Month: March 2020

The England international is three years senior to his midfield partner and he thinks that he will handle the spotlight with ease

Mason Mount does not expect Billy Gilmour to struggle in the spotlight, but is ready to lend a hand to his Chelsea team-mate after facing the hype machine earlier in the season.

Gilmour had already made several appearances for Chelsea this season, but the 18-year-old’s successive man-of-the-match performances against Liverpool and Everton have earned him wider recognition.

The midfielder was the third top trending topic worldwide on Twitter after his display against Liverpool in the FA Cup win on Tuesday, and earned praise from the likes of Cesc Fabregas and Alan Shearer after the match.

His starring role in Sunday’s 4-0 win over Everton drew further positive comments from Roy Keane, and Mount is confident Gilmour can handle the big stage.

“He is very grounded,” Mount, who has established himself as a first-team fixture in Frank Lampard’s side this season, said at Stamford Bridge after the win over Everton. “He has got a very, very good family around him and he is a very screwed-on boy so that won’t get to him at all.

“I won’t let it get to him as well, I’ll keep him grounded! No, he’ll be fine.

“I’m not surprised [by his performances]. I know what he is as a player, as a boy. I am very close to him so I know what character he has. I had no doubts about him coming in, stepping up and performing like the way he has in the last two games.

“I have massive confidence in him and he shows it when he comes out onto the pitch. The young players coming through, they are going to have these challenges. It is obviously a big achievement to make it into the first team, to start a game at home at Stamford Bridge.

“The way my debut went here was very good. I scored but Billy has stepped up and done brilliantly. He’s come into the team, been dominant, been confident on the ball and that’s what you want.”

Mount scored and played well alongside Gilmour and Ross Barkley in midfield, adding that he was in his best position after moving around in different roles in recent weeks.

“I always see myself as a No.8 because I like to do the other side of the game as well, not just going forward and attacking,” the 21-year-old added. “I’ve played No.10 throughout my career, I’ve always gone in between so I don’t mind now.”

Lampard described Chelsea’s display against Everton as the best home performance of the season after his side managed to record back-to-back home wins in the league for the first time since November.

Mount agreed that it all came together for Chelsea, despite having seven players out due to injury or suspension.

“Speaking about it in the changing room afterwards, it is about time we scored a few goals at home, kept a clean sheen sheet and had a very dominant performance. It all came together,” Mount continued.

“You always want to win your home games, that’s the most important thing. Obviously, the last two games we had Liverpool – a tough, tough game – and then [Everton] again as well. So, we had to stay focused because they were two tough games.

“The main thing was to keep a clean sheet because that’s more important or similarly important to scoring goals. We did that and the goals come when we are playing well, with combinations and finishing off good attacks.”

The only negative point to come out of Sunday’s performance was that Mount came off injured in the 60th minute after a collision with Tom Davies.

“I took a little knock in the back of my knee,” said the England international. “It was precautionary to see how it was. But now, I feel fine and hopefully in the next couple of days I will get treatment and it will be fine.”

The Gunners have put a timescale on the Uruguayan’s recovery from an untimely knock and may not see him again until the 2020-21 campaign

Lucas Torreira may have seen an ankle injury bring his 2019-20 campaign to a close, with Arsenal expecting the Uruguayan midfielder to be sidelined for up to 10 weeks.

The combative South American suffered an untimely blow during an FA Cup fifth-round clash with Portsmouth.

He was forced from the field early on at Fratton Park, with it soon revealed that he had suffered a fracture to his right ankle.

Arsenal were initially reluctant to put a timescale on his recovery, with further medical assessment required before the full severity of the problem could be determined.

The Gunners have now revealed that Torreira may not be seen again for the rest of the season.

Even their most positive prognosis, which puts the 24-year-old out for eight weeks, would have him struggling to figure again this term.

Arsenal’s latest fitness update on the club’s official website said: “Sustained fracture to right ankle during Portsmouth (a) on March 2.

“Still receiving continual assessments. Recovery process expected to take between eight to ten weeks.”

