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Travishek finally clicked this season and effortlessly chased down 246 in Hyderabad

Shashank Kishore12-Apr-20251:54

Jaffer: Abhishek has given SRH a new lease of life

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) ended a four-match losing streak in style by pulling off the second-highest run chase in IPL history, roaring past the 245 of Punjab Kings (PBKS), the team that holds the record. The win was made possible by Travishek, the opening duo finally clicking this season.On a Hyderabad pitch back to its batting-friendly best after last week’s turner against Gujarat Titans (GT), Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head capitalised, punishing PBKS with the season’s highest partnership – 171 in just 12.2 overs – after Abhishek rode his luck, surviving two missed chances.Related

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Abhishek, previously without a six this season, smashed six on his way to a 40-ball century that floored PBKS. He then added a few more after celebrating his landmark with a note: “This one is for the Orange Army.”Abhishek’s maiden IPL century – the highest score by an Indian in the tournament – stole the spotlight, but Harshal Patel’s 4 for 42 was just as crucial, as it helped cut PBKS short by at least 20 runs from what they seemed set to score. It was only their second loss of the season, made worse by an injury to key pacer Lockie Ferguson.The Travishek showComing off scores of 18, 2, 1 and 6, Abhishek hit the ground running with three consecutive fours off Marco Jansen in the second over of the chase. Head followed suit by giving similar treatment to Arshdeep Singh, peppering different pockets of the ground.Abhishek got a lifeline on 28 when Yash Thakur, who came on as an Impact Sub for Nehal Wadhera, had him slice a catch to deep point but was found to have overstepped. Abhishek capitalised on the free-hit with his first six of the season, sparking the explosion.2:33

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PBKS’s woes deepened when Ferguson walked off clutching his hip two balls into his spell, and when Yuzvendra Chahal dropped Abhishek off his own bowling on 57, the wheels truly came off. Abhishek punished him with a six next ball, as SRH stormed to 100 by the eighth over.Having watched the carnage from the other end, Head pummeled Glenn Maxwell for back-to-back sixes as SRH were halfway to their target inside the ninth over. The carnage led to full-blown Australian-style tension when Maxwell let go a verbal volley at Head, with Marcus Stoinis playing mediator.Abhishek mayhemAmong all the big sixes Abhishek hit, a strong bottom-handed helicopter shot off former team-mate Jansen stood out. This six off an attempted yorker was a follow-up to a short ball on the body which Abhishek managed to hit over deep square. He ended the over with back-to-back fours, ridiculously scooping and picking off length balls behind the wicketkeeper.By the time PBKS had a wicket, when Chahal had Head holing out to Maxwell at long-on, the muted celebrations told the story of a team that had already been deflated. Abhishek raised his century four balls later as the Orange Army stood up and applauded.1:31

Jaffer: ‘Shami struggles when he doesn’t nail his yorkers’

Abhishek would hit five more sixes after bringing up his century, and when he fell in the 17th over to good friend and Punjab team-mate Arshdeep, there was widespread applause from both the crowd and the opponents.Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan then saw off the chase with nine balls to spare.Arya and Shreyas lead PBKS chargeA 36-ball 82 from Shreyas Iyer and an early turbo-charge from Priyansh Arya that helped raise the joint-fastest half-century of the season helped set up the game.PBKS threatened to blaze past 250 halfway into the innings, but then appeared to fall well short of that mark as Harshal picked up the big wickets of Shreyas and Maxwell in a gun 18th over – he finished with 4 for 42.Then Stoinis, who hadn’t made much of an impact with the bat till this game, got stuck into Mohammed Shami, hitting him for four consecutive sixes in the final over that went for 27 as PBKS finished with 245 for 6. Shami’s figures read a forgettable 4-0-75-0.1:22

‘Shreyas not doing anything fancy, he just sticks to his strengths’

Harshal’s impactGenerally used at the death, Harshal was brought on early to try and stem the run flow, and he delivered in his very first over, the fourth, when he had Arya hack an offcutter to Nitish Kumar Reddy at mid-on.But his real impact was in the last six overs. Coming on for his third, in the 15th, he foxed the dangerous Shashank Singh with an offcutter that trapped him lbw in a nine-run over.Then, off the 18th, with PBKS looking for a lift-off, he had a struggling Maxwell bowled off a dipping slower ball as he attempted a reverse ramp, and then Shreyas two balls later when he took all the pace off to have him lob one to point in trying to hit the ball over the infield.In between Harshal’s heroics, Eshan Malinga, the Sri Lankan seamer, gave a good account of himself on debut to pick up two wickets.

