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Dorival Júnior está literalmente fazendo história no São Paulo nesta segunda passagem pelo clube. A sequência inicial de dez jogos invictos já garantiram ao treinador, mesmo que perca o duelo ante o Goiás, às 21h30 (de Brasília) deste sábado (27), no Morumbi, pelo Campeonato Brasileiro, o posto de um dos técnicos com melhor início de trabalho no Tricolor.

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Não é pouca coisa. Primeiro que Dorival é o único deste século a não saber o que é perder nos dez primeiros jogos sentado no banco de reservas.

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Além do atual técnico são-paulino, somente outros cinco em toda a história alcançaram o feito: Ramón Platero (1930), Rubens Salles (1931), Eugênio Medgyessy (1932), Alfredo Ramos (1972), Pepe (1986) e Muricy Ramalho (1996).

Destes, somente dois conquistaram títulos oficiais pelo Tricolor: Salles (Paulista) e Pepe (Brasileiro). Isso apesar do recorde ser de Platero, que engatou 18 jogos iniciais sem derrota.

Dorival conquistou nesses dez jogos invictos um aproveitamento de 73,3%. Um dos maiores índices de um técnico são-paulino contando apenas a mesma série inicial de partidas (uma dezena).

O líder nesse quesito também é Pepe. O ex-ponta-esquerda histórico do Santos conseguiu 95% de aproveitamento em seus primeiros dez jogos na campanha do Brasileirão de 1986.

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OS MELHORES TÉCNICOS DO SÃO PAULO APÓS DEZ JOGOS:

Pepe (1986) – 95%*
Eugênio Medgyessy (1932)- 95%
Rubens Salles (1931)- 95%*
Ramón Platero (1930) – 90%
Conrado Ross (1942) – 85%
Cláudio Cardoso (1961) – 85%
Cuca (2004) – 83,3%
Muricy Ramalho (1996) – 83,3%
Oswaldo Brandão (1971) – 80%*
Joreca (1943)- 80%*
Leônidas da Silva (1954) – 80%
Darío Pereyra (1997) – 76,7%
José Poy (1982)- 75%
José Poy (1974) – 75%
Alfredo Ramos (1972) – 75%
Béla Guttman (1957) – 75%*
Armando Renganeschi (1958) – 75%
Muricy Ramalho (1997) – 73,3%
Dorival Júnior (2023) – 73,3%

*técnicos que acabaram campeões

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أكد جونزالو جارسيا، مهاجم نادي ريال مدريد، أن الهزيمة أمام أتلتيكو مدريد في ديربي العاصمة الإسبانية كانت مؤلمة للغاية، موضحًا أن الفريق الملكي تعلم الدرس جيدًا.

ريال مدريد تعرض لخسارة قاسية للغاية أمام أتلتيكو مدريد بخمسة أهداف مقابل هدفين قبل أسبوعين، وذلك في قمة الجولة السابعة من بطولة الدوري الإسباني للدرجة الأولى.

وتعتبر هذه هي الهزيمة الوحيدة التي مني بها ريال مدريد هذا الموسم، حيث تدارك الميرنجي الموقف سريعًا وانتصر على كل من كيرات في دوري أبطال أوروبا 5-0، ثم أمام فياريال يوم السبت الماضي بنتيجة 3-1.

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وقال جارسيا في تصريحات نقلها البرنابيو ديجيتال عن خسارة الديربي: “لقد كانت لحظة صعبة نعم، ولكن كما قال المدرب، كانت هناك أفراح وخيبات أمل في ريال مدريد خلال الـ24 ساعة الماضية”.

وأضاف: ”لقد حللنا المباراة وتعلمنا من أخطائنا وتجاوزنا الأمر، هل كانت مشكلة في سلوكنا؟ لا أعتقد ذلك، كان الأمر أكثر من ذلك أننا لم نعرف كيف نقرأ المباراة جيدًا أو نتصرف في الوقت المناسب، قدم أتلتيكو مباراة رائعة ولم نكن على المستوى المطلوب وتعلمنا من ذلك حتى لا يتكرر هذا الأمر”.

