Sam Allardyce has been in charge of a fair share of clubs throughout his football management career.
In November last year, the experienced coach took over at Everton as permanent successor to Ronald Koeman, but there is already speculation that the 63-year-old might be moving on swiftly.
A recent report in The Mirror claimed that West Bromwich Albion have placed Allardyce high on their list of potential candidates to replace Alan Pardew.
However, according to the publication, the Baggies will be unsuccessful in their attempts to recruit him as he has no intention of coaching in the Championship.
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West Brom are destined for the second tier as they are 10 points from safety with five games left to play before the end of the season.
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A large number of Everton fans have grown impatient with Allardyce, despite the fact that he has helped retain the club’s top-flight status.
After reports emerged of the Baggies’ rumoured interest, the supporters took to Reddit to give their thoughts on the speculation.
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John Terry has reminded Harry Kane he is yet to achieve anything in the game ahead of Sunday’s Capital One Cup final at Wembley, reports the Daily Star.
Kane has been one of the stars of the Premier League season, scoring 24 goals in all competitions to help Mauricio Pochettino’s men make the Wembley showpiece, as well as moving to within three points of the top four.
The England under-21 striker was particularly impressive during Tottenham’s 5-3 win over Chelsea on New Years, Day, scoring two goals and creating two others on a day to forget for Terry and Chelsea.
Kane will renew his battle with Chelsea tomorrow as the London rivals go head-to-head for the first silverware of the season, and Terry has aimed a cheeky dig at Tottenham’s star man in the build up.
Terry said: “He has got to be able to do that year after year – and for England I hope he does.
“It is great to see young players coming through and getting their opportunities and staying in the squad so if he keeps scoring there’s no reason why he can’t stay in.
“He is a very good player. His movement is fantastic and he is in great goal-scoring form. But there’s still a long way to go.”
Terry has also played down talk Chelsea will be looking for revenge following their 5-3 defeat last month, pointing to the fact the Blues beat Tottenham 3-0 at Stamford Bridge in early December.
He said: “Everyone is rattling on about that. But for me it was fairly comfortable for us at the Bridge when we won 3-0.
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“Listen, you do get beat throughout the season, it’s not our only defeat this season. Obviously at the time we were disappointed but you move on and bounce back the following week.
“So I don’t see it as a revenge thing, ‘Oh we have to beat them because they beat us 5-3! We also remember we beat them 3-0. That’s football. “
Manchester United striker Robin van Persie believes that his side’s 1-1 draw away to Real Madrid in the Champions League has given them the edge in the tie.
The Red Devils took the lead in at the Bernabeu through Danny Welbeck, but were pegged back by former hero Cristiano Ronaldo.
After netting what could be a vital away goal, van Persie feels that United have moved ahead in the race for a spot in the quarter-finals, but he also insisted that there is plenty of work left to do:
“Slightly.” He responded when asked by Sky Sports if the result has put them on top in the tie:
“But at this level I don’t think these kinds of teams really care whether they are home or away.
“We don’t really care and they don’t really care. It’s just half-time now and we’ll be ready for the second half.
“There were chances for both sides and it was a great game to watch,”
The Dutchman had a few opportunities to hand the Premier League leaders a shock win in Spain, but was unable to convert.
He admitted that he was frustrated at being incapable of giving his side a shock aggregate lead, but that the result is still a positive one:
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“We had a couple of good chances but if you had said before the game we would draw 1-1 then most of us would have taken it.”
Welbeck headed a Wayne Rooney corner past Diego Lopez to give United the lead on 20 minutes, but Ronaldo netted shortly after to level the scores.
Newcastle midfielder Mo Diame believes the Magpies should be targeting a top ten finish, and fans are in complete agreement with the Senegal international.
A few weeks ago you’d have been laughed out of the room for suggesting Newcastle could land in the top ten this season, but after three consecutive home wins the Magpies can finally start looking up instead of down.
Rafa Benitez’s side have kept clean sheets in all three of the home wins that have all but ensured their survival, grinding out hard fought results against Manchester United and Huddersfield either side of a total demolition of Southampton.
Diame, who has enjoyed a revival of form himself in the past few months, thinks the club should be targeting bigger and better things next season.
