Defenders celebrating blocks and tackles. It's your job for feck sake
Things about football that get you unreasonably annoyed…
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do you not celebrate a goal as a striker then?
odd thing to get a little bit annoyed about
Alright Roy
Disagree. The world would be a better place if the postman did a cartwheel after delivering every letter.
Players pulling up their socks after conceding a goal.
Defenders getting a freekick when anyone touches their back as they pretend to sheild the ball. An attacker would rarely get the same foul .
Or when two player's are fighting for space to win a header from a punted goal kick and the ref blows the whistle for the defender. Let them fight it out , stronger man wins.
Or when two player's are fighting for space to win a header from a punted goal kick and the ref blows the whistle for the defender. Let them fight it out , stronger man wins.
I quite like this, to be honest.
It's a forward's job to score goals, but it'd be shit if they just quietly went back to the halfway line for the restart after scoring.
This. I mean, don’t they practice?
Also, commentators using the full name of some players. Surname will do thanks.
Also, players cutting the back of their socks. Just wear a bigger pair.
I disagree with that, it brings me joy to see Martinez go up and nearly punch a few in the face for making a great block or tackle. It brings up morale in defense and confidence that you're doing a good job.
Its no surprise that when he's in the team, our defense is 10 times better and it's not only because he's one of the best in the league.
I don't mind that. Obviously it looks a bit silly if it leads to a corner that results in a goal straight after but defending is an art. Crowds love it when a player wins a crunching tackle so players having that passion is good to see. Plus it might have an effect of keeping everyone pumped up and concentrating.
VAR. I miss the days of celebrating a goal in the moment.
Also, interviewers including the answer they want/expect in their pseudo-waffle-non-question. Pointless.
Also, interviewers including the answer they want/expect in their pseudo-waffle-non-question. Pointless.
Additionally, commentators using nicknames or first names for certain players like they're best mates (e.g. "Trent").
Whenever there's a derby / big game and fans of the winning team post on social media "Losing team fans are quiet on here today".
It just irks me.
It just irks me.
Agree with both of these. Re the first, is there some magic combination of number of syllables in a first name and surname combo that entices them into using both?! Like 2:2 (Timo Werner, Marcus Rashford etc) or do we think it's entirely random?!
Peter Drury absolutely loves yelling "Alejandro Garnacho" and I seem to remember (as well as differences in surname pronunciation) certain commentators using "Didier Drogba" while others just did the surname.
Edit: I did wonder if there was a surname length that led to them using nicknames or first names, as "Trent" and "Ox" were two examples that came to mind, but then I remembered Jan Venegoor of Hesselink who would often get the full name treatment.
The worst thing is when they use brandnames like CR7. Makes them sound like complete morons.
Some names just roll off the tongue better in full. It's not a double-barrel surname thing as no one called Chris Bart-Williams simply Chris or Shaun Wright-Phillips Shaun or now Kyle Walker-Peters Kyle. Trent Alexander-Arnold is probably too many syllables to do all game but also the name Trent is pretty unique in the game that we know who they're talking about.
Players not being able to deliver a decent corner or freekick into the box when required.
The worst was Martin Tyler calling Roberto Firmino “Bobby”.
Not about the actual game but when accounts quote players and in order to not have to include the question they essentially 'make up' the first part of the quote as if the player responded in that way repeating the question.
Some examples (made up but based on real stuff I've seen):
Bruno - "My 100th goal? I don't think about it. The most important is the 3 points." When they could just as easily say Bruno (on his 100th goal) etc..
"A move to Bayern? I don't think about rumours only concentrating on the season."
"My relationship with the manager? It is good, we are aligned."
It fecks me off
Some examples (made up but based on real stuff I've seen):
Bruno - "My 100th goal? I don't think about it. The most important is the 3 points." When they could just as easily say Bruno (on his 100th goal) etc..
"A move to Bayern? I don't think about rumours only concentrating on the season."
"My relationship with the manager? It is good, we are aligned."
