Pardew hopes Debuchy signing will boost Magpies

Alan Pardew is hopeful that the arrival of Mathieu Debuchy at Newcastle United will help to lift the mood on Tyneside after a difficult first half to the season.

A deal for the Debuchy is due to be finalized later this week after the Magpies had tracked the France international defender for more than a year.

The 27-year-old Lille left-back would be a welcome addition to Newcastle’s line-up especially at a time when the future of striker Demba Ba is looking increasingly uncertain.

And Toon boss Pardew is certain that Debuchy’s arrival would have a positive psychological effect on the team.

“When you sign good, senior international players, which he is, it’s going to give everybody a boost, your senior players too,” Pardew told The Daily Mail.

“I hope that’s the case – but we are still far from a deal yet.”

Newcastle have endured a tough season so far in the Premier League, even flirting with the relegation places at times after picking up twenty points in twenty outings this term.

They conceded eleven goals in recent defeats to Manchester United and Arsenal, while the Toon have also struggled with injuries.

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Danny Simpson joined an already-busy treatment room after the right-back broke a toe in Saturday’s 7-3 loss against the Gunners, leaving the right-back sidelined for up to four matches.

Pardew’s men face Everton tonight when they will attempt to avoid a ninth defeat in 11 Premier League games.

Southampton fans are partly to blame for Pellegrino being in charge as long as he was

On Monday night just before 9pm, the news finally arrived that many Southampton fans had been waiting months for – manager Mauricio Pellegrino had been sacked.

It had certainly been a decision that had been a long time coming, with those outside of the city probably not quite fully aware of just how bad things had got for the south coast outfit following a run of just one win in 17 Premier League matches.

The 46-year-old arrived at St Mary’s from La Liga outfit Alaves as Claude Puel’s successor last summer with a promise from vice-chairman Les Reed that he would come in and play the exciting, attacking football that had been distinctly lacking under the Frenchman despite an eighth-place finish and reaching the League Cup final.

Things started off promisingly on the opening day of the season and while their match against Swansea City at St Mary’s ended in a goalless draw, the hosts showed their attacking intent with 29 efforts at goal.

That dominance and excitement in the final third has rarely been reproduced – if at all – since then, with the club’s only Premier League victories throughout the campaign coming against a West Ham United side that played for an hour with 10 men, a Crystal Palace team in the middle of a seven-match losing run where they failed to score, West Bromwich Albion – who look destined for the Championship – twice, and finally against an Everton side that had just been beaten 5-1 by Atalanta and were struggling under David Unsworth.

Southampton have got used to being relatively strong at home over the course of the last three or four seasons in the top flight, but it hasn’t been the case this term.

They have failed get more than a point against relegation rivals Swansea, Stoke City, Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town and Brighton and Hove Albion, while they were beaten 2-1 by Crystal Palace – who are currently in 18th-place – at the start of January, which left fans on social media furious.

After many of those games you could have made a reliable case for Pellegrino to get the chop, but it never happened.

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Alarm bells would have been ringing for the supporters when they were beaten 1-0 by Burnley at St Mary’s in November, and then 4-1 by Leicester City on their own patch the following month.

The Argentine boss was showing time and time again that he wasn’t as tactically adept as some of his rival managers, and that he wasn’t learning from his mistakes.

While there were a few grumbles and murmurings at the final whistle following each of those defeats – and the one against Palace at the start of 2018 – the majority of Saints supporters didn’t really make their feelings known in the stadium after the final whistle, and it was strange.

In the modern day if you want to get media coverage and force the club to make a decision that needs to be taken, you need to do it in the public eye and really make it clear that the manager needed to go for the sake of their Premier League status.

Now, I’m not saying Southampton supporters were wrong not to chant for Pellegrino to go during games – they were right to support their team – but before or after the final whistle they could have done more to ensure that the clearly out of his depth 46-year-old didn’t make it to almost mid-March still in a job.

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There has been few – if any – signs that he was changing things around, and while the fan base have been particularly vocal through social media platforms like Twitter about wanting Pellegrino to go, they didn’t do enough on matchdays when it would have made the biggest difference.

The supporters as a whole must take some blame for that for being too nice and almost turning a blind eye to the plight of a team that secured four successive top-eight finishes previously.

They aren’t the only ones who have made mistakes in this whole sorry affair though, with Reed, Ralph Krueger and new owner Gao Jisheng – who the St Mary’s faithful have barely heard from – also having plenty to answer to.

One point above the relegation zone and with eight Premier League matches left to play this season – including against Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City – everybody must now unite behind the new manager to ensure the club doesn’t suffer a disastrous relegation.

