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[inland plover]

What about EU law on monopolies and can the Premier League be considered as one, regarding the market of player transfers

[flat moth]

England isn’t under EU law is it?

[inland plover]

yes that is correct idk why Charlotte is mentioning EU

i kinda forgot about brexit too

[flat moth]

Because you talked about UEFA there

Not prem

[inland plover]

Yes, english football is under UEFA

UEFA is not the UE ...

[ionic sail]

UEFA adheres to EU law

[inland plover]

Has to be more complex than that given that the associations of Israel, Kasakhstan among others are part of UEFA

I have no idea about macro economy or political science regarding this personally

[radiant aurora]

It'll never be considered a monopoly, too many other high profile leagues.

[eager wasp]

no I think they can point towards Real and Barca constantly winning over top prem targets

PSG, Bayern too

[flat moth]

Most of premier league’s success earned at as well at this point

Not sure if it’s noticeable in Europe,
But my god their marketing & broadcasting beats other top leagues by a huge margin in foreign markets

Especially in Asia & Africa

[eager wasp]

as far as large entertainment businesses go, the PL isn't that big

It can keep growing a lot

valuation is only around €8b

5 random ai startups get that kind of valuation every week 😂

[formal fiber]

Yeah easily, its marketed heavily by the top sports broadcasters and even have brand ambassadors

And maybe la liga a bit

[flat moth]

La Liga mostly just pushes clasico & barca-real but yeah

Bundesliga has a good product
& timings as well

But they don’t seem to market it crazily

Needs a good competitior or two for bayern

Serie A is hopeless, barely has dedicated broadcasters globally

[formal fiber]

And well it kinda does run based on those two clubs in asian countries

[flat moth]

Yeah

Rohit Sharma used to do la liga ads I remember @formal fiber

[radiant aurora]

One of the reasons I think it'll stay on top.

Social media is the big thing. People are obsessed with basically stalking players pages.

Everyone speaks English. PL has more accessibility than any other league. (also why Madrid and Barca specifically are very popular)

[formal fiber]

They surely did see a rise during covid as they were the first ones to restart. Didn't capitalize much on that in asian countries tho

[formal fiber]

Damn never saw one

[flat moth]

Yup also the league markets itself insanely well & has good match timings for asian markets

[flat moth]

Dhoni used to do ads for premier league around 2013 time

[formal fiber]

So terrible, honestly shocking cuz atleast Ac Milan fans have a small fandom cuz of their previous era but figc won't even try

[formal fiber]

Yeah I remember that, Ranveer Singh does it now but star sports/hotstar having prem rights itself is the biggest selling point

[radiant aurora]

Nobody speaks Italian, world top stars aren't there. Much harder to market

[flat moth]

Premier league has dedicated ad campaigns, with Bollywood celebrities & cricketers also being used to advertise, with the match timings on weekends being totally accessible for the general population

Meanwhile Serie A doesn’t even have a dedicated broadcast deal 😶‍🌫️

[flat moth]

Their English language broadcast is also pretty low quality

At least in Asia

[formal fiber]

Not even broadcasted on a cheap website like before. Just completely 0

[flat moth]

Yeah

[radiant aurora]

Italian football needs a lot of work in general

More teams getting their own stadia will be a good step

[formal fiber]

Milan clubs getting ownership of San Siro is a good step

But damn did it take them a lot of years

[radiant aurora]

Roma new stadium feels like it's been in the works forever too

[formal fiber]

They are aiming to open it by 2028

So yeah 2 more years

[radiant aurora]

Napoli need to knock down the Maradona too. It's a great atmosphere when I've been, but just out of date

[formal fiber]

Another main problem is the stadium standards, Roma and Milan clubs will meet the required standards due to their stadium being built but other clubs need to renovate too. Napoli's Maradona stadium has announced a renovation too but it would be said if its more focused on increasing capacity and not reducing that track field. Currently only Allianz stadium meets the uefa standards

[formal fiber]

Another renovation is on the cards so hopefully

[flat moth]

Italy are hosting euros in 2032

Maybe by then

Renovations happen

But yeah other than Juventus stadium all feel out of date

Great decision from Juve back then itself to go for their own stadium

[formal fiber]

That's in doubt cuz of the stadium situation ig?

[flat moth]

Is it

They were confirmed hosts

[formal fiber]

Not sure been a while since I checked that

[flat moth]

I am pretty sure they & turkey already got confirmed hosting rights

[formal fiber]

https://qazinform.com/news/uefa-threatens-to-strip-italy-of-euro-2032-hosting-rights-927638

Read this a while back, didn't follow up on the case so not sure what the situation is like now

[flat moth]

https://tenor.com/view/roman-reigns-seriously-really-pathetic-reacts-gif-22863524

[radiant aurora]

Turkey and Italy is so random

[formal fiber]

Weird duo for co hosting yeah 😭

[hasty fog]

Weird transition

Aren’t most Italian stadiums out of date at this rate? I know San Siro is getting work done soon

[formal fiber]

Yes according to the reports all of them are except Allianz

[hasty fog]

Yikes

[blissful fulcrum]

https://x.com/demondeacons/status/2009644415631954176?s=46

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (@DemonDeacons)

Wake Forest University is teaming up with the German Men’s National Team, the City of Winston-Salem and The Graylyn Estate — welcoming the four-time world champions to campus as they prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup™ with training based at Spry Stadium and Wake Forest’s

X · Jan 9, 2026, 3:12 PM

[indigo knoll]

Interesting

[trim oasis]

That's cool. Hoping that Louisville is one of the training locations for the FIFA 2026 World Cup. We've had some major European clubs visiting the city over the past few years including Aston Villa, CD Leganes, and Eintracht Frankfurt. Plus the facilities here are top class for US Soccer

[patent copper]

https://x.com/MadridXtra/status/2009710149087199716

Madrid Xtra (@MadridXtra)

🚨 Brahim Diaz becomes the first player since Osei Kofi (1968) to score in all first 5 AFCON games.

X · Jan 9, 2026, 7:33 PM

[blissful fulcrum]

yeah it’s cool

pretty huge

i’m not super familiar with college soccer

[neon bloom]

https://x.com/inside_020/status/2009568579193311315?s=46

Inside020 (@Inside_020)

🎙️ Fred Grim:

“James McConnell has returned to Liverpool. There are just a few administrative formalities left to complete, then it will be fully official.” #Ajax

@AFCAjax

X · Jan 9, 2026, 10:10 AM

All the best James 👋

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VIP tickets yall

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Hello

[zealous geyser]

Another VIP

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Hi

[eager wasp]

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Anything Liverpool (@AnythingLFC_)

🗣️ Yan Diomande :

"I want to play at Anfield, I want to play for Liverpool. Im a big Liverpool fan. My father's dream is to see me play for Liverpool."

