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Tim May will be effectively replaced by two men at the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) with Paul Marsh and Ian Smith set to run the organisation

ESPNcricinfo staff06-Jun-2013Tim May will be effectively replaced by two men at the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations (FICA) with Paul Marsh and Ian Smith set to run the organisation. Marsh has been elected executive chairman, and will take up that role alongside his existing position as chief executive of the Australian Cricketers’ Association, while Smith has been named FICA’s chief operating officer.Smith has been the legal director of the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) since 2004 and has assisted May at FICA for the past few years. Smith will be responsible for the day-to-day management of FICA, which represents cricketers’ associations in seven countries, and Marsh will be accountable for the performance of the organisation and will effectively be its figurehead and spokesperson.”The FICA board is excited by the appointments of both Paul Marsh and Ian Smith,” Jimmy Adams, the FICA president, said. “Paul has been at the forefront of player advocacy for 12 years at the ACA, the past eight as CEO. He has proven to be a strong, respected and passionate leader who has also contributed enormously as a member of the FICA board.”Ian has demonstrated his dedication, expertise and passion throughout his time with the PCA and FICA and along with Paul, will ensure our member associations and their players continue to be represented in a strong, unified and tireless manner.”The two men will have big shoes to fill, for May was the major driving force behind FICA during his eight years as its chief executive. May announced his resignation on Wednesday and said he was “tiring of working in a sport that was increasingly at odds with the principles I respect”.”The contribution of Tim May to FICA and cricketers worldwide has been enormous and in many respects he is irreplaceable,” Adams said. “Our game continues to throw up issues of great complexity, and strong player representation through FICA and the individual player associations has never been more important. FICA is committed to continuing Tim’s wonderful legacy by ensuring that the voices of the players always be heard.”

Alastair Cook and Nick Compton struck centuries as they committed themselves to righting the wrongs of England’s first-innings batting debacle

The Report by David Hopps08-Mar-2013
Live scorecard and ball-by-ball detailsAlastair Cook and Nick Compton outstripped England’s first-wicket record against New Zealand, the 223 previously set by Graeme Fowler and Chris Tavare at The Oval in 1983•Getty Images

Alastair Cook and Nick Compton struck centuries as they committed themselves to righting the wrongs of England’s first-innings batting debacle. But that told only half the story. For Cook, a 24th Test hundred, timed to perfection with the new ball still five overs away, was simply a restatement of his undoubted quality. For Compton, the final stages of a maiden Test hundred possessed all the mental anguish that a first time should.These were hundreds born of mortification as England, guilt-stricken by a first-innings deficit of 293 and with five-and-a-half sessions to save the game, closed the fourth day only 59 runs behind New Zealand and with still nine wickets remaining. But if Cook added further lustre to his Test record – one to rival Sachin Tendulkar at the same age – with what has become his customary languorous elegance, Compton scraped through the 90s in more than 12 tension-ridden overs.Compton, who fell for a duck in the first innings, had steeled himself to track Cook’s progress for much of the day and if his innings was the more unobtrusive, his defensive outlook possessed a seasoned feel which illustrated why England’s director of cricket, Andy Flower, kept faith in the solidity he could bring at the top of the order. He must have been born with his back to the wall.But when Cook logged another hundred, Compton found himself on 90, and it felt an age away. Cook urged him to maintain his tempo, impending new ball or not, and when that new ball came, with him still six runs away, he would have been immediately run out on 94, risking a single to mid-on off Trent Boult, had Bruce Martin managed to hit direct.Cook must have felt like a guiding light for his inexperienced partner, but that light was then cruelly extinguished two overs before the close with Compton on 99, the England captain’s five-and-a-half hour stay ending when Boult had him caught behind.It was appropriate reward for Boult, who was the likeliest of the New Zealand attack and who conceded less than two runs an over all day, but it piled the pressure on Compton. When he next looked to the non-striker’s end for encouragement, he found only the gangling figure of the nightwatchman, Steven Finn. Two balls later – with 11 deliveries left in the day – he worked Tim Southee through midwicket, shouting with delight and applauded from the boundary’s edge by his tearful father.