“If you finish 17th or 16th then the target next season will simply be to stay up again next time. What we want to do is finish close to the top 10 and maybe we can have a more exciting target next season,” the 30 year-old said.
“This club is massive. The fans are among the best in Europe and we sell 50,000 tickets every home game.
“The target should be much more than just staying up every year.”
Diame has formed a formidable partnership in central midfield alongside Jonjo Shelvey, and a win against Leicester on Saturday could lift Benitez’s men into 10th.
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Luka Modric is a player who deserves his world class status. He might not be the most aggressive midfielder, he may not be able to run the length of the pitch in the blink of an eye, and he couldn’t really label himself an out-and-out goal-scorer, but when the mercurial Croatian gets the ball at his feet, it all starts to make sense.
The former Tottenham star, who successfully converted his Premier League form in the top-flight of the Spanish game, has continued to be a fan-favourite at the Bernabeu for his calm composure on the ball and distinctly dominant nature in the heart of Real Madrid’s midfield.
Whilst his current thigh problem has kept the tricky Croatian out of action for the past few weeks, Luka Modric has reportedly been attracting some serious interest from the Premier League with the January transfer window now upon us. Although the La Liga star is far from being ousted at Real Madrid, will the lure of the English game prove too much for Modric to turn down at this stage in his career?
The 29-year-old, who joined Real Madrid back in 2012, has so far had a resoundingly successful time in Spain. Many initially doubted his much coveted move to the Bernabeu, claiming that the Croatian didn’t quite have what it takes to step up to Europe’s highest level. They simply couldn’t have been more wrong however.
Luka Modric has become a better player during his time in La Liga. If he were to potentially make the switch back to the Premier League, we would all likely see a more defined and well-rounded version of the silky midfielder, who could continue to surprise even the most experienced in the English game. His eagle-like vision, powerful shot and impressive ball-control all go a long way in making the classy Croatian one of the most valued names in world football at the moment.
However, the impressive form of both Isco and the newly acquired Toni Kroos in Carlo Ancelotti’s current midfield, may halt Modric’s La Liga progress, and could potentially spark an end to his time with the Champions League holders should his game time start to suffer.
In line with the reoccurrence of the January transfer window, Jose Mourinho’s Chelsea are thought to be interested in landing Luka Modric should the opportunity present itself any time soon. The midfielder worked with the current Blues’ boss during Mourinho’s time in Madrid, and would certainly give the likes of Diego Costa and Eden Hazard another pair of magical feet to play with.
Although Cesc Fabregas and Nemanja Matic have already developed a pretty solid midfield partnership down at Stamford Bridge this season, the addition of Luka Modric could only help Chelsea’s cause, even if it means some of Mourinho’s fringe players, such as John Obi Mikel, are finally moved on.
Manchester United, with their obscenely expensive summer spending habits, are another Premier League side thought to be interested in landing the Croatian. As Louis van Gaal also has a collection of strong midfielders to choose from, including Daley Blind, Ander Herrera and Juan Mata, Old Trafford would be an equally surprising destination for Luka Modric should such a deal take place. The Croatian would nevertheless fit in well at United, and likely demand a first team spot through his performances.
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Whilst the Croatian hot-shot is rumoured to be valued at an overwhelming estimate of £48 million, neither the Blues or the Red Devils have been put off by steep transfer sums in the past.
Whatever the future hold for Madrid’s no. 19, expect the former Spurs man to continue his fine form on the pitch for several years to come. Whether it be in the Premier League with either Chelsea or Manchester United, or under the constant success of Real Madrid, Luka Modric will continue to be one of Europe’s most sought after and highly valued players regardless of his eventual destination.
With less than 48 hours before the close of the January transfer window, there is still plenty of work at Liverpool left to do with both comings and goings within the squad, with a couple of moves still up in the air and a bit of deadwood to shift on.
The 40-year-old spoke of his desire to add a few fresh faces before the end of deadline day, telling reporters last week: “We hope to do some business between now and the end of the month. We know we still need one or two additions more and the club are doing everything they can to assist me in that.” With that in mind, what are the five things above all else that manager Brendan Rodgers needs to do before deadline day?
