Who is Celtic starlet Lee O’Connor?

When Celtic lost Jeremie Frimpong last winter, it was a big blow to their aspirations.

The Dutchman wasn’t always the most focused of defenders at Parkhead but he was always a rampant threat from an offensive point of view.

His Paradise exit left the Hoops in the lurch. They all of a sudden needed to find a right-back and didn’t discover one until very late in the window.

The player they signed was Jonjoe Kenny as the defender arrived on loan from Everton.

It looked like a solid piece of business on paper. He was in excellent form for Schalke last term, being nominated for the Bundesliga Rookie of the Year award for his performances.

However, he never showed much in Glasgow, failing to set the world alight.

Kenny demonstrated promising signs in the final third but he was particularly abject defensively. He was incredibly poor in the Scottish Cup defeat to Rangers.

In the process of being described as a “horror show” by ACSOM presenter Paul John Dykes, he was at fault for two goals. The full-back didn’t get close enough to Steven Davis for the opening goal and then allowed Ryan Kent to get across him for the second before diverting the ball into his own net.

Kenny was poor in successive Old Firm derbies and it would be a surprise if we saw him back in Glasgow next term.

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Celtic are still yet to replace Frimpong and it’s unlikely they’ll find his replacement in Anthony Ralston either. The full-back played just once this season and should now be usurped in the pecking order by Lee O’Connor.

The 20-year-old enjoyed an impressive season on loan at Tranmere in League 2 where his side reached a domestic cup final and also made it to the play-off semi-finals.

O’Connor starred at right-back but also made an impression in the middle of the park, applying a calm and composed head.

Speaking about the youngster earlier this term, Tranmere goalkeeper Joe Murphy commented: “Lee is an excellent, excellent player. He’s not a League Two player, Lee is like a Championship footballer. He’s clever, he’s really cool on the ball, very calm, and he’s like that as a lad too – very laid-back.”

Those qualities appear to be the polar opposite of both Kenny and Frimpong, two individuals who were rather panicked when defending one-on-one situations.

Murphy continued: “Lee is the sort of player who could play anywhere and he’d do a great job. He’s got a really big future and he’s a great lad. Whether it’s at Celtic or somewhere else, hopefully he can push on and get some more games under his belt.”

After providing first-team minutes to Adam Montgomery at the end of the season, Celtic showed they weren’t afraid to hand younger members of the team a go when needed.

Having earned just a second call-up to the Republic of Ireland squad this summer, he should be impressing enough to earn his senior debut for the Hoops next term.

AND in other news, Celtic can axe Christie by signing 20-goal beast, Strachan dubbed him a “great talent”…

Forte calor e festa da torcida marcam a apresentação de Loco pelo Bangu

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Ele está de volta ao futebol brasileiro! Sob forte calor, o uruguaio Loco Abreu foi apresentado oficialmente no Bangu na manhã desta terça-feira. O atacante ficará a princípio somente para a disputa do Campeonato Carioca de 2017 e fará dupla de ataque com o compatriota Peralta, contratado recentemente pelo Alvirrubro.

Na chegada, o atacante ex-Botafogo já sentiu o ‘caldeirão’ que irá encarar daqui pra frente no subúrbio carioca e projeta dias de glória ao novo clube:

– Estamos juntos para fazermos um caldeirão. Está um calor f.. aqui. tenho a esperança do Bangu voltar aos times dos anos 70/80 -.

A festa de apresentação do atacante começou por volta das 9h30, com show da torcida e do puxador de samba Paulinho Mocidade. Com um pouco de atraso, o uruguaio chegou por volta de 13h e levou os adeptos ao delírio, e ainda chutou algumas bolas em direção a arquibancada.

– O Botafogo é a minha casa, a minha família. Esse sentimento não vai mudar. Fico feliz de voltar ao Rio de Janeiro. É um lugar muito especial. Fico feliz de voltar a jogar o Cariocão e me sinto muito bem para estrear com o clube em janeiro – Afirmou, Loco Abreu

A apresentação do atacante ainda contou com a presença do ídolo do clube, Marinho, último jogador do Bangu a ser convocado para a Seleção Brasileira. Os treze primeiros compradores da camisa que Loco Abreu usará, receberam das mãos do craque o manto Alvirrubro. Inesperadamente, um senhor por volta dos 50 anos, pulou o alambrado de Moça Bonita e correu para os braços do uruguaio que se surpreendeu com a atitude e o abraçou.

