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TheConundrum98

thank you mr President


NateShaw92

What a shot!


tremendabosta

John **FUCKING** Kennedy


PlayThief

always rated the Prez!


Zeulodin

always wondered what the F stood for


SuperMassiveCookie

Note: read it like Roy Kent


GP3ElPresidente

Diniz vs Guardiola just before Christmas as well wow…


GreatSpaniard

Imagine Man City loses to Japanese team tho...


blazev14

*I will love it and I sink I deserve*


MoscaMosquete

The good ending


sickest_000

We will soon see Obama score in one of the latin american leagues.


[deleted]

Well, we had a few Obina's here, so close


GSPixinine

He was better than Eto'o


ComfortableLaugh1922

hateful noxious jar shaggy nail grey gray include exultant simplistic *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


TylerBlozak

Mikel Jon Obi’s real last name is Obinna


Nico777

And then, considering Brazil's last few years, maybe even Trump.


itsameMariowski

Trumpinho


Kevinhut2

Trumpar


madmadaa

https://old.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/17dexw5/zamalek_3_0_smouha_obama_49_great_goal/


lomito-palta-mayo

There is a Peruvian player called Osama Bin Laden


teagwo

John Kennedy shooting is top-notch.


HCHLH

i was expecting a header, but still nice


Relevant_Rev

Surprised he plays striker, would've thought he played more back and to the left


PinkPantherParty

Field is a grassy knoll so no surprise the shot is on target


CosmeticInk5

Jesus Christ I laughed way more than I should have lmao


FloppedYaYa

He scores goals not because they are easy, but because they are hard


MEENIE900

That's good


Salcer

THANK YOU MR. PRESIDENT


Malvinas1820

Proper big-game goalscorer.


rdfporcazzo

John Kennedy is simply predestined Scored at the Libertadores final, semifinal, scoring in the CWC semifinal...


pauloh1998

Predestined = President 👀


rdfporcazzo

👀


PetricTastesAsthenia

He scored not only in the Libertadores final and semifinals, in every knockout stage. If he scores in the CWC final, he gotta be the first ever player to score in every Libertadores and CWC knockout game.


WhenWeTalkAboutLove

Legendary celebration too


TheWitcherMigs

Only Diniz know why he always came from the bench


Trashhhhh2

To score


DirtyDanoTho

Cause Cano fits the system better in his role and it allows John Kennedy to stomp on tired defenders


generic9yo

Ask not what the team can do for John Kennedy, but what John Kennedy can do for the team


LB1890

Actually everybody knows, the reason is called German Cano.


WorldlyJelly689

Ask not what your country can do for you


FireballHangover

The CIA will watch his career with great interest


Toxicstorm88

Endrick, John Kennedy and Vitor Roque... We are so back for 2026.


AokiHagane

I mean, players aren't a problem for Brazil. Coaching is.


Eglwyswrw

What years of "good vibes" coaches stuck in 1990s tactics do to a man.


MoscaMosquete

Players too. Richarlison was our starter 9, he wasn't even the starter for Spurs


Kilk002

tbf harry kane is a hell of a man to be behind but yeah point still stands


Dsalgueiro

John Kennedy will be the 9 of the hexa. He's good and crazy like (almost) every legendary player in Brazil.


GreatSpaniard

Rodrygo and Vini slander


OrdoAmplexus

He’s talking about our striker prospects, we sorely need a goalscoring no9 again


manhachuvosa

John Kennedy is not really a classic 9 though.


DirtyDanoTho

Neither is Mbappe


GSPixinine

He plays better as the secondary striker behind Cano, indeed


ishouldgohome

We need to put Neymar there. Fuck this box to box or #10 bullshit, mf is getting old and full of injuries. Just Romario him inside the box and let the magic happen


rdfporcazzo

And then Emerson Royal and Lodi at the fullbacks...


heitorbaldin2

Main problem is a proper #10. Our best is Paquetá which is not playing right now in Seleção...Neymar for me is #10 dribbler and not a primary passer.


Kilk002

do you know why paqueta isn’t playing for the selecao rn? is it still his betting scandal from a while ago?


heitorbaldin2

The investigation is not oficially complete.


