English football has this weird habit, perhaps even compulsion, of honing in on what very, very good footballers can’t do, rather than focusing on what they do brilliantly
It’s not new, it’s gone on for generations - Rice & Anderson the latest targets - one key in a side that just won the PL and reached a CL final - the other outstanding for Forest (ask their fans who watched him every week) and a big club (with a Portuguese DOF) has seen fit to break the British transfer record to sign him.
If you don’t think they hold on to the ball well enough, well there’s talents like Wharton and Mainoo who might compliment a Rice or an Anderson, it’s about blend
If you think they need more creativity around them - Foden, Palmer, Gibbs-White etc are all young enough and good enough to still have good international careers, ditto Alexander-Arnold, who’s won just about everything in the club game.
The highly predictable self loathing is as pathetic as the way England went out of the WC and the excuses I’ve read from Tuchel
Micah Richards was taking absolute pelters on social media throughout the England coverage last night.
Just search his name on here. People were saying he was on drugs, asking why he seemed so angry, why he was so twitchy, why he was speaking the way he was and calling him all sorts.
It’s a perfect example of why we should never assume we know what’s going on in someone’s life before judging or mocking them.
Hours before the game, Micah’s father passed away. Yet he still turned up and did his job. That takes incredible strength.
Just remember, think before you speak. You never know what someone is carrying behind the scenes.
Demarcus Cousins on the Lebron James Free Agency decision:
"If Bron goes to Philly or Minnesota it'll get interesting. But honestly, I don't like how he was treated in LA. We're in the Era now where you can't speak up on his behalf. They'll say we're glazing or paid by Klutch. We're kind of getting to a point where our Legends aren't going out gracefully like they should. From Carmelo, to how CP3 was handled. Watching how the Lakers acted like Lebron isn't Lebron. Even Kevin Durant. So I just want him to go somewhere where he's appreciated and gets the flowers he deserves.
- @boogiecousins
Strong words from Boogie
My brother in Christ, your local rivals got promoted, slapped you up home and away in the league and then got a European spot to boot. You got much bigger things to worry about than getting food chained by a much bigger club
Madame Celeste Amarilla,
Vous êtes une femme méprisable et indigne de sa fonction.
Vous ne représentez pas le Paraguay, ce pays qui a transpiré la passion et l’honneur tout au long de la compétition. Par votre inconscience et votre racisme décomplexé, le monde entier a déjà oublié le parcours et l’effort historique que vos joueurs ont réalisés durant cette coupe du monde pour laisser place à une dame incompétente donnant la pire image possible de son pays.
Je ne laisserai jamais aux gens comme elle, la liberté de laisser propager leur haine et leur racisme à travers le monde.
O Chelsea tentou fazer com que o Estevão ganhasse massa muscular de forma desenfreada e conseguiram o tirar da Copa, assim como deixaram o Andrey Santos pesado
Gabriel Jesus depois da Premier League virou um atacante que marca zagueiro, sendo que o comparavam até com o Fenômeno
Martinelli chegou na Premier voando e o transformaram em assistente de lateral
Rayan virou assiste de lateral no Bournemouth
Antony estava voando no Ajax até chegar no United, e agora se recuperou no Bétis
João Gomes e André estavam cotados pra Copa e pararam num time limitado que foi rebaixado e não explorou o real potencial deles
Guimarães não é metade do jogador que poderia ser jogando no Newcastle
Fora outros vários exemplos
A Premier League está acabando com nossos jogadores, é uma liga cada vez mais robotizada, onde priorizam força em vez de individualidade, o último campeão era um time que forçava escanteio, o único “melhor do mundo” deles nos últimos anos é um volante
Being black in some countries must be an extreme sport.
How is a government official using their social media to throw racist slurs directly at a footballer lol.
A global star?
How do average black people now survive in those areas?
Brazil was better when their players were womanizers, drunkards and slightly out of shape. In other words, when they were behaving like Catholics— letting the power of friendship and good fun do the heavy lifting.
Evangelical Protestant sterilization has flattened their ball, ruined their samba, and obliterated their swag.
World historic aura loss.