The “This Is Football” doc has great segment of Pep Guardiola watching his Barcelona game tape and adressing idea that Messi walks lazily around the pitch:
“He’s walking. That’s what I like the most. He is not out of the game, he’s involved. He’s moving his head. Right, left, left, right. He knows exactly what is going to happen. But his head is always…moving.
He’s not running, but he’s always watching what’s happening. He smells where are the weak points in the back four. After 5-10 minutes, he has the map in his eyes…in his brain to know exactly where is the space and what is the panorama.
It’s like being in the jungle and I have to survive. And he knows if I move here or here, I will have more space to attack."
Nick Young says Wemby is soft for not shaking hands after the game:
“Let’s keep it real, Wemby is a soft baby. He’s a cried protected, baby. Everybody protecting him because he didn’t fu*king shake hands we all making excuses for this sh*t. He’s a crybaby, bro. He got more responsibility then everybody in the league according to some people he hasn’t took losing well at all, he out there trying to hurt motherfu*kers pushing people heads down, elbowing people he’s whining like sh*t every where we go and we still protect this man.”
(Via @GilsArenaShow)
#Falcons QB Tua Tagovailoa says rookie WR Zachariah Branch reminds him of Jaylen Waddle.
“Dude is fast. Dude can play. Very shifty. Kinda reminds me of a Waddle. I mean, he has the same number.” 😅