With the football season over, players, managers, coaching staff and fans usually pack their bags and enjoy a well earned break in places we could could only dream of going. But for David Moyes, it’s a very different story. Moyes is already focusing his attention on next season and is intent on following in the footsteps of Harry Redknapp and Tottenham by breaking into the top four.
And Moyes has stated his intent with two summer signings already. Jermaine Beckford has arrived from Leeds on a free transfer and now Everton fans can look forward to another striker gracing the field of Goodison Park. João Pedro Pereira Silva.
Silva has been compared to former Portugal national side star Pauleta, because of their similar physique and the similar career path through the lower leagues in Portugal, rather than from one of the big clubs. The Portugal Under-20 international will no doubt bring goals to the Toffees armour having been second top scorer in the Portuguese second division with 14 goals for Desportivo das Aves. It’s a fantastic record when you consider it was his first campaign since graduating to the professional ranks at the club.
Everton had to fend off a lot of competition for the highly talented 6ft 2in forward having caught the attention of several English clubs.
The 20-year-old striker has penned a three-year deal after Everton agreed a fee of around £500,000. A bargain when you consider that Silva is one of the brightest prospects in European football. There is no doubt that Moyes has picked out a gem of a player and a player that will most definitely have fans on their feet once again.
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Manchester City's Slovakia international winger Vladimir Weiss would consider a loan move to Newcastle United for next season.
The talented 20-year-old is currently on World Cup duty with his country, having ended last season on loan at Bolton Wanderers.
His agent, Juraj Venglos, told the Evening Chronicle:"On Newcastle, I only know what has been reported. We haven't heard anything yet.
"Things will only be decided after the World Cup and I don't know anything until then. Vladimir just wants to play football and of course he wants to play at a big club.
"He must make the decision himself, though, and that will only come after the World Cup. We will see."
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Whilst watching the World Cup final between the Netherlands and Spain many Liverpool fans would have winced at first when they see their star man Fernando Torres pull up injured, but that was probably followed by a huge sigh of relief as many believe as it is likely to end Chelsea’s interest in the forward.
Surely the injury is a blessing in disguise then?
In terms of keeping Torres at Anfield it almost certainly is and the fans will hope to see their prolific number nine banging in the goals for them once again when he eventually returns from his groin injury, which could keep him out for the first two months of the Premier League season.
The likelihood of the Spaniard staying on Merseyside will give the Reds’ fans a further boost as it also seems that Real Madrid have ended their interest in Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard, who they probably rightly argue that £30 million is too high an asking price for a 30-year-old player.
Before his injury many in the press speculated over a possible move by Chelsea to acquire the services of Torres and it has been a fairly long running transfer story fuelled early on by Carlo Ancelotti and Didier Drogba who both spoke publicly about their admiration for the player.
It was also rumoured that Roman Abramovich went to personally to try and finalise a deal for Torres for a price between £50-70 million. He was officially there about the Russia’s 2018 World Cup bid, but that didn’t seem to stop certain quarters of the press putting two and two together and making five.
It seems as though Torres’ future remains at Anfield as it is highly unlikely that the west London club would be willing to part with an astronomical sum for a player whose fitness is questionable and nor should they.
One the other hand, it isn’t exactly all rosy for Liverpool either. Yes, they stand a much greater chance of keeping their talismanic striker but the situation like many does of course have a downside.
Many view that Torres is fast becoming something of a sicknote and would argue that Liverpool may have been better off cashing in on the player, whose value did not diminish despite a fairly disappointing showing during the World Cup for Spain. Also, the transfer funds they would have gained from a sale could have been used (if the American owners would permit it) to make much needed additions to a failing squad.
Now with no money the new manager Roy Hodgson faces a headache as his star striker is out he will have to get someone to fill the role in the opening months of the season. Although recently signed Jovanovic maybe able to take some of the weight of reponsibility, providing he can adapt to the Premier League straight away, Liverpool are desperately short upfront and with only David Ngog in reserve Hodgson will hope that the loss of Torres won’t see the Reds lose early ground on against the likes of Manchester City, Tottenham, Aston Villa and maybe even Everton.
