Absolutely wild to me that they're saying THIS guy ain't captain material Just because some cowards in the team ain't man enough to carry any responsibility
This is deeper, but I actually think analytics boom prevented Thanasis Antetokounmpo from being a multi time All-Star and bonafide superstar who put up 27/7/5. Look at these shots.
His game was the prototype SF (Melo/PG/LBJ/Rudy) at that time, but the game switched very abruptly before he could emerge. Middy, elbow, slasher, 12 footers, long 2's, post fades...all iso half court buckets etc. opening up the rest of their attack.
They love to say silly things like "the analytics actually say Shai or Booker are good mid-range shooters" 🤷🏽♂️ But how is a young player coming into a league that openly discourages that shot even prove they are elite in that category? They'd have to be rebels.
Leon Goretzka, the "dressing room guy" and one of the "leaders", who used to take penalties for Schalke, refused TWICE to take one yesterday, leaving a CB to take the first penalty of his career ...
No words needed anymore
rt ärmste sau. spielt ne weltklasse saison auf der 6, wird dann auf rv verfrachtet und ist wieder das gesicht eines blamablen turniers. ich wünsche ihm wirklich ein erfolgreiches turnier
And lets not blame Sané. He tried, but simply can’t do it anymore, and we all knew it.
The criticism has to be directed 100% at Nagelsmann, who keeps selecting him regardless and continues to rate his performances in a way that seems completely detached from reality.
Across all omitted and injured players in this World Cup, Karl standing out like a sore thumb in being the biggest miss in this competition. RW went from fresh and inventive to completely flat and devoid of ideas.
Erwachsen werden bedeutet auch zu realisieren, dass Brazzo & Kahn bei Nagelsmann damals einfach die grundsätzlich richtige Entscheidung getroffen haben.
#GERPAR