"Today everyone plays in a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3, every kid wants to become a no.10 but that position doesnt exist anymore no coash wants playmakers anymore, they only want fast players who can sprint through 1v1s" - James Rodriguez ( The last real no.10 )
He was my idol now hi at olimpacos I truly misss his smile and the joy he would bring to me while watching him at real also this is coming from a Liverpool fan
@@rikhalder8720 fingers crossed man and also don't forget Isco. Both of them fell hard after leaving Real. As a Real fan I feel very sorry for them. I really liked the Zidane era. That time the B team A team all were in their primes. How did they manage that?? It's because of the B team. They played excellent in the league cup and La Liga matches. This way the big players Benzema, Ronaldo, Modric and Kroos all got plenty of rest before the big games like UCL. Then they came out all guns blazing and won consecutive 3 UCL trophies.
I totally agree with this video. The beautiful game is getting too soft, uninteresting and overly controlled with silly rules by ppl who are not playing…
the main problem is they are treating every single player as a piece of meat, not supporting a player in their hard times. and trying to sack managers and players when they are not giving their best. football is becoming a business- these words are said by CR7.
Football is also changing from players’ perspective. Young players are punished for showing off skills, coaches are not tolerant towards taking a risks. Therefore we are losing long shots and skills showboating, which made fotball a bit more exciting to watch.
I Agree with Goal90 that football is actually getting boring each day. A day i almost stopped watching it was because of this VAR blunders in the premier league.
l Agree with Goal90 that football is actually getting boring each day. A day i almost stopped watching it was because of this VAR blunders i the premier league
I Agree with Goal90 that football is actually getting boring rach day. A day i almost stopped watching it was because of this VAR blunders in the premier league.
One thing I feel like football is getting boring is back then players would take the risk shooting outside the box. Doesn't matter is it's to curve, to much power or anything, it feels exciting to watch if they goal or not. That's my opinion
Now on every team, there are same type of robotic players with similar qualities as if they were made in a lab. Teams are usually made up of thin, athletic build players who run fast back and forth and that's it. The amount of money they're paid is insane. If, for example, Ruud Van Nistelrooy played now, he'd be worth over 500 million euros.
nope its football thats becoming boring because the new fire players are still growing, we're in the era of youngsters but they're young and not matured. so in like 6 years it'll be back
Another point is that a lot of games I’ve seen are either boring 1-0 games or one sided games like 4-0 or more. Games are barely ever exciting for both sides.
It is getting boring really. And there is also another thing. Back in the day you had multiple clubs that were almost equal and so lot of fighting for title races. Now, at the very best, you have only 3 teams in the league, a lot of leagues are even 1 horse races. And even in CL the reality is that every year there are about 5 favourites who can win it, while the others are just competing and maybe making 1 miracle, but have no chance to win it. Some clubs are getting rediculously rich and killing all competition. And you´re very right about the fouls and penalties. Every touch nowadays is penalty. No matter if its just a touch on the arm. And all those divings are just killing it for me. It has gotten to the point that I can´t even celebrate my favourite team if they are doing it. Not to mention all the corrupt teams or even FIFA themselfs. Corruption here, corruption there, FFP for one, but not for other. It has become a business at this point. I´m not even sure how many of the winners in those last years are legitimate and how many won unfair. Every year there is scandal for at least 2-3 big teams and not to mention all those penalties for Argentina or red cards/penalties in Barca matches till about 10 years ago or those Real Madrid offside goals in CL in the 3 in row campaign and so on. They aren´t even hiding it sometimes. Just streight into your face are backing a team or name and then blame you for hater because you can´t accept their double standards.
@261i7 That's only because new and new people in 3rd world are having opportunities to watch it(while back in the day they couldn't) and also with the always growing number of people in the world. Everything that is popular now is always with bigger numbers than it has ever been before. But that doesn't change the fact that some of those just become boring for some people. For me football is boring since I became teenager. I don't have that sheep mentality to be with million other people, looking at something that I can't change or interfere, and be glad that 'my' team won. Meanwhile I don't get any credit, medals/trophies/money or whatever for 'helping' them win matches or trophies.
@261i7 Basketball is not declaining, I often see news about it without being interested in it. Its USA that starts to suck at it but worldwide it has become bigger and more and more countries are playing it constantly or are interested in it. As for baseball and maybe cricket and or rygby, they are just boring at all. Only a nishe of people care about them and nothing more. I'm even surprised how baseball isn't 'death' already at all.
For me, yes, football is getting boring. Even if you take El Clasico. It used to be the most important match in football. It was interesting to watch the confrontation between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Messi and Ronaldo. "El Classico of the Gods". And now it's not like that. Also, many clubs often change coaches and players if they do not immediately show the result. They should try to build long-term projects. And then every season there will be a new coach and a new line-up. And if they lose a few matches, then again they will be changed. We need a balance. Yes, the game is boring. I already miss the old matches and the old atmosphere...
I’m a South African u13 player in KZN’s first division and in South Africa football is pretty much like 90’s football with all the tackles and skills but on the professional level we are not that good.
Unpopular Opinion: The appeal of football began to wane for many when Pep Guardiola assumed the role of Barcelona's head coach. This shift is often exemplified by the memory of Barcelona's dramatic Champions League victory over Chelsea, which left many English fans feeling aggrieved. Personally, as an Italian, I found great joy in Chelsea's triumph in 2012, despite my national allegiance. One of the reasons for this diminishing allure in modern football is the prevalence of seemingly endless, and at times, seemingly futile, passes. The beautiful game's essence has seemingly eroded as a result. The elegance of simplicity and the thrill of well-executed, direct play have been overshadowed by an overabundance of possession-oriented tactics. Moreover, a sense of predictability has settled over the sport. A select few top-tier teams consistently dominate the competition year after year, rendering the outcome almost predetermined. This creates an atmosphere of monotony, where fans often anticipate the same teams reaching the pinnacle of success. This lack of diversity in champions can detract from the excitement and unpredictability that once defined football's magic. In conclusion, the perception that football has lost its charm due to these factors is indeed an unpopular opinion, but it reflects the sentiments of many who long for the days when the sport was celebrated for its diversity, simplicity, and the sheer unpredictability of each match.
