Dave Houghton resigns as Zimbabwe head coach

He steps down from the role after Zimbabwe failed to qualify for the 2024 T20 World Cup

Firdose Moonda20-Dec-2023

Dave Houghton will remain with ZC and will be reassigned to a different role at the organisation•Associated Press

Dave Houghton has resigned as Zimbabwe men’s head coach, 18 months after accepting the job last June. After Zimbabwe’s failure to qualify for the T20 World Cup and their defeat in both the ODIs and T20I series to Ireland, Houghton told ESPNcricinfo he felt the players were “not responding to my voice anymore.”Walter Chawaguta, who coached Zimbabwe in 2008, will take over as interim coach for the tour of Sri Lanka in January. ZC announced that Chawaguta will lead a support staff that includes Stuart Matsikenyeri (assistant coach/batting coach), Steve Kirby (bowling coach), Erick Chauluka (fielding coach), Walter Karimanzira (fitness and conditioning trainer), Amato Machikicho (physiotherapist), Alistair Chambe (team doctor) and Mufaro Chiturumani (analyst).Houghton will remain with ZC and will be reassigned to a different role at the organisation as he hopes to stay involved in the development of the country’s cricketers.”I have always had Zimbabwe cricket at heart and, though my coaching of the national team comes to an end, I would love to be involved in other areas,” Houghton said in a ZC statement. “The talent base in Zimbabwe is enormous. How we move players from talented to performing well on the international stage is a great project to be involved in.”ZC also indicated that they have parted ways with Houghton on good terms and chairman Tavengwa Mukuhlani called him a “legend of our game,” who the organisation “regrets,” to let go from this role. “While the past few months have been disappointing as we failed to qualify for both the 50-over World Cup and the T20 World Cup, they should not obscure all the work he has done over the past year to rebuild the foundations for long-term success,” Mukuhlani said. “Dave leaves the team with our sincerest thanks for his tireless efforts and we are looking forward to working with him in a different role as we seek to change our on-field fortunes.”Related

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Recent results are a major concern for Zimbabwe after they were defeated by Associate teams Namibia and Uganda at the recent T20 World Cup qualifier, where they became the only Full Member to miss out on the 2024 tournament. They also lost to Scotland at the ODI World Cup Qualifiers in July, which scuppered their hopes of participating in the recently concluded World Cup, despite winning the hearts of their nation. Zimbabwe had earlier in the competition beat West Indies and Houghton’s methods seemed to be working. While they did not take Zimbabwe to the 50-over World Cup, the highlight of his time in charge was the 2022 T20 World Cup, when Zimbabwe made it through the first round and into the Super 12s and players credited him with giving them the “freedom,” to express themselves.That tournament is the only World Cup out of a possible five that Zimbabwe have featured in over the last five years. They missed out on the 2019 and 2023 50-over World Cups and 2021 and 2024 T20 World Cups. As a consequence of not being at the 2023 World Cup, they will also not play in the 2025 Champions Trophy, which leaves their next opportunity for a men’s World Cup in 2026, at the T20 event. ZC has appointed a three-person committee, chaired by renowned lawyer Lloyd Mhishi, to look into the reasons behind the team’s failure to qualify for major tournaments and review the current structure.

Lateral vira desfalque no Corinthians após testar positivo para Covid-19

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Rafael Ramos testou positivo para Covid-19 e não estará à disposição do Corinthians para o duelo desta quarta-feira (26), contra o Fluminense, pela34ª rodada do Brasileirão.

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O clube confirmou a baixa ao divulgar a escalação para o duelo contra o Tricolor das Laranjeiras. Dessa forma, o português também não deverá enfrentar o Goiás, neste sábado (29), em partida atrasada válida pela32ª rodada, no estádio da Serrinha.

Além do lateral-direito português, Vítor Pereira não poderá contar com Maycon para o duelo contra o Flu, pois o meia segue cronograma de recuperação e condicionamento. O camisa 5 foi titular no último sábado (22), durante a vitória corintiana por 1 a 0 sobre o Santos, na Vila Belmiro.

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Xavier é outra baixa no Timão. O volante, que não participou do treino aberto do Timão antes da final da Copa do Brasil, contra o Flamengo, teve constatada uma tendinite no joelho esquerdo. Mesmo assim, o atleta vem participandoparcialmente dos treinos com o elenco.

