onepotscreamer

My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends-- It gives a lovely light! Edna St. Vincent Millay

[Ben Jacobs @JacobsBen]

🗣️ Xabi Alonso on whether he'll play a back-four or back-five. "For sure, I have this in mind. This is my job [to decide].

"We want to be active. We want to be brave. We want to play good football. But above all, we need a good mentality. that's fundamental. It will be a process, for sure."

[England @England]

Our England. 🤍

[ChelsTransfer @ChelsTransfer]

💙 Welcome Xabi Alonso to the home of the Club World Champions and the only team in London with a European Cup.

(🎥 via @JackRosser_)

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Just done a couple of broadcast interviews and been asked whether there was any tension in the England camp over the post-match interviews at Miami Stadium. No. Firstly, players inhabit a bubble largely away from furious online debates. Secondly, players spoke publicly last week, especially on the back of the Stones/Rice wind-up on Tuchel in the Azteca, of their liking for him, and his emotional intelligence.

Thirdly, players know that anything Tuchel says about improvements is obviously for the best. He’s driving standards. Fourthly, England players all know how close they are to achieving something historic and nothing will distract them from that mission. Fifthly, if anybody is upset about a few home truths then they shouldn't be in an elite dressing-room.

At points in England’s past, managers have tip-toed around issues. Not Tuchel. He identifies a problem, devises a way to address it during the match and then mentions it openly afterwards. He’s honest. He has a demanding, winning mindset. Like Jude Bellingham.

It’s why England have a chance of beating Argentina. The elite mindset of Tuchel, Bellingham, Harry Kane and others. Challenging each other, driving them all on in a week that could define their lives and legacy. #ENG #FIFAWorldCup

[Chelsea FC @ChelseaFC]

Ken Bates – 1931-2026.

[Louis Beneventi 🤌🏻 @Louis_Beneventi]

Thomas Tuchel is one HELL of a coach and spokesperson.

Not seen a coach do this in years, where despite the result, they openly berate the squad to increase standards… And I love it.

Simply another level, and we’re going to unlock it hopefully.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

World Cup semi-finals are set! 🍿🤩

🇫🇷🇪🇸
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇦🇷

Who’s gonna win the World Cup? 🏆✨
@krakenfx

[Henry Winter @henrywinter]

Thomas Tuchel is realising that England players are about heart as much as head. Mentality as much as method. How often have we had this debate down the decades? Welcome to England, Thomas. Cold-eyed analysis of England’s performance is required, of course, and Tuchel will study the quarter-final win with his staff. But he has to appreciate the nature and source of the adrenalin that fuels many England players.

Tuchel was unhappy with the performance, and technical mistakes. His best player, Jude Bellingham, replied that it wasn’t technical or tactical issues but the psychological that underpinned England’s advance. xGuts.

England players fought to get through against Norway whereas, judging by Tuchel’s reaction, he wants more thought. Wayne Rooney made the same point when England slunk out of Brazil in 2014. More intelligence required, “streetwise” was the word Rooney used.

Argentina won the last World Cup with a blend of head and heart, and the genius that is Lionel Messi. England have Bellingham, a mix of savvy and spirit, technical and physical, all of it world-class, and he will surely relish looking for opportunities in an Argentinian defence that is not one of their better versions.

Bellingham disputed Tuchel’s initial critique of England’s win. Tuchel balanced it in subsequent interviews. “I’m in love with my players,” Tuchel said. “I'm proud, I'm happy, and I feel so connected to this team, because they just do whatever it takes to take the next step. They just refuse to lose. They overcome obstacles and adversity.”

There was a “but’ coming, a chunky caveat. “But I'm also a football coach, I also have demands that we want to bring out the best in us.” To improve performance. “Performance helps you win games. We can play better. It was not a high-level game. We made life complicated for ourself.

"The head of mine is not fully satisfied. We can play faster. We can play more clinical. Too many unforced errors and technical mistakes in our game. That cost us a lot of belief. We got lucky in decisive moments. But I am not saying that we are lucky to win.”

Tuchel then opened up on his own emotional reaction to it all. “I feel very alive. I don’t want to be anywhere else in the world. It's a new level of emotional rollercoaster.” Welcome aboard, Thomas. #ENG

[onepotscreamer @onepotscreamer]

RIP Ken Bates 💙🙏😎😎⚽️
#kenbates #chelseafc #bluesbros

[Bluegrasspatriot @kylawndog]

Good Friday Morning!
This should wake you and get your feet moving. " Thunderstruck."
The Weekend's Coming! 😎👍

[The 44 ⚽️ @The_Forty_Four]

Absolutely love this video of England fans singing “don’t look back in anger” at the Azteca 🤩🤩🤩

Loud boos ring around the stadium from the Mexicans..

What a noise from the English though 🤩🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[onepotscreamer @onepotscreamer]

Netanyahu undoubtedly needs to face justice.

[InfoGram @_InfoGram_]

Next PM of the 🇬🇧 United Kingdom is now the biggest headache for Netanyahu and Trump 🔥

🇬🇧Andy Burnham: "The suffering in Gaza stains all of us. It’s unacceptable that innocent Palestinians, kids included, are still being killed.

We need to do more to pressure war mongering Netanyahu 🇮🇱. Its terrible we have done nothing being a Superpower."🔥

What a courage👏. The United Kingdom’s future is in safe hands 💪🔥

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇳🇴 Success and fame get to some heads.

Then there's Haaland and an eternity reserved for obliging his fans.

Writer: Mhedi

[Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci]

Here is a book you must read: Demian by Hermann Hesse.

It’s only 150 pages, yet of the most profound books I’ve ever read.

I first read it at 22. I liked it but didn’t fully understand it.

I read it again at 50 and it hit like a freight train.

