أصدر مجلس إدارة نادي الاتحاد السكندري برئاسة محمد أحمد سلامة، بيانًا يعبر فيه عن استيائه من أداء طاقم تحكيم مباراة الفريق أمام الجونة في الدوري الممتاز.
وكان فريق الاتحاد السكندري قد خسر أمام الجونة بهدفين دون رد، في الجولة الـ14 من بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز.
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وجاء بيان نادي الاتحاد السكندري على النحو التالي:
يعرب مجلس إدارة نادي الاتحاد السكندري عن استيائه البالغ مما شهدته مباراة الفريق أمام نادي الجونة، التي أقيمت اليوم على استاد الإسكندرية تحت إدارة الحكم محمود وفا من قرارات تحكيمية مثيرة للدهشة أثرت بشكل مباشر على سير ونتيجة المباراة، ووضعت علامات استفهام عديدة حول آليات اتخاذ القرارات من جانب حكم المباراة.
على سبيل المثال لا الحصر قام مدافع الجونة باستخدام مرفقه بشكل مباشر داخل منطقة الجزاء، ما أدى إلى إصابة مهاجم الاتحاد السكندرى فادى فريد بشكل واضح في وجهه، ورغم وضوح المخالفة وشدة الالتحام قرر الحكم تجاهل الموقف وعدم احتساب ركلة جزاء لصالح الاتحاد السكندري ولم يحاول مراجع تقنية الفيديو.
عقب دقائق فقط تكرر المشهد بصورة مطابقة تقريبًا عندما تدخل لاعب الاتحاد السكندري كريم الديب، مستخدمًا مرفقه في لعبة مشابهة، ليقرر الحكم احتساب مخالفة وإشهار بطاقة صفراء ثانية وطرد اللاعب، وهو تناقض حاد لا يمكن تفسيره أو تبريره، خصوصًا أن القرارين صدرا من الحكم نفسه وفي المباراة ذاتها وفي لعبتين لا تختلفان عن بعضهما سوى في لون قميص اللاعب.
تزداد علامات الاستفهام مع احتساب الحكم ركلة جزاء مشكوكاً في صحتها لصالح فريق الجونة في الوقت بدل الضائع من الشوط الأول، رغم أن مدافع الاتحاد السكندري محمود شبانة نجح بوضوح في لعب الكرة قبل حدوث أي احتكاك مع مهاجم الجونة، إلا أن الحكم أصر على احتساب الركلة بصورة تثير التساؤلات، وهو قرار أسهم بشكل مباشر إلى جانب الطرد، فى تغيير شكل المباراة ووضع لاعبي الاتحاد السكندري في موقف صعب وغير عادل.
ويعبر مجلس الإدارة عن دهشته الشديدة من غياب أى رد فعل من الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم ورابطة الأندية تجاه ما تتعرض له الأندية من أخطاء تحكيمية مؤثرة ومتكررة، ورغم المناشدات المتكررة بضرورة إصلاح منظومة التحكيم، إلا أن الواقع يشير إلى استمرار نفس المشكلات دون أي تغيير، وهو ما يضر بعدالة المنافسة ويمس مصداقية المسابقة بأكملها.
ويؤكد مجلس إدارة نادي الاتحاد السكندري، أنه في حالة انعقاد دائم لدراسة كافة الإجراءات التي تضمن الحفاظ على حقوق النادي وحمايته من التأثيرات السلبية لمثل هذه الأخطاء التحكيمية التي لم تعد مقبولة بأي شكل، كذلك اتخاذه عدد من القرارات الحاسمة تهدف إلى إصلاح مسار فريق الكرة.
West Ham are scouring the market for a new striker as Niclas Füllkrug prepares to depart the London Stadium in January, and a former Tottenham forward has now entered their radar.
Nuno Espirito Santo has called upon Callum Wilson and Lucas Paqueta to play the striker role in Fullkrug’s latest injury absence, but even once the Germany international returns, he won’t be donning Claret and Blue for long.