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O atacante Dudu, do Palmeiras, operou o joelho direito na madrugada desta terça-feira (5) e agora seguirá um longo tratamento até poder retornar aos gramados, fato que deve acontecer somente em 2024.

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Dudu sofreu uma grave lesão de ligamento cruzado no duelo diante do Vasco, duas semanas atrás, pelo Brasileirão.

O ‘baixola’ deve ficar de repouso durante uns bons dias até conseguir pisar no chão e deve contar com toda infraestrutura e staff do Palmeiras na recuperação da pior lesão de sua carreira.

Em seu Instagram, Dudu falou sobre este novo momento que está tendo que enfrentar na sua gloriosa carreira:

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– Primeira etapa concluída e tudo deu certo. Muitíssimo obrigado por cada mensagem de carinho. O apoio de vocês está sendo e será fundamental na minha evolução. Estamos todos juntos nessa e foco na recuperação! – disse o ídolo alviverde.

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Agora do sofá de casa, Dudu torce para que o Palmeiras conquiste mais um título nesta reta final de temporada, o que faria com que ele alcançasse Ademir da Guia, como jogador da história do clube com mais títulos conquistados (12).

It’s the same old story at Manchester United – even Saturday’s win can’t mask that.

Seven games into the Premier League season, United are ninth, having lost three times already and been dumped out of the Carabao Cup by League Two side Grimsby Town.

There have been signs of progress, no doubt, but it’s been a familiar tale for the Red Devils, whose fanbase recognise the importance of the juncture just ahead.

Ruben Amorim has gone through the wringer since making the move from Portugal, leaving two-in-a-row champions Sporting Lisbon and taking on a huge job at Old Trafford, who had parted with Erik ten Hag early into the 2024/25 season, with cup triumphs papering over the general lack of progress at the club.

And while all of a United persuasion would love to see the Portuguese tactician pull it together, he is nearly on borrowed time in the hot seat.

The latest on Amorim's Man Utd future

“What makes me suffer is to lose games, not to lose my job.” This is what Amorim said in his pre-match press conference, ahead of Manchester United’s 2-0 win against Sunderland in the Premier League.

He wore his passion on his sleeve as he addressed the reporters in front of him, advocating vehemently for his system and stressing that it has the capacity to thrive in the Premier League.

Amorim, at least, has spoken with candour about his and Man United’s situation. He knows things need to change, and he knows that results have not been good enough, having won 19 of 50 matches at the helm.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, at least outwardly, has given the 40-year-old is full support, but it can’t go on like this. Results need to change, fast. Should it prove more of the same after the October international break, INEOS may well bite the bullet and end Amorim’s stay.

Post-Fergie Man Utd Manager Win Records (PL)

Manager

Apps

Win %

Jose Mourinho

93

54%

Erik ten Hag

85

52%

Ole Gunnar Solskjær

109

51%

Louis van Gaal

76

51%

David Moyes

34

50%

Ralf Rangnick

24

41%

Ruben Amorim*

33

27%

*before Sunderland

Data via Statmuse

A number of candidates have already been earmarked, and there’s one who might strike fans as particularly curious.

Man Utd could sign a more radical coach than Amorim

Manchester United. Never ordinary. ‘Hated, ignored, but never ignored’ is more than just a mantra; it is a truth, and the club need a big personality with tactics proven to work in the Premier League.

Roberto de Zerbi, with this in mind, could be the perfect coach to take the hot seat at the Theatre of Dreams, having previously impressed as the manager of Brighton & Hove Albion before leaving in 2024 and joining Marseille.

Last season, the possession-based tactician guided Marseille to a second-placed finish in Ligue 1, having languished to an eighth-place conclusion previously. They are third this term, with four wins from six outings.