كما كشف جارسيا عن حلمه باللعب مع منتخب إسبانيا في بطولة كأس العالم العام المقبل، حيث أوضح: “حلمي أن أتمكن من المشاركة في كأس العالم، ولكن عليك أن تكسب مكانك وتستحق جدارتك، هناك العديد من المهاجمين الرائعين في إسبانيا، ومن يشارك سيتألق”.

واختتم: ”أعرف نفسي كمهاجم قوي ومهيأ بشكل جيد، أحاول التدرب على جميع جوانب اللعبة وأحسنها باستمرار. أتدرب لتحسين كل جانب من جوانب اللعبة وإذا كان ذلك يعني القفز لأعلى أو زيادة الفعالية فهذا أفضل، هناك دائمًا مجال للتطور”.

Liverpool are believed to be battling two of their rivals for the signing of an influential Premier League player in the summer transfer window.

Slot explains subs after dramatic Liverpool win

The Reds started their title defence with a late 4-2 win at home to Bournemouth on Friday evening, but they weren’t always entirely convincing at Anfield. Arne Slot’s substitutions didn’t work too well, allowing the Cherries to score twice and make it 2-2, but Liverpool’s head coach has now explained his reasoning behind the changes.

“Jeremie felt his hamstring a little bit so that’s a risk – especially if the other full-back Conor Bradley is already out with an injury. With Joe Gomez only training twice, I didn’t feel he could already play half [an hour] in this intensity, so I started off with Wata [Endo] in that position, knowing that I could always bring Joe maybe later on for 10, 15, 20 minutes.

“Milos Kerkez plays every duel as if his life depends on it, which is a great quality, but if you play against such a good winger like [Antoine] Semenyo when you’re already on one yellow card, it’s a risk – especially knowing that we have [Andy] Robertson as well, so that’s explained in that sense.

“Hugo Ekitike came later in pre-season, comes from a good team but I don’t think you can compare that with Liverpool and you can’t compare the league. So for him to already be able to play 70 is a big, big, big bonus for us – but 90 is a risk.

“The other substitution was Macca, who has been out for two, two-and-a-half months [and] only in training for two-and-a-half weeks, so not able to play 90 yet. And the other one was Florian in the end, that was simply because I wanted to bring a No.9 in because we were 2-2.”

It was clear that some new signings are being managed carefully by Slot but perhaps there is a need for more defensive depth at Anfield…

Liverpool battling to sign Premier League captain

According to The Daily Mail, Liverpool are “targeting a move” for Brentford captain Nathan Collins, potentially seeing him as an alternative to Crystal Palace ace Marc Guehi. The 24-year-old is also wanted by Manchester United and Tottenham, with interest in him “surging” as the transfer window nears its conclusion.

Collins has been linked with a move to Liverpool already this summer, with the Reds reportedly entering the race for him, and he could be a strong squad addition for Slot.

He is now a proven Premier League player, appearing 116 times in the competition and at 24, he is already a top-flight captain. Meanwhile, Thomas Frank has hailed his concentration levels, comparing that attribute to something that the “best players in the world” have in their armoury.

Nathan Collins’ 2024/25 Premier League stats

Total

Appearances

38

Starts

38

Minutes played

3420

Clearances per game

5.8

Aerial duel wins per game

3.1

Tackles per game

1.1

Pass completion rate

86.3

Goals

2

Assists

3

Much will depend on whether Liverpool end up signing Guehi or not, but if they fail to bring in the Palace man, Collins looks like a good alternative.

