Duran 2.0: Aston Villa have a wonderkid who Rice thinks is "incredible"

Aston Villa return to Premier League action after the international break against Oliver Glasner’s Crystal Palace in a home clash the Villa Park faithful will hope see their stumbling side return to winning ways.

It’s three losses on the spin now for Unai Emery’s men to start a dire November, with two more fixtures left before the month concludes, and a busy December then looms on the horizon.

The ex-Arsenal boss will have to utilise his full squad during this congested winter fixture period, and the Spaniard has been effective in throwing on late substitutions to change the course of a game, with Jhon Duran a revelation off the bench.

Jhon Duran's form this season

Bagging eight goals from 17 clashes so far this season, many looking on from the outside would anticipate that Duran was a starter week in week out for his West Midlands employers.

However, the Colombian goal machine hasn’t started a single game in the top flight but boasts four strikes to prove how useful he has been as an impact figure late on in tense contests.

His finest moment to date came versus Bayern Munich on that memorable night in the Champions League, with the sharp 20-year-old only on the pitch for nine minutes before getting the better of Manuel Neuer to steer his side to an incredible victory.

Emery will hope he can get more out of his deadly number nine as the season goes on, knowing full well he could have to throw him on from the start of games if there are many tired legs in his camp.

Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran

Past this season in isolation, however, the Villa manager could also look to a forgotten man as their next Duran, considering his clinical goalscoring exploits out on loan away from the top-flight club.

Aston Villa's next Jhon Duran

It’s fair to say Villa fans might well have forgotten about Louie Barry’s existence in recent years, with his moments in the first team very infrequent.

Stockport County supporters definitely know his name though, having chanted it regularly this campaign at Edgeley Park as the electric 21-year-old continues to serve up top-drawer performances.

His sixth loan spell in total away from Villa is proving to be his most fruitful one, having fired home many a sumptuous strike this campaign in League One, which included a fierce effort last time out which was enough to overcome Wrexham 1-0.

All in all, Barry has collected 12 goals from 17 appearances, which is a remarkable level of output for a star consistently lining up down the wing for the Hatters instead of in central areas.

Barry’s League 1 numbers (24/25)

Stat

Barry

Games played

16

Goals scored

11

Assists

1

Scoring frequency

110 mins

Shots per game

2.9

Big chances missed

3

Big chances created

4

Stats by Sofascore

Looking at the table above, the young attacker has been lethal for his loan employers in the hustle and bustle of League One action, scoring every 110 minutes on average.

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Emery will hope Barry – who was once labelled as an “incredible” talent by Arsenal titan Declan Rice when emerging up the ranks at Villa – can finally explode into life in the senior team after this loan spell is up, having only made one famous first-team appearance to date.

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That one-off game did see Barry fire home against Liverpool, and based on his sensational showings at Stockport, he could soon be ready to become an impact player for his boyhood club in a similar vein to fellow youngster Duran.

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Após vitória sobre o Mirassol, elenco do Corinthians faz trabalho regenerativo e ganha sábado de folga

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Poucas horas depois de vencer o Mirassol por 2 a 1, na Neo Química Arena, pela quinta rodada do Campeonato Paulista, o elenco do Corinthians se reapresentou no CT Joaquim Grava na manhã desta sexta-feira (11).

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Os jogadores que atuaram mais de 45 minutos contra o Leão fizeram apenas atividade de recuperação na parte interna do CT, enquanto os demais foram a campo um trabalho de posse de bola comandado pelo técnico interino Fernando Lázaro, o auxiliar Alex Meschini e o observador técnico Mauro da Silva.

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Também houve um coletivo em campo reduzido comandado por Lázaro.

O Timão não entrará em campo neste fim de semana, já que a sexta rodada do Paulistão previa o Dérbi contra o Palmeiras, que está nos Emirados Arábes para a disputa do Mundial de Clubes, o que fez com que o clássico fosse adiado para o dia 17 de março.

Por isso, o elenco corintiano ganhou folga neste sábado (12), mas voltará aos trabalhos na manhã de domingo (13), visando o próximo confronto, diante do São Bernardo, na Neo Química Arena, na próxima quarta-feira (16).

