Antolin Alcaraz has agreed to a one-year deal with La Ligas new boys Las Palmas after concluding his contract with Everton.As much as Antolin Alcaraz is an experienced defender who didnt hold a regular spot while playing for Everton (The Toffees) after following Roberto Martinez after ending his contract with Wigan Athletic.During his time at Goodison Park (Evertons Home ground), which was a short two-year term saw him attend just fourteen Barclays Premier League appearances. That said, however; Las Palmas, on the other hand, have faith that Kyle Juszczyk Jersey the thirty-three-year-old centre back has what it takes to play in their main team.Las Palmas is a football club from Gran Canaria have decided to sign in Antolin Alcaraz for one whole year. However, they have given him the option of extending his deal if he wishes to till the end of 2016-2017 football season.Punters engaging in free bets agree that Alcaraz could be signing up for a tricky test after debuting for Las Palmas football club. The Club headed by Paco Herreras will be squaring off for three points against Atletico Madrid during the opening week for La Ligas league.However, Antolin Alcaraz isnt the first player that has left Everton FC for Las Palmas. Another player by the name Vinny Samways did the same move back in 1996.Antolin Alcaraz the DefenderHe is a thirty-three-year-old defender that has succe sfully won twenty-four Deion Sanders Jersey caps for his country. Alcaraz has agreed to sign a one-year deal with La Ligas side Las Palmas with the option of another year deal. The agreement of the deal was announced on the clubs website.Alcaraz was born and bred in Paraguay; however, he began his profe sional career at the Argentine Racing Club. He was signed up in 2001. Alcaraz stayed at the Racing Club during the 2001-2002 football season. However, Alcaraz didnt play there for any meeting.During summer of 2002, Alcaraz left the club for Italian club Fiorentina. San Francisco 49Ers Jersey During his time at the Italian side, Antolin Alcaraz spent six months in which he was unable to make his debut in his colours.January of 2003 saw Antolin Alcaraz sign a contract with Portuguese side SC Beira-Mar. Antolin Alcaraz shined during his time at the Portuguese first division, scoring in his first game of the Portuguese league.In August of 2003, he succe sfully scored the winning goal against Alverca football club. During the 2004-2005 football season, the Portuguese side took the 18th position in the Portuguese side thus dropping Antolin Alcaraz into the 2nd division.In the summer of 2007, Alcaraz signed up with the Belgian Club Brugge. The Jupiler League debuted on August 12th, 2007, and they Jerry Rice Jersey won 1-0 against Germinal Beerschot. On August, the 17th, 2007 the club won against Sint-Truidense VV 3:2 and Alcaraz scored his first ever goal at the Jupiler League.In the month of May 2010, Antolin Alcaraz signed up with English Premier League club Wigan Athletic for an undisclosed amount. On July 7th, 2013, Antolin Alcaraz succe sfully signed up with English Premier League side Everton on a two-year contract.August 2nd, 2015, Alcaraz agreed to sign up with La Ligas side Las Palmas on a free transfer and many punters are placing bonus bets in favour of the thirty-three-year-old defender as a great player.Many that follow his career agree that Antolin Alcaraz has matured in his gameplay, and he is only set for greatne s as he is almost nearing his retirement age.This article was written by Tony Samboras who is a profe Bruce Ellington Jersey sional sports writer with a pa sion for football. In his personal life he spends his time catching up on the latest news and rumours of his favourite teams. When its time for busine s he writes for a website that researches free betting in Australia.

Illne s and being away for christmas meant the only Dagenham football I saw this month was the 45 minutes against Exeter before the lights conked out. However, on the pitch, the daggers have picked up 10 points in their last 4 games Jim Zorn Jersey .Previously, I had written about a potentially tricky christmas period where although there wasnt too many fixtures piled in, the clashes that did take place would greatly define where Daggers started the new year. A home game against Gillingham and an away trip to Aldershot was what awaited and with both teams around the Daggers, wins were needed.Neverthele s Gabe Jackson Jersey , as the clock striked 12 taking us into 2009, Dagenham & Redbridge football club proudly sit in 4th place in League 2 with a game in hand on several of their rivals. Although yours truly never got to see either game due to residing in Yorkshire for christmas, I hear that Gillingham never got L.J. Collier Jersey going at Victoria Road and Daggers ran out very comfortable 2-0 winners.Even more impre sive were the views of people suggesting it was the Daggers two days later Landon Cohen Jersey who failed to get going against Aldershot. What makes this impre sive is that Dagenham won 2-1 becoming the first team to beat Aldershot at their place for nearly 12 months. Such events signal the rise of a club that still likes to chant to opposing fans Were just a pub team from E sexTomorrow the Daggers start their Jason Myers Jersey 2009 campaign with a trip to the Don Valley Stadium to take on Rotherham United. A tricky trip, but you wouldnt bet against the Daggers returning to Victoria Road with some points in the bag the way things are going at the moment!

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Owen Hargreaves career as a football player may be over after he limped off just 6 minutes after starting the match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday afternoon to be replaced by Bebe. It looked like a hamstring injury after Hargreaves flicked a ball into the area. The match against Wolves Tre Norwood Jersey was the first start for Owen after 777 days. Chaz Green Jersey He joined United on the 31st May of 2007 from Bayern Munich for 17 million and was presented alongside Luis Nani on the 9th July. For Bayern, Hargreaves made 145 league appearances, scoring 5 goals.However, for United he played 23 league games in the 2007/08 season, scoring two goals, but then he was restricted by injury to just 2 appearances in Rashaad Coward Jersey the 2008/09 season, 1 appearance in 2009/10, and just 2 appearances (including the match against Wolves) this season. Prior to the attempt at making a long-awaited comeback from injury, Owen Hargreaves had stated that this will be his last attempt, and if it fails, he would hang up his boots. The official Rocky Bleier Jersey report of the extent of the injury has not come out yet, but if this injury is somewhat connected to the patellar tendinitis knee injury that has ruined Hargreaves football career, or another injury that keeps him out of football for a long time, then the match against Wolves on the 6th November will be the last appearance that Owen Hargreaves made in a Manchester United shirt and the last time he came out on a football pitch as Chris Wormley Jersey a player.

