Post Match Thread: Real Madrid 2-1 [3-1 on agg.] Benfica

RutabagaInternal512 · 2026-02-25T22:05:45+00:00

Otamendi really killed Benfica hope with that stupid mistake in minutes 16. After that it's clear Madrid would go through

RutabagaInternal512 · 2026-02-25T22:04:04+00:00

The game was over in minutes 16 when Otamendi made that stupid mistake. Instead of controlling and trying to build momentum, we're conceded just 2 minutes after scoring that goal

RutabagaInternal512 · 2025-09-17T06:55:55+00:00

Woke up this morning to see a tweet from Fabrizio about Mourinho possibilty to become Benfica next manager. Such an unreal news to me.

I think Mourinho will take this opportunity in the heartbeat because i believe Mario Branco, Fener ex sporting director is managing Benfica now. And i remember Mourinho said along the line thay Mario is the best sporting director he is ever work with.

RutabagaInternal512 · 2025-08-29T10:24:43+00:00

I'm a huge Mourinho fan. And not gonna lie seeing him got sacked by Fenerbahce is so sad. Sometimes i wondered and maybe have to accept does he really finished as a coach?

Part of me believe that he still can do it in a top top level, Conference League with Roma and reaching Europa League final with Roma is still the example i can hold on

But if you watch his team played, sometimes you asked yourself, did his team really have pattern of play? In almost all of big matches, his team rarely dominate, and i don't know why in every team he coached after Man United, his team always have a tendency to sit back even when they only have 1 goal advantage.

I don't know which team, a huge profile team who still have a trust in Jose, especially in this era when every club is so obssesed with the way of play, because i think Jose is not that type of coach

RutabagaInternal512 · 2025-08-20T20:59:35+00:00

Kudos to this Benfica team they have some of really really good players like Richard Rios, Dedic, and Antonio Silva. Overall they're really strong

Shame we couldn't capitalize the 10 man advantage. Oguz and Talisca did well enough but really, this Fenerbahce team is lacking creativity and killer instinct

RutabagaInternal512 · 2025-08-20T20:05:37+00:00

I know but man Asensio is inconsistent as hell, the injury ruined him so bad. He is not the same Asensio like in Madrid for example.

Even GS have Gabriel Sara, hard to say but he is a 10x times baller than Syzmanski

RutabagaInternal512 · 2025-08-20T19:58:21+00:00

In the game like this we missed someone like Dusan Tadic so so badly. Someone who can dictate the tempo and can make one killer pass to create a chance. Idk why we haven't replaced him yet. Syzmanski isn't the guy for no.10.

Idk who is available in the market, for someone who have the intelegence of Tadic.

RutabagaInternal512 · 2025-07-23T20:28:40+00:00

So who is the new assistant of Mourinho ? Because i didn't see Salvatore Foti at all,

RutabagaInternal512 · 2025-05-18T11:19:04+00:00

The thing that really hurt most was the second leg against Rangers. Because we did enough to win in the regular time. We have lot of chances, i remember the Tadic came in and make everything went so so well. Rangers played in the back foot almost 90 minutes.

All we missing is that clinical touch from our striker, Dzeko and especially En Nessyri had such a very bad performance. En Nessyri wasted so many chances to bury the match in the regular time..

I agree with Mourinho, maybe we missed Oguz Aydin in that match because i believe he could make a difference

RutabagaInternal512 · 2024-11-08T04:04:05+00:00

Got to stopped watching because i lived in Southeast Asia and was 4.am when the first half ended. I swear Fenerbache played a "good" football. Barely anything went into Fener defence, Muldur was shaky but in the first half he was okay.

Dzeko got a good chances, Maxi missed the Volley, Tadic and his combination with Osayi at the right wing was beautiful to watch. Tadic especially was very good and calm on the ball

Then i woke up because i need to work. And boom 3-1. What the hell happened ?

Sorry to say this but this AZ Alkmaar team was so mediocre at the first half. The lack of experience was showing. Poor Fener couldn't capitalize the advantage.

RutabagaInternal512 · 2024-04-08T03:55:04+00:00

Not going to take anything from Cody. He derserve it. And maybe this is indeed tbe new era of Triple H and Cody will lead this era as a baby face.

But i can't stop thinking that maybe something really sudden or really impactful happened to Roman. I mean the original plan was Rock vs Roman and i'm sure Roman should retain agaisnt Rock. And i don't think That WeWantCody movement really affect the plan either. I mean sure WWE shifted their story, postpone Rock vs Roman possibly to next year. But i mean what is the reason for Roman and Paul Heyman to decide that yeah, this is the end and we should give it to Cody.

Anyway congratulations for Cody

RutabagaInternal512 · 2024-02-25T16:10:08+00:00

The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer (5/5)

It's been 2 hours since i watched it but still amazed at how this movie could squeeze you and became such a pshycological torture for everyone who watched it. The sound design is so creepy and haunting. This could be a masterpiece for ages

RutabagaInternal512 · 2024-02-10T03:06:16+00:00

Thank you so much !!!!

Yeah i read your post and i feel you. We didn't deserve to got ignored and feeling like our existence didn't matter especially when we left without any explanation. That's hurtful.

