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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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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Barcelona dominated the whole half, most of the game really, but were just blunt as hell up-front while Madrid took their chance and were gifted another goal by Gerard Martin. hats off to Pedri, Gordon and Cubarsi. everyone else was below par. hope Xavi Espart isn’t badly hurt.
On va vraiment perdre ce Clasico en seconde mi-temps.
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Jesus added nothing and neither has Adeyemi. removing Gordon killed the left side of the attack. shoulda kept him on! oh well.
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so unlucky for Cubarsi who has been holding the defence together almost single-handedly. where was Gerard Martin??? excellent from Jude and Camavinga tbf.
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now Gordon’s off. really good in his first Clasico. if Raphinha was more on it he maybe could have produced something.
that is a PERFECT slide tackle from Gordon. it’s not even a foul let alone a yellow card, but the ref is gonna ref.
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that is a PERFECT slide tackle from Gordon. it’s not even a foul let alone a yellow card, but the ref is gonna ref.
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Gordon is still pressing well and is holding width superbly, causing Dumfries problems. Raphinha has run out of gas.
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Adeyemi for Gordon for me.
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Knew there were people out there I could trust 🥰
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HIT IT FIRST TIME FRENKIE
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good on Raphinha for scoring but get Adeyemi or Jesus on for him please.
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Gerard Martin should score that. great save Lunin but Martin should have left him no chance.
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Carlo Ancelotti cackling away at how terribly Raphinha is playing. Mission Accomplished!
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absolutely RIDICULOUS assist from Pedri! shades of Pirlo to Grosso 20 years ago.
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