God I love Bielsa. He understands the essence of enjoying football moments (which is what people discuss years afterwards), rather than the obsession with results and statistics
Wish this great man all the best in the world. Made me immensely proud of my club for 4 years. Then the owners threw him under a bus, he deserved so much more... Gracias Bielsa
@@r1o1b1b1o1 not a Leeds fan but I knew the owners threw him under the bus.. had no clue about the players betraying him like that though… this is for real?
Yes, it's part of society unfortunately. I really hate the way sports fans are drained of money and even though the top players are well-off, few seem to play with joy and freedom. Football is part of so many people's identity, it's more than just a game. The creative side needs nurturing but it's all about tv companies and fatcat owners making money. Let's hope there's an improvement, somehow...
Bielsa is right. Had we as a society not encouraged 'Cheating' by instead calling it 'Gamesmanship Or Simulation'. Our once beautiful game would now be a lot more 'Honest' (less 'Riddled With Cheats') than it is today. Just like how 'Lying' by the politicians within our government was deliberately changed to 'Spin'. And 'Criminality' within the banking industry was deliberately changed to 'Miss-Selling'. Both of which have also allowed those situations to get much, much worse as a consequence. A process that is known as 'Trivialization'. Or 'Justifying/Excusing Dishonesty' as a way of life. Super Leeds!
the excuse was always followed, "muh common man's game" and 'muh shithousery'. Football is a classless sports with tribal warfare. Just because it's a common man's game, it doesn't have to be without any class.
@@seshoz Precisely! Dishonesty is deliberately being promoted absolutely everywhere. In fact, you could say that all 'Time' really is. Is the process of everything getting gradually 'Worse'. Cheers!
@@Juventinosits exactly what he said its being destroyed by corporates playing a less attractive game that one size fits all thats turning fans away in their droves.
@@ImYourHuckleberry_29 he said football is much more than that, it's a cultural expression, it's a way of identification and entertainment. not just entertainment.
Yep. Could've conceded 150 goals a season and still had enough to beat all the other teams in the bottom half to stay up...but when the fat American investors lose confidence you're done.
@@dodo19923 Americans were bankrolling. Radz wasn't putting his own money in right before selling the majority share. You know it wasn't a football decision. It's not like every chairman knows nothing about the game, yet they keep making bad decisions around the manager. That's the money talking. Investors lose confidence, finances in jeopardy, manager goes.
With Bielsa Leeds were talked about and followed all over the football world, special times. The minute he was sacked they were a smaller club, diminished, just another biggish provincial UK club never going to trouble the established order. Probably the most stupid sacking ever.
This started when all the rules that existed were abolished in favor of the rich teams. Rules that did not allow more than 3 foreign players. That limited the big teams from buying more than 3. Rules such as only the champion making it to the lucrative European Cup or Champions League. Later they added teams at the expense of teams from poorer countries. And pricing regular fans out of games and putting all games on private tv where you pay to watch. I remember a time when all teams had different styles. And these contrasting styles were interesting to watch. Nowadays money has pushed for the same style.
Your comment is gold. This is what destroyed football. There is no identity anymore, just business. Players in the 80s played for a pack of beers. Maradona played with kids in the street without caring of injuries.
You are saying what I’ve been saying for years but the so called football fans nowadays just ignore or simply dont care. They want to put all the super stars into 2-3 clubs and watch them dominate every year. The kids are too young to know about the 3 foreign players era
3 foreign players rule was dumb and removing it helped smaller teams too. Only champions making the european cup meant the european cup was shite in the 80s. Peak football was around late 90s and 00s when you had the modern format of ucl. Prob with football today is the tactics which has made the sport robotic and lack of street footballers. And money has not made people adopt same styles 😂 thats managers trying to copy pep.
@@SK-kh2rs Your comment shows your ignorance? How did it help smaller teams? Look at any league table from back in the day. Teams were a lot closer together in the table. Later on the big teams could just buy out the smaller teams. Teams like Real Madrid did not start winning again until the rule was removed. It led to loads of investors coming in and straight up buying teams bc they were assured that they could just buy success and were always guaranteed a spot in the Champions League. Even the group format was implemented so that the big teams couldn't get knocked out that easily. It's obvious you did not watch this sport at that time and don't know what you are talking about
They are few, the people who make a lasting impact in your life. Marcello is one such person. We are so fortunate that we, as Leeds fans, were able to watch the benefits of the maestros touch. A true legend..👏👏👏
This is so true , for a fleeting moment he created an environment where free flowing attacking football was allowed , and we Leeds fans and the premiership loved every minute . Whether we winning or getting hammered the football was joyous and entertaining , will never be forgotten. Thank you Marcelo 👍
What a legendary manger Mr Bielsa 🇦🇷 is much missed by us the LEEDS UNITED 🦚🇮🇨 fan's what a humble man has respect for officials and opponents alike has time for fan's and rival fans. Come on Mr Bielsa 🇦🇷 Win the Copa america Cup 🏆 with Uruguay 🇺🇾all of us thousands of Leeds United 🦚🇮🇨 fan's are behind you and Uruguay 🇺🇾 come on keep fighting marching on together 🤍💛💙🏐a MAN of the people we all still miss you Mr Bielsa 🇦🇷.That warm embrace with Raphina was heartwarming 🤍💛💙 you made Raphina 🇧🇷 into the player he is he's never forgotten that total respect 🙏🤝🫶to the both of you 🇮🇨🇦🇷🇧🇷🇺🇾 love you to bits Mr Bielsa 🫶
It's too late already. Hardly watch any football anymore these days. No more passion, joy or personality with the players, just sterile tactics and spoiled prima donnas.
@@genustinca5565 totally agree. If you watch the Big Match Revisitedetc it's literally like watching a different game. Everything that made it exciting and entertaining has totally been drained from it.
NOT a Leeds fan, but was stunned when they gave him the stick. This is the kind of manager your amazing fan base deserves. If it were up to me, I'd give him a contract for life,vot for as long as he wants it, win OR lose
MOVE ON! He was going to get you relegated because of his stubbornness which is the cause of many people's failures. Yes, he's a legend and was a breath of fresh air but you can't deny that the results were not improving.
