Goalies have a love-hate relationship with the soccer ball. On the one hand. when it stays out of their net, they find themselves exuberant. For every minute that passes in such a pristine state, their warmth and joy grow exponentially. But should that white sphere dare to cross the poorly policed line between the posts, rage, fear, and shame sulk their shoulders.
But could any design change in the soccer ball really affect a match? And if so, should we care that goalies complain? Rather, if the new ball is bad for goalies, wouldn’t that be good, for, the strikers? And wouldn it be good for the strikers of both teams?
So why did a new coat of polyurethane on the Teamgeist balls for the World Cup cause such a fuss? Disturbingly, the main complainer party was Jens Lehman. The same Lehman who soon lost his place at his club side.
The lesson of the story? Get on with the times and be flexible. In any profession, you must embrace change rather than confront it.
So Casilla’s remarks about the new Champions League ball trouble us at futfanatico. The flight is odd? Are you sure that players just have not learned how to strike the ball at odd angles? And isn’t his new teammate, Ronaldo, the master of such shots?
Get on with the times Iker! Or you may find yourself wasting away in Stuttgart…
I don´t wish to appear pedantic but the football is a “sphere” and not a “cylinder” a cylinder would possibly be even more unpredictable than the balls Iker is talking (about)
The more pedantic the better! You are correct good sir – sphere would be the proper word and a correction is in the rumblings!
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