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[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

MLS giving you a trophy for winning your side of the playoffs, then another trophy for winning the final is genuinely weird.

Same playoff structure. Same postseason. Win the East, then win MLS Cup.

How are those two trophies treated like separate competitions?

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

Yamal is trying to make the Ballon d’Or debate between him and Mbappé because with stats, he knows Kane is above him.

That’s why he didn’t use stats. With Mbappé, he started using awards because he knows he’s superior in that aspect.

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

Ballon d’Or debates are funny.

When trophies help your favourite, trophies suddenly matter. When individual numbers help another player, “it’s an individual award.”

The criteria stay the same. The argument changes depending on the player.

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

Ballon d’Or debates are funny.

When trophies help your favourite, trophies suddenly matter. When individual numbers help another player, “it’s an individual award.”

The criteria stay the same. The argument changes depending on the player.

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

Cristiano Ronaldo said he was the best in the world and pundits called it arrogance.

Lamine Yamal says he’s one of the best and suddenly it’s confidence and mentality.

Same self-belief. Different generation. Different treatment.

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

Mourinho complains about refereeing and it’s instantly “excuses” and “classic Mourinho.”

Another manager does the same thing and suddenly it’s “holding officials accountable.”

Same complaint, different manager, completely different narrative. Football discourse has favourites.

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

Eric Chelle uses two squads during an international window and gets criticised.

Klopp does something similar with Germany and it’s suddenly smart squad management.

Same idea, different reaction. Football really depends on who you are doing it with.

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

MLS has the strangest trophy system in football. Supporters’ Shield, MLS Cup, Leagues Cup, U.S. Open Cup, Campeones Cup, CONCACAF Champions Cup…

Finish 1st, win a trophy, then 9th can win MLS Cup. At this point, MLS is just inventing reasons to celebrate.

[𝙾𝙽𝙴 𝙵𝙾𝚁 𝙰𝙻𝙻🥷🏾 @alithasimp]

this tweet deserve to be framed😂😂

[Ryan, Carrick's MUFC 🇾🇪 @CarrickWay_]

Antonio Conte after 1 month at Manchester United.

[OPay @OPay_NG]

A minute could only capture a snippet.

Because 8 years comes with countless milestones, memories and moments worth remembering.

Year after year, we keep building, growing and moving forward.
And this is just a glimpse of how far we’ve come.

OPay at 8, there is more to unfold. Stay tuned!

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[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

United can have 100+ shots and still look toothless. Only eight have gone in. This isn’t just bad luck, United haven’t been brutally clinical for years. The decision-making, finishing and composure in front of goal often looks amateurish. Creating chances means little if not in.

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

Micheal Carrick is just clueless at this point

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

😅😅😅😅

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

D’A TOUCHLINE 🎙️
People keep asking what’s wrong with Tottenham. They create chances but struggle to finish, and even when they score, VAR gets involved. At the other end, they keep conceding like it’s mandatory. The attack creates chances, but they also cost the team .

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

@Bee_mufc 😅😅😅

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

D’A TOUCHLINE 🎙️
People need to understand that 3-4-3 and 3-4-2-1 are high-risk, high-reward systems. You will concede goals, but you can also create plenty. With the right players in the right positions, the attacking threat is serious. But defensive fragility will always show.

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

@Bee_mufc 😅😅

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

@VOwoniyi67870 Ralf Rangnick once said United needed open-heart surgery. Years later, it feels like the procedure hasn’t even started. The problems go deeper than one manager or one bad run. United need structural changes, a clear identity and a squad built to match it.

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

D’A TOUCHLINE 🎙️
Carrick is making United fans miss Amorim. Under Amorim, United were runners and high pressers. The results were poor, but the intensity and pressing principles were visible. Now even those have disappeared. It looks like Carrick is struggling to maintain it

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

D’A TOUCHLINE 🎙️
Carrick now looks unsure of his identity. Tielemans even spoke about the team doing more ball work and less physical training. That could explain why the pressing, fitness, intensity and urgency we saw last season have disappeared. You can’t lose that.

[D'ALEXANDER @OyelamiAlex]

D’A TOUCHLINE 🎙️
Carrick seemed to build on the fit, aggressive and pressing United he inherited from Amorim, despite the poor results. But now the team barely does physical work. Ball work alone won’t win titles. You need fitness, intensity and physical preparation to sustain it