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Jamie Carragher on Cristian Romero: “I think Spurs have got a really top defender.”

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Jamie Carragher had nothing but good things to say about Cristian Romero following Tottenham Hotspur’s 3-2 win vs. Manchester City.

Carragher was impressed by the Argentine as the former Liverpool defender spoke highly of the Tottenham Hotspur defender. As we reported on Monday, Romero had a great performance for his club in their 3-2 win vs. Manchester City which was reflected in the numbers. Speaking with Sky Sports, here is what Carragher had to say about him:

“He really impresses me, this fella I think Spurs have got a really top defender.

“I do think the three centre backs, mainly Eric Dier and Romero, have been excellent for Tottenham. Every time a ball has come into the box, more often than not it’s been their head on it.

“That man Romero has been as good anybody on this pitch.”

Cristian Romero great performance for Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester City

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Cristian Romero had a great performance for Tottenham Hotspur in their 3-2 win vs. Manchester City.

Romero was one of the best players on the pitch, despite giving away a penalty. The Argentine played all 90 minutes and his positioning and his tackling ability were reflected in the numbers. According to Argentidata, the defender was number one in many aspects.

Cristian Romero between the Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City playere:

1st in accurate passes (35/38)
1st in clearances (7)
1st in header clearances (5)
1st in accurate long passes (4/6)
1st in interceptions (2)

Missing 10 matches due to a hamstring injury, he has played three Premier League matches since returning and has been stellar in all three. The 23 year old joined Tottenham on loan from Atalanta in the summer.

Lionel Messi reaches 800 club games for FC Barcelona, PSG

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Lionel Messi reached 800 club matches in his career following PSG’s match against Nantes.

Messi reached another milestone in his career. Lionel Messi provide an assist for PSG in their 3-1 loss vs. Nantes and that match was number 800 in his club career. While playing most of his club matches with FC Barcelona, it was with PSG that reached that magical number.

Scoring 679 goals and providing 312 assists, 672 of them came with FC Barcelona with 120 of them in the Champions League with the club. With PSG, he has seven goals, two of them in Ligue 1 and five of them in the Champions League.

He has provided 303 assists for FC Barcelona and nine with PSG. These numbers from Transfermarkt. These numbers exclude Argentina national team matches.

Richarlison of Brazil, Everton: “I would prefer Germany in the World Cup final over Argentina”

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Richarlison spoke about a hypothetical World Cup final against Germany or Argentina.

The Brazilian has once more spoken about the Argentina national team. After being interviewed by ESPN earlier in the month and commenting on Argentina, Lionel Messi and the Copa America, the Everton striker gave his views on a hypothetical World Cup final. Speaking with TNT Sports, here is what he had to say:

“I would prefer Germany in the World Cup final over Argentina. The Argentine is a half cheat and we know how they are when they are winning, no? I prefer Germany, who knows if we will beat them.”

Lionel Messi provides great assist for Neymar in 3-1 PSG loss

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Lionel Messi provided a great assist for Neymar in PSG’s 3-1 loss vs. Nantes.

Messi started PSG’s match on Saturday while Ángel Di María and Mauro Icardi started the match on the bench. Messi did not score, he did provide a great assist for Neymar on PSG’s only goal of the match. A pass which broke through the back line found Neymar who scored PSG’s only goal of the match.

Ángel Di María was brought on as a substitute while Mauro Icardi did not play. Leandro Paredes was out with an adductor injury.

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