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With Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS' investment at Manchester United now confirmed, there will likely be huge changes this summer. Despite a poor start to the season, one man has already caught the eye of the new owners.

Things on the up at Old Trafford

Whilst sitting in sixth place in the Premier League may be below the levels expected of a club of Man United's stature, things finally appear to have turned a corner after a troubling opening to the season.

The early passages of the campaign saw the Red Devils struggle for consistency in the league and drop out of Europe in embarrassing fashion. This poor start was emblematic of what has been a bleak few years at United. Constant battles between fans and ownership have left the team and management attempting to play both sides, usually with very little success.

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Adding insult to injury has been the failure of high-profile signings to hit the ground running. The combined £158million spent on Antony and Jadon Sancho has yielded virtually no return, with the latter now back in Germany and his Brazilian counterpart yet to register a league goal for the Red Devils this season.

Despite this, the horizon appears bright at Old Trafford with six wins from their last seven games in all competitions and marquee signing Rasmus Hojlund scoring seven goals during this period. With Ratcliffe keeping a close eye on the club during the takeover process, it is reported that one individual has already caught the attention of the man now pulling the strings at United.

Ratcliffe impressed by Erik ten Hag

David Ornstein has shared that sources within the new ownership are already heaping praise upon the Red Devils' manager for his work this season. Ratcliffe, whose £1.25billion purchase saw him buy a 27.7% stake in the north west outfit, is eager to implement change at Old Trafford – not least with a new sporting director – but looks set to continue with Erik ten Hag in the dugout.

Since arriving in England in April 2022, the Dutchman has endured a tough time, working to overcome the negative culture both on and off the pitch that had hampered so many of his predecessors. His first season in charge saw the Red Devils finish third whilst also lifting the EFL Cup, their first silverware in six years.

His tenure at Old Trafford has also seen him scoop three manager of the month honours, racking up just shy of two points per game in the process. With a win percentage of over 60%, the Dutchman boasts a higher figure than any of his predecessors in the post-Ferguson era.

Erik ten Hag

97

59

60.82

Ralf Rangnick

29

11

37.93

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

168

91

54.17

José Mourinho

144

84

58.33

Louis van Gaal

103

54

52.43

David Moyes

51

27

52.94

Despite having a taste of success in England, ten Hag has always felt under immense pressure from both the fans and ownership. Hopefully, this vote of confidence from Ratcliffe and INEOS will be the boost United need to continue their good form and rise up the table.

New videos have emerged which explained why Saturday's Championship fixture featuring Blackburn Rovers and Ipswich Town had to be abandoned just ten minutes before full-time at Ewood Park. Blackburn were leading 1-0 against ten-man Ipswich, who are part-owned by singer Ed Sheeran, when the referee stopped the game due to torrential rain and, after checking the pitch conditions, called it off.

Yellow weather warning was issued

Before the game kicked off, a yellow weather warning was issued by the Met Office. Despite the rain, the match went ahead as scheduled and it was goalless in the first half. The visitors were reduced to ten men after the break as Jacob Greaves was shown a red card for a clumsy last-man foul on Yuki Ohashi. Minutes later, Todd Cantwell scored from the penalty spot to hand his team the lead. As Rovers were racing towards a win, the game had to be halted due to the deteriorating condition of the playing surface.

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A video shared by journalist Alex Jones on X revealed that the referee tested the pitch condition by rolling the ball on a couple of occasions. In the video, the ball can be seen getting stuck due to a waterlogged pitch. Meanwhile, UK broadcaster ITV have shown the moment the referee brought play to a halt.

Stadium announcer delivers bad news to home fans

Addressing the fans at Ewood Park, the stadium announcer said: "Thank you for your patience. Game abandoned. A decision will be made by the officials whether the match will be replayed in due course."

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The replay date for the Championship clash has not been announced yet, and it is not yet known whether it will be fulfilled in its entirety or from just the point the initial match was stopped.