India batter says she is glad to end long wait for maiden international hundred

ESPNcricinfo staff12-Jan-2025

India batter Jemimah Rodrigues is glad to have ended her seven-year wait for a maiden international hundred, adding that her “patience” and the way she “shifted gears” helped her achieve the milestone. Her match-winning 102 against Ireland in the second ODI in Rajkot also helped India to their highest-ever ODI total of 370.”Feels great, it was a long-awaited one, and glad I could do it for the team today,” Rodrigues said. “I just tried to keep small targets and just kept achieving it. And I like the way that I shifted gears today. Initially I showed a lot of patience, which was again a big positive for me because it was important for me to spend time there to get those runs. And you know, I was getting the runs. But I was not spending enough time to make it bigger. So I was happy I could do that today.”Related

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Rodrigues revealed she took inspiration from her Under-19 days to work towards three digits. It was her unbeaten 202 while playing for Mumbai against Saurashtra in the U-19 Women’s One Day competition that put her in the limelight back in 2017. Rodrigues explained how she kept her spirits high after falling for 9 in the first ODI.”I got angry with myself [the way I got out in the first ODI],” she said. “I needed to be positive towards myself because that works for me. If I keep being too harsh on myself, I go very low. But it was important for me to keep being positive rather than thinking, ‘okay, I got out but next match what could I do better’. I tried to get back to Under-19 where I’ve scored a lot of 100s, I’ve scored a 200 too. I tried to get back to what I used to do then and today I try to apply it, and it came off well.”Regular captain Harmanpreet Kaur’s absence meant it was “an added responsibility” for her to contribute, more so because she’s been pushed up the order to play at No. 4. While Rodrigues took time to settle in, bringing up her half-century off 62 deliveries, she shifted gears in the last ten overs taking just 28 balls to her ton. On her way, she also raised a 183-run stand with Harleen Deol, who scored an 89. Before their partnership, openers Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal had put together a total of 156 runs.”If your openers give you that kind of a start, you know it’s always much more easier for us to handle the middle overs and take it well,” Rodrigues said. “[There were] two back-to-back wickets, so Harleen and I had to just give ourselves some time because I think Ireland bowlers are also on top at that time. So I think one thing about 50-over matches, you know we can take a little bit of time and that’s what we did. We calculated well. We settled the 40s, just play risk-free cricket and we know we can always make up for it.”Rodrigues mimicked playing a song on her guitar with her bat after reaching her milestone, a celebration she’d been waiting to do “for the last seven years”. While she was relieved to have finally been able to do that, she hoped it was the first of many hundreds for her. Her next goal is also to help India get to the 400-run mark.”It feels good. But there are lot of places we can still improve as a team because we always look to keep improving. We’ve spoken that when we do well try and be a little more critical about how we can get better than that. So yeah, next game hopefully 400.”

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O Palmeiras perdeu para o Bahia por 1 a 0 nesta última quarta-feira (21) e deu adeus à invencibilidade no Campeonato Brasileiro 2023. Somando apenas a quarta derrota no ano, o time de Abel Ferreira acumulou erros ofensivos e acabou sendo penalizado nos minutos finais de partida com o gol de Thaciano que praticamente colocou um ponto final no jogo.

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Desde que saiu a notícia de que Abel Ferreira iria utilizar Bruno Tabata como titular, muitos torcedores já torceram o nariz para a escolha do técnico alviverde. Rotacionando entre um meia substituindo Raphael Veiga e trocando de posição com Artur na ponta, as melhores jogadas do Palmeiras na primeira etapa surgiram pelo lado da dupla.

Bruno Tabata foi uma contratação pedida por Abel Ferreira no meio da temporada passada e após 31 jogos, ainda não conseguiu devolver o alto investimento que o clube fez nele. Sim, com certeza ele ainda não demonstrou a que veio, mas sigo achando cedo para decretar o seu fim com a camisa alviverde.

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Nem acho que a partida de Bruno Tabata ontem na Fonte Nova foi tão ruim assim como alguns torcedores estão pregando nas redes sociais. Em uma noite onde todo o ataque do Palmeiras não funcionou, parece que a torcida o escolheu para jogar toda a culpa do resultado desfavorável.

Também acho que Luís Guilherme poderia ganhar algumas chances como titular e que talvez seja um jogador mais talentoso do que o Tabata, mas me parece que Abel não irá desistir tão fácil assim do camisa 11, ainda mais porque a contratação do meia ex-Sporting foi um pedido do próprio português para a diretoria.

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Abel Ferreira é um técnico que sempre bateu na tecla de não gostar de individualizar méritos e culpas dentro do jogo. Mestre de um esporte coletivo, o técnico se vê a todo momento tendo que administrar críticas e cobranças (algumas justas outras não), em cima de jogadores que não merecem levar toda responsabilidade ou crédito dentro do contexto de um jogo de 90 minutos.

