davek
Player Valuation: £150m
Exactly.
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Kever10
Player Valuation: £15m
Oh no, sorry, I know you weren't. I was replying to your message about the status, but the last comment was a general statement aimed more at the people who are being negative.
Apologies for confusion.
Egil Olsen
Player Valuation: £8m
All football players want to win football matches, and even though the Olympics for men do not have a high status, you still want to win the tournament when you participate. But the point is that this tournament has some restrictions that make it not have a very high status.
All the best nation is not qualified, and there is an age limit for who can participate + a few players above that age limit. Not even the best players under the age of 23 participate. As the Olympics were also largely, before the rule change (1984), limited to amateurs, football does not have any particular tradition or culture associated with the Olympics. This makes it a rather uninteresting tournament.
Therefore, this is not a tournament that most football associations prioritize very highly. For women, this tournament is often given high priority, partly because they do not have these limitations, but most of all because the women's leagues are not as popular and commercial as the men, and this is a great way to market themselves.
Barnfred 55
Player Valuation: £80m
Do not disagree with any of the above. I pulled you up because you said European countries see it as an amateur competition. Which clearly not all of them do.
Toffeepot
Player Valuation: £35m
The Olympics is traditionally amateur though pros can now compete. It is still an amazing achievement to win it but it isn't of the same level as the Euros or World Cup or Copa America etc. Not amateur but not top tier either. Having said that I reckon all European players would love an Olympic gold medal, be weird not to
APN_EFC
Player Valuation: £25m
I had JUST zoned out of this site, twitter and BBC sport etc to preserve my health & sanity, and then Everton go and do something genuinely nice and clever. I can't get over this dilemma I've got - the apathy or despair about our squad and chances, on the one hand, and on the other, the way Benitez is talking, and others are talking about him, actually gives me hope. There's James, and there's Delph front and centre, there's doubt about the transfers, and then this nice positive thing they did for Richy. It doesn't matter if it's cringey, spin, for show, whatever others have called it here. It's about time there was some nice team building, some love and bonding, and this kind of positive vibe we have not seen since Martinez tbh.
davek
Player Valuation: £150m
You're giving me the finger and I'm trying to be the edgy one.
That's a fair cop actually. Consider yourself unfingered.
Pittsburgh Footy
Player Valuation: £35m
A happy Richy banging in goals against a team of 12 year old schoolchildren benefits us. That he had a massive part in winning an Olympic gold medal, regardless of the competition, is still massive. He had a down year last year, he's hungry. NEA
AmericasToffee
Player Valuation: £40m
Bit weird having some ceremony for a teammate winning in the Olympics.
NilSatisOptimum
Player Valuation: £60m
Not really think its important to recognise the achievements of another in the team... Especially if its noted that the achievement is important to the individual.
TheBigIguana
Player Valuation: £90m
Well I am confused by this post tbfBit weird the Yanks not being supportive of this.
They have cheers and applause when a plane lands...
....but not when a bus stops. So i suppose in a funny way their confusion is expected
What is this?Bit weird the Yanks not being supportive of this.
They have cheers and applause when a plane lands...
....but not when a bus stops. So i suppose in a funny way their confusion is expected
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