Winger Cristian Espinoza was a particularly bright spot last season and has only picked up where he left off with two goals and an assist in Orlando already. We cannot cruise into a final.
Plenty of ‘Brucie Bonus’ wins but all in all, Newcastle did well to stay out of the relegation scrap. The jury is out on Haller and Fornals, while Declan Rice and Michail Antonio were the only major positives. Having taken down early-days darlings Columbus Crew SC, the only side to win all three of their group games, in the round of 16 will ensure that Minnesota are no longer able to fly under anyone’s radar.The final game of the weekend is just as intriguing as the first two, but for a different reason. Given the exceedingly youthful and inexperienced nature of his squad, Lampard will undoubtedly find himself with much to do on the man-management side of the job in the coming days.Three matchups to keep a particularly close eye on when Arsenal and Chelsea meet at Wembley stadium in the FA Cup final on Saturday (12:30 p.m. After THAT 9-0 loss against Leicester City, the entire mood of the club changed. Will he stay to try and bring them straight back up? A first Premier League title and a first league title in over 30 years, Jurgen Klopp has delivered. Lovely to watch, at times, but not hungry enough in both boxes.Chris Wilder is up there as a manager of the year candidate. That will be key to mounting another top four challenge next season.While it’s impossible to say with absolute certainty ahead of the weekend’s games, at least one clear favorite stands head and shoulders above the other six remaining sides: reigning Supporters’ Shield winners, LAFC — yes, even without reigning MLS MVP Carlos Vela who opted out of the tournament to remain with his pregnant and to be present for the birth of their child.After a bumpy start to the group stage, LAFC thrashed rivals LA Galaxy in group game no. It needs to be pressured; we need to be on edge. David Moyes being hired to save them from relegation for a second time worked, again, but West Ham massively underachieved. The Premier League is an English professional league for men’s football clubs.
Can Wolves keep hold of their star duo? Azpilicueta’s experience as a long-time right back will undoubtedly give him a leg up on most natural center backs in the same situation, but even still Aubameyang’s 27 goals (all competitions) will be a terror from the opening to closing whistles.A roundup of all of Friday’s biggest transfer rumors, most notably those involving Premier League clubs.Wolverhampton Wanderers’ star forward Raul Jimenez is Speaking of Man United and big-money moves for world-class attacking talent, the Red Devils appear incapable of escaping the rumors linking them with Jadon Sancho’s imminent arrival to Old Trafford. Still, an FA Cup win to seal a return to Europe would rescue a horrible season, as Arteta’s side finished in eighth, their lowest position in 25 years.Eddie Howe’s side are much-loved but this season they were woeful. NYCFC and Portland have each mucked and yucked their respective paths to the quarterfinals without ever once looking overly dominant or… good.
They are a young team but it seemed like arrogance crept into their play.What can we say that hasn’t already been said? With the squad they have they should be in the top 10, minimum, but 12th place wasn’t good enough.