VÍDEO: os bastidores da vitória do Flamengo no Fla-Flu pelo Brasileirão

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da bwin: Com cerca de 55 mil torcedores no Maracanã, o Flamengo venceu o Fluminense por 2 a 1, no último domingo, pela oitava rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Andreas Pereira e Gabigol marcaram os gols da vitória rubro-negra. Assista aos bastidores no vídeo acima.

> Veja a tabela do Brasileirão

O Rubro-Negro chegou a 12 pontos e ao oitavo lugar do Brasileirão. A próxima partida será diante do Fortaleza, novamente no Maracanã, às 16h deste domingo, pela nona rodada da competição.

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مجموعة مصر في كأس العالم للشباب 2025

أقيمت منذ قليل، قرعة بطولة كأس العالم للشباب تحت 20 عامًا والتي أسفرت عن وفوع منتخب مصر في المجموعة الأولى من البطولة.

نجح منتخب مصر للشباب في حجز مقعده في بطولة كأس العالم تحت 20 عامًا، بعد أن احتل المركز الرابع في بطولة كأس أمم إفريقيا للشباب، التي استضافتها مصر مؤخرًا. وجاء تأهل “الفراعنة الصغار” عقب خسارتهم أمام منتخب نيجيريا بركلات الترجيح في مباراة تحديد المركزين الثالث والرابع.

طالع.. خاص | تحديد موقف منتخب مصر للشباب من المشاركة في بطولة خوفو الدولية ويمثل القارة الإفريقية في كأس العالم أربعة منتخبات هي: مصر، المغرب، نيجيريا، وجنوب إفريقيا، وهي المنتخبات التي بلغت الدور نصف النهائي من البطولة القارية.

ويتولى قيادة منتخب مصر للشباب جهاز فني بقيادة أسامة نبيه مديرًا فنيًا، ويعاونه كل من علاء عبده مدربًا عامًا، ومحمد عمر النور مدربًا مساعدًا، إلى جانب أيمن طاهر مدربًا لحراس المرمى.

وسحبت قرعة البطولة في العاصمة التشيلية سانتياجو، حيث جاء منتخب مصر ضمن التصنيف الرابع للمنتخبات المشاركة. مجموعة منتخب مصر للشباب

-تشيلي 

– ونيوزيليندا

– واليابان

-مصر

Guarani e Ponte Preta podem mudar de lugar na próxima rodada da Série B

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da apostebet: A boa e velha rivalidade do futebol campineiro voltou a ficar em alta por conta da última jornada da Série B.

– VEJA A TABELA DA SÉRIE B

Enquanto a Ponte Preta bateu o CSA fora de casa, o Guarani deu a resposta ao vencer o líder Cruzeiro no Brinco de Ouro da Princesa.

Com o triunfo diante do Azulão, a Macaca chegou aos 18 pontos, na 16ª posição. O Bugre é o 18º, com 17 pontos.

Na próxima rodada, caso a Ponte Preta não vença o Criciúma, fora de casa e o Bugre derrotar o Bahia, em casa, o Guarani ultrapassa o seu maior rival.

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No encontro entre Ceni e Diniz, São Paulo e Fluminense empatam pelo Campeonato Brasileiro

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da gbg bet: Em um jogo bem movimentado, São Paulo e Fluminense empataram por 2 a 2 no estádio do Morumbi, em jogo válido pela 17ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. André abriu o placar para o Fluminense, Luciano e Patrick viraram para o São Paulo e Manoel, no segundo tempo, deixou tudo igual no placar.

O duelo ficou marcado pelo encontro de dois técnicos de destaque da competição: Rogério Ceni e Fernando Diniz. Diniz, que já comandou o Tricolor paulista, retornou ao Morumbi pela primeira vez desde que deixou o posto.

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da bwin: > Veja tabela do Campeonato Brasileiro

FLU COMEÇA BEM E SAI NA FRENTE
O começo da primeira etapa foi de domínio do Fluminense, que por conta da forte marcação, não deixou espaço para o Tricolor paulista reagir e criar chances de contra-ataque. Típico de Fernando Diniz, a equipe carioca começou com bastante troca de passes, criando mais chances de ataques nestes minutos e travando as tentativas do time da casa.

Não demorou muito para o Fluminense sair em vantagem no placar. Patrick errou um passe para Talles, que parou nos pés de André. Após tabela com Ganso, aproveitou a oportunidade e chutou direto para gol. A bola beijou o pé da trave de Jandrei e morreu nas redes.

