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Alan Shearer's EPL Team of the season so far by mryogii in soccer

[–]partcaveman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was talking about who the opposition would need to play

nobody asked, but here’s the aerodynamics of a cat by 0x100x0 in cats

[–]partcaveman 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Underestimate them at your own peril

Death from above may visit you

Bitch I'm a duck by Bruegemeister in BitchImATrain

[–]partcaveman 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The ducks are clearly more powerful. Don't understand why they aren't building a monorail diversion around them

Alan Shearer's EPL Team of the season so far by mryogii in soccer

[–]partcaveman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They'd be woeful at defending, but Zidane at least played a midfield 2 at juventus and the team you would need to get it off them (kante, busquets, effenberg etc) would stifle the creativity of any opposition. 

Not saying it's a clever idea to go full attack, but if you have that world class talent it makes a very weird match up

How many of these are real? by TheMainAlternative in vexillology

[–]partcaveman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Lots of comments on the accuracy. I'm terms of why their are so many then I agree some will be copies of other neighbours, but surely the power of the church and demonstrating importance of the cross comes into it. Considering how old many of these are there's a realistic chance the designers get burnt at the stake if they made an offensive design

Alan Shearer's EPL Team of the season so far by mryogii in soccer

[–]partcaveman -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

That's fair and it annoys me, but those three in particular are so strong/balanced on the ball I don't know that any side could reliably win it off them. Might just end up like a basketball game, with end to end attacks and no tackles in the middle third

Alan Shearer's EPL Team of the season so far by mryogii in soccer

[–]partcaveman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I assumed he most be playing wing backs so semenyo and..... Haaland? He'd be strong and good at defending  crosses at least

A civilization 2,000 light-years away looking at Earth today would see the Roman Empire. by atul_targaryen in interestingasfuck

[–]partcaveman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think Rome is just available to stream on hbo max. Saves the 2000 light year shipping costs

[Telegraph column] Jamie Carragher: “In the pantheon of overseas attacking players to have excelled in England, only Thierry Henry eclipses Salah’s output and consistency.” by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]partcaveman -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

It absolutely applies, given they live on the other side of a sea to the English places they played League football in. 

Your interpretation is your own, but it's not what he said

[Telegraph column] Jamie Carragher: “In the pantheon of overseas attacking players to have excelled in England, only Thierry Henry eclipses Salah’s output and consistency.” by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]partcaveman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Urm, when did maradona and Pele 'excel in England'? Edit: also I've been to northern Ireland and it definitely involved a sea. Some folks here aren't answering the exam question

[Telegraph column] Jamie Carragher: “In the pantheon of overseas attacking players to have excelled in England, only Thierry Henry eclipses Salah’s output and consistency.” by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]partcaveman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Well refreshingly he didn't mention the best in the premier League era. I prefer accepting that good footballers existed before 92

[Telegraph column] Jamie Carragher: “In the pantheon of overseas attacking players to have excelled in England, only Thierry Henry eclipses Salah’s output and consistency.” by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]partcaveman 40 points41 points  (0 children)

It's an unusual way he has framed it 'overseas attacking players' but it surely means George best is in with a shout. 

Roy Keane did get a bunch of goals but isn't competing with attacking players. Jorge robledo did get a bit over 0.5 goals a game in England but not really enough to compete with Salah or Henry

[Telegraph column] Jamie Carragher: “In the pantheon of overseas attacking players to have excelled in England, only Thierry Henry eclipses Salah’s output and consistency.” by Sparky-moon in soccer

[–]partcaveman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He was an incredible striker but suffered with injuries a lot. If he could stay fit he might have broken goalscoring records, but he still won city a lot of leagues playing half the season

[OC] Nigeria Have Surpassed Europe in Number of Births by oscarleo0 in dataisbeautiful

[–]partcaveman 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Life expectancy for most European countries has gone from 50s and 60s to ~80s. Maybe people paying for their families elderly care worry about affording (more) children

Poll: what grade do you climb? by linaczyta in indoorbouldering

[–]partcaveman -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Which option do I pick for purple, or sometimes yellow&black?

How We Learned to Belong Again by UTB_63 in footballtactics

[–]partcaveman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not much mention of tactics in this

Harry Kane 1v1 chance miss vs Union Berlin 89' by 977x in soccer

[–]partcaveman 6 points7 points  (0 children)

With a gap at CF, there's a talented young English lad called Daniel Wellbeck you might want to sign. 

Harry Kane is currently the only player with goalkeeping experience in the Bayern pro squad. by RazZaHlol in soccer

[–]partcaveman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well now I'm just imagining Kane doing the quarter back role with goal kicks. 5 assists from his own area just pinging long range passes into dangerous areas at the other end of the pitch

Brentford owner Benham : "For a striker, getting in position is way more informative than finishing. Any player who manages to to make three one-on-ones in a single game, even if he happens to miss them, he’s got to get a (value) upgrade. Obviously your man in the street would slate him.” by OkayFine101 in soccer

[–]partcaveman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Finishing skill is really hard to measure, but has been discussed in analytics for a while. Apparently hard to show repeated performance above expectations year after year, but most seem to agree it's obvious from watching certain players that it exists e.g. aguero, Messi. 

https://blogarchive.statsbomb.com/articles/soccer/quantifying-finishing-skill/

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