New balls at tournaments - bad idea?

[bluebastardo]

I can't for the life of me see benefits in changing the ball used in tournaments, even if it does put all the teams in the same boat.

Football is a spectator sport of enormous proportions, and surely the spectacle should be the number one priority.

Many fans are claiming that the standard of football at this years tournament had diminished, and they have a point, even if the actual World Cup event itself was a total success, and often a joy to behold.

Are the new balls having too much of an effect on the performance of the game?

The biggest benifactor has surely got to be the football manufacturer, who have taken the art of making footballs to the limits with scientific studies and research, but does the game really need all this new technology? We have boots that are so light weight that players are risking injuries, and kits that are apparently aerodynamically enhanced for extra speed and comfort.

It's a game, and the game was doing fine before any of this stuff was introduced wasn't it?

If they must have a new ball, then perhaps let the players have more say in it's acceptance as opposed to the governing bodies who don't play the game. Too much searching for perfection could be having a detrimental effect on the game itself, and that can't be good.

What say ye?

 

[Cena]

Good post BB.

Adidas should stick to making boss trabs and not making sh1te balls. Mitre Ultimax, the best ball ever. When i used to play at a decent standard we used these and they were class, when you hit them true it was such a pleasure to strike the ball. When the Prem used it aswell, no-one ever complained, in the last decade, you hear people bang on about new lighter balls.

Afraid though, it boils down yet again to money. FIFA probably made a mint as did Adidas by creating a new ball, as probably does the Premier League for using Nike. By bringing out a tournament ball every 4 years they are just making more money, and with FIFA, does it suprise you? They are more interested in dollar than football.

The next world cup, Adidas will have to get the ball right though, the Jabulani has come across in a negative light in this tournament and i think FIFA and Adidas will strive to create something less controversial. But there will always be a new ball for every tournament. It is just the way of the world.

 

[Phil Neville Superstar]

A ball is a ball, doesn't make a difference what type it is.

 

[bluebastardo]

A ball is a ball, doesn't make a difference what type it is.

It might not make a difference to you, or school boy matches etc, but it obviously makes a difference to professional situations, or why would professional players complain?

 

[Phil Neville Superstar]

It might not make a difference to you, or school boy matches etc, but it obviously makes a difference to professional situations, or why would professional players complain?

They have to complain about something if their performances have been dreadful.

 

[Cena]

They have to complain about something if their performances have been dreadful.

Even the Spanish complained and they won the thing

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

it made a change that it was the outfield players complaining, saying that it was harder to control and judge passes, not many spectacular free kicks etc this time as most couldn't control it and keep it down, goalies not really complaining about it swerving about like usual.


Get the Tango on !!


or one of these....

 

[spikeman]

I said no, but maybe there should be new balls, just not new technology in the balls.

 

[chicoazul]

Ridiculous move that impacted negatively on the tournament. Whoever made it needs reprimanding.

I was laughing at Blatter saying it was a good World Cup the other day, it wasn't, it was the shittest on I've seen.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

I can't for the life of me see benefits in changing the ball used in tournaments, even if it does put all the teams in the same boat.

Football is a spectator sport of enormous proportions, and surely the spectacle should be the number one priority.

Many fans are claiming that the standard of football at this years tournament had diminished, and they have a point, even if the actual World Cup event itself was a total success, and often a joy to behold.

Are the new balls having too much of an effect on the performance of the game?

The biggest benifactor has surely got to be the football manufacturer, who have taken the art of making footballs to the limits with scientific studies and research, but does the game really need all this new technology? We have boots that are so light weight that players are risking injuries, and kits that are apparently aerodynamically enhanced for extra speed and comfort.

It's a game, and the game was doing fine before any of this stuff was introduced wasn't it?

If they must have a new ball, then perhaps let the players have more say in it's acceptance as opposed to the governing bodies who don't play the game. Too much searching for perfection could be having a detrimental effect on the game itself, and that can't be good.

What say ye?

Let's ask the octopus

 

[teppic]

Let's ask the octopus

They already did. There was a pic of the Jabulani and a dollar bill. Paul was all over that dollar.