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TUDO IGUAL
​Poucos minutos depois do gol de André, o São Paulo passou por algumas substituições importantes. O goleiro Jandrei, que sofreu uma joelhada nas costas, foi substituído pela cria de Cotia Thiago Couto. Patryck, por sua vez, deu lugar a Welington.

Depois das trocas, o Tricolor paulista recuperou a bola e partiu para o ataque. Igor Gomes cobrou um escanteio na área adversária, que a priori foi desviado pela zaga fluminense. O meia não desistiu e tentou novamente. Desta vez, o cruzamento parou em Luciano, que aproveitou e tocou para o gol, empatando a partida.

VIRA-VIROU
​Depois do empate, a postura do São Paulo foi outra. Perto dos 41 minutos de jogo, Rogério Ceni fez outra substituição preocupante: Léo, que deixou o gramado chorando bastante. Luizão, também da base, entrou em seu lugar.

Após a saída do defensor, Patrick balançou as redes e virou o placar para o clube do Morumbi. Depois de uma boa sequência de passes entre Luciano e Talles Costa, o Pantera Negra, de carrinho, marcou o segundo. Assim, a primeira etapa terminou em 2 a 1 para a equipe são-paulina.

FLUMINENSE REAGE
​Com mais posse de bola, o Fluminense passou a dominar novamente as ações da partida e o empate parecia questão de tempo. Aos 17 minutos do segundo tempo, Nathan bateu cruzado para o gol, mas o goleiro são-paulino fez boa defesa e evitou que Germán Cano completasse para o gol. Praticamente no lance seguinte, o Flu empatou.

Após uma cobrança de escanteio de Nathan, Nonato cruzou na área para Manoel, que entrou em velocidade e testou para o gol, igualando o placar no Morumbi.

RETA FINAL QUENTE
​Apesar do empate do Fluminense, o São Paulo não teve a mesma reação do primeiro tempo e foi a vez do time carioca ficar mais perto da vitória. Na busca de contra-ataques, o Tricolor Paulista teve uma boa chance com Calleri, mas o lance foi anulado após boa defesa de Fábio.

Caio Paulista, no último minuto, teve a chance de dar a vitória ao Flu, mas a bola passou triscando a trave. Por fim, tudo igual ao apito final no Morumbi. Um ponto para cada lado e as duas equipes seguem na parte de cima da tabela.

SEQUÊNCIA
O Tricolor Paulista viaja até Porto Alegre para duelar com o Internacional, pelo Brasileiro, na próxima quarta-feira, às 20h30. No mesmo dia, o Tricolor Carioca visita o Goiás, às 19h.

FICHA TÉCNICA
SÃO PAULO 2×2 FLUMINENSE

Local: Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo (SP)
Data e hora: 17 de julho de 2022, às 16h
Árbitro: Wilton Perreira Sampaio (GO)
Assistentes: Bruno Raphael Pires (GO) e Bruno Boschilia (PR)
Árbitro de vídeo: Daniel Nobre Bins (RS)
Público/renda: 47.141pessoas; R$2.331.675,00
Cartões amarelos: Diego Costa, Luciano, Patrick, Calleri (SP); André, Felipe Melo, Caio Paulista (FLU)
Cartões vermelhos: –

Gols: André (24’/1ºT), Luciano (33’/1ºT), Patrick (41’/1ºT), Manoel (19’/2ºT)

SÃO PAULO
Jandrei (Thiago Couto, aos 28’/1ºT); Diego Costa, Léo (Luizão, 35’/1ºT), Patryck (Welington, aos 28’/1ºT); Pablo Maia, Igor Gomes, Talles Costa e Patrick; Eder (Igor Vinícius, 19’/2ºT) e Luciano (Calleri, 19’/2ºT). Técnico: Rogério Ceni

FLUMINENSE
Fábio; Caio Paulista, Lucas Claro (Felipe Melo, ao 1’/2ºT), Manoel e Samuel Xavier; Maetinelli (Nathan, 13’/2ºT), PH Ganso (Willian Bigode, aos 33’/2ºT), André; Jhon Arias (Alexandre Jesus, aos 38’/1ºT), Germán Cano e Matheus Martins (Nonato, 13’/2T).
Técnico: Fernando Diniz

مايلي يكشف عن تواصل مدرب نادي إفريقي لضمه من بيراميدز

كشف الكونغولي فيستون مايلي، مهاجم نادي بيراميدز، عن تواصل أحد مدربي الأندية الإفريقية معه من أجل الانضمام إلى صفوف فريقه والرحيل عن نادي بيراميدز.