The 32-year-old’s disappointing spell at the London Stadium is set to end after just 18 months, with trusted sources like Fabrizio Romano confirming that Fullkrug plans to seek a new challenge as soon as the transfer window reopens.
Discussions have already been initiated and the player’s representatives are said to be in contact with potential suitors from Germany and beyond.
Fullkrug has made just 27 appearances for West Ham since his arrival on a four-year contract in August 2024, scoring only three goals, with his first season heavily disrupted by two long-term injuries that saw him miss a combined 28 games for club and country.
Niclas Füllkrug’s missed games for West Ham and Germany — 2024/2025
Injury
Missing from
Missing until
Games missed
Achilles tendon
08/09/2024
02/12/2024
16
Hamstring injury
11/01/2025
01/04/2025
12
Romano revealed in his GiveMeSport newsletter this week that West Ham are hopeful of finding a striker who would be a better fit than Füllkrug, with the club already considering options.
West Ham have Man United’s Joshua Zirkzee on their list of targets, with the Dutch striker struggling for regular opportunities under Ruben Amorim. The Hammers are also reportedly quite interested in signing Ivan Toney on loan as the England striker looks to battle his way back into Thomas Tuchel’s squad.
Nuno’s side explored the possibility of signing Real Madrid’s Endrick on loan too, but the Brazilian teenager is now on the verge of a move to Lyon instead.
Reports in Italy suggest AC Milan striker Santiago Gimenez will cost around £21 million to sign in January, amid reports that West Ham are keen on handing the Mexico international a fresh start in the Premier League after a tough time at the San Siro.
While January is a notoriously difficult window, the east Londoners do have options on the table, and one of them is now former Tottenham striker Troy Parrott.
West Ham eyeing former Tottenham striker Troy Parrott
According to Turkish media, West Ham are eyeing a move for Parrott amid his scintillating Eredivisie campaign so far, as Fullkrug also ‘prepares to leave’.
The Republic of Ireland international left Spurs permanently in 2024 to join AZ Alkmaar in a deal worth just under £7 million, and he’s since found a new home in the Netherlands.
Parrott’s racked up 13 goals in 14 appearances for AZ already this season, with six of them coming in the Dutch top flight.
The 23-year-old has also fired them to third in the table and four wins from their last five games, with Parrott’s form now attracting West Ham’s attention as AZ make his price tag known.
They want at least £26 million to consider parting company in January, and such a fee would mean they make a near-quadruple profit off hs sale.
Parrott heroically guided his country to the World Cup play-offs after scoring a hat-trick in their 3-2 qualifying win over Hungary on Sunday.
It’s turning out to be quite the year for him, and a return to London could be on the cards if he wills it and West Ham are prepared to pay AZ’s asking price.
The work done by Glasgow Rangers during the summer transfer window has come under plenty of scrutiny after a fairly dismal start to the season for the Scottish giants.
One win in the first seven games of the Scottish Premiership campaign led to head coach Russell Martin losing his job, having only been appointed in the summer as the long-term successor to Philippe Clement.
Danny Rohl arrived at Ibrox last month and has already delivered four wins from four matches in the Premiership, but he has also lost both of his Europa League games in the dugout.
The former Sheffield Wednesday tactician has won 100% of his league games in charge, most recently beating Livingston 2-1 at Ibrox thanks to goals from Emmanuel Fernandez and Mohamed Diomande.
Despite this upturn in results in the league, there will still be question marks over the summer recruitment due to poor form on the European stage from the Light Blues under both Martin and Rohl.
Who were the worst signings of the summer window by sporting director Kevin Thelwell before he was dismissed from his role on Monday? Here are our worst three…
3 Youssef Chermiti
It is almost impossible not to mention Youssef Chermiti as being among the worst signings made by Thelwell when you consider the context of the signing and the fee that was paid for him.
Firstly, Rangers had already signed proven Premiership goalscorer Bojan Miovski from Girona for a fee of up to £4.2m, which suggested that Martin already had his first-choice striker in the building.
Secondly, Chermiti cost a staggering £8m to sign him from Everton. That made him the most expensive Rangers signing in 25 years, since the £12m that was spent to land Tore Andre Flo in 2000.
