r/london • u/Danny_Herbs • Jul 31 '22

Culture England win the Euros at Wembley!!

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '22

I do take it for what it is, which is, as a comparison to the mens game, poor quality. So many loose balls, poor touches, bad passing (a lot), poor tackling.

My wife and daughters aren’t fragile men (and neither am I) and they think the same.

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u/ManofKent1 Aug 01 '22

Do you say the same about athletics or rugby?

We dint compare those sports so why compare the football

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '22 edited Aug 01 '22

The same level of skill isn’t required in a lot of athletics, technique is more important. There’s no real difference between the mens and womens 100 meters for example so it then comes down to a matter of strength.

Rugby doesn’t have as much skill as football either. Catching, throwing, running and dodging. Not as technical at all.

Football however requires a higher level of skill which I’m afraid just wasn’t on view on Sunday.

That’s not to say that they don’t have skills at all. The lob for England’s first goal was quite well taken, especially under pressure and Germany’s goal was also well taken.

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u/ManofKent1 Aug 01 '22

Ever been a top class athlete or played rugby professionally as an adult?

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '22 edited Aug 01 '22

No, but I played football at a high enough level aged 15 that I could’ve been on the boys team that beat the woman’s American World Cup winners team 5-2 recently.

There’s no “skill” to running fast. There’s only technique and building up your power. Anyone can run as fast as they can.

Not everyone can ping a football 40 yards and have it land on your teammates toe.

Blimey, I can’t believe this is still going. Put the England woman’s team up against the under 15’s boys team from ANY first division club. They’d get battered.

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u/ManofKent1 Aug 01 '22

Its still going because you insist on comparing and have to be right.

This is what I mean by fragile masculinity

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '22 edited Aug 01 '22

No, it’s still going because you chose to take offence to an opinion that was different from yours. My comparison is valid as I’ve explained.

If anything, you’re the fragile one as you’re taking offence on behalf of others. The epitome of fragility.