Chelsea tackle Eddie Howe
The Chelsea Blues face Manchester City this afternoon, but without Enzo Maresca, sidelined midweek. Liam Rosenior is the big favorite to take over, but that is not the only avenue. The English press is discussing this Sunday the Blues’ interest in Eddie Howe, the Newcastle coach who seems to be getting a little tired on the Magpies bench. It seems difficult to see Newcastle letting their coach leave in the middle of the season, especially since negotiations with Strasbourg for Liam Rosenior are very advanced, but Chelsea are working on several files and Eddie Howe is one of them.
Jonathan David targeted by the Italian press
Jonathan David’s Juventus let slip 2 points at home against Lecce. Final score: 1-1 and a more than disappointing performance from the Canadian striker. Jonathan David finds himself in the sights of the Italian press after missing his penalty. Already widely criticized for his offensive performance with just one small goal in Serie A, Jonathan David is not going to reassure himself and gain the confidence of the coach with his match yesterday. He even finds himself at the heart of a little controversy, because even if Luciano Spalletti defended him at a press conference, the choice of the penalty taker is debated. The coach of the Old Lady still announced that he would choose the next penalty taker, and given yesterday’s miss, not sure that Jonathan David would be chosen to take the next one…
The new Fermín López festival
FC Barcelona won 2 goals to 0 in the Catalan derby against Espanyol Barcelona, notably thanks to a high-class entry from Fermín López. The Barça jewel weighed on the result by delivering two magnificent assists at the very end of the match, one for Dani Olmo and one for Robert Lewandowski. This victory allows the Blaugranas to temporarily be 7 points ahead of second place, Real Madrid, who host Betis Sevilla this afternoon to try to keep up with the Catalan pace. Thanks to this good entry, the 22-year-old attacking midfielder once again proved to Hansi Flick that he could take a starting place in the Barcelona midfield.