Paying £8m to sign a 21-year-old striker who failed to score a single competitive goal in two years at Goodison Park is bad enough on paper, but even worse when you consider that Thelwell was the man behind the £15m deal to take him from Sporting to Everton in 2023.
The Toffees had to take a £7m hit on the striker without getting a single goal out of him because of Thelwell’s investment, and now Rangers look set to suffer a similar fate if his fortunes do not improve.
Chermiti has scored one goal and provided one assist in 13 outings in all competitions for the Light Blues this season, per Sofascore, which shows that he has already offered more than he did for Everton, but it is still not enough to justify the huge outlay.
25/26 Europa League
Youssef Chermiti
Starts
4
xG
1.29
Goals
0
Big chances missed
4
Big chances created
0
Assists
0
Pass accuracy
59%
Duel success rate
35%
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, he has particularly struggled in the Europa League this season, failing to offer quality in front of goal, in his general play, or physically, which is a big concern.
For the amount of money paid, the signing of Miovski made before his arrival, and how he failed when Thelwell signed him for Everton, he has to be among the ex-Gers man’s worst deals.
2 Joe Rothwell
Joe Rothwell also currently looks like one of the worst signings of the summer transfer window, in a move that was very different to the one that brought Chermiti to Ibrox.
Whilst the Portugal U21 international was signed for big money as a 21-year-old talent with room for improvement and potential to eventually hit, the English midfielder came in as an experienced 30-year-old operator who should have made an immediate impact.
Instead, the summer signing from Bournemouth has failed to hit the ground running at Ibrox and now looks to be out of favour under new head coach Rohl, after being brought in by Martin, whom he played for at Southampton in the 2023/24 campaign.
Joe Rothwell’s last 10 matchday squad appearances
Opposition
Minutes played
Livingston
0
Celtic
18
Hibernian
0
Kilmarnock
0
Brann
64
Dundee United
83
Falkirk
70
Sturm Graz
21
Livingston
17
Genk
10
Stats via Sofascore
As you can see in the table above, the Englishman has become a bit-part player for the Gers, failing to get on the pitch in the three league games that he has been available for under Rohl.
Given he was brought in as an experienced player for the here and now, it is hard to look past him as another one of Thelwell’s worst summer signings.
1 Thelo Aasgaard
Thelo Aasgaard looks to be another one of Thelwell’s worst pieces of business from the summer transfer window, as he has been as ineffective as Chermiti and Rothwell.
Rangers swooped to sign the Norway international from Luton Town for a fee of £3.5m to bolster their ranks in the attacking midfield positions, but he has been unable to provide a regular threat at the top end of the park.
Per Transfermarkt, Aasgaard has only produced one goal and one assist in 19 appearances in all competitions for the Light Blues, whilst Chermiti has one goal and one assist to his name in 13 outings for the club.
What makes that return even less impressive is that his assist was the pass to Djeidi Gassama in the clip above, where the winger does the majority of the heavy lifting for the goal.
The English-born number ten has not shown enough quality in his performances to suggest that he can be a difference-maker, aside from his stunning solo goal against Dundee United, which currently looks like it was a flash in the pan.
Heart & Hand content creator David Edgar described Aasgaard as “rotten” at the start of this month, and it is hard to disagree with that when he has many red cards as goals this season.
Aasgaard’s red card against Celtic in the semi-final of the League Cup is far from the only poor moment he has had in a Gers shirt, though, as the £3.5m signing was also hauled off at half-time against Livingston last weekend.
Rohl was clearly unhappy with his contributions in the opening 45 minutes, and it is hard to be happy with his contributions over the entire season so far, which is why he has been just as bad as Chermiti and Rothwell.
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António Oliveira indicou que priorizaria o Brasileirão e preservou alguns titulares do Corinthians para o confronto desta terça-feira (7), contra o Nacional-PAR, pela fase de grupos da Copa Sul-Americana.
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Raniele, Fausto Vera e Rodrigo Garro nao viajaram com o elenco do Corinthians para o Paraguai. Ainda não se sabe se o trio foi preservado ou algum dos jogadores sofreu uma lesão após o empate sem gols com o Fortaleza.
