Football (soccer)

[kgord]

Well, I don't really follow soccer, but it has gotten progressively more popular in this country. I think it is a good game, I might watch a little bit of the world cup when it comes on. I wrote an article on some of the European teams that are playing now.

 

[Daddy-O]

I can't say that I follow it. Football (or Soccer as it is called her in the US) doesn't get much coverage here in the States. And, from what little I've seen, our teams are usually pretty mediocre. The only sports I really followed were boxing and baseball and both of those I don't bother with these days.

 

[FuZyOn]

I am a big and quite experienced fan of football. I was very close to become a professional but I was injured. Anyway, I think that even though football today is great I think that it was much better before. It was prettier to watch but on the other hand you had tougher players. These guys now fall like Bambi on ice. It is ridiculous. I was paying attention and I watch the game from 1990, when I was 3, although I recollect some of that period, I started to be active around 1994. Then, in the internet era, I watched a lot of videos from early period and all period actually and I realized players were much tougher then. It it was like having 4 Pepes in defence.
Just look at Ronaldinho, Zidane, Bergkamp, Rivaldo, Klinsman, Canavaro, Denis Wise, Zola, Hasselbaink and before them, Desailly, Thiram, the whole Juventus and Chelsea squat from Flo era and before them ruud Gulit, Rijkaard, Matheus ... These players were very tough and they were at their best. Just remember how John Terry bounced off Ronaldinho in that semi final. Terry is a strong guy.
Also, some serbian tough guys, Mihajlovic, Jugovic and probably the best DMF Igor Duljaj. Check this guy if you do not know who he is.

Yeah, football nowadays is based more on technique and skills rather than toughness but that doesn't mean football is ugly. I think you can agree that football nowadays is more spectaculous, players have been getting better at ball control, skilling and shooting. Look at how many long shots go in the back of the net.

 

[kgord]

I saw a news story where a soccer player the goalie scored a goal for the other team, now that must have been embarassing. It is just one of the breaks I guess when you are playing a professional game. It can be difficult for sure.

 

[FuZyOn]

I saw a news story where a soccer player the goalie scored a goal for the other team, now that must have been embarassing. It is just one of the breaks I guess when you are playing a professional game. It can be difficult for sure.

It happens from time to time, Football is a game where even the best players in the world like Ronaldo and Messi make mistakes and they get tackled. The most important thing is to recover from the bad situations as quick as possible.