@amywilsonMI@TheBig4Tweets Flight attendant: Is there a doctor on this flight?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for an auditor to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if what they did in the PY works!
๐จ๐๏ธ Wayne Rooney on choosing between Andrey Santos and Mateus Fernandes:
๐ฃ๏ธ Presenter: โBetween Manchester United signing Andrey Santos for ยฃ50 million and Tottenham signing Mateus Fernandes for ยฃ85 million, who do you think got the better deal?โ
๐ฃ๏ธ Rooney: โLast season, Mateus Fernandes scored 3 goals and provided 4 assists in 36 Premier League games for West Ham, while Andrey Santos scored 10 goals and registered 3 assists in 32 Ligue 1 matches on loan at Strasbourg.
Mateus is more of a hardworking box-to-box midfielder. He suits managers who want intensity, brave passing, and someone who can carry the ball through midfield under pressure.
Santos is different. Heโs a deep-lying playmaker who controls the tempo of the game, but he also has an excellent habit of arriving late in the box to score goals, which explains his numbers in France.
At ยฃ50 million, I actually think United may have done very good business.
Time will tell, but if Santos adapts well to the Premier League, people might look back and say United made the smarter investment.โ ๐
South Africa deserve a lot of credit for getting better in each game.
They are a welcome addition to the knockout stages.
They deviated from their typical play style in the first game as they shifted to a back 3 which didn't work in or out of possession (0 points).
Shifted to a back 4 in a 4-3-3 and played with more in-possession balance and more directness in the build-up against Czech's man-to-man press but lacked defensive clarity (1 point).
And against South Korea they maintained their in-possession balance in the 4-3-3 but improved their defensive clarity by sticking to a compact 4-4-2 and defending in a mid/low block with a big transitional threat (3 points).
The results have reflected the quality of the performances.
It was a real shame to see Broos go against the country's identity and DNA in the first game by shifting to a defensive system without the ambition to be proactive and to take the game to the opponent. Instead, they were overly pragmatic and lacked clarity with and without the ball.
As soon as they reverted to the identity of ambitious, technical, and dynamic football which has been created by the Mamelodi Sundowns in recent years, South Africa found success again.
But, the thing is, they did not do it in a 'naive' way. The Sundowns were often naive in the Club World Cup as they constantly tried to play out of man-to-man pressure by playing out from the back when the optimal solution is to find ways to quickly advance the ball into 1v1 situations high. Against Mexico, South Africa were guilty of this error once again, but they were much more direct and logical with their approach against Czech Republic and South Korea as they often played one pass short to lure the press on before playing direct to 1v1 situations high.
Plus, in the defensive moment, instead of going 'gung-ho', they played a compact and well-drilled 4-4-2 against a team that struggles to break the opponent down in open play and South Africa used their outlets to get up the pitch and to be a threat in counter-attacking moments.
Combine that with their typical bravery, ambition, dynamism, and short + sharp combination play in possession and you get a well-drilled and nicely balanced team.
The blueprint to success is clear so Broos should certainly stick with it going forwards. Canada are difficult opposition, but South Africa can go toe-to-toe with them if they maintain tactical balance and play with their typical level of bravery. Expecting a very fun round of 32 game.
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Tshepo Maimane shook the commentator's booth ๐๐ซจ
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#DStvFIFAWorldCup2026 | #EverythingCanWait
Weโre not covering the World Cup this summer. Weโre covering The Worldโs Cup.
We were on the beaches in Brazil in 2014. The streets of Moscow in 2018. But in 2022, we did something different. We went thousands of miles from the stadium, deep into Argentina, to show what the tournament actually does to the people who live for it. We found something so special that weโre doing it again. Even bigger.
So while the matches themselves unfold in the US, Canada and Mexico, weโll be showing how they are experienced everywhere else - in Baghdad, Tashkent, Asunciรณn, Praia and far beyond. The World Cup doesnโt only belong to the host nations. It belongs to everyone who lives for it.
Stay tuned, something very special is on the way.
There are places we pass through in lifeโฆ and there are places that become part of who we are.
Manchester will forever be my home.
To the city, the club, and every supporter, my sincerest thank you. These past four years have been unforgettable, filled with moments my family and I will carry with us for the rest of our lives. There simply arenโt enough words to describe the happiness and warmth weโve felt here.
Thank you for every cheer, every memory, and for making us feel at home from the very first day.
Forever a Red Devil โค๏ธ
๐ฟ๐ฆ South Africa's Mbekezeli Mbokazi might have just scored the ๐ง๐๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ of all ๐ง๐๐จ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ against Panama. ๐
What a STRIKE. ๐๐