I'm not sure my original point has come through.

It's the moral superiority aspect that some watchers (for want of a better word) impose on others, based on the way some teams play the game.

Yes, teams should be applauded for playing the game aesthetically, but winning a game one - nil is just that, no matter how a team has done it. It's not a better victory if it's been done beautifully or functionally. Looking down on others' views and claiming that they somehow are of lesser intelligence or perception because they find it stifling and sterile is wrong. Liking the way Barcelona and Spain play doesn't make one more of a football expert by association.

That's not an accusation aimed at anyone on this board, by the way. It's my reaction to media and common assumptions.

Posted By: APB on April 19th 2012 at 13:40:50

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Great debate on Barca below..love it. I dont hate England or ever want them to lose BUT (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Apr 19, 13:02:21
- Stoke are boring, Barca are boring, Swansea's media is boring yadda yadda (Other Football) - pants, Apr 19, 13:27:09
  - I'm not sure my original point has come through. (Other Football) - APB, Apr 19, 13:40:50
    - Spot on again (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Apr 19, 13:44:02
  - People "don't like things" all the time. (Other Football) - Uncle Garfunkel, Apr 19, 13:39:29
    - Mozart's music is utterly perfect but I never, ever find myself wanting to listen to it. (n/m) (Other Football) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Apr 19, 13:46:37
      - I do (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Apr 19, 16:16:36
      - Exactly. (n/m) (Other Football) - Uncle Garfunkel, Apr 19, 13:48:28
  - There's a bit of that (Other Football) - duke of york, Apr 19, 13:33:12
    - ManUre don't even appear to have a string side (Other Football) - phrankin, Apr 19, 13:35:16
      - *string (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Apr 19, 13:36:10
        
        *strong (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Apr 19, 13:36:21
    - But that's the point I was making earlier (Other Football) - norway, Apr 19, 13:34:38
      - Yes, I think it is OK to want someone to beat them (Other Football) - duke of york, Apr 19, 13:36:19
        
        Yep. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Apr 19, 13:45:27
  - Interesting theory (Other Football) - norway, Apr 19, 13:31:49
- Honk! (n/m) (Other Football) - yellowman, Apr 19, 13:03:13

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