X · Jan 10, 2026, 12:42 AM

Someone tell Diomande's dad that Real Madrid have more UCLs than Liverpool 😡

[inland plover]

is Louisville near any of the stadiums that will host games?

[flat moth]

😭😭

[smoky bluff]

come on

[sharp cradle]

Why are all these players fans of big clubs bro

Never hear anyone say "im a big fan of Fulham and its my dream to play for them"

[eager wasp]

You answered it yourself

[eager wasp]

It's game.

[zealous geyser]

Bro tried to hit

[inland plover]

who is this

[sharp cradle]

Wdym

[cyan egret]

That people would want to join a bigger club for more wages, they will get a bigger name and sponsors for that as well.

Fulham can be above united in table like last season yet people will choose united over them

[dire stratus]

ai slop... disgusting

[stark oriole]

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[inland plover]

this gif is wrong

[past fern]

New Daily Question:

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[zealous geyser]

Hm

Alr

[dire stratus]

hes so random at times

dont get me started in his celebrations

[trim oasis]

It's not too far from Atlanta about 5 hrs away (which is far from an European standpoint but not too bad from the USA).

[neon forum]

@sharp cradle try not to send unnecessary ai slop

[lusty bay]

Ilyas smashed that one in

Oviedo Betis 1-0 (Ilyas GOALLL for Oviedo)

[hasty fog]

A non-league team beating the FA cup champions was not on my bingo card. That’s absolutely insane

[dire stratus]

worse than the grimsby incident

they played peak haramball (red is palace btw)

[hasty fog]

Oh my god

Even playing a like mostly B team with some A, they still should not be losing that game. But congrats Macclesfield. May the draw be in your favor for round 4

[livid berry]

How did palace lose to 2nd division side

[livid berry]

Reminds me of the mali vs tunisia haramball incident

27% possession

[granite notch]

even worse

[livid berry]

DAMN

NATIONAL LEAGUE?

Thats just insane tbh

[hexed python]

yo so why are we still talking about it

why tf did everyone watch the game

[livid berry]

Fa cup champions losing to a non league team is crazy work

Also they are 14th in their national league

[hexed python]

https://tenor.com/view/flightreacts-reaction-flight-reacts-flight-reacts-flightreacts-gif-14526489174047821058

[livid berry]

Also for the first time since 1909, FA Cup holders get knocked out by a non-league side

[hasty fog]

Even lower

6th tier National league north

[shrewd fractal]

nooo eineshi robbed

[indigo knoll]

Bro this the worst

Placed outside the top 10

Ivory coast losing

Struggling rn

This is crazy man

Literally crying

[tepid notch]

@flat moth he got muted

🤣

[modern kernel]

National League North.One lower than the National League.

[lusty bay]

In our last 2 games, Enzo Fernandez has scored 2 goals

[lusty bay]

Goattagio

Charlotte look at the embarrassment of the class midfielders Milan used to have:- Savicevic, Roberto Donadoni, Rijkaard

[cold furnace]

hmm good option for fpl to replace foden if he ghosts against utd

[radiant aurora]

Late 80s through to like 2011 they had a lot of quality.

[eager wasp]

Yes please sell Foden ahead of WOL(H), thanks.

[cold furnace]

Ayy the mighty wolves

Still unbeaten in 2026

[eager wasp]

Well in

Foden -> Bruno the week after 👍🏼

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[stable oriole]

are we forgetting merino used to play cb

[radiant aurora]

Imagine worrying that you "only" have 2 capable backup CBs behind a World class startin 2

[stable oriole]

when u dont

calafiori? merino? even norgaard who arteta was adamant on starting there

theres about 6 cbs in that arsenal team

[radiant aurora]

Meanwhile we're wheeling out Lindelof for a month

[rough star]

he hasnt been shit but

give me torres back

[radiant aurora]

Was good yesterday

[radiant aurora]

Interesting list of many great players who have played for all of Juve, Milan and Inter

[dire stratus]

surprisingly many:
Baggio, Edgar Davids, Ibrahimovic, Vieri, Bonucci, and more

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[modern kernel]

he's done ok tbf

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https://x.com/RangersFC/status/2010350560982208544?s=20

Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC)

Sign someone @RangersFC.

X · Jan 11, 2026, 1:58 PM

lol

[flat moth]

#1459957263228862540

[trim oasis]

The Pericos draw against Levante!

[modern sonnet]

Nah

[hard dragon]

Wth happend to Granada

They reached the Europa Leauge in 2020/21

And now they are losing

They are on relegation battle in Ligue 2

[bitter shard]

chat should i tune into el clasico

[round umbra]

What bro

[umbral scaffold]

Olise is just that guy

[shrewd fractal]

sideman charity match announced damn

[bitter shard]

barca win

[stark oriole]

When is it going to be and what time?

[pure steppe]

Anyways these are my takeaways for FC Barcelona from the recent EL Clasico:
-Rapha is a big game player and shows up when it matters; he is deservedly the best player in the world even if he was injured
-Yamal's non g/a performances are sometimes more impressive than his g/a perforamnces; he ran absolute rings around their defenc
-Pedri and FDJ are the best midfield duo that my eyes have seen this season
-FDJ is a textbook specialist CDM
-Barca play an absolutely amazing type of fluid football, I don't know of many teams that match it

[inland plover]

this is why Brasil is winning the world cup

Rapha will show up when it matters

[pure steppe]

He is an absolute beast; big game player.

[blissful fulcrum]

basically everyone in this server was wrong about frenkie

people don't watch the games

[inland plover]

Not me

always rated frenkie

[radiant aurora]

No shot.

[inland plover]

wanna bet?

