paranoid android Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 When fans talk about players, whether it's from the team they support, or other clubs, it's often said that 'player X is shite', etc. Now, most players have been playing football for years, are very fit and healthy, and train regularly. So, how can it be that so many professional footballers are just, well...pish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Vojáček Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 When fans talk about players, whether it's from the team they support, or other clubs, it's often said that 'player X is shite', etc. Now, most players have been playing football for years, are very fit and healthy, and train regularly. So, how can it be that so many professional footballers are just, well...pish? Try asking Burton O'Brien. A guy who, despite not doing something noticeable for at least five years, has managed to enjoy a pretty decent career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonksy+HisChristianParade Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 They aren't pish. Professional footballers will have been the best player in their area/year at school etc. If you put them in an amateur or junior setting they'd look outstanding. It's when playing against other players of a similar standard that they begin to cancel each other out, get less time on the ball etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilky1878 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Try asking Burton O'Brien. A guy who, despite not doing something noticeable for at least five years, has managed to enjoy a pretty decent career. Sometimes going unnoticed is a good thing. Don't get me wrong I'm not bobos biggest fan but he can play really good passes. I'd say he's average at best but a class player who goes unnoticed that springs to mind for me is Alex song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 They aren't pish. Professional footballers will have been the best player in their area/year at school etc. If you put them in an amateur or junior setting they'd look outstanding. It's when playing against other players of a similar standard that they begin to cancel each other out, get less time on the ball etc etc This is pretty much my point - however much fans will label players as shite. etc, they can't actually be shit, can they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz FFC Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Wondered myself many times how certain folk make it to 1st team football. Watching some of them gives me hope I'm no actually that bad. What gets me is when I watch a professional footballer have several attempts at a cross and hit the 1st defender even time. Or when a defender finds himself with the ball at his feet in the opponents box and hit the corner flag. The commentator will inevitably say "a typical defenders finish" Really? Kicking the ball towards the goal is an art is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid android Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 Wondered myself many times how certain folk make it to 1st team football. Watching some of them gives me hope I'm no actually that bad. What gets me is when I watch a professional footballer have several attempts at a cross and hit the 1st defender even time. Or when a defender finds himself with the ball at his feet in the opponents box and hit the corner flag. The commentator will inevitably say "a typical defenders finish" Really? Kicking the ball towards the goal is an art is it? And they don't seem to be able to roll a simple five-yard pass - it's mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Fitness levels make a lot of difference. There are probably some players in lower leagues who are technically as good as some of the top league players but they cant put the same effort in over 90 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 They aren't pish. Professional footballers will have been the best player in their area/year at school etc. If you put them in an amateur or junior setting they'd look outstanding. It's when playing against other players of a similar standard that they begin to cancel each other out, get less time on the ball etc etc This is clearly the case to anyone who isn't a moron. Anyone who actually thinks that a professional player is pish (in the sense that they aren't any better than non-professionals) is an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mantis Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Also I think the game is much faster than it looks. I used to wonder how a top player could mistime a tackle. Then somebody taped our regular fives game and it was slower than a week in Dingwall. Or one time we were waiting to get on the pitch and some semi serious 5's players challenged us for 10 mins and they were pinging it around faster than we could even watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Consistency is key, isn't it? Maintaining the same level of quality for 90 mins, week in week out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRob72 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Clearly they must be at a certain level but you do watch some players over their first few games for the club and think f^ckin hell, who's watched this guy and decided he would be a good addition to the squad!!?? Do they see something that the ordinary punter just doesn't get!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab B Nesbit Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Or one time we were waiting to get on the pitch and some semi serious 5's players challenged us for 10 mins and they were pinging it around faster than we could even watch Was that the first time you met Cammy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperDee Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Got first hand experience as to why professional footballers are just streets ahead of any other level; it's the speed they play and general footballing intelligence that other levels don't possess. You don't have to be technically gifted to pass a non-professional team off the park. Played against ex-united player Jamie McCunnie in a game of fives; myself and some of the guys on my team are decent amateur players but McCunnie and his pals (although way older) were so much faster in moving the ball about and positioning themselves. Got about 25 goals put past us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Anyone who actually thinks that a professional player is pish (in the sense that they aren't any better than non-professionals) is an idiot. Surely nobody actually thinks that though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Surely nobody actually thinks that though... There's a lot of junior fans out there. I think you'd be surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonksy+HisChristianParade Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 This is pretty much my point - however much fans will label players as shite. etc, they can't actually be shit, can they? Well they're comparatively shite. You wouldn't shout 'you're actually quite good compared to most people, but compared to other professional players playing at the same level as you, you're not very good at football'. It's not very catchy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Shite *at this level, or compared to the best players at this level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomGuy. Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Yeah its obviously being spouted in relative terms, anyone who thinks we're comparing players to our fat mate who plays 5s is an idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 A couple of young lads i know say Jason Cummings is pish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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