Picking up two wins from their last three Championship games, there could still be light at the end of the tunnel for Sheffield Wednesday's survival chances in the second tier when all hope had begun to look lost.

Ike Ugbo has been a standout performer since joining the Owls ranks in January from Troyes on loan, netting his third goal for Wednesday already at Millwall this weekend as Danny Rohl's men pulled off an impressive 2-0 away day win.

With Ugbo coming in and becoming a star man up top, Michael Smith's importance to the Wednesday cause has significantly lessened.

As a result, the second-tier side might well live to regret not trying to offload Smith with more vigour in January as the 32-year-old gradually bleeds the club more and more courtesy of his excessive pay packet despite now being on the fringes.

Michael Smith's salary at Sheffield Wednesday

Smith is currently the fourth highest earner at Hillsborough despite now primarily being an option Rohl brings on from the off the bench, coming in at a handsome £17.5k-per-week which could be better used elsewhere based on his output this campaign.

Rumoured fervently with a move to reunite with his ex-Rotherham United boss Paul Warne at Derby County in January, Smith only has three goals next to his name when he's been in the thick of the action for the Owls away from all this talk.

In stark contrast, Ugbo – from just three games – has managed to match Smith's total for Wednesday with the ex-Chelsea attacker on seven goals for the campaign overall after having his Cardiff City loan cut short to relocate to South Yorkshire.

Rohl and Co will see the deal to land Ugbo on loan until the end of the season as a masterstroke, with the 25-year-old centre-forward a more affordable option to keep on the books than the waning Smith.

Moreover, his clinical edge in front of goal means he comes out on top over the lacklustre 32-year-old attacker.

Smith's wage compared to the rest of the Wednesday squad

Smith's bulky pay packet means he's currently one of the highest earners in the Owls squad, with the likes of Barry Bannan unsurprisingly above him on an even heftier £24k-per-week according to Capology.

The likes of Jeff Hendrick and Kristian Pedersen are also burning holes in the Owls' pocket with their wages on loan – with the Newcastle United loanee specifically coming in at an eye-watering £35k-per-week – but Ugbo thankfully comes in as a cheaper option than this expensively priced duo.

1. Jeff Hendrick

£35k

2. Barry Bannan

£24k

3. Kristian Pedersen

£18k

4. Michael Smith

£17.5k

5. Will Vaulks

£15.9k

Ugbo boasts a reasonable £15k per week wage playing for Wednesday in comparison, justifying his salary with his recent golden streak in front of goal compared to a quiet Smith.

Smith's last two goals for the Owls came all the way back in October, with the likes of Anthony Musaba – who is on a significantly less extortionate wage than the 32-year-old forward at £9k per week – leading the goalscoring charts at Hillsborough with six goals away from the ex-Millers man.

Wednesday will need to look at offloading a lot of their ageing high earners if the South Yorkshire side succumb to relegation come the end of the season, with Smith high up the potential list to ditch.

Ugbo could well be kept around permanently on the contrary based on his current goalscoring heroics, as Rohl and Co aim to assemble a squad for the long-term that doesn't cost excessive amounts.

Ruben Amorim is reportedly urging Manchester United to try and sign Brighton star Carlos Baleba but a list of alternative options have been drawn up.

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The Independent claim that United are actively trying to sign the midfielder but Brighton want around £120 million ($163m) for his services. The report adds that the Red Devils are considering an initial £80m ($109m) bid, with the rest made up in add-ons, and winger Jadon Sancho could be part of the offer – although the Seagulls are unlikely to want him.

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Baleba is 'keen' on a United move but there is still a long way to go before Amorim's team can secure his signature. The report adds that if they cannot recruit the Cameroon international, the Red Devils' preferred alternative is Crystal Palace star Adam Wharton. It is anticipated, however, that the 21-year-old could cost even more than Baleba this summer.

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The report adds that Palace chairman Steve Parish will be unwilling to do business for Wharton, given that the Eagles could lose star players Marc Guehi, who is wanted by Liverpool, and Tottenham target Eberechi Eze before the transfer window shuts. 

