@okaythenfuture The problem is I believe the lack of jeopardy is what actually made the group stage so good
These lesser teams were actually encouraged to fight hard rather than save embarrassment since they could get through with one result
@EbianTheDog@YellingMadman We also haven’t been able to properly enjoy the game since we’re on 360 servers with all the hackers, stuck with offline or privates
@TheeJonFields@EO_Halloran If you put him in a “normal” body with “normal” athleticism, even if you don’t want him to dribble for arguments sake, he’s still just as good
The intelligence of his movement is much more important than his athleticism
@MrTbloke@fitba11 I agree with you and I might be looking at it with rose tinted glasses as it’s by far the most popular sport in my area, but we need to reward the talent we do have rather than take it out of parents pockets
@eviepearl_96@clkmotsmlvlle It’s actually more forgiving now even with an extra game, previous format had no reset out of the group so it was a 5 game stretch
@MrTbloke@fitba11 It’s accessible in terms of getting in the door, but proper, progressive player development isn’t accessible
Clubs would much rather use their funds on paying import players in their senior team
@hcf_m2h@JamieBeckett20 No one said athleticism doesn’t matter, it just can’t cover for technical and mental shortcomings to the same extent as in those other sports
@Kaptenodd@NobletStrength Exactly
Athleticism will help in almost all cases, but it won’t supplement suboptimal technique or awareness to the degree it can in other sports
@jake_razan@MarkBullockNFL Americans always comparing to haaland and saying Messi is the outlier when in reality Messi is the model and haaland is the outlier
@Ian_A_Boyd No one said athleticism doesn’t matter, the point is that athleticism supplements technical ability and awareness, but doesn’t necessarily make up for the lack of them
Adama traore is an absolute unit but has been nothing but bang average his whole career