrid history, still it s not a spectacular thing in Real Madrid s eye. It s their tradition. Real standard is really high.
In Real, winning a trophy is something that many coaches can do so Mourinho didn t really get the credit he deserves.
Egos of Galacticos
As I previously pointed, this Real Madrid team consists of various stars. Historically, Real Madrid is known for always buying stars and breaking the bank. Not just this season as it s Real s tradition.
If Casillas already won a World Cup and Cristiano won Ballon D Or once, how about the others who ve won nothing, like Oezil and Khedira? Doesn t matter. They re all stars too.
Once a player have joined Real Madrid, he s a star. There s no such thing as mediocre in Bernabeu (at least they think so).
If I said that buying stars is Real s tradition, the bad impact followed by buying stars is their tradition too. Even some decline and underperformed players still think themselves as stars.
Act like stars. In fact, some of them are actually nothing but bunch of garbage (i.e. Pepe et.
al.). Their arrogance is there, and it s massive. Their egos have been Real first problem and it makes any coach feels difficult to handle them.
Jose Mourinho is well-known as a manager who has the biggest ego in football.
He s an outspoken person who, sometimes, saying things too frank that it leads him into many troubles. But that doesn t stop him being outspoken because that morality is what drives him to success. And when he came to Bernabeu, I believe that one day this clash of egos will happen.
And that s it. We see this happening. The battle between stars is happening now.
As a result, the team is underperforming in all competitions.
That s what I think on Jose Mourinho early departure from Bernabeu. I love Jose Mourinho and I don t like Real Madrid but those opinions are the objective truth. Real Madrid, with their extraordinary history, (think they) are bigger than Jose Mourinho.
It s the fact that Jose Mourinho afraid to admit.
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Why Bale is staying! – Tottenham Hotspur FC – SpursMAD
Again I find myself writing something as the poor reporting on Gareth Bale is making me ridiculously angry.
Firstly we have the numerous ex-players coming out on why Bale should leave. All have a hidden agenda and some being paid for doing it.
The most recent is Marcel Desailly. So straight away we have a non British, Ex Chelsea1 player advising Bale.
But as Gareth doesn’t want to listen to it direct the papers feel it might be best to print it (trying to force this advice down his throat).
Why oh why does anyone think that Bale would take his advice over say Ryan Giggs? The likelihood is that Giggs has told Bale give it another year and see if Champions League comes up, if not move to Utd.
I am angry to say the least that the press are trying to force him out of the country. The reason I say this is that Tottenham are not willing to ship Bale off to a team in the EPL, so essentially he would go aboard (as the club would not sell him to a rival).
One of the most exciting players in our league and he is treated like a child in a broken marriage (all the papers each have something different to say they are right and they all know what s best for him).
Then we have the fact that the papers are making up a lot of news up to sell their papers. Madrid are not in talks with Tottenham to buy Bale this summer! It is a load of rubbish.
Only today has a newspaper finally come out and highlighted something I had stated weeks ago!
The Daily Star are the first newspaper to remember that Bale has just signed a new 3 yr deal with BT as they push to take on Sky Sports, by having some of the EPL’s best players on their staff. How would Bale be accepted by the viewers playing in Spain? He wouldn’t!
BT have had assurances from Bale’s advisers that he is not moving abroad for the next year at least!
I cannot believe that it is taking the press so long to give up with their stories that are utter fairytales for a foreign club and start printing the truth.
How about our press supports our English teams!
Yes ok it s all about selling papers, but then all the blog, fans and Facebook pages are getting clogged up with fans that believe that Bale is off to Madrid and that they are concerned and worrying themselves for no reason.
As always common sense should wipe out most of the negative thoughts and the proof actually out there will take care of the rest.
Pay no attention to the reports, Bale is not leaving this summer and has been given assurances that Levy will go all out to add quality and depth to the squad to enable them make a better challenge for 4th and 3rd.
COYS!!!!
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Andros Townsend charged with breaching betting regulations
Tottenham player Andros Townsend has been charged with breaching betting regulations.
Townsend has withdrawn himself from England’s squad for the European Under 21 Championship following the charge.