Comilla victorious as Nahidul Islam takes 3 for 5

Offspinner joins Shahid Afridi in bowling the most economical four-over spell in the BPL

Mohammad Isam25-Jan-2022

Nahidul Islam celebrates a wicket•AFP/Getty Images

Comilla Victorians 158 for 7 (Joy 48, Bravo 3-30, Shakib 2-25) beat Fortune Barishal 95 (Shanto 36, Nahidul 3-5, Tanvir 2-19) by 63 runsHow the match played out
Nahidul Islam claimed extraordinary figures of 4-1-5-3 as Comilla Victorians thumped Fortune Barishal by 63 runs in Dhaka. The offspinner emulated Shahid Afridi in bowling the most economical four-over spell in the BPL. Afridi had picked up 2 for 5 at the same venue in 2015.Nahidul’s second successive Player-of-the-match performance gave Comilla their second win in a row. They top the table with four points from two matches while Barishal have only two points from three games.The pacers and the spinners shared the spoils for Comilla. Nahidul’s three aside, left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam took two wickets; Shohidul Islam, Mustafizur Rahman and Karim Janat took five wickets amongst them.Barishal’s batting line-up faded away in the face of such tight bowling. While most of the batters couldn’t get going with aggressive shots, opener Najmul Hossain Shanto crawled to 36 off 47 balls. At times it looked like Shanto’s inability to find boundaries put pressure on the rest of the Barishal batters.Big hit
Nahidul had Shykat Ali (0) caught at deep midwicket in the first over, followed by Shakib Al Hasan at mid-on in his next over. When he removed Chris Gayle with a beautiful offbreak that turned away from the left-hander, Nahidul’s impact became even more evident.Janat had a good day, following up his quickfire 29 with figures of 2 for 26. Tanvir was also economical, taking 2 for 19 in his four overs.It was BPL debutant Mahmudul Hasan Joy who had laid the foundation for Comilla with 48 off 35 balls. Playing his first competitive match after his 78 in Bangladesh’s Test win over New Zealand earlier this month, Joy adjusted well to T20 cricket. He found the gaps with his cut shot, slammed a couple of cover drives, and even nailed a slog-sweep. In all, he hit six fours and a six.Comilla lost their way after Joy’s departure, but Jant propped them up with late blows. The highlight of his innings was a no-look six off Dwayne Bravo that landed in the Mirpur grandstand.Big miss
Barishal have struggled with the bat largely because of Shakib’s patchy form – he has managed only 37 runs in three innings so far. Coming in at No. 3 in this game, Shakib holed out to mid-off as Nahidul foxed him with a bit of flight.

Ex-São Paulo, reforço volta a treinar no Athletico e pode disputar segundo jogo da Recopa

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Após voltar ao Athletico, o atacante Pablo pode estar perto de retornar aos gramados em mais uma final para o clube rubro-negro. O jogador ex-São Paulo foi desfalque no jogo de ida da Recopa Sul-Americana, na Arena da Baixada, onde o Furacão empatou, em 2 a 2, com o Palmeiras.

Recém-chegado ao clube, onde ganhou projeção nacional, Pablo não atuou contra o Palmeiras por conta de um desconforto muscular. O atacante vinha reclamando de dores na coxa.

A estreia de Pablo entre os titulares do Athletico foi no clássico contra o Curitiba. Logo depois do confronto, o atacante já se queixou das dores na coxa. Ele já foi liberado e está fazendo parte da sessão de treinamento da equipe paranaense.

A última sessão de treinamento da equipe paranaense será na terça-feira (1), pela manhã, antes de embarcar para São Paulo. Esta será a segunda oportunidade do Furacão disputar o título da Recopa. Em 2019, a equipe foi eliminada pelo River Plate.

Shades of Saka: Arsenal target "unstoppable" £40m Havertz upgrade

After what felt like an age, the Premier League finally returned over the weekend, and for the first time in a few weeks, Arsenal looked somewhere close to their best.

Mikel Arteta’s side blew the high-flying Nottingham Forest away and ensured that Liverpool couldn’t extend their already mighty nine-point lead atop the table.

However, while the North Londoners ran out 3-0 winners, there were no goals from their strikers, as Gabriel Jesus failed to deliver on the pitch, and Kai Havertz was dropped to the bench altogether.

