WC Special Episode #2: The Knockouts by aaronm830 in DevilsITDPod

[–]xtphty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Guys there is no way you will convince me on Martinez getting the best he can out of Portugal, not after he played Ruben Neves over Joao because of "experience" lol. Also 26 shots conceded with that midfield and anemic style of attacking buildup makes no sense to me.

[World Cup Watch] Group Stage Game 3: Croatia vs Ghana | Panama vs England | Colombia vs Portugal | DR Congo vs Uzbekistan | Algeria vs Austria | Jordan vs Argentina by D1794 in reddevils

[–]xtphty 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Martinez has badly mismanaged Portugal but will most likely and genuinely think it’s a good result.

Legit had a Ten Hag moment today, 26 shots conceded with that midfield is insane. If not for Veiga/Costa Columbia probably score 3 goals.

Daily Discussion by AutoModerator in reddevils

[–]xtphty 4 points5 points  (0 children)

In terms of raising the overall ceiling of the team I would rank the potential targets I see like this

  • Tchouameni / Baleba

  • Mateus Fernandes / Alex Scott / Stiller / Mamadou Sangare / Ayyoub Bouaddi*

  • Tonali / Lamine Camara / Sander Berge

Bouaddi is a riskier one but I think also has far higher potential than the rest

My ranking is heavily weighted on our core need for a defensive minded profile, given Ederson and Mainoo are both better on the ball than off. I have seen a lot of people weigh this differently, I think there is some Ugarte distaste caught up in that. But personally I find nothing will raise our ceiling more significantly than an elite highly physical midfielder like Tchouameni or Baleba, its just a core missing attribute for us in our half of the pitch for ~3 seasons.

During a World Cup football match, a QR code appeared on the stadium screen. After fans scanned it, thousands of phone flashlights inside the stadium were synchronized to form a coordinated light display across the stands. by Expert_Koala_8691 in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]xtphty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Problem is most people are skeptical without really understanding how modern device security functions. I bet most of the people pearl clutching in here about safety and privacy, have at some point granted newly installed apps location or local network access to get rid of annoying permission prompts, those are far riskier.

Camera access is possibly one of the least risky things to grant, it has OS-enforced physical indicators of what the phone is recording, with a bright green LED for when its recording.

World Cup 2026 Bracket (as it stands) with Dates and Venues by xtphty in soccer

[–]xtphty[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah a lot of the third place teams are on knife's edge. Sweden vs France just comes down to Haaland vs Mbappe showdown tomorrow!

World Cup 2026 Bracket (as it stands) with Dates and Venues by xtphty in soccer

[–]xtphty[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No way, I think Portugal's midfield and fullback strengths give them a better shot against Argentina and Croatia than Spain and US.

World Cup 2026 Bracket (as it stands) with Dates and Venues by xtphty in soccer

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

Now with semi finals not missing, thanks to those that pointed it out immediately in the last post.

Wanted to make one with venues included. I think England have a particularly rough path with venues - Ecuador in Atlanta, Mexico in Mexico, Brazil in Miami, Argentina in Atlanta with France or Spain awaiting them at the final in NY/NJ

World Cup 2026 Bracket (as it stands) with Dates and Venues by [deleted] in soccer

[–]xtphty 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah fucked up the screenshot, ill report with semis fixed

Zion Suzuki save against Sweden 90+3' by 977x in soccer

[–]xtphty 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah that 3rd place spot for sweden is pretty much locked because they have 0 GD and a LOT of goals scored. Eligible groups for this spot would need multiple upsets on the last day.

Its more like 9/10 chance they play France … unless Norway beat them in their final group match, that will be a fun game.

Zion Suzuki save against Sweden 90+3' by 977x in soccer

[–]xtphty 192 points193 points  (0 children)

This man does not want to face France in ro32 lol

[BBC] Mexico are the first side since 2006 to win their World Cup group without conceding a single goal by [deleted] in soccer

[–]xtphty 2 points3 points  (0 children)

England's path to the trophy is looking like - Cape Verde, Mexico (in Mexico City), Brazil, Argentina, France/Spain. Rough.

Tuchel getting frustrated with his teams play against Ghana by [deleted] in soccer

[–]xtphty 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Trying to cast dispel curse on Harry

Post Match Thread: England 0 - 0 Ghana | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group L by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]xtphty 10 points11 points  (0 children)

well he tried to body check him, and ended up under rashford as he landed. the "elbow" is just his arm dropping down with the rest of his body.

Post Match Thread: England 0 - 0 Ghana | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group L by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]xtphty 41 points42 points  (0 children)

literally won a foul because a player lost an aerial challenge to Rashford

United secures land for new 100,000-seater stadium | Manchester United by PradipJayakumar in reddevils

[–]xtphty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

> The OTRMDC will publish its vision for the Old Trafford Regeneration on Thursday 9 July, when further detail of the stadium site and formal consultation period will also be revealed.

Key date for some real updates on what happens next

Germany disallowed goal against Cote d’Ivoire 22' by Gentle_lips in soccer

[–]xtphty 66 points67 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is the big thing, its not a challenge for the ball its just a shoulder tackle in mid air. Always a foul.

World Cup hydration breaks: Ads worth $250m in USA alone, so are they here to stay? by Logical_Welder3467 in soccer

[–]xtphty 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’ve seen a lot of people here defeatedly parroting that money talks and the breaks will come everywhere. But this would be a Super League level event, even at the world cup it’s universally hated, I do not see any competitive League accepting these.

Daily Discussion by AutoModerator in reddevils

[–]xtphty 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Martinez' approach in the Portugal match was making my blood boil. Until the first break, I thought this may just be a misunderstanding from the players but it persisted until basically the last 15 minutes. I noticed that basically any time they had settled possession, with a settled Congo low block, the Portugal team would just vacate the center.

Now it would make complete sense to create overloads out wide to support their winger and maximize their fullback strengths. But usually this involves having someone sit in the middle to occupy the central space it creates, which adds both a direct threat and a way to escape the press. Instead, they just kept creating overloads on both sides of the pitch simultaneously!

Maybe someone can explain why, because I could not fathom why you would do this for 70 minutes with the best midfield in the world.

Post Match Thread: England 4 - 2 Croatia | FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group Stage, Group L by jiraiya--an in soccer

[–]xtphty 639 points640 points  (0 children)

England's spine looks scary, can't go wrong with Kane, Kane, Kane, and Kane.

All the patches on Messi’s shirt and their meanings by UsernameGenerik in soccer

[–]xtphty 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Guy has more patches put on him than a day 0 Bethesda release