Adson segue recuperação de uma lesãomuscularde grau 1 na coxa esquerda. O departamento médico do Corinthians entende que a lesão não é grave, e o atacante deve voltar para a reta final do Brasileirão.

Quem voltará para o duelo contra o Esmeraldino é Yuri Alberto. O atacante cumpre suspensão contra o Tricolor das Laranjeiras após ser expulso contra o Peixe.

Paulinho fecha a lista de desfalques corintianos. O meia vem participandoparcialmente dos treinos da equipe, mas só voltará a atuar pelo Timão em 2023. O camisa 15 rompeu o ligamento cruzado anterior do joelho esquerdo no início de maio.

برشلونة يعلن سحب الشارة من تير شتيجن.. ويحدد القائد الجديد

أعلن نادي برشلونة بشكل رسمي منذ قليل، عن بيان رسمي تأديبي تجاه حارس مرمى الفريق، مارك أندريه تير شتيجن.

تير شتيجن دخل في أزمة مع إدارة نادي برشلونة خلال الساعات الماضية، في ظل رفضه التوقيع على التقرير الطبي الخاص بإصابته على مستوى الظهر.

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وأكد برشلونة في بيان رسمي سحب شارة القيادة من تير شتيجن ، في ظل رفض اللاعب التوقيع على التقرير الطبي، إضافة إلى إصداره بيانًا رسميًا حول إصابته دول الرجوع إلى النادي.

وقال بيان برشلونة: ”يعلن نادي برشلونة لكرة القدم أنه في أعقاب الإجراءات التأديبية المُتخذة ضد اللاعب مارك أندريه تير شتيجن، وحتى حسم هذه القضية نهائيًا، قرر النادي بالاتفاق مع الإدارة الرياضية والجهاز الفني، سحب شارة قيادة الفريق الأول مؤقتًا من حارس المرمى”.

وأشار البيان، إلى أن رونالد أراوخو سوف يكون قائد برشلونة خلال الفترة المقبلة ولو بشكل مؤقت لحين حل موقف شتيجن.

وأخبر مدرب برشلونة، هانز فليك، شتيجن، بأنه سوف يكون الخيار الثالث في مركز حراسة مرمى الفريق الكتالوني عقب التعاقد مع خوان جارسيا من صفوف إسبانيول.

كما يتواجد مع برشلونة فويتشيك تشيزني، مما يجعل فرص شتيجن في اللعب مع البلوجرانا شبه مستحيلة.

Com retorno de Gláucia, São Paulo goleia a Portuguesa no Campeonato Paulista

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Pela nona rodada da primeira fase do Campeonato Paulista Feminino, o São Paulo goleou a Portuguesa por 4 a 0, com gols de Micaelly, Pardal, Aline a Glaúcia.

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Glaúcia, inclusive, foi um dos grandes destaques da partida. A camisa 9 foi relacionada pela primeira vez na temporada, após enfrentaruma lesão no ligamento cruzado anterior do joelho direito.

A partida aconteceu no estádio Beatão. A Portuguesa buscava uma vitória para conseguir se livrar da lanterna, onde soma somente dois pontos. Também seria seu primeiro resultado positivo na competição. Já o Tricolor tinha como meta se garantir na liderança, com a boa sequência que mantém.

Micaelly abriu o placar aos oito minutos de jogo. Aos 37´, Pardal marcou o segundo e a primeira etapa terminou em vantagem para o São Paulo por 2 a 0. Na etapa final, Aline marcou o terceiro nos minutos iniciais e Glaúcia fechou a goleada aos 25 minutos.

O São Paulo volta a campo no sábado (19), às 20h contra o Palmeiras, na Arena Barueri. Já a Portuguesa também vai a campo no sábado (19), às 15h, contra o São Bernardo.

Nesta primeira fase do Paulistão Feminino, as doze equipes se enfrentam. As quatro melhores, em pontos corridos, avançam para as semifinais.

فيرمين لوبيز يحسم الجدل حول مستقبله مع برشلونة بعد أنباء الرحيل

أوضح فيرمين لوبيز لاعب برشلونة الشاب، موقفه من مغادرة الفريق الكتالوني، في حديثه عقب المباراة أمام كومو الإيطالي، ردًا على الأنباء المتداولة بشأن مستقبله.

