Sir Alex Ferguson on Lionel Messi’s performances at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
🗣️ “I’ve spent my entire life watching football. I’ve managed against the greatest players, coached some of the best and witnessed generations of talent. But what Lionel Messi is doing at 39 years old is beyond anything I’ve ever seen.”
“Most players at that age are long retired or struggling to keep up with the pace of the modern game. Messi? He’s carrying Argentina to another World Cup final. He isn’t surviving he’s dominating. That’s the difference.”
“People keep asking how he’s still doing it. The answer is simple: his football brain is decades ahead of everyone else. He doesn’t need to outrun you anymore because he’s already seen the next three passes before you’ve taken your first step.”
“Look at this tournament. Every time Argentina needed someone to stand up, Messi answered. When they were under pressure, he demanded the ball. When England thought they had one foot in the final, Messi completely changed the game with two outrageous assists. That’s what greatness looks like.”
“You can organise your defence perfectly, assign two or three players to mark him and spend months analysing every movement he makes. None of it guarantees anything because he only needs one second to destroy ninety minutes of hard work.”
“What amazes me most isn’t the ability it’s the mentality. The bigger the occasion, the calmer he becomes. While everyone else feels the weight of a World Cup, Messi plays as if he was born for these moments. That’s why he keeps breaking hearts and making history.”
“I’ll say something that some people won’t like, but I don’t care. We will never see another footballer like Lionel Messi. When he retires, an era of football retires with him. Players will win Ballons d’Or, score hundreds of goals and lift trophies, but nobody will combine genius, consistency, longevity and humility the way he has.”
“Enjoy every minute he’s still on the pitch, because when Lionel Messi walks away from football, the game will lose a little piece of its soul. There will be great players after him but there will never be another Lionel Messi.
“Today, the most dangerous advice you can give a child is `Go to school,
get good grades and look for a safe secure job. That is old
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*NEW ANALYSIS PART 2 4-1-3-2*
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P2 is breaking down the pro's & con's of defending in a more 4-1-3-2/4-4-2d whilst evaluating counter-pressing in this system (which I really enjoyed)
https://t.co/IPG9ovBP5A
#InvertedFB#TacticalAnalysis#fm20#football#coaching
*ANALYSIS OF 4-1-3-2*
* Learning outcomes for coaches wanting to play learn a new system ✅
Solutions to outplay 3-4-1-2 ✅
* Excellent use of 'Positional Play' ✅
* Lower club showing great innovation ✅
#FootballCoach
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Muscle cramps are painful contractions or spasms of a muscle usually caused by fatigue, water loss, or by inadequate stretching, conditioning, or warm-up during practice or competition.
The acute, on-field management of muscle cramps involves stretching the involved muscle.
This is a conversation between a referee and VAR when they decided to upgrade a yellow card to red in the A-League.
This is brilliant and informative stuff.
Just wonder why we can't hear this live?
Went to a bar in Limassol (Cyprus) on Saturday, the bill was €65, we gave €80. The waiter never brought any change back. When we asked him why, he said “you never asked for change so I assumed it was a tip”. He looked frustrated as well. He then gave us €8 back😂
#onlyinCyprus
It makes such a massive difference to the game when a referee has such an amazing interaction with players and the video below proves it. Just watch and listen to how Jarred Gillett communicates and explains every decision he takes.