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So perhaps it is no surprise that this issue was foreseen by the Real Madrid boss anticipation and eyesight were among the features of Zinedine Zidane as a participant. Asked last month concerning the sacking of Ernesto Valverde from Barcelona, he said:”At big clubs, that is exactly how things are and nothing else will change. I know that when we lose two games, I will be criticised.”
He spoke in the moment from a position of appreciable strength when Atletico Madrid were beaten at the start of the month and optimism grew. Karim Benzema scored the only goal of the game that day at the Bernabeu to expand Real Madrid’s guide to six factors at the top of La Liga. The club were in the quarter-finals of their Copa del Rey.
But the two losses so has the criticism have followed , predictably.
Real Madrid were dumped from the cup from Real Sociedad, conceding four occasions in a defeat in front of their fans. A goal by Celta Vigo made a draw in the Bernabeu to them. Shocked the European champions and worse was to follow in the weekend when Levante replicated their trick of season.
Suddenly, it is Barcelona top of La Liga.
This conduct of form can hardly come at a more crucial time. Manchester City will be the visitors to this Bernabeu on Wednesday until Barca come calling in the Clasico on Sunday. Win those two along with the woe that is current will probably be forgotten. Lose them this and mini-crisis gets full blown off and the recriminations will begin in earnest for Zidane.
It’s almost a year as the Frenchman returned at the immediate aftermath of Champions League elimination from Ajax. The boat was steadied. Normal order apparently restored. However, since Zidane came back into Madrid, with having passed, the issue now is that beneath it all very little has really changed. The issues remain.
Certainly, the majority of the players perform. The summer signings aren’t expected to play a lot of part in this week of the season of Real Madrid. Eden Hazard suffered a fractured ankle. Rodrygo is not unavailable for selection to your Clasico because of suspension. When Eder Militao and Luka Jovic begin either match it could be a surprise.
A comfortable line-up means troubles. Since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo, the shortage of a goalscorer has been an issue and form appears to have ended any lingering impression that the void can be filled by Benzema. The forward’s targets have dried up and there’s nobody in the club who’s currently doing enough to make up for that shortfall.
In fact, from the previous 14 games dating back into mid-December, no Real Madrid player has scored more than two goals. Benzema has failed to score in 10 of his last 12 appearances. The two Jovic and Gareth Bale, on paper, among their candidates to deal with this problem, were omitted in the squad against Levante. There’s not any obvious solution.
All of that places pressure on Madrid’s defence. This was something that by making his team more difficult to play against, Zidane sought to improve this season. Spirit returned but now there are fears which Madrid are open again.
A run of four matches without a clean sheet – the first time that’s occurred because the opening months of the campaign – is really a concern. There’s been little protection although sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane remain a partnership of pedigree. Behind these, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was for the winning goal of Levante to blame.
How does the issue be solved by Zidane? There are wide choices in Vinicius and Bale Junior however form in doubt and with assurance diminished , perhaps this really isn’t the week to get football. More probable is that Madrid will look to place statistics as they did this month when naming five midfielders from Atletico.
Expect Zidane to call on the huge names to bond him out. Ramos and the remainder have saved their best for this particular competition. They will back themselves to ride this year .
Just as they have before.
When beaten 3-1 at Wembley at November 2017 from Tottenham It’s well worth remembering that at the last season of his first spell in charge of Zidane, there was talk about crisis. Marca called them easy to beat that evening. El Pais watched it that the team had gone.
Zidane proceeded to finish that season – and complete football – . Don’t write off Real Madrid yet. The only thing more prevalent which crises at this club are trophies.
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Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward believes the foundations are in place for long-term victory together with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Old Trafford.
United are still in contention for FA Cup glory and Europa League, even though they sit fifth in the Premier League – an eye-watering 38 points behind table-topping competitions Liverpool.
Bruno Fernandes’ big-money January coming has increased optimism and Woodward believes United are on the ideal track.
“We’re pushing for a solid finish in the Premier League, the Europa League and the FA Cup because we enter the final third of the year,” he said.
“We’ve continued to make progress on the squad rebuild, with many changes concerning players that we’ve brought in and gamers that come during our academy; the foundation for bringing the long-term victory we are all working towards is now set up as we execute our plan and our footballing eyesight .”
More to follow…

Granit Xhaka has known to allow greater openness with fans following his roster with Arsenal fans.
After being stripped of the captaincy the midfielder needed to leave the bar in January, with sworn at supporters who booed him.
Xhaka has vowed to stay and fight for his position but highlighted a gap in accessibility as a part of his difficulty to lovers between England and Germany.
“I realise that the fans need the players to do in each match but they also ought to see it is not always so simple,” he said, quoted in sunlight.
“Here is the largest gap between Germany and England, since here we do not have the connection with the lovers. In Germany, we have many coaching sessions once the fans can come and talk to you.
“Here, everything is closed and it would be useful to be able to explain to people why something is moving well or not so well.”
The Switerzland international will be looking forward to his future with the club and insists he enjoying his football again under new manager Mikel Arteta.
He said:”I advised the club (this )’so long as I’m here I am always ready to give everything’. I train hard and things turned around.
“That’s become the secret to joy for me personally and with the help of Mikel along with my team-mates I’m enjoying being an Arsenal player again.”

