let's not forget chelsea were contractually obliged to play a friendly and field their best players a week before the europa league final in 2019, IN THE US. Loftus cheek got a really bad injury in the game, and missed a whole year of football. just for some extra cash.
as an Aussie who went to this friendly, totally agree it should never have really happened, but I'm certainly still going to take my opportunity to go see it when it happens.
@@00vaagAustralia isn't exactly a clean money country. This judgment towards oil nations is hypocritical. And i'm not defending them, i'm saying we should judge countries like America too.
Yeah, most starters only played 30-45 minutes, but I remember when Spurs announced it everyone was just totally confused. Now they get a little time off before they go to the Euros, Copa America, or the Olympics. Then it's another couple weeks off and they're back for pre-season, no way this sustainable.
I was in the stadium. They were pretty much all checked out. I didn’t realise it was the same night I would be coaching training, if I wasn’t in 70 bucks I would’ve rather gone to training. Tried to do match analysis, wasn’t much to gain from it. I will say though there were a lot of kids there, this stuff is big for building the game here. It was also cool to see Ange since he’s a Melbourne boy and it was great to get a chance to celebrate him. We also have a large Korean population who got to see Son play, which is huge for them.
@@jacklang3314 Watched him closely when he was on, I am also a Toon fan (although not nearly as into it as I used to be pre-takeover) and obviously an Aussie so really want him to do well. He came on up top and really didn't get much, Spurs were controlling the match at that point. Lad had one real moment to speak of where the ball broke for him off a Spurs player and he had one man that he could've burned for pace, but he lost his footing completely on his own. Never looked super-comfortable in possession so I'm thinking he really wanted to impress and his heart got ahead of his head, can't blame him for that. Just my two cents though, I was quite high up and the pitch did look a little patchy. He took a great pen, not that you can read too much into that, but he was probably under more pressure on his pen than any other player, self-imposed or otherwise.
@@VodkaHellstorm yeah, sounds like he got nervous in his club debut, especially so given it’s here in Australia. Hopefully he gets a good loan to get him back in the groove.
@@Kaspa969 yes, but if bad working conditions are well compensated by good pay, then no strike will occur unless those conditions are literally deadly.
@@tomatoisnotafruit5670 I mean matches like this could cause career ending injuries to players and for a lot of the team its meaningless beyond money. im all for a pre season and doing it abroad is good for the players and staff but the massive number of friendlies is a huge issue. This season we have 9 months of tthe main season younger players also have the olympics and then theres the addition of euros copa america ect. They need a break if im a player id probably strike.
@@tomatoisnotafruit5670 Conditions are deadly enough. Look up a list on Wikipedia... it's a long list of players who died on the pitch. How much longer must that list get before FIFA does anything about it?
You should see rugby. It's as intense as American Football, but you'll be lucky to get two weeks off in an entire year if you're an elite player. It's insane.
There's a video of Son leaving the stadium, and when journalists asked him a couple of questions he just said "Can you please let me go today?" Those dudes are beat.
The A-League Allstar match was a disgrace. Newcastle actually charged people to watch youth players they’ve never heard of lose 8-0. Disrespectful to Newcastle fans, Australian league fans and the Australian league
In a year when the Copa America and Euros are happening this is one of the stupidest things they could have these players do. We have seen players get injured in these kind of games and then what?? An injury could ruin their chances of playing, career and ruin it for the team.
70 matches a year is kinda cute. On our chaotic and absurd brazilian calendar, we have some teams playing more than 90 matches a season (Palmeiras 2021 for example, 91 games in total). It's insane and it needs to stop.
