Amit Batra

Sporting Director - Halifax Tides

[ᜰ @markklfc]

Emmanuel Petit on Premier League clubs mocking Arsenal after the final defeat:

🗣️ “I have to say, I found it embarrassing.

The second Arsenal lost, some Premier League clubs couldn't wait to jump on social media and remind everyone about their European trophies.

That tells you everything.

Instead of supporting an English club representing the league on the biggest stage in club football, they were busy celebrating Arsenal's pain.

For me, that's not rivalry. That's insecurity.

Arsenal were 90 minutes away from doing something special, and rather than show respect, people were desperately searching through the history books for old trophies to post online.

Why? Because they were terrified of seeing Arsenal join that club.

Let's be honest, some of these clubs spent the entire season watching Arsenal compete at a level they couldn't reach.

The jealousy was obvious.

The moment Arsenal fell short, they treated it like they had won something themselves.

That's the mentality of people who would rather see Arsenal fail than focus on their own success.

The trophy may have slipped away, but the reaction from some rivals showed exactly how much Arsenal still live rent-free in their heads.”

[NCAA News @NCAA_PR]

Committee adopts 2-semester playing season for DI men’s soccer.
https://t.co/jznRxJSURX

[Footysm ⚽️ @Footysm]

🚨🗣️ | Jose Mourinho BLAST Arsenal critics and Heaps praises on Arsenal team play:

“I have to be honest. I have to speak the truth. For months, I am listening to these people, these so-called 'experts' on the television, telling me that Arsenal are boring. They say Mikel has become too pragmatic, that they only play defensive football.
So, tonight, I decided to tune in. I wanted to see it for myself. And I must say, I am surprised. But I am not surprised by the defense I am surprised by the artistry
The way they move the ball, the verticality, the conviction in every single pass... it is high-level football. You look at the reading of the game, how they occupy the spaces it is fantastic. People talk about Barcelona, but let me tell you, even Barcelona at their best could not challenge this Atletico team in the Champions League. They would suffocate. But Arsenal? Arsenal did it. They broke them down with personality.
I don’t care what anybody says. I don’t care about the critics. For me, right now, this is the best team in the world. Simple. They deserve to be in this final, and they deserve to lift the trophy. When you play with this much heart and this much tactical discipline, you are at the top. Everything else is just talk."

[Amit Batra @A13atra]

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[3four3 @3four3]

Training without pressure is an essential piece of the puzzle.

Especially at the lowest of levels, where players must learn how to crawl before walking before running.

Here's Luis Enrique with PSG at the Mt Everest of football doing 11v0.

[Halifax Tides FC @hfxtidesfc]

The Tides are calling @SaorlaMiller back home 🌊

From a 2017 Canada Games bronze, to win 4 conference titles at @MemphisWSoccer, 1st Team All- @CLD_AAC honours and back-to-back Sweet Sixteen appearances, Saorla is ready to represent in the @NorthernSuperLg.

#RiseTogether #NSL

[Fulcrum Sports @FulcrumSports]

Unbelievable sportsmanship from Léa-Jeanne Fortier in the U SPORTS women's soccer national championship semi-final between the Laval Rouge et Or and the Ottawa Gee-Gees.

The game is still 0-0 at the half.

[U SPORTS Soccer @USPORTS_Soccer]

WSOC: The final game of the 2024 Women’s Soccer Championship! The @ubctbirds and @rougeetor play for 🥇 today at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT!

SOCF: La grande finale du Championnat de soccer féminin 2024 opposera @ubctbirds à @rougeetor pour 🥇 aujourd'hui à 15 h (HE) / 12 h (HP)!

[Halifax Tides FC @hfxtidesfc]

Season Ticket Deposits are now available

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3 A Tides representative will reach out when season tickets go on sale

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[Amit Batra @A13atra]

@billywilson90 @AFC_Toronto Congrats @billywilson90 - looking forward to working alongside you building this league together!

[Amit Batra @A13atra]

@patrice421 Congrats!

[Daisy Christodoulou @daisychristo]

During lockdown, I wrote 30k words about VAR and measurement theory. No-one wanted to publish it - they all said it was mad.

But offsides like this Coventry one mean I can't stop thinking about it.

3 major issues.

[Ken Reid @SNKenReid]

What an absolute joke. Let’s take away all the fun we can from kids. The last thing we want them doing is having fun outside. More screen time for everyone.

[Amit Batra @A13atra]

@JamieMcGin Congrats Jamie - well deserved and earned and all the best at @CCAAsportsACSC nationals!

[Amit Batra @A13atra]

Had a great time hosting the ⁦@UnitedDFC⁩ U15AAA girls in camp this week ⁦@AcadiaU⁩ https://t.co/1ckJYx76CK

[Amit Batra @A13atra]

I’ve shared this on every social platform because it’s too good.

[Daniel Storey @danielstorey85]

No spoilers, but this is the cleverest football advert I've ever seen.

[Axewomen Soccer @AxewomenSoccer]

Kicking off camp season with ⁦@hcusoccer⁩ @CITYSoccerClub ⁦@UnitedDFC⁩ at @AcadiaU

Have an awesome weekend!
@acadiaathletics

[Dov Kleiman @NFL_DovKleiman]

Rob Gronkowski takes issue with the recent comments made by Aaron Rodgers (@UpAndAdamsShow)

“Why are you thinking MVP?… It should be Super Bowls, you should never be thinking MVPs…”