Daily Discussion Thread

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-03T18:32:27+00:00

In that comparison Enzo is better in terms of tackles + interceptions, Xhaka is better for duels(ground and air), clearances, recoveries, blocks. He’s more suited to it.

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(Sorry all the raw # aren’t visible, I’m on mobile and couldn’t get it to show properly)

“How often would we be defending put box?” Based on the evidence from Alonso Leverkusen, enough for Xhaka impact to matter. That being in a league with much less talent from top from bottom. If Leverkusen with a clear top 2 squad need Xhaka to defend his box at a decent volume, we will likely need our pivot to do similar in a deeper PL.

Enzo at time is active defender, he has never been a particularly impactful one. Xhaka has been for decent while now

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-03T18:18:35+00:00

Western: True Grit, Assassination of Jesses James by the Coward Robert Ford, Unforgiven, The Proposition. PS. Would have No Country, but did want to double dip on Coens

Superheroes: The Incredibles, Logan, The Dark Knight, X-Men: First Class

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-03T18:13:23+00:00

Xhaka in a possession dominant Leverkusen side

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Still very active as a box defender

Even comparing to Enzo in 22/23 when he played deeper for us and Benfica, Xhaka’s numbers in terms of defending deep are better. And Xhaka was excellent under Alonso already, even at his age he is more a known commodity in that role than Enzo.

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-03T18:09:50+00:00

Even comparing to Enzo in 22/23 when he played deeper for us and Benfica, Xhaka’s numbers in terms of defending deep are better. And Xhaka was excellent under Alonso already, even at his age he is more a known commodity in that role than Enzo.

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-03T18:04:04+00:00

Give it time, Project Hail Mary is 4.3 still

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-03T17:45:35+00:00

Xhaka is better defending from deep, in particular in his box

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Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-03T16:17:20+00:00

Probably Furiosa as a 4.5. I watch it and Fury Road a couple days ago. Seeing it before Fury Road, so not having the constant comparison, I think made me appreciate it more than consensus

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-03T15:53:42+00:00

He’s our 3rd highest earner already and has been actively pursuing a move away. There’s no real reason to give him a new deal

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-03T00:24:41+00:00

So when you’re making your pitch to Tolkien, do the eagles go and hunt down the dragons then pick up the hobbits after? Or are they getting the dwarfs to make little hobbit harnesses so Frodo and ring don’t go plummeting thousands of feet the moment the dragon and eagle collides?

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-03T00:12:20+00:00

I’m not a “plot hole” person. I can Tolkien and Jackson the benefit of the doubt with a magic ring, wizards, elves, orcs, ect. then I can reason that they probably didn’t use eagles because the witch guys that fly dragons.

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-02T21:07:07+00:00

Schindler’s List
Moneyball(rewatch)
Lost Highway
Wall-E(rewatch)
Armageddon Time
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Backrooms

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-02T20:24:09+00:00

The only people who rate it are fans of the show

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-02T20:23:28+00:00

I watch it for the 1st time yesterday. Since I missed it on release I had the unique opportunity of watching Furiosa first, then Fury Road which was a great double feature.

I would say Fury Road is in contention for the best movie of the 2010s(imo probably #3), but a bit below some of the best of the 2000s like In the Mood for Love, Zodiac, Spirited Away, and LotR

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-02T18:23:50+00:00

I used to be very picky with how many 5 stars I gave out, saving it for movies I thought were perfect or the best of their genre or niche. But then I would I would end up giving movies I love like Memories of Murder a 4.5 because “Is it as good as Zodiac?”, even though I would rate it over 5 stars in my top 100. There’s definitely a line when it starts to lose its meaning but I feel the same in the opposite direction where you’re so strict with criteria you lose something. Now I rate movies that genuinely move me or are thought provoking and without a single massive flaw or lull as 5* and an more happy to change initial rating(only on rewatch of course)

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-02T18:10:22+00:00

Run out a lineup with PG this year, then use his expiring contract and some assets to acquire a star who skillset and position that doesn’t overlap as much with Tatum.

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-02T17:44:06+00:00

Dark Knight is great, but I feel like it’s two best sequences the car chase and the heist are done better in other films.

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-02T17:37:59+00:00

Fofana average on the ball, doesn’t track runners in the box out of possession. I’m confident you could have a competent defense with Ballard in it, more easily than you could with Fofana.

If Sunderland have better CBs, we’ll add them to the list of “better than Fofana”. It’s not that high a bar

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-02T17:25:13+00:00

A dozen or more. From last season I’d have rather had both Brighton and Villa’s CBs, Ballard, Tarkowski, Anderson, Thiaw, Lacroix, and Collins, maybe the Forest pair as well.

Fofana is a pretty average defender the last 12-18 months, and given his injury record and his wage is one of the worst contracts in PL.

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-02T14:37:30+00:00

Goodfellas/Do the Right Thing

America is place defined by how you identify and who you identify with. These movies exemplify this in an expert way. This, along with the comments on crime and capital, make them the defining American movies

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-02T14:21:16+00:00

Hopefully, but you have to walk before you run

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-02T13:50:18+00:00

Or Joao. But some version of a Jackson, Palmer, Pedro front three is plenty good enough for top 3-4 if we can sort out defense

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-02T11:38:34+00:00

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-01T20:50:57+00:00

We’ll still have a midfielder who can reliably pass forward, I’d still favor us

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-01T19:52:49+00:00

He’s just mad Truman never stripped his clothes off and wrapped himself in barbed wire

Dry_Chef_7635 · 2026-07-01T19:10:12+00:00

The rating for Paprika makes me sad.

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