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Threshold of Greatness

[BIG BEN @merengue4]

@Aideri_afc

[sureboy 🪖 @Asarailu_]

This guy was caught trying to steal garri from a market stall. Instead of beating him immediately, they served him a huge pot of soaked garri and a plate of beans. If he finishes everything on the spot, he walks free. If he can’t, they will mend him. 😭

[BIG BEN @merengue4]

@michaelfreesoul @Iosbrun it is a grand old school to play for !!!!

[V @VectorThaViper]

From saint Gregory’s college cardigans, purple and green ties with white shirts and pants… you have always been easy energy with great talent @generalpype.

You dealt with your battles silently and i respect that about you however, “ … the general mute? He should talk more; HE SHOULD TALK NOW “

“ Fish “ is STREAMing ❤️🐍❤️

[now.arsenal @now_arsenaI]

🚨Gabriel Magalhaes is the first player ever in World Cup history to contest seven or more duels in a single match and win them all, as per @Sofascore.

- Ground duels - 2/2 won
- Aerial duels - 5/5 won

The best centre-back on the planet. 🇧🇷

[Alhaji @yeankhar]

If I show you Alvarez’s fails comp, you’ll beg God for forgiveness immediately

[JagunJagun PhD (CSU), AAT, π 🦴🐐🐕ØRF @PivotOladimeji]

Power Corrupts, Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely

An Open Response to Tokunbo Wahab

Dear Mr. Tokunbo Wahab,

I read your response to a fellow Lagosian:

“The attention you seek, trust me, you will not get it. Quite simply, you are not worth the time or engagement.”

Ordinarily, I would have ignored it. But because those words came from the Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in Lagos State, they deserve scrutiny.

You see, sir, the problem is not whether you choose to engage a critic or not. The problem is the mindset revealed by your response.

As a public servant, you are not merely Tokunbo Wahab the individual. You are a representative of a government sustained by the taxes, sacrifices, and trust of millions of Lagosians. Therefore, when you tell a citizen that he is “not worth the time or engagement,” you inadvertently diminish the very people whose resources fund the office you occupy.

No Lagosian is beneath engagement.

No citizen is too insignificant to deserve respect.

No taxpayer is unworthy of acknowledgment from those entrusted with public authority.

You may disagree with criticism. You may reject accusations. You may even decide that a particular conversation is not worth your participation. Those are entirely your prerogatives. What should never happen is for a public official to communicate in a manner that suggests contempt for the citizens he serves.

That is not leadership.

That is not accountability.

And it is certainly not the democratic culture that Lagos should aspire to promote.

As Commissioner for Environment, you oversee matters that directly affect the daily lives of millions of people. Flooding, waste management, sanitation, drainage infrastructure, and environmental sustainability are not abstract policy discussions. They are realities experienced by ordinary Lagosians every single day.

When citizens raise concerns, ask difficult questions, or criticize government performance, they are not necessarily seeking attention. More often than not, they are seeking answers.

The danger of power is that it sometimes creates the illusion that criticism is an annoyance rather than a democratic necessity. Public office can become so consuming that those who occupy it begin to mistake authority for superiority.

That is precisely why Lord Acton’s warning has endured through generations:

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”

Corruption is not always financial. Sometimes it manifests in attitude. Sometimes it reveals itself through arrogance, dismissiveness, and an apparent belief that public accountability is optional.

Mr. Wahab, the citizens of Lagos do not work for you.

You work for them.

Your office exists because the public exists.

Your authority derives from the people.

Your responsibility is owed to the people.

That is the social contract upon which every democratic government rests.

The measure of leadership is not how one responds to applause. It is how one responds to criticism. Respect is easiest when people agree with us. Character is revealed when they do not.

I therefore urge you, not as an adversary but as a concerned citizen, to reflect on the implications of your words. Public officials must be held to a higher standard because their conduct shapes public confidence in government institutions.

Long after titles have changed and offices have been vacated, what will remain is the record of how those entrusted with power treated the people they were privileged to serve.

Power corrupts.

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Humility, accountability, and respect for citizens remain the only enduring antidotes.

✌️

[Frimpon @Frimpon]

https://t.co/0gowF48DEo

[Mr Linah @Mrlinah20]

Declan Rice, because of what you just did to Thomas Partey, I will forever respect you! In fact, come to Chelsea so that you can win the Champions League with us in two seasons from now.

[Callum Lyon @CallumLyon]

Anyone who's never experienced a heatwave in the UK thinks we're over reacting when we say how hot it is. It's not the same as other countries. The humidity is high and our houses are designed to keep the heat in. Our houses basically become air fryers and we don't have air con.

[Jehoshaphat @sholadoye]

You see the team balance that Gyökeres gives that won me the league, I won't distort it for somebody I'm not sure about.

