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Micky van de Ven refused to sugarcoat Tottenham Hotspur's season‚ insisting it was 'embarrassing' that it took until the final game to stave off relegation. Spurs have burned through Thomas Frank and Igor Tudor as managers this season‚ only recently turning to Roberto De Zerbi in a desperate bid to keep them up. While Sunday's 1-0 win at home to Everton ensured Premier League safety‚ Van de Ven was in no mood to celebrate.
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JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD: The pragmatist spun the wheel‚ hunched over the table and watched the roulette ball go. With Manchester City in their current guise‚ winning felt like red or black‚ 50-50. Josko Gvardiol had not played a single minute since breaking his leg in January - in from the start. Savinho's confidence on the floor after an omission from Brazil's 55-man World Cup long list - in from the start. Among six changes‚ five players - including the influential Phil Foden and goalscorer Omar Marmoush - were given the nod despite amassing just 20 starts together since New Year's Day‚ an accumulative 85 matches.
MATT BARLOW: James Maddison has revealed the heartache of his year on the sidelines and the long‚ lonely road back to fitness while watching Tottenham slide into a relegation fight. 'It's been some dark days‚ especially since the surgery‚' said Maddison after returning as a late substitute against Leeds on Monday. 'It's been a really tough year for me mentally.' He missed the Europa League final when Spurs beat Manchester United in Bilbao‚ the UEFA Super Cup against Paris Saint-Germain‚ a Champions League campaign and did not make an appearance under Thomas Frank or Igor Tudor.
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50 DAYS TO GO: As England's World Cup opener against Croatia draws ever closer - where are the goals going to come from to help Harry Kane?
KIERAN GILL AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: 'We want our Chelsea back‚' was the song reverberating around Stamford Bridge as we neared the conclusion of this latest calamity‚ and indeed‚ this is not the club they know and love. They cannot score. They cannot defend. For the first time since 1998‚ Chelsea have endured four consecutive league losses without so much as grabbing a goal for themselves. When they last kept a Premier League clean sheet on January 17‚ Thomas Frank was still Tottenham Hotspur manager before Igor Tudor and Roberto De Zerbi - and Spurs were 10 points from safety. When they last scored in this competition on March 4‚ Artemis II was still a month from launching - and it has since been around the Moon and back.
Scott McKenna sees Celtic transfer desire 'reignited' but Dinamo Zagreb reveal mega fee to land Scotland star
FIFA has presented its prestigious award to the referee of the Barcelona versus Atlético Madrid match
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JACK GAUGHAN: Seventy-seven days until a clash with Croatia in Dallas and the battle for a small number of spots within Thomas Tuchel's England squad has yet to reach a definitive conclusion. The draw against Uruguay and defeat by Japan should focus minds ahead of the season run-in‚ when a few still remain on trial before Tuchel announces his 26 heading off to the World Cup. Tuchel experimented with different players and gave new caps across the two friendlies and opinions on who should make the squad will vary wildly up and down the country. Here‚ Daily Mail Sport looks at the runners and riders‚ who is certain of their spot among our picks and which talents are nervously looking over their shoulders.
OLIVER HOLT AT WEMBLEY: So this was farewell. This was the send-off. This was the last time a crowd will see England play until they touch down in Florida at the beginning of June and start the final stages of the build-up to their opening game of the World Cup against Croatia in Dallas on June 17. It was not a fond farewell. England did not take their leave of Wembley wreathed in laurels and serenaded with hosannas‚ put it that way. Ben White was booed again and Harry Kane was badly missed. So was Jude Bellingham. Maybe some people will start to wake up to just how important he is to this team one day. England attempted a lap of honour at the end but gave up half-way round. The crowd was quiet during the game‚ the players looked lethargic and‚ actually‚ rather apprehensive. The passing was disjointed. Some of the defending was naïve. And‚ as for players staking a final claim to a place on the plane to the USA‚ Canada and Mexico? None of the fringe candidates stepped forward.
Tottenham have entrusted their Premier League survival in the hands of Roberto De Zerbi after officially appointing the Italian manager on a huge five-year contract. Spurs‚ who are perilously floating just a point above the relegation zone with seven games to go‚ sacked Igor Tudor on Sunday just 44 days after the interim manager arrived in north London. Former Brighton boss De Zerbi had been available since his exit from Marseille in February and was understood to have been reluctant to take the Spurs job immediately‚ preferring to join the club in the summer.
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