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Speaking exclusively to Football FanCast, Dean Windass analysed the thinking behind Celtic potentially hiring Frank Lampard or John Terry as their next manager.

The Hoops are currently without a boss after Neil Lennon departed the club, handing in his resignation last Wednesday.

That came following the club’s 1-0 defeat to Ross County. They’re considerably off the pace in the race for the SPFL title and their fierce rivals, Rangers, now need a very minimal number of points to win the league.

It will be the first time in over nine years that the Gers have managed to do so. Thus, whoever walks into the job will have an almighty battle on their hands to reclaim Celtic’s dominance of Scottish football.

Football FanCast quizzed Windass this week over potential candidates for the job and he thought that the likes of Lampard or Terry could mean that the Bhoys are thinking of following Rangers and making a Steven Gerrard-liked appointment.

He began: “You know, it’s like the domino effect. I think that Frank’s on the same par as Stevie and so is John Terry. He’s a big name in the game and just starting out his managerial career, which obviously Stevie was. In his first job in charge, he’s being successful, so Celtic are probably thinking on those lines.”

Windass concluded: “I think the supporters will wish Lenny all the best, they’ve gone through a tough time this season, not just with results but also with Covid, and he’s obviously found he can take the club as far as he can go now and let somebody else have a bash at it. So if it’s John or Frank or anybody, it’s a massive football club, so they won’t be short of applicants, I know that for a fact.”

Lampard has just recently left his post with Chelsea after being sacked following a run of poor results. His former Blues teammate, Terry, is meanwhile assistant manager to Dean Smith at Aston Villa.

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The former has previously been hailed for his amazing connections when Pat Nevin spoke about the possibility of the 42-year-old joining. Whether or not Lampard or Terry would like to cross the border, however, is another matter.

AND in other news, “Very good fit” – Exclusive: Pundit claims Celtic job “would appeal” to 2018 FIFA MOTY nominee

Celtic have received an enquiry from Premier League side Newcastle United regarding midfielder Olivier Ntcham, according to reports.

Ntcham to leave Parkhead?

The 24-year-old has found himself ostracised at Parkhead this season having started justÂ10 games in all competitions for Neil Lennon’s side, with the likes of Ismaila Soro and David Turnbull ahead of him in the pecking order.

Ntcham was denied a deadline day move last October to Ligue 1 side Brest after making it clear he wanted to leave Celtic but may have his wish granted this month.

Sky Sports journalist Keith Downie reported that the Magpies have made a loan enquiry for the French central midfielder, as he enters the final 18 months of his current contract.

Since his £4.5m move from Manchester City in 2017, Ntcham has scored 24 times and provided 13 assists in 147 appearances for Celtic, with 18 caps to his name while representing France at U21-level (TransferMarkt).

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While Celtic’s season goes from bad to worse after their defeat to St Mirren on Saturday, this could be the start of the clearout that was reported by Football Insider earlier this month.

Whether that clearout has anything to do with Ntcham remains to be seen, but in reality this is a transfer that some supporters have wanted for some time.

Newcastle would be a good move for the Frenchman, offering him a route into Premier League football without the pressure of joining a side chasing silverware.

In other news, Pundit believes big-name manager may not be convinced by Celtic managerial role.

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A recepção de gala marcou a volta de Kieza a Salvador. Cercado por muita festa dos torcedores do Vitórias, o atacante desembarcou nesta quarta-feira no Aeroporto Luis Eduardo Magalhães e protagonizou uma situação para lá de uma inusitada: em meio à multidão, ele debruçou-se sobre uma mesa para assinar contrato por três anos. O clube tem até as 19h para inscrevê-lo no Campeonato Baiano.

Vestindo a camisa do Leão e com o boné de uma organizada em homenagem ao clube, Kieza falou suas primeiras palavras como jogador do clube:

-Feliz por chegar ao Vitória. Estou muito feliz por esse acerto. Não vejo a hora de estrear. Eu estou pronto e agora é só esperar – afirmou, ao “Bahia Notícias”.

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Em seguida, a torcida pedia autógrafos, tirava fotos entoava o grito:”Acabou o caô, o K9 chegou”. Em seguida, o atacante se dirigiu para a Toca do Leão, onde fará exames médicos, e foi acompanhado de moto por alguns torcedores. O treino desta quarta-feira será aberto à torcida.

O jogador de 29 anos retorna ao futebol baiano após uma curtíssima passagem pelo São Paulo. O atacante já havia se destacado entre 2014 e 2015 com a camisa do Bahia, maior rival do Vitória.

