THE HIMALAYAN MAIL JAMMU Q WEDNESDAY Q JULY 01, 2020 7 EPL: Mee heads Burnley up My style won't change if given role of to eighth with win at Palace captaincy in absence of Root: Stokes LONDON, JUNE 30: the once you can still say go because of how thin our Star all-rounder Ben Stokes 'yeah, I've captained Eng- squad is. There are no ex- says he won't change his land'. cuses though and the men- playing approach even if he "It's a huge honour to tality is good, the physical- is handed England's cap- think about, and something ity has to remain strong," taincy in the absence of reg- I'm really looking forward said Dyche. ular skipper Joe Root for to if the opportunity pre- The win was particularly the Test series-opener sents itself, but also at the impressive for Burnley who against the West Indies. same time I know I'm only had one fit striker in Matej Vice-captain Stokes is be- stepping in for the one Vydra and had to bring on ing speculated to replace game because of Joe's per- reserve centre half Kevin Root, who is taking leave to sonal situation." Long when midfielder Jack be with his wife for the birth Stokes does not have ex- Cork went down injured. of their second child, for the perience of leading a side Dyche has been critical of first Test at Southampton ning Ashes win over Aus- the Durham all-rounder but would bank on support the club's chairman Mike from July 8. tralia at Headingley. said. from his experienced play- Garlick after three players "I hope that I always try to The 29-year-old, who has If Stokes is given the cap- ers. left the club last week when set the example in terms of played 63 Tests since 2013, taincy, he will be first all- "We've got some really their contracts ran out but attitude and commitment If says positivity influences rounder since Andrew experienced guys out in the he brushed off a question I am in charge that's not go- his conduct on the field and Flintoff to lead England and field who I can use. I'd like about his future. "Everyone ing to change the way that I that will continue. 81st skipper overall. to think that I'll be quite an keeps talking about my fu- go about things," Stokes "In terms of how I want to He was named vice-cap- open captain and wouldn't LONDON, JUNE 30: Despite being depleted by free-kick and Palace keeper ture apart from me. I'm get- was quoted as saying by the influence the game, I try to tain in 2017 but he lost the want to just think that my Burnley moved up to eighth injuries and with another Vicente Guaita could only ting on with my job as I al- BBC. have a positive effect with position following the Bris- way is the only way," he in the Premier League after incomplete and inexperi- push the ball in off the post. ways do — I'm still here," he Stokes had a phenomenal the ball or bat in my hand. tol nightclub incident that said. "There are 11 guys out a header from captain Ben enced substitute bench, Roy Hodgson's team said. "We have a group that run in the past one year as No matter what I do in year. on the field, so why not get Mee earned them a 1-0 win Burnley were well on top in piled on the pressure in the give everything and we saw he helped England to World terms of choosing what to "Getting the opportunity 10 other opinions on some- at Crystal Palace on Mon- the first half with Dwight final minutes but Burnley, that again tonight. When Cup final victory and played do in a situation, it will al- to captain England is a huge thing that you're thinking day. McNeil influential in a cen- who have lost just once in you think before lockdown, a key role in his side's stun- ways be the positive route," honour — even if it's only about?" Sean Dyche's side move tral role. the last ten games, hung on in the 100 days, the fabric of above Arsenal and Sheffield Palace were stronger after to secure the three points the club has changed some- United and on to 45 points, the break but fell behind which will give them hope what. We have a group here level on points with Totten- shortly after the hour mark of a push towards possible who will never go under and Chaos reigns at Valencia as coach is ham Hotspur, who have when Mee launched himself Europa League qualifica- we have some youngsters played a game less. at an Ashley Westwood tion. "There's a long way to here who can see that." sacked, sporting director quits Solskjaer challenges Manchester MADRID, JUNE 30: taking the team into the Valencia have sacked coach last 16 of the Champions Albert Celades and ap- League. pointed long-standing club But they were compre- United strike trio to improve servant Voro until the end hensively beaten 8-4 on ag- LONDON, JUNE 30: after allowing Romelu of the season, the La Liga gregate by Atalanta and Manchester United man- Lukaku to join Inter Milan club said in a statement on pressure mounted on ager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in August. Monday. Celades as the team’s do- says there has been im- "It was time to allow our Sporting director Cesar mestic form continued to provement from young at- forwards to feel that confi- Sanchez then announced decline. tacking trio Anthony Mar- dence and feel that demand his resignation shortly af- He was let go after Sun- tial, Marcus Rashford and of playing and being de- ter Celades was dismissed, day’s 2-0 loss at Villarreal, Mason Greenwood this sea- manded to play every deepening the institutional which followed defeat by son but he could bring in game," Solskjaer added. crisis at one of Spain’s most struggling Eibar and left another forward to boost "In the end that's how you prestigious clubs. the team eighth in the competition for places. get to another level, a differ- According to Spanish Peter Lim in 2014 while phy by guiding them to win standings on 46 points, Rashford and Martial ent level ... all three (Mar- media reports, Sanchez de- Sanchez, who was ap- the Copa del Rey. eight behind fourth-placed have contributed 19 goals tial, Rashford and Green- cided to resign after telling pointed in January, is the Celades had never previ- Sevilla with six games re- each in all competitions wood) have had a good the squad earlier on Mon- sixth sporting director to ously been a first team maining. Voro, a former while Greenwood has right to be playing every at improving, and if they development this season day that Celades would re- have left the role in the coach at club level, building Valencia player who has scored 12 but Solskjaer said game and are doing so well don't... we might have to but they can be so much main in charge for same period. his reputation as Spain’s had a variety of roles at the the trio still have to earn that we're not going to look look somewhere else to get better." United, who are Wednesday’s game against Valencia appointed under-21 coach and as an club, steps into the position their spot. for players to replace you, better because we have to sixth in the Premier League Athletic Bilbao, only for Celades last September af- assistant to Julen as caretaker coach for the "You need competition you're in the wrong place," be better." with 49 points, visit him to be sacked hours ter taking the surprising Lopetegui with the Spain sixth time. He first took for places at United. If you Solskjaer told reporters. Solskjaer said he showed Brighton & Hove Albion later. decision to dispense with side and Real Madrid. charge of the team when think you've got a divine "We've always got to look faith in his young strikers later on Tuesday. Celades is the sixth man- Marcelino, who had led the He made a difficult start Ronald Koeman was ager Valencia have sacked club to successive top-four in losing his first game in sacked in 2008 and steered since the club was bought finishes and ended an 11- charge 5-2 to Barcelona but them away from the relega- Man United's Matic defends Djokovic by Singaporean billionaire year wait for a major tro- improved his reputation by tion zone. after Covid-19 positives in Adria Tour 42-year-old goalkeeping great Buffon extends LONDON, JUNE 30: While some unofficial Manchester United mid- tournaments have been Juventus contract for another season fielder Nemanja Matic has played without spectators defended his Serbian com- in the stands, such as the TURIN, JUNE 30: Gi- With 10 league games left empty stadiums day. patriot Novak Djokovic for Battle of the Brits exhibition anluigi Buffon will continue this season, Buffon needs Juventus coach Maurizio "The game will be a com- hosting the ill-fated Adria tournament in London, the playing for Juventus for an- only one more appearance Sarri still believes that play- plicated one, as they always Tour where a number of Adria Tour attracted a ca- other season — during to break a tie with AC Milan ing at home continues to of- are against teams who are players, including the pacity crowd in the Serbian which he'll turn 43.