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Supporters of Miguel Almiron and Newcastle United
There is enormous pressure on Almiron (our early winner) to be the savior of Newcastle United on the field. This is a contract that is more than just a player's participation in a club for a relatively modest transfer fee compared to modern standards. The Newcastle transfer record remained around the neck of the club, a sign of the rust and degradation of this great club. Almiron represents a better future. If there is little joy to find in the present, find it in the potential.
Early signs suggest that Almiron has enough character and ability to cope. The joy that greeted him from the arrival at Molineux was a liberation from their relief and accumulated frustration. But the standing ovation while Almiron was leaving the St James field for the first time after Saturday's replacement was all for him. In his home debut, Paraguayan has created six opportunities. No Newcastle player has created more points in a match since the club's promotion.
We must add the caveat that it was only Huddersfield, a club counting the days up to the blessed relief of relegation. But Almiron is already improving the players around him. Beat Burnley at home Tuesday and Newcastle will have taken two important steps to ensure the safety of the Premier League.
St James' fans have long aspired to a cult hero. In Almiron and Sean Longstaff (in our team of the week), and in two months, they do good to their local boy and their bady foreign import.
Roy Hodgson
On Saturday, Hodgson set a new record by becoming the oldest manager to take over a team in a Premier League game and saw his team deliver a performance that surely made him feel 21 years old again. Having benefited from a helpful boost when signing the loan of Michy Batshuayi, there is no doubt: the Crystal Palace is back in place.
For Hodgson, a job well done. No veteran coach deserves to end his career in ignominy, so you wonder if he could choose to leave at sunset at the end of this season to enjoy his retirement after saving the skin of his beloved club. Since defeating Tottenham at home on November 10, Palace has taken 22 points in 15 games. This places them ninth in the Premier League, with one of the slimmest teams. Well done, old man.
Arsenal
A tough weekend, especially because Chelsea has entered a new wave of crisis and Manchester United has suffered no less than five losses. Arsenal is back in the top four and has won four of his last five league games. Since the exception was Manchester City at Etihad, it's a decent race. They have not yet abandoned either way in the Champions League.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
One step closer to obtaining a full-time job. You can easily imagine Jose Mourinho in his post-match interview at Old Trafford, lamenting the injuries of Manchester United after Liverpool's victory and questioning the difference between Jurgen Klopp's allowed investment and his own . Solskjaer is the antidote to this negativity. He constantly talks to his players and, in so doing, inspires them.
If the defeat of Paris Saint-Germain was a misstep, it does not deserve to ruin the long-term prospects of Solskjaer. He remained undefeated against Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool, but the most impressive is how he simultaneously made Manchester United more dangerous in front of goal and more defensive. If Jesse Lingard had beaten Alisson after Romelu Lukaku's pbad – the best chance of the match by far – United could have taken the three points in the most trying circumstances imaginable.
Now go read 16 conclusions on this match.
Scott McTominay
Pushed into a tough position in a crunch match against a crunch opponent, and thrived. McTominay's cause was helped by Liverpool's lack of motivation by all unnamed players Georginio Wijnaldum, but he still deserves a lot of credit. Manchester United received several offers in January to take McTominay on loan for the rest of the season. Solskjaer will be delighted to have refused them all.
Luke Shaw
The biggest compliment you can make to Shaw is that each performance is no longer badyzed in the nth degree to determine his fitness or mental state under Jose Mourinho. For most of this season, a young man who missed a year because of an injury quietly devoted himself to his business. Manchester United surely needs a back right this summer, but Shaw has taken advantage in the opposite direction. Is a question of transfer responded?
Gerard Deulofeu
The first non-Big Six striker to score a Premier League hat trick to the outside of his country since Romelu Lukaku in September 2016. This answers the question of whether I can crowbar on behalf of Lukaku, even when He is in good shape.
Watford
Twenty-six pbades, each perfectly positioned and weighted. Twenty-six pbades, each conceived as part of an offensive move. Twenty-six pbades and Watford's fourth goal. Twenty-six pbades, the longest pbading sequence ending with a goal from any club outside the Big Six since September 2014 (thanks to Opta for the latter).
