🚨🎙️ Nicolás Otamendi on how Argentina treats Lionel Messi:
“People always ask if we treat Messi differently in the national team.
The answer is yes... and anyone who says otherwise is lying.
We're talking about the greatest player in history.
But it's not about giving him special privileges. It's about understanding who he is and what he means to Argentina.
When Messi speaks, everyone listens. When Messi is on the pitch, everyone runs a little harder. Not because he asks us to, but because he inspires it.
I've played with him for many years, and what surprises me most is his humility. A player who has won everything could act like a king, but Leo is one of the most normal people you'll ever meet.
That's why the dressing room protects him.
Not because he's Messi the superstar, but because he's Messi our captain, our teammate and the man who carried the dreams of an entire country for so many years.
Some teams have great players.
We have Messi.
And trust me, that's a privilege none of us take for granted."
JR Smith tells a story when Tyronn Lue went off on LeBron James at halftime of game 7 in the finals:
“That sh*t was so crazy. He’s so chill. He came right in there at halftime like, Bron you got to be better. You got to be better. Bron was like what you want to do? He said I don’t know but you need to be better. You need to figure it out. Get the ball. Dunk the motherfu*ker. Do whatever you got to do. Bron was hot. He was on fire. I’ve never seen him that hot. Especially not in the finals. Like he stays pretty levelheaded. It can get hot in the moment, but like he was on fire.”
(Via @Rjeff24)
Es surrealista como a los hombres nos pueden partir la pierna en dos y ni inmutarnos pero si pillamos una gripe ridícula le rogamos clemencia al de arriba
https://t.co/hhiDpE7dbR
Australian World Cup fans were caught chanting:
“Aussie boys are on a bender, Donald Trump is a sex offender.”
The tournament is barely underway and the chants are already in midseason form. 💀
Fabrizio Romano just said Chelsea have already started searching for a Cucurella replacement.
And Xabi Alonso will be backed, it sounds like it means a wing back is what they are looking for.
Only one solution, #bringhimhome
There is a lot of “Paraguay isn’t very good” talk. Full stop.
Under Alfaro, they lost just once in WCQ and went 9 straight without defeat. They beat URG, Brazil, & Argentina.
They were one of the best defensive teams in the 🌎.
Paraguay isn’t bad.
#USMNT made them look bad.
Freeman is 21.
Brady is 22.
Reyna is 23.
Pepi is 23.
Scally is 23.
Balogun is 24.
Tillman is 24.
Dest is 25.
Berhalter is 25.
Aaronson is 25.
Arfsten is 25.
Weah is 26.
Richards is 26.
Pulisic is 27.
Freese is 27.
Adams is 27.
McKennie is 27.
USMNT is LOADED with young talent.