EliKen:
you're on point my dear.
those of us who saw the last generation of footballers are so unsatisfied with this current crop that we might as well give up. (so boring).
inconsistency, indiscipline, greed, etc are the bane of modern football.

NewDelhi:


It has. In the early 2000s you could name a thousand and one players for each department and all of them were world class. Back then you could grab a popcorn and juice just to watch Portsmouth vs Bolton, certian players would make you watch fiorentina vs roma, you would sit down to watch Villarreal and Valencia play. Football then had alot of flair and skillful players, ask yourself when last did you see a "snakebite" skill or rabona or sombrero etc? Football had alot of entertainers back then, these days there are little or no entertainers even the likes of Messi and Ronaldo weren't really entertaining in their time. They may be good dribblers but they weren't skillful.

. I think football started declining from 2010.

oyatainer:
You can't compare eras in football like that. Remember the so called super players then did not come at the same time. Too much money pumped into football makes it look more tougher to me. What Neymar do and got injured now would be done and go free in those days. Now, everyone is claiming big player and refused to be humiliated. Several clips of stars are studied now to combat them in those days.
I can bet with you that many goals Henry scored back then may not be allowed in now that keepers are faced with pressure of money earned and press. And these are what make them better in highlight than now. I beg ooo, football does not reduce in quality it evolves everyday.
A Player like Ibramovic still says it that if he were to be a player in those days, he would have scored more than Pele's goals.

Football is getting tougher these days to me
it makes skillful players think twice before they use skills, knowingu quite well that results are desirable now.

I can place any striker and their performance side by side with what Harry Kane does now what Aguero did in the last four years. Don't say because some bigger teams are no longer classic these days and place them side by side with their players in the past,. Don't forget, some teams drop I think quality while some come stronger than the they used to be before. Eg Man City.

obonujoker:
Yes quality football has dropped. No more technical football, just kick and follow.... Just imagine a clown like martial, being numero uno for man utd, when men like Saha, Sheringham couldn't be number 1

tplayer:
Look at pogba: they call him world-class world-class up and down; can he untie nedved's, Deco, totti's, or Gerald's shoe lace in all honesty with what we have seen so far?


Look at Rashford: how many years in d first team and baba still dey play average in many games.

Martial is one player they say "he has huge talent" but what has he produced so far. He is just a player with an above average talent who people like to think of as hugely talented cos there ain't many talented players to put the spotlight on. Scarcity is working in his favour.

Now everybody wan play out from d back even when d players no dey to execute am

The game has evolved:better diet, better fitness, better technology but not technically superior to 15 years ago.

obonujoker:


Money has killed everything... No more technique in football from Defence down to attack... And that's why you see coaches like Mou struggling to keep up with new age footballers

tplayer:


Yes, money. It has spoilt players, agents and their devious tactics too.


See the 80million pound fridge manu bought. The world's most expensive defender cannot be said to be better than Chris samba, Ledley king, etc of the last era.

obonujoker:


Chai... You just destroyed my club ... However you are right.... In those days na bench... Football ehn.... And it would keep getting worse in football though.... No more passion, just to get money and solve a mountain of problems in the family... Lol

tplayer:


And those 2 defenders were not even d best in their era o.

EliKen:
you're on point my dear.
those of us who saw the last generation of footballers are so unsatisfied with this current crop that we might as well give up. (so boring).
inconsistency, indiscipline, greed, etc are the bane of modern football.

NewDelhi:


It has. In the early 2000s you could name a thousand and one players for each department and all of them were world class. Back then you could grab a popcorn and juice just to watch Portsmouth vs Bolton, certian players would make you watch fiorentina vs roma, you would sit down to watch Villarreal and Valencia play. Football then had alot of flair and skillful players, ask yourself when last did you see a "snakebite" skill or rabona or sombrero etc? Football had alot of entertainers back then, these days there are little or no entertainers even the likes of Messi and Ronaldo weren't really entertaining in their time. They may be good dribblers but they weren't skillful.

. I think football started declining from 2010.

obonujoker:
Yes quality football has dropped. No more technical football, just kick and follow.... Just imagine a clown like martial, being numero uno for man utd, when men like Saha, Sheringham couldn't be number 1

obonujoker:

For where... Lol...

tplayer:


That means you really watched the soccer of DAT time.


Thanks. One bottle for you.

engrchykae:
I have long lost interest in football,I watched the gods of San siro, Clarence seedorf and men Dem.
I watched the gods of camp nou.
These little men do not excite me.
Imagine,I will go to a viewing center and be playing candy crush

obonujoker:


Bro ..... To be frank, my love for football has waned these days... In those days, I can't go a weekend without watching , but these days I pick matches and browse the rest on livescores... I started supporting Man UTd since 1999... Although started watching abd understanding since 94....

Football quality has really dropped

engrchykae:
imagine Gabriel Jesus and firmino being leading strikers in Brazil when in 2002,saint Kaka and Luis Fabiano were bench warmers.
Dingho is the only smallie permitted to play with the gods

engrchykae:
yes,2010 was the last time the gods played

tplayer:


Now d gods are not dead but retired.

tplayer:


Haha candy crush!!!!

See pogba. He has one of d largest followings on Instagram. What has he played in the last 5 years? is it better than stankovic, okocha, etc, the lesser lights of the last era.

engrchykae:
and watching

engrchykae:
if it were in the days of seedorf,pirlo,deco,dingho and to a lesser extent xavi and iniesta his partner in crime,you get glued to the TV screen because crazy actions happens per second,del piero can decide to do a screamer at any time.
Etoo can score without trapping the ball,filipo inzaghi can score offside at anytime.
Dingho can mesmerize us at any time and salute the audience with his signature dance.
Even wrestling is not interesting again.
Na wao,wetin man go do?

NewDelhi:


It has. In the early 2000s you could name a thousand and one players for each department and all of them were world class. Back then you could grab a popcorn and juice just to watch Portsmouth vs Bolton, certian players would make you watch fiorentina vs roma, you would sit down to watch Villarreal and Valencia play. Football then had alot of flair and skillful players, ask yourself when last did you see a "snakebite" skill or rabona or sombrero etc? Football had alot of entertainers back then, these days there are little or no entertainers even the likes of Messi and Ronaldo weren't really entertaining in their time. They may be good dribblers but they weren't skillful.

. I think football started declining from 2010.

tosyne2much:
You write so well bro

Why not join Scorum and thank me later bro. You could hit me up let me put you through

NewDelhi:

Sure. What's the pay like?

tosyne2much:
It depends on how passionate and consistent you are