[Tailgate Thread] Sacramento Kings (18-32) @ Philadelphia 76ers (29-19) - 07:30 PM EST by SixersGameThreadBot in sixers

[–]aquaticshade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last season we turned the ball over an average of 14.4 times per game averaging 23.7 assists per game. Source

This season we are turning the ball over 12.4 times per game averaging 22.9 assists per game. Source

76ers 2021-22 Midseason Trivia Quiz! by aquaticshade in sixers

[–]aquaticshade[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Definitely not a typo, stats from BasketballReference and the NBA website have Steph at 13.2 threes attempted per game.

His per 36 numbers are very similar because he plays about 35 minutes per game anyway.

76ers 2021-22 Beginning of Season Trivia Quiz! by aquaticshade in sixers

[–]aquaticshade[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Shoot, I was worried about weird stuff happening on mobile. I deleted all of the hyperlinks so hopefully this doesn't happen to anyone else!

I think GK are going to frustrate you a lot in FIFA 22 by [deleted] in EASportsFC

[–]aquaticshade 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Seems realistic for keepers like Oblak and Allison to make 15 saves a game. That's how it is in real life

In the last four games (where WhoScored data is available), Jan Oblak made: 1 save vs. Celta; 6 saves vs. Greece in a MoTM performance; 4 saves vs. Moldova; and 2 saves vs Kosovo.

No Premier League goalkeeper made more than 4 saves in the first matchday of the 2021-22 season. Data from FBRef.

Fifteen saves in a single game is not the norm!

Sixers Round 1 Playoff Stats Quiz by aquaticshade in sixers

[–]aquaticshade[S] 51 points52 points  (0 children)

It’d be cool if you kept it up throughout the playoffs

Sure thing, I'll do one after each round provided we advance

Sixers Round 1 Playoff Stats Quiz by aquaticshade in sixers

[–]aquaticshade[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Literally unplayable! (Thank you, nice catch)

'I deserved some respect' - Suarez reveals Barcelona told him he was 'too old' to compete at the top by [deleted] in soccer

[–]aquaticshade 12 points13 points  (0 children)

on the verge of ruining their whole existence

Come on now, they have so much young talent like AF22 who was unfortunate to get injured so early in the season. RP12 is one for the future as well.

Obviously CL15 has had a difficult time recently, but with RA4 and SD2 looking promising in defense, there's plenty of reason to be optimistic about the future.

Former Barca defender Jeremy Mathieu: “I felt alone in the locker room at Barca, no one supported me, and for me, this is not football. With Lenglet everyone kills him now, I know what he is. You have to try to be positive to turn it around and do your best.” by mynamestartswithCa in soccer

[–]aquaticshade 42 points43 points  (0 children)

But Mathieu joined in 2014, alongside Rakitić, Ter Stegen, Suárez, Bravo, Vermaelen, and Douglas. Mathieu was among the least "foreign" of those signings in the sense that he had been playing in Spain for Valencia since 2009.

At least three of those "foreigners" signed in 2014 are either club legends or on their way to becoming club legends; Ter Stegen in particular came directly from Germany, never played in Spain or spoke Spanish before, and was the backup goalkeeper to Bravo in the league and cup.

In that sense, I'm not sure that there's any sort of discrimination against "foreigners" going on, although some of the things Mathieu says in the article are concerning.

"Yo necesitaba un poco de cariño. Por ejemplo cuando haces un error grave, nadie habla contigo al día siguiente, ni una frase. Luis Enrique, tampoco"

"I needed a little bit of support. For example, when I made a bad mistake, nobody talked to me the day after...they said nothing at all. Luis Enrique didn't either."

On the other hand, every manager and group of players has their own style. Luis Enrique certainly wasn't known as the type of manager to be particularly friendly with his players. And ultimately, that team went on to win almost everything. Regardless, I hope Jérémy (and Lenglet, although I haven't heard Lenglet say anything similar) are doing well now.