Torreira has taken in 33 appearances for Arsenal this season and was hoping to nail down a regular role under Mikel Arteta.

He may be denied the opportunity to win further favour with a new boss until 2020-21.

The Gunners will certainly need to look for alternative options when they return to Premier League action on Wednesday with a testing trip to Manchester City.

Arteta will take in a reunion with his former employers unbeaten in top-flight competition through 2020 – with a 1-0 victory over West Ham collected last time out.

The Spaniard may be without Shkodran Mustafi, though, for a visit to the familiar surrounds of the Etihad Stadium.

Arsenal have stated that the German defender continues to nurse a “tight right thigh” and will be carefully monitored before midweek duty.

Another defensive option, January signing Cedric Soares, is expected to return to full training this week as he waits on a debut for the club.

Sead Kolasinac is not expected to come back into contention until the end of March, after suffering a shoulder strain, while Calum Chambers is a long-term absentee with knee ligament damage.

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The midfielder is “hopeful” the Reds can overturn a 1-0 deficit when they play host to the Spanish giants in Europe this week

James Milner acknowledges that Liverpool are facing a tough task to overcome a “well organised” Atletico Madrid in the Champions League, but he believes the Anfield atmosphere can help inspire a turnaround.

The Reds were beaten 1-0 in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie at Wanda Metropolitano, with Saul Niguez’s early effort ultimately proving to be the difference between the two sides.

Jurgen Klopp’s men have also suffered a couple of damaging domestic defeats since returning to action following the winter break, with a 3-0 reversal at Watford bringing their 44-game unbeaten run to an end.

An FA Cup exit at the hands of Chelsea was to follow, but Liverpool got back on track with a morale-boosting 2-1 home victory over Bournemouth on Saturday.

The Merseyside outfit are now only two games away from Premier League glory, but their focus must now switch to the return meeting with Atletico.

Milner says Liverpool will head into Wednesday’s game in good spirits after getting back to winning ways, as he targets “another special night at Anfield” in an ongoing bid to defend their European crown.

“I think obviously coming into that game off the back of a good result is pleasing, it gives us a good feeling,” Milner told the club’s official website .

“The crowd will be right with us, they were with us again, and it’ll be a special night – it always is, so it’s down to us to turn around a tough result. 

“We know how good they are, we know how well organised they are but hopefully we can push them all the way and overturn that and have another special night at Anfield.”

By beating Bournemouth at the weekend, Liverpool extended their run of consecutive home wins in the top-flight to 22, setting a new record in the process.

“I think obviously it’s an incredible place to play football, the fans and the stadium,” Milner said of Anfield. 

“You look at how amazing the teams have been through the years for Liverpool and teams for Shankly and things like that, to be mentioned in the same level as those guys and to be up there with the records is special for us and that’s what we want to keep doing. 

“We want to keep creating history for this club, it’s got an amazing history anyway but we want to keep adding to that. 

“The hunger is there, you can see it from the boys and we just want to keep winning trophies and breaking as many records as we can.”

Milner added on Liverpool striving for improvement after an unexpected dip in form: “It’s always going to happen. No team goes through a season without having a couple of performances which aren’t at the level. 

“It happens, it’s a long season and you see how many games we’ve played and any sport you play, it’s impossible to be at your highest level all year, year in and year out. 

“You try your best and it just doesn’t happen, and that’s when you need to find a way to win. We’ve done that but we need to get back to the level that we know we can perform at. 

“But the boys are working hard, you can see that it’s not through a lack of effort and the two finishes were clinical from the lads up front. 

“We could have closed it out as well but they had chances as well, so there’s plenty to look at on what we can improve on.”

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A Red Devils legend singled out the Frenchman for praise following a thrilling derby victory against Manchester City over the weekend

Manchester United striker Anthony Martial has stepped his game up since Odion Ighalo’s arrival at Old Trafford, according to Roy Keane.

