Seconded.

Business/marketing is more important than football. Just give the players a decent ball to play with & don't fuck around with new inventions.

Getting his excuses in early

Or maybe Ronaldo's free kicks and long shots are more amazing than we all realise

Damn right Kas.

Kodak fears the ball no matter what type it is.

"Give me a ball double the size and a smaller goal pweeeeeaassse "

I agree. It's like playing with one of those plastic balls you buy from petrol stations.

Suck my cojones

Casillas is on the right track, but as far as I'm concerned he could/should have left out the word "cojones"

Cech was complaining about the ball a couple of years ago too.

kas wrote:Getting his excuses in early

Or maybe Ronaldo's free kicks and long shots are more amazing than we all realise

I would have thought Ronaldo would be blaming the ball after Saturday as well.

De Guzman wrote:Seconded.

Business/marketing is more important than football. Just give the players a decent ball to play with & don't fuck around with new inventions.

I think it is unfair to keepers but also it gives the appearance that players nowadays are better at shooting the ball then they just to be. Today outfield players get assistence they shouldn't need.

TM wrote:Cech was complaining about the ball a couple of years ago too.

Probably after he got kicked in the head.

Has Casillas been kicked in the head?

It would explain alot.

Buuut I'm also sure that the players moaned when they got leather balls and the pig bladder ball was removed

Is this just about adaption?

tadadada

borocooper wrote:

TM wrote:Cech was complaining about the ball a couple of years ago too.

Probably after he got kicked in the head.

Has Casillas been kicked in the head?

It would explain alot.

Not sure but something is clearly impeding his judgement - just look at the beard!

I didn't know he was man enough to get a beard

I didn't know Spanish guys got facial hair

L r dd wrote:I didn't know Spanish guys got facial hair

L r dd wrote:I didn't know Spanish guys got facial hair

Not as many beards, but there are some mega Spanish mustaches floating around out there.

Riviera wrote:Buuut I'm also sure that the players moaned when they got leather balls and the pig bladder ball was removed

Is this just about adaption?

tadadada

Not at all because here we have companies making footballs in such a way that is deliberately made to help footballers. Apparently it is ok to make it much harder to save the ball because this will help create more entertainment. I think it is utterly stupid and strange considering that football is supposed to be a relatively conservative sport.

Jaime wrote:

borocooper wrote:

TM wrote:Cech was complaining about the ball a couple of years ago too.

Probably after he got kicked in the head.

Has Casillas been kicked in the head?

It would explain alot.

Not sure but something is clearly impeding his judgement - just look at the beard!

My bet is that he'll be stroking his beard as he makes his saves for the camera. Posing c**t.

Super Granero wrote:

Riviera wrote:Buuut I'm also sure that the players moaned when they got leather balls and the pig bladder ball was removed

Is this just about adaption?

tadadada

Not at all because here we have companies making footballs in such a way that is deliberately made to help footballers. Apparently it is ok to make it much harder to save the ball because this will help create more entertainment. I think it is utterly stupid and strange considering that football is supposed to be a relatively conservative sport.

It's better for the sport to have more goals being scored, esp. spectacular long distance ones, which is what the new balls help with...though it does make it easier for less talented players to just hit and hope.

Anyway the small increase in goals due to the new footballs is offset by the negative styles practiced by so many teams nowadays.

I think those new balls help certain type of goal attempts, the swerving ones. Don't think they help, even think they make it more difficult, to place the ball with an aimed curler in the top corner.

Jaime wrote:

borocooper wrote:

TM wrote:Cech was complaining about the ball a couple of years ago too.

Probably after he got kicked in the head.

Has Casillas been kicked in the head?

It would explain alot.

Not sure but something is clearly impeding his judgement - just look at the beard!

Looks like he plays for Spaaartaa (Rotterdam?)

Jaime wrote:

L r dd wrote:I didn't know Spanish guys got facial hair

Not as many beards, but there are some mega Spanish mustaches floating around out there.

I didn't know that Spanish girls grow beard