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Many Southampton fans have been slamming the performance of Adam Armstrong in their 4-0 loss at Liverpool in the Premier League on Saturday.

The visitors almost immediately went behind to a second-minute Diogo Jota goal after some fine work by Andy Robertson, before the former Wolves winger got his second just after the half-hour mark.

Thiago and Virgil van Dijk added to Ralph Hasenhuttl’s misery by the full-time whistle, as his team endured a real drubbing at Anfield.

Armstrong was one Saints player who seemed to struggle throughout the game, losing out on two of his duels, while he also missed with four of his goal attempts and failed to record a single successful dribble or key pass (SofaScore).

The striker was guilty of losing the ball on 10 separate occasions, and the fact that he had fewer touches (31) than his own goalkeeper Alex McCarthy (37) (SofaScore) summed up how little impact he had on the match.

Southampton fans slam Armstrong

These Southampton fans slammed the striker’s performance on Twitter, with one even going as far as to claim that he is a ‘Championship’ player:

“Perraud – Championship player. Armstrong – Championship player. Saints squad – Championship. Just not good enough.”

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“Better 2nd half. Lyanco is levels above Bednarek. Tella has to start more often. Armstrong was far too wasteful.”

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“Adam Armstrong looks broken after 13 games. Buying good Champ players will always be a massive gamble as they can’t always make that step up to the PL”

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“Adam Armstrong is so so bad.”

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“I didn’t think there could’ve been a less convincing finisher that Chele but we certainly found him in Armstrong. Shocking”

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“Armstrong = The English Carrillo”

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In other news, find out whose display against Liverpool was also slammed by many Saints fans

فاز فريق فيوتشر إف سي على منافسه بيدكو بول الأوغندي بهدفٍ دون رد في المباراة التي جمعت بينهما اليوم ببطولة كأس الكونفدرالية.

وأقيمت المباراة على أرضية ملعب استاد القاهرة اليوم ضمن منافسات جولة الإياب من دور الـ64 ببطولة الكونفدرالية.

طالع أيضًا.. فيديو | إصابة محمد رضا بوبو في مباراة فيوتشر وبول الأوغندي

وكانت مباراة الذهاب التي أقيمت منذ أسبوع في أوغندا قد انتهت بالتعادل السلبي بين الفريقين.

وأشهر الحكم الجزائري محرز المالكي البطاقة الحمراء للاعب بول الأوغندي أونشورا لحصوله على إنذارين، ليستكمل فريقه المباراة بـ10 لاعبين.

وشهدت المباراة في الدقيقة 36، إصابة محمد رضا بوبو لاعب الوسط بنادي فيوتشر واستبداله ونزول عمر سافيولا على حسابه.

وسيطر التعادل السلبي على نتيجة الشوط الأول، ولم يستطع أي من الفريقين كسر حالة الصيام التهديفي.

ونجح الكاميروني جوزيف جوناثان لاعب فيوتشر أن يسجل هدفًا رائعًا من ضربة حرة مباشرة في الدقيقة 78، ليقول الفريق المصري للتقدم على منافسه الأوغندي. هدف فوز فيوتشر على بيدكو بول الأوغندي في الكونفدرالية

وتأهل فيوتشر الذي يشارك في الكونفدرالية لأول مرة في تاريخه بعد فوزه اليوم لمنافسات دور الـ32 ليضرب موعدًا مع فريق كالون السيراليوني الذي أطاح بمنافس بافلس دي بورجو البنيني بنتيجة (3-1) في مجموع المباراتين.

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Atlético-GO e Palmeiras se enfrentam neste domingo, às 17h, no estádio Olímpico, em Goiânia (GO). O confronto da 28ª rodada do Brasileiro será entre o lanterna e o atual campeão brasileiro, que está passando por uma mudança de comando, após a saída de Cuca. Confira as principais informações do duelo:

Local: Estádio Olímpico, em Goiânia (GO)
Data e horário: 15/10/17 – às 19h
Árbitro: Rodolpho Toski Marques (Fifa-PR)
Assistentes: Rafael Trombeta eVictor Hugo Imazu dos Santos (ambos do PR)
Onde acompanhar: Globo, Premiere e em tempo real no LANCE!

