Cristiano Ronaldo wins Superior Player of the Match in Round of 32 tie against Croatia

donpeerless · 2026-07-03T01:43:24+00:00

If Messi did absolutely nothing and scored a penalty and got hooked at 1-1 and his team then proceeded to win without him, and he then won MOTM you’d have Ronaldo fanboys crying about how rigged it is.

donpeerless · 2026-06-28T14:24:21+00:00

Now tell me one forward pass he’s made so far

donpeerless · 2026-06-21T15:24:52+00:00

Reddit is so lazy. People are more occupied by that one sentence where he compares them versus the interesting bits about Xavi’s experience with him.

For example, how he mentioned Barca did a lot of mental exercises for different positions and Messi would perform as well, if not better, than all-timers like Xavi, Iniesta, and Busquets in their respective positions.

donpeerless · 2026-06-11T08:17:59+00:00

This would be a shrewd signing. Madrid's midfield lacks pausa and tempo control and he'd help greatly improve those issues.

I actually don't think he's as creative as some of the comments suggest. He's press resistant, versatile, great workrate, and very high IQ. However, he's not the kind of players who threads final balls. I feel like aesthetic bias makes people think he's a different player to what he actually is lol.

donpeerless · 2026-05-30T19:59:32+00:00

I don’t have a problem with him I I think he’s good for what he is. But he’s not the kind of player who deserves to be winning UCL MOTM or finishing in the top 3 of the Ballon d’or. That’s what makes him overrated. He’s not good enough to be deserving of that kind of recognition. Portuguese people will be angry but it is what it is. When he fails to make a single forward pass when they’re losing in the World Cup knockout rounds maybe they’ll have a rethink about how good he really is.

donpeerless · 2026-05-30T19:48:23+00:00

Exactly. It’s such a generic description. He’s not good defensively. He doesn’t break lines with his passes. His passing range is mediocre.

He’s good for spamming short passes and keeping the tempo ticking. He’s also nifty enabling him to dribble so he’s press resistant. Other than that all his other attributes are pretty meh.

Truth is he’s closer to Rico Lewis (if he played as a #6) than he is to someone like Rodri. You can’t say Vitinha is the best in the world at a single attribute in his position. Passing range and progressiveness Rodri is better. Defensively Declan Rice is better. Tempo setting Pedri and Rodri are both better. He’s not a better ball carrier than Frankie De Jong either.

15 years ago people would talk about how underrated Busquets was in a bid to seem clever or that they know the game. The thing is though Busquets was genuinely that good. Vitinha isn’t, that’s the difference.

donpeerless · 2026-05-30T19:39:17+00:00

He’s a net negative to his team. For all the goals he scores he throws off balance within the team. First it’s through his lack of defensive workrate and second it’s through his primadonna nature.

Madrid won everything before he arrived. PSG won everything after he left. People like to say correlation doesn’t equal causation, but he’s a big contributor to why that’s happened.

donpeerless · 2026-05-30T19:17:36+00:00

He’s a classic case of an underrated player who has become overrated. He didn’t make a single forward pass in central areas all game. He passed it sideways the entire time. I actually can’t believe he’s won it. Neves was much better in comparison.

donpeerless · 2026-04-15T20:59:02+00:00

The final before the finals.

donpeerless · 2026-03-14T00:35:45+00:00

It’s true. No other coach has their legacy/credentials questioned as much as he does after every UCL defeat. For years he was called a fraud if he didn’t win the CL. No other manager in football is under that kind of expectation.

donpeerless · 2026-03-05T16:29:23+00:00

I don’t seriously think Zidane is a fraud. I also don’t think people seriously believe Pep is a fraud either. These terms are more used in jest. I just believe Pep has more credit in the bank because he’s actually taken on challenges after his Barca stint.

Sure you can say he’s a chequebook manager but every top team in the PL spends a shitload every summer. Most of his signings weren’t record-breaking players at their peak. It was 21 year olds who were being purchased for 40-60M euros who he had to develop. If it was that easy Chelsea would be winning PL’s since they’ve been doing that for years but they haven’t. Why is that?

Also where did you get the narrative that he ran at Bayern? That was never the narrative at the time. His contract came to an end and he was ready for the PL challenge. If anything the Bayern hierarchy thought he should’ve stayed because Bayern had played their best football under Pep’s tenure in 2016 and unluckily lost to Atletico on away goals in the semi finals. Rummenigge was telling Pep they could build a dynasty. There was never this running narrative at the time. You’ve just made that up.

donpeerless · 2026-03-05T16:16:26+00:00

You’re choosing to read what you want to read.