Even A-League fans hate these matches too in a way. Most of the fans who come to these games don't even follow Australian soccer because of the "poor quality" and "zero atmosphere" yet 80k will happily line themselves up for a meaningless friendly MIDWEEK, which funnily enough is 10x the average attendance of A League matches. The more these friendlies happen you could argue the less likely fans would turn to the local game here in Aus
Ikr where's the support for the local league the quality isn't bad in australia I always watch the phoenix play they always play with a good tempo and skill same with other Aussie teams I see them play against
100% agree with this people complain the A-league isn’t good quality and refuse to attend so then there’s no money going into the game to improve the infrastructure of the clubs and improve the quality of the league
@@logancosta3166 The A-League final is a sell-out. Both the semis were sellouts. Yes the crowds could be better but overall they're really not that bad, similar to normal - the biggest issue is the foxtel clubs and MV and WSW despite being comparably good are down a lot for off-the-field issues and comparatively boring football
After the first half, both teams took off most of their best players and played their academy players, most of whom who hadn’t played at all in the season so I agree, but with the caveat that they didn’t play their best players for the whole match so it wasn’t so bad.
Fixture congestion = they want more friendlies in Australia, China, the US, Saudi Arabia, and fewer matches in regular competitions that don't bring the same money
I was watching FM on you tube, the other week and I'm sure somebody played a friendly between the last match of the league and the champions league final because there was a 2 week period of playing no matches, there is international football coming up in Germany in 3 weeks and there is international friendlies before the tournament. That friendly might benefit the players if they have been picked for Euro 24.
Playing friendlies before a big tournament is the job for national teams, not clubs. And play a friendly match less than 1 week after the 9-month season ended is never for "building up match fitness".
If they had marketed this more like an exhibition over a real friendly, thrn the team has a week holiday together in Aus as team bonding, then I see less of an issue. But they clearly need those pennies.
Honestly, it has gotten to the point where the amazing money these players make is almost less for compensation for their skill but compensation for the crazy schedule and the understanding that for a lot of players, their careers will be cut short due to injury.
The main culprit, IMO at least is FFP, which pushes the club to squeeze every penny from anywhere they can. If you get 2 million per friendly game in the US (random figure), playing 5 friendlies means you can afford 1 more 50 million player (amortised over 5 years).
the reason why is because both Tottenham and Newcastle generate much less revenue than the teams they are trying to compete with, and PSR rules make it hard to compete under those circumstances. This game represents a decent amount of additional commercial revenue and an opportunity to expand the clubs brands into a new market. Its a match thats more about the business of football than the game of football
its mostly unrelated to the video but you did mention how you were experiencing strain from sitting in that gaming chair. you should really consider investing in a office chair designed for comfort, i would personally recommend getting a refurbished one as they’re just better value but its improved my life tremendously as someone working at a desk
Yeah they’re post season friendlies are a little silly but really need stuff like this to help grow the game in Australia, hopefully it gets people interested in attending A-league games and growing the game locally, but I doubt that actually happens
As someone who drives past MetLife stadium numerous times a week... HOW ARE THEY SO GODDAMN CHEAP TO NOT ACTUALLY PUT FUCKING GRASS IN THAT STADIUM?!?!?! It's not like it's goddamn Roosevelt Stadium which is ON TOP OF A GODDAMN HIGH SCHOOL!! (seriously, look it up, it's actually kinda awesome) There's a reason that Saquon left and went to the Eagles: He doesn't want his knee moving around like a goddamned Rubik's Cube while trying to cut on an inside trap. *breathes*
At least the Newcastle and Spurs players have a month until the Euros... Ireland Women has 2 games against Sweden next week in Euro 2025 qualifying, (31st at home and 4th away). Arsenal Women played the A-League All Stars in a friendly today (24th) in Australia. Ireland's captain Katie McCabe played for Arsenal, and the national team have had to come up with a sleep schedule for her to minimise the impact of jetlag
I wonder if its possible that a player signs a contract that specifically exempts them from extra friendlies/intercontinental tours/early cup games etc... Sure some clubs might not want it and it might drop the wages but at some point a team will take them on it.
