atypical_boro
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Nothing worse than amateur footballers who can't let the dream go either.Nothing worse than lazy fcukers not tracking their man
5 a side football opinion piece in guardian
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wilkos_perm
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Half the time i never even knew what the score was and others were approaching it like the champions league final. Chances are if you're not tracking back it's because your opponent is 21 year old and you're 40 and knackered.Even the moaners just get on my nerves tbh. If you're playing for anything other than fun/fitness in your 20s-30s imho you're doing it for the wrong reasons.
"Track back"
"Squeeze the channels"
"We need to press them lads"
feck off
newusername
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100%. It is not exactly far is it?Nothing worse than lazy fcukers not tracking their man
atypical_boro
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Exactly!
Or you get it from players who naturally like to sit at the back, barely run anyway, and let others put their head on the block in front of goal.
newyddion
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there used to be a team at soccer sensations that were notorious for being absolute shythouses.. lol
very aggressive with everything.. threats and all sorts.. if only their football skills had matched up lol
I think they won quite a few games of pure intimidation hahah
i'm guessing they are much more relaxed now.. comfortable with themselves
very aggressive with everything.. threats and all sorts.. if only their football skills had matched up lol
I think they won quite a few games of pure intimidation hahah
i'm guessing they are much more relaxed now.. comfortable with themselves
Sorry about that
No excuse for not tracking back in 5 a side. The pitch is only small. If you are too tired to run back then you shouldn't be running forwards or you need to take your turn in goal.
Just standing in space at the back to have a breather is usually enough and it's far better than standing up front on your own with your hands on your hips while the rest of your team are being over-run. Just makes everyone else more knackered. It's a team game at the end of the day and I'd expect to be called out for not pulling my weight whether it was playing football, work or anywhere.
In my experience it is usually the younger ones that don't track back. Maybe the older ones are the ones still playing after decades of being shouted at though haha.
Just standing in space at the back to have a breather is usually enough and it's far better than standing up front on your own with your hands on your hips while the rest of your team are being over-run. Just makes everyone else more knackered. It's a team game at the end of the day and I'd expect to be called out for not pulling my weight whether it was playing football, work or anywhere.
In my experience it is usually the younger ones that don't track back. Maybe the older ones are the ones still playing after decades of being shouted at though haha.
atypical_boro
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Well yes - why do you think I gave up in my twenties after yet another lecture along the lines of your post above.
Yeah, this.
We were regularly playing with a slightly unorthodox flat back 4 in the last few minutes of some games
Laughing
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I played five aside in a Manchester league for about 5 years. Only saw one girlie pushie fight.Is 5 a side footy really that bad?
I've played thousands of games over the years. I've played in competitive leagues on Teesside, Leeds and York and numerous after work/casual kickabouts with no doubt hundred of different people.
While I recognise some of what this bloke is saying, it was pretty rare. Yeah you do get the odd nob head, but most teams are absolutely fine in my experience. Think I've only seen one proper assault in all that time. He makes it sound like heading into the coliseum for gladiatorial combat.
Surprisingly the comments largely seem to back him up. Am I missing something, just been lucky or are guardian readers just too soft? (liberal metropolitan elite snowflakes etc).
What's other's experiences been?
A foul too far – the day I decided to blow the whistle on the brutality of five-a-side football battleground | Brady Frost
There were memorable moments, but too often it just wasn’t fun. The game was overrun with fighting, insults and aggression, says writer Brady Frostwww.theguardian.com
When younger and we had 5 a side games amongst mates there was always Fallings out but they would happen over a game of pool, darts, dominoes or whether we went to mandys or maddison on a Friday night. Just young blokes being young blokes.
I did play Sunday league in London as a young bloke. That was brutal.
atypical_boro
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I do agree with this. When I played I had a very active social life, living in central London before I met my wife. I wasn't exactly in peak physical condition therefore, but I was young enough to show a lot of natural athleticism for the first 15 minutes of matches. But it used to hit me like a brick wall by 25-30 minutes.
festa5
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The biggest moaners tend to be players with a fair few deficiencies (relatively speaking) in their own game too.Even the moaners just get on my nerves tbh. If you're playing for anything other than fun/fitness in your 20s-30s imho you're doing it for the wrong reasons.
"Track back"
"Squeeze the channels"
"We need to press them lads"
feck off
There was one bloke at work (ironically a qualified ref, so you'd think would be a bit more level headed) who if I saw was playing I'd often not bother putting my hand up. He was fat, physical and spent the full hour just getting more and more wound up.
There was one match where he completely lost it. Picked up the ball and absolutely belted it against the wall in anger. Bounced straight back and hit him square in the face.
Queue everyone trying desperately not to laugh. He just walked straight out of the sports hall and never returned. To quote Roy Keane, the big baby
guisborough_rob
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I played five a side from about the age of 14 to 54. That’s when I snapped my Achilles playing one night after work. I had to stop playing as I was told I could just as easily snap the other one.
I now need a knee replacement probably due to playing five a side every week between those years. I’m coming up 65.
And it’s not like I was that good at it.
I now need a knee replacement probably due to playing five a side every week between those years. I’m coming up 65.
And it’s not like I was that good at it.
atypical_boro
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Sorry, not laughing at your injury, but the final line tickled me.
Frankie Lee
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People on here are likely to be playing walking football by now, so shouldn’t be too taxing. They’re more likely to have a coronary than get injured.
festa5
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There was a fella (Vince he was called) who used to play in my work game who was shocking for this.Nothing worse than lazy fcukers not tracking their man
He was a terrible footballer but no one cared about that. What wound people up was he spent the whole match goal hanging. Missing easy chance after chance while everyone else worked hard trying to win the match.
I remember one game my mate just finally snapped after Vince had yet again just stood nowhere near his man after they ambled through and scored.
Think my mate was saying something along the lines of we don't expect you to run, but at least try and stand next to the spare man from time to time, we're trying to win here.
But what really pushed him over the edge was the reply
"I don't really play to be competitive and try and win, I just play for fitness".
My mates response was "IF YOU WANT TO GET FIT JUST GO FOR A F***ing RUN THEN".
bendylikemendi
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This was around the same time I played in a league there. The fact that most of the refs were on day release from Kirklevington Grange tended to help keep a lid on disciplinary issues.