The Next Santos Prodigy - Bem Vinda Rodrygo Silva de Goes

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  1. YOUNGSTARS87

    YOUNGSTARS87 Yellow C@rd Bandit

    Dec 21, 2005
    The guy is going to be stubborn. He isn't just going to let them push him out easy.

    If we were to use a trident again, the only way it works is if Mbappe actually runs for the team. I would put Rodrygo on the left though and Vinicius on the right... I have noticed Vini is still dangerous when he is coming from right to left.

    Still that won't work with a Fede, Tchouameni and Jude midfield because Jude doesn't want to play deeper and will abandon duties, Mbappe won't work for the team and then Vini and Jude will stop working when they see him do so.
     
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  2. HHB65

    HHB65 New Member

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    Aug 30, 2021
    I sometimes wonder what is going on the players heads...imagine so much quality and talent that no one can debate, and still players suddenly drop in intensity etc. I whould kill for just earning a tiny amount they do and run like there is no tomorrow.
     
  3. 4x4s

    4x4s Moderator
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    I just don't think anybody looks at their life in context to what their life looks like compared to somebody else's.

    The current status is always perceived as the floor.
     
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  4. Hendrix22

    Hendrix22 Member+

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    if you had that level of reflective capacity, you probably wouldn't be a footballer:)
     
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  5. HHB65

    HHB65 New Member

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    Aug 30, 2021
    Hehe...well said and probaly spot on
     
  6. Seoul Villan

    Seoul Villan Member+

    Feb 16, 2011
    professional athletes in general are narcissistic and have low emotional/actual intelligence.

    they have to be in order to make it to the top of their field and get paid accordingly. Team winning and accolades are the cherry on top.
     
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  7. arcane

    arcane BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Aug 18, 2005
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    When you're always served Wagyu Beef, Bluefin Tuna, Caviar, Pearl Lobster and Parmigiano Reggiano Cheeze, you will soon forget how special that is.
     
  8. 4x4s

    4x4s Moderator
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    There are a lot of very smart and educated players
     
  9. Hendrix22

    Hendrix22 Member+

    Feb 28, 2010
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    Yes the likes of Mbappe. I'm not talking about that type of business smart and educated.
     
  10. 4x4s

    4x4s Moderator
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    I'm not talking about that either.


    I understand that most fans in sports like to feel superior to athletes in some way, mostly because what the athletes put on the floor/field every week makes them look like they are from a different species. So the crutch is to keep telling yourself you're smarter.
     
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  11. Hendrix22

    Hendrix22 Member+

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    No need to get that deep in social psychology, yes there are some exceptions but sportspeople are not exactly the most educated people, mostly due to the fact that they don't really have the time for education when they want to succeed in sports.
     
  12. 4x4s

    4x4s Moderator
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    Not a total hot take, the average athlete has the education of a manual worker, which is what they are if you really break it down to it's foundation, but there are athletes that have both an academic and a social education.

    Speaking from a Madrid perspective, Granero finished his studies while playing for Real Madrid, it's just usually the players that are not in the spotlight that actually have more depth to them as human beings.

    Being socially aware is nearly impossible for somebody that got his drivers license in a ferrari, even if you come from a poor background at some point the experience of being in and around so much wealth washes the memories away. I know a person that we grew up with together making sandwiches sitting on the floor playing Pro Evo and EA's NHL and now he tells me "if it's not exclusive VIP, it simply is not worth going anywhere to me" when i asked if he wants to catch up and watch a movie.


    It's discussions like these btw that make me feel like this place would be much more chill if people would know each other more/better.
     
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  13. arcane

    arcane BigSoccer Yellow Card

    Aug 18, 2005
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    At the same the athletes see regular people as Muggles. So meh.
     
  14. HZinho

    HZinho Member+

    Apr 2, 2013
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    Man, I always found that fascinating, even if I know people that are similar. As I grow older, I find myself generally loving going back to basics much more, instead of the luxury stuff (exposure to that life via work is sufficient to me). Besides, it's not where you go but the company that matters, but I guess some people just lose themselves a bit along the way.
     
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  15. 4x4s

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    You can replace that one with "rich people".

    Then again, Thomas Müller is so disarmingly great for example, i'd hate to tell him that i hated his football for the most part lol. Was next to me at a basketball game.
     
  16. YOUNGSTARS87

    YOUNGSTARS87 Yellow C@rd Bandit

    Dec 21, 2005
    What you mean to say is people in general aren't that smart or educated and "sportspeople" are just a reflection of the general society.

    They (we) aren't aliens from some outer dimension which need intellectually insults for some to feel better about their own personal finances and situatuons.
     

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