Former Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan has blasted current owner Mike Ashley and he feels the club simply cannot move forward with Ashley and managing director Derek Llambias in charge.
Keegan feels the sacking of former manager Chris Hughton on Monday was a massive mistake, and the former Magpies boss believes Ashley just does not know enough about the sport to successfully run a club.
"Chris Hughton's shock departure has once again demonstrated Newcastle United need some stability, but you will never get stability when you have Mike Ashley and Derek Llambias running the club," said Keegan.
"Ashley has made no secret he wants to sell Newcastle, and the best day will come when someone buys it from him and runs Newcastle like that club should be run. The club can never go anywhere under Mike Ashley and Derek Llambias.
"When a man buys a club like Mike Ashley did, and he knows as little about football as he does, he is likely to make these sort of mistakes and these sort of judgments, and still think he is doing okay."
Keegan walked away from Newcastle in 2008 due to interference from the board regarding transfer dealings.
However, while Keegan admits he is perplexed at the recent goings on at St James' Park he believes new boss Alan Pardew, who has signed a five-and-a-half-year deal, is the right man to take the club forward.
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He added:"Alan is not vastly experienced. He has managed for 17 months in the Premier League.
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The recent 5-0 thrashing of Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid by Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona team has seen the Nou Camp boss’s stock rise even higher by many in the media.
Before ‘El Clasico’ many expected a tight, close match with both teams perhaps concentrating on nullifying the other’s attack rather than focusing on their own. Some pundits even expected Mourinho to outsmart Guardiola just as he had done in the Champion’s League several months earlier.
Well how wrong some of them- and I say ‘them’ because I went for a Barca win, even if I did predict a 1-0- were as a Messi-inspired Barca simply ran riot over Real. It was dubbed as being a battle of the games two biggest stars in Messi and Ronaldo and that may have been true as the Argentinean dominated a game while his Portuguese counterparts most noticeable moment was a push on Guardiola which nearly sparked a mass player brawl.
While most of the focus was on the two superstars of World football, many people, myself included were intrigued to see which coach would win the tactical battle.
Mourinho’s had a fairly successful time so far since he arrived at the Bernabeu, prior to the defeat at the Nou Camp, his record in La Liga was played 12 won 10 drawn 2, while he’d coasted through his group in the Champion’s League.
As usual for the self-titled ‘Special One’ he’d managed to grab a few headlines for more than just his results. His gamesmanship during the Champion’s League game against Ajax where he ordered Xabi Alonso and Sergio Ramos to get themselves sent off was arguably the most talked about football incident of the past few weeks.
Mourinho’s antics didn’t go down too well with those lovely chaps at UEFA who hit him with an unsporting conduct charge and according to sources in the Spanish media, the Real board were equally unimpressed.
Mourinho will have to learn that even success on the pitch is sometimes not enough at Real and members of their hierarchy expect the coach to behave in a certain way.
When it comes to ‘behaving’ how the club would like Pep Guardiola could write several books on what’s expected of a Barcelona manager. The Barca boss hasn’t just delivered stunning success since he was elevated to first team coach, he’s also done it dressed like a catwalk model- male one obviously otherwise he’d look daft- and has been adept at keeping the fickle Barca money men and media happy.
It’s been something of a dream tenure for Guardiola with the treble delivered in his first season and the La Liga retained last season. Of course there have been disappointments, such as the loss to Internazionale in last season’s Champion’s League and the relative failure of marquee signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Despite these setbacks Guardiola is still regarded as a star at the Nou Camp, after all his career as both player -where he won six La Liga titles and the Champion’s League- and manager has been a huge success. Knowing the club as he does though, Guardiola will be under no illusions about how long he expects to be in the job.
The Barcelona job is not one you’d apply for if you were thinking about long-term security- only three managers have lasted five years.
There’s been recent rumours that the best dressed coach in the history of world football could be heading to United one day as Fergie’s successor. There’s also been reports that the likes of Chelsea and Manchester City may have their wealthy eyes on him.
Money isn’t a big part of Guardiola’s life though, in fact when he delivered the treble to Barcelona his wages were less then the majority of Premier League managers. While the oil-funded blue parts of Manchester and West London could offer him a lot more than he would get at Old Trafford, the chance of managing one of the other biggest clubs in the world may be too tempting to refuse.
Let’s be honest when you leave Barcelona there’s no places you can go that are truly considered a step up but United is at the very least a step sideways.
While I would welcome Guardiola at Old Trafford -especially if he could convince Messi to come with him- I think Mourinho would be a better choice.
