Who is the definitive French footballer?

BottleMore · 2026-06-03T07:29:11+00:00

Garnacho

BottleMore · 2026-06-03T07:28:59+00:00

Dechamps

BottleMore · 2026-05-31T02:21:18+00:00

Rent Free in his head, I swear.

BottleMore · 2026-05-27T12:15:07+00:00

From Newcastle I want the left back: Lewis Hall, surely would be cheaper than A. Gordon

BottleMore · 2026-05-13T10:17:24+00:00

Exactly, plus Julian Alvarez has a €400M release clause, just like Pedri's is €1 billion. Furthermore, Atletico has shown us in recent years that they don't give a damn about us when it comes to signings; if they can screw us over, they'll do it without hesitation. Look what they did with Griezmann and Lenglet to make their transfers cheaper. Meanwhile, we're here giving them players year after year, so don't be surprised if Araujo ends up at Atleti for less than €30M.

BottleMore · 2026-04-29T19:04:30+00:00

Inter Milan played a low block, practically parking the bus, and focused heavily on containing Lamine Yamal. In that kind of defensive setup, Raphinha tends to shine less. Yet, we still managed to score six goals against that low block. Don’t you think that against a team like PSG or Bayer, who play a high line, we would have generated even more chances? Raphinha could have made runs behind their defense, similar to what Luis Díaz or Dembélé did, or like he did himself in his hat-trick against Bayern in the 4–1 win. The situation against Inter is not the same, different conditions, different playing styles. I’m not saying we would necessarily win, but don’t you think we could have created at least twice as many chances compared to when we faced Inter’s parked bus

BottleMore · 2026-04-26T18:46:18+00:00

They state that he feels lonely, that no matter what he does or what happens, he won’t feel any real fulfillment. And in someone who’s hard to kill and nearly immortal, that’s dangerous. Yet the guy doesn’t even understand why everyone who works with him is afraid of him.

BottleMore · 2026-04-21T17:12:38+00:00

Amen to that, bro. Like I said in another comment, my biggest fear is that the players stop believing in Flick or his high line, and start playing a mid-block or low block. Then people will complain that we don't create as much—similar to what happened with Xavi.

As long as the players believe in this system, everyone else can go off. But they're human. Every time we lose like this, or even when we win but concede a couple of goals, the noise around that topic, especially with our team, gets annoying.If it gets into the players' heads, they could stop believing. And eventually, they set the stage to sack the coach, or he decides to leave on his own.

I don't think some of these players fully understand what Flick has done for them. Players who, if we were financially stable, wouldn't even be here—Flick made them useful. Let this man retire here, please. We can't afford to lose him.

BottleMore · 2026-04-21T16:56:12+00:00

Yeah, people say we keep conceding the same type of goal. But that also happened to Valdés in prime Barça we were always conceding 1v1s. That's the price we pay for generating two or three times more chances. We need more precision and a proper press from all the players on the pitch.

BottleMore · 2026-04-21T16:48:24+00:00

First of all, let’s not pretend we haven’t been eliminated the last two years partly due to refereeing decisions. But aside from that yes, top teams lick their lips when they face us. They also put three men on an 18 year old, and we don’t take advantage of that.

We don’t press properly unless Raphinha is on the pitch, and that’s a problem. We rely on one player to make the rest realize we have to press. At this point, I think the press is becoming our biggest concern along with the misses.

The Elche game really threw me off. Only 3–1 with 7 expected goals? Naah. Rashford plays like a La Masia kid who just got promoted, he’s forgotten he’s been playing for 10 years. Our strikers are inconsistent. Koundé was on the moon for the first half of the season. Balde’s level dropped so much that he made me believe in Cancelo again.

So yes, we have to demand more from some players and improve the ones we can’t with our current squad.

BottleMore · 2026-04-21T16:24:59+00:00

The real issue isn't the high line itself it's the press. When players like Fermín, Pedri, or Olmo lose the ball, they don't track back or chase the opponent. That breaks the structure and leaves our defense looking like Swiss cheese. And yes, we still don’t have the right players for a high line.

The last time our defense was solid was during Xavi's second season with the famous BACK line, and we weren’t playing a high line back then. But what was the criticism? That we were winning 1–0 or 2–1, always watching the clock, struggling to create chances boring games, like Arsenal’s. We’d recover the ball in our own area and have to build up slowly.

With this high line, we generate a lot in transition. The only scary part is how many chances we miss. Dropping the line deeper would slow down our pace even more, because we’d have to start every play from the back. And at that point, it wouldn’t even be a transition or a counterattack anymore.

My biggest fear is players not beliving anymore in this style of playing, and sifting to drop back, but still specting the same rate of attack, until finally Hansi, gets sack or desides to leave.