Atlético-GO:Marcos; Jonathan, Gilvan, William Alves e Bruno Pacheco; Ronaldo, Paulinho, Andrigo, Jorginho e Luiz Fernando; Walter. Técnico: João Paulo Sanches
Desfalques: Não há
Pendurados:Luiz Fernando, Jorginho, Silva, Bruno Pacheco, Jonathan, Gilvan, Igor, Niltinho e Marcão Silva

Palmeiras: Fernando Prass; Mayke, Edu Dracena, Juninho e Egídio; Tchê Tchê, Bruno Henrique e Moisés; Dudu, Willian e Deyverson. Técnico: Alberto Valentim (interino)
Desfalques: Mina (transição física), Róger Guedes (barrado para recondicionamento) e Jean (desgaste muscular)
Pendurados: Fernando Prass, Bruno Henrique, Felipe Melo, Gabriel Furtado, Keno e Róger Guedes

Palpites: Na redação do LANCE!,57% das pessoas apostam na vitória do Palmeiras fora de casa; outros14% acreditam no empate e29% crê na vitória do Atlético-GO, no estádio Olímpico.

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O técnico Zé Ricardo confirmou que Wagner será desfalque mais uma vez, neste sábado, contra a Chapecoense. Com dores na coxa, o meia voltou a treinar no campo, mas ainda não tem condições de jogo. Por outro lado, o treinador não quis revelar o time titular. Ele despistou, disse que testou algumas alternativas no treino e que ainda não definiu a escalação.

– Hoje (sexta) mesmo finalizamos nossa preparação com duas, três mudanças. Efetivando ou a sequência ou início do jogo. Ainda não defini, deixei isso bem claro com eles, para deixar todos em alerta. Até o fechamento da programação de sábado antes de a gente vir para o estádio vou definir – disse Zé, em coletiva após o treino desta sexta-feira.

A novidade fica por conta do retorno de Thalles à lista de relacionados. Depois de dois jogos fora até do banco, o atacante vai para a partida após bater algumas metas para melhorar o seu peso.

-O Thalles teve problemas que já é conhecido, mas se recuperou. Conversei bastante com ele também. Tem muita gente no clube querendo o bem dele. Eu como estou chegando agora não vou ter a presunção de ser o salvador da pátria nessa caso. Só mostrei para ele que a gente tem que trabalhar com performance e ele tinha que se ajudar nesse fato. Ele bateu algumas metas que nós achamos que deveria cumprir. Está relacionado para o jogo de amanhã e espero que a gente conte com ele e ele possa nos ajudar – contou Zé Ricardo.

O treinador vascaíno minimizou a dificuldade na saída de bola encontrada no jogo contra o Sport. Segundo o treinador, aquele foi uma para ser considerado exceção, já que o time não estava em uma boa noite.

-Penso que aquela partida foi muito abaixo da nossa equipe. Trabalhamos nesses quatro dias de preparação também esse ponto. Não podemos trazer como regra o jogo passado nesse ponto de vista de saída de bola. Conversei com os jogadores e passei que temos a capacidade de fazer a parte de criação da equipe melhorar. Já espero que amanhã apresenta evolução – comentou o treinador, destacando que só com a evolução de todo o time, o atacante Andrés Rios vai melhorar o seu desempenho.

-Quando a gente faz os ajustes, faz de maneira integral na equipe. Se a gente não tiver uma boa saída de bola, naturalmente quem está na frente terá dificuldade de recebê-la. Fizemos uns dois, três treinos com características próximas do que vamos enfrentar amanhã contra a Chapecoense. Com isso, a gente entende que se a equipe estiver mais concentrada, entender os momentos do jogo, ter a posse de bola mais seletiva e melhorar a criação, vamos ter o Andrés Rios finalizando mais – completou.

Apesar do mistério de Zé Ricardo, o Vasco deve entrar em campo com o mesmo time que começou contra o Sport: Martin Silva, Madson, Breno, Anderson Martins e Ramon; Jean e Wellington; Yago Pikachu, Nenê e Mateus Vital; Andrés Rios.

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After failing to beat Burnley in their previous Premier League game, which ended with a 2-2 draw, Southampton take on Watford at Vicarage Road in what is another big clash for the Saints, with the Hornets only two points ahead of them in the table and scoring five goals in their previous league outing against Everton.