Why this West Ham loan star should be priority #1

What a remarkable five months it’s been at West Ham.

Hammers fans had consistently expressed their disappointment during last season, when they finished 13th in the table, over the style of football being played by Sam Allardyce’s men. The Upton Park outfit have always taken pride in how they played the game.

Traditionally, the Hammers have always been proud of bringing through young players from the famous ‘Academy of Football’ with the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Frank Lampard, Joe Cole, Glen Johnson and Michael Carrick all developing their careers with great success thanks to former academy director Tony Carr. Ever since the glory days of Trevor Brooking, Martin Peters and Bobby Moore wearing the Claret and Blue with pride, playing football on the deck has always been a priority.

Pretty football and short passing is something you tend not to associate with manager Sam Allardyce. In the 2013/2104 campaign, forward Andy Carroll was the main focal point of the team, forming a relatively strong partnership with Kevin Nolan, rekindling their glory days at Newcastle United.

The board have instructed Big Sam to play more attractive football for this season, and the signings that have been made over the summer have proved that the former Blackburn Rovers chief has listened.

Out of the nine new players joining the contingent at the Boleyn Ground over the summer many have already been able to make an immediate impact which has resulted in the East Londoners climbing to a staggering fourth in the table after nine games.

Diafra Sakho has scored six in as many starts and Enner Valencia has looked just as lively. At the back, on-loan right back Carl Jenkinson looks like having a promising future in front of him while Aaron Cresswell hasn’t looked out of place since making the move from the Championship to the Premier League.

One outstanding signing that has united the squad together with his superb ability and leadership is on-loan FC Barcelona midfielder Alex Song. Thus far, the Cameroon international has been impeccable. The one problem is if he carries on with displays like the one in the magnificent 2-1 win against current champions Manchester City, clubs bigger than West Ham will look to tie him down to a permanent deal.

Against Manuel Pellegrini’s men, the former Arsenal midfield general showed top flight clubs such as the Gunners and Liverpool what they missed out on. In a midfield that consisted of Yaya Toure, David Silva and Jesus Navas, Song took complete control in the centre of the field. The Cameroonian will be a big miss for the Hammers after Christmas as he is expected to fulfil his international commitments and play in the African Cup of Nations, with fellow teammates Cheickhou Kouyate and Sakho also due to participate in the tournament in Morocco.

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While with his native Cameroon side, both David Gold and David Sullivan’s priority is to negotiate a deal with the Nou Camp outfit, signing the defensive midfielder on a long-term contract before some other club does.

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Laudrup lauds Swansea display

Swansea manager Michael Laudrup hailed the performance of his team during their 3-1 Premier League win over West Brom as their best display since he took charge of the club.

The Swans took the lead through Michu before Wayne Routledge struck twice.

Romelu Lukaku pulled one back in stoppage time at the end of the first-half, but the South Wales club managed to hold on for the three points.

Laudrup was delighted with the football his side played, hailing it as one of the best performances he has seen in quite some time:

“It was the best (performance) I have seen for several seasons. It is not often as a manager you can sit and enjoy your team playing,” he told SkySports.

“As always during a game there are moments when there are things you have to improve, but the first 45 minutes was outstanding, all 11 players played one-two touch football and everything was so good.

“It was one of the few times I can recall sitting there enjoying the game and

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“Today also showed everybody what we can do if we are at our best. It was great for me to see the players at their best.

“The things I will take with me from this game will be the great performance.”

Marcelo Bielsa could unearth hidden gem by landing 25-goal international attacker

The Leeds United fans in the Transfer Tavern are hoping their club can sign a prolific striker this summer to help with their promotion bid, and recent reports suggest they could be set to do exactly that, albeit, in the most unlikely of packages. 

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Leeds United have been rumoured with plenty of strikers so far this summer as Marcelo Bielsa begins to lay the foundations for a potential promotion bid next season. The likes of Abel Hernandez, Jerry Mbakogu and Matej Vydra have been linked with a move to Elland Road, but another name has been added to the list of targets recently according to Algerian media outlet DZ Foot. 

The report claims that Leeds have made an approach to sign Baghdad Bounedjah from Qatari outfit Al Sadd, although a potential deal could fall through due to the player’s reluctance to take a pay cut.

It’s easy to sympathise with Bounedjah’s situation as a move to the Championship represents a huge step to take in his career, but his record in the Stars League suggests Leeds could unearth a hidden gem if they are able to come to an agreement with the 26-year-old this summer.

During the 2017/18 season, the Algeria international notched a staggering 25 goals from 19 games in all-competitions, failing to score in just 3 matches in the process.

