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Where people go after a bad take or a loss. "He's in the mud" means someone's having a terrible time, either a player struggling or a fan whose predictions went wrong. "Clear of the mud" means things have improved. Football Twitter uses it constantly to celebrate rivals' misfortune or mock people who were confidently wrong.
When PSG lost to Real Madrid in the 2022 Champions League knockout rounds after leading 2-0 on aggregate, the "PSG in the mud" posts flooded social media - fans and pundits who'd predicted their success were equally dragged.
Robbie
Jan 12, 2026
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