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The cartoon’s moral?<\/p>\n

If you want to be cautious and stay on the defensive to play it safe, at least make sure you can tie your opponent’s score.<\/p>\n

And that<\/p>\n

the habit of defending
\ndoes not make you forget how to make a goal!<\/h2>\n

What do you think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The cartoon’s moral? If you want to be cautious and stay on the defensive to play it safe, at least make sure you can tie your opponent’s score. And that the habit of defending does not make you forget how to make a goal! 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