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February 17, 2022

Aberdeen urged to makemove for ex-Man Utd bossSolskjaer

Aberdeen are being urged to make a move
for sacked Manchester United manager Ole
Gunnar Solskjaer.
The Dons are on the hunt for their new coach
after sacking Stephen Glass earlier this
month, with former Celtic midfielder Barry
Robson taking temporary charge.
Solskjaer has been out of work since leaving
Old Trafford in November and Nicholas
thinks he is an ideal candidate for Sir Alex
Ferguson’s former club.
If Aberdeen really want to make a statement
they should go and make an attempt to speak
to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer” Nicholas told the
Scottish Daily Express.
“I was thinking about managerial options for
my old club and I would love them to go out
and make a real statement of intent.
“Why not go and ask the former Manchester
United manager if he is interested? He can
only say no, but if you don’t ask you dont get.

“People might say he has just managed one
of the biggest clubs in the world, why would
he even consider Aberdeen?”
Solskjaer returned to Molde in October 2015
and remained there until United came calling
in December 2018.
Nicholas added: “I know and I get that but if
you look at Solskjaers CV away from United it
has been at the likes of Molde and Cardiff.
“They are clubs who are of similar size and
potential to Aberdeen. Why not show some
ambition? Go and see if you could get a
big-name to reignite the fire at Aberdeen
again.

February 17, 2022

Tottenham pushing hard tosign Blackburn defenderAshley Phillips ahead ofChelsea, Man Utd

Tottenham are pushing hard to sign
Blackburn Rovers defender Ashley Phillips.
The Daily Express says Tottenham had two
bids turned down for Blackburn teenager
Phillips in January -but are expected to return
with a bigger offer in the summer.
Spurs are likely to be one of the busiest
clubs in the Premier League at the end of the
season as they attempt to add much-needed
reinforcements to Antonio Conte’s squad.

Phillips, just 16, is yet to make his debut
for Championship promotion contenders
Blackburn – but Spurs saw bids rising to £5
million including bonuses rejected last month
by the Lancashire club.
The centre back, now 6 ft 4ins tall, has been
performing so well in Rovers’ youth and
Under 21 set ups that a host of scouts have
been present at games, from clubs including
Manchester United and Chelsea.
Tottenham, though, made the first move
for the player, who qualifies to play for both
England and Wales, and want to add him to
their development sides.

Rovers manager Tony Mowbray has labelled
Phillips a “mega footballer” and said this
month: “Ash is a phenomenal young boy; if
you were to create a defender in the mould
of how you would want one, this kid has got
every attribute.
“But he is still just a young boy. He needs
time. He’s an exciting prospect, is all l’d say.”

February 17, 2022

Conte claims his Spursside are weaker aftersigning Juventus pair

Tottenham Hotspur brought in both Dejan
Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur from
Juventus in January, but manager Antonio
Conte admitted that his squad was now
weaker than when the transfer window
opened.
The north London club allowed Tanguy
Ndombele, Lo Celso, Dele Alli and Bryan Gil
all to depart last month, while both Kulu and
Bentancur arrived in the final week of the
window.

The manager has now admitted that his side
is weaker than when the window began, by
telling Sky Sport Italia(via the BBC): “What
happened in January was not easy..
Spurs boss Conte added: “We lost four
players. Four important players for Tottenham
and we brought in only two.
“So even just in terms of numbers, rather than
reinforce the squad, we, on paper, may have
weakened it”
Juve on the other hand, we brought in two
players whilst allowing two to leave, and are
very much a stronger squad with a better
balance within our team, and are most
definitely going to profit from our transfer
dealings. While Conte’s side have lost both
their league matches since signing the pair
from us, we have been in top form thus far,
with Vlahovic already scoring two from his
three outings also.
Patrick

February 17, 2022

Van Dijk claims Liverpoolwere ready to suffer in’deserved win’ over InteerMilan

Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool grabbed
a “deserved” win over Inter Milan on
Wednesday.
The Reds grabbed a 2-0 victory at San Siro in
the first leg of the Champions League last-16
tie.

Van Dijk admitted his team suffered during
the clash but ultimately deserved their victory.
“It’s a tough place to come, a really good team,
a good system, van Dijk said. “They were
difficult to break down. The atmosphere was
incredible, I really enjoyed it out there.
Obviously it was very important with the set
pieces, it’s a strength of ours. Hopefully we
can keep using this. Overall it’s a very solid
performance and a good result to take back
home. I think it’s a well-deserved win, but it
was very hard work.
Everyone expected to be under pressure,
because they are a very good team and it is
the Champions League. We needed to be
ready to suffer and do the hard work, and we
definitely did. Happy days.”

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💫 Liverpool do the job in Milan; Coman nets late Bayern equaliser💫 Liverpool do the job in Milan; Coman nets late Bayern equaliser

Liverpool have taken control of their Champions League round of 16 tie with Inter after a big victory at San Siro.

Scorers: Firmino 75, Salah 83′
An open first half yielded half chances for
both sides, but the score remained locked at
0-0 at the interval.
Inter dominated the early stages of the
second half, forcing Liverpool boss Jürgen
Klopp into a drastic triple substitution on the
hour mark.

But it was half-time substitute Roberto
Firmino who broke the deadlock when he
flicked a great header in froma corner in the
75th minute.
Inter pressed for an equaliser but it was
Liverpool who struck again, when Mohamed
Salah’s effort beat goalkeeper Samir
Handanović with the aid of a slight deflection.