Em seu currículo, Kieza também contabiliza passagens por Americano-RJ, Fluminense, Cruzeiro, Ponte Preta, Náutico e Shangai Shenxin (CHN).

According to Eurosport’s Dean Jones, West Bromwich Albion are reportedly eyeing up a move for out-of-favour Manchester United outcast Phil Jones.

What’s the word?

Jones has yet to feature for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side so far this season, having been deemed surplus to requirements at Old Trafford.

And it appears a reunion could be on the cards, with West Brom boss Sam Allardyce keen to reunite with his former defender in the January transfer window.

However, they will face stiff competition to secure his services, as 90min claim Newcastle United are also looking to land the former England international on loan.

It’s time to go

The 28-year-old made his first-team debut for Blackburn under former Rovers boss Allardyce during the 1-0 win away at Nottingham Forest in the League Cup all the way back in 2009.

‘Big Sam’ even went so far as to say that Jones would be given the England captain’s armband one day but it’s fair to say that it hasn’t panned out the way everyone hoped it would have done.

It’s been quite a dramatic fall from grace for the centre-back who was once tipped to become the greatest player in the club’s history by none other than Sir Alex Ferguson himself.

The fringe player has failed to cement a place in Solskjaer’s squad, let alone the starting line-up, as he has struggled with injuries, lack of fitness and poor form over the past few years alone.

His injury struggles have done very little to disguise his defensive errors as he has developed a somewhat unsavoury reputation for making a series of high-profile mistakes.

Under Solskjaer, it seems there is no place for Jones, who earns around £75,000-per-week at Old Trafford, as Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof seem to be his preferred pairing, with Eric Bailly and Axel Tuanzebe jostling for position in the pecking order.

Valued at £5m via Transfermarkt, United simply must bite the bullet and cash in on Jones, who is currently under contract until 2023 with the option for a further year, as Solskjaer clearly has no confidence in his ability any more.

AND in other news, Woodward must sanction Man Utd swoop for youngster likened to Paul Pogba…

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O presidente do Grêmio, Romildo Bolzan Júnior, lamentou a postura da equipe na estreia da Copa Libertadores. Em entrevista, o dirigente atribuiu a derrota por 2 a 0 para o Toluca (MEX) à incapacidade de reação do Tricolor gaúcho e ao peso da altitude de 2,6 mil metros:

– Não tivemos uma boa jornada. Nos faltou um pouquinho mais de capacidade de reação. A altitude pesou, mas não podemos usar isso para justificar. E o pênalti, no meu entender, não houve. Mas nada disso justifica, pois o adversário jogou melhor.

Porém, o presidente do clube evitou culpar algum jogador pelo revés, e destacou a equipe do Toluca (MEX):

-Não dá para culpar absolutamente ninguém. Não há nenhum motivo para se assustar, pelo contrário. Ainda temos jogadores por entrar. Enfrentamos um adversário importante, cancheiro e experiente.

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Bolzan exigiu uma postura forte do elenco especialmente em casa, e garantiu que o Grêmio segue firme na busca pela Copa Libertadores:

– Temos agora que buscar três vitórias em em casa, que passam a ser ainda mais importantes. A torcida pode ficar confiante de que vamos buscar a classificação.

O dirigente exigiu que o elenco não fique abatido com a derrota em Toluca:

– Não podemos fazer terra arrasada. Acreditamos plenamente nisso, e vamos buscar a recuperação. Teremos três partidas importantes em casa em março (as duas pela Libertadores e o Gre-Nal pelo Gauchão e Primeira Liga, no dia 6) e vamos buscar a reversão desse processo. Não tenho nenhum receio. A torcida pode confiar

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Paolo Guerrero e Sheik preocupam o Santa Cruz. Tanto que o zagueiro Alemão pediu uma atenção especial da equipe com os principais nomes do ataque do Flamengo caso eles entrem em campo na partida desde domingo. O defensor já enfrentou os jogadores duas vezes quando defendia o Vitória e não perdeu. Ele espera agora superá-los com a camisa do Santa.

– Joguei contra o Sheik, que estava no Botafogo, e empatamos em 1 a 1, no Rio de Janeiro. Joguei também contra o Guerrero quando ele estava no Corinthians e a gente conseguiu empatar em 0 a 0 (na Bahia). Ou seja, não perdi. A gente espera agora superar os dois, juntos – falou o zagueiro do Santa Cruz ao Superesportes.

Ciente da qualidade dos rivais, Alemão pediu um cuidado especial com os atacantes. Segundo o zagueiro, eles não podem ter espaço na partida.

– São dois grandes jogadores. A gente tem que ter atenção ao máximo para não dar espaço porque eles têm qualidade e sabem fazer gols – declarou.

