Jeremy Strong lived and breathed that Kendall Roy character; entrenched in its turmoil and emotional polarity.
He understands it so well that every facet and reaction is instinctive.
Armstrong's most Promethean creation. Iconic and unforgettable.
Enzo, Paredes, Molina, Otamendi, Tagliafico, Romero, Mac Allister. All fucking dickheads. They deserve nothing. Hope nothing but the worst for them.
They haven't got a clue that Messi's sat alone somewhere in the corner.
Hell of a coup? £117m for Rogers is not a coup. £117m for Olise would be a coup.
At best, he's an £80m player. What a ridiculous overvaluation for an inconsistent, 'moments' player. I've said for years Chelsea vanquish the idea of financial sense. This is yet another example.
Rogers is a wonderful signing for Chelsea. Can play anywhere behind the striker, PL and CL proven and close mates with Cole Palmer. Guess they’ll both be doing the ‘cold’ celebration next season. It’s a hell of a coup given the Arsenal interest.
Only four men have scored a World Cup hat-trick for England:
◎ Geoff Hurst (1966)
◎ Gary Lineker (1986)
◎ Harry Kane (2018)
◉ Bukayo Saka (2026)
Joining some legendary names. 🦁🦁🦁
Saka now on 10 goals and assists in 11 World Cup games. He's playing on fumes, his limbs are ripping apart and he's still one of the top five wingers around. Absolutely world-class.
Saka has 5 G/As in 5 World Cup games, btw.
He's England's most consistently reliable player aside from Kane and Rice. The guy is undeniably elite yet our media class insist on belittling or outright dismissing him. Makes zero sense. Gotta cherish your best players.
Despite my steadfast rage at them making Saka play in this nothing game, I now need him to stay on and get that hattrick purely for principle and pride. We can't let Mbappé and Olise snatch the headlines. We need to make Tuchel swallow his treachery too.
@scottjwillis Seeking logic in the operations of Man City and Chelsea is folly, imo. They've been gradually eroding the financial rubrics of football for the past decade. Enzo, Grealish, Mudryk, Rogers. Giant inflations that snowball for the rest of us.
£100m for Tonali.
£90m for Mateus Fernandes.
£116m for Anderson.
A market unhinged and sent into an entropic death spiral, thanks to a few desperate clubs.
This startled me a little, but if Arsenal are to pay that sort of money, it has to be for the absolute right profile that takes us to the next level.
Rogers is good in moments, but not what we need. Barcola is. A proper LW, a little raw, yet delivers more than 'moments'.
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea reach verbal agreement with Aston Villa to sign Morgan Rogers. Bid of £117m accepted by #AVFC & being finalised. 6+1y contract, medical Monday. #AFC interested but 23yo attacker wanted #CFC; Xabi Alonso instrumental @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/81YbZw7ELc
What Tuchel did in the closing fifteen minutes tonight – the score at 1-0 – will go down as one of the all-time acts of managerial cowardice and self-harm.
Pulled England into the lowest block imaginable, added three defenders to it, and let Messi run the game.
I want his head.
Playing such a deep-block with a back-five is suicidal. Messi basically has carte blanche to create a million chances from any angle outside the box. A goal feels inevitable.
Playing such a deep-block with a back-five is suicidal. Messi basically has carte blanche to create a million chances from any angle outside the box. A goal feels inevitable.
Rodri's dominance and composure, under pressure, at his feet or in the air, is peerless. Exceptional technician and game-reader with a freakish, monolithic physicality. Only Busquets passes as a more complete #6 in the modern era.
Can't wait for that scoundrel to leave the PL.
Saliba back injury again [kept him out for the Title run-in 22/23].
A terrible portent. Arsenal need to invest heavily on a CB now. Possibly one that can deputise for Wilo for 2-3 months and then replace Gabriel entirely in 2 years' time.
Trossard provides cover for all of Saka/Nketiah/Martinelli/Ødegaard.
£21m + add-ons; deal done practically all in the space of 24hrs.
Incredibly shrewd business once again from Edu. Top signing.
Vicente del Bosque: "Los migrantes y sus hijos nos hacen mejores. Ser patriota es pagar impuestos en tu país para una sanidad pública que le garantice un derecho a los que no tienen dinero". Su padre era sindicalista republicano y estuvo encarcelado por la dictadura franquista.