Month: July 2016

Head Coach of English Premier League outfit West Brom, Tony Pulis, has signed Queen Park Rangers winger ahead of the coming season.

The talented 25-year old player Matt Philips agreed to a move from QPR after his friends at the club Darren Fletcher and Sandro eased his fears.

The Scottish international, who plays wide at QPR, has been on the target list of West Brom Albion for some time until Pulis was able to convince him to join the club. The club refused to disclose his transfer fee but confirmed that they have signed the player on a four-year deal. Philips arrives just in time for the move to Austria for training.

Pulis spoke about the deal. He said: “We’re really pleased to have Matty on board. This is a great chance for him to show everyone he belongs in the top flight of English football.” The Technical Director Nick Hammond confirmed that the player had been under the club’s radar for a while now and they the club was “very pleased to have finally”

Darren Fletcher has said that Scotland is going to learn from defeat against Italy.

For him, it is important to play against the top sides in order to find out your weakness. Although Italy has been dominant throughout the game, Darren Fletcher believes that the match has been quite useful in order to assess their game.

The only goal of the game came through GrazianoPelle, who fired an excellent shot from more than 20 yards to give the Scotland keeper no chance.

Fletcher stated that Scotland learned a lot during the game even if it ended in defeat. He believes that they did not keep the ball well and that they will need to work on their ball possession. However, he thinks that the team showed great determination and also motivation in order to fight against a far better side.

For Fletcher, there is still room for improvement, and he believes that the Scotland team can still improve if they stick together and continue to work on the training ground. He said that the team would need to learn how to defend against the better side instead of just sitting back and inviting the opposing team to come to them.