The 21-year-old winger, who spent the second half of last season on loan at QPR, will be replaced in the young Lions squad by Birmingham’s Nathan Redmond.
Charged: Andros Townsend has allegedly breached betting regulations FA Rule E8 (b) Save for those Participants subject to the prohibition in sub-paragraph (a), a Participant shall not bet, either directly or indirectly, or instruct, permit, cause or enable any person to bet on (i) the result, progress or conduct of a match or competition: (A) in which the Participant is participating, or has participated in that season; or (B) in which the Participant has any influence, either direct or indirect; or (ii) any other matter concerning or related to any Club participating in any league Competition, as defined in Rule A2, that the Participant is participating in or has participated in during that season, including, for example and without limitation, the transfer of players, employment of managers, team selection or disciplinary matters.
For these purposes, without limitation to the application of this Rule to other circumstances, all Employees of a Club are deemed to participate in every match played by that Club while they are so employed; all Players registered with a Club are deemed to participate in every match played by that Club while they are so registered.
The FA said in a statement: ‘The FA has announced it has charged Andros Townsend in relation to alleged breaches of its rules governing misconduct and betting.
‘The Tottenham Hotspur player has been charged with breaches of Rule E8 (b) in relation to a number of betting offences.
‘The player has until 3 June to respond to the charges.’ A separate statement from the FA said: ‘Townsend will receive the full support of the FA and Tottenham Hotspur FC in seeking rehabilitation whilst responding to the allegations.’ The FA also announced Southampton left-back Luke Shaw had withdrawn from the England Under 21 squad to be replaced by Liverpool’s Jack Robinson.
Townsend is a product of the Spurs youth set-up, having joined the club aged nine in 2000.
He has had loan spells at Yeovil, Leyton Orient, MK Dons, Ipswich, Watford, Millwall, Leeds and Birmingham.
His former boss at White Hart Lane, Harry Redknapp, took him to Loftus Road in January where he scored twice in 12 games but could not prevent QPR slipping down to the Championship.
There is no suggestion that the charge relates to match-fixing and there is also no suggestion that Townsend has been betting on fixture he has been involved in.
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Fabio Coentrao linked with Chelsea move
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The latest name to be added to our everlasting list of potential summer signings is 25 year old Real Madrid and Portuguese International, F bio Alexandre da Silva Coentr o, or as you may know him, Fabio Coentrao.
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Having expressed his disappointment regarding his current situation, he is being linked with a transfer away from the club.
Chelsea are now the latest club to be linked with Coentrao, and with Mourinho close to making his return to Stamford Bridge, he may be interested in following his Real Madrid boss to London.
In an interview with Ojogo, Coentrao said: From the first day I do not think I was wanted here.
Today it seems that everyone wants me to leave the club. I do not know what I have done wrong.
We must find a solution that is good for both the club and myself, so that no one will lose out.
Coentrao even went on to admit he hasn t closed a door on re-uniting with Jose Mourinho at Chelsea.
If I leave Real Madrid, I do not close the door to anyone, he said.
Verdict
Personally, I see Coentrao as a fantastic signing for Chelsea.
Since Wayne Bridge s departure from Chelsea to Manchester City, we have looked defensively vulnerable on the left side when Ashley Cole hasn t been able to take part in games, either through injury or suspension.
Signing Coentrao would mean we d be fully covered in that position, as well as providing competition for Ashley Cole, in what would be his last season playing for Chelsea, unless of course, the club decide to extend his contract for another year.
Coentrao s main problem at Real Madrid is that he s in constant competition with Marcelo, one of the two best left-backs in the world, for a starting spot. Ashley Cole is, in my opinion, one of the 5 best left-backs in the world, however, signing Coentrao means should injury or form be an issue with Cole, we would have a direct replacement for him.
Coentrao, 25, would no doubt love to compete with an outgoing Ashley Cole, but it s his versatility that makes him one of the best left sided players in the world.
He is also able to play at right-back if need be, and also enjoys playing as a left-winger. His pace and dribbling skills make him a player that would add a lot of quality to our squad, and he would definitely fit into English football.
