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索帅谈四次半决赛失利：与心理因素无关，与对手有关

今天凌晨，曼联0-2不敌曼城，无缘联赛杯决赛。赛后，曼联主帅索尔斯克亚接受了MUTV的采访。

关于四次半决赛失利

索尔斯克亚：“不，这不是心理上的问题，有时候你会在半决赛中遇到出色的球队，而我们还不够好。现在曼城可能是英格兰最好的球队，而我们还不够好。当你输掉了一场半决赛，再次输给这个对手时，则认为这是他们应得的，但我们之间的距离越来越近了。与一年半前的半决赛相比，这是更好的曼联。这是积极的方面，但还不够。”

立刻投入到下一场的备战

索尔斯克亚：?“我们希望晋级决赛，如果能晋级的话，会带来额外的动力，但它没有发生，然后你必须把这件事忘掉，用这一晚把所有的失望情绪都过滤掉。周六的时候我们还要参加足总杯对阵沃特福德的比赛，之后还要对阵伯恩利和利物浦，再往后又要面对欧联杯的考验。我们要准备很多比赛，所以在睡觉之前只有一小时留给我们失望，明早起来就必须向前看。”

周末的足总杯会轮休吗?

索尔斯克亚：“我们参加每场比赛的目标都是取胜，这是肯定的。我们会做出一些调整，当然有一部分原因是我们不得不这么做。我会看看明天早上的训练情况，观察一下大家的身体状况，看看谁能踢，谁不能踢。

B费会休息吗？

索尔斯克亚：“布鲁诺想参加每一场比赛。当然这个赛季还很长，让我们看看周六我们会派上什么样的球队吧。我之后会找他聊聊他对自己的感觉。”

关于丢球

索尔斯克亚：“两个球的套路都很简单。关于对方的第一格定位球进球，我们本应该有更好的防守表现。我只能说这是一个糟糕的丢球。我们自己也没能创造出足够多的好机会，对手也没有，但是我们也没有利用好比他们在赛前多休息的优势。所以说我们做得不过。”

关于欠缺的地方

索尔斯克亚：“对方踢出了最好的状态，而我们则是稍逊一筹，“稍逊”这个词是比较大的，但是相信我们也能达到他们的水准，而且这些小伙子们会变得更好。对方一直都挺出色的，但在某些方面我们则有自己的优势。”

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Ole Solskjaer chỉ ra điểm mạnh của Manchester City trước đại chiến

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer chỉ ra những điểm mạnh và khó lường của Manchester City.

Vào rạng sáng thứ Năm (theo giờ Việt Nam), Manchester United sẽ có màn chạm trán đối thủ cùng thành phố Man City trong khuôn khổ bán kết Carabao Cup. Đội chủ sân Old Trafford đang tràn trề tự tin về cơ hội tiến vào trận đấu cuối cùng của giải đấu, sau những màn trình diễn vô cùng ấn tượng tại Premier League.

Trong khi đó, nửa xanh thành Manchester gặp đôi chút bất lợi khi một số trụ cột dương tính COVID-19 và phải tạm thời cách ly. Tuy nhiên trước sự tiến bộ của The Citizens trong khoảng thời gian vừa qua, đặc biệt là màn hủy diệt Chelsea 3-1 ngay tại Stamford Bridge, HLV Ole Gunnar Solskjaer cho rằng Quỷ đỏ sẽ thực sự phải cảnh giác.

“Bạn có thể thấy ở trận gặp Chelsea vừa rồi, Man City đã thể hiện một sự tươi mới, sắc bén và thi đấu với cường độ cao sau giờ nghỉ,” chiến lược gia người Na Uy chia sẻ.

“Họ không cầm bóng quá nhiều mà tập trung nhiều hơn vào việc tổ chức phòng ngự phản công. Họ sở hữu những cầu thủ nhanh nhẹn, vì vậy chúng tôi phải lường trước sự nguy hiểm từ mối đe dọa này. Bên cạnh đó, khả năng kiểm soát bóng của họ cũng rất ấn tượng.”