والتقى برشلونة وكومو مساء السبت، على ملعب “يوهان كرويف” في بطولة كأس خوان جامبر الودية، وأحرز فيرمين لوبيز هدفين في فوز البلوجرانا، حيث حسم الفريق الكتالوني الفوز بخماسية نظيفة.

وارتبط فيرمين لوبيز بإمكانية مغادرة برشلونة مع اهتمام عدة أندية بضمه، خاصة في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وفي تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية، قال فيرمين لوبيز: “مباراة رائعة من الفريق بأكمله ستكون مفيدة لنا”.

وأضاف: “العمل لا غنى عنه، كما كان الحال العام الماضي، عندما قدمنا أداءً رائعًا، ولنواصل على هذا المنوال”.

وبشأن مستقبله، أكد: “أريد البقاء هنا، إنه حلمي وسأبقى، أنا سعيد بمساعدة الفريق، قيل الكثير، لكنني سأواصل الدفاع عن ألوان الفريق والعمل بجد كأي شخص آخر، وأطمئن جماهير البارسا، اللاعبون الجدد يقدمون أداءً رائعًا وسيساعدوننا كثيرًا”.

وأتم بشأن حارس مرمى الفريق مارك أندريه تير شتيجن: “مارك هو القائد الأول، ونحن نحترمه كثيرًا، وما حدث هو مجرد أمور خارجية”.

ويشير فيرمين لوبيز للأزمة التي نشبت بين إدارة برشلونة وتير شتيجن مؤخرًا بعدما أعلن اللاعب مدة غيابه المتوقعة بسبب الإصابة، ورفضه التوقيع على التقرير الخاص بجراحته، والذي كان سيرسله النادي إلى رابطة الليجا لفحصه قبل إصدار قرارها بشأن مدة غيابه.

وقد تم سحب شارة القيادة من تير شتيجن، لكن انتهى الخلاف بين الطرفين في النهاية حيث اعتذر اللاعب عن تصرفه.

Perry, Sutherland and Wareham help Australia level the series

India were restricted to a below par total batting first in Mumbai

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A disciplined bowling effort and a memorable cameo from Ellyse Perry, on her 300th international game, handed Australia a six-wicket win in the second T20I against India, helping them level the series 1-1, with one game to go at the DY Patil Stadium, on Sunday.After being asked to bat first, India were restricted to 130, thanks to Annabel Sutherland and Georgia Wareham, who shared four wickets between them and conceded just 35 runs in their eight overs. India batted contrastingly to the first T20I – where they chased down 141 with nine wickets to spare – and kept losing wickets regularly to end up with a below-par total. As evident from the series opener, the target never looked threatening with dew also coming into play.Wareham, Sutherland keep India at bayIndia lost Shafali Verma – who was the top-scorer two days ago with her 64 not out – early, with Kim Garth trapping her in front for 1. Garth had come in for Darcie Brown and ended up being named Player of the Match for her efforts.Australia did their homework well and kept a sweeper cover for Smriti Mandhana in the powerplay to contain and it worked. Garth picked up her second when Jemimah Rodrigues nicked an outswinger to the keeper in the fourth over. Mandhana, who looked good for her 23, was unable to convert her start, falling to Sutherland’s short ball while trying to go big. India were down to 42 for 3 in the eighth over.Georgia Wareham celebrates the dismissal of Richa Ghosh•BCCI

It soon became 54 for 4 as Harmanpreet Kaur’s poor run of form continued. In the last seven T20I innings, she has crossed 30 only once and is yet to reach double-digits in this series against Australia, across formats. Once Harmanpreet departed in the 11th over, Richa Ghosh and Deepti looked to pick up pace. They put on 33 runs for 24 balls.Just when the partnership seemed to be building, Wareham dismissed Ghosh, courtesy of a late review from Alyssa Healy. It was a full-length delivery, pitching just in line to trap the batter lbw, though it initially looked like it might have pitched slightly outside leg. In her next over, the legspinner struck Pooja Vastrakar in front, with Healy once again getting the review right.India collected just 32 runs off the last four overs with Sutherland’s change of pace keeping the scoring down. She dismissed Amanjot Kaur in the 18th over and ended with figures of 2 for 18 from four overs. Wareham, who was also equally economical, conceded 17 from her four. That India had a total of 57 dot balls is something that they would want to look at in this format, moving forward.Perry shines after brisk opening standAustralia started rapidly in the chase, helped in part by the dew that had come in. Healy used the fielding restrictions in the powerplay to her advantage, coming down the track and lofting the ball over the fielders in the ring to find boundaries. Beth Mooney, who was not as fluent as her captain, still ran hard between the wickets to take the quick singles. At the end of six overs, they were 47 for 0.Deepti Sharma troubled Australia briefly•BCCI