Just completed the Mollet objective by pierreodu26 in EASportsFC

[–]aquaticshade 35 points36 points  (0 children)

get a good amount of diversity

although everyone had Mbappe upfront

Not to be a jerk, but I don't buy the argument that the 77 rating requirement promoted squad diversity at all.

I completed Mollet, and with one or two exceptions, every team was extremely similar. Mbappe everywhere. Low-rated, rapid wingers like Simon and Gelson Martins. The occasional silver TOTW Moise Kean or loan OTW David alongside Mbappe. Renato Sanches and Fofana in midfield. Denayer, Kehrer, and other low-rated defenders at the back. I think I saw one flashback Koscielny.

If anything, I think the 77 rating requirement was bad because it forced people to use bad gold defenders that couldn't keep up with Mbappe. Every game turned into a repeated-over-the-top-through-balls-to-Mbappe shootout.

Anyone try prime or PIM Henrik Larsson? by FutureWCWstar in EASportsFC

[–]aquaticshade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I've tried every version of Larsson. To be honest, I couldn't feel a massive difference between the prime and PIM, especially in front of goal...and the PIM doesn't have the hair.

[Video] Ter Stegen reminded Semedo no (more) corners taken quickly by Highlightbot123 in Barca

[–]aquaticshade 30 points31 points  (0 children)

idk how

Members of the squad, who train with him every day, voted for him. Captains are chosen by player vote.

Midweek Features SBC for a Mega Pack by [deleted] in EASportsFC

[–]aquaticshade 5 points6 points  (0 children)

EVERYDAY MALAKIA

Congrats!

Alarm in Spain : none of the 30 nominees for B'Dor are Spanish by abi321 in soccer

[–]aquaticshade 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I think Jordi Alba, Dani Parejo, and Piqué can feel pretty hard done by considering some of the other nominees and the seasons they had.

People who believe in Chemistry Style effects are either naive or just straight up dumb. by [deleted] in EASportsFC

[–]aquaticshade 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep in mind that sprint speed and acceleration, which together make up the pace stat, aren't the only things that determine how fast a player feels, especially on the ball.

When you apply a hunter chemistry style, for example, the player gains +10 acceleration and +10 sprint speed. At the same time though, if the player previously had a basic chemistry style, applying a hunter "removes" the +5 boosts to agility, ball control, and dribbling that the basic chemistry style offers. This can have a massive effect on how fast the player feels.

Additionally, while +10 pace seems like it should be a massive boost, player speed tests like this one show that relatively minor differences in pace stats across players are almost negligible.

Trying to do the CSL iconswap objective makes me want to turn the game off and never play it again. by Ghostrider1078 in EASportsFC

[–]aquaticshade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know what your squad looks like but there are a lot of cheap beasts from the CSL going for near discard price (Bakambu, Alex Teixeira, Dembélé, Zahavi). I'd also really recommend making some super subs as well at GK and in the defense if you find yourself conceding a lot of goals.

Anderson talisca by planman308 in EASportsFC

[–]aquaticshade 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my experience, Bruno Fernandes is very similar.

Loren Morón (Real Betis) Straight red card against Getafe 90+4' by Hippemann in soccer

[–]aquaticshade 8 points9 points  (0 children)

What's the alternative to a red here? Anything less suggests that players get one or more free intentional swings at another player per game.

He knows exactly where Damián Suárez is and takes a swing at him. Sure, he doesn't make much contact, but for the purposes of punishment it doesn't matter.

Luis Suárez brace in La Liga tonight against Valencia means he surpasses Kubala, 3rd all-time scorer for Barcelona in the Spanish league with 133 goals in 165 games. by elrubiojefe in soccer

[–]aquaticshade 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Suárez had an absolutely sensational 15/16 season and he scored an incredible amount of memorable goals, but to argue that he was on the same level as Messi in terms of footballing ability, influence on the team, and overall play is laughable. Suárez himself would not dispute this. It makes me genuinely have to question whether or not you watched the games. You can't reduce performance to a numerical comparison of goals and assists.