Keens

Stop leaving and you will arrive, stop searching and you will see, stop running away and you will be found - Lao Tzu

[Match of the Day @BBCMOTD]

Have England found a method of overcoming the altitude?

Thomas Tuchel fields a slightly unusual question....

[The Anfield Wrap @TheAnfieldWrap]

Is right buzzing for him ❤️

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🇩🇪 BREAKING: Jürgen Klopp as new Germany head coach, here we go! 💥

Klopp has accepted to take over; long term contract details, project and RB Group exit still under discussion, but he will be the new head coach.

RB considered Glasner as replacement but he signs at #NFFC.

Klopp is back.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨🔥 Rayan Cherki: “I didn’t know Paraguay can do 30 fouls without getting a yellow card”.

[Anfield Edition | æ @AnfieldEdition]

🥇| @LewisSteele_ speaking to @AnfieldIndex: “It’s going to be very, very hard for Liverpool to get Barcola.

“He’s probably looking at Arteta. He might want to live in the capital city of London. Liverpool aren’t as glamorous an option as they may have been 12 months ago.”

[Ben Jacobs @JacobsBen]

🚨 Jurgen Klopp to become Germany coach following Julian Nagelsmann's exit. DFB confirm Klopp is keen. His Red Bull contract allows for an exit.

🗣️ "The DFB leadership will now seek talks with Jurgen Klopp, who has already indicated his general willingness to take on the role."

[Liverpool FC @LFC]

In love and memory of Diogo.

Remembering our lad from Portugal ❤️

[Naval Quotes @NavalQuotes247]

"You won't get rich renting out your time."

@naval

[David Ornstein @David_Ornstein]

🚨 Simon Francis already working at Al Hilal & leading transfer business; Richard Hughes expected to follow. Liverpool sporting director yet to sign + fully focused on #LFC this summer but #AlHilal operating on basis 47yo joins in due course @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/M2XS68hXie

[Keepitonthedeck @Keepitonthedeck]

WOW.

Marcelo Bielsa is 70 years of age, and his parting message to Uruguay carries a lesson every coach should sit with.

No group is the same.
No individual is the same.
Nobody.
Bielsa admits he has never tried to be the “friendly” coach. He values order, discipline, seriousness, obsession. That has made him one of the most respected minds in football.
But even Bielsa seems to accept something powerful here:

That approach does not work for every player.
It does not work in every environment.
And knowledge alone is never enough.

As a coach, you have to find a way to connect.

Quote us on this:
“You can have all the knowledge in the world, but it is absolutely useless if the people playing don’t like you.
Player management and people management might not be on coaching courses, but don’t be kidded by associations.

It is the most important quality a coach can have.”

Football is about tactics, detail, preparation and standards.

But above all, it is about people. So many coaches out there fail to grasp this, they think they can shout their way to development or success, and this day and age you simply can't.

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

If Elliot Anderson’s worth £116 million, I’m an Aardvark.

[Redi Tlhabi @RediTlhabi]

Mmmmm....South Africa..le a bona....

[David Ornstein @David_Ornstein]

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Tottenham Hotspur reach agreement with Newcastle United to sign Sandro Tonali. Deal for 26yo Italy international to join #THFC from #NUFC £92.5m + £7.5m in potential add-ons based around multiple Champions League qualifications @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/dWEZtjFzFK

[Naval Quotes @NavalQuotes247]

"Stand alone. Carry others."

@naval

[Thando @Ta_Fitty]

I don’t agree with him a lot but uright apha 💯

[🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇳🇴 @imzftbi]

Mbokazi’s insane passing this tournament

[Dan Corder 📺 @DanCorderOnAir]

Mbekezeli Mbokazi will join Lucas Radebe and Benni McCarthy as once an era greats of South African football. Mark my words

[Redi Tlhabi @RediTlhabi]

You spoke to Tony Leon today? And this was your topic? Today?

[Geronimo Morgans @GeronimoMorgans]

Mbekezeli Mbokazi. TLB. What a colossal defender.

My Man of the Match regardless of the result.

Operating as a centre-back/left centre-back, possesses an outstanding passing repertoire. Genuine playmaker from deep zones, capable of breaking lines through the thirds, switching play with precision, and dictating possession from the back.

Brilliant left foot (a weapon in build-up), allowing him to progress attacks rather than merely circulate possession. Outstanding distribution abilities.

What truly impresses me is his work without the ball. He reads danger early, positions himself intelligently, and consistently arrives in the right place at the right time.

Clearances, blocks, interceptions, recovery runs: he does the fundamentals at an elite level. Rather than diving into challenges, he prefers to anticipate and extinguish attacks before they develop.

Pace allows him to defend large spaces, his 1v1 defending is aggressive yet controlled, and he looks remarkably comfortable defending wide channels when isolated.

In an era where centre-backs are constantly exposed in transition, those qualities are invaluable.

20 y/o and already one of South Africa's brightest defensive prospects. You did your country proud today.

Regardless of the scoreline, that was a centre-back performance full of courage, composure and immense quality.

The future is incredibly bright. 👏🇿🇦

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

"The Treatment of Iran’s World Cup Team Exposed the West's and FIFA's Double Standards"

Iran’s captain was asked about LGBT rights. So, why then wasn’t the U.S. team captain asked about the U.S. bombing of the girls' school in Minab, asks @fbhutto ?
https://t.co/68qnQgYoTI