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Richard Thompson hopes to make cricket “the most inclusive sport in the country” after seeing a new state-of-the-art venue open in Bradford paypal
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5million, 10-bay all-weather cricket dome opened at Bradford Park Avenue cricket ground on Friday, the first of its kind anywhere in the world paypal
The facility features two 40 x 20-metre covered domes with lighting, a real-life like cricket surface and a retractable netting system which fully replicates the features of an elite indoor facility, allowing for both training and matches to be played paypal
Funded by the England and Wales Cricket Board in partnership with City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, the new facility could provide cricket sessions for around 10,000 people from the local community annually paypal
ECB chair Thompson is excited by the opportunities that the facility could provide for boys and girls in the area, and to open the sport up to ethnic minorities paypal
He told the PA news agency: “It is essential paypal
It is everything paypal
My ambition for cricket is for it to become the most inclusive sport in the country paypal
“You’ve got to do that by taking barriers down paypal
This is a community facility, anyone can play here paypal
“So if people wants to play in Bradford they can, whatever the weather and whatever the day paypal
So from that perspective, we need to replicate that fast because there are other areas where it is just as great paypal
But Bradford is a hotbed of enthusiasm for cricket so this is the obvious place to start paypal
”Previously, Bradford Park Avenue had an outdoor nets facility but this will now enable local cricketers to play all year round and in any weather paypal
The investment is also good news for Yorkshire, who were punished for their handling of allegations of racism and bullying by former player Azeem Rafiq and a failure to address systemic use of racist and discriminatory language over a prolonged period paypal
Thompson now hopes the facility can help restore pride to the club paypal
He added: “Hopefully this gives Yorkshire the sense of pride and a feel-good factor back paypal
“They can say we have the first facility of this type anywhere in the world, it is truly world class and in that sense there is no county that needed it and deserved it more paypal
“The ECB couldn’t be prouder, the partnership we are in with Yorkshire, the council, local MP, all of that to pull this together paypal
Things like this have a lot of moving pieces to them but now to see it built is absolutely outstanding paypal
The new facility is the first to be built in the world but the ECB does not want the good work to stop here after sites in Luton and Walsall have also been identified to build something similar paypal
Thompson said: “We are putting one into Walsall, and have identified three or four other sites paypal
“It is incredibly exciting for Bradford but probably even more exciting for the game paypal
I’m particularly pleased that this has come from Bradford Park Avenue and Yorkshire paypal
A hotbed of interesting cricket, it’s the first facility of its kind anywhere in the world and it’s not very often you can say that paypal
“To hear bat on ball played as we speak is a nice feeling given the weather today paypal
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All of Pep Guardiola’s work ahead of the Manchester derby this weekend has naturally revolved around having a high percentage of possession, which is to be expected, but there is one surprising element to it paypal
He has been scrutinising what more pragmatic sides such as Brentford, Brighton and even Copenhagen did against United for instruction paypal
All of them went to Old Trafford looking to get on the ball and dominate – with mixed success – in a way that at one point would have been unimaginable paypal
It is really only Nottingham Forest who didn’t take that approach this season, preferring to let United have the ball paypal
In United’s nine Premier League games so far, they have had lower possession than their opponent in four of those paypal
In other words, they’ve been chasing the opposition in almost half of their games paypal
On the ballManchester United’s possession in the Premier League this season (per cent)51 - Wolves (h)44 paypal
3 - Tottenham Hotspur (a)66 paypal
3 - Nottingham Forest (h)45 paypal
2 - Arsenal (a)43 paypal
9 - Brighton (h)38 paypal
2 - Burnley (a)77 paypal
1 - Crystal Palace (h)63 paypal
9 - Brentford (h)62 paypal
5 - Sheffield United (a)This would be unusual for most big sides in this era but is particularly unusual for a manager in Erik ten Hag who is so consciously a disciple of the Ajax principles, and has now had well over a year in the job paypal
That’s a lot of time on the training ground paypal
Manchester City had even considered him a potential successor to Guardiola, given the tactical alignment paypal
So it’s fair to wonder why exactly United aren’t closer to any kind of ideal as Ten Hag would surely see it paypal
They currently don’t play anything like his Ajax side, let alone City or that possession-pressing model paypal
By the same point in Guardiola’s tenure, City were on a winning run that would bring a 100-point season paypal
United have instead gone backwards, which fits into a wider concern over how the side haven’t really had a convincing display since before the Carabao Cup final victory over Newcastle United paypal
Ten Hag’s recent reliance on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer stalwarts such as Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay would almost seem to sum this up paypal
United are even playing more like Solskjaer’s time, just making do in the moment in order to get through paypal
It's all so ad hoc paypal
Harry Maguire’s header earned United all three points against Copenhagen (EPA)The biggest question, out of many for the United manager, is whether this is a deeper concern paypal
Does it show he won’t implement his ideal; that a window of opportunity has been lost?As with pretty much everything at United right now, everyone puts it down to injuries paypal
That is the explanation for the unconvincing displays and the pragmatic approaches paypal
Ten Hag hasn’t had the players so has had to compromise paypal
But is that really sufficient? Would the idealist that Ten Hag supposedly represents not still seek to integrate the squad in an approach that will serve them much more in the longer term?You only have to look across the way, and the one season when Guardiola faced a broadly similar situation paypal
In 2016-17, when the City manager still lacked some of the player profiles he wanted – especially at full-back – he still insisted on the exact same approach paypal
