I genuinely think part of of the “today’s football has less stars” position is due to the social media era of the sport where the shelf-life of a performance is minuscule and everyone is hypercritical of every action
it’s a lot harder for a performance to be mythologized
😅 Many of you will have seen Raphinha sign an image of that iconic FotMob Raphinha Rating Meme, but here’s the actual game where it came from…
It came from Barcelona’s game against Real Madrid in 2025, where he scored twice, got an assist, picked up a yellow card, and then went off with an injury…
And then someone added all those other icons to the rating! 😅
🚨 FERNANDO POLO INVITE HANSI FLICK À DAVANTAGE DE FLEXIBILITÉ TACTIQUE :
Le journaliste souligne l’importance de savoir adapter son approche en fonction du scénario d’un match, du score, de la fatigue des joueurs ou encore du comportement de l’adversaire
Il met notamment en avant les ajustements déjà opérés par Flick, avec Lamine Yamal qui repique davantage dans l’axe et l’utilisation de milieux comme Espart, Fariñas ou De Jong au poste de latéral pour privilégier la possession et la qualité des passes
🗣️ @ffpolo : « Il ne devrait pas non plus écarter la possibilité, si la situation l’exige, de faire reculer son équipe pour reprendre son souffle. Si même le grand PSG l’a fait face au Barça, n’importe quelle équipe peut le faire »
I think the most consistent and unstoppable aspect of Lamine's game is actually not his dribbling but his passing and creativity.
His dribbling, although world-class most of the time, can occasionally be neutralised. A fast, physical defender with a lot of support from his teammates and a well-organised system around him can limit a lot of his dribbling threat.
But his passing is a completely different story. Regardless of how well he's being defended, or whether he's having a good or bad day, he'll always find a way to produce at least one or two magical passes that completely open up the opponent's defence and there is nothing they can do about it.
🚨🗣️ @ffpolo: “Flick shouldn’t rule out the option of dropping deeper defensively when necessary, allowing the team to catch its breath and reorganise. If even a great side like PSG did it against Barcelona, there’s no reason why other teams shouldn’t do the same.” #fcblive 👀