For years now weve heard phrases like we give the ball away to easily, our players arent technical enough, and my personal favourite there are too many foreigners in our Premier League with regard to Englands failure at international level the latter being the case as a result of the previous two. The truth is, most foreign players are better than the young English talent available to Premier League clubs, and unsurprisingly as a result English players made up only 42.9% of the Premier League last season.Even more worrying is the discovery that just over 2.5% of the Premier Leagues players were English players under the age of twenty one. Take Josh McEachran for example, a talented English under- Koda Martin Jersey twenty one international who has made just two appearances for Chelsea in the past two seasons. Why? Because Chelsea now have Oscar and Mata two outstanding creative midfielders whose talents are far superior to McEachran. Oscar is only one year older than McEachran, yet has already developed into Brazils key midfielder, and as we saw against England, prompted tremendous boos towards his manager following Scolaris decision to substitute him with the score level. McEachran on the other hand has been in and out of Pearces under-21 side, often forced to play on the left wing, as Pearce has struggled to find a style of play which would grant McEachran the freedom to score and create goals in the way Oscar does for club and country.A player like Josh McEachran needs other players similar to him in his team. While Pearces side started games with the likes of Jordan Henderson and Jonjo Shelvey in central midfield the latter proceeding to take wasteful long shots rather than look for a pa s Spain were able to surround creative players like Isco with other skilful players, and unsurprisingly won the tournament with relative ease. In reserve, Spain still had Iker Muniain and Sergio Canales, who some would argue have better technique than the entirety of Englands squad including McEachran. This abundance of technically excellent Spanish players from De Gea in goal to Morata up front stems not from first-team development and experience between the ages 17-21 (for the likes of Montoya, Tello and Morata played far le s regularly for their clubs than Clyne, Ince and Sordell last season), but from coaching between the ages 10-16, where they are taught to keep, and enjoy po se sion. As a result, a player like Isco is able to get on the ball far more often therefore gaining the opportunity to shine the way he did during the recent Under-21 Championships in Israel for he is surrounded by other technicians who can get the ball to him while under pre sure, and not shoot from distance in the manner Shelvey resorted to.Part of this upbringing is through the game Futsal, a five-a-side variant of football played within an indoor arena, using a smaller and heavier football. With the pitch being smaller, and the ball heavier, players are encouraged to keep the ball on the ground, and break through the opposition using skill, as opposed to long balls over the top. Players spend far more time with the ball at their feet, while the ball itself spends far more time in play (24% more than 11-a-side football) as play is quickly restarted using kick-ins if the ball goes out of touch. Somewhat unsurprisingly, three of the greatest ever footballers in Andy Isabella Jersey Pele, Me si and Cristiano Ronaldo played far more Futsal than 11-a-side football during their youth development granting them the opportunity to constantly develop their footwork throughout matches, rather than the sporadic opportunity a young player would get on a full size pitch. Originally invented in South America as a solution to the lack of available football pitches, Futsal has made clear the fact that football need not be played on a field until far later in a players development. After growing up playing a smaller version of the sport Futsal players go on to dominate upon a full-size pitch, for they po se s the confidence to receive the ball in any situation.Much of Spains succe s comes through their patient use of the football. Through receiving, controlling, and then releasing the ball whilst under pre sure, a player is able to take the players marking him completely out of the game. Futsal teaches players to draw markers in, for when the ball is pa sed by the player under pre sure, the recipient will have fewer defenders blocking his route to goal. The game becomes e sentially a constant series of one-twos, whereby players play the ball around the opposition creating space not through their movement, but the manipulation of their oppositions positioning. In England, players have been taught to move into space, which is David Johnson Jersey why the 4-4-2 formation has dominated English football for so long. English players move the ball out wide for it is where most space has been left by the defending team; Spain on the other hand often play very narrow, but create clusters of space within the middle channel of the field through drawing defenders away. The English 4-4-2 applauds wing-play, despite the fact that far le s goals are scored from cro ses into the box than through balls. To cro s a ball and find a striker requires the balls pathway to evade usually three defenders within the box all marking one or two strikers however by attacking the goal through the central channel of the pitch, a player has the option of feeding the ball through to a striker, or finding another attacking midfielder while drawing defenders to himself in the meantime. Wingers are only marked by their opposition full-back, whereas a player in po se sion of the ball ten yards outside the penalty area will draw pre sure from the entirety of the defence therefore resulting in more space for others.When you consider that Futsal has been around since the 1930s, yet England, the founders of football are yet to even qualify for a major Futsal tournament, it becomes clear just how far behind English football is to the rest of the worlds elite international sides. Only this season have we been able to see the result of a Futsal upbringing within an English talent, through Derby Countys Will Hughes, who at the age of just seventeen made thirty five appearances last Markus Golden Jersey season for his club. His a sist for Conor Sammons goal against Leeds last December, where he drew both centre-backs towards the ball before producing a perfectly disguised through ball, exemplifies perfectly the qualities Futsal offers a developing player. Hughes, having played Futsal as a youth player, is comfortable on the ball, and wants it whenever po sible. Unlike most English players he does not fear receiving the ball under pre sure, for he has become confident in his ability during his development. Unfortunately, Hughes opportunity to shine will be hampered by the football being played around him for most of his teammates will have been brought up through the the tried and tested traditional mould, which thus far has had no succe s in producing gifted technical footballers. Sure, hes no Iniesta yet, but were Hughes to be given the opportunity to further his development in a set up similar to that of Barcelona, his role in the national side could be the catalyst for England to launch a set up focused around maintaining po se sion, and forcing the opposition to change their shape rather than forcing attempts at goal with long-shots and hopeful cro ses.The beauty of Futsal is that anybody can play it, which makes England 85th place ranking (78 behind Iran) all the more astonishing. Being an in-door sport, the game is far easier for schools without acce s to their own playing fields (most primary schools in England) to play, while it is also non-dependent on weather conditions. Furthermore, given the tight spaces of the pitch, every player will get the opportunity to learn, and development their skill rather than on a larger pitch where the more physical and skilful players tend to dominate the game. The FA have J.J. Watt Jersey already begun attempts to establish Futsal as part of the footballing landscape in this country, however we are still a long way away from matching the talent-pool available to the countries who have employed Futsal for a number of years, most notably Brazil, Spain, Italy who have are all currently playing in the Confederations Cup a tournament England have never qualified for.All things considered, it seems clear that an increase in the popularity of Futsal would certainly do no harm to our national team, and would most likely improve our younger footballers technique and confidence immensely. Between now and then, without doubt there will be a few English anomalies who develop into top players without the need for Futsal; however until we see a team of players all raised using the Futsal mentality of receiving the ball, and creating space rather than finding it England will continue to be the old-man of the footballing world, too stubborn to adapt to the modern age, struggling to impre s anybody with its out-dated ethos, while its neighbours succeed in finding new ways to play.