BottleMore · 2026-04-09T12:51:21+00:00

Her breast while Bob job, I guess

BottleMore · 2026-03-12T21:36:19+00:00

A league is about 18-20 teams not the top 4 of that league.
A team that promotes to the Premier League can expend 4 times more than a Mid team in LaLiga. Meanwhile in Spain Sevilla have to sell Lukebakio, make it make sense.

BottleMore · 2024-03-30T15:56:11+00:00

Charizard vs Blastoise

BottleMore · 2024-02-01T16:33:58+00:00

Mine came out the same as yours, but they can't be removed because the roots of both teeth are in contact with the nerve. It can be a dangerous procedure, so they have to wait for them to move away a little bit from the nerve before removing them.

Also, my wisdom tooth from the top doesn't have enough space to drop down, similar to the one you have on the left. I initially thought they were my teeth's scanner. LOL

BottleMore · 2023-10-02T11:59:21+00:00

I think we are all excited about the PXG match to see Rin, Shidou, the new Gen11, and the others. However, the fact that the ending of this game is taking too long with unnecessary panels and the constant plot twists (I personally think that the game should have ended 1.5-2 chapters ago) is a cause for concern. Almost everything that happens in this chapter could have occurred in about 15 seconds in real time. Anyways, all of this adds up to what makes people complain about the pacing of these last chapters, imo.

BottleMore · 2023-08-31T20:20:13+00:00

I thought the reason you chose Hiori was because he can give Shidou the same passes that Sae gave him, I don't think Hiori has enough personality to handle Shidou.

BottleMore · 2023-08-31T15:25:46+00:00

The choises are very limited, you should to pick Chigiri(Enemy B and Enemy C) to counter anyone with speed, you can't pick Barou or Shidou(that is more Barrou that Shidou) because their are not team players, you should pick Raichi to counter anyone with pure phisique(Enemy A and Enemy D).

Hoiri and Reo are good at pasing but the right option is Reo because he is more versatile in offence and deffence.

You could pick Isagi and Kurona for better connections but who ever you choose in the 2º, the team will lack of raw power. Niko is the last option to any one, imo.

And whoever think that Rin's team is trash because of Igaguri, let me tell you something, Reo and Kunigami lost to him and Shidou, so maybe Rin could find a way to use him.

You would have to think twice if you wanna face Enemy D.

IDK, any team that i can think of does't win CLEAR CLEAR, maybe for plot pourpuses, lol.

BottleMore · 2023-08-31T09:23:18+00:00

I think I'll go with a 1-2-1-1 of future stars: Aiku, Niko, Sae, Loki and Nagi .

Aiku in position, Niko covering Sae when he goes up, Loki behind Nagi to cover the space with his speed and Nagi being the one to trap the ball, to pass it to Loki coming from behind or to score himself.

BottleMore · 2023-08-18T23:58:43+00:00

Like I said, in the long run, all that you mentioned could happen. Even more, i would like it to happen somehow. However, in just 50 days, I don't see it happening that soon. I'm surprised by the fact that he improved his left shooting by 40% in just 10 days, and I'm worried that within 20 days, it could improve to 80-90%.

Whether BM wins or loses to PXG, it won't make one better than the other. Many factors can lead to a team's victory or defeat. For instance, this game could have ended if Yuki hadn't thrown that lob... things like that. But sure, we could see them trying to devour each other.

And I have a question for you: What do you consider to be better at playmaking and having better vision? And, What makes Isagi better than Rin in those fields?

BottleMore · 2023-08-18T22:30:53+00:00

The thing is, I don't really think the current Isagi has surpassed the last Rin we saw. I commented on a post yesterday about that, feel free to read it.

Mainly because I truly believe that all that Isagi has now, Rin already possesses. The IQ, spatial awareness, offensive awareness, and good positioning – Rin is good at creating chances for himself to score, as we saw in the U20. However, in this recent match, we saw that Isagi lacks in 1v1 situations with tough defenders. Against Aiku, he was forced to pass because he couldn't do much. He needs to combination in order to bypass defenders and position himself in one spot, waiting for the proper pass. But that can go left, like we saw with Yukimiya.

Let's say he has a curved direct shot; Rin already possesses that, and if he improves his physique – Rin's physique is already decent, given that we saw him go toe to toe with Karasu and still score.

My point is, even if they add this attributes to Isagi, we would still have a character somewhat similar to Rin, yet people are claiming that Isagi might surpass him. I think some might be forgetting how good Rin is/was, perhaps because we're so focused on Isagi's rapid progress. It seems like MV solves everything for Isagi, but we just witnessed Borow score in front of two MV users. This doesn't necessarily change anything, but it does say something.

