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The only problem I can see with leaving Mbangwa out is that it doesn’t do his confidence much good knowing he hasn’t been considered to be in the list of the best 30 one-day cricketers in Zimbabwe, knowing that players like Mahwire and Mwayenga, who

John Ward21-Dec-2002THE WORLD CUP TEAMThe only problem I can see with leaving Mbangwa out is that it doesn’t do his confidence much good knowing he hasn’t been considered to be in the list of the best 30 one-day cricketers in Zimbabwe, knowing that players like Mahwire and Mwayenga, who have hardly even touched first-class cricket have been selected instead.The biggest problem I can see is not one caused by the selectors but this. When Streak, Blignaut, Hondo, Friend and Olonga are fully fit, who will play out of them? A tricky situation for the selectors, I feel, especially with the racial quota.This would be my final 15.1. Alistair Campbell
2. Mark Vermeulen
3. Andy Flower
4. Stuart Carlisle
5. Craig Evans
6. Grant Flower
7. Doug Marillier
8. Guy Whittall or Barney Rogers
9. Tatenda Taibu
10.Brian Murphy
11.Andy Blignaut
12.Heath Streak
13.Douglas Hondo
14.Travis Friend
15.Henry Olonga
How Wishart was selected for the recent one-day series I will never know. He only adds depth to the side. No one has really seen him do an awful lot in international cricket. Carlisle, despite being out of form, adds depth and experience. He has performed on occasions in international cricket and deserves another chance. I sure if Campbell had a lean domestic series he still would have been selected for the series against Pakistan and Kenya.Thanks. What do the other readers think?James Matthews (Australia)DIFFERENCE IN OPINIONReply To Muslim Karimjee from KenyaI don’t mean to sound rude or anything but I think you are just about the most narrow-minded person I have come across. You say that Kenya could beat Zimbabwe. Have you seen the stats? Not once EVER has Kenya beaten Zimbabwe. The last result being of course a stroll in the park for Zimbabwe.I also believe you are mistaken about Kenya being able to thump our A side. If you look at the last year’s series, one draw and one loss doesn’t to me sound like a thumping. If you look at the second `Test’ 199 for 1. That to me doesn’t sound very encouraging for your bowlers. Now you want Test status. Apart from Tikolo and Odumbe you have NO batsmen who would even make a full-strength Midlands team.I don’t mean to sound too negative about Kenyan cricket. I would love to see them gain Test status but not until they can play somewhere near Test standard.Apart from that I would like to know more about Paul Strang. The last time I heard about him he wasn’t bowling leg-spin because of injury. Is that still the case? Is Guy Whittall injured or are the selectors just ignoring him as usual?Sibusiso Nkomani (Belgium)Reply: Paul still hasn’t been able to resume his usual leg-spin. Guy Whittall can bat but is still doubtful for bowling, and this may well be why the selectors have excluded him.KENYA DISAPPOINTINGIn regards to the letter published in the last ZCO newsletter on Kenya in cricket, I believe that Zimbabwe are a lot better team than Kenya and would definitely have beaten Kenya in the First ODI if it hadn’t rained.With due respect Kenya are a good and talented team and may well beatZimbabwe one day, but not too soon in my eyes. They are a strong batting side but lack the bowling they deserves. They need someone to back Martin Suji and at the moment that’s just not happening.Surely there must be better cricketers in Kenya then some of the guys in the team at the moment. In my opinion they should have been given Test status before Bangladesh without a doubt, but because they didn’t I’m sure they will work harder to receive that status and give teams like India, Pakistan and so on a run for their money.Adam Pfeiffer (Australia)THE STATE OF KENYAN CRICKETA couple of points* I did feel you were a little harsh on your comments about Kenya’s current status last week, despite the results against Zimbabwe. In the last two years they seem to have play Sri Lanka A (twice), West Indies, Zimbabwe A & Bangladesh A in first class games. However I agree more matches of this type can only help. It has to be asked what has happened to the plan of the major Test playing nations, sending their `A’ teams to the leading associates each year?* As for Test Status for Kenya, their players deserve to be playing a more regular, higher class of cricket (as do some other individuals from associate nations). However, what is the strength of the their junior system? I’m surprise to see no Kenyan team playing in the Under-17 national South African championships, while both Namibia and Zimbabwe have entered teams. Maybe I’m mistaken or is there a good reason???* Let’s hope that Zimbabwe, Kenya & Nambia can work together (where possible) to raise the standard of cricket in their respective nations and surprise a few in the World Cup.Richard Jones (Australia)

Recent reports have claimed that Lukas Nmecha is set to leave Manchester City this summer, which could be a disastrous decision by Pep Guardiola and Txiki Begiristain.

