What the title says, basically. The first two can be improved, to a certain extent, without turning into a Simeone/Arteta-managed team (even though it was 2021 when I was noting that Liverpool are way too nice. Must be in the DNA).

But the last issue (documented in depth by The Tomkins Times) means that Liverpool must be absolutely perfect to win something. There should be scientific studies on statistical anomalies such as losing the foul balance when dominating a game, not receiving any VAR decision in the first 30 minutes of a game, not having an opponent sent off on Anfield between 2015 and 2023 or having the last penalty given on Anfield back when Elon Musk was still cool. Not to mention valid goals not given because a VAR referee was still hungover after a trip to Dubai or another shady (and sentenced) referee admitting on video how much he hates the Liverpool manager.

Oh, and don’t get me started on how unbearable the whole Premier League establishment has gotten in the last years. I was writing about this back in 2018, and now it’s gotten to a point where I must be really bored to get myself in front of a PL game.

Also, just leaving this here for the future: Man City will be fine. They cheated their way into winning it all, stole the best years of Klopp’s Liverpool but they will now drag the PL into so many legal battles that by the end everyone will be happy with a financial settlement. Move on, nothing to see there.

The #yearly_roundup of things that I enjoyed in 2025. As in the previous year, I am still trying to find joy in little things.

1. Liverpool FC, and the story of their unexpected Premier League title. I was there for the parade and it was an amazing experience.
2. Writing about Liverpool. Heart as big as Liverpool is my favorite.
3. Reading. A Gentleman in Moscow was an absolute gem, and I recently just discovered Five Decembers.
4. Watching Homeland (picking up where I left off several years ago)
5. iPhone Air. The kind of thing that you must hold to feel. Probably will go back to Pro for the next model, but the amazingly thin titanium frame puts it up there with the 4s and X models.
6. Nice (France) and its sorroundings.
7. All things considered, it’s nice being part of this world in which we are living now. Not perfect, but better than anything else we’ve got.

Yearly stats 2025:

• 8000 pages read (down from 10300)
• 20 books read (down from 33)
• 5.04m steps (down from 5.10)
• 535 exercise hours (up from 498)
• 3730 kms covered (down from 3870)
• 270 Mcal energy burned (up from 259)
• 7h 53m slept on average (up from 7h 52m)

See also previous trips.

• Over 2500 kilometers through France, Switzerland and (a touch of) Italy.
• New record with a single charge: 324km in Italy. Not planned, but forced by an incident next to an intermediary supercharger. Supposed to arrive with only 7% battery, made with 9% thanks to 90kmh driving in the trucks lane.
• Impressed by the regenerative energy feature: during the Switzerland to Italy pass, I was down to 7% battery and the system was telling me I will arrive with 8-10%. I arrived with 14%, but not looking forward to do it again.
• So the battery is still going strong.
• Can’t say the same about the AC compressor, which failed a couple of weeks before the road trip. Fortunately I was able to replace it on time.

Looks like the end of the road for Tesla Model S (at least in Europe)