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CORONAVIRUS FORCES POSTPONEMENT OF ASTON VILLA VS NEWCASTLE

 

It’s no news that the Coronavirus has brought about a huge problem in sports worldwide, including football. The virus has struck once again as the game between English top-flight clubs Aston Villa and Newcastle has been postponed.


The game was earlier scheduled to be played this Friday, the 4th of December but with a number of Newcastle players and club staff testing positive for the virus, postponing the Match has been deemed as the best solution and decision to take.
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David Ornstein explains one of the factors behind Mesut Ozil’s absence

 

Football expert David Ornstein has revealed that the GPS data in training is probably one of the factors behind Mesut Ozil’s recent exclusion from first-team action at Arsenal. The 31-year-old has cut a frustrated figure with the Gunners this term with manager Unai Emery reluctant to play him regularly.


Ozil has made just two appearances since the beginning of the campaign and Ornstein has now revealed that the German’s exclusion could be due to the GPS data provided during training sessions, he responded in a Q&A session for The Athletic: “I’m told the GPS data is indeed one of the factors. If Emery and Sanllehi are telling the truth, Özil needs to work hard and with greater consistency. Raul Sanllehi mentioned that Özil has been training well, so I’m keen to see if he’s reintegrated or not.”
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MANCHESTER CITY INTERESTED IN SWANSEA DEFENDER

Manchester City are interested in highly rated Swansea City defender Joe Rondon and they are interested in taking the player to the Premier League next season. The citizens have been short in that department all season as Rodri and Fernandinho has been deployed as a makeshift center back this season, and the addition of the highly rated defender will be a huge boost going forward for the club.

The Citizens have fallen 22 points behind runaway champions Liverpool, and they will do all they can to notch them off come next season and preparation is already in top gear for the 2020/2021 season.

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MANCHESTER CITY INTERESTED IN SWANSEA DEFENDER

Manchester City are interested in highly rated Swansea City defender Joe Rondon and they are interested in taking the player to the Premier League next season. The citizens have been short in that department all season as Rodri and Fernandinho has been deployed as a makeshift center back this season, and the addition of the highly rated defender will be a huge boost going forward for the club.

The Citizens have fallen 22 points behind runaway champions Liverpool, and they will do all they can to notch them off come next season and preparation is already in top gear for the 2020/2021 season.

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Charlie Nicholas fancies Arsenal to make the top four next season

Arsenal legend Charlie Nicholas has backed the Gunners to make the push for the top four after a successful summer of transfer business. The north London giants were expected to struggle in the transfer market with the alleged budget of £45m but they made a few shrewd signings with the means of staggered payments to the respective clubs.


Among those, Nicolas Pepe arrived on a club-record fee of £72m from Lille and Nicholas believes the Gunners could finally break into the Champions League places and finish third even, he said: “The Gunners surprised me with the signing of Nicolas Pepe, they will be very exciting going forward after that. I am glad that Laurent Koscielny has been shipped out, Carl Jenkinson has gone so the ones Arsenal don’t need are going. Is David Luiz better than what Arsenal have? Absolutely. On his day he is world-class. On another day he is an absolutely ridiculous defender. Arsenal are not going to challenge for the title. If Luiz comes in I will applaud it and I think they will finish third.”
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Qatar to Use Several Innovative Technologies at World Cup 2022 Stadiums

There will be a lot of firsts at the World Cup 2022. One of the debuts would be for the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), which has been a major assistance in top leagues around the world. The system has been able to achieve a success rate of 99.3%. The World Cup will be held at Qatar, who have invested heavily in building stadiums and infrastructure to go along with the image of the nation. As a result, VAR will be one of the many technologies that will be invested at this competition. There are bigger and newer technological innovations like fully air-conditioned stadiums, which have been done in order to combat the extreme heat that is common in this part of the world.

Heat was a major issue that was discussed when Qatar was awarded the rights to host the competition in 2010. This was a controversial choice since the Middle East country was often prone to encounter in temperatures of around 43° in the summer. This was when world cups have always been held, but the heat has forced FIFA into making this as a winter tournament, which will take place in December. Even then, the temperatures are higher than average and it is expected to be around 30°. In order to make for a comfortable environment, Qatar has invested heavily in air-conditioning the stadiums. It will be able to bring down the temperatures to 23° in the stands and 20° in the pitch.
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David Silva admits things are getting tougher by the day

Manchester City star David Silva has admitted that things have got tougher by the day for him with the Premier League holders. The former Spain international has been a regular figure under Pep Guardiola during the ongoing season but he has not enjoyed the consistency of gametime when compared to the previous campaign.

Speaking to the club’s official website, Silva said that he has a good feeling with regards to the proceedings with the Citizens, but he needs to take more care of himself unlike during his younger days, he said: “I feel good, to be honest. I feel good and I know every day it gets tougher because there’s a lot of games and a high level. But I feel fine. I have to take more care, but that’s what I’m doing and I’m feeling good.”
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BIGGEST TRANSFER NEWS IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE

So far Chelsea have been really busy in the transfer market. They have acquired the services of Borussia Dortmund star Christian Pulisic with a huge rumour that Eden Hazard would exit this summer.

Coach Maurizio Sarri wants a striker this summer but have so far signed Gonzalo Higuain on a loan deal. Morata has also been sold to Atletico Madrid in a loan-to-buy deal. Chelsea also agreed to a deal that saw Cesc Fabregas exit for AS Monaco, which was quite surprising considering their abysmal form.
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Claude Puel heaps praises on Leicester

Claude Puel reckons that technically his team might have got only one point at Brighton, but morally it was a victory for them after the way they turned it around and earned a draw from a not so great position.

Leicester conceded a lead early in the game and then they were reduced to only 10 players in the 28th minute when James Maddison had to go off having been booked twice in a space of just two minutes. It was an incredibly hard challenge for the visitors to not concede any more goals from there, but they not only managed to ensure that, they actually went on to equalize as well. Puel was mighty pleased with that monumental effort.
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