Martial has scored in three of United’s last five games across all competitions, with his latest strike coming in a 2-0 home victory over noisy neighbours Manchester City.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer got the better of Pep Guardiola for the third time this season on Sunday, as his side produced another combative performance against the reigning Premier League champions.

January signing Bruno Fernandes recorded his third assist in United colours after finding Martial with an inventive free-kick on the half-hour mark, which the France international met with a well-placed volley that slipped through Ederson’s fingers and into the City net.

Scott McTominay capitalised on another Ederson error to double the scoring in stoppage time, after great hold-up play from substitute Ighalo, another of United’s winter acquisitions who appears to have lifted the rest of the squad.

Keane believes the Shanghai Shenhua loanee has provoked a “good reaction” from Martial, who is now working hard to retain a spot in Solskjaer’s starting XI.

“You’ve had a reaction as well from Martial,” the United legend told Sky Sports post-match. “Sometimes a new striker comes in, you praise the new striker, but then that pushes the other lads.

“There’s almost been a reaction from Martial, thinking: ‘Oh, I’ve got another player to fight with for my position’. And there’s been a good reaction.”

Keane went on to praise Luke Shaw for his contribution and Solskjaer for masterminding another “big game” win, before urging United to build on the result by beating Tottenham next week.

“I’ve been critical of some of the players. But people like [Luke] Shaw and [Anthony] Martial, you know, they’ve done well today. I have to give credit for that,” Keane said.

“And it’s a big boost for Ole for a number of reasons. I think United had to win a big game at home sometime.

“It’s okay away from home on the counter-attack, but it’s Manchester United, we have to win big games at home.

“The atmosphere around the place is fantastic and Ole and the players deserve huge credit.

“But of course now, I keep saying, when you get a big win, you’ve gotta follow it up, Tottenham next week, with another victory.”

Despite the fact that City dominated possession in the second half, Keane felt United were always comfortable and was delighted to see the Old Trafford crowd get behind the players in such a crucial fixture.

“For all City’s possession, they weren’t dangerous really,” he said. “They were playing a front four, [Raheem] Sterling didn’t do enough, they weren’t making any darting runs, nobody running off the ball.

“It was easy for United. If people are playing in front of you, it’s very, very easy. But also it was the dogged performance that pleased probably the supporters as well.

“It wasn’t pretty, they stuck at it, the fans stayed right behind them and I think the goal right at the end was fantastic. I’ve not really seen the atmosphere like this for a long time.”

Keane added on United proving they can compete with the elite once again by getting the better of City: “I think Ole needed it, the club, I’ve mentioned earlier, for their recovery and if they can get back to the very top.

“But brilliant, brilliant performance. Not pretty, it was dogged. To me, they showed a lot of pride, a lot of spirit.

“Brilliant, just great to be here. I really enjoyed it.”

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Zinedine Zidane’s side slipped to what could be a very costly defeat as they squandered the chance to reclaim top spot in the league

Casemiro admitted Real Madrid’s loss to Real Betis could cost them the La Liga title.

Madrid were stunned in a 2-1 defeat on Sunday, leaving them second to rivals Barcelona in the table with 11 matches remaining.

Casemiro said it could be the result that denies Madrid, who are two points adrift of Barca, the league title.

“They were superior and played better, there is no excuse, football is simple,” the midfielder said, via the club’s website.

“In La Liga every game is difficult. To win La Liga we have to play well in every game and we didn’t play well.

“We have to keep working hard, we have not been up to the task and we have not played like we did against Barcelona.

“We are human too, but it could cost us the league title. We have to look at Eibar now.”

While Karim Benzema’s penalty cancelled out Sidnei’s opener in the first half, Cristian Tello scored an 82nd-minute winner for Betis.

Madrid defender Raphael Varane urged his team to continue fighting late in the campaign.

“We lacked a lot of intensity, especially in the first half. We didn’t play at the pace we wanted to and we let the opponents have the ball,” he said.

“We’re dropping important points, but we’re confident we can fight until the end.

“We’re trying very hard to get back to the top of the league and today was a drop in quality from everyone.