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It remains to be seen if United will up their efforts to sign Baleba in the coming weeks. The Red Devils have also looked at Sporting CP's Morten Hjumland, but are said to hold concerns about his physicality, and Atalanta's Ederson.

A £50 million star's talks over a new contract have stalled, with Tottenham in pole position to sign him for Ange Postecoglou this summer.

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Spurs are said to be targeting three major signings in key areas of the squad, coming after Postecoglou was frank in admitting that Spurs need to implement "drastic" change.

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It is believed technical director Johan Lange wants to back Postecoglou with a new striker, centre-back and midfielder, as reported by The Times, with a host of current senior players also up for sale to fund these potential moves.

Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Emerson Royal, Giovani Lo Celso, Ryan Sessegnon and Bryan Gil could all leave N17 (Tom Allnutt), while it is claimed that Tottenham are also open to suitable offers for Yves Bissouma and Richarlison.

With Hojbjerg and potentially Bissouma up for grabs this summer, it is without question that Postecoglou would require a midfield replacement and number six more suited to the Australian's system.

A few interesting names have been linked in this regard, like Atalanta midfielder Ederson, with the Brazilian enjoying a brilliant campaign yet again under Gian Piero Gasperini in Serie A. The 24-year-old has notched six goals and an assist over 34 Italian top-flight cameos this term, which has turned a few heads at N17.

Of course, there is also Chelsea star Conor Gallagher, who has been repeatedly linked since last summer. The Englishman, who has starred under former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino, could have to be sold with his contract expiring next year.

The Blues are facing a battle to comply with PSR, and reports suggest they may need to raise £100 million through player sales by June 30. Selling Gallagher would be a deeply unpopular move at Stamford Bridge, but their loss could be Tottenham's undoubted gain.

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Football Insider have an update on their pursuit this week, and they claim Tottenham are in pole position to sign Gallagher as new contract talks halt for the time being.

Crystal Palace 1-3 Chelsea

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Chelsea 6-0 Everton

8.64

Chelsea 5-0 West Ham

8.39

Tottenham 1-4 Chelsea

8.22

Chelsea 3-0 Luton Town

7.90

The "priceless" 24-year-old, as he's been called by Pochettino, is actually thought to be valued at around £50 million, and would count as pure profit if Chelsea were to do a deal with Spurs. It is also believed elsewhere that Postecoglou "really appreciates" Gallagher (Fabrizio Romano).

“You wouldn’t be surprised if he went to someone like Spurs," said pundit Pat Nevin last month.

"Obviously that would be particularly painful for Chelsea fans. But what a player he would be for them, I’d probably say he’s better suited to Spurs, the way he plays. The transfer situation is really quite delicate with Chelsea because we don’t know who is making the decisions and that’s what it comes down to. If it comes down to the manager then he will make changes and will want to get rid of a number of players and bring in more experience in certain areas."

Sophie Devine and Suzie Bates set the tone with a strong opening stand, while the bowlers never allowed India to get into the chase

