ICC: Huge questions going through the highest golf equipment

The world’s largest golf equipment will go head-to-head within the Worldwide Champions Cup (ICC), which kicks off on Tuesday throughout america, Europe and Asia. U.S. viewers can watch all matches throughout ESPN’s platforms. Take a look at our ICC touchdown web page right here.

Factors and satisfaction can be on the road however, most necessary, golf equipment and followers can be desperately trying to find solutions to the questions that loom over every staff’s preseason.

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REAL MADRID

Can Hazard get Actual again to the highest of La Liga?

When a membership has chased a participant for years, as Madrid did with Eden Hazard, there should be a temptation to assume that once they lastly get him, all their issues can be solved. Clearly, that isn’t the case. Whereas Zinedine Zidane is again in cost, this can be a staff in want of a refresh and they’ll hope that the arrivals of Luka Jovic, Ferland Mendy, Rodrygo and Eder Militao present new impetus. The important thing man, although, can be Hazard, and all eyes can be on the Belgian midfielder to see if he can change video games and supply decisive moments along with his absurd management and dribbling, as he did at Chelsea, however with much more consistency than earlier than.

ICC schedule

– Saturday: Bayern Munich (eight p.m. ET, ESPN2)
– July 23: Arsenal (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)
– July 26: Atletico Madrid (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

MAN UNITED

Can United handle Rashford’s minutes properly?

Ought to Romelu Lukaku and Paul Pogba really make the departures with which they’ve been linked, the place will the objectives come from for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer? Anthony Martial obtained 10 within the Premier League final season, however you would not belief anybody else to attain repeatedly. Thus the significance of Marcus Rashford has elevated additional and, regardless of being solely 21, he seems like one of the crucial senior gamers. However solely Ashley Younger made extra appearances amongst United’s outfield gamers final season, so it was hardly a shock that Rashford regarded weary. He lately signed a brand new contract, however expectation should be offset by avoiding burnout.

ICC schedule

– Saturday: Inter (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN2)
– July 25: Tottenham (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN+)
– Aug. three: Milan (12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

JUVENTUS

Will Juventus have the ability to adapt to “Sarri-ball”?

For years, Juventus’s solely precedence has been profitable and, given they’ve had the Serie A title beneath lock and key for eight consecutive seasons, it has labored out fairly properly. However in changing Massimiliano Allegri with Maurizio Sarri, they’ve signalled a higher concentrate on fashion, and with the likes of Napoli and Inter higher positioned to problem, Juve should rapidly grasp the brand new supervisor’s fast passing fashion. Will that be doable with the gamers at his disposal? New signing Aaron Ramsey is thought extra for his surging runs from midfield than retaining the ball transferring, whereas Cristiano Ronaldo doesn’t appear an apparent match however should be accommodated someplace.

ICC schedule

– Sunday: Tottenham (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN2)
– July 24: Inter (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN+)
– Aug. 10: Atletico Madrid (Midday ET, ESPN+)

BAYERN MUNICH

Is that this a regenerated staff or only a worse one?

For the primary time in a decade, Bayern Munich will enter a season with out Franck Ribery or Arjen Robben, a altering of the guard because the membership seems to regenerate and make the staff youthful. Benjamin Pavard and Lucas Hernandez have already arrived, and the membership has been linked with different targets like Callum Hudson-Odoi, Leroy Sane and Hakim Ziyech, whereas the likes of Serge Gnabry will turn into extra distinguished. That’s all very properly and good, however will youthful essentially imply higher? And can supervisor Niko Kovac persuade everybody that he is the person to take Bayern ahead, after a blended first season that noticed it take longer than ordinary to say Bundesliga glory?

ICC schedule

– Wednesday: Arsenal (11 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
– Saturday: Actual Madrid (eight p.m. ET, ESPN2)
– July 23: Milan (9 p.m. ET, ESPN+)

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ARSENAL

How will Arsenal take care of the Koscielny state of affairs?