“We still have a lot of games left to play and we’re confident we’re going to get that intensity back.”

Manager Zinedine Zidane took responsiblity for the defeat to Betis and described the match as the worst of the season for Real. 

“We didn’t get anything today, and I’m to blame for it. I have to look at what happened; we’re going to fight the league to the end,” Zidane said post-match. 

“I am with my players till the death. I am responsible here. We will analyse what happened and move on.

“We played badly. Many mistakes. We lacked everything, play, possession, aggression, our worst game of season. Didn’t deserve to win. We can’t be happy. We started badly, and could not correct it. I’ve no explanation at moment, we just lacked a bit of everything.” 

La nouvelle vient de tomber: Lady Gaga est obligée d’annuler les deux concerts qu’elle devait donner à Bercy, vendredi et samedi soir prochain. Le mouvement de grève qui touche la France empêche leur organisation.

Quelle que soit leur méthode de comptage, les syndicats et la police vont pouvoir retirer pas loin de 38 000 personnes de leurs chiffres officiels comptabilisant les sympathisants du mouvement de protestation qui touche actuellement la France. 38 000 comme le nombre de spectateurs de deux Bercy pleins à craquer, déçus d’apprendre que Lady Gaga doit annuler ses deux concerts parisiens en raison des grèves.

La nouvelle est tombée ce matin sur le site officiel de la chanteuse. Live Nation, l’organisateur de la tournée Monster Ball Tour, est contraint d’annuler les deux concerts que Lady Gaga devait donner à Bercy, vendredi et samedi prochain car le mouvement de protestation qui paralyse en ce moment la France empêche leur organisation. Gênés par les grèves et la pénurie d’essence, les camions rencontrent des difficultés à rejoindre Paris et risquent de ne pas pouvoir monter la scène dans les temps.

Sur son site, Lady Gaga présente ses excuses à ses fans pour la gène occasionnée. Ceux-ci peuvent malgré tout se consoler: deux nouvelles dates sont prévues, au mois de décembre. Les billets du vendredi 22 octobre seront valables le dimanche 19 décembre et ceux du samedi 23 octobre le lundi 20 décembre. Une maigre consolation malgré tout pour tous les gens qui avaient pris leurs dispositions (achat de billets de train, locations de chambre d’hôtel…) pour assister aux concerts. Les fans de province qui vont devoir rejoindre Paris un lundi soir pour voir la chanteuse apprécieront…

Jean-Christian Hay

Jeudi 21 octobre 2010

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Sacré Patrick Jane. Il suffit qu’il pointe son air taquin sur nos écrans pour qu’il convainque dix millions de Français… Mais bon sang, c’est quoi son secret?

Une excellente série ça paie. Et TF1 vient encore de récolter les fruits de cette évidence en programmant un épisode du Mentalist ce mercredi soir en prime time. Les aventures de Patrick Jane, alias Simon Baker, a rapporté gros, très gros, à la première chaîne qui, pour le coup, l’était à tous les sens du terme.

C’est ainsi que ce volet de la série Mentalist a obtenu un score de 10 050.000 téléspectateurs sur la Une ce qui représentait une part de marché de 37, 3%! Pas la peine d’être mentaliste pour deviner qu’il va y avoir des jaloux…

Car les autres grandes chaîne se sont faites toutes petites face à un tel mastodonte des audiences. Car, même si elle est en deuxième position de la soirée, France 2, et ses Contes Et Nouvelles du XIXe Siècle a dû se contenter de 3 817 000 téléspectateurs, c’est-à-dire 14,2% de part de marché. Mais ce n’est pas une catastrophe non plus, loin s’en faut!?

M6 a limité les dégâts aussi en réalisant avec la première de La France A Un Incroyable Talent, avec Sandrine Corman et Alex Goude à la présentation,des débuts prometteurs: 3 689 000 téléspectateurs, soit 14, 8% de part de marché. ?Il fallait malheureusement s’y attendre. Peu de monde pour se passionner pour Les Noces de Figaro sur France 3: 731 000 mélomanes et 3,3% de parts de marché au finish. Mais le choix de programmation était courageux et dans la logique d’un vrai service public. ?

