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An era of change is underway at both Genoa and Fiorentina, who coincidentally faced off last weekend. Daniele de Rossi is the new grifone coach, while Paolo Vanoli takes over from Stefano Pioli at Fiorentina. Here I will do a relatively brief investigation into how Vanoli set Fiorentina up. I may do one for De Rossi and Genoa too, but would rather wait until he is actually on the touchline himself. We will start with the lineups Both teams set up in a 3-5-2. 3 changes from midweek, with Comuzzo and Dzeko dropping to the bench, and De Gea coming back in. Moise Kean and Robin Gosens are the big injury losses. Niccolo Fortini has had a strong campaign individually, so starts ahead of Fabiano Parisi at LWB. Sohm starting ahead of Fagioli is also interesting to note.

HOW DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING???

What an insane and instantly iconic moment, Ulberg is the champ Feel so bad for Jiri but he should’ve been more patient, that’s on him #UFC327

Loving the graphics for #LALIGARetro! Excited to see all the kits on display this weekend, but the lineup and scoreboard designs are sick. Also so happy to see the old LaLiga logo return 😍

@DejiCNO I remember it distinctly because it felt so weird, like seeing a time traveler in the wrong era

I have no recollection of Tierney playing this game last season 😂

Just like that the entire tie flips on its head. What a moment from Julian Alvarez. Horrible moment for Cubarsi, so clumsy, as we've seen from him before. Great evening of #UCL so far though 👏👏

Arsenal bros I’m shitting bricks thinking about Bournemouth already, can’t even enjoy the win for one day 😭

@HenokArsena1 @OsmanZtheGooner Think Mosquera needs to start. Use Ben as an option off bench if we need a plan B and utilize his overlaps

@OsmanZtheGooner Timber specially. Ben white is a liability

Need Timber, Saka & Eze back for Saturday.

In hindsight that's a brilliant away performance from Arsenal. Lovely late impact from Gabi, Dowman and King Kai. That said, Bournemouth on Saturday is a massive game, and we will NEED to see serious improvements from this team. For today we rest, COYG ❤️🩶

🥹 65 YEARS IN THE MAKING! 🤩 City are back in the @SkyBetChamp! ⌚️ FT | 👑 1-2 🔴

@colditioner One of the best and most impactful monologues in cinematic history, puts a perfect bow on the film

The final monologue in Yi Yi is one of the most heart-shattering and life affirming endings in cinema history

@TylerCWhitmore Nailed it imo

1A. Timothée Chalamet 1B. Robert Pattinson Gap 3. Paul Mescal 4. Austin Butler Gap 5. Michael B. Jordan 6. Nicholas Hoult 7. Jacob Elordi Gap 8. Glen Powell

Shit

Some of the ball Middlesbrough play is so damn sexy. Not a ground breaking or now observation of course, but yet again I'm impressed

as werner herzog said best, yi yi illuminates the power of cinema

Bosnia’s U21 captain speaks after refusing to shake hands with Israeli players: “My homeland and my parents never raised me to bend my spine before those leading this world toward dishonor and violence.” What an absolute legend 🇧🇦🇵🇸

@fc_mossman For who do you think we are experiencing a trough of disillusionment with currently? After the penalty miss I expect Pio Esposito for some time sadly

The FT Scouting Hype Cycle It doesn't apply to everyone, but most young players follow this kind of 'trajectory vs. perception' progression early on in their careers.

Literally everything about the 2014 World Cup was so peak, amazing aesthetic

Birthday post for Jason Gnakpa, now 22, a CB who has been looking really impressive for Yverdon in the Swiss 2nd division this season. His percentile metrics via FOTMOB: 83rd for passes p/90 88th for pass accuracy 88th for long ball p/90, 90th for accuracy of long balls 88th for touches p/90 95th for duel success rate 91st for aerial duel success rate 91st for interceptions Was Yverdon player of the month in November, is looking excellent in his 2nd season at the club. Immense duel winner, confident on the ball. Defensive volume numbers read understandably low in a possession dominant team, but the capability is clearly there. Last season, when Yverdon and Gnakpa were relegated from the 1st division, his defensive volume numbers were much higher, and success rates still looked good. Excited to see more of this well rounded, promising CB

@NoContextCanMNT Not sure what the point of this is, you have done fine without him, and he's won the Euros + represents the country of his heart. International football should be more than being a mercenary to whoever has a better chance of being in the World Cup. Relax and focus on yourselves

Incredible moment for Bosnia, a country that he been through so much! They have a phenomenal team full of both legends and young talents, super excited to see them on the biggest stage Unbelievable failure for Italy, yet again. Feels unfathomable. Not sure where they go from now