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    Basketball/NBA

    The Lebron-era Lakers messed up by not signing another superstar in free agency. They wanted to sign Paul George alongside Lebron, but he extended with OKC. The next year, the Lakers wanted to sign Kawhi but he went with the Clippers. Still got 1 ring, but they would have been more competitive...
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    World Cup 2022

    Tite has had great results wih Brazil since he took over, though its been mostly Conmebol teams. Great qualifying record, a Copa win, another Copa final appearance. The WC 2018 was a bit of a disappointment by Brazil standards but it was against a good Belgium team.
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    Xavi Hernández

    Xavi has the team playing amazing football since the Christmas break. Entertaining styles and getting results. Easily exceeded expectations.
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    1 - Marc-Andre ter Ansplant

    He has always been bad in the air and doesn't seem there has been significant improvement in that area in the 8 years he has been here.
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    Jordi Alba

    He has been in good form. Surprised to see his thread on the 2nd page of the player section.
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    4 - Ronald McDonald Araújo

    He was great too when Sevilla were on the break with numbers. Araujo caught up and made the Sevilla player hesitate just long enough for the rest of the Barca defenders to get back and close the gaps.
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    7 - Ferran Torres

    Good movement to find himself on the end of those chances, despite his finishing.
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    World Cup 2022

    Hoping Canada gets the win today against Panama to get into Pot 3. Would give them a chance for an easier draw in the WC.
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    World Cup 2022

    Tough loss against Costa Rica Have to wait till Sunday against Jamaica to seal WC qualification. But due to Panama dropping points today, worst case scenario for Canada is having to play in the inter confederation playoffs against an OFC team to get into WC2022.
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    Ernesto Valverde

    Atletico would not get rid of Simeone. Too much goodwill between the club and manager. Only way a managerial change happens is if Simeone decides he wants to leave, whether for a new job or he feels the team would be better off with a managerial change.
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    Neymar Jr.

    He was arguably in contention for 3rd best player in the world when he left Barca. He took a chance to be the main star at PSG but it didn't work out due to lack of CL success. But the move was justified. PSG could afford to pay his release clause and wages, while also continuing to field a...
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    4 - Ronald McDonald Araújo

    Was out of position today playing on the right. Good in 1v1 defending because of his physical attributes, but I feel his overall defense and positioning wasn't good at RB. Lots of Gala's attacking moments came from the right side. Some of those 1-2s opened up the Barca defense easily. Though...
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    6 - Gavi

    An annoying little rascal to play against. Nice to have one on Barca.
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    Qatar FC

    Not disputing the fact. City have gone further in 4/5 seasons. But that fact does not mean City has been better than PSG in the CL for the last 5 seasons. You are right in the H2H. City beat PSG in the SF tie and also won the group stage this year. Probably the only reason I would consider the...
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    Qatar FC

    Luck of the draw is important to how far a team goes in the CL. If you are comparing two teams that haven't won the title, simply saying one went further than the other is a dumb argument. Lacking context. Tougher draws, more injuries for PSG. City have lost much easier CL ties. Losing to...
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    Qatar FC

    17/18- Both finish 1st in the group. PSG got the much tougher draw in the Ro16. 18/19- Both finish 1st in their groups. PSG got the slighter tougher draw Ro16, but it was a disappointment to lose to Man U. 19/20- Both finish 1st again. PSG got easier draw. Went on to the final. 20/21- Both...
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    Qatar FC

    Luck of the draw. Getting further in the CL to get knocked out by Monaco, Tottenham, and Lyon isn't what I consider outperforming PSG by any stretch of the imagination.
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    Qatar FC

    Agree with that. Pep and Man City have been great in the league. But my post was in relation to a few posts denigrating PSG's CL performances while propping up Man City. Comparing the two clubs in Europe, they are roughly even.
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    Qatar FC

    Man City under Pep really hasn't been much better than PSG in the CL. This season might change things but both teams have had 1 CL final appearance plus some embarrassing losses. Of course, Man City is in a good position to change that narrative this season, but they still have to do it.
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    Ousmane Dembélé

    Its a contract year so not surprising he is performing better. Happens in a lot of other sports too. An athlete starts playing way better when they are in the last year of their contract to get a bigger pay day. Then the performances come back down to Earth once the contract is signed and sealed.

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