Football / Soccer topic

Originally posted by Remy:[..]

Yeah, that's why 4-4 is a common result in England

Originally posted by Alex:Is Barca or Madrid football more fun to watch than Chelsea football? Most likely - unless you're a Chelsea fan. But it would be stupid to demand of Chelsea not trying to win the game by playing as hard and effective as they possibly can. So they do it in the way they do best and most effectively - just like the Italian national team which nobody outside Italy likes. The German team has been playing a lot of matches that no non- German could like, too (I'm German).

It's true that a single dive can turn the whole match around - so some players take every chance at a good dive. It's even more shameful that their fans will still demand every penalty they desperately try to get. And if the referee refuses these penalty attempts they can easily blame him for losing and whine that their club's "attractive football" has unjustedly been beaten by soulless destructive robot footballers who didn't deserve it.

Professional football has become much more physical during the last twenty years. Sometimes it's downright brutal, and it makes me sad. But these are the rules - if the defender hits the ball first then it's no foul, now matter how hard he hits the forwarder a millisecond later. I doubt anyone can change that, so accept it as part of the game. These are modern gladiator games, and the sheer physicality is part of the attraction. Accept it with a tear but accept it - there's no beauty award in football but simple goal counting. If you want beauty then better go and watch ice figure skating.

Alex

Originally posted by germcevoy:Job done United it seems. Oh yes. Can't see Arsenal scoring 4 without reply.

Originally posted by djrlewis:[..]

There's been a lot of 4-goal games recently.....

Originally posted by germcevoy:[..]

True, this very arsenal side banged 4 in againt liverpool but the defending that night was shocking. cant see it tonight

Originally posted by germcevoy:Ridiculous luck for Fletcher there. Fantastic tackle. I'd understand conceding a wrongly awarded penalty but a straight red? Brutal decision.

Originally posted by djrlewis:[..]

Misses the final too doesn't he? Tough.