Watch the Brazilian league then. Last Year they had a Lot of teams with good chances of winning the league. No squad is that much better than the other. They rely much more on creativity compared to european leagues. The referees are terrible though
I love the sport but I actually agree. Back in the days people would do insane tackles. very dangerous tackles. Now, you tap a man on the shoulder and he goes down like "AAAAAAAAA MY FACE" and then the other guy gets a red
I’m a lifelong American football fan I also enjoy futbol but when you go from watching a NFL game to a premier league, la liga, or champions league game you can’t help but notice NFL players pretend they are fine when they have serious injuries and Futbolers pretending to be hurt when they are perfectly fine it makes me change the channel
ansu fati was promising but cause of the likes of messi and dembele were in form as at that time he didnt get enough game time and the beautiful talent cant seem to find his twinkling boots any longer and also the media and speculations around him are also overwhelming 😭😭
With Fati its the injuries bruh.Ever since he came from that knee injury operation he has never been the same again.Same fate with Umtiti,after the operation the guy digressed.
Bro Ansu Fati WAS getting minutes on the pitch it's just that he suffered ONE injury and bc Barca couldn't solve it the first time, he is now missing countless opportunities bc he is just watching from the sidelines
I strongly agree with you. My first experience with football was the 98 world cup, I've been watching regularly since 2005 and the football is so boring these days. Maybe it has to do something with my daily busy routine as well.
Honestly I agree with this I only started watching Futbol about 2 months ago and I thought this was normal,player need too start enjoying the game like Antony,Neymar(before diving),richarlisson and walker and entertain the crowd as well as the officials need to stop sucking the fun out of the game and maybe make rules with fan votes on if it should be made or not
I agree with goal ninety. When arsenal beat manchester united 3-2 in the ninetieth minute, the goal was offside but the referee went to VAR ,wasted time and blew the whistle when the game wasn't even up. RULE VAR OUT.
There still more players with more skills, speed, stamina and ect than back in the day. But agree with you on the fact that VAR and other rules such as the one for the goal keeper not be able to leave the line and being able to play mind game is gonna take away some of the fun parts of watching and playing football (soccer).
@@markwilson4690 Players today are skill-less because they are taught football in a sterilized way... anyone that tries to be inventive is told that he's a bad player cause the "analytics" say so... in today's game Ronaldo (the phenomenon) would have been told to stop dribbling and "be efficient"... Ronaldinho would have been playing for some mediocre club that would want him to sell tickets but the big teams would be saying he's "inefficient"... to be allowed to be inventive and innovating in football nowadays you need to be Messi... but newsflash, Messi is the most talented footballer of the last 100 years... so yeah, good luck with that... I'm gonna say this... Guardiola is one of the best coaches of all time but without knowing it he RUINED football... his Barcelona was a blessing to watch but after that everyone started looking at analytics and overanalyzing everything, telling players to "make the right pass" ever time and never think for themselves... And of course nowadays the game is played by actors and not professional footballers... seriously... every game has a penalty called and 99% of them are bullshit calls... players nowadays actually aim for the defenders arms to get a penalty because it's easier than actually scoring a goal... it's become THAT sad...
Its really the diving and the cautiousness in football. Since if you touch a player, they fall, the defenders cant really do ferocious tackles anymore. Football is still by far the best sport and always will be but it has gotten less fun (Just a tiny bit). Football is still fun though
The only reason mind games were removed is because of Emi Martinez's amazing performance in the cup, which is why it got banned because he was doing it.
2014 was the final year I truly enjoyed watching football. 2015 through 2018 was alright despite me being over the Messi versus Ronaldo rivalry. The talented young players coming up at the point looked promising until many of them developed a diva attitude with high wages before they accomplished anything.
Ngl when I saw the title I was trying to find a way to prove that you're wrong but the more I watch the video the more i realize you're actually right, can't disagree with facts 🤷
Lol..for fanboys they hyped it like this. Football has many interesting factors..Barca tiki taka Messi playstyle was one of that...Ronaldo early days was fun . It was more fun and great in 95-05.
@@A123-u7z Of course, football used to be much more fun than nowadays. You had Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Maldini, Del Piero, Batistuta, a great era of footballers. I loved football in the 90's. Today, football is too physical. It's boring now.
@@matiascs1908 Ronaldo's games are really boring. Even Messi is boring in most matches only non boring player I seen is Neymar and some Brazilians they had some skills. Ronaldo's games are just tap ins. Messi barely runs in a game. They are nothing compared to Ronadinho or R9.
I agree with you on this. It is getting boring these daya. Just running with the ball from one side to the other. Thats it. Nothing special. Back then football used to be so much fun.
Facts and it’s soo sad that there is not much brexit tackles anymore because the fouls are ridiculous like I used to live watching maldini slide tackles
Everything changes and evolves we can't really complain Maybe 50 years later people will consider 2020s haaland and mbappe era as the golden age or most entertaining age of football Maybe it took away the fun But talking about tackles also remember that we see a tackle and for us it is drama and fun and show But for the player who got tackled he may even get injured Bcoz of this brutal tackles we never got to see the full potential of R9, van basteen and many other great players
Football is definitely getting boring. Football in the 80s 90s and early 2000s was 1000000000x better. The players, the skills, the mentality and the desire to win. But most of all there is hardly any slight touch that VAR will not give a penalty for. Football is becoming shit
Football has been boring for a while tbh. The reduction is physicality in the tackle and the way if a player catches a hint of a tackle coming they go down like they have been shot, has killed the game imo In regards to the goalkeeper/penalty taker thing, I got 2 words for you, Bruce Grobelaar.