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มาไกลเท่านี้ก็ดีเหลือเกิน ! กุนซือ เบรนฟอร์ด ปลื้มลูกทีมสู้กับ สเปอร์ส ได้อย่างสูสี

โทมัส แฟรงค์ ผู้จัดการทีม เบรนท์ฟอร์ด ออกมายอมรับหลังเกมว่ารู้สึกผิดหวังที่ต้องตกรอบรองชนะเลิศ คาราบาว คัพ เพราะส่วนตัวมองว่าลูกทีมสู้กับคู่แข่งได้อย่างสูสีมากเหลือเกิน

เส้นทางสู่ถ้วยแชมป์ คาราบาว คัพ ของทีมจาก แชมเปี้ยนชิพ ต้องจบลงด้วยน้ำมือของ ท็อตแนม ฮ็อตสเปอร์ ด้วยประตูของ มุสซา ซิสโซโก้ และ เฮ์อง มิน-ซน หลังจากที่พวกเขาผ่านมาถึงรอบรองชนะเลิศได้ด้วยการเอาชนะทีมจาก พรีเมียร์ลีก ถึง 4 หนด้วยกัน

“ผมผิดหวังเสมอเวลาทีมเราแพ้ แม้เราจะไม่ได้ปราชัยให้ใครมาสักพักแล้วแต่ก็ต้องยอมรับว่ารู้สึกปวดใจไม่น้อยเลย”

“และแน่นอนว่าเมื่อมองถึงผลงานในสนามผมว่าเราสร้างโอกาสได้และเรามีลุ้นที่จะไปได้ถึงรอบชิง ผมคิดว่าเรามี 70 นาทีที่สู้ได้อย่างสูสีกับทีมระดับท็อปอย่าง ท็อตแนม โดยเฉพาะลูกตีเสมอที่ถูก VAR ริบคืนไป ก่อนที่เราจะมาโดนประตู 2-0 ที่บอกว่ามันจบแล้วสำหรับ เบรนท์ฟอร์ด”

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Jangan cemburu United dapat lebih penalti

London: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer membidas kenyataan Jurgen Klopp mengenai rekod penalti dimiliki Manchester United dengan pengendali di Old Trafford itu turut mendakwa pengurus pasukan Liga Perdana cuba mempengaruhi pengadil.

Jurulatih Liverpool, Klopp mempertikaikan jumlah penalti yang banyak diberikan kepada United selepas juara bertahan gagal mendapatkannya ketika tewas kepada Southampton semalam.

Klopp mendakwa United mendapat lebih penalti dalam masa hanya dua tahun sejak dikendalikan Solskjaer berbanding Liverpool yang dikendalikannya sepanjang lima setengah tahun di Anfield.

United dianugerahkan enam penalti dalam aksi liga musim ini berbanding lima diperolehi skuad Klopp.

Mereka diberikan 42 penalti dalam semua kejohanan sejak Solskjaer mengambil alih tugas pada Disember 2018 berbanding Liverpool dalam tempoh sama.

Liverpool mendapat 46 penalti sejak Klopp tiba di Merseyside pada 2015.

Komen Klopp itu membuatkan Solskjaer ‘panas telinga’ dengan skuadnya akan menentang pendahulu itu dalam aksi getir pada 17 Januari.

“Itu faktanya, mungkin. Ia mungkin menjadi jawapan saya. Ia fakta kami mendapat lebih daripada mereka.

“Saya tak tahu berapa banyak penalti mereka dapat dan saya pula tak kira jumlah itu. Jadi, jika mereka mahu habiskan masa dengan bimbang apabila kami dikasari dalam petak penalti maka saya tidak akan berbuat begitu.”