After last weeks goalkeeping special, I and fellow blogger 5stars will be focusing on two outfield players this week. Today I will profile Wolves striker Kevin Doyle, while on Wednesday 5stars will be featuring a Sunderland playerCurrently playing as a striker for Wolverhampton Wanderers, Kevin Doyle is also an international for the Republic of Ireland. However Doyle started his senior career at St Patricks Athletic, Derrick Favors Jersey before transferring to top Irish club Cork City in the year 2003. The 26 year old featured 75 times for Cork; also he bagged himself 25 goals Jarrell Brantley Jersey in a two year period. Kevin Doyle transferred to English side Reading in the year 2005, in his first season as a Royals player the side were promoted to the Premier League, thanks to Doyles strike in a 1-1 draw against Leicester. Throughout his Reading career the goalscoring hitman featured 154 times for the club scoring a decent tally of 55 goals in the proce s. This season Doyle decided to move away from the Madjeski Stadium for bigger and better things, as he moved to Wolves in a deal worth 6.5 million pounds.The 09/10 Premier League season ended yesterday, but for Mick McCarthys side they finished the campaign on a high after they defeated Sunderland 2-1. Doyle scored one of two goals as he netted his ninth Premier League goal from the penalty spot. The 26 year old scored a handful of key goals for Wolves, in the middle Miye Oni Jersey of December Doyle netted the winning goal against Tottenham at White Hart Lane; he also scored in a 1-1 draw against Everton. As Wolverhampton Wanderers fought off relegation, Kevin Doyle will undoubtedly be an inaugural figure in the Wolves side for next season.Since the year 2006 Kevin Doyle has been part of his international side the Republic of Ireland. The Wolverhampton striker has been capped 31 times John Stockton Jersey , and has scored 7 goals. Doyle made his full team debut in the year 2006 against Sweden, a year later he was named Ireland young player of the year. Recently Doyle played a ma sive part in the 2010 World Cup qualification stage, he Joe Ingles Jersey scored goals against Georgia and Cyprus but the side overall failed to qualify for South Africa, as French striker Thierry Henry cheated them out of a place. Lastly Kevin Doyle was given the captains armband in a friendly game against World Cup hosts South Africa in September last year.Wednesday Premiership Player Profile Lorik Cana(5stars)

BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUEVenue:Loftus Road Kick off: 15:00Saturday, 15 SeptemberIf your a neutral for this London derby and hoping for a few goals you should probably be told that in the last 5 meetings between Chelsea and QPR 4 of them have ended 1-0 (3 Chelsea wins and 1 for QPR). However the last time they played the scoreline was 6-1 to Chelsea.TEAM NEWS:Anton Ferdinand is preparing to start Eric Johnson Jersey in QPRs starting 11 after recovering from a shoulder injury he suffered against Manchester City a fortnight ago.John Terry is also set to start after overcoming an ankle injury suffered against Moldova while on International duty for England last Friday. Ashley Cole suffered a similar ankle problem which forced him to mi s both World Cup qualifiers for Zaire Franklin Jersey The three lions, but should be fit to play.MATCH PREVIEW:The Premier League have stated that they have no plans to trash the pre-match handshake this weekend. An act that has been called for to keep Anton Ferdinand and John Terry from clashing following their racism fiasco. Both clubs have spoken out and indicated they will respect the decision.Hopefully both players will move on and get on with the game in handWellWe can only dream.QPR have greatly improved their team from the last time the sides met (Chelsea 6-1 QPR) and on paper look very strong with the likes of Alec Pierce Jersey Julio Cesar, Fabio, Bosingwa, MBia, Ji Sung Park, Granero, Hoilett and Andy Johnson on the team sheet, although as Alan Smith and Clive Tyldesley continuously remind us on Fifa The games played on gra s, not paper.MATCH FACTSHead-to-headChelsea have won just two of 17 top-flight games at Loftus Road.Four of the last five meetings between the two clubs in all competitions have ended 1-0.QPRQPR have failed to win any of their opening three matches of a Premier League season for the first time.Mark Hughess side have conceded nine goals in their first three games more than any other Malik Hooker Jersey side in the division.Bobby Zamora has scored both of their Premier League goals this season.ChelseaRoberto Di Matteos side are without a win in their last seven away games against fellow London clubs a run that stretches back to a 3-1 win at West Ham on 11 September 2010.Fernando Torres is in line to make his 50th Premier League appearance for Chelsea and has so far scored nine goals. He scored 33 goals in his first 50 Premier League games for Liverpool.John Terry has scored 49 goals Jordan Glasgow Jersey for Chelsea in all competitions.Chelsea are the only team in the top 5 divisions that still have a 100% win record.MY PREDICTION:I think it may take some time for the QPR new boys top adapt to London live and I cant see them breaking Chelseas 100% record. In my opinion the question is not Will Chelsea win? its How many will they win by? I would advise Chelsea fans not to expect their side to replicate their 6-1 trouncing they produced last season as QPR will be tough to break down. However I am almost adamant it will be a Chelsea win.QPR 1-3 Chelsea