Smart stats

• Alastair Cook’s century is his 24th in Tests and takes him two ahead of Kevin Pietersen on the list of England batsmen with the most Test centuries.

• Compton’s century is his first in Tests and the 100th by an England batsman against New Zealand. Compton now averages 44.28 in ten innings.

• The 231-run stand between Cook and Compton is the 18th double-century opening stand for England and their first against New Zealand since Graeme Fowler and Chris Tavare added 223 at The Oval in 1983.

• It is the 13th time that both England openers have scored centuries in an innings. The last time this happened was against Australia in Brisbane in 2010.

• The strike rate of 125.42 is the highest for a fifty-plus score for Brendon McCullum. Overall, the strike rate is the sixth-highest for a New Zealand batsman against England (fifty-plus score).

• The 77-run stand between McCullum and Bruce Martin is the sixth-highest eighth-wicket stand for New Zealand against England and their second-highest against England in Dunedin.

• The lead of 293 is New Zealand’s third-largest against England (completed innings). The highest is the 298-run lead at Lord’s in 1973. Click here for a list of matches when New Zealand have batted first and here for a list of matches where New Zealand have batted second.

Cook and Compton settled to a laborious task without much ado, outstripping England’s first-wicket record against New Zealand, the 223 previously set by Graeme Fowler and Chris Tavare at The Oval in 1983.Their resistance on a cold and cheerless day gave the crowd another reason for forbearance. It was Saturday, but the mood was so workmanlike it felt like Monday morning. New Zealand’s bowlers ran in eagerly, their spirits high and their lengths fuller than their English counterparts, and the captaincy of Brendon McCullum was business-like, more proactive perhaps than his predecessor, Ross Taylor.But for all New Zealand’s vigour, a stodgy brown surface showed no signs of deterioration. Cook essayed an occasional attractive square cut or clip off his legs, so intent upon not driving down the ground that only one single in his hundred came in such a manner; Compton just bedded in, his mental approach as upright as his stance, his footwork decisive but rarely expansive.There was a hint of swing for the left-arm quick, Neil Wagner, the least accurate of New Zealand’s fast-bowling trio, and when Cook squirted Bruce Martin’s slow left-arm off his pads to reach his fifty, there might have been a semblance of turn, but any excitement was tempered by the low bounce that made it easier to counter.England’s openers took time to settle. Cook, on four, needed an inside edge to survive Southee’s resounding lbw appeal and New Zealand lost a review against Compton, on 16, when the same bowler appealed for a catch down the leg-side, replays suggesting that the ball had brushed his thigh pad. Wagner also found enough inswing to give Compton some uncomfortable moments. But after staving off 22 overs before lunch, they were in orderly mood throughout an attritional afternoon. That both have the temperament to bat long was not a matter for debate, but while Cook’s Test record has few equals at this stage of his career, Compton’s talent remained unchartered.It was all an abrupt change of tempo from New Zealand’s enterprising start to the day as they added a further 58 in less than nine overs before declaring with nine down. McCullum, 44 not out from 42 balls overnight, flogged England to distraction, thrashing another 30 from 17 balls.McCullum swung Stuart Broad over deep square-leg to reach his fifty, the ball sailing over two Union Jacks at the back of a temporary stand and a bus as it flew out of the ground. He then pulled and drove James Anderson for further sixes. To compound Anderson’s misery, McCullum escaped potential catches by Cook, at first slip, and Compton, at deep cover, by inches before he skied Broad high to mid-on where Anderson held an awkward catch.McCullum’s mood also rubbed off on the debutant left-arm spinner, Martin, who pulled about with gusto until he was caught at the wicket for 41 off Finn attempting another leg-side hit. It was an enterprising start to the day, but it was about to be replaced by something more serious and, ultimately, more significant, too.

