Power n Glory wrote:jayramfootball wrote:Power n Glory wrote:Hypergooner wrote:Doesn't watch or know anything about football apparently! Doesn't even know anything about Vieira.
Not sure I trust a player that doesn't like football
Just seen his interview. It's a bit odd. I don't mind the bit about him not watching as a kid but he still doesn't watch now. That part about switching off after he's played and not really following the sport....what keeps him motivated and wanting to be the best? What will it mean for him to play the NLD? To win the Premier League? Not sure if that sort of detachment is helpful.
2018:
Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that he does not watch football at home but hopes to win his Ballon d'Or award. The 33-year-old is known to be a workaholic and has an insatiable appetite for success, who is constantly striving to improve. Ronaldo admits he completely switches off once he leaves the football scene while his dedication on the training pitch is total.
I daresay many footballers are the same.
Still, I guess the anti-Arteta agenda knows no bounds.
Most players grew up watching the game at least. Ronaldo grew up watching his local team and is a different animal anyway. But once again, you have misunderstood and put up bad examples. Tevez and Bale are two examples of what I'd worry about with Ben White. Mercenary like behaviour and giving up on the game when it gets tough.
After ditching Utd for City, which is bad enough, Tevez went AWOL mid-season. He nearly retired from football after his strop and could have kept playing at a high level in his late 20s early 30s but chose semi retirement by playing in China and Argentina.
Bale was content to play golf instead of fighting for his place or to move away from Real Madrid. I doubt Ben White would follow in the same sort of footsteps but you never know. I think it helps more when players have genuine love for the game to keep them anchored when the going gets tough. It doesn't mean Ben White won't have a successful career but having no interest in football as a kid or now isn't the norm.
I'd rather someone was more interested in playing than watching - as BW said.
We are also not talking about 'watching the game'. he said he didn't watch it on TV.
Who knows how many local games he played in or watched as a kid.
He seems like someone who was dedicated to participation not being a spectator.
If you are trying to suggest that players like Bale and Tevez eventually went 'bad' because they didn't watch football on TV, you are reaching badly.
Seriously the physco analysis is fascinating and all, but you don't have the first clue about being or becoming a professional level footballer.
BW has reached an incredibly high level of the game and if he did that by dedicating his time to playing as opposed to watching - then great.