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28-year-old forward has revealed the three-time African champions will do all takes to beat the Leone Stars Ahmed Musa stated Nigeria aims to secure victory over Sierra Leone at Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City. The Super Eagles will play Sierra Leone on Friday before facing them in the reverse fixture on November 17. Three-time African […]
Mikel Arteta described Arsenal’s 3-0 home defeat by Aston Villa as the worst of his managerial career but was at a loss to explain a performance in which – as he put it – “I didn’t see my team out there”. Arsenal were second best in every department and Arteta was scathing about his team’s attitude […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has been labeled “ignorant” by former defender Pasquale Bruno who believes that the forward lacks respect for his team-mates and the country. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner ended a nine-year stay at Madrid as he chose to start a career with Juventus. The 35-year-old has shown no signs of slowing down, scoring plenty […]
The 21-year-old is set for a spell on the sidelines after Frank Lampard confirmed he has contracted coronavirus. Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has confirmed that midfielder Kai Havertz has tested positive for Covid-19. As a result, the German international has entered self-isolation and will miss Chelsea’s match against Sheffield United on Saturday. He also appears […]
![There has been a dramatic improvement in the Blues' defensive output since the ex-Rennes shot-stopper replaced Kepa Arrizabalaga on a regular basis Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Hakim Ziyech, Thiago Silva, Ben Chilwell - none of Chelsea's summer signings can claim to have had such a dramatic effect on the Blues' fortunes so far this season than Edouard Mendy. Mendy, acquired for £22 million ($29m) as the final piece of Frank Lampard’s summer transfer spree, is now set for a rapid reunion with former club Rennes as Chelsea prepare for their Champions League showdown on Wednesday. The goalkeeper goes into the game having not conceded a goal in his last 457 minutes on the pitch, and with five clean sheets to his name from six appearances in a Chelsea shirt. Given the west London outfit shipped 54 Premier League goals last season, few saw their transformation with a new man between the posts coming quite this quickly. Mendy's ability is underpinned by not just his size - at 6’6" - but also his speed. That was highlighted both by his quick reactions to Kurt Zouma missing an early cross against Burnley on Saturday as well as his adeptness at closing down Ashley Barnes, who was through on goal. Overall, Mendy's presence has lifted the performance levels of the defenders in front of him. They now look more assured as each game goes by with their confidence in their goalkeeper growing all the time. That is in significant contrast to last season, when Chelsea's defenders were understood to have lost confidence in Kepa, particularly relating to his shot-stopping and ability to claim crosses. The £72m ($80m) club-record signing registered the worst save percentage in the Premier League last season at 53.47 per cent, which only increased slightly this season to 57.14% before being dropped. Mendy was signed on the back of a save percentage of 76.25% last season in Ligue 1, and that has risen since joining Chelsea to 80%. According to Opta models, he has outperformed his expected goals conceded [xG] metric whereas Kepa has let in an extra 1.1 goals by the same measurement. The statistics back up the initial impression that Chelsea now have a goalkeeper who has dramatically improved their chances to put together the wins they need to satisfy growing expectations. Indeed, Mendy is the first goalkeeper since Petr Cech in 2004 to secure three clean sheets in his first three Premier League games for Chelsea.](https://www.max909.fm/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/rsz_ggmu-1.jpg)
There has been a dramatic improvement in the Blues’ defensive output since Mendy replaced Kepa Arrizabalaga. None of Chelsea’s summer signings have had such a dramatic effect on the Blues’ fortunes this season than Edouard Mendy. Mendy is set for a reunion with former club Rennes as Chelsea prepare for their Champions League showdown on […]
Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has denied allegations of assault after he was arrested on Sunday night. The Wales manager has denied claims after he was arrested on suspicion of harming his girlfriend, Kate Greville, on Sunday. The Football Association of Wales (FAW) has canceled a press conference planned for Tuesday where Giggs was due […]
Cristiano Ronaldo had an immediate impact on his return after quarantine on Sunday, scoring three minutes after coming on as a substitute before scoring a penalty to lead Juventus to a 4-1 Serie A win at Spezia. The game was 1-1 when Ronaldo entered the pitch, and Juve scored three times after he came on. […]
The 20-man list for the 2020 Golden Boy award has been released. The award was created by Tuttosport back in 2003 and is given to the best Under 21 player in Europe. The most exciting youngsters in the game were in contention and it has now been reduced to the top 20. Erling Haaland appears […]
France stretched their unbeaten run against Croatia to eight games after a late goal by Kylian Mbappe gave France a 2-1 win in their Nations League match on Wednesday. The result left France second in the group on 10 points from four games, behind Portugal on goal difference after the European champions brushed aside Sweden 3-0. Antoine Griezmann fired […]
Portugal and Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for coronavirus, the Portuguese Football Federation said in a statement Tuesday. According to the statement, Ronaldo is currently asymptomatic and “well, without symptoms, and in isolation.” The 35-year-old forward played for Portugal against France in the Nations League on Sunday and against Spain in a friendly […]