It's very rarely the fault of the team with possession. It's the park the bus merchants that are killing the game. Man City might be a bit boring because they're so good, but very few teams are capable of playing like that. It's the likes of France and England that have killed the Euros. Teams that don't want the ball, they just want to sit back, defend and rely on individual moments of quality. Despite having all the quality in the world. Also, I can't help but think the fact Copa America is being hosted by Yankland is a factor in what he's saying. America is destroying football and commodifying it. They now own half our clubs, they've bought their way into hosting both the Copa America and the next World Cup (for the second time!), they have no love of football and no culture of genuine sports fan culture (to which Bielsa is alluding to, basically saying that football is a religion, not entertainment) and Yank owners were at the heart of the Super League proposals.
that s not the problem, the problem are teams that play antifootball parking the bus and not doing anythin else . They are more and more present nowdays
parking tactics have only increased due to teams playing possession-heavy football. either that and/or you got teams doing pressing and more pressing to counter those. it's all related to each other, and what has slowly been sucking the life out of the game.
@@spacecamel2501 The real problem is the timewasting, feigning injury and diving. All the rules should be geared to keeping the game flowing and incentivising attacking play and goals. But they're not. And there's no discipline because the yellow card/red card system is completely outdated. Refs are terrified of giving early cards and sending a player off and spoiling the game, so players can get away with everything. All tactical or violent fouls should be a yellow card. All stopping or slowing down free kicks or throw-ins should be a yellow card. All dives should be a yellow card. The game should continue if a player is down injured, just let the physio come on the pitch while the game is playing like in rugby. And stop the game if they interfere with play. This would stop 90% of players pretending to be injured and going down easily. I'd also change the red card to a penalty. So refs wouldn't be afraid to give cards out and there'd be more goals. These simple changes would make the game flow so much more, which would mean so much more football being played. The last 20 minutes of games are a joke. 9/10 they're just full of timewasting. Watch a game and count how many times a team is allowed to retrieve the ball and take a free kick without the opposition throwing or kicking the ball away, holding onto it or standing in front of the free kick. Which allows their team to all get back into position behind the ball. Football is about space and exploiting space. That's how you score goals. And the more the game flows, the more space there is, as space is usually created when the ball is turned over.
Bielsa`s football was a complete joy to watch when he managed your club, (That`s coming from a West Ham supporter), personally I would love him to coach England.
Every sport in the world needs superstars to attract the next generation. I’m not blaming Pep but his system is creating system robots rather the artistic, creative and skill-full players that people are used to.
It's not Pep's fault. It's the fault of lazy managers not coming up with their own ideas. It's why everyone loved Klopp's heavy metal football. It was somewhat an antidote to Pep's system. But, unfortunately not many managers are brave enough to experiment and try new things.
He’s spot on. Everything is so robotic and repetitive now. Spontaneity is gone. Different styles of play are gone. Everyone is trying to be budget Barcelona/Man City, the same teams dominate constantly, FFP/PSR stops teams catching up to the big teams, VAR stops fans celebrating goals. Everything is too expensive, from tickets to replica shirts to tv packages. Football has left behind the people that made it what it is today. And it’s sad
100% agree, I have gone from watching every game 15 years ago, no matter who was playing, I could name two thirds of all the premiership players. Now, I hardly watch a game and I don’t know anyone… The stop start, inconsistent referring and players dying from a dread disease every five minutes, until they find the miraculous cure, often once they have got another player in trouble…
He is right..football is getting worse in terms of standards and discipline. Also the footballers themselves are becoming very unlikeable. It all revolves around money which unfortunately brings with it the wrong mentality
Just to put this in perspective and the fact that a reply said “ move on “ and he would’ve got you relegated . Bielsa was much more than his stubbornness not to change his ways , he brought something much more than that to Leeds , he turned a mid table championship team into a premier league team with mediocre championship players and elevated some of those players to premier league level players but he did say to the board that those players would only last a couple of years and that they would have to be replaced with better quality ones so a squad overhaul was needed , he didn’t get those players HE wanted because of financial considerations , ask any Leeds supporters and they’ll tell he brought much more than what people outside of Leeds and supporters of other teams never saw , he left you feeling you were in safe hands , had we got relegated with him , you knew he would bring you back and he would’ve got unanimous support from Leeds fans but the board took a different route , all you have to do is ask supporters of every team Bielsa has managed and players he’s managed to know how much he’s revered , Bielsa is much more than a football team manager , much much more.
He's so right! Football has never been so boring as the way it's today. Players take lesser chances in shooting or dribbling making the game less entertaining.
Stopped watching football three years now...I totally agree with Bielsa. Unfortunately everything is 'BIG' business now... Our local team is just foreigners now not a single one from the club youth whats the point anymore? I'll watch the kids play but i'm done with senior football its all for the money and the sport has suffered greatly even competition format is to favor certain odds for tv/streaming/bet avenues...
Football started to go down the drain when the cult of passing out from the back and keeping the ball at all cost became widespread. If you want proof then just look at the euros. Turkey were the only team to realise its supposed to be entertainment.
Just what I posted today. Top level Football is getting very boring, pass out from the back, defenders passing the ball backwards and sideways in a semi circle . Boring as f*ck and Bielsa is absolutely correct. Not to mention the pratts who introduced var etc.
Personally I don’t think the style of play is the issue these days. The problem is football fans are getting things like financial fair play and PSR rules rammed down their throats. Smaller teams in England have had any bit of hope ripped away from them because the day they might have owners who have money to spend wouldn’t be allowed. The premier league is the most corrupt organisations in modern society. Just this month alone teams have had to make some absolute bonkers transfers just to avoid points deductions. So smack bang in the middle of the euros the fans that should be supporting England are more bothered about FFP. Stinks to the core. These ball bags are gonna suck every bit of enjoyment out of it.
The game is actually more entertaining now as a whole. I mesn there are too nany powerful athletes making it instead of proper naturally gifted footballers but the actual game is quicker with better passing and less scrappy than 30 years ago.
@AJ-nd4nk would still be better if more naturally gifted guys made it. I think some of the academies are letting less gifted more athletic players make it at the expense of the more gifted players. Still the more gifted ones that get through are still better than the more athletic powerful guys. Some managers have teams filled with these guys and some prefer nany talented footballers over going down that route
He is right .Football is no longer a game,an entertainment ,is only business.And in my opinion it all started in 2009 and the hand of Henry. When allowing that the message were clear : we don't care about the truth, we care about money. Thank you Platini /Blatter. BTW I'm French
I stopped watching Scotland years ago because I could no longer accept that all we did was try to stop others from playing. We always get hammered playing the worst kind of football and no one seems to give af that what they’re watching is meant to be entertainment, not battles or survival. We never play with art. It is the mentality of us as people from grass roots. It will never change. Coaches encourage young boys to give the ball away not to try to take a player on, god forbid he should lose it in so doing.
