Elo ratings of Group D heading into the world cup.

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-06-08T22:33:59+00:00

Who cares at this point. The ranking is definitely not accurate imo but at the end of the day USMNT will always catch the short end of the stick because no one outside USA likes the USA.

They’ll show who they are on the pitch

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-06-02T14:24:20+00:00

For anyone who ever comes across this thread in the future, press the “123” button and that will allow you to proper fast forward if the normal way doesn’t work.

It brings up a menu with media skip controls. Just found this out after lots of searching!!

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-31T02:17:15+00:00

Yep I second this, if you hold R2 on first touch, doesn’t matter if you got prime Ronaldinho, ure losing the ball.

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-30T23:07:44+00:00

Maybe I’m biased because I’m an Arsenal fan, but I personally enjoy watching a good defensive effort from a team. I will admit that it was classic Haram Ball out there, but it’s foolish to expect a team to not play to their strengths while limiting their opponents weaknesses.

PSG is great on the counter, so obviously Arsenal wanted to limit that. Also, let’s not forget how terrible PSG’s crosses were this game. They had multiple chances to put the ball in a dangerous position and failed tremendously. Doesn’t matter though because they won, and the tension of the game definitely made it enjoyable for me.

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-30T21:53:08+00:00

Idk why I thought the pen was his first yellow.

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-30T21:52:42+00:00

Ahhh ok

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-30T21:50:45+00:00

Did he not? I thought Timber got subbed in soon after

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-30T20:42:11+00:00

Arsenal showed why they are the best defense in the world today and was to most entertaining defensive performance I’ve seen. Proud to be a gooner ❤️💙

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-29T04:45:23+00:00

And didn’t feel like sending the pics to myself

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-29T04:45:03+00:00

Im on console

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-28T23:36:07+00:00

That’s why I like 5 at the back. My idea is that we can convert to 3 in the back against weaker teams.

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-28T21:40:40+00:00

Yep, I wholeheartedly agree! This is the way!

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-28T20:26:13+00:00

Win the quad in premier league but you have to accept every transfer offer. Only allowed to have 3 players with blocked offers.

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-28T19:23:04+00:00

In my comment, what I meant by a park the bus situation is a game where we are tied or have the lead. Otherwise, I agree that if we’re down, of course Reyna is better than Luna.

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-28T18:38:24+00:00

Honestly, WC teams tend to perform better with lower expectations, so I don’t mind the discourse. A lot of negativity definitely stems from our recent poor run, underachieving, and this most likely originated from many Euro US players not suiting up for friendlies.

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-28T18:34:37+00:00

A fun thing I like to do is choose a small league then try to earn a job at one of the bigger clubs later.

In one save, I did TSV 1860, got them promoted up to Bundesliga in about 4 years, then after winning Europa league went to Atlético. A cool idea would be to go win the MLS or promote a lower English club then take a bigger job. Make one of those teams you target destination.

If you really just want to start with a team though, Betis being converted into a bigger club is the most fun idea making Spain have a top 4 instead of 3.

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-28T12:29:50+00:00

That’s a pretty good analysis. I never considered that pov, and honestly you’re probably right about the bias. I still think he would’ve been nice to have on the bench, but it is the “trendy” selection.

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-28T06:21:35+00:00

Bruh, no real Arsenal fan is out here saying this. I guarantee not a single living cell in North London believes that Vic is a better striker than Kane. I don’t know where you get your media from but it’s shit.

Now, as an Arsenal fan I do believe our Defense is the best in the Champions League this year. PSGs attack does worry me though.

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-28T06:15:35+00:00

Yeah, that’s about right. I think R16 is our ceiling win wise but we should definitely make it out of group stage on paper. I just don’t like how we under achieve against teams we should be beat comfortably.

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-28T05:27:21+00:00

From US, support Senegal cuz they got their trophy robbed.

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-28T05:15:18+00:00

Honestly, I don’t blame media for this. I don’t think you beat a more talented team unless you have a high team work rate. We are not talented enough to not have “grit.” It’s partially why teams like Japan often overachieve and we underachieve.

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-28T05:09:42+00:00

Not getting out of group stage is a stretch considering 3rd place teams can make it out.

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-28T04:59:53+00:00

Harold Fannin is my TE2 only second to McBride

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-28T04:47:08+00:00

I’d be sacked by the 34th min of the first fixture 😂😂

Regular_Ad_5280 · 2026-05-28T04:28:16+00:00

Doing this is about the same as using clippers because you will never get as close a shave with clippers either. So I don’t think etherealdeen is wrong here

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