Solskjaer’s silence Cost Him Man United Job – Louis Saha

 

Solskjaer’s silence Cost Him Man United Job – Louis Saha

Ex Manchester United striker Louis Saha says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s mistake was his neglect in ‘calling people out’ after negative results.

The Norwegian’s three-year reign as United boss ended last Sunday after a 4-1 thrashing to Watford.

Solskjaer made significant steps to improve United since replacing Jose Mourinho, having finished second in the Premier League last season and reaching the Europa League final, which ended in a loss to Villarreal.

But a shocking start to the Premier League season, in which United won just once in their last seven matches, condemned Solskjaer to his fate.

According to Saha, who spent four years under Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, Solskjaer lacked the ability to speak out when he was unhappy with his playing group.

“I see the staff Ole had, but I didn’t and don’t see an obvious figure to confront the board, to confront the players saying they’re not happy with certain things,” Saha told TribalFootball.com, on behalf of 101greatgoals.com.

“Of course, I’m not at the club every day, I don’t know the specific ins and outs, but they need to have clear leaders who speak the truth. Looking back on his time in charge, I believe the biggest mistake Ole did was not speaking out enough, calling people out.”

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Why Catalan giant seek revenge over Portuguese

Seeking to assure themselves of a place in the last 16 of the Champions League, Barcelona welcome Benfica to Camp Nou on Tuesday evening. The Catalan powerhouse will hope that lightning does not strike twice against Jorge Jesus's side, who sunk Barca 3-0 when the sides met earlier in Group E.

As Bayern Munich ride off into the sunset, Barcelona are performing a slow crawl to the finish line by comparison, but all three points in front of their own fans will guarantee them their rightful place in the knockout stages.

Xavi's reign as Blaugrana head coach officially kicked off with Sunday's visit of Espanyol in the Barcelona derby, during which a Memphis Depay penalty in the 48th minute saw the Catalans get off to the perfect start in La Liga under their legendary midfield maestro.

Barca vs Benfica by 9pm

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Blues More Dangerous without Lukaku says Allegri

Massimiliano Allegri believes Chelsea won't give any reference point to Juventus without Romelu Lukaku and reveals Dejan Kulusevski didn't train this morning because of a dentist appointment.

Lukaku had played the reverse fixture in Turin won by the Old Lady in September but he later picked up an ankle injury which has kept him out of action for over a month. He could make his comeback against the Serie A giants tomorrow (today) night.

Juventus visit Chelsea at Stamford Bridge tomorrow and a victory would allow the Bianconeri to win Group H. 

"Tomorrow (today), we play for first place against the Premier league leaders and the Champions League winners", Allegri said at a press conference.

"Without Lukaku, they have different characteristics differently. They'll have fewer reference points and do more counterattacks.

"Lukaku is a reference point. They gain speed without him and defend differently".

Chelsea vs Juve by 9pm

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Osimhen to miss 2021 AFCON, undergoes surgery - Life sports Blog

 

Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen, has been administered down and out for a very long time following the medical procedure on his cheekbone and eye attachment. 

Serie A pioneers Napoli revealed this in an assertion delivered on their authority site on Tuesday. 

With this, the striker will miss the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon one year from now. 

The assertion read, "On Tuesday morning, Victor Osimhen was worked on his cheekbone and eye attachment by Gianpaolo Tartaro, who was helped by Dr Mario Santagata with Dr Raffaele Canonico likewise present. 

"Titanium plates and screws were utilized in the activity. 

"The player is progressing nicely and will stay under perception for the following not many days. 

"Osimhen is relied upon to get back to activity in 90 days."

The Nigeria global experienced the injury in Napoli's 3-2 misfortune to champions Inter Milan at the San Siro subsequent to slamming into Inter safeguard Milan Skriniar on Sunday. 

He was taken to the emergency clinic following leaving the pitch and was released on Monday subsequent to being determined to have an orbital and cheekbone injury with the striker planned to go into a medical procedure today. 

The 22-year-old has been Nigeria's best option striker beginning around 2019 after the retirement of Odion Ighalo. He has been in great structure for the public group scoring four objectives in their Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifying Group C

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FRANCE ENDS FINLAND'S HOPES OF PLAYING IN THE 2022 WORLD CUP

 

FRANCE ENDS FINLAND'S HOPES OF PLAYING IN THE 2022 WORLD CUP

France ended Finland's hopes of qualifying for the World Cup for the first time as a 2-0 win in Helsinki condemned the Nordic nation to third place in UEFA qualifying Group D.

With France's place at Qatar 2022 already secured, attention in the group was firmly on the battle for a place in the play-offs between Finland and Ukraine.

Finland began the night in the box seat, two points ahead of Ukraine, but the situation was turned on its head in the second half.

Oleksandr Zinchenko and Artem Dovbyk secured a 2-0 win for Ukraine over Bosnia-Herzegovina while Karim Benzema's deflected strike and a superb individual effort from Kylian Mbappe saw the reigning world champions claim maximum points as Finland fell at the final hurdle.

A long-range Mbappe effort was the most threatening chance France could muster in a first half where both sides had just one shot on target.

France were forced to withdraw Leo Dubois after he was injured late in the opening period, with Benjamin Pavard filling in at right-back after the break.

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CAMERON HEADS TO PLAY-OFFS AT THE EXPENSE OF IVORY COAST

 

CAMERON HEADS TO PLAY-OFFS AT THE EXPENSE OF IVORY COAST

Karl Toko Ekambi was the toast of Cameroon on Tuesday as his first-half goal delivered a 1-0 win over Ivory Coast and a place in the African play-offs for the 2022 World Cup.

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