Frank Lampard: Chelsea legend’s future as Derby County manager thrown into doubt amid cutbacks by owner Mel Morris

Frank Lampard: Chelsea legend’s future as Derby County manager thrown into doubt amid cutbacks by owner Mel Morris

Frank Lampard̢۪s future at Derby County manager has been thrown into doubt following recent cutbacks at the Championship club, according to reports.


Rams owner Mel Morris is aiming to reduce costs while he attempts to sell the club.





Frank Lampard’s Derby have been in and around the top six for most of the season



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Frank Lampard’s Derby have been in and around the top six for most of the season



In his debut season as a manager, Lampard has guided Derby to within a point of the play-offs with a game in hand on sixth-placed Aston Villa.


The Times claim Morris angered Derby players by cancelling a warm-weather training camp in Dubai, which was planned for this month̢۪s international break.


Some members of the promotion-chasing squad had paid for their wives and families to join them for a short holiday after training.


However, a run of just one win in seven Championship games saw Morris pull the plug on the same trip former manager Gary Rowett took his squad on in January 2018.















Lampard, who has two years left on his Derby deal, has played an attractive brand of football while regularly using youngsters such as Jayden Bogle, Fikayo Tomori and Harry Wilson.


The Chelsea legend is believed to be on his former club̢۪s shortlist, along with Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo, to replace under-pressure Blues boss Maurizio Sarri.


Chelsea are three points off fourth-placed Arsenal with eight games to go.





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LONDON ̢ۢ Despite a "money grabber" reputation that was borne out of the way he engineered his acrimonious transfer from Liverpool to Manchester City in 2015, Raheem Sterling has since emerged as one of football's good guys.
Off the pitch, the England forward is increasingly being known for his charity work with organisations like Football Beyond Borders and supporting movements to help victims of the Grenfell Tower fire, while using his considerable social media presence to help the underprivileged.
On Thursday, the 24-year-old further burnished his altruistic credentials after buying 550 tickets for students of his former school, Copland Community, to catch City's FA Cup semi-final against Brighton at Wembley today.
Having spent his formative years in the vicinity of Wembley after moving from Jamaica at the age of five, Sterling, who also met the students the same day, said it represented "a great opportunity to give back to the community that helped me get to where I am".
He added: "I grew up right next door to the stadium and would dream of one day playing in a Cup final or even representing my country there. To now be able to play there myself is an honour.

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"It is great to be able to give these students the chance to watch a game at Wembley."
Rebecca Curtis, the principal of his former school, now known as Ark Elvin Academy, was blown away by his gesture.
She said: "To know he still thinks about the community he came from despite how his life has changed is really powerful for us.
"The vast majority of our pupils have never been inside Wembley, let alone seen such a big game with one of our old boys playing."
So it puzzles City manager Pep Guardiola when Sterling, who was allegedly the subject of racist abuse earlier in the season at Chelsea and when England played Montenegro away in their Euro 2020 qualifier during the recent international break, continues to draw flak.
Calling it an "incredible gesture", he said at his pre-match press conference yesterday: "This makes a better society for everyone. Football players are human beings, we live all together and these kind of gestures dignify who he is."
Turning his attention towards the Seagulls, the Spaniard admitted that while City "are still young in terms of a lot of titles", he had set his team, who are still on course for the quadruple, "the target to win and be better".
He told reporters: "When I was young, it was usual to see the final of the FA Cup over the Premier League games, the tradition at old Wembley. It will be nice for me, personally, and the players as well. A challenge to get another (trophy) and we will try."
The 48-year-old also revealed mixed news over his likely first XI selection against Chris Hughton's men after confirming defender Oleksandr Zinchenko would be out for "10 to 12 days".
However, there was a better outcome for Guardiola in the striking department after Sergio Aguero, the league's top scorer on 19 goals, was passed "almost fit and will travel".
He also hinted that Benjamin Mendy could make only his second City appearance since undergoing meniscus surgery last November, as "he has been training for a week".
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Scott Brown and other footballers who love winding rivals up, including Dele Alli and Arsenal

Scott Brown and other footballers who love winding rivals up, including Dele Alli and Arsenal

Scott Brown has once again upset Rangers fans.


Celtic’s captain had a small part in the sending off of the fiery Alfredo Morelos during the Old Firm derby, which was the striker’s fifth red card of the season.


Brown, like some others, appear to get a real kick out of being hated by the opposition.


Here, talkSPORT.com looks at other examples of players who simply love winding rivals up or just reserve special hatred for them.


















