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Former Australian coach leaves assistant roles with a year to run on his contract for a radio commentary job with ABC Sport

ESPNcricinfo staff17-Sep-2024

Darren Lehmann has resigned as Brisbane Heat assistant coach•Getty Images

Former Australia head coach Darren Lehmann has abruptly resigned from his roles as a Brisbane Heat and Queensland men’s assistant coach to take up a full-time radio commentary job with ABC Sport for the upcoming summer of cricket in Australia.Lehmann, 54, had a year to run on his contract as an assistant coach with Heat and Queensland having been part of the Heat coaching group that won the BBL title last year, which was the Heat’s first title since he coached them to their inaugural trophy in 2012-13.Lehmann was set to continue his role under new head coach Johan Botha, following the departure of Wade Seccombe earlier this year, but elected to leave his role on the eve of the 2024-25 season in order to take up a commentary gig with ABC Sport for the summer which will include coverage of the Border-Gavaskar series and the BBL.Related

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It might signal the end of Lehmann’s coaching career after he applied for both the Adelaide Strikers and Melbourne Renegades head coaching jobs but missed out to Tim Paine and Cameron White respectively.”I’ve had a great time over the journey, with so many fond memories from that time,” Lehmann said.”I wish nothing but the best for the future for all at QC and the Heat and thank each and every member of staff and the playing group for making my time at QC so enjoyable and fulfilling.”Queensland Cricket CEO Terry Svenson paid tribute to Lehmann for his impact on Queensland cricket.”Throughout his long involvement with us, whether as a team coach with the Bulls and the Heat, or assisting individual players with their development, Darren has been a positive and proactive influence on cricket in the state,” Svenson said.”Being part of the group that won the BBL last summer is a fitting way to farewell him, and while we were looking forward to having him with us again this summer, we wish him every success in the commentary box with ABC Sport.”Andy Bichel will be the only remaining member of the coaching panel at both Queensland and Heat as a new era begins under Botha and general manager of high performance Joe Dawes.

تحدث آرني سلوت مدرب ليفربول بعد الفوز على إيفرتون بهدفين لهدف على ملعب أنفيلد في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وعلق سلوت في تصريحات نشرتها “تلجراف” البريطانية على جدول المباريات المزدحم: “كنا نعلم مدى صعوبة الأمر، ثلاث مباريات في سبعة أيام و62.5 ساعة راحة”.

وأضاف: “مباراة مبكرة يوم السبت، هذا الأمر لا أمانعه، لكنني لا أفضل أن نلعب مساء الأربعاء، يمكنك أن ترى مدى تأثير هذا، في الشوط الأول عندما كنا في حالة بدنية جيدة كان شيء لا يصدق، كنا نفتقر للقوة لكن العقلية مذهلة”.

وواصل مدرب ليفربول: “كلا الهدفين اللذين سجلناهما استهدفنا نفس المنطقة التي كان لدينا فيها لاعبون أسرع منهم للوصول”.

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وتابع عن الاختيار بين إيزاك وإيكتيكي: “لا يوجد أي صداع لأن اللاعبين سعداء بوجودهما معنا، يكاد يكون من المستحيل اللعب ثلاث مرات طوال 90 دقيقة، هوجو لاعب شاب وقادم لدوري جديد، قوة عالية، يمكنك أن ترى اللاعبين الذين اعتادوا على ذلك”.

وحول تحقيق الفوز اليوم: “سيقول الناس إن لدي فريق كبير، نعم، وهذا ما ساعدنا في الفوز بالمباريات الثلاث، في دوريات أخرى، من حيث أتيت، كان يحدث هذا إما أن تلعب المباراة مبكراً أو يمنح اللاعبين وقت أطول، كنا نطلب من الاتحاد الإنجليزي التأجيل ليوم بسبب خطر الإصابة، يريد الناس أن يشاهدوننا نلعب، ولهذا السبب نلعب مبكراً، أفهم السبب لأننا فريق رائع يستحق المشاهدة”.