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Main Bareng Messi di PSG, Sergio Ramos Tolak Perpanjangan Kontrak di Real Madrid

MADRID – Transfer mengejutkan sepertinya akan terjadi pada bursa transfer musim dingin 2021 kali ini. Raksasa Prancis, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) disebut-sebut akan mempertemukan Sergio Ramos dan Lionel Messi dalam satu tim.

Rumor ini bisa jadi benar adanya. Sebab, kontrak kedua pemain dengan klub mereka masing-masing akan berakhir pada Juni 2021 atau akhir musim ini.

Sergio Ramos bahkah baru-baru ini mengeluarkan pernyataan mengenai rencana untuk menolak perpanjangan kontrak dari Los Blancos. Ia sepertinya tergiur dengan tawaran PSG untuk bermain satu tim dengan La Pulga -julukan Messi.

“Tawaran (perpanjangan kontrak) dari Real Madrid, saya tidak akan menerimanya,” ujar Sergio Ramos dilansir dari EL Chiringuito, Rabu(6/1/2021).

“PSG menyiapkan rencana dan mengatakan kepada saya bahwa mereka akan menjadikan Leo (Messi) rekan satu tim baru di sana,” lanjutnya.

Pernyataan bek asal Spanyol itu diperkuat dengan rumor yang mengatakan kalau Sergio Ramos telah melakukan pertamuan dengan Presiden Real Madrid, Florentino Perez. Pertemuan keduanya itu disinyalir membahas tentang kelanjutan masa depan Ramos di Santiago Bernabeu.

Sergio Ramos dan Florentino Perez diketahui telah berbicara tentang kesepakatan dua pihak di sebuah hotel sebelum Los Blancos menghadapi Elche pada 30 Desember 2020 kemarin.

Namun, rumor ini kemudian disanggah oleh salah seorang presenter bernama Josep Pedrerol yang mengatakan kalau kedua pihak telah berbicara untuk melanjutkan kerja sama hingga beberapa musim ke depan.

Ia meyakini hingga saat ini belum ada tawaran yang datang dari pihak PSG untuk Sergio Ramos. Lebih lanjut, Pedrerol pun yakin bek 34 tahun itu masih akan berseragam Real Madrid setidaknya hingga beberapa musim ke depan.

“Florentino Perez yakin bahwa tidak ada tawaran yang akan datang dari Paris Saint- Germain untuk Sergio Ramos, setidaknya sebagai hasil dari apa yang dikatakan pimpinan PSG kepada Real Madrid,” ujar Pedrerol.

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2021 could well be where Tottenham’s 13-year trophy drought ends

2021 is looking increasingly likely to be the year that Tottenham end their 13-year wait for a trophy.

They took a big stride on that journey on Tuesday night, besting Championship Brentford in the EFL Cup semi-finals to book their place at Wembley for the later-than-usual final in April.

It was nervy at times – particularly when Ivan Toney’s equaliser was ruled out for offside by the narrowest of margins – but for the most part, this was further evidence of the mentality change that Jose Mourinho is said to have brought about in north London.

In truth, Spurs never looked like ‘doing a Spurs’ against Brentford. They kept an impressive Bees side at arms length throughout and got the job done with a goal in each half. The first was scored by Moussa Sissoko, who capitalised on some socially distanced defending to nod home Sergio Reguilon’s excellent cross.

Spurs then spurned a few good chances to put the game beyond doubt, before Son Heung-min did exactly that, finishing off a trademark counterattack with a venomous strike.

The Mourinho factor should not be underplayed in this result. As pointed out by Opta after the game, the Spurs boss has now become just the third manager in history to reach the League Cup final with three different clubs. Winning games like this is what he does best, as evidenced by his near-perfect record in semi-finals.

Few managers in world football are as well equipped for squeezing results out of one-off games than Mourinho, which is why Spurs will be full of confidence regardless of which Manchester club they end up meeting at Wembley in the spring.

Diverting our attention away from the EFL Cup for a moment, Tottenham’s comparatively easy draws in both the FA Cup and the Europa League also seem to suggest that the omens for 2021 are good.

