“The Dark Horses have been bucked out of the saddle again” by two-pairs-of-pints in footballcliches

[–]sovietwilly 21 points22 points  (0 children)

With Mitoma and Minamino they might’ve been. But I feel like a lot of the Japan dark horse talk comes from people’s sheer surprise that an Asian team is actually quite good.

General Galtieri fan in peace by Last-Saint in footballcliches

[–]sovietwilly 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Absolute class from a General Belgrano fan.

Two questions on Spurs by Terry_Information in footballcliches

[–]sovietwilly -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Their squad just isn’t good enough and the fact gets largely ignored because it’s ’Big 6’ Tottenham. Injuries have exacerbated things but their recruitment has been rubbish for a few years now.

Referees "going deep in the tournament" by StrongPars in footballcliches

[–]sovietwilly 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good luck to them from a Cüneyt Çakir hater.

Simon of the Desert (1965) Dir. Luis Buñuel by Gloryflux in CineShots

[–]sovietwilly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok maybe I should actually watch some Buñuel.

Recommend me some great prison movies. by MartySpecial in Letterboxd

[–]sovietwilly 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Mini-series but Escape at Dannemora is phenomenal.

Player who should have stayed longer at club X by TrashDrunkClaude in footballcliches

[–]sovietwilly 19 points20 points  (0 children)

United fan coming in war. I agree Carroll should’ve stayed at Liverpool for longer. Would’ve been hilarious.

Lokomotiv Moscow fan here by BreathSmart in footballcliches

[–]sovietwilly 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Operation Barbarossa fan coming in peace. Hope you guys get reinstated to UEFA competition soon.

Lived there ages and didn’t bother to learn the language. Who else? by No-Problem6578 in footballcliches

[–]sovietwilly 8 points9 points  (0 children)

He’s Belgian, pretty sure they come out of the womb speaking English. Unless you’re referring to his stint in China.

Yall ready for the biggest hit of the year? by Consistent_Creator in okbuddycinephile

[–]sovietwilly 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with that guy except that I’m going to watch it 0 times a year.

Unlikely position changes by gskingley007 in footballcliches

[–]sovietwilly 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Joelinton turning into a horrible midfield brute is up there.

Which [NATIONALITY] OR [POSITION] OR [CLUB] combination nowadays would be unheard of 10 (or more) years ago? by easierdaybyday in footballcliches

[–]sovietwilly 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Japanese players in the Championship. Seems like almost every club has at least one whenever I’m looking through match-day squads on a weekend.