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Cherry-Evans makes Origin statement in big Manly win
Daly Cherry-Evans says he would still be grateful if his Queensland State of Origin career ended tomorrow, after making a statement in Manly's 34-6 win over Brisbane. Three days after Queensland's series-opening loss prompted questions over Cherry-Evans' position, the Maroons captain answered his critics at Brookvale. The Manly No.7 had a hand in all four of the Sea Eagles' first-half tries, in what was close to his best game in months. Lehi Hopoate was also superb filling in for Tom Trbojevic at fullback, while Haumole Olakau'atu scored a double to send Manly back into the top eight. The result consigned Brisbane to their sixth loss in seven games, with the Broncos in freefall and out of a finals-finishing position for the first time this year. But the story was Cherry-Evans, who has been subject to calls from the likes of Andrew Johns for him to be axed from Queensland's side in recent days. The 36-year-old was only cleared to play for Manly on Saturday morning, before being diplomatic on his Origin future after the match. "At the end of the day I have to try and keep it really simple. I play footy for a living. I am so grateful for the opportunity," Cherry-Evans said. "If it ended, I played 26 Origin games. I am very grateful for that. But I would love to be back there again. "I just love playing footy for this club and this team. We haven't found our best footy consistently yet. Tonight is a reminder that it's there." Cherry-Evans would not enter into debate about whether Saturday night's performance helped his cause to add to his 26 Origins in Perth on June 18. But it certainly can't have hurt, in what was one of his best performances since announcing in March he was leaving Manly at year's end. The half kicked in the lead-up to three tries, routinely booted Manly out of trouble, and had the Sea Eagles' right edge back playing with depth again. And it all came within hours of Tom Dearden starring for North Queensland, with the Cowboys No.7 considered the other option for the Maroons. Cherry-Evans laid on Manly's first try when he grubbered for Clayton Faulalo, and Jesse Arthars failed to dive on the loose ball in the in-goal. Faulalo's second try came when Cherry-Evans sent the ball right and Hopoate fired a perfect cut-out ball for the winger to go over. Nathan Brown was the next to benefit from Cherry-Evans' kicking game, with the big prop chasing down a grubber. And when Cherry-Evans toed one ahead for Hopoate and the fullback sent Olakau'atu over on halftime, it was 22-6. This was also close to Olakau'atu's best game since March, with a number of powerful runs to go with his passing game on the right edge. He had a second try late to seal the match, leaping up to take a Luke Brooks kick and dive over the line. Hopoate was the other star, setting the tone when he burst through a Payne Haas tackle in the opening set, before finishing the night with 228 metres. Haas was gallant for Brisbane three nights after being man of the match in Origin on a torn quad, but the spark is clearly missing from the Broncos attack. Ezra Mam had his moments, but he still made three errors and was booed by the Brookvale crowd with every touch of the ball. Arthars had limited impact at fullback, as did Selwyn Cobbo on the wing, with the Broncos a long way removed from the team that ran in 50 points in round one. "There were patches of what we can do and there are patches we need to improve on," coach Michael Maguire said. "It's straightforward. We will look at it and make sure we have long periods of what we want to do in our game." Daly Cherry-Evans says he would still be grateful if his Queensland State of Origin career ended tomorrow, after making a statement in Manly's 34-6 win over Brisbane. Three days after Queensland's series-opening loss prompted questions over Cherry-Evans' position, the Maroons captain answered his critics at Brookvale. The Manly No.7 had a hand in all four of the Sea Eagles' first-half tries, in what was close to his best game in months. Lehi Hopoate was also superb filling in for Tom Trbojevic at fullback, while Haumole Olakau'atu scored a double to send Manly back into the top eight. The result consigned Brisbane to their sixth loss in seven games, with the Broncos in freefall and out of a finals-finishing position for the first time this year. But the story was Cherry-Evans, who has been subject to calls from the likes of Andrew Johns for him to be axed from Queensland's side in recent days. The 36-year-old was only cleared to play for Manly on Saturday morning, before being diplomatic on his Origin future after the match. "At the end of the day I have to try and keep it really simple. I play footy for a living. I am so grateful for the opportunity," Cherry-Evans said. "If it ended, I played 26 Origin games. I am very grateful for that. But I would love to be back there again. "I just love playing footy for this club and this team. We haven't found our best footy consistently yet. Tonight is a reminder that it's there." Cherry-Evans would not enter into debate about whether Saturday night's performance helped his cause to add to his 26 Origins in Perth on June 18. But it certainly can't have hurt, in what was one of his best performances since announcing in March he was leaving Manly at year's end. The half