Teams with the most card in the top 5 leagues. Why are they so card happy? Every La Liga I watch is ruined by the refs because there are fouls every 2 minutes. And the players hound the refs because they know that they like to give cards for nothing. It really makes for an inferior viewing experience. Someone have a word yeah
The Spanish league has its good deal of reckless fouls, but you won't see them featured in YouTube highlights videos. The figure of the hatchet man has been lost over here, but plenty of players in the league resort to their awkward, untrained tackling and fouling every now and then. Since you had him over there playing I'll bring him up: Xabi Alonso and his misplaced tackles are a good example of this paradigm. A deep lying playmaker erroneously labelled as a defensive midfielder by some due to his positioning; he was never any good at tackling rivals and would barge in like an elephant in a china shop, not out of malice or desire to injure somebody, but because he did not know better.
James Davis
This is the least fouls per game. English refs allow the game to flow
The problem is the refs are too strict. And even worse, the player know the refs are too strict. This results in them falling over at the slightest contact knowing the ref will always give a free. Also the reason they surround the ref begging for yellow cards.
Obviously you give away less fouls when you have the ball most of the time.
Xavier King
Yeah but the deviation, esp for Barca is so extreme.
Gavin Johnson
English teams love a good clearance. Maybe this is why they don't feature on the accurate crosses and accurate long balls list. The defenders are in position to clear the ball more often than other leagues
2 other serie a teams above juventus yet they're still top of the table #efficient
Lincoln Reed
Lol this have always been the case Look up barça benfica final in the 60s, they made 4 posts and uefa then changed them from square to round in all competitions
Daniel Williams
>Shit, how do we stop Messi and Neymar? >KICK THEM UNTIL THEY CAN'T WALK AGAIN
Justin Thompson
because standing within 10 yards of a player is an offence in spain
Jeremiah Cruz
>invent game >suck at it Who was in the wrong here?
He is trying to say that the refs favour Barca. It's just a coincidence the the 5 teams who give away the least fouls are also the five teams who have the most possession