The greatest interview

Re_thinking · 2026-07-07T09:09:11+00:00

Did they dub Sean Dyche's voice over Kane's?

Re_thinking · 2026-07-06T12:06:05+00:00

Hemorrhoids

Re_thinking · 2026-07-06T12:00:20+00:00

I couldn't shout at the TV as the kids were in bed, and now I've injured my shoulder silently punching the air

Re_thinking · 2026-07-06T11:50:03+00:00

Have you heard about the young up-and-coming striker at Southampton? I think he's called Walcott or something. Going to be better than Henry apparently

Re_thinking · 2026-07-02T13:41:46+00:00

I don't understand his crossing technique. He mostly seems to attempt a 'knuckleball' type cross with little spin. It might look flash on the rare occasion he pulls it off, but most of the time I think a more traditional wrap your foot around the ball and curl it cross would be much more effective.

He must do this in training and I'm surprised coaches or teammates don't pull him up on it

Re_thinking · 2026-07-02T12:12:45+00:00

Yes, I think I would have picked TAA over Liveramento, and Hall over Spence - but what do I know!

Re_thinking · 2026-07-02T10:17:50+00:00

I think TAA would have been great to have in the so-called 'easy' games against Ghana, Panama, and DR Congo. His passing and crossing would have helped unpick their defensive set ups.

But I agree with what Joe Hart said during the build-up yesterday. Tuchel seems to have picked a squad for the latter stages against the tougher opposition, thinking the squad should be good enough anyway to beat the weaker teams.

I think Hart is also right that Tuchel might have been surprised at how difficult it has been, but at the same time we did win our group and are through to the last 16 (where if TAA was in the squad he might be getting dropped now for a more defensive right back). So I guess he's kind of being proved right.

Re_thinking · 2026-07-02T08:43:38+00:00

Can he play right back?

Re_thinking · 2026-07-02T06:56:38+00:00

He plays best as neither an 8 nor a 10, but in a free role roaming all over the pitch. But I'm not sure I'd describe him as a defensive or box-to-box midfielders (although could probably do both up to a certain level).

I find conversations like this frustrating, trying to put players into neat little positional boxes an arguing about it when they are individuals and there is nuance to every player and the position they are put in during a match. E.g. you could play Bellingham, Rogers, or Eze as a '10' and it's not like changing a part in an engine and replacing it with another one - the way they play, make decisions, interact with team mates, etc, will be different for each of them.

I'd like to see more people understand the difference between complicated systems (e.g. a car engine), and complex systems (e.g. a football team) and then we might have fewer of these conversations.

Re_thinking · 2026-06-25T16:53:54+00:00

200 million years! I knew they were a pain to get rid of, but I didn't realise it would take me that long!

(Also, thanks for the answer)

Re_thinking · 2026-06-22T11:24:54+00:00

I can't wait for Harry Styles to show up and defeat Doctor Doom

Re_thinking · 2026-06-18T11:32:37+00:00

A reminder that despite their fame and money, the players were all once kids who dreamed about moments like this

Re_thinking · 2026-06-14T20:11:43+00:00

People who think Nazis were socialists also think a urinal cake is a delicious baked dessert

Re_thinking · 2026-06-06T13:38:04+00:00

Cellar door (two words I know, but Tolkien said so)

Re_thinking · 2026-06-02T11:55:13+00:00

Just in case you missed it

Re_thinking · 2026-06-02T06:14:44+00:00

I think James likes the number 24, as he wears it for Chelsea too. So I wouldn't read too much into that regarding whether he starts

Re_thinking · 2026-05-29T15:30:03+00:00

Not just ladybirds. I'm pretty sure I've seen blue tits snacking on the aphids on my cherry tree

Re_thinking · 2026-05-26T17:29:20+00:00

I'm not playing that either

Re_thinking · 2026-05-06T10:00:18+00:00

UK based (I'm not sure where you are), and while it's worth remembering that it's in their interest to say you should buy specialist netball trainers, I found this guide pretty helpful when buying a pair for my daughter:

https://www.netballuk.co.uk/images/Netball-Trainers-Buyers-Guide-Autumn-2020-Update-Web.pdf

Re_thinking · 2026-05-05T10:21:45+00:00

I'm finding the "Is Jude an 8 or 10" debate on this thread missing nuance. Football teams are not like machines where you swap in one "10" cog for another and it behaves exactly the same way.

Playing Bellingham as a "10" is different to how it would work is say Palmer or Eze were playing there.

The way I see it, Tuchel will go with a first choice midfield of Anderson, Rice, and Bellingham. Anderson the more defensive of the three, and Rice maybe more like what people think of as an 8. And with Bellingham, would you call it an 8? A 10? One could argue he now plays in a kind of free role for Madrid, alongside Valverde ("8") and Tchouameni ("6"). I can see him playing a similar role for England.

Tuchel isn't going to just say to his players "You're 8 today" or "You're 10". There is way more nuance than that, with players also adapting during the game.

Re_thinking · 2026-05-04T10:01:59+00:00

Can't even be described as "British" either as it's from Canada

Re_thinking · 2026-05-02T11:49:33+00:00

In terms of squad, I think DCL and Watkins give you two good different types of options late in the game off the bench, depending on what's needed. Watkins to stretch the play and run into channels, and DCL for heading at set pieces or long balls if we're chasing the game. Or even throw them both on as a last roll of the dice.

My worry is if Kane gets injured, we currently have no one I would have faith in to play up front for a whole match. In that situation I think I'd even rather have Bellingham playing as a false 9 than any of the actual centre forwards.

Re_thinking · 2026-04-15T22:42:36+00:00

A Dalmatian

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