What I meant was that we saw the downside of a long layoff (somewhat disjointed in attack) without the benefits (recovery from injury).

Yeah, that was my point about the 3-week gap. We kinda got a worst-of-both-worlds with two unfit center forwards and rest of the team not exactly in rhythm.

He’s in Brazil’s Copa America squad! Kane is also in England’s squad for Thursday’s Nations League game.  

I really think the 3-week gap between the end of the Premier League season affected the sharpness. And seeing how ineffective Kane and Firmino were, the extra rest didn’t do much good.

Alisson, his aim is true.

I still haven’t seen a convincing explanation for why Anderson is a common Brazilian name.

Always pick the under with Chelsea managers, right?

The chatter is that Sarri is pretty much nailed-on as the Juventus manager. So no severance pay for Maurizio, and Chelsea might even extract a fee from Juve.

NOT IF THIS GUY HAS ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT

Feels like China bamboozled the Panda Cup away from the rightful winners. 

What the world needs now more than anything is a Perfect Strangers version of the Seinfeld Current Day Twitter account.

I think Zion and Arches have considered going to reserved entry systems as well, though more because of traffic and impact to the trails rather than safety reasons.

And yes, I know, free soloing is waaaay more dangerous than crossing a city street and Honnold will probably die from a fall. But I think he’s dealing with fewer variables and a better grasp of the risks than a typical pedestrian who has to account for many, many types of impaired/distracted/reckless drivers and poor…

Nah, Nav is cool. It’s the framing that sucks.

Reckless would be if he didn’t dedicate himself to physical training, studying routes and rehearsing the way he does.

Oh, for sure, though for what it’s worth:

Fair point.

Yeah but Bryan wants everyone—including coworkers, presumably—to know he’s having sex.

From a purely cynical, economic standpoint, doesn’t overcrowding at the summit suggest the Nepalese government isn’t charging climbers enough? Charge more per climber and there’s the added benefit of climbers coming back alive and spending more money.

Leave Alex Honnold out of this. He actually knows what he’s doing and understands the risks.