Arsenal’s PL season so far

Games

12

Wins

6

Draw

2

Losses

4

Points

22

Points per Game

1.83

Goals For

21

Goals Against

12

Clean Sheets

4

Yellow Cards

29

Red Cards

3

Fouls

79

Offsides

23

All Stats via the Premier League

The German remains the club’s go-to centre-forward, but his lack of goals in recent games suggests there is still room for improvement, making it less surprising to see recent links to a forward who could well replace him, a forward who has shades of Bukayo Saka about him.

Arsenal transfer news

According to a recent report from Caught Offside, Arsenal are one of several sides with a strong interest in Brentford star Bryan Mbeumo.

Brentford forward Bryan Mbeumo

In fact, alongside the Gunners, the report has revealed that fellow Premier League outfits Newcastle United, Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa are all keen on the forward ahead of a potential move in January.

The level of interest in the Frenchman is far from ideal for the North Londoners, but the good news is that it might not cost them an egregious amount of money to get their man, as the report claims that the Bees value their star attacker at £40m. The Gunners could well be the favourites for his signature with it stated that Mbeumo would likely choose them over the Toon; his two main suitors.

Brentford striker Bryan Mbeumo

It could be a complicated transfer to get over the line, but given Mbeumo’s sheer quality and versatility, it is worth pursuing, especially as he could be an upgrade on Havertz and has shades of Saka about him.

How Mbeumo compares to Havertz and Saka

Okay, so the first thing to talk about are these similarities to Saka, and there are a few, such as the fact that he’s primarily played off the right despite being a left-footer, which is the same situation the Gunners’ number seven has found himself in.

The second similarity to the Englishman is his raw output, as over the last few seasons, the Hale Ender has become one of the most consistent wingers in England for goals and assists, producing 34 last season and already reaching 13 this year.

Likewise, the Avallon-born ace racked up nine goals and six assists in 27 appearances last season and already has eight goals and one assist in 14 games this year.

Now, it’s this incredible rate of return that also helps with the argument that the Bees ace could be an interesting upgrade on Havertz, as while he has played off the right more than any other position in his career, he’s no stranger to playing down the middle, making 41 appearances as a second striker and 30 as a traditional centre-forward thus far.

In fact, the “unstoppable” star, as dubbed by Premier League legend Alan Shearer, has made those 30 appearances as a number nine for the West Londoners, and in them, has scored 11 goals and provided four assists, which is an undeniably impressive rate of return in a team that are likely midtable at best.

With that said, how do his numbers stack up to those of the former Chelsea star? Well, if we compare their output from the start of last season, it’s a pretty comfortable win for the former Troyes ace.

For example, in 41 appearances, he’s scored 17 goals and provided seven assists, while the German has scored 21 goals and provided eight assists in 68 appearances, which results in a goal involvement every 1.70 and 2.34 games, respectively.

Mbeumo vs Havertz

2023/24

Mbeumo

Havertz

Appearances

27

51

Goals

9

14

Assists

6

7

Goal + Assists per Match

0.55

0.41

2024/25

Mbeumo

Havertz

Appearances

14

17

Goals

8

7

Assists

1

1

Goal + Assists per Match

0.64

0.47

All Stats via Transfermarkt

Ultimately, while Mbeumo has spent more time as a winger than a striker in his career, he’s already shown in glimpses that he has what it takes to be an elite number nine and an upgrade on Havertz, who himself hasn’t always played up top for Arteta either.

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الأهلي يستهل مشواره في بطولة إفريقيا لسيدات الطائرة بفوز ساحق على سوكوسيم السنغالي

استهل الفريق الأول لكرة الطائرة سيدات بالنادي الأهلي مشواره في بطولة إفريقيا بالفوز على سوكوسيم السننغالي بثلاثة أشواط دون رد.

والتقى الأهلي مع سوكوسيم السنغالي، اليوم الجمعة ضمن منافسات الجولة الأولى من دور المجموعات في البطولة المقامة في نيجيريا.