Nmecha likely to be sold

In a piece for the Manchester Evening News which detailed Lukas’ brother Felix’s exit from the Etihad outfit, it is suggested that the German U21 international is also likely to leave on a permanent deal this summer, after spending last season on loan with Anderlecht.

The £10.8m-rated striker starred in the U21 European Championships this summer as he finished as the top scorer for Germany as they won the trophy, which suggests that he has an extremely bright future, yet City are seemingly keen to cash in on him.

Big mistake by Txiki?

Nmecha was in extremely impressive form for Anderlecht last season, contributing 18 goals and three assists in 37 appearances in the Jupiler Pro League, which helped him average a superb 7.06 rating from WhoScored for his performances.

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Given that Guardiola is currently lacking a natural goalscorer in his side for next season following the exit of Sergio Aguero earlier this summer, you would have thought that Nmecha would have been given an opportunity to impress at the Etihad following his form in Belgium last season, yet it seems as if they have already made their mind up on the 22-year-old.

City legend Vincent Kompany, who currently manages Anderlecht, was full of praise for Nmecha last season, saying:

“Of course, he still has room for improvement, but actually he is already a quite complete striker. He does not have any noticeable weaknesses.

“At the moment he is already one of the best strikers in Belgium.”

Although Nmecha has struggled in previous loan spells with the likes of Middlesbrough and Wolfsburg, he clearly made a lot of progress last season and deserves a chance to add to the three appearances he has made in a Manchester City shirt thus far in his career.

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If he is allowed to leave for a minimal fee and continues to impress elsewhere, then this transfer decision might prove to be a disastrous one from Txiki in the future.

And, in other news… Bye-bye Mendy: Txiki should seal Man City swoop for “fearless” £6.3m-rated gem

A major update has emerged on Crystal Palace target Radu Dragusin regarding where he wants to play his football next season. 

What’s the talk?

The Eagles have been dealt a blow in their pursuit of the Juventus centre-back as his agent Florian Manea revealed that the 19-year-old wants to stay with the Italian giants.

Manea has confirmed that Dragusin wishes to remain at Juventus despite offers to join clubs in England and Germany, telling Calcio Mercato, as transcribed by JuveFC:

“He wants to stay at Juventus, he does not want to leave. There have been offers from England and Germany, but he wants to play for Juventus. If you do your best, I believe that in the end you will get to play for Juve.

“If Dragusin does leave, it will just be on loan to get more playing time. But he wants to remain a Juventus player.”

Earlier this year, former Juventus head coach Andrea Pirlo called Dragusin an “interesting” player, telling Gazzetta dello Sport, as transcribed by TekDeeps: “Radu Dragusin did very well, he is a very interesting player who has been training with us for several months. He is a young man of perspective and has already demonstrated his qualities.”

Fans will be gutted

Crystal Palace fans must be gutted reading these quotes from Manea as they seemingly rule out the chance of Dragusin ending up at Selhurst Park this summer.

The teenager is desperate to stay at Juventus and there does not appear to be an opening to sign him permanently in the coming months, which could rule Palace out of the race for his services and provide a major blow to Steve Parish’s plans in the short and long-term for the club. Fans will surely be frustrated that they now look set to miss out on the young prospect following this update.

Whilst Manea has opened the door to a loan deal for Dragusin if Juventus have no plans to play him next season, Palace may not be able to provide him with regular game-time. At the age of 19, the Romanian is a prospect rather than an established player, and there is no way for Palace to guarantee that he will be able to start every week with the centre-back options they have at their disposal. Mamadou Sakho, James Tomkins, Martin Kelly, Chiekhou Kouyate, Gary Cahill and Scott Dann are already at the club, which could limit how much Dragusin is able to play next season if he joins the Eagles.