ويستعد بيراميدز لمواجهة صن داونز، مساء غد السبت، في إطار ذهاب دور النهائي من بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا في تمام الساعة 4 عصرًا، على أن تقام مباراة الإياب في القاهرة يوم 1 يونيو المقبل.

طالع | الأهلي يخطط للتوقيع مع لاعب بيراميدز قبل كأس العالم للأندية.. ومنافسة شرسة

وقال مايلي خلال تصريحات عبر قناة ” قناة SABC Sport” الجنوب إفريقية: “مدرب كايزر تشيفز الجنوب إفريقي، نصر الدين النابي كان على اتصال معي، لكن الآن ليس الوقت المناسب للحديث عن ذلك”.

وأضاف: “الأولوية في الوقت الحالي هي مساعدة فريقي على الفوز بالمباراة النهائية، تركيزي منصب على الفريق ومساعدة بيراميدز على الفوز بالنهائي، وبعد النهائي، الجميع حرّ في الحديث والتكهن”.

وأكمل: “كنت سعيدًا جدًا بتسجيل الهدف الأخير في مرمى أورلاندو بايرتس، ولكني سعيد أيضًا بمساعدة الفريق بأي طريقة ممكنة في ما سيكون أول نهائي لدوري أبطال إفريقيا لبيراميدز”.

وسينتهي عقد الكونغولي مايلي مع فريق بيراميدز في نهاية الموسم المقبل، صيف 2026.

Spurs must finally axe £53k-p/w flop who was "unstoppable" under Mourinho

da spicy bet: 2019 is a poignant year for Tottenham. It’s the year they reached the Champions League final and rather shockingly, the same year Mauricio Pochettino was given the boot.

da winzada777: For all of the outstanding work Pochettino did in north London, turning the likes of Dele Alli and Harry Kane into genuine stars, he left the Lilywhites behind having not won a trophy.

So, what did Levy do? He went and hired one of the most successful managers of the 21st century; Jose Mourinho.

The self-proclaimed Special One has been there and got the t-shirt as far as English football is concerned. He’s a multiple Premier League winner, and a multiple FA Cup winner. He’s even won the Champions League.

Surely he was going to help Spurs earn the trophy they were craving? Think again. It all ended in tears.

Mourinho lasted just 86 games with a points-per-match record of 1.77, the third worst of his career. That rather said it all.

Mourinho's first transfers at Spurs

Entering in November of 2019, it wasn’t until January 2020 that the great Portuguese coach got the chance to welcome his own players to the capital.

It wasn’t the most rip-roaring start to proceedings, bringing Giovani Lo Celso and Steven Bergwijn to the club. The duo only just left Spurs in the summer but did so having not played very much football.

Tottenham Hotspur's Steven Bergwijn celebrates

The summer of 2020 was a tad more promising though. Despite a world ravaged by the global pandemic, he welcomed two faces to the club from Real Madrid.

Mourinho was the one to entice Gareth Bale back to English football, welcoming the Welshman back on a loan deal. Bale was rather forced out of Madrid despite several years of wonderful service, scoring in a Champions League final and winning three LaLiga crowns.

He wasn’t the only player arriving from the Spanish capital, however. Left-back Sergio Reguilon joined and initially started very well in Spurs colours.

Indeed, analyst Raj Chohan admitted that the Spaniard was “unstoppable” at points, notably after a first-class assist for Bale’s goal against Brighton in a 2-1 win.

Remarkably, via loan spells at Atletico Madrid, Manchester United and Brentford, he is still on the books at Tottenham.

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Why it's time for Reguilon to go

It’s now been four years, some might say arduous years since Reguilon first arrived under the tutelage of Mourinho.

In that first campaign, he proved to be an excellent acquisition, supplying five assists in all competitions from the left-hand side of defence.

Reguilon’s Spurs career by season

Season

Games

Goals

Assists

2020/21

27

0

3

2021/22

31

2

3

2022/23

0

0

0

2023/24

0

0

0

2024/25

0

0

0

Stats via Transfermarkt.

In 2021/22, he still impressed in the final third, scoring twice and assisting three goals but he ultimately wasn’t fancied by a ruthless and no-nonsense Antonio Conte who shipped out on loan in 2022/23. Since then, the 27-year-old has struggled to ever really catch the eye.