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Por outro lado, Gustavo Henrique, Igor Coronado e Yuri Alberto estão à disposição de António Oliveira para o duelo na Sul-Americana. O meia e o atacante devem retornar ao time titular do Timão, que soma quatro pontos e pode ficar em situação complicada no Grupo F caso não vença a partida.
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اعترف وكيل أعمال نجم نادي تشيلسي، أن اللاعب كان على وشك الانتقال إلى صفوف برشلونة في وقت من الأوقات، وذلك قبل الذهاب إلى البلوز.
برشلونة واجه تشيلسي يوم أمس الثلاثاء في دوري أبطال أوروبا، حيث تعرض لخسارة ثقيلة في ملعب ستامفورد بريدج بثلاثة أهداف مقابل لا شيء، وكان البلوز الطرف الأفضل في المباراة.
وشهدت مباراة الأمس تألق نجم نادي تشيلسي الشاب، إستيفاو ويليان، والذي قدم عرضًا رائعًا وسجل هدف النادي الإنجليزي الثاني.
وراوغ استيفاو لاعبي برشلونة داخل منطقة الجزاء، ليسدد الجناح الأيمن كرة قوية في شباك البلوجرانا عجز حارس المرمى، خوان جارسيا عن التصدي لها.
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وكشف وكيل أعمال استيفاو، أندريه كوري، أن برشلونة كان قريبًا من ضم اللاعب، لكن وضع البلوجرانا المادي منع حدوث الصفقة في نهاية المطاف.
وقال كوري في تصريحات نقلتها ”Barcauniversa”: “لطالما وافق المسؤولون عن الأمور الفنية في برشلونة على التعاقد مع استيفاو، لكن ديكو كان مقيدًا لأن الوضع الاقتصادي للنادي لم يسمح بذلك”.
واختتم كوري حديثه: “تحدثنا مع برشلونة بشأن استيفاو في أعوام 2021 و2022 و2023 و2024، عرضنا اللاعب على الأندية الكبرى لأنني كنت أعتقد أنه سيحظى بمستقبل باهر، لكن برشلونة لم يكن في وضع جيد اقتصاديًا”.
استيفاو بدأ مسيرته مع بالميراس، حيث تألق مع النادي البرازيلي ليوقع مع تشيلسي خلال صيف العام الحالي مقابل أكثر من 30 مليون يورو.
وبرزت موهبة استيفاو سريعًا مع تشيلسي وحصل اللاعب على ثقة المدرب إنزو ماريسكا والذي يعول على الجناح الشاب بشكل كبير.
Playing South Africa for the first time, and playing at the new Namibia Cricket Ground for the first time, the hosts won a last-ball thriller
Firdose Moonda11-Oct-2025
Ruben Trumpelmann took three wickets•Cricket Namibia
Namibia made history in more ways than one in the one-off T20I as they inaugurated the new Namibia Cricket ground, played their neighbours South Africa for the first time in any international format, and then beat them in a thriller for good measure.The upset came against a patchwork South Africa side, with most of the first-choice T20I players currently in Pakistan, where they will play a Test starting tomorrow. But Namibia won’t care what kind of South Africa team they earned their first win against. They celebrated in front of a 4000-capacity crowd at the NCG (you read that right), complete with a lap of honour. South Africa are the fourth Full Member to be defeated by Namibia, after Zimbabwe, Ireland and Sri Lanka.On a slow surface and sluggish outfield, batting was tricky for both sides and Namibia had South Africa in trouble at 82 for 6 in the 13th over thanks largely to good catching. South Africa left it late to string partnerships together and their most profitable stand was 37 off 35 balls for the seventh wicket between Jason Smith and Bjorn Fortuin. Smith was the highest scorer with 31.Similarly, Namibia’s innings started badly and they were 84 for 5 in the 13th over. In what was close to an exact mirroring of South Africa’s batting, their seventh-wicket pair put on 37 but off just 21 balls. Zane Green’s unbeaten 30 off 23 balls on his birthday sealed the win.De Kock’s short-lived comebackThe stage was set for one of the most highly anticipated returns in the global game when Donovan Ferreira won the toss and chose to bat with Quinton de Kock carded at No. 1. But his return was short lived. Namibia’s captain Gerhard Erasmus opened the bowling and de Kock brought out the pull first up. He got a single to midwicket, then missed one that went down leg, and then tried to smash it over square leg but miscued to Ruben Trumpelmann, who took a simple catch to end de Kock’s stay at the crease in the opening over. De Kock also returned behind the stumps and took the only chance he had, but it was off a no-ball in the first over of the Namibian chase.Jason Smith top-scored for South Africa with 31•Cricket Namibia