Well, according to transfer insider Graeme Bailey, De Zerbi is very much on Man United’s shortlist “if and when” they decide to move on from Amorim, very well regarded at the top end of the INEOS hierarchy.

Aged 46, De Zerbi might field a more conventional 4-2-3-1 formation than Amorim’s controversial three-back line-up, but he’s certainly more radical on the spectrum than most.

He has a fan in Pep Guardiola, who praised the “unique” style of football the Italian implements and remarked that he “monopolises the ball in a way it hasn’t been for a long time.”

Finishing, the Manchester City boss made quite the claim, saying he is “one of the most influential managers of the last 20 years.”

A complicated, sharp-witted manager, De Zerbi’s Marseille completed more passes (3092) in Ligue 1 last season than any other side not hailing from the capital, and his desire to attack the press and implement through a short build-up is something not wildly different to Amorim’s vision, but perhaps could be better implemented at Old Trafford.

He has, after all, actually proven himself in the Premier League, instrumental in taking a Brighton side who had a reputation for attractive football after their promotion and then shaping them into something sustainable and competitive at the higher end of the division.

Across the 2023/24 campaign, only Man City completed more passes than the Seagulls, so it’s clear to see why he has a fan in Pep. If De Zerbi were to arrive at Man United and get a tune out of the underperforming Redmen, there’s no reason why this couldn’t be a style of football to propel the club back into the limelight, consistently challenging for the biggest prizes once again.

Premier League 23/24: Most Passes

Club

Final Position

Passes

Manchester City

1st

26,251

Brighton & Hove Albion

11th

23,547

Liverpool

3rd

22,515

Tottenham Hotspur

5th

22,488

Chelsea

6th

21,926

Manchester United

8th

18,074

Stats via Premier League

Last season, Man United finished fifth in the Premier League passing charts, having completed 15,931 across the campaign. FBref also reveal Brighton achieved an xG (expected goals) total of 56.8 that year, whereas United hit only 52.6 across the 2024/25 campaign.

Described as “one of the best coaches in the world” by his players at the Stade Velodrome, De Zerbi might be somewhat radical in his tactical vision, but he has proven himself in the Premier League and earned the admiration and respect of the division’s heavyweights.

This is what Man United need. Amorim might be a left-field thinker, but he’s trying to fit square pegs into round holes, and a freshen-up looks like it would be the best thing for all parties at this stage.

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“We are the same but different as well,” Bhuvneshwar Kumar says about his RCB fast-bowling partners Josh Hazlewood and Yash Dayal

ESPNcricinfo staff07-May-20253:10

Is is time to start dreaming for RCB fans?

Bhuvneshwar Kumar might be a little understated, but he is a bonafide IPL superstar. No quick bowler has taken more wickets than his 193 in the tournament, and only Yuzvendra Chahal (219 at the time of writing) stands in front of him in the overall list. And he has found ways to stay relevant in a fast-changing game by “being proactive – to be a step ahead of the batter”.His new/old team Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are having a season to remember, and part of the reason is the combination Bhuvneshwar has formed with Josh Hazlewood and Yash Dayal: between them, they have 40 wickets so far. RCB have also been the second-most economical bowling side at the death (overs 17 to 20) in IPL 2025, conceding runs at 10.23, a shade behind Mumbai Indians’ (MI) 10.22.”I am back in RCB after 16 years and I am very happy to be back,” Bhuvneshwar said in a video released by the franchise. “From the 2008-09 or 2010 season to now in 2025, things are very different. I had come in as a young player and now I have come back with so much more experience.Related