[radiant aurora]

Sure. What's the bet

[inland plover]

Brasil winning

ah u mean

what do we bet

gm

hm

[sharp cradle]

stupid bet cause its coming home mate

[indigo knoll]

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wdym

[lusty bay]

"I saw Maradona, Messi, Pirlo, Zidane, etc etc... TRUST ME PEOPLE, Bob Crompton is the most underrated player of all time, I CAN SAY WITHOUT ANY DOUBT: Bob Crompton IS THE BEST PLAYMAKER in HISTORY of football!! No one... and I mean no one... WILL EVER... have this skills and vision on field as Bob had... I never ever seen player like him... IQ TO THE SKY... technique great 100%... total package... He was always HEART and BRAIN of every team he ever played in." - a wise guy

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Cherki >

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[cosmic bolt]

yo

[radiant aurora]

Saw a video deciding on an all-time Serie A and La Liga XI and with a straight face, they tried to argue the midfield should be Busquets, Xavi and Iniesta.

The best of those 3 is maybe 4th choice in a squad.

[serene dragon]

Do not forget to read this

[meager geyser]

agreed

[runic herald]

Moring

[dire stratus]

u went all the way back to 2021 💀

[dire stratus]

good afteroon

[still sapphire]

Bwck here again

[lusty bay]

Xavi Busquets and Iniesta over many options like Rijkaard Gullit Totti Savicevic Donadoni Rivera Platini Zidane and Maradona?

[slender otter]

guess the final winner club
which season and competition
also against who
GK Spain
LB Honduras
CB Paraguay
CB Austria
RB Barbados
LM Spain
CM Scotland
RM Ireland
LF Scotland
CF Ivory Coast
RF England

[radiant aurora]

It's crazy isn't it. Mathaus, Gullit, Zidane before I even start thinking.

[night schooner]

Wigan 2012-13

FA Cup against City

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[night schooner]

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[meager geyser]

I mean I had to reply to the guy

[dire stratus]

sure

[inland plover]

wigan, 2012/13 BOB martines
FA Cup

[inland plover]

damn it bro

[night schooner]

Really living up to that slow part in your name

[inland plover]

GK
LB Maynor Figueroa
CB
CB
RB
LM

[inland plover]

it follows 😮‍💨

[night schooner]

[inland plover]

tryna remember the spanish midfielder

he was also captain for a while

came from malaga i think

[night schooner]

Jordi Gomez

[inland plover]

Thats the one

Ivory was Nsogbia i think

ex newcastle

[night schooner]

Nah

Kone

idk his first name

Artona or sum

[inland plover]

Arouna

[night schooner]

Yeee

[inland plover]

played for levante

[night schooner]

That one

[inland plover]

but Nsogbia was part of this team, maybe he missed the final?

he came from newcastle i think

[night schooner]

Possibly

[inland plover]

there was also a mccarthy

[night schooner]

We all know the RF one

Mr McManaman

[haughty cove]

welll

xabi

[radiant aurora]

Seems like he wanted players, club says they don't need them.

They definitely need players

[runic herald]

Crazy that Wigan won the FA Cup

[edgy magnet]

This what happens when you don’t have authority over your players

[south helm]

We are cooked

[radiant aurora]

When childish egos run a club 🥶

[dire stratus]

another one bites the dust 😪

[hasty fog]

Madrid are a joke

[inland plover]

Good, Xabi can now focus on a good project

[cyan egret]

Sacking year

[inland plover]

Xabi won 22 times , drew 4 and lost 5

let that sink in

Reports say that the squad was surprised by this sacking

I wonder if Florentino and Xabi fell out

and why

[south helm]

This Sht is fck up

[radiant aurora]

Earlier today I read that Perez didn't want any signings this winter and that the squad is enough to compete for all trophies

Xabi obviously has eyes so disagreed

[south helm]

No they are not enough

[unborn jetty]

Bro what?!

[cyan egret]

They did

[inland plover]

I'm suspecting Xabi wanted Vini out

and Floren said no

[cyan egret]

He probably wanted more players in the window after the loss

I can't really see any other reason

[inland plover]

chose Vini over Xabi

[unborn jetty]

Xabi was one of my all time favorites as a Madrid player

When I was a kid I had one Madrid jersey

And it had his name on it

[cyan egret]

He will join us now

👀

[inland plover]

Xabi is still a great coach

[unborn jetty]

Not Ronaldo or Özil or khedira or şahin

[inland plover]

I hope he gets a better job

[cyan egret]

Like joining eintracht

[unborn jetty]

I think Leverkusen desperately wants him back

I think Liverpool would also be looking

[cyan egret]

Fuck no, we are a better option

[inland plover]

https://tenor.com/view/fish-gif-7118186382740991644

and winning the buli with them?

Leverkusen 2.0

[cyan egret]

Yes boss

[cyan egret]

Our squad finna get ripped off like them 🔥

But that's not the point

[unborn jetty]

I'd have said come to fener

But brother, Tedesco is on his redemption arc rn

[inland plover]

I read that United signed Carrick

[cyan egret]

It will open a door for eintracht frankfurt

Can be a consistent ucl team like Leverkusen

[unborn jetty]

No one from the Bundesliga peeps expected tedesco to find his place at Fener

And to be fair neither did I

I appreciated that we would be getting a German Manager because they love to press and Turkish teams fold immediately when pressed

They are extremely weak to it

This is why Frankfurt obliterated both Gala and Fener

But other than that. The idea of going from Mourinho to Tedesco didn't compute to me

But I'm glad it worked out

[modern kernel]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c3ed5x7d172o

[heavy fjord]

@cyan egret i wanted to tell.u smthng

I have an eintracht career on another server and now eintracht is my favourite german club

Random fact

[ionic sail]

Perez is a massive clown

[dark badger]

Unnecessary

Undeserved

3 managers done wrongfully this year

[flat moth]

This Arbeloa appointment making me feel old

So many people online who don’t even know who he was😭

[ionic sail]

Real

[shrewd fractal]

was he an ex madrid player?

[flat moth]

Genuinely feeling old

[flat moth]

He was their RB before carvajal

[shrewd fractal]

ooo ok

zidane regen trust

[flat moth]

Even after carvajal he was their backup for 3-4 years

Was in spain’s peak teams as well
Though he was benched mostly other than euro 2012

[cyan egret]

🔥

[sterile forge]

How can I forget arbeloa he was always clutching for me in pes 2016

[radiant aurora]

I even call Carvajal PRbeloa

[sterile forge]

If arbeloa manages to control madrid player's Egos I think we might stand a chance

he has to be strict asf! I want that kind of discipline

[cosmic bolt]

gonna be a hard task

[sterile forge]

Indeed. Too many superstars and their egos is so high...

honestly what mbappe has done made me mad. on the other hand we saw xabi's weakness as a manager. he didn't showed the squad his authority as a manager and now he left madrid because he felt that madrid squad disrespected him

[flat moth]

[flat moth]

A few transfers are still needed

Madrid’s team is rather unbalanced rn

[flat moth]

If he wins la liga or ucl this season
It will be purely on indivisible brute force

Next season maybe it can get better if they do the needful changes in the window

[sterile forge]

Perez smoking smth man. He thinks that signing no one is a good option and can compete in CDR, la liga and ucl...