kicked in the lead-up to three tries, routinely booted Manly out of trouble, and had the Sea Eagles' right edge back playing with depth again. And it all came within hours of Tom Dearden starring for North Queensland, with the Cowboys No.7 considered the other option for the Maroons. Cherry-Evans laid on Manly's first try when he grubbered for Clayton Faulalo, and Jesse Arthars failed to dive on the loose ball in the in-goal. Faulalo's second try came when Cherry-Evans sent the ball right and Hopoate fired a perfect cut-out ball for the winger to go over. Nathan Brown was the next to benefit from Cherry-Evans' kicking game, with the big prop chasing down a grubber. And when Cherry-Evans toed one ahead for Hopoate and the fullback sent Olakau'atu over on halftime, it was 22-6. This was also close to Olakau'atu's best game since March, with a number of powerful runs to go with his passing game on the right edge. He had a second try late to seal the match, leaping up to take a Luke Brooks kick and dive over the line. Hopoate was the other star, setting the tone when he burst through a Payne Haas tackle in the opening set, before finishing the night with 228 metres. Haas was gallant for Brisbane three nights after being man of the match in Origin on a torn quad, but the spark is clearly missing from the Broncos attack. Ezra Mam had his moments, but he still made three errors and was booed by the Brookvale crowd with every touch of the ball. Arthars had limited impact at fullback, as did Selwyn Cobbo on the wing, with the Broncos a long way removed from the team that ran in 50 points in round one. "There were patches of what we can do and there are patches we need to improve on," coach Michael Maguire said. "It's straightforward. We will look at it and make sure we have long periods of what we want to do in our game." Daly Cherry-Evans says he would still be grateful if his Queensland State of Origin career ended tomorrow, after making a statement in Manly's 34-6 win over Brisbane. Three days after Queensland's series-opening loss prompted questions over Cherry-Evans' position, the Maroons captain answered his critics at Brookvale. The Manly No.7 had a hand in all four of the Sea Eagles' first-half tries, in what was close to his best game in months. Lehi Hopoate was also superb filling in for Tom Trbojevic at fullback, while Haumole Olakau'atu scored a double to send Manly back into the top eight. The result consigned Brisbane to their sixth loss in seven games, with the Broncos in freefall and out of a finals-finishing position for the first time this year. But the story was Cherry-Evans, who has been subject to calls from the likes of Andrew Johns for him to be axed from Queensland's side in recent days. The 36-year-old was only cleared to play for Manly on Saturday morning, before being diplomatic on his Origin future after the match. "At the end of the day I have to try and keep it really simple. I play footy for a living. I am so grateful for the opportunity," Cherry-Evans said. "If it ended, I played 26 Origin games. I am very grateful for that. But I would love to be back there again. "I just love playing footy for this club and this team. We haven't found our best footy consistently yet. Tonight is a reminder that it's there." Cherry-Evans would not enter into debate about whether Saturday night's performance helped his cause to add to his 26 Origins in Perth on June 18. But it certainly can't have hurt, in what was one of his best performances since announcing in March he was leaving Manly at year's end. The half kicked in the lead-up to three tries, routinely booted Manly out of trouble, and had the Sea Eagles' right edge back playing with depth again. And it all came within hours of Tom Dearden starring for North Queensland, with the Cowboys No.7 considered the other option for the Maroons. Cherry-Evans laid on Manly's first try when he grubbered for Clayton Faulalo, and Jesse Arthars failed to dive on the loose ball in the in-goal. Faulalo's second try came when Cherry-Evans sent the ball right and Hopoate fired a perfect cut-out ball for the winger to go over. Nathan Brown was the next to benefit from Cherry-Evans' kicking game, with the big prop chasing down a grubber. And when Cherry-Evans toed one ahead for Hopoate and the fullback sent Olakau'atu over on halftime, it was 22-6. This was also close to Olakau'atu's best game since March, with a number of powerful runs to go with his passing game on the right edge. He had a second try late to seal the match, leaping up to take a Luke Brooks kick and dive over the line. Hopoate was the other star, setting the tone when he burst through a Payne Haas tackle in the opening set, before finishing the night with 228 metres. Haas was gallant for Brisbane three nights after being man of the match in Origin on a torn quad, but the spark is clearly missing from the Broncos attack. Ezra Mam had his moments, but he still made three errors and was booed by the Brookvale crowd with every touch of the ball. Arthars had limited impact at fullback, as did Selwyn Cobbo on the wing, with the Broncos a long way removed from the team that ran in 50 points in round one. "There were patches of what we can do and there are patches we need to improve on," coach Michael Maguire said. "It's straightforward. We will look at it and make sure we have long periods of what we want to do in our game."