In the former, they take on non-league Marine next week. The Liverpool-based Lilywhites are a properly part-time outfit, not one of those quasi-professional sides that reside in the Conference. Make no mistake, if Spurs fail to progress to the fourth round against the eighth-tier minnows, it will be one of the most shocking results in English football history.

Meanwhile, in the Europe League, they have been afforded another preferable tie, this time against Wolfsberger – an Austrian Bundesliga team currently languishing in mid-table and the very lowest ranked team left in the competition.

While Tottenham are probably still just about in an unpredictable domestic title race, their pursuit of silverware could well be aided by their rivals focusing on other priorities when it comes to crunch time; in April Man City or Man Utd could be making a final push in the Premier League, while the same goes for the whole of the so-called ‘Big Six’ and tougher European opponents such as Milan and Ajax when the FA Cup and Europa League finals roll around in May.

Put simply, both of these draws were the most straightforward games that Spurs could have hoped for. Luck? Or, a sign that 2021 is going to the year of the cockerel?

Whichever one is it, this good fortune, combined with their managers perverted obsession with grinding out unwatchable wins are a potent cocktail for success in cup competitions. In other words, it could be time for rival fans to start preparing some insults other than ones that focus on the dust gathering on Spurs’ trophy cabinet.

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国王杯比赛综述：冷门迭爆！塞尔塔遭低级别球队5球屠杀

今天凌晨，本赛季西班牙国王杯第二轮比赛全面展开，在已经结束的几场比赛中就出现了一个大冷门——西甲球队塞尔塔被西乙B球队伊维萨5球血洗。

面对比自己高了两个级别的对手，来自西乙B的伊维萨踢得毫不怯场，他们在上半场就打崩了塞尔塔，取得了3-0的领先。下半场塞尔塔虽然追回两球，但伊维萨也打进两球，最终5-2大胜塞尔塔。

另一支西甲球队赫塔菲也在客场翻车，面对西乙B球队科尔多瓦，赫塔菲在全场占尽优势的情况下，20次射门竟颗粒无收，最终0-1败北。

在其他比赛里，西甲球队纷纷取胜晋级，塞维利亚2-0击败利纳雷斯，比利亚雷亚尔4-1大胜萨莫拉，巴拉多利德通过加时赛3-2击败马尔贝拉。另一场西乙球队之间的较量，阿尔科孔2-1击败萨拉戈萨。

明天凌晨国王杯比赛将继续进行，西甲领头羊马德里竞技和武磊效力的西班牙人都将出战。

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Benzema miliki Bugatti Chiron RM13.60j

London: Sebagai salah seorang penyerang terbaik dunia, Karim Benzema sudah pasti bergaji sangat lumayan dan mempunyai hobi mewah sesuai dengan statusnya.

Bintang Real Madrid itu mempunyai koleksi kereta dengan nilai anggaran £6 juta (RM32.69j) dan baru-baru ini dia menambah sebuah lagi, Bugatti Chiron berharga £2.5 juta (RM13.60j) selain memiliki kereta edisi terhad, Bugatti Veyron bernilai £1.5 juta (RM8.16j) di samping memiliki Ferrari 458 Spider dan beberapa lagi kereta mewah.

Dalam Instagramnya minggu lalu, penyerang Perancis berusia 33 tahun itu menayangkan koleksi terkininya, Bugatti Chiron bernilai £2.5 juta.

Jentera ‘hypercar’ terkini itu mengatasi Veyron dari segi prestasi dengan kelajuan tertinggi 420km sejam dan mampu mencapai 0-99km sejam di bawah 2.5s dan 299km dalam masa 13.6s.

Ia bukan sahaja ‘hypercar’ malah ‘hyper hyper car’.

