Mauricio Pochettino has warned his Tottenham players not to relax after last weekend’s historic 3-1 win at Chelsea, insisting Saturday’s match against Stoke will be tougher. “It was fantastic in the moment that we achieved the victory and we celebrated of course,” Pochettino said. “Then you focus on Stoke. That is going to be a very tough game. The key will be to prepare for a big battle, as they play to survive. Always it’s good to win a derby and it means a lot to our fans after 28 years to feel again the victory at Stamford Bridge. It…
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Mauricio Pochettino has said that Toby Alderweireld’s fall from favour is neither personal nor related to his contract saga with the club. “I don’t care about the [players’] personal situations with the club,” Pochettino said. “If they show me they deserve to play, they are going to play. It is not about personal feelings or emotions. It is about providing the team with the best tools to win. “I cannot consider if they have a one-year contract, six months or 10 years… When [Moussa] Sissoko arrived and he was a record signing, if he was not the best, he did…
Pele is of the opinion that Neymar plays with a style more similar to Lionel Messi than Cristiano Ronaldo, the football legend has said. “Neymar has been compared with Cristiano Ronaldo. So I’ve said several times, told friends, in Europe, given interviews… Cristiano Ronaldo is an excellent player, he could be like our Vava, our Coutinho, the finisher,” Pele said. “Neymar is really more of a Messi-style, one who constructs the play, but scores the goal also.” Pele also took the opportunity to thank the friends he made playing in his playing days, calling his former teammates at Santos his…
Pep Guardiola has revealed that super-agent Mino Raiola offered him Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan in January. Guardiola was asked about his rivalry with United manager Jose Mourinho ahead of Saturday’s Manchester derby which could see City clinch the Premier League title. The Catalan said he had bigger rivalries than with the Portuguese boss before, saying he doesn’t understand Raiola’s attack after he had offered him his players “like wo months ago.” “I’ll give you a huge list of my big rivalries, believe me,” Guardiola told a news conference. “I never won [against] Mourinho and he never beat me, our…
Antonio Conte has insisted that he is “very angry” about Chelsea’s struggles this season and added that he is still giving everything to try to turn the club’s worsening fortunes around. Speaking in a news conference on Friday, Conte was adamant that this is not the case. “Those who know me very well, know that in this moment I am very angry,” he said. “I am very sad for this situation. “Those who know me very well know I am trying to put all of myself to change this situation because I have great responsibility. I feel great responsibility for…
Jose Mourinho has insisted that it will not be the “end of the world” if Manchester City clinch the Premier League title against Manchester United this weekend. He said he is not worried about the prospect of watching City’s celebrations. “I won the title at Chelsea against Manchester United,” Mourinho told a news conference on Friday. “We beat United 3-0 and we won the title at Stamford Bridge in 2005-06. But it was not the end of the world, Manchester United didn’t finish. It was just football. “The only thing I can say is that we want to win, we…
Georginio Wijnaldum has said that Saturday’s Merseyside derby at Goodison Park is not as big as a game against Manchester United because Everton are not challenging at the top of the league. “I think if Everton have some good results during the year and are going to play also for the title, I think then it’s a match much bigger than it is right now,” he said. “Everyone will think now that I think it’s not a big match — but of course it is, and also for the supporters. “But I think it’s bigger if they’re playing for the…
Jurgen Klopp has again apologised for the “few idiots” who threw objects at Manchester City’s team bus as it made its way towards Anfield ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League tie. “A perfect example for how it should be,” Klopp told a news conference on Friday. “You cannot take things for granted. “First of all, I have to say, again, apologies for what happened before the game. It’s so strange. “You go with your own bus through the crowd and it feels fantastic, it’s great, it’s support. You come in our garage and then the first thing I heard was that…
Today is JJC Skillz’ birthday and who else has cuter words for him than this wife, Funke Akindele who penned down a prayerful message for him to mark his day. “All glory to God for giving us the grace to celebrate you today and Always. You are standing firm on the solid rock my KING, therefore, you will never sink. You will always succeed in all you do in Jesus Name. Ori lo je,o ni di iru loruko Jesu. “Thank you for always being there for us all. The Lord will always be there for you. You will live longer…
Majek Fashek is prophesying that fire will burn all of Dino Melaye’s enemies. “Message from legendary prophet Majek Fashek to distinguish senator Dino Melaye, man of the people, we are praying for you, we stand with you and by you, no one can touch the anointed of God,No weapon fashion Against you shall prosper,fire go burn all your enemies Down in Jesus Name Amen.@dinomelaye,” he wrote. This new found bromance between Senator Dino Melaye and Majek Fashek can be traced back to December 2017, when the veteran singer paid a courtesy visit to the senator at his residence in Abuja.…
