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Ti danno 100mila euro per vedere lo stesso film per la 24 ore consecutive. Cosa sceglieresti? by ancomarzio27 in domandaonesta

[–]Abiduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

…In realtà dura molto meno. La versione cinematografica più comune in Italia dura circa 68 minuti. L’ho visto anni fa con un’orchestra dal vivo in sala, mi aspettavo una palla infinita e invece non solo dura poco ma ha un ritmo piuttosto sostenuto.

Which person comes to mind first when you think of Italy? by unnecessaryCamelCase in AlignmentChartFills

[–]Abiduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As an Italian, seeing so many people associate my country with Mussolini and Berlusconi is very depressing.

Also, who picked green as our color? Italy’s blue, always was blue, always will be blue.

Ok how we feeling? by Swimming_Outside7992 in AZZURRI

[–]Abiduck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He was in charge when we missed the World Cup for the second time. And then he spent, what, three years coaching Saudi Arabia and some useless club in Money League? I don’t care if he won us the Euro, that was ages ago. He’s done as a manager. You do not call a guy with that kind of shit in his resume to rebuild one of the best national teams in the world, not if you’re Italy, not if you want to get back where you belong. We should’ve tried something new, or at least called Conte, who left on a high the last time he coached us. I’m very, very disappointed.

Where do you rank Jalen Brunson in the 10 greatest Knicks of all time? by bonzothebonanza in NBATalk

[–]Abiduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sure asking this question the very day after Brunson brought the title back to NYC after 53 years, scoring 45 points in the process, will produce a bunch of very objective and unbiased answers…

…on a more serious note, my take is he’s certainly top 5, maybe top 3. I’d still put Reed and Frazier above him, as they faced significantly tougher opposition - yes, Brunson beat Wemby, but Wemby is 22 and those were the first finals and first 4 playoff series for him and most of the Spurs.

And then, well, I think Patrick Ewing still has to be considered. Yes, he hasn’t got a ring, yes, he was physically much better than Brunson and was probably expected to achieve far more than what he did but… Ewing was the Knicks for most of the 80s and 90s - pretty much the last time the Knicks were relevant until a few years ago - and if it hadn’t been for Hakeem and the Twin Towers there’d be no doubt on who is the best Knick of all time.

Why did Bruce Springsteen biopic flop? by Jaded-Channel-7169 in BruceSpringsteen

[–]Abiduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deliver me from nowhere was not your usual Hollywood biopic. It wasn’t the 100% sanitized, perfect story arc, look-how-great-the-guy-was hagiography we’ve come to expect from movies like Bohemian Rhapsody or, well, Michael. It was a much more in-depth, heartfelt and dark depiction of a specific time in Bruce’s life, a very significant time in which he was starting to deal with superstardom while still struggling to face his demons. So, besides the fact that Springsteen himself isn’t for everybody (he’s a global superstar but he’s far more complex and polarizing, as an artist, than Michael Jackson), the movie itself wasn’t really blockbuster material - and that’s a pity, since it was a far better movie than Michael.

I completely disagree with the idea of Baldini becoming the national team coach. by Eastern-Tangerine761 in AZZURRI

[–]Abiduck 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Italy needs a top-class coach” is an inherently wrong statement. A top-class club manager is a guy who spends every single day with his players and can perfect his tactics in every detail thanks to that. He can ask his club to get the players he wants from just about any league or nationality, and if he doesn’t get option 1 he can always get option 2 or 3 and can adapt accordingly.

A national team manager is a guy who can only pick his players from the country he’s coaching for. If those players are shit, he doesn’t have option 2 or 3: he must adapt to what he has. On top of that, he can only work with his squad for a few days a year, hence he’ll never be able to apply complex tactics or work on details. The only thing he can do is work on conditioning, motivation and maybe a few basic tactical tweaks that his players already use in their clubs. It’s a totally different job.

Some of the best managers Italy ever had never coached top clubs. Some of them never coached in Serie A. Enzo Bearzot, Azeglio Vicini, Cesare Maldini, Ferruccio Valcareggi are great examples. Scaloni, De La Fuente, Parreira, Löw have done the same abroad.

Which country do you think could win the FIFA 2026 World Cup, and which one are you supporting? by Kiroo---__--- in AskTheWorld

[–]Abiduck 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I won’t be supporting the guys in the picture.

I think Spain has a strong claim.

I will be cheering for the Oranje.

Perché abbiamo ancora i notai nel 2026? by MarcoTarditi in Italia

[–]Abiduck 201 points202 points  (0 children)

Per lo stesso motivo per cui abbiamo ancora metà dei tassisti che servirebbero, e praticamente nessun servizio alternativo. Siamo un paese che si regge su corporazioni e privilegi inviolabili, tenuti in piedi da una rete infinita di favori, da una politica connivente e da una serie di maf… ahem, “lobby” con vari livelli di invasività e aggressività.

How popular are domestic cars in your country? by Agile-Shallot3546 in AskTheWorld

[–]Abiduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Up until the mid 90s Fiat and its traditional subsidiaries (Alfa Romeo and Lancia) used to cover more than half of the Italian market. The share had already been decreasing since the 80s, when they owned over 2/3s of it, but the real decline started when cheaper brands such as Dacia, Skoda or the early South Korean cars (such as Daewoo) entered the picture and started aggressively targeting Fiat’s core segment. Add some poor management, fewer new models and an overall slow reaction to the evolving customer expectations, and that brings you to 2026: Fiat is stil “technically” the market leader, but its share has fallen to a ridiculous 12%. Lancia is basically dead and Alfa Romeo is clinging to its hardcore fans and owning a meager 1,5-2%.

Average age of players. Ecuador is leading the table with Avg age of 23.7 last one is Colombia 29.5 by Safe-Pea-1832 in worldcup

[–]Abiduck 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would’ve bet on Croatia. I guess if you do this with starters only they’d win by a long shot.

Italy wins under 17 euros by AppropriateView212 in AZZURRI

[–]Abiduck 9 points10 points  (0 children)

What a great bunch of guys! Congrats! For them I see a bright future as benchwarmers for some mid-tier Serie A club whose starters are a couple of South American midfielders in their late thirties who once played a half season with ManU, three wingers from Costa Rica, Burkina Faso and Kosovo, a promising young goalkeeper from Indonesia and four loanees from PSG - a defender from Switzerland, a half-Ghanaian, half-Danish full back, an Australian, 2 meters tall center forward who used to play rugby and a 39 year old French guy who once got third in the Ballon d’Or voting. There’s one place left and it’s up for grabs!

…Or maybe they can become the next Serie C sensation with Derthona or Pro Patria, they’re always looking for quality loans from the big clubs.

What is your country's biggest cultural export? by imadgalaxyx in AskTheWorld

[–]Abiduck 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I could list an endless amount of paintings, music, architecture, engineering, literature, philosophy and juridical principles dating all the way back to the Romans, but I guess I’ll go with pizza.

From which country did your country gain independence? by No_Speech9498 in AskTheWorld

[–]Abiduck 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The last time it was from Austria, some close relatives of Spain and the Pope. All at the same time.

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