@@loknight4058 he was a Liverpool and Zimbabwean goalkeeper famous for his goal line antics in the 1990’s. I haven’t looked but I’m sure there will be videos on RUclips of his behaviour 🤣
Football also became boring due to it being way more defensive than it was. We need more players like Eden Hazard, that can dribble through tight spaces
Everything in this video is facts, but also the play and meta of football too. Possession ball has sapped the fun out of watching a game. Watching 20-40 passes before a muffed shot or a deflected shot out for a corner has ruined the enjoyment. Guardiola started it with Barca, with the Tiki Taka, but that was with arguably the best club team in history, and now everyone tries to do it and it's not fun to watch. So.........much.........passing and so little shooting. All the back passing and passes through the defense is just mind numbingly boring. There's no more risks in the game and the very rare occasions of fast end to end play don't quite make up for slow build up play all the time.
This is why the MLS is becoming so attractive. DP/salary cap rule allows very good strikers to play against subpar defensive players. It makes for a entertaining game with many fast counter attacks. Playing from the backline doesn't work in the MLS, your advantage is pushing vertical. 10 million dollar offensive player vs 80k defensive player. If you don't believe me, please watch the LAFC vs Galaxy game. Fun Fun Fun Fun..aka "El Traffico"...look at the Inter Miami salary roster, it will shock you. Keep in mind most MLS teams are structured like this. All the money is spent on the front line, leaving only 60k - 100k to make up the back line. No joke here.
Referees running several meters towards the corner of the pitch to watch a replay for 5 secs and come back running again only to give the wrong verdict 😭
Thank you, hopefully IFAB see this. Edit: VAR is good, it’s fair and it makes it so fans can’t complain over things. Only when it’s a small 50/50 tackle and someone dives because they got clipped is painful. Otherwise when I’m watching games on TV and they show the closeup footage and replays but the referee still makes a bad decision it ruins the game for me. Also for Offsides the tiny, minuscule offside is annoying. They should make it that it’s not offside if the player’s foot isn’t planted. The biggest problem is the box the refs go to, we just need Video Assistant Refs and those in every game.
😩Way too correct Goal 90, Seriously way too correct this game is getting boring every single day 😢and the most bitter truth is that us "fans"🙄 and I all contribute to dismise😭
This is why I only watch PL football when I have spare time. I used to love watching matches religiously & usually couldn't wait until the next fixture was coming up...but, now? In my opinion, the elite levels of the sport have become even more restrained than a game of chess; managers seem to prefer (carefully) choreographed passes, and rigidity in their structure of formation - over individual displays of brilliance & most importantly, TAKING RISKS!
Definitely getting worse, VAR it’s self has destroyed the game plus the amount of times it’s wrong. I miss seeing the odd scrap with players in the epl, imagine if VAR was in when Keane and viera we’re playing geeess they’d be having a 10 game ban
Remember that old Nike commercial where they built clones using modern technology? ....it feels like that now. Everything is too robotic, mechanical and formulaic. Almost zero risks. There's nothing really raw or groundbreaking anymore, taking essentially the life out of the game. One player who gave me hope was Richarlison and his goal for Brazil in the 2022 world cup. That shook everyone for a second, cause it came out of absolutely nowhere.
Back then, when Vinnie Jones hacked Eric Cantona's and Cantona sprung back up immediately, the United players were worry that he might retaliate in worse way possible.. Nowadays, when defenders step on attackers' shadow, the attacker would immediately fall down to the ground..😂😂
i personally wanted mudryk to get an assist or a goal somehow just so the trolling could stop(I'm not even a chelsea fan). nowadays people only focus on scorelines and fail to enoy the beauty of the sport. and the oil clubs, oh my, the OIL CLUBSSSS
Football is getting boring, but not by much. Football is just getting more controversial than it used to. I mean, players are not respected by FIFA executives, but are supposed to respect everyone on the pitch. Remember the WC event thingy where it showed the WC’s best moments? Well Ronaldo was just shown on the bench, and not respected. So basically football as we know it, is getting worse.
That’s just an absolute out rage, like bringing in those rules for the goalkeeper before a peno is taken is an absolute disgrace. Especially as a former goalkeeper myself. It’s like they want to see the player score by giving the goalkeeper little-no chance to even save it. I love the sport even now days while watching Liverpool play as a Liverpool fan but there are definitely a few things that need to be sorted
I Agree with Goal90 that football is actually getting boring each day. A day i almost stopped watching it was because of this VAR blunders in the premier league
I definitely agree that football is now so mechanical and restricted like VAR, players being robotic, stats, it’s so frustrating seeing what’s happening.
Each year games are becoming more goal scoring and less goal scoring at the same time. You either have a 4-0 game where the winning side won by using cheeky tap ins or pens due to VAR, or you get a 1-0 game that the better team scores then parks the bus making it a dull game and the other team not given opportunities to show flash or skill became the manager is too worried about being sacked.
this is sooo true, nowadays because of the stupid slipups of VAR, players will always dive when in the box. Football is so boring now, the only thing the players care about now is their stats, no flair, and when the players do show FLAIR, they are put under hot water by the media. Lucas Paqueta, Neymar, Antony, Richarlison, Mudryk. Getting a yellow for doing freestyle skills like rainbow flicks, kickups, head stalls, seal dribbles, chest stalls, neck stalls, its STUPID, I guess. YOU CANT EVEN TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRT, because of how football has been ruined by marketing and advertising. Now even a shoulder to shoulder barge is a foul, thats crazy. Also, how can keepers stay on the line, not taunt or play mind games, and be expected to save it. What can be considered a foul now, even a light touch on the back is a mf foul. What? Snoods and beanies were banned, FIFA saying that theyre dangerous, bruh *HIW TF IS A SNOOD OR BEANIE DANGEROUS* And now, every federation in football is corrupt, take the World Cup for example, every single FIFA competition is rigged one way or another, its sickening, illegal and hidden wardrobe deals are always made. Santos, Barça, Argentina, South Korea and Japan, all intertwined with CORRUPT HIDDEN AGREEMENTS. My simple answer, YES. WE'VE RUINED THE ORIGINAL FUN OF FOOTBALL.
