Manchester United got new boots, Erling Haaland’s interview after the success against West Ham has spread, and Dejan Kulusevsky praised.
Here are today’s English football news headlines.
Weekend Snack Ice Cream
Brighton win 2-1 against Manchester Unitedthe first ever South Coast club at Old Trafford, it comes as no surprise that one of the hottest topics of its opening weekend.
One of those who got angry after Eric Ten Huggs Premier League-debut Far Paul Scholes.
– It was a shock start and the first half was completely chaotic, says Scholes at the PLP and points out that midfield duo Scott McTominay and Fred are the weak link.
– Fred gives the ball away all the time and McTominay is constantly trying to push the ball forward and then give it away. Fit your best players! It’s not that difficult. It’s criminal to hold on to this on a day like this.
Gary Neville is going the same path in Sky, noting that Tin Hag’s move to play Christian Eriksen as the False Nine didn’t work out. Moreover, the former United player is – cautiously – questioning the club’s now association with 33-year-old Marko Arnautovic.
– We’ve seen it with Falcao, Ibrahimovic, Cavani, Ighalo… These are desperate, experienced signings, says Neville.
– We saw this ten years ago, it’s a pattern. It happens over and over again. We are not upset anymore. It has gone so far that I don’t want to comment on it anymore.
Nor does Roy Keane seem too happy about Arnautovic’s preparation.
Who makes these decisions? Who decides which players will come? A stunned Kane asks straight up in the air.
Weekend interview
Erling Haaland entered the Premier League and scored two goals against West Ham. As the striker was named player of the match, he had a mandatory interview with Sky after the now-viral match.
the reason? The Norwegian is clearly not used to English television being very sensitive to swear words.
When asked if Haaland could score a hat-trick at the London Stadium, he replied:
– Yes I had. If I had seen Gondo (Gondogan) right before I left, I would have been there. It sucks but that’s what it is.
Then interviewer Jeff Shreyves scolds the player and asks him to watch his language.
– Oh, sorry, crap, Haaland replies and comes to his senses at once:
– Oh, sorry! I don’t know the language of this country!
Skye’s studio was amused by the incident.
– He clearly has no problems with language. Roy Keane says with a twinkle in his eye even throwing some swear words in there.
The Swedish star of the weekend
Articles about Dejan Kulusevski abound after the Swede’s impressive performance against Southampton. Among other things, the Tottenham player takes a place in the BBC’s Team of the Week, along with Erling Haaland, Gabriel Jesus and Aleksandar Mitrovic.
“What a fantastic recruitment by Antonio Conte to bring Kulusevski to Tottenham. This player has been fantastic since arriving from Juventus in January.”
Kulusevsky scored a goal and assist in the 4-1 win.
Quote from the weekend
There are certain things that, in my opinion, cannot be said about Bruno Lagg after Wolves’ heavy loss to Leeds.
The coach got into a sharp exchange of words with his rival Jesse Marsh right after the final whistle.
Nobody wants to reveal exactly what was said.
“But I have a lot of respect for Bruno, he’s doing a really good job with his team,” Marsh adds in his press conference.
Good weekend news
The impact of last weekend’s England gold medal continues to be felt in the women’s domestic league.
Brighton reported that they sold more season tickets the day before the final than in the whole of last season. Nine of the clubs in the Premier League have confirmed to The Guardian that sales of season tickets and tickets for individual matches have increased significantly. Other clubs have not provided their numbers yet.
WSL starts September 9th.
