Amsterdam, Netherlands
Omo, the football gist don start like hot pepper soup! De Blauwvingers don dey prepare for their season opener, but wahala don show as dem goalie, Jasper Schendelaar, don get knee injury wahala. Di 24-year-old keeper go miss first match, and e no sure when e go fit return. Na real pain for dem, but e dey give young Tom de Graaff chance to shine!
Dis Tom de Graaff, just 20 years old, don come on loan from FC Utrecht. E play for di friendly match against Portsmouth, but dem still lose 1-0, but no be say e no try sha. If you fit survive that kind loss, you fit manage anything! (Naim dem dey talk say na learn from mistakes.) De Graaff don get plenty experience for lower leagues but dis na im first time for top flight.
Plus, Duke Verduin go back up De Graaff as dem prepare to face FC Twente this Sunday. I dey wonder how dem go take manage, because nobody wan dey concede plenty goals this early. Shoutout to di coaches wey dey hope say dem no go dey “business as usual” for dis season! (Football don turn like “Normal!” but we go still dey expect magic.)
On top of dis season matter, Utrecht from last season don shake plenty table. Dem finish fourth last season, hin don be dem best performance since 2016. Coach Ron Jaans don announce plenty signings dis transfer window, so dem dey ready to fight for domestic and continental honors. E no dey easy sha, but dem gatz bring di heat na! (Everybody sabi say league no just be picnic.)
Some players don go, some don come… Na so di gist be! Top scorer, Paxten Aaronson, plus Oscar Fraulo don return to their parent clubs. But at least dem don secure Yoann Cathline and Miguel Rodríguez permanently. With new boys like Davy van den Berg and Dani de Wit joining di squad, dem dey try patch di kelewele of dis team! (Ah ah, if dem fit manage am, we go fit classify am as victory, at least.)
Dem don start di Europa League Qualification mata pacha too. Dem don already dey chop Sheriff Tiraspol with 7-2 aggregate win, and next up na Swiss side Servette. E be like sey dem dey set dem eyes on Zrinjski Mostar from Bosnia or Breidablik from Iceland if dem fit clear dis obstacle.
No forget key player o! Souffian El Karouani don dey shine for dis team like diamond. Last season, him get two goals and eight assists – no be small work! And this season sabi sey we go need all di fullbacks to shine bright under di spotlight! Dem dey look for goals like say dem dey chase after dat fine babe for party! (Everybody gatz put in work!)
Meanwhile, PSV dey also dey shake di entire league! Dem don win Super Cup already, and with Peter Bosz at di helm, dem dey chase dem third title in a row. But e no be all rosy; dem don lose plenty stars including captain Luuk de Jong. I no go lie, dat one pain like hammer for body! Wetin dem need now na some solid reinforcements if dem wan compete for both league and champions.
Dat Ivan Perišić wey dey shine like star last season go still lead dem. Dem need am to step up as leader, especially with so many older heads don waka go. (E be like sey na him time to carry di team for back!)
As we dey enter di new season, eh, we go dey watch how dis boys go manage am. Both teams get plenty talent and dem dey chase glory. Make everybody ready for plenty drama and gists this season. Na football we dey watch, na real-life soap opera now! Gist go dey flow like steady palm wine. Cheers!
