ARSENAL IN FOR KONDOGBIA
If Arsenal supporters were going to choose one position in which to strengthen this summer, a defensive midfielder would be top of the list, quickly followed by a new goalkeeper. We've had rumours regarding Morgan Schneiderlin, Sami Khedira, Ilkay Gundogan, Nabil Fekir, Luiz Gustavo, Lars Bender, William Carvalho, Giannelli Imbula, Maxime Gonalons, Yohan Cabaye, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Marcelo Brozovic, Christoph Kramer and James McCarthy. There's a few options, that's for sure.
The final name to add to that list is Geoffrey Kondogbia, the France midfielder who was part of the Monaco side that dumped Arsenal out of the Champions League. The Daily Star believes that Arsenal will fight Real Madrid for a player only signed from Sevilla in August 2013.
Kondgobia is still just 22 and has been touted for greatness alongside Paul Pogba in France's central midfield. He has three international caps, making his debut against Belgium in the same month that he moved to Monaco.
Confession time: I giggle thinking about a team including Kondogbia, Pogba, N'Zogbia and Drogba. Can we make it happen please?
CITY WANT FIRMINO?
Manchester City have made a move for 23-year-old Hoffenheim midfielder Roberto Firmino, the Brazilian midfielder who has been tearing it up in the Bundesliga for the last few years since joining from Figueirense in 2011.
Firmino came close to moving to Borussia Dortmund a year ago, but is now the subject of fluttered eyelashes from a fair few of Europe's elite clubs. His transfer fee is expected to be around £20m, which is a bloody steal for a player with 34 goals in his last 68 Bundesliga games. Basically he's scoring at a striker's rate from midfield.
City's biggest issue is reported interest from Bayern Munich. Firmino is expected to prefer a move within Germany, and there is little doubt that Bayern would be a bigger draw than City for a young, hungry Bundesliga player.
So will City get him? Firmino.
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2015年4月26日星期日
2015年4月16日星期四
Chelsea Will Never Be This Good Again...
The Champions League And The Old World Order
I watched Barcelona vs PSG last night and I thought PSG played reasonably well but were punished by a ruthless Barcelona and unfortunately the tie is as good as over. This got me thinking about the gap in quality between the two teams, I then thought about where they could both expect to be in a few years' time and this really got me thinking.
Because of FFP, Barcelona's success at a domestic and European level is sustainable, they are one of the richest clubs in the world. Barcelona could conceivably make their team better over the next few transfer windows (once they're allowed to buy again). PSG have financial resources at their disposal, but due to FFP (which PSG are already falling foul of), they cannot expect to close the gap to Barcelona. Worse again, they cannot hope to compete consistently in the Champions League until they earn as much money through gate receipts and commercial revenue streams as Barcelona - which may never happen.
So who can compete consistently with Barcelona? Real Madrid can, Bayern Munich can and Manchester United can (though they're nowhere near the level of Barcelona at the moment). Arsenal have the potential to be able compete, but at the very least it would take a long time and may never happen. I don't think any other club in Europe can compete with these four teams on a consistent basis. Basically, I think the Champions League is going to be won between these Big Four teams more times than not if FFP rules stay the same.
Think about it, who else could you see winning the Champions League this year? Atletico Madrid have a chance, but is their success in the Champions League sustainable? I don't think so. Bear in mind this is a club that domestically made less in TV revenue than Cardiff City last year, their best bet of improving is to sell somebody for a lot of money and buy somebody who's as good/better for less money - not something a club can rely on year after year. Also managers like Simeone don't grow on trees and unfortunately once he departs, I can see Atletico returning to the level of mediocrity (from a Champions League point of view) that preceded his appointment. Juventus and Porto (despite their good result last night) are in similar predicaments. Their problems are attracting, retaining and affording the players they need to compete at the highest level.