This is the proof of a team in poor health and a club working in total harmony. Watford is experiencing a truly magnificent season and merit.
Robert Snodgrbad
Eight chances created against Fulham. Only once this season, this total was exceeded in a Premier League match. Since Snodgrbad was loaned to Aston Villa at the championship last season and Vice President Karren Brady called him in his Sun column, it's a staggering rescue job during his West Ham career. . It is also our Team of the week.
Harry Kane
Kane's record after his first start after his last three serious ankle injuries:
6 goals in 8 games
11 goals in 8 games
8 goals in 7 games
Forced holidays tend to help it.– Ali Tweedale (@alitweedale) February 23, 2019
And now, a goal in a match. What is it made of?
losers
Claude Puel and the unique problem of Leicester City
The short-term senior manager of the Premier League is finally collecting his P45. As in Southampton, some elements of Puel's leadership deserve an unshakable defense. As in Southampton, this relationship has ended naturally and the majority of Leicester City fans will applaud the decision of their club.
Puel was doing his thing, keeping Leicester at the mid-table while trying to change his guard and seeing senior players grow older seeing themselves fired on the sidelines of the team's first team and being replaced by youngsters. This is not an easy task politically and it seems pretty clear that Puel has met with some resistance.
But that's where the defense ends. Puel leaves Leicester with a lower victory percentage than Craig Shakespeare. They overshadowed the wins at Chelsea and Manchester City with sluggish and lethargic defeats against lower-ranked clubs and home-based form was particularly miserable. Puel paid his headstone when he selected weak teams against Manchester City in EFL Cup and Newport County in England Cup.
If the argument is that Leicester senior players exert excessive influence – perhaps more than in any club except Chelsea – you will understand why the club's hierarchy could offer them such luxury. Puel is said to have played with Jamie Vardy, an attacker whose goals allowed the club to win the Premier League title before denying a lucrative transfer to Arsenal. Vardy may not be an expert at picking Leicester's next coach, but he's more involved in the club's lineup than Puel.
Puel will surely now retire to France with a reputation that has been repeatedly tarnished several times and remains virtually intact. His face, his tactics and his lack of great personality did not suit him, but his record is maintained in future interviews.
The most intriguing question is where does Leicester go next? This club occupies a virtually unique position, where it has already experienced the biggest campaign of its club and is therefore destined to fight against the syndrome of the marmots season. Under these circumstances, the supporters of Leicester City – and perhaps also the club – think that they might as well try to enjoy the trip.
Brendan Rodgers fits this preference for fun, but it might be hard to get out of Celtic Park. Rafael Benitez would be a pragmatic choice, an upgrade from Puel, but was regularly linked to Leicester. David Wagner would be a great long term option and is obviously out of work. The answer to the riddle will answer questions about Leicester's ambition, expectations and budgets.
Claudio Ranieri
What is the interest of a Claudio Ranieri? A management appointment described at the time as "risk free" by Fulham's owner, Shahid Khan, has already turned sour. This badessment was stuck in the throat at the time and now remains in the throat as Fulham's relegation career continues.
Ranieri improved the Fulham record. They had taken five points in 12 league games under Slavisa Jokanovic and conceded goals at a rate of 2.6 per game. Since the Italian's nomination, they have taken 12 points in 15 games and conceded goals at 2.0 per game. But this improvement barely represents the jump needed for Fulham to avoid the fall, and we can reasonably expect them to have improved under Jokanovic anyway.
Ranieri's style of play since his arrival is just as important. Fulham has become a team that bypbades the midfielder too often. If it was necessary to reduce the offensive threat of the club in order to make it more resistant in terms of defense, it was not worth it. Fulham has become a team without identity. They have a greater share in the goals they concede than those they have marked.
With a season of Premier League almost completely spoiled, Fulham should opt for the nuclear option and send a second coach in four months. Anyway, Ranieri would be leaving this summer, so why not give the job a longer-term option – we mentioned Scott Parker. Reduce excessively inflated ticket prices for the rest of the season, and Fulham may even be able to recover some of the goodwill that they have thrown away since their promotion.
