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Tottenham's fitness too much for opponents - Dier

Eric Dier believes that Tottenham are "one of the fittest teams in the league" and has praised Mauricio Pochettino's pre-season training methods.

Pochettino's men have not lost in seven Premier League games, following up their 4-1 thrashing of Manchester City with a 2-2 draw with Swansea City at the weekend.

And Dier believes that their stamina is playing a key role in their current success, after they forewent the chance to embark on a money-spinning pre-season tour.

"If you look at the stats on how much ground our players cover in a match, I think we are always up there," Dier told The Daily Mail.

"This summer was really good. We stayed in London instead of going away and that really helped. We were able to get more work in and I think that is starting to show now.

"You saw our fitness level at the end of the 2-2 draw in Swansea on Sunday. We were still going strong in search of the winner.

"I don't think many teams can handle our fitness. Manchester City couldn't and nor could Swansea. We keep going for 90 minutes and teams drop off.

"Fitness is a big thing for our manager and his staff. They work us hard. The pre-season was all about running and building up your fitness."

Tottenham are once again in Europa League action this season, but the former Sporting man - currently enjoying success as a defensive midfielder - feels they are more than able to cope with their schedule.

"It won't impact on us. We've already shown this season we can play two or three games in a week," Dier added.

"Before we beat Manchester City on the Saturday we played Arsenal on the Wednesday. Then after our Europa League games we've beaten Crystal Palace and then drawn at Swansea."

 

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Sneijder: Netherlands face two finals

Wesley Sneijder says Netherlands must embrace their last Euro 2016 qualifiers as "two finals" as they aim to snatch a play-off spot from Turkey.

The Dutch's dismal campaign has left them out of the running for the automatic qualification spots and they sit two points behind Turkey in the race to finish third in the group.

Sneijder has urged his side to aim for maximum points against both Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic even though their fate ultimately remains out of their hands.

"We need to get six points, it's as simple as that," he told NOS. "We've said a couple of times now that there are two finals on the programme, but now it really has come to that.

"These are the last two matches. We just have to win and wait for Turkey's results."

Sneijder went on to confirm he could be forced to leave the Netherlands camp should wife Yolanthe go into labour prior to their upcoming games.

"When the contractions start, I'm gone. My wife Yolanthe insisted that I go to the national team, and I don't know what I would have done if she hadn't."
Defender Virgil van Dijk, meanwhile, accepts Netherlands have only themselves to blame for risking a failure to qualify for a first major tournament since the 2002 World Cup.

"Oranje only have one goal, and that's to qualify for the European Championship," he told Algemeen Dagblad. "We have to win our next two games, it doesn't matter how. Then we'll see if it's enough.

"It's very annoying that we've let it come to that. But our focus is on the next two games."

 

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Gundogan backs Klopp for Liverpool job


Ilkay Gundogan has backed former Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp to be a success at Liverpool if he lands the job.

Brendan Rodgers was dismissed following the Reds' 1-1 draw with Everton in the Premier League on Sunday, with the German emerging as the favourite for the vacant position.

Klopp signed Gundogan from Nurnberg in 2011 and the 24-year-old is sure that he would make a positive impact at Anfield should he be given the chance.
"I've not had that much contact with him recently and I've not followed much of what has been said, but I think Klopp would be a great fit at many clubs and I believe also at Liverpool," he said.

"Of course it's something I can see happening. I think Klopp is capable of helping many top clubs in the world."

Former Dortmund and Liverpool striker Karl-Heinz Riedle also offered the two-time Bundesliga-winning coach a glowing endorsement.
"I would be very glad if he got the job at Liverpool because I think he is a very good coach. He is 100 per cent right for Liverpool," Riedle told Sky Sports.

"He brings a lot of enthusiasm to the team, he is very good at motivating the team and I think the two clubs are both quite similar in terms of the fans and the structures.

"So he knows the atmosphere and he knows to get the fans behind the team.

