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The September international break should not be looked back on fondly by anyone inside the Emirates walls, as Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta could be two players down for this weekend’s North London derby. Already guaranteed to be without Mikel Merino, Declan Rice, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney, Arteta has been handed new concerns over Riccardo Calafiori and Martin Odegaard, although the former’s calf knock may settle down in time. However, Odegaard is almost certainly set to sit out the trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after spraining his ankle while playing for Norway, and there are fears that he could be sidelined until the start of October. The 25-year-old would therefore also miss matches against Atalanta BC, Manchester…
Liverpool’s former Manager’s concern about Nations league has come to bear with the recent injury to a couple of important players in the gunners hunt for a premier league title Jurgen Klopp during his time at Liverpool described the situation as the most ridiculous idea of world football, considering clubs have to shuffle about 60 to 70 games a season, this platinum of games have led to football players recording numerous injuries recently, the injury to Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard who represents a central figure in the gunners line-up The Nations League has been a topic of controversy since its…
Vladimir Coufal blasted after what 5/10 West Ham United star did for Czechia. Vladimir Coufal struggled on international duty as the West Ham full-back played in Czechia’s 3-2 win over Ukraine on Tuesday (10 September). The 32-year-old was far from his best in the previous match, a 4-1 defeat to Georgia on Saturday 7 September, and he failed to impress again as he played all 90 minutes in another five-goal thriller. Pavel Sulc scored a first-half brace, with Hammers teammate Tomas Soucek scoring from the penalty spot, as Coufal appeared to take the blame for both goals conceded. Handing Coufal…
The Arsenal anniversaries for 11 September 11 September 1893. The first ever league win. Woolwich Arsenal 4 Walsall Town Swifts 0; John Heath scored the first ever Arsenal hat-trick in the Football League. 11 September 1900: Jimmy Brain born. He played for Ton Pentre having worked previously as a coal miner and at the age of 23 he was sold to Arsenal. 11 September 1913: Rather curiously Arsenal played an away friendly with QPR on this day, using mostly a reserve team, which Arsenal won 2-0. This was probably part payment for the use of QPR’s ground for a practice match while Highbury…
West Ham United chief Tim Steidten was “fed up” with Aston Villa moving the goalposts for a deal to sign Jhon Duran, according to Sean Whetstone. Whetstone reported via the West Ham Football X account (10 September) that the Hammers’ technical director felt he was being messed around by the Villans as the Irons looked to sign the Colombian forward. Unai Emery’s side were keen for Lewis Orford to be included as part of the deal, with reports suggesting the Irons offered the youngster on top of £30million as they pushed to secure Duran [Sky Sports, 25 July]. Despite some…
‘I was frozen out at Tottenham – I know how Spurs treat players’ Danny Rose insists he has no ill feelings over his Tottenham exit – despite finding himself out in the cold. The former England left-back clocked up more than 200 appearances during his 14-year spell with Spurs after his arrival from boyhood club Leeds in 2007. However, Rose was shipped out on loan to Newcastle United and found himself frozen out of the first-team picture on his return to North London before eventually joining Watford on a free transfer the following summer. “It’s football and I know how…
Tottenham Hotspur are set to compete in the Europa League this season, a much-welcome return to European action after missing out in 2023/24. However, one decision made by Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou relating to the competition has caused some controversy. The decision in question is that Tottenham defender Djed Spence is not in the Europa League squad for the group stage, despite his impressive pre-season. In addition, Spurs’ Europa League selection only has 23 players instead of the 25-man limit. This is because of the rules around Europa League squads, which stipulate that a 25-man squad must have four homegrown…
A key West Ham player could be subject to a surprise move away this week. As it stands, West Ham’s best XI is extremely hard to pick, but it’s undoubtedly the best squad they’ve had in a long time. However, while some positions are tougher to pick who should be starting, others are absolutely nailed on. Arguably more than any other position on the pitch, the left-back is an extremely easy choice to make. Emerson has been absolutely pivotal to the Hammers for well over a year now, with his first standout performance coming against Fiorentina in the Conference League…
Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has discussed the interest in Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran over the summer, insisting Chelsea and West Ham United were his main suitors. Villa chief Monchi has made headlines by claiming that they turned down as many as 40 offers for Duran in the last transfer window, and it seems Romano isn’t entirely convinced by that number. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Romano explained that AC Milan were one other team to show an interest in the talented young Colombian forward before they decided he was too expensive and decided…
Big problem for West Ham as Premier League make official announcement ahead of Fulham clash. West Ham United travel to West London to take on Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday. West Ham have lost two and won one of our opening three Premier League games, and Fulham are currently sitting one point and one place above us in the table. READ ALSO: West Ham summer signings rated; Two brilliant 9/10 stars shine, 4/10 man a major concern Julen Lopetegui has a fantastic squad at his disposal now, and big things are expected of the West Ham head coach…