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he is so bbg coded
him in this kit plsssss 馃構馃構馃槴馃槴
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#william saliba#arsenal fc#premier league#saliba#sillysaliba#centreback#茅quipe de france#footballfic#football#hes so bbg coded i cant#him in pink锟斤拷#馃┓馃┓馃┓
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funny how much ppl hate city and spurs that the entire football world is dunking on city right now without giving any credit to spurs when the last time their team beat city away at the etihad was never. possibly in another timeline if i鈥檓 being gracious
#very annoying that so many comments from pundits and fans alike are either talking abt city鈥檚 injury crisis#or how this is good for the league or whatever and 115 and oil etc etc those same talking points#meanwhile we get no credit for handing them their worst defeat at home in the pep era#with both our centrebacks out. title contenders struggle against this lot with a fully healthy squad#we鈥檝e been doing it for years 馃檹馃従#anyway it鈥檚 our valour is what i mean to say
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ALERT ALERT
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he could never hurt a fly guys. hes too cute.
Ali (in his first season at Liverpool): AND JUST WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?! I SWEAR IF YOU DON'T COME HERE RIGHT NOW-
The centreback union: AWWWW~
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馃拰 Send this to the twelve nicest people you know or who seem to have a good heart and if you get five back you must be pretty awesome. 馃拰
ICE ICE BABYYYYYY 馃ズ鈥硷笍馃挒馃挒馃挆馃挆 ILY YOU'RE SO SWEEEETT
#if you look at the credits on centreback mountain (2023) you can see the words 'i love ice' written on there 馃槍馃グ#asks#ask games!!#ice tag 馃
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ngl i am rooting for the pavard hattrick, just because it'd be funny
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there is hope
#no cause if we get her and jacko back by liguilla + if alessandra is given a chance and she turns out to be good#then we鈥檒l have much more options in defense馃槶 especially since both karla and jackie can play as either centrebacks or fullbacks#馃檹馃徏馃檹馃徏馃檹馃徏
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LUKA鈥橲 SCORED AGAIN 馃槶
#17 yr CENTREBACK who鈥檚 got 3 G/A in his last 4 apps#starting for the first team in the belgian league btw these aren鈥檛 youth mins
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gonna be a slabby start to 2023
#get it#cos maguire is starting#somehow#without varane#its too early to be taking psychic damage from seeing that back four#can#you#hear#me#screaminf#!^@%&^%#i woke up at 3:30 for this#and ten hag is still wearing the same old red turtleneck#like for the third time in a row now?#i dont know which stresses me out more#did he hear me say 'change your turtleneck' as 'change your centreback"???#i am TIRED
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Sisters
Irene Paredes x Teen!Reader
Summary: You and your sister's wife
"You know," You say, voice thick and rough with sleep," My sister will get annoyed if she catches you sleeping in my bed."
"Luc铆a聽sent me to get you."
"And you're doing that by getting in bed with me?"
You flutter your eyes open, rolling over until your face to face with your sister in law.
Irene looks down at you, a smile on her face as she reaches out to pinch your cheek.
You squawk at her, swatting her hand away with a little yelp. "Stop it! You're so mean!"
"And you slept past your alarm," Irene reminds you," You need to stop doing that."
"Who are you? My mum?"
Irene grins. "I mean, technically-"
You groan, pulling a pillow over your eyes to block her out.
With your parents failing health and your own dedications at La Masia, they had signed their rights away and transferred your custody to your sister, Luc铆a.
Irene had put her own name on the paperwork too - something about it running smoother if it was clear it would be a couple taking care of you and not just Luc铆a.
You feel a poke on your shoulder and you swat blindly at Irene.
"Leave me alone," You say," Why can't you just let me sleep?"
"Because we have training," She replies, continuing to poke you," And you take ages to get ready. You're worse than Mateo."
"Mateo's practically a baby," You say," If he takes long to get ready then it's Luc铆a's fault."
"What's your excuse then?"
You sit up, shrugging. "It's Luc铆a's fault. She got me ready as a kid too. She's the reason I take so long."
"Go and get dressed, hermana," Irene says with an eye roll," I'm leaving in ten so if you're not ready by then I'm leaving without you."
"No you won't!" You yell after her.
You don't think she will but you still rush to change just in case.