Yahoo
15-04-2025
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The biggest UEFA Champions League comebacks
FEATURE | The biggest UEFA Champions League comebacks The UEFA Champions League has seen its fair share of comebacks in recent years and with last year's finalists Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund needing to overturn substantial deficits, Get Football looks at some of the greatest Champions League turnarounds. Paris Saint-Germain (4) 1-6 (0) Barcelona – 2016/17 Round of 16 A 4-0 demolition by Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes with goals from Angel Di Maria (2), Julian Draxler and Edinson Cavani left Barcelona with a monumental task at the Camp Nou. Luis Suarez opened the scoring in the third minute which gave the Catalan side a sense of belief. Advertisement Layvin Kurzawa then scored an own goal before Lionel Messi scored from the spot. Edinson Cavani then secured an away goal for PSG but a capitulation in the dying minutes saw Neymar score a brace (88, 90+1) before Sergi Roberto helped Barcelona secure the greatest ever Champions League comeback with a goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Luis Enrique's Barcelona became the first time to overturn a four-goal deficit to win a Champions League tie and remain the only team to do so. Barcelona (3) 0-4 (0) Liverpool – 2018/19 Semi-Final To secure their place in the 2019 Champions League final, Liverpool had to overturn a 3-0 deficit against Barcelona. In such a game at Anfield, emotions ran high. It was often forgotten Belgian striker Divock Origi that started Liverpool's unlikely revival with a goal in the seventh minute. Georgino Wijnaldum then levelled the tie with a brace in the space of 122 seconds. Advertisement 'Corner taken quickly… Origi!' Will be fondly remembered by Liverpool fans. Origi's iconic second goal of the night was voted Liverpool's greatest goal in their history. An unlikely hero, the Belgian's superb finish after Trent Alexander-Arnold's quick-thinking corner that caught Barcelona sleeping ranks Liverpool's comeback as one of the greatest. Barcelona (4) 0-3 (1) AS Roma – 2017/18 Quarter-Final There's a running trend that Barcelona have been involved in each of the three greatest Champions League comebacks in the last 10 years. Preceding their defeat at Anfield the following year, the Catalan side were also on the wrong side of a comeback in the 2017/18 campaign. After racing to a 3-0 lead against AS Roma, the Italian side perhaps cemented themselves in history as one of the Champions League's most unexpected comebacks. Advertisement With odds stacked well against them, the Stadio Olimpico erupted when Kostas Manolas headed his Eusebio Di Francesco's side into a 3-0 lead on the night after goals from Edin Dzeko and Daniele De Rossi. Dzeko's goal at the Camp Nou also secured the Galliarossi the all-important crucial away goal. AC Milan (4) 0-4 (1) Deportivo La Coruña – 2003/04 Quarter-Final Many football fans born before 2000 won't have an idea of how good Deportivo La Coruña were back in the day. They haven't played in La Liga since 2018 and have found themselves playing in the third tier of Spanish football just last season. But back in the day, they produced one of the earliest, biggest, Champions League comebacks. Advertisement Well beaten at the San Siro, Deportivo had to overturn a 4-1 deficit. Walter Pandiani, Juan Carlos Valerón and Albert Luque all scored before half-time to turn the momentum in Deportivo's favour. Fran González then scored their fourth to overturn a three-goal first leg deficit to knock out holders Milan. Get Football | News Desk
Yahoo
22-03-2025
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CM: ‘Aura of mystery' – Milan still clueless as to what to do with Origi
Divock Origi is a distant memory for AC Milan, yet the memory still remains, taking a heavy wage each month, and no solution has been found yet. It is a problem which pops up every few months, as Milan try to find an ending to the Origi saga which has plagued them for a few years now. Ultimately, the Belgian is living well, not playing and earning money. A dream scenario for him. There, unfortunately, is no idea on how to fix this issue, and despite suggestions that his contract was going to be terminated after the summer, the club have not taken any action, leaving to question what to do. As the report writes, the striker is shrouded in an 'aura of mystery' with no one really sure how to end the nightmare. Solutions have been tried, but the former Liverpool man has refused several loan moves away from the club, in fact, the only one he has approved was to Nottingham Forest – we all know how that went. In addition to this, the player has not accepted a deal to terminate his contract, and it does not seem like this will change. So, there are another 15 months left of the marriage, and though a divorce is desired, one of the parties is not agreeing.
BBC News
28-02-2025
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- BBC News
The moments that defined Origi
Liverpool's Champions League semi-final second-leg comeback win over Barcelona in 2019 will go down as one of the greatest Anfield night in the club's the Reds needing to overcome a 3-0 deficit from the first leg and missing key players like Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, it looked like a fait accompli before kick-off that Lionel Messi's Barca side would stride into the an aggressive press, a raucous crowd and goals from Divock Origi and substitute Georginio Wijnaldum left the Catalan side a new Amazon Prime documentary, Klopp reveals what he told his team before the game."We asked the players to close their eyes for 10 seconds and imagine the best game you've ever played in your life," he says. "It can be a youth game, it can be when you were 10 years old. Then they opened their eyes again and I said: 'And that's exactly the performance we need again today'."The win was sealed when Alexander-Arnold caught Barcelona napping and delivered a quick corner for Origi to guide home. Klopp reveals the whole thing happened so quickly that it passed him by."That moment I had no clue who took the corner," he says. "That's the truth. I look around, Divock hits the ball and it goes into the net."The Belgium striker became a cult Kop figure under Klopp, with a reputation for scoring important goals in big games, often as a December 2018, he capitalised on an error by Everton keeper Jordan Pickford to nod in a winner in the 96th-minute of the Merseyside derby, sending the Kop into pandemonium and earning his manager a fine after the German sprinted onto the pitch to former midfielder Adam Lallana claims in the documentary that the Origi had no idea at the time how significant his goal was."I remember looking at Divock and thinking: 'I'm not sure you know the score'.,I think he thought he equalised," says the Southampton of the moment does show Origi running to retrieve the ball, as if to accelerate the restart."Divock was a little bit like that," says Lallana. "At times, he was away with the fairies."