Dele Alli is one of the best wind-up merchants playing at the moment and this was in full flow during Tottenham’s Carabao Cup victory over north London neighbours Arsenal in December. Spurs were 2-0 up and cruising at the Emirates Stadium when an Arsenal fan threw a plastic bottle at Alli’s head. The England international turned round and reminded the home fans of the scoreline with his fingers and given Spurs went on to win the game, Alli had the last laugh. He could miss the derby this weekend as he’s still recovering from a hamstring injury



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Dele Alli is one of the best wind-up merchants playing at the moment and this was in full flow during Tottenham’s Carabao Cup victory over north London neighbours Arsenal in December. Spurs were 2-0 up and cruising at the Emirates Stadium when an Arsenal fan threw a plastic bottle at Alli’s head. The England international turned round and reminded the home fans of the scoreline with his fingers and given Spurs went on to win the game, Alli had the last laugh. He could miss the derby this weekend as he’s still recovering from a hamstring injury






Theo Walcott does ‘2-0’ gesture at Tottenham fans



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But perhaps Alli took inspiration from former Gunner Theo Walcott, who reminded the travelling Spurs fans that Arsenal were beating them 2-0 in an FA Cup tie at the Emirates in January 2014. Walcott was being taunted as he was forced off with an injury late in the game but it’s fair to say he and Arsenal had the last laugh as they went onto win the whole competition






Leigh Griffiths and Scott Brown and Rangers



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Leigh Griffiths and Scott Brown and Rangers – When Celtic thumped Rangers 5-1 in September 2016, Brown described it as 'men against boys', while team-mate Leigh Griffiths is often the subject of abuse from the home end at Ibrox. When he scored against Rangers in a 2-0 win in September 2017, he swung a Celtic scarf around his head and celebrated with Brown in front of angry supporters. He also cleaned his hand on a Rangers corner flag after wiping his nose.






Jack Wilshere and Tottenham



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Jack Wilshere and Tottenham – Wilshere doesn’t like Tottenham very much and in 2015, when he and his Arsenal team-mates were celebrating retaining the FA Cup in front of fans, he picked up a microphone and started a chant mocking local rivals Tottenham. Asking the crowd to join, he said: â€Å“I have one question, and one question only: what do we think of Tottenham?”, before adding: â€Å“And what do we think of s***?”, then joining in as the crowd sang back: â€Å“We hate Tottenham and we hate Tottenham… we are the Tottenham haters.” He was fined £40,000 for his actions, while his move to West Ham – another Spurs rival – could be interpreted as a way to annoy their fans even more.






Gary Neville and Liverpool



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Gary Neville and Liverpool – Neville emphasised his dislike of Liverpool football club in a Man United fanzine in 2006. "I can't stand Liverpool, I can't stand the people, I can't stand anything to do with them," he said. In January 2006 Neville was also fined £10,000 for maniacally celebrating Rio Ferdinand's late winner in front of the travelling Liverpool fans at Old Trafford. The defender said it was worth it, as he explained to Jamie Carragher last year. “To be fair, Liverpool had been singing songs about me all game so I thought 'they need to have a bit back don't they?'”






Jamie Carragher and Everton



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Jamie Carragher and Everton – Where Neville doesn't like Liverpool, former Reds defender Carragher doesn't like United. However, he once revealed he gets more pleasure from beating Everton, the team he was fanatical about as a boy. “As an Evertonian, I was thrilled whenever Liverpool lost, mainly because it improved our chances of winning the title,” he wrote in his autobiography. “I used to love [Everton], but there are things about the club I canÂ’t stand now. There are two Evertons in my life: the Everton before Liverpool, and the Everton after. The club I loved in the 1980s and the team I see now are poles apart in my mind. I refer to the Everton of the ‘80s as ‘usÂ’ and the modern Everton as ‘themÂ’.”






Gerard Pique and Real Madrid



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Gerard Pique and Real Madrid – Pique has previously admitted he "always wants things to go badly" for Real. He revealed he wore a Gianluigi Buffon shirt during the 2015 Champions League semi-final, where Juventus beat Real, while he once claimed being whistled at by fans at the Bernabeu was “like listening to a symphony.”






Wayne Rooney and Liverpool



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Wayne Rooney and Liverpool – Rooney and his family are all Everton fans, which explains why he doesn't like Liverpool that much. Playing for Man United in 2009, he said his dislike hadn’t changed over the years. "I grew up an Everton fan, my whole family are Everton fans and I grew up hating Liverpool – and that hasn't changed.”






Teddy Sheringham and Arsenal



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Teddy Sheringham and Arsenal – In 2002 Sheringham, who played for Tottenham in two spells, was quoted saying he "hated" Arsenal and was desperate for the GunnersÂ’ title rivals Man United to beat them. He later denied using such a strong word, but reiterated his desire for them to lose.






Steven Taylor and Sunderland



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Steven Taylor and Sunderland – In 2012, Taylor revealed he would "rather go and collect stamps" than play for Sunderland. He even tried to wear football boots with the words 'stamp collector' embroidered on his boots during a 2013 Tyne-Wear derby, but was reportedly prevented from doing so. Speaking about the hatred Sunderland fans have for him he said: “ItÂ’s great. I thrive on it. The hatred is what I love about playing against them, especially having 46,000 Mackems hate you as much as they do. ItÂ’s great, and I hate them.”






