Category: Conor Mclaughlin
Stockport Working With Police After Fan Attacked Southport Player
Posted on May 30, 2018 in Conor Mclaughlin
Stockport County are cooperating with the police as investigations into claims that a spectator attacked a player, Jacques Kpohomou, on the pitch are underway. There are claims that a Southport player was targeted by the fan during their recent win over Stockport at Haig Avenue.
The fan broke past security to reach Southport substitutes warming up on the touchline. He reportedly aimed a kick at a player before the police and officials quickly managed the situation before it escalated. The club acknowledged that something “serious” happened during the course of the game which ended 3-1 in their favour. The club confirmed that investigations are underway to know the true state of things. (more…)
NEIL: PRESTON CAN MATCH MILLWALL
Posted on February 16, 2018 in Conor Mclaughlin
Alex Neil opines that Preston can match Millwall when they meet in South London over the weekend. Millwall have a good record at home but Neil feels the Preston squad have the mentality required to face their rivals.
The Preston North End (PNE) boss says Millwall will try to make the game intimidating for them and that their fans would be solidly behind them at the Den. Neil says it would be an intimidating place only if they allow it. He is confident that his side has the power, physicality and determination to get a result at “difficult venues such as Cardiff and Millwall.”
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INTERNATIONAL DUTY CALL FOR SAVILLE
Posted on December 19, 2017 in Conor Mclaughlin
Millwall midfielder George Saville is expected to step up whilst on Northern Ireland international duty. He played as a Chelsea youth player for years and must have taken a few cues from when the Blues lifted the Champions League title in 2012.
Michael O’Neill named the player for Northern Ireland’s World Cup qualifiers as they seek to seal their playoff spot. Germany, packed with Bayern Munich stars that Saville saw first-hand Chelsea defeat in 2012, is set to face Northern Ireland on Thursday.
Conor McLaughlin believes improvement will come
Posted on October 6, 2017 in Conor Mclaughlin
Millwall defender Conor McLaughlin is confident that the team will improve and that they will be able to win some games.
He said that this league is very difficult and that the difference lies in the fact that the oppositions are more potent in their attack.
He said that they would need to score more goals if they want to win games in the Championship. In the match against Bolton Wanderers, Millwall thought that they did the most difficult thing by opening up the score, but they will concede a goal in the closing stage of the game.
Conor McLaughlin said that they would need to learn to defend better as the sides in this league can score goals at any moment and that they will have to improve defensively. (more…)
CONOR McCLAUGHLIN PENS NEW FLEETWOOD DEAL
Posted on August 8, 2017 in Conor Mclaughlin
Fleetwood Town’s Northern Ireland defender, Conor Gerard Mcclaughlin has extended his contract at the High Bury stadium.
The club has offered new contracts to the 25-year-old, with the player among Town players whose contracts expire in the summer.
The defender has penned a three year contract extension at the club after he looks certain to attract more interest from Championship clubs in the January transfer window.
Coach of the league one side, Uwe Rosler said: “We have a structure and I recommend that I would like to continue with the player. I can assure you that Conor has been offered a new contract.”
After featuring only once for his country at Euro 2016 in their first game against Poland, McLaughlin has regained his place in Michael O’neil’s team and scored his first international goal in the World Cup qualifier game against Azerbaijan last month. (more…)
Fleetwood Town management happy with Ball and McLaughlin
Posted on July 4, 2017 in Conor Mclaughlin
The Fleetwood Town management was desperate for their experienced duo of Ball and McLaughlin to stay and had thrown extension offers to both of them, but, both have told the club that they are not interested to continue in League One anymore and are exploring opportunities to ply their trade somewhere else and thus are not going to accept the offers.
Uwe Rosler, who is presently in charge of the first team of Fleetwood Town, confirmed the news of the departure of Ball and McLaughlin yesterday and insisted that despite their departures, his relationship with them is going to be fine and he wants them to have a lot of success wherever they get their opportunities.
As per Rosler, the kind of form both the players have been in for Fleetwood in the past three seasons, they have earned the right to play at a higher level and showcase their potential against better oppositions. So, there’s no question of him feeling let down by their decisions to leave. (more…)
Conor McLaughlin is included in the team of the season
Posted on April 28, 2017 in Conor Mclaughlin
The 25 year old Northern Irish right-back of Fleetwood Town, Conor McLaughlin has been included in the English Football League One team of the season after helping his club in snatching the 3rd spot of the English League by making a string of successive impressive performances.
After going through such an imposing season with Fleetwood Town, Conor McLaughlin’s next challenge is to help Northern Ireland qualify for the upcoming 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Northern Ireland is currently pitted in the 2nd spot of Group C of the qualifications group stages with 7 points secured from the 4 initial matches that have been played so far. Germany is at the top with 12 points and Azerbaijan also has 7 points.
