🚨 Sir Alex Ferguson on Manchester United’s win over Rosenborg:
🗣️ Reporter:
“What impressed you most about the performance?”
🗣️ Ferguson:
“The substitutions. Under most managers, substitutions help you protect a result. Under Carrick, they looked like reinforcements. Luke Shaw comes off. Harry Amass comes on and immediately plays the pass that leads to Zirkzee’s goal.
A few minutes later, most of the senior players leave the pitch and a group of academy lads come on. The intensity doesn’t drop. They keep pressing, they keep attacking and they keep scoring.
At some point, I imagine Rosenborg stopped looking at the scoreboard and started looking at the bench wondering if United had another team hidden there.
That’s the Manchester United I always wanted. When your substitutes come on, they shouldn’t help you hold the game. They should make the opposition wish the first eleven had stayed on.”
🇧🇷 O Esquadrão
A escalação titular da Seleção Brasileira na final da Copa do Mundo de 1970, na vitória por 4 a 1 contra a Itália, é considerada por muitos a maior equipe da história do futebol.
Sob o comando do técnico Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo, o time atuava em um esquema tático dinâmico (comumente descrito como 4-3-3 ou 4-2-3-1), reunindo cinco camisas 10 de seus respectivos clubes.
📋 Escalação Titular (Final de 1970)
Goleiro: Félix (Fluminense)
Lateral-Direito: Carlos Alberto Torres (Santos) — Capitão
Zagueiro: Brito (Flamengo)
Zagueiro / Volante: Piazza (Cruzeiro)
Lateral-Esquerdo: Everaldo (Grêmio)
Volante: Clodoaldo (Santos)
Meia-Armador: Gérson (São Paulo)
Meia / Ponta: Rivellino (Corinthians)
Ponta-Direita: Jairzinho (Botafogo)
Atacante / Meia: Pelé (Santos)
Centroavante: Tostão (Cruzeiro)
📌 Destaques do Elenco e Campanha
Furacão da Copa: Jairzinho marcou gols em todos os seis jogos disputados pelo Brasil no torneio.
Os Camisas 10: Gérson, Rivellino, Jairzinho, Pelé e Tostão eram todos os articuladores número 10 em seus clubes de origem. Zagallo conseguiu encaixá-los juntos no mesmo time titular.
Principais Reservas: Paulo Cézar Caju (Botafogo), Roberto Miranda (Botafogo), Marco Antônio (Fluminense), Edu (Santos) e Zé Maria (Portuguesa).
🚨🗣️📢 Patrice Evra on Djed Spence replacing Luke Shaw as Manchester United’s long-term left-back solution.
🗣️ “Those three perfectly-timed tackles against Lionel Messi inside the box told me everything. No penalties, no panic, just pure defending. That’s when I knew Djed Spence is Manchester United quality.”
🗣️ “Luke Shaw has always had quality, but availability matters just as much. Manchester United need a left-back they can rely on every week without constantly worrying about injuries.”
🗣️ “Djed Spence gives you pace, power and defensive intelligence. He attacks with purpose, recovers quickly and never looks uncomfortable defending one-versus-one situations.”
🗣️ “The biggest thing I admire is his timing. He wins tackles cleanly, stays composed inside the penalty area and doesn’t dive into reckless challenges that cost teams.”
🗣️ “If Michael Carrick wants balance on the left, Djed Spence fits perfectly. He attacks, defends, tracks back and understands exactly when to overlap or hold his position.”
🗣️ “Not every top signing has to cost £70m or £80m. If Manchester United can sign Djed Spence for under £40m that’s smart business and an A+ addition.”
🔴💄CHAT:💬⤵️
Who would be your first-choice left-back for Manchester United next season if we complete this deal, and why?
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Manchester United have completed the signing of 16-year-old Manchester City midfielder Karim Cassim, alongside David Eze. #MUFC
Mancity are completely shocked and stunned they lost two of their best academy midfielders to Manutd.
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🚨🏴BREAKING: Manchester United have reached a verbal agreement with Lewis Hall over a summer move.
The club are expected to submit a £50m bid to Newcastle in the coming days.
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