Absolutely. Even 15-20 years ago, football was much more interesting. Flair players seem to be dying out, whereas back then, even many of the unfashionable or smaller teams had one. This is especially true at international level, where even with the lesser teams, there would often be a player I'd tune in to watch. It's even true at club level, to an extent. Also the big rivalries have largely died out. You'd always expect nasty tackles and cheating in arsenal v man utd, arsenal v Chelsea, Liverpool v man utd, the Manchester Derby, Merseyside Derby, Real v barca and so on. Nowadays, controversy mostly occurs via VAR. Then there's the tactics. Only three sets of tactics seem to be used in world football today; Tiki taka, 11 man defence and occasional counter, or the more exciting press and attack tactics. Most teams use one of the first two, which doesn't make for exciting football or play that caters for flair players.
Remember that old Nike commercial where the technology made clones make their own team? .....it feels like that now. Everything has become too robotic and mechanical and formulaic, not really as raw and groundbreaking.
"Today everyone plays in a 4-4-2 or 4-3-3, every kid wants to become a no.10 but that position doesnt exist anymore no coash wants playmakers anymore, they only want fast players who can sprint through 1v1s" - James Rodriguez ( The last real no.10 )
I MISS JAMES 😢😢
He was my idol now hi at olimpacos I truly misss his smile and the joy he would bring to me while watching him at real also this is coming from a Liverpool fan
@@ice_spikz1545 dw he will make a comeback im telling you i might sound dramatic but mark my words
@@rikhalder8720 hopefully
@@rikhalder8720 fingers crossed man and also don't forget Isco. Both of them fell hard after leaving Real. As a Real fan I feel very sorry for them. I really liked the Zidane era. That time the B team A team all were in their primes. How did they manage that?? It's because of the B team. They played excellent in the league cup and La Liga matches. This way the big players Benzema, Ronaldo, Modric and Kroos all got plenty of rest before the big games like UCL. Then they came out all guns blazing and won consecutive 3 UCL trophies.
I totally agree with this video. The beautiful game is getting too soft, uninteresting and overly controlled with silly rules by ppl who are not playing…
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They’re trying to make attackers score more goals and earn more money
@@daniyalhasan4346 Facts 💯
Not really.
Correction; People who have never played the game.
the main problem is they are treating every single player as a piece of meat, not supporting a player in their hard times. and trying to sack managers and players when they are not giving their best.
football is becoming a business- these words are said by CR7.
Ronaldo never said that.
@@OfficialVontify he legit said he looked at football as a business now in one of i think in an interview
@@OfficialVontify just go and listen to price morgan's interview.
@@Anonymous-je6tc lmao he did say that
Cr7 did say that you buffoons
Football is also changing from players’ perspective. Young players are punished for showing off skills, coaches are not tolerant towards taking a risks. Therefore we are losing long shots and skills showboating, which made fotball a bit more exciting to watch.
Fr that’s why all the players are getting laughed at for scoring 30 goals a season because they only got it for scoring tap ins and no flashy goals
I Agree with Goal90 that football is actually getting boring each day. A day i almost stopped watching it was because of this VAR blunders in the premier league.
Same
l Agree with Goal90 that football is actually getting boring each day. A day i almost stopped watching it was because of this VAR blunders i the premier league
I Agree with Goal90 that football is actually getting boring rach day. A day i almost stopped watching it was because of this VAR blunders in the premier league.
@@Theunicorn2012 copied comment..
Why is everyone copying this comment??
One thing I feel like football is getting boring is back then players would take the risk shooting outside the box. Doesn't matter is it's to curve, to much power or anything, it feels exciting to watch if they goal or not. That's my opinion
stil happens now it just goes to the back ends of the stadium everytime
we have to appreciate players like lisandro martinez. Probably the only guy who isnt afraid to do tackles
yeah
Araujo too
I am a city fan but I love Martinez
Alvarez also.
@@Dfhhgffdboring still
Everything you said in this video is completely world class and correct
I was one of the lucky ones to have watched football, cricket, and tennis in the 90s and the early 2000s.
bro you cant tell me that people enjoy football as much as we did back in 2000 to 2016
true
if you want the 2016 vibe just go watch griezmann
thats acurate@@ondatra0057
It's true I swear. I used to watch Football since 08 now I almost stopped after Covid
i stopped being hyped about football matches after messi (my idol) won the world cup@@-JJ--
Now on every team, there are same type of robotic players with similar qualities as if they were made in a lab. Teams are usually made up of thin, athletic build players who run fast back and forth and that's it. The amount of money they're paid is insane. If, for example, Ruud Van Nistelrooy played now, he'd be worth over 500 million euros.
It's not football that becoming boring, It's the toxic fans on social media and the new rules making the game boring and unauthentic.
nope its football thats becoming boring because the new fire players are still growing, we're in the era of youngsters but they're young and not matured. so in like 6 years it'll be back
You are right people abuse players And stuff which I hate and I would love to wrestle these people to the ground😂
Football rules sould be same as in 2000s and football will be perfect
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yea
Another point is that a lot of games I’ve seen are either boring 1-0 games or one sided games like 4-0 or more. Games are barely ever exciting for both sides.
You are right especially in the UCL finals
lol, lmao
It is getting boring really. And there is also another thing. Back in the day you had multiple clubs that were almost equal and so lot of fighting for title races. Now, at the very best, you have only 3 teams in the league, a lot of leagues are even 1 horse races. And even in CL the reality is that every year there are about 5 favourites who can win it, while the others are just competing and maybe making 1 miracle, but have no chance to win it. Some clubs are getting rediculously rich and killing all competition.
