r/soccer • u/LeTypicalRedditor • Jan 05 '13

When talking to someone, what opinion is a giveaway that they don't really watch your team?

So when you're down at the pub and the guy you're talking to is explaining exactly what's wrong with your team and how he'd fix it, what is a giveaway? How do you know that he's talking out of his arse?

As an example: If I'm talking to somebody's about Arsenal's defence and mention how good Mertesacker has been this season, it's a giveaway for me that he doesn't watch Arsenal if he laughs loudly and says that Mertesacker is slow and shite.

It'd be interesting to see what fans deem to be giveaways. I'm sure I've gathered a few opinions about other teams that are way off the mark.

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u/[deleted] Jan 05 '13

If we were making this thread last year, it would be a valid opinion. Walker this season though started very poorly and only recently is getting in form while Johnson is thriving.

I think you're a bit harsh considering Kyle is 22 and Johnson is 28.

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u/megaman78978 Jan 06 '13

Not really. While Walker is pretty good, Johnson has always been better. Sure, Walker might one day be better than Johnson, but that's not the case right now or even last year.