Irene's stood at the door when you get downstairs, throwing her keys up and down while Luc铆a bustles around the kitchen with Mateo.
"Kiss your sister goodbye," Irene teases as you scoop up your bag and approach.
You groan. "You're so annoying."
"I don't hear you telling your sister how much you love her."
You make sure to drag your feet all the way over to Luc铆a, pressing a kiss to her cheek before doing the same with little Mateo.
"Be good at practice," Luc铆a reminds you," And if Irene gets on your nerves, tell me and I'll keep her in line."
You grin against Luc铆a's shoulder. "She's not all bad."
"Don't tell her that. She's already got a big head. Don't make it get bigger."
"I'll try."
"Let's go," Irene says, getting a bit impatient and you pull away from your sister.
"You're the one that made me say goodbye."
"Oh? So it's my fault?"
You pretend to think. "Yes. Yes it is."
Irene rolls her eyes fondly as an arm is thrown over your shoulder. "Love you Luc铆a, love you, Mateo! I promise I won't kill your sister!"
The car ride is an easy one, familiar.
You'd signed your first professional contract with Barcelona in the summer, rising through the ranks of La Masia before taking your place as one of the new centrebacks Barcelona signed for the new season.
"You nervous?" Irene's eyes are on the road as she speaks.
You rolls your eyes and scoff," No."
It's a complete lie and you think Irene knows that because one hand leaves the gearbox to gently rub your shoulder.
It's a little annoying how good she is at doing it while she's driving.
"You're going to do great," She soothes, the same voice she uses when Luc铆a is anxious and Mateo is crying," It's going to go so well for you. Everyone's friendly and no one is going to make fun of you."
You stare out the window. "You don't know that."
"Tell me if they do." She's gone serious now, pulling into a line of traffic and turning to look at you. "I know you like to solve things yourself but I'm serious. If anyone says anything or they make you uncomfortable, you come and get me."
"I know, Irene," You reply," You've been saying that kind of stuff for years."
She grins at you. "Just making sure you remember. No one is going to be mean to you but just in case."
"You're not going to hover, are you? Because I'll tell Luc铆a. She says you need to stop that."
"Luc铆a's not the boss of me."
You both exchange looks before bursting into laughter.
"Yes, she is."
Irene rolls her eyes. "Fine. I won't hover if you tell me if someone's making you uncomfortable. Deal?"
"Deal."
"Good." She looks back the queue in front of her. "Now what do you want from the drive through?
You frown. "Luc铆a said last night we weren't allowed to get breakfast from the drive through."
Irene winks. "I won't tell if you won't."
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the lionesses biggest problems against france and my solutions
keira walsh unable to lose her marker
the lack of a left footed centreback
poor defending of corners especially from hampton
terrible substitutions
a lack of speed and players in the box
a lack of creativity in line-ups making us completely predictable
okay, let's look at these problems in depth:
sarina loves a 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 looking something like this:
however this line-up has multiple problems. the first is that it's predictable, it is a slight modification of the same line-up with the same people that has been used since the euros except it no longer has the same level of success because the opposition has figured out it's weaknesses.
the first major risk is the reliance of Keira Walsh. Germany had figured this out by the Euros Final. as one of the best holding midfielder in the world, she's absolutely crucial in terms of the passes she provides forward and her ball recovery but if you just put one player on her all game (in France's case it was Kenza Dali) you can mark her out and remove England's ball recovery ability and ensure that they struggle to get the ball forward.
Another weakness is that if Sarina choses to start Greenwood, as she did yesterday, there is no defender with a good left foot and that leaves the defence vulnerable and also limits the connection that Hemp can have with her full-back down the left. Furthermore, without Lauren James, Ella Toone doesn't provide the same speed running in behind in the 10 role and that switch with Russo to allow Russo to overload the midfield and start goal scoring play. It was something that she did multiple times against France but Toone didn't make her way into the box like James and there is no finishing. English is struggling without that out and out striker, and Lauren James compensated for that gap. Without James, speed in the frontline is also lost, leaving Hemp the fastest forward player and no one chasing after her to get into the box with her.
