⚽ Ten Hag's defiant last stand, Fifa pressure and summer talk

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Maybe it's a last attempt to keep his job. Maybe it's just knuckling down. Maybe it's all just proceeding as planned. Maybe it's just something with Arsenal. Either way, Erik ten Hag is said to have spent the week [working on a very different plan for Mikel Arteta's side](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoIJKtP0T0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvbWFuY2hlc3Rlci11bml0ZWQtYXJzZW5hbC1wcmVtaWVyLWxlYWd1ZS10ZW4taGFnLWIyNTQyNDg3Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXF3eWRiZTgwM3p3OSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUNvcHkgb2YgUmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmY4rQ0-ZlorBBRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). The wonder is what response it has. The Manchester United players looked like they'd stopped responding [in the 4-0 defeat at Crystal Palace](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoIJKtP4QAAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3Nwb3J0L2Zvb3RiYWxsL21hbmNoZXN0ZXItdW5pdGVkLWNyeXN0YWwtcGFsYWNlLWdvYWxzLXByZW1pZXItbGVhZ3VlLXJlc3VsdC1iMjU0MDQ4MC5odG1sP2xpZD1yOTY0OXplNW5od3EmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Db3B5IG9mIFJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmOK0NPmZaKwQUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~). Pride is obviously at stake here, given the squad have suffered so many humiliations of late. This is what has been so galling. They haven't just had bad defeats. They've had games that have [descended into farce](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoIJKtP4QOAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3Nwb3J0L2Zvb3RiYWxsL2VyaWstdGVuLWhhZy1tYW5jaGVzdGVyLXVuaXRlZC1jcnlzdGFsLXBhbGFjZS1wcmVtaWVyLWxlYWd1ZS1hbGV4LWZlcmd1c29uLWIyNTQwNTEzLmh0bWw_bGlkPWt0dmo4aDU2aGY0NyZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUNvcHkgb2YgUmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmY4rQ0-ZlorBBRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). Meanwhile, the constant speculation about Gareth Southgate won’t go away. INEOS do see him as a top candidate. He has a strong relationship with many of United's new key figures. There are multiple complications with potentially getting Southgate this summer, however, since he wouldn’t even be free until England’s Euro 2024 campaign ends. That could be into late July. As with Dan Ashworth, though, INEOS have shown they are prepared to wait if it’s the right man. They don’t think inconveniences of time should completely condition such decisions, as it just puts off a future decision. In the meantime, Ten Hag is only concentrating on the now.   NEW: Independent sports betting newsletter Our new Independent Betting newsletter offers all the latest tips, odds and offers to help you place sports bets armed with as much information as possible. Sign up below to receive our best selections each Saturday morning! 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[Click here for the rest of our FPL picks](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoIJKtP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZnBsLWd3LTM3LXRpcHMtYmVzdC1wbGF5ZXJzLXRyYW5zZmVycy1mYW50YXN5LWIyNTQyODcyLmh0bWw_bGlkPXZtMTU1eTA2Z3Z0dSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUNvcHkgb2YgUmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmY4rQ0-ZlorBBRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) ~/AAAHagA~/RgRoIJKtP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZnBsLWd3LTM3LXRpcHMtYmVzdC1wbGF5ZXJzLXRyYW5zZmVycy1mYW50YXN5LWIyNTQyODcyLmh0bWw_bGlkPXQ3eGc5ZW5kaGp2YiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUNvcHkgb2YgUmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmY4rQ0-ZlorBBRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~ Fifa facing pressure from two different World Cups A bad week for the global governing body. Most importantly, Amnesty International [called Fifa out](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoIJKtP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFtbmVzdHkub3JnL2VuL2xhdGVzdC9uZXdzLzIwMjQvMDUvZmlmYS1tdXN0LXB1Ymxpc2gtaXRzLXJldmlldy1pbnRvLWNvbXBlbnNhdGlvbi1mb3Itd29ybGQtY3VwLXdvcmtlcnMtaW4tcWF0YXIvP2xpZD1qbHA1a3ZxNnRtOHMmdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Db3B5IG9mIFJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmOK0NPmZaKwQUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) for not yet releasing a [review of the human rights impact](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoIJKtP0TkaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvbmV3cy9maWZhLWFwLXFhdGFyLWFtbmVzdHktaW50ZXJuYXRpb25hbC1sb25kb24tYjI0NDg0NDMuaHRtbD9saWQ9OG1reWthYTZlNXZlJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249Q29weSBvZiBSZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMDUtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZjitDT5mWisEFFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj)of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The body even said that it was their understanding that Fifa Council had approved its findings in March, recognising the responsibility to remedy [a significant range of abuses endured by hundreds of thousands of migrant workers](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoIJKtP0TuaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvcWF0YXItaHVtYW4tcmlnaHRzLWFidXNlLXdvcmxkLWN1cC1hbW5lc3R5LWIyMzU3NzEzLmh0bWw_bGlkPXMwenQ0eTl2MXh5ZiZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUNvcHkgb2YgUmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmY4rQ0-ZlorBBRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~). “Ahead