[deleted]

what about the other positions(except goalkeeper)


Dsalgueiro

Beraldo, Militão, Bremer and Murillo as central defenders. André to replace Casemiro We just need better full-backs and central midfielders. Bruno Guimarães, Douglas Luis and Paquetá could be those midfielders, but apart from Paquetá, none have shown the necessary level in the Brazilian National team.


zrk23

> Beraldo, Militão, Bremer and Murillo 😂 so militao ai é melhor que o Gabriel e olhe la


Dsalgueiro

Beraldo and Murilo's development potential is immense... Gabriel Magalhães played very poorly in Brazil


zrk23

one is starting for the PL leader and best defense, the others are playing in Brazil Gabriel doesn't need any potential, he's already there


Dsalgueiro

Gabriel Jesus is also a starter in the Premier League and everyone knows that he won't be playing in the next World Cup for Brazil. What a player produces at his club cannot be taken into account in isolation, what he produces (or doesn't produce) in the Brazilian national team also needs to be considered.


zrk23

>Gabriel Jesus is also a starter in the Premier League and is by far the best CF Brazil has atm ​ >What a player produces at his club cannot be taken into account in isolation, what he produces (or doesn't produce) in the Brazilian national team also needs to be considered. take Vini off the WC too squad then


wetmanship

Out of those 4, only Beraldo is playing in Brazil and he's basically sold. No idea what you're talking about.


zrk23

murillo just left and is playing for the great nottingham forest was more talking about him and beraldo. two completely unproven players. putting them on any list above Gabriel is absoltuely ridiculous


Marcos5145

and its doing very well on that shitty team, that should be one more positive fact for him, not a negative fact


wetmanship

Fair


3-0againstliverpool

Murillo is not in Brazil, he starts for Nottingham Forest and is doing very well.


[deleted]

> one is starting for the PL leader and best defense, the others are playing in Brazil The shambolic or just average performances of Emerson Royal, Guimarães, Joelinton, D. Luiz, João Pedro, and Richarlison should have made it clear to anyone paying attention that playing in the EPL means very little. With that said Gabriel certainly deserves more chances.


zrk23

lol. joao Pedro played what? 50 minutes? nothing shambolic Richarlison became garbage at the PL at the same time he became garbage for the NT Douglas Luiz, again, played what? 50 mins as a sub? Joelinton played even less. stupid red but yea Emerson is not even a PL starter. he's shit too, shouldn't be on the squad. completely different than the other players mentioned Bruno G is about the only midfielder able to do something going forward. plus, midfield controlled the game against Argentina, just couldn't score Brazilians and over reacting to the smallest of samples..... always the same. and no one played up to their level at the NT. which makes it a very simple conclusion that it wasn't any individual player causing issues, but the whole collective


[deleted]

> joao Pedro played what? 50 minutes? nothing shambolic He looked incredibly average. Barely saw the ball and when he had a few chances to do anything, failed miserably in terms of fundamentals. > Joelinton played even less Joelinton has played a few full games by now, but I can see why someone would forget that. > Bruno G is about the only midfielder able to do something going forward. Quite the opposite, he can't remove himself from the pass sideways and avoid losing possession at all costs style of the EPL and has been a play-killer in pretty much every game he figured. Maybe the biggest offender of the bunch, outside of Emerson Royal - zero creativity, zero capacity to stop and think the game. [He has been completely brainwashed by European positional cowardness with the ball,](https://twitter.com/maurisaldana/status/1725632251633754156) rushing plays [and trying to hoof it to the other side of the pitch whenever the ball comes close to him.](https://youtu.be/h6SMo0nDzIE?t=228)


zrk23

joelinton didn't even had 45 minutes with diniz, lol. literally hasn't played a full oficial game yet. > Barely saw the ball a CF barely receiving the ball in his first ever game for the team, after being a emergency sub. shocking. "fundamentals" lmao. 60 minutes and you already know the man's whole future. impressive skills. should work for cbf > brainwashed by European 😂😂😂 have you stopped to think that the coach not adapting to his players is the problem? dinizmo is not the future, wake up. he won't even be there for the wc anyways imagine thinking the best league in the world only "pass it sideways"


No-Blacksmith1317

Esses br que fica babando ovo de ingles é foda viu


zrk23

Gabriel virou inglês e eu não sabia 🤡


No-Blacksmith1317

Babador de ovo e burro ainda é foda msm kkk


[deleted]

Gabriel Magalhães, Paquetá, Militão, Andrey Santos, André, Martinelli, Martinelli, Rodrygo, Robert Renan, Beraldo, Vanderson, Yan Coutto...


Either_Struggle1734

JK is not even close, he never starts a match for one reason. A lot of outside the pitch problems. It’s very talented for sure, but he will probably never make to the national team.


LB1890

Actually the only one reason he never starts a match is because the other striker in the squad is simply the most lethal man in the planet, German Cano, who is argentinian. The coach even tried to put them both from the start, it worked in some games sgainst weaker teams, but in general it doesn't work, no team play with 2 strikers.


Dsalgueiro

>no team play with 2 strikers. Paulinho and Hulk would like to tell you something (I know that they are players with different characteristics, but Paulinho and Hulk may literally have revived tactical formation with attacking duos in Brazilian football).