وأشاد سلوت بتألق جرافنبيرخ: “إذا قلت أنه تحسن فهذا يعني أنه كان هناك مجال للتحسن في الموسم الماضي”.

واختتم سلوت حول قلقه من الدفاع عن تقدمه بهدفين: “في المرات القليلة التي حدث فيها ذلك، كانت القصة مختلفة، في كل مرة، حدث بخطأ من جرافنبيرخ في وقت سابق ثم كنا معرضين للهجمات المرتدة، ثم استقبلنا هدفين من نيوكاسل من كرات ثابتة، ضد أتلتيكو كان لدينا ما يكفي من اللاعبين خلف الكرة واليوم يعود ذلك بشكل كبير للعب ثلاث مباريات في سبعة أيام، في دوريات أخرى، لا يحدث هذا إذا كانت هناك بداية مبكرة”.

The show must go on at Crystal Palace even as they await their European verdict, and that show could yet feature a fresh character as the Eagles reportedly step up their chase to sign a £20m midfielder.

CAS confirm Crystal Palace appeal

As expected, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has now confirmed the news that Crystal Palace have appealed UEFA’s decision to demote them to the Europa Conference League for violating multi-club ownership regulations.

A decision is now expected by August 11, at which point Crystal Palace will be hoping for a different outcome. Whether that is a realistic possibility remains to be seen, however. Club chairman Steve Parish, as well as many others involved at Selhurst Park, has already shared his disappointment at the situation and he’ll be desperate to see his side take the spot they earned by winning the FA Cup last season.

Alas, as ever, the world keeps on spinning and Palace must still keep one eye on the transfer window. On that front, the South London side have already welcomed left-back Borna Sosa and goalkeeper Walter Benitez, but their best signing could yet be on the horizon.

Crystal Palace confident they'll win Hackney race

As reported by Graeme Bailey for The Boot Room, Crystal Palace are now set to accelerate their move to sign Hayden Hackney from Middlesbrough this summer. The Championship side are reportedly keen to get any business done early so they can focus on incomings of their own, and have set a £20m price tag for their impressive midfielder.

Despite interest from Everton, Palace are confident that they’re in position to win the race for Hackney’s signature even as the likes of Bayer Leverkusen and Porto set their sights on the England U21 international.

The £20m star earned plenty of praise last season, including from former Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder, who told reporters: “We were playing against two very good central midfielders. I’ve watched Hayden Hackney from afar, seeing his career flourish.

“There’s no better teacher for him than Michael, and he’ll enjoy the way Middlesbrough play. He’s a super player, and Morris is a good player in there too.”

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A player who is Premier League-ready, Crystal Palace could at least welcome some good news and an impressive signing if they manage to secure Hackney’s signature ahead of fierce competition this summer.