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India Women lost five wickets, and the plot, for 35 runs in chase of 156 as New Zealand Women emerged victorious in the one-off T20I by 18 runs in Queenstown on Wednesday. Lea Tahuhu starred with both bat and ball, hitting a quickfire 27 off 14 balls when New Zealand batted, and then picking up the wicket of the top-scoring S Meghana in the chase.Put in to bat, Sophie Devine, Suzie Bates and Tahuhu propelled New Zealand to 155 for 5. From 9 without loss in the first three overs, the home side went to 49 – with no wickets lost still – in six overs. Devine was dropped in the second over by Simran Bahadur, and the New Zealand captain went on to hit two fours and two sixes in her 23-ball 31. Devine and Bates stitched together an opening partnership of 60 runs. Bates top-scored with a 34-ball 36 to set the platform for the home side.India’s four-pronged spin attack then pulled things back with tight bowling. However, Tahuhu’s surprise promotion to No. 5 ahead of Brooke Halliday and Maddy Green worked in favour for New Zealand, as her boundary spree lifted the side. Martin and Green, the latter scoring a quick 26, also biffed a couple of boundaries in the last few overs to take the score past 150.In a match where New Zealand maintained a run rate of seven almost throughout the innings, Pooja Vastrakar was the most impressive Indian bowler, accounting for two crucial wickets – first removing Amelia Kerr for 17 and then Tahuhu. Sans senior pacer Shikha Pandey, who was left out of the squad, Vastrakar stood up to the challenge to end with figures of 2 for 16 in her four overs. She stuck to her stump-to-stump line that fetched her 17 dot balls. Spin-bowling allrounder Deepti Sharma also scalped two, removing Devine and Green.India started the chase cautiously in the absence of senior batter Smriti Mandhana, who was still in the New Zealand government’s compulsory Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) facility, along with Meghana Singh and Renuka Singh. In Mandhana’s absence, Yastika Bhatia opened with Shafali Verma as India stuck to a left-right combination. The big-hitting Shafali remained passive during the powerplay, eventually departing for 13 off 14 balls when she failed to clear Green on the deep midwicket fence off Amelia Kerr. In the same over, Amelia dismissed Bhatia, who scored a run-a-ball 26, to trigger a collapse.Had it not been for Meghana, India would have ended with a lesser total. In her first international game in six years, Meghana looked at home, notching up 37 runs off 30 balls. The knock included some eye-pleasing lofted cover drives. However, with no support from the other end and with the New Zealand bowlers chipping in regularly, the visiting side failed to get past the finish line.India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who had scored a total of 121 runs in six matches in 2021, was bowled for a 13-ball 12 when she missed an inswinger that hit the stumps, from pacer Jess Kerr. Hayley Jensen’s double strike in the 19th over meant India ended with 137 for 8.The two teams now head into a five-match ODI series in the lead-up to the Women’s World Cup, beginning next month.

Frank Lampard claims to have seen "things that cannot be right at elite football" during his troubled spell as interim manager at Chelsea.

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The Blues legend, who won Premier League and Champions League titles at Stamford Bridge as a player, spent 18 months at the helm during his first stint in charge of a club that will always hold a special place in his heart. He answered an SOS call when returning to west London in April 2023.

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With Chelsea giving Graham Potter just 31 games in charge, following the big-money takeover completed by Todd Boehly and BlueCo, somebody was required to steer the Blues through to the end of a troubled campaign. Lampard, fresh from leaving Everton a few months earlier, was asked to step in.

WHAT FRANK LAMPARD SAID

Emotional ties saw the ex-England international accept that challenge, but he picked up just one victory from 11 fixtures – giving him an awful nine per cent win ratio. Lampard has, however, told of the mess that he inherited: "I saw things that I know cannot be right at elite football and that's the truth. I didn't love working in that short period because it's hard to lay down an idea when you're going to be leaving but Chelsea will always be a massive club in my life.

"But when I understand the standards of Chelsea – in that period of time a lot of players were in transition of maybe leaving and some problems and motivation were a problem – in an interim period you can't really affect that.

"When you see the results of it, I'm experienced enough to know what's right and what's wrong and basic things in a training ground on a pitch. I didn't learn anything tactical but it did reinforce my beliefs of all my experiences of when you know what a group is really fighting in the same direction – how strong that can be and when it's not, it can be really challenging."

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Despite those struggles, Lampard claims to have taken important lessons from all of his managerial roles to date. He added: "In my first week at Derby I was fresh, open-eyed to everything and there were a lot of things I needed to learn quickly. So I've certainly matured through that and seen that, and to be able to work at Derby in the Championship was a real development year for me.

"To then go to Chelsea and work in the Champions League and get into the Champions League, through the league – those things are all great experiences, so you kind of layer them up hopefully.

