In most cases you force your own luck in football. Like being more effective/dominant. It’s not ‘‘just luck’’ when you defend for 90 mins perfectly and score a 1-0 from a counter in extra time. It’s not ‘‘just luck’’ when you dominate a team for 90 mins and end up winning with 3-0. It’s not ‘‘just luck’’ when a skillfull freekick taker scores a 1-0 winner with a placed shot.

I do think there’s a bunch of luck in football, but lets not exaggerate it. When a player scores a long distance goal with a placed shot, it’s not luck. It’s a player thinking, aiming and pulling the trigger thoughtfully into a specific spot with the inside of his foot. However, I do think that a long distance shot on goal with a crazy shot on the laces is more luck based than skill based. Thats more like closing your eyes and hoping it will hit the goal. In those cases I do agree that luck is involved, or when a player deflects the ball into the goal. However, even in those situations you can force defenders into those situations by full force attacking their goal.

This is what happens when 2 teams actually go forward instead of hanging around in a ‘‘low block’’

It’s what’s killing football these days. 1 side plays dominant football and the other side just parks the bus.

Ball rolling into the goal

Goal scorer’s arm is on the floor sliding into goal

Contact with his arm would mean him actually stopping the ball from going into the goal

VAR checks for a possible hand ball

Makes no sense lmao

Odegaard, De Bruyne, Bruno Fernandes are all 10s but have to play differently to suit this day and age’s style of football.

I thought Havertz was shit at Chelsea, but I was willing to keep an open mind. Maybe Chelsea’s system just didn’t fit him and he’d glow up at Arsenal. Maybe it was due to Chelsea he had a terrible body language and looked severely depressed.

Then he went to Arsenal, completely failed during a skill competition in a sponsored segment during a USA Tour. Which I rationalized as ‘‘maybe he is just looking out to not get injured and simply not caring about the competition because its just a silly sponsor segment.’’

Then he started playing for Arsenal. Didn’t impress one bit and still looked like his Chelsea self. I was open to give him some time. I gave him some time and I just don’t see it in him. His touches, his ball control, the confidence, his vision/anticipation/passing and body language all just seem off. When I watch him it feels like a non-footballer possessed his body and found himself on the top level of football and is just trying to fake it as a footballer.

The main thing that I always just notice about him is his body language. He just seems really unhappy.

Because he’s barely been used since last year and only played whenever Varane/Martinez were injured or needed rest. Just 15 matches. Which most likely also have been against lesser sides, after Varane/Martinez needed rest against playing the more important matches.

Just fall and hold your leg, the ref will be fooled

Watch Nketiah fail to hit a 100% chance in front of an open goal in the 98th minute

Shitty Zinchenko out. Maybe they stand a chance now.

How wasn’t that a red for Palmer. No intention to play the ball, deliberate kick from behind on Jesus’s ankle.

Premier League follows different rules from other leagues I suppose.

So when will the heir to Josep Guardiola, Vincent Kompany, finally get sacked for the horrendous performances so far with Burnley in the PL?

I just discovered that Argentina is playing atm. Thought let me check r/soccer if there’s maybe a Messi goal and there’s 2. Classic.

After my favorite player, Zidane, retired I thought I was going to enjoy football less. I remember thinking that there wouldn’t ever be a player anymore on the level of Maradona or even Zidane in my lifetime.

Then Messi started making everything I wished to see a reality.

I can vividly remember the early days of Messi and him proving himself to me. I was hoping he’d dribble through defences of top teams. When he started doing that I was just fully blown away that he was actually doing it. He was doing things I always wished would happen, but seemed impossible.

A player that could take an entire team on by himself. Spreading beautiful passes around with ease. Seeing things other players couldn’t. Stunning dribbles with immense composure. The amount of goals were just the cherry on top of already incredible performances. I never expected him to be known for scoring a lot of goals. It’s truly mindblowing what he’s done.

Even if he had 0 Balon d’Ors he’d still be my favorite player of all-time. I judge him with what he’s shown on the pitch and not what he has on his stats page. The amount of entertainment and pure footballing magic he’s given me over all these years is tremendous.

I know I made the mistake thinking there wouldn’t ever be someone on Maradona or even Zidane level ever again. In Messi’s case however, that’s even more improbable. He’s not just a playmaker, he’s not just a goalscorer. He does so many things on such a high level. The incredible thing with Messi as well is the AMOUNT of the things he does. He isn’t like a ‘‘regular top player’’ that maybe has an assist every other match and maybe has 2/3 great passes in those matches. He easily has much more of those passes in literally every match. It’s mindblowing. He’s exceeded my expectations so much.

Back around 2009 we used to say ‘‘if he can continue doing this for 4 years he’ll be the best ever.’’ He went above and beyond.

I’ll also play along and make mine:

Control: Messi

Vision/reading the game: Messi

Shooting: Messi

Finishing: Messi

Long shots: Messi

Dribbling: Messi

Athleticism: C. Ronaldo

Right foot: C. Ronaldo

Left foot: Messi

Defensive attributes: Maldini

Engine: Kanté

Creation of space: Messi

Playing in between the lines: Messi

1-2s: Messi

Freekicks: Juninho

Flair/skills: Ronaldinho

Power: Haaland

Aggression: Gattuso

Agility: Messi

Balance: Messi

Speed: Henry

Reaction speed: Messi

Positioning: Messi

Crossing: Beckham

Jumping/Attacking headers: C. Ronaldo

I know there’s fuck Ramos subreddit. Is there by any chance also a fuck PSG one? This should be pinned at the top.

A lot of people will keep watching. But it would really be less special and less watched probably. Now every 4 years even a lot of Americans watch it and its something special. If its on tv each year, idk if they would care as much

World Cup’s are rare and special, that’s why they do amazingly well. Due to the iconic status of the tournament. It speaks to peoples imagination. It’s filled with wonder. That’s why it also makes a lot of money.

Okay lets do it every single year to rinse the money out of it. If it makes us so much money bags every 4 years, we should maximize those profits!!

Now the World Cup isn’t as special anymore and eventually won’t make as much money.