Loco Abreu estava jogando no futebol de El Salvador, antes de acertar com o Alvirrubro. O atacante é ídolo no Botafogo, por onde conquistou o Campeonato Carioca. O Bangu será o 23º clube na carreira do veterano.

O elenco do Alvirrubro se apresenta no dia 03 janeiro para uma pré-temporada em Vargem Pequena, Zona Oeste do Rio. A estreia do time está prevista para o dia 28 do mesmo mês no Campeonato Carioca, com adversário a ser definido pela fase preliminar.

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اتحاد الكرة يعلن حكام مباريات الأربعاء في الدوري.. محمد عادل حكمًا للإسماعيلي والاتحاد

أعلن الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم عن حكام مباريات غدًا الأربعاء ببطولة الدوري الممتاز.

وتقام غدًا الأربعاء 3 مباريات في خضم منافسات الجولة الثالثة عشر من عمر البطولة المحلية.

طالع | فيديو | هاتريك ناصر ماهر يقود فيوتشر لهزيمة سموحة برباعية في الدوري

مباراة الجونة والمقاولون العرب

ويدير مباراة الجونة والمقاولون العرب محمود بسيوني، ويعاونه كل من شهاب راشد ونور سعيد، حاملي راية، وأحمد ناصر حكمًا رابعًا ومحمود الدسوقي حكمًا للفيديو ويعاونه أحمد صالح.

ومن المقرر أن تقام المباراة على ملعب خالد بشارة، معقل فريق الجونة في الثالثة عصرًا.

مباراة الاتحاد السكندري والإسماعيلي

ويحكم مباراة الاتحاد والإسماعيلي محمد عادل، ويعاونه هاني العراقي ورضا جبر، حاملي راية ومبروك نبيل حكمًا رابعًا، وعبد العزيز السيد حكمًا للفار ويعاونه هاني عبد الفتاح.

ومن المقرر أن تنطلق المباراة الساعة الخامسة والنصف على ملعب استاد الجيش ببرج العرب.

طالع | وكيله: أبو جبل لم يوقع لـ النصر السعودي.. ولديه عروض من تركيا والخليج

مباراة إنبي وسيراميكا كليوباترا

ويدير مباراة إنبي وسيراميكا أمين عمر، ويعاونه محمود أبو الرجال ومصطفى عطية حكمي راية، والسيد منير حكمًا رابعًا، ومحمد يوسف فياض للفيديو، ويعاونه إبراهيم محجوب.

وتقام المباراة على ملعب استاد بتروسبورت في تمام الثامنة مساءً.

Wolves: What manager can improve Traore?

Nuno Santo was happy the day before he announced he was leaving Wolves. That’s the word of club legend Steve Bull who spoke exclusively to Football FanCast this week.

However, a rift behind the scenes has put the club as we know it in doubt. Nuno has departed the Midlands under a cloud of smoke following an argument over club finances.

It’s thought that Jeff Shi came to him with a plan to strengthen the club this summer but that involved selling their best players and working on finding cheaper replacements.

The Portuguese boss didn’t like it and consequently, he handed in his notice and headed for the departure lounge.

Within days of his exit, Ruben Neves has been linked with a £35m exit while the future of Adama Traore remains in doubt.

If the Spaniard stays at Molineux, he will be a pivotal player for any new manager coming in. One head coach linked with the vacancy is Paulo Fonseca.

Another manager to hail from Portugal, Fonseca is rather unsurprisingly a client of Jorge Mendes.

Though, he’s more than qualified for the job. He took Roma to the Europa League semi-finals this season and won the domestic league with Shakhtar Donestk in Ukraine in three consecutive seasons.

Fonseca has developed an attacking style of play, one that in his own words requires himself and the team to be “brave.”

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The 48-year-old prefers an energetic and intense brand of football, one that sees the ball moved forward in double-quick time.

For someone like Traore, this would game-changing. The Spain international is one of the quickest players in the division and managed to record more successful dribbles than anyone else in the top-flight this term.

He is a radiant ball of fun, an unstoppable force who can create panic among even the very best defences in the Premier League.

His numbers, however, haven’t been impressive this term. Traore scored just two goals and thus, improvement is needed.

Fonseca could help the winger to finally discover some consistent end product. The work he did with the group of attackers at Shakhtar was eye-catching.

The coach had the pleasure of managing Brazilian trio Taison, Marlos and Junior Moraes in Donetsk. They all flourished under the guidance of Fonseca as he witnessed them score a combined 88 goals in three years.

