Football Writer/Podcaster/Talking Head. Husband. Dad. Geek. Midfield playmaker enthusiast. A flamethrower of opinion, all of which are mine.

London, England
Joined October 2009
Al-hamdu lillahi Rabb il-'alamin Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem Maliki yawmi-d-Din Iyya-ka na'budu wa iyya-ka nasta'in Ihdina-sirat al-mustaqim Sirat al-ladhina an'amta 'alai-him Ghair il-Maghdubi 'alai-him wa la-d-dallin Ameen. #WorldCup #ESP
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Replying to @Zona_Blaugrana
Saca la roja de camavinga cuando ya casi le parte el tobillo en dos a Rodri
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UK government will forever have my gratitude for banning those things nationwide after what happened at Dunblane Primary School
Man in Cleveland kill 2 people on live smh what the world coming to.
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Mbappe is French and plays for Real Madrid and Haaland is Norwegian and plays for Manchester City. that’s the difference.
En vrai quand on réfléchit bien, si Mbappé est en course pour le BO pq Haaland n’aurait pas ses chances ? C’est une vraie question Genre qu’est-ce qui différencie les 2 ? Surtout que Haaland a remporté 2 trophées 🤣
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Watch this and send it to everyone you know. Whats coming is so far worse than anything we’ve already seen. Dont get distracted by the fake antisemitism warnings and reports.
I Just Left the West Bank: What Israel is Planning is TERRIFYING @OborneTweets
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🏆 | There can only be one It's really difficult to separate the three main #BallondOr favourites when looking at their numbers 🔎 Sofascore Rating gives a slight edge to Lamine Yamal ahead of Kane and Mbappé...what do you think? 🤔
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people going on about Rodri imposing a stylistic change when the only difference between last night and previous Clasicos is Barcelona didn’t take their chances. if just one of those first-half misses from Raphinha or Lamine go in, the whole vibe of the game shifts.
El Barça ha jugado como el Manchester City de Guardiola lo hacía contra el Madrid. Y me temo que Rodri ha tenido que ver mucho en ello. El Barça tiene que salir a masacrar al rival, qué mierda es esto de temer a las contras de una puta banda a la que no paramos de darle palizas.
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Barcelona couldn’t get going because of tactical fouling from Madrid (specifically Bernardo and Cucurella) but also their own poor finishing. this is nothing new and has little to do with Rodri.
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Cucurella's aggression and work rate has fooled people into thinking he's a good defender. His entire performance is dependent on how lenient the ref is on the night
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because Barcelona have just come off three brutal away games in a row and are TIRED. plus key senior players Raphinha and Rodri are half-fit which only lessens the pace they can play at and reduces offensive potency. throw in a diabolical refereeing display and… yeah. that.
I just don't understand why we played so slow in possession last night. That was the most un-Flick like performance we've had in a very long time. We were so stale. I don't get it.
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SEVEN WEEKS 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 well, Balde, it’s now or never!
MEDICAL REPORT Tests carried out have confirmed that Xavi Espart is suffering from an injury to the syndesmosis joint in his right ankle due to a collision with an opposing player in the game against Real Madrid. The player will be out for around seven weeks.
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it’s 2024 and João Cancelo plays a disasterclass double header against PSG and Real Madrid, causing Barcelona to lose both games. it’s 2026 and João Cancelo plays a disasterclass double header against PSG and Real Madrid, causing Barcelona to lose both games.
Cancelo j’avais pas vuuuuu wow la semaine !
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interesting that Balde was brilliant but injured in 2024 and fit but terrible in 2026. what happened to him, man??? and yes I know he had a couple good chasedown blocks with his pace that’s STANDARD. his positional defending has eroded to nothing!
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Na every gimmick end this night “4-3-3 in big games” 😂 FDJ enter finish we barely created anything afterwards
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Cucurella committed about 4 yellow card offences yesterday including this one in the 13th minute but didn’t get booked until the 92nd… for dissent. 😂 ref did his job!
🔙🎥 | Gerard Martín released a precise pass to Fermín López to spark a promising counter-attack, but Fermín was immediately brought down by Marc Cucurella, halting the transition in its tracks.
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Cubarsi spent the entire game 1v1 against either Jude or Mbappe and was holding his own with little to no help from his team-mates. he definitely should have cleaned Camavinga out but it’s worth looking at why he had to run into that channel to cover in the first place.
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Cubarsi!!? lol the one who got clowned by camavinga? the one who can't defend a 1v1 to save his life ? well there's no Eric for u tonight to blame
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pray Xavi Espart and Jules Kounde are fit and stay fit until January and then go sign two full-backs in January because Cancelo and Balde are shit and show no signs of improving.
What changes do Barça need to do in order to get back on track? ___________________________
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no doubt the brutal run of 3 tough away games on the spin conditioned Barcelona’s lack of pop at the end of that game, but so many of Barça’s errors were unforced. gotta regroup and get sharper next week!
🚨🎙️| Pedri: "We lacked rhythm with the ball. We've had a lot of silly losses. We knew about the danger. We wanted to win El Clásico in front of our fans. We're leaving sad, but this is a very long road." #fcblive
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GET AN EDGE RUSHER
#49ers pressured Falcons QB Michael Penix on 3 of 34 drop backs today. That 9% pressure rate is their lowest since week 16 of 2024 against Miami (also 9%).
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and the one time he did something good, the cross to Frenkie, the Dutchman fluffed his lines!
I can't remember the last time I saw a player regress as badly as Balde has.
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