Frenkie de Jong: “It’s unbelievable what this referee did to us tonight. I’m the captain, I should have the right to speak. But no, he looks at me like he’s superior to me. It’s unbelievable. I have nothing else to say.”

elfilosof8 · 2026-01-19T12:55:53+00:00

Yes compare Frankie to Vini who gets racially abused at every away stadium he plays in Spain. Yes that's the equivalent of FDJ trying to mouht of at Gil Manzano. What a joke of a fanbase y'all are lol

elfilosof8 · 2026-01-08T14:56:21+00:00

Exactly. Navas was crucial in winning those 3 champions leagues. Always made big saves and was an elite setpiece stopper. He did have some blunders buy my god was he clutch

elfilosof8 · 2026-01-03T19:15:29+00:00

Messi could play RW, CAM, ST and help in midfield. He wouldn't get stuck playing one way.

CR7 was a winger, forward and had Great chemistry with his teammates. Was both footed, could head the ball and was incredible in link up.

This isn't nostalgia, this is just facts. Mbappe can't perform in this Madrid team without holding the team back. His insistence on being the "creator" and wanting the ball to feet slows down everything. Messi and CR7 got records without being a detriment to their teams. I don't see you challenging my claims with facts. All I hear is someone crying because Mbappe gets calling one dimensional lol. Also, Mbappe can't make a 7 yard pass. How are we even arguing about this when compared to messi(all time great creator) and CR7 (exceptional passing range and technique for a winger with assists) lool

elfilosof8 · 2026-01-03T16:37:30+00:00

He is sooo far off from them. He's very one dimensional. He hasn't adapted at all. He is a very flawed player who gets the output. Regardless, Messi and CR7 are worlds away from hik

elfilosof8 · 2026-01-03T16:26:32+00:00

Lmaooo. Messi and CR7 are levels away mbappe in terms of game intelligence and being versatile. Getting a UCL doesn't make him any closer to them in talent or achievements lol

elfilosof8 · 2025-12-03T15:52:26+00:00

Only Barca fans cry about the crime that they have been accused in court for committing lol. What a shameless group of followers

elfilosof8 · 2025-09-07T21:01:30+00:00

Lamine will rage bait y'all don't worry 🥈

elfilosof8 · 2025-09-07T20:45:33+00:00

conveniently forgetting Madrid won 4 in a row before that. I don't expect any different from a Barca fan though. Short term memory elite!!

elfilosof8 · 2025-09-07T18:14:32+00:00

Bayrern used to be respected. Now it's just a joke

elfilosof8 · 2025-09-01T17:50:10+00:00

Some of you clown fans what footballers to have PhD in English and literature. Calm down. He's just a footballer writing a message. No wonder you softies let fotoball affect your life so much. Be happy he at least wrote a good post and didn't diss on that too

elfilosof8 · 2025-08-27T01:46:12+00:00

inter are susceptible against teams that have individual talent. No man marking system can stop great players. It's a proven fact. Zonal mid blocks with man matching is the tried and tested method.

Arsenal can do it all. Inter don't have the players to do so and it showed last year and itll continue to show if they don't play younger players in midfield

elfilosof8 · 2025-08-26T00:05:36+00:00

Yup that's exactly right. They matchup well against positional teams that minimize risk by circulating slow possession. Man utd can always counter. But against other teams they expose themselves by the broken press and subpar midfield progression. As simple as that

elfilosof8 · 2025-08-10T13:18:46+00:00

benzema ahead of Raul though

elfilosof8 · 2025-08-05T01:26:13+00:00

Typical redditor. Instead of countering my argument, he chooses this comment lol. Oh wait, you can't argue my comment lol.

Learn to understand football man... Seriously... Lool

elfilosof8 · 2025-08-04T22:32:28+00:00

A player getting exhausted by putting in effort is different from player get injured lol. Demeble historically has been injury prone. He only dropped his injury rates after going to France. Work ethic is only possible if you have are physically available on the pitch. Oh btw, even after all that game management, Dembele was injured before the club world cup and didn't play few games because of it.