طالع.. مجموعة الأهلي في بطولة إفريقيا لسيدات الطائرة

وأقيمت المواجهة على صالة موشود أبيولا بالعاصمة النيجيرية أبوجا، حيث فرضت سيدات الأهلي سيطرتهن الكاملة على مجريات اللقاء بفضل الأداء الجماعي القوي، والضربات الساحقة، والدفاع الصلب، والإرسال المتقن الذي أربك الفريق السنغالي.

وجاءت نتائج الأشواط على النحو التالي: “25-10، 25-14، 25-6″، ليحقق الأهلي الفوز الأول بمشواره القاري.

ومن المقرر أن تواصل سيدات الأهلي مشوارهن في البطولة غدًا بمواجهة لا لوا الكونغولي في ثاني مباريات دور المجموعات.

Pré-selecionado, trio do Flamengo fica fora da convocação da Seleção para as Eliminatórias

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Para jogos contraChile e Bolívia, Tite anunciou a convocação para compromissos válidos pelas duas últimas rodadas Eliminatórias da Copa do Mundo 2022. E, dentre os 25 convocados, nenhum atleta pertence ao Flamengo, nem mesmo Gabigol, Everton Ribeiro e Pedro, que estavam na pré-lista do comandante do Brasil.

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A Seleção enfrenta o Chile no dia 24 de março, no Maracanã, e a Bolívia no dia 29 de março, em La Paz, capital boliviana. Ou seja, o Fla já não sofreria com os desfalques, uma vez que a disputa das semifinais do Carioca será realizada antes da integração dos selecionáveis ao time de Tite.

Do futebol brasileiro, aliás, apenas o goleiro Weverton (Palmeiras) e o lateral-esquerdo Guilherme Arana (Atlético-MG) foram convocados nesta sexta.

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Com o trio preterido e importante para Paulo Sousa, o Flamengo garantiu a segunda posição da Taça Guanabara e, assim, terá a vantagem do empate na semifinal do Cariocão. A última rodada definirá se o adversário será o Vasco ou o Botafogo. O Fla enfrenta o Bangu no próximo sábado, às 19h30, no reencontro com o Maracanã, que estará lotado.

'Homecoming' for van Beek, Klaassen as Netherlands name squad for New Zealand tour

Stephan Myburgh and Max O’Dowd, who were not part of the squad for the ODIs against Afghanistan, are back for the visiting side

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Logan van Beek as played in New Zealand for over a decade•Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

Logan van Beek, who has won back-to-back Super Smash titles with Wellington Firebirds, and Fred Klaassen, who has also played club cricket in New Zealand, have both been named in Netherlands’ squad for the upcoming series of three ODIs and a solitary T20I in New Zealand.Christchurch-born van Beek is now a regular with Wellington in New Zealand domestic circuit. He has played in New Zealand for over a decade, but this will be the first time he will take on New Zealand in New Zealand as an international. Klaassen, meanwhile, was born in Sussex, but he was raised in New Zealand before he forged his international career with Netherlands.Henry Nicholls was looking forward to going up against his old Canterbury colleague and St Andrew’s College team-mate van Beek next month. “From a one-day point of view, we haven’t played much in the last 12 months. So, it will obviously be cool to get back into that format and former school and team-mate…,” Nicholls said. “It’ll certainly be an occasion he (van Beek) is excited for and likewise for the one-day group.”Pieter Seelaar will lead the 15-man squad, which includes a new face in Shariz Ahmad. Ahmad, the 18-year-old left-arm fingerspinner has been promoted to the senior squad after impressing in the Under-19 World Cup qualifier last year. Vikramjit Singh and Aryan Dutt, Shariz’s team-mates at the qualifier, have also found places in the senior group for the tour.Netherlands welcomed back Stephan Myburgh and Max O’Dowd, who were not part of the squad for their most recent ODI series against Afghanistan in Doha in January. Fast bowler Vivian Kingma, who has been banned by the ICC for four ODIs/T20Is for ball-tampering, isn’t in the squad.”New Zealand represents a fantastic challenge for us as they have been one of the best white-ball teams in world cricket over the past five years,” Netherlands coach Ryan Campbell said in a statement. “Again, we have taken the opportunity to take some of our best young talents away with us and bringing back Vikramjit Singh is really exciting.”He will be joined by U19s team-mate Shariz Ahmad, who gets his first opportunity with the Dutch national side after doing well at the U19s World Cup Qualifiers. Those two will be joined by U19s teammate Aryan Dutt who gets another opportunity after bowling well against Afghanistan.”The tour will begin with the T20I in Napier on March 25. It will be followed by the three ODIs, which will be part of the World Cup Super League, where Netherlands are currently placed last, with just two wins from seven matches.New Zealand are second from bottom, but they have played only three Super league ODIs so far, and have won all three. The white-ball series is likely to clash with the start of the IPL, which means the home side will miss some of their premier players.Netherlands squad: Pieter Seelaar (capt), Stephan Myburgh, Max O’Dowd, Scott Edwards (wk), Bas de Leede, Vikramjit Singh, Aryan Dutt, Logan van Beek, Philippe Boissevain, Brandon Glover, Fred Klaassen, Ryan Klein, Clayton Floyd, Boris Gorlee, Shariz Ahmad

