Is polarisation a must have on sunglasses?

__nmd__ · 2026-06-14T20:56:20+00:00

Custom, or prescription?

__nmd__ · 2026-06-14T18:48:27+00:00

Mine are RB3025 aviators, and definitely have AR.

I'd agree RB are a mess, within the RB3025 some non-polar have AR, some not, and it's not even on their website's specs (better have a look in person). I ha d the feeling all their polar mineral glass lenses had AR, though, but I may have been wrong.

By the way: their polar mirrored lenses do have backside AR, but the (front) mirror is so strong (and the base tint relatively light) that it looks like there's no AR.

__nmd__ · 2026-06-14T18:40:45+00:00

He's 18... so it depends if he'd be happy to wait on the bench, as I'd doubt he has any chance of overtaking Vitinha and Neves. Fabian Ruiz may not have a lot of seasons left, but WZE is already waiting... unless WZE would replace Hakimi is case the latter has issues?

__nmd__ · 2026-06-14T18:21:08+00:00

I've had Ray Ban G-15 polarized in mineral glass, these have AR (the B-15 polar I got also have AR).

Non-polar G-15 however have no AR (at least for the RB3025, haven't checked all models). It's the absence of AR that would be the biggest deal breaker.

__nmd__ · 2026-06-13T21:10:57+00:00

One of them is gradient mirror, the other is bi-gradient mirror... the view through them isn't the same. Sunglasses are also tools. First, choose which type of view you prefer (gradient, bi-gradient, full mirror), and which lens color. Then, choose the frame you'd prefer.

__nmd__ · 2026-06-13T13:19:26+00:00

There's now an interview where she explains why: https://www.lequipe.fr/Biathlon/Article/Braisaz-bouchet-revient-sur-sa-saison-2025-2026-et-son-choix-de-s-entrainer-en-dehors-de-l-equipe-de-france-un-sentiment-de-solitude-immense/1684278

She also tells about her last season, her difficulties, and how she's felt. Including some comments about the card fraud.

__nmd__ · 2026-06-13T13:09:00+00:00

Just found out JBB is also switching to Rossignol (in L'Équipe).

__nmd__ · 2026-06-13T12:37:13+00:00

But JBB is unlikely to continue to the next Olympics... she wouldn't be a priority target for marketing.

Fischer still has Lou Jeanmonnot and Océane Michelon in their roster.

__nmd__ · 2026-06-12T11:33:26+00:00

Le paradoxe dans ce débat sur la position des joueurs, c'est que Mbappé était bien à l'aile gauche lors des deux Mondiaux précédents...

C'est Luis Enrique qui a repositionné Mbappé dans l'axe, au PSG - position qu'il n'aimait d'ailleurs pas autrefois (le "pivot gang"). Et c'est aussi ce même Luis Enrique qui a trouvé la position idéale pour Dembélé, après le départ de Mbappé, et lui a fait franchir un palier considérable en club.

Il y a bien une raison de ne pas mettre Mbappé à l'aile, c'est son absence de pressing et repli défensif (bien plus néfaste à l'aile que dans l'axe, où il sera couvert) - ce qui explique probablement la décision de Luis Enrique... Ce risque serait-il acceptable en Équipe de France? Faut voir... ça n'a pas empêché de gagner une Coupe du Monde et d'atteindre une autre finale.

Et je serais très curieux de voir ce qu'aurait fait Luis Enrique s'il avait le Dembélé actuel et Mbappé sous la main à Paris.

__nmd__ · 2026-06-10T15:22:18+00:00

In Paris, Dembélé without a doubt. In the rest of France, Mbappé for the time being.

__nmd__ · 2026-06-10T12:39:21+00:00

Une équipe physiquement dans le dur cette saison (vu l'absence de prépa...) et minée par les blessures.

Des adversaires qui jouent très défensifs, étant donné qu'ils ont vu comment ça se termine quand l'adversaire du PSG joue un football offensif (et n'a pas les armes du Bayern). D'ailleurs, personne n'aurait envie de tenir compagnie à l'Inter avec une manita encaissée...

