- Nov 15, 2018
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I’ve watched some big football matches recently especially PL and frankly I just don’t find them as interesting to watch anymore on the whole and this has been happening more over the last 5-10yrs. Ange and Spurs are great as we are so attacking and open our games are mad but I’m talking generally on the whole the PL and modern football in general just doesn’t seem as fun to watch as it used to be.
I believe it is due to a few factors:
1) Most teams try to play a Pep style and it leads to a ton of short at times pointless passing
2) Modern football and life is very technical and tactical and imo overanalysed and overcomplicated, teams playing about 6 different formations during different phases of the matches, matches become like a game of chess rather than a battle of passion and an expression of freedom.
3) The level has improved but as a result there are far less mistakes be it technically or tactically so less space, less bloopers, less screamers, matches feel more sanitised and predictable like a game of FIFA. You don’t tend to get Gazza’s or even Rooney’s in the PL anymore as players are imo over coached so that playground style freedom of play is seen less and less
4) Lack of characters and personalities. Social media and cameras everywhere mean players and managers etc have to be really careful what they say and how they behave, add in VAR and there are far less big tackles and passionate scuffles which has imo taken the edge and spice out of some matches. Peak 90’s you had Roy Keane and Vieria going toe to toe, nothing comes close to than anymore.
5) Formations, every man and their dog plays 4-3-3 or some variant of it so you don’t get those epic strike partnerships and just generally there is a real lack of quality strikers and goalsscorers these days. Compare the likes of N.Jackson, C.Wood to the 90’s : Shearer, Sheringham, Cole, Yorke, Owen, Fowler etc etc
It could be that I’m just becoming a grumpy old man
and yearning for nostalgia but I’ve spoken to a lot of other football fans about this and it seems quite a few do agree.
Keen to know what SC members think about this?
I believe it is due to a few factors:
1) Most teams try to play a Pep style and it leads to a ton of short at times pointless passing
2) Modern football and life is very technical and tactical and imo overanalysed and overcomplicated, teams playing about 6 different formations during different phases of the matches, matches become like a game of chess rather than a battle of passion and an expression of freedom.
3) The level has improved but as a result there are far less mistakes be it technically or tactically so less space, less bloopers, less screamers, matches feel more sanitised and predictable like a game of FIFA. You don’t tend to get Gazza’s or even Rooney’s in the PL anymore as players are imo over coached so that playground style freedom of play is seen less and less
4) Lack of characters and personalities. Social media and cameras everywhere mean players and managers etc have to be really careful what they say and how they behave, add in VAR and there are far less big tackles and passionate scuffles which has imo taken the edge and spice out of some matches. Peak 90’s you had Roy Keane and Vieria going toe to toe, nothing comes close to than anymore.
5) Formations, every man and their dog plays 4-3-3 or some variant of it so you don’t get those epic strike partnerships and just generally there is a real lack of quality strikers and goalsscorers these days. Compare the likes of N.Jackson, C.Wood to the 90’s : Shearer, Sheringham, Cole, Yorke, Owen, Fowler etc etc
It could be that I’m just becoming a grumpy old man

Keen to know what SC members think about this?
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