by A Horse called Juan Face » Fri May 02, 2008 11:54 am
Yes its not ALL about attacking, but part of it is. If you werent so obtuse youd have noticed that my point was about teams reliance on defence instead of attack, and how the spectator aspect of the game is being killed. Teams going out not to lose games, rather than trying to win them. I can easily see why Rangers would play this way against Fiorentina, but why do they line up the same way against Dundee Utd? Man U are supposed to be on the same level as Barca, yet they go out not to lose. Im a Man Utd fan, and while I agree that Barcelona pass too much without any real infiltration, Im disappointed in the respect that United gave to them. Incase youve forgotten, or indeed if you ever really knew, its supposed to be about entertainment. Yes good teams are built on a solid defence, but goals are the lifeblood of the game. Its shocking against any opposition that it takes 73 minutes to have a meaningful attack. How long will it be before teams literally line up all 11 people on the goal line? Im sick of people on this forum making assumptions as to what other people mean, without comprehending the point properly. I mean, I didnt criticize any player, I questioned their managers mentality, I dont know why you couldnt see that?
Aberdeen have nothing to do with it. To be honest Rangers have nothing to do with it either, its the mentality that is creeping into football as a whole, how the players that do have attacking flair are being ostracized for displaying it, that I dont like. I mentioned Greece and Man Utd as well as Rangers to try and stress this point, but as usual some people only see what they want to see. Oh, and if you read some of my other posts, Ive been saying the same for a while, for example Lionel Messi isn't half the player Gheorghe Hagi was, and he couldnt get into the Barcelona team.
I dont know why I should have to clarify what I meant by sad indictment of the game, but i was complaining about the state of the game as a SPECTATOR SPORT, which is what it was originally intended to be. If you think Im wrong fair enough, but its only going to get worse from here on in. Basically all Im doing is bemoaning the fact that 'the beautiful game' has devolved from a sport into a business. I also don't understand how winning and winning with style have suddenly become mutually exclusive. Also, Ive edited this three times cos ive kept adding bits.
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