I think the "players are playing too many matches" argument doesnt apply too much to Spurs. They played 1 game more than the bare minimum this season. 38 league games, 2 FA Cup games, 1 Carabao Cup game. There are very valid reasons for Spurs to take this trip! Players getting a bit more used to flying off to a remote place for a match (Europa league next season), visiting the manager's hometown (Melbourne) and giving 8-10 academy players a real look in before the summer. All the players were very visibly excited to go to this game. Fixture congestion is a real issue, but this match isn't the issue. Game happened 3 days after the season instead of a week later to let them start their vacation right after
Playing devil's advocate here: The key players didn't play that many minutes. They didn't over exert themselves. Young players got some minutes in their legs. 78,000 Aussie's got to see two premier league players play when they would otherwise not have the opportunity to do so
Not to forget also that most European and South American players on these teams will then have to go to their national teams for Euros and Copa America this summer...
Oh and the bill to introduce an independent regulator got temporarily stop. The PM announced an election for 4th July and that means our government stops next week, and there's not enough time to get the bill through. It will be able to start again after the election, but the MP who spearheaded the effort is stepping down and won't get any credit
I'm a Newcastle fan & as soon as this tour was announced, I agree, this annoyed me for precisely these reasons. Deliberately keeping this comment short so I don't have a soap-box moment, but... The double standard is obvious and shows the contempt the clubs who do this nonsense have for players & fans
These comments joking about his looks but this is a serious topic. The higher ups in football is slowly changing the format to add more games but of course players wont complain bc clubs will just pay more
I get your point but three things, I've not heard Howe complain about fixture congestion, it is after the season (FA cup replays are during, but shouldn't have been stopped imo) lastly look at the teams Newcastle made 13 subs I think. The players left England immediately after the Sunday matches. The two teams are both trying to increase global awareness beyond Man U, Chelsea and Arsenal. It's difficult because of the media bias towards this teams but hey ho. Btw respect for the Imps shirt the other day. Get a Gateshead one 😆
Strange story alert: Equatorial Guinea has been ordered to forfeit two WCQ games from 2023 due to using Emilio Nsue. They previously had to do this in 2013, however the CAF has let him play in several AFCONs in that time span. FIFA seems to deem him ineligible and the CAF deems him eligible, and no one is exactly sure why there's a discrepancy.
The weird part about getting rid of replays is that lower league teams literally play MORE games than Premier league teams, yet they still want FA cup replays
Whilst it is stupid to play after season freindlies, the big problem with game congestion is about time inbetween games being less than 3 days. Playing more and giving your players less time off doesn't help, but the calender getting too full is kinda a seperate issue
Every time national football week comes in FM I'd get so pissed, I spent weeks trying to get my players fit not exhausted resting them in games and training only for national football to fuck them up. I also don't organise/accept friendlies in FM.
let me play a sad song on my 30cm violin. They literally get paid more in 3 days than most people get in 3 years. They picked that job so they have to stick to the schedule and if they don't like it, find a different job.
FFP is forcing clubs to squeeze as money out of their team as possible, in order to be able to improve their squads. There were multiple players on Newcastle and Howe stating that it was far from ideal to play these friendly matches. I'm sure most at the top floor at St. James' Park acknowledges that too, but how do you catch up with clubs doing their outmost to pull the rug up from under them in any other way then do everything possible to maximize income counting towards FFP/PSR?
Especially since these kind of friendlies are about trying to build an international fanbase to increase the revenue they get from shirt sponsorship deals.
Normally would agree with Z, but gotta disagree with this one. Spurs got knocked out of most competitions early and the youngsters didn’t get many chance with the first team. Most of the starters came off at halftime. Not the same as an intense prem or national team game
For Spurs it makes sense, Ange said if we had Europe this year they wouldn't of gone. Newcastle had a lot of games and no reason except monetary to go to Australia
Why - because these clubs are trying to grow their fanbase globally, and Australia has a potentially large supporter base. Plus, in Australia we don't get big matches on a weekly basis.
The situation of competitions in Brazil is due to CBF's poor management skills + other issues, too high autonomy that state federations have, and the fact that semi-pro teams don't have lower leagues to play during the year outside state championships. I recommend u watch Brazilian Fury's video.