"Everton in a relegation battle and we stayed up, and even going back to Chelsea's interim, it was a really tough time at the club and I saw a lot of things with people questioning like was it the right thing to do…I'm absolutely better for the experience of that, even though it was six or seven weeks."

Heading into game week 25 of the Premier League campaign, Crystal Palace currently sit 12th in the table, just four points off of a top-half spot.

They have managed to drag themselves away from a relegation battle, now sitting 13 points ahead of 18th-place Leicester City.

The Eagles are averaging some of the worst attacking numbers in the league. But, on the flip side, their defensive shape and quality are their biggest asset right now under Oliver Glasner, conceding 30 goals in 24 games and averaging 13.1 shots against them per game (ranking 10th in the league for this metric).

Crystal Palace face Everton at Selhurst Park in their next Premier League fixture, who currently sit 15th in the league, but are coming off of a very strong string of results, beating Tottenham, Brighton and Leicester in the league and drawing 2-2 with Liverpool.

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Glasner will remain without Joel Ward (calf injury), Chadi Riad (knee injury) and Cheick Doucoure (knee injury) heading into the Everton game this weekend. Doucoure will now need to undergo surgery on his knee, which means he will miss the entirety of this season.

The likes of Eberechi Eze, Eddie Nketiah and Ismaila Sarr are all being assessed ahead of the Toffees game, with the first two currently having knocks/slight injuries and the latter having missed the last match due to illness.

Luckily for the Eagles, Adam Wharton has made his return to action in recent weeks, just in time to take over in midfield from Doucoure, which will give Palace a strong boost.

But after making some new signings in January, and the few injuries they have picked up, Glasner could look to change things up against Everton, adding a new dynamic to his side.

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Crystal Palace's new dynamic against Everton

Crystal Palace could look to line up with both new signing Ben Chilwell and academy graduate, Tyrick Mitchell for the first time against Everton, finding a strong balance of attacking output and defensive stability on that left-hand side.

Goals + Assists

0.43

0.11

Progressive Carries

2.35

1.94

Progressive Passes

2.59

2.07

Shots Total

2.23

0.36

xG

0.16

0.03

Key Passes

1.73

1.29

Shot-Creating Actions

2.84

2.28

Tackles

1.85

2.67

Blocks

1.11

2.20

Interceptions

0.74

0.29

When you look at Chilwell’s underlying numbers from his last season under Thomas Tuchel in a back three system which allowed him to play as a wing-back, you can see the value he provides from that position, getting forward, getting shots off, attacking the box and being a threat on goal. In that sense, he could well be a better option for Glasner.

However, that doesn’t mean that Mitchell should miss out. Instead, it means the current incumbent of the left-back role could operate in a slightly unfamiliar left centre-back role in a back five/back three.

This would allow him to still defend in similar left-sided wide areas and add some protection behind the likes of Chilwell and Eze on that side, if/when their talisman is available.

Ex-Chelsea boss, Mauricio Pochettino praised Chilwell as “one of the best” left-backs in the world at his best, while Brendan Rodgers labelled him as “exceptional”, and if Glasner can get that level out of him, it would play a huge part in Palace’s bid for a second top-half finish in a row.

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Italy hero Gianluigi Buffon saw his eldest son Louis net his first international goal at youth level this week – but not for the country you'd expect.

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Buffon, one of the greatest goalkeepers of all-time, had a proud moment this week as one of his sons, Louis, scored his first goal at international level, but not with Italy. Buffon Jnr made the decision to represent the Czech Republic and turned out for their U18 side, scoring a goal in an impressive 4-1 victory over France.

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In 2011, Buffon married Czech beauty pageant winner Alena Seredova, and Louis chose to represent his mother's country over his father's. According to former Czech Republic international Erich Brabec, who now serves as the technical director of the Czech Republic youth teams, a chat he had with Seredova turned out to be a decisive factor.

"I don't know Gianluigi Buffon's opinion, but after finding out that he was on our list of those called up, they contacted him from Italy," Brabec revealed earlier this month (h/t La Stampa). "Personally, I just organised everything necessary with his mother so that he could show up at the training camp with the team."