Rohit Sharma, the India batsman, has said that Australia have a weakness against swing bowling that India will seek to exploit

ESPNcricinfo staff16-Dec-2011Rohit Sharma, the India batsman, has said that Australia have a weakness against swing bowling that India will seek to exploit during the upcoming Test series.”I heard they’re having some problems against swing bowling, so we are very much putting all our thoughts together,” Rohit said. “We will try and come hard at them where swing is concerned. We have a very good bowling unit which can put pressure on the Australians.”Rohit’s comments echoed those of Zaheer Khan, who said on Thursday that India’s bowlers will be aiming to exploit Australia’s problems against the moving ball.Australia were dismissed for less than 150 five times over the last two years, and collapsed for 47 against South Africa and 136 against New Zealand in their last two Test series. But Rohit said India were focussed on their own preparations rather than their opponent’s struggles.”We’re not really concerned about what’s going on their side. We want to focus on our preparation. It’s a good sign they are having a batting camp, so we know their weaknesses and what they’ve gone through the last couple of weeks. We have all kept that in mind going into the first Test match. We will walk out there and we need to put pressure on them rather than taking the pressure on us.”India drew their two-day game against CA Chairman’s XI, making 6 for 320 in reply to CA’s 6 for 398. Rohit scored an unbeaten 56, while Sachin Tendulkar made 92 and VVS Laxman 57 before both retired to give others a chance to bat.”It was a good preparation. We just wanted to get into the groove first. There’s another practice match as well. [There wasn’t] much for the bowlers on a flat track and the batsmen also got the runs, so I think we should be very happy with the way things have gone for batters and bowlers.”There was some concern for India when Ishant Sharma left the field after bowling only 5.3 overs on the first day, but Rohit said it was “just some discomfort” and that Ishant had seen a doctor and should be ready for the Boxing Day Test.India have never won a Test series in Australia and Rohit admitted it was something that they think about, but “we would like to take one Test match at a time and see how it goes”.The first Test is at the MCG, where Tendulkar will resume his quest for his 100th international hundred. “Me and my team-mates, all of us and all the Indians, we don’t want him to wait for too long now,” Rohit said. “It’s been a while, but I hope he gets the 100th century in the first game.”

West Indies Players’ Association has become the first players’ organisation to give the green signal to their cricketers to take part in the IPL

Cricinfo staff25-Feb-2010The West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) has expressed satisfaction with the security arrangements being made for the IPL, becoming the first players’ organisation to give the green signal to their cricketers to feature in the Twenty20 tournament.Player safety has become a major issue after an independent report, commissioned by the players’ unions in England, South Africa and Australia, had said there was a credible security threat to the IPL, and suggested moving the tournament out of India.WIPA’s comments backing the Caribbean players’ participation in the 2010 edition comes a day after Lalit Modi, the IPL commissioner, had insisted the tournament would be held in India and strongly criticised those who had expressed security concerns.”Apart from being in contact with a number of key IPL personnel, WIPA has also sought independent advice from organisations which have conducted similar security tests,” WIPA said in a press release.”WIPA is convinced that the organisers and the government are sparing no effort to ensure that players’ welfare and security are not in any way compromised. WIPA will therefore support its players’ participation in the IPL tournament.”Among those who have been most concerned over safety are Australian cricketers, whose players’ association helped formulate a list of security demands for IPL organisers earlier this week following a meeting attended by a majority of Australian cricketers due to play in next month’s tournament.Tim May, the chief executive of the Federation of International Cricketers’ Associations, had also warned earlier this week of a spate of player withdrawals from the IPL after the England team’s security adviser Reg Dickason said the threat from the 313 Brigade was credible and that security could not be guaranteed in India.

The draft is likely to heavily tap into players who went unsold at the IPL auction

Danyal Rasool10-Dec-2024The draft for the tenth edition of the PSL will take place on January 11. The date for the draft is later than PSL drafts have historically taken place, though that is partially down to the window for the tournament being pushed back by a month; it will now take place in a four-week slot between early April and mid-May, with the PCB no longer viewing a clash with the IPL as a no-go area.While no further details of player availability have been announced, the draft is likely to heavily tap into players who went unsold at the IPL auction. One of the factors that influenced the PSL moving into the IPL’s slot was the greater degree of certainty that players not at the IPL would be available due to the near-complete lack of any international fixtures during that period.At the IPL this year, David Warner, Kane Williamson, Akeal Hosein, Jonny Bairstow, Adil Rashid and Keshav Maharaj were among the players that went unsold, and while many may have had international commitments during the PSL’s window in other years, that will not be the case this time around.Related

