Marti Cifuentes has had a mixed start to life at the Portland Timbers, and he will be hoping for a victory against Minnesota United next. The post ‘It always takes some time’ – Cifuentes trusting the process at Portland appeared first on SoccerNews.
Roberto de Zerbi's Tottenham, who have lost both league games this season without scoring, now face a Nottingham Forest side who have beaten them in each of their last four encounters. BBC Sport takes a look at the key themes ahead of Saturday's meeting at the City Ground (15:00 BST). "It's the biggest problem, it's the biggest challenge and it's the biggest target to find the right mentality," De Zerbi said as he reflected on Spurs' defeat to Newcastle that left them bottom of the table.
BBC Sport examines some of the key themes before Saturday's match (12:30 BST), with Newcastle seeking back-to-back league wins and Bournemouth boss Marco Rose awaiting his first victory. Matthias Jaissle earned his first top-flight win as Newcastle boss against Tottenham last weekend and could easily already have two victories under his belt, with only an injury-time equaliser from Liverpool's Dominik Szoboszlai denying the Magpies on the opening weekend.
Bayer Leverkusen are hoping to get their season up and running against Union Berlin, and they have been boosted by Moussa Diaby's return. The post Diaby backed to provide ‘something special’ on Leverkusen return appeared first on SoccerNews.
Ben Whiteman says Wrexham's ambition to reach the Premier League was a key driver in his decision to join the club from Preston North End. Ahead of the current campaign, the central midfielder signed a three-year contract with the Red Dragons, who hold the option to extend Whiteman's deal by a further 12 months. The 30-year-old also revealed Ben Sheaf and Ollie Rathbone played a role in his decision to move to the Racecourse Ground.
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