India tried Renuka Thakur, Titas Sadhu and Shreyanka Patil in the powerplay, but they couldn’t restrict run flow nor get a breathrough. Sadhu, who picked up a four-wicket haul in the opening game, was smashed for 12 runs in her first over and taken off the attack. She was much better in her second spell, conceding nine runs in two overs.It took until the introduction of Deepti Sharma for Australia to look in any kind of trouble. The offspinner dismissed Healy for 26, breaking the 51-run opening stand, with her first delivery, when Patil took an excellent low catch at long-on. In her second over, Deepti forced Mooney to come down the track and when she failed to make contact, keeper Ghosh had her stumped for a 29-ball 20.Deepti varied her lengths and pace to keep India in the game, conceding just nine runs from her first three overs. Patil then dismissed Tahlia McGrath in the 14th over after she smashed three fours in her 21-ball stay with Australia’s equation eventually coming down to 42 from 36.Whatever hope India had at that stage was then destroyed by Perry and Phoebe Litchfield, who shared an unbroken stand of 36 from just 20 balls. Both the batters struck at more than 150, with Perry remaining unbeaten on 34 off 21 deliveries and Litchfield chipping in with 18 not out. In her 300th international game, Perry finished the game in style, with a six over deep midwicket with an over to spare.

مرتضى منصور ينفجر: لجنة العار أهدرت أرض 6 أكتوبر وحطمت حلم جماهير الزمالك

طالب مرتضى منصور، رئيس نادي الزمالك السابق، بضرورة إعادة الأرض المخصصة للنادي في مدينة 6 أكتوبر، مؤكدًا أنها كانت الأساس في حلم إقامة استاد خاص بالزمالك إلى جانب فرع جديد يخدم أعضاء الجمعية العمومية.

وكان مسؤولو الزمالك قد أعلنوا أمس عن قيام وزارة الإسكان بسحب أرض فرع النادي الجديد بمدينة 6 أكتوبر، دون إبداء أي أسباب، وبشكل مفاجئ رغم بدء الأعمال الإنشائية.

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وكتب مرتضى منصور عبر صفحته الرسمية على موقع “فيس بوك”: “أناشد كل المسؤولين في الدولة من أجل إعادة حلم ملايين الزملكاوية أن يكون لهم استاد باسمهم، ومن أجل إسعاد الآلاف من أعضاء الجمعية العمومية أن يكون لهم فرع نادٍ جديد في أكتوبر”.

وتابع: “من فضلكم أعيدوا أرض 6 أكتوبر التي تم إلغاء قرار تخصيصها للنادي بسبب إهمال وانشغال لجنة العار بتصفية الحسابات مع أي أحد مختلف معهم وضرب بعضهم البعض”.

وأضاف: “أرض 6 أكتوبر أنا الذي تعاقدت مع هيئة المجتمعات على شرائها لبناء استاد وفرع جديد للنادي على مساحة 129 فدانًا، وسددت ثمنها بالكامل من جزء من تبرعي للنادي الذي وصل إلى 200 مليون جنيه، وأبرمت تعاقدًا مع الدكتور نبيل حراز من أكبر الاستشاريين الهندسيين في مصر وكلية الهندسة جامعة القاهرة لبحث صلاحية التربة، واستصدرت 16 رخصة بناء للاستاد وكل المنشآت الرياضية والاجتماعية، وتم إدخال الكهرباء والمياه والصرف الصحي وبناء السور حول الأرض، وبالاتفاق مع أكبر شركات المقاولات التي تتبع مؤسسة سيادية بدأوا العمل في الأرض”.