Jean-Frédéric Tronche

Mercredi 3 novembre 2010

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Un peu plus de trois ans après La folle parenthèse, se produira en 2011 dans un nouveau spectacle intitulé La folle part en cure. Un one woman show dans lequel elle montrera encore une fois toute l’étendue de ses talents d’imitatrice.

Même si Liane Foly commence à se faire un nom sur petit écran, elle n’en reste pas moins une artiste de scène qui a décidé de repartir sur les routes avec un nouveau spectacle d’imitation.

Entre 2007 et 2009, sa Folle parenthèse avait rencontré un vrai succès tant critique que public. Pendant près de heures Liane Foly enchainait plus de trente-cinq imitations.

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, Ségolène Royal, Muriel Robin, Céline Dion… elle y montrait toute l’étendue de son talent d’imitatrice, déjà perçu lors de ses concerts ou des spectacles des Enfoirés.

L’inoubliable interprète de Au fur et à mesure a décidé de renouveler l’expérience avec La folle part en cure. Les sociétés de production Sloprod et Loolou expliquent le principe du spectacle: «Dans cette nouvelle aventure, 2012 est annoncé comme la fin du monde. Il n’y a plus une minute à perdre, une cure très spéciale ouvre ses portes pour une remise en forme par le rire. ?Personnalités célèbres et personnages atypiques se croiseront dans cette pièce musicale». Les textes sont écrits par Liane Foly elle-même et la mise en scène assurée, comme La folle parenthèse, par Marc Jolivet.

La tournée commencera le 14 janvier 2011 à Dunkerque, sillonnera les routes de France et passera par la Suisse. L’imitatrice assurera également une vingtaine de dates au Palace, à Paris, du 16 mars au 16 avril 2011.

Liane Foly a décidément le vent en poupe en ce moment. Après différents rôles dans des fictions comme Joséphine ange gardien, aux côtés de sa grande copine Mimie Mathy, ou RIS police scientifique, elle a remporté un joli succès d’audience pour ses premiers pas d’animatrice avec Le grand show des enfants, dont un deuxième numéro est annoncé pour le premier trimestre 2011. Une année qui s’annonce donc bien chargée pour cette femme aux multiples talents.
Jean-Christian Hay

Lundi 15 novembre 2010

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Le bruit courait, mais un démenti avait tenté d’y mettre fin et pourtant le glas du couple Longoria- vient de sonner. La demande de séparation a été déposée ce mercredi par l’actrice.

C’est un vrai choc sur la planète people. Après des rumeurs et des démentis, c’est désormais officiel : l’actrice américaine

a entamé ce mercredi auprès d’un tribunal de Los Angeles une procédure de divorce d’avec le joueur français de basket-ball Tony Parker. Quelques papiers, des signatures et coups de tampons qui sont tombés comme un couperet sur ce qui était considéré comme l’une des plus belles love stories du monde des célébrités.

A 35 ans, Eva Longoria a évoqué des « différences irréconciliables » avec Tony Parker, 28 ans. Et en a tiré les terribles conséquences : rompre leur mariage qui durait depuis un peu plus de trois ans. Certes, l’entourage professionnel d’Eva Longoria dresse des paravents pour tenter de sauver ce qui peut encore l’être des apparences. Et se contente de répondre “pas de commentaire pour le moment ».

