England coach Fabio Capello was full of praise for goalkeeper Joe Hart after their victory over Bulgaria.

The Manchester City keeper produced a super stop in the first half to prevent an embarrassing Glen Johnson own goal.

Then he denied Ivelin Popov when the Bulgarian looked certain to score on the hour. Within 14 seconds, Jermain Defoe had slotted home No 2.

Hart's heroics did not end there as he also thwarted sub Dimitar Rangelov late on.

His performance made a mockery of Capello's decision not to select him for any matches in the World Cup and the Italian's mood visibly changed when asked whether he regretted that call.

He said: "The past is the past. Joe Hart's playing very well. He made two fantastic saves. Also against Hungary he did the same.

"He's the England goalkeeper and I chose him. He's now playing very well."

 
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Manchester United midfielder Corry Evans was the matchwinner for Northern Ireland in their 1-0 Euro triumph over Slovenia.

Evans, 20, tapped home Blackpool defender Craig Cathcart's incisive low cross on 70 minutes.

Midfielder Evans said: "I haven't scored for Northern Ireland since I was a schoolboy, so to get on the scoresheet in such an important match is just fantastic.

"We've had our criticism over our away form and for not being able to score goals, so to win away with a clean sheet is great."

The next game is against group favourites Italy and Evans said: "We'll give it our best at Windsor Park and see what happens."

 
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Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh admits he's been left knackered by preseason training.

Chamakh admits training sessions at the French club were nothing like Arsene Wenger's.

Chamakh, 26, said: "There is a different preparation between Bordeaux and Arsenal.

"Here it's shorter but a lot more intense.

"For three weeks it's a real slog. But that's what my team-mates have been telling me - that we need a massive pre-season to last the whole season, particularly since there is no break in December."

Chamakh scored on his home debut against Blackpool a fortnight ago.

But he confessed to being shocked at the break-neck pace of games in the Premier League.

He added: "Matches over here are all played at 100mph. You have to be on edge all the time and you have the impression that the ball never goes out of play."

 
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Republic of Ireland boss Giovanni Trapattoni admits he has no idea how to pronounce matchwinner Keith Fahey's name!

Birmingham midfielder Fahey, a second-half substitute, struck with 14 minutes left to notch his first international goal in the victory at Armenia.

And Republic of Ireland boss Trapattoni, who has always struggled when trying to pronounce the Dubliner's name, was quick to see the funny side.

The Italian joked: "For me it's Fac-key, Fa-hee - it doesn't matter because he scored a goal!"

As for his inspired 68th-minute switch, Trapattoni added: "There are moments when you can get lucky but I had said that if Aiden McGeady was injured or tired, Fahey was an option.

"Robbie Keane was tired too but he has a special personality so I decided to leave him on.

"As for Keith, all I said to him was 'Play well'. You can say it's lucky or not but he chose well for the goal."

 
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Newcastle United boss Chris Hughton is expected to hold onto youngsters Nile Ranger and Tamas Kadar.

The pair have been linked with loan moves away ahead of the market opening on Tuesday.

Hughton told the Evening Chronicle: “When I look at the fringe group, lads like Ranger and Kadar are so close to the first team they have a chance of playing.

“We have players like Brad Inman and Greg McDermott who are developing this season too.

“We don’t need to make those decisions this week, we’ll look at it again. We don’t expect many more going out on loan, possibly one, maybe two.”

 
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Chelsea midfield ace Frank Lampard says retirement is far from his thoughts.

Lampard himself insists he remains as hungry for silverware as ever — and despite being 32, has no intention to hang his boots up for a while.

He said: ""Every year I set my goals again, I don't lose any ambition or drive. I'd love to win the Champions League one day but I'd love to win more Premier League titles as well, so it's quite easy to self-motivate.

"I think also that, the older you get, the more you appreciate what you've got as a footballer.

"I think it's one of my strong points that I always want to do more because you don't play forever. If I can keep my level up to the way I'm playing now I believe I can go on playing for many more years."

