Open Thread: June 1, 2025

Your First-of-Summer Edition of the Daily Merengue

The Open Thread/Daily Merengue is a place where you can discuss anything and everything related to football. Feel free to discuss the topics presented here, or start your very own discussions! The Open thread will be posted every day by one of the mods you’d love to treat to a cocktail & delivery night: Valyrian Steel, Felipejack, Kung_Fu_Zizou (AKA KFZ), Juninho and, of course… yours truly.

About Last Night

So, it’s finally happened. We were alive to witness PSG lift the much coveted UCL trophy. Now, I get it, most fans here aren’t fond of PSG (and neither am I, to be honest), but that is a well-deserved trophy. And especially in that final, PSG were the only team trying to play football. The end result – a record 5-0 win mind you – serves as proof of what happened over the 90 minutes. Inter never even showed up.

What were your impressions? Looking forward to the comments.

Not in the Race?

And since we’re talking about PSG, it looks like they’re well ahead in the race to sign the very sought-after talent that is Franco Mastantuono. The youngster has drawn Real Madrid’s interest as well and has been discussed in Real Madrid podcast(s) as well.

Ho… Toni’s Blessings?

Well, I mean, I do see the similarity. I can also see Xabi wanting a deep midfield maestro, which we don’t exactly have right now, barring Ceballos perhaps. But Stiller is close to a Kroos-type player (despite Toni being a unicorn himself).

Banter