Also loosing Earps meant that Hampton was shaky and thrown off coming on and she has never been as strong at set piece defending. Khiara may be a better option to defend set pieces where France are deadly but that's too much pressure for a debut game almost. I would like to see Khiara get her first England cap in the next Ireland match to allow be more of an option for Sarina as competition for Earps and Hampton. Sarina also failed in terms of not making a subsitution until the seventieth minute and bringing on experience where England clearly needed more speed and fresh legs. Leaving Jess Naz, Grace Clinton and Jess Park's speed on the bench was criminal.
what's the solution?
in my opinion, sarina has to use an entirely new line-up that does a few things:
either takes Walsh off the pitch or uses a midifeld overload that allows her more freedom
brings more speed into the attacking line
places a winger or ten behind Russo with the ability to get into the box
makes space for a left-footed centreback
there are a few options:
3-4-3
this is my least favourite option. it solves the keira walsh problem by taking her off the pitch but that leaves stanway as the sole holding midfielder. furthermore, it gives space for a left footed centreback in alex greenwood but it means bronze is pushed into the midfield which she can play effectively and would allow for speed in the attack but can leave a defensive hole on the wings. also without a clear left midfielder (carter could maybe play where i've place clinton and if she does, clinton should replace kirby). however clinton has speed to get into the box and as does kirby. this is also tiring for the midfield however england does have the midfield depth to bring on in park.
4-4-2 (diamond)
4-4-2 is on the left and the diamond option is on the right
both are strong choices for this england side and i think that hemp can also play up front next to russo with mead on the right with bronze and clinton or stanway on the left. two centre-forwards in russo and mead/hemp allows the centrebacks to be occupied and for a high press which can interfere with the french attempt to play out from the back that they love. clinton allows has the pace to run in behind when russo or mead manage to steal the ball allowing for a quick counter attack. four in the midfield can also overload the three that the french place in the there and challenge their ability to mark keira walsh out of the game. furthermore, a strong press in russo and hemp/mead allows the midfield be bypassed because the four doesn't always provide a full overload. two upfront can also compensate for when russo drops into the midfield and to hold up the ball, this also allows for the full overload with five in the midfield to pull markers off keira. with a strong left back in greenwood who can play centreback, williamson can also drop into the midfield for an overload. a four at the back with the left-footed defender allows for a deep block if the ball is lost, something that is likely to happen if france play in the midfield again.
3-5-2
this is my favourite line-up
the five in the midfield allows for a complete overload that can release walsh and give her the freedom to pass forward. furthermore, there is the left-footed centreback in greenwood. bronze and hemp playing as wing-backs also allows for a deep block when they drop back and they are both fast at getting both back and forward on the defense and attack which can be the main weakness of this line-up however bronze and hemp can play well as wing-backs. furthermore, bronze, hemp and clinton can overload the final third to support the high press of russo and mead that ensures players in the box and speed on a break to that can work quickly to throw off a french defense and a build up of play from the back
i think this will solve a lot of england's problems going forward and back and release keira walsh in the midfield as well as throwing france off with a new line-up that they wouldn't be expecting
i would also like to see jess park and aggie beever-jones up front to provide support as a striker for alessia russo or speed in behind replacing grace clinton
#the lionesses#lionesses#england lionesses#england wnt#england women#wembley#sarina weigman#keira walsh#alessia russo#leah williamson#fran kirby#grace clinton#jess park#lucy bronze#aggie beever-jones#millie bright#alex greenwood#lauren hemp#mary earps#hannah hampton#khiara keating#chloe kelly#arsenal wfc#georgia stanway#ella toone#lucas analysis
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https://x.com/evtpe/status/1849387724408852503 baby centreback with toddler centreback
Ronald is not a toddler!!
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italy's centrebacks doing the defending AND attacking
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caption this >:3 !!!!!
Virgil (trying to impress Ali): absolutely NOTHING jumpscares me! not a rat, not robbo's bedsheet "ghost", not a clown--
Ibou (pops out of box that the fullbacks have secretly pushed next to virgil): BOO!
Virgil and Ali: (screech)
Ibou: relax guys, it's just me! 馃榾
Virgil: phew it's just our sunshine centreback!
Robbo (loudly as usual) TRENTSKI! I GOT VIRGIL'S SCREAMING ON VIDEO!!!
#liverpool fc#lfc#liverpool#virgil van dijk#alisson becker#ibrahima konate#andrew robertson#trent alexander arnold#another average day of chaos inside kirkby#asks
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