Besides Raul Jimenez, this Wolves attack hasn’t registered the most vibrant of numbers in recent years.

The Mexican scored 27 last term but only managed 11 appearances this season due to a fractured skull.

Fabio Silva scored just four goals in all competitions while Pedro Neto top-scored with five strikes. As a consequence, the trio could improve considerably under Fonseca’s watch.

Neto has proven himself to be an impressive performer this season but there is still a lot of potential to be extracted from Traore.

It never really felt like Nuno was able to get the best from him; perhaps Fonseca can change his fortunes.

AND in other news, Shades of Nuno: Shi will condemn Wolves to more mediocrity by hiring stubborn 49 y/o…

Flu notifica América pela prorrogação do contrato do Giulite Coutinho

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Com a indefinição sobre a concessão do Estádio do Maracanã, o Fluminense já se movimenta para disputar o Campeonato Carioca de 2017 no Giulite Coutinho, em Mesquita. A direção tricolor já enviou uma notificação o América, dono do estádio em Edson Passos, com a intenção de prorrogar o atual contrato de locação, válido até 31 de dezembro.

Além da situação incerta do Maracanã, o Flu optará pelo Giulite Coutinho por uma questão econômica. Adotado como casa tricolor no segundo semestre de 2016, Edson Passos recebeu nove partidas do Tricolor, e os resultados esportivos e financeiros foram positivos.

Apesar de não ter grandes rendas – o estádio suporta pouco mais de 12 mil torcedores -, a chance de prejuízo como mandante é mínima, diferente do Maracanã, que tem um custo elevado de operação. Assim, como os jogos do Estadual não têm atraído grandes públicos nas últimas edições, a cúpula tricolor entende que o Giulite Coutinho é capaz de atender a demanda do Campeonato Carioca. A média tricolor no estádio foi de 6.908 pagantes e renda de R$ 22.858.

A presidência do América já está com a proposta do Fluminense em mãos e avalia as condições para a prorrogação do acordo. O clube não deve impor dificuldades e a parceria com o Tricolor das Laranjeiras deve seguir em 2017. O novo contrato será válido até 31 de maio. Além disso, os orgãos responsáveis precisarão fazer uma nova vistoria para liberar o uso do estádio.

Warriors maintain clear edge after opening day

New South Wales’ bowlers have made a valiant late challenge on day one of their Pura Cup match against the Western Warriors at the WACA Ground here inPerth today

Scott Holdaway15-Dec-2000New South Wales’ bowlers have made a valiant late challenge on day one of their Pura Cup match against the Western Warriors at the WACA Ground here inPerth today. But it was still not enough to make amends for a dismal display with the bat that has left the Blues in difficulty in this match after an action-packedopening six hours of play.Warriors batsmen Ryan Campbell, Mike Hussey, Simon Katich and Murray Goodwin all fell to the visitors’ bowling attack, leaving the home side 4/111 at stumps inresponse to New South Wales’ paltry total of 131.Blues strike bowler Don Nash (2/26) removed Campbell (15) in the first over after drinks, following an attempted pull shot. Brett van Deinsen made no mistake withthe catch at short leg, leaving the Warriors 1/24 and bringing Katich to the crease.Several overs later, with the score on forty, fellow paceman Stuart Clark (1/29) caught Hussey (13) playing a defensive stroke. Hussey’s prod gathered anedge, and ‘keeper Brad Haddin gloved the catch easily.The Warriors’ plans of heading to stumps without any further losses were then disrupted again when Katich (40) was caught deep in the leg side field, becomingNash’s second victim and leaving the home side at 3/89 in the process. The Test aspirant unleashed a ferocious pull stroke but only succeeded in top edging the ballto Clark, who was stationed just inside the fine leg boundary at the time. Soon after, stand-in captain Shane Lee (1/11) enticed the former Zimbabwean international,Goodwin (15) into glancing at, and thin edging, a delivery arrowing down the leg side.The late wickets represented a form of welcome relief for the Blues, who had been on the back foot all day after a horror performance with the bat. From themoment that Jo Angel (3/39) vindicated the decision of Western Australian captain Tom Moody to invite the Blues to bat first by snaring the wicket of stubbornopener Greg Mail (4), the visitors’ batsmen struggled. Batsmen succumbed regularly and the Blues were even unable to profit from at least two dropped chances inthe Western Australian field. Angel, Gavin Swan (3/34), Moody (1/22) and Brendon Julian (3/28) all applied the clamps on their opponents and no batsmen everlooked like breaking free. Only van Deinsen (29), Michael Bevan (28) and Mark Higgs (23) appeared so much as vaguely comfortable.Left with a target of just 132 to secure first innings points, Hussey and Campbell then sought to complement the fine work in the field that had seen them snare sevencatches between them. A confident opening stand of twenty-four ensued before the latter departed to his mistimed stroke. Nash, Clark and Lee bowled admirably,and never let the Warriors’ rate of progress reach unmanageable proportions. But Katich’s cameo, and the development of a neat, unbroken stand of twenty for thefifth wicket between Marcus North (13*) and Moody (9*) left the Warriors holding a very clear edge by the end of the day. If the North-Moody association is leftunchecked for too much longer when play resumes in the morning, then the Blues are likely to be experiencing serious headaches again tomorrow.