Carlos Tevez and River Plate



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Carlos Tevez and River Plate – Tevez began his career at his beloved Boca and was quick to show his contempt for Buenos Aires rivals River Plate. In 2004 he celebrated a goal against them by imitating a chicken, in reference to Boca fans’ nickname – ‘gallinas’ – for them. Tevez was sent off for his actions.






Ian Wright and Tottenham



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Ian Wright and Tottenham – Wright always seemed to have a good game against Tottenham. He even revealed he used to teach new foreign signings to say "Spurs are s***" as a starter sentence in English.




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Brighton EXCLUSIVE: Club chief explains why Chris Hughton was sacked and replaced by Swansea boss Graham Potter

Brighton and Hove Albion chief executive Paul Barber has been forced to explain why the club sacked popular boss Chris Hughton and replaced him with the comparably inexperienced Graham Potter.


The Seagulls axed Hughton last week, despite keeping the club in the Premier League for another season.


And they confirmed Potter as his replacement on Monday, with the 44-year-old leaving Swansea – who finished tenth in the Championship this term – to take over at the Amex.





But Ian Holloway, alongside Jim White in the talkSPORT studio on Tuesday, admitted he was left baffled by the decision and demanded Barber explain why Hughton had been given the boot.


And the Seagulls CEO launched a passionate defence of the club’s move to appoint Englishman Potter – who enjoyed success in Sweden with Ostersund, where he won three promotions and led the minnows to glory in the Swedish Cup, as well a run to the Europa League knock-out stages.


Speaking on Tuesday, former QPR boss Holloway said: “I really don’t understand and I’d love to ask you this: Is it what Graham did abroad? Because his record at Swansea was not glittering – 21 wins, 19 defeats.


“Chris took over when you were in the relegation places, and not only did he get you up to the Premier League, he kept you up. So I’m asking, why couldn’t Chris move you forward?


“I just think you just needed a couple of different centre-forwards to help you.


“I don’t understand, can you please fill me in? I know you’ve all done a brilliant job, but it doesn’t make sense to me.”




Chris Hughton was sacked by Brighton just days after keeping the club in the Premier League – and Ian Holloway is not happy



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Chris Hughton was sacked by Brighton just days after keeping the club in the Premier League – and Ian Holloway is not happy


And Brighton CEO Barber replied: “Yes Ian, there were a couple of things that concerned us last season. We felt the performance levels the players were capable of were not there and we were struggling to reach the kind of performance levels we needed to not just survive in the Premier League, but to prosper.


“We felt that maybe a change of manager at his time would get more out of the squad we’ve got. We invested a lot of money last summer.


“When we looked at Graham and what he’d done… I think you need to put what he did at Swansea into context, Ian. He lost 16 members of his first team squad when they were relegated and the majority were what we would call ‘Premier League players’.


“Despite the squad being ripped apart, he not only managed to keep the club in the Championship, but he actually got them to tenth place within shooting distance of the play-offs.


“We felt that was a fabulous achievement.











“If you go back to what he did in Sweden, he took a club in the fourth tier in Swedish football all the way to the top tier, he then won the Swedish club and he got them into the Europa League and came up against some very, very tough sides.


“And all of this on the back of not just a good playing career – he calls it ‘unglittering’ – but we think 300 odd games at first team level is a pretty solid playing career.


“And then he did it the hard way. He got his education, he took a degree in social science and then took a masters degree in human intelligence, emotional intelligence – effectively psychology and leadership.


“He then worked his way through the coaching ranks at universities, then into women’s football and then onto Ostersund where he did an incredible job.




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Potter guided Ostersund to an impressive last 32 finish in the 2017/18 Europa League – where they were knocked out by Arsenal


“He’s a young English coach, he’s educated, he’s articulate, he’s humble, he’s got a great work ethic, he’s got a good group of people around him and we feel he’s very, very good choice for us to take our club to the next stage.


“We want to improve year-on-year and we didn’t feel we improved last year or progressed in the way we hoped to. We simply want move forward now with a difference voice.”


Holloway added: “I hope Graham does well, Paul, but I’m saying you’ve got rid of a proven manager very harshly in my opinion. That’s what I’m saying.”


And Barber insisted the club did not take the decision to sack Hughton lightly.


“We understand Chris was hugely popular,” he continued, “not just here at this club but across football. That’s not going to change. He’ll always be welcome back here.


“Chris did a fabulous job for us. In four-and-a-half years he stabilised us in the Championship, got us to within a hair’s breadth of promotion in his first full season, and then promotion and two seasons in the Premier League.




