Sergej Barbarez:
"I would change the formation if I had two good wingers next to Esmir, who slowly gets into what we expect.
We will work on it, we have some ideas, discussions, maybe something will appear in the future, get ready for some more surprises."
Haris #Medunjanin officially ended his playing career today. In total, he played 559 matches in his career, scored 72 goals, and added 72 assists.
He played 60 matches for the Bosnia-Herzegovina national team and scored nine goals.
GRANDE MEDUNJANIN!!
🎙️ Carlo Ancelotti: “The mistake that new generation coaches make is that they give too much information about the game with the ball to the players.
This takes away creativity. It is one thing to tell the player the positioning without the ball, there you have to give a lot of information, because without the ball it is concentration, sacrifice and collective play.
With the ball it depends on the creativity of the player. If Vinícius or Rodrygo feel more comfortable opening up a little more when the team has the ball, I'm not going to tell them to stay inside; because it is an individual interpretation of the game.
I don't go there, because I don't want to take away everyone's creativity." ❤️
Messi preposterously winning the Ballon d’Or this year is yet more proof that the whole ‘Golden Ball’ system is rigged. He should have won 2 fewer, @Cristiano should have won 2 more, and Haaland should have won this year. End.
Cristiano Ronaldo liked and laughed in the comments on a video criticizing Messi's eighth Ballon d'Or.
The journalist said that Messi scored six penalties in the World Cup, and should have five Ballon d'Ors, arguing that he took one from Haaland, Lewandowski, and Xavi/Iniesta.
🇲🇦💬 Amine Harit: "Ronaldinho ran, but was not an extraordinary athlete, Zidane too. These kinds of players will unfortunately disappear."
"Today, we are asked to do 12km per match, 40 high-intensity sprints, to reach 33-34 km/h, otherwise you are of no use."
"You can have four good matches, but if you don't produce statistics, you won't be respected." 🤷♂️ (@lequipe)
𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
England: Harry Kane (59 goals)
Spain: David Villa (59 goals)
Italy: Gigi Riva (38 goals)
Netherlands: Van Persie (50 goals)
Germany: Miroslav Klose (71 goals)
France: Giroud (54 goals)
Cristiano Ronaldo since 30: 73 goals.
It's been a journey for me since I came here. I went through a lot but I've never stopped working hard and giving my best every day. I want to be an example that discipline, dedication, and self-belief always pay off. I'm glad you guys recognized it. It means a lot. Thank you!
Kulusevski: "The best player in the world for me is Eden Hazard, he can do anything he wants with the ball. I prefer him to Ronaldo and Messi.
Nobody plays like him and I was so happy to see him play. I was at school and I was thinking; 'Yes, today Eden Hazard is going to play and I'm going home to enjoy 90 minutes of his football!'"
🎙️ Fernando Diniz
“Football, for me, has a lot to do with life. So when people only analyze the tactical part, it's difficult. I’m barely moved by what is said anymore, only the tactical part is talked about and the end result. And football is not about that.”
🎙️ Fernando Diniz, Brazil manager
“Today everything is ‘tactics’, it’s superficial. A row of four, low block, mid block, etc. People just learn half a dozen specific terms, which change as new publications about football come out. And we lose the heart of actual football."
Mikel Arteta on fans not being convinced by Havertz after three matches: “More than two months [people weren’t convinced by Ødegaard]. Gabriel Magalhães was the same. White could not play as a full-back. Ramsdale wasn’t good enough & now you sign another goalkeeper, it’s a catastrophe! Saka was a left-back, eh? Now he’s playing right-wing. Granit Xhaka, we have so many examples, good examples. The players have to love what they do & I think they love more what they do when they feel supported.” #afc
German Berterame of MTY suffers a fracture in his ankle.
Brandon Bye of #NERevs tears his ACL vs Atlas.
Owners would rather protect their wallets than their product.
Ban Turf. Now.