JusStatic SG If they are under pressure from 1 or 2 players and they still can keep the ball or control it sueprbly, then thats great ball control. If no one pressure them, then they can control superbly, then that is what is expected from you as a good soocer player. Good soccer players or world class players does not mean he has great ball control. Technique is an ability to do some good, I think lampard's ability to do something good is his long range passing and long shots. TYPICAL of british midfielders. So far I felt Wayne Rooney is currently the best controller of the ball in the England squad. Dont tell me Frank Lampard or Steven Gerard. Want to watch what is call superb ball control, watch the brazilians. CAn dribble also does not mean good ball control. Well just my humble opinion
leddy SG it is just not the english’s style of playing to dribble the ball like the brazilians… that’s what makes english, english and brazilian brazilian in football sense. anyway the english play decent exciting football and epl has the highest viewers rating compared to other leagues in singapore, so naturally everyone is concentrating on epl mah..
lasboriquas SG ya n sumtimes wen player take free kicks or throw ins you can see middle fingers behind them…especially wen they are throwin or kickin from the opposition side of the crowd…can see children oso doing it…
stellazio SG nah i think in ball control the french are good at it..henry should be the best balll controller in the epl..
JusStatic SG Agreed he is one of the best and the best in EPL in terms of ball control, I just mentioned Brazil because I lazy to typed out all the players and teams hehe.
ah.em SG Over rated? hmm...nope, dont think so. Its getting a lot of stick recently for the way teams are shaping up in games. Over hyped? hmm..maybe. Nevertheless, I'm enjoying the EPL...
nonameguy SG It's more like EPL is underrated. People see how popular the EPL is and they go "OMG EPL sucks Serie A and La Liga is much better!!!" No way. Serie A has strong teams, but most (not all) of the Serie A matches are dull and damn kelong. The amount of kelong in the Serie A matches is sickening. La Liga used to be the best league, but for the past few years the quality of the La Liga teams has been sliding rapidly. People talk about how Barca is the best team in the world (few will mention Real Madrid) but the truth is Chelsea and Juve are better than Barca. Last season all the La Liga teams got knocked out early in the CL, IMHO this season might not be any different. For the past few years, the power has been shifting towards the EPL. Last season's victory by Liverpool is the start, I can expect more CL wins by the English teams in the next few seasons.
JusStatic SG Saying Serie A is dull and boring is stereotyping. Just because people says it is boring you dont have to jump on the bandwangon and follow suit. Lack of exposure to other leagues may be the cause of you sayin that. You watch Serie A? Hard to believe. I am not trying to provoke you, so if you felt offended by my comments I apologise before hand. Cheers man
tarcki SG The pace of serie A football is slow… tats y ppl dun like it.. Plus the atmoshere of the match shown lacks something compare to EPL.. Mayb coz of the commentator or what..
nonameguy SG It's the other way round. Saying Serie A is not dull and boring is stereotying. I am sure there are lots of good matches in Serie A, but overall Serie A is a dead league. It's true that the top teams of Serie A are much more competitive than any other league, but fact is the only really exciting part of Serie A is the top of the league. In the Serie A, teams can go on for half a season without winning a single game. Not to mention most of the Serie A stadiums are always half empty and the atmosphere in most Serie A matches are pathetic.
Patrik SG I would rather watch Ronaldinho,Deco,Eto,Ronaldo,Robinho,Beckham,Zidane,Denilson,Joaquin,Aimar play than to watch Lampard,Owen,Henry,RVN,Cisse play..
JusStatic SG If you talk about the atmosphere then I agree with you that its really pathetic. A league of that status having dirty and half empty stadiums is really shocking. Plus the Italian commentator called Paddi compounded to the misery of the league. But if you watch the game under RAI television, its a whole lot different in terms of the commentry wise. A quality league like the Serie A deserve better I felt.
Marco_Simone SG Just watched the rerun of the Arg-Eng match.The way the Argies played especially in the first half is breathtaking.Crisp short passing all the way,even the long passes they made stayed on the ground.The only time they played aerial balls was when they made defensive clearances.The Argies looked so comfortable on the ball while the English(except for Rooney) could'nt wait to get rid of it. This is the way footie should be played man!
