Former Bayern Munich boss Ottmar Hitzfeld says Pep Guardiola is a “tactics freak” but believes he could still deliver the Treble this season. Guardiola took the Bayern job after Jupp Heynckes had led the team to success in the Bundesliga, Champions League and DFB Pokal in the 2012-13 season, but the former Barcelona boss has so far only won domestic silverware ahead of his exit in the summer. Hitzfeld, who won the Champions League with Borussia Dortmund and Bayern, said there are deficiencies in the Catalan’s management. “Guardiola focuses only on the tactics,” Hitzfeld told Blick. “He is a tactics…
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Chelsea boss Guus Hiddink has defended Manchester United winger Memphis Depay ahead of his side’s trip to Old Trafford on Monday. Chelsea began Hiddink’s second interim spell as manager with a 2-2 draw against Watford at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, a matter of hours after United suffered their third successive Premier League defeat as they lost 2-0 away to Stoke City. Van Gaal’s men are now winless in their last seven games in all competitions and Depay was widely criticised afterwards for a mistake in the buildup to Stoke’s opener. Netherlands international Depay has struggled at United after making a…
Louis van Gaal has challenged his Manchester United players to play “our football” against Chelsea on Monday as he fights to save his job. Following the 2-0 defeat to Stoke on Boxing Day, United have lost four consecutive games in all competitions and have not won in seven, and Van Gaal suggested after the game that he could quit. Monday’s meeting with Guus Hiddink’s Chelsea could prove decisive and the former Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich boss said he wants to see bravery from his players as they look to return to winning ways. “You can say we can quickly…
Arsene Wenger acknowledged Southampton were the sharper team as they crushed Arsenal 4-0 on Saturday but he also blamed the defeat on bad luck and a second goal that should have been disallowed by referee Jonathan Moss. Cuco Martina opened the scoring with a curling long-range effort. Shane Long then added the second goal when the Ireland striker fouled Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny outside the box before getting on the end of Sadio Mane’s right-wing cross. Captain Jose Fonte made it 3-0 with a towering near-post header from a corner in the 55th minute before Long completed the rout in…
Manchester City’s 2-1 Premier League defeat by Arsenal on Monday night was “hard to take” but the team were confident they have plenty of games remaining to catch up, right-back Bacary Sagna has said. City fell behind after first-half strikes from Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud and while Yaya Toure scored late in the second half, it was in vain as the visitors had their winless streak on the road stretched to five league games. “It’s hard to take, I think we started the game really well, we had possession of the ball, and on their first shot they scored,”…
Kevin De Bruyne starred with a goal and two assists as Manchester City closed to within three points of Premier League leaders Leicester City by overwhelming Sunderland 4-1 on Saturday. Three first-half goals put Manuel Pellegrini’s side on course for the win at the Etihad Stadium, but it was overshadowed by an injury to Vincent Kompany. City’s captain, returning as a second-half substitute after eight matches out with a calf injury, lasted only eight minutes before he had to come off. Raheem Sterling, Yaya Toure and Wilfried Bony all scored in the first 25 minutes for Pellegrini’s team, with De…
Manchester City skipper Vincent Kompany described himself as “invincible” on Saturday despite seeing his latest injury comeback last just eight minutes. The 29-year-old Belgian international came on as a second-half substitute in the 4-1 win over Sunderland after eight matches out with a calf injury. But in the 70th minute, he had to come off. “Today was a bad day for me. My body feels invincible – the best it’s ever been – but I’m challenged by a number of small and local injuries,” Kompany said in a message posted on his Facebook page. “It leaves me more frustrated than…
“These players have fantastic spirit and they will show that in 48 hours. We want to respond from the disappointment,” said Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger. “I trust my players to respond well on Monday. Bournemouth have played very well recently.” Leicester remained top despite their first away defeat of the campaign, but on Tuesday face a taxing home game against third-place Manchester City, who returned to form on Saturday by crushing Sunderland 4-1. Manuel Pellegrini’s side will be without captain Vincent Kompany, who aggravated a calf injury against Sunderland, but striker Sergio Aguero is likely to start after being rested.…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was full of praise for his side as they returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Premier League leaders Leicester City at Anfield on Saturday. Before Saturday’s encounter, Liverpool had picked up just one point from their previous three league matches, culminating in last weekend’s miserable 3-0 defeat by Watford at Vicarage Road. But they were far brighter against Leicester and substitute Christian Benteke made the difference in the second half, slotting home Roberto Firmino’s cross to finally make Liverpool’s dominance count. “Beating the top of the table is tough,” Klopp said. “A lot…
Guus Hiddink has said he knows the absence of Diego Costa is a major blow to Chelsea’s hopes of adding salt to Manchester United’s injury when they travel to Old Trafford on Monday. Hiddink took charge of his first game since being installed as Chelsea interim manager, overseeing a frustrating 2-2 draw against Watford at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The result left Chelsea in 15th place and came at the cost of a fifth booking of the season for Costa, who will now miss the meeting with United while he serves a one-match ban. The Spain striker had confirmed his…
