past a certain age a man watchng football can be a bad thing. i just 'follow' football now, i don't even watch it except for the massive games

why is this bad?

>>152270448

>>152270399
Teams take a minute to arrange the routines anyway, wouldn't hurt if it the check takes about 30 seconds max. But how does it work if they play it quick and short? They'll just disallow the goal?

You'll like VAR.
You'll like xG.
You'll like five subs per match.
You'll like half-time shows.
Soccer fans are cattle.

>>152271207
>You'll like VAR.
I do
>You'll like xG.
Clubs use more advanced stats, that's twitter pseuds
>You'll like five subs per match.
I do
>You'll like half-time shows.
I'm not in stands or in front of tv at half time

>>152271207
>You'll like VAR.
It has potential to work. I'm not against it by principle, just against how it currently works
>You'll like xG
Statfags thumping on this are annoying. But it's okay
>You'll like five subs per match
Used to be against it at first, but it's good. Probably the upper limit of what's doable, though
>You'll like half-time shows
Nah, this is taking it too far

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This is why you should watch the lower leagues and non-league football.

>>152271425
I don't watch lower league football because something is wrong with the pro leagues
I watch lower league football because it is based as fuck

>>152271484
Good lad. You've already seen the light.

>>152270448
Mind explaining what your logic is behind that hypothesis?

>>152271425
Yes
Fuck all this gay shit
>>152271207

>>152271535
It gives women the ick if you’re still watching soccer as a grown adult.

>>152271501
Supporting your home village together with the other lads, clowning on other villages ... priceless. Everything is dirt cheap, you have a good time with people you either know since childhood or became friends with because of these games. And the football is honestly still very entertaining, quality ranging from genius god tier (good and entertaining) to retard spastic tier (good and entertaining). You just win. And yes, it does feel more personal and down-to-earth, more homely. Less like a business. Because it is less of a business and more of actual local identity. Making some noise with just 30 other lads can feel like a bigger thing than being in a big stadium when the conditions are right

>>152271562
and this is why americans still watch high school (and to an extent college) football
yuros ask us all the time what the point is, and it's because you actually have a connection to the team and you can go with your friends

The BBC to have no pundits at the World Cup until the quarter finals

>>152270399
Click BAIT

>>152271669
Yeah, I see that
It's still a bit strange that you have this going for schools ... especially if you didn't attend the school yourself, I imagine. And the spending aspect still is strange. Like, a high school having a big sports stadium, just feels off for us
But the social aspect is real and understandable, and the rest is of course partially down to what someone is used to

You should only watch lower leagues when they stop selling the players at a discount to the "big leagues"

>>152270399
Sucks to suck, should have picked a better sport I guess

>>152271889
Highest tier any player from my local club has been directly transferred to (not counting youth football) is the 6th tier, I believe

>>152271751
>It's still a bit strange that you have this going for schools ... especially if you didn't attend the school yourself, I imagine. And the spending aspect still is strange. Like, a high school having a big sports stadium, just feels off for us
This. School sports in Europe have nowhere near the same following as in the Americas.

>>152271946
Always found it funny how things compare. My school sports teams were really informal and not serious at all. If anyone even bothered. And we were clearly above average in our region. It's all about the clubs
Everyone looked at us with awe when my school athletics team showed up to a tournament with actual team shirts
And then you go to the US where a shitty middle school puts in 20x the effort, apparently

>>152270399
about time
for far too long we've had wrong call after wrong call when it comes to corners and goal kicks
VAR has proven itself to be immensely reliable and popular with football fans, it's only sensible for it to be extended beyond goals and fouls

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>VAR has proven itself to be immensely reliable and popular with football fans

>>152271946
That's because anyone with any hint of talent is at a professional club by the time they're 12. Whereas yank sportsmen go all the way through uni for some reason before they join a professional team.

the problem with var is that it doesn't account for refs being retarded, ai is the future of sport officiating and that's a good thing

why is this bad? inb4 the heckin reddit soulerinooo

>>152272185
>Whereas yank sportsmen go all the way through uni for some reason before they join a professional team.
It truly is bizarre

>>152272300
>why is constantly pausing the game to watch replays for minor shit bad?

>>152272406
how is giving a correct corner kick minor shit? it completely affects the gameplay

>>152272589
are they doing it for goal kicks and throw ins as well? at what point can you just say lets get on with the game and stop complaining. no flow to it anymore.

The American audience can't watch sports without an interruption every 20 seconds, please understand.

>>152272612
they shouldve from the beginning. completely insane the amount of idiotic decision the ref mongs get wrong and refuse to get help from tech, traditionalist bs.

>>152272667
Just have the game go on all day then, no need to enjoy it or anything.

>>152272726
hang all the refs and watch gameplay improve.

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>>152271425
Based

>>152271535
And this is why your economy is in the shitter Paco, get back to work you fucking freeloader

>>152271559
>Giving a shit about the dishwashers with legs
Also you're brown
>>152273470
>Romanian giving lessons about economy
Also you're a gypsy

There is nothing wrong with being one of those things

>>152270399
>objectively enforced universal rules and public oversight of corrupt appointees' subjective decisions are bad
why are euros like this?

>>152271068
>if they play it quick and short
they can only take a corner once the referee has signalled they can take it. the signal would just be delayed.

>>152271700
finally some good news

>>152270460
It's a literal conspiracy to get people complaining about long matches so they're "forced" to introduce stop clock.
>but dat gud
Cool, watch a different sport.

>>152273470
>>152275806
>poor European nations arguing who's poorer
I never get tired of it.

>>152288659
>I never get tired of it.
As opposed of trying to become thinner

>>152275806
It this you? >>152261352