Sochaux striker Modibo Maiga is refusing to play for the club according to Sky Sports, as he wants to move to Newcastle United.
The French club are refusing to do business with the Magpies after they submitted a £7 million bid for the Mali international.
Maiga was angered after learning that the club rebuffed Newcastle’s offer and refused to play against Caen at the weekend also stating he won’t play for Sochaux again.
The 23-year-old is desperate to play in the Premier League and is now trying force through a move to St James’ Park after rejecting a new contract.
Maiga said: “Yes [they have made me an offer], but before the Newcastle offer I have not been offered anything, but now I would like the chairman to consider my interest. I want to leave.
“I met everyone at Newcastle. They want me and it is not just any club. Premier League is a dream.
“That is the kind of game I like, it suits me and it is good for my career. I want to leave, he has to accept that and negotiate.” He added
“I told the coach I would play and respect my contract, but the chairman has to talk about my transfer first. I don’t want to annoy Sochaux, but I want it to be sorted out with Newcastle.”
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The Malian joined the Ligue 1 club from Le Mans last summer and had a superb season scoring 15 goals and would join Demba Ba in the North East as Pardew continues to try and replace Andy Carroll.
Arsenal have agreed a £6.2 million fee for Brazil international left back Andre Santos, who is set to join the Premier League club from Turkish side Fenerbahce according to The Telegraph.
Arsene Wenger is keen to add new faces to his squad following the 8-2 humiliation by Manchester United on Sunday, and the 28-year-old looks set to move to the Emirates.
The signing would go some way to plugging the gap left by Gael Clichy, who moved to Manchester City earlier in the summer.
Santos has played 22 times for his country and helped the Istanbul based club to the Turkish Super Lig title in 2010-11.
Meanwhile, the Gunners are widely believed to be on the verge of signing South Korean striker Park Chu-Young, with a £10 million transfer ready to be announced on Tuesday.
The 26-year-old has scored 25 goals for Monaco in two and a half seasons in France, but is thought to want a move away from the Stade Louis II following their relegation to the second tier.
One player leaving Arsenal is Armand Traore, who has moved to QPR on loan after a torrid afternoon at Old Trafford on Sunday.
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Sir Alex Ferguson believes that the media have an agenda against De Gea and all want the young Spaniard to fail. Speaking ahead of today’s Super Sunday clash against Chelsea, the Scot spoke out for the second time this week when pressmen questioned who will be between the sticks at Old Trafford this afternoon.
Elsewhere in the papers Villas-Boas calls for the introduction of B-teams; Barton set for FA probe, while Lescott glad to be on the Blue side of Manchester.
Villas-Boas calls for introduction of B-teams – Guardian
Kean shrugs off protest and claims 99 per cent of fans behind him – Independent
You all want De Gea to flop at United, says furious Ferguson – Daily Mail
Flop Torres set to be loaned out in January – Mirror
Wayne Rooney bids to do the impossible – Independent
Arsenal battle it out to sign Valencia starlet Paco Alcacer – Metro
Barton could face FA probe after rant and branding Wolves midfielder Henry an ‘idiot’ – Daily Mail
Lescott glad to be on the blue side of Manchester – Mirror
Spurs plan to resurrect move for Brazilian striker – People
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Downing: I was so close to joining Tottenham – Independent
‘Gutted’ Saha takes to Twitter after being left out of Everton squad – Daily Mail
Since Torres scored the infamous goal against Germany in 2008, there haven´t been all that good performances from Fernando Torres in a España-shirt. But recent performances has seen Torres find his way back into the hearts, and mostly hopes of a nation. “The kid”, often called in Spain has seen players like Villa, Llorente and Negredo take his place in recent times. But Spain´s National Team coach, Vicente Del Bosque has said before that “Torres is one of us”, despite the fact that it was quite a while ago that Torres performed on the international stage with Spain.
I’ve seen signs that he could prove to be a joker during the European Championships next year, something we´ve all seen during the recent weeks with Chelsea, and this hasn´t gone unnoticed as Vicente Del Bosque says he´s in the troop:
“Because he has proved to be good in his club. He has had his verdicts that haven´t passed by anybody but for the European Championships nobody will receive priveleges.”
You could agree to that extent that Torres has performed for Chelsea during recent weeks, but on the other side there are many fighting for places in Spain´s starstudded side. Torres will have to prove his critics wrong and I hopefully think he will, as having a Fernando Torres in your side (which are expected to win gold again) is of benefit rather than what some pundits want to claim: A burden they say.