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This does not guarantee that all those players will be available to the PSL. The England Cricket Board (ECB) is currently embroiled in a dispute with the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) after they announced they would not issue NOCs for first-class cricketers to play any overseas league apart from the IPL that clashed with the domestic season. While the T20 Blast, which starts on May 29, will not clash with the PSL, the County Championship starts on April 4, and almost certainly will. What the terms of any resolution are is likely to have a significant impact upon the PSL, which has historically drawn overseas talent quite heavily from England.The move into the IPL window, which ESPNcricinfo first reported on in 2022, is one the PCB is looking to make permanent as it tries to move away from the increasingly cramped December-March window in which it operates currently, where it clashes not only with four other T20 leagues, but also a busy international cricket calendar. By contrast, moving to the April to May window means little to no Full Member international cricket and only the IPL, against which, officials acknowledge, it can’t compete but can try to co-exist with. And if, as expected, the PSL inducts two new teams from 2026, there remains potential to accommodate a longer season in that window.In the medium term, it will also help the PSL avoid being played almost entirely in Ramadan, as would have been the case in 2025. As part of the lunar calendar, Ramadan starts ten days earlier every year on the Gregorian calendar so it would clash with the PSL’s usual February-March window for the next few years. Ramadan not only affects timings of games and crowd turnout, it is also a big window for advertising; playing the PSL in Ramadan would impact advertising and sponsorship revenues for the league.The decision to switch windows was by no means one that met universal agreement. ESPNcricinfo understands a number of franchise owners were sceptical, if not outright opposed to the move at the time. However, the decision did not necessarily require the support of the franchises, with the PSL’s governing council possessing the authority to make a unilateral decision on the matter.

“I guess it’s a great way to give back to the fans that’ve supported us,” Tim Southee says

Deivarayan Muthu07-Jul-2021New Zealand’s World Test Championship-winning squad is set for a week-long, nationwide tour with the mace later this month. The tour will kick off in Whangarei on July 26 and will end in Invercargill (Stadium Southland) on August 1, with Auckland (Eden Park), Tauranga (Hamilton), New Plymouth/Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin (Forsyth Barr Stadium) being the other stops on the trip.Captain Kane Williamson, Kyle Jamieson, the Player of the Match in the historic WTC final, Devon Conway and Colin de Grandhomme, however, will not be part of the revelry at home, as they are all currently in the UK, playing county cricket or preparing for the Hundred. The rest of the players and the support staff will likely be part of the tour after spending time with their families following MIQ (Managed Isolation Quarantine) in Auckland.Spinners Will Somerville and Todd Astle, and opening batter Jeet Raval, will also take part in the tour. The trio was not part of the squad for the UK tour, with the WTC final thrown in, but will be recognised for their roles in helping New Zealand qualify for the final.”It’s quickly become apparent that Kiwis want an opportunity to be part of, and to share in this historic achievement,” NZC chief executive David White said in a statement. “We’ve been inundated with requests to do something so that New Zealanders can join in with the team and share the moment.”At first, we thought the time-out in managed isolation and the length of time since the win would dampen enthusiasm for a public celebration, but we have been persuaded to think again.”NZC/BlackCaps