He’s spot on of course, and VAR is a result of too much media intrusion. Every game is a forensic examination of minor details, that detracts from the flow and spontaneity of the game.
I'm flagging this video and playing it again in 10 years. It has the feeling of being an uncannily accurate prediction of the future. In 2034, if the destruction of the game we love is complete, we can look back at Marcello's wise words today and say "He told us so! Can't say he didn't warn us!"
Have supported Leeds and travelled to many games since the 70's.We have a family of supporters who catch up regularly and have a bond.Bielsa installed that to our team and has and does to whoever he manages.Gets the best from players and builds a bond with staff and supporters alike.A principled man much admired by one and all.To watch his team's play is to enjoy the game as it should be.M.O.T.
Mis respetos al profe Bielsa por su honestidad y no tener temor a las sanciones de las autoridades. El pueblo tiene que proteger y defender a este señor.
Few people speak the truth about football as this man does. He's completely correct. Football has become increasingly more boring. The pursuit of money is the principal preoccupation. Lineker and his bbc sycophants have made a career for themselves following the money, talking up football when in truth with very few exceptions football has become as boring as hell.
Thank you for posting that ...what a perspective he has .its so true what he said .we wont recognise football any more . I teared up when he went over to hug Raphinha after the penalty shoot out ...
How many teams did Leeds play last season who tried to strangle the game from the off. 5 at the back and 5 in midfield, and time wasting from the first minute!!! Boring crap!!!
He is appreciated for what he did as coach decade or so ago, tactics change, and overtime coaches find more efficient ways to play and win; 3 points talk, that's all. Think of it like a puddle of water condensing down to a few drops on the ground, what has been done already won't work as well anymore, opposing teams catch up to the curve after 1-3 years of a team's dominance around the continent. There's just so much you can do with tactics, and trophies don't win themselves, if you don't take the initiative to be an innovator then other teams will do it instead, Bielsa was also an innovator, unfortunately the tactics will change. Only a few teams could play against Barcelona and give them a run for their money, took a few years for the other teams especially in La Liga to catch up.
Completely agree. We want to see more goals and yet more and more ruled out each week. Obviously, offside is offside (as an example) but somehow this rule needs a very serious look at so that it encourages more runs on goals and ultimately more goals. God knows how though!
Football has been ruined by obsessively following Pep Guardiola's ''systems football''. It's not even Pep's fault, it's the fault of those who idolised that football too much and think it's the only way to play.
He's right, The saturation of Football is putting me off the game. Too many games now full stop. It's all about Revenue. Champion's League now is boring because of it, same with this years Euro's. The next World Cup is being extended from 32 to 48. It's ridiculous.
Watching the current bore fest otherwise known as the Euros I am convinced Bielsa is right. How passing the ball back to your own goalkeeper from an offensive corner in order that you can keep possession for another three minutes rather than trying to score a goal defeats me. All the leading teams including England do it. Somehow, statistically, trying not to score is more effective than trying to score. They wont keep fans for long.
the Olympic team he made with Argentina, The Chile side he coached and above all when he was coaching Athletic Club de Bilbao... what a legend, and doesn't matter he hasn't won many trophies
When he speaks they listen! God I miss him. They should have replaced the clown orta with this guy as head of football operations. Standards slipped when he left
It’s already happened. I grew up in the nineties and early 00’s. The football was exceptional back then, so much talent. Just compare the Italy and Brazil teams to now. I hardly watch the game anymore. So many sports I’d rather watch these days
i feel like theres a slight irony to saying this right after uruguay commited about 50 fouls and spent the last 25 mins with 10 men lying on the floor letting the time pass
I guess you didn't see Brazil commit any fouls eh? Anyway, that's how decisive games are played between Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. A knife between the teeth and a kick to the shin or ankle.
Sentiments summed up by state of the Euros; tippy-tappy, side-to-side, pedestrian Football, with all the intent focused on not conceding. Between that and VAR, the game is near done.
The best sides at the Euros have played "tippy-tappy" football. Spain, Germany, Georgia, Turkey etc. The worst sides are the teams who don't want the ball and just want to defend. England and France. They're the ones that are killing games. Playing out from the back is high risk and creates scoring opportunities. If you lose the ball, the opposition have a good chance. If you can play through the press, you have space to attack into. Teams rarely keep the ball for the sake of it, they're not even capable of doing that. If they're doing it it's almost always because the opposition aren't pressing them and are just sitting behind the ball. That's the only time you get easy possession. Unless you're a Pep team, who are so good that they can be boring. Blame the defensive teams, not the teams trying to play football.
This man is a visionaire. I totally get him. I do not watch American football, basketball, baseball when I used to do it. The quality is so much less nowadays. I’m still watching our beloved football but I hope it doesn’t go through the fate of the others.
i was wondering where is he going with this, he seemed to be rambling but made his point towards the end. He is absolutely right!!! all we talk about is var decisions
I only refer to public events now be that sport , music events( festivals ) or for that matter , local supermarkets as BCFs . Behavioural correction facilities…
Couldn't agree more. It's boring to watch football now. It used to be so much fun. Skills, gifted footballers, unique styles, 1 on 1, sliding tackles most importantly Goals. Now it's like robots are playing
He's absolutely correct!.. U take out the Physical tackling aspect,use a Ball which is way to lightweight ( fine for a 5 a side game,or for kids) which speeds up the game,on Grass,which certain wealthy teams ade using a artificial product to anchor the Grass ( look it up if u dont believe me) which creates this smooth putting Green surface! And then the game is still being smothered with over the top,negative tactics! ( it's suposed to be about entertaining the fans) 5 Subs and the corporatisation of the game!
Exactly! People love football because it is the beautiful game and it is because it is loved that people want to win at it. If all that mattered was that you could win, then any competitive endeavour would do. It is the beauty that put football ahead of other competitive systems in people's hearts. If the beauty is gone, then people will cease to love the game, and so they'll no longer care about winning at it.
When you look at England in the Euros you would agree with him, pass it sideways passing it backwards, pass it back to the keeper but whatever you do don't go forwards.
Don't disagree with the general statement, but his Uruguay team is just about the worst offender of this I have seen. They make the game real ugly and make it their main goal to limit/remove beautiful passages of play from the match.
He's lost a lot of weight since the Leeds days. Looks fit and healthy. Good to see. I hope that Kalvin Phillips is still in touch with him and can get back on track!