Luke Shaw
A lot has been said about Luke Shaw potentially joining Chelsea, the club he supported as a kid, and he d definitely make a great left-back signing.
I feel, however, at this moment in time, we cannot depend on 18 year old Shaw to cover for an experienced Ashley Cole, as we have seen what pressure does to players like Ryan Bertrand, having been seen out of position on numerous occasions. I see a bright future for Bertrand, but he will need more experience and time to develop and achieve higher levels of ability.
One option we should look at is buying Luke Shaw now, while his market value is still low, and loaning him back to Southampton, who have a recent history of making great wide players.
This way, when Ashley Cole does leave, we would have a back-up option if Bertrand or Patrick van Aanholt aren t able to achieve the levels of ability required at Chelsea.
Conclusion
Overall, given that his relationship with Portuguese Jose Mourinho is strong, and should Mourinho opt to sign a cover for Ashley Cole (which I think he should), Coentrao would prove to be the perfect signing for Chelsea.
His experience in top flight football, and European top flight football, would mean we d be strongly covered at left-back.
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The latest name to be added to our everlasting list of potential summer signings is 25 year old Real Madrid and Portuguese International, F bio Alexandre da Silva Coentr o, or as you may know him, Fabio Coentrao.
Report
Having expressed his disappointment regarding his current situation, he is being linked with a transfer away from the club.
Chelsea are now the latest club to be linked with Coentrao, and with Mourinho close to making his return to Stamford Bridge, he may be interested in following his Real Madrid boss to London.
In an interview with Ojogo, Coentrao said: From the first day I do not think I was wanted here.
Today it seems that everyone wants me to leave the club. I do not know what I have done wrong.
We must find a solution that is good for both the club and myself, so that no one will lose out.
Coentrao even went on to admit he hasn t closed a door on re-uniting with Jose Mourinho at Chelsea.
If I leave Real Madrid, I do not close the door to anyone, he said.
Verdict
Personally, I see Coentrao as a fantastic signing for Chelsea.
Since Wayne Bridge s departure from Chelsea to Manchester City, we have looked defensively vulnerable on the left side when Ashley Cole hasn t been able to take part in games, either through injury or suspension.
Signing Coentrao would mean we d be fully covered in that position, as well as providing competition for Ashley Cole, in what would be his last season playing for Chelsea, unless of course, the club decide to extend his contract for another year.
Coentrao s main problem at Real Madrid is that he s in constant competition with Marcelo, one of the two best left-backs in the world, for a starting spot. Ashley Cole is, in my opinion, one of the 5 best left-backs in the world, however, signing Coentrao means should injury or form be an issue with Cole, we would have a direct replacement for him.
Coentrao, 25, would no doubt love to compete with an outgoing Ashley Cole, but it s his versatility that makes him one of the best left sided players in the world.
He is also able to play at right-back if need be, and also enjoys playing as a left-winger. His pace and dribbling skills make him a player that would add a lot of quality to our squad, and he would definitely fit into English football.
Luke Shaw
A lot has been said about Luke Shaw potentially joining Chelsea, the club he supported as a kid, and he d definitely make a great left-back signing.
I feel, however, at this moment in time, we cannot depend on 18 year old Shaw to cover for an experienced Ashley Cole, as we have seen what pressure does to players like Ryan Bertrand, having been seen out of position on numerous occasions. I see a bright future for Bertrand, but he will need more experience and time to develop and achieve higher levels of ability.
One option we should look at is buying Luke Shaw now, while his market value is still low, and loaning him back to Southampton, who have a recent history of making great wide players.
This way, when Ashley Cole does leave, we would have a back-up option if Bertrand or Patrick van Aanholt aren t able to achieve the levels of ability required at Chelsea.
Conclusion
Overall, given that his relationship with Portuguese Jose Mourinho is strong, and should Mourinho opt to sign a cover for Ashley Cole (which I think he should), Coentrao would prove to be the perfect signing for Chelsea.
His experience in top flight football, and European top flight football, would mean we d be strongly covered at left-back.
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