In order words, I'm not selling any of the first 18 players. If I'm trading anyone, it's from the lower line of the bench.

T for Tenks ✌🏾

[BIG BEN @merengue4]

🤣

[Jehoshaphat @sholadoye]

Una never find how una go take sell Gabriel Jesus, Riess Nelson and Co.

Na Gyökeres una...abi make thunder fire una?

[Timi Dakolo @timidakolo]

Dear brotherly, you Dey try. You Dey try well well.

[💙Sugar K 💋 @orijakola]

Odegaard is having a good WC showing and we are not singing his praises as a fan base. If na one useless half baked transfer target now,TL go don full

[BIG BEN @merengue4]

the way and manner he coasts through games without breaking a sweat or looking flustered needs to be studied at Harvard. coolest customer on the pitch all the time.

[🥤𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 @_Afcbanks]

This kind of consistent, high-level display is exactly why Saliba is considered one of the best centre-backs in the world right now. Composed under pressure, commanding in the air, and always positionally spot-on…he makes defending look effortless.

[The Arsenal Scout @thearsenalscout]

I find it astounding how fast some of our fans want to move on from Gyokeres, our top scorer in his first adaptation season, and Odegaard, our young club captain immediately after winning the league. I want us to ADD to our team, not take out hugely important players who did it.

[The Football Era @Footballera0]

There are a lot of red flags about this deal:

• I have serious doubts about Alvarez as a lone striker in Arsenal’s system due to his physical limitations. He doesn’t provide much ground presence like Gyokeres neither does he provide any aerial presence like Havertz.

• He’s currently playing in a two-striker system that prioritizes his strengths at Atleti, yet he has still produced fewer goals than Gyökeres.

• Arsenal are not his priority destination.

• The £150m Atleti are demanding is a massive no. He simply isn’t worth that amount. Swapping £60m plus Gyökeres, who has produced better goalscoring numbers, is also a no.

Avoid this deal at all costs.

Prioritise Endrick or E. J. Kroupi instead.

[BIG BEN @merengue4]

azzin . i dont even understand it myself. I cant wrap my head around what sort of player he is. all managers love working with him.

[OBA! @ObafemiOmoba]

Havertz has successfully bewitched the world…i don’t really understand it! 😂

[BIG BEN @merengue4]

never

[Tobi @_Tobolos_]

Hot take that’s not really a hot take

A fully fit Kai Havertz starts over a fully fit Julian Alvarez

[Victory @VictoryOwai]

Arsenal fans who want Martin Ødegaard out, I hope you watched Norway vs Senegal.

Ødegaard finished the game with 1 assist, 0.73 xG and 1 big chance created. More importantly, look at where he was playing. He spent most of the game operating as an attacking midfielder, receiving the ball in dangerous areas, influencing attacks and getting into scoring positions rather than constantly dropping deep to help with the build-up.

And surprise, surprise... he looked outstanding.

This is the same player some Arsenal fans are ready to throw away after one underwhelming season.

What I find funny is that people are judging the player without properly judging the environment around him. Football isn't just about talent; it's also about how a manager uses that talent. Ødegaard's biggest strengths have always been his creativity, final-third passing, movement between the lines and ability to unlock defenses. Yet at Arsenal, there are games where he's practically playing as an extra midfielder in the first phase of possession.

When you ask your captain to spend so much time helping maintain control, recycling possession and supporting the build-up, don't be shocked when his attacking numbers take a hit.

Watching him for Norway reminded me of the player that made Arsenal fans fall in love with him in the first place. The quick combinations, the intelligent movement, the killer passes, the willingness to attack spaces around the box. He looked free.

The solution isn't selling Ødegaard.

The solution is creating a system that maximises Ødegaard.

Not every attacking midfielder needs to be turned into a build-up specialist. Sometimes the best thing you can do is get your most creative player closer to goal and let him do what he does best.

People are talking about replacing him when we should be talking about how to get the best out of him.

Norway just gave Arsenal fans a reminder of what Martin Ødegaard looks like when he's allowed to play football instead of spending half the match helping control it.

[Tom Canton @TomCantonMedia]

Martin Odegaard dropping his second 7.5+ (FotMob) performance in back-to-back World Cup matches - @Football_LDN

Yet false claims continue to spread around the Arsenal captain and his close friend.

"He's been awful for two seasons." Wrong. Here's why.

https://t.co/tdRtcVdxTE

[AE @ArtetaEra]

Viktor Gyokeres did everything humanly possible for his move to Arsenal to go through and helped us win our first title in 22 years.

In my opinion, he is one of our untouchable players especially when it involves swapping him for Julian Alvarez who will dump us for Barcelona if he gets the chance to.