With the U21 European championship in Sweden soon to be under way, its time to concentrate on players for the future and with South Africa 2010 just around the corner we take a look at a few exceptional youngsters to see who could be the shock inclusion of the 2010 World Cup Squad.Name: Danny WelbeckClub: Manchester UnitedAge: 18Position: ForwardHeight: 6ft 1Alex Ferguson has already boldly predicted Welbeck will taken by Fabio Capello to South Africa. Netting 3 goals in NHL Carolina Hurricanes Jersey 13 appearances so far in his United career, Welbeck has been a willing contributor from the bench. With searing pace and an eye for goal, Welbeck could be a great alternative coming off the bench.Name: Jack WilshireClub: ArsenalAge: 17Position: MidfieldHeight: 5ft 7Having been with Arsenal since the age of 9, Wilshire is a true product of one of the top youth systems in World football, and in a squad full to the brim of promising young talent. As with most of Arsenals youngsters, his chances have mainly come in the Carling Cup where he scored his first Brian Gibbons Men Jersey goal for Arsenal against Sheffield United. Wenger has already voiced his opinion that Wilshire could emulate Dennis Bergkamp and play in a similar attacking role to the Dutch legend. Should Capello want freshne s, and youthful enthusiasm, baby-faced Wilshire could be a contender.Name: Michael MancienneClub: ChelseaAge: 21Position: DefenceHeight: 6ftHaving already been called up to the full England squad for the friendly against Germany, Mancienne has obviously made a strong impre sion on manager Fabio Capello. Although only having made 4 appearances for Chelsea so far, Mancienne has gained valuable experience on loan at QPR and Wolves and should be in contention for a regular place on Chelseas bench next season. The versatility that Mancienne has is certainly something Capello will look for when considering World Cup squads, especially with our current lack of healthy right-backs being a concern for the Italian mastermind.Name: Dan GoslingClub: EvertonAge: 19Position: MidfieldHeight: Haydn Fleury Kids Jersey 5ft 10Goslings 118th minute goal against Liverpool in the FA Cup, although barely seen around the country due to the error by ITV, was voted by the Everton fans as their Goal of the Season. A versatile midfielder, Gosling has notched up 2 goals in 11 games for Everton and impre sed each time he took the field. Gosling will have to fight for his chance to start for Moyes but Nino Niederreiter Men Jersey its just that kind of competition that could encourage Gosling to thrive and improve further.Name: Joe LewisClub: Peterborough UnitedAge: 21Position: GoalkeeperHeight: 6ft 6Although fairly unknown to people outside the Premier League, Joe Lewis (like Mancienne), has already been included in the full England squad. Just over a year ago for friendly games against the USA and Trinidad & Tobago, Lewis was an un-used sub and failed to make an appearance in either game. Currently playing for Peterborough United, Lewis has an advantage that many other young English Premier League keepers competing for a spot in the national team dont game time. With Joe Hart and Ben Alnwick struggling to get starts between the sticks, Lewis made 46 starts for Posh last season. Lewis has an impre sive physical presence and will be battling hard for the number 1 jersey in these Noah Hanifin Women Jersey summers U21 Euros in Sweden.(c)Oliver McGrath & BlogsFc

World Cup holders Italy were held to a draw by Switzerland in their final warm-up match in Geneva, before heading to South Africa. Manager Marcello Lippi and his side were looking for an improved performance following their lackluster 2-1 defeat to Mexico two days earlier, but this failed to Chris Blair Jersey happen and left The Azzurri without a winfrom both of their warm up games against teams competing in the world cup.Udineses Gokhan Inler put Switzerland ahead in Preston Smith Jersey the 10th minute with a long range piledriver, but Fabio Quagliarella, a late addition to Lippis squad, levelled with a header four minutes later. Switzerland had three chances to win it late on. Eren Derdiyok headed wide from a good position before Alberto Royce Newman Jersey Gilardino did the same at the other end for Italy. As the game moved into the final five minutes, Hakan Yakin, a late replacement for Frei, sent a free-kick wide from 25 yards, while Marchetti denied Xherdan Shaqiri in injury time, parrying away his left-footed effort from 25 yards.Italy will now board the plane to Cape Town in preperation for their World Cup group Corey Bojorquez Jersey opener against a tough Paraguay side on June 16th, with added pre sure on both the manager and the players; especially with playmaker Andrea Pirlo picking up an injury that may threaten his chances of taking part. Many of Jermichael Finley Jersey the Italian fans are calling for the head of manager Lippi after a string of poor performances, but the 62 year old will no doubt be looking to iron out the mistakes and lead his side to World cup glory once again.

City had the first chance in the 3rd minute, when De Bruyne forced Leno to tip his free-kick over the bar.A minute later, Xhaka picked up a really unfortunate injury, and he had to be stretchered off.Then, in the 37th minute, De Bruyne found Mahrez all alone 8 yards away from goal, but Leno rushed out and deprived the Algerian of a real chance.A minute later, De Bruyne replicated the pa s, this time for Sterling, but his chip went too high. Just before half-time, David Luiz me sed up his block after a Kevin De Bruyne pa s, and Sterling was there to smash it home.4 minutes after half-time, Luiz brought Mahrez down in the box. That saw him sent off, and gifted City a penalty, which De Bruyne dispatched.After that, it was all City. However, in the 80th minute, Ederson went clattering into Garcia, and flattened the youngster. After a lengthy delay, he was stretchered off, and City were down to 10 men.In the 91st minute, Sterling and Agero linked up to send the Argentine through on goal, but Leno tipped his effort onto the post. Foden was there to follow up though, and he found the empty net.So, it ended 3-0 to the Cityzens, who announced their return Miami Dolphins Jersey in style.Tactics:As always, City dominated po se sion and looked to break Arsenal down. Their wingers tucked inside, allowing the midfielders Silva and De Bruyne in particular to roam out wide.The visitors tried to build out from the back whenever they had the ball, but that became very difficult and rare after they lost a man.Ratings:Manchester CityEderson Had little to do in terms of goalkeeping, but his distribution was mind-blowing as usual. The only wrong thing he did was the attempted a sault on Garcia. 7.25Kyle Walker Brilliant down the right, as he went up and down the flank to create chances and help in defence. 7Eric Garca Was called into action a few times early on, and he responded perfectly. Brilliant thereafter as well. Went off after a horrible knock. I really hope he is fine. 7.25Aymeric Laporte Had little to do Mack Hollins Jersey at the back, but he did it well. 6.75Benjamin Mendy Great on the left flank, especially defensively, as he kept Sako very quiet. 6.75David Silva Drove all of his sides attacks from midfield, in a vintage display. El Mago is back as we know him. 7.25lkay Gndoan Brilliant in holding midfield, as he kicked his sides moves into action with his brilliant pa sing. Worked his socks off too. 8Kevin De Bruyne Took a while to settle into the match, but once he did, he ran the midfield. Created a ton of chances, caused the opener with his pa s, and converted the penalty well. 8.25Riyad Mahrez Looked great down the right, as he threatened with his dribbling. Did very well to win the penalty and send Luiz for an early shower. 6.75Gabriel Jesus Worked hard up front, and had a couple of chances too, but failed to score. 6.5Raheem Sterling Looked brilliant Christian Wilkins Jersey , as he tormented the Arsenal defence from the left and ended his 2020 duck with a sumptuous finish. After the substitutions, he was sent to the right, where he looked decent. 7.25Subs:Bernardo Silva Looked good in midfield after being sent on. 6.25Philip Foden Got a great goal after his run acro s the pitch in the dying stages. Great for the half-hour that he was on too. 6.75Rodri Slotted in well in defensive midfield for the last 20 minutes. 6Fernandinho Solid at the back for the time that he was on. 6.25Sergio Agero Really unlucky to hit the post, but he did well for the time he was on. 5.75Team City didnt look overly sharp for the first half-hour, but they dominated po se sion for the whole match. After settling in though, they began carving the Arsenal defence like a pumpkin for Halloween. They had countle s chances, and but for Leno, they could have had 6 or 7. A brilliant display from them. 7.75ArsenalBernd Leno Made quite a few great saves, and cant be blamed for the goals. Hes the only reason that Arsenal didnt concede 5+. 7.75Hctor Bellern Didnt do too well at the back, and had zero impact in attack. 4.75Shkodran Mustafi Not great at the back, as he allowed a lot of chances. 4.25Pablo Mar Decent for the time he was on, but his niggle almost cost his side a goal. 5.5Kieran Tierney Alright down the left as he tried to hold out in defence. 5.5Joe Willock Had little impact on the match. 4.75Matto Guendouzi Alright in midfield, but he fail do too much in way of attack. 5.25Granit Xhaka Picked up an unfortunate injury early on, and had to be brought off.Bukayo Saka Saw a bit of the ball Preston Williams Jersey down the right, but failed to create anything with it. 5.25Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Made a few decent runs, but his teammates just refused to find him, so he had a very quiet day at the office. The lack of service today may even make him consider his future for the club. 5.75Eddie Nketiah Had one or two half-chances, but nothing to work with bar that. 5.5Subs:Dani Ceballos Held his sides midfield in place after he was sent on early. 6.5David Luiz Absolute horror-show. Made a mistake leading to goal, gave away a penalty and got sent off. All of that in 23 minutes. 2Ainsley Maitland-Niles Had little impact after coming on. 5Alexandre Lacazette Had one major chance after coming on, but he failed to make it count. 4.75Rei s Nelson Didnt make too much happen. 4.5Team Arsenal looked good for the first half-hour, when they created a couple of chances too. But after City stepped up, they crumbled. Their defence was e sentially non-existent, and after Luiz saw red, that became worse. Leno was the only reason that this match was not an embarra sment. Arsenal still seem to be quarantined, and the two teams were very much socially distanced in terms of Brandon Jones Jersey quality. 4.5Referee:Anthony Taylor got all of his calls right, including the red card and penalty. He did very well to call the medics immediately when he saw Garcia go down. 7.75Special Mention:Eric Garca I know Ive already mentioned him, but I really hope he is fit continue after the nasty-looking injury. Hopefully its just a concu sion. What This Means:City move up to 60 points 22 away from league-leaders Liverpool and 7 clear of Leicester.Arsenal have mi sed the chance to go 8th, and remain one point behind Tottenham.