And you´re very right about the fouls and penalties. Every touch nowadays is penalty. No matter if its just a touch on the arm. And all those divings are just killing it for me. It has gotten to the point that I can´t even celebrate my favourite team if they are doing it. Not to mention all the corrupt teams or even FIFA themselfs. Corruption here, corruption there, FFP for one, but not for other.
It has become a business at this point. I´m not even sure how many of the winners in those last years are legitimate and how many won unfair. Every year there is scandal for at least 2-3 big teams and not to mention all those penalties for Argentina or red cards/penalties in Barca matches till about 10 years ago or those Real Madrid offside goals in CL in the 3 in row campaign and so on. They aren´t even hiding it sometimes. Just streight into your face are backing a team or name and then blame you for hater because you can´t accept their double standards.
true bro
Well said mate facts 💯💯💯
@261i7 That's only because new and new people in 3rd world are having opportunities to watch it(while back in the day they couldn't) and also with the always growing number of people in the world.
Everything that is popular now is always with bigger numbers than it has ever been before. But that doesn't change the fact that some of those just become boring for some people.
For me football is boring since I became teenager. I don't have that sheep mentality to be with million other people, looking at something that I can't change or interfere, and be glad that 'my' team won. Meanwhile I don't get any credit, medals/trophies/money or whatever for 'helping' them win matches or trophies.
@261i7 Basketball is not declaining, I often see news about it without being interested in it. Its USA that starts to suck at it but worldwide it has become bigger and more and more countries are playing it constantly or are interested in it.
As for baseball and maybe cricket and or rygby, they are just boring at all. Only a nishe of people care about them and nothing more. I'm even surprised how baseball isn't 'death' already at all.
I agree
For me, yes, football is getting boring. Even if you take El Clasico. It used to be the most important match in football. It was interesting to watch the confrontation between Barcelona and Real Madrid. Messi and Ronaldo. "El Classico of the Gods". And now it's not like that. Also, many clubs often change coaches and players if they do not immediately show the result. They should try to build long-term projects. And then every season there will be a new coach and a new line-up. And if they lose a few matches, then again they will be changed. We need a balance. Yes, the game is boring. I already miss the old matches and the old atmosphere...
Still that time el classico only was great. Other looks pretty boring where Real or Barca winning 3-0 everytime.
I agree
I’m a South African u13 player in KZN’s first division and in South Africa football is pretty much like 90’s football with all the tackles and skills but on the professional level we are not that good.
Unpopular Opinion: The appeal of football began to wane for many when Pep Guardiola assumed the role of Barcelona's head coach. This shift is often exemplified by the memory of Barcelona's dramatic Champions League victory over Chelsea, which left many English fans feeling aggrieved. Personally, as an Italian, I found great joy in Chelsea's triumph in 2012, despite my national allegiance.
One of the reasons for this diminishing allure in modern football is the prevalence of seemingly endless, and at times, seemingly futile, passes. The beautiful game's essence has seemingly eroded as a result. The elegance of simplicity and the thrill of well-executed, direct play have been overshadowed by an overabundance of possession-oriented tactics.
Moreover, a sense of predictability has settled over the sport. A select few top-tier teams consistently dominate the competition year after year, rendering the outcome almost predetermined. This creates an atmosphere of monotony, where fans often anticipate the same teams reaching the pinnacle of success. This lack of diversity in champions can detract from the excitement and unpredictability that once defined football's magic.
In conclusion, the perception that football has lost its charm due to these factors is indeed an unpopular opinion, but it reflects the sentiments of many who long for the days when the sport was celebrated for its diversity, simplicity, and the sheer unpredictability of each match.
mourinho 2004 played the most b oring football
Watch the Brazilian league then. Last Year they had a Lot of teams with good chances of winning the league. No squad is that much better than the other. They rely much more on creativity compared to european leagues. The referees are terrible though
@@marketlider2811 thanks for the recommendation. I will have a look at it
Pep ruined football
I love the sport but I actually agree.
Back in the days people would do insane tackles. very dangerous tackles.
Now, you tap a man on the shoulder and he goes down like "AAAAAAAAA MY FACE" and then the other guy gets a red
its is really hard to admit that the game becomes boring day by day. but my man here speaks the absolute truth😞😞
You're correct, football has become boring compared to what it was. The money ruined the sport.
I'm especially noticing this in this Eurocup. Matches are so boring and slow, and there's no a single soul trying to do something different.
Yes, this Euro has been really dull, no team wants to take any risks and therefore almost every team parks the bus
And the results, all 0-0, 1-1 or 2-1. Sad af.
@Hadc577 Lap up that slop.
@Hadc577 Your brain is shrinking rapidly.
Portugal vs France is perfect example
Thanks you Goal90 for reminding us of the good old physical and skilful days
i wasn’t alive for them old days😢
I’m a lifelong American football fan I also enjoy futbol but when you go from watching a NFL game to a premier league, la liga, or champions league game you can’t help but notice NFL players pretend they are fine when they have serious injuries and Futbolers pretending to be hurt when they are perfectly fine it makes me change the channel
ansu fati was promising but cause of the likes of messi and dembele were in form as at that time he didnt get enough game time and the beautiful talent cant seem to find his twinkling boots any longer and also the media and speculations around him are also overwhelming 😭😭
Tbh no Ansu Fati started falling after injuries before that he was promising
With Fati its the injuries bruh.Ever since he came from that knee injury operation he has never been the same again.Same fate with Umtiti,after the operation the guy digressed.
@@desmondachocky537 exaclty umtiti also died down
Ansu sucks glad braca sold him
Bro Ansu Fati WAS getting minutes on the pitch it's just that he suffered ONE injury and bc Barca couldn't solve it the first time, he is now missing countless opportunities bc he is just watching from the sidelines
I feel like football's prime days were between 1990 and 2011 or so. Its best days are far behind now.
Football is the most entertaining sport in the world
And football is growing in popularity rapidly
2006-2013 football were ferocious and full of skill+energy.
