Alexander 🧠

~ Football is more than just a game, it's a lifestyle.

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

He was never meant to carry so much this young, yet he did, with elegance and calm.
From injuries to isolation, he fought through it all with the ball at his feet.

The unbelievable rise of Pedri González —from rejection to redemption.

MEGA THREAD. 🧵

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

What's going on with these keepers, man. 😭

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

Football discourse on social media has become so result-oriented that some people judge performances solely based on the final score rather than what actually happened on the pitch.

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

The Pedri hate I've been seeing on the timeline is so forced, ngl.

It's as if people just wait for his team to drop points so they can slander him. He was literally Spain's best player, yet he's still getting criticized, even by some so-called Barça fans.

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

If Saudi Arabia can hold on to this lead, that'll mean a lot for Spain provided they couldn't secure the 3 points against Cape Verde.

A draw won't be bad though. It'll make things equally balanced in the group.

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

You have to give credit where it's due in the end.

Verde executed their game plan to perfection. Their defensive coordination was top-notch throughout.

I would've rooted for them as a fellow African nation if not for my bias towards the Barça players.

They deserved the point.

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

Reality check for Spain. They couldn't beat a Cape Verde side that just made its World Cup debut.

They still have Uruguay and Saudi Arabia (who famously beat Argentina at the last World Cup) to play.

Those won't be easy matches.

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

Who would've believed that the first goalless draw would come from Spain?

They were absolutely terrible tonight. It's crazy.

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

Finally, Lamine's ball. Please wash my eyes from this torture.

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

This game is screaming Yamal.

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

Finally, I get to watch Lamine Yamal’s Spain play football. It's been too long, man.

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

@madridstaa_ OK.

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

What's going on over there?

Last season, they signed a LB and a RB in Carreras and Trent. This season, they've gone out and signed another LB and RB, both players Barça were reportedly interested in.

Those two trophyless seasons in a row must have really gotten to their heads.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨💣 EXCLUSIVE: Real Madrid reach verbal agreement to sign Marc Cucurella from Chelsea, HERE WE GO!

Verbal agreement in place between all parties, player too — he’s the left back wanted by Mourinho. Details to follow.

Cucurella leaves #CFC and joins Madrid after World Cup. ⚪️🇪🇸

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

World cup tax is real, ngl.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 BREAKING: Ismael Saibari to FC Bayern, HERE WE GO! Deal sealed 🔴⚪️🇲🇦

Exactly two weeks after exclusive story on Bayern in talks for surprise move, Saibari joins the German champions.

€55m fee to PSV Eindhoven, medical in USA and then official. All done. ✅

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

Amaaaaadddd

Wonderful run from Singo. He's been fantastic at the back for them.

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

Watch them call for the hydration break just for it to kill Ivory Coast's momentum. 🤦🏾‍♀️

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

Diomande, man. I've seen the light.

This lad is worth 100m and more, ngl.

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

The Netherlands are really hanging on against Japan. Things we love to see at the world cup.

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

Did Koeman just substitute Gravenberch for Ake against Japan? 😭

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

This hydration break is so annoying, ngl.

The match was just finding real rhythm, and now they’ve killed the flow just to run some useless ads.

[Alexander 🧠 @AlexBarca_005]

This match has just gotten more interesting.

Japan came back from behind to beat both Germany and Spain in the last World Cup, so I never wrote them off.

I’m rooting for them, btw. The Dutch play too passive a style of football.