Gabon made the perfect start to Group C with a routine victory against the debutants Niger. Two first half goals proved enough for Les Pantheres who Alexander Johnson Jersey looked comfortable throughout the game.Spurred on by a sold out crowd at the Stade de lAmiti, Gabon took the lead in the 30th minute when Stephane NGuema delivered a looping cro s from the right hand side of the pitch Javonte Williams Jersey that was met by the head of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. It was a solid header by the talented front man, but Nigers goalkeeper Ka saly Daouda was suspect in regards to his positioning. Niger problems worsened on the stroke of half time when another cro s this time from Charly Mou sono on the left yet again resulted in Aubameyang testing Daouda with a leaping diving header. Daouda made amends for his role in the first goal with a solid save. However, his joy Lyle Alzado Jersey was short lived his save went straight into the path of NGuema who with the goal at his mercy couldnt mi s.The second half was a forgettable affair with Gabon making sure their two-nil lead wouldnt slip. The highlight of the half was the Rod Smith Jersey introduction of Gabon legend Daniel Cousin for the final stages of play. Whilst Niger are a very weak side with little chance of qualifying for the next stage it will please Gabon greatly to have three points on the board. Rohr Gernots side can now watch the Tunisia vs Morocco encounter sitting on top of Group C. Libreville will be rocking tonight!Gabon side:GK: OvonoRB: EcueleLB: Mou sonoCB: MoueleCB: EkwaRM: NGuema (Lloyd)LM: Poko Saivion Smith Jersey (Zita)CM: MoubambaCM: MadindaST: MoulounguiST: Aubameyang (Cousin)( ): Subs

Manchester City maintained their imperious home record to deny Liverpool the opportunity to regain top spot in the Barclays Premier League table after an entertaining encounter at the Etihad Stadium.Manuel Pellegrinis side secured their ninth consecutive home win after Reds keeper Simon Deion Sanders Jersey Mignolet made a hash of attempting to keep out Alvaro Negredos fine chip.However, Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers will point to two calamitous pieces of officiating in what was a hugely encouraging performance from his players, one which merited a draw. The first came two minutes before the Reds took the lead through Phillipe Coutinho when the linesman wrongly ruled Raheem Sterling, who was distinctly onside and through on goal, offside.With his side pushing for the equaliser, Brendan Rodgers Roger Staubach Jersey was further infuriated by referee Lee Mason as Luis Suarez was denied a conspicuous penalty after Joleon Lescott was brazenly pulling the Uruguayan shirt. Nonethele s, it would be partisan from Lee Mason to award Amari Cooper Jersey Liverpool a penalty over a single shirt-pulling incident while not giving City a penalty over Martin Skrtels frequent shirt-pulling exploits with Vincent Kompany.Manchester City currently sit second in the Premier League standings, a point off leaders Arsenal and one ahead of Chelsea heading into the peak of the congested festive period with their outstanding 100% home record still unscathed. However, the record seemed to be in jeopardy when Phillipe Coutinho gave the visitors the advantage.All the same, City swiftly responded with a powerful Vincent Kompany header and then took the Tyler Smith Jersey lead on the stroke of half-time after Simon Mignolet made a hash of keeping out Alvaro Negredos scrumptious chip.While the end result showed that Liverpool po ses the quality to compete with a moneybag such as Manchester City in pursuit of a title, the fact that youngster Brad Smith was named on the bench reveals the Reds most formidable stumbling block; depth in squad. Its as simple as 1,2,3. Liverpool will not be able to beat Manchester City and Chelsea to the Premier League title until John W Henry decides to invest in constructing a truly CeeDee Lamb Jersey formidable side. However, an encouraging performance, arguably the most impre sive from an opposition side at the Etihad this season, enhanced their credentials of a Champions League placed finish come May.