Namibia hold on to everything… until they don’tTrumpelmann’s catch didn’t require much more than being in the right place, but he created more difficult opportunities that his team-mates took. In his first over, Reeza Hendricks tried to hit him over deep square but Malan Kruger sprinted in from the rope to take a tumbling catch and remove Hendricks for 7. By his second over, Rubin Hermann, who looked in good touch for his 23, was rushed by extra bounce as he tried to hit Trumpelmann over deep midwicket. Ben Shikongo claimed a good low catch to give Trumpelmann a second.Debutant Max Heingo had Lhuan-dre Pretorius caught behind off the glove and Ferreira at midwicket before Shikongo was rewarded by smart bowling and smarter hands. He followed Andile Simelane as he backed away to clear mid-off and sent the ball high. Erasmus got the skates on again and took a stunning catch to his left to leave South Africa 82 for 6.Smith and Fortuin steadied things but with only one boundary in 30 balls between the 13th and 18th overs, had to try and force things. Smith tried to hit Heingo over long-on and should have been caught by Jan Nicol Loftie-Eaton but he put it down. In the next over, Smith tried to clear him at long-off but again, didn’t have the distance, and JJ Smit took a simple catch.Later in the over, Fortuin offered Smit a similar chance but he shelled it. Namibia finished things off with another catch as Gerald Coetzee tried to go big but found Louren Steenkamp at deep third.Coetzee’s nightmare over ends in injuryCoetzee was brought on first change and made an early impact. He started off too straight and was flicked for four but quickly adjusted his length to Lourens Steenkamp and even surprised him with a bouncer before bowling him. Namibia were 28 for 2 after three overs.But then things started to go wrong for Coetzee. He started his second over with a wide down leg, then got hit for four by Erasmus, and then bowled three more wides. He had his hands on his hips in frustration and the next ball whizzed past Erasmus but avoided the edge.Whatever extra effort Coetzee put into that ball seemed to do some damage and he left the field with three balls remaining in the over. Ferreira completed it and in the end it cost 12 runs. A CSA update said the injury was likely of the pectoral muscle.A fitting finale Namibia stayed in the hunt with contributions from Erasmus (a run-a-ball 21) and Kruger (18 off 21 balls) but South Africa’s attack didn’t let any of them get too far away to set up the perfect finish.Namibia needed 32 runs off the last three overs with four wickets in hand. They took nine runs off the 18th over, with Trumpelmann getting four off an inside edge, and 12 runs off the 19th, as Green started with a lofted cover drive and then ran hard with three twos in the over.That left 11 to get off the final over and Simelane was tasked with defending it. His first ball was short, Green got underneath it and sent it over fine leg for six and then took a single. Trumpelmann ran hard for two and then drew scores level. Green sent the last ball – a low full toss – over midwicket for four to complete the win.
Gabriel Agbonlahor has criticised Thomas Frank and a Tottenham Hotspur star in the wake of the 2-1 defeat against Fulham on Saturday afternoon.
Frank under major pressure after Fulham defeat
Spurs remain without a Premier League win on home soil since defeating Burnley 3-0 on the opening day of the season, following the 2-1 loss against the Cottagers at the weekend, which saw Frank’s fall down to 12th place, having now lost as many games as they’ve won.
