blaze:

We sailed seawards, away from land and straight towards the open sea.

Such as shall pretend / Malicious practices against his state.

Laporta is getting fed up with putting out all the fires that keep emerging around the club every time Koeman opens his mouth, while the Dutchman, protected by a bulletproof contract, is probably thinking 'as you sow, so shall you reap', and only just resisting adding the phrase: Come on then, sack me!