With a record as eye-catching as that it’s no wonder that Marcelo Bielsa and the Leeds hierarchy are expressing an interest in the unkown striker, even if a deal would carry plenty of risk.

However, the opportunity to sign Bounedjah is a unique one which could pay dividends for Leeds in the long-term future if he is able to adapt to the intensity of English football and settle into unfamiliar surroundings.

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Naturally, the Leeds supporters will be hoping their club can land a striker who is proven in English football, but those players are difficult to come by and cripplingly expensive, so the club might be wise to take a gamble on Bounedjah this summer and hope he can consistently find the back of the net in the Championship.

Leeds fans – thoughts? Let us know below!

Tottenham can’t afford to hesitate on Ryan Sessegnon fee as player wants move

According to reports in The Mirror, Tottenham Hotspur target Ryan Sessegnon would prefer to join them over a number of their Premier League rivals if he leaves Fulham this summer.

What’s the word, then?

Well, the 17-year-old Cottagers star is being eyed by Spurs, Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool ahead of a potential summer move according to The Mirror, following an outstanding campaign for the Championship club.

The Mirror says the north London outfit are in pole position to land the £50m-rated teenager because of their London location and manager Mauricio Pochettino two of the main reasons why, even though Liverpool were identified as the frontrunners earlier this week.

The report adds that Tottenham are willing to pay £35m for the England U19 international, although the their neighbours from the capital would be more confident of keeping hold of their star man if they win promotion to the Premier League this season – they are currently on a 14-match unbeaten run that has left them five points adrift of the automatic promotion spots.

How well has Sessegnon done this season?

He has been brilliant, and his displays haven’t gone unnoticed by Tottenham fans.

The versatile left-sided player began the campaign mainly playing as a left-back, but he has often played in a more advanced left wing role in recent months, and especially following the arrival of Matt Targett on loan from Southampton during the January transfer window.

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The winger has scored 14 goals this term – with nine of those coming in 2018 – and he continues to make a huge impact for his club, making 69 first-team appearances for them in total despite his tender years.

He has shown his quality and his maturity, and he is also pretty handy with his weaker right foot too as he showed with two finishes when he scored a hat-trick in the incredible 5-4 win against Sheffield United in October.

How much of a boost is this for Tottenham?

It is a huge one.

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Sessegnon has all of the ingredients in his game to make a similar impact for Spurs as the one Dele Alli has, and it would be a huge coup of they could beat the likes of Manchester United and Manchester City to his signature.

While it is good news that the 17-year-old would prefer to join them, the price tag could still be an issue as they would likely have to pay a club-record fee to bring him to north London such is the competition for his services.

It is an amount that they shouldn’t, and can’t afford to, hesitate on shelling out though.

Leeds have tried and failed at their new European approach

Leeds United have tried a new approach led by their Italian chairman Massimo Cellino that mimics the bigger European clubs in terms of transfer policy and managerial responsibility.

If you look at the likes of Real Madrid who employ this style it seems to work wonders, the board choose who to buy and the manager picks his team and tactics. Everyone knows their roles and where they stand, like a kid in a sweet shop the manager has a spoil of all the best talent available to pick and everyone is happy with a system that clearly outlines everyone’s job.

Real Madrid are one thing, though, and Leeds United are entirely another. When David Hockaday got offered the job it was too good a job to turn down for the  manager, but he didn’t realise it was also an almost impossible job to do given the current set up at the club with Massimo Cellino and the Sporting Director Nicola Salerno making decisions on who would play, who they wanted to sign and pretty much every other aspect of running the club aside from coaching the players.

Hockaday had previously helped establish a football academy at Cirencester, as well as spending time as first team coach at Watford and as youth team coach at Southampton. He also spent four years as manager of Conference Premier side Forest Green Rovers, so coming into the Leeds hot seat was a big step in his career and a big ask in terms of how different the working environment is at the Championship club.

Most see the European style set up at Leeds as a strange way of running things, it is understood that the idea comes from Cellino’s experience owning Italian football club Cagliari where he is famous for sacking his managers. Despite this, the fans at Leeds saw him as some sort of saviour who would be able to propel the club back up to the Premiership big time and turn things around at the club which has struggled greatly since its relegation from the Premier League back in 2004, but the European style of running a club simply does not work at this sort of echelon of English football.

We have seen certain elements leaked into the English game with sporting director roles being created at the likes of Spurs and Newcastle with mixed results, mainly managers not being happy to relinquish control of the job description and clash of personality causing issues with transfers. 