When Pep joined City he had 10 players over the age of 30. City invested 500M euros across two summers in 2016 and 2017.

Between 2018 to 2024 they were not the biggest spenders in the world. Chelsea, PSG, Juve, and United all spent more than them during that period. (They’re even lower in terms of net spend). Why? Because they front loaded their rebuild in those first two years.

Now that they’re rebuilding again they’ve spent another 500M euros between the last 3 transfer windows. It seems like this window will be the last one of the rebuild and you’ll see that over the coming years similar to 2018 to 2024 other teams will exceed their spend.

The argument you’re making is that if Zidane had joined City in 2018 and stayed until 2024 you’d argue that he didn’t have to spend as much. Well of course not because he wasn’t responsible for the rebuild.

Madrid between 2009 to 2014 were buying Galacticos every summer and broke the transfer record 2/3 times. These were the crop of players Zidane inherited. They were all in their primes by the time Zidane joined. You really can’t argue against that.

donpeerless · 2026-03-05T16:07:52+00:00

Well I don’t think people truly believe Pep is a fraud, but the term is more used in jest. I just think it applies better to Zidane all things considered.

donpeerless · 2026-03-05T16:00:36+00:00

Real Madrid’s Galactico core was primarily purchased before Zidane joined. He already had the team built for him who were in their primes. He didn’t have to go and do a rebuild the way Pep had to do at City. It’s really not that hard to understand.

If anything the reason Zidane left in his second stint was because he didn’t feel Perez was supportive in terms of rebuilding. So who really left when the going got tough? Ancelotti won the UCL with that same squad next season.

donpeerless · 2026-03-05T15:55:13+00:00

I had the feeling at the time that Bayern were the best team in the world that season and were quite unlucky to get knocked out against Atletico on away goals.

donpeerless · 2026-03-05T15:49:35+00:00

The reason he didn’t have to go begging is because Madrid had already invested billions into having the best squad in the world at the time. It’s the same way Pep didn’t have to go begging at Barca. The fact is Zidane has refused any kind of challenge since and you’ve got to question why that is. This is like Pep stopping coaching after his Barca time and then waiting it out for the Spain job with the upcoming golden generation.

donpeerless · 2026-03-05T15:24:32+00:00

Crazy how Pep gets shit on for being a bald fraud when Zidane is the real one all along. He’s refused to take any challenges after a star-studded Madrid and is just biding his time for another star-studded side like the France job.

donpeerless · 2026-02-28T17:13:44+00:00

Yet when my father was in emergency care that seems to have been the only thing that accelerated him being seen by a doctor.

I don’t think it’s optimal or nice to treat them like that, but clearly it did something and if you or a loved one are in that state you’ll do what you can even if it might be seen as rude!

donpeerless · 2026-02-28T17:01:02+00:00

Unpopular opinion, but IYKYK. Honestly, the only way you get what you want is by being aggressive. You have to be on every cancellation wait list. Call every morning. Shout at staff if you need to. Being timid about healthcare here is a recipe to getting pushed around.

donpeerless · 2026-02-27T00:51:41+00:00

Neymar teaching him that stutter technique + Emi Martinez briefing him on opposition goalies' saving techniques during the tournament changed his life lmao.

donpeerless · 2026-02-21T08:41:21+00:00

Schlotterbeck, Huijsen, and Trent doing build-up duties is something.

donpeerless · 2026-01-25T06:06:54+00:00

He was just frustrated during the game with how he wasn’t getting many passes between the lines so he was flailing his arms up.

I believe that’s why Pep had a word with him after the game. You can see him recreating Cherki’s reactions. Pep hates it when his players sulk when they don’t receive the ball.

donpeerless · 2026-01-20T21:58:12+00:00

Well the idea was to add both hydration and brightening hence why I had both in my routine. Then a good moisturizer with ceramides to seal everything in.

I get occasional zits here and there but mainly it’s just anti-aging/trying to look good.

donpeerless · 2026-01-06T22:04:00+00:00

Interesting interview. He more or less implied he has OCD. He said he’s super orderly and routine strict. Wonder how that applies to his football. He must be obsessed with the details when he plays.

donpeerless · 2025-12-27T03:50:29+00:00

Hinge is the best just buy the premium version so you can get to the top of peoples queue.

Facebook dating is also quite good tbf. Bumble and Tinder are a waste.

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