"When he took over at Dortmund seven years ago it was not the aim to win the champions in one or two years but then he achieved that.

"The pressure will be a little bit higher at the beginning compared to Dortmund but he has learned so much that he can handle it easily."

 

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Cruyff criticises Van Gaal and Mourinho

Barcelona icon Johan Cruyff has criticised Manchester United's style under manager Louis van Gaal and the behaviour of Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho.

United were convincingly beaten 3-0 by Arsenal on Sunday having gone into the weekend in first place in the Premier League, with Van Gaal angry at his players' failure to implement their game plan following the defeat.

Cruyff, however, claimed the 20-time champions do not dominate matches as they should and urged United to play a brand of football which supporters will appreciate.

"He doesn't dominate. I like dominating football. Manchester doesn't play like that," he told Sky Sports News.

"I don't think so [that Van Gaal is too cautious], but it's strange that against strong teams they've got good results and with weak teams they've had difficulties. That's a strange situation.

"But the results I think are second. The game is first. Money is very important but always second. In England they play different, everybody has their own style. A mix of styles is always good.

"The most important part are the fans, that people going home are happy. It's their time off and you should give them something to enjoy."

Cruyff went on to accuse Mourinho of putting himself in the spotlight too often following Chelsea's dismal early-season form and controversy surrounding the manager.

Mourinho had a dispute with his medical staff at the start of the season, which sawy physio Eva Carneiro leave the club, while he was also charged with misconduct by the Football Association following a post-game rant against officials after their 3-1 loss to Southampton.

"He's controversial. What I like about him is he's always capable of creating good ambience within the players and what I don't like is that he always puts himself on the first row. He should be on the second row," Cruyff said of the former Real Madrid boss.

"It's probably because of his background, where he's never been cheered by 100,000 people, or whistled at by 100,000 people. Maybe it's because of that, maybe because of the interest from the press, but I don't think he is educating children to play football or educating for life.

"He should behave better because he will be in the press all over the world.

"With Chelsea I enjoy some individual players, but I think they have better players on the bench then playing."

 

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Kovacic: Ronaldo joked with me in Italian

Mateo Kovacic says Cristiano Ronaldo welcomed him to Real Madrid by cracking jokes in Italian.

The Croatia international became Rafa Benitez's first major signing when he joined the club from Inter in August for €35 million.He told Sportske Novosti: "[Luka] Modric introduced me to all the guys in the Real team and they are great, big stars, but yet so simple.

"Ronaldo first approached me in the locker room and started to make jokes in Italian! And after that he explained to me what kind of pressure Real players face.
"He is very funny, likes to joke, and of course he enjoys a special status, he is the best player in the world!"

Kovacic's move came as a surprise after two-and-a-half years at San Siro, where he took 20 months to score his first goal, and struggled in a number of different positions.However, the midfielder is certain of his best position and took a swipe at Inter for playing him out of position.

"I prefer playing as holding midfielder," he added. "I've played an an offensive midfielder and a left winger - it was not bad, because now I know how to play [those positions], too."But, I believe Inter made a mistake with me, moving me and changing my natural position. And that is what Luka and [Toni] Kroos play at Madrid and [Andres] Iniesta at Barcelona."

Kovacic, who has made nine appearances in all competitions for Madrid, also noted the difference in training at Madrid compared to what he was used to at Inter.

"Training at Madrid is great," he continued, "we do everything with a ball, it is never boring. They are shorter [sessions] than at Inter, but with higher intensity.
"In Italy it was more boring because we had some training sessions just practicing formations, with no ball-play."

The former Dinamo Zagreb man concluded by revealing there was no love lost between himself and Inter boss Roberto Mancini."I am not sure whether Mancini wanted me at Inter or not! We had no relationship, not good, not bad," he explained.

"I don't know what he thought and in the end I was glad to leave because I don't know what would have happened to me."Mancini never told me anything. In fact, he did, when I was leaving, he told me he was sorry that I was going. But, honestly, I never saw or felt that while I was at Inter."

