First five minutes, he just kept on pushing me, so I was thinking, All right, let's have it', Haaland revealed to the Sky panel. So, then I started pushing him back, and for me, this is a proper goal. I was a bit tired before the game. Going into the game, I was thinking, It's going to be a tough game'. But then after 10 seconds, he starts pushing me, and he starts motivating me, so all praise to him, honestly, he made me want to do that.
All of our problems that we need to solve can be solved through violence. Yeah, they want to legislate it out of the game. But we play defensive football. And in defensive football, at some point, you draw a line of sand and you say, I'm going to set the edge. I'm going to stick my helmet under this guy's chin, and I'm going to set the edge. I'm going to violently take the ball away. And that's what we need to do.
"We're going to be hard to play against and I think that's the key," Domi said. "Teams are going to know, when they see our team on the schedule, that's gonna be a tough night. You gotta back it up, and it starts with the habits at practice, competing against your buddies, and that's hard to do. But, if you do it every single day for the course of the whole season, you're setting yourself up for success."
I think the physicality is clear and it has been for a few years It has become a running game. It has become beyond extreme with the physical capabilities. We found it with Burnley we built a Championship team that could come out of small spaces. Then go to the Premier League: cyborgs, that's what you're up against. It was unreal. They just run you but also have ridiculous ability that's why you pay 80m for that type of profile.
Matthew Knies is no stranger to Olympic hockey but despite that, he will face some tough competition for a roster spot on Team USA's final team. But, he can bring something more than any one of his peers. All of the 44 players that Team USA decided to bring to their Olympic orientation camp were present and participating earlier this week, with both Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies seen together.
Under Manager Eddie Howe, Newcastle's strongest attribute is its tough, aggressive defense. This approach has allowed the Magpies to seal games and change their narrative in recent years, while also fostering a hostile relationship with many Premier League teams, including Liverpool. Without Darwin Nunez's heroic off-the-bench performance two years ago, Liverpool's vulnerability at St. James' Park would be even clearer.
"I think pass pro gets physical. It's a man's game and things happen out there ... there's a time where obviously you don't want to go out there and fight and get in trouble but you also don't want to back down from nobody."