En revanche, des Etats-Unis, où Tony Parker, évolue en NBA sous les couleurs des San Antonio Spurs et partageait une belle demeure dans le Sud du Texas avec la star de Desperate Housewives, jusqu’à la France, on commence déjà à spéculer: et si l’absence d’enfant avait pesé pour l’un ou l’autre des époux? En ce cas, lequel des deux aurait-il refusé la belle aventure du carnet rose? Doit-on voir un lien entre les 9 tenues super-provocantes de l’actrice aux MTV Europe Music Awards à Madrid ce dimanche 7 novembre et ce déchirement du couple? Eva était-elle lasse de l’éloignement inhérent à deux itinéraires professionnels qui pouvait, refroidir la passion d’un duo si glamour sur le papier glacé? Ou enfin, a-t-elle vu en l’alchimie provoc’ + divorce un dopage-miracle pour relancer sa carrière? En fait, selon des médias américains, la pomme de discorde serait bien plus amère: Eva Longoriaaurait, selon ces publications, découvert il y a peu queTony Parkeréchangeait un flot de SMS nourri (une centaine en un mois) avec une proche du couple. Ce qui amènerait à lire le déchaînement madrilène de la belle brune par une vengeance et/ou la démonstration de son pouvoir de séduction aux yeux de son futur ex-homme comme du grand public… Pourtant, on a bien du mal à concevoir tel piètre scénario, tant la romance de Tony et Eva nous faisait rêver.

En tout cas, Eva Longoria se dit « très affectée » par ce divorce dont elle est pourtant à l’origine, selon les éléments qui ont filtré à cette heure. Et on imagine que la sérénité légendaire de Tony Parker en a été sacrément ébranlée. Une blessure qui pourrait compromettre ses performances sportives. Car il est des coups qui laissent des séquelles. Et ce ne sont pas toujours les plus visibles. Reste un miracle possible. Le conte de fées était trop beau. On voudrait y croire encore.

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Jean-Frédéric Tronche

Mardi 17 novembre 2010

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est joueur. Ce que démontre l’une des notes jusque là ultra-secrète des services américains révélée par WikiLeaks. Selon le site, notre président, alors qu’il était encore ministre de l’Intérieur, aurait improvisé une chasse au lapin dans son bureau lors d’une visite d’un ambassadeur américain…

On s’attendait à des révélations extraordinaires quand WikiLeaks a décidé de rendre public 250 000 télégrammes et notes diplomatiques américains. Et, si la montagne n’a pas accouché d’une souris, il y a bien une histoire de rongeur dans ce fatras de renseignements plus vraiment ultra-secrets. La personnalité étant notre président en personne, penchons-nous sur cette affaire d’Etat, dont le nom de code est Lapin Chasseur.

Les faits se seraient déroulés en 2006, quand Nicola Sarkozy était encore ministre de l’Intérieur. Ça tombe bien, parce que c’est indoor que s’est produit cet épisode hautement sensible pour la diplomatie franco-américaine. Selon une note US, l’ambassadeur américain à Paris, rendait visite à Nicolas Sarkozy et a eu droit à une vision digne d’Alice Au Pays Des Merveilles.

L’ambassadeur en question n’était pas venu avec des rochers au chocolat mais Craig Stapleton, puisque c’est son nom, aurait dû. En effet, l’actuel président français, a ce jour-là l’idée d’appeler Louis (son fils alors âgé de 9 ans) depuis par la fenêtre de son bureau.

Le gamin, qui jouait dans les jardins du ministère obtempère. Au grand plaisir de papa. Car « Sarkozy était manifestement content -et fier- d’être accompagné de son jeune fils, et semblait ravi de pouvoir lui présenter l’ambassadeur des Etats-Unis », selon la note diplomatique.

Laquelle poursuit ce récit palpitant en ces termes: « Louis est apparu à l’entrée avec un petit chien à ses pieds et un gros lapin dans les bras. Pour serrer la main de l’ambassadeur, Louis a posé à terre le lapin, que le chien a commencé à courser depuis l’antichambre jusque dans le bureau de Sarkozy, ce qui conduisit au spectacle mémorable de Sarkozy courant, penché, pour attraper le chien, lequel courait après le lapin, pendant que Louis riait aux éclats dans le bureau. » Qu’est-ce qu’ils lui reprochent, les Américains? L’aigle, emblème de leur nation, chasse bien lui aussi le lapin…

Jean-Frédéric Tronche

Mercredi 1er décembre 2010

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