Jay Z has revealed that he cried when his mother sat him down and told him that she was a lesbian. “Imagine living your life as somebody else, right? And you think you are protecting your kids and for my mother, she had to live as someone she wasn’t and hide and protect her kids, didn’t want to embarrass her kids for all this time, for her to sit in front of me and tell me I love someone, I really cried, I cried because I was so happy for her that she was happy,” he said. He went on…
Nicki Minaj might be pregnant and this has gotten a lot of people talking. She was spotted at on arrival at the LAX airport with an oversized black and white handbag which she used to cover her stomach. Nicki went makeup-free and covered her face with a pair of dark sunglasses as she swept through the awaiting paps to Departures. She was wearing a loose black and white polka dot blouse and black ripped jeans and a matching cardigan worn loose over her shirt. When accosted by men of the press at the airport, the rapper refused to answer questions…
John Boyega has finally reacted to the accusation leveled against his bodyguard by media personality, Toke Makinwa. The Hollywood actor was a guest at Cool FM, where he was answering questions from OAPs, Daddy Freeze, and Kaylah Oniwo. “Toke Makinwa reportedly assaulted by John Boyega’s bodyguard,” Daddy Freeze had said. Well, the whole studio went crazy when John looked all shocked and replied with the most sarcastic replies ever! “First of all, first of all, who is that,” he said. Well, he looked surprised as he claimed not to know who Toke Makinwa is and even referred to her as…
This is the season of raunchy photos for celebrities as former Big Brother Naija reality show contestant, Gifty, goes topless in a new photo shoot. She didn’t just go topless but the photo came out really good with the reality star looking like a goddess. The beautiful and sometimes controversial Gifty took to her Instagram page on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, where she shared the photo with a caption “Shhh….Welcome To My World. I Am Who I Am.” Gifty loves her over 200 thousand followers so much and loves to keep them updated on how she continues to glow. This…
Banky W has done it again as he has been named Uber’s 1st ambassador in Nigeria. “One of my favourite quotes is the one that says: “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a meal. Teach a man to fish and you’ve fed him for life.” I believe very strongly in putting the people around me in a position to be more successful. My driver @lado212 is an awesome guy.. and I wanted him to be able to earn more than just his salary & tips, so I got a small car and we put it on…
The Enugu state police command has called on victims who were allegedly assaulted at Flavour’s concert to come out to testify. Ebere Amaraizu released a statement explaining that the force had not received any reports of rape and would appreciate if the victims would come forward and testify. “The newspaper report (of the mass rape), which is based on a Twitter message in the social media, is unfounded and we cannot operate on speculations as a law enforcement agency. Till now, nobody has come forward to report any case of sexual assault or molestation and rape to the Command. However,…
Kiss Daniel is searching for the fan who returned his jewelry that fell off his neck during the just concluded BBK home coming. He said he has something to give back to the awesome guy. “I really wanna appreciate the fan that gave back my chain when it fell off last night. Thanks a lot. Tag him pls, I have something for him,” he tweeted. We pray he locates the fan who saved him the stress of buying another jewelry. Well, let’s just say one good turn deserves another and that is what exactly happened to Kiss Daniel as we…
Adorable members of the Wests family are in one photo as Kim Kardashian has shared the first-ever cute photo of her entire family of five. The gorgeous mother of three and wife took to her Instagram page where she posted a photo of herself and her husband, Kanye West with their three amazing children, North, Saint and the newest addition to the family, Chicago. She went to caption the photo with a quote where she talked about how they were able to pull through with the family photo. “I don’t think you really understand how hard it is to take…
The Presidency has begged Nigerians to count the blessings that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had brought to the country’s economy rather than listening to voices of critics with selfish ambitions. According to him, the Federal Government is still working hard to ensure that every citizen can feel the change for which they massively voted in 2015. “We are only saying that we must learn to pause and count our blessings. “The loud voices of critics with selfish ambitions and ulterior motives should not be a veil that keeps Nigerians blind to the many ways God has blessed us…
Nasiru El-Rufai of Kaduna State has inaugurated Blue Camel Renewable Solar Power Assembly Plant and Renewable Energy Training Academy in Kaduna. The governor said at the launch in Kaduna that the plant was important to the Kaduna State Government “because we believe that renewable energy and solar energy were the future of the developing world. “The world today has become mobile, personal, decentralised and aggregated with the rapid drop in components required to make solar energy.” He explained that “today, we laid the foundation for the democratisation of electric energy to every home and every school in Kaduna State.” According…