I strongly agree with you. My first experience with football was the 98 world cup, I've been watching regularly since 2005 and the football is so boring these days. Maybe it has to do something with my daily busy routine as well.
I literally searched "Why 90s football is greater than today". Those were the days I can't even forgot how legends played this greatest game
Football is growing in world wide ⚽️❤️
Honestly I agree with this I only started watching Futbol about 2 months ago and I thought this was normal,player need too start enjoying the game like Antony,Neymar(before diving),richarlisson and walker and entertain the crowd as well as the officials need to stop sucking the fun out of the game and maybe make rules with fan votes on if it should be made or not
I agree with goal ninety. When arsenal beat manchester united 3-2 in the ninetieth minute, the goal was offside but the referee went to VAR ,wasted time and blew the whistle when the game wasn't even up. RULE VAR OUT.
There still more players with more skills, speed, stamina and ect than back in the day. But agree with you on the fact that VAR and other rules such as the one for the goal keeper not be able to leave the line and being able to play mind game is gonna take away some of the fun parts of watching and playing football (soccer).
There's a lot more resources for players nowadays than back then. Majority of players today are blasted scumbags.
Are you saying that players today are just better?
@261i7what?
@@markwilson4690 Players today are skill-less because they are taught football in a sterilized way... anyone that tries to be inventive is told that he's a bad player cause the "analytics" say so... in today's game Ronaldo (the phenomenon) would have been told to stop dribbling and "be efficient"... Ronaldinho would have been playing for some mediocre club that would want him to sell tickets but the big teams would be saying he's "inefficient"... to be allowed to be inventive and innovating in football nowadays you need to be Messi... but newsflash, Messi is the most talented footballer of the last 100 years... so yeah, good luck with that...
I'm gonna say this... Guardiola is one of the best coaches of all time but without knowing it he RUINED football... his Barcelona was a blessing to watch but after that everyone started looking at analytics and overanalyzing everything, telling players to "make the right pass" ever time and never think for themselves...
And of course nowadays the game is played by actors and not professional footballers... seriously... every game has a penalty called and 99% of them are bullshit calls... players nowadays actually aim for the defenders arms to get a penalty because it's easier than actually scoring a goal... it's become THAT sad...
Its really the diving and the cautiousness in football. Since if you touch a player, they fall, the defenders cant really do ferocious tackles anymore. Football is still by far the best sport and always will be but it has gotten less fun (Just a tiny bit). Football is still fun though
By far the best sport ? Speak for yourself pal you need to get out more more sports out there in life
Speak for yourself dude.
@@christ34fj yes it is the best sport
@@christ34fj i HAVE tried other sports. the only other one I like is Basketball
@@CrystalBase snooker
The only reason mind games were removed is because of Emi Martinez's amazing performance in the cup, which is why it got banned because he was doing it.
yea and fifa is french so since they lost the final they got mad
@@rikhalder87205 penalties?
@@OfficialVontify true dont get me wrong i never rooted for argentina or messi, i am a ronaldo fan
@@OfficialVontify So? Average Penaldo fan. What a World Cup
@@rikhalder8720 I like both Messi and Cristiano. but IFAB made the new rules. not FIFA.
That Goalkeeper rules change was for *Emiliano Martinez,* lol
His mind games are what's important and how a smart person can win or lose a match
It’s sad to see the beautiful game slowly sink into absolute boredom and not fun to watch😭😭
I'm Scottish and VAR ruins football on every game.
It's so annoying
2014 was the final year I truly enjoyed watching football. 2015 through 2018 was alright despite me being over the Messi versus Ronaldo rivalry. The talented young players coming up at the point looked promising until many of them developed a diva attitude with high wages before they accomplished anything.
I agree especially with goalkeepers and penalties 😢
Ngl when I saw the title I was trying to find a way to prove that you're wrong but the more I watch the video the more i realize you're actually right, can't disagree with facts 🤷
You guys are right Goal 90 this must go viral
Messi and CR7 were the reasons why football wasn't boring until now. Now, without Messi and CR7 in Europe, football will be very boring.
Lol..for fanboys they hyped it like this. Football has many interesting factors..Barca tiki taka Messi playstyle was one of that...Ronaldo early days was fun . It was more fun and great in 95-05.
@@A123-u7z Of course, football used to be much more fun than nowadays.
You had Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Maldini, Del Piero, Batistuta, a great era of footballers. I loved football in the 90's.
Today, football is too physical. It's boring now.
@@matiascs1908 Ronaldo's games are really boring. Even Messi is boring in most matches only non boring player I seen is Neymar and some Brazilians they had some skills. Ronaldo's games are just tap ins. Messi barely runs in a game. They are nothing compared to Ronadinho or R9.
@@JeromeHermbert Football in the 90's were much better than nowadays, definitely.
@@JeromeHermbertWatch young ronaldo and messi. Neymar who😂
I agree with you on this. It is getting boring these daya. Just running with the ball from one side to the other. Thats it. Nothing special. Back then football used to be so much fun.
1 defender still puts his body on the line Lisandro Martinez
@ZombieKiller4646 calm down mate its ramadan 😆
Facts and it’s soo sad that there is not much brexit tackles anymore because the fouls are ridiculous like I used to live watching maldini slide tackles
Maldini is the one defender you font want for tackles
Everything changes and evolves we can't really complain
Maybe 50 years later people will consider 2020s haaland and mbappe era as the golden age or most entertaining age of football
Maybe it took away the fun
But talking about tackles also remember that we see a tackle and for us it is drama and fun and show
But for the player who got tackled he may even get injured
Bcoz of this brutal tackles we never got to see the full potential of R9, van basteen and many other great players
Football is definitely getting boring. Football in the 80s 90s and early 2000s was 1000000000x better. The players, the skills, the mentality and the desire to win. But most of all there is hardly any slight touch that VAR will not give a penalty for. Football is becoming shit
Football has been boring for a while tbh. The reduction is physicality in the tackle and the way if a player catches a hint of a tackle coming they go down like they have been shot, has killed the game imo
In regards to the goalkeeper/penalty taker thing, I got 2 words for you, Bruce Grobelaar.
