Arsenal already have a plan to replace Arsene Wenger reveals Ivan Gazidis

Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis has revealed the club already have a plan in place to replace Arsene Wenger. The 66-year-old Frenchman has been in charge of the Gunners since 1996 and while he has no immediate plans to walk away from the club, Arsenal have already devised a succession plan.

Gazidis said the Gunners have a clear idea of how they will replace Wenger when he comes to leave the club, although he refused to reveal specific details. "Obviously, he is going to be managing us next year and we are planning and making many decisions for the long term," Gazidis said, according to The Telegraph.

"The reality is we wouldn't leave things until the last minute. I'm comfortable both that if Arsene is going to extend we will know that and if, whenever that is, he is going to come to an end, that he will give us the time that we need to prepare for that transition."

Gazidis also insisted the Arsenal boss will not outstay his welcome at the Emirates Stadium, amid recent calls for the Frenchman to resign. "The relationship with Arsene is very deep. It will be done behind closed doors and we will have our transition plans well worked out," the Arsenal chief executive explained.

"I know Arsene wouldn't stay on if he thought the club wasn't heading in a good direction and thought he wouldn't be able to deliver what the fans want."

Meanwhile, Gazidis also rubbished the idea that Wenger is resting on past accomplishments or "nostalgia". "The reason we have Arsene as our manager is because our board believes he can deliver success," Gazidis said of the Arsenal boss. "The reason that Arsene is here is because he believes that he can deliver success.

"If either of us didn't believe that we would not be constrained by nostalgia or longing, we would have to make a change. Arsene would understand and support that. But it's just not how either side feels. We feel we are on a good path."

Wenger is expected to spend heavily this summer after he failed to sign a single senior outfield player for Arsenal during the 2015 summer transfer window. He has already completed the signing of Granit Xhaka and more big-name players are expected to follow in the coming months.

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Mourinho hakutuma ombi la kazi Man Utd

Ripoti inayodai kuwa aliyekuwa meneja wa Chelsea,Jose Mourinho aliiandika Manchester United barua yenye kurasa sita akielezea upungufu wa kocha wa Man United Louis van Gaal imetajwa kuwa "ajabu kabisa", anasema wakala wake, Jorge Mendes.

Jarida la Independent la Jumapili pia limedai Mourinho aliwasilisha "uchambuzi wa kisayansi" wa kikosi kizima cha Old Trafford katika kile kinachoitwa " barua ya upendo" kwa klabu hiyo.

United walizomewa na mashabiki wao wa nyumbani hapo jana Jumamosi baada ya kulazwa bao 1-0 dhidi ya Southampton.

Mourinho, 52, hana kazi haswa baada ya kutimuliwa na Chelsea katika wa Desemba kufuatia matokeo duni.

Mendes alisema dhana ya kuwa Mreno huyo aliandika barua hiyo ilikuwa "ujinga".

Katika taarifa fupi: Mendez alisema "hamuoni kuwa kocha mwenye hadhi kama ya Mourinho hawezi kujidunisha kwa kuandikia vilabu nyaraka za kuomba kazi ?''

Baada ya kichapo hicho Old Trafford, vijana wa Van Gaal walizomewa sana na mashabiki .

Kilichowaaudhi sana ni takwimu kuwa Manchester United ilijifurukuta na kushambulia lango la wapinzani wao mara moja pekee katika mechi hiyo.

Van Gaal alinukuliwa akikiri kuwa yeye pamoja na vijana wake hawakufanya vyema katika mechi hiyo na kuwa walistahili kubezwa na kutupiwa matusi makali na mashabiki.

United wako katika nafasi ya 5 katika jedwali la ligi kuu ya Uingereza ikiwa na jumla ya alama 37.

Timu hiyo inahitaji zaidi ya alama 5 ilikunusuru nafasi nne za kwanza zitakayoiwezesha kushiriki katika ligi ya mabingwa barani Ulaya.

Alama hizo 37 ni za chini zaidi katika hiztoria ya klabu hiyo maarufu duniani baada ya kucheza mechi 23.

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Pellegrini: Aguero atarudi kutamba

Meneja wa Manchester City Manuel Pellegrini ameeleza matumaini yake kwamba Sergio Aguero ataanza kufunga tena mabao.

Mshambuliaji huyo wa miaka 27 kutoka Argentina aliwafungia City bao la ushindi wakati wa ushindi wao wa 2-1 dhidi ya Watford, uliowafanya kuwa alama tatu pekee nyuma ya Arsenal.