On the chalkboard

Looking ahead to the match against the Hertfordshire club, one player who Southampton will have available and who we feel should be in the starting XI is captain James Ward-Prowse.

During Southampton’s 3-1 defeat against Chelsea earlier this month, Ward-Prowse was shown a red card and given a three-game ban for a challenge on Jorginho, which saw him miss the matches against Leeds United, Burnley and their Carabao Cup clash against the west Londoners in midweek.

Prior to that, Ward-Prowse had played every minute of Premier League action for Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side, proving just how vital he is for the club.

Now that the 26-year-old, who is currently earning £45k-per-week according to Spotrac, has completed his ban, we feel that Hasenhuttl should have no qualms over putting him straight back into his starting line-up to try and get all three points out of the game against Watford on Saturday.

Since making his senior debut for the Saints back in 2011 after working his way through their youth system, Ward-Prowse – who has been previously labelled an “exceptional” player by Stephen Warnock – has made 331 appearances for the Saints across all competitions, scoring 35 goals and providing 42 assists in the process.

So far this season, he has racked up an average of 1.4 shots at goal and 1.4 key passes per game in the Premier League, showing just how much of an attacking influence he has on the team, and that’s why we believe he could frighten Watford at the weekend.

Looking ahead to the match against Claudio Ranieri’s side, we feel that Ward-Prowse should definitely be in Southampton’s starting XI to see if he can add to the two goals he has under his belt already this season and give the Saints the best chance of getting three points and climbing further away from the relegation zone.

In other news: Hasenhuttl could unearth Southampton’s next Redmond in ‘talented’ 18 y/o four-goal starlet

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O zagueiro Bruno Alves está há apenas duas semanas no São Paulo, mas já deve fazer sua estreia no time. Ele é favorito para ocupar a vaga de Arboleda no duelo contra a Ponte Preta no próximo sábado no Morumbi – o equatoriano está suspenso. Mais do que o importante momento na carreira, o defensor enxerga o duelo como um divisor de águas para o Tricolor sair da zona do rebaixamento no Campeonato Brasileiro, em que a ocupa a 19ª colocação com 23 pontos.

– Nossa matemática é depender de nós. Não tem mais matemática, é buscar as vitórias, os pontos que estamos precisando. Vai ser um divisor de águas, para dependendo sair até da zona nesta rodada – declarou o defensor, após treinar como titular ao lado de Rodrigo Caio.

Durante a entrevista, sua segunda no São Paulo, o zagueiro despistou e não quis confirmar a estreia no sábado. Disse algumas vezes que tanto ele quanto Lugano e Aderllan, seus concorrentes, têm as mesmas chances. Não é bem assim. Alves é o favorito e deve jogar, já que tem o apreço do técnico Dorival Júnior.

Confira como foi a entrevista do camisa 34, cara nova do São Paulo em meio à crise:

Primeira chance no time
Importante é todo mundo estar preparado. Estar treinando bem, para poder ajudar o São Paulo e conquistar a vitória no Morumbi.

Está pronto para a estreia?
Desde quando cheguei me senti bem, fui bem recebido pelo grupo, estou me sentindo bem confiante, e procurando meu melhor em todos os treinos. Como eu disse, Dorival ainda não escolheu, vai fazer isso na sexta. E vamos se preparar bem

Zaga não sofrer gols
É encaixe. Como toda gol não é culpa só da defesa. A parada foi boa para o Dorival intensificar os treinamentos. Acredito que ele está se preparando para a gente fazer um bom jogo.

Definição do time
Tem mais dois dias ainda de treinamento para o jogo da Ponte. Claro que estou preparado, treinando bem, como todos, mas volto a dizer, quem o Dorival escolher vai estar 100% para time sair dessa situação.

Duelo contra a Ponte Preta
A gente sabe que no Brasileiro não tem jogo fácil. Todos os jogos são difíceis, mas temos de estar preparados, contamos com o torcedor com uma bela festa, que assim vamos brigar até o último minuto.

