"Hold your Governor accountable"
Governor don say he want bring independent investigators to probe wetin happen for him state.
Tell me why you are everywhere crying?
Pourra-t-on m'expliquer pourquoi c'est Rayan Cherki qui est à chaque match devant la presse alors qu'il n'est pas un titulaire et qu'il n'a pas débuté le moindre match ?
Les « cadres » sont où ?
Gentle reminder that during his peak, pre-ACL, Rodri went 74 games unbeaten. 74. That’s almost two Premier League season combined and roughly 7000 minutes of football.
This Spain–France game makes everyone understand one thing, elite midfield will always beat elite attack.
People are obsessed with front threes, goals and individual brilliance, but football has never stopped being a game controlled from the middle of the pitch. An elite attack can only be as dangerous as the platform behind it. If your midfield cannot progress the ball consistently, escape pressure, control transitions or dictate the tempo, then even the world’s best forwards will spend most of the game isolated, feeding on scraps. That’s exactly what happened today.
This is why history keeps repeating itself. The teams that dominate eras are almost always the teams with the strongest midfield, not necessarily the strongest attack.
Spain had Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets. Real Madrid’s three-peat was built on Kroos, Modric and Casemiro. Manchester City became the best team in Europe because they controlled games through Rodri, De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva. Even Barcelona’s MSN only reached their highest level because Iniesta, Busquets and Rakitic gave them complete control of matches.
People often think football is won in the boxes, but before the ball reaches either box, there’s a battle for territory, possession and control. That battle is fought in midfield.
An elite midfield doesn’t just create chances. It decides the rhythm of the game. It decides whether the game is chaotic or calm. It decides where the ball is played, when attacks begin, how quickly transitions are stopped, and whether the opposition’s stars even get enough touches to influence the match.
That’s why you’ll often see world-class attackers disappear in big games. It isn’t always because they had a poor performance; it’s because the midfield behind them lost control. No striker, winger or No. 10 can consistently dominate when every touch comes under pressure, every pass arrives late, and every attack starts 60 metres from goal.
People say goals win games, but midfields create the conditions for goals to happen.
You can have Mbappe, Haaland, Vinicius, Salah or any elite attacker. If the opposition controls possession, wins second balls, dominates the centre, and dictates the tempo, those attackers become passengers for large parts of the game.
That’s why, if I were building a team from scratch, my biggest investment would always be in midfield first. Elite attacks win moments. Elite midfields win matches. Over the course of a season or an entire tournament the team that consistently controls midfield usually ends up lifting the trophy.
Again, I’ll say this: among all the presidential candidates likely to contest the 2027 general elections, none currently possesses the level of international standing, credibility, and acceptability that Peter Obi does.
He is not someone who goes around lobbying for international recognition. Rather, he is consistently invited to engage in conversations about the challenges facing Africa, to share his perspectives, and to speak about his vision for building a Nigeria that works.
At a time when Nigeria’s global image has been severely damaged, we need leadership that commands respect beyond our borders. We need someone who can restore confidence in our country and strengthen Nigeria’s economic, diplomatic, and social relationships with the rest of Africa and the wider international community.
#NigeriaWillBeOk
Declan Rice can never and will never have the sort of performance Rodri has had in this competition.
I can’t even believe Rodri gets compared to a player that he’s so evidently ahead of.
🚨 Fabregas on Spain advancing to the World Cup final:
“I’ll keep saying it: one of the best ways to defend is to keep the ball. Your opponent can’t create many chances if they spend most of the game trying to get possession back. That’s exactly what Spain did.
Look at Porro’s goal. He passes to Olmo, keeps moving, gets the return and finishes before France can react. No unnecessary touches, no waiting for someone to dribble through three players. Just pass, move and pass again.
France brought the athletes. Spain brought the ball… and refused to share it.”
Rodri a prouvé pourquoi on a donné un Ballon d’Or en 2024 à un meneur de jeu reculé.
Je m’excuse si j’avais prôné la victoire de Vinicius, le temps donne raison à ce diamant du football mondial. Wow. #FRAESP
Rodri a prouvé pourquoi on a donné un Ballon d’Or en 2024 à un meneur de jeu reculé.
Je m’excuse si j’avais prôné la victoire de Vinicius, le temps donne raison à ce diamant du football mondial. Wow. #FRAESP
If you were confused about it before, this one game alone should tell you why Rodri deserved his Balon D’or.
This was his level that year!
Generational DM.
🇪🇸 | Bossed the midfield once again
Rodri among all players on the pitch in #FRAESP:
• Most ground duels won (7)
• Most total duels won (11)
• Joint-most fouls suffered (3)
• Joint-most tackles made (4)
• Second-most accurate passes (59)
• Second-highest Sofascore Rating (7.6)
Just another day at the office. 💫
Watching Rodri and Tchouaméni on the same pitch is the perfect illustration of how much a No 6 can change the speed and quality of an entire team. Depressing