وأردف مرتضى منصور: “وفي 29 نوفمبر 2020 بدأت المؤامرة الكبرى وقام أشرف صبحي بحل مجلس الإدارة وطردونا من النادي بدون أي سبب. وبعد عام ونصف أعادنا القضاء المصري ففوجئت أن لجنة لبيب الأولى أضاعت الأرض كلها، وبعد مجهود كبير مع مسؤول كبير محترم اتصل أمامي بالسيد الأستاذ الدكتور مصطفى مدبولي وتمت إعادة الأرض وعادت الشركة تستكمل البناء. وبعد شهور قليلة كانت المؤامرة الثانية، تم حبسي ثم عزلي حتى يعود لبيب معينًا هو ومجموعة عباس النحس زي الأسطورة النحس لاعبًا ومشجعًا، وبدأت هذه العصابة ولجانها تروج لمشروع الاستاد”.

واستمر: “للأسف الأرض الدولة سحبتها ولم تعد ملك النادي ولم يعد يوجد استاد ولا نادٍ جديد وتحطم حلم الملايين. رجاء جماهير الزمالك وأعضاؤه لا علاقة لهم بهذه العصابة ولم ينتخبوهم، دول اتعينوا بالبلطجة والتزوير”.

واختتم: “أعيدوا الأرض لأصحابها الجماهير والأعضاء، لا تعاقبوهم فليس لهم أي ذنب في جرائم عصابة عباس ودلاديله”.

Iyer's return, Cummins vs Starc the subplots as KKR take on SRH

SRH are likely to be without Hasaranga in what is expected to be spin-friendly conditions at Eden Gardens

Hemant Brar22-Mar-20242:10

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Match detailsKolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Kolkata, 1930 IST (1400 GMT)Big picture – Cummins vs StarcIn December, Pat Cummins became the most expensive player at an IPL auction when SRH bought him for INR 20.5 crore (US$2.47 million approx.). But the record did not survive for even two hours as KKR broke the bank for Mitchell Starc, signing him for INR 24.75 crore (US$2.98 million approx.).On the first weekend of IPL 2024, those two will come face-to-face in Kolkata.Related

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Cummins had a dream 2023, where he led Australia to the World Test Championship and the ODI World Cup titles. But this is his first captaincy stint in T20 cricket, and leading an IPL team is vastly different from leading a national side. And while Cummins the bowler is already on the path to greatness in Test cricket, the same cannot be said about him in T20s.SRH have got a new coach as well: Daniel Vettori. That makes it the fourth consecutive season where they have a new captain and a new coach. Once among the most consistent IPL teams, SRH finished twice at the bottom and once at No. 8 – among ten teams – in the last three seasons. Can Cummins and Vettori revive their fortunes?One man who played a key role in Cummins’ success as Australia captain last year was Starc. For KKR, he will have to play an even bigger role as there is no other world-class seamer in the squad.The last time Starc featured in the IPL was in 2015. Playing for RCB, he had picked up 20 wickets in 13 games at an economy of 6.76. Since then, he has gone for 8.14 an over in 41 T20Is. During the 2022 T20 World Cup, Australia even left him out for a match. With the next T20 World Cup in June, he, too, has a point to prove.Shreyas Iyer is back for KKR•BCCI

