🚨 Graham Potter on Kylian Mbappé and Michael Olise after Sweden’s defeat to France:
🗣️ “There was a moment in the game that summed up exactly what makes those two so dangerous. Mbappé slipped Olise through one-on-one and we managed to stop it. On the touchline everyone was celebrating because we thought we’d survived.”
“I remember telling my staff, ‘Stay focused. Players like Michael Olise don’t disappear after missing one chance. They usually come back even more dangerous.’”
“A few minutes later, he picked up the ball again, skipped past his marker so effortlessly and delivered a pass to Mbappé that I still can’t explain. It wasn’t just the vision—it was the timing, the weight and the confidence to see something nobody else on the pitch could.”
“That was the moment I realised something. Against players like Mbappé and Olise, stopping them once doesn’t solve the problem. It only changes the way they’re going to punish you next.”
“They have that rare understanding where one always knows where the other will be. You can spend the entire week preparing for them, but in one second they produce something you simply cannot coach against.”
“That’s why France are so difficult to stop. It’s not just about individual quality. It’s the connection, the chemistry and the belief they have in each other. Sometimes all you can do is applaud because there are moments where footballers of that level remind you why they’re among the very best in the world.”
🚨🗣️ Dani Alves:
“If people say Real Madrid are bigger than Barcelona simply because they have more trophies, then by that same logic, I’m better than Cristiano Ronaldo because I’ve won more trophies than him.”
🚨 | An unnamed Arsenal player has told Mikel Arteta he would rather "set his balls on fire" than play with Viktor Gyökeres after watching his performance against France in the World Cup🇫🇷
(via @SkySportPL)
🚨🇵🇹Portugal Historical World Cup Record:
- BEFORE RONALDO:
1990 - Did not qualify ❌
1994 - Did not qualify ❌
1998 - Did not qualify ❌
2002 - Group stage
- AFTER RONALDO:
2006 - Semi Finals (4th place.…below
🚨 Argentina gave us the World Cup in 2022. 🇦🇷
🚨 Germany gave us the World Cup in 2014. 🇩🇪
🚨 France gave us the World Cup in 2018. 🇫🇷
🏴 England gave us… Love