Is Premier League Boring?

[JelavicBrate2]

The problem, as I see it, is that there is just too much football on TV. Years ago it used to be exciting seeing a televised game now it's run-of-the-mill.

Over analysis doesn't help either, fan channels haven't either, Toffee TV will do a 50 minute final word on Arsenal game. When nothing happened for most of match.

 

[Ed_Winchester]

I can tell you from first-hand experience with my son, that the academies are geared up to recruit athletes, often of a certain/group of demographic.

So, it's only going to get worse.

My elder lad’s team played against a Premier League club’s academy development group team at U12’s.
They were bloody massive kids!! All taller than any of my lad’s team, and these weren’t even the real academy kids.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Data has destroyed many sports.

Every basketball team is trying to get a 3 point shot from the corner as they all know you only have enough time per quarter for a certain number of shots so they should be high scoring so they all try to make the same shot.

Rugby is just a succession of kicking back and forth because they’ve seen the stats on handling errors of teams that run the ball and the effect of set pieces in certain parts of the pitch.

Tennis similarly they’re all hitting the same shots into the same areas.

Football is going the same way. Don’t shoot from distance as you have more chance of playing it out wide and pulling it back. Some teams don’t even want to cross any more when given the option. Don’t take anyone on you might lose it.

It’s becoming boring

Mind numbing cross court rallying in tennis isn't it with players petrified of pulling the trigger except the Sinner and Alcaraz of this world

 

[Marcus Kendall]

Sean Dundee was my favourite.

Haha I totally forgot him! Bravo Davek

 

[Papa Shango]

I think though, they basically spend a lot of money, and a lot of those teams them find better alternatives. Like I'm not sure I'm taking Spurs to finish above say Brighton next season. It's an interesting debate though, but the "big 6" feel very broken currently.

I don't class Spurs as one of the big boys though. They like to think they are but they are in with the also rans for me.

 

[Rita_Poon]

Data has destroyed many sports.

Every basketball team is trying to get a 3 point shot from the corner as they all know you only have enough time per quarter for a certain number of shots so they should be high scoring so they all try to make the same shot.

Rugby is just a succession of kicking back and forth because they’ve seen the stats on handling errors of teams that run the ball and the effect of set pieces in certain parts of the pitch.

Tennis similarly they’re all hitting the same shots into the same areas.

Football is going the same way. Don’t shoot from distance as you have more chance of playing it out wide and pulling it back. Some teams don’t even want to cross any more when given the option. Don’t take anyone on you might lose it.

It’s becoming boring

When things become so homogenised there is always a renegade. All sports go through cycles, the best of their day, the transition, the new up n rising star, established best of their day and it goes again. We're just finishing the greatest era of tennis ever. Boxing is still a mess but Usyk is a worthy multiple champion. city have to rebuild, and so do the rs, man utd are in actual tatters, chelsea have a wage bill that'd make opec light headed, and Villa had to sell mr goal of the season to keep right of finance. The bizarre sport in the field is snooker, and not many really care that debutants from thirty three years ago are still hoovering up titles. Maybe it's why the darts is so popular, it's not the sport or the taking part, its the experience and sing songs with the crowd for an evening, loads of ale and dressing up like prized pillock.

Something that's changed of late, the england following, fireworks up bum holes, consuming small bags of sherbert whilst being filmed on the street, throwing overpriced beer around like it's confetti, really acting like a clown, going the full distance. It never used to be like that. I'm not harking back to the days of bowlers hats and cloth caps, more that the more people I see the more I don't recognise anything about them.

 

[Papa Shango]

Data has destroyed many sports.

Every basketball team is trying to get a 3 point shot from the corner as they all know you only have enough time per quarter for a certain number of shots so they should be high scoring so they all try to make the same shot.

Rugby is just a succession of kicking back and forth because they’ve seen the stats on handling errors of teams that run the ball and the effect of set pieces in certain parts of the pitch.

Tennis similarly they’re all hitting the same shots into the same areas.

Football is going the same way. Don’t shoot from distance as you have more chance of playing it out wide and pulling it back. Some teams don’t even want to cross any more when given the option. Don’t take anyone on you might lose it.

It’s becoming boring

How many duels have we won though?

That's what we all want to celebrate.

You are spot on. There are no mavericks for want of a better term these days. Everything is very sterile.

VAR is a prime example really. I don't care if the end result is right (even if it rarely ever is) part of the joy of football was getting away with one or being left fuming about a bad decision, or heaven forbid, celebrating a goal.

 

[Papa Shango]

I'm not harking back to the days of bowlers hats and cloth caps.

I reckon I would be up for that. The hat is a dying fashion. I would look boss in a top hat.

 

[Rita_Poon]

I reckon I would be up for that. The hat is a dying fashion. I would look boss in a top hat.

 

[MisterJ]

I think I'd just like it to be more competitive.

I get that some clubs are richer than others and will always be nearer the top, but it's more fun when there are a wider range of teams involved at the top.

How many different sides won the league in the 70's compared to the 90's?

It's that kind of thing I'd love to see a return too, but no idea how it could happen

 

[tonyhorne]

The premier league is orchestrated and regulated past itself. It's like they think we are interested in the administrators and regulators rather than the game and the players ...

 

[daza_1973]

He has been but he's looking his age now. He's certainly past peak. But yes they always seem to find a world class finisher and the days of Heskey, Baros, Babel and N'Gog are sadly no more

Imagine all those players on Fenway salbutamol though.
That's the difference

 

[YoboCopter]

The individual players just dont exist anymore look at this list of players from one league in one year

Every league just had alot more quality than it does now

Plus as everyone said its gone alot more % based rather than taking chances

 

[perth_blue]

Agree with the saturation comments. The recent break we had with international and FA cup, didn't bother me. Whereas I used to hate the break in the league.

 

[daza_1973]

I think I'd just like it to be more competitive.

I get that some clubs are richer than others and will always be nearer the top, but it's more fun when there are a wider range of teams involved at the top.

How many different sides won the league in the 70's compared to the 90's?

It's that kind of thing I'd love to see a return too, but no idea how it could happen

70s - Everton, Arsenal, Leeds, Derby, RS and Forest. - 6
90s - Liverpool , Arsenal, Leeds, Man U, Blackburn - 5