[vapid oxide]

Madrid have to spend money for cbs

[sterile forge]

And midfielder

[vapid oxide]

Well they have to buy another rb too, bc Carvajal is old

[sterile forge]

Anceloti wanted a midfielder, perez ignored it. Xabi also wanted a midfielder ignored!..

[cyan egret]

Allat to still go trophyless

[vapid oxide]

And Valverde playing rb just waste of talent

[cyan egret]

Maybe get your president out then you will have a future

[sterile forge]

Now players having big egos! Gosh it's a mess

[flat moth]

A midfielder who can control the middle & pass well is needed badly, kroos has been gone for 18 months & his replacement is still missing

CB’s quality has fallen off as well
Rudiger is almost 33 & Huijsen is still young

Dare I say a winger who can contribute in defence as well

[sterile forge]

About winger kvaratskhelia is a solid choice but vinicius sadly ain't going nowhere

[cyan egret]

Does he even contribute in defence

😭

[sterile forge]

Kvara?

[flat moth]

Kvaratskhelia will improve this Madrid team as a unit by a good margin

But psg are never selling & if they do it wont be at a reasonably high price

[sterile forge]

Have you seen him in french supercup final against marsellie? Bro was solid in defence as well

[flat moth]

Kvaratskhelia is good off ball yeah

[sterile forge]

Indeed.

[cyan egret]

🤔

Can't watch a match where Marseille is playing

Shit house

[flat moth]

Vinicius has better output individually

But someone like kvara improves their overall unit

[sterile forge]

I did and you must watch how kvara played that match

[vapid oxide]

Psg will sell him for 200 mil, nobody want spend this money

[flat moth]

Semenyo was available
But he is gone as well now

[cyan egret]

Naw it won't be

[sterile forge]

Kvara loves passing as well he ain't selfish

[cyan egret]

Either way they just won't sell him

[sterile forge]

To city right?

[flat moth]

Yes

Semenyo is also very good off ball

But city signed him now

[sterile forge]

So I've heard. Man u wanted him badly

[cyan egret]

Ebnoutalib can contribute in defence as well, our new striker

👀

[flat moth]

Tho i think Madrid will just back Vinicius
& try to make vinny X mbappe work

[cyan egret]

Bundesliga 2 got insane talents icl

[flat moth]

It can work very easily as well
But those two just don’t want to defend

[sterile forge]

Overall perez ain't signing no one on this January's transfer window. Only positive thing is that nico paz will return from his loan

[shrewd fractal]

really?

sad for como

[sterile forge]

Yup. No transfers for January.

[shrewd fractal]

i meant abt paz

[sterile forge]

Ye. He will return soon

But I think he fina be a bench warmer🤷‍♂️

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[vestal ruin]

Heya

[flat moth]

Very likely

Paz is very good though

But gametime will be an issue

[cosmic bolt]

arda might be cooked I dont think the new manager will use him as much

[flat moth]

He isn’t that good either way

Good connection with Mbappe tho

But don’t think he suits them

tho to be fair to him he seems to be playing out of position as well

Dont think he is a midfielder like Madrid are making him to be

Seems to be more of a pure 10 or a winger

[sterile forge]

That's what I am saying

[flat moth]

Paz

Mastantuono

Guler

All 3 together feels odd

[sterile forge]

Mastantuano fina be loaned

[flat moth]

Could be

[feral smelt]

Real madrid are in for a long period of being trophyless

And u can blame perez for that

[flat moth]

They have too many world class players to go trophyless for that long tbf, especially in la liga

But I don’t think they will be building a dynasty again

Still that individual quality collection is simply too much
To ever rule them out fully

[cosmic bolt]

nah

[feral smelt]

What good is world class players with no vision ?
Liverpool had a galacticos team snd look at us.
Honestly, this real madrid is not scary.

[flat moth]

For now its not

But 3 seasons is a long time

A solution can pop up even in 6 months for god knows

This season 2025/26 season though yeah i will be surprised if they achieve something impeccable

[cosmic bolt]

inb4 they win the ucl

[feral smelt]

Madrid ain’t be winning the ucl

They won’t even reach the semis

[flat moth]

To win ucl they will need mbappe or Vinicius to do a benzema 2022 demon run

& that sort of individual carry jobs are way too rare

[feral smelt]

They can carry all they want
Madrid simply does not have what it takes to win it

[eager wasp]

They're too rich. Too big to fail.

You can't have a €2b squad and not win. You will win

[flat moth]

As a team yeah they don’t currently

[flat moth]

Yeah i see them winning 1 or 2 ucl’s still by 2030

This season difficult though

[naive frigate]

Chelsea moment

[eager wasp]

They'll stumble upon something. For all the money in the squad they're sorely missing one or two fundamental profiles

[eager wasp]

Was gonna say too far away but it's just 5 years fairs

[eager wasp]

CL and CWC in the last 5y.

[naive frigate]

CL was before their newest spending

I don't think CWC is that major either

they won conference league anyway

massive

[flat moth]

Chelsea conference win feels so embarrassing

CWC win of there’s i rate tbf

[night schooner]

Too bad CWC aint rated

[flat moth]

New tournament still

Will take years to be rated

[radiant aurora]

It'll always just be a pre-season tournament

[past fern]

New Daily Question:

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[eager wasp]

The fact it only happens every other year helps though

[feral smelt]

That’s the thing, it ain’t new.

That’s like saying the new ucl format is a new tournament
Which is not

It’s still the ucl

[inland plover]

real madrid has lost their whole midfield, casemiro kroos and modric

and didnt really think of replacing properly

so its unbalanced

camavinga, tchouameni and valverde dont replace case kroos and modric

real madrid needs a metronome, a passer

[granite notch]

no they dont, they should suffer more

[bitter shard]

https://tenor.com/view/timothee-chalamet-marty-supreme-win-marty-supreme-gif-4789085163075616099

[modern kernel]

When would you say they had a galacticos team?

