The hysteria of Sona and the shock state of Aurier
The Everton - Tottenham Premier League match was overshadowed by a severe injury to the Liverpool midfielder Andre Gomes. At the very end of the meeting, under the Portuguese on the flank, Song Heung Min came very sloppy. As a result, Gomesh’s leg turned upside down in an unnatural position. It became obvious that this was a turning point.
The Korean, who clearly did not want to injure his opponent, watched in horror as Gomesh was carried away from the field on a stretcher and did not even pay attention to the red card in the hands of the judge. Later, he began to have a real hysteria, and after the match the Everton players even went into the dressing room of the guests to console Son.
As close as possible to his heart, Serge Aurier took what happened, especially in the moment with the ill-fated tackle of the Korean Gomesh crashed into him. The Ivorian was in a state of shock and simply could not continue the game. Mauricio Pochettino had to change the defender to Juan Voight.
“Tottenham Hotspur” at that time led with a minimum score thanks to the goal of Dele Alli. But assisting Gomesh dragged on for a long time, and the referee twice resorted to VAR before, so 12 minutes were added to the main time of the match.
As a result, on the seventh of them, the replacement Turkish striker Jenk Tosun saved Everton from defeat. He sent the ball into the net after serving from the flank. So “Tottenham Hotspur” not only was left without Song Heung Min, but also extended its unbeaten run in the Premier League to four meetings. And only four points are separated from the relegation zone of the current Champions League finalist.
Peppy tread of Leicester and Vardi's 10th goal in the Premier League
Much better is things going with Leicester, who seems ready to surprise all of England football again. In the match with Crystal Palace, the team won for the seventh time this season - 2-0 and continues to be located just a couple of points from the second running Manchester City. And the hero of "Leicester" Jamie Vardi seems to be experiencing a second youth. In the reporting meeting, he also did not leave the field without a goal and became the first player who managed to score ten goals in the current Premier League draw.
After 11 rounds, Leicester’s asset already had 23 points, it is curious that in the 2015/16 champion season, Foxes scored one point less in the first 11 matches. And Brendan Rogers leads the team to new successes. After his appointment in March, the team won 12 matches in the Premier League. Only Liverpool (19) and Manchester City (17) have more victories in this segment in the championship of England.
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Help var and controversial hand play
In the Spanish Example, in an unremarkable match between Osasuna and Alaves, referee Jose Munuera Monter managed to award three penalties at once: two at the home side and one at the goal. Moreover, “Alaves” both times suffered for a hand game, and the first eleven-meter turned out to be quite controversial, but the referee, having resorted to VAR, nevertheless pointed to the “point”.
As a result, “Osasuna” won an important victory - 4: 2, and Montera broke into confident leaders. Examples among the judges in terms of the number of penalties awarded. He pointed to the “point” seven times in six matches, while the closest pursuer had only five eleven meters.
Sixth defeat of AC Milan and own goal of former Rostov defender
In Italy, Milan continues to experience serious problems. The team has not yet helped even the resignation of the coach. Under the leadership of a new mentor, Stefano Pioli, the red and blacks in the last round barely beat the outsider SPAL, and in this they lost to Lazio.
In the middle of the first half, the rivals exchanged goals. Among the guests the 13th goal of the season was marked by Ciro Immobile, a confident leader in the tournament scorers race. At the same time, the striker scored in a sixth match in Series A in a row. The hosts were helped by ex-Rostov defender Bashtush, who cut the ball into his own goal.
Everything went to a draw, but at the very end of the match “Lazio” managed to snatch victory. The Romans carried out an exemplary counterattack, which was completed by Joaquin Correa with an accurate blow. So “Milan” suffered a sixth defeat in the current season of the national championship.
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The canceled red card and the lost moment of Golovin
“Monaco” Alexander Golovin after a couple of victories was again defeated in League 1. Monegasques on the road could not cope with “Saint-Etienne”. The only goal at the beginning of the second half was scored by Denis Buang. The guests were still unable to recoup, although they fiercely attacked until the very end of the meeting.
Not only that, 20 minutes before the final whistle, “Saint-Etienne” was supposed to remain in the minority, but Wesley Fofan's red card was canceled by the judge after watching the VAR record. It turned out that the football player who violated the rules, climbed into a small position outside the game. And in the end, the removal has already earned the defender of “Monaco” Ruben Aguilar.
As for Golovin, he became one of those players on the team who deserved praise. Alexander was traditionally active, managed to insure partners and competently developed attacks with thin gears. And ten minutes before the end, the Russian could even save “Monaco” from defeat, but the ball after it hit his head miraculously passed the alignment.
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The second consecutive defeat of Slutsky
But Leonid Slutsky, along with Vitesse, headed by him, seems to have started a black streak. First, the head coach had a conflict with one of his wards, Rishedli Bazur, and then the Arnhemians suffered two consecutive defeats from rivals located at the bottom of the Netherlands championship standings. In the last round, Vitesse lost to the Den Haag club, and in this one to the modest Emmen.
Moreover, the Slutsky team managed to miss twice by the middle of the first half. In the 33rd minute, striker Nua Diko answered this with his goal, but Vitess didn’t have enough for more.
More recently, the team was perhaps the main pursuer of Ajax, and now has slipped to fifth place. The Russian coach himself lamented that his team again failed to start the game.
“Already in the second match in a row, we miss two quick goals and only after that we start playing. The debut of the meeting is always important, we must be careful and focused in the starting minutes. After trying to change something, they were very angry because of this beginning and wanted to win. But this season we don’t have a football player who is really creative in attack and can control the game, ”FC Slutsky quotes FC Update with reference to FOX Sports.