Ah, today’s football…
Newly retired, Jimmy Cabot is used to speaking his truths to anyone who will listen, on X/Twitter. In a post this Saturday, the former Lensois clearly expressed his disagreement with Robert Pirès about the evolution of current football, while l’ex-Gunner, in the show MouseCast by Mehdi Maïzi, expressed his boredom at matches and noted the limitations of certain players today : “The Manchester derby, I was really bored. As in many matches, whether in France, Spain, Italy… For me, technically, certain players are limited. You look at a list of Ballon d’or in my time and a list of Ballon d’or today…”
“The evolution of football certainly raises questions about its attractiveness, but this myth that players were more technical 20 years ago… And becoming a legend by playing in a chair two at a time or by dribbling football conscripts, it’s no longer possible today. This is just my opinion.[…] If we had to define football at its maximum evolution, the players would go to 2000, the passes would be perfect and quick, one, two or three touches of the ball. Zidane and Ronaldinho would be absent in this football, but that’s not what we want to see on TV, obviously »replied Cabot.
Who is right? Who is wrong? In any case, Jimmy had a lot of luck.
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