BENZEMA bersama Mercedes Benz-SLR. FOTO Agensi
BENZEMA bersama Mercedes Benz-SLR. FOTO Agensi

Mercedes Benz-SLR milik Benzema turut terletak dalam garajnya. Dengan harga sekitar £750,000 (RM4.08j) ia adalah edisi istimewa Stirling Moss yang mampu mencapai 0-99km dalam masa hanya 3.5 saat.

Bintang bola sepak meminati Ferrari dan Benzema tidak ketinggalan. Dia kerap memandu di Madrid menggunakan Ferrari 458 Spider yang berharga £200,000 (RM1.08j). Peminat jentera sama yang lain termasuk Mesut Ozil, Frank Lampard dan Theo Walcott.

Selain itu, syarikat korporat turut kerap menaja bintang bola sepak terutamanya jika anda beraksi bersama Real Madrid dan Audi sebahagian daripadanya dengan Benzema memiliki model RS6 Avant C7 bernilai £90,000 (RM489,000) selain SUV, Q5 £40,000 (RM217,000).

Selain itu turut berada dalam koleksi Benzema ialah Rolls Royce yang berharga £250,000 (RM1.36j).

BENZEMA turut meminati Ferrari. FOTO Agensi
BENZEMA turut meminati Ferrari. FOTO Agensi
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Liverpool Kalah dari Southampton, Klopp Justru Sindir Man United Raja Penalti

SOUTHAMPTON – Pelatih Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp, mengeluarkan sindiran keras kepada Manchester United setelah timnya kalah 0-1 dari Southampton di pekan ke-17 Liga Inggris 2020-2021, Selasa (5/1/2021) dini hari WIB. Klopp menilai, Man United dalam dua tahun terakhir lebih banyak mendapatkan hadiah penalti, ketimbang Liverpool selama 5,5 tahun ditanganinya.

“Man United mendapatkan lebih banyak penalti dalam dua tahun terakhir ketimbang saya berada di Liverpool selama 5,5 tahun. Namun, tak ada alasan atas performa di lapangan,” kata Klopp mengutip dari Bleacher Football, Selasa (5/1/2021).

Pernyataan Jurgen Klopp di atas disinyalir karena dirinya merasa dirugikan atas keputusan yang dibuat wasit laga Southampton vs Liverpool, Andre Marriner. Dalam laga tersebut, setidaknya ada dua momen di mana Liverpool bisa saja mendapatkan penalti.

Sadio Mane

(Sadio Mane saat dijatuhkan Kyle Walker-Peters di kotak terlarang)

Di menit 60, winger Liverpool Sadio Mane dijatuhkan fullback kanan Southampton Kyle Walker-Peters di kotak terlarang. Namun, wasit Andre Marriner tidak mengganggapnya sebagai pelanggaran.

Karena itu, sang pengadil pun sama sekali tidak melihat tayangan Video Assistant Referee (VAR). Sebelumnya di awal babak kedua, tembakan Georginio Wijnaldum dalam kotak penalti terlihat jelas menyentuh tangan bek Southampton, Jack Stephens.

Tayangan VAR memang sempat muncul di televisi. Namun, wasit tidak menghadiahkan Liverpool tendangan penalti.

Dalam laga tersebut Liverpool tampil jauh lebih dominan, terutama dalam hal penguasaan bola. Sepanjang laga, Thiago Alcantara dan kawan-kawan menguasai bola hingga 67 persen.

Jurgen Klopp

(Klopp pusing Liverpool kalah dari Southampton)

Hanya saja, Mohamed Salah dan kawan-kawan tidak jago dalam membuat peluang. Terbukti sepanjang laga, Roberto Firmino serta kolega hanya melepaskan satu shot on target! Saat itu, tembakan kaki kiri Mane ditahan kiper Southampton, Fraser Forster.

Akibat kekalahan ini Liverpool berpotensi tergusur dari puncak klasemen Liga Inggris 2020-2021. Setelah melalui 17 pertandingan, Liverpool berada di puncak klasemen Liga Inggris 2020-2021 dengan koleksi 33 angka, sama persis dengan Man United di tempat kedua.

