Hugo Lloris: Former Tottenham goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt backs captain to keep starting place against Crystal Palace
Former Tottenham goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt has rubbished calls for Mauricio Pochettino to drop under-fire star Hugo Lloris.The Spurs captain failed to hold Mohamed Salahs 90th-minute header as the ball deflected off Toby Alderweireld and into the net to condemn his side to a 2-1 defeat on Sunday.4It was Lloris third high-profile error of the season after blundering against Barcelona and PSV in the Champions League.Ex-Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas thinks the Frenchman should be replaced by no.2 stopper Paulo Gazzaniga for Wednesdays game against Crystal Palace, while talkSPORT host Tony Cascarino has urged the club to buy a new goalkeeper.But Thorstvedt, who made 218 appearances for Spurs in a seven-year spell from 1989, has leapt to the defence of Lloris.He told talkSPORT: Im 100 per cent sure that Hugo Lloris needs to stay in goal.Gazzaniga has done tremendously well, a lot better than I expected, hes done really, really well when hes played in the cup matches.4But still, the reputation Hugo has got inside the team, hes the captain, hes a World Cup-winning captain with France.Two seasons ago, he was by far the best goalkeeper in the Premier League.Obviously its been difficult to maintain that incredibly high standard, but hes still a really good goalie.Tottenham don’t let many goals in, even though theyre going through a bad patch now, they don’t let many goals in. Hes a big part of that.Lloris has been an ever-present in Tottenhams starting XI since joining in a 12million deal from Lyon in 2012.4In that time, he has been a Euro 2016 finalist and a World Cup 2018 winner with France.Thorstvedt, who won the FA Cup with Spurs in 1991, believes the 32-year-old can play at the top level for another eight years.The ex-Norway international added: Its very common now that goalkeepers play until they’re 40. Its a privileged life.If youre hungry, motivated and your body says okay, go for it then you can keep going until at least 40.Sometimes goalkeepers get better because of experience. So I don’t think hes going to pack it in for a while.4Tottenhams alarming run of form of four defeats in five Premier League games has put their top-four spot in jeopardy. They are just one point ahead of Manchester United and Chelsea, who occupy fifth and sixth place, respectively.Thorstvedt is confident Spurs will be playing Champions League football in their new 1billion stadium next season.

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And with a Champions League quarter-final tie with Manchester City on the horizon, the 56-year-old insists it has been a good season for his old club.This terrible period has come along where they’ve taken one point out of a possible 15. Thats made it really tough when it comes to making the top four, but for me, they are in the quarter-finals of the Champions League,” he said.What can you expect? Its the third time its happened in the history of the club. So I think its a good season whatever way you look at it. Its natural for the fans to say we made the top four last season and we need to do better this season, but they’ve established themselves as one of Englands top teams and thats a tremendous effort.Also, when you look at the amount of money they haven’t spent on players, the club is in good shape, the stadium is opening up. Mauricio Pochettino is doing a tremendous job.I still think theyre going to make the top four.

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Callum Hudson-Odoi: Maurizio Sarri confirms Chelsea forward will be out for minimum three months with Achilles injury
Callum Hudson-Odoi faces a minimum three months out injured, Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has confirmed.Hudson-Odoi, the England winger, suffered an Achilles injury during Monday’s 2-2 draw with Burnley, with the youngster forced off before half-time of the Premier League clash.He underwent successful surgery on Tuesday evening, the 18-year-old confirmed on social media.

Opperation was Successful, Thank God always and thank you all for your messages and support,the return begins now!!! pic.twitter.com/14qw4rgRK2— Callum Hudson-Odoi (@Calteck10) April 24, 2019

It was a cruel end to a promising breakthrough season for one of Chelsea and England’s best talents, with Hudson-Odoi immediately ruled out the remainder of the 2018/19 domestic campaign, as well as this summer’s Nations League finals, in which the Three Lions are partaking. Sarri, the Chelsea manager, has now confirmed Hudson-Odoi will be out for a minimum three months, though a return to full fitness is likely to extend the youngster’s recovery by a sizeable period.“For sure three months,” Sarri said in a press conference, “then we have to see the condition.“You will be able to play, but we need a player at the top. So it depends, but the technical period is three months, no less.”1Hudson-Odoi has recently established himself as one of Sarri’s first-choice forwards, frequently selected on the right of attack with Eden Hazard taking up his usual position on the opposite flank.Hazard, the Belgium international, has enjoyed a brilliant season, and his record of being the only player to reach double figures for both goals and assists this season saw him nominated for the PFA Player of the Year award.However, he was a shock exclusion from the Team of the Year, with Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero, the Manchester City pair, joined by Liverpool’s Sadio Mane as the attackers in the XI.“I think Eden deserved to be in the top XI of the Premier League,” Sarri added. “I think also at the moment the table is clear, City and Liverpool and then the other teams.“I think the vote was influenced by the table.”

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: Manchester United legend Gary Neville defends manager and hits back at Louis van Gaal’s ‘park the bus’ jibe
Manchester United legend Gary Neville has hit back at Louis van Gaals comments about Ole Gunnar Solskjaers football.Two days before Solskjaer was named permanent United boss, Van Gaal, who managed the club between 2014 and 2016, accused the Norwegian of parking the bus like his predecessor Jose Mourinho.2But Neville was having none of it and hit back, insisting the Dutchman’s football was the worst hed ever seen at Old Trafford.Neville, who won eight Premier League titles with United, said: I saw Louis van Gaal the other day say that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s football is like Jose Mourinho’s but winning.2Van Gaal’s football at Man United was the worst I’ve ever seen and Mourinho’s was far better, even though it wasn’t acceptable in terms of what the fans want to see.We’ve had a lot of change at the club in the last four or five years with different managers coming in, world-class managers and it hasn’t worked.Ole has brought a level of happiness and excitement back to the fans, which is at least something because it has been difficult to watch over the last three or four years.

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Van Gaal won an FA Cup during his two seasons with United and was constantly criticised for his brand of football. The club failed to qualify for the Champions League in his final season.United are in a similar battle for a top-four place this term, with Solskjaer’s side just two points off fourth-placed Arsenal.And the new United boss does not think Champions League football is vital to signing top players this summer.He said: Of course we have been discussing how to move the club forward. That doesnt mean x amount of money or x amount of players. We have sat down and discussed but now its easier to be clear. We will do some business this summer.The lure of Champions League football might be important for some players, but to play for Man United, and sign a contract for four or five years, you know you are going to be playing in the Champions League.We need to get going before the end of the season to hold talks about players, with players, and whos going to stay here. The short-term priority now is to improve.

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