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I like Marco Pašalić too but not that much.

On the same surface though (Umag and Bastad in 2018)

Last Italians to win titles in the same week before Cobolli and Darderi were Fognini and…

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ATTENZIONE @doppiofallo.bsky.social

Meanwhile, in terms of on-pitch dynamics and occasion, this was always going to be the toughest of the group games for the Philippines. Got it out of the way without significant damage, about as well as it could go as reactive team with Australia playing that way.

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Looking ahead, more inclined to see more Regista Gorry than Kennedy until Cooney-Cross is available again, to arguably better utilise Fowler/Sayer or even give scope to Chidiac. Still, what's more important at this stage is an overall more rational approach to necessary profiles.

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Satisfactory result for both teams, but Australia can be just as satisfied with the performance. Tillies have traditionally struggled in these types of games, both in terms of chance creation and IP denial of defensive transition. Not optimal, but close to for tournament start.

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Katrina Gorry still bossing matches of football in the Year of Our Lord 2026

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Dr. Gorry throwing herself into tackles after having two kids while everyone else reacts slowly to the spill of possession, our heroes are not the same.

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Like that, basically. 😅

Catley LB allows for rotations in early build-up Australia really wouldn’t have otherwise. I get both points of view in this sense.

Especially given Foord already effective as LW target in the box like she’s Mansuki. Should have ability for box crash out of 3atb build-up when Catley comes in.

I dread to think of how ponderous Australia’s tempo in possession would be with a EvE-KCC dupli pivot, for example, against a low to mid block that’s actually doing well to protect the half-space. Obviously not over but the Tillies are actually playing football. Good start.

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This 1H is showcasing why midfield composition and balance not only matters, but why it is critical. That ball is *moving* against a well-organised Philippines team OOP, and not in u-shapey/merely circulatory manner. Gorry and Wheeler exceptional, both penetrating and accounting for EvE.

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Occasionally have to use The Bad Place for OptaAce posts and it's become a proper cesspool. Filled with blue checks posting prioritised nonsense for microtransactions. Bluesky might be much blander in comparison, and that's fine personally, because I don't really use this for entertainment.

I'm certain nobody could have foreseen Musk turning an information hub into a monetised content farm would have grave consequences for real-time coverage of global events.

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Prije par dana sredio kartu za nazad a sad ne znam brate :(

Difficult

Happy doomscrolling.

Then again

This is what frustrates me about the aesthetic/effectiveness and misguided nostalgia discourses in football nowadays, because across the board in the European game, if teams are denied transition they'll play to a standstill; meanwhile, overall intensity has superseded dynamics of active/reactive.

This could have been a third win on the bounce for Wolves against PL teams currently in Europe, had Arokodare converted his pen before HT against Palace. Stat boffins have transported us back to the mid 2000s; it's just dead ball, kontra and box crashing in a tighter playing area.

Pre-match performance POWER RANKINGS:

1. Doris Dragović (UCL)
2. Los Palmeras (Copa Sudamericana)
3. Daylight

Let it be stated on the record Doris Dragović is still the 🐐 for pre-match performances

Who are Orkestrated lol

The reality is the overwhelming majority of these male self improvement types are nihilistic grifters who would fold at the first sign of personal/emotional challenge, and most likely need to find God.

(The other kind of substancemaxxing)