Jika Man United imbang atau bahkan menang atas Burnley dalam laga ke-17 mereka pada Rabu 13 Januari 2020 dini hari WIB, The Red Devils –julukan Man United– akan naik ke puncak klasemen Liga Inggris 2020-2021.

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Every Liverpool centre-back combination used during 2020/21 Premier League season

Liverpool’s defeat to Southampton on Monday evening saw them start with their tenth different combination of centre-backs in 17 Premier League games.

Injuries have ravaged Jurgen Klopp’s options at the back with Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez ruled out long-term, and the Reds boss has had to get creative…to mixed results.

Here, we’ve had a look at every pairing the Reds have started a game with this term, Premier League and otherwise.

First used: 12/09/20 – Liverpool 4-3 Leeds

The normal first-choice partnership, both had their seasons cut short by injury, but paired up for the first five league games of the season.

Their last league game together? Aston Villa 7-2 Liverpool.

Maybe they could do with the break…

First used: 20/09/20 – Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool

Just over a week later, Fabinho showed his versatility as he stepped into the backline alongside Van Dijk.

The Reds weren’t affected, and cruised past Frank Lampard’s expensively assembled squad by a couple of goals at Stamford Bridge.

First used: 17/10/20 – Everton 2-2 Liverpool

Something had to give after that hammering at Villa, and what gave was Gomez’s place in the team.

In came Joel Matip, but Gomez was soon called into action alongside the Cameroonian after Jordan Pickford’s knee-high challenge wrote him off.

First used: 24/10/20 – Liverpool 2-1 Sheffield United

Losing a presence like Van Dijk’s isn’t as much of a crisis as it could be when you have a midfielder like Fabinho capable of dropping back and filling his boots.

He was asked to play out of position again against Sheffield United, when Diogo Jota’s header sealed a comeback win, and has remained a fixture there ever since.

First used: 31/10/20 – Liverpool 2-1 West Ham

A minor hamstring issue briefly put Fabinho out of contention for the visit of West Ham, so in from the cold came Nat Phillips.

The 23-year-old looked set to leave in the summer after spending last season on loan with Stuttgart but Klopp may have been delighted a return to Germany collapsed. He dominated in the air and established himself as a genuine first-team option in an otherwise forgettable narrow win.

First used: 08/11/20 – Man City 1-1 Liverpool

Gomez and Matip are two of the more senior options and looked as if they were going to be the duo in Van Dijk’s absence.

Unfortunately, because this season is what it is, Gomez soon joined him on the injury list.

First used: 22/11/20 – Liverpool 3-0 Leicester

With Gomez, Fabinho and Van Dijk out, things looked as if they were about to get really hairy for the visit of Leicester. Fortunately enough, the Brazilian was just about fit to return, and did so to great effect.

Joined by Matip at the back, the two were aggressive and commanding as Liverpool welcomed Brendan Rodgers back to Anfield with a comfortable win.

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First used: 28/11/20 – Brighton 1-1 Liverpool

Phillips has been in and out of the team since his introduction and is yet to fully convince Klopp of his credentials as a starter. He has been trusted on a few occasions, however, and marshalled the back line alongside Fabinho for the trip to Brighton.

It was another decent performance from the young defender who may have a future as a squad player at Anfield.

First used: 16/12/20 – Liverpool 2-1 Tottenham

A Premier League debut for Williams went swimmingly as Roberto Firmino’s late header reaffirmed Liverpool’s credentials as title favourites.

The youngster looked at home in the Premier League and is being lined up for a big future at Anfield.

First used: 04/01/21 – Southampton 1-0 Liverpool

For the trip to Southampton, Klopp opted against either of his young guns at centre-back, as captain Jordan Henderson dropped into the back line to provide some experience up against Danny Ings.

It…didn’t work.

Ings scored within two minutes and Southampton won 1-0, inflicting a first league defeat in 12 matches on the defending champions.