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12 THURSDAY, JULY 23, 2020 sports

Watford’s Foster says club low on Ronaldo targets more records confidence as Juventus close in on title side to the first three titles Juventus forward in their current run of league • triumphs. “They’re set to win their ninth Ben Foster has scored 30 goals in in a row. We can learn Reuters | London this season from them. “We’ve got to keep trying to Reuters | improve, to be more involved in atford goalkeeper the title race, so we can eventu- WBen Foster said the ally get our hands on the Scu- team are suffering a crisis of ristiano Ronaldo is eyeing detto.” confidence after Tuesday’s Cmore records as Juventus , who have not 4-0 defeat head for Udinese on Thursday won the title since their historic by Manchester City left the with a ninth consecutive Serie treble in 2010 under Jose Mour- club mired in the relegation A title within their grasp. inho, are however assured of a zone. Ronaldo scored a double on Champions League place next The club’s 19th defeat in Monday against Lazio to bring season. 37 games this season came his tally to 51 Serie A goals since “It’s great that we’ve achieved only two days after Nigel arriving in Turin in July 2018. this ,” continued Conte, “it Pearson became the third The 35-year-old not only be- was one of the club’s main re- manager to be sacked Wat- came the first player to achieve quests, to improve our results ford in the current cam- a half century of goals in Italy, compared to previous seasons paign. It left them 18th in Spain and England, but was also and to steady the ship so that the table ahead of Sunday’s the fastest, doing so in 61 league things aren’t so hectic at the end clash with Arsenal. games. of the season.” “The confidence is so cra- Last year the five-time Bal- Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus scores his first goal from penalty spot during the match against Lazio Against Franck Ribery’s Fior- zy low. I don’t know why it lon d’Or winner scored 21 goals entina they were held 1-1 earlier is or why it should be ... you in his first season in Italy, but For Ronaldo the title of top Argentine teammate Gonzalo Juventus can seal the title this season, with the 12th-placed get into a state of trying to thanks to his brace against Lazio scorer -- ‘’ -- is Higuain, who was Serie A top with a win over 16th-placed Tuscany side coming off back- minimise as much damage he brought his tally to 30 this up for grabs, as he is currently scorer under Sarri at Napoli Udinese, but it depends on In- to-back wins. as you can, but it’s a dan- term, with four games remain- level on 30 with Lazio’s Ciro in the 2015–16 season with 36 ter Milan, who are eight points “They’ve got a good squad of gerous way to approach ing. Immobile. goals. behind the champions, losing to players, they’re a good team and games,” Foster told Sky Another goal would see him And he could even overtake “Cristiano is unpredictable,” Fiorentina at the . Giuseppe Iachini is doing a great Sports. match former Italy World Cup Bayern Munich’s Robert Le - said Sarri. “If he puts his mind Otherwise they could win job as coach,” added Conte. “We’re well versed with winner Felice Borel, who was wandowski, the top scorer in to something, he’s very deter- their 36th Scudetto on Sunday, “They’ll be unfazed by us, but what goes on in this club. the last player to score 31 goals Europe with 34 goals in the Bun- mined. at home against Sampdoria, giv- when you’re up against Inter It is what it is. You get used for Juventus in the 1933-34 sea- desliga this season. “Not only physically, but, ing Sarri, 61, his first league title. you always have the motivation to it in football nowadays ... son. There is also the record of above all, mentally: he is a cham- It would allow them to start to give your all.” you’ve got to roll with the pion with his feet, but also with preparing for the Champions Lazio, in fourth, play at punches. Another goal would see Cristiano his head.” League, and overturning a 1-0 Cagliari after their league “You can’t blame anything first-leg deficit against French hopes were dashed at Juventus other than your own perfor- Ronaldo match former Italy World ‘Give your all’ club Lyon in the last 16 next on Monday. They too are also mances and every one of us Cup winner Felice Borel, who was “Very important victory! month. poised to return to the Champi- has to look at ourselves ... KNOW WHAT the last player to score 31 goals for We’re almost there guys! Let’s “Juventus are still the best side ons League after 13 years, as they we’ve got a massive game on Juventus in the 1933-34 season go,” Ronaldo wrote on Insta- in the league,” said Inter boss are 11 points clear of fifth-placed Sunday, that’s what we’ve gram after the Lazio game. , who coached the Roma. got to look at.”

Pakistan to pick only an ‘up to the mark’ Amir - Waqar Guardiola seeks more consistency Reuters | Karachi from Manchester City next season o player is indispensable Reuters | London Nand Pakistan will pick Mo- hammad Amir against England only if the bowler is “up to the anchester City manager mark”, bowling coach Waqar MPep Guardiola said the Younis has said. individual achievements of his Amir had initially pulled out players must be viewed in re- of the tour but is set to join the lation to the team’s success and Pakistan squad in England fol- consistency after Raheem Ster- lowing the birth of his second ling’s brace sealed a 4-0 Premier daughter last week. League win over Watford on Waqar suggested Amir, Tuesday. Mohammad Amir whose test retirement last year City forward Sterling’s first- irked the team management, “But we have moved on and half goals took his league tally could not take his place for we have to see where he stands. to 19 goals for the season, but granted in England where Pa- If he’s up to the mark, then we Guardiola reminded his players kistan are scheduled to play will pick him and play him. But that they were 15 points behind three tests and as many Twen- nobody is indispensable. I nev- champions Liverpool having ty20 Internationals from Aug. er thought we couldn’t func- played one match less. 5. tion without one cricketer.” “It’s important for Raheem to “The doors are never shut Jolted by the crafty left-arm score goals but we cannot forget Manchester City’s scores his team’s second goal from a rebounded penalty save by Watford’s Ben Foster for anyone even if they have quick’s shock test retirement, we finished a long way off the played for Pakistan or (are) yet former captain Waqar over- champions. This is not good for must always be related to the title in the 2020-21 campaign. consistency has been this sea- to play,” Waqar told in an on- saw the creation of a bigger us,” Guardiola told reporters. achievements of the team, “We all still need to know son because we’ve had the same line interaction with reporters pace pool, which includes pace “Of course, we’ve been much which has not been perfect.” we’re far away from Liverpool. team. This happened because on Tuesday. mainstay Shaheen Afridi and better than the other 18 teams. The result meant that Guardi- This was the first time we’ve something was wrong and I “He is a seasoned bowler the exciting teenager Naseem The distance from second to ola’s side have won four league managed to win four in a row need to discover what it was and at times it did hurt when Shah. first is big, the distance between games in a row for the first time in the league. Two seasons ago, ahead of next season.” he left test cricket at a crucial Waqar said the youngsters second and third is big too, but this season and the Spaniard we managed 18, last season we City finish their campaign time and we all expressed our could learn from Amir’s ex- it’s not enough. said his team had to be more managed 14,” Guardiola added. with a home match against rel- displeasure on it. perience. “The personal achievements consistent to challenge for the “This shows how poor the egated Norwich City on Sunday.