Leeds tipped to finally land nine-goal ace

Former Leeds United star David Norris expects the club to make a real effort to sign Rodrigo De Paul from Udinese this summer and believes the deal may happen.

De Paul has been linked with the Elland Road club since last summer, when Marcelo Bielsa’s team are said to have made a bid worth €35m (£30m).

Udinese held firm and rejected that offer and the playmaker went on to enjoy a superb season in Serie A.

The Argentina international made 36 appearances in the league, scoring nine goals and laying on 10 assists.

The link has not gone away, though, with many reports claiming Leeds could make another bid for De Paul this summer, with the player surely aware of the interest.

And Norris believes that the interest from Bielsa’s men may finally pay off following a year-long flirtation between the two parties, though he is wary of the club being beaten to the punch.

Indeed, Atletico Madrid and Liverpool have also been linked with an interest, so Leeds may have to move quickly if they are to secure De Paul’s signature.

Speaking exclusively to The Transfer Tavern, Norris said: “Yeah I think so. That one’s not gone away for a year now. I fully expect that he knows Leeds are interested now.

“Leeds have shown an interest for a long time, so normally with that perseverance, I’d absolutely expect Leeds to try to get that one over the line. He fits their style of play, Leeds will have done due diligence on him and from what we’ve seen of him, and the way Leeds play, he would suit their style of play.

“He seems to want the move, Leeds want it, so I expect Leeds to really go after that one and just hope, potentially, they don’t get gazumped.”

Perto de Colmán, São Paulo não descarta Calleri, mas avalia gastos

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Uma possível contratação do centroavante Christian Colmán, do Nacional (PAR), não fará o São Paulo desistir da volta do argentino Jonathan Calleri, do West Ham (ING). A diretoria acredita que é possível encaixar os dois no orçamento para 2017, mas admite que é preciso uma nova avaliação caso o negócio com o paraguaio, mais adiantado, seja concluído.

– Temos que ver porque não sabemos se temos condições de manter dois jogadores de patamar alto para a mesma posição. Se bem que o Colmán viria com um salario até bem abaixo do nosso teto. Mas vamos ver, até porque a negociação com o Calleri não é fácil. Os investidores querem ele na Europa – afirmou José Jacobson, diretor de futebol do Tricolor.

Nos dois casos, o São Paulo aguarda, mas a situação de Colmán é considerada mais adiantada. A diretoria ofereceu 1,1 milhão de dólares (cerca de R$ 3,54 milhões) por 50% dos direitos econômicos do atleta e agora topa pagar 700 mil dólares (cerca de R$ 2,25 milhões) à vista, contra 500 mil dólares da proposta anterior. O restante seria pago em duas parcelas semestrais de 200 mil dólares (cerca de R$ 644 mil). Os paraguaios procuraram o clube no último sábado abertos a uma nova oferta e agora precisam dar uma resposta.

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Com relação a Calleri, o principal obstáculo são os investidores que pagaram cerca de R$ 40 milhões para tirá-lo do Boca Juniors (ARG) no fim do ano passado. O grupo não é simpático à ideia do retorno porque acredita que o jogador ficará desvalorizado para o mercado. Mas Calleri está com outro pensamento e já cogita o retorno agora.

No São Paulo, o atacante chegaria nos braços da torcida e para ser titular. Nos seis meses que passou no Morumbi, Jony deixou a melhor das impressões. Terminou o ano como artilheiro do time, com 16 gols em 31 jogos, e foi o artilheiro máximo da Libertadores, com nove gols. Além disso, deu diversas demonstrações de carinho ao clube. Situação totalmente inversa à que vive na Inglaterra.