This is forcing Newcastle's hands (not Tottenham's) because of FFP/PSR rules, the outdated rules have forced clubs like Newcastle into having to do this to make money, we wouldn't do it otherwise. Blame the people making these rules.
It’s also causing a stir in Australia because our domestic league is heavily struggling and all promo went towards a game featuring overseas teams that will not grow the game. It’s dumb on every level except making money for people already making millions. If you want to grow the game, invest in the local game
Zealand complains about doing too many videos/streams on main account while building a second account to give us more content. The irony is not lost on me, lol.
Curious about your take on this. 55k sellout in Vancouver for the Miami game, just for their top players to not even make the trip. Should players rest at home vs road games?
2x a day in MLB is only on a double header and usually the same players ain't playing both games in full (some only even play in 1), as for the NBA, I think it's max 4x a week if even that. However unlike football, our sports do have a lot of stoppage, giving players many rest times throughout the game.
These matches are “promotion friendlies” play in another country up your support therefor more money into the club, which as you said Z goes against that crap they say about “too many games” But they literally have a 52 man squad for a reason
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Zealand got that narcos DEA agent look now
No, no. That's the 80's football commentator look...
That's the 70s NFL head coach look
I’m getting East European porn film actor. Not a star, more a supporting man in an orgy.
let's not forget chelsea were contractually obliged to play a friendly and field their best players a week before the europa league final in 2019, IN THE US. Loftus cheek got a really bad injury in the game, and missed a whole year of football. just for some extra cash.
Even more embarrassing for Arsenal...
And still whipped the Gooners.
London is blue.
@@realwickedbrewArsenal were dreadful back then now Chelsea are dreadful
as an Aussie who went to this friendly, totally agree it should never have really happened, but I'm certainly still going to take my opportunity to go see it when it happens.
At least its not happening in some middle east oil state.
@@00vaagWorst thing to happen to football.
@@00vaag And why not those countries?
@@00vaagAustralia isn't exactly a clean money country. This judgment towards oil nations is hypocritical. And i'm not defending them, i'm saying we should judge countries like America too.
@@chickenbiryani5719the weather for a start
Zealand’s inner Ted Lasso coming out more and more
I was just gonna say that! :D
Zed Lasso
under your moustache is a very strange place to put your brain cells
He thinks with his teeth.
Zealand your facial hair makes women treat you like tottenham treats trophies
I would argue... Real Madrid
Zealand doesn't need women, he's married to football
Dirty S@nchez
Desperately Lusting after I agree
Desperately chasing him only to get turned down? Good for him!
Yeah, most starters only played 30-45 minutes, but I remember when Spurs announced it everyone was just totally confused. Now they get a little time off before they go to the Euros, Copa America, or the Olympics. Then it's another couple weeks off and they're back for pre-season, no way this sustainable.
I was in the stadium. They were pretty much all checked out. I didn’t realise it was the same night I would be coaching training, if I wasn’t in 70 bucks I would’ve rather gone to training. Tried to do match analysis, wasn’t much to gain from it. I will say though there were a lot of kids there, this stuff is big for building the game here. It was also cool to see Ange since he’s a Melbourne boy and it was great to get a chance to celebrate him. We also have a large Korean population who got to see Son play, which is huge for them.
How was Kuol? Heard he’s been having problems with his loan spell.
@@jacklang3314 it’s probably best to forget about this game in regards to Kuol… at least he scored the penalty
@@jacklang3314 Watched him closely when he was on, I am also a Toon fan (although not nearly as into it as I used to be pre-takeover) and obviously an Aussie so really want him to do well. He came on up top and really didn't get much, Spurs were controlling the match at that point. Lad had one real moment to speak of where the ball broke for him off a Spurs player and he had one man that he could've burned for pace, but he lost his footing completely on his own. Never looked super-comfortable in possession so I'm thinking he really wanted to impress and his heart got ahead of his head, can't blame him for that. Just my two cents though, I was quite high up and the pitch did look a little patchy.
