Batman
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It's just occurred to me that we get to see this PSG play against Tottenham in the Super Cup.
PSG-Mania UEFA Champions League Final Thread: Internazionale v PSG
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EmeryCouldnt
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We had like three touches of the ball for the first half hour at home. They went up after three minutes and in the second leg they scored again and hit the post twice in the first half alone.
Fluke goalembarrassing yourself here bro. We got dominated at home and our best phase early in Paris looked like a cokehead with a limp d*ck furiously trying and failing to smash.
The second leg was always going to be difficult because we had to remain solid but had to score first so we had to commit ourselves. We weren’t clearly beaten in the first leg. And ultimately PSG was clearly better. Although we created more chances and Donnarumma played really well.
EmeryCouldnt
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Beany
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I imagine the game will go something like this…It's just occurred to me that we get to see this PSG play against Tottenham in the Super Cup.
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Tbf I thought we won the midfield battle in the second leg. It was up front where the stark difference in quality told in the end.
EmeryCouldnt
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Our long throw tactic started to become embarrassing. PSG played way better actual football through the two legs.
Rasmi
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Second leg was weird. They were a goal up and didn’t know how to start. We surprised them and had first 15 minutes. But as the game went on they took more and more control
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I don’t know man. There was an element of them being happy to pass it around the back but they didn’t get a foothold in the middle of the park really. They bypassed the midfield down the wings etc.
I mean it’s not “unexpected” either, our midfield is pretty impressive. Any sensible team playing against us would look to bypass it. Especially one blessed with the front line of PSG. If the roles were reversed I’d be disappointed if we didn’t do the same.
Batman
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If that early Ødegaard chance had gone in, I think we'd have won the tie. Them scoring after we started so well was like a gut punch to the entire team. Arteta was right when he talked about the difference being what went on in the boxes. I put less blame on Raya vs Donnarumma than I do on their attackers vs ours though.
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Don’t even want to dwell on it too much but not having Gabi in defence hurt as well as he would 100% have tracked the run of Dembele when he dropped. Also **** Partey for not picking him up, I don’t even remember what he was doing at the time.
Batman
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I think he blocks the Ruiz goal as well. Much better at it than Saliba is. Kiwior performed very admirably but we definitely missed Gabi in both boxes.
RunTheTrap
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I have a slightly controversial take. Do you think Neymar has a bigger impact on today's generation of footballers than Messi and Ronaldo? I don't see many footballers idolise Messi as they did Ronaldo because the Argentine never carried himself with the personality of a superstar. Players around Messi's age or the retired legends speak highly of him, almost with a deep admiration for his quality and humility. Whereas Ronaldo's admiration comes from goal-hungry youngsters. There there is the Brazilian. I get that Neymar is younger than the big two so he appeals to the Gen-Zs and Alphas, but he's not so far removed from them. I'm asking this because Doue and Neymar are the two brightest talents out there, and they are so Neymar-coded. I see it with Nico Williams and Nwaneri, too.
What do you guys think? Does Neymar have the biggest legacy in football?
What do you guys think? Does Neymar have the biggest legacy in football?
RunTheTrap
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EmeryCouldnt
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This logic does not flow. Players worship Ronaldo therefore Neymar has the biggest legacy in football? Neymar has half the goals that Ronaldo does. Zero balon d’or vs 5. One champions league vs 5. And Neymar is already back in Brasil. There is zero comparison. You’re taking crazy pills.
EmeryCouldnt
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And this video of Doue has what to do with Neymar?
So logic is: goal hungry players worship Ronaldo. Doue has done great at age 19. Therefore Neymar has the best legacy.
Batman
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The really young ones? Yeah probably because his style of play and personality are probably more relatable to kids growing up watching flamboyant streamers.
His legacy in football? It's nowhere near the biggest. I'm not sure he's top 20. The era of social media has skewed a lot of things. His influence on the game is absolutely nothing close to what Pele did, what Maradona did, what Cruyff did as a player and then manager. You could argue that the 2 most important figures in recent memory are Cruyff and Ronaldinho.
La Masia is what it is because of Cruyff. Pep might not even have played for Barca if Cruyff wasn't more concerned with technique than athleticism. The entire pipeline of that club is because of Cruyff.
If Ronaldinho doesn't turn up at Barca and save them from probable relegation, the whole course of the last 20ish years of football is almost certainly different.
Messi, Xavi and Iniesta probably all go elsewhere. Who knows what becomes of Pep as a coach? Does tiki taka even become a thing or does something else become what everyone tries to copy? Does Spain have the footballing renaissance it had if those La Masia players aren't playing together at Barca week in and week out? How does Messi's trajectory change? How do we view CR7 without the rivalry with Messi at Barca? Does Neymar go to Madrid instead?
My point is that Neymar is certainly influential, particularly with a certain age group and he was a fantastic player in his prime but legacy goes far deeper than that. Neymar himself has always been doing best Ronaldinho impersonation and never quite getting there. He's definitely behind CR7 and Messi for influence and behind many others. Kids liking him a bit more or finding him more relatable is not enough to elevate him above guys who have actually changed the sport.
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Watch how Ousmane Dembélé was pressing Inter and goalkeeper Sommer — look at the fear in Sommer’s eyes… PSG 💙
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How did Enrique make Dembele press like this? Inter could not play at all because they had 3 mad men pressing up front led by Dembele.
I remember at Emirates they suffocated us and we could barely touch the ball and had to go long or clear it immediately because of this press suffocating us.
carlito'sway
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This 100%! To see Arsenal FC gameplay revolving around long long throws or free kicks was utterly embarrassing. A cheap version of Tony Pulis stoke. "Arteta ball" needs to show improvement next season.
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Sami Smadi (@samismadi) on Threads
Watch how Ousmane Dembélé was pressing Inter and goalkeeper Sommer — look at the fear in Sommer’s eyes… PSG 💙
How did Enrique make Dembele press like this? Inter could not play at all because they had 3 mad men pressing up front led by Dembele.
I remember at Emirates they suffocated us and we could barely touch the ball and had to go long or clear it immediately because of this press suffocating us.
This.
And as much as it was unconventional, PSG indicated this right from the kickoff, when they kicked the ball outside for a throw-in deep into their territory by Inter.
I mentioned it on how odd it was for them to give up ball in 1st second of play, but it was very clear immediately as they positioned themselves to press Inyer right from that throw-in.