رجل مباراة إنتر ميلان وبايرن ميونخ في دوري أبطال أوروبا

حقق فريق إنتر ميلان الإيطالي فوزًا على خصمه فريق بايرن ميونخ الألماني، مساء يوم الثلاثاء، في بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، موسم 2024/25.

وخاض الفريقان مباراة ذهاب ربع نهائي دوري أبطال أوروبا على ملعب “الأليانز آرينا”، حيث فاز إنتر ميلان بهدفين لهدف (لمطالعة التفاصيل من هنا).

ويستضيف ملعب “سان سيرو” مباراة الفريقين في إياب ربع نهائي البطولة يوم الأربعاء 16 أبريل الجاري.

وحسبما نُشر، حصل لاعب فريق إنتر ميلان أليساندرو باستوني على جائزة رجل مباراة اليوم ضد بايرن ميونخ.

وقالت اللجنة الفنية في الاتحاد الأوروبي لكرة القدم: “نجح باستوني في تمرير الكرة ببراعة فائقة، ووجهها نحو الأمام بهدوء تام، كما قام ببعض التدخلات والتحديات الدفاعية الحاسمة”.

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Arsenal have won all of their last few games by at least two goals, including a 5-2 battering of West Ham and 5-1 demolition of Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League.

Arsenal’s next five Premier League games

Date

Fulham (away)

December 8

Everton (home)

December 14

Crystal Palace (away)

December 21

Ipswich Town (home)

December 27

Brentford (away)

January 1

The north Londoners are rediscovering their mojo game-by-game, and their comfortable 2-0 win over Ruben Amorim’s Man United was another indicator that Arteta has steered them back on course to contend for the Premier League title.

Goals from Jurrien Timber and William Saliba sealed all three points for Arteta, with his side proving to be a real menace from set pieces yet again.

“Very happy. It’s a very special night, celebrating 100 games in this incredible stadium against an opponent with so much history between the clubs and the teams,” said Arteta on Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Man United.

“The way we played, especially after tweaking a few things for the second half and how dominant we were, how convincing we were, not really conceding apart from the save from David after a very sloppy throw-in, so a lot of positives.

“I think we want to be very dangerous and very effective from every angle and every face of play. We worked on all of that. Today we couldn’t score from open play like we did against West Ham, against Sporting, so the team really has belief that from every angle we have the mentality to threaten the opponent and to try to score. Today was two set pieces, we constantly have threatening corners.”

Arsenal make contact with AC Milan forward Rafael Leao via his agents

Emirates Stadium hierarchy are also planning to make Arsenal even more of a threat from open play by bringing in a new attacker next year.

Indeed, Arsenal are believed to be in the market for a Bukayo Saka alternative, which has now led to their interest in AC Milan forward Rafael Leao.

AC Milan's Theo Hernandez celebrates scoring their first goal with Rafael Leao and Tijjani Reijnders.

The £102,000-per-week Portugal international has starred for the Rossoneri over many seasons now, with Leao on Edu’s Arsenal radar all the way back in 2022. Interestingly, he won Italy’s Footballer of the Year that season and Milan’s Player of the Season on top of that.

Leao hasn’t left the club’s thinking, with Football Transfers reporting that Arsenal have made contact with Leao’s representatives to test his availability.

However, it is believed he won’t be going anywhere in the winter, so this transfer could have to wait until later in 2025.