The reasons for this are simple:
Unlike Guardiola, Mourinho has proven himself as a top manager at no less than three clubs in three different countries and could well do it with a fourth at Madrid. Many criticise his arrogance but I think it would actually serve him well at Old Trafford- after all almost everyone hates United anyway and do we really care? NO.
The ‘us’ against the rest of the world mentality that Mourinho instills in his players would be perfect for United as we’ve never pretended to be popular with other clubs, fans or sections of the media.
There’s also Mourinho’s knowledge of the English game, which proved particularly useful to him last season as he outwitted Chelsea.
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Like Guardiola, Mourinho would probably be courted by City, but would that represent the challenge he’s looking for? He’s already taken a club with money to the top of English football and it could be argued that by joining another ‘money-powered’ revolution he’d merely be going over old ground.
The biggest challenge anyone could face is replacing Sir Alex Ferguson and that would make normal man baulk at the prospect of coming to Old Trafford. Mourinho isn’t normal though, he’s special.
Guardiola’s work at Barcelona has been amazing but the Ibrahimovic signing may just have underlined why Mourinho is a little bit shrewder than his rival. Getting Samuel Eto’o and a pile of Euros for a player not nearly as good was the best bit of footballing business since Fergie rang Sgt Wilko.
If United were to get either Mourinho or Guardiola it would be a massive coup and they’d arguably be the envy of most of Europe, as either coach is easily in the top three- no prizes for guessing who’d be the third.
With Fergie showing no signs of retiring just yet, then there’s probably nothing to worry about for at least another season or two, but there’s always the question if Guardiola or Mourinho were to become available, would Fergie consider moving upstairs? I doubt it, very much and neither one is likely to be going anywhere very soon.
However there’s no reason why Fergie wouldn’t speak to the circus that is the Manchester United board and point them in the direction of Spanish football”s most successful bosses, when he finally does hang up his hairdryer. Either one would be great but for me Mourinho would be perfect.
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Rory Smith in the Daily Telegraph has revealed that Liverpool are looking at eight potential transfer targets in the January transfer window with the club willing to release funds for at least four of them this month. Out of the following eight, which ones would you take to Anfield?
Romelu Lukaku – A tremendously exciting 17 year old, powerful centre forward, the 6ft 3 Belgian international would be my first choice striker to partner Fernando Torres up front. A bid between £15-20m would be asked for by Anderlecht but due to his age, I have no problem in thinking that Fenway Sports Group would release the funds necessary for a player who has already played eight times for Belgium before his 18th birthday. Denoted the “New Didier Drogba,” he does have big expectations to live up to but although a big risk, I believe it would be one worth taking considering his all-round attributes, which seem perfectly fitted to the Premier League. Could really be an excellent foil for Torres.
Ashley Young – Still young and lightning quick, the Aston Villa midfielder is a winger we have been crying out for since the days of McManaman and Barnes. It is uncertain whether he could ever be as good as those two players, but with Aston Villa struggling in the league, and with the 25 year old only having a year left on his contract, the time is definitely right to test the waters with his Birmingham club.
Urby Emanuelson – A less clear cut decision this one, Emanuelson has spent most of his recent career at Ajax playing as a left winger. He has also however played at left back, and with Liverpool’s recent problems at left back, a move for a pacey, attack minded player such as the Dutch international could be an interesting prospect. Due to Emanuelson having played more as a winger than a full back though, his poor defensive abilities would be a concern. He was moved by Marco Van Basten in the 2008/09 season from left back to left midfield after some poor defensive displays, and hasn’t moved back since. He should probably be only considered for a left wing position then, and there are some better exponents in this list who should be priortised ahead of him.
Luis Suarez – Certainly a classy striker, but I have mentioned in a previous article my reservations about him. Still though, he had a good World Cup with Uruguay and if we can get him for the £15m-18m quoted, then it would be a steal in my opinion. That would be no foregone conclusion though as there would be many other teams interested in the player for that price.
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Charles N’Zogbia – A fast, pacey left winger who can go past players and has a dangerous left foot, the Frenchman does have his good attributes. He has had a good 2010 with Wigan but I feel he needs to prove himself over a couple of seasons to merit the amount we would have to pay for him. A strong alternative to Ashley Young on the left side.
Eljero Elia – Another alternative to Young or N’Zogbia would be Hamburg’s Dutch international winger. From what I have seen of him in last summer’s World Cup, I was impressed with his pace and skill. He has gone off the boil this campaign with his German club though and Hamburg have quoted clubs a fee of £12.5million for his services.