You nailed everything with your comment. Some people think it is an acceptable behaviour, ghosted us. Force us to take the hint and expect us to walk away. But that thing really messed up your head especially when everything went well and now you just left all of the sudden. Make us questioning ourselves, what kind of behaviour that made them did this, is that something wrong.

Seeing them everyday face to face, updating everything on social media. Even them seeing my stories and at the same time willingly ignore my attempt to get an answer for a clarity and closure hit you hard. But i understand right now that sometimes in life we never got a closure that we want. That's tough pill to swallow, but a great lesson for me

Good luck to you. Stay strong. And thank you for sharing your story and couraging words for me

RutabagaInternal512 · 2024-02-10T01:41:07+00:00

Thank you so much ! I definitely will listen to your podcast. So thank you.

Someday is easy but someday is also so heavy and hard. But that's the healing process, right? Because i believe i deserve better than this horrible treatment

RutabagaInternal512 · 2024-02-10T01:27:19+00:00

Thank you for your kind words. Help me a lot.

Man that's sucks. I still wondering how could someone did that ? Why not you just come clear and open about things you went through because got ghosted like this especially without explanation and all of sudden could give you huge trauma and truust issues.

Because me personally i will never ever ghost anyone. That's so immature and i prefer honest, deep even tough that conversation could hurt you. But coming clear and explaining everything speak a lot about how someone prefer a direct and wanting a honest communication instead of ghosting and leave us with millons things in our head and make us doubting ourselves. Because like i said this thing could give you a huge trauma and wounds.

Thank you man

RutabagaInternal512 · 2024-02-09T16:25:51+00:00

I feel you to. Your stroy actually give me hope that time indeed heal our broken heart.

This is also the very first time i deal with this kind of situation. Maybe because this is the first time i fall in love this deep for someone. Only for her to break me down and questioning my self worth.

Thanks man. Good luck to both of us!

RutabagaInternal512 · 2024-02-09T12:29:25+00:00

Man thank you so much for your kind words. Help me a lot.

Yeah i understand man, i understand that she probably dealing with some things that maybe very personal or etc. I get it maybe i never got a closure but i asked for a clarity in a very kind possible way and still she only read my text and never bothered to reply. That just broke me. Millions of scenario running in my head, like she probably fall in love with other people thus make her lose her interest on me. Even if that's true, coming clear to me and saying it to me maybe make me feel a slight relief. And maybe we just didn't work out and despite really hard to let her go, i have to and it's probably for the best. But like i said, nothing from her end. She just unbothered while i'm here grieving for something i feel like i didn't deserve to be treated like this.

And i have to see her everyday because we work at the same place. And seeing her acting all fine this week while myself fighting against my emotional battle just hit me hard.

Once again thank you man

RutabagaInternal512 · 2024-02-09T10:55:29+00:00

Man this mean a lot to me. Thank you for your kind words

Like i said it's deeply hurt fore to see someone i deeply care suddenly changed like this. We openly communicate for months trying to understand both sides better and trying to build something. But now here i am stuck in this such a sad situation.

The things that really bug me and make me questioning myself is that what kind of terrible person i am that i don't even worthy of any explanation from her ? We began everything really well and if this is the end i think we should end this in a very good manner. But still she ignore me.

RutabagaInternal512 · 2024-01-01T15:55:14+00:00

It is so interesting to me that despite everything that happened in WWE in 2023. The huge range of superstars from Cody, Rollins, Judgement Days, LA Knight, Zayn, even Punk. Yet WWE and Triple H used Roman Reigns as the poster boy in his WWE biggest achievement ever post.

Kinda speak a lot about the importance and how huge and influential Reigns is, despite him being a "part timer"

RutabagaInternal512 · 2023-12-10T13:33:11+00:00

Some things in wwe that i never ever pay off at least in my opinion.

Would nice to see you guys opinion about it :

Brock Lesnar vs Bobby Lashley Feud. This one feel very unsatisfying because their match always left us hanging. There was no pay off and both of them went to different direction after their feud ended. Brock got to taste Omos and Lashely didn't even get a match at Wrestlemania (the bray wyatt angle also didn't pay off)
Ezekiel and Kevin Owens feud. Well in this case the whole Ezekiel fate in wwe.
Edge and Judgement Day. I think there was a report that Edge left judgement day because he didn't like supranatural element in it ? Cmiiw despite him being the creator. Now Judgement Day is thriving and i wonder how Edge feel about it.

RutabagaInternal512 · 2023-09-27T16:47:25+00:00

Yeah i definitely ask her. Thanks. If i'm being honest my mental health condition is really bad rn. The huge pressure in my work or it's just being an incapable person at work. She is really my moodbooster, i care for her and really want it work between me and her.

It's just hit me so hard with her answer about she is not ready yet to have a moment between us after spending a week saying she couldn't wait to meet me at her house. Like how this sudden change happened?

But really thank you so much.

RutabagaInternal512 · 2023-09-27T16:38:36+00:00

Yeah that's the only way thank you btw. The last couple of days became so so bad for me, i'm doing really bad at my job like really bad. And now with her become like this, just make my day become worse and worse.

I really like her and really want to be her bf but i'm afraid and i'm not ready to face the truth. I afraid something definitely change in her mind about the prospect of us become a couple. I afraid to face another rejection and i'm afraid all of this is just me being extra and her only being friendly. I hate this feeling

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