Aston Villa have not exactly had a good start to the season. Consequently, manager Steven Gerrard has found himself under pressure.
Speaking to the press ahead of Villa s clash with Fulham this weekend, Cottagers boss Marco Silva expressed his opinion that the former Liverpool captain knows how to deal with the situation.
I m 100% sure that Steven Gerrard knows how to deal with this situation.
Marco Silva is in high praise of Steven Gerrard and believes he knows how to deal with the pressures of the job
— Football Daily (@footballdaily)
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Bayern Munich have confirmed that Jupp Heynckes will replace Louis van Gaal as coach of the Bavarian giants at the end of the season.
Heynckes is currently in charge of Bayer Leverkusen but has agreed a two-year deal to take over at Bundesliga rivals Bayern.He will replace Van Gaal, who took Bayern to a double of league championship and DFB Cup in 2010 but has struggled to repeat that success this season.Heynckes, 65, has managed Bayern on two previous occasions, first between 1987 and 1991 winning two league championships and as caretaker in 2009. Jupp Heynckes was our first choice, Bayern CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge said in a statement. We are very happy that we could reach an agreement on a two-year contract. I m convinced that we will have a successful relationship with Jupp …
Everton can bolster their Europa League hopes for next season when they meet Champions League-bound Manchester City on Saturday.
The Merseysiders, who recorded a 1-1 stalemate with relegation-threatened Wigan Athletic last Sunday, are ruing their typically slow start to the 2010/11 season, especially given they are only seven points from fifth currently occupied by Liverpool which carries a Europa League place.
David Moyes men who have racked up 48 points so far realise usurping Liverpool is unlikely, but have made clear their intentions to hold onto seventh place, and build on it next season.
England international defender Phil Jagielka is determined to make life hard for the Citizens, who are not yet fully guaranteed of Champions League action for next season.…
The Newcastle Jets have ended their long wait for a win in the F3 derby, beating the Central Coast Mariners 1-0 in the A-League on Sunday.
A second-half goal from Steven Ugarkovic was all the Jets needed to win a mostly poor encounter in Gosford.
Ugarkovic s goal gave the Jets a first win in 10 matches against the Mariners, ending a run dating back to October 2012.
With it, Scott Miller s men climbed to within four points of sixth-placed Sydney FC, while the struggling Mariners are now without a clean sheet in 23 league matches.
The Mariners Luis Garcia, on his return from injury, suffered an early scare when he clutched at his hamstring in the opening stages.
He had the best of the early chances, heading a Mitch Austin free-kick wide after rising…
United States goalkeeper Tim Howard is hopeful his team can build momentum by beating Ghana in their FIFA World Cup opener.
Jurgen Klinsmann s men are outsiders to progress to the knock-out stages after been drawn with Germany, Portugal and Ghana in Group G.
The US reached the last 16 of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, only to lose to Ghana 2-1 after extra time.
Having claimed three straight wins in their pre-tournament warm-up games, they should head into next Monday s encounter against Kwesi Appiah s side with confidence.
And Howard, who earned his 100th cap for his country in the 2-1 friendly victory over Nigeria last Saturday, is keen for the US to continue their winning run and avenge their 2010 exit.
The friendlies have had their good and bad. It …