🚨 Deco: "A number 9? Last season, we discussed it with Hansi Flick. One of his ideas was to experiment with Raphinha in the number 9 position."
"We didn't know exactly what it would yield, because it was also new for the player. He was mainly used to playing as an attacking midfielder or winger."
"When we decided to make a tactical change with Anthony Gordon, we knew that both Anthony and Karim had to play. So the idea was to find another role for Raphinha, possibly as a number 10 or number 9."
"We're thrilled to have discovered a new side of Raphinha. But most importantly, he's happy in this role too. Playing in that position is different. At times, he's less in contact with the ball than when he plays on the wing, where he touches it much more often."
"So the dynamic is different. He also has to be able to attack behind the defense. We weren't necessarily expecting him to perform so well in that position, at least not in this way."
You know the sad thing about Nigeria? The deals and events that will determine the country’s trajectory for the next few decades often happen in plain sight, yet barely register with the citizens when they are happening. We are that blind.
If your country ever experiences “Christian genocide” or any other form of terrorism, just know that the cost of U.S. intervention is $700 billion.
If you don't have that much or any resource pool worth that much, there will be no Washington assistance.
Thanks for your attention to this matter.
Inasmuch as some of you have sworn a lifetime blood covenant with being ignorant and hostile towards knowledge, we will not stop trying to crowbar your heads open and force in that knowledge you hate.
It might be a doomed endeavour, but we will keep trying nonetheless.
I think Flick's impact on Barça is going to go far beyond the trophies he's won with us or even the beautiful football we've played under him.
I think he'll be remembered as the coach who helped Barça update its football philosophy. Not by abandoning what Barça has always stood for, but by adapting those principles to the demands of modern football.
For years, there was this idea that as long as Barça had more possession, better technical players and could play "TIKI TAKA", the physical side of the game wasn't important. But modern football has made that approach impossible to sustain on its own. Intensity, physicality, and athleticism have become just as important as technical quality.
And that's what I think Flick has brought to Barça. He's shown that we don't have to choose between our traditional football and the physical demands of the modern game. We can still dominate through possession, combinations and technical quality while also being intense, aggressive and physically strong.
Just look at that Bayern vs PSG game last season. It was a perfect example of how modern football has evolved and why Barça's old approach needed an update.
Flick didn't completely change Barça's identity. He helped modernise it. And if that becomes part of the club's philosophy even after he's gone, I think that could end up being his biggest contribution to Barça.
🚨🗣️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Morgan Rogers regarding Ronaldo/Messi debate:
"Cristiano Ronaldo was my favorite. But I played Lionel Messi in the World Cup Semi Final and he was 39 (!) by then, I can't even imagine what he was like in his prime."
"I can imagine not being able to do anything against him in his prime, like... it's impossible. But it was borderline NOTHING you could do in that World Cup Semi Final too, and he was 39!"
“Nigerians don’t really know what’s happening in this country. I used to buy ₦50,000 worth of electricity around May and get 958.5 units. Now on this September, the same ₦50,000 is giving me just 222 units. This is over a 400% increase. President Tinubu, what is happening? Nigerians, please go and get your Permanent Voter’s Cards. We need to vote out this government next year.”
— Nigerian lady cries out over rising electricity costs
What is so special about your country that’s attracting the interest of the CIA or the U.S government, if you like?
Well, here’s your answer. This is perhaps the most simplified explanation. Even someone in kindergarten should understand it, after watching this video.