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Not that long ago Roy Keane was quite angry after seeing several Man U and Liverpool fans fist pumping and being quite civil to one another prior to playing against each other. When playing he wouldn’t stand for it and back then fans wouldn’t stand for it as well. The same dilution, according to some is bad.
However, when interviewed, players from the ‘golden generation’ era have stated that they found it very hard to put aside club rivalries when on international duty and this didn’t help they’d performance.
Away from England, Spanish players have said the same in regards to the Barca-Real rivalries - more diluted compared to years past.
So, do you think that dilution, from a players perspective is better for international football?
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Diluted club rivalries better for international football? on 12:45 - Jul 5 with 1159 views
It is undoubtedly better for international football - most of these guys in the camps have been good mates since they were 15 or so as the real 'Club England' effect kicks in.
There was an issue a few camps back where Sterling had a bit of a scrap with Joe Gomez so obviously things will still boil over at times as they are competitive young men; but they seem to understand they have far more in common with each other with regards to shared experiences etc.
Yea that’s true. When you look at it, teams like Man U, Chelsea, Arsenal, Spurs etc haven’t been that competitive in the league for a few years now. It’s only really been City/Liverpool fighting it out and there’s barely any Liverpool players in the squad. The rivalries definitely aren’t what they used to be.
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Diluted club rivalries better for international football? on 14:31 - Jul 5 with 832 views
It's a credit to Southgate and his team that this is no longer an issue and probably indicates why the national team has done better recently. There is also much less fitting in super star players which certainly was an issue!
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Diluted club rivalries better for international football? on 14:36 - Jul 5 with 811 views
Definitely better for diluted club rivalries. The Belgian team have always had similar issues regarding the languages players speak as (generally) half are Flemish speakers and half are french speakers. English is the team’s common language to avoid creating divides / rivalries or to be seen to be giving one preference over the other.
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