Autuerism and sports fandom aren’t as far apart from each other as the adherents of either might think. The cinephile and fan are both quick to announce their chosen favorites, accumulate vast bodies of arcane knowledge, and build peculiarly personal relationships with lofty, distant figures, Olympian personalities celebrated as much for individuality and style as sheer ability. Regarding the objects of their passions, both are equally quick to effusive tenderness and vindictive hostility. I am, of course, hardly the first to make this connection. In a 1997 article in Britain’s Neon magazine, Irish comic and then-future Black Books creator Graham Linehan penned a kind of comic fantasy envisioning film lovers as gangs of rival hooligans. “Kieslowski fans are bad enough,” decries Linehan’s narrator, a Greenaway partisan, “but when it comes to the worst of the worst, the lowest of the low, everyone agrees at the end of the...
- 11/8/2018
- MUBI
Since the appointment of former Netherlands coach as Manchester United manager, it has been difficult to escape the name Louis van Gaal. Having led numerous footballing giants to glory, namely Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Ajax, the Dutchman has taken plenty of inspiration from his previous superiors, either during his playing days or once he shifted his focus to the inner working of the dug-out.
His past tenures at the Amsterdam ArenA have imbued Van Gaal’s philosophy with inflections of the ‘Total Voetbal’ style of play made effective by Rinus Michels, while his own judgements based on his available personnel have then lead to alterations, sometimes turning out for the better, others times proving detrimental.
Before the World Cup in Brazil, Van Gaal analysed his options. Choosing to select many of his personnel from Feyenoord, while also opting to shape up in a 3-4-1-2 assumed by the Eredivisie side during last season,...
His past tenures at the Amsterdam ArenA have imbued Van Gaal’s philosophy with inflections of the ‘Total Voetbal’ style of play made effective by Rinus Michels, while his own judgements based on his available personnel have then lead to alterations, sometimes turning out for the better, others times proving detrimental.
Before the World Cup in Brazil, Van Gaal analysed his options. Choosing to select many of his personnel from Feyenoord, while also opting to shape up in a 3-4-1-2 assumed by the Eredivisie side during last season,...
- 8/16/2014
- by Simon Harrison
- Obsessed with Film
Is Lionel Messi the greatest footballer ever to grace the beautiful game? That’s the question which has been asked ever since football fans got fed up of the Ronaldo vs. Messi debate. In their case it is an easy argument; the two players are both in their prime, play in the same league and in similar positions. They also play for very successful teams, although the Argentinian’s Barcelona side are considered one of the best ever. In my opinion, and in the opinion of many others, Messi is the best player of this generation, but how does he compare to those who came before?
The debate is a pointless one. A majority of the people taking part in the debate never watched Pele win three World Cups or Maradona dribble past a majority of the 1986 England team. What about the other great players? In Brazil, Garrincha is widely...
The debate is a pointless one. A majority of the people taking part in the debate never watched Pele win three World Cups or Maradona dribble past a majority of the 1986 England team. What about the other great players? In Brazil, Garrincha is widely...
- 2/25/2013
- by Jamie Callaghan
- Obsessed with Film
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