 
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Newcastle United striker Ryan Donaldson is expected to move out on-loan.

The loan market opens next week and Hughton is keen for England U19 international Donaldson and exciting Scottish attacker Shane Ferguson to gain first team experience.

He told the Evening Chronicle: “Maybe Shane Ferguson and Ryan Donaldson are the type of players who are in the middle and need to go out on loan.

“We don’t need to make those decisions this week, we’ll look at it again. We don’t expect many more going out on loan, possibly one, maybe two.”

 
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Fabio Zambrela has slipped quietly back to Newcastle United.

The Evening Chronicle says Italian striker Zambrela is now back at United after a loan stint with AS Roma last season.

Zambrela was signed during the controversial Dennis Wise era.

 
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Newcastle United boss Chris Hughton says he'll send defender Ben Tozer away on-loan.

The loan market opens next week and Hughton is keen for fit-again Tozer to gain further first team experience.

"Ben’s been out pre-season to a couple of clubs. We have told him we would be prepared to let him go on loan,” said Hughton.

 
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Newcastle United fullback Jose Enrique is eyeing a Spain breakthrough this season.

Enrique’s path is blocked by Joan Capdevila, ironically the left-back who took his place at Villarreal before he left for United.

But at 32, Capdevila is not one for the future and Enrique still feels he has his best years in front of him at just 24.

He told the Evening Chronicle: “To play for Spain now is a privilege – it’s the best team in the world.

“They won the last World Cup, of course, but I haven’t given up hope.

“But the most important thing for me is to stay with this team in the Premier League.

“I really happy, because this team has earned the chance to play in the Premier League.”

 
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Liverpool ace Steven Gerrard admits he's desperate to win something with England.

Time is running out for 30-year-old Gerrard, who made his competitive debut for his country at Euro 2000, to succeed at international level.

The England captain is desperate to put the misery of losing 4-1 to Germany at the last-16 stage in the summer behind him and sees Euro 2012 as a great chance for redemption.

He said: “I'd be really disappointed if I finish my career having not won anything with England. That is one of the reasons why I decided not to retire from international football.

“A lot of people were asking me if I'd quit after the World Cup but there was no way I was going to give in and quit after losing to Germany in a major tournament.

“Sometimes you have to ask yourself: I'm here representing England, I want to be captain and should be looking forward to playing at Wembley."

 
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Hatem Ben Arfa is eager to avoid comparisons with Newcastle United hero Laurent Robert.

Former Toon coach Steve Carver has likened the Marseille loan signing to Robert.

But Ben Arfa told the Evening Chronicle: “I knew that Robert was popular, but since getting here, I see he was very popular player indeed.

“But we aren’t the same type of player.

“The only similarity is that we are left-footed.

“I am pleased that Laurent had such a good time here and hope I can be as popular.

“I hope it can all work out very well and I stay. I am confident that it will.”

 
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Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart says Chelsea pair Frank Lampard and John Terry should always be England starters.

Both Blues stars missed last night's victory over Bulgaria.

Hart said: “They are the heartbeat of the side. They are two of the most well respected players in the country, if not the world.

“I don't think you can knock players like John Terry and Frank Lampard. I don't know how anyone could not consider having them in the team. If they are at your disposal, you use them. They have been the best and will be the best for years to come. I don't believe you can even think of not using them.”

 
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Newcastle United fullback Jose Enrique says victory over Blackpool next week will prove their Premier League credentials.

United have a week before their next game with Blackpool, and already Enrique was focusing on the clash with Ian Holloway’s side.

He told the Evening Chronicle: “Like us, they came into the Premier League this year, and they are fighting for the same thing – to stay in the division.

“If we want to stay in the division, we have to beat teams like Blackpool.”

 
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Hatem Ben Arfa rejected a move to Champions League participants Werder Bremen to sign with Newcastle United.

The Marseille loan signing insists he only ever wanted a move to Tyneside once Newcastle’s interest became official.