Yann M’Vila – The Telegraph suggests that a deal could be put in place with Liverpool for the summer and the 20 year old Rennes defensive midfielder would be a great addition to the squad. We have missed a proper midfield destroyer since the departure of Javier Mascherano, and M’Vila, who is now a regular for France, would certainly fit the bill.
Sylvain Marveaux – The left winger/playmaker is available on a Bosman free transfer in the summer and was seen at Anfield for Liverpool’s match versus Wolves. Could be a useful squad player but would prefer the other wingers in the list above.
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Tonight sees the second semi-final of the Carling Cup as Birmingham City and West Ham do battle for the right to face Arsenal at Wembley in the final. The tie is evenly poised; with Avram Grant’s men taking a 2-1 lead into the match at St Andrew’s tonight, meaning that there’s everything to play for. But who will be the players that will make the difference tonight?
One man that Birmingham manager Alex McLeish would like to have included but can’t because he’s cup-tied is new signing David Bentley. The on loan midfielder would have undoubtedly relished the chance to send Birmingham to the final, but it will be up to his new teammates to do just that.
It was defender Liam Ridgewell who scored for the Blues in the first leg, and the former Aston Villa man is Birmingham’s second highest Picklive points scorer this season, averaging a solid 50 points per game. The man at the top of the list as far as Birmingham are concerned is Barry Ferguson, and bearing in mind that he was the top scorer of both teams in the first leg with 84 points, the Scotsman is definitely worth selecting.
As far as West Ham are concerned, there is one player who has stood out from the crowd in Picklive this season: Mark Noble. The West Ham midfielder netted the opening goal in the first leg, helping to earn him 80 points and contributing to his 61 point average this season so far.
With Victor Obinna and Frederic Piquionne both suspended, West Ham will be hoping that another man who scored in the first leg will be able to net again tonight; namely Carlton Cole. However, another man who has been in amongst the goals regularly this season is Jonathan Spector, and I wouldn’t bet against him adding to his Carling Cup tally tonight.
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You would expect tonight to be a fairly tight game, with Ridgewell, Ferguson and Noble three men who have plenty of Picklive pedigree. So it’s well worth considering them for selection when you choose your Picklive trio for the Carling Cup encounter tonight!
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League leaders Queens Park Rangers travel to Reading on Friday in the pick of the Championship’s weekend action.
QPR have gone five games unbeaten in the league while Reading have strung together four unbeaten results heading into the clash at Madejski Stadium.
Rangers will be aiming to extend their five-point buffer atop the table, while Reading are hopeful of narrowing the gap on the top six to one point.
Loan signing Mikele Leigertwood – who has scored in his last two matches for Reading – will be unavailable to face parent club Ranger because of the terms of his loan deal, while Tommy Smith could return for QPR after missing their win over Portsmouth with a hamstring injury.
If QPR triumph, it would be their first taste of victory away at Reading since 1997 and would complete their first league double over the club since the 1963/64 season.
Second-placed Norwich City travel to Burnley’s Turf Moor on Saturday hoping to consolidate their place in the automatic promotion spots.
Top-six sides Leeds United and Nottingham Forest have home fixtures on Saturday which they can use to reinforce their promotion claims, with United to face Coventry City while Forest take on seventh-placed Watford.
Bottom-side Preston North End host fellow strugglers Bristol City in a huge opportunity for both sides to help their respective seasons.
Portsmouth can also move clear of the drop zone with victory over Derby County at Fratton Park, while Crystal Palace (21st) and Middlesbrough (18th) do battle in another clash between two teams at the lower end of the table.
Ipswich Town can consign Sheffield United to more time in the relegation zone with a victory at Portman Road.
Leicester City and Barnsley go face to face in a true mid-table battle, with the sides separated by just two points.
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Ninth-placed Milwall host Doncaster, while Scunthorpe welcome Hull City to Glanford Park having won just one of their past 12 in all competitions.
The South Wales derby between Cardiff City and Swansea City is the feature match on Sunday, with the fierce rivals to do battle at the Liberty Stadium.
Swansea have the edge on their Welsh counterparts, winning their most recent battle 1-0 at Cardiff City Stadium in November.
Shakhtar Donetsk are in the box seat to make the Champions League quarter-finals after a 3-2 away win against Roma on Wednesday.
Roma took a 28th-minute lead through Simone Perrotta, but the Ukrainian side hit straight back and produced three goals in a 13-minute burst to see them head back to Donetsk with the advantage.