 

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Stones ruled out of England qualifiers as Rooney misses training

John Stones has been ruled out of England's Euro 2016 qualifiers against Estonia and Lithuania through injury.

The centre-back sat out Sunday's Merseyside derby between Everton and Liverpool due to a knee injury and has been sent back to the Toffees to receive treatment.Tottenham's Kyle Walker has been added to Roy Hogson's squad to take the 21-year-old's place.

Meanwhile, three other members of England's 24-man selection sat out training at St George's Park on Tuesday, with captain Wayne Rooney, Danny Ings and Jonjo Shelvey nursing knocks.

With question marks over the trio, Walker's Tottenham teammate Andros Townsend has also been handed a late call up.The Three Lions face Estonia at Wembley on Friday before taking on Lithuania on Monday, having already secured top spot in Group E.

 

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Sevilla rule out move for Manchester United outcast Valdes

Sevilla have ruled out making a move to sign Manchester United goalkeeper Victor Valdes.

The former Barcelona man has only featured twice in competitive action for Louis van Gaal's side, and last started a game for the club in the 1-1 draw with Hull City on the final day of the 2014-15 Premier League season.

Van Gaal and Valdes have repeatedly clashed, with the Dutchman accusing the stopper of refusing to turn out for an Under-21s fixture earlier this year, though the 33-year-old failed to complete a move away from the club in the summer.

Sevilla had consequently been linked with an offer but club president Jose Castro has denied any interest in the stopper.

"Valdes is not an option," he told Europapress. "We have no intention of finding goalkeeping cover.

"We have three or four players for that position and Sergio Rico is the one closest to keeping it for many years.

"If we have good keepers, we don't have to go looking elsewhere for them."

Valencia have also been linked with a potential bid for Valdes in recent weeks.

 

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Beckham backs Ancelotti to return to Premier League

David Beckham has backed his former coach Carlo Ancelotti to make a successful return to Premier League management.

Beckham played under Ancelotti at AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain during the closing stages of his career, either side of the Italian lifting the Premier League title with Chelsea in 2009-10.

A limp defence of that crown saw Ancelotti dismissed from his Stamford Bridge post, paving the way for stints with PSG and Real Madrid – where he won the Champions League for a third time as a coach.

The 56-year-old has also been linked with the managerial vacancy at Liverpool in the aftermath of Brendan Rodgers' sacking on Sunday but former Borussia Dortmund boss Jurgen Klopp is now the odds-on favourite to take the reins at Anfield.

Asked whether he could envisage Ancelotti returning to England, Beckham told Sky Sports News: "I can because he's a manager that people want to be in charge of a club.

"He's a manager that players love playing for.

"I was lucky that he brought me in on loan when he was at AC Milan, I played for him at PSG.

"So I know what he's all about. The players hold him in high regard and he's a winner.

"He'll fit in at any club he goes into because e's a manager who knows how to win games and how to win trophies.

"Whichever club he goes to he will be successful."

 

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Doumbia rules out returning to Serie A side Roma

Seydou Doumbia has ruled out returning to Roma when his loan deal with CSKA Moscow expires in January.

The Ivory Coast international scored just twice in 14 appearances for Rudi Garcia's side, having moved to Serie A in January, ending a five-year stay in the Russian capital.The transfer did not prove to be a success, Doumbia returning to CSKA on loan for five months in August, with an option to extend until the end of the season.

The 27-year-old is now confident he will reach an agreement over a permanent Roma exit and has laid the blame for his difficult spell in Italy at the feet of Garcia.
"I can't see myself going back," he told Jeune Afrique. "Even though I still have a two-year contract, I think we'll come to an agreement.

"It went wrong for me. The fans started whistling me from the first game and it didn't stop until I left."The coach made me play when I had just returned from the Africa Cup of Nations and I don't think I was ready.

"CSKA was the best solution, I know the club very well, as well as the Russian League. I needed to play, so I could be called up to the national team, too."Doumbia, who claimed he rejected advances from England before joining Roma, has not given up hope of moving to another elite league in Europe in the future.