of its annual congress next week Fifa should make public the review it ordered into the organisation’s responsibilities to redress human rights abuses related to the 2022 World Cup and respond positively and rapidly to its recommendations. Fifa received this review months ago but has yet to disclose or act on its findings,” Amnesty's Steve Cockburn said. On the other side, ahead of a Club World Cup to come, the leagues and players' union have said enough is enough. Fifpro and the World Leagues body - which includes the Premier League - have [threatened legal action if the expanded competition proceeds](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoIJKtP0TeaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvZmlmcHJvLWZpZmEtY2x1Yi13b3JsZC1jdXAtYjI1NDI3ODguaHRtbD9saWQ9Z3l5anBrcHpuMTlrJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249Q29weSBvZiBSZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMDUtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZjitDT5mWisEFFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj) in its planned format. The 32-team tournament, which will feature Chelsea and Manchester City, is scheduled to take place in the USA from 15 June to 13 July next year, starting a mere two weeks after the Champions League ends. It is seen as too much for a calendar that is already at breaking point. The two groups, representing two very different groups of stakeholders, have threatened legal action if the event is not rescheduled. The Fifa Council is in Bangkok next week and it could be more animated than usual. Gianni Infantino certainly has big questions to answer. PSG insist this time it's different While Paris Saint-Germain probably[blew the chance at another Champions League final](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoIJKtP0TyaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwva3lsaWFuLW1iYXBwZS1wc2ctY2hhbXBpb25zLWxlYWd1ZS1yZWFsLW1hZHJpZC1iMjU0MTM1OS5odG1sP2xpZD0weTY1bHJuOWFha2ImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWJyYXplJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1Db3B5IG9mIFJlYWRpbmcgdGhlIEdhbWUgTmV3c2xldHRlciAwMy0wNS0yMDI0JnV0bV90ZXJtPUlORF9Gb290YmFsbF9DRFBXBXNwY2V1QgpmOK0NPmZaKwQUUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAyM~) given they were on the favourable side of the draw, those at the club absolutely maintain there will be no change of coach or anything of the sort. The feeling is that Luis Enrique has already overperformed with one of the youngest squads in the Champions League, and there has been clear progress in ingraining a tactical ideology that the club has long lacked. If they do indeed [persist with the Spanish coach](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoIJKtP0T9aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvcHNnLWNoYW1waW9ucy1sZWFndWUtbHVpcy1lbnJpcXVlLWZyZW5jaC1wcmVzbmVsLWtpbXBlbWJlLWIyNTM3MzQ2Lmh0bWw_bGlkPXIwZm9iYjh1eXhqZCZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9YnJhemUmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPUNvcHkgb2YgUmVhZGluZyB0aGUgR2FtZSBOZXdzbGV0dGVyIDAzLTA1LTIwMjQmdXRtX3Rlcm09SU5EX0Zvb3RiYWxsX0NEUFcFc3BjZXVCCmY4rQ0-ZlorBBRSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAADIw~~) - and there aren't too many options left, as the market illustrates - perhaps the biggest indicator will come with what they do as regards Kylian Mbappe's replacement. Will they go for a star, or continue this policy of buying young? It will say so much about future direction. There is already [chatter about Newcastle United's Aleksander Isak](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoIJKtP4QBAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmluZGVwZW5kZW50LmNvLnVrL3Nwb3J0L2Zvb3RiYWxsL2FsZXhhbmRlci1pc2FrLWVkZGllLWhvd2UtbmV3Y2FzdGxlLWtpZXJhbi10cmlwcGllci1ndWltYXJhZXMtYjI1NDI4NTEuaHRtbD9saWQ9NmJ2NGlsamVua2t2JnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249Q29weSBvZiBSZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMDUtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZjitDT5mWisEFFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). As for Mbappe himself, he dodged a question about his future on Tuesday, but virtually everyone presumes what is going to happen. The French striker in this Real Madrid team is intimidating for the rest of Europe. Chelsea still have to balance books before new chapter As Todd Boehly talks up the future of Cole Palmer and what he might be able to do as a world star, it doesn't change the reality that Chelsea still need to sell if they want to embark on bigger [plans this summer](~/AAAHagA~/RgRoIJKtP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaW5kZXBlbmRlbnQuY28udWsvc3BvcnQvZm9vdGJhbGwvY2hlbHNlYS1tYXVyaWNpby1wb2NoZXR0aW5vLXRvZGQtYm9laGx5LW5ld3MtYjI1NDI4MzMuaHRtbD9saWQ9ZzB3dTZ0Njg2dW5hJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1icmF6ZSZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249Q29weSBvZiBSZWFkaW5nIHRoZSBHYW1lIE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIgMDMtMDUtMjAyNCZ1dG1fdGVybT1JTkRfRm9vdGJhbGxfQ0RQVwVzcGNldUIKZjitDT5mWisEFFIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAMj). Profit and Sustainability Rules are going to dominate the market again, as is the unintended incentive to sell youth graduates. Chelsea are actually running out of those to sell, but there is one young player who half of Europe wants. 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