This would not be an issue with a permanent deal for the 1.91m (6 foot 3) beast, though. All of the aforementioned centre-back options for Palace are 31 or older and heading into the final years of their careers, whilst Dragusin is in the embryonic stages of his.

Therefore, he could be the long-term solution to Palace’s centre-back problems and has the potential to be a key player for years to come, even if it does not happen immediately. That is why a short-term loan deal would not make sense for Palace and why this news is a major blow to Parish’s pursuit of the defender.

AND in other news, Get it done: Major development emerges on £10.8m-rated beast, Palace must seal deal…

There were two mascots at the County Ground on Sunday where Somerset Sabres entertained Worcester Royals in the NUL National League.Before the match started both mascots, `Stumpy’ the Somerset County Cricket Club’s Dragon and Caty Larcombe from Ilminster went out to the middle to toss up with the captains Mike Burns from the Sabres and Graeme Hick from the Royals.Caty, then enjoyed the rest of her day as the guest of the club, and sat on the balcony of the Colin Atkinson along with members of her family. She won her day as mascot after naming the club’s new dragon in a competition run by the Somerset County Gazette.For Stumpy however that was just the start of what was probably his busiest day yet at the club.During the match he circulated among the crowd meeting supporters and signing autographs, and yet again he almost became the hero of the day. Whilst Somerset were batting skipper Mike Burns drove a ball hard into the crowd in front of the Colin Atkinson Pavilion , where it hit a spectator.Luckily enough the St Johns Ambulance were quickly on the scene, but also on the scene was Stumpy, who as well as being a dab hand at mending pipes is also a qualified first aider. Stumpy was not called upon on this occasion but was all ready to help and had his dragon first aid kit at the ready!During the tea interval Stumpy invited his young fans to try to bowl him out. Under the watchful eye of his coach, Peter Robinson, Stumpy was beaten only once, and that was by a slower ball that was bowled by ten year old Richard Stabbins from Bridgwater.Richard, who attends Enmore Primary School is a keen cricketer, and plays `Corner Cricket’ for South West Somerset. After his achievements he was presented with a minicricket bat, an autographed team sheet and the match ball from the Somerset innings by Peter Robinson.Later in the day Stumpy was introduced to comedian John Cleese, who was supporting his fellow `Westonian’ Rob Turner whose benefit match it was.Membership secretary Jo Betsworth told me at the end of the day: "Stumpy is proving to be very popular indeed with all the supporters both young and old and he certainly seems to have enjoyed himself today."At the end of a long hard day Stumpy went back home for a well earned rest before next appearing at the County Ground on August 19th when Somerset Sabres entertain Nottingham Outlaws in a Floodlit NUL match.

With Bruno Lage now sitting comfortably in the Wolves hot seat, it’s time for the new manager to pick out some fresh faces.

He knows the Old Gold will have to act shrewdly in the transfer market so don’t expect too many marquee arrivals.

What’s the word?

One way Wolves could get around their limited finances is by signing players on loan or via a free transfer.

Back in January, the Old Gold were touted with a switch for Diego Costa. He’d left Atletico Madrid by mutual consent but a move was ultimately a non-starter due to his hefty wages.

However, according to Brazilian outlet UOL, Wolves are interested in acquiring the 32-year-old again.

Lage is targeting a more detailed internal evaluation of the striker in an attempt to work out whether a deal would be viable financially.

In recent weeks, Costa has been contacted by Benfica and Saudi club Al Nassr.

A boost for European hopes

Costa hasn’t played any football for the best part of six months now but it would be hard to turn down a man of his qualities.

The bullish Spain international is one of the biggest threats in European football, combining an expert way of finding the net with an aggressive and abrasive style of play.

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Described as an “animal” by Jose Mourinho during his time with Chelsea, there is no better way to describe the way in which he plays football.

Capable of finding the back of the net on a regular basis, Costa is a player fit to fire Wolves back into Europe.

They ended last term in 13th place, far away from their goal of Europa League football. Nuno Santo was missing Raul Jimenez from November onwards while he recovered from a fractured skull but Costa would beef up the new manager’s options significantly.