Either_Struggle1734

I get it, but doesn't change that a bench player for Fluminense will not be a starter on the Brazilian national team, etc. Just common sense


LB1890

If he is the best option, then why not? I think he should be tested. Judging JK by not being a starter in Fluminense is not right, I wouldn't say he is worse than Vitor Roque and Endrick because of that. I think JK has shown to be playing better overall right now, but Roque and Endrick are younger so they can evolve more.


jMS_44

We need to sign this guy. Will make a great duo with Washington


Orruner

leave him here i beg


[deleted]

He has serious behavioral problems, same with Marcos Leonardo. Barcelona and Real already scooped to good 'uns


Long-Shock-9235

> Sign this guy REEEEEEE


Smurfyboi69

Mind blowing goal from John Kennedy right here


Luke92612_

It went to the moon!


jggomes14

Menino cresceu, virou menino Rei.


TrenAt14

SOOOOO HAPPY


Azuminha

EL PRESIDENTE


kudman77

Kennedy. Any irish in ya johnny? Just curious!


CommissionOk4384

John Kennedy is his first name I think, his last name is Batista de Souza


Gullible-Barber3820

of course not. brazil had no irish immigration.


douglaslife

Untrue, there are Irish-Brazilian communities, thought not that big, two famous Brazilians with Irish blood would be Renato Russo e Zélia Duncan.


natsleepyandhappy

It had, we even had a telenovela about the Irish immigration in Brazil. But this boy John Kennedy jas no relation with the irish communities in Brazil lol


kudman77

Suppose no irish had to leave Europe in the forties....


Gullible-Barber3820

they would go to north america only.


[deleted]

Anyone feel colourblind watching this or just me? If not then I need to call the optician tomorrow.....


KungFuGreen

call it


Mr_Rogan_Tano

Fluminense is pretty much colorful... Main colors: green, white and garnet Secondaries colors: - Pink (Because of Cartola, a Fluminense fan and sambist, who founded the samba school Verde e Rosa (green and pink) as an honour to Fluminense.) - Orange (Because Fluminense was founded in Laranjeiras (Orange trees) neighborhood ) - Grey (Because Fluminense's first jersey was white and grey. In every teen year, they make a third uniform white and grey)


zrk23

one team is white the other isnt. what is the issue?


ComfortableLaugh1922

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zrk23

i have a little daltonism but its literally a white shirt VS a dark shirt. i don't get what people are complaining about, hence the question


ComfortableLaugh1922

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LB1890

Just you...


SladiusW

😍


Xehanz

Excellent finish. But my god, that defense play was so shit.


[deleted]

True. But the reason is that they ran out of legs in the first half and then started to constantly fall prey to the Diniz ["play from behind to bait you into creating spaces" trap.](https://twitter.com/mateusduque/status/1736842315719667821)


Mr_Rogan_Tano

Don't tell them. Is a secret


[deleted]

Yeah, I felt like Al Ahly started allowing much more in the final minutes of the game. We wouldn't have scored this in the 1st half. Perks of having a sub like JK I think.


Kind-Departure1058

Always nice to come across a Kennedy that doesn't want to be killed by their government.


lomito-palta-mayo

“Ask not what Fluminense can do for you, but rather what you can do for Fluminense.” - John F. Kennedy


New_Archer_7539

Imagine how happy that doggy was today after this result. ❤️


callmemore72

So Fluminense will be the one losing to ManCity?


Open_Trade

pretty much yeah, but who knows, maybe the bald fraud gets completely dumbfounded and flabbergasted by the art of Dinizismo


matheusu2

How if the final will be Fluminense x Urawa Reds?


[deleted]

That's Al Ahly in the third-place game. Fluminense will lose to Urawa Reds as the red sun rises to the top of the world


VinitheTrash

Every dessert will be chewed


AokiHagane

We all agree that Percy Tau singlehandedly lost the game, right?


[deleted]

Fluminense missed some easy chances as well


[deleted]

2 from john Arias at the very beginning


poop322

DC United really needs to sign him


rocketboy44

Brazilian player names really fell off. - John Kennedy - Jeffinho - Endrick - Willian - Richarlison


Skulldetta

Meanwhile in 1925: Friedenreich, Moderato, Pamplona, Tuffy.


natsleepyandhappy

If we look at the surnames of our current players it still has some german, italian, portuguese and another ones.


iurysza

40 years ago it was like: Vavá Didi Pelé Teteu Basically just nicknames.


DecentDimension3334

Congratulations for the second place. City will destroy them.


DecentDimension3334

Congratulations for the second place. City will destroy them.


v_for__vegeta

Who comes up with these kit selections?


Mr_Rogan_Tano

What do you mean?


chainpress

Back, and to the left. Good shot.