"I returned six months after I left, and it was like I'd left the day before. Little or nothing had changed," he said."I left Russia because I thought it was time to experience a new league. I could have gone to England, but I chose Roma because the coach is French and because Gervinho is there.

"It didn't work out. Maybe one day I'll get another chance in a major European League."

 

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Ferguson: Giggs would be Man Utd manager if he'd retired at 35


Sir Alex Ferguson believes Ryan Giggs would be the current manager of Manchester United if he had retired at the age of 35.

Giggs is currently working as Louis van Gaal’s assistant at Old Trafford, having called time on his playing career last year, with the Welshman playing until the age of 40.

However, speaking in an upcoming BBC documentary surrounding his own career, Ferguson suggests Giggs could have taken the hotseat himself if he had decided to end his distinguished career in 2009.

"If Ryan Giggs had retired six, seven years ago at, say, 35, it's quite likely I would have made him my assistant,” he said.

"It's quite likely he could have moved straight into the job with the experience of being an assistant manager to me as he is doing with Louis van Gaal at the moment, but I would never have asked a player to quit."

Giggs himself has expressed his surprise at Ferguson’s statement, admitting that he would have jumped at the chance to work under the Scot.

"He said that? It would have been great for me, personally, to work under Sir Alex," he replied.

Giggs won 13 Premier League titles during his time at Old Trafford, along with two Champions League titles and four FA Cups.

 

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Fowler: I'd love to join Klopp at Liverpool

Former Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler says he would jump at the chance to work as a coach under Jurgen Klopp at Anfield.

Klopp is the favourite to succeed Brendan Rodgers as manager after the former Swansea City boss was sacked following the 1-1 draw with Everton on Sunday.
Fowler has admitted the chance to join the team under the ex-Borussia Dortmund coach or Carlo Ancelotti, another reported target, would be difficult to turn down.

"I'd love to be on the backroom staff. The club was a massive part of my life, and if that were to be the case, I'd absolutely love that," he said."He [Klopp] is a very good manager. Looking as an outsider, I was impressed with his performances for Dortmund.

"I like what I see, but it's the same with Carlo Ancelotti. I like the way they are with their teams."They play good football - the football they deserve at Liverpool."

Fowler accepts Rodgers paid the price for failing to deliver silverware during his three-year spell at Anfield but has rejected suggestions he should be considered a "failure".

"Brendan did okay. He never got us to what we wanted, which was to win the league, he came very close but I don't think he was a failure as such," the 40-year-old added."Football is a results business. If you're not winning leagues or cups, questions will be asked. But I liked him as a man, and as a manager."

 

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Cazorla won't let Mata forget about Man Utd's loss to Arsenal

Sunday was a day to forget for Juan Mata and his Manchester United team-mates, but Santi Cazorla is certainly not going to let him forget about it in a hurry.

The Spanish midfielder was part of an Arsenal side that beat Louis van Gaal’s men 3-0 at the Emirates, with Alexis Sanchez scoring twice and Mesut Ozil getting the other.

After the loss, Mata set off to Spain to meet up with his international colleagues ahead of matches against Luxembourg and Ukraine.

Unfortunately for the 27-year-old, Cazorla happens to be one of his international team-mates.

Speaking to Cadena Ser on Tuesday, Mata revealed that the Arsenal man is taking plenty of joy from the Gunners’ convincing win.

“I’ve been eating at the same table as Santi Cazorla and he keeps reminding me that Arsenal beat us 3-0 at the weekend,” Mata said. “Santi is a crack.”

Hopefully the fun and games won’t stop them being productive on the pitch if they are selected by Vicente del Bosque later this week.

A win against Luxembourg on Friday will confirm La Roja’s place at next summer’s European Championships in France.

 

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Mata: Benitez isn't defensive

Juan Mata has defended Rafael Benitez against critics who claim he is a defensive manager, after praising the Real Madrid coach's influence on him at Chelsea.