He told the Evening Chronicle: “The time when I knew it was over at Marseille was after Newcastle became interested in me.

“The reason I didn’t go back to Marseille was because they said in the end they had accepted the offer by Newcastle.

“And all I wanted was to come here.”

 
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Rangers and Tottenham legend Paul Gascoigne says Sol Campbell will be a hit with Newcastle United.

Gazza has known Campbell since the Londoner was an apprentice at Tottenham Hotspur, and believes that Chris Hughton’s judgement was spot on after handing the 35-year-old a one-year deal.

He told the Evening Chronicle: “I know Sol well, he used to clean my boots, I bet he wouldn’t do that now!

“He’s not too old like some people have said, he’s still got a bit of pace.

“When I saw the picture of him I thought he’d been on one of my holidays to Florida!

“But seriously and joking aside, he’s still a good player.

“Carroll will benefit from playing against him on a smaller pitch and he’ll know what he’ll be up against.”

 
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Former Manchester City midfielder Adam Clayton insists signing permanently for Leeds United is no step down.

Clayton is delighted to have sufficiently impressed manager Simon Grayson during his loan, and is now looking to progress further.

"Leeds is a massive club - just as big as Manchester City. It's definitely a place and an environment where I can learn and get better as a player," he told the club's official website.

"Everything at Leeds is geared up for the Premier League, the stadium, the facilities, the tremendous atmosphere, the fans, so I think it is definitely somewhere that I can grow and develop as a player.

"When you come on a month's loan you can feel as though you have to move the earth sometimes to impress and having got on only a couple of times it was in training where I was going to have to do that.

"It looks like I did that and, hopefully, I will be deserving of the contract. I was delighted to get the deal done and now I can't wait to get my career with Leeds started.

"If we keep fighting for every point, keep on scrapping, I think we can be there or thereabouts this season."

 
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Notts County boss Craig Short insists Birmingham City duo Jake Jervis and Luke Hubbins will get their chance this season.

Both players have seen little action since their arrival.

"Luke Hubbins and Jake Jervis are two 18-year-olds from Birmingham City that are desperate to get a chance to show what they can do, but I didn't want to throw them into the side when we were going through a tough time," Short told skysports.com.

"It's not fair on the lads to ask them to have to deal with that pressure whilst coming to terms with first-team football.

"I have been very impressed with both of them though and hopefully I can utilise them more when we are doing well.

"I just felt that we needed a little bit more experience to help us get through the rough patch that we have found ourselves in recently.

"Jake did well when he came on at half-time on Saturday (at Bournemouth), hitting the post in the build-up to our second goal and looked lively throughout."

 
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Stoke City boss Tony Pulis expects his new signings to show the same application as his squad has for the past two years.

Eidur Gudjohnsen, Jermaine Pennant and Marc Wilson arrived this week in a flurry of deadline day transfer activity.

"The hard work has paid off in terms of new players which we have brought in, work that has been going on for three months to strengthen the squad," Pulis told Stoke's website. "It wasn't just the hectic activity on deadline day, but a lot of work through the summer.

"But now we have to reproduce that hard work on the training pitch and then in the important games that lie ahead to get some points on the board.

"That goes for the new players too. They have to show the same attitude as the rest of the players and they will also have to work as hard as them."

 
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Wolves chief Jez Moxey says they were serious about trying to initially land loan signing Michael Mancienne permanently from Chelsea.

Moxey re-iterated that Wolves were interested in a permanent deal for Chelsea's Michael Mancienne, but re-negotiated a season-long loan when the clubs' valuations differed on the England-under-21 star.

"We made what we thought was a very good offer for Michael, but Chelsea were quite forthright with what they wanted and we weren't prepared to go anywhere near that sort of money," Moxey told the Wolves website.

"They weren't able to accept it and so they agreed to a loan which we were very pleased with.

"People know how we operate because we've been doing it for a number of years now.

"I think it further reinforces the view that we won't pay more than we think is appropriate for any player."

 
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