Jogar com Rodrigo Caio
No treinamento ele é um excelente zagueiro, nível de seleção brasileira. Todo mundo conhece o trabalho dele. Ele passa orientações ali, tenho certeza de que quem jogar no lugar dele, vai dar conta do recado..

Desbancar Lugano
O Lugano é um excelente zagueiro, todos sabemos da história dele no clube. Os zagueiros que estão aqui hoje, todos estão treinando bem, quem for escolhido sabe da responsabilidade do jogador que for entrar para honrar a camisa do São Paulo e ajudar a equipe.

Parada para treinos
A parada foi boa para ajustar alguns detalhes, sabemos que não temos tempo de treinar. Acredito que ele está buscando um caminho, mudando peças, para acertar o time.

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Abdul Qadir has resigned as Pakistan’s chief selector, barely six months into his stint. The move comes the morning after a dispiriting defeat to England in the ICC World Twenty20 in England, but it is believed that was not the spur for the decision.”Abdul Qadir has handed in his resignation to the chairman of the board and it has been accepted,” Salim Altaf, chief operating officer PCB, told Cricinfo. “No reason has been given to us by Qadir.”Wasim Bari, the board’s HR head, also confirmed that no reason had been provided by Qadir. “All we know is that he handed in his resignation and it was accepted,” he said. The status of the other members of the three-man selection committee, ex-Test cricketers Salim Jaffer and Shoaib Mohammad, is for the moment unaffected. “Only Qadir has handed in his notice,” Bari said.Cricinfo understands, however, that differences had arisen between the chairman of the board, Ijaz Butt, and Qadir. In particular, a recent selection committee meeting in Lahore to pick Pakistan’s A squad for their tour to Australia is said to have been pivotal in Qadir’s eventual decision.During the meeting, it is believed Butt and Qadir developed differences over the squad’s composition. One source said that Qadir had been irked by Butt’s less than tactful dealings with him and was disturbed by interference in selection matters. Butt is said to have taken serious objection to some of the selections in the squad.Qadir’s tenure may have been short on time, but it was not short on news. A unique thinker on the game and a straight talker, Qadir was increasingly a voracious media’s dream. Soon after the squad for the Twenty20 World Cup was finalised, Qadir publicly expressed his concerns over the composition, in particular Saeed Ajmal’s inclusion. The selection of Shahzaib Hasan – though not opposed at the time – also did not go down well with Qadir.Soon after he was appointed, his ideas on how Pakistan would warm up for the Sri Lanka series in January – with a series of practice matches among themselves instead of domestic cricket – also attracted the public ire of PCB officials. His relationship with Younis Khan, Pakistan’s captain, began rockily but is said to have improved over the months. The deterioration in his relationship with Butt, however, appears to have been more critical, leaving Pakistan looking for its fourth chief selector since the 2007 World Cup.

Queens Park Rangers will be aiming to progress to the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup when they welcome Sunderland to the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium tonight.

Mark Warburton’s charges have won their last three fixtures on home territory but will come into this one off the back of a disappointing defeat at the hands of Peterborough United last time out.

The capital club are likely to be without left-back Lee Wallace and midfielder Sam Field for the visit of the Black Cats. Wallace has been out with a hamstring problem since the middle of August and is yet to make his return to first team action, while Field is set to continue his recovery from a knee injury.

Sam McCallum could also be an injury concern for the Hoops after he was substituted against Peterborough at the weekend with a tight hamstring, meaning Warburton will have no natural left-sided defender available for this midweek encounter.

With that in mind, here’s how Football FanCast expects QPR to line up against their League One opponents, with many changes from the side which started against the Posh…

In goal, first-choice shot-stopper Seny Dieng is set to keep his place between the sticks despite keeping just four clean sheets in his 15 appearances this season.

Ahead of the Senegal international is likely to be a familiar back three, but with one change. Jordy de Wijs could come in to give Yoann Barbet a well-earned rest, with Rob Dickie and Jimmy Dunne completing the defensive unit.

The engine room is expected to experience wholesale changes, however. Osman Kakay and Luke Amos should get rare opportunities to impress from the off along with the more regulars Moses Odubajo, while 30-year-old Stefan Johansen will offer an experienced head in the middle of the park.