The Dane is under major pressure after the latest setback, with it being revealed that former Barcelona manager Xavi is now under serious consideration as a replacement, and a move could be made if there is not an improvement in results by the end of this month.
Thomas Frank’s Tottenham record
Games
21
Wins
8
Draws
5
Losses
8
Points per game
1.38
That said, some of the blame has to lie with the players, according to Agbonlahor, who recently said live on talkSPORT that Frank’s men need to start stepping up to the plate, and the pundit was particularly unimpressed with the start Xavi Simons has made to life in north London.
The former Aston Villa striker said: “A lot’s got to change, Jeff. Players have got to start turning up. Xavi Simons has got to come to the table and start performing.
“You never know what Spurs’ starting team is going to be. Looks very confused doesn’t he? Sometimes it’s five-at-the-back, then it looks like it’s a diamond, then now it’s Bergvall off the left.”
Simons needs to step up sooner rather than later
Of course, any player in their debut Premier League season should be given time to adapt, but Simons needs to start showing signs of improvement very soon, given that he is yet to score for Tottenham, and has registered just two assists in 15 matches in all competitions.
The Dutchman was benched against Fulham, but didn’t make much of an impact after replacing Richarlison on the hour mark, failing to register a single key pass or create a big chance.
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Some Spurs players are also already starting to have doubts about Frank, as they believe the 52-year-old makes too many changes to his attack and focuses on the opposition too much, and the manager will need to start improving results quickly before he loses the dressing room entirely.
It is still early days for the former Brentford boss, but things certainly haven’t worked out so far, with £52m summer signing Simons flattering to deceive, and things don’t get any easier, with Spurs set to travel to St. James’ Park to take on an in-form Newcastle United side on Tuesday night.
أعرب الهولندي ريان جرافنبيرخ، لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي ليفربول عن استيائه بعد خسارة الريدز أمام بي إس في آيندهوفن ضمن منافسات دوري أبطال أوروبا.
واستضاف ليفربول نظيره آيندهوفن، مساء الأربعاء، في المباراة التي جمعتهما ضمن منافسات دوري أبطال أوروبا، على ملعب آنفيلد”.
وخسر ليفربول بقيادة مدربه آرني سلوت برباعية مقابل هدف أمام آيندهوفن في مفاجأة كبيرة للغاية حدثت بين لاعبي الريدز ووسط جماهيرهم، والتي تعتبر أول هزيمة أوروبية على آنفيلد هذا الموسم.
وقال جرافنبيرخ، في تصريحات عبر الموقع الرسمي لناديه: “نحن غاضبون جدًا من خسارتنا، أعتقد أننا لم نلعب بشكل سيء في الشوط الأول بل خلقنا العديد من الفرص أما في الشوط الثاني، فقد سارت الأمور بشكل سيء للغاية”.
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وأكمل: “تأخرنا بهدف مبكر، ثم رأيتم رد فعلنا في الشوط الأول أعتقد أننا قدمنا أداءً جيدًا بعد ذلك، لعبنا كرة قدم رائعة وخلقنا العديد من الفرص، من الصعب وصف الوضع، نحن ببساطة في وضع سيء الآن”.
وأردف: “أعتقد أننا نستقبل أهدافًا بسهولة، هذه مشكلتنا الآن وأعتقد أن فريقا مثلنا عليه أن يقوم بتحسين أدائه الدفاعي وأن يدافع بشكل أفضل، نعلم أننا فريقٌ قوي ونمتلك إمكانيات جيدة لكن كل شيء يُعيقنا، الوضع صعب للغاية حاليًا لكن علينا أن نتكاتف وننطلق من هنا”.
وأتم: “أعتقد أننا لا نملك الزخم الكافي حاليًا، كما قلت كل شيء لا يسير في طريقنا الآن حتى المواجهات الثنائية، وفرص الفوز المتساوية، الأمر صعب حقًا لكن كما قلت، علينا أن نتكاتف وننطلق من هناك، وأنا متأكد من أننا سنجد مخرجًا”.
