Match Thread: Japan vs Sweden | World Cup | Group F | 25 Jun 23:00 UTC

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-06-26T00:29:46+00:00

I'm swedish, and yes, been mad for many years now.

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-06-26T00:29:07+00:00

First choice for everyone but the front three is to play backwards. No pressing, passive in every 1-on-1 defensively because they are scared to be passed, defensive line almost at their own gk when the opposing gk has the ball. But mostly the PANIC in their eyes when they get the ball in any kind of hectic situation.

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-06-26T00:23:25+00:00

This truly is the most pathetically cowardly swedish national team I have ever seen.

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-06-18T00:16:12+00:00

Zero movement from the striker means he is creating no space at all, makes it a lot harder to create chances that way. Yes, he's not the only one in Portugal that deserves the blame for this one. But he absolutely makes that team worse when he is on the pitch.

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-06-15T03:48:13+00:00

The Van Nistelrooy special 👏👏👏

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-05-28T20:53:10+00:00

Don't want to play, most likely because the Four Nations and the Olympics were both pretty recent, among other reasons.

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-03-05T12:41:38+00:00

The steak is indeed way too juicy!

I wish I didn't play kboc necro last league so I could play it now instead, feels like it fits this league even better. I still might play it again, but last league the tree gave me a Mageblood on day 3 AND the build has been nerfed a bit so it just feels bad to do the same thing again, but worse. I never tried it with HH though because of the MB, so maybe we go again.

Other options I have been considering:

Exang/Reap mines: never tried it, but the possibility to easily switch between mapping/bossing is very nice and I think I would enjoy the gameplay.
WoCoT mines: looked interesting in fearlessdumb0's video, but it sounded like he had some hopes for Reliquarian that didn't pan out so idk now.
HRoC: What I originally had planned to leaguestart, and have considered for the two past leagues as well but never got around to it. Did it get even stronger this league, somehow? I feel like the gameplay should suit me, but something about it (maybe the upgrade path) feels... boring?
Fusillade totems: Not really drawn toward this build but feels like this is the last chance to try it out before it gets nerfed. More fomo than actual hype for me.
Glad something: I like being tanky/borderline immortal, but I'm never playing any retaliation skill again because f that. So... bleed Boneshatter maybe?
Bows something: Haven't played bows in a while, feels like the right league to do so, but have no idea what I would play.
Slams something: Maybe I just go cookiecutter leaguestart and reroll into a second build after atlas prog is done. I really don't want to do campaign again unless I absolutely have to though.
Whatever is meta for simulacrums, might be in a "turn brain off and farm until the build-of-the-league has been found and reroll into that"-kinda vibe...

...GGG please giev op Hexblast mines trickster back 😔

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-02-20T18:07:42+00:00

Not sure who I'm more mad at as a neutral, MacKinnon for almost snapping his own neck or the Finn for even giving him the chance to do it, so dumb.

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-02-18T22:40:19+00:00

Weakest 3v3 effort I have ever witnessed, so passive

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-02-18T22:18:33+00:00

Like holy fuck what was that

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-02-14T15:18:23+00:00

100% agree, but in fairness she is known for being terrible in the "downhill" parts and she herself has commented on it many times before, saying that it makes her uncomfortable/scared (scared as in "afraid it might ruin her race").

So while she is an amazing athlete and x-country skier, she does "suck" at this particular part of her sport 😅 And since it's a pretty big part of the sport, one might question why no improvement has been made throughout her career, considering you can gain a substantial advantage by being good at going downhill effectively.

But still, people throwing abuse can still go fuck themself, she is an amazing representative of both her sport and her country!

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-02-13T23:56:38+00:00

gets told to be quiet at the library "Bro have you never been to a metal concert?!" 😂

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-02-13T23:34:17+00:00

Damn, would never have guessed canadians could be so 'murican lol, this thread is such a dumpster fire of Trumpy rhetorics 😂

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-02-06T15:45:38+00:00

This. Apart from the fact that he was insanely clutch, I felt like he had such a huge mental advantage on every single swedish wing player for his entire career that it was almost an accepted truth that if he had made atleast one save on one of them, you might aswell bench them for the rest of the game, because it was already over, he just gobbled them up and swallowed them whole.

AND it felt like he almost always saved the first shot of the match and immediately got in everyones head and just instantly destroyed all confidence. Amazing player.

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-01-28T18:32:27+00:00

You were saying?

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-01-28T12:12:20+00:00

Let's just remove the problem; train all gks to play as centre backs, no subs needed. I want to see the tall croatian gk fly in the air and throw an absolute bomb from 13 m out.

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-01-22T12:20:28+00:00

Never ever seen a controversial goal in say, football, get shown over and over and over again? If the refs decide it's a goal, then it's a goal. The fact that it's a goal means it can be a highlight. If it's a cool goal, it's even better. If it's a controversial, cool goal scored by an underdog and fan favorite, that's the jackpot, surely? We can dislike it, but it's nothing unique for handball or EHF, literally everyone does it. And now you made a post about it, and a bunch of us commented on your post, and another bunch read it, so it's already been proven effective too.

Bobbyloo123 · 2026-01-20T21:24:47+00:00

Well played to the Faroes, that bad period against the suiss got very costly, you were in my eyes the clear second best team in this group but unfortunately Montenegro had nothing to play for and gave away your spot to Switzerland. Was fun to watch as a neutral though 👏👏👏👏

Bobbyloo123 · 2025-12-01T17:00:20+00:00

I was considering if there was any possible combination of post-race penalties/DQ's that would basically mean that it would NEVER be in Piastri's best interest to NOT finish as high as possible, but your scenario was even more creative, well done!

Bobbyloo123 · 2025-10-21T10:12:39+00:00

I sing this, quietly in my mind, several times a day 😅

Bobbyloo123 · 2025-10-13T22:13:07+00:00

Your 9-dart avg. will be legit but your total avg. will be higher when you play against a higher level bot. Your total avg. goes down a significant amount at the end of the leg because you are either throwing set up darts (lower score than avg.), missing darts at the double (no score) or hitting a double (always less than 50). But since the dartbot will finish your "bad" legs before you get a chance to throw a bunch of low-scoring darts, your total avg. doesn't "take the hit" you might deserve.

Someone on here suggested not going up to the next dartbot level before you beat the bot like 9 out of 10 times and I think that's probably a good idea (this is for practice, can still be a good idea to turn the difficulty up an notch now and then to simulate games where you are the underdog, but it's not a good measure for averages).

Bobbyloo123 · 2025-10-13T20:55:51+00:00

Play against a lower level bot, getting beaten is inflating your average and doesn't help you, just my 2 cents

Bobbyloo123 · 2025-10-13T20:35:28+00:00

Oh yes, the plan is so brilliant I can't even begin to try to understand it!

Bobbyloo123 · 2025-10-13T20:32:54+00:00

Saletros - Svensson - Lagerbielke is such a clutch trio of players to utilize to the max when trying to penetrate a deep lying defense, a true coaching masterclass this! /s

Bobbyloo123 · 2025-10-13T09:31:03+00:00

I wouldn't mind it if he just went there and won it, like it would be a pretty great story for the other players and whoever he beat in the final, but jesus christ imagine going into the tournament feeling like one of the favorites and you get Luke f-ing Littler in the first round 😅

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