After all, he is one of the most potent around. During his previous spell in England, the veteran racked up a tally of 52 goals in 89 Premier League appearances.

A large portion of those strikes helped Chelsea to two title wins; initially in 2014/15 and then in 2016/17.

Costa knows the aggressive nature of the Premier League inside out and is perfectly suited to succeed in English football.

Like Jimenez, he is capable of linking the play and his experience is exactly what Lage needs during his first campaign in the job.

There is no guarantee that Jimenez will return in the same vein of form so landing another forward is no bad idea.

AND in other news, Wolves eye swoop for “extraordinary” 23 y/o Mendes client, he may be their new Jimenez…

Speaking to Spanish radio station Cadena SER (via Sky Sports), Sevilla president Jose Castro has lifted the lid on a ‘dizzying’ offer made by Tottenham Hotspur for manager Julen Lopetegui.

The Lowdown: Tottenham search continues…

Spurs have seen a host of managers come and go out of contention when it comes to the hot seat.

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The Lilywhites have most recently botched talks for Mauricio Pochettino, Antonio Conte, Paulo Fonseca and Gennaro Gattuso – with the quest for a new manager seemingly showing no sign of ending.

Now, lifting the lid on another managerial offer made by Tottenham, Sevilla’s president has come out with a major claim.

The Latest: Castro lifts lid on Spurs offer…

Speaking to Cadena SER (via Sky), Castro explained that Lopetegui himself revealed the offer from Tottenham in a phone call – describing it as a ‘dizzying’ one.

“Julen rang me and told me. He said he’d received offers he’d not listened to in addition to a dizzying one from Tottenham,” explained the Los Nervionenses chief.

“But he said he doesn’t forget things and that he is very motivated here. We believed and believe in him, giving him a two-year contract extension, and I’m sure he will bring much more to the club.

“You see his ability and leadership every day. Some coaches are more driven by economic factors but Julen is very clear that he is happy here and he even said it would be very difficult to find a better place to work than here.”

The Verdict: Yet another sucker punch…

Described as a ‘very serious’ and ‘hard-working’ manager overall by president Castro in another interview (via The Athletic), this latest revelation comes as another managerial blow for Spurs.

The £2.5 million-per-year boss has enjoyed a rebirth since unceremoniously leaving the Spanish national team for Real Madrid, where he was sacked after just four and a half months.

Lopetegui would have fitted Tottenham’s desire for a manager who encourages open, attacking football – with the Spaniard’s teams known for their excellence in possession and patience in the build up (The Coaches’ Voice).

It appears now that the Spurs hunt continues, but chairman Daniel Levy is slowly running out of options.

In other news: Levy offered chance to sign ‘extraordinary’ £120,000-per-week ‘genius’ in Tottenham transfer discussions, find out more here.

Adam Gilchrist has become the first regular No.7 batsman to top the Test batting rankings.

AAP06-May-2002Adam Gilchrist has become the first regular No.7 batsman to top the Test batting rankings.Gilchrist’s awesome form against South Africa over the summer took his Test average to 60.00 and meant it was only a matter of time before he became the first Australian since Steve Waugh to top the batting list.The West Australian’s elevation comes after first Brian Lara and then Sachin Tendulkar dropped below him in the India v West Indies series in the Windies.Gilchrist is the first regular No.7 batsman to claim the top ranking on the PwC ratings.Opener Matthew Hayden, in 5th spot, is the only other Australian in the top 10 with Steve Waugh, Damien Martyn and Justin Langer 11th, 12th and 13th.With no more Test cricket to play till the tour to Pakistan, Gilchrist’s chances of retaining top spot depend on what Tendulkar and Lara do in the remaining two Tests in their current series.Fellow wicketkeeper and left-handed batsman Andy Flower of Zimbabwe was top for just three months late last year.Inzamam-ul-Haq was another short-lived No.1, occupying top place for just a couple of weeks late in 1997.Now Inzamam is back in contention after his magnificent triple-century in Lahore lifted him to fourth.Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan is well out in front in the bowling standings, followed by Glenn McGrath, South African skipper Shaun Pollock and Shane Warne, with the top four spots all unchanged.