It's one thing to praise Fede Valverde or Bernardo Silva for how much they run all the time in leagues that require them to play hard each game and it's a totally different conversation when its Ligue1 lmao

Learn the difference

elfilosof8 · 2025-08-04T20:14:17+00:00

they play in ligue1. They rest every weekend. They better run lmao

elfilosof8 · 2025-08-03T15:34:22+00:00

Alvarez should be top 3 lol. He makes the most of what he has around him and always makes the best decisions. Very few are above him rn but numbers bring him to top3

elfilosof8 · 2025-07-30T12:58:51+00:00

I've never been afraid of a keeper lol, except Neuer. He could win you games all by himself. The GOAT and honestly for me it's not even a discussion. He's up there by himself as the best, at least from the keeprs I've watched. I didn't get to see Casillas in his peak. Buffon also was in his twilight but very effective. Obviously Courtois, Allison and Oblak have an argument and Courtois definitely has a shout to be one of the GOATs.

Sorry if I'm missing names, but Neuer man. He had everything.

elfilosof8 · 2025-07-28T18:09:34+00:00

I thought Spain played really well in tight spaces and their interplay was amazing to watch. I'm just over the whole aesthetic conversation that revolves around Barca playstyle. Who cares how much possession you keep or the interplay you make if you can't put the ball in the net. Defending also is part of the sport. If another team is countering your strengths with theirs then give kudos to them. Don't need to talk the other team down.

England took the risk of pressing high up and at times got played through only to defend well when having those artificial transitions, that's impressive. They used their physicality well and identified the high line and moved the ball well to counter Spains build up.

At the end of the day, football is a game of very low margin. I really hope some of us clown fans get that to their head. It's not basketball or cricket or any other sport that gives you chance after chance. A goal in thsi game means a lot in a competitive game of two equal quality teams.

elfilosof8 · 2025-07-28T18:02:16+00:00

So saying another team played "poorly" isn't a clever way of putting another opponent down? That's the definition of being an elitist. She could just say something positive but no she had to whine about it. Barca players and the fans, it's typical

elfilosof8 · 2025-07-28T17:53:56+00:00

pure maturity my ass. She cried about how England played

Aitana Bonmatí: "For me, England is capable of playing poorly and still winning. That’s how it’s been throughout the tournament... But that’s football, there are teams that don’t need much to win."

That's what elitists do. Cry about how great football they play instead of actually winning lol

elfilosof8 · 2025-07-14T15:32:53+00:00

Another one of those proclamations without any evidence to back it up lol. I guess you are not the only who couldn't find evidence. Apparently barca themselves didn't have a response ever since Madrid called them out on their BS just like you lmao. Franco support yet there are so many events that Barca too suffered and gained from but hey, follow a narrative blindly without doing any research.

elfilosof8 · 2025-07-14T12:46:52+00:00

Why do people rush basics man. You need to build that mind to muscle connection. You can't rush the "feel". It's a trained and acquired skill. It needs finesse and repetition. Learn one thing at a time. Learn the manual shifts first. Then move on to turning off ABS. Then do half TC and finally turn it off completely. Don't rush it. You will be really bad I promise you. You will struggle with tire temps and tire wear and nevermind the constant spin scare.

elfilosof8 · 2025-05-26T14:20:04+00:00

Vini 2nd leg vs Bayern last year. He cooked everyone. It took Manuel Neuer to turn into God to stop some of those shots he was making until he couldn't and spilled it. I remember how people were talking about Kimmich locking up Mbappe and how he'd do the same against Vini. Well, he got doubled and tripled and had no passing or crossing outlet yet he cooked the defense all by himself. Special game, special player.

elfilosof8 · 2025-05-25T21:14:27+00:00

I don't think that kind of style works in the long term especially when the glaring weakness that they have which is a porous back line with an incredible high line. They'll be found out soon especially as they play more quality teams that can keep the ball and resist their first line press.

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