He took a great pen, not that you can read too much into that, but he was probably under more pressure on his pen than any other player, self-imposed or otherwise.
@@VodkaHellstorm yeah, sounds like he got nervous in his club debut, especially so given it’s here in Australia. Hopefully he gets a good loan to get him back in the groove.
Omg it’s Ted Lasso (with a new an improved forehead)
He's getting the Chelsea job for sure now
Doing this is outrageous but doing this in a Euro AND Olympics year is borderline criminal 😂
Copa America this summer too.
Even crazier when you realise Tottenham’s U21s (most of whom travelled to Australia) have a cup final literally on Sunday.
Bro looks like an Australian Ted Lasso.
Fell off
Chest hair has migrated to the upper lip - transformation to Pablo Zealand well on the way
To play devil's advocate, if that game were an official premier league match, it would have been the most attended premier league match of the season
Who cares about Pedro Porro when we’ve got Pedro Pascal’s Narcos character hosting this channel now
There is a thing called “a strike”. I recommend that the players exercise this, to stop friendliest like these
people strike when they don't get paid enough, not when they get paid too much.
There will be no strike cause they all getting paid for it.
@@tomatoisnotafruit5670 Not only, strikes can also be caused by bad working conditions.
@@Kaspa969 yes, but if bad working conditions are well compensated by good pay, then no strike will occur unless those conditions are literally deadly.
@@tomatoisnotafruit5670 I mean matches like this could cause career ending injuries to players and for a lot of the team its meaningless beyond money.
im all for a pre season and doing it abroad is good for the players and staff but the massive number of friendlies is a huge issue.
This season we have 9 months of tthe main season
younger players also have the olympics and then theres the addition of euros copa america ect.
They need a break if im a player id probably strike.
@@tomatoisnotafruit5670 Conditions are deadly enough. Look up a list on Wikipedia... it's a long list of players who died on the pitch. How much longer must that list get before FIFA does anything about it?
Zealand on his Valtteri Bottas phase.
Except Z's hair actually looks good
You need to do a video on the subsequent ALeague all star 8-0 victory over Newcastle. This is a PR disaster all round
Movember's come early for Zealand
You should see rugby. It's as intense as American Football, but you'll be lucky to get two weeks off in an entire year if you're an elite player. It's insane.
Emile Heskey a Newcastle Jets legend
Someone at Newcastle accidentally pressed the arrange friendly button when buying Garang kuol
There's a video of Son leaving the stadium, and when journalists asked him a couple of questions he just said "Can you please let me go today?"
Those dudes are beat.
The A-League Allstar match was a disgrace. Newcastle actually charged people to watch youth players they’ve never heard of lose 8-0. Disrespectful to Newcastle fans, Australian league fans and the Australian league
"On a Wednesday, I don't do a lot" Italian Zealand intensifies ❤
In a year when the Copa America and Euros are happening this is one of the stupidest things they could have these players do. We have seen players get injured in these kind of games and then what?? An injury could ruin their chances of playing, career and ruin it for the team.
Moustache and visible chest hair. Now we are talking.
the only defence is that a friendly isn't the same as a competitive match. The worst part is the travelling.
But we gotta scrap those FA Cup replays in order to declutter the calendar and for the player's welfare, right?
I come for the football. I stay for the Reformation references.
I know the video is coming, but I can't stop laughing at Barcelona
Ill bring up this arguement to my boss next week. Maybe i get some days off. 😂
70 matches a year is kinda cute. On our chaotic and absurd brazilian calendar, we have some teams playing more than 90 matches a season (Palmeiras 2021 for example, 91 games in total). It's insane and it needs to stop.
@Waawaaweewaa_ jesus christ, what an idiot you are.
@Waawaaweewaa_
-guy who doesn’t play high level football for 90 mins
@Waawaaweewaa_football players run the most on average from any other sport
They played 74 matches which is still a lot but not 90.
Z goes for that Tom of Finland look and we’re all here for it.
Valtteri Bottas look.