This is an amazing compilation of all the 42 goals scored by the Worlds Best Player 2007 Jamin Davis Jersey /08 for Manchester United in the 2007/08 season. Ronaldo can score all types of goals, using both feet, and installing a beautiful touch to English football. Whether Ronaldo will be staying at the Red Devils or not remains to be seen, but the ideal place DeAndre Carter Jersey where he can continue to build on his scintillating career is at Man Utd. CR7 stated that he would be deciding on his future at Ryan Fitzpatrick Jersey the end of the European Championships. Although many Man Utd are ready to jump on the wingers back if he states that he want a transfer, we must not forget that his great form won us back-to-back Premiership titles and the Champions League. Respect the young lad and appreciate his contribution Wes Schweitzer Jersey to the team. If he does not appreciate us, then thats Clinton Portis Jersey his problem! Hell come face to face with the consequences when he gets frozen at Real Madrid. youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=KEgRK-mYB58

Yes! Me si grabbed the precious award for consecutive four years in a row, breaking the record of Michael Platini, a former French footballer, who had won the same for consecutive three years in a row ( Rico Ozuna-Harrison Jersey 1983-1985).Breaking the records, that was not easy for the Argentine star. He worked hard, put his effort, gave his hundred percent, and now, we all know Kyle Alexander Jersey the result. Me si scored 91 goals in a calender year (last year), including both for FC Barcelona and Argentina breaking the 40 years old record of German legend Gerd Muller, who scored 85 goals in a calender year Alabama Crimson Tide Jersey Sale (1972).Me si is thankful to his family, his wife, his son, and his team mates, especially Andres Iniesta, who was also in race for Ballon dOr along with Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo. Me si said that he is honoured to play with Andres Iniesta.Me si deserved Ballon dOr this time, as of breaking record of Gerd Muller. He has potential of breaking records through his skills and great play Juwan Johnson Jersey he show. He plays great football on the pitch, especially with his mates Xavi and Iniesta. He is currently the topscorer of La Liga with 27 goals to Matt Lehmann Jersey his name and still counting.If he goes on like this, there is no doubt that he can win next years Ballon dOr too. Lets hope for the best for Me si!

Stewart Downing, who is 27 Tarik Cohen Jersey years old is a traditional wide man, capable of playing on both the left and right flank. In his two year spell with Aston Villa he made 75 appearances and scored eight goals. Charles NZogbia is 25 years old and has played principally on the left wing, making Mike Ditka Jersey 83 appearances for Wigan and scoring fifteen.Liverpool paid 20 million for Stewart Downing Jeremiah Attaochu Jersey and Aston Villa are going to pay 9.5million for Charles NZogbia. It has bugged me for years as to why British Mike Singletary Jersey players are so expensive compared to foreigners? Now the facts are NZogbia is younger, scores more goals and is half price compared to Downing.It still begs the question why are British players so expensive? Jim McMahon Jersey Which of these two do you think is going to impre s the most at their new clubs?

An away trip to the South Coast to face a Portsmouth side lacking in confidence offersCity Andre Roberts Jersey a perfect opportunity to cement their place in top echelons of the Premier League. The Citizens come into this game on the back of a hard-fought victory against Middlesborough, while Portsmouth have been in free-fall recently,with a horrendous run of results culminating in the sacking of manager Tony Adams. At the time of writing, they have yet to appoint Adams succe sor, although if they do, then surely there will be a backlash; a move which could work against City.Team News:Blues bo s Mark Hughes faces a number of selection dilemmas as he prepares to name the side for this crucial game. Shaun Wright-Phillips is out of the match after the FA unbelievably decided to hand him a Josh Harris Jersey three-match ban for his kick-out at Rory Delap. In itself, this is po sibly a just move, but it comes on the back of Chelsea defender Jos Bosingwa escaping scot-free following his disgraceful tackle against Liverpool. Brazilian superstar Elano is expected to replace SWP on the right-wing, although Hughes also has the option of changing his formation and playing two men up-front. Richard Dunne is still suspended for the game, the final match of his four-game ban, so Nedum Onuoha and Vincent Kompany will again form the bedrock of the blues defence.Captured by Sky Sports cameras, Bosingwa lunges in at Benayoun, raking his studs down the Israelis backMy team: GivenRichards Onuoha Kompany Bridge Zabaleta de JongBellamy Ireland Robinho CaicedoSubs: Hart, Garrido, Sturridge, Evans Zander Horvath Jersey , Va sell, Berti, Wei sKey Battles:David James v Shay GivenGiven was utterly outstanding on his debut against Boro last week, and will be looking to carry his form into this game, when he comes up against arguably the best English goalie in the Premiership. James, althoughpoor on decision making, is an excellent shot-stopper and he will hopefully have many chances to display his skills.James has never been one to conform to normailtySean Davis v Pablo ZabaletaPo sibly the bargain of the season,and now situated in his new midfield role, has been one of Citys best players this season. Davis has just been rewarded for some outstanding form with a new, Brandon Facyson Jersey long-term contract. This battle in the engine room could decide the outcome of the match.Peter Daddy Long-Legs Crouch v Vincent KompanyCrouch moved from Liverpool to the South Coast in the summer, but has failed to light up Pompey. His strike-partner Jermain Defoe has left the club to JK Scott Jersey rejoin Tottenham, so there will be an extra burden placed upon the giraffe-like shoulders of Crouch.Kompany has taken on the captains armband in the absence of Richard Dunne and has looked secure at the back, so will hope to snuff out any danger.Verdict: Portsmouth 1 2 Man CityA rare away victory for City, with goals to be scored by Bellamy, Ireland and Crouch

It was announced a week and a half ago and Marquis Haynes Jersey is about 2 months away(Feb 24) but I thought it would still be worth having a look at the UEFA Champions League round of 16 and where Arsenal stand.Chelsea v JuventusVillarreal v PanathinaikosSporting Lisbon v Bayern MunichAtletico Madrid v FC PortoLyon v BarcelonaReal Madrid v LiverpoolArsenal v AS Taylor Moton Jersey Roma Inter Milan v Manchester UnitedLooking at the draw you would have to say Arsenal got it easier than others but it is a tough competition and no opponent is easy thats why it is the best club competition.AS Roma have been patchy in periods especially early on in the season but have come into a good patch of form while Arsenal have continuely been inconsistent which makes for an interesting encounter even though it maybe months away.Arsenal should be coming into a more consistent period with the return of star players Eduardo and Theo Walcott and Myles Hartsfield Jersey po sibly Tomas Rosicky.The return of at least two of these Juston Burris Jersey three players would be a real boost to a young and at times lost Arsenal team creating some of the cla sic mentality and style that Wenger has produced so often over the past 10+ years.Without two of these players I see Arsenal really struggling with experience not really there I think the Italian team may just be that little bit too strong for the Gunners.But as P.J. Walker Jersey I said this is a long way away the Transfer Window opens soon which is really a window of opportunity for Wenger to grab some players to strengthen the languishing team of current.

