Mark Barasa

Law. Human Rights. Global Issues. Foreign Policy Analysis and Formulation. National Security Policy and Strategy . Football. Nature.

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@ofootball__ Morocco has competed. They aren't merely participating.

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

World Cup 2026 Day 24: Clinical Morocco beat Canada to make quarter-finals, as France prepare for Paraguay test | Irish Independent https://t.co/wxuXnKVfwa

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@ofootball__ He has nothing else to prove. Uniquely talented.

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@PamelaNjoku2 Truly inspiring.

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@ofootball__ It is because Bernado Silva didn't start I think. Starting Bruno and Silva together didn't work against DRC.

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@ofootball__ who is the first player ever, to score in 6 different world cups?

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@ofootball__ This is where teams go when they can't hold possession anymore.

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@Blessing_Olivi WC trophy is just one metric. There are great players like CR7 and Haaland who have not lifted the WC, but are extremely gifted. A complete technical assessment should evaluate the entire library. Not just a chapter or a verse in a book.

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@the_Lawrenz We go ask am why him use him prime score almost 1,000 goals. Terrible decision, abeg.

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@Am_Blujay @Gats_Jr There's more than a million players but you only compare 1 to Messi. Ronaldo. Why not Olise, Mbappé,Nazario or Pelé ? It means that CR7 isn't an ordinary player. He must be special enough to warrant that attention.

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@mrbayoa1 @moni_chop Even Mbappe doesn't do the pressing but Tchouameni, Doué,Olise and Rabiot play defensively and creatively so Mbappé and Dembélé can stay high up the pitch and strike on the counter-attack. Portugal is still trying to figure out how to make their star midfielders click,

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@mrbayoa1 @moni_chop Because Messi does not press, players like De Paul, Mac Allister, and Enzo Fernández run double sessions to cover his defensive zones. This is the philosophy Portuguese players must embrace and work as a cohesive unit to bring out the best in everyone.

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@mrbayoa1 @moni_chop In contrast, Portugal's starting eleven instead of playing to each other's strengths, the star names frequently end up neutralizing one another, leaving Ronaldo isolated upfront without the tailored, sacrificial service that Messi enjoys with Argentina.

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@mrbayoa1 @moni_chop Argentina’s tactical framework under Lionel Scaloni maximizes Messi by compensating for his physical limitations.Every player accepts a highly structured role, acting as a defensive shield so Messi can save his energy to create magic in the final third.

[AL-HASSAN ABUBAKAR IBRAHEEM @AlhassanAI_]

@Nurapost 😅 He got the goal, but over the full 90 minutes, Ivory Coast can get more energy and intensity from others

[Noorie @Nurapost]

@OBINNA2__ It's a mistake to leave him play full 90

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@Nurapost 💯 correct. Both goals Germans scored because the marking in midfield was poor. Cote d'ivoire lost because of that midfield particularly the area where Kessie was playing

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@PamelaNjoku2 It didn't deliver. I thought it'd be more creative. Defensively it was shaky too.

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@gyaigyimii @moni_chop Anyone who watched what play makers like Olise and Musiala did, will agree that there was no creativity and that's what makes the difference in a team.

[Mark Barasa @markbn2006]

@kimheller3 DRC is better than they think. Instead of parking the bus, come out and play. I think this is the most indefatigable team in the world. What they lack in skill, they make up for it with tenacity so don't park the bus. Get out there and win instead.