Concluding the starting XI should be a strike partnership of Andre Gray for a rare start and Chris Willock just ahead of Ilias Chair, which would mean that the £1.8m-rated Charlie Austin and his strike partner Lyndon Dykes drop to the bench for a rest after both started against Peterborough.

In other news… Alan Nixon drops QPR claim on “outstanding” £4k-p/w beast which will have fans buzzing

Aston Villa sporting director Johan Lange could solve the club’s midfield problem by signing Juventus star Weston McKennie in the upcoming January transfer window.

What’s the story?

Reports in recent months had claimed that the Bianconeri would be willing to let the USA international go in the summer, with “strong interest” from both Villa and fellow Premier League side Spurs.

While a move failed to materialise before the deadline, journalist Alan Nixon then revealed that Dean Smith’s side will look to make a fresh attempt at signing McKennie in a couple of months.

And now, speaking to GIVEMESPORT amid the speculation linking Villa with a move for the midfielder, The Express and Star journalist Luke Hatfield said: “They definitely need someone who can provide some defensive stability in the middle of the park, but I think they’re trying to find almost that kind of hybrid player. The one who can win the ball back and screen that back four, but then also progress the ball forward.”

Exciting Nakamba upgrade

After months of speculation linking them with a move for the likes of Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse, one of the big things that Lange missed for Villa was the signing of a new central midfielder.

In making a move for McKennie, they can rectify that mistake.

Hailed as a “leader” by David Wagner, the American’s performances in the Bundesliga for Schalke earned him a high-profile move to Juventus, where former boss Andrea Pirlo was a big fan of his.

Calling him a “rock”, the Italy icon added: “He’s young and can improve a lot. In my opinion, he’s a midfielder who can play as a No 8 in a three in midfield, right or left. He gets in the box and scores goals but he’s also very good at winning the ball back.

“His role is in a three in midfield as one of the two players on either side of the regista. Last year we played in a different system, so he had to adapt.”

Dubbed as an “outstanding talent”, the £22.5m-rated McKennie is as Pirlo says, a real box-to-box threat. While the end product hasn’t always been there – he’s only scored 11 goals in his short career thus far – all the key elements are: the power, the pace, the tackling and the energy to get up and down the pitch.

As per Whoscored, he has an impressive career average of making 1.3 tackles and 1.2 interceptions per game, while also managing just a shade under one shot and key pass per match too – a real indication of his all-action style of play.

That’s significantly better than what Marvelous Nakamba has managed in his career, and while the Zimbabwe international might boast slightly better defensive stats than McKennie, he doesn’t come close to him in terms of the ball at his feet.

As Hatfield says, that hybrid midfielder is what Villa are looking for, and McKennie fits that bill to a tee.

Meanwhile, Ashley Preece has confirmed a major Aston Villa boost before the game against Arsenal on Friday…

A number of Liverpool supporters are fuming about a lack of squad depth after journalist David Lynch provided a Reds injury update.

Jurgen Klopp had a quiet summer in the transfer market, only signing Ibrahima Konate and waving goodbye to the likes of Gini Wijnaldum and Xherdan Shaqiri, among others.

The lack of business left plenty of fans unhappy, with a lack of squad depth claimed as the reason for this.

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Liverpool are already looking slightly light in attacking areas this season, with Lynch confirming on Twitter on Thursday that Roberto Firmino and Takumi Minamino are both out of Sunday’s trip to Leeds United in the Premier League.

It means Divock Origi is the only genuine attacking option from the substitutes’ bench, assuming Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Diogo Jota all start.

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Liverpool fans unhappy with lack of squad depth

These Liverpool fans took to Twitter to show their frustration at the situation.

“So assuming Liverpool start Salah, Jota and Mane against Leeds, #LFC’s forward options off the bench will be Oxlade-Chamberlain and Origi. This is what some #LFC fans mean when they say the squad is clearly lacking depth.”

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“So Liverpool has a total of one (1) attacker available off the bench, and it’s Divock Origi. Yeah, we definitely couldn’t have used any reinforcements this summer. What we have will for sure be all we need for the next 8 months.”

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“FSG out”

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“Glad we have depth up top then”

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“The state of this club smh”

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“I’m in pain”

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In other news, some Liverpool fans have been bemoaning a transfer claim regarding the Reds. Read more here.