Rutherford and Motie put on a WI record ninth-wicket stand but it was in vain

Andrew Fidel Fernando23-Oct-2024

Maheesh Theekshana and Sri Lanka’s spinners had a great time in Pallekelle•SLC

Sherfane Rutherford and Gudakesh Motie put on a record-breaking 119-run ninth-wicket stand, before Motie and Alzarri Joseph struck once apiece inside the powerplay. Aside from these stretches of dominance though, Sri Lanka ran away with the game.Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, and Asitha Fernando had sent West Indies crashing to 58 for 8, before that ninth-wicket resistance came. Then, after the loss of two early wickets, Sri Lanka recovered through a 62-run partnership between Sadeera Samarawickrama and Nishan Madushka, before the in-form Charith Asalanka came in to produce a fluent half-century, and take Sri Lanka to a substantial victory, and another series victory under his fledgling captaincy.Though the pitch for this 44-over match – drizzle had delayed the start by two hours – was exceedingly spin friendly (it was the same track used for Sunday’s game), 190 was always going to be a challenge to defend. Where Sri Lanka’s spinners were able to be consistently menacing, often getting significant turn even off faster deliveries, West Indies’ slow bowlers did not quite have the same impact.Motie was their best slow bowler, conceding only 18 from his nine overs, and taking the wicket of Kusal Mendis. But legspinner Hayden Walsh was underwhelming, guilty of pitching far too short and being picked off – he went for 41 runs off his five overs. Roston Chase was also only moderately effective. In fact it was seamer Alzarri Joseph who collected the innings’ best figures of 2 for 30.Although Hasaranga would go on to get more wickets, it was Theekshana who was the best of Sri Lanka’s slow bowlers, and Theekshana who set the collapse in motion with a gorgeous offbreak that beat the outside of left-hander Alick Athanaze’s bat and clip off stump. The offbreak turned big on this surface, and he threatened both right-handers and left-handers with it, going to the carrom ball only occasionally. The lines Theekshana bowled were mostly impeccable.Later, a big offbreak would sneak between Keacy Carty’s bat and pad and rattle his stumps as well, before a slider beat the wild reverse-swipe that Walsh attempted off Theekshana in the 15th over. He collected figures of 3 for 25 off nine overs.Hasaranga’s googlies were doing their usual damage, with Chase suckered in by one that was flighted beautifully. Hasaranga had to work less hard for the wickets of Romario Shepherd, and Alzarri Joseph, who didn’t fancy picking him. He’d take the final wicket of the innings too, getting Jayden Seales caught and bowled, and took home the game’s best figures of 4 for 40.Sherfane Rutherford and Gudakesh Motie put on a record 119 runs for the ninth wicket•AFP/Getty Images

Fernando’s 3 for 35 was especially impressive on a track that did not favour him. He dismissed Brandon King with a surprise bouncer that King played at too early, before bowling Shai Hope with a slightly back of a length delivery that the batter dragged on to his stumps. That he broke the big Rutherford-Motie stand was also significant, even if the wicket of Rutherford came off a low full toss.In fact, Rutherford had been struggling terribly before Motie joined him at the crease in the 16th over and provided the early impetus for their partnership. The No. 10 struck important boundaries, off Hasaranga especially, and by the end of the 25th over had 35 runs to Rutherford’s 33, though Rutherford had been there longer and faced more balls.This is the point at which Rutherford began to attack however, having earlier seemed bewildered by every spinner Sri Lanka employed against him. There were suddenly sixes down the ground and on the legside from Rutherford – one hoick over deep square leg off Asalanka’s bowling taking him to his half century, off 57 balls. He continued to hit out until he was caught on the deep square leg boundary in the 35th over, having hit four sixes and seven fours. His 80 off 82 was the highest score in the game.Later, after Samarawickrama and Madushka – both of whom made 38 – had lifted Sri Lanka out of immediate danger, Asalanka’s entry into the game sent them smoothly off towards the five-wicket victory that would eventuate with 34 balls remaining.The hallmark of a good Asalanka innings is his early boundary-striking ability, and so it was here – spotting a full delivery outside off from the opposition’s best seamer second ball, Asalanka creamed it through point for four. In Joseph’s next over, Asalanka crashed him through square leg and drilled him through cover for two more fours, having also slog-swept Roston Chase for a boundary in between. In a flash he was on 20 off 14.Though the tempo slowed, he got to his half century off the 48th ball he faced, and went on to shepherd Sri Lanka home, remaining not out on 62 off 61 balls.

أدرك فريق ساوثهامبتون الإنجليزي، التعادل أمام خصمه ليفربول، خلال المباراة بين الفريقين ببطولة كأس رابطة الأندية الإنجليزية.

ويستضيف ليفربول خصمه ساوثهامبتون على ملعب “آنفيلد” في دور الـ32 من بطولة كأس كاراباو لموسم 2024-2025.

وتعادل فريق ساوثهامبتون عن طريق لاعبه شيا تشارلز، وذلك في الدقيقة 76 من عمر المباراة بين الفريقين.

جاء هدف التعادل لصالح ساوثهامبتون، بعد خطأ من واتارو إندو، حيث وصلت الكرة إلى لاعب ساوثهامبتون وسددها شيا تشارلز في مرمى الريدز.