Even A-League fans hate these matches too in a way. Most of the fans who come to these games don't even follow Australian soccer because of the "poor quality" and "zero atmosphere" yet 80k will happily line themselves up for a meaningless friendly MIDWEEK, which funnily enough is 10x the average attendance of A League matches. The more these friendlies happen you could argue the less likely fans would turn to the local game here in Aus
Ikr where's the support for the local league the quality isn't bad in australia I always watch the phoenix play they always play with a good tempo and skill same with other Aussie teams I see them play against
100% agree with this people complain the A-league isn’t good quality and refuse to attend so then there’s no money going into the game to improve the infrastructure of the clubs and improve the quality of the league
And I'll bet the tickets for this midweek friendly are like 3-5x the cost of a similar ticket for an A League derby match, right?
Theyre about the same price as the A-League final which happens to be the same week but will get a lot less people
@@logancosta3166 The A-League final is a sell-out. Both the semis were sellouts. Yes the crowds could be better but overall they're really not that bad, similar to normal - the biggest issue is the foxtel clubs and MV and WSW despite being comparably good are down a lot for off-the-field issues and comparatively boring football
Z getting extra spicy today now he's rocking the stach
Im concerned for your brain cells if they are located under your mustache Z
Thank you, Freddie
Z, please look at the bright side of flying the players to Australia: they can finally catch a proper night's sleep on the flight ;)
After the first half, both teams took off most of their best players and played their academy players, most of whom who hadn’t played at all in the season so I agree, but with the caveat that they didn’t play their best players for the whole match so it wasn’t so bad.
Fixture congestion = they want more friendlies in Australia, China, the US, Saudi Arabia, and fewer matches in regular competitions that don't bring the same money
We also have a Tottenham vs Bayern friendly match coming up too.
I learnt about this friendly when Google told me and I was very confused.
Only a few weeks until the euros kick off too
I was watching FM on you tube, the other week and I'm sure somebody played a friendly between the last match of the league and the champions league final because there was a 2 week period of playing no matches, there is international football coming up in Germany in 3 weeks and there is international friendlies before the tournament. That friendly might benefit the players if they have been picked for Euro 24.
Playing friendlies before a big tournament is the job for national teams, not clubs.
And play a friendly match less than 1 week after the 9-month season ended is never for "building up match fitness".
I imagine that if Arjen Robben would've played in these heavy schedules, he would've retired at 25
If they had marketed this more like an exhibition over a real friendly, thrn the team has a week holiday together in Aus as team bonding, then I see less of an issue. But they clearly need those pennies.
Honestly, it has gotten to the point where the amazing money these players make is almost less for compensation for their skill but compensation for the crazy schedule and the understanding that for a lot of players, their careers will be cut short due to injury.
The main culprit, IMO at least is FFP, which pushes the club to squeeze every penny from anywhere they can.
If you get 2 million per friendly game in the US (random figure), playing 5 friendlies means you can afford 1 more 50 million player (amortised over 5 years).
Mustache power! ⭐️
the reason why is because both Tottenham and Newcastle generate much less revenue than the teams they are trying to compete with, and PSR rules make it hard to compete under those circumstances. This game represents a decent amount of additional commercial revenue and an opportunity to expand the clubs brands into a new market. Its a match thats more about the business of football than the game of football
love you too Zealand ❤
This must honestly take a physical and mental toll on them
Newcastle got rocked 8-0 by the All-Stars this morning. And then half these guys will be moving to Euros or Copa America camps next week.
That was the D team reserves. None of them will be at the euros
its mostly unrelated to the video but you did mention how you were experiencing strain from sitting in that gaming chair. you should really consider investing in a office chair designed for comfort, i would personally recommend getting a refurbished one as they’re just better value but its improved my life tremendously as someone working at a desk
Yeah they’re post season friendlies are a little silly but really need stuff like this to help grow the game in Australia, hopefully it gets people interested in attending A-league games and growing the game locally, but I doubt that actually happens
You’re just mad it’s not in New Zealand
The extended delays with VAR has more to do with the injuries.
