I found this troubling and confusing and, above all, sad. Has football actually disappeared up its own arse at last :-\
I found this troubling and confusing and, above all, sad. Has football actually disappeared up its own arse at last :-\
Is this similar to inverted nipples in any way ?
Dunno. Does sound about as much use though.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
This nonsense started with ‘holding midfielder’ and ‘defensive midfielder’ imo. A midfielder is supposed to be a, y’know, midfielder.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
I've been saying that for yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by Sir C
And don?t get me started on pre assists. I?ve notice this new phrase of stato w@nkery entering the fray.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
The modern obsession with data, I'm afraid. If you can't quantify it, it didn't happen.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7sisters
I never watched Dennis Bergkamp and thought 'wow, this guy must have some serious stats'.....
I hate the obsession with the terminology (pre-assists as 7 rightly points out is among the worst) but recognition of players who don't necessarily play the final pass is important - Hleb was a wonderful example of thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Very true. The 'key pass'. Hleb was a very good player with diabolical stats. To see if he was any good you had to actually watch him play.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Same was apparently true of Alex James. Hope so, because his stats are ****ing ****e :-)
Yes - when he scored in the 1930 Cup final it was considered a surprise because he played so deepQuote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Right. Eastern gambling syndicates have much to answer for.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
And as I've been saying for years, there's a difference between Gilberto and Mesut Ozil.Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Am I going mad or has it suddenly become rocket science?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Luis Anaconda
Well, He wasn't so keen v. 1991 Liverpool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc2T...el=SimonMorris
Over the Superbowl? Wanted both teams to lose.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chief Arrowhead
That's right. Essentially, Gilberto was a centre half that couldn't tackle without giving away a free kick and Mesut was a forward who struggled to shoot and score goals, so we took to calling their sort "midfielders".Quote:
Originally Posted by Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult
For all their qualities, both lacked that Big Dick, Main Character energy we like to see. In fact, combine those attributes, or lack of them, in a single player and we often make them captain as a consolation.