Last season saw the emergence of some exciting youngsters in football world with the likes of Ansu Fati, Mason Greenwood, Alphonso Davies, Erling Haaland, Reece James, Phil Foden, Vinicius Junior among others making names for themselves.But in truth, there are other players who deserve the spotlight as well and will have the privilege to show the world how talented they are this season.We take a look at a starting XI highlighting some of these players, their attributes and what they offer in their various position in a 4-2-3-1 formation.Marco CarnesecchiClub/ Country: (Atalanta/ Italy)Age: 19yrs Position: GoalkeeperMarco Carnesecchi is the only goalkeeper…
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The striker arrived at Arsenal in the summer of 2014 on a long term contract from FC Barcelona and hit the ground running in the England, scoring 25 goals and 12 assists in his debut season with the gunners while also winning the English FA Cup and the club’s player of the season award. Alexis Sanches followed his debut season in England with a promising but injury affected season, registering 17 goals and 11 assists for the gunners in 41 outings. He however bounced back with an astonishing performance in the following season which saw him named among the top…
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has yesterday announced that no sporting events, not even those played behind closed doors could be held in the country until at least September. He said: “The 2019-2020 season of professional sports, including football, will not be able to resume. “It will be possible, on sunny days, to practice an individual sporting activity outdoors, obviously respecting the rules of social distancing. “It will not be possible, neither to practice sport in covered places, nor team or contact sports.” Hence, the Ligue 1 becomes the first among the Europe top 5 leagues to cancel the current…
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has yesterday 26th April announced that players can resume individual training on the 4th of May and professional sports teams should wait till the 18th of the same month before commencing group trainings. The Serie A has been suspended due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus since the end of matchday 26 with some matches of the gameweek postponed. The last fixture played in the league was Sassuolo’s 3-0 win over Brescia on the 9th of March. Giuseppe Conte said: “You have all shown strength, courage, sense of responsibility and community. “Now the phase of…
Since Mikel Arteta took over at Arsenal towards the ending of last year, there has been improvements in the team generally with some fringe players showing positive signs and delivering top class performances. The gunners have never lost a premier league game under the Spaniard and things seems to be getting better off field too as recent report suggest the gunners will recieve huge cash from club owner Stan Kroenke, to finalise transfer deals in the summer. According to MailOnline, the 72-year-old has ‘guaranteed’ that he will inject millions into the club in order to help their finances whilst the…
As the gunners prepare to resume training on Monday, they have received an uplifting news about the situation of their captain Pierre Emrick Aubameyang as the striker’s father recent Instagram activity suggests the 30years old will sign a contract extension with the gunners. An Arsenal fan posted a picture of the striker and his family when he signed for the gunners in January 2018 with the caption “You know what you have to do bro @aubameyang97🙏” and Aubameyang’s father, Pierre François Aubameyang shared the post on his own status with the caption “Thanks to you because you are my pride”.…
Chelsea Football Club are set to offer Frenchman Olivier Giroud a contract extension. The World Cup winner who joined The Blues in January 2018 from Arsenal has made 9 premier league appearances this season whilst he was a substitute in 4 of those, scoring two goals. With Tammy Abraham struggling for match fitness before the suspension of matches, Giroud has become a regular starter for the London club as Frank Lampard sees him a better option than Michy Batshuayi. Chelsea have been linked with moves for strikers as the likes of Pierre Emrick Aubameyang, Timo Werner and Olympique Lyonnais Moussa…
James Maddison has confessed his plans to stay at the Kings Power beyond the summer. Manchester United have been a long term admirer of the 23-year-old attacking midfielder who has been a revelation since he broke into the scenes last season and have made attempts to lure him to the Old Trafford. Maddison has nine goals and three assists in 32 appearance this season for Leicester City who are occupying the third position in the league with 53 points, five ahead of fourth place, Chelsea and eight ahead of Manchester United in the race for the UEFA Champions League qualification.…
Following an official statement from prime minister Matt of the Netherlands, Matt Rutte stating that all football matches are forbidden in the country until September 1, hence, the Eredivisie have yesterday come to the decision to cancel the season and no champion will be crowned. Ajax sits at the top of the log ahead of AZ Alkmaar just on goal difference, and the Federation deem it unjust to award the title to anyone because the gap is too tight. Consequently, this season becomes the first time that a champion will not be crowned in the Dutch topflight since it was…
Phillipe Couthinho has barely enjoy good fortunes in club football since his big money move from Liverpool to Barcelona in January 2018 as he is yet to secure a place in the starting line up of the Blaugrana. The Brazilian is currently on loan at Bayern Munich whom he joined last summer with option of making the deal permanent for a fee around €120m but reports in January by Bild suggests the Bavarian have no plan on making the deal permanent as Coutinho is believed to have not really impressed despite his 8 goals in 22 outings for the German…