Ange Postecoglou has played down the significance of Tottenham potentially moving five points clear at the Premier League summit with victory at Crystal Palace on Friday.
Spurs returned to top spot on Monday with a 2-0 win at home to Fulham and play before Arsenal and Manchester City this weekend.
Postecoglou insisted his primary focus is on improving the team after he was critical of their second-half display against Fulham.
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“It doesn’t really add any significance because whatever happens Friday night there’s still a full round of Premier League fixtures to be played and nothing of any real significance comes of that,” he said.
“We’re in a…
Inter Milan have rejected an offer from Chelsea for Romelu Lukaku, according to .
Apparently, the offer was worth around €100 million, with left-back Marcos Alonso included in the proposed deal, but Inter are simply not interested in selling the Belgian striker this summer. The Serie A champions have significant financial issues to resolve and several other players might yet leave the club, but they ve always considered Lukaku as untouchable he s the one player they intend to keep at all cost.
Chelsea have held a strong interest in Borussia Dortmund star Erling Haaland, but with the Bundesliga side firm in their stance that it would take a crazy bid for them to consider selling the young Norwegian, they ve started showing signs of giving up on that front for the time …
The agent of Mesut Ozil has told Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta that fans deserve an honest explanation over the midfielder s exile from the team.
Ozil has been omitted from the Gunners Premier League and Europa League squads, meaning he is effectively excluded from first-team action until at least January, when changes to the player lists can be made.
The former Real Madrid midfielder, a club-record signing when he joined for a reported £42million in 2013, has not made an appearance since March 7 and stated via social media this week: I pledged my loyalty and allegiance to the club that I love, Arsenal, and it saddens me that this has not been reciprocated.
Arteta, though, insisted his conscience was very calm and that Ozil s exclusion was just a football d…
Ellis Simms scored a first-half hat-trick as Coventry claimed a comprehensive 5-0 Championship victory over bottom-side Rotherham at the CBS Arena.
The Sky Blues raced into a 4-0 lead before the break thanks to Simms and a header from Joel Latibeaudiere as Coventry returned to winning ways following defeats to Preston and West Brom in their last two league outings.
Fabio Tavares finished things off in stoppage-time to cap a welcome return to form for Mark Robins, who celebrates his seventh anniversary in charge of the Sky Blues on Wednesday.
Rotherham, who are all-but consigned to relegation as they sit 19 points from safety, were handed their eighth loss in a row and their 14th away defeat in 18 outings this season.
Simms had claimed the match ball just …
Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso expects a “big challenge” as his side prepare to face second-tier Fortuna Dusseldorf in the DFB-Pokal semi-final.
The 42-year-old, who won the DFB-Pokal with Bayern Munich as a player in 2016, is now looking to do the same as a manager, with his team also top of the Bundesliga and into the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
And Alonso insists Leverkusen will not be looking to take their foot off the gas on Tuesday as they aim to lift the trophy for just the second time.
“It’ll be a big challenge tomorrow,” he told his club’s official website. “We’re definitely not going to take the game easy.
“Being in the final is the greatest thing for a footballer. For the club as well, it would be something we have…
Olivier Giroud s stunning overhead kick gave Chelsea a slender 1-0 advantage in their Champions League last-16 tie with Atletico Madrid.
Playing in Bucharest due to restrictions affecting travel between England and Spain, Chelsea dominated possession as has been the norm under Thomas Tuchel, yet the Blues needed a moment of supreme individual skill from their experienced forward to get the win.
Chelsea attempted 403 passes in the first half, with Atleti limited to just one goal attempt before the break – their lowest total after 45 minutes of a Champions League match since 2016-17 – and the breakthrough came in the 68th minute when Mario Hermoso s sliced clearance fell to Giroud.
He sent a wonderful bicycle kick beyond Jan Oblak, and although the offside fl…
Gareth Southgate is looking forward to another really good test and “important learning step” as England head to Scotland for their first friendly in 18 months.
The Euro 2020 runners-up are among the favourites to win next year’s finals in Germany, which they are within touching distance of despite Saturday’s 1-1 qualification draw against Ukraine.
Long-serving Kyle Walker’s first-ever England goal cancelled out Oleksandr Zinchenko’s opener in front of a yellow and blue wall at the rocking Tarczynski Arena in Wroclaw, Poland.
It felt like a home game despite Ukraine being forced to play away from their homeland due to Russia’s ongoing invasion, leaving Southgate to reflect on an important point and valuable learning experience.
The 53-year-o…
Manchester City defender John Stones could cap a remarkable turnaround from a virtual outcast to being at the cutting edge of Pep Guardiola’s masterplan with a Champions League victory.
Three years ago the 29-year-old’s future was uncertain. He had made just 24 appearances in the 2019-20 season and the club had spent over £100million on centre-backs Nathan Ake and Ruben Dias.
That summer Guardiola admitted there was a distinct possibility a player lacking confidence could leave and he did not play a minute in seven of the eight opening league games of the next season.
But over the course of three seasons he has turned things around so much he is now seen as an integral part of his manager’s latest tactical tweak, with the current fashion for a defender to …
With June’s international break drawing to a close earlier in the week, it will be the MLS that takes centre stage in the early hours of Sunday. So, for those of you looking to put on a weekend accumulator, we have found a handful of helpful tips that can offer a great return for your flutter.
Sunday June 25th
BST 00:30 New York Red Bulls vs Atlanta United
While New York might have mounted a stunning second-half comeback at home against Charlotte earlier in the week, the red Bulls are seeking some much-needed stability. Despite eventually playing out a thrilling 2-2 draw, Troy Lesene’s men have picked up just a single win from any of their last five domestic appearances across all competitions. Likewise, crashing out of the US Open Cup on May 24th following penal…
Liverpool s squad revel in the competition that quality players bring, so says Arne Slot.
The Reds ran riot to beat West Ham 5-1 in the EFL Cup on Wednesday, teeing up a fourth-round meeting with Brighton.
Slot, who has won all but one of his seven matches in charge of Liverpool, made plenty of changes for the tie, and though his team fell behind, they responded in emphatic fashion.
Diogo Jota scored twice to turn the match on its head, with Mohamed Salah slamming home a third before West Ham capitulated following Edson Alvarez s red card – Cody Gakpo netting a late double.
And Slot believes his players are only charged up by the competition within the squad.
He told Sky Sports: Players like to play, especially if you re winning. They …