Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!

[THEREALBRAND]

That’s a helluva response.

Absolute banger from Llorente

 

[Space Cowboy]

.... ....... complain about crisp tactical fluency not being as fun and exciting as launching it into the mixer all match brehs.....

Where’s the faints? Where’s the energy? Where’s the energy? Soccer used to be better than this.

 

[null]

I used to love watching soccer.

I don’t know what happened but I caught two EPL games this past weekend and was bored out of my mind. It’s been a few years since I’ve actively watched. Over the years I’ve gotten more into football (American) and it was hard watching to the half of both matches. I swear soccer used to have more shots on goal. The play I watched was robotic, overly defensive, lacking passion and aggression. It was just triangle passes over and over. I’m not sure if this is due to analytics or me just now adjusted to football athleticism and speed or what. I watch football game and I see these guys killing themselves just to make a down. I saw the Texans and Giants game and seeing a big dude chase down a running back showed the type of grit and tenacity I like to see in sports. The EPL matches had none of that.

@Yayo Toure

 

[THEREALBRAND]

Absolutely embarrassing defending by Atleti.

Good to see that dreadful performances away from home are continuing into the new season

 

[trap101-ETHout-Allegri-In]

Where’s the faints? Where’s the energy? Where’s the energy? Soccer used to be better than this.

You kmow what.... I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.... I just logged on and went into default cynical Coli mode... I apologize.

More to your point. Yes there has a been a bit of a "robot-icisation" of footy. The game has evolved into a lot of systemization. A lot of it has turned into structured systems of passing and patterns of play. A fundamental part of that is that youth players brought up in academy environments from a young age so they are "coached". This means learning tactics and systems. The number 10's and creative players that I was enamoured with as a kid and dreamed of emulating have been phased out. This goes back to the environments players are raised in now. These players don't play on the streets, on the rocky open spaces, playing against older people, all the sorts of uncontrollable variables that force ingenuity to be cultivated. That make you unique. All the flair and creativity is coached out of them once they are in the acadmies. It is an unfortunate consequence of the increased money in the game. So unless you are football obsessed like myself amd do enjoy the nuances of tactics as much as the creativity I could see how you might be turned off. Also keep in your mind you are older now so the rose tinted windows of nostalgia will also have an affect. I could go on for hours, but I'll stop here

 

[TobiOT]

Vardy

Leicester do fukk all for the whole match and they get the equaliser.

 

[DapMeUp!]

 

[Ukbrotha]

Harry kane come outside.

 

[THEREALBRAND]

The Sørloth signing is already paying off

That was a nice finish with that header.

 

[J Money]

Somebody tag the Chelsea fans, they're gonna win CL, @THEREALBRAND you lost a real one

Where is dude even supposed to play? How is this whole Chelsea thing not supposed to blow up in smoke? I don't even think they're a top 4 side

 

[DapMeUp!]

Spuds rattled right now.

 

[DapMeUp!]

Where is dude even supposed to play? How is this whole Chelsea thing not supposed to blow up in smoke? I don't even think they're a top 4 side

False 9? Wing? 10? Who the fukk knows with that circus

Really and truly they shouldn't be buying anyone till they sell about 10 players

 

[TobiOT]

The way his head hit the floor.

 

[The axe murderer]

Atletico villereal is 2 2 fukkery

 

[The axe murderer]

False 9? Wing? 10? Who the fukk knows with that circus

Really and truly they shouldn't be buying anyone till they sell about 10 players

False squad