There is some hope for Hogdson’s men though as it seems Javier Mascherano is certain to leave the club and likely to command a decent transfer fee. The Liverpool fans will hope that their new manager will have an eye for a bargain like he did during his Fulham days as he will have to replace Mascherano and probably buy in another striker with the limited funds he has at his disposal.
For now the Liverpool fans won’t care too much about that, they will just be content that they stand a far greater chance of keeping their goal scoring hero in the place where his heart is.
Do the fans think Torres’ injury a blessing in disguise?
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The Football Association has conceded that an Englishman is likely to be the next manager of the national team.
Current head coach Fabio Capello is under contract with the FA until after the 2012 European Championship, but the Italian has come under fire following England's abject performance at the World Cup.
Capello was backed to continue at the helm of the Three Lions but Club England managing director Adrian Bevington had admitted that his predecessor is likely to be a homegrown coach.
"That is the view in the discussions I have been involved in," Bevington told BBC Radio 5 Live's Sportsweek programme on Sunday.
"We enjoyed working with (Swede) Sven-Goran Eriksson and we have Fabio Capello in now.
"I think the English team should be managed by an English manager (in the future)."
England will play France in an international friendly at Wembley on November 17.
However, Bevington has admitted that between now and then there needs to be an improvement in the way that Capello communicates with his players.
Capello has been criticised this week for informing former captain David Beckham that he would no longer be selected for England through the media.
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"A lot of people have a very different view of Fabio Capello to the one they had before the World Cup," added Bevington.
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Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor is closer to agreeing a new contract to remain with the Magpies, according to his agent.
Taylor, 24, has been locked in negotiations over a new long-term deal for a number of months.
However, agent Paul Stretford has denied suggestions that the north-east native could be on his way out of St James’ Park following a contract stalemate.
Taylor is currently sidelined with a shoulder injury which will force him to miss the start of the new Premier League season.
“It would not be right to go into specific details as I don’t believe it would help the situation. Suffice to say matters are not progressing as I would like them to or would expect, but I am hopeful that there will be some movement in the near future,” explained Stretford.
“In the case of Steven it is typical of modern contract negotiations; they can become difficult and drawn-out.
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“But from our point of view we are keen to try to conclude matters in the near future.”
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Since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, English football has modernised through embracing an influx of changes, while simultaneously managing to build a solid reputation as one of the most exciting leagues on the planet.
Players have become fitter and faster, stadiums and training grounds have been transformed and clubs are now competing commercially across the globe. Foreign owners, players and managers have all been embraced with open arms and clubs are now even willing to adapt and accept a foreign approach to football management and how their business is run.
Nearly half of the current 20 Premier League clubs are now in the hands of foreign owners and it was somewhat inevitable that top-flight sides would start to experiment with a more continental approach behind the scenes. Yet the concept of placing a director of football in charge of transfer and wage budgets is still seen as ‘foreign’ by the majority of Premier League managers and fans.
The system has been common practice across Europe for decades, where it is viewed as normal for a director of football to deal with transfer policy and as a buffer connecting the coach and the board. It has been the opposite in this country however, where traditionally it is it is the manager’s job to run all aspects of the club. With the vast amounts of capital now involved in Premier League football, owners want to have greater control over the finances they are investing and this is where having a director of football in place becomes appealing to them. This position helps owners become more involved with the first-team decision making process without meddling directly in the manager’s affairs.
Of course, managers in England have never been heavily involved in direct player negotiations, but historically have dictated the club’s transfer policy from afar. This general trend has shifted slightly in recent seasons with owners and directors having more say in transfers and the buying and selling of playing staff. This has sparked a series of fall-outs between managers and board members in recent seasons, with coaches feeling undermined by decisions being made over their head and without prior knowledge.
The director of football title is not generic across the board however and similar roles include acting as a club’s figurehead, technical director or general manager. A former player taking up an ambassadorial role, such as Sir Bobby Charlton at Manchester United, has worked well on a number of separate occasions and could be the best approach to use.
One sure way for any director of football to cause rift and resentment is to start interfering with first-team affairs. Alan Curbishley left West Ham in 2008 after Anton Ferdinand and George McCartney were sold against his wishes. While Kevin Keegan quit Newcastle in similar circumstances in 2008 after director Dennis Wise set-up a deal to sign midfielder Ignacio González, telling King Kev to look him up on YouTube.