سجل الدولي البرتغالي ديوجو جوتا هدف التقدم لـ ليفربول في مرمى واتفورد، ضمن الجولة 30 من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز على ملعب أنفيلد رود.

الهدف جاء بعد تمريرة من هندرسون لـ جو جوميز الذي يشارك في مركز الظهير الأيمن، ليرسل الأخير عرضية رائعة، وجدت رأس ديوجو جوتا الذي لحق بالكرة قبل الحارس بن فوستر.

طالع أيضًا.. كلوب يعلن سبب غياب ساديو ماني عن تشكيل ليفربول أمام واتفورد

هدف جوتا هو الـ 14 له هذا الموسم في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، ليواصل التفوق على رونالدو، ويحاول الاقتراب من زميله المتصدر لترتيب الهدافين، محمد صلاح.

ويسعى ليفربول للفوز ومواصلة الضغط على مانشستر سيتي، قبل مواجهة الأخير لـ ليستر سيتي اليوم، والمباراة التي ستجمع بينهما الأسبوع المقبل. هدف جوتا الأول لـ ليفربول ضد واتفورد

Wellington coach Vaughn Johnson is seldom an optimist, never a pessimist but often a realist and his satisfaction with his team’s position at the end of the second day of their Shell Trophy match against Otago at the Basin Reserve today suggested it was stronger than it seemed.It was clear that Wellington held a comfortable position, leading by 180 with seven second innings wickets in hand, though they had taken an undulating path to that two-day stronghold.Their’s was not yet an unassailable position, though it might have been if Wellington had batted more authoritatively early in their second innings – they recovered from 63/3 to 100/3 by stumps – and if they had contained Otago after having them 70/5 early in the morning session.That was the particular nature of this largely uneventful third day. Wellington manouevered towards stong positions, then briefly lost the initiative, regained it and lost it again – the magnitude of their advantage ebbed and flowed with tidal regularity.After posting 272 in their first innings yesterday – a satisfying total after they had been 51/5, they had Otago 70/5, let them recover to 139/6, then bowled them out for 192 to seize an 80-run first innings lead. Again, the ambiguous nature of the match revealed itself: 272 was not a commanding first innings but it was satisfactory, nor was 80 an overwhelming first innings lead but it was competitive.Then Wellington lost the wickets of Matthew Bell, Selwyn Blackmore and Grant Donaldson when their lead was only 143 and their control of the match seemed once more to be on the ebb. But Richard Jones and Stephen Mather played a vital if unspectacular hand when they batted through the last half of the final session to lift Wellington to 100/3 and to make their position more defensible.Jones, who suffered the unpleasantness of a first ball duck in the first innings, batted with far more circumspection than is his nature to reach 39 not out and stumps and Mather also curbed an aggressive tendancy to reach 16 in a 37-run partnership before stumps.Had another wicket fallen after Donaldson was out when Wellington was 63, had another two wickets fallen, Otago would have found themselves very much back in the match. They had already gone some way towards redressing the balance of the day when they had Bell’s wicket for one, shouldering arms to a straight and low delivery from Karl O’Dowda, and Blackmore’s for 23, caught behind from Craig Pryor’s bowling when Wellington was 48.Once again Wellington fought back to a position of strength, though this match is far from decided. There are two full days remaining and Wellington have too much respect for the ability of Otago’s top order, and for their fighting spirit, to claim a points decision yet.They have two points already for a first innings lead and those are important to their championship campaign. They now stand four points clear of Otago at the top of the table. But they would dearly like an outright win as they enter the last phase of their campaign – their final matches against Auckland and Northern Districts.”I suppose one of the cliches of cricket is that the third innings of any match is the most important,” a reflective Johnson said. “It had been a close contest for first innings points, though we ended up leading by 80 runs, but it would tend to loosen our grip if we didn’t go on in the second innings to get a good score.”It didn’t look too great at 60/3 again but I thought Jones and Mather batted well in one of the more compact sessions of the match to put us in a stronger position.”It’s too early in the game to be looking at totals and targets. There are six sessions left and that represents a lot of cricket. But we have to make sure we bat well tomorrow, see where we end up at lunch and aim to control the match from there.”If you look at Otago’s top five, it compares with any top five in the country. Cumming is striking it well, Gaffaney is a match winner in one-day and four-day stuff, particularly in the four-dayers because the gaps are there for him, and Hore comes in at five. They’ve got a good top order and we have to be aware of that.”I don’t know what the wicket will do. The odd one is keeping low and Paul Wiseman was getting a bit of turn so that’s another consideration. We also know Otago have a great fighting spirit. Denis Aberhart has groomed them that way just as he groomed Canterbury to fight for everything. His teams play to win so we would never under-estimate them.”But Wellington’s is certainly the preferable position at the end of the second day.They made a good start today, snaring the wickets of Hore and Croy to have Otago 70/5 after they had resumed at 42/3. At that stage there was talk in the Wellington dressing room of Otago failing to reach the follow on mark of 122.But Gaffaney continued a fine summer with an innings of 62 in 158 minutes, in a partnership of 69 with Pryor in 75 minutes, which led Otago to 139/6. The match was then relatively evenly poised.Gaffaney had reached his half century in 129 minutes with a six from Jeetan Patel and his entire innings included 10 boundaries from 111 balls.His wicket was a vital one and Wellington had regained some control when they also had Pryor for 24 just before lunch. Otago were 145/7 at the interval. Then a series of sticky partnerships delayed the end of Otago’s innings and Wellington had to remove the troublesome Karl O’Dowda for 24, Wiseman for 14 and Bradley Scott for 12 before they could count their lead.They had Otago all out for 192 and finally established a lead which gives them a vantage point over the next two days.Johnson stopped short of calling this match vital to Wellington’s Trophy hopes. He said there were 30 sessions of cricket ahead of Wellington this season and if they continued to pursue small goals rather than larger ones they could hope to succeed in the long run.Nevertheless, a win in this match would give Wellington a pleasing buffer on its opponents with two matches to play and they will be energised by that prospect over the next two days.