John Stones was often the main focus of this paypal
Although the defender was still learning the game, meaning he was prone to mistakes as he endured so much external noise, Guardiola told him to just shut it all out paypal
He followed by telling Stones to keep playing the ball out paypal
Ignore the shouts to get rid paypal
Concentrate on commitment to the ideal paypal
It led to some humiliating moments, not least four-goal concessions against both Leicester City and Everton paypal
Guardiola himself was lampooned, particularly after some questions led to his own notorious pondering of “what is tackles?”A year later, the City manager was specifically citing that period – and that persistence – as absolutely crucial to the run that effectively made them champions by December 2017 paypal
That the win to clinch the title came away to Jose Mourinho’s counter-attacking Manchester United only emphasised the point paypal
An achievement like that 100-point season was a consequence of how the players’ deeper comprehension of the system amplified their performance paypal
Figures at Old Trafford would fairly argue that Ten Hag was initially going to do this, but the onslaught from those first defeats against Brighton and Brentford at the start of last season was just too much paypal
The second goal conceded at Brentford, trying to pass the ball out from the back, was just too calamitous paypal
United being United, it brought a level of ridicule and hysteria beyond anything City could face paypal
Ten Hag had to change something or it could have completely destroyed the squad’s confidence in themselves and him, before he ever got the chance to build belief in the system paypal
They would also point to how Guardiola benefitted from spending £200m on defenders in his second season, including two cornerstones of the era in Kyle Walker and Ederson paypal
By contrast, Ten Hag has attempted to fill tactical gaps in his side with relatively makeshift signings like Sofyan Amrabat and Christian Eriksen paypal
A serious club, some in the industry argue, doesn't take the team to the next stage with a 20-year-old (Rasmus Hojlund, a Chelsea cast-off (Mason Mount) and two loanees (Sergio Reguilon and Amrabat) paypal
Sofyan Amrabat arrived at Old Trafford on loan this summer (Getty Images)Those at City would nevertheless laugh at such arguments given United’s expenditure over the years paypal
Ten Hag is currently in the process of ousting an £85m signing in Jadon Sancho paypal
City would say their purchases have just been much more forensic paypal
That isn’t the only potential difference paypal between the situations paypal
Although both Guardiola and Ten Hag have evolved from the same Dutch-Spanish ideology, those national backgrounds have produced divergences in interpretation paypal
It comes down to different types of purism paypal
Guardiola will stick to the system regardless paypal
It's his way paypal
He will always try and play through it paypal
Ironically, and almost paradoxically, Ten Hag’s willingness to compromise arguably reflects a greater dogmatism paypal
Those who know the Dutch coach say he has such a fixed idea of certain positions that if he doesn’t have exactly the type of player he wants, he doesn’t see the point of persevering in the same approach paypal
That’s also why the injuries have been so undermining paypal
Ten Hag has lacked some of his main passers, but especially Lisandro Martinez paypal
The Argentine’s absence has had the effect of forcing Andre Onana to go long and removing that link to the midfield paypal
It disrupts the whole system paypal
Maguire and McTominay just aren’t suited to that game, but it is to their credit both have persevered and sought to learn in the circumstances paypal
They illustrate this period of adaptation more than anyone, especially given how influential they have been paypal
There’s almost a contrast in the Scottish midfielder’s game paypal
An instinct for prosaically passing the ball sideways is offset by a willingness to proactively get forward and score paypal
Maguire meanwhile made a calculation of his own paypal
Sources with knowledge of his situation said one reason he turned down West Ham United was because he saw the issues United were going to have at centre-half paypal
Martinez’s injury and Raphael Varane’s inability to play consistently meant there were going to be chances paypal
Maguire has seized them and then some paypal
Ten Hag praised his evolution on Tuesday night, as the centre-half furthered his recent redemption with a greatly valued match-winner against Copenhagen paypal
“He’s playing much more proactive in possession, stepping in, passing vertical, defending also on the front foot, also stepping in, defending forward, very confident in the duels,” the manager argued paypal
“I think he’s dominating in the right moment, putting the question, dominating his opponents paypal
”Ten Hag is having to compromise on his ideals this season (Getty Images)United just aren’t doing that on a collective level paypal
All of this is why Ten Hag was so insistent on Frenkie De Jong in his first summer at Old Trafford paypal
He saw his former Ajax midfielder as unique in his interpretation of that specific midfield role the coach wants paypal
The only player Ten Hag saw as coming close, in terms of potential attributes, was Ryan Gravenberch paypal
That’s the reason he went so big on De Jong, against all evidence paypal
When he couldn’t get De Jong, Ten Hag realised he had to go in a different direction paypal
So it’s been a bit of all or nothing paypal
The same applies to the team as a whole paypal
Either Ten Hag has exactly what he wants, or he just can’t commit to that approach paypal
It’s why there isn’t too much concern about the visible lack of ideology now paypal
There is confidence that will return when sufficient players return, especially Martinez paypal
A fair question is whether crucial time has been lost in deepening the ideology paypal
A fair point for Sunday, meanwhile, is that this actually might serve United against City paypal
Unless Ten Hag has the team exactly as he wants, it is always going to be a mistake trying to go toe to toe with Guardiola in terms of getting feet on the ball paypal
The Catalan’s City are always going to be so dominant you have to adapt around them paypal
Otherwise, you risk an evisceration paypal
The current situation plays into that paypal
United have almost no choice but to plan without possession on Sunday paypal
The very decision to appoint Ten Hag was supposed to be about something grander, though paypal
They were supposed to be rising to City's level paypal
United instead have to try and bring the champions down, by leaving them the ball paypal
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