On the weekend, I watched Manchester United outplay Arsenal at Old Trafford, winning 2-1. The close score-line does not reflect the nature of the game, as United put the ball in the net numerous times only to be ruled offside, mi sed a penalty, and spurned many good goal scoring chances. Rafael and Valencia exposed Podolski and Santos down the right side of the pitch, and van Persies movement and finishing was excellent. Podolski and Cazorla struggled to make an impact (despite Cazorlas wonderful last minute goal), Walcott was ineffectual when he came on, and Giroud worked well but achieved little other than a shot which hit the post. Arsenal failed to record a shot on target until they went 2-0 down, as United won without having to play particularly well.Such performances from the Gunners, coupled Bruce Brown Jr. Jersey with the excellent form of Robin van Persie for Manchester United, have led many in recent months to continue the criticism of Arsne Wengers transfer policy, claiming that he sells at the wrong time, resulting in Arsenal mi sing out on the best that their players have to offer, and ultimately mi sing out on silverware Arsenal have not won a trophy since their F.A. Cup triumph in 2005. However, it is rarely recognised just how well Wenger does his transfer busine s in an era of big-spending giants such as Chelsea and Manchester City, who distort the transfer market and make it impo sible for clubs run as stable financial busine ses such as Arsenal to compete for the top signatures in world football. Ultimately, economic and statistical truths support Wengers transfer dealings and his policy of prioritising a top four finish in the Premier League over silverware like the F.A. Cup and League Cup.Tony Adams, speaking to the London Evening Standard in September, is one of Wengers critics, and said: It sends out all the wrong me sages for me, being a selling club. Adams won four league titles, three F.A. Cups, two League Cups, three F.A. Community Shields, and a UEFA Cup Winners Cup with Arsenal, and views the current trophy-le s period as damaging to Arsenals reputation: Piece by piece for seven years, it chips away at your credibility. Selling your best players is part of that.Adams must accept that Arsenal is a football club run in a financially sensible way; spending within its means, placing great emphasis on youth development, and buying footballers with potential sell-on value. Wenger himself holds that spending in itself is not a quality. Buying better players than we have that is a quality. He defends his transfer policy: we do spend when we find the right players. You have to give the players who have come in a bit of time and reminds us that Thierry Henry arrived and didnt play before November; Robert Pireswasnt an automatic starter at first. Wengers ability to spot potential stars, and develop their talent into world cla s ability, is unrivalled. Nicholas Anelka was purchased for 500,000 in the 96/97 season and sold on for 23,000,000 in 99/00. Kolo Tour was bought for 150,000 in the 01/02 season and sold for 16,000,000 in 09/10. The list goes on, as Wenger made 18,000,000 profit on the sale of Adebayor, 35,000,000 on Fabregas, 14,000,000 on Song, 19,250,000 on van Persie, and surely stands to profit on the inevitable exit of Nicklas Bendtner, who was snapped up for 200,000. This strategy enables Arsenal to remain financially stable, and use the profits to pay for the next generation of stars with equally promising sell-on potential. Diaby, although plagued by injury, could still become a great player, and was bought for a mere 2,000,000. Current youngsters such as Wilshire, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Walcott, Vermaelen, and Podolski may well be sold on in future years for more than they were bought for; none in this list cost Wenger more than 12,000,000.Wenger, as a graduate of economics from the University of Strasbourg, trusts statistics rather than perceived knowledge on individual players, and recognises the financial importance of selling good players at their peak. As one of the first managers to use statistics, he could spot the first signs of decline in a player before potential buyers could, and recognised that other clubs tend to value a player based on past performance, rather than future potential. Thierry Henry (sold for 16,100,000), Patrick Vieira (13,700,000), and Petit (5,000,000) were all sold aged 29 for a combined profit of 19,800,000, and none went on to do better than they had done at Arsenal. Marc Overmars was sold aged 27 at a profit of 18,000,000, and he too never achieved quite what he had at Highbury. It remains to be seen whether Robin van Persie will go on to greater Jarrett Allen Jersey things at Manchester United, but even if he does, 19,250,000 profit on an injury-prone 29 year old with one prolific season behind him and only one year left on his contract seems like shrewd busine s.However, most critics of Wenger point towards the recent sale of young players who probably had much more to give. Ashley Cole, a graduate of the academy, was sold to Chelsea for 5,000,000 in 06/07 and went on to win one Premier League title, four F.A. Cups, one League Cup, one Community Shield, and one Champions League with Chelsea. Gel Clichy was sold to Manchester City for 7,000,000 (a profit of 6,750,000) and has won a Premier League and Community Shield. Samir Nasri was also sold to City for 22,000,000 (6,200,000 profit), and both Cesc Fabregas and Alex Song were sold to Barcelona for a combined 49,000,000 profit. None of these players other than Cole is older than 27, and may well go on to achieve more than they did at Arsenal.But these players were sold to clubs notorious for their over-spending ability. Two of these, Chelsea and Manchester City, live off the wealth of their private owners rather than the money produced by the club Wilson Chandler Jersey itself. Before Abramovichs takeover, Chelsea could spend around 10,000,000 on transfers. The season spending of 99/00 that totalled 45,100,000 only came after a lean season of spending the year before, which totalled only 330,000. After being taken over in 03/04, player expenses soared. In 03/04 Chelseas spending totalled 153,450,000. Other big spending seasons include 04/05, when the total was 59,850,000 and 05/06, when 111,900,000 was splurged. After a brief period of moderate spending, Chelsea went on to acquire 99,300,000 worth of talent in 10/11, 82,800,000 in 11/12, and 79,500,000 in 12/13. Such spending is neither sensible nor sustainable. 50,000,000 was spent on Torres (10/11), and 30,000,000 on Shevchenko in 05/06, who flopped and then left for free in 09/10. Mutu was signed for 15,800,000 (03/04) and also left for free (04/05). Duff was bought for 17,000,000 (03/04) and left for 5,000,000 (06/07). Wright-Phillips arrived for 21,000,000 (05/06) and left for 9,000,000 (08/09). Del Horno was signed for 8,000,000 (05/06) and sold for 4,800,000 the very next season (06/07).Between 92/93 and 06/07 Manchester City had spent more than 10,000,000 on transfers only three times. These records were smashed in 08/09, when City spent 127,700,000, and the lavish acquisitions continued in 09/10 when costs were 125,000,000. In 10/11 spending totalled 154,750,000, 11/12 this figure was 76,000,000, and in 12/13 it was 54,000,000. In three out of the last five seasons, Citys net spending has been 99,000,000 or more, and was over 30,000,000 in the other two seasons (12/13 and 11/12). City are able to spend big on individual players like Sergio Agero, who cost 38,000,000 (11/12), the flop Robinho who cost 32,500,000 (08/09) and left for 22,000,000 (10/11), and substitute Dzeko who set City back 27, Caris LeVert Jersey 000,000 (10/11). Other transfers include Adebayor who was bought for 25,000,000 (09/10) and sold for 5,000,000 (12/13), and Bellamy, who was bought for 14,000,000 (08/09) left for free (11/12). These clubs, with their ability to tap into apparently unlimited private sources of wealth, do not provide sustainable busine s models, and would find themselves in real trouble if their financial backers pulled out. Wenger has exploited their over-valuation of players, particularly in selling to Manchester City. A full realisation of the difference between these clubs and Wengers Arsenal should silence his critics and emphasise the extent of his achievements in keeping his club in the Champions League over a period of sixteen seasons.Fans naturally want their club to win a trophy any trophy but faced with the spending power outlined above, Champions League football is much more important than winning the F.A. Cup or League Cup. Wenger, in this era of spending giants, is correct to value fourth place over such minor trophies. Winning the F.A. Cup is worth 1,800,000 and winning the League Cup is worth a mere 100,000. Getting to the group stages of the Champions League alone is worth 3,900,000, and each match in the group stage (a total of 6) is worth 550,000. A group match victory is worth 800,000, and a draw is worth 400,000. The round of 16 wins 3,000,000, quarter finals 3,300,000, semi finalists win 4,200,000, losing finalists gain 5,600,000, and the winners get 9,000,000. The revenue from the UEFA Champions League distributed according to the market pool, which is determined by the value of the television market in each country making Champions League qualification especially lucrative for English teams and their large national television deals. For example, in the 10/11 season, Manchester United (who lost in the final) won near to 53,200,000, of which 27,300,000 was prize money. Barcelona (who won the tournament) received 51,000,000 in total, of which 30,700,000 prize money. The potential earnings of the Champions League are already far greater than winning the two domestic cup trophies each season, and UEFA claims that revenue will rise 22% over the next three years. Finishing fourth in the league is considerably more beneficial financially than finishing the season with two domestic cups in the trophy room, allowing Arsenal to continue to invest and remain competitive in the Andre Roberson Jersey Premier League. Wenger has made sure that, despite the growth of Chelsea and Manchester City, Arsenal has remained a Champions League team, never finishing outside the top four under his management, despite consistent pre sure from teams such as Tottenham and Liverpool.In general, much of what is written here is common knowledge, and perhaps that is why it is easy to forget the extent of Wengers succe s. In light of recent journalism, as well as the general lack of praise given to Wenger, I felt the need to emphasise his true skill as a manager not just of a first team squad of footballers, but of a football club in a fuller sense. As efficient, disappointing, and pa sionle s as it sounds, football is busine s, and Arsenal run their busine s particularly well. I certainly dont believe football is better off when glory on the pitch is sacrificed for a financially rewarding fourth place finish, but Wenger definitely deserves more credit for his buying of players with sell-on value, his development of talent, and his sale of players past their best, as well as the results he has achieved despite the financial clout of teams like Manchester City and Chelsea, all the while producing exciting teams that play fantastic football.Sources used: Transfer spending statistics: transferleague.co.uk Champions League prize money: theoriginalwinger.com Champions League revenue: guardian.co.uk F.A. Cup prize money: thefa.com League Cup prize money: leaguecupodds.co.uk Wenger quotations: Sky Sports News website, September 2012 Tony Adams quotations: London Evening Standard, September 2012 Wengers selling ability: Kuper, S. And Szymanski, S. Why England Lose London (2009) p. 65

