Tuchel: Chelsea lacked ‘courage’ in FA Cup win over Barnsley

Thomas Tuchel says his Chelsea side failed to show enough ‘courage’ in the close 1-0 win over Barnsley. The Blues reached the FA Cup quarter-finals thanks to a winning goal from Tammy Abraham. The Englishman struck in the 64th minute after being set up by substitute Reece James. READ: Raiola working ‘quietly’ on Pogba transfer […]

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Van de Beek next? Five technicians who flopped at Man Utd

There is a strong #freeShinji vibe around Donny van de Beek. Juan Seba Veron proved there are no guarantees…   Shinji Kagawa There is already a strong #freeShinji vibe around Van de Beek. And it is hard to ignore the parallels between two undoubtedly tidy, technical players recruited apparently without a clear idea of where […]

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Tuchel must master Pep’s remarkable trick at Chelsea

Before the start of the season, in the wake of Chelsea’s £70million acquisition of Kai Kavertz – their seventh signing of the summer – we said ‘competition is just as likely to breed fractiousness as it is improvement‘, as we predicted that one of Frank Lampard’s greatest challenges in his bid to bring the title […]

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Mourinho appears to question Bale’s attitude after Spurs loss

Spurs manager Jose Mourinho appeared to question Gareth Bale’s attitude after admitting he was surprised the player asked for a scan on an injury he described as “not obvious”. The on-loan Real Madrid forward was not in the Tottenham squad for the 5-4 FA Cup extra-time defeat at Everton having decided himself after training he […]

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Ferdinand explains why he ‘feels sorry’ for Mourinho after Spurs loss

Rio Ferdinand says he is starting to “feel sorry” for Jose Mourinho as the individual errors are “killing him” at Spurs after they lost 5-4 to Everton in the FA Cup fifth round. Bernard, who looked destined to leave Goodison Park less than a fortnight ago, scored the decisive goal seven minutes into the added […]

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Mourinho: Spurs did well to fight against ‘incredible mistakes’

Jose Mourinho was pleased with Tottenham Hotspur’s performance attacking-wise, but he believes they were let down by defensive errors. Spurs started brightly as they went ahead after only three minutes through Davinson Sanchez. They looked to be in control until the game was turned on its head before the break. Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Richarlison and Gylfi […]

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Everton 5-4 Tottenham: Toffees win nine-goal thriller AET

Bernard netted the winner in extra-time to edge Everton past Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park. There were five first half goals as the Toffees came from behind to lead 3-1 before Erik Lamela got one back before half time. Davinson Sanchez equalised for Spurs at the start of the second half, but Richarlison struck back […]

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