وكان ليفربول تقدم في شوط المباراة الأول، بهدف عن طريق لاعبه ألكسندر إيزاك في الدقيقة 43 من اللقاء.

ويمكنك متابعة أحداث مباراة ليفربول وساوثهامبتون لحظة بلحظة بالفيديو من خلال الرابط من هنا.

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O Santos completa 111 anos de existência nesta sexta-feira (14). O clube tem conquistas impressionantes no futebol mundial e possui muitos ídolos marcantes. Obviamente, Pelé é o maior de todos, mas outros craques da bola deixaram suas marcas com o manto alvinegro e terão lugar reservado para sempre na história da equipe.

Campeões do mundo com o Brasil em 1970 e multicampeões pelo Peixe durante suas passagens, Edu e Clodoaldo conversaram com o LANCE! e contaram seus sentimentos pelo clube da Baixada Santista.

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Com um currículo invejável, o volante Clodoaldo dedicou praticamente toda a carreira para o Santos. Usando a camisa do Peixe foi pentacampeão do Paulistão, campeão do Brasileiro e conquistou a Recopa Intercontinental de 1968. Questionado sobre o simbolismo do Alvinegro Praiano na sua vida, o ex-jogador não poupou elogios ao clube que fez história.

– Eu me sinto honrado, gratificado por ter feito história dentro do Santos Futebol Clube. Foram 14 anos vestindo essa camisa. Me sinto grato de ter jogado em um dos maiores clubes da história do Brasil e do Mundo. Além de jogar ao lado de tantos e tantos craques. Jogadores fabulosos que eu tive a honra e o prazer de juntos construirmos essa linda história que o Santos conquistou no país e mundialmente – declarou o histórico atleta do Peixe.

Jonas Eduardo Américo, ou simplesmente Edu, foi outro que alcançou grandes façanhas e marcou época no Santos. Sem pestanejar, o atacante parabenizou o time e relacionou suas conquistas na vida com a projeção que o clube concedeu para ele.

-Para mim, ter vestido a camisa do Santos foi uma honra e um sonho realizado porque era o time que eu torcia quando garoto e depois ter tido a felicidade de fazer parte daquele grande time, de fazer parte desse clube e hoje ser considerado um dos grandes ponteiros da história desse clube. Então para mim é um motivo de muito orgulho. É o clube que me deu tudo, então tudo que eu tenho devo para o Santos Futebol Clube, como as minhas convocações que conquistei com o meu trabalho no time. Sou muito grato ao Santos que, para mim, é a minha segunda casa. Parabéns ao Santos por esses 111 anos de glórias. Que venham muito mais – contou Edu.

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O aniversário deste dia 14 de abril de 2023 possui um tom mais melancólico, pois é a primeira comemoração desde a morte do Rei Pelé. Ainda incrédulo com a partida de Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Edu contou que o ídolo do Peixe merece um tributo digno.

-Não vai ser fácil essa comemoração do aniversário do Santos de 111 anos sem nós termos entre nós o nosso grande ídolo, nosso pai, o nosso rei. Para mim, a ficha ainda não caiu que estamos sem ele, mas temos que seguir em frente e espero que a gente possa realmente homenagear ele da maneira que merece, então temos que cantar os parabéns, mas com aquela tristeza por não termos mais o nosso mestre maior – concluiu o ex-jogador.

Clodoaldo, além de relembrar o jogador extraordinário que era Pelé, lembrou da parceria com o camisa 10 fora dos gramados.

– Ele fazia a diferença dentro de campo e fora de campo também como um grande amigo, grande companheiro. A história do Pelé será eterna dentro do Santos e ao longo dos anos. Claro que o Rei se eternizou e nunca será esquecido em momento algum – finalizou o volante.

Will Aston Villa soon make their maiden first-team signing of the summer?

So far, teenager Yasin Özcan has arrived from Kasımpaşa for a reported fee of around £5.8m, albeit he was immediately loaned out to Anderlecht, while veteran goalkeeper Marco Bizot and 19-year-old winger Zépiqueno Redmond have both joined on free transfers.

