Apologies if this has been mentioned previously but can't be asked to review 11 pages..... The overuse of the word 'FANTASTIC' by pundits and commentators to describe a pass or piece of skill that is good at best and more likely than not to be plain average. When a player actually does something a bit special - eg the Kasami goal other night - it gets lost in the dross that happens for 99% of the time.....
If it hasn't been brought up already, overuse of the term "world class" - usually in reference to England players who clearly are not. For example, Joe Hart is not a world class goalkeeper - Gianluigi Buffon is a world class goalkeeper, and the clear gulf in ability between the two makes this obvious. Considering that Hart isn't even the best goalkeeper in the Premier League, how can he be world class?
The inappropriately passionate note which creeps into various announcers' voices when they say the words "Wayne Rooney," during a game, making it all too painfully obvious that they are dreaming of kneeling before him and unzipping trou. I admit I am prejudiced here, in that that is not an activity that appeals to me, and, even if it was, I could not imagine Rooney being the object of my (or for that matter anyone's) desire. Maybe a particularly hairy gay troll who wanted to feel pretty by comparison. However, even if Rooney was my dream lover, I would hope I would be able to keep the seemingly unmistakable note of unrequited man love out of my voice when naming him during a game. Get a grip on yourself, man. There are children watching.
A few Spurs fans had a crush on Rafael vdV, I recall. Many copied Beckham's hairstyles. Waddle and Hoddle were heroes for '80 metrosexuals. But Rooney? A very good player, but you couldn't fancy him, could you?
Rooney looks Irish and has an Irish name so I guess he was born "somewhere" in England if he is playing for them.But what was that about someone trying to get him to play for Scotland?
Lots of Irish emigrated to Liverpool, Smithy (and London and Manchester) but not all the Irish are ugly please log in to view this image
That reminds me of something else I hate - footballers having autobiographies before they're 25, let alone retired. In his first(!) autobiography, Rooney tried to say he wasn't eligible for Ireland despite being ginger and named Rooney...until somebody pointed out that he is, as one of his grandparents is Irish. What was the point of even denying it? If there was even a whiff of him playing for Ireland, The FA would've kidnapped him, slung an England shirt on him, and thrown him onto the pitch for his first cap.
"Tottenham playmaker Christian Eriksen, 21, says they have a genuine chance to win the Premier League for the first time this season." (Source: London Evening Standard) Why do these players do this to us?
We've had this for the past 4-5 seasons. Starts with - "we can win the league". After a few months - "we can definitely finish in the top 4". Near the end of the season - "top 4 finish will be a great achievement if we do it".
hmmmmm. and another hmmmmmm. "It is better to fail aiming high than to succeed aiming low..." - you know the rest.
Every club has players who do it. It's the safe answer from their point of view as it shows ambition and belief, I doubt they care if a few rival fans have a chuckle about it on internet messaging boards.