[modern kernel]

valverde has been playing RB and Beiilingham has been playing in midfield

[modern kernel]

I'm sure many of us have said that at various points but they still manage to do it.

[inland plover]

non sequitur

[modern kernel]

I disagree but either way the current midfield isn't anywhere close to the previous one

[feral smelt]

This year
Yet we had the worst record since 1953

[radiant aurora]

Galacticos is a little strong

[hushed arch]

Bro who ping ?

[modern kernel]

I can't think of one.Maybe Salah in his prime.

[feral smelt]

We had vvd best cb itw, salah best rw itw, isak second best striker in pl, kerkez, mac and graven all players that made pl toty, wirtz who was in ballon d’or shouts, frimpong bundesliga rb of the year

U can’t tell me at the start of the season this team didn’t sell dreams

Yet here we are

Madrid can have all the stars they want
They are lack luster

The same way we are

[radiant aurora]

I would only personally say Alisson, van Dijk and Salah

[inland plover]

the last galácticos team i can think of is maybe late PSG pre-luis enrique

Messi, Neymar, Sergio Ramos

that was nuts

and they won very little

even losing a title to Lille

no UCL

[mental eagle]

[modern kernel]

All i was saying is that you arent a team of galacticos as you said you were.I agree that you should be doing better with that squad this season.

[feral smelt]

Forgot ali

Still one of the best gk itw

[modern kernel]

That he is

[stark oriole]

❤️

[bitter shard]

Lille was 2021

messi and ramos arrived 2022

and won the league

[inland plover]

i was unsure of the timeline

well ig no UCL pretty bad

[flat moth]

The old club world cup still exists

With the rebranded name of “intercontinental cup”

So it is technically a new tournament

[flat moth]

That was a year before messi & ramos

[hasty fog]

Intercontiental cup is just another way for fifa to make more money

[cyan egret]

One match cash grab😭

[granite notch]

sad

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[sterile jetty]

Chelsea-Arsenal
Morocco-Nigeria

Honest predictions only🙏

[shrewd fractal]

honestly? 1-1 chelsea 2-2 morocco, they go thru on pens

[sterile jetty]

🔥

And which game will you be watching mate

[past fern]

New Daily Question:

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[shrewd fractal]

chelsea obviously

might split scren tho

[south helm]

This is just Mourinho type

[shy sinew]

Hi guys

[hexed python]

bye guys

[shy sinew]

Oh

[radiant aurora]

Where are you going?

[feral smelt]

Man U trophyless ?

More please

[dire stratus]

Man utd hate so unjustified

😔

we be catching way too many strays these days

[granite notch]

because all your fans shifted to real madrid

[dire stratus]

wdym all 💀 ??

its only those disloyal ronaldo glazers

[granite notch]

wdym, all man utd fans in my school all follow rma

[dire stratus]

bruh following is fine

thats dfferent form supporting

[granite notch]

?

[dire stratus]

i folloe other clubs too

[granite notch]

wdym they r the same thing

[dire stratus]

by following i mean watching their games or following their transfers or table positions.... or rooting for them in a game where they dont play against your team

[granite notch]

celebrating real madrid wins does count as following them?

[celest marsh]

This is just generalising

[granite notch]

but like its 99 percent true

[dire stratus]

depends on why they celeberate but to me anyone who does not watch a club's game or doesnt know much about their history or recent news are not true fans

[celest marsh]

I mean to say that ALL united fans support madrid because some of your mates at school do is a bit unfair

[granite notch]

but he said man utd is unjustified, if 99 percent of your fanbase is like this then

[celest marsh]

99 percent of our fanbase?

Where did you get that lol

[granite notch]

literally just go anywhere

[dire stratus]

they are fake fans prolly

but i dont have anything against man utd fans simply following another club

thats normal

i do it myself

[granite notch]

i dislike whoever supports real madrid

[dire stratus]

u support vallecano ?

[granite notch]

i thought you knew 💔

[dire stratus]

i did just confirming lol

[feral smelt]

I’m literally a liverpool fan

So it ain’t

[dire stratus]

fairs

[cyan egret]

It's a banter

[edgy shadow]

is fotmob not working for some of u guys too?

[feral smelt]

@flat moth see what i mean ?
What good is talent with no cohesion

[edgy magnet]

Just to add on it he won a trophy in Spain before mbappe does

[sour trail]

REAL MADRID LMFAK

[hasty fog]

Oh my I just saw the Madrid score line

And they said Xavi was the problem

My goodness

[gritty agate]

That save was diabolical 😭😭😭

[patent copper]

https://x.com/ESPNFC/status/2011570970826252303

ESPN FC (@ESPNFC)

Morocco beat Nigeria on pens and the AFCON final is set! 🏆

X · Jan 14, 2026, 10:47 PM

[hard dragon]

Reading #football-chat make my braincells fly away

[hasty fog]

Yeah that happened. I just look at here

[hard dragon]

@kind meadow

Idk if my city throw a huge parade now after Morocco wins

Is almost 12 am

[kind meadow]

WE ARE IN THE FINAL BRO

HUUUH

[hard dragon]

Well

Is because people can't make loud noises after 10 pm

[kind meadow]

We're sorry bro

[hard dragon]

Fair law but still quite dumb when your or my country wins the afcon, euro or World Cup

[lost horizon]

Random observation

It’s interesting how despite all the circumstances Iranian football has consistently been first or second best in the Middle East

[sterile forge]

Wishing Morroco good luck in the final! I root for them

Senegal fina be a tough opponent but I believe Morroco will win!

[flat moth]

I have no where said madrid have good team cohesion or a balanced squad

But the amount of elite talent is still absurd in that squad

Are they likely to do good between now & may?
No

Will I totally rule them out?
No as well, simply way too much talent

They are far from close to winning anything major this season

But the chance isn’t 0% either

[exotic heath]

I found this gem

After Nigeria lost to Morocco

[stark oriole]

https://tenor.com/view/antoine-griezmann-griezmann-hotline-bling-bartender-gif-19931049

[kind meadow]

Good morning everyone

[kind meadow]

Thank you bro appreciate it

[eager wasp]

Strongest squad in the competition makes the final 🤔 wonder how that happened

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[rapid storm]

What is this

[torpid halo]

platform for more sophisticated football conv

Cuz #football-chat is toxic as hell XD

[rapid storm]

I meant the tagg i got haha

[kind meadow]

22 years we didn't make it to afcon final bro

[feral smelt]

Mourinho ball

About to gift juventus their very first win ever against us

[formal fiber]

1-0-5 soon hopefully

[feral smelt]

We cannot lose this clean sheet

[formal fiber]

I wouldn't be overly confident cuz the strikers might still fail like they did in Lecce draw

but seems like the best time to break this

[neon forum]

#man-city message
@flat moth @radiant aurora

[radiant aurora]

Top players did have droughts in the past, yes

[neon forum]

all at once tho

[radiant aurora]

Though forwards were playing against the best of the best

In the last 8 years you can make an argument there's been 1 genuine world class centre back.

