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Not talking about current performance, but pure potential.

Which young player do you think has the highest ceiling in world football right now?

Looking back, that 2010 semi-final at Camp Nou felt less like a normal tactical battle and more like a psychological fight between two managers at their absolute peak.

Once Inter went down to 10 men, the entire dynamic of the tie shifted and everything became about control, emotion, and how both sides reacted under pressure.

Mourinho kicked prime Barcelona out and won the UCL vs Bayern that year.

Do you think Mourinho actually got the better of Guardiola in that tie mentally, or was it simply Inter executing a perfect defensive plan & can you expect this version of Jose, if he does come back?

​Is it too early to say Mitch Lewis?

No matter where he manages, you can still see the same connection Hansi Flick builds with his players that Bayern fans saw during the sextuple season.

Losing his father just hours before El Clásico and still showing up to coach Barcelona against Real Madrid with the title on the line takes unbelievable strength.

Then seeing Barça players run to him after goals and Pedri dedicate the title afterwards honestly felt like classic Flick team spirit again.

We can all agree, that Hansi Flick is one of the greatest managers but even a better human. His father would be proud. RIP.

After the 2018 Champions League final, his career really stalled. Limited minutes, different clubs, and even time without a contract.

Now at Schalke, he’s putting together solid performances and keeping clean sheets in a promotion push.

Do you see this as a genuine rebuild, or more a run of form in a different environment?

It still feels crazy looking back at the Keylor Navas situation.

He helped Real Madrid win 3 consecutive Champions League titles and the club still spent years looking for replacements.

First it was De Gea, then eventually Courtois arrived and Navas lost his place anyway.

I understand why Madrid wanted Courtois because he became one of the best keepers in the world, but it always felt like Navas had to prove himself more than other players despite constantly delivering in huge matches.

For me, he is one of the most disrespected elite goalkeepers of the modern era.

My pick is Rasmus Hojlund. He’s often been put in a role where he has to lead the line with pretty limited service and a lot of pressure, which doesn’t really suit how raw his game still is. I think in a more transition-heavy league like the Bundesliga, where he’d get more space to run into and more consistent balls in behind, he’d look a lot more complete and dangerous straight away

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There is no premier League team that is pysically imposing with like 5 drogbas in one team. That team simply does not exist and has never existed, its a myth. Football at the top level cannot accomodate a number of these players, there has to be balance between pysicality and technique. we have seen Arsenal lose to the much less pysical PSG over 2 legs, PSG only had two tall players one being Marquinhos.

Jorginho played in the league for many years, Ayari plays DM for Brighton, Martnez is playing at CB for United , Hujsen was proclaimed as one of the best CBs and he is barely physical, Bernado Silva players even DM For City, David Silva was star in the league, the Current liverpool squad have a midfield that includes Mac Allister, Szobosslai, Jones, Enzo Fernades barely tackles, Mazraoui is barely physical.

Physical players does not mean that u will be hard to play against, Lukaku and Drogba are not hard to play against than Eto'o because their technique disadvantage makes them easier to track. Joelinton also a good example of that.

IMO: Football across the top 5 leagues is not appealing, only the UCl has decent football. And the PL is not any better and the pysicality, intensity argument is a cope especilly when seen PL teams like leeds, Fulham, Everton, Palace, Sunderland, Chelsea, Bournemouth. These are not very good teams to watch.