02-14-2015, 11:22 AM
That's a great point Jay, how the EPL edits footage plays an important role in how people perceive the game. Another example I find is how the camera follows the action.
In most places, I tend to think the camera's rather static and further out from the action, while in the Premiership it feels closer and there's more movement. The makes the game feel more action packed, faster and aggressive, even if it's not.
Personally I prefer the camera more static and further out as it gives a better perspective on how teams are moving on the pitch, but I think that's also as I like to see the tactical sides of games, while those who prefer the action and passion of the sport will prefer the closer camera. I am in the minority though in this respect.
Getting back to topic, Baselli denies any agreement with Milan:
http://www.football-italia.net/62618/bas...milan-deal
Thanks
Your first paragraph there reminds me of a comment Boban made not too long ago:
http://www.football-italia.net/58621/%E2...6%E2%80%99
I think you both make very similar points and I completely agree. Tactics are one aspect of the game, but aren't the determining part of football, which is a combination of teams possessing various qualities, tactical play being one.
Boban's one of my favourite pundits in Italy because he's very honest and imo almost always on the mark, plus he shows his passion for the game often. I know he's not always popular, because he has been very critical of Milan and Italian football overall in recent years.
Your second paragraph is totally on point too imo. Very few big modern businesses have a central point of management and it's a concept that's almost extinct imo. I read some posts on R&B forum lately and there's been posts there too about having a decentralised management structure in Milan. It seems everyone, other than certain people in the club, want to move to a modern way of working.
Anyway, fantastic post.
I agree reza. What you describe imo is politics.
In most places, I tend to think the camera's rather static and further out from the action, while in the Premiership it feels closer and there's more movement. The makes the game feel more action packed, faster and aggressive, even if it's not.
Personally I prefer the camera more static and further out as it gives a better perspective on how teams are moving on the pitch, but I think that's also as I like to see the tactical sides of games, while those who prefer the action and passion of the sport will prefer the closer camera. I am in the minority though in this respect.
Getting back to topic, Baselli denies any agreement with Milan:
http://www.football-italia.net/62618/bas...milan-deal
(02-13-2015, 06:37 PM)slifersd Wrote: Well said.
Italian teams are tactically focused, but that doesn't really mean they are good at tactics, lol. Tactics is some kind of mythical thing for Italian teams. They think they can just put in a new tactic or formation and all of a sudden Bonera would play like Nesta. That's why Milan keeps demanding results from a shitty squad. They keep thinking the coach should be able to just change our formation and all of a sudden, we are world beaters again even with the likes of Muntari and Essien in the starting 11. It's ridiculous, but then again, it is Italian soccer, so that's not surprising at all.
Italian soccer needs more forward thinking than anything else. It's not about who is actually the CEO or owner or whatever, but an attitude. Companies do not always relay on one CEO to make all the decisions, it is a collective effort. If the CEO is a bit old fashioned, it is also up to his direct staff to try and steer the company into the right direction. But Italian teams run like mom and pop stores, where one person basically decides everything and everyone else just has to smile and nod and agree. For the life of me, i do not know why after so many years of rapid decline in every aspect, Italian soccer is still not seeking for any kind of change. I mean, if my company is in rapid decline for anything over 5 years, the CEO would have been let go with a snap of the finger.
Thanks
Your first paragraph there reminds me of a comment Boban made not too long ago:
http://www.football-italia.net/58621/%E2...6%E2%80%99
I think you both make very similar points and I completely agree. Tactics are one aspect of the game, but aren't the determining part of football, which is a combination of teams possessing various qualities, tactical play being one.
Boban's one of my favourite pundits in Italy because he's very honest and imo almost always on the mark, plus he shows his passion for the game often. I know he's not always popular, because he has been very critical of Milan and Italian football overall in recent years.
Your second paragraph is totally on point too imo. Very few big modern businesses have a central point of management and it's a concept that's almost extinct imo. I read some posts on R&B forum lately and there's been posts there too about having a decentralised management structure in Milan. It seems everyone, other than certain people in the club, want to move to a modern way of working.
Anyway, fantastic post.
(02-13-2015, 07:07 PM)reza Wrote: People being able to hang on to their jobs too long is not an Italian thing. The issue with football in Italy is not exclusive to Italy at all. Even after this many years of decline there isn't more than a handful of countries better situated. I am talking as a whole that includes everything, not just quality of the product on the pitch. The positive change in Roma's ownership for example is much more difficult in many many more places.
EDIT: Even in England, take away a handful of teams and see the ownership changes and situation at Cardiff City, Aston Villa, QPR .... hardly rosy. These are three teams who foreigners took over, there are also relative long time local ownership with lots of problems like Wigan.
I agree reza. What you describe imo is politics.