Ineptitude in the final third - National media react to Chelsea s draw against Southampton
Latest Chelsea news includes a round-up of what the national media made of the 1-1 draw against Southampton as Mason Mount s penalty rescued a point for the Blues
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Josh Maja, Gareth Bale and John McGinn were in the spotlight this weekend. Composite: Getty/Shutterstock/NMC via The Guardian The Guardian Sport
1) Schedule offers Allardyce and Baggies hope
West Brom don’t play for six days. Then they don’t play for a week after that. In fact, the way the schedule stands, they won’t have another two-game week for three months. That will come as a welcome relief in terms of fatigue, but as Sam Allardyce observed after Sunday’s draw against Manchester United, it will give him proper time on the training pitch. That will be critical not only to organizing a side that currently has by far the worst defensive record in the Premier League, but also to integrate the five players he has added to the squad. Mbaye Diagne, loaned from Galatasaray, got the goal against United, while Okay Yokuslu, loaned from Celta Vigo, and Ainsley Maitland-Niles, loa
Liverpool new signing walks into club in crisis - national media react to Leicester City defeat
National media reaction after Liverpool beaten 3-1 away to Leicester City in the Premier League
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Hytner: Danny Rose set to stay, leave Spurs this summer on a Bosman
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Danny Rose always said he was content to see out the terms of his Tottenham Hotspur contract. I guess he’s going to be true to his word. According to David Hytner in the Guardian’s transfer deadline day tracker, Tottenham does not expect him to leave the club today, but he most certainly will when his contract expires in June.
The 30-year-old left-back has been in the deep freeze at
Tottenham, having not even been given a squad number. His football this season has been a pair of appearances for the club’s under-23 team in November. Rose will be out of contract in June but the club do not expect him to be on the move today, raising the prospect of a damaging stand-off being prolonged.
The English media loses its sh t over Bambi (Lampard)
Date published: Tuesday 26th January 2021 11:58 - Editor F365
Let’s start with some facts. Not opinion, not conjecture, not narrative. Just facts. It will save repetition further down the page as we reflect on British journalists collectively losing their sh t and losing sight of anything approaching perspective after the sacking of Frank Lampard. We can leave it to you to decide whether this is fuelled by xenophobia, self-interest at losing a media-friendly, talkative manager or simply a misplaced soft spot for a great footballer most have watched in awe for years, but here are the facts: