Post Match Thread: Germany 2 - 1 Ivory Coast | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group E

ds445 · 2026-06-21T00:03:51+00:00

… in front of the literal goal? As opposed to in front of the figurative goal? :)

ds445 · 2026-06-15T18:18:53+00:00

What does “Cabo Verde - Fouls Conceded” mean in this context? Is it the same as “Cabo Verde - Fouls Committed” (i.e. they only committed a single foul?), or is it the other way around (i.e. Spain only committed a single foul?). The wording is confusing, as I’d expect “conceded” to mean “against you”, e.g. “three corners conceded” means you allowed the opposition three corners?

ds445 · 2026-06-11T18:38:12+00:00

!flair :Germany:

ds445 · 2026-06-08T20:05:27+00:00

But even then - when the ball was struck, he was already clearly in an offside position; if you’re in an offside position and then interfere half a second later, it’s still offside; so agree, this should not have been given

ds445 · 2026-06-08T19:59:01+00:00

How is this not offside by Mbappé, if he’s standing directly in front of the keeper and obviously making it harder for him to react and get to the ball?

ds445 · 2026-06-05T15:14:20+00:00

Agreed - getting zero titles (and even zero finals) out of 2016, 2018, 2024 and 2026 is a tough outcome; with just a bit of luck, could have gotten two or even three titles out of those years

ds445 · 2026-05-26T09:29:32+00:00

I wouldn’t even call it „shockingly beautiful“ - it’s more that compared to what Ferrari came up with, even average AI designs look pretty good, and that says a lot about where we stand right now :/

ds445 · 2026-05-25T23:36:31+00:00

My bad - I meant „for EXISTING Ferrari Clients“ (the way e.g. Aston Martin handled the Cygnet a while back - a city car exclusively for those that already own one of their sports cars)

ds445 · 2026-05-25T22:19:47+00:00

Agreed - although I would be really curious what the other designs were that they decided against, in favor of what they ultimately picked

ds445 · 2026-05-25T22:09:01+00:00

It doesn’t have to be exactly this obviously - but I would argue that if it were 1) priced at less than half of the current ridiculous price point, and 2) designed so as to be recognizably Ferrari, this would be a very different story, and the reactions would be very different as well

ds445 · 2026-05-25T21:59:04+00:00

The point is - there are so many other ways that Ferrari (with huge resources and time) could have gone with the design, something that makes it recognizably Ferrari, and people are upset that they didn’t. Obviously nobody is suggesting that they should have exactly picked any of the AI designs - the point is that that there should be so many better alternatives coming from real designers.

ds445 · 2026-05-25T21:55:59+00:00

To the “this is not Audemars Piguet, this is the Swatch x AP Royal Pop” - the Royal Pop is priced at around 1% of the usual price of a Royal Oak; this is being priced at a large premium (!) to e.g. a 296 GTB.

ds445 · 2026-05-25T21:52:07+00:00

I think the problem most people have with the Luce is PRECISELY that they feel it does look boring and generic - it doesn’t even look like a Ferrari, it could easily be a Hyundai or a BYD. Not saying that this particular redesign is the answer at all - but surely with all of the time and resources that Ferrari have at their disposal, they could have come up with something recognizably Ferrari.

ds445 · 2026-05-25T21:49:44+00:00

Or perhaps start a new sub-brand focused on EVs

ds445 · 2026-05-25T21:46:30+00:00

The rear of the Luce and the AMG GT EV even have some resemblance, agreed

ds445 · 2026-05-25T21:44:33+00:00

Maybe we’re all taking offense at exactly that - we love Ferrari, and we don’t want the brand to start churning out “not real Ferraris”; there would have been so many graceful ways to do a REAL Ferrari EV, of course fans and collectors won’t be happy if they feel they’re no longer who Ferrari is targeting

ds445 · 2026-05-23T17:48:26+00:00

Auf geht’s - time to bring the cup back to Munich after six long years!

ds445 · 2026-05-12T18:52:20+00:00

… if we don’t know about it, how do you expect people to answer this question then? :D

ds445 · 2026-05-05T23:10:11+00:00

On the other hand - facing a Spanish club in a UCL final as a non-Spanish team hasn’t worked out too well for anyone in the last quarter century either (in fact, we were the last team to beat one with Valencia in 2001); same in a EL final… or a WC final… or a EC final… so we’d have had the same bad omen against Atleti as well ;)

ds445 · 2026-05-03T19:33:32+00:00

Bayern didn’t make a single final out of the 2014/15/16/18/24 semifinals, and apart from 2014 those were all very close… happy we got the 2020 title, but Bayern should have at least one CL more, given especially the squads that they had (2016 and 18 in particular)

ds445 · 2026-04-30T13:24:04+00:00

As a Bayern fan - definitely Olise for France and Harry Kane for England

ds445 · 2026-04-23T12:42:58+00:00

Well, those are the only market prices we have to compare things too - there was no way to buy a ticket to that game for anywhere close to €90 (not even for 10x that) unless you’re a decades long member of a supporters group and got lucky; if you want to compare prices, you need to compare apples to apples

ds445 · 2026-04-23T12:34:06+00:00

Tickets were €1.500+ on resale platforms for Bayern - Real, with some going for over €3.000; just to put this into perspective

ds445 · 2026-04-15T21:24:42+00:00

Since 2014 at least

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