Senior seamer Tim Southee has been lined up to launch the tour in his hometown of Whangarei. He was particularly excited about sharing New Zealand’s WTC success with the public.”I guess it’s a great way to give back to the fans that’ve supported us – not only the last couple of years through the Test Championship but for a long time,” Southee said. “For some of these smaller places that don’t get a lot of international cricket or see a lot of cricketers, it’s a great chance to go back to those smaller towns… I know growing up in a small town, anytime there’s something special like that, it’s always a great occasion. Hopefully, we can give back and hopefully give kids a bit of future hope of future cricketers.”Southee was also looking forward to celebrating the occasion with Somerville, Astle and Raval who were among 22 players that represented New Zealand in the inaugural World Championship cycle.”With the Test Championship spanning over a two-year period, we used a number of players. I think 20-odd players in total and although there was [only] 15 in the final, it was nice for those guys that contributed,” Southee said. “I look back to the likes of Somers that played a massive role in the series in Sri Lanka that got us underway in the Test Championship, so it’s great to have those guys that contributed along the way in a two-year cycle to get us through to the final. So, it’s nice for them to be able to bask in the rewards as well.”‘Huge of sense of pride among the whole community here’ – Somerville
As for Somerville, he will be part of the Auckland leg of the mace tour. The offspinner had played his part in New Zealand’s overseas Test victories in Abu Dhabi and Colombo.”It was just a huge sense of pride, having been involved in a small way,” Somerville said. “[I] suppose I played three of the games before the final. Huge sense of pride amongst the whole community here – walking up to school and dropping the kids off. Everyone was very excited, talking about it, and there was a lot of buzz around, going into day six and yeah there was not a lot of sleep had by the dads the next day and it was very exciting. It was a nice result to have after a few years of really good cricket by the Black Caps.William Somerville played a key role for New Zealand in their overseas victory at the P Sara Oval•Getty Images

“It [the mace] looks like quite a big thing to hold. But it’d be fun waving it like a wand I suppose and get some photos with it…To have won the first World Test Championship final is something that everyone in New Zealand is going to remember forever. To be part of that history is pretty wonderful really.”The 36-year old has not played for New Zealand since the Sydney Test last year, but could come back into the selection frame as the side prepares for two Tests in India later this year, which will be part of the second WTC cycle.”I’ve always felt a part of this squad and the wider squad, in contact with Steady [coach Gary Stead] and Gav [selector Gavin Larsen] about where I sit,” Somerville said. “Unfortunately last year we were supposed to go to Bangladesh in August, but by the time June came out, we sort of knew that wasn’t going to happen. That was a two-Test series that I’d have liked to be a part of; it hasn’ t happened.”Moving forward, there’s a tour of India in November – whether that’s in India or not who knows at this point? I’m sure they’ll be keen for it to be there based on the wickets that we present for them. So, hopefully they will want to get us back with some spin-friendly wickets and it’ll be nice if we can meet that challenge head-on. If that occurs, I’d love to be a part of that. Certainly have my eyes set on the Indian tour and hoping that I can have that opportunity into the year.”

After the deal struck with Andrew McDonald as assistant coach, CA are likely to adapt their player contracts

Daniel Brettig31-Oct-20191:14

‘ACA must do better to help players like Cummins’ – Siddle

Australian cricket’s leadership is open to returning to the option of multi-year contracts for their top players in the wake of the agreement of a groundbreaking coaching deal with Andrew McDonald that will allow him the flexibility to maintain pre-arranged commitments in the IPL and the Hundred.Earl Eddings, the Cricket Australia chairman, followed his first AGM in charge by agreeing that the rapidly changing cricket world required both better relationships and greater flexibility from administrators, as underlined by the decision to agree to McDonald’s preferred terms and so ensure his skills would not be lost to the head coach Justin Langer.He told ESPNcricinfo that the new dual high performance chiefs Ben Oliver (manager of national teams) and Drew Ginn (manager of high performance) can be expected to look at the option of multi-year deals for top ranked players, a part of the CA contracting system in the first decade of the 21st century but less common following the performance-based recommendations of the Argus review in 2011, and presently a recommendation to the board before the next contract cycle.”The game has changed so quickly, in terms of the various other options players and coaches both now have, which I think is great for the game,” Eddings told ESPNcricinfo. “It gives them an opportunity to show their wares to the rest of the world and Cricket Australia’s got to adapt to that as well.”Have we discussed multiple year contracts? I’m sure our high performance people will be looking at that, and something for them to come back to the board with their recommendations. For Andrew I think it’s a great opportunity, as a world class coach, I know he’s highly sought after around the world. The fact we’ve got him as our assistant coach speaks volumes for Cricket Victoria for producing a great coach but also to Andrew for becoming one of the best young coaches in the world.”Pat Cummins, this year’s No. 1 ranked CA contracted player, has been a vocal advocate of multi-year deals for the past two years, noting the physical toll on the bodies of fast bowlers in particular that often preclude them from stretching their physiques in search of greater financial returns in the IPL and elsewhere.”No it didn’t happen this year. They just said they weren’t offering anyone longer term this year,” Cummins told this week. “I hope [it changes in the future]. You can only ask the question and see what comes of it. Like anyone in your job, you want more than 12 months security always.”Pat Cummins claims another scalp•Getty Images