Claudio Ranieri’s side will have their work cut out trying to win in Ukraine, with Skakhtar unbeaten in their last 53 matches in all competitions at home. Their last loss at the Donbass Arena came in October 2008.
After successive Serie A defeats to Napoli and Inter Milan, Ranieri’s side came out firing and dominated the early stages of the contest.
Nicolas Burdisso and Mirko Vucinic went close to scoring before Roma took a deserved lead through Perotta, who nodded Rodrigo Taddei’s cross into the back of the net with Shakhtar defender Razvan Rat getting the last touch.
But the celebrations did not last long as Jadson’s right-foot shot from 18 yards took a wicked deflection of Daniele De Rossi, leaving Roma goalkeeper Doni stranded.
The goal spurred Shakhtar on and Jadson was again involved when the Ukraine side scored its second, finding countryman Douglas Costa who hit a curling left-foot strike from the edge of the area.
Things got even worse for Roma on 41 minutes when left-back Jon Arne Riise slipped on the touchline while he had the ball.
Riise’s mistake allowed Douglas Costa to steal the ball, and the Brazilian took his time before picking out compatriot Luiz Adriano to sidefoot into the back of the net.
The goal capped a horrendous spell for Roma and the hosts certainly knew what the crowd thought of their performance, with Ranieri’s men booed by the Stadio Olimpico fans as they entered the field for the second half.
But as they did in the first half, Roma began strongly and Frenchman Jeremy Menez scored a splendid goal to bring his side back into contention just after the hour mark.
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Menez beat Jadson for the ball in a show of strength before streaming forward and producing a sensational strike into the top right corner from 25 yards.
Shakhtar continued to search for a fourth as Luiz Adriano and Henrikh Mkhitaryan went close, while Roma also had a chance to score but Andriy Pyatov kept out Francesco Totti’s late effort.
The visitors held on for the victory – their first in the last 16 of the Champions League – and the 2008/09 UEFA Cup winners can feel confident of reaching the quarter-finals given their brilliant home record.
Before Hodgson starts his managerial campaign at the Hawthorns in earnest, I want to revisit one last time, the topic of his time at Liverpool.
I read this week that Roy Hodgson should receive some credit, at least, for the signing of Raul Meireles. It appears that despite his poor record, both in collecting points and playing attractive football, Roy’s legacy at Liverpool could be defined through the Portuguese player. The midfielder has scored 5 times in his last six games since Hodgson left. If Meireles goes on to become a great player, Hodgson will have to take the plaudits. His goals have pleased those in defence of Hodgson, who have criticised the Liverpool team as a whole, saying that the players have been good enough all along, but just not been up for it.
I disagree with this on two levels. Firstly I think a manager’s job in the modern game is just as much about motivation as it is about tactics, and secondly, Hodgson played Meireles out of position.
I have always been a fan of Hodgson, I think he is dignified and should be respected for a long and successful career, but I just don’t think the style of football that he was insistent on, was suited to Liverpool.
He did well at Fulham, building his side around a solid defence. But teams would go to Fulham and try to win, consequently leaving themselves more exposed and open for Fulham to score. But against Liverpool, opposing teams expectations were lower. The majority of teams are happy to draw with Liverpool, home and away, so sit back and play them on the counter, or look to defend. This was something that Hodgson proved himself unable to cope with.
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Since Dalglish has arrived, he has allowed Meireles to play a more offensive role. Firstly this lets the player, who has great technique (evidenced by his string of volleys), get into goal scoring positions. Secondly it gives Lucas a more defined role. Before Lucas was one of two deep, holding midfielders, he is now on his own. In this new system, Lucas seems surer of his defensive duties and attacking limitations, he knows what is expected of him. When both central midfielders sat back it seemed that neither was sure who’s turn it was to attack or defend.
Benitez saw great success with this tactics where he had top class players in Javier Mascherano and Xabi Alosno. Once he lost Xabi, neither Lucas nor Aquilani filled this role effectively. This is part of the reason his side failed to succeed and he was sacked. Hodgson, to his own detriment, tried to replicate Benitez’s failed tactics, but since Xabi Alonso and Mascherano had already left the club, he had no chance.