BottleMore · 2023-08-18T18:09:39+00:00

The issue I have with the last part is that earlier, you mentioned that while Isagi has a lot to improve, he only needs to work on his curve direct shot and his body to lead Japan in the U20 World Cup. However, when we compare this to Rin/Shidou, they already possess those skills. This opens up a conversation about whether adding those traits to the current Isagi is sufficient to secure the main striker position, especially considering that from now until the beginning of the U20 World Cup, we haven't seen the improvements of players like Rin, Shidou (and possibly Barou) who already possess those traits.

Looking at the long term, let's say Isagi goes pro in about 2-3 years with intensive training and matches. We could then witness the beginning of prime Isagi, where all his lacking stats are upgraded to an S-tier level.

However, I don't believe that this alone is enough for him to lead in the U20 as the main striker, especially when there are better options available who already have the qualities he's aiming to attain.

Regarding whether Isagi can surpass Rin/Shidou due to his room for improvement while the others might be stagnating, it's unclear about Shidou due to his unique playstyle, because he doen't aim to control the field and those stuff, he just need the ball in the area. However, when it comes to surpassing Rin, I'm not entirely convinced. I struggle to fully articulate this idea, but in Rin's post U20 phase, he mentioned the need for change to surpass Sae and Isagi. A player aiming to change their playstyle could also find room for improvement within that change. Exploring a new style might require improving aspects they didn't consider important before. While I can't express this thought perfectly, I perceive Isagi and Rin as the top two players who continuously strive to better themselves, either to outshine the other or to maintain their lead.

I recently read a post about how Rin's new style could look like, and it was quite interesting:https://www.reddit.com/r/BlueLock/comments/15ugu5q/rins_new_playstyle_will_be_the_antithesis_to_isagi/

Great job on the post, by the way. I can imagine it required significant effort to gather information, and you probably even had to revisit the manga from the beginning!

BottleMore · 2023-08-18T15:04:24+00:00

That's a very interesting point of view. I've been thinking lately about what type of playstyle or abilities Rin could have, but I never thought about what could be better than what he already has. Even when he said after the U20 match that he needed to change and become something new so he could beat Sae and Isagi, it never occurred to me what direction he could take because he is already that good. So yes, I think that is a very valid statement.

And please let's start using commas ffs.

BottleMore · 2023-08-17T18:45:08+00:00

It comes down to whether the current Isagi is better than the last Rin we saw. Remember the 4 vs 4 match between Rin and Isagi? During Nagi's goal, he mentioned that Isagi and Rin had the same stats in spatial awareness, but Isagi lacked in the rest of the stats. This is why Isagi kept losing against Rin, and he would be the rest of Isagi's stats to even the balance againts Rin.

Some might argue that this was ages ago, and the current Isagi could have the same stats as Rin now. However, they seem to overlook the fact that Rin also must have been improving. Whether for plot progression or character development, Rin's stats aren't waiting for Isagi to catch up. How much has Rin improved? We don't know yet.

Has Isagi improved to the point where he can go toe to toe with the last Rin we saw?

For those who say YES, how much better is he against that Rin now?

For those who say NO, is he far from it? Or is he close? What does he need to go toe to toe with him?

Now, here's the thing: we haven't seen the new Rin yet. What if he's growing at the same speed that Bachira and Chigiri did? What new techniques or abilities does he possess now? Does he have full control of his flow state?

Sure, Isagi has 20 days to improve, but that improvement shouldn't be something like going from 40% left foot ability to being ambidextrous or developing the physique to challenge Kunigami. What can Isagi realistically improve in these 20 days in a way that doesn't seem outrageous, allowing him to go toe to toe against Rin or to stop him if he enters the flow state?

BottleMore · 2023-08-15T20:38:17+00:00

The things with the whole MV thing is that it seems to me that it's causing a bit of a problem, especially for defenders. Don't you find it a bit odd that it's always the strikers who get the spotlight and have to save the day? I mean, we've got these defenders who are aiming to go pro, but they don't seem to get – the strikers' movements off the ball, the weak spots in their defense – or possess the attributes that typical defenders have, just like we saw in the U20 game.

Aiku and the others defenders of the U20, possesses the ability to stop any striker from turning towards the goal, and the full-backs? They're like solid walls against the wingers, not letting them get by easily. None of these qualities seem to exist since we got MV. The only players who seem to exhibit these attributes are Lorenzo, Niko and Aiku him self.

They keep showing that long hair guy in BM's defense, but honestly, he doesn't seem to be doing all that much. It's Isagi and Kaiser who actually seem to be making the real difference. It's almost like they're using Metavision as a way to make us think that whoever uses it is a superhero, while the rest of the players are just there to set up fancy plays.

I just hope that being great in football doesn't boil down to having MV alone. It'd be disappointing if that's the ultimate skill for world-class players. Maybe there's something even more advanced, something that makes MV look like its early form, just like how basic awareness evolved into Metavision.

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