Brighton chief executive Paul Barber has defended the club’s decision to sack Chris Hughton



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Brighton chief executive Paul Barber has defended the club’s decision to sack Chris Hughton


“So we owe a lot to Chris and he’ll probably go down as one of Brighton’s greatest ever managers. He will always be remembered here with a huge amount of respect and fondness.


“We’re already missing Chris and the impact he had here, but we feel Graham is the man to take us forward.


“We’re not naïve enough to think any kind of change he might want to make is going to happen overnight, he needs time, we need to be patient and we’re aware of that.


“He’s got a combination of interesting experience and great football qualities, but also he’s the kind of person I think would fit with our club.


“Chris fit in very well because of his personality, his dignity and humility, and Graham is of the same ilk, but obviously different in other ways.


“We’re really looking forward to working with him. We think we’ve got a very fine young English coach, who is excited about moving to this level of football and testing his own methods and ideas.”


Listen back to talkSPORT’s interview with Brighton CEO Paul Barber IN FULL above!





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BARCELONA: When Barcelona host Manchester United on Tuesday, they will field three players who helped the Spanish team beat the English side in the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals.



Tottenham target Giovani Lo Celso is the perfect replacement for Christian Eriksen and could even be an upgrade on the Danish star, talkSPORT has been told. The 23-year-old Real Betis playmaker is
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Arsenal news: Granit Xhaka hints he may consider leaving the Gunners – ‘I want to take the next step’

Arsenal news: Granit Xhaka hints he may consider leaving the Gunners – ‘I want to take the next step’

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has suggested he could look to leave the club to ‘take the next step’ of his career.


The midfielder, who joined the Gunners in a £35million deal from Borussia Monchengladbach in 2016, appears to have bigger plans for his future.





Granit Xhaka is an ever-present in Unai Emery’s Arsenal midfield




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Granit Xhaka is an ever-present in Unai Emery’s Arsenal midfield



Modern players have a tendency to say too much during the international break, and Switzerland star Xhaka appeared all too happy to talk when quizzed about his future.


When asked about his Arsenal career, Xhaka told Swiss outlet Tagblatt: “I’m very ambitious, I want to take the next step.


“Arsenal does not have to be the last stop.”


Xhaka has been a regular starter under Arsenal manager Unai Emery, playing 32 times so far this season.


He scored the opening goal in the Gunners̢۪ 2-0 win over Manchester United earlier this month to strengthen their hold on the top four.















Emery̢۪s men are three points clear of fifth-placed United with eight games to go.


Xhaka, who signed a new Arsenal deal last summer, may well be hinting that he could look to end his three-year spell with the north London club if they fail to secure Champions League football for a third successive season.


The 26-year-old has made 126 appearances for the Gunners, scoring 11 goals.





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Jurgen Klopp has shut down any suggestion that he could leave Liverpool to take the reins at Bayern Munich, with the German pointing out that he has "a long-term contract" at Anfield.



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Ajax starlet Frenkie de Jong admits he considered Tottenham move before opting for £65million Barcelona switch

Ajax starlet Frenkie de Jong admits he considered Tottenham move before opting for £65million Barcelona switch

Ajax star Frenkie de Jong ‘considered’ an offer to join Tottenham ‘long and hard’ last summer.


The 21-year-old will officially join Barcelona in July after agreeing a £65million move earlier this year.





Frenkie de Jong is leading Ajax’s Champions League charge




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Frenkie de Jong is leading Ajax’s Champions League charge



De Jong was targeted by Spurs, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City before choosing Barcelona in January.


And the Netherlands midfielder has admitted he could have been a Tottenham player before the start of the 2018/19 season.


He told FourFourTwo: â€Å“The moment wasn’t right. I wasn’t finished at Ajax, as I hadn’t yet played a full season in my own position.




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â€Å“I was also injured in that period, so I was thinking, ‘Not yet’. I felt I should stay for another year at Ajax, or perhaps longer.


â€Å“I considered their [Spurs’] offer long and hard. I see Tottenham as a very stable club, and they are only getting better.


â€Å“They give young players a chance and I see Mauricio Pochettino as a manager who really improves young players.















â€Å“I like the kind of football they are playing. I think it would have suited my game.”


De Jong will be aiming to go out on a high with Ajax in the Champions League.


After knocking out holders Real Madrid, Juventus await in the last eight of the competition for the Dutch champions.




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Tottenham's semi-final comeback at Ajax eclipses Liverpool's win over Barcelona, says talkSPORT host Jason Cundy Tottenham's stunning Champions League semi-final win over Ajax has eclipsed Liverpool's amazing comeback against Barcelona, according to talkSPORT host Jason talkSPORT 1 week ago
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Tottenham issue positive update on Jan Vertonghen following sickening head injury during Ajax defeat The Belgian says he is 'feeling ok today' after the clash of heads with Toby Alderweireld By
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