Leeds to me are a massive club still and what they need is a bit of financial stability, some decent investment in quality English players and a decent manager to be given free reign to put his own stamp on the club and the squad so that he can build a base from which they can mount a serious promotion challenge and get back to the big time. In my opinion they had that with Brian McDermott and if you have a look at the amount of unknown players that have come in through the door this summer, the team looks a shambles and doomed to be in a relegation scrap.

The current business model simply does not work and they have tarnished the reputation of a very promising manager and are dragging the club further into trouble and possible relegation from the Championship, which is very heartbreaking to see and harsh on the United faithful who must have needed patience of a saint to follow their beloved team in the past decade. I hope that the Italian realises the job at hand and although he is passionate about his club he is doing things in the wrong manner.

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Leave the European style to the big boys who know how to do it and leave the English football club as it should be before it is too late and they sink further into trouble.

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Time for Chelsea and Liverpool to admit their mistake?

To describe Chelsea and Liverpool’s start to the season as ‘turbulent’ would be an understatement. Both sides possess sizeable squads littered with talent and yet both have so far struggled to meet the fluctuating expectations placed at their feet.

At Liverpool, Luis Suarez provides the only genuinely reliable presence in an ever-evolving team, which is stark contrast to Chelsea, who have discovered their most valuable asset is in fact their weakest link. This begs the question, should both clubs risk ridicule and recall Andy Carroll and Romelu Lukaku to improve their ailing fortunes?

The modern loan transfer arrangement is a complex beast, complicated by the intricate financial details associated with each deal. However, despite the defiance of West Ham and the reluctance of West Brom, I can’t see how they could prevent the parent team from extracting their respective players in January, even if they had to dig deep into their wallets to do so.

Sir Alex Ferguson recently dubbed Brendan Rodgers naïve for allowing Carroll to depart without a confirmed replacement already on his way. While this was an obvious attempt to goad his favourite rivals, it’s difficult to contest his assessment.

Liverpool dithered over their valuation of Fulham star Clint Dempsey to such an extent that the Cottagers launched a complaint in protest of their transfer antics. As deadline day reached its climax, Tottenham swooped in the eleventh hour, highlighting how quickly a deal could and should have been done. In the meantime Andy Carroll had already signed on the dotted line with Sam Allardyce, leaving Brendan Rodgers to rue a series of bad judgement calls.

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Rodgers may have fallen foul of false promises concerning incoming reinforcements, but he only has himself to blame for the way he handled Andy Carroll. First he was a valued member of the squad, then a back up, before reverting to his original stance when respectable offers failed to flood his inbox.

His constant stream of contradiction was epitomised when he revealed it ‘would take a special offer’ for him to allow his burly target man to depart on loan. In reality, all it required was a relatively measly £1m loan fee plus the bulk of his wages from the bank of Gold and Sullivan. Hardly an exceptional offer and one that Rodgers would certainly turn down looking back, but then again hindsight is a wonderful thing.

Rodgers only succeeded to reinforce the growing consensus that the striker has no future in Merseyside. In London however, Carroll has been treated like the £35m striker Liverpool once thought he was. He has thrived in a team that harbours no apprehension in resorting the direct style of football that will utilise his best assets. Alongside Kevin Nolan, his partner in crime, the Hammers have hustled and bustled their way up the league and currently sit three places above the Reds in the table.

Many devout Liverpool supporters have echoed Rodgers’ opinion that Carroll is incapable of conforming to his new passing philosophy. However I would argue that he doesn’t need to, it wouldn’t be in the teams or the player’s best interest. Carroll performs the unsightly aspects of football, the aerial duels, hold up play and set-piece defending, incredibly effectively. Just imagine how Luis Suarez or Raheem Sterling would benefit from the increased number of flick-ons or free-kicks that Carroll could manufacture.

Granted, Liverpool need a proven goalscorer in their ranks but while Carroll’s record this season is far from spectacular, he has never been prolific throughout his career. In the unlikely event that both parties agree to cancel their arrangement, I fear the bridge back to Merseyside may have already been burnt beyond repair.

Over at the Hawthorns, Steve Clarke has masterminded a remarkable start to the season, with the club sitting perilously close to the Champions League places. The former Chelsea assistant has managed to get the best from the diverse attacking trio of Shane Long, Peter Odemwingie and the on-loan Romelu Lukaku.

At just 19-years-old, the Belgium international has already been tipped for stardom and has flourished in his new, less demanding surroundings. The comparisons to Didier Drogba may be somewhat premature but they are not without merit. His robust, powerful presence is perhaps the only element lacking in the current Chelsea strikeforce.

