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James Younghusband retweeted
Football is finished, man. Soon, there won’t even be many people left who actually know how to watch it.
Look at Dani Olmo yesterday. He put in a reference level performance as a No.10, one of those games where you can actually learn something by watching him — and barely anyone said a word.
Then you wake up today and X is flooded with posts praising Bellingham.
That’s what football has become for a lot of people. They don’t necessarily talk about the player who actually played the best football; they talk about whoever is more popular, more hyped or gets the most attention.
It’s not about understanding the game anymore. It’s about repeating the names everyone else is talking about.
Olmo can dominate a game technically and tactically, and people will ignore it because he isn’t as popular as Bellingham.
Actually watch football instead of watching the hype.
James Younghusband retweeted
🚨 Sir Alex Ferguson has reportedly criticised the growing Ballon d’Or drama involving La Liga players, saying the award is becoming more about politics and arguments than football.
“Every year we see players, clubs and supporters from La Liga dragging themselves into endless Ballon d’Or arguments. Premier League players don’t need all this politics. You play football, you perform, you win trophies — then let the football speak.”
“When I was managing, we didn’t need to campaign for individual awards every five minutes. If a player was the best, people knew. Now everyone wants to control the conversation.”
“Football is becoming more about politics than what happens on the pitch. If we continue like this, we will lose what made the game special.”
James Younghusband retweeted
After the latest edition of Mic’d Up, if possible, I’ve become even more anti VAR.
Was it worth trying? Yes. But the project has failed. To continue with VAR, it would need to be started again from scratch.
@SiriusXMFC
James Younghusband retweeted
Is football better without VAR?
On The Game podcast, Martin Samuel reveals how his team getting relegated from the Premier League has changed his mind on technology.
🔗 pod.fo/the-game/episode/c069…
James Younghusband retweeted
A new report from Luminate has found that long gaps between seasons of streaming TV shows are leading to major losses in viewership.
More than a 1 year gap is seen to largely cause a significant loss in viewership.
(Source: luminatedata.com/reports/202…)
James Younghusband retweeted
Kids today will never understand having to call the movies and wait to hear the showtimes 📽️
James Younghusband retweeted
Sad to see how defensively set up Brazil are. Not the team I grew up watching
James Younghusband retweeted
FA Cup final 2025.
Manchester City v Chelsea
• Lowest Wembley Attendance ever with 84,163
• Lowest Viewing figures ever with only 5.9 Million views (in 2015 it was 10 Million).
Is it the FA Cup that’s lost its magic or is it these two clubs simply have shit fan bases? Or is it nobody wanted to watch a bore fest between two cheats?
James Younghusband retweeted
The FA Cup Final was once an historic cultural event. People still remember Sunderland in 73 or Cov in 87.
Today’s game has the feel of a charity match. Two interchangeable lineups of foreign millionaires bankrolled by foreign billionaires. Empty seats. No identity. Yookay slop.
James Younghusband retweeted
What a dreadful advert for the FA Cup this final is....and this ref hasn't helped. Stopping the game every opportunity he can for soft fouls. Let the game flow!
James Younghusband retweeted
What I miss in football:
~ FA Cup Final being a national event
~ Home International Championships
~ FA Cup multiple replays
~ Teams like Forest, Derby, Ipswich & QPR having a chance of winning the title
~ Huge heaving terraces
~ Proper wingers
~ Proper tackles
~ Maverick players
James Younghusband retweeted
🚨💣 West Ham believe the Premier League is working against them and fear the club is being pushed toward relegation this season.
People inside the club think Tottenham’s bigger commercial and TV value could be influencing decisions in their favor.
West Ham are now considering legal action over refereeing decisions, with several incidents from this season being reviewed internally.
The club is also looking into matches involving rival teams, with growing belief that the mistakes are more than just “human error.”
[@Mercado_Ingles]