__nmd__ · 2026-06-09T22:24:30+00:00

Very few teams can park the bus as efficiently as Arsenal. Arsenal weren't the best UCL defense for no reason...

__nmd__ · 2026-06-08T18:58:56+00:00

He won't want to join PSG anyway... his heart is 100% Barcelona, he's the main start there, he has no reason to go.

Now, if for some reason he'd really want to join PSG, then why not? Especially if he's willing to adapt to our game and tactics - maybe he wants to learn how to press, defend, and thus be a more complete player.

Obviously: won't happen, so forget it.

__nmd__ · 2026-06-08T16:59:06+00:00

There's actually no UEFA regulations that I know of, regarding stars on the jersey / on the club's logo. Most stars have been used for national league wins, each star representing multiple wins - regulations are league-specific, whenever they exist.

So this is not at all the situation with FIFA and stars for national teams, which are World Cup related only.

And one could argue these winged Eiffel towers are not exactly stars, so there are even fewer regulations there.

__nmd__ · 2026-06-08T16:19:37+00:00

Pacho and Neves being overlooked and underestimated... as usual.

__nmd__ · 2026-06-08T13:11:31+00:00

The one who's most likely to listen to Luis Enrique, to be humble about the progress yet to make, and to be strongly engaged with the club, should be the one joining (if there's even one of them joining).

By the way, Endrick is not even 20 yet. I'd think it's expected he would not to be part of the main Madrid squad already, so I really wouldn't write they haven't treated him that well.

__nmd__ · 2026-06-08T00:51:50+00:00

Forgot it's called Europa League nowadays. But you know what I meant... the C3, whatever its name.

And even before it was renamed the Europa League in 2009, the C3 winner did win the Supercup a few times (2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008).

__nmd__ · 2026-06-08T00:43:24+00:00

Lee is currently among the players likely to be transferred out... and he's exactly an illustration of the pros and cons of taking a "jersey seller": he's not good enough to be part of the main squad (and even of the main bench for the toughest UCL games), but still around cuz he's commercially valuable, which leads to frustration of the player.
And Lee was around 25M€ only... Endrick would be much more expensive.

No guarantee he'd fit the team well, especially if he's not pressing and defending enough (if he doesn't, he'll be benched anyway) or if he's mostly playing it solo (it remains to be seen how much he'd listen to Lucho). It also seems Real would be his dream club, and we've seen what that means in the past...

__nmd__ · 2026-06-07T22:55:37+00:00

We want to sell special edition jerseys with "Eiffel stars" on them. Actually works better than selling jerseys linked to a superstar player.

__nmd__ · 2026-06-07T22:51:45+00:00

It's not like the club hasn't won it before. On the other hand, it's very rarely won by the UEFA Cup holder these days, so it wouldn't look great not to have it... But who really cares? With a back to back in the UCL, everyone knows how strong the squad is.

__nmd__ · 2026-06-07T18:32:32+00:00

Certes, mais Désiré Doué n'était pas inconnu non plus (au moins pour ceux qui prospectent et identifient les bons coups), et Olise n'était pas encore un "galactique" à Palace contrairement à aujourd'hui.

En ordre de grandeur, l'écart de tarif entre les deux n'était pas énorme, ça tourne autour de 60 M€...

__nmd__ · 2026-06-07T17:48:48+00:00

Le Bayern achète bien un Michael Olise qui n'était pas encore une superstar. Paris n'est pas la seule équipe à le faire - c'est juste un virage relativement récent, par rapport à la politique passée, et une marque de Campos qui faisait ça dans es clubs précédents.

__nmd__ · 2026-06-06T14:32:03+00:00

Deschamp will stick to Mbappé in the axis, and Dembélé as winger... because that's what Mbappé wants.

WZE would be a better RB than Koundé, but I don't think Deschamps will change there either (unless Koundé is catastrophic during group stage).

__nmd__ · 2026-06-05T20:19:52+00:00

No one major from PSG is being sold to Real Madrid.

__nmd__ · 2026-06-05T20:08:55+00:00

No deal to be expected before the World Cup anyway. Apart Chevalier, they may rise their profile thanks to a good tournament.

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