Decide what to do with Tom Ince – The club have taken a tough stance in transfer negotiations with Blackpool over the future of the England U-21 international winger, with Rodgers et al refusing to kowtow to Karl Oyston’s demands, the rather shady Seasiders chairman. Liverpool, somewhat understandably, believe that with the player out of contract in the summer and due to the fact that they retain a 35% sell-on clause from Ince’s move between the two clubs 18 months ago, an offer of between £4-6m is about right, but Blackpool look to be holding out for £8m with their own 30% sell-on clause attached.
To be honest, given he can leave for nothing at the end of the season, the Championship club are really in no sort of position to be making demands like that and after they reportedly turned down a £7m offer from Reading, who then subsequently withdrew from the race for his signature, Liverpool look like the only interested party again and they need to weigh up whether forking out £8m for him now or waiting until the summer is the best approach; you suspect it’s the latter.
Scout about for a second-choice goalkeeper – The standard of reserve goalkeepers in the Premier League has dropped all across the board these past five years horrendously, with the systemic dearth of talent effecting the entire global game, Brad Jones’ performance during the FA Cup defeat away at Oldham just cast further doubt on whether he’s quite good enough for the club. With Pepe Reina’s future somewhat up in the air amid likely interest from Barcelona, in search of a shot-stopper of their own after Victor Valdes’ decision to move to a new club at the end of the season when his contract expires, the 30-year-old Australian has already featured 12 times this season in the league and in Europe to due the Spaniard’s patchy injury record this term.
To say he’s failed to impress would be an understatement and the search for someone actually capable of stepping in to Reina’s shoes needs to become a priority. This also means addressing the future of Brazilian goalkeeper Doni, who appears to be at the club in spirit but increasingly homesick for a return home.
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Utilise the loan market – Manchester United have proven in recent times that the rewards for sending out promising players on loan are huge if the right playing environment conducive to their talent is found, with both Danny Welbeck and Tom Cleverley prime examples and Liverpool need to do more in this area. With West Ham so short at the back, particularly at left-back, would it have been the worst idea in the world to offer them Jack Robinson for the rest of the campaign and allow the raw 19-year-old some top flight experience? With Michael Ngoo and Danny Wilson already being packed off to Hearts in Scotland, players like Connor Coady, Jon Flanagan and Samed Yesil would seriously benefit from a short-term loan spell in the Championship or even lower.
What to do with Coates – Speaking of loan spells away, the club need to bring in a new centre-back to truly put pressure on the comfortable but ropey pairing of Daniel Agger and Martin Skrtel, who have both been far from their best this season. The 22-year-old Uruguayan looks to be seriously struggling to adapt to English football and could do with a spell away from Anfield playing more regularly. This explains the club offering Vegard Forren a trial before he completed his move to Southampton and at the moment, Coates looks too slow to be trusted and rather worryingly for a 6ft 5′ centre-back, he looks vulnerable in the air with no great leap on him whatsoever. If Rodgers can secure the permanent signing of a new defender, as has been mooted, then a temporary home needs to be found for Coates.
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Move for another central midfielder – You may be forgiven for thinking that with Joe Allen, Lucas Leiva, Jonjo Shelvey, Steven Gerrard and Jordan Henderson that the club is already reasonably well stocked in the middle of the park, but the squad are still a body light than at the start of the transfer window, with Nuri Sahin having his loan spell cut short early, and with the Europa League still to contend with, they could perhaps do with another fresh face capable of playing through the middle. Philippe Coutinho could be that man, but he’s most likely to be tried out wide first as he accommodates to English football, so while it’s not a more pressing need than say a new centre-back, it should still feature on the agenda if the club have the resources available at their disposal.
Everton fans are impressed by loaned out defender Antonee Robinson, and they’ll love what Bolton fans are saying about the youngster.
Robinson received his first international call-up for the United States this week, and the young left back has been in sensational form on loan at Bolton this season.
Robinson joined Everton aged 11, and has won league titles with the U18s and U23s. After his successful time in the youth setup with Everton, he moved to Bolton on a season-long loan last summer.
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The 20 year-old has impressed Bolton fans with his blistering pace and tireless forward runs, grabbing four assists in 22 Championship starts from left back this season.
He has now received his first international call-up, and will be in the United States squad for their upcoming friendly against Paraguay.