Thus, right now, ahead of their Premier League opener against Newcastle United, Unai Emery will not have any high-profile new signings to showcase, but could that be about to change?

Aston Villa transfer news latest

Speaking on the Guardian Football Weekly podcast, Dan Bardell notes that Aston Villa have so far been unable to spend money in this summer window due to their lack of PSR headroom, but forecasts that they will be active and “opportunistic” in the coming weeks, having to date kept their powder dry.

This was exactly the strategy that saw the Claret and Blue Army land both Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio on loan in January, but the pair will need replacing, with the Englishman having joined Barcelona, while it appears unlikely that the Spaniard will return to Villa Park either.

Thus, as they target attacking reinforcements, with Alan Nixon revealing on his Patreon that Aston Villa had joined the race to sign Evann Guessand, and were willing to outbid Crystal Palace, who have long been viewed as the front-runners to secure the Ivorian’s signature.

That has since been followed up by transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, who revealed that the Midlands has reached a “verbal agreement” with Nice, having lodged a bid of around €30m (£26m), plus add-ons.

That comes after it was previously noted that the forward was valued at around £22m by the Ligue 1 outfit.

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So, Guessand looks set to become just the second player from Côte d’Ivoire to call Villa Park home. Jonathan Kodjia is the first, and so far only, in case you were wondering!

What Evann Guessand would bring to Aston Villa

Guessand, who is still only 24 years old, joined Nice at the age of 15, but only became an outstanding figure in les Aiglons’ first-team as recently as last season.

He spent time out on loan at Lausanne-Sport in Switzerland and then Nantes in Ligue 1, scoring five goals for la Maison Jaune, most notably bagging a stoppage-time winner against Olympiacos in the Europa League, sparking wild scenes of celebration at Stade de la Beaujoire.

He has returned to Nice for the last two seasons, very much a key figure for his boyhood club, scoring six goals in Ligue 1 in 2023/24, before bagging 12 during the most recent campaign, firing Franck Haise’s side to a top four finish and possible Champions League qualification; they face Benfica in the first leg of a qualifier this week.

The table below emphasises Guessand’s impressive form in Ligue 1 last season.

Evann Guessand Ligue 1 statistics 2024/25

Statistics

Guessand

Ligue 1 rank

Goals

12

10th

Assists

8

6th

Shots

27

10th

Goals – xG

+2.8

9th

Shot-creating actions

91

23rd

Goal-creating actions

17

8th

Attempted take-ons

103

15th

Progressive carries

87

19th

Average SofaScore rating

7.23

7th*

*among forwards only.

Statistics courtesy of FBref.com and SofaScore

The table outlines that Guessand is an all-round attacker, ranked highly when it comes to both goals and assists, but also chances created and dribbling, overperforming his expected goals figure by almost three, underlining his clinical edge.

Alex Barker of The Athletic is certainly a fan, labelling him a “real physical handful” as well as being an “agile” forward who is capable of creating “high-quality chances” too, concluding that his ability to do it all makes him “Bruno Fernandes-esque”.

Venkatanarayanan of Total Football Analysis agrees, noting that he is a ‘good dribbler’, which is surprising given that he is 6 ft 2 in (188 cm).

Meantime, Mohamed Fathall of Breaking the Lines states that he thrives when able to ‘support a central striker’, adding that he is ‘constantly looking to take on defenders’, using his ‘intelligent movement’ to get into goal-scoring positions.

Well, this makes him the ideal strike partner for Ollie Watkins who, as documented by Ahmed Walid of The Athletic, only truly started scoring goals with impressive regularity at Aston Villa after Emery had coached him to remain within the width of the penalty area.

Watkins has reached double figures for goals in each of his five Premier League campaigns, although such consistency could be maintained if fed by the Fernandes-esque talents of Guessand, considering he created 12 ‘big chances’ in Ligue 1 last term, as per Sofascore.

For context, Manchester United’s skipper was only just ahead with 16 ‘big chances’ created in the Premier League.