Manchester United’s under-performing players approach Monday’s home game with Chelsea not knowing whether besieged manager Louis van Gaal will still be in the dug-out when they take to the field. United’s 2-0 defeat at Stoke City on Saturday was their fourth loss in succession – the club’s worst run within a season since 1961 – and reduced Van Gaal to a dead man walking in the eyes of the British media. The Dutchman admitted afterwards that he could not be certain of the United board’s support and raised the prospect that he could choose to leave Old Trafford of his…
Kim Kardashian has revealed the sex position she believes her rapper husband, Kanye West loves to satisfy her with. In her interview with model Cara Delevingne for Love Magazine, Mrs. West admitted sex “from the back” is what kicks for her. Adding that “there’s no such thing as being ‘too big’ when it comes to the size of one’s manhood”. The reality star who plunged into limelight thanks to her recorded sex tape with then boyfriend Ray J, says that’s not what defines her now. “When someone asks me,’What do you do?’ under my breath I want to say, ‘Ask…
Kim Kardashian has revealed her sex routine with husband, Kanye West and it involves multiple sex daily. The reality star told sister, Khloe Kardashian in the new trailer of their family TV show that she and Kanye have unlimited sex per day just to see if she can get pregnant again. “I’ve been having sex 500 times a day”, the 34-year-old confided in her younger sister in the trailer released on Thursday, March 5. Kim has made no secret of the fact that she wants another baby and if much sex and love-making is needed, then the couple could be…
Cynthia Morgan, popular dance hall artiste opens up about her beef with Queen Ure who claimed Cynthia stole her song ‘popori’. In an interview with Punch on February 28, 2015 Cynthia Morgan called out Queen Ure for laying claims to the popular Edo slang and she is even going ahead to make the video of the song. “My song, Popori, is still out and I am shooting the video for it very soon. Ure does not have anything on me and I don’t have any case with her. Popori is my song. I produced the song and came up with…
After dropping hit songs with Wizkid, L.A.X is on the music radar of many Nigerians. First breaking into the scene in 2013 with the hit single, ‘Caro’, L.A.X went further by starring on Wizkid’s song, ‘Ginger’, another collaboration which yielded immense pop benefits. Signed to Starboy Entertainmment, L.A.X just concluded his Master’s Degree for the University of Manchester, and he has announced his return to Nigeria with a new love song, ‘Morenike’, and a visual which brings it to life. The young entertainer speaks about his music career, working with music, and plans away from music. On His Fledgling Music…
Chocolate City is set to release a new compilation album entitled ‘Choc Boy Nation album’. The recording house last released a group work with the DJ Caise’s ‘Chocolate City New Year Mix’, a mixtape in January, now they plan to top that with an album which features their signed stars and their affiliate record label artistes. Audu Maikori, President of Chocolate City revealed this information on his Instagram, posting a photo of himself in the company of M.I Abaga, and label returnee, Jesse Jagz. The photo bore the caption: “Brand New CBN album out soon!!! And by the way your…
Popular Nigerian rap act and record label boss, M.I has welcomed his brother and former record labelmate, Jesse Jagz back home. This is coming days after Jesse returned to Chocolate City 3-years after refusing to renew his contract with the record company in 2012. M.I, who said his brother’s exit from the label had affected him, is so elated about the return that he personally welcomed his brother back to record label. The Chairman shared a picture of his brother with the inscription, Welcome Home Jesse Jagz on his Instagram page on Wednesday, April 8, 2015.
For most, Christmas should be a merry and joyous occasion, but for former child star Miley Cyrus, it might just be another sad Christmas judging by the recent track the singer just dropped in the spirit of the season. The ex-Disney star released her latest track called, My Sad Christmas Song, in commemoration of the holiday. However, the song seems to be hardly Christmas spirit material. It is not yet certain if the track will be part of a Christmas album in the future, it definitely includes bits of the singer we have come to know and accept her for…
News reports from Us weekly have revealed Kim Kardashian and hubby, Kanye West, are now wine growers, they are planning on making their own wine at home. The couple who recently turn down a deal worth $2.5m for the first photos of their new born son, Saint West. Or probably waiting for the right price before selling off the first public image of their son are already making plans to build a vineyard on the three-acre of their home in Hidden Hills, California. Source close to the family revealed the couple have already consulted experts to get their existing vineyard…
Will Smith has not watched a complete American football match for a while now. The actor acknowledges that he has tried to avoid watching football since making Concussion, his new film about the tragic link between the violent sport and life-threatening brain injuries. “I haven’t seen a whole game,” he told Yahoo Movies. “I walk through the airport and I’ll see something, or I’ll see a play on the news. It’s really stressful now. It definitely created a conflict for me. It’s still beautiful, it’s still America’s favorite game. That doesn’t change at all. It just has another side, that…