Nothing to do with being young again mate I just find this type of football and society a lot more stressful than the more simplistic times, that’s all.I just think all of those things you’re yearning for come from a desire to be young again. It’s not really any different for youngster nowadays. They love football and footballers as much as we all did in the 90s and they’ll be yearning for this time again when they’re 30-50.
Like the list of players you gave underneath this post. All great players, but there are great players now too. We’re just too old to idolise and revere them the same way we did when we were kids trying to copy them in the playground.
I went to fetch my nephew from the park the other day where he’d been playing footy with his mates, they were still playing when I got there, even though it was pretty much dark. They were all doing things trying to copy their heroes, one kid doing the annoying Cole Palmer celebration nearly made me fetch up my lunch, but that’s kids. They’ve all got that same shitty Phil Foden/Henry the 5th haircut too. In my day kids were getting their hair done like Ravanelli, and celebrating like Klinsmann or Cantona with their collar up.
It’s just the way of the world. Sun rises, sun sets.
94% on here so far disagreeI just think all of those things you’re yearning for come from a desire to be young again. It’s not really any different for youngster nowadays. They love football and footballers as much as we all did in the 90s and they’ll be yearning for this time again when they’re 30-50.
Like the list of players you gave underneath this post. All great players, but there are great players now too. We’re just too old to idolise and revere them the same way we did when we were kids trying to copy them in the playground.
I went to fetch my nephew from the park the other day where he’d been playing footy with his mates, they were still playing when I got there, even though it was pretty much dark. They were all doing things trying to copy their heroes, one kid doing the annoying Cole Palmer celebration nearly made me fetch up my lunch, but that’s kids. They’ve all got that same shitty Phil Foden/Henry the 5th haircut too. In my day kids were getting their hair done like Ravanelli, and celebrating like Klinsmann or Cantona with their collar up.
It’s just the way of the world. Sun rises, sun sets.
Quite simply it's a game for coaches today.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 manand 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?
You may not want to admit it, but all this yearning for 90s players etc. it’s just a part of getting older.Nothing to do with being young again mate I just find this type of football and society a lot more stressful than the more simplistic times, that’s all.
Many people of all ages feel similar.
It has no edge to it.
Ok so Ange’s brilliantly entertaining Spurs aside is the 90’s more entertainingEvening all![]()
I just think all of those things you’re yearning for come from a desire to be young again. It’s not really any different for youngster nowadays. They love football and footballers as much as we all did in the 90s and they’ll be yearning for this time again when they’re 30-50.
Like the list of players you gave underneath this post. All great players, but there are great players now too. We’re just too old to idolise and revere them the same way we did when we were kids trying to copy them in the playground.
I went to fetch my nephew from the park the other day where he’d been playing footy with his mates, they were still playing when I got there, even though it was pretty much dark. They were all doing things trying to copy their heroes, one kid doing the annoying Cole Palmer celebration nearly made me fetch up my lunch, but that’s kids. They’ve all got that same shitty Phil Foden/Henry the 5th haircut too. In my day kids were getting their hair done like Ravanelli, and celebrating like Klinsmann or Cantona with their collar up.
It’s just the way of the world. Sun rises, sun sets.