I know now... I am stupid. I need to watch more German football. It was because they were talking about Dortmund and the camera was on him. 2-0 to Dortmund HT. that big blond fella Tom Halland? Up front is pretty good.
I watched the end of 1st half of the Dortmund v Schalke derby and was lucky to catch both goals (2-0 to Dortmund at half-time). It is great to see football again, but it all seems a big eerie in large empty stadiums. I admit that I am allowing forward to watching the R’s again - may it be safe and relatively soon.
Having watched a whole match I thought a couple of things. The commentator has to work extra hard to cover up the silence and that may have to be stepped up further. Interesting to see what people’s reaction would be if they digitally added crowds and generic match noise to live matches. They could add ‘live’ additional cheering at key points during the match - eg. When someone scores. The technology is there to add lots to live matches in the same way people play computer football games with crowds. They should at least do a trial. It could be you have the option at home to watch with or without crowds and noise. Obviously the players would still be playing in empty stadiums but that will change over time.
I didn't watch any of the football yesterday. Could the stadiums play crowd noise over a decent sound system - including cheering for goals, big "ahhhhs" for close misses, singing (predominatly for the home team) - wonder whether that would generate any sort of atmosphere for the players to feed off? It may enhance the viewing experience for those watching on TV.
Many years ago I was in Australia watching an Aussie football game and they had piped noise and signing coming out of speakers. TBH I thought it sounded naff and I laughed at times. However, I agree yesterday's game sounded weird. Let's hope we get crowds back soonest.
At 17:00 I will be watching Tony Leistner v Robert Lewandowski. I may even put the audio on to listen to the “sounds“ in the stadium. It is weird to see live football again. Impatiently waiting to see the R’s, even if by a stream and with no fans in the stadium.
Lewandowski just scored from a penalty. Awful tempo to the match which feels like a pre-season match. Much worse to watch than yesterday’s Borussia Dortmund’s match. Thr match is so poor that I am looking forward to switching over to see the news!
Polter is on the bench and did not come on in the 1st half. With 5 available subs per team he does stand a chance of an appearance!
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