Champions League: Lille v Betis, Dortmund v VillarrealCarabao Cup: Palace v Middlesbrough, Sunderland v HullLive scores | Read Football Daily | And email DanielInter, meanwhile, look solid. They’ve won three from three in Serie A, and will, I think, look to clutter the centre of the pitch. That’s another reason I’d like to have seen Diomande on from the start, but Mourinho has – unusually for him – done without a defensively-minded midfielder. I’m looking forward to seeing how Curtis Jones does, as I think he’s a good player who’ll thrive with regular selection and greater responsibility. And there’s no disputing the danger Inter offer up front; I don’t fancy either Madrid centre-back against Thuram and Martinez.Our main focus here, though, will be on Madrid v Inter. Mourinho’s men lost at Betis last weekend, and are without the suspended Eduardo Camvinga, Bernardo Silva and Arda Guler. As such Trent Alexander-Arnold comes in on the right of the central three – a move I doubt Aurelien Tchouameni likes all that much. I can’t say I think Alexander-Arnold is much use in that position – as Gary Neville once noted, most right-backs are failed midfielders – but he’s capable of creating something from nothing. I guess I’d quite like to see Yan Diomande on the right, but i’m not surprised Mourinho wants the extra body in midfield that Brahim Diaz can become. Continue reading...
Newcastle United did just enough to progress to the next round of the Carabao Cup against a spirited Millwall team that wasn’t so much down to the bare bones, as the bones beneath the bones.Joe Willock scored the only goal of this boisterous, fun, slightly vague early-season cup tie, finishing neatly on 81 minutes. Although by the end there was a sense both sets of fans were more or less happy with the result. Millwall for the vigour of the performance. Newcastle for the result, the clean sheet and any signs of early progress in the dawning of the age of Jaissle-ball. Continue reading...
Besiktas president Serdal Adali has revealed that Newcastle United blocked Joe Willock’s departure following their clash with Liverpool. The post ‘Newcastle Called And Said’ – Club Supremo Opens Up On ‘Surprising’ Twist In Transfer Talks appeared first on Inside Futbol | Latest Football News, Transfer Rumours & Articles.
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