triggs Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 Apparently TAA said in an interview last week that he'd prefer to win the Ballon d'Or than the World Cup. Insane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 So Bellingham won La Liga player of the year and Real Madrid player of the year, but Real Madrid are outraged that Vinicius didn’t win the Ballon D’Or. Maybe give him your own club awards if you think he was the best player in the world? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 Find this whole debate childish and pointless. Football is a team game anyway, impossible to choose who the individual best player is unless there's an all-time great like Messi around. People posting in support of Vini as if he's been persecuted or something. Ridiculous all round. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexf Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 (edited) I saw el clasico live last week, having not watched that fixture for many years. Have to say it was a real eye opener. I grew up in the era watching the likes of R9, Zidane, Ronaldinho etc and then later the Messi/Ronaldo matches ofcourse. Might be biased but I came away thinking that "back in my day" the standard was so much higher. I thought if this is the best we have to offer in this era then it's nothing special. The amount of ridiculous basic offsides by Mbappe despite him being as fast as he is. Then some of the finishing, especially one particular effort from Vini Jr was so poor. Just made me realise today's game is just more about are you an athlete first and foremost. This game was so open with poor defending all over and basically who can break the lines and counter best. Turns out Barca, who had a seasoned finisher in Lewandowski to get them ahead. I'm sure the strikers of the past would score an absolute boat load in this era. It's probably why Haaland stands alone in comparison to most statistically as he's a throw back to the past. Edited October 29 by alexf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancing Brave Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 4 hours ago, triggs said: Apparently TAA said in an interview last week that he'd prefer to win the Ballon d'Or than the World Cup. Insane That's because TAA is a tit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 The Real Madrid/Brazil breakdown is fantastic though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flip Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 2 hours ago, Nobody said: The Real Madrid/Brazil breakdown is fantastic though Agreed despite thinking he did deserve to win it. Hopefully he can turn in some performances for national team now. Been abysmal for the national team. People tend to forget its just a bunch of journalist voting. The whole thing has been a joke for years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 9 hours ago, triggs said: Apparently TAA said in an interview last week that he'd prefer to win the Ballon d'Or than the World Cup. Insane Scouse. It's cool to hate England there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 29 Share Posted October 29 1 hour ago, Flip said: Agreed despite thinking he did deserve to win it. Hopefully he can turn in some performances for national team now. Been abysmal for the national team. People tend to forget its just a bunch of journalist voting. The whole thing has been a joke for years. I feel like being abysmal for your national team in a major tournament year should count against you quite a bit like Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Disco Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 49 minutes ago, r0cafella said: @Disco Sake, the fucker ruined my accumulator yesterday n all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 (edited) Edited October 30 by The Butcher Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted October 30 Share Posted October 30 (edited) 23 hours ago, alexf said: I saw el clasico live last week, having not watched that fixture for many years. Have to say it was a real eye opener. I grew up in the era watching the likes of R9, Zidane, Ronaldinho etc and then later the Messi/Ronaldo matches ofcourse. Might be biased but I came away thinking that "back in my day" the standard was so much higher. I thought if this is the best we have to offer in this era then it's nothing special. The amount of ridiculous basic offsides by Mbappe despite him being as fast as he is. Then some of the finishing, especially one particular effort from Vini Jr was so poor. Just made me realise today's game is just more about are you an athlete first and foremost. This game was so open with poor defending all over and basically who can break the lines and counter best. Turns out Barca, who had a seasoned finisher in Lewandowski to get them ahead. I'm sure the strikers of the past would score an absolute boat load in this era. It's probably why Haaland stands alone in comparison to most statistically as he's a throw back to the past. Not sure that was the best game to go with. As it was very Basketball and Barca got lucky a few times with their high line. But I disagree with the overall point, especially that they are just athletes first and foremost. I think the standard of football as a team game and in some ways as individuals is much higher. The fitness levels is one thing. But also the ability to retain possession, passing, the amount of tactical information they have to take in, the data, the analytics. Everything, basically, is at the highest standard it has ever been. It has evolved so much as the science and standard of coaching has improved. But not all for the good of the sport, IMO. Do I think it makes for a more interesting game or means that we see mavericks, or people scoring thunderbastards on the regular, or flair players trying to skin whole teams? No. Because the data driven approach and how tactical it has become says that it is better to do X than Y in certain situations. Feels like we have built a load of footballing robots in some ways. All amazing at understanding their role and the tactics the team are going with. But not individual, skill based players that take a man on or try scoring from outrageous positions. The game can be quite dull at times. I thought Clasico was a great watch, mind. Edited October 30 by Lush Vlad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ronson333 Posted October 31 Share Posted October 31 Might explain why he's been playing so shit recently, sounds like he wants to fuck around though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 What an all around wanker. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 Imagine just walking away from your wife and kids like that, fucking prick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 On 31/10/2024 at 09:50, Ronson333 said: Might explain why he's been playing so shit recently, sounds like he wants to fuck around though. Icardi slips into her DM's...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted November 1 Share Posted November 1 On 31/10/2024 at 13:50, Ronson333 said: Might explain why he's been playing so shit recently, sounds like he wants to fuck around though. what does this even mean? His wife gets on his tits? He wants to fuck about? He can’t be fucked with his kids? Either way what a twat Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BlueStar Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 Any guesses who the fuck this is meant to be? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 Just now, BlueStar said: Any guesses who the fuck this is meant to be? Number 9 = Lewandowski? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted November 2 Share Posted November 2 Ah, well spotted. I thought Anton Du Bek hadn't played for Barca. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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