Written just after World War I, it’s about the terrifying necessity of becoming who you actually are.

The protagonist Emil Sinclair grows up in a safe, bright, comfortable family, but there’s a darker world outside that keeps pulling at him.

Hesse explores what he calls the Abraxas: the positive and the negative forces inside every human being.

Not just the version of yourself that was handed to you by your upbringing and your rules, but the whole truth of what lives underneath.

@RobertGreene who wrote The 48 Laws of Power and who I deeply admire, said Demian was a major influence on him.

Because Demian scrapes off the veneer and looks honestly at greed, envy, mendacity, the primordial parts of human nature that polite society pretends don’t exist.

You can read it in an afternoon, but it will stay with you for decades.

[onepotscreamer @onepotscreamer]

Ukraine is just getting started…

[Pyotr Kurzin @PKurzin]

🇷🇺💥 Putin spent everything on hitting Ukraine. Now Russia is completely exposed to Ukraine hitting right back.

Russia bet heavily on Iskander missiles and Shahid drones — weapons that can strike Ukrainian cities but provide no answer to Ukrainian drones hitting Russian territory.

The result: over a third of Russia's regions are now rationing fuel. One of the world's largest energy producers has formally announced a "temporary decrease in fuel quality" as official policy. Diesel exports temporarily banned.

Meanwhile Ukraine this week announced a successful test of the FP-7 ballistic missile — the basis of its own Patriot alternative. Built from scratch. Under war conditions.

And Russia's own pro-war military bloggers are now calling for mass mobilisation, writing that Russians are "ready for big changes and cataclysms because of the unfavourable dynamics."

You do not call for mass mobilisation if you're in control.

Russia is running out of better options. And Ukraine is just getting started.

Full video in first comment ↓ | Follow @PKurzin for more

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨💣 WORLD CUP QUARTER FINALS! 🍿

🇦🇷 Argentina vs Switzerland 🇨🇭
🇲🇦 Morocco vs France 🇫🇷
🇳🇴 Norway vs England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
🇪🇸 Spain vs Belgium 🇧🇪

Who wins the World Cup? ✨
@krakenfx #WorldCup

[10Dakika @10dakikacomtr]

NATO Liderler Toplantısı ortak fotoğraf çekiminde ilginç anlar yaşandı:

◾️İtalya Başbakanı Meloni, fotoğraf alanına gelen Trump'ı görünce kafasını çevirdi.

◾️2 metreyi aşkın boya sahip olan Arnavutluk Başbakanı Edi Rama toplantıya beyaz spor ayakkabılarla katıldı.

◾️Macron ve diğer liderler boyundan ötürü Rama'ya şaka yaparken, Rama şakalara "Bir basamak alta ineyim mi?" diyerek karşılık verdi.

◾️NATO Genel Sekreteri Rutte ise, Trump’a Rama’nın ayakkabılarını gülerek gösterdi.

◾️Trump yaşananları umursamazken, Rama'nın rahatsız olduğu görüldü.

[كأس العالم™ @TrendEPL]

🚨🚨 عــــاجــل - حسام حسن في تصريح عن فلسطين.

ـــــ هل كانت تصريحاتك على فلسطين سببًا من أجل معاقبتكم؟

🗣 حسام حسن:" أنا مش عاوز اتكلم في كده، أحنا كنا بنتكلم في قضية انسانية حد حاسس باللي فقد بصره واللي ايده اتقطعت؟ احنا عاوزين الكورة تساهم في نشر الانسانية.

• لازم يكون ليهم مساندة للقضية لانها قضية انسانية في البلد اللي الاطفال بيمـوتوا فيها بيلبسوا تيشيرتات الارجنتين والسيتي وريال مدريد وبرشلونة

• الناس دول بيحبوكم وبيحبوا الكورة بس انتو برضو عمالين تقتلوهم."

[WhatsThePoint @thehouseoffootb]

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Thierry Henry on the VAR controversy in Argentina vs Egypt:

🗣️ "Let's explain this calmly, because everyone is shouting, but not everyone is looking at the same incident."

"I've watched the replay several times, and I understand why Egypt feel frustrated. I also understand why Argentina believe the officials got the key decisions right. That's exactly why this debate has become so intense."

"The biggest issue isn't that people disagree. Football has always been full of disagreements. The real issue is consistency."

"When Egypt scored, VAR carried out a detailed review before the goal was eventually ruled out. Whether you agree with that decision or not, the process was thorough."

"The problem is that later in the match, Egypt had penalty appeals that many people expected to receive the same level of scrutiny. Instead, those moments appeared to be resolved much more quickly, and that's where supporters begin asking questions."

"Modern football has accepted VAR because it promises one thing above everything else: consistency. Fans don't expect perfection. Referees are human. But they do expect the same standard to be applied to every team, in every decisive moment."

"If one incident receives an exhaustive review, supporters naturally expect another equally important incident to receive exactly the same attention. When that doesn't happen, controversy becomes inevitable."

"None of this should take away from Argentina's mentality. They showed tremendous character to come back in such a difficult match. That deserves praise."

"At the same time, Egypt also deserve enormous respect. They played with courage, organisation and belief. For long periods they looked capable of producing one of the biggest surprises of the tournament."

"This is why football supporters are still debating the match. Not because Argentina completed a comeback—that happens in football. They're debating whether every decisive incident was judged with the same level of care."

"In the end, the result will remain in the history books. Argentina go through. Egypt go home."

"But the discussion surrounding VAR will continue, because whenever fans believe consistency is missing, the conversation stops being about football and starts being about officiating."

"And that's something nobody wants, because the players—not the referees—should always be the biggest story after a World Cup match."

[George Galloway @georgegalloway]

This man is a giant you know