What you mean by Bruce grobelaar
@@loknight4058 he was a Liverpool and Zimbabwean goalkeeper famous for his goal line antics in the 1990’s. I haven’t looked but I’m sure there will be videos on RUclips of his behaviour 🤣
Football also became boring due to it being way more defensive than it was. We need more players like Eden Hazard, that can dribble through tight spaces
Its not that we don't like Anthony's skill but if you're doing skills make it work
I wish it was a true football like old where all 11 players came from the town they play for.
It's getting boring when the same club keep winning in thier league
The same teams winning in other sports
NBA viewership and ratings are declining rapidly
Football is growing in popularity rapidly ⚽️❤️
It's not getting boring. It's already boring
@261i7it is
I'm watching this while the euro final is playing in the background. I was falling asleep
This year's Euros has been so entertaining
Everything in this video is facts, but also the play and meta of football too. Possession ball has sapped the fun out of watching a game. Watching 20-40 passes before a muffed shot or a deflected shot out for a corner has ruined the enjoyment. Guardiola started it with Barca, with the Tiki Taka, but that was with arguably the best club team in history, and now everyone tries to do it and it's not fun to watch. So.........much.........passing and so little shooting. All the back passing and passes through the defense is just mind numbingly boring. There's no more risks in the game and the very rare occasions of fast end to end play don't quite make up for slow build up play all the time.
Agreed. Another reason? Excessive crossing of the ball into the penalty area for header and almost the total absence of one-two and dribbling.
Man, I wish I was alive to watch prime Ronaldinho play.
He was special tricks flicks parting he didbt care
Have you heard of a player called recoba,,give him a watxh
For me it’s the consumption of football in other aspects like social media makes it so consuming I get fatigued.
@261i7 bro it’s the world game how can it grow more
Now that I think about it name me ONE GENUINE SOLO GOAL from the last 24 months in the prem/la liga/Italian serie a. I'll wait...
But can name 1000 tap ins
@@APsGTG true
Kudus vs Freiburg solo goal (It's not against a premier league team, but kudus plays for a premier league team lol)
@@janvertonghen14 in the premier league
@@mbofftheradar Kobbie Mainoo solo goal
This is why the MLS is becoming so attractive. DP/salary cap rule allows very good strikers to play against subpar defensive players. It makes for a entertaining game with many fast counter attacks. Playing from the backline doesn't work in the MLS, your advantage is pushing vertical. 10 million dollar offensive player vs 80k defensive player. If you don't believe me, please watch the LAFC vs Galaxy game. Fun Fun Fun Fun..aka "El Traffico"...look at the Inter Miami salary roster, it will shock you. Keep in mind most MLS teams are structured like this. All the money is spent on the front line, leaving only 60k - 100k to make up the back line. No joke here.
90% of matches this days are unwatchable, it’s not boring is almost dead
Referees running several meters towards the corner of the pitch to watch a replay for 5 secs and come back running again only to give the wrong verdict 😭
Wait for 10+ yrs and if it goes like this we will get American football with 10 min play and 80 min ads no no 80 min VAR
Football used to be fun to watch. Now it’s like watching a PS1 game unfold.
Loved football from 1996 but intentionally stoped watching 2 years ago. Football lost it’s charm…
What sport you watch now rugby tennis cricket I started watching Rugby football just got boring for me
Facts. About 5-3 years ago it fell off
Thank you, hopefully IFAB see this.
Edit: VAR is good, it’s fair and it makes it so fans can’t complain over things. Only when it’s a small 50/50 tackle and someone dives because they got clipped is painful. Otherwise when I’m watching games on TV and they show the closeup footage and replays but the referee still makes a bad decision it ruins the game for me. Also for Offsides the tiny, minuscule offside is annoying. They should make it that it’s not offside if the player’s foot isn’t planted. The biggest problem is the box the refs go to, we just need Video Assistant Refs and those in every game.
yeah but it removes the drama-filled squabbles players have with each other which we all used to love
I swear when Messi and Ronaldo retire the next generation is going to be soulless, players won't have as much passion as players in the past.
Yep soulless
The the soul of the beautiful game is honestly is just dying and all the things that made the sport beautiful I just getting frowned upon
As someone from Ireland I have to say I’m so lucky that I can watch Gaelic football 🏐 and hurling 🎾 if football starts becoming boring
😩Way too correct Goal 90, Seriously way too correct this game is getting boring every single day 😢and the most bitter truth is that us "fans"🙄 and I all contribute to dismise😭
Man IFAB sucks
This is why I only watch PL football when I have spare time. I used to love watching matches religiously & usually couldn't wait until the next fixture was coming up...but, now?
In my opinion, the elite levels of the sport have become even more restrained than a game of chess; managers seem to prefer (carefully) choreographed passes, and rigidity in their structure of formation - over individual displays of brilliance & most importantly, TAKING RISKS!
Definitely getting worse, VAR it’s self has destroyed the game plus the amount of times it’s wrong. I miss seeing the odd scrap with players in the epl, imagine if VAR was in when Keane and viera we’re playing geeess they’d be having a 10 game ban
I Still love football and i dont think it is boring but i totally agree with what you say.
True that
Remember that old Nike commercial where they built clones using modern technology?
....it feels like that now. Everything is too robotic, mechanical and formulaic. Almost zero risks. There's nothing really raw or groundbreaking anymore, taking essentially the life out of the game.
One player who gave me hope was Richarlison and his goal for Brazil in the 2022 world cup. That shook everyone for a second, cause it came out of absolutely nowhere.
Football is already boring.
Back then, when Vinnie Jones hacked Eric Cantona's and Cantona sprung back up immediately, the United players were worry that he might retaliate in worse way possible..