Arsenal already had issues earlier than Laurent Koscielny refused to go on a preseason tour of the U.S. due to doubts in regards to the membership’s need to maintain him. His refusal to journey has created fairly the stir — Koscielny will meet Arsenal officers this week in London to be taught the sanctions he faces — however the broader query is: How a lot will Unai Emery permit this to disrupt his plans? Arsenal have already got a questionable defence and it’s by no means ideally suited when your captain desires out, however however, Koscielny is injury-prone and turns 34 in September. Can they flip this example right into a optimistic, taking a chance to power some change?

ICC schedule

– Wednesday: Bayern Munich (11 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
– Saturday: Fiorentina (6 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
– July 23: Actual Madrid (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)

ATLETICO MADRID

Will we see a brand new Atletico?

The departures of Antoine Griezmann and Diego Godin, to Barcelona and Inter respectively, means two of the important thing figures of Diego Simeone’s nice Atletico staff have gone. The 2 should not simply good gamers, additionally they embody Simeone’s ethos: exhausting working and aggression from the form of staff to grind you into submission. Whereas Griezmann has been changed by a teenager with nice promise in Joao Felix, it is going to be attention-grabbing to see if the altering personnel results in a change in method. Will Simeone instantly need Felix to play his model of robust, grizzled soccer, or will he adapt to the brand new child’s wants? If he does change, the ICC can be our first probability to see it.

ICC schedule

– July 23: Chivas (9 p.m. ET, ESPN)
– July 26: Actual Madrid (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
– Aug. 10: Juventus (Midday ET, ESPN+)

INTER

How rapidly will Conte’s affect be felt?

A brief clip did the rounds on social media this previous week of Antonio Conte overseeing an Inter coaching session, prowling the touchline along with his palms behind his again like a strict P.E. instructor, sternly barking, “Come on!” as his gamers ran previous. Inter have a steely-eyed winner in cost after years of discovering new and attention-grabbing methods to make a large number of issues, such because the disastrous signing of Gabriel Barbosa or the Frank de Boer debacle, however can Conte infuse his mentality, the relentless work ethic that has introduced success with Juventus, Italy and Chelsea? Perhaps he has finished so already, with Mauro Icardi forged out, seemingly for good, from the first-team squad?

ICC schedule

– Saturday: Man United (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN2)
– July 24: Juventus (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN+)
– Aug. four: Tottenham (10 a.m. ET, ESPN+)

MILAN

How will Giampaolo cope in his largest managerial position?

Because the departure of Allegri in 2014, Milan have gone by seven totally different managers, all of whom have been huge names, former membership heroes or each, and the very best they’ve completed is fifth. Now they’ve opted for somebody with a decrease profile, however who has excelled with Sampdoria and a collection of smaller golf equipment. So can Marco Giampaolo step up? That is the most important job of his profession, so he might want to show himself at San Siro, though a mix of disappointing current league finishes and their ban from European competitors would possibly elevate the strain a bit by lowering expectation amongst followers and membership executives.

ICC schedule

– July 23: Bayern Munich (9 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
– July 28: Benfica (three p.m. ET, ESPN2)
– Aug. three: Man United (12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

TOTTENHAM

What influence will recent faces have upon Spurs?

Given it had been 518 days since their earlier signing — Lucas Moura — arrived, even one signing seems like a full regeneration at Tottenham. Tanguy Ndombele has arrived with the promise of being the entire midfielder — boasting a mix of ability, intelligence and physicality — wanted since Mousa Dembele’s decline. Extra will possible observe, however it is going to be attention-grabbing to see how the brand new gamers modify. Beforehand, Mauricio Pochettino managed to show the dearth of latest arrivals right into a optimistic, with stability and consistency taking the staff to a Champions League ultimate. So will the signing(s) refresh or disrupt this Spurs staff?

ICC schedule

– Sunday: Juventus (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN2)
– July 25: Man United (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN+)
– Aug. four: Inter (10 a.m. ET, ESPN+)