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  • Leaving Chelsea biggest mistake of my career – Maurizio Sarri

    Leaving Chelsea biggest mistake of my career – Maurizio Sarri

    Maurizio Sarri admits leaving Chelsea was the biggest mistake of his career.

    Sarri concedes he’s missed working in the Premier League.

    The former Lazio and Napoli coach told Sky Italia: “That was the most fundamental error in my career,.

    “We had everything required to remain, it’s a difficult club to work at where you probably don’t get to finish the second season, as practically nobody did in the Roman Abramovich era.

    “At least I would’ve remained in the general Premier League situation. We had a good journey there, as the previous season the team finished fifth, then we were third behind Liverpool and Manchester City, who were above all the rest.

    “We won the Europa League with 13 victories and lost the Carabao Cup Final on penalties to Manchester City, after eliminating Liverpool and Tottenham, who that year had reached the Champions League Final.

    “I made an enormous error that I should’ve avoided. The desire to return to Italy should’ve been inferior to the desire to stay in the Premier League, but that was not the case.”

  • Transfer: Crystal Palace set Eze price

    Transfer: Crystal Palace set Eze price

    Premier League clubs that are seeking to sign Eberechi Eze this summer know his price.

    The attacking midfielder is available for a set fee of £60 million plus £8 million in add-ons.

    The is a release clause, per The Mail, which means that any club putting in such a bid will have it accepted.

    Palace have long operated with release clauses for top players to ensure they sign long-term deals.

    Eze, who is a former QPR winger, has impressed at Selhurst Park after the appointment of Oliver Glasner midway through last season.

    He has been outstanding along with the likes of Michael Olise and Adam Wharton.

  • Chelsea prepare Maresca announcement as new manager

    Chelsea prepare Maresca announcement as new manager

    Premier League side Chelsea are expected to announce Enzo Maresca as their new manager today.

    The Italian has put pen to paper on a five-year deal that will give the option of a sixth year.

    The Blues have gone all in on the third permanent boss they have hired since Clearlake Capital took over the club only a few years ago.

    Maresca succeeds Mauricio Pochettino, who had replaced Graham Potter, who had come in for Thomas Tuchel.

    Per The Mail, Maresca will sign after Leicester City are paid the appropriate compensation.

    Maresca beat out the likes of Roberto De Zerbi, Kieran McKenna and Thomas Frank for the job.

  • EPL: How teams qualify for next season’s continental games

    EPL: How teams qualify for next season’s continental games

    Newly crowned English Premier League Champions, Manchester City, alongside second placed Arsenal, Liverpool in third  and Aston Villa will feature in next season’s UEFA Champions League group stage.

    Fifth place Tottenham Hotspurs Will feature in the Europa League while the other slot  depends solely on the outcome of the FA Cup game between Manchester City and Manchester United.

    Should United win they will grab  automatic slot to the Europa league next season but if City win then sixth place Chelsea will progress to the Europa League  as England’s second representative.

    The last slot that will represent England on the continent dangles between Chelsea that finished sixth and Newcastle on Seventh position.

    Surprisingly, and for a long while, all the teams that gained promotion will return back to the lower division; the Championship.

    Sheffield United, Burnley and Luton Town have all been relegated to the Championships.

    See all match day 38 results

    Man City 3 – West Ham 1

    Arsenal 2 – Everton 1

    Brentford 2 – Newcastle 4

    Brighton 0 – Man United 2

    Burnley 1 – Nottingham Forest 2

    Chelsea 2 – Bournemouth 1

    Crystal Palace 5 – Aston Villa 0

    Liverpool 2 – Wolves 0

    Luton 2 – Fulham 4

    Sheffield United 0 – Tottenham 3

  • Thiago Silva warns teammates ahead of Chelsea exit

    Thiago Silva warns teammates ahead of Chelsea exit

    Departing Chelsea defender Thiago Silva has fired a passionate warning to his Blues teammates.

    Thiago Silva says the players failed to meet standards this season.

    As he prepares to return to Fluminense this summer, the 39 year-old told Sky Sports: “Thiago knows what it means to wear a Chelsea shirt, you know.

    “And if I have a message to send to the boys that are here today, I hope they understand that everything they did to get to Chelsea has to be worth it.

    “Because the season we’re having is not worthy of Chelsea. It’s not.

    “And I think they have to do more next year, they need to do more.”

    Silva also said of Chelsea supporters: “If you look at the games, the fans never left the team, never.

    “We were in ninth place, eighth, right? And the fans were always there.

