Crimson wrote:

kiranr wrote:
Or maybe, it could just be that the attackers are getting better?

And how do you explain the lower number of goals scored per game in the current era?

I am a firm believer that everything is a lot better than it was in the past. I believe the same applies to football too.

lower? lol

Is what i said wrong? If so, do you have stats to back it up? Because i have stats to back up my claim.

kiranr wrote:

Crimson wrote:

kiranr wrote:
Or maybe, it could just be that the attackers are getting better?

And how do you explain the lower number of goals scored per game in the current era?

I am a firm believer that everything is a lot better than it was in the past. I believe the same applies to football too.

lower? lol

Is what i said wrong? If so, do you have stats to back it up? Because i have stats to back up my claim.

I'll make a thread just for you

Crimson wrote:
I'll make a thread just for you

Alright Crimson.

20 years before it was 3.50 goals per game, today its 2.70 per game. How past defenses were better? what a stupid bias from some posters

Here are stats from different world cups

Matches played 32
Goals scored 89 (2.78 per match)
WC 1966

Matches played 32
Goals scored 95 (2.97 per match)
1970

Matches played 38
Goals scored 97 (2.55 per match)
1974


Matches played 38
Goals scored 102 (2.68 per match)
1978

Matches played 52
Goals scored 146 (2.81 per match)
1982

Matches played 52
Goals scored 132 (2.54 per match)
1986

Matches played 52
Goals scored 141 (2.71 per match)
1994

Matches played 64
Goals scored 171 (2.67 per match)
1998

Matches played 64
Goals scored 161 (2.52 per match)
2002

Matches played 64
Goals scored 147 (2.3 per match)
2006

Matches played 64
Goals scored 145 (2.27 per match)
2010


World Cup 2010 has the lowest average goal per game ratio. today defenses and tactics are more difficult to score than past overrated slow defenses i showed you fact. Take your stupidity to somewhere else pls

Why do you bother with Crimson, the guy is a joke. He is so butthurt that it's not even funny.

“They look to another place, they ignore their opponents’ success and they give value to the Pichichi trophy as if was a big title. MESSI KNOWS WHAT HE WANTS. Last Sat, CR scored 4 goals, obsessed as he is with the Pichichi. 4 goals that come late, that will solve nothing for RMA. Only worthy to strengthen his personal ego, his vanity.”

This is what was written about CR's goal rush last season. So I guess it's only fair to say that a big deal is being made of this because Barca don't want to address the real problems.

Clearly Messi is a raging ego-maniac wanting to strengthen his vanity

kiranr wrote:
I am a firm believer that everything is a lot better than it was in the past. I believe the same applies to football too.

It's not a matter of believing. In any objective sport, current sportsmen are better than those 20, 40 or 60 years before. Sprinters are faster (they run under 10 seconds always, they didn't some decades ago), swimmers are better (world records and average times are lower every World Championship and Olympics), Cyclists more endurant (The top 10 fastest ascensions to the Alpe D'huez happened after 1994 although this mountain has been ascended since 1952.), and a long etc.

It's obvious that football follows the same path.