Ilikuwa mechi yake ya tatu baada ya kukaa nje kwa zaidi ya mwezi mmoja kutokana na majeraha.

"Nina uhakika kipindi hiki cha pili cha msimu tutashuhudia uchezaji wa Aguero ambao tumezoea,” alisema Pellegrini.

Anahitaji mechi mbili au tatu kurejelea uchezaji wake wa kawaida.

“Bao alilofunga leo ni muhimu sana kwake. Kabla ya kufunga, alikuwa amecheza vyema, kuliko mechi iliyotangulia.”

Bao hilo la Jumamosi ndilo lake la 10 mashindano yote msimu huu. Matano aliyafunga mechi moja Oktoba dhidi ya Newcastle, ambayo ilikuwa yake ya mwisho kabla ya kukaa nje wiki sita kutokana na majeraha.

Sergio Aguero bado ndiye mfungaji mabao bora wa City ligini akiwa na mabao manane kutoka kwa mechi 13 za msimu huu. Anafuatwa na Raheem Sterling na Yaya Toure waliofunga mabao matano.

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Van Gaal: Hakuna muujiza wa kuokoa Man Utd

Meneja wa Manchester United Louis van Gaal amesema hakuna muujiza wa kuimarisha hali ya klabu hiyo na lazima wahusika wote watie bidii.

United wamecheza mechi nane bila kushinda hata moja, sita zikiwa ligini, na kushuka hadi nambari sita.

Aidha, wameondolewa kutoka Ligi ya Klabu Bingwa Ulaya.

“Hakuna muujiza, siri ni kuangalia yaliyotokea na kuona ni wapi tunaweza kujiboresha, kama timu na kama watu binafsi,” amesema, klabu hiyo ikijiandaa kukabili Swansea Jumamosi.

"Nimeshindwa mara tatu na Swansea, na baadaye unadadisi ni kwa nini ulishindwa. Mambo huwa hivyo, kisha unaendelea na mzunguko mwingine wa kufanya kazi.

"Unaweka mpango wa kulaza mpinzani wako na lazima ushawishi wachezaji wako. Baadaye, lazima ufanye mazoezi hadi uridhike. Kisha ujitolee na kujaribu kutekeleza mpango huo.

United walitoka sare 0-0 na Chelsea Jumatatu, mechi ambayo walionekana kucheza vyema baada yao kulazwa 2-0 na Stoke City siku ya Boxing Dei.

Kabla ya mechi hiyo dhidi ya Chelsea, kulikuwa na wasiwasi kwamba huenda Van Gaal akafutwa baada ya klabu hiyo kuandikisha msururu wa matokeo mabaya.

Alipoulizwa iwapo sare hiyo ilimpunguzia shinikizo, alisema: “Sijui kwa sababu shinikizo huwa kwako na wachezaji pia.”

United waliongoza ligi muda mfupi 21 Novemba baada ya kulaza Watford, mechi yao ya mwisho kushinda, lakini sasa wamo alama tisa nyuma ya viongozi Arsenal.

Van Gaal hata hivyo amewashukuru mashabiki kwa kuendelea kumuunga mkono.

"Hii si klabu yangu ya kwanza, labda itakuwa ya mwisho, ambapo nimepitia kipindi kibaya. Nimekuwa na vipindi vibaya na klabu zote nilizopitia na ninaweza kusema mashabiki hapa Manchester United ndio bora zaidi.

Van Gaal hata hivyo anaamini mwaka 2015 umekuwa mwema kwa klabu hiyo.

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LVG : Naweza kuondoka mwenyewe Man United

Kocha wa Manchester United Louis van Gaal amesema kuwa anaweza "kujiuzulu mwenyewe" baada ya Stoke City kuwapiga magoli 2-0 katika kichapo chao cha nne mfululizo katika michuano yote.

Mholanzi huyo, ambaye anakabiliwa na shinikizo baada ya kusajili mechi saba sasa bila ushindi, aliulizwa katika mahojiano na waandishi wa habari baada ya mechi iwapo ''anahofia kibarua chake kitaota nyasi ?''

Van Gaal, 64, alijibu kuwa hjilo lilikuwa jambo analostahili kujibu katika mazungumzo na mkurugenzi wa klabu hiyo Ed Woodward na si vyombo vya habari.