    “They booed us off a little at the end of the match, but they’re always there in the stands, always with 40,000, 45,000.

    “If we were somewhere else, they could throw rocks at us – we know that happens in our country.

    “So these boys need to be aware that Chelsea has to fight for the top positions.

    “If we take a little of our ego and put it in favour of the team, I think it will work. If we don’t do that, the situation will hardly change unfortunately.”

  • EPL: VAR to witness two changes ahead of next season

    EPL: VAR to witness two changes ahead of next season

    Video Assistants Referee, (VAR) could witness two changes as Premier League clubs are set to vote in that regard.

    At the moment it’s looking like only Wolves are in support for the total scrapping of VAR.

    However, the pressure could be used to oversee changes in its operation.

    Firstly, in-stadium communication of VAR decisions will be introduced.

    Secondly, a number of clubs believe the choices of referees could be broadened to allow Europe’s elite officials to referee matches.

    June 6 has been picked as the date that Clubs will vote on the future of VAR at the Premier League’s AGM  in Harrogate.

    14 out 20 clubsides are expected to be in support of a particular decision before it can be passed.

    If any decision is reached then it’s expected to take immediate effect from next season.

  • EPL: Premier League suspends Chelsea captain, Reece James for four games

    EPL: Premier League suspends Chelsea captain, Reece James for four games

    Chelsea captain, Reece James will miss the next four games for Chelsea in the Enlish Premier League after being suspended.

    James bagged a straight red card during their 2-1 win away at Brighton after  kicking out at Joao Pedro in the heated encounter.

    James was sent off only 19 minutes after coming on as a substitute.

    Referee Michael Salisbury was advised to check the pitchside monitor following VAR intervention, where he brandished James with a straight red card.

    It is his second sending off this season and he will now miss four matches.

    That will see him ruled out of the final Premier League clash of the campaign against Bournemouth on Sunday, and the first three next games next season.

    The 24-year-old has been sidelined for most part of the season and only just came back from a lengthy inury layoff.

  • Tottenham foundations are really fragile – Postecoglou

    Tottenham foundations are really fragile – Postecoglou

    Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has not been impressed by his team in recent weeks.

    The Australian felt they did not give a good enough account of themselves on Tuesday night.

    Spurs were beaten 2-0 at home by Manchester City, which means they will finish fifth in the league this term.

    “The foundations are really fragile,” the Australian said to reporters of the club post-game.

    “The last 48 hours have shown me that.

    “It’s inside the club, outside the club. Outside, inside, everywhere. It’s been an interesting exercise. It’s just my observations, mate.”

    On the atmosphere being flat, as many fans did not want the team to win to help Arsenal’s Premier League title bid, he added: “Of course it does. It is what it is. I can’t dictate what people do.

    “They’re allowed to express themselves any way they want. But yeah, when we’ve got late winners in games it’s because the crowd’s helped us.”

  • Manchester United call-off awards night

    Manchester United call-off awards night

    Manchester United are said to have canceled their end-of-season awards dinner.

    The Red Devils lost 1-0 to Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday, fielding a weakened team due to injuries.

    The Athletic claim that after talks between Erik ten Hag and the club’s hierarchy, the awards are canceled.

    United’s first team are still within range of winning a trophy, as they take on Manchester City in the FA Cup final.

    However, they are also eighth in the league and have won only one time in the past nine games.

    The club’s youth team have been successful this term, as have the women’s team.

  • EPL: Arsenal pip United 1-0 at Old Trafford, storm back to Premier League table top

    EPL: Arsenal pip United 1-0 at Old Trafford, storm back to Premier League table top

    Arsenal Football club on Sunday evening stormed to the top of the Premier League table after defeating hot rivals Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford.

    The victory over United has now ensured that the Premier League  title race will go down to the final day of the 2023/24 season.

    Arsenal’s  breakthrough though came from a Casemiro error. Positioning himself to play out from the back, Andre Onana instead went long and gave the ball to Arsenal. Kai Havertz was sent down the right, with Casemiro now playing him onside, before cutting the ball into the box. Leandro Trossard arrived from the opposite wing and tapped home.

    Trossard’s goal proved to be the needed tonic Arsenal needed to continue to fight on till the very last day of the season.

    All effort by the Red Devils to score in the game met a brick wall in the Gunners defense.

    Their ever-impressive defence nullified United’s young forward line kept them at bay and earned a clean sheet without heading out of second gear.

    The victory means that Mikel Arteta’s boys stand a chance to win the title provided City with a game in hand falter on the road to the final day of the season.

    This is the first time in many years that the season will go down to the wire.