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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 21h

That was awesome

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 4d

Please explain the tattoo

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 5d

I kinda hate that stat in general because I think it's susceptible to small sample sizes and random factors like who scores first

But if I'm wrong and this bodes well then I'm all for it

Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 6d

For all that has previously been said about Maguire's head, I haven't ever seen Easter Island referenced before. Literal LOL, fair play.

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 8d

Maybe I'm misremembering, but I thought that our odds were barely ahead of Liverpool's after the last round of games. Did something important change during the interlull?

Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 9d

When I see bigger, I think it means bigger

That's because I understand words like important, impactful, or consequential

Without more information, I assume the speaker would have used one of those other words if that was actually what they meant

Stancil repliers are really the biggest weirdos

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 11d

When I heard Platner on Chris Hayes's podcast, this was the comparison that immediately sprang to mind.

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 12d

Same with this one for me. I'm pretty sure they had already moved before I realized

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 12d

This is a good discussion. There was also that season where Grealish barely got any game time, then was really impactful in April & May. And Pep always seemed to use KdB that way

For instance, when Havertz comes back, I would love to see Gyork not start for a run of games, so he's fresher later

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 14d

Don't even know what you're talking about to be honest

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 14d

How so?

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 14d

We make so many tactical mistakes by assuming their goals are the same but their means are different.

No, they don't have the same goals. They either want to punish people or loot the joint, maybe a little of both. Not sure why it's so hard for many to be clear-eyed about that.

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 18d

Really don't mean to be a dick, sorry.

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 18d

I think every fan looked at the fixture list and said: after these first 6 I'll take a deep breath. I don't think it's more complicated than that.

Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 19d

I mean that's why I was disappointed. I'm used to learning so much but felt like that first 16 minutes was mostly about Neville and SkySports without mentioning them by name.

But maybe I was having a bad day and needed to be more patient.

Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 19d

Fair enough. I thought with the interesting XI and enforced changes there was a lot to bite into but everyone's opinion there might be a bit different.

I'm sure when I listen to remaining 76 minutes I'll learn something but that was my reaction to first 16.

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 19d

My comment was a bit dick-ish, sorry, but trying to offer constructive criticism.

I do think there has been too much emphasis lately on #narrative

But maybe that's what the audience wants and I'm in the minority, wouldn't be the first time

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 19d

Arsenal Vision #narrative podcast

I only listened to 16 minutes, sorry, not a single word about a player kicking a ball, only #narrative

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 24d

Fair

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 24d

That's why he's our best player

Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 24d

It's nowhere near as bad as you have heard. I don't understand the reactions.

Yes, I agreed with Coates far more than I agreed with Klein. But the latter is not a monster and anyone portraying the conversation this way is a liar.

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 24d

Feels like it will always be Euro 2004

Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 25d

It's cultural

Honestly the best thing to ever happen to American sports was the Black Sox, b/c that led to Kenesaw Mountain Landis and our structure of commissioners

The English football system remains agreements between gentlemen and this is what we have

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Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 25d

You're gonna feel like shit tomorrow morning, sorry about that.

Eric Sobie @sobesafc.bsky.social · 25d

Honestly had no idea Halperin was still alive