Iniesta and Zidane are the two best players I have watched in that role of half 8 half 10. They had everything everyone who can be considered to be the best had or have but they also had the extra.

Max Downman is getting those Garnacho Man United hype. Just a very good young player, nothing special.

✅✍🏿Max Downman is a very good English talent. A young lad. Wish him all the best. Though I don't understand the hype to appoint Messi name is being mentioned. Good young talent, nothing actually special about him. 7 years time we will revisit this.

✅✍🏿As long as Arsenal manage all their remaining home matches well, they will be champions. Arsenal always look more intense at home in big moments than they do away.

✅✍🏿 A football sabbatical break will be healthy for Mikel Arteta. I expect him to take one from this summer. Modern-day football coaching is too draining.

✅✍🏿I am also anticipating Mikel Arteta to take a football break from summer irrespective of how this season will go. He surely needs a break. Then, get back to Bayern, Liverpool type of clubs. I will be very surprised if he stays at Arsenal beyond summer.

✅✍🏿Aston Villa have lost Kamara, McGinn, and now Tielemans. That’s their entire midfield, minus Onana. It’s going to be very difficult for them to keep up in the race. They may be out of it unless Unai find solutions.

✅✍🏿Endrick is going to be a superstar. I’ve been saying this even when he was sitting on the bench. I’m his number one fan. He’s going to be a force of nature to deal with.

✅✍🏿Mikel Arteta must ensure he doesn’t let this one slip. If it does slip, there will be a CIVIL WAR.

✅✍🏿Success principles are the same, but never underrate how much your location or environment can affect your life Sometimes you have the right ideas and the right mentality, but the environment can hold you back. Get out of your village or small town and move to a bigger towns

I’d spend everything to get a Tier 1 manager first. The right manager can turn good players into champions.

✅✍🏿I never get why clubs spend crazy money on players but settle for a 5-tier manager. The truth is, top managers shape the team, mentality, and even transfers. If a club calls someone “head coach” instead of “manager,” it usually means they don’t fully trust him.

For Liverpool, that would be the smarter option in terms of stability. It gives the club a chance to build continuity and be in a stronger position to compete next season, rather than restarting the cycle by appointing a new coach.

If Slot finishes in the top five, which should be enough for a Champions League spot next season, and reaches the Champions League quarter-finals, I think he keeps his job.

And in football, anything that looks extraordinary rarely stays hidden - unless you are Barcelona or Real Madrid, clubs powerful enough to keep good things to themselves. Arsenal do not have that luxury.

✅✍🏿Within the next 18 months, Arteta will no longer be coaching Arsenal. He is already regarded within the industry as one of the very best.

His time at Arsenal is not far from over. Arteta understands that you must pass through a demanding process before earning the right to manage the Big Three: Madrid, Barça, and Bayern.

✅✍🏿Arteta has been very patient. Believe me, Arsenal will not be his last club. He is going through a process that will eventually land him at one of the elite jobs — Real Madrid, Barcelona, or Bayern Munich.

Sign Micky van de Ven @FCBarcelona

✅✍🏿Cameroon, Senegal, and Morocco are now leading Africa at Under-17 to Under-21 level. They have an abundance of high-quality youth players.

✅✍🏿Amorim was a poor choice for Manchester United, especially when you consider his style of play. His appointment goes down as one of the worst decisions the club’s board has made in recent years. The earlier they part ways, the better for everyone involved.