[flat moth]

Who other than Vinicius is on an horrendous drought rn while being elite

[neon forum]

not droughts in specific but we have seen the dip from foden last szn or saka underperforming from a goalscoring pov
rodrygo was on a drought until recently

[flat moth]

Rodrygo isn’t really elite

Foden/Sak/Vinicius sort of dips are common

[neon forum]

he is still one of the top rated forwards

[flat moth]

I think the idea of rodrygo is engraved in people’s mind so much they confuse it with his present reality

[radiant aurora]

My opinion on quality is pretty clear. A 6 won the ballon d'or against pretty minimal competition. We've had 3 players past their best win it, and a flash in the pan Dembele.

Ballon d'or isn't a great marker in general because there's no quality. Just recency bias that treats minimal quality as God like.

[neon forum]

[neon forum]

umm wont say messi’s or benzemas ballon dor win was a bad thing

messi won it against one of the best individual seasons we have ever seen

[flat moth]

He is never gonna be elite playing together with both of Paixão & KyKy
& he is an idiot so he wants to stay at Madrid only

[neon forum]

KyKy

[flat moth]

KyKy De Bondy is his nickname

[radiant aurora]

Even that's starting to go back a while now.

[neon forum]

u refered to it so thats why i mentioned

my argument was for

like post 22/23

[radiant aurora]

To an extent. He's also rarely able to play in his own position. If/when he leaves will be better for him, but who knows.

I'm hopeful for Rodrygo but time is ticking.

[flat moth]

Yeah its no guarantee he will become elite/world class if he leaves Madrid either

But certainly a way better chance of him achieving his potential if he leaves them only

I only see him achieving it if he plays in his natural position only & thats never happening in Spain

Should have left last summer, god knows why he chose to stay

[neon forum]

#man-city message

last szns award list quite embarassing

but most of it was

unfair anyways

[radiant aurora]

lol

[flat moth]

I don’t see any embarrassing player in the top 11 bar palmer(cwc tax)

[radiant aurora]

Depends how you look at it

[neon forum]

• i wasnt talking abt the ballon dor top 10

[radiant aurora]

Donnarumma won stuff with PSG. But based off performances in his season? It's honestly hilarious.

[flat moth]

What are you talking about then

[neon forum]

each awards winner

i dont agree with the Cl one

especially

[flat moth]

Donnarumma can have an argument sure

His worst season at psg statistically

Yet it will go down as his most positively memorable psg season as well due to ucl tax

[radiant aurora]

Pretty much

[eager wasp]

isn't list 1 just objectively a better set of players and seasons overall? Or is that your point?

[flat moth]

Dembele won CL POTT innit?
I don’t see anything particularly wrong with it

Doue was UCL YPOTT
Don’t agree with that one at all
But eh, winner bias is always a case

[neon forum]

yuh especially dat

i think dembele was also winner bias

raphinha was the better one

[radiant aurora]

Mostly that the overall quality of player has diminished quite a lot

[eager wasp]

Nah, that's clearly not true

[radiant aurora]

But the ballon d'or essentially is a silly list anyway that doesn't reflect the quality of a season

[flat moth]

Well winner bias always been a thing what can we do

Rest Yamal is a generational youngster, so not really an overall football quality issue youngster wise

[eager wasp]

#7 on the first list is miles ahead of #1 on the second list

2025 > 2000

Overall

[radiant aurora]

1 of that 2025 top top gets in to the top 20 of 2000

[neon forum]

4s better than 1 lowkey

[flat moth]

Raphinha is probably my favourite player of the ones currently active in europe, but dembele winning was very fair genuinely

Can’t argue much

Doue I agree lol
Was fugazi

But what can we do about winner bias

[neon forum]

he had a good ko run but across the tournament idk

[radiant aurora]

It's really sad how painfully poor football has become. But I'm hopeful it's a blip.

[eager wasp]

Pure nostalgia bias tbh, I can argue 0 of the 2000s get into the 2025 list. Zidane had an awful club campaign, rest are worse than Mbappé by far

[radiant aurora]

Recency bias and social media praises mediocrity as godlike so I'm not surprised

[eager wasp]

Clearly you're so too far removed from objectivity to be reasoned with

[flat moth]

I swear 2000 zidane was insane

[eager wasp]

Keep glazing your 1 goal in 12 UCL games forwards from 2000

[eager wasp]

In NT

[radiant aurora]

He was sensational

[flat moth]

2000 euros probably zidane’s best international campaign

[neon forum]

Nostalgia Bias vs Recency Bias

[flat moth]

Better than 1998 & 2006

[flat moth]

Both are equally awful

[eager wasp]

Nostalgia bias is a lot stronger in football en

rn*

[neon forum]

yh

[flat moth]

Both are imo

[radiant aurora]

1 says Zidane is better than Dembele.

The other says Hakimi is better than Zidane.

Lol

[eager wasp]

Recency bias I see for players 5-10y ago, not 15-20+

[radiant aurora]

We know which bias is more prevalent

[flat moth]

I don’t think even Moroccans or PSG fans will agree with Hakimi>zidane

😭

[neon forum]

never heard any of the two being said

one doesnt need to be said

[flat moth]

Without dembele psg dont win UCL

[eager wasp]

Better than Mbappé confirmed 🤔

[radiant aurora]

Oh?

#football-lounge message

[flat moth]

if mbappe doesnt leave they dont either

[neon forum]

[eager wasp]

By using your extreme logic lol

Not that Palmer had a better season than Zidane

[neon forum]

they dont without donna either

[radiant aurora]

You can make this argument about almost any player

[flat moth]

https://tenor.com/view/dog-doggy-dogs-snake-dog-snake-bite-dog-gif-23189463

[eager wasp]

3. Shevchenko 1 goal in 6UCL games. Better than PL G+A record setting Salah confirmed 🤔

[neon forum]

am i wrong?

