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  1. Fred

    What Are You Doing Right Now?

    I'm with you completely. Not a winter person at all. I too hate staying at home, but with everything closing at 5 pm here coupled with the darkness and cold, there's really nothing you can do haha. Its perfect in Dubai though, everything is open, cases are low, and temperatures are between...
  2. Fred

    What Are You Doing Right Now?

    Dutch covid restrictions extended for another month. Since I work from home exclusively, I'm just gonna go back to UAE and work from there. The restrictions, the winter, 4pm darkness, and sitting in a chair for 10 hours a day in my living room is too much.
  3. Fred

    The Official MMA Thread

    nice to see some MMA fans here. Can't wait for the Charles - Dustin matchup. I feel people are really underestimating Charles though. I mean i can understand Dustin being the favorite, he's fought higher level guys than Olivera. But don't count Charles out, the guy's a dangerous fighter. If at...
  4. Fred

    What Are You Doing Right Now?

    That guy was prank calling the cleric though :lol:
  5. Fred

    Coronavirus (COVID-19 Outbreak)

    Ya but there have been multiple studies all over the world, where these kind of results were replicated. So while i don't doubt the data integrity issues reported by this researcher, it hardly applies to all studies, everywhere in the world. 1638470264 I wasn't specifically referring to you...
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    Coronavirus (COVID-19 Outbreak)

    and what i dont understand personally is, do you really believe multiple studies conducted all over the world, studies that are made public, are faked? I can understand mistrust of government, but do you also mistrust the medical community, academic institutions, virologists, etc? If so, you're...
  7. Fred

    What Are You Doing Right Now?

    Because in most studies on representative sample sizes there is significant evidence for the efficacy of the vaccine in reducing severe symptoms. So on the individual level if you're asking about Seven or Andy, we'll never know for sure if the vaccine helped them specifically. But that doesn't...
  8. Fred

    What Are You Doing Right Now?

    But it's a bit more than that though. It is statistically true that hospitalization rates among the vaccinated are significantly lower than the non-vaccinated population. So while on the individual level the vaccine's effectiveness might vary, most studies show that on average the vaccines are...
  9. Fred

    What Are You Doing Right Now?

    Het gaat goed. How do you survive these winters, still haven't gotten used to it being dark at 4 pm :rolleyes2:
  10. Fred

    News that makes you say WTF!

    Derrick Lewis got the best Instagram:lol: He's OK.
  11. Fred

    Ballon d'Or

    That is absolutely true. Its the reason I don't think these comparisons are fair. For example, look at the top scorers in history in the CL, EPL, Serie A, La Liga. They're all going to end up being players from this generation. and its precisely that, players are methodical about everything...
  12. Fred

    Ballon d'Or

    I dont know anywhere near enough about Basketball to make that judgement. I also didn't watch George Weah at his prime to be honest. I do suspect though that even if his prime was better than Benzema's(?), he probably does not shit all over him because he just didn't do it long enough. Again...
  13. Fred

    Ballon d'Or

    Football is a fickle business man. How many people remember Sheva man haha! Even though that guy was different level.
  14. Fred

    Ballon d'Or

    But that's the proportion I am talking about. Really depends where you draw the line and how highly you rate the players in question when they are at their best. An example: Many people(not sure if you agree) would say that Ronaldinho at his prime was as good as any player theyve seen. Lets...
  15. Fred

    Paul Pogba

    I would not say he's finished, not at all. Especially because i think we don't disagree on his "ability". Let me put it like this, I won't be surprised if he moved to another team and started putting in consistent performances at his best. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if he did it for Man...
  16. Fred

    Premier League 2021-22

    I'd say we're both title contenders.
  17. Fred

    Ballon d'Or

    No I wouldn't say so. But that's why i added this: " Now if you believe Drogba and Shevchenko are so much better than Benzema, that even if he plays at close to his best level for much longer than them it won't matter, then thats a different case. " I think Ronaldo was a few levels above those...
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    Paul Pogba

    Ability wise, i don't disagree. I don't doubt his ability for one second. He doesn't just magically lose the ability he had at Juve or what he displays regularly even today for the NT. With that being said, he's been at Utd for 5 years. Its really difficult for me to accept any more excuses...
  19. Fred

    Ballon d'Or

    If you play at a high level for longer than another player and thus contribute more during the course of your career to your teams success, I'd say that's a pretty robust measure. Put it this way, if i gave you the choice between two players for Juve. One will give you 10-12 seasons of being a...
  20. Fred

    Paul Pogba

    Ya I'm a fan of Pogba's. He consistently delivers for the French NT. But lets be honest here, after 4 different managers at Man Utd and around 5 seasons, even his biggest fan has to concede that he has to take most of the blame. Whether its a mentality issue or something else, I dont know. But...