Team news – Shreyas Iyer back for KKRShreyas Iyer is back as KKR captain after missing the 2023 season. There were some concerns over his fitness recently as he did not field on the last two days of the Ranji Trophy final because of back spasms. But earlier this week, he featured in KKR’s intra-squad practice match and is fit to play on Saturday. Dushmantha Chameera, though, is likely to be unavailable for the first few games after suffering a quadriceps injury during the first ODI against Afghanistan.Wanindu Hasaranga is unavailable at least for the first game. His status is a little unclear, since he is in Sri Lanka’s Test squad in Bangladesh but can’t really play those games as he is serving an ICC suspension. In a way, his absence makes Cummins’ task of picking four overseas players easier.Impact Player strategyKolkata Knight Riders
If KKR bat first, they can start with Nitish Rana. In the second innings, Suyash Sharma can replace him as Impact Player. The opposite can be done if they bowl first.Probable XII: 1 Venkatesh Iyer, 2 Phil Salt (wk), 3 Shreyas Iyer (capt), 4 , 5 Rinku Singh, 6 Andre Russell, 7 Ramandeep Singh, 8 Sunil Narine, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Harshit Rana, 11 Varun Chakravarthy, 12 There is arguably a better strategy if a team bats first. For example, if KKR are batting first, Ramandeep Singh can come in as Impact Player for a dismissed Nitish, if required. If there is no such need, Vaibhav Arora can replace Nitish at the start of the second innings to further bolster the bowling.Sunrisers Hyderabad
If SRH are batting first, they can start with Abdul Samad and replace him with T Natarajan in the second half. Vice versa if they bowl first.Probable XII: 1 Abhishek Sharma/Mayank Agarwal, 2 Travis Head, 3 Rahul Tripathi, 4 Aiden Markram, 5 Heinrich Klaasen (wk), 6 , 7 Washington Sundar, 8 Pat Cummins (capt), 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Mayank Markande, 11 Umran Malik, 12 Or, if they are batting first, they can bring in Abdul Samad for a dismissed Rahul Tripathi, if required. Else, Jaydev Unadkat can replace Tripathi in the second innings.There’s a lot of dollars that Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins have to do justice to•Getty Images

Stats that matter – Russell vs Klaasen Among those who have hit at least 50 sixes in the last 12 months, Andre Russell has done it most frequently, clearing the boundary once every 6.1 balls. Heinrich Klaasen is second on the list, with 7.3 balls per six Russell and Bhuvneshwar Kumar will be up against each other at the death – a match-up Russell enjoys. He has smashed Bhuvneshwar for 72 runs off 34 balls (strike rate 211.76) while getting out twice Shreyas Iyer has struggled against Bhuvneshwar and Umran Malik. Against Bhuvneshwar, he has scored only 44 runs in 49 balls in T20s while getting out three times. Against Malik, it’s two dismissals in 15 balls for 16 runs Since the start of 2020, Iyer has had a strike of 119.34 against legspin. SRH have Mayank Markande to exploit that weakness Mayank Agarwal has a sub-par record against most of the KKR bowlers: 12 runs in 17 balls (1 dismissal) against Mitchell Starc, 15 runs in 19 balls (1 dismissal) against Varun Chakravarthy, 22 runs in 24 balls (three dismissals) against Russell and 40 runs in 32 balls (two dismissals) against Sunil Narine KKR were the most expensive side in the powerplay last season, with an economy of 9.78. SRH were just below them, with 9.29. Both teams will be keen to correct thatPitch and conditionsKKR won only two out of seven home games last season. Their bowling attack revolved around their spinners but the pitches were not helpful. However, during the 2023 ODI World Cup, Kolkata turned out to be the most spin-friendly venue. Given spin is once again KKR’s stronger suit, expect the pitch for Saturday’s match to be on the slower side. The temperature will hover around 25°C, with little chance of dew.Quotes”Right now, I feel I am in the best shape possible. I have been doing my training regularly, I have been hitting the balls, and I have been batting for longer periods of time. That’s something I am thriving on. I don’t want to think about what the doctor has said, what the injury was, because when you put your focus on the injury, you forget what you are doing the best. I want to put all these things aside and focus on what’s there on the plate.”
“It’s one of the beauties of the IPL – I have been playing with Starcy for 15 years, [and] I can’t remember another game where I have played against him. Also, it’s going to be weird looking across and seeing him in the other dugout. And yeah, being an opposition captain, seeing how we go about playing him will be an interesting part of tomorrow.”

Por que o Palmeiras está parado no mercado de transferências?

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O Palmeiras ainda não está ativo no mercado de transferências em busca de reforços. A única confirmação por parte do clube é a saída de Gustavo Scarpa para o Nottingham Forest, da Inglaterra, mas isso já tinha sido anunciado antes. Há razões, porém, para esse comportamento de “inércia” no Verdão.

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A cautela nas contratações, por exemplo, vai ao encontro das vontades do técnico Abel Ferreira. O português deu declarações na reta final desta temporada explicando que o clube deve ir atrás de reforços pontuais, além de valorizar a categoria de base multicampeã em 2022.