With Villa’s number 11 thus able to pounce on regular, quality service, Guessand and Watkins could form a deadly attacking partnership, as Villa target a top five finish and Europa League glory in the season ahead.

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Tottenham Hotspur are now willing to make a huge offer for an “incredible” £80m forward, who is now “keen” on a move to north London this summer, it has been revealed.

Spurs remain keen on new winger after losing Son Heung-min

Son Heung-min made the extremely difficult decision to leave Tottenham this summer, making the move to LAFC, and the South Korean has gotten off to a fantastic start in the MLS, recently picking up his first assist.

It was arguably the right time to cash-in on Son, given that the Spurs legend is now 33-years-old, and Brennan Johnson has proven he could be up to the task of being the long-term replacement at left-wing, scoring against Burnley on Saturday afternoon.

However, with Son leaving, and James Maddison set to miss the majority of the campaign due to an ACL injury, Thomas Frank is light on options in attacking areas, and remains keen on adding another winger to his squad.

Earlier this week, it was revealed that Savinho’s agents are trying to get a move to north London over the line, and there has now been a new update on Tottenham’s pursuit of the Manchester City winger.

According to a report from Spain, Spurs are now willing to make a new offer for the Brazilian, having already had a £60m bid knocked back, and there is a feeling that a deal could be possible.

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While City are keen to keep hold of the winger, they could be tempted to cash-in if an ‘irresistible’ offer arrives, with Pep Guardiola’s side valuing the 21-year-old at the £70m – £80m mark.

Fabrizio Romano has also revealed the youngster is “keen” on a move to north London, with talks still ongoing.

"Incredible" Savinho could be ideal Son heir

It is little wonder Man City are hesitant to sell the young winger, given that he is held in very high regard by Guardiola, who waxed lyrical about the forward after impressing against Leicester City last season.

The City boss said: “He’s a guy who can play on both sides, today he finally scored a goal. He has an incredible ability and quality he’s proven in that period.”

The Brazil international is also fantastic at dribbling and providing assists, indicating that he could be the ideal option to replace Son at left-wing.

Statistic

Average per 90 (past year)

Progressive carries

6.61 (97th percentile)

Successful take-ons

2.69 (94th percentile)

Assists

0.35 (88th percentile)

The only thing that Savinho needs to improve is his end product, having averaged just 0.08 non-penalty goals per 90 over the past year, despite an xG of 0.25 per 90, and if the starlet is able to rectify that aspect of his game, he could be a fantastic signing for Tottenham.

Gleeson picked up two wickets while Pooran scored a swift 28 as Gladiators romped home in 6.5 overs

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Tom Kohler-Cadmore struck five fours and four sixes in his 56 not out•Abu Dhabi T10

Tom Kohler-Cadmore plundered an unbeaten 21-ball 56 while Nicholas Pooran smashed 28 off just ten to hand Deccan Gladiators their second Abu Dhabi T10 title in three years with an eight-wicket win over Morrisville Samp Army in the final.Electing to field, Gladiators ensured Samp Army were not allowed to get away at any stage. Maheesh Theekshana struck first sending back Sharjeel Khan for 5 before Charith Asalanka was run out. Andries Gous (21 off nine) and Faf du Plessis (34 off 23) added a 37-run stand in 16 balls for the third wicket to take the game forward.Gladiators, however, stormed back to pick up four wickets for six runs in 11 balls to restrict Samp Army. Karim Janat’s unbeaten eight-ball 16 took Samp Army to 104 for 7, an under-par score considering the format. Richard Gleeson was the most effective bowler for Gladiators, picking up 2 for 16 in his two overs.In reply, Kohler-Cadmore wasted no time in hitting his stride. He smashed Rohan Mustafa for four successive fours in the opening over to set up the chase. Pooran then got into the act smashing Amir Hamza for a six before laying into Imad Wasim for two sixes and a four in the third over. It took all of 2.4 overs for Gladiators to reach the 50-mark.Isuru Udana gave Samp Army some relief by removing Pooran, but Rilee Rossouw smashed three fours off his first four deliveries to wrest back all the momentum. Kohler-Cadmore then smoked Qais Ahmed for three sixes and a four in the fifth over, which went for 25, and Gladiators were almost home.Kohler-Cadmore recorded his half-century off 17 balls before Hamza removed Rossouw for 12, and Jos Buttler finished things off with a six off Qais. It took Gladiators all of 6.5 overs to overhaul their target of 105. Kohler-Cadmore finished the tournament as the leading run-getter with 278 runs in nine innings at a strike rate of 198.57, with three fifties.