O elenco do Palmeiras que perdeu apenas um jogo no mês passado e que viu boas peças do banco incomodarem alguns titulares, agora volta a estaca zero para alguns que acham que a diretoria precisa reforçar o elenco urgente caso queira ganhar mais alguma taça nessa temporada.

A nossa eterna bipolaridade que vai substituindo heróis e vilões a cada rodada. As últimas temporadas não ensinaram nada e as discussões entre os nossos sempre parecem se repetir.

Sigo confiando neste elenco para os jogos grandes. Já foram amostras e mais amostras que quando precisa competir, a história é outra.

Domingo tem mais uma e nós estaremos por lá!

Virat Kohli, meanwhile, moves up one spot to fourth on the batting charts, while Matt Henry enters the top three on the bowling list

ESPNcricinfo staff05-Mar-2025

Azmatullah Omarzai has dethroned fellow Afghanistan team-mate Mohammad Nabi to be ranked the top allrounder in ODIs following a stellar Champions Trophy 2025 campaign.While Afghanistan could not make it to the semi-final of the tournament, Omarzai had an excellent time of it. He picked up seven wickets in three games, which included a match-winning 5 for 58 against England. He also scored 126 runs at an average of 42.00 and a strike rate of 104.13, often shepherding the Afghanistan lower-middle order through tricky times.Omarzai rose two spots on the rankings charts and is now four points clear of Nabi. He also rose on the ODI batting chart, up 12 spots to 24th on the list.Full rankings tables

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There were some movements for India as well, with Virat Kohli moving up one spot to fourth position following his Player of the Match performance in the semi-final against Australia, where he scored 84 in a 265-run chase. He had earlier scored a match-winning unbeaten 100 against Pakistan in a group match.Shubman Gill continues to hold the top spot on the batting charts, followed by Babar Azam. Heinrich Klaasen is at No. 3, while Rohit Sharma has slipped two places and now sits in fifth. Steven Smith, who retired from ODI cricket earlier in the day, finished in 16th position.One of the biggest movers on the batting charts was Afghanistan opener Ibrahim Zadran. He rose 13 positions to move to tenth position following his 177 against England.On the bowling front, New Zealand quick Matt Henry has jumped three places to move into third position behind Maheesh Theekshana and Keshav Maharaj. Mohammed Shami, who is making a comeback after an injury layoff, has risen three spots to 11th position. He currently heads the Champions Trophy wicket-taker’s list jointly with Henry, with both bowlers on eight wickets (ahead of the NZ vs SA semi-final).

حقق منتخب فرنسا مساء أمس الجمعة فوزاً كبيراً على حساب منتخب أذريبجان بثلاثية نظيفة، في إطار تصفيات أوروبا المؤهلة لكأس العالم 2026.

وجلس إبراهيما كوناتي مدافع ليفربول على دكة بدلاء منتخب فرنسا، ولن يشارك أيضاً اللاعب في المباراة الثانية على التوالي.

وسيستأنف منتخب فرنسا استعداداته لمواجهة منتخب أيسلندا يوم الاثنين المقبل 13 أكتوبر، ويحتل منتخب الديوك صدارة المجموعة الثالثة ب9 نقاط.

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ووفقاً لصحيفة “ليكيب” الفرنسية فإن قلب دفاع ليفربول سيعود إلى ناديه بسبب إصابة في الفخد ولن يسافر إلى أيسلندا وكذلك كيليان مبابي الذي يعاني من إصابة في الكاحل الأيمن.

وجاءت الفحوصات الأخيرة مطمئنة بشأن الثنائي، وكان اللاعبان الذين استمرا في تلقي العلاج خلال الأيام الأولى من المعسكر التدريبي قد اتبعا برنامج تدريبي خاص.

وسيلتقي منتخب فرنسا بعد مواجهة منتخب أيسلندا كل من أوكرانيا على ملعب بارك دي برانس ثم أذريبجان خارج ملعبه أيام 13 و16 نوفمبر.