Del Bosque is also very keen on reiterating the same answer when questioned about Torres, something that may annoy Torres himself in more than one way:
“You got to extend the perspective far more before those in power try to judge him permanently. We have to be just, there has been much competition (for places). Torres has a precedent and a present but I am not a traitor and he´s found stability and performed good for his club, as anyone have seen.”
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El Niño, or the kid, is a major plus to any team, but he might get to have a smaller role this time around in Spain´s quest for gold.
Football is a funny old game. One minute your team looks like they have a match or a league title in the bag, the next it can escape their grasp. The term ‘choke’ is synonymous in sporting circles with people or teams that are in a commanding position but suffer a meltdown mentally, losing their composure and consequently the match or competition. With the United States choke against Panama in the Gold Cup fresh in the memory, I have decided to look at some of the famous footballing chokes over the years.
AC Milan, Champions League Final 2005
The Champions League final is the biggest stage in world club football and AC Milan and Liverpool contested the 2005 final in Istanbul, Turkey. The game was a story of two choking sides, firstly Liverpool were the team to freeze up as they were overawed by the occasion and let in a soft goal in the first minute to veteran Italian defender Paolo Maldini. From there Rafa Benitez’s team conceded two more in the first half, with Kaka the architect and Argentine striker Hernan Crespo the executioner. Half time; Liverpool 0 Milan 3, it looked like it could get embarrassing for the English side. However choking can be infectious and the Rossoneri caught the bug in the second half, as Steven Gerrard inspired his side to fight back and the Italian side capitulated under the pressure of being 45 minutes away from European glory. Goals from Gerrard, Vladimir Smicer and Xabi Alonso saw the match finish 3-3, go to penalties and it was Milan’s darling Andriy Shevchenko who eventually crumbled under the pressure and missed the decisive penalty, giving Liverpool the Champions League title.
Bayern Munich, Champions League Final 1999
Manchester United and Bayern Munich contested the 1999 Champions League final in the Nou Camp, Barcelona, in what would be a prime example of the footballing choke. In an end to end match the German side started the brighter, and deservedly took the lead through a Mario Basler effort after only six minutes. United attacked well but the German side had key chances to win the game by getting the decisive second goal; firstly Mehmet Scholl hit the post and then Carsten Jancker struck the crossbar with an overhead kick. With time almost up, Die Roten started to defend and retreat, looking to protect their precious goal advantage. Enter substitutes Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. In injury time Peter Schmeichel came forward to attack a United corner, and in a me-lay in the German box Sheringham managed to convert a poor clearance and give The Reds parity. However the best was yet to come as less than thirty seconds later Solskjaer toe poked home the winner following a Sheringham headed effort. Totally capitulation and a great football choke achieved by Ottmar Hitzfeld’s team in three minutes of injury time.
Tottenham, vs Manchester United, September 2001 and April 2009
Tottenham took on English Champions Manchester United at White Hart Lane on Saturday September 29th 2001, with much anticipation around the London club. In a barnstorming first half performance by the home side, goals from Dean Richards, Les Ferdinand and Christian Ziege gave Spurs a 3-0 lead at the break. North London was full of energy. This could be the start of something big for Glenn Hoddle’s men. Sir Alex Ferguson and United had other ideas as five second half goals from Andy Cole, Laurent Blanc, Ruud van Nistlerooy, Juan Sebastian Veron and David Beckham broke Spurs hearts and the game ended 5-3.
Almost eight years later and Harry Redknapp took his talented Tottenham side to Old Trafford to lock horns with The Reds, and in an attacking performance in the first half the London club found themselves 2-0 up at half time with goals from Darren Bent and Luka Modric. Redknapp will have urged his team not to solely sit back and defend, to have belief in themselves and to go and win the game in his half time teamtalk, but instead his team choked and again conceded five second half goals to Cristiano Ronaldo (2), Wayne Rooney (2) and ex-striker Dimitar Berbatov, with the game finishing 5-2 to United.
