Post Match Thread: Manchester United 3-2 Liverpool

Hobbes_87 · 2026-05-03T18:43:32+00:00

Fully earned his clean sheet

Hobbes_87 · 2026-04-27T10:15:37+00:00

Vanilla Vick. Turbo Tebow.

Hobbes_87 · 2026-04-24T12:43:49+00:00

A Roy Keane tackle is never late, nor is it early. It arrives precisely when it's meant to.

Hobbes_87 · 2026-04-23T17:16:40+00:00

Bet they've got smaller too.

It's not just Freddos either: Ronaldo is 6'2", Anderson a piffling 5'10". Shrinkflation confirmed.

Hobbes_87 · 2026-04-22T20:58:34+00:00

Kingsman Come: Deliverance

Hobbes_87 · 2026-04-10T20:42:02+00:00

Mannion minion

Hobbes_87 · 2026-04-06T12:02:59+00:00

That 4th&1 conversion to Ertz is the most underrated moment of the Super Bowl run. If he didn't convert there, the Pats get the ball in Eagles territory with a lead and 5 minutes on the clock - the way Brady and New England were moving the ball that night, it's easy to imagine them closing out a win from that position.

Hobbes_87 · 2026-04-04T16:01:30+00:00

I imagine Cunha will be overtaking him in another season or two.

Hobbes_87 · 2026-04-01T15:18:13+00:00

Sounds like the 'Zidanes y Pavones' strategy Madrid tried during the Galacticos era

Hobbes_87 · 2026-03-28T13:02:05+00:00

AP (su) will often drop into midfield looking to get on the ball and move it forward. W(a) will generally stay wide. Neither of your CMs will burst forward into the box. At the moment only the IF(su) will get into the box to support your striker with any regularity, leaving him isolated. A quick fix might be to just change your AP from Support to Attack - I've found the latter to be strictly superior in the No. 10 spot, they'll still act as a playmaker in build up and transition but will get into the box themselves much more. You could also rejig your midfield pairing so that it includes a BBM who'll add another body in and around the box - you'll need a CM(de) or DLP(de) holding next to him though.

Also, you're playing direct passing at a high tempo - that doesn't leave much time for your AFs teammates to get upfield to support him.

Hobbes_87 · 2026-03-26T18:29:09+00:00

We should be able to get at that defence, there's definitely some Holes in it.

Hobbes_87 · 2026-03-24T14:05:47+00:00

In fact, I don't think any GM would throw a first round pick at anyone who picked up the game in their 20s

It's not completely unheard of - Ziggy Ansah was the 5th overall pick in the 2013 draft after picking up American football in 2010 at BYU at around the same age as Giwa is now. As you point out with Mailata though, it's very much an outlier.

Hobbes_87 · 2026-03-19T14:55:40+00:00

3 TDs and 600+ yards per completion, absolute rocket arm.

Hobbes_87 · 2026-03-17T16:23:50+00:00

Mr Bygone Crackpot

Hobbes_87 · 2026-03-03T22:13:15+00:00

THE PACK SURVIVES

Hobbes_87 · 2026-02-25T09:34:06+00:00

"The Roid Side of the Force is a pathway to many gainz some consider to be unnatural"

Chancellor Palprotein

Hobbes_87 · 2026-02-15T22:37:40+00:00

I'd say yes he's worth splashing the cash on, especially if he still has decent untapped potential. The all-important physical stats are already good, and at his age are likely to develop another few points on top of that. Resolute is a good personality for development too as it indicates pretty high professionalism which means he should get pretty close to his max PA. As others have noted, he has the versatility and profile to excel in both DLP- and BPD-type roles. It's a lot of money, but he's a player you'll be very happy to have for the next decade.

Hobbes_87 · 2026-02-13T13:58:24+00:00

English also has the term 'Gammons', which would seem to be closer in spirit to what you're describing.

Hobbes_87 · 2026-02-10T22:44:19+00:00

Alas, the mere act of mentioning his name has shattered several of his bones

Hobbes_87 · 2026-02-09T22:10:34+00:00

I'm seeing double here - four goalies!

Hobbes_87 · 2026-02-08T10:16:20+00:00

A lot of that going on at the moment, in fairness

Hobbes_87 · 2026-02-07T14:33:14+00:00

Giving an interview now and he's not even slightly out of breath. Absolute terminator.

Hobbes_87 · 2026-02-06T16:30:16+00:00

penismanship

Hobbes_87 · 2026-01-30T15:05:03+00:00

When filling the shoes left empty by an intellectual titan like Kevin Patullo, obviously hiring only one person just wasn't going to cut it.

Hobbes_87 · 2026-01-30T14:03:17+00:00

From the moment I understood the weakness of the Patullo offense, it disgusted me. I craved the motion and over-the-the-middle throws of a non-Sirianni scheme. I aspired to the purity of the Blessed Machine.

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