Past history counts for little, says coach Ratnayake, as co-hosts return to action after two-week hiatus
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‘Sri Lanka are excited about the big stage’
It’s been a longer wait than most for Sri Lanka between their first and second games this World Cup. Since playing the tournament opener on September 30, a wash-out against Australia means their match against England on Saturday comes after a near two-week gap. So unsurprisingly, they are a side that’s itching to get back out in the middle.Against England though they’ll be up against a side they’ve beaten just once in WODIs in 18 attempts. But for coach Rumesh Ratnayake, dwelling on such records makes little sense.”The last meeting will be tomorrow,” said Ratnayake on the eve of the game. “So those are the things which we will encourage them with just before the match. But in our preparation we talk of the present, and we talk of the present team and where they are and what we can do.”What our strengths will be against them, and where we are going to bowl – if it is bowling – at a particular batter at what stage. So we have broken it into three stages, that’s just an example. And even in our batting, I think what we want most is patience and discipline.””That’s what we lacked maybe against India, not deliberate, but it needs more focus so that it could be established.”Coming into this game, Sri Lanka have had a fair bit of time to ponder on that defeat to India. Having had the hosts reeling on 124 for 6, they let the game slip. But even so, a chase of a target a shade under 250 should not have been beyond them.After that game skipper Chamari Athapaththu had not held back in her assessment of her side’s shortcomings, calling on her batters to shoulder more responsibility going forward. And in the build-up to this game, plans surrounding their batting have featured heavily.Related
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“In our batting, the girls are really up to it and wanting to do well,” Ratnayake said. “That’s a huge plus because they know it’s a big stage. Sometimes we need to bring it down and say it’s just another match. But they are excited about this big stage. To capitalise on that, to maximise on that, they need to have runs on the scoreboard. They are aware of that. They are also aware that somebody, at least one or two, should bat till the end.”One of the more prevalent themes across this tournament, particularly for matches played in Colombo, has been a tendency for batting to get easier as the innings has gone on. This has left a lopsided run-scoring burden on lower order batters towards the end of an innings. For Sri Lanka, who lack any real batting prowess beyond the top seven, Ratnayake feels they will need at least one batter to take it deep to ensure they effectively exploit conditions at the tail-end of the innings.”We actually spoke about this in detail, about how those coming lower down the order – even below number seven – need to score more. Our main responsibility, is that top seven needs to score the most runs. We’re addressing it differently, because even in the last game no one scored even 50 – not that 50 would have been enough.”We’ve spoken about how you need to bat deep – at least one of the top six needs to hang around. It’s because none of those batters hung around that we were unable to chase down India’s score.”What we have learned from the spinning wickets is about those who have scored runs. Like [Beth] Mooney. Her batting discipline, her focus, and the ability to do what was needed in those situations. So we need to learn from that.”The extra preparation time leading up to this game has also allowed the Sri Lankans to extensively analyse this England side, weaning through their strengths and weaknesses and how exactly to make use of any advantages they might have over such an experienced outfit.”England is a very experienced side, even though they don’t have left-handers they are quite well equipped, so we understand their strengths, we know what they’re strong at and we’ve seen them do it all so to speak, and we believe that we are ready to sort of counter-attack that and do the best we can in the best way we could.”With our coaches, we scrutinised every batter of the English team – not just their top seven, we analysed their top nine. But the time for observing is over, now we need to take ownership of the situation, and go out there and perform.”
O zagueiro João Madia assinou contrato profissional com o Avaí. Integrante do time sub-20, o jogador, que está no clube há quatro anos, comemorou a ascensão na carreira e a oportunidade de continuar representando o Leão.
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– Muito feliz em assinar o contrato profissional com o Avaí. O clube me acolheu desde o primeiro dia e me deu a oportunidade de fazer o que mais amo. Vamos em busca de continuar dando o melhor – afirmou João Madia.
Apesar de fazer parte do sub-20, João Madia ainda tem idade para integrar a equipe sub-17. Ele revelou quais são os planos no Avaí.
– Meus objetivos são ser campeão do Estadual nas categorias de base e logo estar ajudando no profissional. Quero trazer alegria para a torcida com trabalho e dedicação sempre – finalizou.