Daniel Farke will be apprehensive over the next several days as several Leeds United players represent their various countries. Ao Tanaka started proceedings for Japan on Thursday afternoon, coming off the bench with little under 20 minutes remaining in a 7-0 victory over China. Tanaka impressed in his brief cameo, completing 28 of 30 attempted passes as Japan began their World Cup qualifying campaign with a comfortable three points. However, he is just one of numerous Leeds players on international duty this week, and Farke’s squad will have plenty of international involvement before their next game against Burnley. Wilfried Gnonto,…
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Ao Tanaka, a Leeds United midfielder, came on as a second-half replacement in Japan’s 7-0 World Cup qualifying victory over China on Thursday (5 September). The 25-year-old, who joined Elland Road during the summer transfer window, earned his 28th cap for Japan, replacing Liverpool’s Wataru Endo after 71 minutes with the score 4-0. Coming on to add extra legs to the midfield, Japan scored three more goals against the Chinese, with Junya Ito, Daizen Maeda, and Takefusa Kubo contributing. The Yorkshire Evening Post responded to the midfielder’s performance, writing [5 September]: “Tanaka produced a near-perfect performance on the ball, completing…
Despite the fact that the transfer market has closed, Liverpool still has three players that need new contracts at Anfield. Arne Slot has shocked everyone with how brilliantly his Liverpool side has played this season, particularly on the defensive front, as they are yet to surrender in the Premier League. One issue that must be addressed is Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, and Trent Alexander-Arnold’s contract issues. Van Dijk has spoken out about his future plans and his calm attitude toward his predicament. Salah has been fairly vocal about his contract position and future with the club since making his…
Following their promotion back to the Premier League in 2022, Nottingham Forest made some questionable transfer market selections. Signings of players like Jonjo Shelvey and Omar Richards have just not worked out, with the latter spending the 2024/25 season on loan at sister club Rio Avenue in Portugal. Shelvey joined from Newcastle United during the January transfer window in 2023, making only eight appearances before being shipped away to Turkey following an alleged altercation with then-manager Steve Cooper. Such signings definitely contributed to the club’s failure to meet the PSR limit for the previous fiscal year, with the Reds receiving…
Flamengo striker Pedro has already experienced his fair share of ups and downs in his career, and the last few days have brought it all together in a depressing manner. The 27-year-old Brazilian was one of the strikers Nottingham Forest targeted late in the summer season, but the deal fell through. The Premier League club’s offer fell short of Flamengo’s expectations. Pedro has now received bad news, as well as an update that rules out Nottingham Forest’s comeback in January. According to Globo, Pedro injured his left anterior cruciate ligament during Brazil’s training session in Curitiba yesterday. Following this, numerous…
Despite Leeds United’s 2-0 victory over Hull City, Daniel Farke’s post-match news conference was not entirely positive. Leeds’ victory over the Tigers brought an end to a turbulent month of August in which the attitude around the club shifted from one direction to another. Overall, Leeds may be delighted with their current Championship position, as their eight points have moved them up to fourth place. Leeds are unbeaten in the league, and they have a number of new arrivals to properly integrate into the squad following a frenzy of late-season transfer activity. However, it is fair to say that Leeds…
Morgan Gibbs-White of Nottingham Forest will be trying to earn an England cap this weekend. The Three Lions will meet the Republic of Ireland in their first game since Gareth Southgate’s departure following the defeat to Spain in the Euro 2024 Final. Lee Carsley is the interim manager, and by bringing in Forest star Gibbs-White, Noni Madueke, and Angel Gomes, the under-21 squad has reformed. Gibbs-White has been hammering on the door since he joined Forest. Last season, he matured, scoring six goals and assisting ten times as the Reds remained in the Premier League. Earlier this week, Neco Williams…
Leeds United’s late flurry of signing activity has renewed optimism at Elland Road. Just over three weeks ago, after Leeds’ draw at West Brom, the mood couldn’t have been much worse with Georginio Rutter’s departure and a conspicuous lack of additions. However, just like a year ago, Leeds really kicked their window into gear in the final parts, and they now have a squad capable of competing at the top. Leeds made four new signings in the final eight days of the summer, the first of which being Largie Ramazani from UD Almeria. Manor Solomon, Ao Tanaka, and Isaac Schmidt…
Liverpool and their captain, Virgil van Dijk, have made an excellent start to the current Premier League season. When Jurgen Klopp left Liverpool in the summer, there were many questions about how his replacement, Arne Slot, would handle the additional pressure. When the German first took over at Anfield, the club was approaching nearly three decades without an English championship and had not tasted European glory since 2005. However, with the arrival of players such as van Dijk, the team transformed, winning the Champions League in the Dutchman’s first full season and eventually becoming English champions. As a result, van…
The Reds are currently installing two additional hospitality areas made out of converted shipping containers on the corners of the Trent End. Work is starting at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground as a temporary solution is installed to assist the stadium cope with ‘extraordinary demand’. The Reds are currently constructing two new hospitality sections at the corners of the Trent End using converted shipping containers. Work appears to have begun on the two hospitality spaces that will be built at the Trent End’s corners using repurposed shipping containers. When the construction is completed, the gaps between the stand that backs onto…