Selman HH

Mostly agnostic. A devoted Culér. I like expansive football, canny humor, tasty food, and good writing. Spare me your political agendas and dogmatic views.

[Selman HH @Selman_hh]

In celebration of Leo's birthday, I share this piece I wrote a few hours before the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final in Qatar. It is also the first writing I upload on Medium.

Feliz cumpleaños, la pulga! 🪄👑🐐

https://t.co/5Rk22pS60b

[Selman HH @Selman_hh]

- Argentina's aggressive approach to duels can be suffocating for opponents Vs it can be too predictable to play around and vacates critical spaces

[Selman HH @Selman_hh]

A few compatible paradoxes from Argentina-Egypt:

- Leo played a shit game until around 80 minutes then decided the game Vs the inconsistent referring clearly helped Argentina
- Someone else should take penalties moving forward Vs Leo should offer them to someone else in the team

[Selman HH @Selman_hh]

- Heroic individual performances coupled with favorable refereeing mistakes partly explain RM's recent CL success Vs anti-Leo Madristas are now complaining about a rigged World Cup and whatnot
- Both Montiel and Molina are subpar Vs Scaloni isn't desperate enough to bet on Barco

[Selman HH @Selman_hh]

@mcarloso Fragile mind.

[Selman HH @Selman_hh]

Every Spanish goal attempt had Dani Olmo's footprint. Such a baller. And Pedri's case is quite curious: he is technically the best midfielder in the world but his mentality seems to tank when the stakes are high. Immortal football in a fragile mind.

[Selman HH @Selman_hh]

@Gerazul_ Gracias.

[Selman HH @Selman_hh]

I like analysts with communicable attention to infinitesimal detail. They expand the canvas.

[József Bozsik @Jozsef_Bozsik]

Ninguém entende a Argentina como eu.

[Selman HH @Selman_hh]

He indeed nailed this one, truth be told.

[József Bozsik @Jozsef_Bozsik]

Tragicamente, errei o Brasil, mas acertei o enredo do jogo da Argentina.

[Noriel Miguel @norival1805]

Increíble partido. Argentina no viene jugando bien, pero el fútbol sigue siendo un estado de ánimo. Y esta gente cree como el primer día. Y Cristian Gabriel Romero es una cosa tremenda. Y Messi, siempre Messi, todavía Messi.

[Miguel Quintana @migquintana]

Los penaltis son la forma que tiene Don Fútbol de demostrarnos que Leo Messi es humano y no un extraterreste.

[Selman HH @Selman_hh]

Woke up to poetic justice. Hey Trump, f*ck you!

[Belgian Red Devils @BelRedDevils]

Overturn this. 🧏‍♂️ #USABEL

[Eslam Ahmed 🇨🇴 @islam_colombia]

حديث حسام حسن عن فلسطين خلال المؤتمر الصحفي لمباراة الأرجنتين في كأس العالم 2026

[Enmanuel @enmanuelrm]

Hoy, en el que probablemente sea tu último baile con Portugal, solo queda darte las gracias. Nos enseñaste que el talento sin una disciplina inquebrantable no es nada, y que rendirse jamás es una opci��n.
Antes de ti, Portugal no figuraba en la primera línea del mapa grande. Hoy dejas un legado eterno: títulos, respeto global y la certeza de que se puede competir contra cualquiera. No solo cambiaste la historia de tu selección, cambiaste la mentalidad de todo un país.

Tu impacto va mucho más allá de los récords. Te ganaste la lealtad de los tuyos y la obsesión de tus detractores; una marca reservada solo para los elegidos.

Gracias por todo. Qué absoluto privilegio haber vivido en tu era.
@Cristiano

[Selman HH @Selman_hh]

Obrigado, Cristiano. Por tudo.

[Selman HH @Selman_hh]

Every Spanish goal attempt had Dani Olmo's footprint. Such a baller. And Pedri's case is quite curious: he is technically the best midfielder in the world but his mentality seems to tank when the stakes are high. Immortal football in a fragile mind.

[Joc de Posició @JocDePosicio5]

«Un artista mai s'acomiada del tot, perquè allò que va crear continua vivint en qui ho va veure.»

Gràcies per tot, geni.

[J.G. Rolim @jgabrielrolim]

@ZattarRafael

[Sports @Sports]

Thank you for everything 🫶

[Selman HH @Selman_hh]

- Had Bruno or Endrick killed the game early, Carlo could have got away with his passive game plan against a generally inferior rival for the umpteenth time

[Selman HH @Selman_hh]

Some takeaways from the Brazil-Norway knockout match:

- Brazil's game after the first goal kind of vindicate Carlo's reactive approach from the start
- Taking off Nusa seemed like a cowardly decision until Sqchjelderup started balling
- Gabriel and Ødegaard are overrated players

[Selman HH @Selman_hh]

- Haaland and Vini deserve a lot more recognition
- Just like the scientific positional football, romantic relationalism can only yield success under the right conditions
- Ney is obviously in bad shape but Carlo robbed us of many minutes in his last World Cup