Jonathan Barnes5 said:Back when the French were the absolute favorites... things were totally different than they were in London, and nobody was feeling this pessimistic... most people actually expected us to lose to France, which is a huge contrast to how it felt in London..
But as soon as things leveled out, the guy just choked again. Plus, there’s this super important point I gotta make... seriously, tell me, when was the last time Dule stepped up and completely flipped the offensive rhythm in our favor once our initial game plan fell apart? You see what a world-class playmaker does when his squad is trailing... just look at how Palmarsson handles it, like when Kiel was losing and he turned everything around... Dule is a solid player, sure, but he really lacks a backup plan for when he gets neutralized. He's just a one-dimensional player to me..
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So basically, you're saying a game where a loss means you're out of medal contention is somehow less important than a game where you just get another shot... wait, let me wrap my head around that one more time... 🤣 🤣
Once the knockout stage kicks in, every single match is absolutely critical..
Anyway, I’m not even going to get into whether he choked or not—I won't even mention the fact that he looked more squeezed than a lemon after being steeped in tea—I’ll just point out that handball is a team sport, and honestly, no individual player can do much without decent support from their teammates. Compared to Dule, Balic was at least two-dimensional, and we still ended up getting crushed and knocked out in "unimportant" games with him around; heck, we even finished dead last once at the EP.
By the way, is Palmarsson the same guy who lost that "unimportant" game against the very same opponents that Dule absolutely demolished? ☕
