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The debate over the managerial situation at West Brom looks as though it’s never going to end as fans reacted to the news that the club may wait until the summer before appointing a permanent boss.

In recent weeks the club has held talks with Slavisa Jokanovic and targeted Alex Neill but might be coming to the conclusion that James Shan, currently acting as caretaker, is the best option for the time being.

Baggies supporters have been left frustrated with developments but some believe it would be a sensible and logical choice to wait until the end of the campaign.

However, there were questions asked by one individual, who was still baffled that the club sacked Darren Moore when they did. Another was concerned that the calibre of managers they were waiting on didn’t exactly have great reputations.

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Fears were also shared over what would happen if Shan got the club promoted, with a certain fan saying things could become dangerous.

At the moment, West Brom sit in the playoffs but might be at risk of not returning to the Premier League unless owners can surround him with more experience.

Here is the reaction on Twitter…

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Tottenham fans have taken to Twitter to react after their former player Nabil Bentaleb hit a double against Manchester City in the Champions League.

The Spurs academy graduate left the club to sign for Bundesliga side Schalke back in 2017 after spending a season on loan with the German team, and has gone from strength to strength at the Veltins Arena.

On Wednesday night, the Algerian international got fans talking after scoring a brace from the penalty spot against Pep Guardiola’s reigning Premier League champions, which looked like it would give them an unlikely win but for Leroy Sane and Raheem Sterling’s late heroics.

The 24-year-old has now scored eight goals this season in what has been an eye-catching campaign for him personally – impressively, he has also scored all 14 of his penalties for the club.

It must’ve been a proud moment for Spurs fans to see their academy graduate make an impact in the Champions League, so let’s see how they reacted on Twitter to Bentaleb’s performance…

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Georginio Wijnaldum played the full 90 minutes as Liverpool drew 0-0 with Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie at Anfield.

Both teams had opportunities on Tuesday night, but the draw means that the contest is delicately poised ahead of the second leg in Munich next month.

The likes of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane so often grab the limelight, but 5ft 9in Wijnaldum has again been impressive for the Reds this term.

The clash with Bayern proved to be his 30th appearance in all competitions this season and he certainly brings balance to the Liverpool midfield.

It is for that reason that the Netherlands international is sure to start the second leg, where Liverpool will look to improve on their poor away form in Europe.

In response to a social media post from Wijnaldum, the Liverpool fans were keen to pay tribute to the 28-year-old.

A selection of the Twitter reaction can be seen below:

تحدثت آمال ثابت والدة بطلة التنس المصرية ميار شريف – لـ بطولات” – عن أداء نجلتها في المباراة التي جمعتها مع المصنفة الثانية التشيكية كارولينا بليسكوفا.

وتعد ميار أول لاعبة مصرية تشارك في الدور الرئيسي لبطولة رولان جاروس إحدى البطولات الأربع من سلسلة الجراند سلام في إنجاز تاريخي.

ميار شريف بعد مشاركتها التاريخية في إحدى بطولات الجراند سلام: سأعود مرة أخرى

وقالت والدة ميار في تصريحات خاصة لـ “بطولات”: “أداء ميار كان مفاجأة، والجميع أشاد بمستواها”.

وأضافت: “الشوط السابع في المجموعة الثالثة كان له تأثيرًا كبيرًا جدًا في خسارتها اليوم، بعد أن أحبطت بعض الشيء، نظرًا لأنها فقدت السيطرة، والتقدم في نتيجة الأشواط التي سيطرت عليها في البداية”.

وتابعت: “نحن ندعم ميار على الدوام، والعائلة كلها لاعبين ولاعبات تنس وجميعهن بطلات، سواء ميار أو رنا أو داليا أو روان، ونساندهن للوصول لأفضل مستوى”.

وأتمت: “نحن ندعم التنس في بيتنا منذ زمن بسبب حبهم للعبة، واستمروا بها إلى أن حققوا ما وصلوا إليه”.

واختتمت: “أتمنى لها التفوق أكثر وأكثر، وأن تحصل على خبرة أكبر بعد هذه المنافسات، وأن تحقق كل ما تريده مستقبلًا”.

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Rangers welcome Kilmarnock to Ibrox on Saturday afternoon, and Steven Gerrard should axe Joe Worrall from the side once and for all.

What’s the word?