In total agreement ,as a Spurs fan , Beilsa caused me to watch Leeds develop some of the best football they played, since the Strachen and Wilko season in the old 1st Division ,that was what Glory is about ,not just winning, but in a way the leaves people feeling satisfied that they see the best of the sides they support. National identity is not being expressed by our National team ,playing a low block style preferred in Italy , it is the bankers football of minimum effort for maximum return . We don't value the defence as much as attack , the high risk strategy that makes the game exciting based on creating multiple chances and when done right ,multiple goals requires a team able to pass and move instinctively rather than mechanical position play. Southgate may well win a 1-0 victory or draw out another penalty shoot out, but all the neutrals will want the team playing football to win ,not currently England. Nor if they lift the Trophy will it be games want to watch and show to children as the example of best practice. 1966 England played West Germany off the park, in an end to end style that expressed what I enjoy and want to see. Don Revies era Leeds fans would disagree I am sure ?
Pay attention you youtubers. Every national team now is African descent. The cultural expression is dead. This isn't racist. It's just pointing out the obvious everyone is saying behind closed doors. It's fun to watch, but is missing the special sauce of identity within the 184 countries.
I agree, but ironically this all started with jack Charlton's Ireland team fielding every decent English player with a pretend Irish Grandparent. Why do small countries like Croatia succeed above their station? Because they have a true national identity that ALL of their populous feels a connection with. A team with Croatian generational roots and fans with their shared sense of history. I'm not what sure France or Belgium represent anymore?
The cheating is not great but it’s the sterile nature of the tippy tappy, backwards, sideways boring play, trying to walk the ball into the net that is killing it. Stevie Coppell would not have any place in today’s game, lack of completions and stats would be unacceptable but his pace and runs would make the game x100 more exciting than what we watch now.
Totally agree with you. I've gone I don't watch some games in the Premier league because they are boring. This obsession with playing out from the back and as you say, sideways passing does my head in. As for all the useless stats. Who cares how many dribbles a player has made!. Pep has alot to do with the way teams play today. But you can't criticise him because the media love him. Football has gone too tactical and players aren't as skilled as they once where. Now their more like athletes.
A great and wise man of world football. But sadly one of the last. I barely recognise the game now from the one I grew up with as a boy in the 1970's. Those who find statistics more fascinating than a mesmerising dribble down the wing. Who think a full blooded tackle sinful but putting your arms around an opponent to hold him back from the ball is clever play. God, I could go on with this list. I want real, creative football back. Football is not a sport. It is an art.
The actual football on the pitch is much better now than it was in the past. Go back and watch games from the 90s and 2000s and every team plays like Wimbledon. The ball is in the air half the time, spamming crosses and set pieces, the GK booting down the pitch every time. It's wretched. There's much more creativity and risk in football now, you're just not paying attention. Not to mention we now have the best players from all over the world, and the best coaches. But major international games, and big finals, tend to be rubbish, mainly due to the pressure and what's at stake. Teams just play defensively and are afraid to take risks. There definitely needs to be more goals in football and more changes to make more attacking play and goals more likely. Because games are largely boring. In the early 20th century there used to be far more goals. Playing 4--2-4 was the norm.
I am missing football of 70x and 80s. That was totally different game, each National team had its own style. The great memories of Pele, Maradona, Platini etc
Just because many different voices are now reaching us through the Internet does not mean that people have changed. There are those who understand this and consider the language they use, but they are outnumbered.
Where are the artists of the game now? The guy who can put a bullet from 30-40 meters or score on direct free kick frequently like Recoba , Messi or Ronaldo ? The game seems to become more and more defensive . Where is the crazy atmosphere ?It's my opinion after 30 years of watching the beautiful game.
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God I love Bielsa. He understands the essence of enjoying football moments (which is what people discuss years afterwards), rather than the obsession with results and statistics
Not sure you listened to a word he said but sure.
Obsession with results and especially statistics is the Americanization of football
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Kids nowadays would say that Bielsa is being jealous 😂
Wish this great man all the best in the world. Made me immensely proud of my club for 4 years. Then the owners threw him under a bus, he deserved so much more... Gracias Bielsa
Which club?
@@nikitapower947. Leeds United.
@@nikitapower947what's the name of the fucking channel you fucking smooth brain?
And the players, all made full recoveries within a week of Bielsa going, shame on them
@@r1o1b1b1o1 not a Leeds fan but I knew the owners threw him under the bus.. had no clue about the players betraying him like that though… this is for real?
its not only in football its everywhere.
Yes, it's part of society unfortunately. I really hate the way sports fans are drained of money and even though the top players are well-off, few seem to play with joy and freedom. Football is part of so many people's identity, it's more than just a game. The creative side needs nurturing but it's all about tv companies and fatcat owners making money. Let's hope there's an improvement, somehow...
even the youtube comments are less and less attractive
Yes, basketball is boring AF as well
ya basketball and hockey used to be way better as well
@@Osc1llateW1ldly Oh, all except yours, sweetcheeks! 💋
Listen to what this man says because he is a genius and always speaks the truth! Marching on Together.
Bielsa is right. Had we as a society not encouraged 'Cheating' by instead calling it 'Gamesmanship Or Simulation'. Our once beautiful game would now be a lot more 'Honest' (less 'Riddled With Cheats') than it is today. Just like how 'Lying' by the politicians within our government was deliberately changed to 'Spin'. And 'Criminality' within the banking industry was deliberately changed to 'Miss-Selling'. Both of which have also allowed those situations to get much, much worse as a consequence. A process that is known as 'Trivialization'. Or 'Justifying/Excusing Dishonesty' as a way of life. Super Leeds!
'Using his experience' is another euphemism you can add to the list....
the excuse was always followed, "muh common man's game" and 'muh shithousery'. Football is a classless sports with tribal warfare. Just because it's a common man's game, it doesn't have to be without any class.
@@seshoz Winning a penalty. I can't stand that one
@@seshoz Precisely! Dishonesty is deliberately being promoted absolutely everywhere. In fact, you could say that all 'Time' really is. Is the process of everything getting gradually 'Worse'. Cheers!
@@paultapner2769 Exactly! More blatant cheating. And 'Rewarded' as well.
completly agree football is meant to be entertainment, but it is straying further and further from it.
not what he said what so ever. listen to him again
@@Juventinosits exactly what he said its being destroyed by corporates playing a less attractive game that one size fits all thats turning fans away in their droves.
@Juventinos u should re listen to this
@@ImYourHuckleberry_29 he said football is much more than that, it's a cultural expression, it's a way of identification and entertainment. not just entertainment.