Nowadays, when defenders step on attackers' shadow, the attacker would immediately fall down to the ground..😂😂
The media is to harsh on players that just want to have a fun game of footy
Football is so boring these days
i personally wanted mudryk to get an assist or a goal somehow just so the trolling could stop(I'm not even a chelsea fan). nowadays people only focus on scorelines and fail to enoy the beauty of the sport. and the oil clubs, oh my, the OIL CLUBSSSS
Football is getting boring, but not by much. Football is just getting more controversial than it used to. I mean, players are not respected by FIFA executives, but are supposed to respect everyone on the pitch. Remember the WC event thingy where it showed the WC’s best moments? Well Ronaldo was just shown on the bench, and not respected. So basically football as we know it, is getting worse.
IFAB sucks you know.
Of course you had to make this all about Ronaldo lol
That’s just an absolute out rage, like bringing in those rules for the goalkeeper before a peno is taken is an absolute disgrace. Especially as a former goalkeeper myself. It’s like they want to see the player score by giving the goalkeeper little-no chance to even save it. I love the sport even now days while watching Liverpool play as a Liverpool fan but there are definitely a few things that need to be sorted
Footballs good but there are a lot of players getting hurt
Most accurate football criticism ever!
is this sarcasm?
Var has slowly drained life out of the beautiful game😢
Remember lampards ghost goal? 👻😡
Yep. Sterlings disallowed goal against Tottenham was the beginning of the end
the reason is cuz clubs and players are now playing for money and fame instead of pure love for the game
You can't accuse players of that without prove.
@@unohindjou8441 theres plenty of proof
Good lord, this what you get from people who don't know what they're talking about....🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
I Agree with Goal90 that football is actually getting boring each day. A day i almost stopped watching it was because of this VAR blunders in the premier league
My biggest issue is game length. 90 minutes is too much. Also players faking injuries makes it worse
if 90 minutes is too much cricket should have died completely. especially test cricket which is 5 days
90 minutes is just fine
bro wtf are u saying 90 minutes has always been d same past nd present🤦♀️
@@35rajattiwari5 but cricket never bor and player injury is 1 out of 300 players
Also every final is boring now it 1-0 1-0 every time back then it was 3-2 3-0 after that I watched football less less I agree with goal90.
@261i7 true but
@261i7 valid
I definitely agree that football is now so mechanical and restricted like VAR, players being robotic, stats, it’s so frustrating seeing what’s happening.
Each year games are becoming more goal scoring and less goal scoring at the same time. You either have a 4-0 game where the winning side won by using cheeky tap ins or pens due to VAR, or you get a 1-0 game that the better team scores then parks the bus making it a dull game and the other team not given opportunities to show flash or skill became the manager is too worried about being sacked.
Football is getting better and better
You are right 100%
Goal 90: Social media want only success,,,,
Goal 90 also: yeah lets make a 1xbet sponsership
this is sooo true,
nowadays because of the stupid slipups of VAR, players will always dive when in the box.
Football is so boring now, the only thing the players care about now is their stats,
no flair, and when the players do show FLAIR, they are put under hot water by the media. Lucas Paqueta, Neymar, Antony, Richarlison, Mudryk. Getting a yellow for doing freestyle skills like rainbow flicks, kickups, head stalls, seal dribbles, chest stalls, neck stalls, its STUPID, I guess.
YOU CANT EVEN TAKE OFF YOUR SHIRT, because of how football has been ruined by marketing and advertising.
Now even a shoulder to shoulder barge is a foul, thats crazy.
Also, how can keepers stay on the line, not taunt or play mind games, and be expected to save it.
What can be considered a foul now, even a light touch on the back is a mf foul. What?
Snoods and beanies were banned, FIFA saying that theyre dangerous, bruh
*HIW TF IS A SNOOD OR BEANIE DANGEROUS*
And now, every federation in football is corrupt, take the World Cup for example, every single FIFA competition is rigged one way or another, its sickening, illegal and hidden wardrobe deals are always made. Santos, Barça, Argentina, South Korea and Japan, all intertwined with CORRUPT HIDDEN AGREEMENTS.
My simple answer, YES. WE'VE RUINED THE ORIGINAL FUN OF FOOTBALL.
you were right until the second to last paragraph
pretty much everything but the second to last paragraph @@plebbers8799
I rather VAR be scarped it is so stupid just let the ref make his own decisions
Boring football is boring
Absolutely. Even 15-20 years ago, football was much more interesting. Flair players seem to be dying out, whereas back then, even many of the unfashionable or smaller teams had one. This is especially true at international level, where even with the lesser teams, there would often be a player I'd tune in to watch. It's even true at club level, to an extent.
Also the big rivalries have largely died out. You'd always expect nasty tackles and cheating in arsenal v man utd, arsenal v Chelsea, Liverpool v man utd, the Manchester Derby, Merseyside Derby, Real v barca and so on. Nowadays, controversy mostly occurs via VAR.
Then there's the tactics. Only three sets of tactics seem to be used in world football today; Tiki taka, 11 man defence and occasional counter, or the more exciting press and attack tactics. Most teams use one of the first two, which doesn't make for exciting football or play that caters for flair players.
It’s not getting boring for me never will there will never be a sport like it again best sport ever created by a mile
bro keepers can not do mind games just needs to tell u all u need to know🤦♀️
not even touch d post🤦♀️
@@Bobbiez_editz they defo can Martinez ?
@@Bobbiez_editz what
@@EL2007_7 They are making a new rule so keepers can't.
Tbh its kinda true. He ain't wrong. But I forever love ❤ football ⚽️
Players are robots now.
Remember that old Nike commercial where the technology made clones make their own team?
.....it feels like that now. Everything has become too robotic and mechanical and formulaic, not really as raw and groundbreaking.
It's hard being a Chelsea fan ngl var did us dirty
Fax
me to. Against WH right? (west ham)
@@CrystalBase yes 🙌 sucess hand ball