Sad as I am to say it, it seems Dalglish is more in touch of what positions and roles to play the Liverpool players in. But not only does he get the best out of them tactically, he also seems to be able to motivate them in a way that Hodgson could not. You only have to look at some of the most successful managers around, see the relationships they have with their players, to believe how important being a motivator is in a modern manager. That is why Avram Grant, despite all of his tactical knowledge has been unsuccessful at Portsmouth and now West Ham, it is also one of the reasons that Holloway, and at the other end of the spectrum Mourinho, have been so good. Tactics are one thing but motivation is equally important, especially at somewhere with expectations like that of Anfield. Rather than Meireles being a beacon of what Hodgson achieved at Anfield, he will remain as a reminder of Hodgson’s tactical flaws and lack of motivational ability.
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Despite his failure at Liverpool, it is too soon to write off Hodgson as a manager, or ‘head coach’ for that matter. He can still be a great coach at WBA and his organisation of the defence would no doubt do them wonders. I hope he keeps WBA up, which won’t be an easy task, but it is a good thing for Liverpool that he has left.
Following Arsenal’s defeat at the hands of Manchester United everyone from Bob Wilson to Emmanuel Petit is having an opinion on what is going wrong at the Emirates. While it must be frustrating in many ways it could prove a blessing in disguise for Arsene Wenger as it will enable the North Londoners to focus solely on the League title.
In the papers this morning there have been a mixed bag of stories that include Villa players remorseful over fracas; Ferguson hits back at critics, while Beckham will relish a Premier League return.
Beckham open to Premier League return when LA Galaxy contract ends – Daily Mail
Ferguson blasts back at Dalglish and Taylor over referee criticism – Independent
Terry to be England captain – Daily Telegraph
No way Jose will replace Fergie – Sun
Rooney wants FA Cup to complete collection – Mirror
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No 1 choice: Fergie eyes Atletico’s De Gea as £15m replacement for Van der Sar – Daily Mail
Alberto Aquilani would be willing to return to parent club Liverpool next season if a proposed deal with Juventus fails to goes through.Aquilani, 26, joined Liverpool from AS Roma in 2009, but endured an injury-plagued first season in the English Premier League.
The midfielder made just 18 appearances in all competitions before being sent out on loan to Juventus at the start of the 2010/11 campaign.
A permanent transfer to the Turin club has been discussed, but with Liverpool reportedly seeking a fee of 14 million pounds, it remains to be seen where the Italy international will be plying his trade next season.
“The future? I’m at Juve, but I don’t know what will happen,” Aquilani told La Gazzetta dello Sport .
“I’m on loan and if I’m not redeemed in any case I’d go back to Liverpool in the best championship in the world. We’ll see.”
Juve take on Roma away from home in Serie A on Sunday, with Aquilani apprehensive about the reception he will receive at the Stadio Olimpico.
“When I went to Juve, I thought: ‘What will happen when I have to play in Rome? ‘ Sunday for me is a delicate game. I hope that I’ll be welcomed with affection, but I don’t know if it will happen,” Aquilani said.
“Certainly if I score, I won’t cheer. My memories are all positive.”
“Was I sent away? It is not the right word. When they proposed that I leave, I realised there was no more room for me.”
The capital city club have been purchased by an American consortium led by business Thomas Di Benedetto.
The takeover has led to speculation that Aquilani could be in line for a surprise move back to his former club.
“It is a delicate question. I would do, but I think it will be difficult,” he said, referring to the prospect of re-joining Roma.
“As a fan I’m curious to see what happens with the new property, especially if they begin to buy players and to revolutionise the team.”
Both sides will be looking to bounce back to winning ways this weekend for very different reasons. Bolton went down 2-1 at relegation threatened Birmingham, whilst West Ham’s own relegation woes continued after the 2nd half demolition by Manchester United which ended in a 4-2 defeat at home.
Owen Coyle could put defender Zat Knight back into the first team after his return from a knee injury suffered in February. But will be without the likes of Stuart Holden and Sam Ricketts for selection after both underwent surgery for injuries.
At present there are no new injury concerns for Avram Grant and his Hammers team who sit in the relegation zone. A win at the Reebok will move them up the table and ease worries but it’ll be a tough ask against a Bolton side who have only lost one in the last ten games at the Reebok.
Although, Bolton haven’t won any of the five games that midfielder Holden has missed and with West Ham midfielders, Scott Parker and Thomas Hitzlsperger impressing, they will look to control the game.
The form guide suggests this should be a home win, with Bolton only a point behind Everton in 7th, a win would move them into a comfortable position in the table if Everton lose at Wolves. However, with the character shown by West Ham since January has been impressive and hard to beat.
Match Prediction: Bolton 1-1 West Ham
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You can get odds of 5/1 on a 1-1 draw between Bolton and West Ham!