![]() Liverpool will rival Manchester United for the signing of Benfica's 18-year-old Portuguese centre-back Antonio Silva. Paris St-Germain want to keep Argentinian forward Lionel Messi at the club and are working on a contract extension. (Ser Deportivos via AS - in Spanish) external-linkĬeltic boss Ange Postecoglou has dismissed suggestions he could make a move to the Premier League, amid reports linking him to jobs at Brighton and Leicester City. Real Madrid are set to offer an improved three-year deal to 26-year-old Spain forward Marco Asensio, who was linked with a move to Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham after turning down a previous offer. (Times - subscription required) external-link ![]() (Sport Express, via Metro) external-linkĪntonio Conte believes he will need three more transfer windows to improve the depth of Tottenham's squad. The Blues are still interested in signing Russia midfielder Arsen Zakharyan, 19, from Dynamo Moscow. (Fabrizio Romano) external-linkĬhelsea are considering loan options for 18-year-old American goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina, who they signed for £12m in the summer. PSG have denied those figures are correct. (Sport - in Spanish, via Le Parisien) external-link The 23-year-old's current deal is worth £549m over three years - a quarter of the total team budget. Paris St-Germain have doubts over their ability to continue paying France forward Kylian Mbappe's contract. Maybe next time their own Patrik Schick will emerge.Aston Villa appoint Unai Emery as manager following the sacking of Steven Gerrard Scotland is improving, that is undoubted, could they have achieved more at its first major tournament since 1998? Perhaps.īut the underlying indicators are good, they were a creative positive team at Euro 2020 who had they had been more fortunate, may have gone further. Norway has Erling Haaland leading the line and didn’t even make it to Euro 2020. Poland has had Robert Lewandowski, one of the world’s best strikers, leading the line for the past decade but have struggled to match the major championship performance of star-less teams like Iceland or Russia. The truth is not many nations produce world-class strikers and those who do aren’t guaranteed success. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) Getty Images goal during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Group E match between Spain and Poland at Estadio La Cartuja on Jin Seville, Spain. SEVILLE, SPAIN - JUNE 19: Robert Lewandowski of Poland celebrates after scoring their side's first. You wouldn’t judge Che Adams based on the fact he broke his duck for Southampton in 2019/20 with a 40-yard lob past reigning champions Manchester City. Placing too much weight on such events gives a false picture. He has bounced around Champions League sides and commanded fees in the tens of millions on several occasions.īy contrast, Scotland’s strikers have scored most of their goals in the second tier of English soccer.īut, despite having played at a higher level for longer before the tournament, there was little to indicate Schick would make the difference in the way that he has.Īs Jonathan Northcroft used data to show in today’s Sunday Times, Schick is outperforming what you would expect, rather than delivering in line.Ī well-taken header aside, his two goals were a wonder-strike from the halfway line and a penalty. The pedigree Schick brought into the tournament was higher than Adams and Dykes. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images) Getty Images Roma and UC Sampdoria at Stadio Olimpico on Novemin Rome, Italy. ROME, ITALY - NOVEMBER 11: Patrick Schick of AS Roma looks on during the Serie A match between AS. ![]() Simply put, he was the difference between the sides. Schick was responsible for the two goals which sunk Scotland in the first game as well as the penalty which earned a draw against Croatia. ![]() Their tournaments were in stark contrast to the Czech Republic’s leading marksman: Patrik Schick. ![]() Strikers Che Adams and Lyndon Dykes both drew praise for their all-round play and endless running, but they failed to produce where it mattered with goals. The balance of midfield he found, particularly in the England game, was impressive, the problem was the team couldn’t score.Īs the xG stats show, that was not down to chance creation it was conversion. (Photo by Craig Williamson/SNS Group via Getty Images) SNS Group via Getty Imagesĭespite some supporters misgivings, Steve Clarke did a remarkable job of packing his greatest assets into a coherent team. qualifier between Scotland and Austria at Hampden Park, on March 25, 2021, in Glasgow, Scotland. GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MARCH 25: Scotland's Lyndon Dykes (left) and Che Adams during a World Cup. ![]()
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