United only signed him on loan because of a lack of fit left-backs and that deal was cancelled in January 2024. Brentford did come calling and he featured regularly but it wasn’t enough to force himself into Ange Postecoglou’s plans.

Serge Reguilon in action for Tottenham.

Reguilon – who earns £53k-per-week – is still on the books at Spurs but is simply stealing a living at this point.

He’s not played a single minute all season and for the good of everyone, he surely has to leave in the January transfer window. Although he is named in the club’s 25-man Premier League squad, he was omitted from their Europa League squad list.

The Spaniard has gone from being an unstoppable asset during the days of Mourinho to someone with no chance of ever earning minutes again at Spurs. The only good thing for the Londoners is that he is actually out of contract next summer. An end, it would seem, is finally in sight.

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بيراميدز يرد على أنباء رحيل إبراهيم عادل ومصطفى فتحي.. وفرص التعاون مع الأهلي

رد هاني سعيد، المدير الرياضي لنادي بيراميدز، على أنباء رحيل الثنائي إبراهيم عادل ومصطفي فتحي عن صفوف الفريق خلال الفترة القادمة.

وكان إبراهيم عادل قال في تصريحات تلفزيونية، أن هذا الموسم هو الأخير له مع بيراميدز ويرغب في الاحتراف بالخارج، وذلك بعد تحقيق لقب دوري أبطال إفريقيا.

وقال سعيد خلال تصريحات عبر “القناة الأولي” لبرنامج “رقم 10”: “خروج إبراهيم عادل للاحتراف، هذا قرار إدارة في النهاية، أعتقد بعد تحقيق بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا ممكن يكون للإدارة رأي مختلف”.

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وأضاف: “مصطفى فتحي مستمر مع بيراميدز، لا يوجد نيه لرحيله عن الفريق في الفترة الحالية”.

وأكمل” “وارد في يوم من الأيام يحدث تعاون بين الأهلي وبيراميدز، لو يوجد مصلحة المشتركة لا يوجد مشكلة، ما المشكلة في ذلك طالما يوجد مصلحة مشتركة”.

وكان بيراميدز حقق لقب بطولة دوري أبطال إفريقيا، للموسم الحالي لأول مرة في تاريخه بعد تحقيقه الفوز على صن داونز بنتيجة 3-2 في مجموع مباراتي الذهاب والإياب لنهائي المسابقة القارية.

وأنهي نادي بيراميدز، بطولة الدوري المصري هذا الموسم، محتلًا المركز الثاني في ترتيب جدول الدوري برصيد 56 نقطة، حيث خسر اللقب بعد صراع شرس حتي الجولة الأخيرة مع الأهلي.

Ange likely to axe "fearless" in-form Tottenham player in surprise decision

da brwin: Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou is now likely to axe an in-form player ahead of their Carabao Cup clash with Manchester City this evening, as team news leaks before Spurs host the Premier League champions in north London.

Tottenham suffer 1-0 Crystal Palace defeat as Postecoglou aims to bounce back

da heads bet: Spurs were on a steady run of good form before their disappointing 1-0 defeat away to Crystal Palace over the weekend, beating West Ham 4-1 in a fierce London derby the weekend prior and clinching victory against Dutch giants AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League.

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However, Oliver Glasner managed to upset the apple cart by wrestling Palace’s long overdue first win in the top flight this season, in what was a step back for Spurs who were aiming to go on a winning run and put their abject 3-2 loss away to Brighton firmly behind them.

The Lilywhites’ loss at Selhurst is a stern reminder of Spurs’ shortcomings, with Postecoglou now aiming to bounce right back against a Man City side who pose one of the toughest tests in European football.

Tottenham’s next five Premier League games

Date

Tottenham vs Aston Villa

November 3

Tottenham vs Ipswich Town

November 10

Man City vs Tottenham

November 23

Tottenham vs Fulham

December 1

Bournemouth vs Tottenham

December 5

A plus-point for Postecoglou is that Man City have won just twice at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium since it’s opening, with both of those coming last season in the FA Cup and Premier League respectively.

The home advantage and backing of supporters could be crucial for Spurs, especially considering Postecoglou will be forced to cope without star forward Son Heung-min yet again.

Son missed Tottenham’s loss to Crystal Palace with a thigh injury and is set to be absent again tonight as Postecoglou aims to get him back for their home game against Aston Villa this weekend.