The issue is a little more complicated than the players wanting more security and the board wishing only to hand out contractual rewards on a strict year-on-year performance basis. The possibility of players remaining under contract to CA at the end of an MoU period would have been an awkward scenario for the Australian Cricketers Association during the 2017-18 pay dispute, when all players falling out of contract at once played into the union’s hands.Since the Argus review, the offer of multi-year deals to players has become perceived as being used only as a defensive move by CA, as was the case when the former team performance manager Pat Howard offered three-year deals to Steven Smith, David Warner, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Cummins as the pay dispute was heating up. A different landscape prevailed in the early 2000s, when the likes of Ricky Ponting, Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist enjoyed greater certainty in return for compelling and consistent performances as the world’s top team.Peter Siddle, the most experienced Australian pace bowler currently in national contention, noted that he was given a two-year deal at the outset of his international career in 2008, saying that players would be happy in many cases to enjoy extra financial security in exchange for foregoing additional domestic T20 events overseas.”We used to have them. I remember my first contract I signed a long time ago, about 11 years ago now, I signed a multi-year deal then,” Siddle said. “It was only two years but it did give you at least that second-year sort of guarantee. I think with certain players you could probably look at it. It’s definitely something the ACA and Cricket Australia can look to maybe improve on over the coming years because there are players like, especially someone like Patty [James Pattinson], who is in all formats, not just the one format player, you might want to lock him down.”It gives them the opportunity to keep him out of maybe tours outside of the country, whether it’s IPL or other T20 leagues around the world, where they can then control where he goes a bit more. But in saying that the player then wants to be reimbursed a little bit for what he may be missing out on. It is definitely that’s something worth discussing. Maybe it’s not for everyone. But that’s what it comes down to when discussing contracts and deals.”

أكد الصحفي الإيطالي، فابريزيو رومانو، بشبكة “سكاي سبورتس”، أن الدولي الإيفواري فرانك كيسي لاعب وسط فريق ميلان، قد اجتاز الفحص الطبي من أجل الانتقال إلى صفوف برشلونة في نافذة الانتقالات الصيفية القادمة.

وينتهي عقد كيسي مع ميلان بنهاية الموسم الجاري، 2021/2022، في 30 يونيو المُقبل، والإيفواري لا يود التجديد، ولن يكلف خزائن النادي الكتالوني أموالاً.

وكانت العديد من وسائل الإعلام الإسبانية والإيطالية، قد أكدت أن كيسي في طريقه إلى الانتقال إلى صفوف برشلونة بالفعل.

اقرأ أيضًا.. ريفالدو مشيدًا بتشافي بعد الكلاسيكو: لم أستمتع بـ برشلونة هكذا منذ زمن طويل

وهو ما أكده رومانو كذلك، حيث كتب الصحفي الإيطالي عبر حسابه الرسمي بموقع التواصل الاجتماعي “تويتر”: “فرانك كيسي اجتاز الفحص الطبي بالفعل لينضم إلى برشلونة حيث سينضم في صفقة انتقال حُر”.

وأضاف: “كيسي وقع على عقود انتقاله إلى برشلونة لمدة أربع سنوات حتى 30 يونيو 2026، سيحصل على راتب صافي قدره 6.5 مليون يورو بالإضافة إلى بعض المتغيرات”.

كيسي انضم إلى ميلان قبل ثلاثة أعوام ونصف، في 2019 قادمًا من أتالانتا الإيطالي مقابل 24 مليون يورو، ومُنذ ذلك الحين أصبح أحد الركائز الأساسية مع الفريق.

Here we go. After verbal agreement reached days ago, Franck Kessié has signed as new Barcelona player until June 2026 – it’s gonna be four year deal, he joins as free agent from AC Milan. 🔵🔴 #FCB

Kessié will receive €6.5m net salary plus add-ons. Medical already completed. pic.twitter.com/9kFCIPJXn5 — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 22, 2022

Yan Valery’s season has certainly not gone to plan, with the young right-back shipped out on loan to Birmingham City in the January transfer window, where he has struggled to impress.