After Tottenham Hotspur’s ambitions to qualify for the Champions League took a major blow this afternoon, succumbing to a 3-1 defeat at Leeds United, many Lilywhites supporters proceeded to take aim at defender Eric Dier.

The 27-year-old, playing in front of England boss Gareth Southgate, endured a horrible afternoon in Yorkshire as Spurs take a big dent in their quest to qualify for Europe.

Dier, up against Leeds ace Patrick Bamford, was given a tough task right from the off and was at fault for his goal late in the first half.

The centre-back was caught ball watching, with the Whites striker promptly nipping in ahead of him to gift Leeds a 2-1 advantage (football.london).

Rodrigo eventually sealed a 3-1 victory for the home side as Spurs watched on, and a frustrating afternoon is perhaps encapsulated by what these supporters thought of Dier’s display.

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Having earned a 6.4 match rating, losing the ball 12 times and getting beaten in the majority of his aerial duels (SofaScore) – it’s safe to say the numbers back up a regrettable afternoon for the defender.

Here’s how Tottenham fans rated his performance at Leeds.

Tottenham fans hammer Dier

“Give Dier away for free, I will drive him to his new club. I would carry him on my back to his new club. Just get rid of him. Always awful. Insane that he can say that he plays in the Premier League”

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“Dier is woeful”

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“Disgusting performances from Aurier , Dier and Reguillon”

Credit: @Pasco78Lee

“Just remember that Poch wanted rid of Dier two years ago and Levy outright refused to sell him”

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“Eric Dier was clueless!! Does he ever look around to see where his man is???? So easy for Bamford. Horrible defending, absolutely clueless”

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“Take out Toby, Son, Kane and Lloris (Dele was decent), some very poor performance, Dier should be embarrassed and even late on jumped out the way of a shot. Blood some kids now.”

Credit: @ColinWilde33

“Eric Dier is as useless as a white crayon. He needs to go.”

Credit: @ChristinaZandes

“Dier and Aurier two absolute donkeys. Useless”

Credit: @barney_york

In other news: Alasdair Gold backs reports of Spurs eyeing ‘perfect’ boss for Tottenham, find out more here.