Newcastle United are keen on completing the signing of an “elite” attacking player in January, but they face competition from another Premier League club.

International boss makes demand to Eddie Howe

Nick Woltemade has come in as an exciting summer signing for the Magpies, looking to help fill the void left by the departed Alexander Isak.

The striker is expected to be a key man for Newcastle alongside fellow new signing Yoane Wissa, and speaking to the media during the international break, Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann has asked for Eddie Howe to use Woltemade regularly, in order to aid his development.

“I’m happy when they play a lot of games and get a lot of minutes, that’s the most important thing for me. It’s not ideal for the German Bundesliga that the best German players are moving to England. But that’s how it is. It’s kind of normal at this period of time.

“Flo is already one of the most important players for us. Nick is, too and will be in the future. I hope Nick will play regularly at Newcastle so he can develop in the right way. If they do, then they will play a big role for us.”

While Woltemade and Wissa have added a huge amount of quality to Newcastle’s attack, it looks as though another exciting player could be a target in the near future, potentially adding to the competition for minutes.

Newcastle eyeing "elite" attacker in January

According to a new report from LaRoma24, Newcastle are interested in signing Roma attacker Artem Dovbyk in the January window. The 28-year-old is also wanted by fellow Premier League side Leeds United, however, in what could become an auction for the target man’s signature.

Dovbyk could come in as a proven player at a high level, with the Ukrainian in his peak years, having scored 11 goals for the Ukraine national side and earning a nomination in the top 30 of the Ballon d’Or rankings last year.

That international tally is more than Woltemade and Wissa have netted for Germany and DR Congo combined, with the Roma ace being lauded as both “elite” and “fantastic” by Zach Lowy.

Dovbyk is primarily a centre forward, so there is an argument to say that he isn’t needed because of Woltemade and Wissa already joining Newcastle this summer, but more depth can never be a bad thing, and the former is still a young player learning his trade.

Related Newcastle now plot January bid to sign £40m striker who Alan Shearer loves

He averaged a goal involvement every other game last season.

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The Roma striker could come straight in as a proven top-level player for the Magpies, looking to make his mark in both the Premier League and the Champions League.

تحدث جيمي ندايزيي، المدير الفني لفريق إيجل نوار البوروندي، عن خسارة فريقه أمام الأهلي بهدف دون رد في ذهاب دور الـ32 من دوري أبطال إفريقيا، مؤكدًا أن النتيجة لا تعكس أداء لاعبيه.

وأكد المدرب أن فريقه اكتسب الثقة تدريجيًا خلال المباراة، مشيرًا إلى أن مواجهة الإياب في القاهرة ستكون مختلفة تمامًا، وأن لاعبيه قادرون على تقديم أداء أفضل رغم صعوبة المهمة أمام بطل إفريقيا.

اقرأ أيضًا | ماذا قال ييس توروب بعد أول فوز له مع الأهلي أمام إيجل نوار؟

قال ندايزيي في تصريحات خاصة لـ بطولات: “في الشوط الأول كان هناك نقص في الثقة، لكن في الشوط الثاني لعبنا دون أي عقد، وكدنا أن ننجح في إدراك التعادل”.

وأضاف: “الأداء تحسن بشكل واضح في النصف الثاني من المباراة، ونجحنا في الضغط على الأهلي وخلق فرص كادت تغير نتيجة اللقاء، ومن وجهة نظري أن الأهلي لم يستحق الفوز بنسبة 100%”.

وتابع ندايزيي موضحًا رؤيته لمباراة العودة في القاهرة: “أتوقع أن تكون المباراة متكافئة وصعبة على الطرفين، لكننا سنذهب إلى مصر من أجل هدف واضح وهو البحث عن التأهل”.

وشدد: “أثق في اللاعبين، فهم قادرون على الظهور بصورة قوية في القاهرة، خاصة بعد اكتساب الخبرة من مواجهة الذهاب أمام فريق كبير بحجم الأهلي”.

وستكون مباراة الإياب يوم السبت المقبل في القاهرة، ويضمن الأهلي التأهل إلى دور المجموعات من خلال التعادل أو الفوز بأي نتيجة.

