I think football as a game is experiencing a side-effect of being a huge money maker.
There are way too many good teams now. There is no room for players to express themselves because every team they come across has the means to find an opening.
Selfish to say but the imbalance of talents concentrated to few clubs was much better for the viewers than what we have now.
Even Barcelona is struggling to assemble quality players without having to go through a shit storm.
It is true that personalities are missing in football. Partly due to the media which jumps on the slightest thing that individuals do. As much as I hated United of a few years ago they had big personalities in their squad, no way could a team dominate like they did without personality. Same can be said of recent Barça and Madrid teams.
Having lost my grandad just before that World Cup, to then going to Kaiserslautern for the game v USA and somehow getting tickets to Dortmund for that semi final, I couldn’t have fallen in love with a group of players more, they brought me so much joy after a really shit time.
@Trion I do not miss Puyol at all. By cheating Sheva out of a legitimate goal, he cost the world possibly the best final of all time between two teams playing the best football in Europe.
Wow supporting Milan and watching Arsenal, fucking hell you are a glutton for punishment arent you. By any chance do you chant to yourself and whip yourself on the back constantly too?
Fantastic first half in Napoli. Sampdoria take the lead for 2 times, but Napoli lead 3-2 at HT.
Inter have officially collapsed. Lost to Sassuolo and are 5 points behind Napoli now.
The Coppa Italia quarter-finals starts today with Lazio-Fiorentina. The big game is Milan-Inter, a must-win game for both teams, giving their form atm.
Lulic puts Lazio up with a good goal.
Lazio close to the 2-0 now.
So many chances for Lazio to kill the game off!
1-0 Lazio at HT. Should have been more.
First big chance of the game for Fiorentina. Great save.
Oh Immobile! Blocked just moments before shooting.
Lazio are through. Deserved. Should have been more.
Disallowed goal for Perisic against Milan for offside. Good call. Donnarumma’s brother is playing in goal for Milan
Milan have been the slightly better team so far.
0-0 at HT. Fair result, albeit Milan did more.
What a miss from Joao Mario! He was 1 vs.1 with Donnarumma.
Now it’s Milan who miss an open goal.
ET. It’s fair. Neither side really deserve to win.