Seeing their team in 15th place in the Premier League table at the moment, Arsenal fans probably won t want to remember that they once demanded Arsene Wenger, the man who led the Gunners to their last three league titles, to be sacked for setting the team goals a little lower than they were back in their glory days.
Wenger left the club at the end of the 2017/18 season after 22 years in the job.
4th place is NOT a trophy
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Divock Origi has signed a new long-term contract at Liverpool, the club announced on Wednesday.
The striker s previous deal was due to expire at the end of the 2019-20 season, but the club have moved to retain him in the wake of his heroics in Liverpool s triumphant Champions League campaign.
Origi scored twice as the Reds stunned Barcelona with a 4-0 triumph in the second leg of the semi-finals and then wrote his name into Anfield folklore with a goal in the 2-0 victory over Tottenham in the final as Liverpool clinched Europe s top prize for the sixth time.
The 24-year-old told the club s official website: I m very happy to be able to sign this contract and it gives you a boost at the beginning of the season, as well as the end of the season last year. So I m ve…
Jung Woo-young says South Korea are braced to tackle a Mexico side set to play a more attacking style after El Tri stunned holders Germany at the World Cup.
South Korea are in urgent need of a positive result, having lost 1-0 to Sweden in their first game of Group F in Russia.
In Rostov-on-Don on Saturday, they will meet a Mexico team enjoying an unexpectedly commanding position following their stunning success against Joachim Low s defending champions.
But, according to Jung, El Tri are unlikely to employ the same counter-attacking approach at Rostov Arena, where Juan Carlos Osorio s side will justifiably be considered the favourites.
Mexico have quick players who are good in one-on-one situations and like to penetrate [the opposition s defence],…
Gianluigi Buffon thanked Juventus for giving him the splendid gift of being able to play in the same team as Cristiano Ronaldo following the goalkeeper s return to the club.
Buffon left Juve last year and spent a season at Paris Saint-Germain, before turning down the opportunity to remain in Ligue 1.
It soon became clear Buffon s next destination was to be Turin once again, having spent the best 17 years of his career with the Old Lady.
The 41-year-old signed a contract that will expire in 2020 and he is particularly excited about the chance to call Ronaldo his team-mate.
It s beautiful, he told reporters when asked about playing with the former Real Madrid star.
At the end of my career I was able to play with Neymar and [Kylian] Mbappe thanks t…
And if you have to gain time on the ground, win it, because everyone does the same. The problem is that you are the guy, the idol of our country and unfortunately this is bothering a lot of people, I do not know why.
Rise above it, as always, and continue to enchant us with your football.
Coach Tite will be without defensive midfielder Casemiro due to suspension, while Douglas Costa (thigh) remains a doubt.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Brazil – Neymar
If Neymar plays well, Brazil play well – it is as simple as that. The Paris Saint-Germain star is their talisman and standout star. After appearing to properly find his groove against Mexico, he will undoubtedly be eager to step up another level and that could doom Belgium.
Belgium – …
Arsenal are set to offer Jack Wilshere a new contract despite his latest injury setback, .
The England international had been on a season-long loan at Bouremouth though his spell has been cut short after scans had confirmed that he had broken his leg.
He had racked up twenty-seven league appearances for Eddie Howe’s side this season – the most he has managed since he missed the entire 2011/12 campaign with an ankle problem.
Gunners manager Arsene Wenger believes that his overall lack of game time since he turned professional could see him not fulfil his entire potential.
Since turning professional Wilshere has averaged less than twelve league games a season for his parent club, having made his debut in a 4-0 win at Blackburn Rovers in September 2…
According to Tuttosport, Juventus are set to discuss the future of young forward Moise Kean with his agent Mino Raiola. The 18 year old has been on the books with The Old Lady since way back in 2010, and it seems as if Raiola wants him to go out on loan in January in order to pick up some more first team experience. While that may well be a good move, some are questioning if he ll even be able to break into the Juve setup with a series of other forwards also being linked with a move to the Italian champions.
Alas, the conversation is said to be only half based around Kean, with the subject of Paul Pogba returning to Juve also being on the cards. The Frenchman hasn t been 100% happy at Manchester United for quite some time, and a move back to Juventus seems extremely feasible gi…
Thibaut Courtois revelled in making the difference as his fine goalkeeping performance guided Real Madrid to a Champions League final victory over Liverpool on Saturday.
Madrid had their backs to the wall from the offset at the Stade de France as Liverpool attempted as many shots on target in the first half (five) as they did in their previous two Champions League finals combined (two in 2018 and three in 2019).
That first-half display included two fine Courtois stops against a close-range Mohamed Salah effort and Sadio Mane drive, but the Belgium international saved his best for after the interval.
Courtois expertly denied Salah three times in the second half, the last of which was particularly impressive as he dived to his right to tip away, with Vinicius …
Brendan Rodgers has stressed he returned to Celtic to push the club on in Europe – and is “very confident” they can sign players who can help him achieve that goal.
Rodgers spoke of the need to improve the strength of his squad and add quality after a late 2-0 defeat by Lazio in Rome on Tuesday consigned them to a European exit.
Celtic have now gone 15 Champions League group games without victory, a run stretching back to Rodgers’ first spell in charge.
Luis Palma has been the standout success story of Celtic’s eight summer signings, but they have together made only nine starts between them in five European games.
The departure of Josip Juranovic, Giorgos Giamoukais, Jota, Aaron Mooy and Carl Starfelt has made it difficult for Celtic to improve …
Italy coach Roberto Mancini has urged Roma attacker Nicolo Zaniolo to not waste time and fulfil his potential amid speculation over a move to Juventus.
Zaniolo scored the winner for Jose Mourinho s Roma in the Europa Conference League final against Feyenoord back in May.
But the 23-year-old, who is one of Italy s hottest prospects, has otherwise been repeatedly frustrated by injuries and failure to deliver when offered the chance to perform.
The winger missed Italy s victorious Euro 2020 campaign with an anterior cruciate ligament injury and was absent for the entire 2020-21 term due to a reoccurrence of the same issue.
Zaniolo managed 28 games in Serie A in the 2021-22 campaign – his most since joining Roma in 2018 – but only registered two goal…