Eric Bailly continues to attack Man United and Jamie Carragher on the counter-attack. In addition, Jurgen Klopp was not entirely happy with his journalist before meeting Napoli.
Here are today’s English football news headlines.
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Eric Bailey has never hidden the fact that he thinks Harry Maguire should be fired Manchester United Starting at eleven. The defender, who is on loan to Marseille, now tells The Times that the English club “treats English players differently”.
– They should avoid favoring English players and give everyone a chance, Bailey tells the newspaper.
The club should encourage competition in the dressing room, not just look for some. I have always had the feeling that the players of the national team have given priority. This does not happen at Chelsea or the adults Premier LeagueClubs. Some players take their starting for granted and this weakens the team.
However, Bailey praises new coach Erik Ten Hag.
Fortunately, he has a great personality and I hope he can change the dynamic, says the Ivorian player, who nonetheless left United because he wanted to ensure regular playing time.
But former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher doesn’t have much to spare for Eric Bailey’s comments.
Nonsense, Eric Bailly was repeatedly injured and bad when he played. That’s why they keep buying players to replace him! “Harry Maguire is a better player,” Carragher wrote on Twitter.
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Lately he hasn’t played well but he always does the job, runs and fights and is stable for the team. It’s human to play badly but you can’t do what Phil does in every game. That’s why he deserves to play, says Pep Guardiola of his team Foden after Man City’s 4-0 thrashing against Sevilla.
Today’s irritation
Jurgen Klopp barely left the press conference before the first leg with Napoli in a happy mood. The Liverpool boss was angered by a question posed by an Italian journalist about whether the English club was concerned about the safety of fans in Naples.
– You just want the headlines! Do you think it is a dangerous city? You know exactly what they are talking about. “I’m not here to give you the headlines,” Klopp replied, and ended the press conference according to The Mirror.
The question is believed to stem from a tweet from the official Liverpool fan account on the same day, which urged fans to stay at the hotel to eat and drink and avoid wearing the club’s colors during the outbound trip.
Today’s status
Chelsea lost for the third time in 17 days in the Champions League meeting with Dinamo Zagreb. The previous defeats came against two other teams that the London club is expected to defeat “on paper”, namely Leeds and Southampton. The Daily Mail reports that despite spending 166 million pounds (about two billion kroner) on the center back and full-back, it is still leaking back. During Thomas Tuchel’s first 50 games, the team conceded a total of 24 goals, compared to the last 50 where the number was 53.