West ham are playing bournemouth and wolves in post season frendlies i think theyre in the us as well
how long before the MetLife turf fucking destroys Michael Olise's knee?
As someone who drives past MetLife stadium numerous times a week...
HOW ARE THEY SO GODDAMN CHEAP TO NOT ACTUALLY PUT FUCKING GRASS IN THAT STADIUM?!?!?! It's not like it's goddamn Roosevelt Stadium which is ON TOP OF A GODDAMN HIGH SCHOOL!! (seriously, look it up, it's actually kinda awesome) There's a reason that Saquon left and went to the Eagles: He doesn't want his knee moving around like a goddamned Rubik's Cube while trying to cut on an inside trap.
*breathes*
@@JimTheFly go birds
The players and managers might care about fixture congestion, but the higher ups at the club certainly don't.
At least the Newcastle and Spurs players have a month until the Euros...
Ireland Women has 2 games against Sweden next week in Euro 2025 qualifying, (31st at home and 4th away). Arsenal Women played the A-League All Stars in a friendly today (24th) in Australia. Ireland's captain Katie McCabe played for Arsenal, and the national team have had to come up with a sleep schedule for her to minimise the impact of jetlag
I seriously thought that the Christian Eriksen incident 3 years ago would be the catalyst for change, but here we are.
what does that garbage vaccine has to do with this?
I wonder if its possible that a player signs a contract that specifically exempts them from extra friendlies/intercontinental tours/early cup games etc... Sure some clubs might not want it and it might drop the wages but at some point a team will take them on it.
Zealand looks like Ted lasso now
Milan vs Roma in Perth as well
I think the "players are playing too many matches" argument doesnt apply too much to Spurs. They played 1 game more than the bare minimum this season. 38 league games, 2 FA Cup games, 1 Carabao Cup game. There are very valid reasons for Spurs to take this trip! Players getting a bit more used to flying off to a remote place for a match (Europa league next season), visiting the manager's hometown (Melbourne) and giving 8-10 academy players a real look in before the summer. All the players were very visibly excited to go to this game. Fixture congestion is a real issue, but this match isn't the issue. Game happened 3 days after the season instead of a week later to let them start their vacation right after
Xavi out at Barca. I'm dying with laughter
Playing devil's advocate here: The key players didn't play that many minutes. They didn't over exert themselves. Young players got some minutes in their legs. 78,000 Aussie's got to see two premier league players play when they would otherwise not have the opportunity to do so
Wow, Tom Bogerts youtube channel is really taking off.
Not to forget also that most European and South American players on these teams will then have to go to their national teams for Euros and Copa America this summer...
Oh and the bill to introduce an independent regulator got temporarily stop. The PM announced an election for 4th July and that means our government stops next week, and there's not enough time to get the bill through. It will be able to start again after the election, but the MP who spearheaded the effort is stepping down and won't get any credit
"But why" is exactly my reaction when I see Z with the mustache again
No Frog 🐸 😢
Spurs fan here, Romero didn’t travel to Australia and went back to Argentina instead, that’s my future captain
I'm a Newcastle fan & as soon as this tour was announced, I agree, this annoyed me for precisely these reasons. Deliberately keeping this comment short so I don't have a soap-box moment, but... The double standard is obvious and shows the contempt the clubs who do this nonsense have for players & fans
These comments joking about his looks but this is a serious topic. The higher ups in football is slowly changing the format to add more games but of course players wont complain bc clubs will just pay more
I get your point but three things, I've not heard Howe complain about fixture congestion, it is after the season (FA cup replays are during, but shouldn't have been stopped imo) lastly look at the teams Newcastle made 13 subs I think.
The players left England immediately after the Sunday matches.
The two teams are both trying to increase global awareness beyond Man U, Chelsea and Arsenal. It's difficult because of the media bias towards this teams but hey ho.
Btw respect for the Imps shirt the other day.
