• fuqqkevindurant@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Yes. Messi and Ronaldo have both had awful games in their careers. What kind of delusion do you live in where you think they scored and assisted 12 goals every single game for 20 years?

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        1 year ago

        Arsenal does not have 72 quality right backs on the bench while arteta plays ødegaard as a RB. Partey as RB cant be compared.

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                1 year ago

                Or Vini

                Or Mbappé really, although he is kinda wasting his career farming for the bag

                • Other-Owl4441@alien.topB
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                  1 year ago

                  Even if his local team is a mess, playing for his local team rather than going to RM is wasting his career? Football attitudes are ridiculous.

                  • Excellent-Archer-238@alien.topB
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                    1 year ago

                    He is a generational talent and is expected to win continental titles, several ballon d’or. Or at least compete for them. He has wasted 5 good years, and has no more than 5 at top physical form.

                • WalkTheEdge@alien.topB
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                  1 year ago

                  If getting paid the money Mbappe is paid is considered wasting your career, then sign me the fuck up to wasting my career

                  • USA_A-OK@alien.topB
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                    1 year ago

                    Fully agree, but the type of 55y/o bald English guy who wear a Grealish shirt around wouldn’t

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                    1 year ago

                    When you win the WC at 19 being one of the superstars, you’re kind of expected a level of greatness that goes beyond just money.

                  • sangueblu03@alien.topB
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                    1 year ago

                    The guy is already worth near a quarter billion, makes 72m per year, will get some sort of signing bonus at the next club he goes to, and is only 24.

                    He’ll be a billionaire by the time he retires if he plays his cards right.

                    “Wasted” is crazy - the man’s been milking his career like an absolute genius since day 1.

              • Chesey_@alien.topB
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                1 year ago

                He only checks notes

                Won the treble whilst breaking the premier League scoring record in his first season

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                1 year ago

                I mean we would’ve literally won the last Euros if we weren’t being sandbagged by Southgate…

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                  1 year ago

                  Came down to a crap shoot so you can argue that England can win a Major Trophy. They could have won World Cup too. That game against France was neck and neck.

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                1 year ago

                Pretty sure the article is talking about being the star man for madrid/barca.

              • Muppy_N2@alien.topB
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                1 year ago

                No no, he was great, but didn’t realize the throne was empty; whatever the fuck that means.

                • Sikdawg0@alien.topB
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                  1 year ago

                  Well for one, Bellingham chose to go play for a proper club that people actually care about.

                  Edit: Downvote me all you want, even Pep agrees with what I’m saying and complains about it.

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          1 year ago

          Also, the party was playing as an inverted RB, so he was in his natural position in midfield pretty much whenever they had possession of the ball anyway.

    • Other-Owl4441@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      My comment is not really about the idea he can’t have a bad game, it’s whether his skillset allows him to holistically, consistently impact the full game in the way the absolute best do.