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Chelsea, vs Arsenal, October 1999
Fourth placed Chelsea hosted second placed Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in a highly charged match on 23rd October 1999, with local bragging rights and the Premiership title up for grabs. Arsene Wenger had started to mould the Gunners team into his own, an had signed Nigerian striker Nwankwo Kanu from Inter Milan in February 1999. In the match Chelsea took the lead through Norwegian striker Tore Andre Flo on 39 minutes and Dan Petrescu gave The Blues a 2-0 advantage on 51 minutes. The chant of “we want five” rang around The Bridge from a euphoric Chelsea support. In a wet and windy day, Kanu stepped up and got one back for Arsenal on 75 minutes, slotting home a miscued Marc Overmars shot, and the home side, and their fans, became slightly edgy. Kanu shocked the home faithful with seven minutes remaining as he drove home an Overmars cross, but the African striker still had more to come. In the last minute of the game, Kanu closed down a clearance and found himself close to the cornerflag, confronted by home keeper Ed de Goey, who had rushed out of his goal. The lanky striker avoided de Goey’s sliding tackle and converted from the tightest and most impossible angle to give the Gunners the match 3-2, with Chelsea in despair.
Real Madrid, 2003-2004 La Liga Season
In the 2003-04 La Liga season, Real Madrid had a star studded team full of world beaters, were champions from the previous season and followers at the Bernabeu had Ronaldo, Beckham, Figo, Roberto Carlos and Zidane to surely lead them to a second consecutive title. This looked very likely, as by the end of February Los Blancos were eight points ahead at the top of the standings and looking for the treble. However a four month choke by Carlos Quieroz’s side saw them lose the Copa del Rey final to Real Zaragoza, get kicked out of Europe at the hands of Monaco and lose their grip on the domestic title. A loss in El Classico and a 4-1 home defeat to Real Sociedad on the last day of the season saw Valenica lift the title, and the Galacticos finish fourth behind Barcelona and Deportivo La Coruna.
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Newcastle United, 1995-96 Premier League Season
Kevin Keegan’s Newcastle side of 1995-96 were labelled ‘The Entertainers’, as the Toon amassed a quality side with the likes of Les Ferdinand and David Ginola in their ranks. Keegan’s men dispatched all in front of them and rushed into a 12 point lead at the top of the Premier League. The Geordies had finished second a couple of years earlier, but for the St James Park faithful this would be the season of glory. However Keegan’s men fell victim to a run of inconsistent form and perennial strong finishers Manchester United caught Newcastle up, and won the league from under their noses. Newcastle have fallen from grace since, and the choke of 1996 has significantly impacted upon the team’s fortunes.
The old cliches of ‘it’s not over til it’s over’ and ‘it’s a game of two halves’ spring to mind when reminiscing about some of the great footballing chokes, and it shows that a team must be mentally prepared as well as physically and tactically to succeed at the highest level.
Manchester City midfielder James Milner has stated that the team spirit at the club is excellent, and this could be a key reason for the side’s success.
The Etihad Stadium outfit sit on top of the Premier League, are unbeaten and five points clear of cross-town rivals Manchester United.
Despite a number of controversial players causing problems in the past, Milner has hailed the squad’s togetherness.
“We’ve a good bunch of lads and there’s always banter going on. We enjoy ourselves,” he told Mirror Football.
“That’s important – the spirit – because when things aren’t going well on or off the field, you need to pull together for that last-minute winner or to grind out a result if you’re down to 10 men.
“That’s when wanting to run that extra five yards for your team-mate comes into it,” he stated.
Despite an influx of high profile foreign players, Milner feels that the English core to the side could be the recipe for success.
“Look down the squad list, it’s full of top players.
“We’ve a good core of English players, which you need, just as you need a core of Italian players in Italy, say, but we’ve got good foreign players as well.
“We want to win and it’s exciting times here. We won’t get ahead of ourselves, but we all want to create history for this club and to win trophies.
“I’m here to win the medals I can look back on when my career is over. I hope the FA Cup is just the first of many.
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“It was great for our fans – sharing a city with a club that’s done so well over the years has been tough on them. Now it’s down to us to get on a par.
“They [Manchester United] have set those standards and we have to match them,” he concluded.
Championship side Cardiff City piled more misery on lowly Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday night, as the home team defeated the Premier League basement dwellers 2-0 in Wales.
Veteran Scottish striker Kenny Miller opened the scoring for the hosts in the first half, before Anthony Gerrard doubled Cardiff’s lead early in the second period.
The defeat leaves Steve Kean with a disgruntled and frustrated Lancashire fan-base to deal with, and attention will now turn to picking up points in the Premier League to avoid being bottom at Christmas.
