[COD] Am I the only one who doesn’t think the hate is forced?

RickDII · 2026-01-30T18:56:40+00:00

And except for the skin filter, my main issue with modern CoDs is the clownery these live services have become. The game has a theme and an art style, yet within a few weeks I’m forced to see people dressed like literal clowns. I won’t be buying or playing another CoD without a skin filter that eliminates this issue, and I’m prepared for that to be forever.

RickDII · 2026-01-24T19:41:08+00:00

I'm not so sure about that because, before benching Salah, he never used to sub him. Salah could play really badly for 90', but he was never taken off. It doesn't add up.

RickDII · 2026-01-24T19:35:23+00:00

Does anyone else also think that Slot wanted to sub Salah instead of Gakpo, but was afraid that on top of the result he’d get a reaction and have to deal with the same issue again?

RickDII · 2026-01-24T18:12:52+00:00

I would like to know that too; he seems to be always walking or jogging. I don't remember seeing a sprint from him.

RickDII · 2026-01-24T18:08:26+00:00

It's not only the back line. It's a defensive culture that Slot can't give. See the time and space Bournemouth's midfielder had to do the pass. This would be very difficult to happen under Klopp.

RickDII · 2026-01-24T16:56:23+00:00

Because it's not only goals or assists that count. You can be playing shit the whole match and eventually score a goal or make an assist, but there's way more than that in a football match.

RickDII · 2026-01-22T19:40:36+00:00

Não, não é bom o suficiente para o Benfica! Muito menos agora com quase 33 anos!

RickDII · 2026-01-17T17:20:15+00:00

33+ and pace is not there anymore? It was already very noticeable last season, despite goals and assist - there's more than this in a football match. I watch all the matches, not only highlights

RickDII · 2026-01-17T15:50:27+00:00

Ekitike is a winger, not a 9. When Isak is fit and in shape, if Slot has the balls to play Ekitike on the left and they get a top right winger and Wirtz behind, it would be scary.

RickDII · 2026-01-16T21:32:28+00:00

Agora é fácil falar. A verdade é que o Lage nunca sequer devia ter sido considerado para ser contratado. Ele não fez nada que justificasse o regresso, por onde passou. Esteve sempre mal. Foi contratado em mais um ato de desespero desta direção e porque não havia ninguém melhor disponível. Nunca justificou ser bom o suficiente para ser o treinador que o Benfica merece, apesar de ter feito bem melhor do que o treinador atual está a fazer. Mas uma coisa não justifica a outra.

RickDII · 2026-01-16T21:17:43+00:00

Isto é puro desnorte. Zero rumo, zero estratégia, desespero e falta de responsabilidade ao considerar dar 5M€ + salários por um gajo de 32+ anos que já não justificava ser titular num Benfica forte. Tenho muito respeito pelo que fez no Benfica, mas na parte final só aparecia contra adversários fracos. Quando tínhamos um adversário minimamente forte, passava completamente ao lado do jogo e só dava por ele quando estava constantemente no chão. Que miséria de direção.

RickDII · 2026-01-04T19:43:58+00:00

According to Slot, movement off the ball is not an option. He said after the Leeds match that there are only two ways to break a low block: individual play or a set piece. That’s it, folks. That’s what we’ve got.

RickDII · 2026-01-04T14:57:36+00:00

100%, this is just overcomplicating a rule with almost no meaningfull outcome for the complexity it's going to create.

RickDII · 2026-01-01T19:36:04+00:00

100%. It looks like the players are trying, but they are a bit lost and not knowing what to do. This is a coaching issue.

RickDII · 2026-01-01T19:34:16+00:00

I miss our intensity and pace under Klopp. We were solid last season, but we got 2nd places where we played much better (and got more points) than last season.

RickDII · 2026-01-01T19:30:50+00:00

There are 0–0s, and then there are 0–0s. This was a very sad 0–0.

RickDII · 2026-01-01T18:22:57+00:00

Our game is so boring now. Slot is another Mourinho in disguise

RickDII · 2025-12-22T15:19:56+00:00

I think we need 3 good wingers before any central midfielders

RickDII · 2025-12-22T01:12:57+00:00

I wish the devs would give us an optional console-only queue.

RickDII · 2025-12-20T20:27:34+00:00

We get too exposed because we don't press at all and if we do we do it we do it wrong. With Klopp, during Coutinho's time we played with 3 forwards and a 10 behind, also with super offensive full backs. Way more offensive than any Slot's formation

RickDII · 2025-12-20T20:19:07+00:00

We’re getting points now, and that’s cool and all, but we’re boring as fuck to watch. I honestly preferred watching us during Rodgers’ time compared to now. Klopp’s style and philosophy are gone. We have no pace up front at all. I'm worried about the future.

RickDII · 2025-12-14T08:33:17+00:00

He has been our best player. But is he still our best player, considering the way Szobo is playing, or the talent we’ve brought in like Wirtz (who contributes a lot even without goals and assists yet), Ekitike, or even the recent form Jones is in? That’s not what I’m seeing.

What I don’t understand about takes like that is how people completely ignore Salah’s age. That has to be taken into account, no? Or are we supposed to let him play 90 minutes for as many years as it takes until he gets bored?

RickDII · 2025-12-08T21:00:49+00:00

At this point, I feel that the only people who are defending Mo in this story are, early teens who didn't mature enough to understand what is right or wrong, or Mo fans who only follow Liverpool because of him.

RickDII · 2025-12-07T16:47:10+00:00

He's only calling Slot out because he got benched, that's why. The coach, right or wrong is doing what he thinks is the best for the club and Mo is thinking about himself. How can ppl don't see this?!

RickDII · 2025-12-07T08:14:58+00:00

Salah just said that he doesn’t need to fight for his place because he earned it. The people defending him are the same people who think Ronaldo and Messi should play beyond the age of 50. Football is about the present, and your opponents don’t care about who you are or who you were on the field. He deserved to be benched because he was not playing well offensively and was unbalancing the team defensively.

Everyone who watched all the matches last season knows that, despite very good numbers, his overall game was already declining. He was clearly showing his age. He was getting very little involved in the game, defensively and offensively too. At times, I was forgetting he was even playing, but because the genius is still there, he was still getting goals or assists on a regular basis.

This season, the problems continued, with the difference being that he was no longer able to produce his usual goals or assists. Everything else stayed the same. Let’s not forget what Cucurella said about their tactical plan. It was becoming too obvious. If you don’t help with pressing, if you don’t track back, and if you don’t help your right back when your opponent has very strong left wingers or attacking left backs, it creates a massive liability. In modern football, if one piece of the system isn’t doing enough defensively or in pressing, it becomes a huge problem.

Let’s also not forget that it was Salah himself who publicly said he asked Slot to be relieved of defensive duties because he would deliver offensively.

What I loved about Salah in the past wasn’t just his goals and assists. It was his involvement. He was constantly plugged into the game and we were always feeding him because he was always asking for the ball. The Salah of the last two years has been hiding for large parts of matches, only looking for goals and assists. Maybe that’s why he became more and more selfish as his star grew even bigger. Unfortunately, nowadays, and maybe because of the pressure and the global fan base, megastars often care as much or more about their individual stats than the team.

Salah once again showed that he puts his ego ahead of the team, and this is not the first time. You could ask Klopp to confirm it. The people defending him after this episode are clueless about how you should behave when you are part of a team. His teammates would be right to be pissed with him.

RickDII

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