The five-time champions are currently ninth in the league after losing three of their first four games

ESPNcricinfo staff07-Apr-202517:35

Bangar: Dhoni not playing for the crowd, he has a clear role at CSK

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) must “accept reality” and focus on getting the most out of their current squad rather than make drastic changes just four games into IPL 2025, in the opinion of former CSK batter Ambati Rayudu.CSK are currently ninth on the points table with only one win in four games. On Tuesday, they will aim to end a run of three losses when they take on Punjab Kings in Mullanpur.”They’re trying to compare this CSK team to erstwhile CSK teams, which have been really good and won tournaments,” Rayudu said on ESPNcricinfo’s TimeOut. “When you see it like-for-like, players in the past compared to now, I’d say they’re not the same. It’s very difficult to replace a certain player with a certain player. They have to accept reality and get the best out of what they have. That’s where I feel they seem confused and can’t get their combinations right.Related

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Jaffer: CSK look 'rattled', their batters are not even 'trying'

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“Players [like Deepak Hooda or Rahul Tripathi who have been dropped three games in] they thought would deliver in certain numbers, certain positions, they haven’t been able to do that. It’s quite an uphill task for them going [deep] into the season. I feel they will come back strong once they get their combination and personnel right.”Rayudu, a three-time IPL champion with CSK, said that conditions and pitches should be the least of CSK’s worries. They lost two out of their three home games, both heavy defeats to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Delhi Capitals (DC). Coach Stephen Fleming has pointed to the lack of home advantage at Chepauk for a few years now.”The pitch they’re playing on is tailor made for Chennai. It’s just that they’ve not been able to execute well, and batters have come up short,” Rayudu said. “I feel they can drop one of their two really good weapons. Noor Ahmad or [Matheesha] Pathirana – should sit out to boost their batting. It’s a luxury they may not afford at this point, but one of them has to sacrifice for [Jamie] Overton.”Sanjay Bangar, the former India batting coach, said CSK’s struggles at the top of the order were having a ripple effect on the rest of the batting line-up, including key players like Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni in the lower-middle order. So far, CSK have been the slowest-scoring team in IPL 2025.Ruturaj Gaikwad has had to come in at No. 3 in the second over in three out of four games. Opener Tripathi was dropped after three matches, while Hooda was axed after two. In total, CSK have used 17 players, including all seven of their overseas options – a stark departure from their usual strategy of maintaining continuity.”The top order not getting runs is one of the issues,” Bangar said. “Shivam Dube not being the Dube of the last couple of seasons is an issue. MS-Jadeja at the stage they are, more so MS, I’m not expecting him to come up and do a bulk of the scoring in the last six-seven overs.”Bangar said there was little more that could be done in terms of tweaking their combination. “It seems right, what they’ve now arrived at after the first three experimental games. In the fourth game, I felt their combination was just about right. It’s a matter of the batting coming together and giving them runs at the top to get the confidence back.”1:49

Rayudu: CSK’s best shot is for Gaikwad to open

In the lower order, Dhoni has struggled to hit sixes like he did last season. When asked about Jadeja’s form and whether he had passed his prime as a batter, Rayudu felt he still had plenty to offer.”I won’t say that,” Rayudu said. “He’s someone who is really fit, actually has come into his own in the last five-six years. He’s been a brilliant batsman, which we’ve not seen in his early years, [we’ve seen him] play some match-winning knocks chasing, specially playing in those 16-20 overs period. That’s the period ideally for Jadeja and Dhoni if they bat, they’ll be much more effective than coming in overs 10-14, it’s not their strength.”Rayudu also defended CSK’s methods when asked if they had not done enough to nurture young talent over the years.”Generally, we’ve seen over the years teams that have come up with lot of youngsters and have gone nowhere,” he said. “MI brought in, bred youngsters, but one at a time not four-five at a time. Fans are emotional, they want results immediately. You’ve got to believe in process when things are not going well. This has worked for many years; they’ve done well. Have a little bit of patience, trust the management. A little bit of freedom and things will turn around.”