"We talk about "recovering' possession and not 'stealing' possession because the ball belongs to us" - Xavi Such a simple instruction that has huge psychological benefits. ❤️

Wallahi these types of people are the one who only wants to see Saudi open alcohol stores, and they want Saudi to allow Shirk and Bidah.

Essentially, when the team gets it *right* chances can be created, because it’s still a difficult system to defend against. The high xG numbers are testament to that. But it couldn’t go right often enough, because of all the reasons I’ve just laid out.

What I can’t explain is why the pressing and low block got so much worse. I assume it’s the lack of Gavi, Busquets, Balde. It could also be because Xavi’s block is very zonal, and as other teams attack more positionally, they get exploited. (How often is Koundé isolated 1v1?)

(Quick sidenote that elite wingers are also CRUCIAL for Xavi’s idea of football. The space that’s being quickly exploited is often out-wide, so without devastating 1v1 specialists, you lose your most important point of attack. Xavi never actually got a real left winger.)

Anyway, put all that together and you get a team that no longer looks or feels like the high-intensity monster that Xavi wanted to build. The structural changes could not overcome the lack of a pivot, and only served to make the team more boring to watch, not more effective.

3. IS XAVI A GOOD COACH? Xavi’s football is Barcelona through and through. It’s built on Cruyff's understanding of space/time. It resonates perfectly with La Masia. In addition, the highly vertical twist added something new, that was genuinely fun to watch. And won trophies.

However, Xavi had to be pragmatic at Barca. Given the squad, he had to settle for a watered-down version in the pursuit of results. It didn’t really work. So if you want to hire Xavi, you need to understand him, and what he needs to create the BEST version of his football.

It’s a type of football meant for the very highest level. He needs certain types of players, and he needs them to be elite. That makes him a hard sell for most clubs. Because ultimately, you need to adapt for Xavi. If he has to adapt for you, it probably isn’t worth it.

That’s not to say Xavi won’t mature, add new ideas, or reconfigure the old ones. But *this* version of Xavi was incompatible with *this* version of Barcelona. I still believe he’s done an outstanding job in the circumstances - external and internal. He’s an excellent statesman.

And honestly, given his football mind, I don’t see why he can’t succeed. If I had to guess where? It’ll be back at Barcelona one day - in more stable circumstances. But maybe he’ll surprise me. I'll be rooting for him wherever he goes.

All those ikhwanis in the West never called out bid'ah or shirk because it's "dangerous", yet they're proactively calling people to boycott and to riot for Palestine while joining them in sit-ins. Proves that they're just hypocritical liars "Jews are our brothers not Zionists" 🤦‍♂️

I am able to make an oath by Allah that if the ikhwanis become rulers, they will destroy the sunnah and the people of the sunnah, and the society. - Sheikh Muqbil ibn Hadi Al Wadi'i (25 years ago in Al Bukraan Fee Nasf Jama'itil Eemaan)

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Shaykh Hasan Somali & Shamsi Talk on Misconceptions about coming to Umrah (Hikmah Publications)

Many brothers have been messaging me about this Tate situation. This is a clear up. I explained the situation to our Shaykh, Shahaab Ad-Din Bin Āllamah Hassan Al-Banna. I mentioned the name of Andrew Tate and his statement and how he was advised and refuses to repent or refuses