Rak

Rak

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This Roma side looks like they’ve never played together before today. Probably going to need a moment of individual brilliance to win this one

Considering the red card, preserving the draw away to Como is a great result for Roma. Biggest negative IMO though is Dybala playing the full 90 with Real Madrid in three days

After a WAY TOO LONG international break, feels good to watch Roma play again. They look sharp so far! Cross-field balls have been especially effective in breaking the Como press

With the mercato now closed, my only gripe would be no backup for Wesley. Might be a bit thin up front if Dybala gets hurt. But Mora is a fantastic addition, Castro is hopefully much more than a backup striker, and the team didn’t lose any of its core. Very good mercato #Roma

Working in the USA’s favor on Monday is one Rudi Garcia. Take it from a Roma fan- he’s not an X and O kinda guy, he doesn’t put his players in the best position to succeed, and he doesn’t know how to adjust tactics mid-match.

Did Michael Irvin and Ray Lewis blow through all of their earnings as a player? Seriously, why do they debase themselves in those godawful Hard Rock Casino ads?

Looked up the Turkey squad and noticed that Calhanoglu and Demiral were on the bench. I thought “what coach would do that?!” Then I saw their coach is Montella….

I say this as someone who generally likes UFC- this event is gross. Having the fighters walk out from the White House just feels so wrong. To have a symbol of democracy used as a prop is, again, gross Even just on the production side, the lighting is off and I think they’re using fake crowd noises.

Sounds like Spirit Airlines went out the way they normally operated: stranding a bunch of passengers in random locations and saying “good luck.”

Going into today losing seemed like the worst outcome but I was wrong: losing while playing an extra 30 minutes was definitely worse

The kid is super young but Robinio Vaz doesn’t look like he has “it” to me. Always looks lost and I don’t see any special skill set that jumps out

As I watch yet another season pushing for top 4 start to slip away I’m at a loss as to how to fix it. I think Gasperini is the right coach and I like this team for the most part. It seems like the current dip is due to injuries and fatigue but the squad has a lot of depth and ownership spends money

Just a reminder, the only tangible leverage that exists at this point is the midterms and that is the only reason that a partial retreat is happening. Maybe, MAYBE, we’ll see something similar once the 2028 cycle starts mid to late 2027. Anyway, Minnesotans, thank you and stay safe!

Great derby win! Scoring still way too difficult but today was the first day I recall seeing Gasperini’s pressing work. Happy for Lorenzo as well #Roma

Trump claimed to be Man of the Year for the state of Michigan for like a decade. If he had been an informant he would never shut up about it

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

in which Mike Johnson claims that Donald Trump was an FBI informant to take down Epstein

10 minutes in and it’s pretty clear that Ferguson is a better striker than Dovbyk. I don’t recall Dovbyk ever creating space for his own shot like that

It’s a Roma game day!!!! I’m trying to temper my optimism as there are a lot of new players and new tactics to install. My hope is that the form Ranieri instilled in this team will be sufficient to carry us through the transitional period

Can someone explain to me the logic of going 6v5 in hockey? It never seems to work and if anything the team leading usually scores and kills off the game even earlier than they would have otherwise. Is there statistics or analytics to support it?

5 matches left, 6 points to go. Lazio ended up being a draw but I was right about Juve. It’s either going to be a Torino win with draws against Fio/Atalanta/Milan or a Fio win and losses against Atalanta/Milan. Outside chance of an Inter draw since the game is sandwiched between Milan and Barca

Rak@rakmichael.bsky.social

8 games to go, 11 points needed to fulfill our destiny. Roma should beat Verona and Torino on match day 38. That means 5 points from matches against Juve, Lazio, Inter, Fiorentina, Milan, and Atalanta. I’ll say draws against Fiorentina and Juve and a win against Lazio.

8 games to go, 11 points needed to fulfill our destiny. Roma should beat Verona and Torino on match day 38. That means 5 points from matches against Juve, Lazio, Inter, Fiorentina, Milan, and Atalanta. I’ll say draws against Fiorentina and Juve and a win against Lazio.

Rak@rakmichael.bsky.social

Just remember, Roma fans: we’re getting to 63 points by the end of the year. Death, taxes, Roma ending the season with 63 points- three inevitabilities in life. Don’t worry about position in the table, we’re going to end up wherever 63 points takes us

Here’s how I see tariffs playing out long-term: USA imposes tariff on Country A. Country A reciprocates. Negotiations occur. Country A and USA remove tariffs, plus Country A offers some nebulous promise (dismantle DEI, crackdown on fentanyl). Trump declares victory, economy suffers in meantime

This already happened earlier this year with both Canada and Mexico. The nebulous promise isn’t the goal but it is the face-saving measure for the narcissist who can’t ever admit he’s wrong

I don’t live in FL-6 but I live in the Central Florida TV market. The fundraising stories are overblown. I’ve seen more Randy Fine ads than Josh Weil ads. Most appear to be funded by the Save America PAC. No clue if the polling is inaccurate or not but funding isn’t a big factor here

Just remember, Roma fans: we’re getting to 63 points by the end of the year. Death, taxes, Roma ending the season with 63 points- three inevitabilities in life. Don’t worry about position in the table, we’re going to end up wherever 63 points takes us

Can’t tell whether EDF has gotten this Venezia side to pass and move really well or if this is just another example of Roma playing down to their opponents when playing away

Look, I’m glad we took a point off Napoli, but I don’t like the celebrations like it’s a win. There’s enough talent on this team to beat anyone and until they get into that mindset again we’re going to continue finishing 6th or worse in the table