[flat moth]

Massive for the Liverpool tie,
But dembele false nine is what changed their season

Finally got a 9 who could wreck havoc while also pressing like a maniac

Not a coincidence psg flipped a switch after his change of position

[radiant aurora]

Shevchenko played in Serie A for one

[neon forum]

without donna they get past villa either

[radiant aurora]

BTW I also said ballon d'or lists aren't a good representation of overall quality

[flat moth]

idk about that

[neon forum]

2 incredible saves
argubaly 3

rewatch the game

[radiant aurora]

Absolutely they don't lol

[neon forum]

man was flying

[radiant aurora]

Trust the 1 game he does anything to be against us

[eager wasp]

But you said only 1 player from the 2025 list gets into the 2000 one?

I hate nostalgia bias more than anything

People just go and watch a game from that era

it's so slow and reactive

Nothing like football of today

everything at a far less advanced level

[flat moth]

No
I ain’t gassing dollarumma

[radiant aurora]

I hate recency bias so fair enough

[eager wasp]

I dislike recency bias too

[radiant aurora]

Robot football has reduced talent

[flat moth]

You have to compare them relatively

[eager wasp]

But people apply it less annoyingly than nostalgia bias

[flat moth]

Instead of directly

[radiant aurora]

There's a reason old past it players, Dembele and a 6 win these awards.

[neon forum]

[eager wasp]

But it stops making sense. If the football is so much more advanced obviously you're going to see less individual brilliance dominating games

That doesn't automatically mean the players are worse

[radiant aurora]

Not even close. Every take on football chat is talking about some mod career decent player of today being better than anyone pre 2012

[neon forum]

past it players claims doesnt make sense

[flat moth]

we see plenty still if you ask me

[eager wasp]

It's just defending has advanced far too much for superstar forwards to do whatever they want

[radiant aurora]

Benzema winning a ballon d'or. Come on man.

[neon forum]

benzema won against pretty decent top 3

[flat moth]

I don’t think benzema was past it to be honest

Was his peak if anything

[radiant aurora]

Quality of football reduced over the previous decade. It's why he was second fiddle to Higuain. But quality dried up and raised him up.

[flat moth]

Messi 2023 yeah,
But he didn’t deserve it imo

[eager wasp]

He literally had a trillion UCL goals carrying them to a win 😭 how is a flat nothing of a figo season better than that 😭😭

[neon forum]

absolutely incredible campaign for a midfielder and he won it over him

[eager wasp]

Far more complete than Shevchenko and Batistuta too

[eager wasp]

Sob for the most obvious and true thing ever

[radiant aurora]

We have an old Roy Keane running over Cesc and others who played on in to the 2010s, but there's no way prime Keane could possibly compete

[eager wasp]

Benzema is one of the best CFs ever

This chat is supposed to be serious I thought

[flat moth]

Difference of opinion

[eager wasp]

Sure man

[radiant aurora]

Hakimi over Zidane is quite the opinion

[flat moth]

😭✌️

[eager wasp]

In my opinion 1 goal in 2000 = 50 goals in 2025 ✅✅

[neon forum]

#football-lounge message

[flat moth]

Yup more or less

[eager wasp]

9 goals > 28 goals is an even greater of an opinion

[radiant aurora]

Meh. I saw football before Messi and Ronaldo dominance. I know many didn't

[neon forum]

same vibes

[flat moth]

Tbf figo was a winger

[eager wasp]

Insane glaze for the flattest most mediocre season from figo but scoring in every single round of the UCL KO stages Hakimi is supposed to be dogshit

[flat moth]

That too more so in a 442

[flat moth]

Do you actually think hakimi>zidane tho😭

[radiant aurora]

It's almost as if they weren't around and had no idea

[flat moth]

In general I agree that hakimi 2025 is one of the better individual full back seasons

But😭

[radiant aurora]

Apparently I have a bias over 2 periods of my life that I have lived.

But people who have only lived 1 and consider that better have no bias.

🤷🏼‍♀️

[flat moth]

Nah I have actually talked with him on this topic before
He just very strongly disagrees that the current era of football is inferior

[neon forum]

no he clarified earlier

[radiant aurora]

Then we're coming at it from a POV that we will never agree on.

[flat moth]

His opinion is that most of it is down to tactical innovations & physical improvement

[neon forum]

#football-lounge message

[flat moth]

Oh fair enough then lol

[eager wasp]

I already replied to that, obviously not but you're focusing on that as if what I wasn't replying to wasn't even crazier

Literal nothing seasons from half the list

Retegui numbers from the serie a cfs

Nowhere near peak Higuain 36

[flat moth]

Well the 1 player from 2025 being in the top 20 of 2000 is also extreme sure

[eager wasp]

Yh lol Mbappé and Salah broke multiple records

[flat moth]

Eh but serie a was actually elite then also

[eager wasp]

Fairs

But CL numbers also shit

[radiant aurora]

And again it comes to POV

[flat moth]

Almost all of the top 10 had way too good defences

[radiant aurora]

In my opinion only 2 world class defenders of the last decade. 1 of them plays with Salah

[flat moth]

Thats not the case for retegui & friends era

[radiant aurora]

Don't come at me with Sergio Ramos lol

[eager wasp]

You still think in terms of individuals. Current Brentford would eradicate any team from that era purely on proactive defending and intensity

[flat moth]

Direct comparisons 😔

[neon forum]

serie a 2026

[eager wasp]

It's like they played a different sport.

[radiant aurora]

2000s Serie A was much superior than 2005 Ligue 1.

The quality of football was also more dispersed back then, while centralised now.

[flat moth]

Thats why we shall compare relatively

[radiant aurora]

Less good teams generally speaking. PSG beat a mediocre Villa and a bad Inter team

[eager wasp]

Yeah that's fair but not true within the PL

All PL clubs are fairly rich

less inequality compared to other leagues

[radiant aurora]

The fact Villa are arguably a top 10 team in the world in 2026

[neon forum]

and why shouldnt they be

[radiant aurora]

Because we're toothless. Alright defensively. Good coach and central midfield but that's it.