It fecks me off
Similarly, accounts sharing clearly made up quotes from ex-players about other ex-players (that often follow that format).Not about the actual game but when accounts quote players and in order to not have to include the question they essentially 'make up' the first part of the quote as if the player responded in that way repeating the question.
Some examples (made up but based on real stuff I've seen):
Bruno - "My 100th goal? I don't think about it. The most important is the 3 points." When they could just as easily say Bruno (on his 100th goal) etc..
"A move to Bayern? I don't think about rumours only concentrating on the season."
"My relationship with the manager? It is good, we are aligned."
It fecks me off
Usually the same ex-player has apparently made pretty much the same claim about two (or three) different ex-players that are frequently compared. For example:
Zidane: "the best player? Scholes of Manchester. I wish I could pass a ball like him."
Zidane: "my toughest opponent? Steven Gerrard of Liverpool. He could slip through any defence."
Also also Zidane: "biggest opposition? Fat Frank of London Blue. He was a master at bouncing off opponents."
I've begun to get annoyed by lower league teams doing the "wooooooooaaaaa" every time the ball comes to the keeper followed by "you're shit aahhh".
You’re behind or level, there is 30 seconds left of HT stoppage time
Then pass it around the defence rather than go for a goal
Then pass it around the defence rather than go for a goal
Haha, yeah good point re Garnacho. J V of H...now there's a name I haven't heard in a while! Blast from the past.
Ol' Jan is definitely being referred to as "JVH" by someone like Micah Richards if he's playing today.
Peter Drury feeling the need to lyrically wax about every fecking goal, especially in a big game.
Players in general acting like they've been hit with a mortar round every time they are fouled (Bruno, Son, a few others come to mind immediately). Getting kicked hurts a bit but my god how fecking soft are you.
Players in general acting like they've been hit with a mortar round every time they are fouled (Bruno, Son, a few others come to mind immediately). Getting kicked hurts a bit but my god how fecking soft are you.
With that specific player I think the commentators and pundits genuinely get confused in the moment and think that’s his surname. I mean, the guys name is basically backwards. He should be Alexander Arnold Trent. He’d still be rubbish at defending though!
That’s because you’re shit, aaaahhhhh!
There’s nothing wrong with lower league football - it has a rawness missing from the showbiz PL.
Edit - Erm, I mean your post is shit, obviously.
Drury has been living off that 'Manolas the Greek God' thing for too long
It's so annoying, it's almost like he writes out these diatribes the night before for potential goalscorers and it's just not needed a lot of the time.Drury has been living off that 'Manolas the Greek God' thing for too long
I used to enjoy listening to him a lot, but that was back when I only got him during big CL games. Now I get him commentating on random league games every week and he's treating every single game as if it's the World Cup final, it sounds so much more forced and insincere.
Martin Tyler ended up in a similar situation.
He had some famous lines narrating big moments and ended up quite obviously trying to predict what the outcome of a game would be so he could use something pre-rehearsed and have some more. However, when that didn't happen he was frequently, blatantly fecked off and disinterested in what was going on.
Yeah I actually appreciated the off the cuff Martin Tyler moments far more (one of them is literally my location). But I guess it's to be expected for how long he's been doing it.
It's the same with Drury (although I don't think he's been around as long). He had a couple of great narrations, but now he tries to do every game like that and he comes across a bit like a kid trying to write a poem for his English GCSE.
How comentators says Fernandes and Neves, even if i know its probably the correct way to say it portuguese.
You mean Bruno FernanCH doesn’t do it for you?
No i hate itYou mean Bruno FernanCH doesn’t do it for you?
Not as much as Nevch thought.
Fredge was great though.No i hate it
Not as much as Nevch thought.
The Brazillian Fred.
Comentators calling "tactical geniuses" coaches who park the bus and win games with random corners.
Also, the TV showing the faces of the coaches when there is actually something happening on the field.
Also, the TV showing the faces of the coaches when there is actually something happening on the field.