thehonorableone

thato to the power of 2

[thehonorableone @thatothato_]

@hlovo_ @twxst_342 😭😭😭

[Neal 🇦🇺 @NealGardner_]

One of Messi’s ex-teammates needs to write a book of all his training stories lol.

[Richard Oluwamayowa @Olaogun_]

I keep loving how Jesus is being glorified by almost every teams in the World Cup

[.🇿🇦🇵🇹 @lingoossss]

we really BTS out of them😭🇿🇦✌🏽

[Ororo😎 @McFlybowy]

You have to credit Lionel Scaloni honestly for how he’s platformed Lionel Messi here, and how he’s making him function at an output level that actually matches his instincts instead of fighting them.

What Scaloni did differently wasn’t some overly complex tactical revolution, it was clarity. He stripped away the burden of Messi having to be the system and instead built a system that constantly feeds Messi into the most valuable zones with minimal defensive and physical waste. In 2010 and even 2014–2018 at times, Messi was often dropping too deep, forced into progression, creation, and finishing all at once. That’s where Argentina looked heavy and disjointed.

From 2021 onwards, especially into the World Cup cycle, Scaloni solved that by giving Messi structural freedom but role discipline around him. You’ve got runners like Alvarez stretching and dragging defenders, midfielders like Enzo and Mac Allister giving balance and progression, and wide players like Di María and now De Paul and Almada providing direct threat so defenses can’t just collapse on Messi. That balance is what keeps him fresh in decisive moments.

The key shift is Messi’s positioning. He’s not constantly initiating anymore he’s arriving. Right half-space, between lines, or drifting into pockets after Argentina have already destabilized the opponent. That’s why his output looks so efficient: fewer wasted touches, higher-quality touches. He’s essentially been turned from system creator into final-phase decider without removing his influence.

And that’s where Scaloni deserves credit. A lot of coaches try to use Messi, but Scaloni actually designed around him in a way that respects both his limitations with age and his still-elite decision-making in the final third. The result is Argentina don’t just depend on Messi anymore, they amplify him.

[thehonorableone @thatothato_]

@afroreezy @BusisiweMotha_ 🤣🤣 and she was spot on 😭

[thehonorableone @thatothato_]

@BouafifNour Factos

[thehonorableone @thatothato_]

@Tsolomm 😭😭

[thehonorableone @thatothato_]

@MStotied 😭😭😭

[thehonorableone @thatothato_]

@casspernyovest 😭😭

[thehonorableone @thatothato_]

@corrl1nks No cap 😭

[dyson daniels floater @killmesIime]

Now this is an elite complaint

[thehonorableone @thatothato_]

@lewy_official @CourageFCB ❤️

[thehonorableone @thatothato_]

@IanJamesMwaiK @VusiThembekwayo Yoh

[thehonorableone @thatothato_]

@mide_tkh 😂😂

[thehonorableone @thatothato_]

@cyrusamanya 😭😭

[thehonorableone @thatothato_]

@maxstephhh 😭😭

[Prince Tshina Tshivhase 🇿🇦 @PrinceTshina]

Human behavior will always be the same . They simply lacked smartphones in their time . They never got the platform to compare an internet stranger to their partner . They had to make it work without the illusion there could be better because of seeing a social media post .

[RUNCORE @kenthylin]

Those two buttons are a dual flush system, and they exist for one of the most quietly brilliant water conservation ideas ever built into a household fixture. The smaller button releases a half flush, typically around 3 to 4 liters of water, designed for liquid waste that does not require a full tank to clear. The larger button releases a full flush, typically around 6 to 9 liters, designed for solid waste that needs the maximum water volume to clear the bowl completely. The size difference is intentional and intuitive, the bigger button gives you more water, the smaller one gives you less, and most people figure it out instinctively without ever reading a manual.

The environmental impact of this simple two-button design is actually significant at scale. A single person using the half flush option for liquid waste instead of a full flush can save tens of thousands of liters of water per year without any meaningful change in their daily routine. Multiply that across millions of households and the water savings become genuinely substantial. The dual flush system was invented by Australian designer Victor Papanek and popularized by Caroma, an Australian bathroom company, in the 1980s in response to severe drought conditions in Australia that forced engineers to rethink how much water a toilet actually needed to function. It is one of those rare design solutions that costs nothing extra to use, requires zero effort from the user, and has been quietly saving water around the world for decades without most people ever stopping to think about why there are two buttons instead of one.