Yes, the tiresome coach discussions. Or are they the “found food” for the media, in the absence of the ability to make the game itself palatable to the viewer? Skilful commentary on exciting scenes? Maybe that used to be the case. Today, all that is heard is a standardised mish-mash with a negative slant, live…
You could just as well call it “generalisations”. The point here, unlike with the phrases, is that the commentators are constantly looking for opportunities to summarise two or three match scenes and use them to try to explain the running game. One example looks like this: A team attacks twice on the left. Then they…
Reporting in the “ideal world” Of course, since there is a lot of badmouthing about the reporters, there should be some more general guidelines somewhere on what good reporting should look like. In addition, this one essential aspect should be said in advance: should you ever get the idea in this country – which you…