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– Se contratarmos, serão dois ou três jogadores, não mais, somente e se contratarmos. Vamos valorizar a base. Criticam a gente por não apostar na base, o que é mentira – disse o treinador, em outubro.

Seguindo essa linha, o Palmeiras deve começar o ano de 2023 com ‘reforços caseiros’, e quatro Crias da Academia serão integradas ao elenco profissional: o zagueiro Naves, o lateral Garcia, o volante Fabinho e o meia Jhon Jhon.

Além deles, o Alviverde encaminhou a volta de um jogador: Lucas Esteves, lateral-esquerdo que estava emprestado ao Colorado Rapids, da MLS, e retorna ao clube. Sem ofertas para ser negociado até o momento, ele deve ser testado pela comissão técnica, de acordo com apuração do LANCE!.

Uma das carências do plantel era no ataque. No entanto, a diretoria supriu a necessidade com as chegadas dos centroavantes Miguel Merentiel e Flaco López. A posição ainda conta com Rony, que pode fazer a função de camisa 9, e a promoção de vez do jovem Endrick para o time principal.

A promessa de 16 anos, inclusive, é um dos fatores que influencia o mercado ‘frio’ do Verdão. Ele está em negociações com o Real Madrid, da Espanha, e os valores especulados na transferência giram em torno de 72 milhões de euros (quase R$ 400 milhões). Se o Palmeiras oficializar a venda de Endrick por essas cifras, qualquer tratativa de reforços terá o preço inflacionado.

Outro fator é que o elenco palmeirense será um dos últimos a voltar aos trabalhos. A equipe se reapresenta, oficialmente, em 2 de janeiro do ano que vem, enquanto rivais já retomam os treinos neste mês. Isso rende à diretoria uma margem de tempo para planejar o plantel de 2023 com mais calma.

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A prova que a reapresentação influencia no planejamento é que o São Paulo, por exemplo, já anunciou duas contratações e ainda tem outra encaminhada. O outro rival do Palmeiras, o Corinthians, tem duas negociações avançadas para se reforçar. Ambas as equipes voltam aos trabalhos já nesta quarta-feira (14).

Além disso tudo, a diretoria alviverde focou os esforços nas renovações. Luan, Marcelo Lomba, Mayke e Raphael Veiga já extenderam seus vínculos, enquanto o clube ainda negocia um novo contrato com o atacante Dudu, ídolo do Verdão.

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سيد معوض: لن أكون متفاجئًا بهذه النتيجة في مباراة الأهلي وبيراميدز

يري سيد معوض، لاعب النادي الأهلي السابق، أن مباراة بيراميدز القادمة، التي ستقام بين الفريقن، في الدوري، ستكون عادية وليست صعبة، والمارد الأحمر قادر على الفوز بها.

ويلتقي الأهلي مع بيراميدز، مساء غد السبت، في إطار الجولة الخامسة من عمر منافسات بطولة الدوري المصري، ذلك على ملعب استاد السلام.

وقال معوض خلال تصريحات عبر برنامج “اللعيب” المذاع على قناة “إم بي سي مصر”: “أري أن مباراة بيراميدز فرصة كبيرة لـ المدرب خوسيه رييبرو لانه يعرف يلعب مباريات أمام الفرق كبيرة، خصوصًا التي تلعب على مساحات”.

وأضاف: “مباراة بيراميدز عادية جدا للأهلي وليست صعبة وخصوصا بعد الحالة التي شاهدناها لـ بيراميدز خلال المباريات التي خاضها حتي الآن”.

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وأكمل: “أتوقع الأهلي يفوز، ولن أكون متفاجئًا إذا حقق الأهلي مكسبا كبيرا جدًا، الفريق يعرف يتعامل مع الفرق التي لديها مساحات”.

وتابع: “على ريبيرو أن يثبت التشكيل فقط، هو وضع تشكيل مباراة فاركو بشكل جيد وفي لقاء المحلة قام بتغيير لاعبين كثيرين، أرى أنه مدرب جيد ولكنه مطالب بإيجاد حلول”.

وأتم: “الأهلي سيكون بطل الدوري المصري هذا الموسم، إذا خسر سيكون مفاجأة بسبب قائمة اللاعبين المتواجدة، الزمالك صعب أن يحقق لقب الدوري هذا الموسم”.

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