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Everton have had their fair share of defensive troubles this season, with Leighton Baines and Seamus Coleman both missing time through injury. Baines is now 33, prompting plenty of links to Luke Shaw in recent days, but the solution to replacing Baines could already be at the club.
Something that will particularly please Everton fans is how highly Bolton fans are speaking of Robinson. Some of the best Twitter reactions can be found below…
If feels like only yesterday the summer transfer window slammed shut, yet we’re now under three weeks away from the official opening of it’s winter counterpart.West Ham boss Sam Allardyce used a rather modest summer budget of Âjust £30million to completely transform his club’s fortunes, propelling them into the Premier League’s top four this season compared to a 13th place finish last term.It remains to be seen if the Upton Park manager plans on putting the January window to similar use, but the Hammers’ new-found European contenders status will open new avenues to them in the transfer market, whilst there’s plenty of deadwood that needs to be axed throughout the West Ham ranks too.With that in mind, here’s a list of the Three most likely departures from West Ham this winter, combined with their Three most likely replacements.
OUT – RAVEL MORRISON
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According to reports this week, West Ham have officially given up on their mission to unlock the full potential of prodigious midfielder Ravel Morrison:
The 21 year-old’s talent is undoubted, having sporadically demonstrated it at both Championship and Premier League level. Take this incredible solo goal against Tottenham last season for example:
…or a run of six goals in 15 appearances on loan at QPR last season, propelling Harry Redknapp’s side to play-off promotion glory.
Unfortunately however, the off-field issues that ended the England U21’s Manchester United career are catching up with him once again.
In January, he’ll go on trial for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, and that, combined with his loan spell at Cardiff City being cut short after just seven Championship appearances, appears to have nullified the Hammers’ faith in the midfielder turning his struggling career around.
Viable suitors will largely depend upon the outcome of the court case, but Redknapp might be prepared to give Morrison another chance at Loftus Road after his performances last year.
IN – JAVI FUEGO
Reports over the weekend, originally sourced from Spanish publication Marca, claimed the Hammers have put Valencia midfielder Javi Fuego firmly in their transfer crosshairs:
And, rather interestingly, they’ve since been backed up by Sky Sports Spanish Football super-correspondent Guillem Balague, who tends to be on the money when it comes to La Liga transfers:
There’s certainly more eye-catching performers at the Mestalla but the 30 year-old defensive midfielder does the simple things well and has established a key role in the Valencia first team since leaving Rayo Vallecano two seasons ago, as detailed below:
Having featured in every minute of Los Che’s La Liga campaign thus far, as Balague speculates, manager Nuno Santo won’t be best pleased if Fuego is offloaded in January.
But the former Spain U23 is about to enter the final 18 months of his contract and Valencia are believed to be eying a deal for Argentine World Cup star Enzo Perez, which would undoubtedly increase West Ham’s chances of signing Fuego.
Here’s a clip of the former Levante and Recreativo star in action:
OUT-WINSTON REID
Certainly not a departure by West Ham’s own design, but if the East London club are approached with a decent offer for contract rebel Winston Reid in January, they’ll have little option but to sell.
The combative centre-back has made enormous progress since first turning up at Upton Park in 2010 following a string of impressive World Cup performances for New Zealand.
He was a vital factor in West Ham’s 2011/12 promotion campaign from the Championship and a year later won the Hammer of the Year award. The 26 year-old has since gone on to convince many that he’s one of the Premier League’s better centre-backs outside of the top six.
So with Reid’s contract entering its final six months and David Sullivan revealing the defender’s desire for European football, he’s been linked with several top English clubs ahead of the January window:
Sam Allardyce has claimed the All Whites skipper will be going nowhere unless one of his suitors coughs up an eye-watering £20million, but that’s likely a final effort to drive up Reid’s potential price-tag as much as possible.
IN – NICOLAS N’KOULOU
It’s believed Sam Allardyce’s priority replacement for Winston Reid is Marseille star Nicolas N’Koulou:
The Cameroon international boasts strength and power in abundance and has become a near-permanence in the L’OM starting line-up since joining them from Monaco in 2011, going on to register 119 Ligue 1 appearances.
