J. Alba

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[J. Alba @jdalba11]

Ídolo

[Lyés @LyesBouzidi10]

Ronaldinho Gaúcho - Joga Bonito

[J. Alba @jdalba11]

That was beautiful Cape Verde

[Lemon @Lemonbryz]

🚨🎙️ Gareth Bale on Luis Enrique subbing off Dembélé in the 66th minute against Bayern Munich

“When I saw that moment of Luis Enrique subbing off Ousmane Dembélé in the 66th minute of a massive Champions League night, I was shocked but the lad’s reaction shocked me further….he simply urges his teammates to keep up the pressure, walks straight over, shakes his manager’s hand, no words, no face, no drama, and sits down like it’s the most normal thing in the world.

That’s why he’s absolutely flying under Enrique right now. He’s bought into the system completely — tracks back, presses, puts the team first, perfect display of humility, no ego. No wonder he’s Ballon d’Or standard and thriving.

At Real Madrid it was exactly the same: no player was ever bigger than the club, no matter how many goals you’d scored, how many titles you’d won, or what the fans chanted. You accepted the gaffer’s decision because the badge came first.

These days too many lads have this entitlement mentality , I am pretty sure I can make a list naming names of these players — sub them off and they sulk, they storm off, they make it about themselves. Football’s changed, but the ones who still get it, like Dembélé under Enrique, are the ones who end up winning everything.”

[The Footy Section @FTBLsection]

JAVIER MASCHERANO: "When I arrived at Barça, I was a natural holding midfielder. But in that position, it was either Sergio Busquets or me. I imagine Guardiola thought that instead of moving the best in his position (Busquets), he would move the other one. So that's when I started playing as a central defender, and I liked it. He had two midfielders, put the best in his position, and the other one had to figure it out (laughs).

That’s part of a footballer’s evolution: being ready to realise that in one position, you’d have very few chances to play and survive, as was my case as a holding midfielder, because obviously, I wouldn’t play much. I was able to find a spot in defence, and well, I held onto that and fought to play more. I’m very clear about it—if that change hadn’t happened, I wouldn’t have lasted very long at Barcelona."

[J. Alba @jdalba11]

Aim small miss small

[The Footy Section @FTBLsection]

Marcelo Bielsa: "What Suárez said about me? I coached Batistuta, Crespo, Aduriz—maybe his name doesn’t ring a bell, but he’s an extraordinary player. And I saw Suárez up close.

One of the things I intentionally asked him was, ‘Do you just shoot at goal?’ And he told me, ‘No, I don’t shoot at goal, I shoot at a specific spot in the goal.’

That answer holds an enormous amount of meaning for anyone who truly understands football. Luis Suárez doesn’t just shoot at goal, he shoots at a specific spot in the goal.

The great centre-forwards always decide where they want the ball to go; they don’t just react to where it ends up. You might ask, ‘What’s the difference?’ It’s a massive one.

The truly great ones tell you, ‘Play it to me here.’ The average ones run to wherever the ball happens to go.

Luis? Every time he gets a pass, he’s analysing if the receiver is in a position to set him up. And if they are, he moves immediately—because he understands something only those with a relentless hunger for scoring do.

Have you noticed how Luis always looks angry? How it seems like he’s frustrated with his teammates? He’s not mad at them. He’s mad because they didn’t play him the ball exactly how he knew it should have been played to put him in position to score."

[☈ッ @TheFergusonWay]

You either get it or you don't.

[Transfer News Live @DeadlineDayLive]

🚨 Jürgen Klopp, Markus Krösche, Sami Khedira, Andreas Rettig (DFB) and Marc Lenz (DFL) are working on plans for a new German league. 🇩🇪

The idea comes from growing concerns over how difficult it has become for young talents to break into first teams. As a result, the group is exploring the creation of a U21 league, designed to help players gain meaningful experience before stepping up to the Bundesliga.

The shortcomings of the current system include:

🔸 Only 9 German academies rank among the 100 most productive in Europe;
🔸 The Bundesliga has the fewest homegrown players among Europe’s top five leagues;
🔸 85% of minutes played in the Bundesliga are by non-academy signings.

(Source: @BILD)

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐭𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐞 @TheUtdArchive]

Sir Bobby Charlton:

“Manchester United was always about adventurous football, giving young players a chance.”

If the next potential manager doesn’t live up to these ideals, move on.

No more weird hipster managers who sub on defenders to claw back a win.

We need risk takers.

[Mark @PhilaUnion69]

@UTDKara Players expecting their teammate to go down looking for a penalty with minimal contact like that instead of trying to create a goal is exactly why modern football is shit compared to 15-20 years ago

[The Good, The Bad & The Football @goodbadftblpod]

"I think this is a bad league"

"It's all micro-managed, a bit robotic, a bit boring..."

Has football become BORING?!

[Tactical Manager @ManagerTactical]

Hate or love Pochettino, the pep talk/meetings are night and day when compared to Berhalter.

Pochettino is not trying to be a “cool cringe uncle”, he at least looks to be trying to be the USMNT 🇺🇸 head coach.

No more silly power points, bounce passes and mugs.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Tom Coughlin said, "You never want an opponent to see you in anything, but strength."

"You don't want bad language. You don't want that as a stamp of who you are."

Your body language speaks before you do.

Your presence, your tone, your energy - everything speaks.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Tom Brady said, "We were so prepared and so focused, we were the opposite of tight."

"We were always relaxed because we had the answers to the test."

Preparation builds confidence.

When you prepare well - you focus on execution not external pressure.

[Coach AJ 🎯 Mental Fitness @coachajkings]

Dan Campbell didn’t turn around the Lions with luck - he built an identity.

It’s called 313 Grit.

(📌Bookmark it)

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Chris Paul on the importance of talking

“If you really want it, you can’t be embarrassed (to talk)”

(Via @DraftExpress 🎥)

[Kata @utdshows]

🎙️ Kevin De Bruyne on Rasmus Højlund:

“He always wants to come back to take the ball, but I told him to stop doing that. Just run in behind — I’ll find you."

[Out Of Context Barça @ContextfreeFCB_]

The day Nike planned to spend the whole day filming an advertisement… But Ronaldinho got there and got it right on the first take. 🪄

[SG @04gully]

In a era where most fans aren’t rationale, it’s nice to see palace fans act normal and wish their player well!

[United & Everything Football @UEF_Podcast]

If you are big, you are BIG 🤷🏽‍♂️

[kira 👾 @kirawontmiss]

CEO of Arizona Iced Tea says why he keeps the drink 99¢ despite rising cost

[J. Alba @jdalba11]

Phillip Lahm ?!?

[𝐋𝐑 @LamineRoIe]

Has there ever been a single good white fullback in football’s history? Just one.