Football freestylers & Sunday league rondo etiquette
Nov 23, 2023
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In this podcast, they discuss various football-related topics including managers' water drinking habits, amateur stud selection, free kicks into the box, football freestylers, Sunday League rondos, and goalkeepers who carry the ball out of the box. They also speculate on Richard Keys' TikTok content and discuss 'Rolls-Royce clubs'. Additionally, they analyze the behavior of football managers, footwear choices in football, types of own goals, and the role of football freestylers.
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Quick takeaways
Goalkeepers leaving the penalty box when kicking the ball can ruin the aesthetics of the play and have no benefit for the goalie.
Football freestylers prioritize personal style over well-rounded football skills, which a listener lacks respect for.
The challenge of passing circles in football involves determining who to pass to and avoiding passing it back to the same person, causing stress for players.
Deep dives
The annoyance of leaving the box
One listener expresses their frustration with goalkeepers leaving the penalty box when kicking the ball, as it ruins the aesthetics of the play and serves no benefit for the goalkeeper.
Dismissing football freestylers
Another listener shares their lack of respect for football freestylers, feeling that they prioritize personal style over well-rounded football skills.
Navigating passing circles
A listener discusses the stress of passing circles in football, highlighting the challenge of determining who to pass to and avoiding passing it back to the same person.
Freestyle tricks that are difficult to nail
The hosts and listeners talk about their own struggles with performing freestyle tricks, such as rainbow flicks, sidekicks, and back-heel flicks.
The frustration of not getting a pass in a passing circle
A listener expresses their annoyance when participating in a new group's passing circle and not receiving any passes, feeling left out and unable to showcase their skills.
Adam Hurrey, Charlie Eccleshare and David Walker field this month's listeners' entries for Mesut Haaland Dicks, as the Clichés faithful nominate their niche footballing fascinations and irritations.
Among the selections are the very deliberate way managers drink their bottled water, a deep dive into amateur-level stud selection, an unfathomable fetish for free kicks into the box that bounce all the way in, the merits of football freestylers, the etiquette of pre-match Sunday League rondos and goalkeepers who look like they've carried the ball out of the box before kicking it from their hands.
Meanwhile, the Adjudication Panel anticipate Richard Keys' TikTok debut and contemplate whether an entire club can be described as "a Rolls-Royce".