Get a Gateshead one 😆
Strange story alert: Equatorial Guinea has been ordered to forfeit two WCQ games from 2023 due to using Emilio Nsue. They previously had to do this in 2013, however the CAF has let him play in several AFCONs in that time span. FIFA seems to deem him ineligible and the CAF deems him eligible, and no one is exactly sure why there's a discrepancy.
The weird part about getting rid of replays is that lower league teams literally play MORE games than Premier league teams, yet they still want FA cup replays
Whilst it is stupid to play after season freindlies, the big problem with game congestion is about time inbetween games being less than 3 days. Playing more and giving your players less time off doesn't help, but the calender getting too full is kinda a seperate issue
Every time national football week comes in FM I'd get so pissed, I spent weeks trying to get my players fit not exhausted resting them in games and training only for national football to fuck them up. I also don't organise/accept friendlies in FM.
let me play a sad song on my 30cm violin. They literally get paid more in 3 days than most people get in 3 years. They picked that job so they have to stick to the schedule and if they don't like it, find a different job.
FFP is forcing clubs to squeeze as money out of their team as possible, in order to be able to improve their squads. There were multiple players on Newcastle and Howe stating that it was far from ideal to play these friendly matches. I'm sure most at the top floor at St. James' Park acknowledges that too, but how do you catch up with clubs doing their outmost to pull the rug up from under them in any other way then do everything possible to maximize income counting towards FFP/PSR?
Especially since these kind of friendlies are about trying to build an international fanbase to increase the revenue they get from shirt sponsorship deals.
Normally would agree with Z, but gotta disagree with this one. Spurs got knocked out of most competitions early and the youngsters didn’t get many chance with the first team. Most of the starters came off at halftime. Not the same as an intense prem or national team game
For Spurs it makes sense, Ange said if we had Europe this year they wouldn't of gone. Newcastle had a lot of games and no reason except monetary to go to Australia
No way. Ted lassoism
can't believe big ange said he was taking the lads on holiday to see his place in australia and then made them play a game, shame, shame
omg i love the mustache
MMoney money money money money
An outrage! A disgrace! I totally didn’t get a ticket to see Gotham vs. Chelsea in Harrison!
Is Ted Lasso's hairline fading?
Why - because these clubs are trying to grow their fanbase globally, and Australia has a potentially large supporter base. Plus, in Australia we don't get big matches on a weekly basis.
Also, the second half was the second team, and the second game is all seconds.
wait until you learn about the brazilian state championships
The situation of competitions in Brazil is due to CBF's poor management skills + other issues, too high autonomy that state federations have, and the fact that semi-pro teams don't have lower leagues to play during the year outside state championships.
I recommend u watch Brazilian Fury's video.
No wonder Brazilians retire so early
Do you have any thoughts on the season of fabian hürzeler at fc st. pauli?
This is forcing Newcastle's hands (not Tottenham's) because of FFP/PSR rules, the outdated rules have forced clubs like Newcastle into having to do this to make money, we wouldn't do it otherwise. Blame the people making these rules.
If the Premier League goes to New Jersey I’m going to lose it
It’s also causing a stir in Australia because our domestic league is heavily struggling and all promo went towards a game featuring overseas teams that will not grow the game. It’s dumb on every level except making money for people already making millions. If you want to grow the game, invest in the local game
Zealand complains about doing too many videos/streams on main account while building a second account to give us more content. The irony is not lost on me, lol.
Curious about your take on this.
55k sellout in Vancouver for the Miami game, just for their top players to not even make the trip.
Should players rest at home vs road games?
About the US sports calendar, don't they play 5x a week in the NBA and some times 2x in the same day in the MLB?
2x a day in MLB is only on a double header and usually the same players ain't playing both games in full (some only even play in 1), as for the NBA, I think it's max 4x a week if even that. However unlike football, our sports do have a lot of stoppage, giving players many rest times throughout the game.
These matches are “promotion friendlies” play in another country up your support therefor more money into the club, which as you said Z goes against that crap they say about “too many games”
But they literally have a 52 man squad for a reason