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“If you talk about Yash and Josh, and the three of us – we are the same but different as well. If we talk about the aspects that are similar, the three of us can swing it. And then if you look at Josh Hazlewood, he has the height, and Yash is a left-arm pacer, which helps create a different angle altogether. And the best part is that all three of us can bowl at any stage of the game, and we have done it as well. These qualities help complement each other a lot.”And if you look back in the season, there have been times that I have not done well, but they have backed me up, or if someone hasn’t had a good day, the rest of the bowlers have stepped up. So we are complementing each other and it is a great sign.”Bhuvneshwar has had two good outings in Bengaluru this season, returning identical figures of 2 for 26 against Delhi Capitals (DC) and Punjab Kings (PBKS), but both of those came in defeats for RCB when they were in the middle of a horror run at home. The big effort came in Delhi when he played a big role in RCB’s win by sending back KL Rahul, Ashutosh Sharma and Tristan Stubbs on his way to 3 for 33. Rahul and Ashutosh were felled in the 17th over and Stubbs in the 20th. In the 11 overs Bhuvneshwar has bowled at the death this season, he has five wickets and an economy rate of 10.09.”Death bowling is like an instinct. It depends on what is the situation of the match and what you are thinking as well,” Bhuvneshwar, the only bowler to have won the Purple Cap in successive seasons – 2016 and 2017 – said. “When there are team meetings, you plan things in a particular way. But a lot of times, you do it differently on the ground, because that instinct kicks in.”Sometimes there is a very normal situation going on, but you have an instinct that the batter is going to do something different. So that’s when we call it being proactive – to be a step ahead of the batter. There are times when it doesn’t work, but as long as you are proactive and you are getting the batter to do the things you want, you will be on top of the game.”

كشف النادي  الأهلي، عن آخر تطورات إصابة إمام عاشور لاعب الفريق، بعد إصابته بفيروس A، وغيابه عن الفريق طوال الفترة الماضية. 

ويستعد الأهلي لمواجهة بتروجت يوم الأربعاء القادم، في إطار منافسات الجولة الـ 13 من بطولة الدوري المصري الممتاز. 

ويحتل الأهلي المركز الثاني في جدول ترتيب الدوري المصري الممتاز برصيد 21 نقطة، حيث لعب الفريق 10 مباريات، حقق الفوز في 6 لقاءات وتعادل في 3 مواجهات وخسر لقاء وحيد.

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وأكد الدكتور أحمد جاب الله، طبيب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي الأهلي في تصريحات للمركز الإعلامي، أن إمام عاشور، لاعب الفريق سوف يجري تحليلًا طبيًّا ‏جديدًا خلال الـ48 ساعة القادمة، للوقوف على درجة تعافيه، ولتحديد موعد مشاركته في برنامج التأهيل البدني قبل ‏الانتظام في التدريبات الجماعية.

وأوضح أن اللاعب خضع لتحاليل دقيقة خلال الساعات الماضية، وأظهرت تحسنًا كبيرًا في حالته.

وكان الأهلي قد ضمن تأهله إلى دور المجموعات من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، عقب فوزه على فريق إيجل نوار البوروندي، ذهاب وإيابا بهدفين دون رد.

Pujara reckons Gill is best suited to staying in the top order, but wouldn’t rule out a move to No. 4

Yash Jha13-May-20252:08

Who will replace Kohli as India’s No. 4 in Tests?

Virat Kohli’s retirement from Tests poses an immediate question to India: who will be their next No. 4? And it’s a question that might need some time to be answered, in the opinion of Cheteshwar Pujara.”We will need a couple of series to figure out who is well suited to bat at No. 4, because it’s an important position,” Pujara told ESPNcricinfo. “You need your best batter to bat at No. 4. And at this time, I think it’s still a spot where the team management will have to figure out who is the most suited player at No. 4.”It’s a dilemma India haven’t faced in over a decade – they have played 115 Tests since Sachin Tendulkar’s retirement, and Kohli batted at No. 4 in 99 of them; Ajinkya Rahane – with nine such appearances – comes next. In the last series that Kohli missed entirely – the home Tests against England in early 2024 – India used as many as four batters at two-down: KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Rajat Patidar (in two Tests) and Devdutt Padikkal.Related

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Pujara, who slotted in at No. 4 in seven Tests between 2015 and 2023, believes it might be prudent for India to “take some time” before settling in on a candidate. “There are a lot of players who are making their way into the playing XI, no one has a secured spot at this stage. It’s a process which will take some time.”India’s first assignment as they begin life after Kohli and Rohit Sharma is a five-match tour of England in June, which will also kickstart the new ICC World Test Championship cycle.”It’s still early days to make a call, but it will be important to see who performs well in England because someone who can perform well in England can have that No. 4 spot,” Pujara said.Shubman Gill is one of the options for the No. 4 position, Pujara said•Getty Images

