@AhsanNisarKhan1 debt doesn’t do much on its own in the short to medium term, provided ur able to keep up with payments and continue to grow. the centrepieces of his economic platform (deportations, tariffs) would have overnight effects.
also, øde had to compete with an all-timer midfield. who exactly keeps arda out of the current line-up? if anything, he helps balance the right side of the pitch and provides some control between the lines.
honestly, this isn’t even a fair comparison. ødegaard struggled on the pitch (largely due to poor utilisation), while arda shines literally every time he gets minutes.
didn’t even know there was an election going on. as a registered voter in the state of pennsylvania, i wish someone could text me 12-15 times a day in an increasingly desperate tone about this upcoming event, which i had forgotten about
feeding someone else’s kid 800 calorie costco cookies every day so you can get on tv and become a pro wrestler is a joke that a mean european would make up about americans but it’s actually happening
it’s surprising that mbappé hasn’t naturally taken to that space as he has way more experience there than jude. also far better at shooting from those angles than vini is. maybe it’s because he doesn’t wanna be there during the defensive transition? flawed approach regardless.
carlo’s teams peak in the second half of the season and there’s every chance that happens again - but I do think this is too simple an explanation for structural problems that appear deeper (well beyond the kroos shaped hole) than what we’ve seen in recent seasons.
🗣️ Carlo Ancelotti: “What went wrong? We played well in the first half until they scored. After that we conceded again very fast and turned man to man to push forward and they took advantage of this.”
injuries in key positions haven’t helped, but there’s a lopsidedness (especially without rodrygo) that’s holding us back. deploying bellingham on the right & asking him to compensate for mbappé’s unwillingness to drift right isn’t working. it only makes him tired + ineffective.
idk if it was more painful to concede four goals or watch mbappé try those comically offside runs in slow motion. wild to see a player of his caliber do something so daft over and over again.