We see some of the same problems with Chelsea. Chelsea are a very good side, they bought Costa and Fabregas who've had a great impact on them. Chelsea are a sustainable club, they could have bought one of Fabregas or Costa without selling anyone/falling foul of FFP - but crucially - not both. So how did they afford both players (along with Filipe Luis)? They sold David Luiz, Mata, De Bruyne, Lukaku and Schurrle in the last 18 months - all for good money. The trick here was to sell players without making the team worse - and it's a great trick. However, who can Chelsea sell this year for big(ish) money without making their team worse? Cuadrado? Oscar? Both are possible but they're not going to garner as much money out of it as they did last year. Then you get to the question, what about the year after? Who do they sell then? You're into a football Russian Doll situation (no pun intended Mr Abramovich). So Chelsea have as good a team now as they can reasonably expect to have over the next few years, and while this is good enough domestically (and may well be in the near future), it wasn't good enough at a European level this year and probably won't be next year either.
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I watched Barcelona vs PSG last night and I thought PSG played reasonably well but were punished by a ruthless Barcelona and unfortunately the tie is as good as over. This got me thinking about the gap in quality between the two teams, I then thought about where they could both expect to be in a few years' time and this really got me thinking.
Because of FFP, Barcelona's success at a domestic and European level is sustainable, they are one of the richest clubs in the world. Barcelona could conceivably make their team better over the next few transfer windows (once they're allowed to buy again). PSG have financial resources at their disposal, but due to FFP (which PSG are already falling foul of), they cannot expect to close the gap to Barcelona. Worse again, they cannot hope to compete consistently in the Champions League until they earn as much money through gate receipts and commercial revenue streams as Barcelona - which may never happen.
So who can compete consistently with Barcelona? Real Madrid can, Bayern Munich can and Manchester United can (though they're nowhere near the level of Barcelona at the moment). Arsenal have the potential to be able compete, but at the very least it would take a long time and may never happen. I don't think any other club in Europe can compete with these four teams on a consistent basis. Basically, I think the Champions League is going to be won between these Big Four teams more times than not if FFP rules stay the same.
Think about it, who else could you see winning the Champions League this year? Atletico Madrid have a chance, but is their success in the Champions League sustainable? I don't think so. Bear in mind this is a club that domestically made less in TV revenue than Cardiff City last year, their best bet of improving is to sell somebody for a lot of money and buy somebody who's as good/better for less money - not something a club can rely on year after year. Also managers like Simeone don't grow on trees and unfortunately once he departs, I can see Atletico returning to the level of mediocrity (from a Champions League point of view) that preceded his appointment. Juventus and Porto (despite their good result last night) are in similar predicaments. Their problems are attracting, retaining and affording the players they need to compete at the highest level.
We see some of the same problems with Chelsea. Chelsea are a very good side, they bought Costa and Fabregas who've had a great impact on them. Chelsea are a sustainable club, they could have bought one of Fabregas or Costa without selling anyone/falling foul of FFP - but crucially - not both. So how did they afford both players (along with Filipe Luis)? They sold David Luiz, Mata, De Bruyne, Lukaku and Schurrle in the last 18 months - all for good money. The trick here was to sell players without making the team worse - and it's a great trick. However, who can Chelsea sell this year for big(ish) money without making their team worse? Cuadrado? Oscar? Both are possible but they're not going to garner as much money out of it as they did last year. Then you get to the question, what about the year after? Who do they sell then? You're into a football Russian Doll situation (no pun intended Mr Abramovich). So Chelsea have as good a team now as they can reasonably expect to have over the next few years, and while this is good enough domestically (and may well be in the near future), it wasn't good enough at a European level this year and probably won't be next year either.
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2015年4月3日星期五
Premier League predictions: Lawro v Phil 'The Power' Taylor
BBC Sport's football expert Mark Lawrenson is pitting his wits against a different guest each week this season.
Lawro's opponent for this weekend's Premier League fixtures is 16-time world darts champion Phil 'The Power' Taylor.
Taylor, 54, is a Port Vale fan, and says he has supported his hometown team for half a century.
Vale's nearest rivals are Stoke City but Taylor says he does not dislike the Potters, and would love to see them win the Premier League.
"It can get a bit heated, especially when we used to play each other," he told BBC Sport, "but I don't get involved in any of that.
"I would like both teams to do well and Stoke should be doing better than they are. They are a mid-table team and that annoys me - I would like them to be able to win the title. They are a local team, and I want them to be the best."
You can see all of Taylor's predictions on Football Focus at 12:10 BST on Saturday on BBC One and the BBC Sport website (in the UK).
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