@@Juventinos???? Yes. That was obvious in the subtitles
Leeds dropped a right bollock sacking bielsa, love and miss him so much 😢❤
Yep. Could've conceded 150 goals a season and still had enough to beat all the other teams in the bottom half to stay up...but when the fat American investors lose confidence you're done.
@@owenlumley6778 American investors? It was Radz/Orta running the show when he was fired.
@@dodo19923 Americans were bankrolling. Radz wasn't putting his own money in right before selling the majority share. You know it wasn't a football decision. It's not like every chairman knows nothing about the game, yet they keep making bad decisions around the manager. That's the money talking. Investors lose confidence, finances in jeopardy, manager goes.
With Bielsa Leeds were talked about and followed all over the football world, special times. The minute he was sacked they were a smaller club, diminished, just another biggish provincial UK club never going to trouble the established order. Probably the most stupid sacking ever.
Still paying the price
This started when all the rules that existed were abolished in favor of the rich teams. Rules that did not allow more than 3 foreign players. That limited the big teams from buying more than 3. Rules such as only the champion making it to the lucrative European Cup or Champions League. Later they added teams at the expense of teams from poorer countries. And pricing regular fans out of games and putting all games on private tv where you pay to watch. I remember a time when all teams had different styles. And these contrasting styles were interesting to watch. Nowadays money has pushed for the same style.
Your comment is gold. This is what destroyed football. There is no identity anymore, just business. Players in the 80s played for a pack of beers. Maradona played with kids in the street without caring of injuries.
You are saying what I’ve been saying for years but the so called football fans nowadays just ignore or simply dont care. They want to put all the super stars into 2-3 clubs and watch them dominate every year. The kids are too young to know about the 3 foreign players era
3 foreign players rule was dumb and removing it helped smaller teams too. Only champions making the european cup meant the european cup was shite in the 80s. Peak football was around late 90s and 00s when you had the modern format of ucl. Prob with football today is the tactics which has made the sport robotic and lack of street footballers. And money has not made people adopt same styles 😂 thats managers trying to copy pep.
@@SK-kh2rs Your comment shows your ignorance? How did it help smaller teams? Look at any league table from back in the day. Teams were a lot closer together in the table. Later on the big teams could just buy out the smaller teams. Teams like Real Madrid did not start winning again until the rule was removed. It led to loads of investors coming in and straight up buying teams bc they were assured that they could just buy success and were always guaranteed a spot in the Champions League. Even the group format was implemented so that the big teams couldn't get knocked out that easily. It's obvious you did not watch this sport at that time and don't know what you are talking about
They are few, the people who make a lasting impact in your life. Marcello is one such person. We are so fortunate that we, as Leeds fans, were able to watch the benefits of the maestros touch. A true legend..👏👏👏
Marcelo, not Marcello.
This is so true , for a fleeting moment he created an environment where free flowing attacking football was allowed , and we Leeds fans and the premiership loved every minute . Whether we winning or getting hammered the football was joyous and entertaining , will never be forgotten. Thank you Marcelo 👍
What a legendary manger Mr Bielsa 🇦🇷 is much missed by us the LEEDS UNITED 🦚🇮🇨 fan's what a humble man has respect for officials and opponents alike has time for fan's and rival fans. Come on Mr Bielsa 🇦🇷 Win the Copa america Cup 🏆 with Uruguay 🇺🇾all of us thousands of Leeds United 🦚🇮🇨 fan's are behind you and Uruguay 🇺🇾 come on keep fighting marching on together 🤍💛💙🏐a MAN of the people we all still miss you Mr Bielsa 🇦🇷.That warm embrace with Raphina was heartwarming 🤍💛💙 you made Raphina 🇧🇷 into the player he is he's never forgotten that total respect 🙏🤝🫶to the both of you 🇮🇨🇦🇷🇧🇷🇺🇾 love you to bits Mr Bielsa 🫶
Give him the England 🏴 job then.
I was lucky enough to meet this man in leeds hotel .will never forget how friendly he was posing for pictures having time for everyone. LEEDS miss you
I'm Man Utd but this man is telling it as it is. Top bloke. They are gonna kill football if we let them!
Antony is killing football 😂
It's too late already. Hardly watch any football anymore these days. No more passion, joy or personality with the players, just sterile tactics and spoiled prima donnas.
You club started it all.
@@fishyfish6510 you're not wrong!
@@genustinca5565 totally agree. If you watch the Big Match Revisitedetc it's literally like watching a different game. Everything that made it exciting and entertaining has totally been drained from it.
Hope he wins the cup!
Get this man back to Leeds , a travesty he was even let go
Criminal!!! Get him back now
NOT a Leeds fan, but was stunned when they gave him the stick. This is the kind of manager your amazing fan base deserves. If it were up to me, I'd give him a contract for life,vot for as long as he wants it, win OR lose
I wouldn't go back if I were him. Disgraceful the way he was treated!
MOVE ON! He was going to get you relegated because of his stubbornness which is the cause of many people's failures. Yes, he's a legend and was a breath of fresh air but you can't deny that the results were not improving.
@@marktipper994 The thing is nobody gave him stick ... we all supported him
Totally agree football is doomed how can a team have 80%possession but 1 shot on goal every game has been rubbish!!!!
It's very rarely the fault of the team with possession. It's the park the bus merchants that are killing the game. Man City might be a bit boring because they're so good, but very few teams are capable of playing like that.
It's the likes of France and England that have killed the Euros. Teams that don't want the ball, they just want to sit back, defend and rely on individual moments of quality. Despite having all the quality in the world.
Also, I can't help but think the fact Copa America is being hosted by Yankland is a factor in what he's saying. America is destroying football and commodifying it. They now own half our clubs, they've bought their way into hosting both the Copa America and the next World Cup (for the second time!), they have no love of football and no culture of genuine sports fan culture (to which Bielsa is alluding to, basically saying that football is a religion, not entertainment) and Yank owners were at the heart of the Super League proposals.
that s not the problem, the problem are teams that play antifootball parking the bus and not doing anythin else . They are more and more present nowdays
parking tactics have only increased due to teams playing possession-heavy football. either that and/or you got teams doing pressing and more pressing to counter those. it's all related to each other, and what has slowly been sucking the life out of the game.
@@spacecamel2501 The real problem is the timewasting, feigning injury and diving. All the rules should be geared to keeping the game flowing and incentivising attacking play and goals. But they're not.
And there's no discipline because the yellow card/red card system is completely outdated. Refs are terrified of giving early cards and sending a player off and spoiling the game, so players can get away with everything.