The Scottish coach was clearly disappointed with the result, but admitted his team selection was effected by the upcoming league clash with Swansea on Saturday.
“The side we put out tonight was with one eye on Swansea at the weekend,” he told Sky Sports.
“I felt that we started the game very well. I felt the first 15 minutes we had the best two opportunities and then when Cardiff managed to score they had a good period
“I took the decision to make five changes and on top of that we have (Christopher) Samba and (Martin) Olsson back so we will have seven faces fresh for Swansea.
“Saturday’s a massive game for us and a game we need three points from; obviously I’ve got one eye on it.
“We’ve some very good games at home coming up, teams that are within touching distance of us and these are our cup finals, the league games coming up are all cup finals,” he concluded.
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Cardiff supporters meanwhile will be dreaming of glory, as they enter the semi finals draw for the cup, and are joined in the hat by Liverpool, Manchester City and either Manchester United or Crystal Palace.
In a game that could prove defining in their respective seasons Bolton and Blackburn go head-to-head in an epic relegation six pointer at Ewood Park.
Steve Kean is under huge pressure to turn his side’s campaign on it’s head and lift them out of the bottom three. It’s been reported that this game will determine Kean’s future at Ewood Park with the clubs owners supposedly weighing whether to sack their second manager in the space of the year after defeat to West Brom on Saturday. The coach turned manager has been walking the tightrope ever since he replaced Sam Allardyce last December and is now on the brink of losing his job after collecting just 32 points from the 37 games he’s taken charge of. Performances haven’t exactly been terrible this season with Rovers usually losing by the odd goal and rarely finding themselves on the end of a hiding. However in a results driven business playing well whilst losing games isn’t going to keep you in the top flight and Kean is likely to pay the price for that. His cause hasn’t been helped this season with injuries decimating his back four and he goes into the game against Bolton without five first team defenders. That means the onus will once again be placed on Yakubu to score the goals necessary to ensure all three points. The Nigerian hasn’t scored in the last couple of games since scoring four against Swansea but he is sure find the net coming up against the Trotters brittle rearguard.
Bolton have endured an awful season to date slumping to the foot of the table after losing 13 of their 16 games this season. The manner in which they lost at Fulham on Saturday will have annoyed Owen Coyle who continues to shoulder the burden of his side’s spiritless performances. The Scot admitted that their current position is ‘absolutely killing him’ and losing to Rovers could just tip him over the edge. Defeat would certainly enhance the prospect of relegation considering West Brom are the only team in the history of the Premier League to beat the drop despite being bottom at Christmas. That same fate is unlikely to befall Bolton if they continue to play like they did at the weekend with the Cottagers easing to a 2-0 success. The lack of cohesion in defence and midfield along with a disturbing bluntness in attack made it another difficult afternoon for Coyle and co. The former Burnley boss needs his brood of experienced players to stand up and be counted with captain Kevin Davies, Gary Cahill, Nigel Reo Coker and Jussi Jaaskelainen all proven top-flight performers. Starting at Blackburn on Tuesday night would be the best Christmas present they could give their manager.
Blackburn 19th : 10 points
Team News: Blackburn have been crippled with injuries over the last few months and news that Scott Dann will be out for six-weeks with a groin injury will hit them hard. He joins Ryan Nelsen, Gael Givet, Martin Olsson, Junior Hoilett and Michel Salgado on the sidelines.
Key Player: Yakubu
The Nigerian has been a revelation since his switch from Everton in the summer giving Blackburn a goal scoring edge up front. Yakubu has made a career out of scoring goals and his habit of finding the net on a regular basis will be key to Rovers pulling away from danger going into the New Year.
Bolton 20th : 9 points
Team News: Bolton have David Wheater back from suspension but are still without seven key players. Gretar Steinsson and Chris Eagles could earn recalls after their bright displays at Fulham.
Key Player: Kevin Davies
If there was ever a time Bolton needed their inspirational skipper to step up then it is now. Davies has been a virtual bystander in the past couple of weeks as the Trotters continue to flounder with age seemingly catching up on the 34-year-old. Boss Owen Coyle needs Davies to start exerting more influence in games if they are to stand a chance of pulling away from danger.
PREDICTION
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With so much riding on this game it’s likely both sides will sacrifice all defensive tactics and go out to win the game. Bolton have won only twice on their travels this season whilst Blackburn have lost six of their eight home games. For me the latter is the more likely of the two records to be broken on Tuesday night.