Despite the long list of former players and managers who have failed in the role, there have also been successes. David Dein had a similar role at Arsenal and built up a magnificent relationship with Arsene Wenger, similar to that between David Gill and Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United.
The appointment of a director of football can help owners protect their substantial investments and football today requires a respected figure at the top to deal with the business side of things and help ease the burden on managers. However fans and coaches need to be informed of the specific duties which the director of football will undertake before he arrives and this would also help in giving the role some much needed clarity in the public spotlight.
However David Pleat, the former director of football at Tottenham, believes that the English game is sadly not suited for such a position. He told BBC Sport:
“The public are being sadly misinformed about the roles and responsibilities and reporting lines of the director of football.
“Unfortunately it is probably a job title that will have to be dispensed with even though there is a great need for that type of figure in a club nowadays to take the burden off the head coach.”
Is there a place for the director of football role in the modern game? Leave your thoughts in the comment section below.
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Following the third round of League Cup upsets, there’s been a lot of noise being made by sets of fans that the competition is either ‘irrelevant’ ‘unimportant’ or a mere ‘distraction’.
While there may be a semblance of truth to all three of those points there is no denying that for a lot of fans watching our team play in any competition is never ‘unimportant’ otherwise why would we spend our money to do it?
Of course not every fan bothers to buy tickets for the Carling Cup but there are still many that do, not to mention those that travel to glamorous places such as Brentford and Scunthorpe to watch what may actually be a reserve side compete in the competition.
The League Cup has always held a special place in my heart- not because it’s the most glamorous trophy to win but because one of my fondest football memories has been from the competition.
I can remember way back in 1990 when my Dad took me to Old Trafford to see United face Liverpool in the then Rumbelows Cup. Liverpool were the League Champions and had been busy dominating English football for the past 15 years while United despite winning the FA cup the previous season had struggled under Sir Alex Ferguson.
United won 3-1 and I can vividly recall Mark Hughes sending a 25-yard screamer over Bruce Grobbelaar’s head- you couldn’t tell the Old Trafford crowd that night that the competition was ’irrelevant.’
I also recall my first Wembley final in 1994 where I saw Aston Villa beat United 3-1 and feeling absolutely gutted , there was no ‘treble’ and I actually worried that I may be a Wembley final ‘jinx.’
Admittedly the League Cup is not the top of everyone’s wish list, I’m pretty sure most kids don’t run around the playground dreaming of scoring the winning goal in the Carling Cup final. When I saw United beat Spurs on penalties in the final a couple if years ago, I remember the feeling of anti-climax once Anderson scored the winner. It was like ‘nice 1 we’ve just won the Carling Cup’ rather than any Moscow-type euphoria.
However the League Cup is still a major trophy, there’s still a trip to Wembley and can lead to Europe for the winners that haven’t qualified through other means. Going back a few season’s Spurs’ win over Chelsea in the Carling Cup final may actually have been bigger than most people thought at the time. Had Chelsea won it may have given them and Avram Grant a bit of momentum to move forward and take the League and even the CL. I know it sounds little far-fetched that a Carling Cup victory can reverberate so much but following the defeat to Spurs, there was a lot of negative talk about how Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka can’t play together, Jose Mourinho never lost a final, etc.
Go back a couple of more seasons and anyone who recalls the melee between Chelsea and Arsenal players in the final which saw everyone’s favourite striker Emmanuel Adebayor sent off -as well as Kolo Toure and Jon Obi Mikel – can’t have thought the competition wasn’t being taken seriously.
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Last season saw Manchester’s two teams battle it out in the semi-final and there was a lot more to play for than just local pride. Roberto Mancini had made it clear he wanted to rip down the banner at Old Trafford that says ’34 years’ in reference to the last time City won a major trophy. Then there was rent-a-gob Gary Cook’s comments to a New York, Manchester City supporters club about how City were going to win and it would be the first of many etc.
Both legs were played out in front of an electric atmosphere and it can’t be said that either side took the game lightly. Fergie even chose to appeal Rio Ferdinand’s ban for his elbow on that other rent-a-gob Craig Fagan , so he could play in the second leg- despite knowing it would surely increase his ban. Wayne Rooney’s last-minute goal to send United through to the final and make City wait at least one more year to rip down the banner, sent Old Trafford into rapture. No-one was calling the competition a ‘distraction’ then.
