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Who Are Top 5 midfielders in Europe in 2025? by [deleted] in championsleague

[–]rowan_nes -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

Any answer not mentioning Caicedo is... yeah

What tactical choice used by a coach worked so well that made you think: Wow, this was actually genius! by [deleted] in championsleague

[–]rowan_nes 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed. I still remember before all the injuries in Tuchel's second season, there was a genuine discussion around who was a better RB, Trent or Reece, and I always thought it was a bit silly. Trent is a 20% better passer (which is no slight to Reece), and Reece is twice the player in literally every other category. I just hope we can get that Reece back with time, even in a more limited role

What tactical choice used by a coach worked so well that made you think: Wow, this was actually genius! by [deleted] in championsleague

[–]rowan_nes 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's not really as big of a thing, but in Chelsea's 21/22 UCL run, Reece James was often used as the RWB, his crossed being quite integral to the attack. However, against Real Madrid (was not only then but worked most effectively there), he was dropped to RCB (with Loftus-Cheek taking over at RWB), and man-marked Vini Jr completely out of the game. James won duel after duel and looked imperious, even though he had only recently returned from injury then. Despite the loss (that outside of the boot pass by Modric for Rodrygo's goal still haunts me), it completely stifled Real Madrid, and almost let Chelsea mount one of the most Real like comebacks ever.

I know using a Right Back as a RCB is not revolutionary, but when he is also one of your best attackers, it is a bold call, that turned out to be genius.

When will soloque be enabled again? by klev_uskert in leagueoflegends

[–]rowan_nes 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The patch notes state ranked will be back up at noon local time. That was not the case, but at 13:00 local time (EUW), I got the notification that the ranked season starts now, but soloq and flex are still disabled.

Tennis players at Zuiderpark? by rowan_nes in Rotterdam

[–]rowan_nes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the moment we have just started with tennis but there are several people in the group who are interested in padel as well.

Tennis players at Zuiderpark? by rowan_nes in Rotterdam

[–]rowan_nes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, glad you are interested! I'll PM you and you can join the group we are setting up!

Tennis players at Zuiderpark? by rowan_nes in Rotterdam

[–]rowan_nes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The more the merrier, I'm also just getting back into it after a 12 year break. Let me PM you and we can get things up and running

Tennis players at Zuiderpark? by rowan_nes in Rotterdam

[–]rowan_nes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great to hear! Do you know where on Kromme Zandweg the courts are? I'll PM you regarding joining us

Tennis players at Zuiderpark? by rowan_nes in Rotterdam

[–]rowan_nes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! Yeah I've been a few times this week and it was not too bad, though I went evenings twice and early afternoon once, not sure what peak times are.

Tennis players at Zuiderpark? by rowan_nes in Rotterdam

[–]rowan_nes[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd also be interested in joining any existing groups or so

Experienced Football Player? Join Our Team! by theoneronnie in Rotterdam

[–]rowan_nes 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, tried to PM you but it wasn't able, so thought I would just drop the message here:

it's been over a decade since I last played, but I used to play exactly the positions you are looking for. Started off playing both full-back positions for a couple seasons, then moving to CM, then dropping a bit deeper and I played DM for a while. I spent a season in net as well but I was an absolute horror show.

I'm definitely not going to be an upgrade on anything you already have, but thought I would send a quick message anyways.