Perton Pitman wrote:Having watched some kids matches recently on these pitches I have to say that after 10 minutes of play the amount of slide tackling was virtually nil. The scrapes and grazes that the lads were getting were quite painful and so they quickly learned to stay on their feet. OK if you are going to play for Barcelona, but that kind of surface doesn't encourage a more traditional type of approach to the game.
I think slide tackling is virtually outlawed anyway these days? Ask Ozzy....
We'll have the next generation of kids playing tiki-taka just in time for it to be out of date. Oh, it is already
There are pros and cons. From the point of view of clubs who need to get through a winter without having games postponed (yes I know we didn't last winter but that was a very rare experience) and to have an additional revenue stream (ask Sutton Coldfield Town) artificial surfaces are tremendous.
The game is indeed different and players - or fans - might have to adapt to that. I've seen over 50 games played on a 3G surface and some terrific fare served up.
Don't worry. Mt 6:25-34