Rubbish that commentators use (and overuse)

[sage]

Just watching Wolsburg v Dortmund and Steve McManaman was talking rubbish as usual. Then he said something that I've heard said repeatedly by commentators which is absolute drivel.

Hazard tried to curl a shot into the far top corner and puts it 3 yards wise. McManaman comes up with 'didn't get enough curl on it'. Ffs it curled already and had to curl another 3 yards. He set it out too wide. You see one of these shots go wide in most games you see and they always come out with the same poo.

Rant over.

Anybody else got repeated stupid comments made by commentators that annoy you.

 

[Mostyn6]

I’m annoyed the commentators only say left footers have a cultured foot! 

[FlyBritishMidland]

1 hour ago, Mostyn6 said:

I’m annoyed the commentators only say left footers have a cultured foot! 

As a left footer I think commentators are 100% correct ?

[May Contain Nuts]

There are those times when they've made up their decision about an incident, get the chance to look at 5 or 6 replays and just repeat the same thing they said first time despite clear evidence they were talking nonsense, knowing it'll never get challenged.

You can play a little game with yourself (no, not that one), try to spot the comments where they set themselves up to sound good on the highlights package.

[DarkFruitsRam7]

6 minutes ago, Coconut said:

There are those times when they've made up their decision about an incident, get the chance to look at 5 or 6 replays and just repeat the same thing they said first time despite clear evidence they were talking nonsense, knowing it'll never get challenged.

You can play a little game with yourself (no, not that one), try to spot the comments where they set themselves up to sound good on the highlights package.

I seem to recall Don Goodman doing this quite a lot.

[Gone]

13 hours ago, Coolascustard said:

As a left footer I think commentators are 100% correct ?

I concur

[richinspain]

14 hours ago, Coolascustard said:

As a left footer I think commentators are 100% correct ?

 

1 hour ago, TexasRam said:

I concur

You may have a cultured left foot, but your right is as common as ****. 
 

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[Mucker1884]

17 minutes ago, richinspain said:

 

You may have a cultured left foot, but your right is as common as ****. 
 

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Foot?  

[richinspain]

5 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said:

Foot?  

More or less ?

[JoetheRam]

"He's hit that too well".

"Great defending" when the only reason the defender has had to sprint 30 yards and make a last ditch block is because he got caught out of position. See the Richard Keogh/Fikayo Tomori school of defending and compare that with someone like Virgil Van Dijk. I always remember Maldini saying something like the only reason a defender could need to make a tackle is because he's already made a mistake. Always rang true to me as someone who played in defence.

Same thing applies to "World class goalkeeping", where the only reason the keeper dives full length and palms the ball out for a corner is because he was in the wrong position to start with and could have caught it if he'd been in the right position.

"Great feet for a big man". Do they ever say "Poor touch for a short arse"? No.

 

[maydrakin]

My particular gripe is “saved by the woodwork" when someone hits the post/bar.

No, the shot might have beat the keeper, but it wasn’t on target. The woodwork did nothing other than be there.

[Van der MoodHoover]

I may get accused of rampant pedantry but......

my own bete noire is a commentator saying that "player x has lost a yard of pace". Cricket commentators do it too about bowlers.

Pace is measured in m/s or mph....NOT in yards or metres, which re measures of DISTANCE...……..

[Gaspode]

The thing that winds me up is PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING GLENN HODDLE HAS EVER SAID ABOUT ANYTHING EVER!!!!!!! ?

[Van der MoodHoover]

6 minutes ago, Gaspode said:

The thing that winds me up is PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING GLENN HODDLE HAS EVER SAID ABOUT ANYTHING EVER!!!!!!! ?

Early doors.....

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[Mucker1884]

"A real 6 pointer, this one..."

 

Erm... No... No it isn't!  

[Turk Thrust]

When they say "it couldn't have been closer" when the ball just misses the goal post. Yes it could. 

[Pearl Ram]

Martin Tyler’s “AND IT’S LIVE” is up there with May’s Strong and Stable for me, sounds so contrived.

[MuespachRam]

“Marginally offside” - it’s offside. 
“bragging rights” - for donkeycocks sake who actually says that?

 

[OoooMarkWright]

I also cannot stand Martin Tyler’s manufactured catchphrase, not a fan of his.

Having watched the classic games during lockdown, I’ve realised even more what a class act Brian Moore was. A brilliant commentator, the best there has been in my view. 

[Dimmu]

"I don't know Jeff!"

Rubbish but funny.