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So to clarify, the high line is a good tactic if done well and a bad one if it's done poorly?

Funny old game, football. I want that second half to be a turning point/springboard/season defining performance in the same way ta5 I've always felt that second half against wolves was for Potter. That first half was appalling, there was so much wrong with it on and off the ball. On it we...

I don't want to be a negative nancy and one of those people constantly whinging so all I'll say is that I"m finding it hard to get on board with how we currently play. There's still 45 minutes left so lets see what the second half brings. I can have a good guess but you never know!

Hoping for a much improved, coherent performance but expecting much the same as last week.

What a shit game. Palace looked poor for most of that and their kit is an absolute abomination. This is the first time I've seen Liverpool play this season. I thought they were really boring to watch. Is that how they normally play or was it just so easy that they didn't need to do anything?

I'm disappointed to hear this. I guess it's all been a lie and you're just not as urbane and cultured as I thought.😔

I think we have to play Minteh. Firstly to exploit their high line and secondly to offer some help to our right back.

Smaller than the population of the u.s/canada and Korea though. Then you can chuck in Japan's population too. If you take out India's population then the cricket/baseball knowing public is probably pretty even.

India is doing some heavy lifting there! I don't want this thread to be about which sport is better/more popular but I will just point out that baseball is the most popular sport in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan as well as in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Dominican republic. It's played...

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My thinking on the language thing is more commercialisation based. He's a relatively good looking guy, clean cut image, humble personality who is extraordinarily good at what he does. I know in cricket all rounder is a common position but it's not in baseball. It's incredibly rare and to be...

Ah dammit. When I was notified that you had replied I was hoping against hope that this would be the first ever Dr. No yes.

Oh for sure, Basketball is a much bigger sport globally. I don't follow either (well, the japanese baseball i do very loosely) but I know several basektball players. Beyond Ohtani i couldnt name a single active MLB baseball player.

This is why I asked the question. In terms of the less global sports can someone gain enough traction to transcend it? He is a giant from one of the sporting worlds you mention. I also wonder if he was American would he be more famous? Does being a non English speaker also hold him back...

Ohtani is levels above Cole Palmer though. He's basically the Messi or ronaldo of his sport. He's genuinely a freak of nature in the most positive way. I'm of the opinion that Ohtani probably isn't world famous but it's difficult to tell for sure because I live in a bubble in which he is mega...

Ah well. Thanks for trying.

No, a mix of brits and japanese but we're all living in Japan so we obviously know who he is. It's an interesting question because he's genuinely phenomenal in his sport but it doesn't have major global appeal so i was wondering if he has transcended that limitation.

Bugger. Can you fix that please? To be fair Ohtani would have been at primary school when you were here.

I was talking to some friends about Shohei Ohtani when one of them said that he was one of the most famous sportsmen in the world. Now, he's undeniably incredibly famous in Japan and probably pretty famous in the states but is he really famous the world over? This isn't a question of his...

Make the south safe standing and sit/stand where you want and watch the atmosphere soar. Yes, I know it won't happen.