Like City, Arsenal have come in for criticism, well Arsene Wenger has, for failing to deliver a trophy in the past five years. A League Cup win would hardly rank as the most glorious of triumphs but it would still be a trophy that could silence a few over zealous critics.
This season we’ve already seen the likes of Chelsea, Spurs, Liverpool, Everton and Man City depart the competition and while all five teams certainly do have bigger priorities, I imagine any of them would have liked to have won it.
Despite the noises I’m hearing from a lot of Spurs fans following Arsenal’s recent victory at White Hart Lane about how it doesn’t matter because Spurs have bigger things like the Champion’s League to concentrate on, I’m sorry but for the Gooners it must still be a memorable victory. Beating your derby rivals in their own back yard is always satisfying no matter what the occasion.
For some of the mid-table or so-called ‘lesser’ teams the League Cup has been the scene of their biggest success. Sides like Swindon, Norwich, Oxford, Luton, Leicester and more recently Middlesbrough would no doubt count League Cup final wins as a major part of their history.
While for a lot of the top teams the League Cup, especially the early rounds, will always be a chance to give the fringe members of the squad a game, even they have brought out the big guns for the latter stages.
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Last season United brought Wayne Rooney off the bench to replace an injured Michael Owen, while the season before Cristiano Ronaldo was in United’s starting XI for the final.
Over the past few years we’ve even heard suggestions from certain sections of the press, fans or even clubs that the competition should be abolished, that no-one really cares anymore and it’s a drain on resources.
However the point I’m making is that despite it being one of the least important competitions it still matters. It can still throw up exciting ties, amazing upsets and plenty of drama. There’s also the younger players at some of the bigger clubs who only get a chance to turn out for the first team in the Carling Cup, for them it’s a chance to show their worth to the manager.
For many teams it’s not a ‘distraction’ but a chance to take a trip to a ground they’ve only seen on the telly. The latest round of League Cup games highlighted that the competition still has a lot to offer, now if United had lost at Scunthorpe then that would have been another matter…..
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One door has temporarily closed for an England striker at Craven Cottage but another one may just have opened. Bobby Zamora, who earned his first England cap in August, is set for a further four months on the treatment table as he recovers from a broken leg sustained in a home tie against Wolves. Yet Fulham fans’ fears will be partially assuaged by the imminent return of a striker who has previously featured for the Three Lions and was largely absent last year. Andy Johnson returned to first team training late last month after being sidelined with a knee injury since January. With the Cottagers currently without the services of Zamora and summer signing Moussa Dembele, there may be scant time for Johnson to adjust back to the rigours of Premier League football.
Fulham have named a Johnson on the team sheet in recent matches. On closer inspection this of course has been Eddie Johnson, the American forward signed for £3 million in 2008. He had not started a league game since March 2008 before being forced into the limelight once again. The other Johnson’s return will come as a welcome but necessary boost to the club and its supporters. Signed by the west Londoners for £10.5 million in 2008, the former Everton man has endured torrid luck with injuries. His troublesome knee has been operated on by the world renowned Dr Richard Steadman. Mark Hughes has outlined the efforts to get the forward back to fitness. “Andy is joining in with the senior squad and we’ve got matches, behind closed doors, organised for his benefit in the coming weeks.” Their aim is to ready Johnson for a return after the international break, though he may be utilised cautiously at first.
Fulham fans may have forgotten why their club paid such a copious fee for the 29-year old. Johnson began his career at St Andrews but shot up in the estimations and awareness of many whilst at Crystal Palace. The Bedford born attacker became a hero at Selhurst Park as he scored 32 times to help the south London side to gain promotion to the PL in 2004. The following season he was the top English marksman in the division, scoring 21 goals, only being outdone by Arsenal’s Thierry Henry. His performances attracted the attention of Sven-Goran Eriksson who made him the first Palace player since Nigel Martyn to represent the national team.
The next season, however, the club dropped out of the top flight and despite initially staying loyal a second promotion was not secured, prompting Everton to swoop for him in 2006. His early form for the Toffees endeared him to the fans, scoring six in his first seven games and bagging an impressive brace in a derby win over Liverpool. The frighteningly quick and diminutive striker acquired a reputation for going to ground in the penalty area with the slightest of touches. This widespread impression spread across the referring fraternity who invariably dismissed the supposed frivolity of his appeals.