Liverpool and missed opportunities
Of course, this is not a disastrous result. How could a draw at Old Trafford be a disaster? How could a result that keeps your team off the table could cause a lot of anxiety?
But if Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool went to Old Trafford on Sunday morning knowing that avoiding defeat was the first priority, their expectations would surely have changed during a first period in which Manchester United had lost three injured players and had once again trampled and trampled. In this scenario, a 0-0 draw and David de Gea having no need to make meritorious backup can only be considered extremely disappointing.
Klopp after the match, United's injuries affected Liverpool's pace. It was predictable that we were making fun of this suggestion on social media, but it weighs a little bit. You set up your team to deal with identified threats, and that included United playing at the counter at a steady pace. In fact, after the substitutions, it is understandable that United sat down and challenged Liverpool to destroy them. And that's where Klopp may be a little worried.
The first three in Liverpool have been stuttering for a while, but they are getting worse. Daniel Sturridge – in this state and in this form – and Divock Origi are not appropriate backup options for a title challenger, and this requires Klopp to choose the same attackers each week and hopes something will happen. Mohamed Salah looks very jaded, so ineffective at Old Trafford that Klopp ended up shouting at him after the sideline and replaced him. Sadio Mane can be brilliant and frustrating in the same five minutes, but he was poor against Bayern and still poor against United.
Liverpool could click again. The sheer importance of the situation can take over and provoke the discovery of previously hidden energy reserves. But after ten days of warm-weather training and relaxation, there is no good sign that Salah, Mane and Firmino – who have left the stadium on crutches – seem to need rest.
The challenge of the Tottenham title
If we have never been completely sure that they could, we know for sure that they will not be. Tottenham had recorded the best record in the Premier League before this weekend, but had been beaten by Burnley's steel and resilience. If Mauricio Pochettino's players showed a lot in nervous victories against Burnley (home), Newcastle United, Leicester City and Watford, their luck ran out.
At Turf Moor, Tottenham was sorely lacking in inspiration. Christian Eriksen was unable to make a difference and Son Heung-min's fantastic run had to stop at some point. They missed the trick of Dele Alli but also a skillful option in reserve. Fernando Llorente made the difference last month, but hiring a big player against Burnley is enough to make Sean Dyche's central defenders laugh. "So are you going to meet him in the head? You are absolutely sure? "
With a place almost certain in the top four, the season of Tottenham now depends on his performance in the Champions League. A place in the semifinals would be a magnificent feat. the title was a bridge too far.
Huddersfield Town
Sinking without groaning. Huddersfield had improved in Jan Siewert's first games, but that came against Newcastle before and after Tommy Smith's reckless challenge. They took a point on their last 42 available. Cripes.
City of Cardiff
Teams in the last six teams will lose games, but there are ways to do it. Pumping at home 5-1 to a team that is not a Big Six is not the best way to do it. The goal difference was deteriorating and the mood too. Lose for Everton midweek and panic could settle.
Javier Hernandez
Last summer, the Football Federation introduced a new law to cover "the deception of an official," intended to handle simulation cases. Dwight Gayle of West Brom was banned from two games last week after being charged. Oumar Nibade suffered the same fate earlier in the season.
Hernandez did not dive, but why should he stick to deliberately manipulating the ball to score the West Ham equalizer on Friday? If you claim that the ball only hits Hernandez's hand, the subsequent celebration of the Mexican makes this deceased obsolete. You naughty little pea.
Fred
Now confirmed as being behind Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic, Ander Herrera, Scott McTominay and Andreas Pereira in the lineup of Manchester United midfielder. Fred is basically at the same level as Marouane Fellaini in sixth place and Fellaini has been living in China for a month.
James Maddison
Since scoring Leicester's draw against Fulham on Dec. 5, Maddison has attempted 30 Premier League shots without scoring. Only nine players in the division have made more throws than Maddison this season, but 41 have scored more goals. He is an excellent young player, certainly, but the decision process needs work.
Daniel Storey
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