So Lallana and Coutinho come back injured and I once again go into a frothing rage about the pointlessness of international football, especially in the middle of the season. And especially when it's some ridiculous friendly to help pay for that awful bowl 'The new Wembley'.
So what do you guys think? Football for me starts and ends with Liverpool, I can't stand international football at all. FIFA and UEFA are bloated corrupt bullshitters, the qualifying and tournaments are bullshit too. It all feels so utterly pointless these days. 'Here watch some Man City and Chelsea players playing some Man United and Arsenal ones. Like you do every week. Plus a few shite players who only get a game because they're Switzerland's only left back.' At least a few years ago you at least got to see almost mythical players who you only ever saw in the European Cup or at World Cups/Euros.
The last time I genuinely watched an international tournament with any interest at all was the WC in 98. And that was mainly due to the fact I was backpacking around SE Asia at the time and was free to drink myself into oblivion until 4am without consequences (well there were a few, but here's not the place to regale with them).
So what do you guys think? Football for me starts and ends with Liverpool, I can't stand international football at all. FIFA and UEFA are bloated corrupt bullshitters, the qualifying and tournaments are bullshit too. It all feels so utterly pointless these days. 'Here watch some Man City and Chelsea players playing some Man United and Arsenal ones. Like you do every week. Plus a few shite players who only get a game because they're Switzerland's only left back.' At least a few years ago you at least got to see almost mythical players who you only ever saw in the European Cup or at World Cups/Euros.
The last time I genuinely watched an international tournament with any interest at all was the WC in 98. And that was mainly due to the fact I was backpacking around SE Asia at the time and was free to drink myself into oblivion until 4am without consequences (well there were a few, but here's not the place to regale with them).