The defender lost his regular spot in Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side when Kyle Walker-Peters first arrived on loan from Tottenham Hotspur in January 2020 and once his transfer to St Mary’s was made permanent, it was always going to be a struggle for Valery to get regular game time at Southampton.

The 22-year-old, who was labelled a “weak link” by Athletic journalist Dan Sheldon, made just one start in the Premier League for the Saints, which came in a 3-1 defeat against Arsenal where he was regularly exposed, so it was perhaps no surprise to see him turfed out on loan, despite the lack of back-up to Walker-Peters at the South Coast club.

When the former Spurs man was injured, we saw the likes of Moussa Djenepo, James Ward-Prowse and Jan Bednarek all feature at right-back, which certainly suggests that Valery wasn’t held particularly high regard by Hasenhuttl.

During his time with Birmingham City, who until recently looked in real danger of relegation this season, Valery has made just seven appearances in the Championship, of which just two have been starts, which again, doesn’t bode particularly well for his future at Southampton.

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Hasenhuttl spoke recently about the development of some of the players out on loan, saying:

“Some have done well, a lot of them did not even play in the Championship or League One, so you can see how difficult it is for them that they don’t even there perform well,” Hasenhuttl has openly admitted.

“We have a few loan players that are coming back. The way back is not easy for them. That means we have to look for new options.”

The Austrian certainly seems to be hinting that it is going to be difficult for Valery to re-establish himself in his side in the future after a disappointing couple of seasons, so perhaps we will see him depart St Mary’s on a permanent deal this summer.

Certainly, if Southampton bring in the full-backs they are seemingly in the market for ahead of next season, there will be little room left for Valery in Hasenhuttl’s side in the future.

And, in other news… Just 9 passes: £5.4m-rated Saints dud was awful again vs LFC, Ralph surely fuming

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Assim como as equipes que abrirão nesta quinta-feira a competição no Japão, América (MEX), Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (COR) e Mamelodi Sundows (AFC) chegam ao Japão com fôlego para mostrar que o mundo do futebol não se resume à disputa entre Europa e América do Sul. O LANCE! traça abaixo o mapa do Mundial de Clubes de 2016.

REAL MADRID – Europa

Campeão da Liga dos Campeões 2015-2016, o Real Madrid tende a desembarcar no Japão com sua força máxima. Além da categoria de Cristiano Ronaldo e a habilidade de nomes como Benzema e Modric, a equipe comandada por Zidane viu os retornos de jogadores que estavam com lesões, casos de Casemiro e Toni Kroos. Apenas Bale, vetado até abril de 2017, está fora dos gramados.

Time-base:Navas, Carvajal, Varane, Sergio Ramos e Marcelo; Kovacic, Modric, Casemiro (Isco) e Toni Kroos; Cristiano Ronaldo e Benzema. Técnico: Zinedine Zidane

FERNANDO KALLAS – Editor-chefe do Diario AS

“O Real Madrid é o franco favorito ao título mundial de 2016. Além de as equipes europeias passarem a valorizar muito a disputa do Mundial de Clubes, a chegada com força máxima ao Japão aumenta a superioridade técnica dos merengues sobre os demais adversários.

O Real Madrid, hoje, vai muito além de CR7. É uma equipe com dinamismo, uma defesa sólida e um contra-ataque perigosíssimo. E há outro trunfo que Zidane conseguiu dar à equipe: capacidade de se adaptar a cada adversário. Os merengues são “camaleônicos”, e tendem a se superar no torneio.

ATLÉTICO NACIONAL – América do Sul

Credenciado por ser campeão da Copa Libertadores de 2016, o Atlético Nacional manteve boa parte de seu elenco para tentar o sonho do Mundial de Clubes. “Adotados” pelos brasileiros, devido às homenagens que fizeram diante da tragédia envolvendo a delegação da Chapecoense, os Verdolagas depositam suas expectativas em nomes como Franco Armani, Macnelly Torres e no faro de gol de Orlando Berrío e Miguel Borja.