Could Shubman Gill – who is also in line to take over the Test captaincy following Rohit’s retirement – be an option? “He [Gill] is an option, definitely. But he has been batting at No. 3,” he said. “Does he want to shift his spot? Does he want to bat at No. 4? We’ll have to see.”Shubman is someone who is more capable of playing the new balls. He has been opening the innings earlier, before he started batting at No. 3. He prefers to bat when the ball is slightly hard and new. Will he be able to manage with the old ball? That is a big question at this stage.”Gill is yet to bat outside the top three in 32 Tests since making his debut in December 2020. He spent most of his early days opening, before shifting down to No. 3 at the start of the previous WTC cycle in 2023. Pujara reckons Gill is best suited to staying in the top order, but wouldn’t rule out a move to No. 4.”Since he has batted well with the new ball, I would still say that he should be batting in [the] top three, which is his ideal position, which suits him well.”If he bats at No. 4 in England and if he can be successful at that position, then, yes, he can be a No. 4 for the Indian team.”

John Terry is one of the most iconic Premier League players of the modern era and was a ferocious competitor on the pitch, and he appears to still have plenty of that fighting spirit judging by his recent comments in a bizarre spat with a former England international.

Claiming five top-flight titles, five FA Cups, three League Cups alongside the Champions League and Europa League, there are few men who boast such a powerful CV and degree of influence at the elite level over such a lengthy span of time.

Nevertheless, players retire and legacies are rewritten by some, including former professionals who have a wealth of stars to pit ex-opponents against by order of who they think was the most talented.

On this occasion, Terry has taken exception to a former Three Lions man sharing his opinion and not for the first time, making for intriguing reading as an unexpected feud has now been reignited.

John Terry reignites spat with Carlton Palmer

Terry has previously taken issue with former Leeds United man Carlton Palmer after the latter placed him fifth in a ranking of the Premier League’s top five defenders, claiming Ricardo Carvalho and Marcel Desailly were better than him, as was Rio Ferdinand.

Palmer said: “There’d be an argument that the two players he played with, Desailly and Carvalho, were better than him. But I wouldn’t argue with him going in the top five. I don’t believe he was better than Rio Ferdinand, that’s for sure.”

Replying at the time, Terry made a mockery of a previous clip showing Palmer mistakenly stating that he played against the Stamford Bridge icon in 1991 – when he was actually only 11 years old: “Please repost Carlton Palmer’s video saying ‘I remember back in 1991 we played against Chelsea and the team talk was to target John Terry,’ I was 11 and at school, and you’re still getting him on your show.”

Now, a fresh video from Karel Prince, who has become a social media sensation for pointing out false storytelling from ex-footballers on podcasts, has prompted another jab from Terry.

Bringing the story back up, Terry had a fresh pop at Palmer, writing on his personal story: “I was 11 years old and I was still better than this clown.”

Will John Terry return to full-time coaching?

Surprisingly, Terry admitted earlier this year that he is done with trying to break through in full-time management, and he is enjoying life working within Chelsea’s academy set-up.

He told The Sun: “I’m done in terms of coaching. I’m enjoying my life, I’m working in the Chelsea academy. I don’t really coach at the moment, I’m a mentor, ambassador. I went for a couple of jobs and those days are gone for me. I’m enjoying my life a little bit, I’ve got my time to myself, I play a bit of golf, I’m in the academy and I have some family time as well. It’s a really good balance for me.”

Previously, Terry was assistant manager at Aston Villa, and he also coached the 26ers in the UK Baller League, though any chance of witnessing the Englishman in the dugout professionally again appears to be off the table for now.

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O Botafogo vive um momento único na sua história. Caminhando a passos largos para ser consagrado campeão brasileiro, a equipe vem lotando todos os seus jogos em casa, no Nilton Santos. Porém, durante muitos anos, foi o Estádio Caio Martins, em Niterói, que recebeu importantes partidas do Glorioso.

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Depois de 33 anos sob a gestão do Botafogo, o estádio voltou para a administração da Secretaria de Esporte, Lazer e Juventude do Governo do Estado do Rio de Janeiro em 2021 por um decreto. Mas, o local, que estava concedido ao Glorioso desde 1988, continuou sendo usado pelo clube. Nos últimos anos, o Caio Martins era o espaço para treinamentos da base e do futebol feminino.