All tactical or violent fouls should be a yellow card. All stopping or slowing down free kicks or throw-ins should be a yellow card. All dives should be a yellow card. The game should continue if a player is down injured, just let the physio come on the pitch while the game is playing like in rugby. And stop the game if they interfere with play.
This would stop 90% of players pretending to be injured and going down easily.
I'd also change the red card to a penalty. So refs wouldn't be afraid to give cards out and there'd be more goals.
These simple changes would make the game flow so much more, which would mean so much more football being played. The last 20 minutes of games are a joke. 9/10 they're just full of timewasting. Watch a game and count how many times a team is allowed to retrieve the ball and take a free kick without the opposition throwing or kicking the ball away, holding onto it or standing in front of the free kick. Which allows their team to all get back into position behind the ball.
Football is about space and exploiting space. That's how you score goals. And the more the game flows, the more space there is, as space is usually created when the ball is turned over.
spot on. the money in football is ruining it from every angle.
Definitely too many games. I mean Mbappe with 1 goal
Yes! Fans need to stop and see what’s going on
Bielsa`s football was a complete joy to watch when he managed your club, (That`s coming from a West Ham supporter), personally I would love him to coach England.
Every sport in the world needs superstars to attract the next generation. I’m not blaming Pep but his system is creating system robots rather the artistic, creative and skill-full players that people are used to.
I completely blame him and his acolytes like Arteta.
It's not Pep's fault. It's the fault of lazy managers not coming up with their own ideas. It's why everyone loved Klopp's heavy metal football. It was somewhat an antidote to Pep's system. But, unfortunately not many managers are brave enough to experiment and try new things.
@@AJ-nd4nk…it really it is a shame though 🙁
I love and miss him..
VAR and technology are adding to this sterilisation of the game. Mr Bielsa is very wise indeed.
He’s spot on. Everything is so robotic and repetitive now. Spontaneity is gone. Different styles of play are gone. Everyone is trying to be budget Barcelona/Man City, the same teams dominate constantly, FFP/PSR stops teams catching up to the big teams, VAR stops fans celebrating goals. Everything is too expensive, from tickets to replica shirts to tv packages. Football has left behind the people that made it what it is today. And it’s sad
I want nothing more than a lifetime contract for this man, no matter what results we have or what we win
100% agree, I have gone from watching every game 15 years ago, no matter who was playing, I could name two thirds of all the premiership players. Now, I hardly watch a game and I don’t know anyone… The stop start, inconsistent referring and players dying from a dread disease every five minutes, until they find the miraculous cure, often once they have got another player in trouble…
He is right..football is getting worse in terms of standards and discipline. Also the footballers themselves are becoming very unlikeable. It all revolves around money which unfortunately brings with it the wrong mentality
Just to put this in perspective and the fact that a reply said “ move on “ and he would’ve got you relegated .
Bielsa was much more than his stubbornness not to change his ways , he brought something much more than that to Leeds , he turned a mid table championship team into a premier league team with mediocre championship players and elevated some of those players to premier league level players but he did say to the board that those players would only last a couple of years and that they would have to be replaced with better quality ones so a squad overhaul was needed , he didn’t get those players HE wanted because of financial considerations , ask any Leeds supporters and they’ll tell he brought much more than what people outside of Leeds and supporters of other teams never saw , he left you feeling you were in safe hands , had we got relegated with him , you knew he would bring you back and he would’ve got unanimous support from Leeds fans but the board took a different route , all you have to do is ask supporters of every team Bielsa has managed and players he’s managed to know how much he’s revered , Bielsa is much more than a football team manager , much much more.
It was a privilege to have him coach Leeds United . A very humble and beautiful person .
He's so right! Football has never been so boring as the way it's today. Players take lesser chances in shooting or dribbling making the game less entertaining.
I love this man!
He is 100% right!
Miss bielsa. Legend.
This man is a god. And when a god speaks, you listen
Don't be daft
Stopped watching football three years now...I totally agree with Bielsa. Unfortunately everything is 'BIG' business now... Our local team is just foreigners now not a single one from the club youth whats the point anymore? I'll watch the kids play but i'm done with senior football its all for the money and the sport has suffered greatly even competition format is to favor certain odds for tv/streaming/bet avenues...
Football started to go down the drain when the cult of passing out from the back and keeping the ball at all cost became widespread. If you want proof then just look at the euros. Turkey were the only team to realise its supposed to be entertainment.
Unwatchable...not football...I tried but the beautiful game is dead.
Best coach andhuman beeing by far!!
Just what I posted today. Top level Football is getting very boring, pass out from the back, defenders passing the ball backwards and sideways in a semi circle . Boring as f*ck and Bielsa is absolutely correct. Not to mention the pratts who introduced var etc.
Personally I don’t think the style of play is the issue these days. The problem is football fans are getting things like financial fair play and PSR rules rammed down their throats. Smaller teams in England have had any bit of hope ripped away from them because the day they might have owners who have money to spend wouldn’t be allowed. The premier league is the most corrupt organisations in modern society. Just this month alone teams have had to make some absolute bonkers transfers just to avoid points deductions. So smack bang in the middle of the euros the fans that should be supporting England are more bothered about FFP. Stinks to the core. These ball bags are gonna suck every bit of enjoyment out of it.
The game is actually more entertaining now as a whole. I mesn there are too nany powerful athletes making it instead of proper naturally gifted footballers but the actual game is quicker with better passing and less scrappy than 30 years ago.
@@eamano8474Increased athleticism has essentially compensated for the decline in natural football talent
@AJ-nd4nk would still be better if more naturally gifted guys made it. I think some of the academies are letting less gifted more athletic players make it at the expense of the more gifted players. Still the more gifted ones that get through are still better than the more athletic powerful guys. Some managers have teams filled with these guys and some prefer nany talented footballers over going down that route
He is right .Football is no longer a game,an entertainment ,is only business.And in my opinion it all started in 2009 and the hand of Henry. When allowing that the message were clear : we don't care about the truth, we care about money. Thank you Platini /Blatter. BTW I'm French
Money corrupts everything.England and France at the Euros is some of the dullest football i have ever seen.
I stopped watching Scotland years ago because I could no longer accept that all we did was try to stop others from playing. We always get hammered playing the worst kind of football and no one seems to give af that what they’re watching is meant to be entertainment, not battles or survival. We never play with art. It is the mentality of us as people from grass roots. It will never change. Coaches encourage young boys to give the ball away not to try to take a player on, god forbid he should lose it in so doing.