​Desde que chegou ao West Ham, o atacante disputou apenas oito partidas, três como titular. Não tem sido sequer relacionado para o banco de reservas. Está infeliz porque, aos 22 anos, tem em mente que o melhor para sua carreira no momento seria jogar.

A contratação de um camisa 9 é um pedido do técnico Rogério Ceni. Ele aprova Calleri e encontrou Colmán em observação conjunta com o departamento de análise de desempenho do clube. No grupo atual, Gilberto e Chavez podem fazer a função, mas o argentino atua mais pelos lados e está emprestado até junho pelo Boca Juniors (ARG).

جوندوجان يعلق على إمكانية انتقال هالاند إلى مانشستر سيتي

يرى لاعب فريق مانشستر سيتي إيلكاي جوندوجان أن النجم إيرلينج هالاند سيتناسب مع المدرب بيب جوارديولا، حال انتقاله إلى صفوف مانشستر سيتي.

وارتبط هالاند بخطوة الرحيل عن بوروسيا دورتموند نهاية الموسم الحالي، مع تواجده على رادار العديد من الأندية مثل برشلونة، ريال مدريد، باريس سان جيرمان، إلى جانب مانشستر سيتي.

وسُئل جوندوجان عن رأيه تجاه إمكانية انتقال هالاند إلى مانشستر سيتي، حيث قال: “نعم، أعتقد أن هالاند وجوارديولا سيتناسبان سويًا في مانشستر سيتي، هالاند لديه جودة تؤهله للعب مع كل فريق كبير”.

اقرأ أيضًا.. داني ميلز ينصح مانشستر سيتي بعدم التعاقد مع محمد صلاح

وأضاف: لقد مر وقت طويل منذ أن لعبنا بمهاجم صريح، أعتقد أن هالاند لاعب يتمتع بصفات كبيرة ويتناسب مع كل فريق بالفعل”.

Pakistan Probables win comfortably as Youhana shines with the bat

Yousuf Youhana and Abdur Razzaq shared a third wicket partnership of 137 runs to lead Pakistan Probables to three-wicket win over Karachi Young at the National Stadium, after being reduced to 7 for two in only the second over of the innings,in their

Mahmood Ahmad29-Jan-2001Yousuf Youhana and Abdur Razzaq shared a third wicket partnership of 137 runs to lead Pakistan Probables to three-wicket win over Karachi Young at the National Stadium, after being reduced to 7 for two in only the second over of the innings,in their search for 202.
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The batting skills displayed by both these stalwarts was full of precision and maturity as they weathered the opening hostile spell from Mohammad Sami and Saad Altaf with exquisite concentration. Once settling in, they led an all out offensive on the Karachi bowlers as the home side, led by Rashid Latif, found it hard to contain the free flow of runs.Youhana emulated his performance at Lahore, where he scored 96 against Lahore Tigers, to become the highest scorer of the match. He made a fine 75 off 124 balls, which contained 8 hits to the fence. His partner was equally proficient in his batting skills as, after given a chance in the first slip by Arshad, he commanded his authority over the bowlers by getting 56 with the help of 8 fours and one six.After the fall of Youhana’s wicket at 160 in the 38th over, the going was quite easy for the middle order batsmen of Probables. However, they made a mess of things, losing seven wickets in all until they reached the target in the 46th over.Earlier, Rashid Latif, the captain of the Karachi Young, had won the toss and elected to bat first on a pitch, which had no grass on it.After losing the wicket of Naumanullah cheaply, Shadab Kabir, the left-handed opener of Karachi shared a partnership of 91 for the second wicket along with Faisal Iqbal to set a solid foundation for their team. However, this opportunity was not efficiently grabbed by the middle order batsmen of Karachi. They failed miserably to score quick runs in the later stages of their innings, as they ended up on 201 for 8 in the allotted fifty overs.The spin duo of Mushtaq Ahmed and Shoaib Malik, bowled superbly for the Probables, as they tested the batsmen with teasing line and length. They did not only break the threatening partnership between Shadab and Faisal, but also gave little liberty to the late order to score quick runs off them.Mushtaq and Shoaib took two wickets each for 47 and 31, respectively, in their ten overs, whereas the skipper, Wasim Akram bagged one wicket for 27 runs in nine overs.Yousuf Youhana, after yet another valiant show with the bat, was awarded man of the match, whereas Yasir Arafat was declared the best fielder.The fourth match of the series will be played on the 31st of January at the Shahi Bagh Stadium, Peshawar.

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