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No dia 17 de agosto, o governo realizou a primeira consulta pública sobre o futuro do complexo esportivo que abriga o estádio. Cláudio Castro, governador do Rio, decretou a criação de um Grupo de Trabalho (GT) para debater os próximos passos. Além da consulta à população, um site também foi criado para que as pessoas possam opinar de forma remota.

– Quero garantir que o equipamento não será substituído por empreendimentos imobiliários ou shoppings, é destinado ao esporte, lazer e cultura. O site com a consulta pública já está disponível para todos opinarem e contém as informações oficiais sobre todo o andamento do nosso grupo de trabalho – afirmou o secretário de Esporte e Lazer do Estado, Rafael Picciani

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Construído na década de 40, o estádio do Complexo do Caio Martins foi inaugurado no dia 20 de julho de 1941, na partida entre Vasco e Canto do Rio, uma vitória de 3 a 1 do Cruz-Maltino. Já a última partida profissional foi em 2004, na última rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro, entre Botafogo e o Corinthians, com o placar de 2 a 1 para os paulistas. O campo chegou a ser palco da campanha do time feminino do Glorioso no título Carioca de 2022, mas sem a presença de público.

استطاع كريستيانو جونيور، الابن الأكبر لأسطورة ريال مدريد ومانشستر يونايتد ولاعب النصر السعودي حاليا، كريستيانو رونالدو، التوقيع على أول أهدافه الدولية في مسيرته الكروية.

جونيور يشارك مع منتخب البرتغال تحت 16 عامًا في بطولة كأس الاتحاد، إلى جانب عدة منتخبات أخرى مثل تركيا وكذلك ويلز إلى جانب إنجلترا.

وتمكن كريستيانو جونيور من تسجيل هدفًا خلال مواجهة منتخب البرتغال تحت 16 عامًا أمام ويلز في بطولة كأس الاتحاد، وهو أول هدف دولي للاعب الشاب.

وسجل جونيور البالغ من العمر 15 عامًا هدفًا وساهم في فوز منتخب البرتغال على ويلز بثلاثة أهداف دون مقابل ، حيث سجل اللاعب الهدف الأول لبلاده والذي جاء في الدقيقة 42.

أقرأ أيضًا .. نجل كريستيانو رونالدو يمثل منتخب البرتغال تحت 16 عاماً لأول مرة

وأشارت ”sportskeeda” ، إلى أن كريستيانو جونيور يتشابه كثيرًا مع والده في أسلوب اللعب، ويلعب اللاعب الشاب كذلك في مركز الجناح مثل رونالدو.

ويتواجد جونيور في الوقت الحالي مع شباب نادي النصر السعودي، بينما لعب من قبل في شباب ريال مدريد، ويوفنتوس، ومانشستر يونايتد.

ويأمل كريستيانو رونالدو في الجهة الأخرى أن يختتم مسيرته الكروية ببطولة كأس عالم، والتي سوف تقام العالم المقبل في كندا والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية والمكسيك.

الجدير بالذكر، أن جونيور كان بديلًا خلال مواجهة منتخب البرتغال الأولى في كأس الاتحاد أمام تركيا، بينما لعب بشكل أساسي ضد ويلز.

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Chelsea dream of illustrious success, but this project is a work in progress, and there’s no doubting the Londoners’ improvements over the past several years.

Last season’s efforts under coach Enzo Maresca led to Champions League qualification and triumph across two continents, winning the Conference League and then beating Paris Saint-Germain over the pond to lift the Club World Cup in its fresh format.

Since Todd Boehly and co first arrived at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have recruited heavily, and this summer was no different. But there’s a new level of coherence about the squad, more focus and quality from corner to corner.

Premier League’s Biggest Summer Spenders (2024)

Club

Players Signed

Expenditure

Liverpool

7

£415m

Chelsea

10

£285m

Arsenal

8

£255m

Newcastle

7

£250m

Man United

5

£216m

Data via BBC Sport

No longer are the Blues so reliant on Cole Palmer to lead the way. And that’s a good thing too, given the 23-year-old’s groin injury was confirmed by Maresca on Friday morning to have been aggravated, extending his spell on the sidelines.

