CriticXI

The critical eye on football. Analysis • Transfers • Tactics • Opinions ⚽️

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@Tgarratt10 People act like Southgate did nothing because he didn’t win a trophy. The reality is he changed England's mentality and made them serious tournament contenders again. Tuchel'sjob is to finish the job, not erase the progress.

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@AdamJoseph Baleba = highest upside. Koné = most complete. Bouaddi = future star. Sangaré = underrated. Berge and Chema are solid but not on the same level.

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@ballondor Nigerians are thinking what I'm thinking 😂😂😂

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@ChelseaFC Welcome to Chelsea, where every manager gets a long term project until December.😂

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@TouchlineX @geglobo Gianni Infantino runs football like a politician, not a football president.

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Returning to former clubs often disappoints.

Examples include:

* José Mourinho at Chelsea (second spell)
* Zinedine Zidane’s second Madrid spell (successful initially but ended less smoothly)
* Carlo Ancelotti’s second spell showed it can work, but he adapted his management style significantly.

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@Blue_Footy @liam_twomey Team style influences the numbers. A player in a vertical, transition heavy side may naturally attempt more line breaking passes than one in a possession dominant system.

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@GoonerEG Joining arsenal just to warn the bench 😪

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@FrankEra_ If this is accurate, United delaying the deal is exactly what medicals are for. Better to identify the risk now than regret it later.

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@TouchlineX This guy is unreal

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@ArsenalN7 Prime Tomiyasu was locking down both flanks. Injuries became his toughest opponent. 💔

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@wearebrighton This is the kind of selection headache every sporting director wants. The wrong decision won't be signing a goalkeeper, it'll be letting the right one leave.

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@Mr_Gerrie01 The selfie is just proof of who they eliminated. 😭 😭

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@UtdDistrict @MatteMoretto If United believe Santos can fill the role they wanted Ederson for, walking away wouldn’t be a surprise

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@ballondor Respect to Morocco. They didn’t just represent Africa; they forced the football world to stop underestimating African football.

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@TouchlineX Penalty saves are often dismissed as luck until the same goalkeeper keeps doing it. Four saves at World Cups is no coincidence.

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@talkSPORT If Bruno leaves after Tonali and Gordon, the biggest loss won't be quality, it'll be belief. Players notice when the core of the squad disappears. It's called job security.

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@JacobsBen @MagentaTV That wasn’t a transfer meeting, it was a luxury vacation sponsored by Liverpool. 😂😂

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20 goals in 20 World Cup games at his age is outrageous. We're witnessing one of the greatest World Cup careers ever.

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@brfootball For an hour, Morocco executed their game plan almost perfectly. Then six minutes of French quality ended the contest. Elite teams punish the smallest lapses.

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@InvertTheWing 😪😪