Yeah but it's a bit much when Rashford whips his cock out and starts taking a piss on the pitch.
Common Bad On-Field Habits of Professional Footballers That Annoy You
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
Oh yeah, it drives me nuts
True..that's going abit far. Sit on the bench, tuck it down the shorts and piss like horsechorker
Yep never heard so much nonsense
Probably already mentioned, but when a player takes a shot in a good position, and another player in a shit position behind a bunch of defenders puts their hands out as if they were supposed to pass to them.
Pickford shouting at the defenders every time he has to make a save, you’re doing your job ffs.
Deceit, and any form disrespect to the ref. I'd love to see top level football trial severe punishments for it. Rugby would be a good reference point.
Aye its one of those new age hipsters things. You should try it
He's a bellend. Nobody even listens to him
Bruno. Practically everything. If he wasn't with United, he'd be one of my most disliked footballers. It's a weird feeling.
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Punting the ball over the bar from the P spot.
Unnecessary backheels/flicks (Rashford and Bruno are often guilty of this); hands in the air when scoring against a former team (so disingenuous); covering mouth when talking.
Another one that annoys me is when top-level centre midfielders that never even try to get around or pass forward whenever they're pressed and every single time play it back to their defender or goalkeeper. It shows a lack of quality but also a lack of belief in your own ability.
Yeah. He's like horsechoker.
CMs who don't pass in front of a running winger/fullback. It's so basic but so much attacking momentum is killed by these lack of passing in front of the player.
Might go for the Frank Rijkaard next time I play.
Diving is bad enough but I simply can't stand blaming your teammates when you're obviously the one who fecks up. Really make me want to sucker punch that piece of shit.
That's what I was going to say, although I was going for goalies in general. But Pickford is a prime example since he seems to do it pretty much every single time there's a shot towards goal that either goes out of play or he catches.
Players creating stupid and unnecessary fouls when chasing a goal around the 85th minute and up. Maguire did this yesterday too. It's as if it's more important to the player to make that tackle than the team.
I can never get my head around what stupid players does these free kicks.
I can never get my head around what stupid players does these free kicks.
When a wide player has a fullback facing his own goal and all they have to do is just not let them turn and they always foul them winds me chronically
I must say in defense of the hands covering mouths that controversies have started over lip read conversations on pitch before
Spitting - by a long distance. Ive probably had to cough up a fly or thick bit of mucus on maybe a handful of occasions in 20 years playing. I go to the side and spit it up off field. No need to do it multiple times per match.
General pussiness of players. I broke my arm playing football and never made a sound. You can hear some of the players scream from the TV.
General pussiness of players. I broke my arm playing football and never made a sound. You can hear some of the players scream from the TV.
Deliberate handball is not an automatic yellow.
It's strange how spineless the refs can be sometimes, but yes, I fully agree.
Okay, I shouldn't have said "automatic," but in the "Interpretations of the Laws of the Game and Guidelines for Referees" section of the rules, a scenario that warrants a yellow card is when a player "handles the ball to prevent an opponent gaining possession or developing an attack." So, when a player deliberately grabs the ball when he feels entitled to a free kick, regardless of the ref's opinion and when no whistle has sounded, he's at the very least deliberately handling it to prevent an opponent gaining possession and sometimes preventing an opponent delving attack. Either way, it's a yellow card offence.
Continuously spreading their saliva everywhere.
I understand why they do it but it still looks so uncouth.
I understand why they do it but it still looks so uncouth.
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What I'm about to say is more an off-field events but this keeps on happening way too often during games and it's getting intolerable....
Certain managers like Pep, Mou or Klopp etc gets way too much screen time during the game, I think this might have something to do with the current times we're living in where people rather like to watch other people's reactions, reacting on something over what caused that certain reaction.
Certain managers like Pep, Mou or Klopp etc gets way too much screen time during the game, I think this might have something to do with the current times we're living in where people rather like to watch other people's reactions, reacting on something over what caused that certain reaction.
Players who commit a foul, then immediately grab the ball and backpedal before finally throwing the ball back to the other team in a deliberately high arc, thus giving the defending team ample team to regroup before the free kick can be taken.
I wish there was a rule prohibiting the fouling team from touching the ball once a free kick has been awarded. That would make the game so much more fluid.
I wish there was a rule prohibiting the fouling team from touching the ball once a free kick has been awarded. That would make the game so much more fluid.
When a player has a good chance to score but then misses, and on the replay you see a team mate waving his arms around as if he should have passed to them instead of taking the shot, even though they were in far worse position and were never likely to score either.
Also I have a weird irritation at seeing managers squirting water into their mouths when they are anxious or relieved about something that has just happened on the pitch.
Also I have a weird irritation at seeing managers squirting water into their mouths when they are anxious or relieved about something that has just happened on the pitch.
Players who, believing they have been fouled, grab the ball with their hands before the whistle is blown, hoping that the referee will be confused and choose the easiest option, which is awarding the freekick. Usually works too.
Which players are playing on salvia??
Those who are out of this world I guess.
Anyway I fixed it, I tend to blame my auto correct.
- Rolling around like they've been shot.
- Surrounding/arguing with the referee. The rules should be like rugby, no tolerance at all.
Anyone that mentions spitting is an idiot and has never played sport before. I'm not defending it, but it's scientifically proven that you generate thicker saliva during prolonged physical activity.
- Surrounding/arguing with the referee. The rules should be like rugby, no tolerance at all.
Anyone that mentions spitting is an idiot and has never played sport before. I'm not defending it, but it's scientifically proven that you generate thicker saliva during prolonged physical activity.
Well that's a bit harsh
I clearly specified that I understand why they do it my man(had a short amateur sporting career myself)
Wasn't directed at anyone in particular, I just read the thread title before bedWell that's a bit harsh
I clearly specified that I understand why they do it my man(had a short amateur sporting career myself)
This has noticeably become more of a frequent occurrence during the world cup: players looking up at themselves on the big screen. It just strikes me as a bit narcissistic. After Giroud's hit the post vs Morroco, he looked up and stared at himself for a solid 5 seconds.
SureWasn't directed at anyone in particular, I just read the thread title before bed
Either way no offense taken.
The Saka/Sterling art of throwing yourself on the floor literally every time you lose the ball or fail to beat your man, then throwing a tantrum at the ref every single time he doesn't give a foul so he has no reason to ever trust or believe you or think youve actually been fouled. Cheating is one thing but at least learn not to be so fecking bad at it.
The Bruno Fernandes thing which is basically an upgrade of this to just throwing a tantrum at the ref every time play stops and he hasn't awarded you either a goal or a penalty.
Getting a throw in and then instead of taking it quickly, waiting bout 2 minutes until all your players are marked and then almost invariably immediately losing possession when you take it.
Time-wasting when there's about 40 minutes left while failing to understand that if the other team score during the significant amount of time you're spending deliberately putting yourself under pressure, it's actually your own time you've wasted.
The Bruno Fernandes thing which is basically an upgrade of this to just throwing a tantrum at the ref every time play stops and he hasn't awarded you either a goal or a penalty.
Getting a throw in and then instead of taking it quickly, waiting bout 2 minutes until all your players are marked and then almost invariably immediately losing possession when you take it.
Time-wasting when there's about 40 minutes left while failing to understand that if the other team score during the significant amount of time you're spending deliberately putting yourself under pressure, it's actually your own time you've wasted.
Are replays shown on the big screen? Could it be that they’re looking at the replay of whatever made them being the focus of the camera?