The Gers may not want to admit it yet, but their quest for silverware this season is most likely over.

Arch-rivals Celtic only have to earn five more points in their final four games of the campaign to lock up their eighth league title in a row, and Gerrard has likely already got one eye on next season.

That said, the gaffer should axe Worrall from the team on Saturday, as the youngster is expected to return to Nottingham Forest at the end of the season, meaning it bears no benefit to the Gers to keep playing him.

Looking to leave?

When asked about his future back in February, Worrall said: “I believe I should be playing at Forest but to play under Steven Gerrard at Rangers is incredible.

“But as for signing permanently, if they want to buy me for £30m in the summer, then that would be fantastic!

“If not, I’ll be happy to go back to Forest. I want to win something here. It was the first thing the manager and the lads said to me when I walked in the door.

“I’m only here for a season but it’s vital for the club – because of what they’ve gone through – to get to finals and challenge for the league.”

Fans were right, it’s Katic time

Of course, Rangers do not have £30m to spend on a centre back, especially a centre back that can’t even be trusted – the last time the Gers faced Kilmarnock in the league they lost 2-1, with Worrall putting in a truly woeful performance.

While £30m is a light-hearted, exaggerated sum offered by the 22 year-old, he has been capped at multiple youth levels for England, so he would likely cost a hefty fee.

That said, Gerrard should focus on developing Nikola Katic, who at the start of the season looked set to form a dominant pairing with Connor Goldson.

The Croatian’s form faltered and he lost his place to Worrall, but the fact that he was never brought back in despite loads of poor performances from the Forest man is inexplicable, especially as fans continually fumed at Worrall’s disastrous showings.

Fans have previously said they would prefer to see the 22 year-old Katic partner Goldson than Worrall, and they were right. Gerrard must now recognise the chance to get a leg up on next season by developing the partnership between Katic and Goldson, accepting that the Ibrox faithful have proved him wrong on this one.

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Aston Villa supporters have been left in amazement by the match-winning performance of John McGinn on Wednesday night as their side beat Nottingham Forest 3-1.

In many Villa fans’ eyes, he was the best player on the pitch and it’s easy to see why as the former Hibs man scored twice as the promotion contenders came from a goal down to go on to win.

The Villa Park faithful appeared to run out of ways to describe McGinn when reacting to his performance on Twitter. He received so much praise that he was even compared to Lionel Messi as well as being labelled as potentially the best player in the Championship.

However, other fans of the Villans kept things a little more realistic, lauding him as outstanding and sensational after being mesmerised by the Scot’s performance this week. It was a win that severely boosted Villa’s play-off hopes and McGinn is being hailed as the reason why.

A fair few that follow the Midlands club were quick to give him their man of the match award whilst also suggesting he deserved a hat-trick for his showing at the City Ground.

The midfielder’s first goal saw him burst into the area after checking back on the right-hand side and firing low into the net before finding a second from distance.

The Scotland international has four goals and seven assists in 31 Championship games since making the move from the SPL last summer.

This is the best of the reaction from his efforts against Forest.

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Sky Sports pundit David Prutton has provided his verdict on the huge second city derby between Birmingham City and Aston Villa at St Andrew’s on Sunday, and despite pointing out how useful the three points would be for both teams, he doesn’t believe either will get them.

What’s the word, then?

Well, the EFL expert was discussing the clash as part of his latest set of predictions, as the eighth-placed Blues host the 11th-placed Villans in the Midlands.

Garry Monk’s men go into the weekend’s fixtures just four points shy of the play-off positions, while the visitors are only two points further back and will know that they can leapfrog their arch-rivals with a victory.

As per Sky Sports, Prutton said: “This is a Second City derby with plenty at stake! Both sides still have a shout at the play-offs and three points would go a long way to achieving that for either.

“Jack Grealish was brilliant when these teams met at Villa Park earlier in the season and you can see how important he is to the side with his performance against Derby last week. This is a close call, though, and I can’t split the pair. Score draw.”

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Is he right?

He could well be.

More often than not it seems as though there isn’t a lot between the two teams in a derby game, and it could easily prove to be the case again at St Andrew’s.

The former Leeds United and Southampton man may well be right in expecting a high-scoring game in the derby however, with six in the previous meeting between the two at Villa Park in November, when the claret and blue outfit ran out 4-2 winners.