Newcastle should have pulled out all the stops to sign Burnley star Dwight McNeil in the summer transfer window.

What was the story?

The Chronicle suggested back in April that the England youth international was on the radar of the Magpies for the summer, and that the winger – valued at £35m – could have been allowed to leave Turf Moor.

The report added that the Magpies were “alerted to his availability by sources close to the player’s agency Unique Sports Management who also represent Toon players Jamaal Lascelles, Dwight Gayle, Paul Dummett and Karl Darlow”.

Burnley boss Sean Dyche admitted that he could see McNeil leaving the club, whilst the Clarets’ chairman opened the door for a potential move by revealing the financial impact placed upon the club by recent events.

Missed opportunity

Left-footed, incredibly talented at dribbling, and capable of moments of magic. Sound familiar for Newcastle fans? The Magpies bore witness to one of the Premier League’s most dangerous attackers on his day in Hatem Ben Arfa, with the Frenchman always having the potential to do something spectacular in his locker – you only have to look at his wonderful solo goal against Bolton to see that.

Last season in the Premier League, McNeil racked up six assists, whilst he averaged an impressive 1.3 shots, 1.4 key passes and two dribbles per game. As well as being capable of driving at opposition defences with his close control, the Englishman has got that ice-cold composure when he gets close to goal.

Burnley boss Dyche said: “He’s a really good player, he’s improving, his calmness at the end – I’m saying get it in the corner – but he cuts in, and his calmness to cross it into a dangerous area, and then gets his reward. Before then, his calmness to dribble out of trouble – he’s a really good player, really good, and he can only mature.”

Whilst he would have cost a pretty penny, at just 20, McNeil no doubt would have more than proven his value at St James’ Park.

كشف بيير جاسبريني مدرب فريق أتالانتا ما قاله لنجم فريق مانشستر يونايتد كريستيانو رونالدو عقب مباراتهما مساء أمس، في دوري أبطال أوروبا.

وتلاقى الفريقان في إطار منافسات الجولة الرابعة من دور مجموعات دوري الأبطال، حيث تعادلا بهدفين لمثليهما.

ويعود الفضل في تعادل مانشستر يونايتد إلى كريستيانو رونالدو الذي سجل هدفي الفريق، وكان الهدف الثاني في الوقت القاتل.

وشوهد رونالدو بعد المباراة وهو يتحدث مع جاسبريني، حيث ظهرا وهما يتبادلان الحديث والمزاح.

وقال جاسبريني في تصريحات نشرتها شبكة “فوتبول إيطاليا” بعد المباراة: “البعض تمكن من قول إن رونالدو يُعد مشكلة، تخيل أن رونالدو يمثل مشكلة!”.

وأضاف: “نادرًا ما يبتعد كريستيانو عن المرمى، إنه لاعب رائع حتى أن البعض وصفه بأنه مشكلة كما قلت، مشكلة جيدة أن يكون لديك 9 تسديدات من أصل 10 على المرمى، وتسجل منهم 5 أهداف”.

وعما قاله له، قال جاسبريني مازحًا: “لقد أخبرته (أتدري ماذا نقول في إيطاليا، اذهب إلى الجحيم)”، وذلك حسب ما ذكره الحساب الرسمي لـ”Italian Football TV” عبر موقع “تويتر”.

“At the end of the match I spoke with Ronaldo, he’s an incredible player, some even call him a problem. Thats a nice problem to have, 9 out of 10 times his shots on target, 5 of them are goals.

I told him: you know what we say in Italy? Go to Hell”

Gasperini 😂 pic.twitter.com/j7rGkh7jAX — Italian Football TV (@IFTVofficial) November 2, 2021

وعن المباراة، قال جاسبريني: “أشعر أنني بحالة جيدة، لقد كانت أمسية رائعة، من الواضح أنه لولا لحظة رونالدو السحرية لكانت ستصبح أمسية أفضل، لكن علينا أخيرًا الاحتفال أمام جماهيرنا”.

واستكمل: “الفوز كان سيكون حاسمًا لنا، لكننا اقتربنا من التأهل، نشعر بالفخر، 80% سعداء و20% نادمون، لأن استقبال هدف في النهاية أمر مخيب للآمال، الفوز كان سيمنحنا دفعة نحو التأهل”.

وأكد: “لا تزال لدينا فرصة، لكننا نشعر بالفخر لأننا لعبنا بشكل جيد ضد مانشستر يونايتد، إنه وضع صعب، علينا أن نرى ما يفعله فياريال ومانشستر يونايتد، لكن لا يزال بإمكاننا الاعتماد على نتائجنا”.