Antonio Conte believes Mikel Arteta should stop complaining, Newcastle will wear Saudi colors next season, and the Wagata Christie affair continues to stir.
Here are today’s English football headlines.
Today’s snacks
According to rumors, Newcastle will play green and white next season, a strikingly similar shirt Kingdom Saudi Arabia.
Under the title “Are you Saudis undercover?” The Daily Mail reports that the remote location bears the traditional colors of the Gulf state (the country that owns 80 per cent of the club).
The newspaper further wrote that “criticism is expected” at the same time that the club learns to see its opportunity to increase sales of shirts in Saudi Arabia. Anyway, it won’t be a disgusting summer Premier LeagueWhich club must abide by Financial Fair play rules, coach Eddie Howe announced in his press conference yesterday.
We can’t go out and spend on players like clubs before, says Howe.
Quote from today
– (Mikel) Arteta is a very good coach but he has just started his job and that he should focus more on his team and not complain too much, says Antonio Conte after Tottenham’s 3-0 win over Arsenal.
During the six months I was here (at Tottenham), I heard him complaining a lot. He must remain calm. But I don’t care if he doesn’t want to take advice from me.
Background to the statement was Arteta’s passive-aggressive response to Sky after the final signal.
If I say what I think, I will be suspended for six months and I want to be on the sidelines during our next match on Monday night, says the Arsenal boss.
I want the referee to stand in front of the camera and explain his decisions because we were so excited to play this match and this wonderful evening was ruined.
It can be suspected that Arteta is unhappy with the kick received by Tottenham and Rob Holding’s yellow cards.
Hope today
Jurgen Klopp excluded Fabinho from the FA Cup final against Chelsea. But the Liverpool boss is hoping copper will return in time for the Champions League final in Paris within two weeks.
There is a good chance he will be available, says Klopp, according to The Athletic.
On the other hand, Chelsea are keeping their fingers crossed that another midfielder, Mateo Kovacic, will be ready to play.
DJs and Agatha Christie
Rebekah Vardy has admitted that she and her agent have leaked stories to The Sun about Colin Rooney and Danny Drinkwater over the years.
The defamation lawsuit between Jamie Vardy’s wife and Wayne Rooney’s wife is in full swing and has so far put the Vardy family in a very bad light. Among other things, since Rebecca admitted that she leaked information about teammate Jamie Drinkwater after he was drunk. On another occasion, she was also said to have shared information about Riyad Mahrez, who then refused to train at Leicester.
Everything can be read in Whats app conversations between wife and agent. However, Rebecca Vardy believes the information was not “new”.