Depends on who surrounding him. This is a team game. Any of you who watch Dortmund like I do would not have predicted this kind of production. Even when he was at Dortmund, he played with Haaland, Sancho, and Reus, but did not play at this level.
So, what changed? He moved to Madrid where every player is elite. Even the manager is elite who knows how to manage elite players. I predict his status will rise and fall along with the status of Real Madrid.
Pop everyone of them with a caution. Put up with two weeks of hell, and eventually it stops. The laws already exist. No new rules needed.
I think it is easy to confuse long ball with direct play.
If you are one of the best strikers in English football history, you are clearly not overrated.
Clearly one of the top strikers in English history for sure. Better than Gerd Müller or R9? I don’t think so.
I liked that there was a certain viciousness to his style of play.
How to prove you never watched Alan Shearer play without admitting that you never watched Alan Shearer.
Heck, they barely enforce persistent infringement.
As part of the rules, they want to see if there is any advantage. That is why referees carry their whistles in their hands, and hold them in their mouths. It gives them a natural delay to see play develop first.
Bayern v. Dortmund with Felix Zwayer as the referee. 1. He should never be allowed to referee, and 2. He made some really egregious calls that costed Dortmund the game. In the end, Bellingham is fined, and Bayern wins out for the title.
Any teams that lost to Barca due to bribing referees? Just a thought.
I think the manager gets a lot of credit.