The recruitment of new forwards saw Johnson fall down the pecking order at Goodison Park, where he grew increasingly frustrated at watching from the bench. Everton begrudgingly accepted Fulham’s generous offer. He scored his first Fulham goals at home to Wigan Athletic. His brace took him past the milestone of 100 league goals, a feat which was documented on his vest which he duly revealed with a lift of his shirt. It was not a celebration high on spontaneity but was indicative of his pride and emotion. His respectable tally of ten league goals helped the team secure a European place.
Due to injury the popular forward missed the opportunity to participate in those memorable European nights at Craven Cottage against the likes of Juventus. Having been sidelined for an important part of the club’s history, Johnson will undoubtedly be keen to hit the ground running later this month. Hughes has stated that Eddie Johnson and Diomansy Kamara can shoulder the burden in the absence of Zamora. Judging by the latter’s finishing at Upton Park last week, AJ’s presence may be needed more than ever.
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In their quest for the status of super club, Manchester City look like they’ll be taking their next logical step, by adopting a feeder club. The idea of a feeder club is somewhat frowned upon by football authorities, although there has been, and will continue to be, loopholes around any legal stumbling blocks. Some sort of ‘joint venture’ or ‘sponsoring of City’s development squad’ has been muted; regardless of what it is called, we know the club will perform two main duties for City.
1. Offer young players within the squad the chance to go out and gain experience, before they have made it into City’s first team.
2. Act as a stopping point for young talent around the world. Players from South America and Africa in particular, who are ineligible for a work-permit, can play in Europe before moving to City when all the necessary criteria has been met. The feeder club in return, gets the best talent playing for them for the selected amount of time.
It is a system that has been tried by a few clubs in the Premier League, but has had limited success. Certainly Man United have had a long tradition with Royal Antwerp, and has sent players on loan there far more than they have used the club to harbour international talent. At Chelsea, Alex spent three successful years at PSV as part of the deal that took him from Santos to Europe. It was here that he got a taste for football on the continent, not to mention Champions League experience. He is now a first-choice pick in Chelsea’s backline, and on that evidence, the system can work. But Alex is a rarity when it comes to feeder clubs producing top talent for the big clubs to hand-pick when they ripen.
Despite a modest track record, Man City appear to be serious about the venture. They believe that after the exuberance of the last couple of transfer windows, they now have a squad that they can selectively add to, rather than overhaul. Their emphasis has already turned to the finding, and nurturing, of young talent, in particular from overseas. They already have a good youth system, producing a respectable amount of PL talent, and have invested heavily into their academy: it all seems to be part of the grand plan.
How much City actually need a feeder club I think is questionable. It is almost as if the club are going through a box-ticking exercise to make sure they’ve got all their possible bases for domination covered. With the investment Sheikh Mansour has poured into the club, he can fully expect for them to pursue all possible avenues that may lead to success. Despite the club’s growth, they still don’t have the gravitas for young players that Barcelona, (or dare I say United?) possess, and understandably want to find ways to compete with the big trophy hoarders of the last decade.
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Whether it works or not isn’t of massive concern to City. With the amount of players that have come into the club recently, this is a viable option to keep young, talented players happy to be with the club in some form. Let’s be honest, City can afford to try this system, and if they see genuine merit in proceeding with finding a suitable partner, then there is no reason not to progress. If they are serious about altering their transfer policy, and they believe this will help them do that, why wouldn’t they give it a go?
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Bolton Wanderers boss Owen Coyle felt that his side were hard done by after they were beaten 1-0 at home by improving Liverpool.
The Trotters created several chances to take something from the game, before Maxi Rodriguez pounced for the winner four minutes from time at the Reebok Stadium.
Coyle told his club's official website:"I don't think we deserved to lose the game. The margins in the Premier League are very fine.
"Having said that, we had opportunities ourselves before the goal. I felt that the effort and the application from the players was first-class.
"I thought we dominated the game for large periods and there were a couple of decisions I thought we may have got.
"I think anyone who was here will agree the scoreline doesn't reflect the 90 minutes. We put an awful lot into the game and we had gone into it believing that we could get a result.
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