Although Buffon and Seredova separated in 2014, Louis holds dual citizenship and could yet feature for the Italian national team at the senior level in the future.

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Louis started his footballing journey with Sisport in 2017, before joining Juventus in 2020. In 2022, he joined CBS Scoula Calcio, before joining the Pisa academy. He is currently assigned to Serie B side Pisa's reserve team in the Primavera division. The winger made his professional debut earlier this month in the team's 3-2 loss to Spezia. Pisa are currently managed by Buffon's former international team-mate Filippo Inzaghi, with whom he won the 2006 World Cup.

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Pisa are currently enjoying a brilliant season and are one of the frontrunners for automatic promotion to Serie A next season. Buffon Jnr is expected to be used by Inzaghi for Pisa's next game, in which they take on Cosenza on Saturday.

After the incredible highs of smashing Manchester City 4-0 at the Etihad, last week was a real downer for Tottenham Hotspur.

First, the North Londoners drew at home to Serie A side AS Roma, and while that’s not necessarily the end of the world, it was the manner in which it happened that hurt the most, a last-minute equaliser after having ample chances to put the game to bed earlier.

Then, despite taking the lead once again and being a man up for the last 15 minutes or so, they drew with Fulham in the Premier League, which was the fourth game in all competitions that the club have dropped points at home this season.

Premier League

Fulham (H)

1-1 (D)

Europa League

AS Roma (H)

2-2 (D)

Premier League

Man City (A)

4-0 (W)

Premier League

Ipswich (H)

2-1 (L)

Europa League

Galatasaray (A)

3-2 (L)

So, with a game away to the high-flying Bournemouth to come tonight, Ange Postecoglou has plenty of decisions to make, and one of those is dropping arguably the team’s best performer from Sunday afternoon.

Spurs' best performer against Fulham

So, the truth is that the list of best performers on Sunday afternoon for Spurs is tiny, with perhaps only a few names on it.

However, one of those names is certainly Timo Werner, who actually looked reasonably effective at times, providing the assist for Brennan Johnson in the second half, creating two big chances and earning himself a 6/10 match rating from journalist Alasdair Gold, who claimed he was the ‘most threatening of the front three.’

Yet, if Postecoglou wants to give his team the best chance of picking up all three points against the Cherries this evening, he must boldly drop the German international, for as good as he was, he still wasn’t good enough to help his team win the game.

Moreover, while his form has certainly improved in recent weeks, the former Chelsea ace still has the capacity to seriously underwhelm when it matters most, and his tally of one goal and three assists in 16 appearances this season is hardly good enough to demand his continued selection, especially not when there were far more dangerous players on the bench against the Cottagers.

The player Ange must start vs Bournmouth

So, with Johnson being his most effective off the right and Son Heung-min being even more disappointing than Werner against Fulham, the ideal candidate to start off the left against Bournemouth is Dejan Kulusevski.

Now, it’s certainly true that he’s more experienced off the right, but with his Welsh teammate now a nailed-on starter in his old position and there being few, if any, genuine options off the left, it almost feels like the manager must start the Swede there.

Moreover, the former Juventus star is undoubtedly one of the club’s most technically gifted and naturally talented players and has some experience playing off the left from his time in Italy.

Furthermore, as talent scout Jacek Kulig points out, the 24-year-old is an absolutely “world-class” player, and as this season has shown us, he’s more than capable of transitioning to a new position within the team.

For example, of his nine goal involvements this season, the Stockholm-born maestro has produced seven of them from midfield, showing that he is incredibly adaptable.

Appearances

20

Starts

13

Minutes

1300′

Goals

2

Assists

7

Goal Involvements per Match

0.45

Minutes per Goal Involvement

144.44′

Ultimately, if Postecoglou wants to give himself and his team the best chance of winning tonight, he needs to ensure he’s starting his best and most inform players, which means Kulusevski simply has to start, even if its off the left.

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