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Interim-manager Rafael Benitez was quick to dismiss speculation of a potential recall and instead insisted that it was best if the player continued his development elsewhere. However, while this is completely understandable, there is the underlying feeling that the Spaniard has been bought in with the primary task of restoring the faltering Fernando Torres, and Lukaku’s return would certainly hinder that process.

With the club set to depart for the Club World Cup after their match against Sunderland, there will be real onus on Torres to rediscover his form against significantly inferior opponents. Failure to impress will surely force the club to consider their options, especially if Benitez refuses to remain contempt with this babysitting gig and instead wants to make a real go if it, for his sake as much as the clubs.

When the two sides met in November to contest a particularly uninspiring 1-1 draw, statistics showed that the average height of both starting line-ups didn’t exceed six foot. Carroll and Lukaku could provide the strong aerial presence both sides seem to require and while both clubs have been linked with unproven transfer targets from foreign shores, perhaps its time they took advantage of the players already at their disposal.

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Potential consequences: Everton selling Ashley Williams

According to The Mirror’s live transfer blog (June 20, 10:43am), new Everton boss Marco Silva is ready to listen to offers for centre-back Ashley Williams this summer.

The Mirror’s live transfer blog says that the 33-year-old, who has 79 caps for Wales, is likely to be a casualty along with teammate Wayne Rooney this summer, and it would be no surprise given what happened towards the end of the 2017/18 campaign.

Despite being something of a regular under Ronald Koeman and Sam Allardyce throughout the season, a red card for him in the away match at Burnley in March proved to be a turning point, and he failed to make the matchday squad for the Merseyside outfit again on his return from suspension.

So, how would selling the Welshman truly impact the Toffees? Football FanCast take a look at the potential consequences of the major summer deal for Everton…

Everton fans will be delighted

In what was a 2017/18 campaign that started with so much promise but quickly went sour, Williams was one of the players that was heavily criticised by Toffees fans on Twitter throughout for his performances.

Those supporters may well have felt that Steve Walsh and Ronald Koeman should have brought a major upgrade for the Welshman to Goodison Park last summer, and their frustrations were further enhanced when he was red-carded against Burnley in March in what was another poor display on the road for Everton.

They would have been happy to see him pick up a suspension at that time though, and they would have been even more pleased when he failed to make the squad again for rest of the season ahead of a likely summer exit.

Matthew Pennington is revitalised

The centre-back would have hoped to have picked up some vital playing experience during a season-long loan spell with Leeds United in 2017/18, but he picked up an injury on his debut in August that kept him out of action for a spell, and he struggled to be a regular in the starting XI even on his return.

Nevertheless, the Yorkshire outfit were keen to keep him at Elland Road, but instead the 23-year-old signed a new contract at Goodison Park and it could be a now or never situation for him this term.

The departure of Ramiro Funes Mori and potentially Williams too could mean that he either starts the new season in the side or as one of the first-choice back-ups, and he may well be revitalised and go on to prove that he is ready to perform regularly on the Premier League stage.

Marcel Brands steps up Matthijs de Ligt pursuit

The Telegraph reported on June 18 that Everton are lining up an ambitious bid to bring highly-rated Ajax centre-back Matthijs de Ligt, rated at £36m by Transfermarkt, to Goodison Park, and it is a chase that Director of Football Marcel Brands may well step up if and when Williams departs.

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The loss of yet another centre-back after Ramino Funes Mori would make bringing a new one in a priority, and while a deal for De Ligt seems unlikely on paper given he is being courted by some of the biggest clubs in European football, it certainly can’t be completely ruled out if the Toffees make a big enough play for the teenager.

So, Everton fans, would you be happy to see Ashley Williams go? Let us know by voting below…

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Tottenham fans react to rumour club is confident of signing Wilfried Zaha

According to reports in The Mirror, Tottenham Hotspur are ready to move for long-term target Wilfried Zaha again this summer and are confident of signing the Crystal Palace winger, and Spurs fans have been quick to have their say on the rumour.

The Mirror says that the north London outfit are growing in confidence that they will get the 25-year-old at their third attempt of trying, although they could face stiff competition for his signature from Premier League rivals Chelsea and Manchester City.

The Times reports that Spurs are ready to bid £50m for the Ivory Coast international, who has scored four goals and provided a further two assists in 20 top flight outings for the Eagles this term, and who only signed a new long-term deal to stay at Selhurst Park last year.

Tottenham supporters took to social media to give their thoughts on the story, and while one said “not good enough for us – he failed at Man U, he will fail again”, another labelled it as a “backwards step”.

Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…

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