It was reported that Samir Nasri, considered to be one of the future world-cla s players and a wonderful player, stated that Danny Manning Jersey he may have played his last game for Marseille. Speaking to LEquipe after last Saturdays match against Strasbourg where Nasri got his name on the scoresheet, Nasri said:It is very important because it is Landry Shamet Jersey perhaps my last match at the Stade VelodromeArsenal are the leaders in the race for Samir Nasris signature, who has renewed his Marseille contract very recently. Marseille Elton Brand Jersey are unlikely to let their 20-year old star move for anything le s than 14 million. If Samir is mature enough to handle the speculation regarding his future, we must wait and see. The worst thing that could happen is that Nasri gets Malik Fitts Jersey distracted from the current job at hand: that of bringing the Euro 2008 trophy to his Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jersey homeland. That would be such a pity because a player of his quality is a precious gem in Raymond Domenechs squad.

Marseille returned to winning ways in the first of seven matches in three weeks.It was a much-needed succe s after three draws and a defeat, and it was achieved comfortably. Marseille line up in a 3-3-3-1 with Arkadiusz Milik in attack. They started well but suffered a setback in the 10th minute as Boubacar Kamara tried Bobby Portis Jersey to play through two attackers.Luan Peres tried to stifle the resulting attack, but his flailing leg brought down Stphane Diarra. Armand Laurient sent Marseille keeper Pau Lpez the wrong way to put Lorient 1-0 ahead. Kamara made Vin Baker Jersey up for his mistake at the end of a lovely team move on 27 minutes. Dimitri Payet set up Kamaras shot, which Lorient keeper Paul Nardi palmed away.Matto Guendouzi, who seemed to be everywhere, recovered the ball and cro sed for Payet, who dummied to let Kamara strike again. This time the ball deflected heavily, and Nardi had no chance. Chances followed quickly for both sides, with Lpez Ersan Ilyasova Jersey and Nardi both forced to work. But the first half ended 1-1. Lorient nearly opened the second half with a goal as Lpez and Luan Peres had to block from Laurient and the excellent Diarra before Lpez could claim the ball.In the 57th minute, Guendouzi glanced a Payet corner over Nardi and into the far side netting. It was just reward for his extraordinary energy.Duje aleta-Car, once again a regular starter in Marseilles central defence, should probably have headed his sides third from a corner in the 82nd minute. As Lorient Bob Lanier Jersey pushed men forward, they left themselves open at the back.In the 85th minute, Payet drove through the middle and threaded a perfectly weighted pa s for Milik between tired defenders. Milik scored his first goal since returning from a long injury lay-off to seal the three points.In stoppage time, Guendouzis continued energy was rewarded when he drove into the box and hit a Jon McGlocklin Jersey cro s that Houboulang Mendes deflected past Nardi.The win moved Marseille up to third in Ligue 1 with a game in hand, while Lorient are in twelfth place.Read: .