Ibrahim Mustapha
@ibrahimmustapha.bsky.social
Journalist (News Editor, WBD: TNT Sports/Eurosport), author, dad, voice over, football shirt enthusiast, idiot
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Some clubs are allowed to lose 20+ games a season but every time a certain team loses one it’s “bottling”
May 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Some clubs are allowed to lose 20+ games a season but every time a certain team loses one it’s “bottling”
Reposted by Ibrahim Mustapha
As wonderful as PSG have been, and they have been, this remains a well funded Qatari project, evidenced by country’s representative N al Khelaifi to football doing the post-match TV on CBS. This new team isn’t cheap either. Stars gone, but rebuild has not been on the cheap. Quality everywhere.
May 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
As wonderful as PSG have been, and they have been, this remains a well funded Qatari project, evidenced by country’s representative N al Khelaifi to football doing the post-match TV on CBS. This new team isn’t cheap either. Stars gone, but rebuild has not been on the cheap. Quality everywhere.
One thing about Arsenal is you just know there isn’t a moment of inexplicable heroism in this competition. There’s no United 99, Liverpool Istanbul, Chelsea’s 2012 run, even Spurs against Ajax. Never happening is it?
May 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
One thing about Arsenal is you just know there isn’t a moment of inexplicable heroism in this competition. There’s no United 99, Liverpool Istanbul, Chelsea’s 2012 run, even Spurs against Ajax. Never happening is it?
Imagine your roof is leaking and you decide to re-do your carpets instead. That’s what Arsenal have done this year
Tfailure to buy a striker in January has destroyed this season. Absolutely unforgivable. I’m furious
May 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Imagine your roof is leaking and you decide to re-do your carpets instead. That’s what Arsenal have done this year
Tfailure to buy a striker in January has destroyed this season. Absolutely unforgivable. I’m furious
May 7, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Tfailure to buy a striker in January has destroyed this season. Absolutely unforgivable. I’m furious
Me last night: Football is great, fantastic, the greatest! I don’t understand how anyone cannot love this sport!
Me right now: I envy anyone who has never wasted a single second of their lives on this painful, stress-inducing game
Me right now: I envy anyone who has never wasted a single second of their lives on this painful, stress-inducing game
May 7, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Me last night: Football is great, fantastic, the greatest! I don’t understand how anyone cannot love this sport!
Me right now: I envy anyone who has never wasted a single second of their lives on this painful, stress-inducing game
Me right now: I envy anyone who has never wasted a single second of their lives on this painful, stress-inducing game
I know football(/sports) fans tend to amplify and dwell their teams’ failings but if you are Barca, how are you coping with Roma, Liverpool (not to mention the Bayern shambles) and now this in this competition over the last decade?
May 6, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I know football(/sports) fans tend to amplify and dwell their teams’ failings but if you are Barca, how are you coping with Roma, Liverpool (not to mention the Bayern shambles) and now this in this competition over the last decade?
Football is great, innit?
May 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Football is great, innit?
A statistical deep dive into Trent Alexander-Arnold and quite simply, how flipping good he has been for Liverpool over last nine years. Not sure *how* you replace this kind of output really
www.tntsports.co.uk/football/pre...
www.tntsports.co.uk/football/pre...
www.tntsports.co.uk
May 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
A statistical deep dive into Trent Alexander-Arnold and quite simply, how flipping good he has been for Liverpool over last nine years. Not sure *how* you replace this kind of output really
www.tntsports.co.uk/football/pre...
www.tntsports.co.uk/football/pre...
Celebration body-language experts in the mud
May 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Celebration body-language experts in the mud
Liverpool can reach a maximum of 91 points this season. Which amazingly, will be less than the totals they reached finishing second in 2019 (97) and 2022 (92). Klopp was so unlucky
May 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Liverpool can reach a maximum of 91 points this season. Which amazingly, will be less than the totals they reached finishing second in 2019 (97) and 2022 (92). Klopp was so unlucky
These pre-match questions/chat about the guard of honour are so weird. Why are we trying to force controversy and a talking point out of something that we just used to do and accept as normal without comment?
May 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
These pre-match questions/chat about the guard of honour are so weird. Why are we trying to force controversy and a talking point out of something that we just used to do and accept as normal without comment?
Arsenal’s top scorer in the Prem this season after 35 games is Kai Havertz with 9 and he hasn’t played since Feb. There are 19 players in the league with 10 goals or more this season. Can’t even comprehend this not being addressed in the summer
May 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Arsenal’s top scorer in the Prem this season after 35 games is Kai Havertz with 9 and he hasn’t played since Feb. There are 19 players in the league with 10 goals or more this season. Can’t even comprehend this not being addressed in the summer
How the turntables have turned
Arsenal have conceded 38.7% of their Premier League goals this season from set-piece situations.
That's the greatest proportion of all PL clubs in 2024-25.
That's the greatest proportion of all PL clubs in 2024-25.
May 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
How the turntables have turned
Onside surely?
April 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Onside surely?
This match has been like soothing balm on the pain of last night. What a brilliant game of association football
April 30, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This match has been like soothing balm on the pain of last night. What a brilliant game of association football
This finishes 5-2 to Barca at this point
April 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This finishes 5-2 to Barca at this point
Yamal. Absolutely sensational
April 30, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Yamal. Absolutely sensational
That’s a disgusting finish by Thuram. Absolute filth!
April 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
That’s a disgusting finish by Thuram. Absolute filth!
I’ve been upset, angry, annoyed, frustrated and downright furious after games but rarely just sad. Today I feel sad
April 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I’ve been upset, angry, annoyed, frustrated and downright furious after games but rarely just sad. Today I feel sad
Arsenal v PSG? In the semi-finals of a European competition? This has happened before, you know. The kids today might not care about the Cup Winners’ Cup but those of us old enough to remember know it was a big deal at the time…
www.tntsports.co.uk/football/cha...
www.tntsports.co.uk/football/cha...
www.tntsports.co.uk
April 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Arsenal v PSG? In the semi-finals of a European competition? This has happened before, you know. The kids today might not care about the Cup Winners’ Cup but those of us old enough to remember know it was a big deal at the time…
www.tntsports.co.uk/football/cha...
www.tntsports.co.uk/football/cha...
Caliante Caldentey! What a goal!
April 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Caliante Caldentey! What a goal!
Well, that’s killed the vibes stone dead
April 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Well, that’s killed the vibes stone dead
At least when Arsenal finish third (or fourth?) away fans won’t keep singing “second again”. Every cloud?
April 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
At least when Arsenal finish third (or fourth?) away fans won’t keep singing “second again”. Every cloud?
This is very difficult to process mentally
Norwich sack their manager, leaving Jack Wilshere in charge for their final games of the season.
On May 3rd they host Cardiff, where Aaron Ramsey is temporarily in charge.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
On May 3rd they host Cardiff, where Aaron Ramsey is temporarily in charge.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Norwich sack head coach Thorup and place Wilshere in interim charge
Norwich City have sacked their head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup, with Jack Wilshere taking charge until the end of the season
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This is very difficult to process mentally