The 24 year-old’s potential has attracted some major names before, including Arsenal, Liverpool, Sevilla and Atletico Madrid, and his resurgence in form this season, as detailed below, appears to have particularly caught the Irons’ attention:
With just 18 months left on the 5 foot 11 centre-half’s contract, January represents the right time to buy from West Ham’s perspective but convincing him to quit Marseille could prove more problematic – the Stade Velodrome outfit are currently topping Ligue 1:
OUT – MATTHEW JARVIS
Injuries have certainly been a factor but Matt Jarvis has seen just 113 minutes’ worth of action in the Premier League this season, suggesting his West Ham career could soon be coming to an end.
In truth, the one-time England international has never replicated the form of his eight-goal 2011/12 campaign at Wolves, as shown in the video below, or come close to justifying his £11million transfer fee.
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Here’s the winger’s stats from the last few campaigns:
The 28 year-old recently informed reporters of his determination to return to the West Ham starting line-up, but other reports claim he could be offloaded to West Brom for around £5million when the transfer window opens:
IN – YEVHEN KONOPLYANKA
The Hammers’ ill-fated £9.5million bid for Dnipro winger Yevhen Konoplyanka fell on deaf ears during the summer, but the East London club find better luck in the New Year when that the Ukrainian international’s contract enters it’s final six months.
The 25 year-old, who boasts 32 goals and plenty of assists in 149 league outings for Dnipro, first burst onto the scene with this absolute stunner against England at Wembley back in 2012:
He’s since gone on to win two Ukrainian Premier League Footballer of the Year awards, leading many to rate Konoplyanka as one of the most Europe’s talented outside of its five leading top flights.
For West Ham to land the playmaking winger would be a major coup, with some even speculating a transfer fee as miserly as £5million, but revived interest from long-term admirers Tottenham could be an issue:
Swansea travel to North London looking for their first ever victory at White Hart Lane. They have never won a Premier League match against Tottenham and never won in 12 outings in the League against them.
They have only managed to pick up a dismal 2 points in total but with have renewed faith that this Sunday will be their lucky day having reached the Capital One Cup semi-final midweek.
Spurs will be looking to bounce back from their disastrous collapse at Goodison Park last weekend conceding two goals at the death. AVB’s men still remain firmly within touching distance of the top four so won’t be unduly concerned about their prospects just yet.
They should take note of the Welsh club as they look to secure back to back North London victories this season having despatched Arsenal 2-0 at the Emirates not so long ago.
AVB will be without Gareth Bale (Hamstring) as Clint Dempsey looks to continue his impressive display of form deputising in the midfielder’s absence.
The Premier League clash may have come just too soon for Scott Parker who is on the verge of a return to the Spurs set up, adding much needed steel to the midfield, though he could make the bench.
Dawson and Benoit Assou Ekotto look doubts for the fixture with the latter only recently returning to light training. Younes Kaboul (knee) is also set to be out until next year.
Michael Laudrup will continue on with 34 year old Gerhard Tremmel as the impressive Michel Vorm remains on the sidelines.
Ashley Williams served a one-match ban for accumulating five yellow cards in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday, so will return to the starting XI on Sunday. Neil Taylor remains a long term injury yet is expected to put pen to paper to a new deal to keep him at the club when he returns.
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Tottenham have only failed to hit the back of the net in the League once this season and only Everton have matched this impressive record. So Spurs will be looking to get in amongst the goals again on Sunday.
Sunderland fans have been taking out their frustrations on Twitter after the club announced home tickets for sale at £25.
It’s been a miserable season for Sunderland fans, and what will make it even more infuriating is that the worst of it has come at home.
The Black Cats are on track for a historically bad home record this season, having won just twice at the Stadium of Light all season (1-0 wins against Hull and Fulham, not exactly exciting for the fans).
This week, the club announced tickets on sale for their final home games of the season, and needless to say fans are less than impressed with the pricing.
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The upper tier of the Stadium of Light is set to be closed next season to improve the atmosphere as attendances drop. Matchday tickets are now being sold at £25, and some fans are suggesting they give them away for free if they’re so intent on improving the atmosphere.
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The club ownership, most notably Ellis Short, has come under considerable criticism from fans for quite some time, and their decision to keep ticket prices relatively high for a Championship club is not sitting well with the fans.
Some of the best Twitter reactions can be found below…