"Si siku zote ambapo ni klabu ndiyo inauwezo wa kufurusha kocha la ''

"Wakati mwingine mimi mwenyewe naweza kuchukua jukumu hilo mwenywe na kuhusiana na hilo sharti niende nifanye mkutano na mamlaka inayosimamia Manchester United safu yangu ya ukufunzi na kisha wachezaji wangu wala sio waandishi wa habari'' alifoka van Gaal.

United imekuwa na msururu wa matokeo duni uliosababisha Red Deivls wakatupwa nje ya Ligi ya Mabingwa katika hatua ya makundi mbali na kuporomoka kutoka kwenye orodha ya nne bora katika jedwali la ligi kuu ya Uingereza.

Van Gaal, aliyechukua nafasi ya David Moyes katika msimu wa 2014, alisema klabu hiyo alimuunga mkono siku zote ila aliongeza: "Tumepoteza hivyo kuna hali mpya.

"Nahisi msaada wa wachezaji wangu na bodi yangu.

Hata hivyo mashabiki wataudhika lakini hiyo inatarajiwa baada ya kushindwa mara nne .

" Van Gaal hafikiri ni muhimu kwamba Woodward haja muunga mkono hadharani .

"Kwangu mimi ni muhimu zaidi kwamba watu wanasema nini kuhusu utendaji kazi wangu " alisema. "Mimi sina haja sana na matamshi ya umma."

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Real Madrid ponder snatching Jose Mourinho from Manchester United as Louis van Gaal clings to job

• Spanish giants split on taking Special One back to Bernabeu as United dither

REAL MADRID are considering making a late big to snatch Jose Mourinho from the clutches of Manchester United.

The Spanish giants fear being left with no managerial options to replace Rafa Benitez if Mourinho succeeds Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford.

Real president Florentino Perez has sounded out his board to see whether they would welcome taking the Special One back to the Bernabeu.

And though officials are split, Perez fears being left short of a replacment if the club finally decide to sack under—pressure Benitez.

United have lined up Mourinho to take charge when they put Van Gaal out of his misery, and they have received assurances he would be willing to accept their offer.

But with a shortage of top class managers around, Real fear being backed into a corner if the don’t act swiftly to get someone in place to take over from Benitez.

The former Liverpool boss is under increasing pressure in Spain, with talk of player unrest at his tactics and team selection.

The supporters turned on him when they went 2-1 down against Rayo Vallecano, and there was a still a feeling of resentment among them even though Real went on to win trhe game 10-2.

Cristiano Ronaldo is understood to have been fuming at the whistling from the stands during the game, and that he got abuse himself after trying to remonstrate with them.

Perez and other Madrid officials are aware Benitez is not popular among the rank and file, and though he publicly backed his manager last week there are suggestions he could be axed by the end of the month.

The views of Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos are hugely important at the club, and both have been left unimpressed by some of the decisions Benitez has taken.

The pair didn’t want Carlo Ancelotti to leave at the end of last season, and they were both disappointed to see him snapped up by Bayern Munich this week.

With Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, Pep Guardiola Manchester City—bound and Diego Simeone a non-stater because he manages city rivals Atletico, Mounrinho is the only recognised world class manager open to Real.

Zinedine Zidane is the club’s youth team coach but it is thought he needs another season or two in charge of B-team Castilla before he is really ready to assume such a challenging role.

Yet Ronaldo and Ramos would both need convincing themselves that Mourinho is the right fit for Real, as they each had their own problems with the Portuguese in his previous three yeat stay at the club.

Perez is confident he can iron out those differences and would be willing to go out on a limb to try to tempt Mourinho back.

If the Spaniards do make a move, it would increase the pressure on United to make a decision of their own.

They have been reluctant to swing the axe on Van Gaal but are aware they cannot allow the alarming slump in form to continue much longer.

And they also know, like Real, that if they wait too long they could be looking around desperately trying to find a coach with the right credentials to take charge.

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Kocha Julio aitishia Simba

Kocha wa Mwadui FC ya Shinyanga, Jamhuri Kihwelo 'Julio'

Ushindi wa magoli 2-1walioupata Mwadui FC dhidi ya Ndanda FC umemtia kiburi kocha Jamuhuri Kiwhelo na kusema Simba wajiandae na kipigo kwenye mchezo wao wa Jumamosi.