Wilson Odobert has also suffered a setback after recovering from a recent hamstring injury, which Postecoglou has described as “serious”.

“Sonny, no. Well he is almost fit but we will probably from our perspective aim him for the weekend,” said Postecoglou on Son’s fitness.

“We’re quite confident he will be right for the weekend. The only one missing out, which is a bit of a disappointment is Wilson [Odobert]. He’s had a setback during the week and it seems like it’s a serious one, so we’re waiting for more information. And then from the weekend everyone else is okay and Djed’s back training.”

Postecoglou set to drop Mikey Moore for Man City clash

As per GiveMeSport, another player who may not take part is in-form teenage winger Mikey Moore, who has really impressed since being handed regular starts.

The 17-year-old was handed a chance right from the off in each of Spurs’ last two games, putting in a Player of the Match display against AZ Alkmaar in particular, but it is believed Postecoglou is likely to drop Moore for Tottenham’s clash with Man City – in favour of the under-performing Timo Werner.

This could be seen as a surprise decision considering their contrasting fortunes, though Postecoglou apparently doesn’t want to put too much pressure on the youngster at this early stage of his career at N17.

“[He has] that young, fearless mentality and you never want to take that away from him,” said James Maddison to TNT Sports on Moore, following their win over AZ.

“He’s a young kid, a brilliant lad, a lovely boy. He takes in information, and he’s got bags of ability, so I’ll be there as an older player, hopefully with some wise words to help along the way.

“He’s got all the ability. It’s just about knuckling down and working hard, which he does to be fair to him.”

Aston Villa’s "outstanding" loan ace is worth more than Rogers after exit

da casino: Aston Villa have made some superb signings under Unai Emery since the Spaniard took charge of the club back in October 2022. He has overseen four transfer windows as Villans boss so far, spending a few hundred million to strengthen the squad.

da betway: That has certainly paid off, with the Midlands club now competing for the top four and in the Champions League.

The most expensive player the former Arsenal boss has signed during his tenure at Villa Park was Amadou Onana. The Belgian midfielder cost £50m from Premier League rivals Everton. The Villans have also signed Jhon Duran from Chicago Fire and Pau Torres from Villarreal.

Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran

Arguably Emery’s best signing as Villa manager, however, is Morgan Rogers.

Rogers’ stats for Villa

Since making the move to Villa Park in January 2024, versatile attacker Rogers has been a revelation for the club. He left Championship side Middlesbrough to join Villa, in a deal worth an initial £8m, but with the potential to rise to £16m with add-ons.

It has been an exceptional start to life in the Midlands for the Manchester City academy graduate. Rogers has quickly become a key player under Emery and is now a regular starter in both the Premier League and the Champions League.

So far for the Villans, he has played 30 times and already has six goals and four assists to his name. This term in the Premier League, the 22-year-old has been in impressive form, with five goal involvements so far.

Rogers stats per competition for Villa

Competition

Games

Minutes

Goals

Assists

Premier League (2023/24)

11

641

3

1

Europa Conference League (2023/24)

5

339

0

0

Premier League (2024/25)

10

813

3

2

Champions League (2024/25)

4

334

0

1

Stats from Transfermarkt

There have certainly been plenty of high-profile people who have taken notice of the electric attacker. One of those is former Liverpool defender turned pundit Jamie Carragher. Earlier in the season, he described the Villa number 27 as a “machine”, explaining that he looks “unstoppable” when he dribbles.

Rogers is hitting new heights each week and continues to excel in that famous Claret and Blue shirt. His value has risen to £18.2m as per Transfermarkt, exceeding the price he cost the Midlands club.

With that being said, there is a former Villans loanee who is also having an impressive season and is now worth even more than their star man.

The former Villa star worth more than Rogers

One of the biggest cult heroes at Villa Park in recent years was Tammy Abraham. He was a pivotal figure in their promotion success back in 2018/19 when he spent a year on loan at the club from Chelsea.

tammy-abraham-aston-villa-transfer

That season was simply phenomenal for the Cobham graduate. He scored 25 goals in 37 Championship games, and a further strike in the play-offs as the Villans won promotion by beating Derby County at Wembley.

Four of those finishes came in a hectic 5-5 draw at home to Nottingham Forest.

Since his loan at Villa Park expired, the striker has gone on to play for some big European clubs. Of course, he returned to Chelsea where he played for a few seasons, before moving to Italy. Abraham joined Roma from his boyhood club, and impressed despite missing a season with a bad injury.