رفض فيرجيل فان دايك، قائد نادي ليفربول، التهويل من الهزيمة التي تعرض لها فريقه أمس السبت أمام كريستال بالاس بالدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

ليفربول تعرض لأول خسارة له هذا الموسم في كافة المسابقات، وذلك على يد كريستال بالاس الذي انتصر على الريدز بهدفين مقابل هدف ضمن الجولة السادسة من بطولة الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

وتوقفت سلسلة انتصارات ليفربول التي وصلت إلى خمس مباريات في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز وبرصيد 15 نقطة.

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واعترف فان دايك في تصريحات نقلها الموقع الرسمي لليفربول، أن كريستال بالاس استحق الفوز على الريدز أمس.

وقال فان دايك: “التحدي الأكبر الآن هو الحفاظ على هدوئنا، لقد ذكرت ذلك مرارًا أن لا نبالغ في التفاؤل، فقط علينا العمل ولا تستمع كثيراً للعالم الخارجي”.

وأضاف: “أنت تعرف متى يمكنك تقديم أداء أفضل والجميع يعلم ذلك، نشعر بخيبة أمل من أدائنا ومن الخسارة وخاصةً من الطريقة التي تعاملنا بها مع اللقاء، أعتقد أننا لو تعادلنا لكان الأمر أفضل”.

وأوضح الدولي الهولندي: “لا أعتقد أن هناك ما يدعو للقلق لكن علينا أن نتحسن بسرعة كبيرة، لأننا سوف نلعب في تركيا يوم الثلاثاء ضد جالطة سراي في دوري أبطال أوروبا، لدينا مباراة صعبة للغاية هناك أيضاً لذا علينا أن نكون مستعدين”.

وأردف: ”لم نكن جيدين ضد كريستال بالاس، أحيانًا تمر بمثل هذه الأيام ونأمل أن يكون هذا هو اليوم الوحيد الذي نفعل فيه ذلك هذا الموسم”.

وتابع: “هناك سبب لكون كريستال بالاس لم يهزم لمدة 18 مباراة، من الصعب جدًا اختراق دفاعهم وهم منضبطون للغاية ويدافعون بعمق ولا يمانعون ذلك، ولديهم القدرة على إلحاق الضرر بك في الهجمات المرتدة”.

وواصل: “لكن كل شيء بدأ من أنفسنا، كنا سيئين في الاستحواذ وخسرنا الكرات الثانية ومنحناهم زخمًا، كان بإمكانهم التقدم بثلاثة أو أربعة أهداف بحلول نهاية الشوط الأول، نحن محظوظون لأن لدينا في رأيي أفضل حارس مرمى في العالم”.

واستكمل: “المشكلة تكمن في أدائنا، خاصة في الشوط الأول حيث كان أداؤنا أقل بكثير من المستوى وهذا شيء علينا تحسينه”.

واستطرد: “لا يهم حقًا إن سجلنا في الدقائق الأخيرة، لأن الفرق أحيانًا يصعب اختراق دفاعاتها ويجب إيجاد طريقة للفوز بالمباريات”.

واختتم فان دايك: “مع اقتراب نهاية المباراة، تشعر الفرق بالإرهاق وستزداد المساحات، لذا، ليست هذه هي المشكلة، الأمر يتعلق أكثر بأدائنا ولم يكن أدائنا جيدًا بالتأكيد، استحق كريستال بالاس الفوز الذي حققه في النهاية أيضًا”.