Arsene Wenger has stated that Arsenal have only themselves to blame after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Wolves at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.
Gervinho opened the scoring for the home side after only eight minutes, but Mick McCarthy’s men stood firm and equalised before the break through in-form striker Steven Fletcher.
Despite Nenad Milijas being sent off late in the fixture, The Gunners could not find the winner and the spoils were shared, much to Wenger’s frustration.
“A second goal would have killed the game off,” the French coach told Sky Sports.
“But I believe it was a question of us not making a mistake until half-time, and not to let them back in the game if they have something to hang on to.
“If they had to come out a bit more, it would have been a different story. That is where we still lack a bit of maturity, because look at how we lost the ball just before the corner.
“And how we played them on, I think we can only blame ourselves because we have not done well on that.
“We had a bit of bad luck with one or two decisions going against us, and their goalkeeper had an outstanding game. We gave absolutely everything to win the game and I believe it’s important to keep the spirit,” he concluded.
The draw means that Arsenal remain in fifth place, and Wenger’s men wrap up 2011 by hosting QPR on Saturday.
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Everybody loves a cheeky backheel and the finest examples stay long in the memory. There was Zola’s magical flick against Norwich in 2002 and Kanu’s delightful finish against Middlesboro in 1999. Now Daniel Sturridge’s gem of a backheel against Sunderland earlier in the season has joined these classics.
There are a surprising variety of ways to score a backheel as this top 10 shows, none more unique than Laurent Robert’s effort for Newcastle, but despite this variety, all the goals are united by a deftness of touch and speed of thought.
While 9 times out of 10 a player is likely to get a rollicking from his manager for “Mickey Mouse football”, the moments when it comes off are priceless.
Now, the general standard of backheeled goals is pretty darn high so selecting a top ten is inevitably going result in a few classics going unheralded. The most notable absentees are Lee Sharpe’s flick against Barcelona in 1995 and Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s finish against Italy in Euro 2004. But hopefully the final 10 will blow your socks off. Enjoy.
10. Thierry Henry (Arsenal Vs Charlton)
Standing with his back to goal and a man up his backside, Henry stabs it with the heel straight into the bottom corner. As with most of these efforts the keeper has absolutely no chance.
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9. Gianfranco Zola (Chelsea vs Norwich)
One of the finest imports of continental flair, Zola showed everyone what the phrase really meant with this delightful finish at the near post. Also some classic congratulatory player bum slapping in the video too.
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8. Kanu (Arsenal Vs Middlesboro)
Nwankwo Kanu has always had good feet for a big man, never better than this stunning finish against Boro. This is the most classic type of backheeled goal which in no way detracts from how difficult it is to get right.
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7. Coridon (PSG Vs Porto)
In at number 7 because it’s slightly untidy, this acrobatic effort really is perfectly executed playground stuff that shouldn’t really be attempted in the Champions League, still I’m sure he was glad he went for it.
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6. Roberto Mancini (Lazio Vs Parma)
Before the Man City manager became a huge scarf he did actually play football. Here he does everything exactly right, catching the ball perfectly and sending it straight into the top corner.(Very disappointing effort from the man on the front post though).
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5. Rafael Van der Vaart (Ajax Vs Feyenoord)
This is a stunning way to react when the ball’s played in behind you, the automatic reaction to throw yourself headlong past the ball and catch it with your feet isn’t particularly logical but it sure is effective.
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4. Daniel Sturridge (Sunderland Vs Chelsea)
This certainly didn’t seem like the easiest way to get the ball in the net but it was definitely original and has the ever enjoyable bonus of the defender ending up in the net. A fantastically deft finish.
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3. Amantino (Roma Vs Lazio)
This video has everything, fantastic goal in the local derby, classic dance anthem soundtrack and commentators going crazy, what could be better?
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2. Laurent Robert (Newcastle Vs Fulham)
It’s hard to explain what the hell Laurent Robert is doing when he attempts this as there is no way this is the easiest way to hit the ball. Nonetheless he manages to put it away in breathtaking fashion. Not one to try in the playground.
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1. Matty Burrows (Glentoran Vs Portadown)
Definitely from the Mickey Mouse school of finishing Burrows seriously risked looking like a prat with this effort but it came off and 5 million views later it’s still wowing people. Entirely intentional and inch perfect, it’s your textbook backheel lob. Very special.