Author: Soccerhuz
Mikel Arteta spoke to TNT Sports after today’s 1-1 draw with Everton. Here’s what the boss had to say. On the performance … Well, especially with the result, very unhappy. Very tough place to come. I think that it’s very physical, very direct. If you don’t deal with that constantly well, you never get any momentum, so it’s very difficult. We went ahead to finally find more control and try to generate more chances, but the start of the second half was very poor, we immediately gave the ball away. We were just insecure what we did, and then the…
Following the return of Bukayo Saka, there has been a real buzz around the club again, although it was somewhat stifled by the injury suffered by Gabriel Magalhaes. Mikel Arteta will here highlight a potential hint for his plan to deal with the Brazilian’s absence. It could be that both Jurrien Timber and Ben White are leaned on more but both have suffered with their own availability issues in the last week. However, Arteta did confirm they were indeed in contention for the clash this weekend. It could be a big week for Jakub Kiwior who Arteta has sincerely backed…
The Milwaukee Bucks will tonight attempt to slow down the Miami Heat, who had won six straight prior to their last game against the Grizzlies (where they lost at the buzzer). Milwaukee has performed well against Miami this season, winning all three prior matchups. Where We’re At After losing four in a row, the Bucks have won their last two. They continue to make things very hard for themselves, but they’ve found ways to get it done; granted, against teams they should have beaten handily. Can Milwaukee have a game where they improve at the little things—low turnovers, good defensive…
Memphis Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant is back to making headlines and creating buzz across the NBA– but once again, for all the wrong reasons. On Tuesday evening, Morant was issued a warning from the league after flashing a finger-gun gesture against the Golden State Warriors. Apparently unfazed, the Memphis guard made yet another gesture on Thursday night, this time against the Miami Heat. Morant wasn’t able to get off with just a warning this time around, as it was announced on Friday that the NBA had fined him $75,000 for his actions. The league had previously warned him that…
Ferran Torres has sparked interest in Italy following the fantastic season he is having! Once again, Joao Félix has disappointed with his play in a new team, this time at AC Milan where he hasn’t managed to find his place. The Italian team had high hopes for the Portuguese forward, but it all ended in an illusion. His beginnings were promising, scoring a goal in his debut against Roma in a Cup match. Two months after this match, Joao Félix hasn’t scored again, and his performances haven’t allowed him to establish himself with the Rossoneri. His adventure with the Milan…
This according to Italian broadcaster Sky Sport Italia, via FCInterNews. They report that Calhanoglu will play in a box-to-box midfield role. Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi has a few factors to juggled in naming his midfield trio to face Parma this evening in Serie A. First of all, there are a couple of notable absences. Nicola Barella will sit the match out as he serves a one-match suspension. And Piotr ZIelinski is still out with a calf injury. Then, there is the question of squad rotation, Inzaghi will be wary of overusing key players with the team playing twice a…
The Dallas Mavericks have seen a massive downfall in fan support since the team surprisingly traded away Luka Doncic. The city had adopted Doncic as one of its own, and to see him cast away to the side has left fans wondering why they should even support the Mavericks. In a move to try and win back the fans, the Mavs announced late Friday night that they would be providing tickets to the Play-In Tournament to all season ticket members if they were to host the 9/10 game of the Play-In. Dallas is currently in line to be the…
There may soon be a shift in the dynamic at the top of the food chain for the Pittsburgh Steelers. When asked when Daniel Rooney, Art Rooney II’s son, would take his father’s role as owner and president of the Steelers, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Ray Fittipaldo answered by stating that it could happen within the next half-decade. “I think it’s safe to say within the next five years, but the Steelers have not unveiled a timeline,” Fittipaldo wrote. Pittsburgh has not made any succession plans public, as Fittipaldo noted, but it’s interesting nonetheless that the organization could make a large-scale…
It has been a rollercoaster last few days regarding Milan’s planning for the future. Earlier in the week, numerous sources claimed that a verbal agreement had been reached with Fabio Paratici who was all set to then become the new director. However, on Friday everything took a step backwards. It emerged that Milan had put the brakes on things because of concerns over Paratici’s availability to operate between now and the end of his suspension (July 20), with the upcoming Prisma trial an additional worry. Sacchi spoke in a column for La Gazzetta dello Sport and he implored those on…
French newspaper L’Equipe reports that Roberto De Zerbi refused to train Marseille players on Monday after a 3-1 loss against strugglers Reims, causing a strong reaction from the team. Milan target De Zerbi had a massive fallout with the Marseille squad on Monday, two days after a 3-1 away defeat at Reims. According to L’Equipe, the Italian tactician was so disappointed with the team’s performance over the weekend that he refused to lead a training session on Monday. De Zerbi’s decision sparked a furious reaction from the team, with players refusing to train under the Italian coach’s staff members. The…