Time-base: Franco Armani; Daniel Bocanegra, Alexis Henríquez, Felipe Aguilar e Farid Díaz; Diego Arias, Alejandro Bernal, Macnelly Torres e Alejandro Guerra; Orlando Berrio e Miguel Borja. Técnico: Reinaldo Rueda

DANIEL CUEVAS – Repórter de El Periodico Deportivo

“Não há dúvidas de que Atlético Nacional chega muito bem no Mundial de Clubes, depois de um ano marcado por êxitos e triunfos. Os jogadores que têm mentalidade ganhadora darão à equipe o espírito de luta que precisam para enfrentar cada rival que vier pela frente.

Todos os jogadores “verdolagas” estão em boas condições para a partida. Franco Armani passa muita segurança e liderança na meta, a defesa conta com laterais completos e o meio é repleto de criatividade, com Macnelly Torres e Alejandro Guerra. Para completar, ter um atacante de nível impressionante como Miguel Borja não é para qualquer um”.

KASHIMA ANTLERS (JAP) – País-sede

Representante do país-sede, o Kashima Antlers teve sua ida para o Mundial de Clubes de 2016 marcada por uma boa dose de drama, com direito a oscilações na campanha e final na qual levou o título da J-League ao fazer 2 a 1, de virada, sobre o Urawa Red Diamonds. Em meio à desconfiança, a equipe aposta no faro de gol do “herói” Kanazaki e a experiência de nomes comoOgasawara, Nagaki e na habilidade deNakamura e do brasileiro Fabrício.

AUCKLAND CITY (NZL) – Oceania

Campeão da Liga dos Campeões da OFC, o Auckland City manteve sua tradição de estar no Mundial de Clubes com certa folga, ao atropelar por 3 a 0 o Wellington (NZL). A responsabilidade de levar a equipe amadora à frente passará pelos pés deMicah Lea’alafa, bola de ouro do torneio e que, curiosamente, também é jogador de futsal nas Ilhas Salomão e cantor gospel. Outra expectativa recai sobre o jovem Clayton Lewis, presente na seleção sub-20 da Nova Zelândia.

AMÉRICA (MEX) – Concacaf

Campeão da Liga dos Campeões da Concacaf 2015-2016, o América (MEX) volta ao Mundial de Clubes com mais um motivo para ter confiança: a equipe se classificou à final da Liga MX (onde enfrentará mais uma vez o Tigres, sobre quem levou a Concacaf). As Águias contam com dois conhecidos dos brasileiros para, no ano de seu centenário, chegar ao menos à semifinal: Rubens Sambueza, que teve passagem pelo Flamengo, e o veterano Peralta, “carrasco” do Brasil na Olimpíada de 2012. Outros nomes de destaque são o goleiro Muñoz, com sua segurança, e Quintero, meia-atacante de muita velocidade.

JEONBUK HYUNDAI MOTORS (COR) – Ásia

Campeão da Liga dos Campeões da AFC, o Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors chega à edição do Mundial de Clubes de 2016 após levar a melhor sobre o Al Ain. Entre as esperanças da equipe sul-coreana para a competição estão dois brasileiros: o meia-atacante Léo e Edu, boa alternativa para o ataque. Já o setor ofensivo tem como referência de faro de gol o veterano Lee Dong-Gook, de 37 anos. Porém, a equipe terá de superar uma baixa no setor ofensivo: o também brasileiro Ricardo Lopes sofreu uma lesão no joelho esquerdo durante o duelo com o Al Ain e está vetado de cinco a seis meses.

MAMELODI SUNDOWS (AFS) – África

Campeão da Liga dos Campeões da CAF, o Mamelodi Sundows despachou o Zamalek (EGI) e fará um país da África do Sul voltar ao Mundial de Clubes depois de 21 anos. Denominados “Brazilians”, os jogadores sul-africanos apostam suas fichas no meia Keagan Dolly, que se destacou nos Jogos Olímpicos. O elenco ainda traz um brasileiro: o zagueiro Ricardo Nascimento, de 21 anos, revelado nas categorias de base do Palmeiras.

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