For the duration of the 2024/25 campaign, the 27-year-old is on loan at Milan. He has scored once and has two assists to his name in seven Serie A appearances, although has played just 355 minutes. That is the equivalent of 3.9 full 90 minute games. With three goal involvements in just over three full games, his numbers are stacking up well.

With that in mind, the striker, who was described as an “outstanding” player by football statistician Statman Dave, is now valued higher than Rogers.

According to Transfermarkt, Abraham is worth £20.7m, although that has dropped given he missed a season with injury.

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Looking back on it, Villa fans surely wish they had tried to keep the deadly marksman, who has shown impressive form and is now playing for one of Europe’s biggest clubs.

They can only dream of how many goals he would’ve scored for the club if he had stayed at Villa Park longer.

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ByJoe Nuttall Nov 8, 2024

'We have to improve in every department to do well in Tests' – Shakib Al Hasan

Bangladesh captain wants to “revive Test culture in the country” and make sure the team starts winning more at home

Mohammad Isam28-Jun-2022

Shakib Al Hasan:’ We weren’t as tough as we could have been, in terms of showing character in this Test match’•AFP/Getty Images

Captain Shakib Al Hasan has said that Bangladesh didn’t show enough character against West Indies in the St Lucia Test. West Indies completed a ten-wicket trouncing of the visitors on the rain-interrupted fourth day. Bangladesh, six-down overnight, lasted just over an hour on the day, getting bowled out for 186 to leave the home side a target of 13 to complete the 2-0 series sweep.Bangladesh came into the fourth day on 132 for 6 after their top and middle order once again caved in against a disciplined pace attack. Shakib said that his side’s inability to hold on to their wickets showed a lack of game awareness at this level.Related

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“Considering this Test, we tended to lose wickets just before a drinks break, a lunch break or before the rain. If we didn’t lose these wickets, things would have been quite different. This is a part of game awareness. We weren’t as tough as we could have been, in terms of showing character in this Test match,” he said.Shakib felt that the Test players must work on their game before they meet India in December. Bangladesh go into their T20 season later this week, leading up to the T20 World Cup scheduled to begin in Australia in October. They will be playing T20Is against West Indies and Zimbabwe, before featuring in the Asia Cup and a tri-series in New Zealand before the global event.”We have to improve in every department to do well in Tests. It is good that a big gap is coming up [before we play the next Test]. Those who are interested in playing Tests can improve themselves during this time. We really don’t have a new set of players who will do well immediately after coming to this level.”If all of us, and a couple of the players from outside, can plan together, we might do well. Otherwise, we cannot expect a lot of changes if we continue to play the same way. We have to bring changes in many aspects, including our thinking.”Shakib believes the team must stop losing matches regularly at home to regain confidence. Bangladesh have now lost three Test series in a row: home series against Pakistan and Sri Lanka , before this away series against West Indies.”Teams are mostly underdogs on away tours. Take New Zealand, for example. They are losing abroad. England lost in the West Indies. Australia are losing when they play abroad. The same for India. Teams lose in India too.”So, we have to make sure that we don’t lose at home. Either we win or draw the matches. This improvement will help us when we are playing overseas. Maybe, we won’t win, but we will be competitive.”Shakib spoke of lack of Test culture in Bangladesh, something that head coach Russell Domingo had also pointed out last year. He said that the team need to plan early and execute well to revive the culture.”You can’t really blame the players. The system in our country is this. Did you ever see 30,000 people come to see a Test match? It happens in every game in England. We don’t have a Test culture in our country. But we can’t give up on it.”We have a responsibility to bring Test culture back to the country. We have to plan ahead, otherwise, we can’t get too far. I wouldn’t say that we don’t value Test cricket. But we don’t have good results. These two go hand-in-hand.”Shifting gearsA challenging series awaits Bangladesh as they begin their preparation for the T20 World Cup with three T20Is against West Indies, starting on July 2. After the T20 World Cup last year, where they were knocked out in the second round, Bangladesh went down to Pakistan 3-0 in November and drew 1-1 with Afghanistan.”It is an important series as far as our preparation for the T20 World Cup is concerned,” Shakib said. “We have the Asia Cup and the World Cup coming up. We don’t have much time left. Playing against West Indies will be a major challenge.”If we do well in the T20s here, it will help us go to Sri Lanka [for the Asia Cup] with a good mindset. The Asia Cup will be tough as we will take on India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka.”

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