Mwadui itaikaribisha Simba Jumamosi kwenye uwanja wa Kambarage mjini Shinyanga huku Julio akikabiliana na waajiri wake wa zamani.

Akizungumza na gazeti hili jana, Julio alisema ushindi dhidi ya Ndanda ni salamu kwa Simba ambayo ameilezea kuwa imepoteza makali yake ya miaka ya nyuma.

“Timu yangu ipo vizuri na ushindi dhidi ya Ndanda ni salamu tu, tunawasubiri Simba na wao watapata kile walichokipata Ndanda.

“Ninakiandaa kikosi changu vizuri na sitegemei upinzani mkubwa kwa sababu Simba imepoteza makali yake,” alisema Julio.

Alisema, kuwa anafahamu Simba watataka kushinda mchezo huo haswa baada ya kubanwa mbavu na Toto African katika mchezo uliopita lakini watakutana na mlima kwenye uwanja wa Kambarage.

Endapo Mwadui itafanikiwa kushinda kwenye mchezo huo itafikisha pointi 24 na hivyo kuishusha Simba yenye pointi 23 mpaka nafasi ya tano na yenyewe ikitoka nafasi hiyo na kupanda mpaka nafasi ya nne kwenye msimamo wa ligi kuu.

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Wenger : Ushindi dhidi ya City umetupa tumaini

Meneja wa Arsenal Arsene wenger amefichua kuwa ushindi dhidi ya Man city imepiga jeki imani wanayohitaji katika mbio za kutwaa ligi ya Uingereza msimu huu.

Arsenal haijawahi kunyanyua taji hilo tangu mwaka wa 2004.

Hata hivyo mabao ya Theo Walcott na Olivier Giroud yalitosha dhidi ya Man City.

The Gunners walijifurukuta na kuwanyamazisha City mbele ya mashabiki wa nyumbani .

Licha ya bao la Yaya Toure Man city hawakuweza kuizima Gunners ambao walikuwa wakitafuta alama tatu muhimu na kupunguza pengo la alama kutoka kwa vinara wa ligi hiyo Leicester.

"Inatupa ujasiri, nguvu na," alisema Wenger, mwenye umri wa miaka 66.

"Kikosi kimeonyesha ukomavu ambao ungeweza kushuhudia katika mchuano tulipokuwa na shinikizo la kufanya vyema."

Arsenal inaoongoza city kwa alama 4 lakini bado wako alama mbili chini ya vinara Leicester City.

Huku mabingwa watetezi, Chelsea wakiwa nje ya mbio za kuwania taji la ligi, mababe hao wa kusini mwa London ndio wanaopigiwa upatu kuibuka washindi wa ligi.

Arsenal haijapoteza mechi 6 na ushidi wao katika mechi tano kati ya mechi zake sita umewawezesha kuchupa hadi nafasi ya pili msimu wa krismasi.

"Miaka miwili au mitatu iliyopita, tuliongoza kwa kipindi kirefu lakini uzuri wa wakati huu ni kuwa tumepoteza wachezaji bora, tulicheza dhidi ya Olympiakos, Villa na leo, tumeshinda mechi zote," alisema Wenger.

"Ni ishara nzuri. Naamini tumeonyesha uwezo wetu, matayarisho, na uhodari kwa jumla na imetupa alama tatu.

"Wakati tulikuwa tumechoka tulitegemea matumaini na hilo limetuwezesha tumalize katika nafasi nzuri."

Harakati za dakika za mwisho za City zilizoongozwa na Toure hazikutosha kuilemaza Arsenal.

City walionekana kupungukiwa ushupavu wao ugani Emirates bila beki wao wa kutegemewa, Vincent Kompany na Sergio Aguero aliyepata afueni baada ya kuuguza jeraha.

"Ilikuwa muhimu kwa Sergio kurudi kwa timu ,labda anahitaji mechi kadhaa kurejea katika fomu yake," alidai Pellegrini.

"Kuna alama 63 za kushindaniwa , mechi kadhaa na tulivyocheza katka kipindi cha pili inaonyesha tunazidi kushindania ligi."

City wamepoteza mechi tano msimu huu na timu ya mwisho kupoteza mechi tano kabla ya Krismasi na kushinda ligi ilikuwa Everton kati ya mwaka wa 1986-87.

Hata hivyo Pellegrini amesema kuwa; "Sijui takwimu lakini hatuko nje ya mbio za kushinda ligi. Ikiwa hauamini , hauko katika taaluma."

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