🚨 Arsène Wenger on the advantages PSG hold over other teams in the Champions League:
🗣️ Arsène Wenger: “There is a structural problem here that people do not want to discuss properly. PSG can postpone Ligue 1 matches when it suits them. They can move a domestic fixture to protect their players for the Champions League, arrive fully fit, fully prepared, and then play a team that has just come through a full Premier League weekend with no such option.
“That is not squad management. That is a competitive advantage the other clubs do not have. In England, in Spain, in Germany, the league schedule is fixed. You play when you are told. You cannot ring the league and ask them to move the game because you have a Champions League match four days later. PSG can. And they use it.
“Add to that the level of the domestic competition. When the gap between first and the rest is so large, you can rest half your team, protect key players from fatigue and injury, and still win the league comfortably. The others cannot do the same. They have to play their best players every week just to stay in the race. Then they meet PSG in Europe and the French side have fresher legs, fewer minutes in their legs, and a better recovery window.
“I managed in the Premier League for many years. I know what it costs to compete on both fronts with no flexibility in the calendar. The physical and mental load is different. When one club can choose when it plays its league games and the others cannot, the Champions League is no longer being contested on equal terms.
“People will say every big club rotates. That is true. But rotation is one thing. The ability to postpone a league match so your entire squad is fresh for Europe is another. That is an advantage the rules of the competition allow, and it is an advantage that makes the path easier for one team than for the others. If we want a fair Champions League, these differences have to be addressed. Otherwise we are simply watching some teams play under different conditions than the rest.”
🚨 Radja Nainggolan has admitted he REGRETS choosing Belgium over Indonesia at international level. 😳🇮🇩
The former Inter Milan midfielder believes he could have enjoyed a much longer international career had he represented his father's homeland instead.
🗣️ "I could have had a 15-year international career with Indonesia."
Nainggolan explained that he knew very little about Indonesia growing up, having lost contact with his father at the age of five.
However, after visiting the country in 2013, his opinion completely changed:
✅ Stadiums packed with up to 70,000 fans for international matches.
✅ National team players treated like SUPERSTARS across the country.
✅ Major sponsorship opportunities involving luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Hublot and Rolex.
🗣️ "At the time, I wasn't thinking about it, but now that I'm 38, I see things differently." 😅
(Source: HBVL)
Mengenal Motinggo Boesje. yang sebenarnya bukan nama asli, tetapi justru nama itulah yang lebih dikenal daripada nama aslinya, Bustami Djalid.
Sumber: https://t.co/6eZQVyrezO | Ensiklopedia Sastra Indonesia - Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesiahttps://ensiklopedia.kemendikdasmen.go.id/sastra/artikel/Motinggo_Boesje
Datang ke Solo sebagai mahasiswa internasional, Mustofa Abolore Abdulwahab justru menemukan satu kebiasaan sederhana yang awalnya membuatnya bingung: hampir setiap orang bertanya, “Mas, mau ke mana?” Bahkan dalam bahasa Jawa, “Badhe tindak pundi?”
Di hadapan para wisudawan Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS), mahasiswa asal Nigeria itu kemudian memahami bahwa pertanyaan tersebut bukan sekadar basa-basi, melainkan bentuk kepedulian. Menutup pidatonya, ia menyampaikan pertanyaan yang sama, “Mau ke mana?”.
Pertanyaan yang melekat kepada setiap mahasiswa setelah lulus kuliah.
Coach John Herdman reacted somewhat strongly when mentioned about the absence of "local" players in the starting line up vs Singapore.
JH: "It's a lineup of players that want to represent this country, that are willing to get on flights and roll their sleeves up, put in 50-50 tackles, play with passion and fire and heart for the fans here. It's important to respect that. "
"There is no local, there is no diaspora. We are Indonesia. We represent the flag, we sing the anthem, and we stand together every time. This is a mindset we have to change. We have to change that mindset."
"They love playing for you. And when they start pulling out of tackles, when they stop running in games, then you can ask that question."
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Tribute to Guruh Soekarnoputra. Lagu ini awalnya dirilis dalam album kolaborasi legendaris Guruh Gipsy (1976) dan kemudian dipopulerkan kembali oleh Chrisye dalam album Sabda Alam (1978/1980) https://t.co/7sgLmPhVLU
Selalu suka film sejarah. Terima kasih Rako yang memilih jalan sunyi genre ini. Semoga diterima publik dan membuka mata investor bahwa ada pilihan lain selain horor dan komedi https://t.co/1ARjDf8FYF via @YouTube
Presiden klub Como, Mirwan Suwarso, bisa jadi adalah presiden klub Serie A terpopuler saat ini...
Kelihatannya pendukung klub Como bangga memiliki presiden klub yang menaruh perhatian besar pada fans...
Semoga Como jaya di Serie A dan UCL...! ⚽️
Rest in Peace, Mbah Hosen 🥀
Sepak bola Indonesia, khususnya Madura kehilangan salah satu sosok paling tulus dan setia. Perjalanan panjang Mbah Hosen tercatat abadi dalam sejarah berupa dedikasi nyata di atas pagar tribun, mengawal marwah klub tanah kelahirannya, Madura United FC, melewati pasang surut kompetisi tanpa pernah berpaling sedikit pun.
Kehadiran fisik beliau di stadion hingga menit-menit menjelang akhir hayatnya menjadi saksi bahwa cinta pada sebuah klub sepak bola telah mendarah daging. Riuh serta nyanyian di tribun kini tak lagi sama, namun ketulusan almarhum saat mendampingi perjuangan Laskar Sapeh Kerrab akan selalu dikenang dalam ingatan kolektif para pecinta bola tanah air.
Semoga husnul khotimah 🤲
📷: @MaduraUnitedFC
Klaus Thymann, penjelajah asal Denmark, menginjakkan kakinya ke Puncak Carstensz pada 2025 lalu untuk membuat peta tiga dimensi gletser yang tersisa.
"Menjadi saksi mata bagaimana lapisan es itu telah menyusut sungguh mencengangkan," ujarnya.
IMHO. Sebenarnya cukup dijawab normatif ‘ Itu hak prerogatif Presiden “. Tak perlu pakai bumbu bumbu lain. Nanti dipersepsikan Pak Purbaya tidak ikhlas.
Cesc Fàbregas lagi nunjukin sisi lain dari dirinya di CBS Sports , analisis taktikal dia soal pertandingan Liga Champions detail banget tapi tetep gampang dicerna penonton awam.
Bukan cuma jargon teknis doang, tapi cara dia nge-breakdown situasi di lapangan bikin orang yang gak paham taktik pun ngerti apa yang terjadi.
Ini kombinasi yang sebenernya langka di dunia sepak bola: banyak eks pemain top punya "ball knowledge" bagus, tapi gak semua bisa nerjemahin pemahaman itu jadi komunikasi yang jelas ke orang lain.
Fàbregas kelihatan punya dua-duanya, dan ini juga alasan kenapa banyak yang optimis soal karier kepelatihannya , pemain biasanya lebih cepet ngerti instruksi dari pelatih yang bisa jelasin "kenapa," bukan cuma "apa."
Analis yang bagus dan pelatih yang bagus sering punya skill dasar yang sama: kemampuan nyederhanain hal kompleks tanpa ngurangin substansinya.