Eric Ten Hag lands in Manchester today, Pep Guardiola is ready for the last dramatic round of the Premier League and a scandal has occurred at Goodison Park.
Here are today’s English football news headlines.
Weekend snacks
Eric Ten Hag decided to terminate his contract with Ajax six weeks before his arrival Manchester On Monday, Metro reports.
The 52-year-old ended his stay in Erdevice 2-2 against Vitesse. Now he is said to be open to throwing himself into the next challenge, which includes Cristiano Ronaldo.
From tomorrow (Monday), my focus is on United, according to Ten Hag, according to the newspaper.
– What I can say is that a detailed analysis must begin. I have a lot of work with the team, but let me make it clear that there are many good players at United. We have to make these things work as a team but Ronaldo is definitely a giant.
Ronaldo is also positive about the arrival of Ten Hag and does not ignore his continuation.
From what I know, he did a great job at Ajax. In an interview with United’s private channels, the Portuguese says he has a lot of experience.
– But we have to give him time. Things have to change the way he wants to. I hope, of course, that we will be successful, if you are successful, then the whole of Manchester will be successful. I wish him all the best.
Weekend quote
– That moment, a decade ago, belongs to Sergio (Aguero), Roberto Mancini, and all the other players who were there. I would say that it is similar because it depends on us, as Pep Guardiola said in the press conference after facing West Ham.
If Liverpool wins the next meeting with Southampton, then Manchester City is one point ahead of the final round Premier League. Thus it can be tense as if the aforementioned generation were against QPR and finally took the league title in dramatic forms. Aston Villa is expected to lead Steven Gerrard City this time.
Weekend State
No team has lost more home games in the Premier League than Watford this season. There were 15 losses on Vicarage Road, as bad as Blackpool 1966/1967 and Stoke 1984/1985.
Weekend Scandal
Everton fell to Brentford and also received two red cards. Subsequently, the away team’s Rico Henry and Evan Toni also tweeted that their families had been subjected to racism by Everton supporters.
Brentford striker Tony wrote: “To the man whose family has been racist. I will do everything I can to give you the punishment you deserve!”
His team-mate Henry added: “Seeing my mother being racistly attacked by some Everton fans made me turn my stomach.”
Everton is now working with the police to identify and lock down these spectators for life.
Weekend Question Marks
Chelsea’s Andreas Christensen, who will leave for Barcelona after the season, came out a few hours before the FA Cup final against Liverpool. The reason was that the Dane was not quite well, the Daily Mail reported, adding that she “surprised the rest of the team”.
This isn’t the first time Christensen’s health has forced him to throw in the towel. In the recent win over West Ham last month, he was already criticized in the first half with a stomachache, something reminiscent of Maurizio Sarri’s tenure. The coach said in 2019 that the midfielder often suffers from stomach aches on match days, which he believes is related to nervousness.
This weekend (Swedish winners)
Magdalena Ericsson, Jona Anderson and Zisera Mosovic can call themselves the FA Cup champions after their overtime win over Man City.
Chelsea coach Emma Hayes was a vocalist then.
– These women will go down in history. I will look back ten years later and think “this group was huge”. Hayes says, according to The Guardian, it’s the best team I’ve ever coached.