“It’s the one we all want to win. The manager has come here and won everything else, we’re all desperate to win it and I’ve come here to try and help them.”
His man-management skills came to the fore during the fraught run-in, says Brad Jones, who kept goal for that title-winning Feyenoord team and offers an insight into Van Bronckhorst's methods.
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Our first-half was good and in the second-half, we expected a reaction and it was important for us to control the game and we made a mistake.
You can see the improvement from front to back - in attack Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette seem to be playing with a smile on their faces and Ben White has settled everything down at the back.
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti believes his men are now ‘clear favourites’ for the La Liga title after their convincing 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid.
It's no secret that Juve are crying out for a reliable goalscorer. The timing of Cristiano Ronaldo's departure for Manchester United, just before the close of the summer transfer window, did the Bianconeri no favours at all.
That is a big thing that Everton have as a positive now. The discord you saw in the stands when Rafael Benitez was in the dugout has gone, and of course it makes a massive difference when everyone is together and behind the team.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer feels optimistic that Jesse Lingard will sign a new deal at Manchester United. But Lingard has impressed back at United.
Dagenham & Redbridge FC note the decision of the RSPCA to charge Yoan Zouma under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, the statement said.
Fast-forward to the present day, and there is a new 16-year-old Roony (not Rooney) who is making a similar impact, this time in Scandinavia; a player some believe has the potential to match his almost-namesake's notoriety around the world.
Pressed on whether the club’s response has been serious enough, Moyes said: “I don’t think a club could have taken more action, any quicker. We’ve fined him maximum wages. He’s getting some help. We’re trying to do as much as we can as a club to help him.
The club's former striker Jermaine Beckford told Sky Sports: We've touched on it before, but there have just been injuries to key players right the way through the team.
There are no doubts the situation is a concern for that. There are more important clubs who want to sign Rudiger.
Brazil goalkeeper Alisson was shown red twice against Ecuador on Thursday only to have VAR take back the cards both times in a controversial 1-1 draw.
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GOAL understands that PSG officials also denied his request to sign Tanguy Ndombele from Spurs in January and the club have already identified Zinedine Zidane as his potential replacement as their relationship continues to deteriorate - albeit with former Real Madrid boss currently uninterested in the job.
Mohamed Salah scored a stunning goal but Kevin De Bruyne rescued a point for Manchester City in a classic contest that ended 2-2.
When it comes to Broja, Chelsea also have the option of including sell-on clauses, which are often appealing to both the buyer and the seller, as it means the former could yet make a further profit on the player, while the latter is able to acquire the player for a lower price than usual.
How to watch Manchester derby: Free highlights straight after FTPaul Pogba continues to flatter to deceive and was wasteful, even by his standards, against Atalanta before he was substituted by Solskjaer ahead of Scott McTominay, who had already been booked and was on a final warning from the referee.
Riyad Mahrez and Eric Lamela are among the nominees for the FIFA Puskas Award 2021, which will be given to the player deemed to have scored the best goal of the year.
Retired Brazilian star Ronaldinho was released from house arrest on Monday after spending five months detained in Paraguay for entering the country with a false passport.
Diaz has scored three goals and provided one assist in his eight Premier League appearances since joining the club from Porto on January 30, signing a five-and-a-half-year deal for an initial £37m - with the fee potentially rising to £49m.
The club also made a clever appointment in Potter when Chris Hughton left so there is plenty of optimism around the place.
The postponement was announced just over two hours before the scheduled 15:00 GMT kick-off at Villa Park.
Indeed, only Bruno Fernandes has created more than him - with the Portuguese losing possession of the ball twice as often.
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Newcastle have lost the same number of games as 13th-placed Aston Villa, but while Steven Gerrard's side have five wins to show for their efforts, Howe's side have none.
However, postponing league games is taken on a case-by-case basis and the decision would be made by the Premier League board if a request is received from a club.
But the real concern in the 1-1 draw against Southampton was that while Ralf Rangnick continues to talk as if the vision is coming together, there was a lack of coherence to their display that was made all the more apparent by the enterprise of the visitors.
After finding the net in four consecutive internationals, QPR striker Lyndon Dykes is suspended, along with Bournemouth's attacking midfielder Ryan Christie.
Barnsley eventually won 5-4 after extra time in a thrilling encounter which saw Barrow's Tom Beadling sent off, three goals scored in the last seven minutes of normal time and nine different players on the scoresheet.
DAILY TELEGRAPHAston Villa will make a decision on the future of Philippe Coutinho next month, in what appears to have gone from a no-brainer to a potential dilemma.
I feel fine and ready to give 100 per cent for my country, as I always do. Wales rested Aaron Ramsey for the two pre-tournament warm-up games against France and Albania and the Juventus midfielder sat out Thursday's training session.
He has reported this to the police who are now looking into the matter. The safety of his family and those around him is obviously Harry's number one priority.
They saw out the last 10 minutes with ease to only add to the chorus of boos which were aimed the home side's way come the final whistle.
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The Magpies had endured a nightmare start when Ciaran Clark was shown a ninth-minute red card for a professional foul on Norwich striker Pukki.
I'm fortunate that I can take things with a lot more context than other people, because I see what happens on the training ground every day.
We have really felt an impact in all of our business areas: from sponsorship and merchandising to hospitality and ticketing.
They are fifth in the table and have played fewer games than pretty much all the sides around them. They are in a great position.
Perhaps his most impressive top-flight promotion came with unfancied Cardiff City in 2017/18 in what would prove to be his penultimate role before moving to the Riverside until the end of last year.
