Weghorst and the “kiss of death”
Wout Weghorst is the type of striker who not only settles in the opponent’s penalty area, but also in the opponent’s mind. On Sunday, he played a mind game for Manchester United’s entry into the final of the FA Cup. The Red Devils went to penalties against Brighton & Hove Albion. When Brighton’s Solly March was on his way to the penalty spot, Weghorst gave the ball another kiss. March put the ball after the „kiss of death“ over the goal, United then scored 7:6. “Sealed with a Kiss”, headlines the Guardian. In the final, there’s the first Manchester derby in the more than 150-year history of the competition.
Kane in the Tottenham rubble
Like Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur isn’t doing well these days as a decoy for their potential future head coach. Spurs lost 6-1 at Newcastle United. Interim coach Cristian Stellini described the start of the game as “The Worst 25 Minutes I’ve Ever Seen”. Because it was already 0:5. The ‘Daily Mail’ writes of „Chaos“ and one “cowardly surrender”. In this context, the daily newspaper raises the question of what Harry Kane is actually still doing in North London in view of the crisis. “It should have been ten goals”, etches the ‘Mirror’. There are currently not many positive things to be found on White Hart Lane.
Napoli pushes open the door
SSC Napoli already has a hand on the Scudetto seven games before the end. On Sunday, Luciano Spalletti’s team won 1-0 against Juventus Turin. Giacomo Raspadori scored the redeeming goal in added time. With a 17-point lead over Lazio Rome, the first championship since the 1980s with Diego Maradona could be clinched next weekend. “Naples is already celebrating”, writes the ‘Gazzetta dello Sport’ this Monday. The ‘Corriere dello Sport’ is also committed: “April 23, 2023 at 10:37 p.m. Napoli regained the Scudetto after 33 years”. The party can begin.
