Pair Tonali with Aleix Garcia from Bayer Leverkusen. 🇪🇸
De Zerbi’s midfielders need to be secure in possession, have a lot of movement, but one of the most important things they need to do is recycle the ball as quickly as possible to create devastating attacks
Being able to have as few touches per pass and making those passes count is KEY to a successful midfield under De Zerbi and Aleix Garcia is one of the BEST in Europe at this.
He is the 4th best midfielder across EUROPE when it comes to touches per pass (1500+ mins) with only 1.2 - for context Vitinha is top with 1.16
But what makes this even more impressive is the VOLUME of passes he makes and how progressive they are. He was the highest across Europe with 3,460 passes (Vitinha had 3,031)
He also covers ground all across the pitch, sometimes as a DLP, sometimes more advanced…
Turning 29 at the end of the month, he won’t be that expensive and actually the perfect age to bring in some experience whilst we develop the likes of Bergvall and Gray
Genuinely can’t think of better at the moment and Tonali more than makes up for the most defensive side of his game, especially with the hefty price Wharton would also fetch (and who says he’d want to come to us anyway)
This Friday, Live on YouTube, another great opportunity to experience the worship of heaven. KING ETERNAL.
Written by Nathaniel Bassey & Apostle Joshua Selman.
Friday 27th March, 6pm (WAT)
Evangelist Lawrence Oyor once shared a testimony that still leaves many in awe. In 2016, he gathered children—not adults, not seasoned ministers, not people with titles—but children. He brought them together for a prayer meeting that stretched human endurance and challenged every assumption about spirituality and age.
For two weeks, these children prayed.
Not for one hour.
Not for two hours.
They prayed for up to 13 hours a day.
No entertainment.
No distractions.
Just children seeking God with pure hearts.
At the end of the prayer season, Evangelist Lawrence told them something that sounded almost impossible: “When we are done, we will go together to a hospital and pray for the sick.”
When the time came, they went.
But on getting to the hospital, they were not allowed in. Doors were shut. Access was denied. It looked like the end of the assignment. Many would have taken that as a sign to leave.
But then something unexpected happened.
A doctor noticed them.
Observed them.
And quietly approached Evangelist Lawrence.
The doctor said words that would later become a testimony etched in eternity:
“There is a dead person here. You can pray for him.”
Children.
Praying.
For the dead.
They prayed.
They cried.
They called on God.
Nothing happened immediately.
They prayed for about two hours, and still—nothing. Eventually, they left. No drama. No instant miracle. Just obedience and faith.
But God was not finished.
Later that same day, Evangelist Lawrence received a call from the same doctor.
The dead person they had prayed for…
came back to life.
Let that sink in.
Can you imagine what that testimony did to those children?
Children who would never again doubt that God answers prayer.
Children who would grow up knowing that the God of the Bible is not a storybook God.
Children whose faith was established early—not by sermons alone, but by encounter.
This is not just a story about resurrection.
It is a lesson about obedience, training, and believing God beyond age, status, or logic.
God did not say, “They are too young.”
God did not say, “They are not trained.”
God did not say, “Let the adults handle this.”
Instead, He honored their hunger.
This is why children’s ministry matters.
This is why we must stop underestimating young hearts.
This is why prayer is not a waste of time.
Faith formed early becomes conviction that lasts a lifetime.
May God raise a generation that knows Him—not by hearsay, but by power.
May our children encounter God so deeply that doubt never has room to grow.
And may we learn again that God responds to faith, not age.
“Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength.” (Psalm 8:2)
Lord, do it again.