Vladimir Petković on Lionel Messi’s masterclass against Algeria in Argentina’s World Cup opener:
🗣️ “We came into this match with a plan, with discipline, with belief… but sometimes football puts you against a player who can destroy even the best preparation with a single touch of the ball.”
“What Lionel Messi produced tonight was not just a great performance, it was a football lesson delivered by one of the greatest minds and talents this sport has ever seen.”
“You tell your players to stay compact, stay focused, don't give him space… and then somehow he still finds a way to create magic where there should be none.”
“The most frustrating thing is that you can actually do many things right defensively and still end up suffering because he sees passes, movements, and opportunities that nobody else on the pitch can see.”
“At 38 years old, most players are talking about retirement, managing minutes, or slowing down. Messi is still deciding World Cup matches, breaking records, and making elite defenders look helpless.”
“I looked at my bench after his third goal and there was almost disbelief on everyone's face. Not because we were losing, but because we were witnessing something special that may never happen again.”
“People will talk about the hat-trick, the records, and the statistics, but what impressed me most was the authority. He controlled the match as if the game itself was moving at his pace.”
“I have coached against great players in my career, but tonight felt different. Tonight felt like football history stopping for ninety minutes to remind the world exactly who Lionel Messi is.”
@lbertozzi O time era horrível.Ninguém funcionava junto,os passes eram desorganizados e aleatórios e sentia q o papel ganharia o jogo.Era triste ver o Ronaldinho Gaucho se escondendo.
A seleção sul-coreana rompeu com a imprensa do país que cobre a Copa do Mundo após jornalistas serem gravados zombando do capitão Son Heungmin durante um treino aberto.
Os repórteres criticaram a dispensa do jogador do serviço militar obrigatório, dizendo que Son "nem serviu direito no exército". Son obteve a isenção após conquistar a medalha de ouro com a seleção sul-coreana nos Jogos Asiáticos de 2018, e completou um treinamento básico de 3 semanas em substituição.
Em solidariedade ao capitão, os atletas da seleção recusaram entrevistas mesmo após a vitória sobre a República Tcheca. A Associação de Futebol da Coreia emitiu uma advertência pública à imprensa nacional e os jogadores anunciaram que não conversarão com a imprensa, com o apoio do público coreano.
O caso é considerado a maior crise entre jogadores e jornalistas na história do futebol do país.
Jeremy Doku has lost possession 14 times in the first 45 minutes against Egypt.
Lamine Yamal lost possession 12 times in 20 minutes against Cape Verde.
But Vini Jr losing possession 20 times in 90 minutes while being tripled marked against Morocco is considered a crime 🤷♂️
Foi exatamente o IMPROVISO que nos levou ao título de 5 copas.
Foi exatamente DESTRUIR esse improviso que nos faz ter o jejum de 24 anos.
E a gente ainda CONCORDA em podar o Endrick?
Deixa o menino improvisar, porra. Deixa ele fazer como ele acha que tem que fazer!
É isso que NOS FAZ DIFERENTE!
🚨🗣️New: Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Vinicius Junior refusing the mandatory halftime interview with FIFA at the World Cup:
“People are shocked that Vinícius walked away from a halftime interview. I am shocked that anyone thinks he should have stopped in the first place.
Halftime is not a television studio. Halftime is not a podcast. Halftime is not a red carpet. Halftime is the heartbeat of a football match.
For 45 minutes, players are warriors in a storm. They run, they fight, they suffer, they bleed. Then they get 15 precious minutes to recover, to breathe, to listen, to think. And FIFA wants to spend part of that time chasing soundbites? That is like pulling a Formula 1 driver out of his car during a pit stop and asking him how the race is going.
And FIFA’s idea is to shove a microphone in the player’s face and ask, ‘How do you feel?’
How do you think he feels? He’s exhausted.
This is modern football’s biggest disease. Everything is content. Everything is sponsorship. Everything is television. The match hasn’t even finished and they’re already trying to manufacture headlines.
They tell us they care about player welfare. Really? Then why are players playing more games than ever? Why are tournaments expanding? Why are injuries increasing? And now they want halftime interviews too? The hypocrisy is unbelievable.
Halftime is sacred. It belongs to the players and the coaches. That’s where games are won. That’s where tactics change. That’s where injuries get treated. That’s where leaders speak. It is not a media circus.
And don’t tell me this is for the fans. Fans want better football, not a tired player giving a robotic 20-second answer because somebody sold another broadcast package.
Vinícius understood that. He chose football over public relations.
The funniest part? They threaten him with a fine. A fine. As if that changes the principle. If I were there, I’d pay it too. Because some things are worth more than money.
If FIFA really had their way, they’d put microphones in the dressing room and call it innovation.
Football should come first. Not content. Not commercials. Not corporate greed.
For once, a player pushed back. And that’s exactly why so many people are angry.”
Paquetá levando sozinho as porradas do time inteiro ter ido mal
Ninguém fala do Alisson
Ninguém fala do Ibanez
Ninguém fala do Marquinhos
Ninguém fala do Magalhães
Ninguém fala do Casemiro
Ninguém fala do Guimarães
Ninguém fala do Raphinha
Ninguém fala do Igor Thiago
Só Paquetá e Vini Jr que não podem jogar mal
@babi@baby_tp Um tuiteiro falou uma vez que não tem como extinguir o neymar hipotético pq quanto mais ele falha, mais hipotético ele fica. Foi ali que desisti