‘DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN’ Episode 4 will release within a few hours before ‘THE BOYS’ Season 5 premiere and ‘INVINCIBLE’ episode 6.
• DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN Ep.4 - April 7
• INVINCIBLE Ep. 6 - April 8
• THE BOYS Ep.1 & Ep.2 - April 8
Not sure this is true man?
Objectively
I think u18’s and u21’s are top of their respective leagues - last time they won the domestic leagues was 2018 and 2014 respectfully
They’re also and into the knock out stages of the UEFA youth league. Last time they won the youth league was 2015. Last time they won the youth cup was 2018
Women’s team
Didn’t they go invincible last year? With latter stages of CL (they’ve never won the CL in their history)
First team
Currently we are what we have been since 2017 if we’re honest, which is a competitive cup team. Wage bill is also lower, average age of squad considerably lower
Also in their defence their approach is designed to bare sustained fruit in a few years time rather than now - it’s not a ‘win now’ at all costs approach
…so let’s wait and see man.
Seeing the video of Robert Sanchez telling the Chelsea fans to relax as it was only half time, made me want to talk about something that has been on my mind for a while: why football stadiums are becoming more impatient, more toxic and polarised.
The pandemic changed our routines and it accelerated a transformation that was already happening in society: overnight, our lives moved onto screens. We watched sport through devices, we debated online, we consumed information in fragments and, importantly for this point, we lived inside a constant stream of opinions.
And with that, something else grew stronger: extremisation.
We have become less able to accept what doesn’t match our own perception. The world has turned into a place where difference is a threat and disagreement feels personal.
Even when those opinions are built on incomplete information, we treat them as unquestionable truths. The most important voice is no longer the most informed one, but the loudest one, the strongest in the moment.
And football, as always, reflects society.
In stadiums now, we increasingly see impatience that would have been unthinkable years ago. Fans protesting a team even before half-time. Whistling after one mistake, even teams that are top of the table. Demanding changes immediately, as if football were a video game and not a complex sport shaped by confidence, form (both appearing in waves during a campaign), injuries, personalities, the limits of a squad or the finances.
We forget that coaches work every day with these players. That they know the realities behind the scenes. That progress is not always instant. But patience has become rare, because the modern world trains us to expect immediate solutions.
What’s worse is that creating a toxic atmosphere no longer feels like a problem for many supporters. The priority becomes: “I want what I want, and I want it now.” Even if it damages the team. Even if it poisons the environment. Even if it turns the stadium into a place of tension instead of support. I cannot think of anything worse than your own fans chanting, “you are going to be sacked in the morning.”
This phenomenon is particularly noticeable in England right now, where protests and frustration inside grounds are becoming more common. Perhaps it is less frequent in Spain, where there is still — sometimes — a different relationship with suffering, with time, with process, with football clubs and the role of fans. At Real Madrid, the whistling to the team lasted a game and it was a protest against the sacking of Xabi Alonso, or a message to the players. The following game, they had moved on. I feel that is legitimate. But the trend is spreading.
The truth is hardly any club lives in happiness anymore. And I feel it is not because football has changed dramatically, but surely because society has.
The modern fan experience is shaped by constant noise, constant judgement, constant outrage. And football, which used to be an escape, has become another space where people project frustration and impatience.
It’s not really about the manager. Or the player. Or even the result. What we are hearing is basically about the world we have become. Although I do feel there is another way.
I know none of this is new. But how about if we thought we might not be right. Someone else might be. Or changing an opinion. Or listening a bit more. Or considering we might not know everything. And respect our differences.
🔵🚨DISCLAIMER: One thing about me is that I'm not a tactico, and I never claim to be one. There's no amount of analysis I'll do on X that'll influence what the manager will do. If I see a clear mistake or notice anything, I'll say it.
But then, I am first a fan. A CHELSEA FAN! Even if Chelsea is in the Championship (God forbid), I'll support them, cheer them on with hope in my heart. I'm not the one that'll fold or leave the stadium when my team is 3-0 down. They have a fan in me for life.
Up the Chels 💪🏾💙
Unfortunately, many modern sports fans have an unhealthy relationship with sport. They derive too much self-worth from how their sports team is performing and let it influence their behaviour negatively, even though their team performing is an uncontrollable factor for them.
This Dec has made me less trusting of the judgement of these IG food influencers bar Onijekuje & Ope Famakin.
“We found the best peppersoup in Lagos”
“Is this the best peppersoup in Lagos”
“We found hidden gem at Amuwo Odofin”
Tried everything in my bookmarks. All trash