Benitez has come in for criticism this week after Madrid conceded a late equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid as they attempted to sit on their lead rather than go for a second goal.

But the Manchester United midfielder, who played under the 55-year-old during his brief stint in charge at Stamford Bridge, disagrees with the critics.

“I don’t consider him to be a defensive coach — he’s methodical, strategic and prepares for matches very well,” Mata told Cadena Ser from Spain’s Las Rozas base.

“When a Benitez team has to attack, they throw everything into it. He is a manager that lives for football.

“I had a very good relationship with him. When he was Chelsea manager I had my best year and he gave me a lot of confidence.”

Mata has played under several of the world’s top managers, including Spain boss Vicente del Bosque and Chelsea’s Jose Mourinho.

The 27-year-old is now working under Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford and says he admires the Dutchman's honest and direct approach.

“He’s very different,” the 27-year-old said of his current boss, before explaining how he reacted to the 3-0 loss against Arsenal at the weekend.

“After that game on Sunday, Van Gaal was angry, so to speak, but I get on really well with him.

“He is as you see him in the press conferences — a really direct and honest person, which are qualities you can appreciate.

“He says what he has to say to your face, whether it’s good or bad. I like him as a coach. I like my managers to be good people and he is.”

For the next week, Mata’s focus is on impressing Del Bosque and winning his place in the Spain side for the upcoming Euro 2016 qualifiers against Luxembourg and Ukraine.

Three points on Friday against the former will see the reigning European champions ensure their place at next summer’s tournament in France.

 

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Beckham: Man United won't suffer Liverpool title drought

Former Manchester United midfielder David Beckham is confident the club won't have to wait as long as Liverpool before winning another Premier League title.

United last finished top of England's top flight in 2012 during Sir Alex Ferguson's final season in charge - a success which saw them overtake the Reds' haul of 19 league titles.

Liverpool, meanwhile, have gone 25 years without tasting domestic success, but Beckham - who won the Premier League six times at Old Trafford - is confident United won't suffer the same fate as their arch-rivals.

"I can't see that happening," said Beckham. "I never think we'll not be in contention to win trophies. Obviously you have to stay on the ball with that, but there's too much embedded into this club to let it slip away like that."

Beckham was talking after returning to the club he joined as a teenager ahead of a UNICEF charity match. Check out our gallery of images of the former England international back at Old Trafford.

 

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Klopp set to jet into Liverpool to finalise Reds deal

Jurgen Klopp is expected to jet into Liverpool on Thursday to finalise a three-year deal with the club, Goal understands.

Klopp has been identified as the Reds's primary target to replace Brendan Rodgers, who was sacked at the weekend following the club's 1-1 draw with Everton.

Goal understands that Klopp will travel to the city via a private plane to pen his agreement, and the Reds are confident of finally unveiling him on Friday.

Liverpool have twice attempted to secure Klopp's services on previous occasions, and talks to secure the German have been encouraging, with the Anfield hierarchy believing that the 48-year-old can lift the mood around the club and entice the best out of the current playing squad.

The former Borussia Dortmund coach is also believed to be keen to bring his former assistant Zeljko Buvac and coach Peter Krawietz with him to Anfield.

 

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Neymar will stay at Barcelona for his 'entire life' - Robert

Barcelona technical secretary Robert Fernandez has asserted that Neymar will spend his entire playing career at Barcelona.

The Brazil forward is in contract negotiations with the Spanish champions, which Robert insists are going according to plan.

Indeed, he is hopeful that Neymar, 23, will remain with Barca for even longer than the duration of his next deal.

"We are getting on with the renewal of Neymar and it is going fine," Robert told Radio Catalunya.

"I do not think it is going to be any kind of problem.

"I have no doubt that Neymar will spend his entire life at Barcelona.

"He shows me that every day. He is very happy and has no problems whatsoever to continue wearing the Barca shirt for many years."

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