With Dean Smith’s side notching four last weekend against Derby and with Lukas Jutkiewicz and Che Adams forming a formidable partnership up top for the hosts, goals are certainly on the menu.

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Liverpool got back to winning ways with their 5-0 annihilation of Watford on Wednesday night, with Sadio Mane (2), Virgil van Dijk (2) and Divock Origi getting on the scoresheet in an exhilarating Reds display.

The clash saw the return of Trent Alexander-Arnold to the starting XI – the 20-year-old was benched for the Manchester United game at the weekend, with James Milner deputising on the right of the back four – and his stellar performance means Jurgen Klopp will surely think twice about leaving the local boy out again in the future.

Curling a delicious cross onto Mane’s head for the opener just nine minutes in and also teeing up the Senegalese for his special second, Alexander-Arnold was essential to his side’s creation in the opening stages. The 5-cap international later made it a hat-trick of assists with yet another pin-point delivery into the box, met by van Dijk, late on.

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The feat ensured the Liverpool number 66 went down in history books – the treble of assists made him the youngest player in Premier League history to do so.

Here’s how the Anfield faithful reacted on Twitter…

West Brom gave their promotion chances a massive boost on Tuesday after they beat Queens Park Rangers 3-2 at Loftus Road.

A return to the Premier League, however, does not seem like it will have any bearing on Salomon Rondon’s future at the Hawthorns with the 29-year-old still inching closer to a permanent exit.

The Breakdown

Rondon is currently on a season-long loan at Newcastle United and, according to the Northern Echo, his parent club have slapped a £16m price tag on his head amid interest.

West Brom, though, would probably be better off keeping the Venezuela international should they win promotion back to English football’s top flight.

Rondon has managed to find some form since the Christmas period after making a slow start to the campaign, while he is the type of striker overall who is ideal for the more inferior Premier League sides.

He is strong, good in the air and can hold up the ball well, making him a great outlet to teams such as West Brom who need to find a way out once winning the ball against technically better and possession-hungrier opposition.

That, of course, was not enough to save West Brom from their last relegation from English football’s top division.

Next time round, however, with better players around him, it could be a much different story.

يستقبل فريق يوفنتوس نظيره نابولي، اليوم الأحد، في إطار مباريات الجولة الثالثة للدوري الإيطالي، على ملعب “آليانز ستاديوم”.

وشهدت الساعات الماضية جدلاً حول إقامة المباراة من عدمها، بسبب ظهور إصابات بفيروس كورونا في صفوف فريق نابولي.

رابطة الدوري الإيطالي أصدرت بيانًا رسميًا أكدت خلاله أن المباراة ستقام في موعدها (طالع التفاصيل من هنا).

نابولي يحتل المركز الثاني بـ6 نقاط ويوفنتوس في المركز السابع بجدول الترتيب برصيد 4 نقاط. موعد مباراة يوفنتوس ونابولي

تنطلق المباراة في تمام التاسعة إلا ربع مساء اليوم الأحد بتوقيت القاهرة، العاشرة إلا ربع بتوقيت السعودية. القناة الناقلة لمباراة يوفنتوس ونابولي

تذاع المباراة عبر قناة beIN SPORTS HD4 . معلق مباراة يوفنتوس ونابولي

يعلق على المباراة حفيظ دراجي . تشكيل يوفنتوس المتوقع أمام نابولي

من المتوقع اعتماد بيرلو على خطة (3-4-1-2).

حراسة المرمى: تشيزني.

خط الدفاع: دانيلو، بونوتشي، كيلليني.

خط الوسط: كوادرادو، آرثر، بينتانكور، فارابوتا.

خط الهجوم: رامسي، كولوسوفيسكي، كريستيانو رونالدو. تشكيل نابولي المتوقع أمام يوفنتوس

من المتوقع اعتماد جاتوزو على خطة (4-3-3).

حراسة المرمى: أوسبينا.

خط الدفاع: دي لورينزو، مانولاس، كوليبالي، هيساج.

خط الوسط: فابيان رويز، ديمي، لوبوتوكا، لوزانو.

خط الهجوم: أوسيمين، ميرتينز، زيلينسكي.

ويمكنكم مطالعة مواعيد ونتائج جميع المباريات لحظة بلحظة على مركز المباريات من هنا.