Was Giovani Lo Celso not sent off? Should David Coote have already now been taken from the spotlight? Can Kevin De Bruyne handle the ball? Dermot Gallagher has all of the answers…
Dermot joined Sue Smith, Rob Wotton and Stephen Warnock on Sky Sports News for his evaluation of those conclusions.
INCIDENT: Azpilicueta slides into win the ball forward of Lo Celso, who subsequently seems to stamp on the shield’s leg. Referee Michael Oliver does not observe the incident, however, VAR official David Coote decides it isn’t serious play. The PGMOL apologise for the’human error’ in failing to discount Lo Celso.
DERMOT’S VERDICT:”It ought to have been a red card. I really don’t think there’s no doubt about it, I believe everyone expected a red card looking back, everyone has said it should’ve been.
“What happened is, I think that the VAR, who arrived at his decision looked in it and wanted to make sure, and has changed his mind a few times.
“Once I refereed I did it on gut reaction, and 95 per cent of this time visiting something like this, my gut response would have been to take this action.
“If he would have gone on the first replay, in which you view it when his foot comes down, I think it would’ve saved a lot of hassle and he would have said .
“Following the match, the game delegate comes in and they look at items. Michael is a professional he’d have been upset he had not viewed it. He’ll be studying that thinking how did we not get that right daily?
“What’ll happen is they will go forward, sit come to a conclusion of’if this happens, we must try it,’ since it can not simply be thrown off; they will have to go forward and make certain it never happens again.”
INCIDENT: A free-kick from James Maddison hits Kevin De Bruyne around the arm, that is elevated up to guard his face. Paul Tierney sees the episode and isn’t referred to this VAR, who had been Coote – the official on inspection responsibilities during the Chelsea game earlier in the day.
DERMOT’S VERDICT:”He puts his hand up to guard his face and then turns away. I believe that’s what the VAR judges, so that it is not a very clear and obvious error. I think if you offer a penalty, nobody could argue, however VAR felt from the moment he turned away the ball was close to him, it struck himthat was the result.”
INCIDENT: Kalechi Iheanacho along with Ederson compete to the Manchester City box for a cross. Ederson understands a nick about the ball until the Leicester but catches him along with his follow-through, leaving him requiring remedy.
DERMOT’S VERDICT:”I just believe this is inevitable there is likely to be a clash. They got their eyes on the ball, when you see the ball come . It hits Iheanacho around the shoulders , and as they jump for it it’s inevitable that they will collide.”
INCIDENT: Josh King scores a opener for both Bournemouth. A VAR inspection overrules the aim, due to a handball in the accumulation.
DERMOT’S VERDICT:”I’ve missed all the days I have observed this but I had been told the angle in the GDS shows it strikes the badge on the sleeve of the shirt, which is an element of the arm and that is why it’s disallowed.
“Based on this VAR it’s the correct choice, since they say they’re quite clear it has hit the badge.”
INCIDENT: Callum Wilson scores an equaliser on the rest to get Bournemouth Using Burnley leading 1-0. Before drama restarts, VAR rules against Bournemouth defender Adam Smith to get a handball in his box moments earlier, disallows the target and awards Burnley a punishment.
DERMOT’S VERDICT:”I thought that was a handball. The distinction here is, he extends his arm out. When the VAR looked in it, they believed it was handball.
“I predicted this year someone would give away a penalty and proceed up the other end and score, it is taken 27 match round but that is what’s happened.
“With no doubt, in my own mind, it’s a handball. He’s got to go back and give the punishment and disallow the goal. It seems quite unfair to Bournemouth, however, the original offence was that the handball.”
INCIDENT: John Lundstram and Lewis Dunk opt to get a ball in midfield, which Brighton defender Dunk gets to , slipping in to clear it off. Lundstram stands with his follow-through on Dunk’s knee. Referee Graham Scott refers the incident to VAR to get a card that is possible and it is dominated there is not any foul play.
DERMOT’S VERDICT:”I’m convinced this is not a red card for two reasons. So both players have the right to struggle for the ball, Primarily, I believe the signature of Dunk is too thick, it runs away.
“They are both stretching, and that I also think Lundstramhe puts his foot at the turf, he might just squeeze him using the side of his boot but he doesn’t actually stand on him, therefore I’d say yellow as opposed to red.”

Chris Smalling admits he has”an interesting choice to produce” – staying with Manchester United or going to Roma eternally.
Even the 30-year-old central-back has settled into life playing 90 minutes at 20 of all the past 21 league games of Roma also is now impressing to a loan with the Serie A club.
Smalling is contracted to United until the team and 2022 have an choice to extend that for a further season, but he has said he’d look at creating a permanent move to Roma.
Roma boss Paulo Fonseca has told Sky Sports News he wants to sign him in a new exclusive interview, Smalling stated:”When I came it was thrilling but also daunting since you are uncertain what to expect.
“New country, new adventure. But considering the way I’ve settled in, the love I have felt it will be an interesting decision.
“Some of the other players said if you hit the ground running, the love that you’re able to have in this town is unbelievable. That is what I’ve felt and so have my loved ones. Long may it last.”
Smalling is scheduled to return at the end of the season to parent club United Because it stands but admits the club’s decision to not include a call-back clause in his loan arrangement not surprised him.
“Not really,” he said. “When I talked to them, it was a case of’Let us have a good season, hopefully everything goes to plan, the team is powerful and I am powerful’ and at the close of the season we’ll sit down.
“This was the strategy at the start of the season and clearly we’re not completed yet so come to the end of the season we’ll see what the plan is.
“I talked to him [Ole Gunnar Solskjaer]… Over the previous decades, I had been accustomed to playing nearly every match when fit.
“So to cut that in half, if you look around at other opportunities, there wasn’t anything greater than that [Roma] that could have develop.
“We talked publicly and we all made it happen.”
When asked about Roma manager Fonseca’s comments, Smalling included:”It’s good to hear. Having that trust and belief from the manager, from the trainer, by the other players also – it’s helping me flourish on the pitch.”
Roma are now fifth in the following 25 games.