[eager wasp]

Game didn't evolve much till Pep's revolution imo. Been a rollercoaster of dominating ideas since

With each strategy becoming obsolete the next season

[flat moth]

I wouldn’t credit pep solely for it

[eager wasp]

I meant between late 90s to 2008

[flat moth]

Germans also deserve a lot of the credit

[eager wasp]

obviously before then

[flat moth]

Aragones as well imo

in general a combination of germans & spaniards

[eager wasp]

Yep I said rollercoaster of dominating ideas since. He just started the chain

[radiant aurora]

One thing I won't comment on is general coaching. Watching the game as a kid it wasn't really as aspect I understood at any meaningful level

If people want to say its improved, I'm not going to argue that.

[eager wasp]

There is definitely some objectivity there though

[radiant aurora]

It would be interesting to see Pep at international level but I don't think it happens.

[neon forum]

it doesnt

unless england suddenly do some insane pull

[eager wasp]

Not the Kimmich mentality in there

[neon forum]

everybody catches that

[radiant aurora]

No chance

[eager wasp]

I don't think pep will carry his principles to NT football

Would be very interesting yh

[neon forum]

england have insane amount of talent sitting there for pep to utilize it
depends on how much they try to convince him

[radiant aurora]

England wouldn't have a striker which is a problem

[flat moth]

He has said he wants to

So I think it will before he retires

Idk what team tho

[neon forum]

i dont understand

[flat moth]

England seem the only realistic one to me as well

[eager wasp]

A good CF will emerge by the time Kane is gone

[neon forum]

probably not spain

[eager wasp]

Highly doubt Spain

[radiant aurora]

If Pep took over. We're looking at a 35+ Kane at best.

[flat moth]

As they like hiring foreign coaches & pep been there for far too long

He is never coaching Spain lol

[radiant aurora]

I legit can't even think of another England striker. Watkins, Delap, DLC are the next actual options?

[neon forum]

Brentfords man

[flat moth]

Someone can come up

[neon forum]

not taht hes great

[flat moth]

I don’t think it will be a job before 2030’s for pep

[neon forum]

peps gonna play a false 9 with foden who will win the golden boot and bring wc back home

[flat moth]

I think he leaves city in 2027 then takes a break for 2-3 years

[neon forum]

and win the ballon dor

and will go down as the greatest english footballer ever

[flat moth]

Then in 2030’s dive into internal coaching

[neon forum]

simple script rlly

[radiant aurora]

Pep is the only coach he's ever had right?

[neon forum]

yes

[flat moth]

No city player from pellegrini era is still there

KDB was the last one

[neon forum]

yh

[flat moth]

All of the current squad is pep signings

[neon forum]

this is foden according to gemini

[flat moth]

I do think England bring it home

By 2030

[neon forum]

yh probs

[flat moth]

I see them winning 2028 euros perhaps due to home advantage

[cosmic bolt]

nah

[flat moth]

2026 wc cant rule them out either

[flat moth]

They have way too much talent & there are still 4 years by 2030

I wouldn’t rule them out for 2026 either
They are the 3rd best placed team according to me

[neon forum]

who da first 2

spain and france?

[flat moth]

Yes

[neon forum]

same list

argentina

where

[flat moth]

I have them 4th
But I don’t think they will win

Too weak flank players now in comparison to 2022
Messi also not as good as he was in 2022

[neon forum]

yuh

spain imo

or france

[flat moth]

Portugal & Germany outside chance

[neon forum]

france have a very good squad except for midfield

[flat moth]

Brazil & Netherlands ig have a non zero chance
But I would be shocked if they do it

[radiant aurora]

What's Spain back 5?

[neon forum]

cucurella le normad huijsen joan garcia

and

um

carvajal?

[radiant aurora]

Yeah I can see a world where they don't win it.

[neon forum]

rodri pedri fabian midfield most likely

or like olmo

or zubi

idk their midfield kind of stacked

[flat moth]

This is what I had in my mind after the draw

[neon forum]

yamal nico

have they upgraded their striker

or is it still

morata

[radiant aurora]

Norway beating Brazil

[neon forum]

https://tenor.com/view/pep-guardiola-we’ll-be-there-pep-guardiola-football-gif-4952949580121807344

[flat moth]

They are the favourites
But not heavy favourites imo like a lot of people are making them to be

[radiant aurora]

We're one of like 3 countries to have a winning record for Brazil as it is.

Worst ever Brazil, best ever Norway. Just saying, there's a chance.

[flat moth]

Best team going into the tournament certainly
But them losing wont be a shock or anything

[neon forum]

brasil dont have a strong squad anyways

what is it

allisson

marquinhos

[flat moth]

Brazil are horrid

[neon forum]

joelinton guimaraes paqueta?

surley not

whos their creative outlet

[flat moth]

Least hyped Brazilianteam in forever

[neon forum]

vini rodrygo estevao

[flat moth]

Raphinha starts often

[neon forum]

oh yh

forgot bim

so vini raphinha

depends on who plays as a 9

[radiant aurora]

Richarlison most likely

[flat moth]

Dw ancelotti will probably as well

[neon forum]

gabi jesus and richi 🥀

[neon forum]

ancelloti gonna bench him for vini

and rodrygo

[flat moth]

200%

[neon forum]

his sons

brasil have attacking “depth” but they all mid af

estevao savio martinelli

gabi jesus

do they deadass not have a creative midfielder

oh

nvm

still ass

lowkey should play savio as a 10

[radiant aurora]

Not really

Maybe with someone like Cunha behind a striker.

[neon forum]

forgot him

hes good tbf

i like him

[radiant aurora]

I think it's Brazil v England QF assuming favourites win their groups

Or is it Ro16. Somewhere around there.

[neon forum]

hmm

whos gonna be brazils lb

militao might play rb

danilo?

[radiant aurora]

Ask the greatest content creators of today

[sterile forge]

Ouch...

[neon forum]

thats just wrong selection

[radiant aurora]

I can't think of a Brazilian left back beyond Alex Sandro

[past fern]

New Daily Question:

#daily-question message

[neon forum]

think its more like this

[radiant aurora]

Yeah the one I posted was non serious. Can't see Rodrygo in the 6

But that looks more or less it. It's not great is it.

[flat moth]

Horrendous team genuinely

Imagine tho, its a knockout tournament so anything can happen😂

Worst Brazilian side of the 21st century winning the world cup somehow will be so funny

[neon forum]

without ney 🕊️

[strange prairie]

it would indeed

[neon forum]

might have confused it with Rodrigo

[neon forum]

yuh

[neon forum]

germany winning the world cup in america would be more hillarious

[flat moth]

I totally forgot the finalissima is happening in march

Will be interesting to watch

[strange prairie]

the most hilarious thing would be iran winning it though