THE TEXT EXPERIMENT · PAGE 4Retroactive · AI-does-the-swaps
I TOLD YOU SO
“TEXT readers, I’m the better gaffer.”
After every Germany game our AI pulls the player ratings (kicker, Bild, Sportschau), spots the 2–4 weak links in the starting XI and swaps them for the players who should have started. The result: a backdated dream XI as a newspaper graphic, ready to share on WhatsApp, Insta, LinkedIn.
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The match plays out
The AI waits for full time plus 30 minutes, then gathers ratings and stats.
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Automatic XI swap
Weakest 2–4 players out, the better-suited ones in from the squad — with reasoning.
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Share
Backdated newspaper graphic with the headline “This is the XI that should have played”.
Kick-off: 11 June 2026
The swap machine fires up after the first World Cup match
Until the tournament kicks off, there is no match performance to compare. Until then: get a squad picked or grab a statement.