How Chelsea can cope without Palmer

It’s not unfair to say that Chelsea have at times been reliant on Palmer’s brilliance since the Three Lions star transferred from Manchester City for £42.5m in 2023.

Across 101 matches in all competitions for Chelsea, Palmer has scored 45 goals and supplied 29 assists, effortlessly good in attacking midfield.

This season, a low-fitness first few months have put something of a spanner in the works, and that’s now set to drag through to the final month of 2025, striking a vicious blow against Maresca and his men.

However frustrating the setback is, this is no longer such a detrimental blow as it once was. After all, a number of Chelsea’s biggest talents have now grown into their skin.

Some believe Moises Caicedo has taken the crown as the club’s new main man. Truly, the Ecuadorian has come into his own this year, with Sky Sports’ Gary Neville even claiming he is “the best midfielder in the league”.

This is a far cry from the initial noise around his name after joining from Brighton for a record £115m fee in 2023.

But Caicedo’s not alone. Chelsea also broke the bank for Enzo Fernandez after the Argentine’s phenomenal World Cup campaign in Qatar. He has ebbed and flowed and been scapegoated on an occasion or two, but became an increasingly prolific force last year and works tirelessly to connect the thirds.

However, there’s another first-teamer down at Stamford Bridge who flattered to deceive for a time, but now is firing on all cylinders and might actually rival Palmer for the standing as one of the best players in the Premier League.

Chelsea star is now one of the best in the Prem

For as long as he is a member of the Chelsea first team, Palmer will be the poster boy. But the silky playmaker is no longer the head of a one-man outfit.

While the frontline is going from strength to strength, players like Marc Cucurella are finally realising their potential and shaping Maresca’s vision into one of completeness and depth.

In 2022, the 27-year-old joined Chelsea from Brighton for £60m, a staggering sum for a full-back. And for the first year or two, Boehly would have a hard time arguing he had received bang for his buck, even with the Blues’ wider problems exacerbating Cucurella’s own.

Journalist Tom Overend recently acknowledged the £175k-per-week talent “looked lost” during his first foray into life at Chelsea, but has since rebounded and is regarded as “one of the best left-backs in the world”.

The data speaks for itself. Cucurella’s tactical duty has changed since he first arrived from Brighton, inverting more often under Maresca’s wing, contributing to the build-up.

And with such confident passing, Maresca’s decision to use him in this fashion makes sense. As per FBref’s data, the Spaniard ranks among the top 11% of positional peers in the Premier League so far this term for assists, the top 2% for pass completion and the top 11% for passes attempted per 90.

Not only this, but Cucurella has also become more creative in his distribution. Sofascore record that he has averaged 1.4 chances created per Premier League match. On top of this, he has won two tackles on average each match and has won 58% of his ground duels.

Palmer and Cucurella are very different players and at different stages of their careers, but the latter’s meteoric rise is undeniable. He knows what it means to toil and struggle to get up from the wayside. Indeed, Cucurella was once branded a “disgrace” for his performances by the ever-outspoken Jamie O’Hara.

But the “machine”, as he has been called by content creator Terry Flewers, now undroppable, having added goals and assists to his game while reinforcing his defensive skillset and energising his athleticism.

Emphasising the trust his coach has in him, no Chelsea player has featured more often under Maresca’s leadership than Cucurella.

Maresca’s Most-used Chelsea Players

#

Player

Apps

1.

Marc Cucurella

64

2.

Enzo Fernandez

63

3.

Pedro Neto

61

4.

Moises Caicedo

59

5.

Malo Gusto

57

Data via Transfermarkt

It’s interesting to consider a full-back being among the most influential players within a competitive Premier League squad. Scant few could argue themselves with that standing within a team. Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold would be a good example.

Cucurella might not have the same range of passing, but if he continues in his current rich vein of form over the course of the season and the next few years, he would stake a compelling case for being one of the most complete defenders in the history of the division.

If that’s the case, surely he is shaping into one of the finest in the country.

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