The next qualification match of Northern Ireland is expected to be played on March 26 of the ongoing year as they face off with Norway at the Windsor Park. (more…)
LUCKY LIVERPOOL WIN MERESEYSIDE DERBY
Posted on February 8, 2017 in Conor Mclaughlin
Liverpool over came cross-town rivals Everton at the Goodison Park on Monday courtesy of a 92nd minute strike from Sadio Mane off an initial rebound from an earlier Daniel Sturridge drive.
The win stretches the Reds dominance to 90 wins in 227 derbies and also ensured their counterparts’ failure to beat them stretches back to 2010
The news leading to the match centered mainly on how important a positive result will be for The Toffees boss Ronald Koeman and on how Liverpool needed to prove what they are capable of without the sidelined Coutinho.
The first half of the game had everything the Merseyside derby was known for: speed, tension, daring tackles and much more. The fact that referee Mike Dean did not dish out a yellow card during the feisty first half is one of the biggest miracles of the season so far.
Intensity was the watchword for the first 45 minutes and Liverpool did lose on those grounds because the Everton players came out on top mainly from the disruptive approach they employed on the visitors. Both sides ran but Everton ran more, tackled harder and intercepted more passes as they made complete use of their physicality –something Wenger whined about the last time his side visited Goodison – to make sure meaningful strings of passes that often lead to progressive chance-creating rhythms were almost non-existent for Jurgen Klopp’s men
Summer signing Klavan was the main reason for all the hassles and tussles of the Toffees, scoring a goal – the main thing that counts – seemed farfetched as the Estonian nullified all variety of threats posed by Lukaku who served as the focal point of the home side’s attack.
The second half of the game came with a reversal of duties with Everton’s initial steam cooling off as a result of the stamina-reducing high press they operated with in the first half. That does not mean Liverpool took up the Toffees’ first half style though. For the Reds, a game-controlling gradual build up from the back with Klavan and Lovren triggering off strings of passes was the main reason they were able to take charge of the game. As a result, even when the host employed their hassling approach, the Reds made sure they reduced their opponents to chasing their shadows. (more…)
MCLAUGHLIN ASKS MORE DEFENDERS TO SCORE
Posted on December 14, 2016 in Conor Mclaughlin
Fleetwood player Conor Mclaughlin has tasked his fellow defenders with scoring more goals if the team wants a better season that the status quo.
Mclaughlin scored two goals all season last year but he has already overtaken his tally this term. He has contributed two more goals to the team aside his crucial effort at Chesterfield in October. He headed in a goal in injury time to earn a point for the team in the 2-2 draw during the clash with AFC Wimbledon and he scored in the 3-0 victory over Shrewsbury.
Aside Mclaughlin’s effort, fellow wingback Amari’i Bell scored in two straight games against Southport and Chesterfield. Central defender Cian Bolger also contributed a goal when he grabbed his first league goal for the club against Wimbledon.
“It’s strange – Amari’i said that when he gets one, he usually gets another straight after and now that’s happened to me. If we can chip in and help the strikers, then it will be a better season for us,” Mclaughlin said.
The Northern Ireland player also scored his first international goal this month in the 4-0 victory over Azerbaijan in a World Cup qualifier.
“It’s an honour even playing for your country, let alone scoring. It’s something I will remember for a long time,” he said of his goal, being the first Fleetwood Town player to score in a senior international game.
Fleetwood coach Uwe Rosler reckons that the team could have picked up all three points during the meeting in the southeast. They were ahead by halftime, but lost their lead to go 1-2 due to goals from Tom Elliott and a controversial penalty offered to Dean Parrett. Rosler said the team should have put the game away when they could but was happy with how they “came back from the disappointment.”
CONNOR MCLAUGHLIN’S WAY TO THE NATIONAL TEAM
Posted on November 20, 2016 in Conor Mclaughlin
It amazed a lot of teammates how Connor McLaughlin, the full-back from Fleetwood, England League One, suddenly emerged from ‘nowhere’ to feature in nearly every match in the qualifier matches to Euro 2016 tournament.
It has been two years since McLaughlin left Fleetwood’s celebrations after winning the League Two playoff final against Burton Albion and flew 18 hours to Montevideo just to be part of the squad on a tour of South America because Chris Baird fell ill.
The 25-year-old has hardly been left behind in the team since, missing just one game in qualifying which was due to suspension. McLaughlin prepared and was determined to play against some of the best attackers in the world as Northern Ireland met Germany, Poland and Ukraine in their first appearance at the European Championship finals on the back of 12 matches without a loss.
“It has been an amazing journey, a few years ago nobody would know who I was,” said McLaughlin at the squad’s training base at Saint-Georges-de-Reneins. “It has been brilliant to be a part of this team and making history nearly every week now. We have got an unbeaten run going and it is amazing to be present and participating here. Hopefully we can do well in the tournament.
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