Well to be honest, you’re a great example of this, Mr Bielsa
He's positively right on, it is good to hear someone with passion for the beauty of the game! Thank you.
"..The players who deserve to be watched will become less...."
I don't need to listen to the rest of it , am sold sir
He’s spot on of course, and VAR is a result of too much media intrusion. Every game is a forensic examination of minor details, that detracts from the flow and spontaneity of the game.
I'm flagging this video and playing it again in 10 years. It has the feeling of being an uncannily accurate prediction of the future. In 2034, if the destruction of the game we love is complete, we can look back at Marcello's wise words today and say "He told us so! Can't say he didn't warn us!"
Have supported Leeds and travelled to many games since the 70's.We have a family of supporters who catch up regularly and have a bond.Bielsa installed that to our team and has and does to whoever he manages.Gets the best from players and builds a bond with staff and supporters alike.A principled man much admired by one and all.To watch his team's play is to enjoy the game as it should be.M.O.T.
This is a whole era of society that has gone. We need people like him.
He’s right about this. The game now is sterile.
In the spirit of Johan Cruijff. Bravo Bielsa!
Just facts, every time football is becoming more and more about marketing and business. Magical players and the escence itself is fading away.
Mis respetos al profe Bielsa por su honestidad y no tener temor a las sanciones de las autoridades. El pueblo tiene que proteger y defender a este señor.
Few people speak the truth about football as this man does. He's completely correct. Football has become increasingly more boring. The pursuit of money is the principal preoccupation. Lineker and his bbc sycophants have made a career for themselves following the money, talking up football when in truth with very few exceptions football has become as boring as hell.
I'm not a Leeds supporter but I admired Bielsa and his type of football. Seemed a decent humble man too. Can understand their fans missing him.
Thank you for posting that ...what a perspective he has .its so true what he said .we wont recognise football any more . I teared up when he went over to hug Raphinha after the penalty shoot out ...
Maurizio Sarri was saying similar recently. That football has changed and it's no longer the game he loves. I'd be surprised if he takes another job.
Genuine Creativity is everything. Balance, vision, technical ability - Zidane, Maradona, Gasgoine
How many teams did Leeds play last season who tried to strangle the game from the off.
5 at the back and 5 in midfield, and time wasting from the first minute!!!
Boring crap!!!
He is appreciated for what he did as coach decade or so ago, tactics change, and overtime coaches find more efficient ways to play and win; 3 points talk, that's all. Think of it like a puddle of water condensing down to a few drops on the ground, what has been done already won't work as well anymore, opposing teams catch up to the curve after 1-3 years of a team's dominance around the continent. There's just so much you can do with tactics, and trophies don't win themselves, if you don't take the initiative to be an innovator then other teams will do it instead, Bielsa was also an innovator, unfortunately the tactics will change. Only a few teams could play against Barcelona and give them a run for their money, took a few years for the other teams especially in La Liga to catch up.
That’s a love letter to futbol. So beautiful!
Coaches of this man’s calibre come once in a lifetime. There will never be another Bielsa
Completely agree. We want to see more goals and yet more and more ruled out each week. Obviously, offside is offside (as an example) but somehow this rule needs a very serious look at so that it encourages more runs on goals and ultimately more goals. God knows how though!
Football has been ruined by obsessively following Pep Guardiola's ''systems football''. It's not even Pep's fault, it's the fault of those who idolised that football too much and think it's the only way to play.
He's right, The saturation of Football is putting me off the game. Too many games now full stop. It's all about Revenue. Champion's League now is boring because of it, same with this years Euro's. The next World Cup is being extended from 32 to 48. It's ridiculous.
Watching the current bore fest otherwise known as the Euros I am convinced Bielsa is right. How passing the ball back to your own goalkeeper from an offensive corner in order that you can keep possession for another three minutes rather than trying to score a goal defeats me. All the leading teams including England do it. Somehow, statistically, trying not to score is more effective than trying to score. They wont keep fans for long.
They'll keep the "FIFA" generation...specifically the people that grew up on PS3 and 4, they love this BS, they know nothing else.
Wow! I didn't realize how little truth I've heard until this man, talking honestly and from the heart about football, got me choked up. What a legend
the Olympic team he made with Argentina, The Chile side he coached and above all when he was coaching Athletic Club de Bilbao... what a legend, and doesn't matter he hasn't won many trophies
When he speaks they listen! God I miss him. They should have replaced the clown orta with this guy as head of football operations. Standards slipped when he left
It’s already happened. I grew up in the nineties and early 00’s. The football was exceptional back then, so much talent. Just compare the Italy and Brazil teams to now. I hardly watch the game anymore. So many sports I’d rather watch these days
i feel like theres a slight irony to saying this right after uruguay commited about 50 fouls and spent the last 25 mins with 10 men lying on the floor letting the time pass
I guess you didn't see Brazil commit any fouls eh? Anyway, that's how decisive games are played between Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. A knife between the teeth and a kick to the shin or ankle.
@fabiano9021 Uruguay would score a drop goal and then defend the 3-0 lead until end of the rugby match 😂
@@ThomasYoung-rq7pq Doesn’t change the fact that your beloved Brazil couldn’t beat Uruguay and Didn’t win .💀☠️
Sentiments summed up by state of the Euros; tippy-tappy, side-to-side, pedestrian Football, with all the intent focused on not conceding. Between that and VAR, the game is near done.
The best sides at the Euros have played "tippy-tappy" football. Spain, Germany, Georgia, Turkey etc. The worst sides are the teams who don't want the ball and just want to defend. England and France. They're the ones that are killing games.
Playing out from the back is high risk and creates scoring opportunities. If you lose the ball, the opposition have a good chance. If you can play through the press, you have space to attack into. Teams rarely keep the ball for the sake of it, they're not even capable of doing that. If they're doing it it's almost always because the opposition aren't pressing them and are just sitting behind the ball. That's the only time you get easy possession. Unless you're a Pep team, who are so good that they can be boring.
Blame the defensive teams, not the teams trying to play football.
Man is right, football is in dire need of rule changes that would allow game to be more expressive and attractive once again. Remove the offside rule!
This man is a visionaire. I totally get him. I do not watch American football, basketball, baseball when I used to do it. The quality is so much less nowadays. I’m still watching our beloved football but I hope it doesn’t go through the fate of the others.
i was wondering where is he going with this, he seemed to be rambling but made his point towards the end. He is absolutely right!!! all we talk about is var decisions
When a genius speaks, you should all listen and take notice !
