British Football
What do you think about British style of football? Since they have separate teams, Scots, English, etc. It may be necessary to classify each. Do not think about just one player, but the team as a whole. Do they operate in unity or is it just a one man show?
My perception of British football is the Premiership which to me is a very random, scattered type of play. They rely heavily on the air attack and seem to kick the ball long distances instead of using short pass and run type plays. Very different than say the Italian or South American styles where skill and finesse is used more than brawn. Not to say that the English do not have skill, but for the most part they rely heavily on lots of physical play.
I was recently watching the Euro 2000 cup with England vs Romania. It was a high scoring game and you would think that England would have pounced Romania, but they did not, the score ended 3-2 in favor of Romania and they went on to the finals. This shows that like this year small teams can beat big ones, especially when there style of play is so predictable as you say Malexander.
The big football story in England right now is the possible move of Arsenal captain Patrick Vieria to Real Madrid. As you know Real already has a famed English superstar on their roster in David Beckham. This story is so big that the newspapers have almost forgotten about the current British open.
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"the Premiership which to me is a very random, scattered type of play. They rely heavily on the air attack and seem to kick the ball long distances instead of using short pass and run type plays " by Malexander. |
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JuniorDgs, no offense, but I am 27 years old and have been watching football since I was 8 or 9. I can safely say I have watched hundreds of games myself. Liverpool vs Everton in the 80's used to be a staple game, as they battled it out for the FA cup. I also watched Italian Serie A (not LaLiga which is the Spanish league) football very religiously and still follow them quite closely. I grew up watching the huge Juventus - Inter Milan and Inter - AC rivalries. I watched Maradonna play for Napoli and bring that club out of the ashes. I was a huge Baggio fan. I don't disrespect your opinion about English soccer, I just don't agree with it. I'd suggest you do the same for me.
Manchester United will reportedly be majority owned by Tampa businessman Malcom Glazer. Man United fans are in an uproar because they feel the 'American' has ulterior motives and has no business owning an English soccer team. What are your opinions on this?
Looks like the old time favorite Arsenal has made a rebound and I am sure Manchester United are all busy kicking themselves for not putting at least one in the goal during normal game play.
Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd (aet)
Arsenal win 5-4 on penalties
Jens Lehmann made the crucial save from Paul Scholes as the destination of the trophy was decided on penalties for the first time in its history.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/Hi/football/fa_cup/4558271.stm