Posts by granitemoose

Look, I mean, it’s fine as it is, but they really need to stop cutting away from the live action just to show some highlight reel goal. It’s so frustrating. Instead of showing something meaningful, they always pick the dumbest matchups, like showing a replay of Manchester United vs. Dynamo Kyiv when you're trying to watch the actual game.🙄 👎

Sam Diaz2 said:Not really, they just have better infrastructure and organization. It’s the same old story here—just like how LAFC and LA Galaxy dominate everything locally, you see the same thing with Mexico C.Z and the New York Knicks. Players get paid way too much, go out and grind out some win in a tiny town somewhere in the Midwest, and suddenly they think they’ve been blessed by God himself. They pull some "who even is this guy?" squad out of nowhere in the 55th qualifying round and walk away with a win. Then the hype starts building about how this roster is totally capable of winning the Champions League. Fast forward to the 54th qualifying round, and they draw some little town that’s barely bigger than a suburban neighborhood in Chicago. Everyone starts comparing players based on their multimillion-dollar valuations or club budgets, and by those numbers, we look three times better than anyone else. Then we head away for an away game, concede two or three goals, or maybe play at home, lose, and immediately start blaming the refs, UEFA, FIFA, and everyone else under the sun. Meanwhile, the players are collecting massive paychecks, fans are smashing things and paying for it out of their own pockets, it all makes the headlines for a few days, and then everyone just moves on to the next country music concert...

I'm signing onto that!👍