He is spot on. As an England fan I know exactly what is talking about.
Amazing how two of the most recent Leeds managers are in the Copa semifinals.
I only refer to public events now be that sport , music events( festivals ) or for that matter , local supermarkets as BCFs . Behavioural correction facilities…
Couldn't agree more. It's boring to watch football now. It used to be so much fun. Skills, gifted footballers, unique styles, 1 on 1, sliding tackles most importantly Goals. Now it's like robots are playing
He's absolutely correct!.. U take out the Physical tackling aspect,use a Ball which is way to lightweight ( fine for a 5 a side game,or for kids) which speeds up the game,on Grass,which certain wealthy teams ade using a artificial product to anchor the Grass ( look it up if u dont believe me) which creates this smooth putting Green surface!
And then the game is still being smothered with over the top,negative tactics! ( it's suposed to be about entertaining the fans) 5 Subs and the corporatisation of the game!
Completely agree with what this man says. Football isn't about football anymore. It's a glorified game of chess now.
Exactly!
People love football because it is the beautiful game and it is because it is loved that people want to win at it. If all that mattered was that you could win, then any competitive endeavour would do. It is the beauty that put football ahead of other competitive systems in people's hearts.
If the beauty is gone, then people will cease to love the game, and so they'll no longer care about winning at it.
Todavia marchando juntos. MOT, Marcelo.
100% right from Mr Bielsa ....an accurate statement from a wise man. Football now is like watching chess.
When you look at England in the Euros you would agree with him, pass it sideways passing it backwards, pass it back to the keeper but whatever you do don't go forwards.
Money, greed, corruption and the shit pundits we have on Sky Sports, BBC and ITV, is killing our beautiful game. 😢😢😢
The Digital Age, mate. It's sucked the quality out of everything, from footballers to appliances to ordinary people.
Don't disagree with the general statement, but his Uruguay team is just about the worst offender of this I have seen. They make the game real ugly and make it their main goal to limit/remove beautiful passages of play from the match.
He's lost a lot of weight since the Leeds days. Looks fit and healthy. Good to see. I hope that Kalvin Phillips is still in touch with him and can get back on track!
Still hard to believe this man was our manager. He has a deep understanding of the game because he is a genius, a football expert and a class act.
What a legend!!
No se puede ser más argentino. Grande Bielsa.
In total agreement ,as a Spurs fan , Beilsa caused me to watch Leeds develop some of the best football they played, since the Strachen and Wilko season in the old 1st Division ,that was what Glory is about ,not just winning, but in a way the leaves people feeling satisfied that they see the best of the sides they support. National identity is not being expressed by our National team ,playing a low block style preferred in Italy , it is the bankers football of minimum effort for maximum return . We don't value the defence as much as attack , the high risk strategy that makes the game exciting based on creating multiple chances and when done right ,multiple goals requires a team able to pass and move instinctively rather than mechanical position play. Southgate may well win a 1-0 victory or draw out another penalty shoot out, but all the neutrals will want the team playing football to win ,not currently England. Nor if they lift the Trophy will it be games want to watch and show to children as the example of best practice. 1966 England played West Germany off the park, in an end to end style that expressed what I enjoy and want to see. Don Revies era Leeds fans would disagree I am sure ?
QUALITY OVER QUANTITY!! That's what Bielsa and the majority of proper fans want!
He’s 100% right
Pay attention you youtubers. Every national team now is African descent. The cultural expression is dead. This isn't racist. It's just pointing out the obvious everyone is saying behind closed doors. It's fun to watch, but is missing the special sauce of identity within the 184 countries.
I am surprised when I hear french name in France national team.
Racist Nonsense but you can keep lyjng to yourself.
@@triplebeans4159 Explain your sentiment with reason. So that we can learn about you.
I agree, but ironically this all started with jack Charlton's Ireland team fielding every decent English player with a pretend Irish Grandparent.
Why do small countries like Croatia succeed above their station? Because they have a true national identity that ALL of their populous feels a connection with. A team with Croatian generational roots and fans with their shared sense of history.
I'm not what sure France or Belgium represent anymore?
I haven’t watched a min of European or prem for years. Give us back our game and local lads🙏⚽️⚽️
The cheating is not great but it’s the sterile nature of the tippy tappy, backwards, sideways boring play, trying to walk the ball into the net that is killing it. Stevie Coppell would not have any place in today’s game, lack of completions and stats would be unacceptable but his pace and runs would make the game x100 more exciting than what we watch now.
Totally agree with you. I've gone I don't watch some games in the Premier league because they are boring. This obsession with playing out from the back and as you say, sideways passing does my head in. As for all the useless stats. Who cares how many dribbles a player has made!. Pep has alot to do with the way teams play today. But you can't criticise him because the media love him. Football has gone too tactical and players aren't as skilled as they once where. Now their more like athletes.
A great and wise man of world football. But sadly one of the last. I barely recognise the game now from the one I grew up with as a boy in the 1970's. Those who find statistics more fascinating than a mesmerising dribble down the wing. Who think a full blooded tackle sinful but putting your arms around an opponent to hold him back from the ball is clever play. God, I could go on with this list. I want real, creative football back. Football is not a sport. It is an art.
The actual football on the pitch is much better now than it was in the past. Go back and watch games from the 90s and 2000s and every team plays like Wimbledon. The ball is in the air half the time, spamming crosses and set pieces, the GK booting down the pitch every time. It's wretched. There's much more creativity and risk in football now, you're just not paying attention. Not to mention we now have the best players from all over the world, and the best coaches.
But major international games, and big finals, tend to be rubbish, mainly due to the pressure and what's at stake. Teams just play defensively and are afraid to take risks.
There definitely needs to be more goals in football and more changes to make more attacking play and goals more likely. Because games are largely boring. In the early 20th century there used to be far more goals. Playing 4--2-4 was the norm.
I am missing football of 70x and 80s. That was totally different game, each National team had its own style.
The great memories of Pele, Maradona, Platini etc
Still adored in Leeds!
Leeds Leeds Leeds MOT
Just because many different voices are now reaching us through the Internet does not mean that people have changed. There are those who understand this and consider the language they use, but they are outnumbered.
I agree man should never been sacked . Man is a genius of a man
Where are the artists of the game now? The guy who can put a bullet from 30-40 meters or score on direct free kick frequently like Recoba , Messi or Ronaldo ? The game seems to become more and more defensive . Where is the crazy atmosphere ?It's my opinion after 30 years of watching the beautiful game.