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We’ve been heavily linked with him so that makes sense. I don’t know enough about him honestly but if he’s a similar profile, I’m all for it. I’ve seen him play a few times and was never impressed but could have just been the game state or talent around him.

I hear you. I don’t have a good answer either but man, it’s a need. Thought Rice did a lot more carrying forward this game than he has done and that is really useful (see Trossards first goal). I also think Partey reads the game super well so when he intercepts, he immediately looks forward which is unique in this side. I don’t know what we do but we need a Partey replacement somehow. Makes us so much better. Wonder if it’s a spot Timber could play…

I thought they handled Toranaga's internal dialogue at the end of the book quite well. Very satisfying adaptation.

This was a sick bit of skill up until he decided to shoot near post (and miss goal) from a terrible angle vs shooting far post. If he shot it across, he scores. I do wonder if he is capable of getting better at finishing. It's one of those things that requires speed of thought, technique, instinct, slow heart rate... I don't know. We've seen a number of players who are really good never become prolific because they just can't keep their calm in front of the goal and I doubt it's for lack of training. On the Arsenal front, Partey really does make this team a lot quicker and more fluid. His desire to take one or two touches and immediately push the ball forward is a welcome change and allows Odegaard to receive the ball in more space and more dangerous positions. I can't believe yesterday was the first time we started a Rice, Partey, Odegaard midfield since Community Shield. I really hope they sign a similar profile to Partey this summer so they can finally let him go. The team just looks significantly more balanced with him in the side. Jorginho was able to replicate that a few games but he hasn't been as consistent with speed of release as Partey is. I suspect if we played Partey to start in the 2nd game against Bayern, we would have had a better shot.

Man, we looked good. Nice to see us so fluid after how slow we were during the Wolves match.

That Jackson challenge was insane. I love VAR. Didn’t even look.

There is a lesson here… playoff basketball more important than gf unless said gf is watching with you.

I couldn't even tell he was offside, even with lines drawn. So harsh.

Arsenal players are so tired. Still found a way to win. On we go.

Knicks would have been favored over Magic, Pacers, and Heat. My point was more that by the Knicks getting the 2nd seed, they're playing the hardest possible opponent. That being said, think Knicks win. Embiid wasn't great against the Knicks in Jan. We have two physical centers and he didn't look great last night. Think we can bully him and stop Maxey with OG.

Love that right now, 76ers, as the 7th seed, are favorites over the Knicks, the 2nd seed. Pretty much 50/50 but slight favorites. Hilarious.

Garbage. We are so fucking slow.

I liked inception And yes, Person of Interest is amazing. Shining example of building a network show that includes a case of the weak and a broader storyline that becomes increasingly important as the show goes on.

This is a frustrating game.

Nah. They got better when they traded for OG. When OG, Randle and Brunson were playing, they were 17-2 or something like that. Then Randle went down, then OG and then pretty much everyone so at one point, it was Brunson and a bunch of back ups. In 2024, Brunson's +/- is the best in the league, even better than Jokic. His impact is MVP and All-Pro level. I do agree that they're not really a contender and also agree they can beat anyone but likely not 4 times. So we're aligned there. With Randle, think they could have beaten anyone but with this team, think it'll be tough. One more scorer would be helpful.

Eh. If Knicks had Randle, they could give Boston a run. Without him, they can still compete with Boston as evidenced last night when they were up by 30 against their starters in Boston. Brunson needs a team around him, like every star player, but there aren't more than 5 players in the NBA playing better than him right now (and I'd even argue it's less).

Europa League went pretty poorly for England. Arsenal/City/Villa need to win and Liverpool has to find some way to come from behind. West Ham won't beat Leverkusen. All the pts are the same at this stage so it's just about moving on and eliminating German teams (i.e., Bayern and Dortmund).

Uh, ball is in the air, literally the only way that defenders play that when a CF is backing into them is to get close behind them or jump in the air to head it (which Gabriel never had a chance at because he took an elbow to the throat). I've never seen a defender go around a CF when the ball is in the air, letting them behind them if they miss. This play happens like 10x a game (or more if you don't play out of the back) and the CB is ALWAYS directly behind the CF.

Kane and Gabriel are basically the same height. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to know where the head/throat is when you look behind you to see where he is and throw your elbow around at your own height Where did he think that was going to land? His stomach?

Yea, I don't agree. Kane looked to see where Gabriel is, backed into him and then swung his elbow around at head height. He didn't jump and use arms for leverage, didn't make any attempt to play the ball, didn't do anything to gain an actual advantage other than backing into him, just took a swing at his head with his elbow. Sure, I guess you can say taking out the player behind you with an elbow to the throat/jaw is gaining an advantage but come on. It was so obviously deliberate.

That was my interpretation too. And you heard it from Hiromatsu to Buntaro when he said "now you understand what it's like to be denied". It's clear she still wanted to die, just not with Buntaro.

Yea, this isn't me. I feel the scenes, get the characters and felt the pure pain that Buntoro felt in that moment. I also felt Toronaga's pain at Hiromatsu. This show hits me in all the right spots, an adaptation of a beloved book that just hits all the right marks. I cannot stress how much I love this show.

I've watched that penalty call 100x now and it's a clear 50/50. Whatever it was called on the field is the way it would go. Saka throws his leg yes, but Neuer steps and extends his leg into Saka's path. I still firmly believe that if that was Bruno, Kane or any other generic white guy, he'd get the call. As for the penalty shout against Arsenal, this is the one time when a ref used some common sense. They clearly weren't doing anything for advantage, no clue what they heard on the field and it would have been idiotic to call something like that in a CL game when it clearly wasn't intentional in any way. The worse call was Harry Kane not getting a red for purposely looking at Gabriel before intentionally slamming his elbow into his throat.

record or not, that team is beatable and we play well away.

My takeaway from that game is we can win in Munich and should. So on we go.