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Originally Posted by andy_m
Worse than that - he's a Norwich fan.
The thing is the presenter doesn't have to be the expert - he has to anchor the show, which is not an easy job, whilst the pundits provide analysis. It's the level of punditry that is so poor. Some ex pros genuinely have no understanding of the game, and that's a concept that isn't to hard to understand when you equate it with an employee of a company who just does their job for ten years with no idea of what their colleagues do. They contribute in their own way, but they couldn't explain the business to you. You tell a forward to hassle opposition definitely defenders make certain runs in certain situations etc why would you expect him to have an in depth understanding of where a full back should position themselves? Further, why would you expect him to be able to explain certain things to you?
We need to get away from this idea that only ex pros can provide analysis - you'd soon get over the presenter if the analysis from the pundits was better.
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Lol, yeah I forgot about that
I never said they needed to be an "expert". I just think an ex-footballer can join in the conversation and move it a better direction than someone who has never played the game and that makes for a better show. I could, in theory, anchor a show, read the script and then let the pundits talk. I would be way out of my depth, though, if they asked me what I thought the best course of action would be in a certain situation or if I chimed in with uneducated opinion. I would be as ridiculed as much as anyone else for not having the knowledge they have.
With regards the work colleagues, you are right. The cashiers at work have no idea how difficult working stock within a time limit can be, and they accept they have no idea what they are talking about if someone asks them a question they can't answer. They come and ask someone who knows what they are doing. How can Chiles or Humphries expect to be taken seriously if a legend of the game challenges his opinion or asks them a question they can not answer confidently on live TV. He will look an uninformed idiot. The pundits must surely take this into account with their answers, hence the reason some pundits do not come across as being very good. In my eyes, they frequently have to dumb down their answers to the anchors, they often argue amongst themselves though. Do you really think Chiles could hold his own in a serious debate (rather than the tepid family friendly rubbish ITV show) about the game in the company of, say, Hoddle, Keane and Viera? No he would be ridiculed the minute his tactical nous is exposed. Would an ex-football who has played the game the highest level be able to hold his own? I think so.
Forwards are quite often captains, so when that is the case I would fully expect them to see where defenders are going wrong and rollock them accordingly. Not only that, if I were a forward in training or in a match I would look at my defenders through the eyes of an opposition attacker. I would think where I would least like a defender to be on a pitch, and where I would like a defender to be so he is out of position and then inform my defender what he needs to be aware of from opposition attackers. I would also expect a defender to tell attackers which positions they do not want to be drawn into.
Seriously, who should be pundits if not ex-players? Fans? Celebs? Random people off the street? Reporters? Who? Are you really suggesting we have no former players giving analysis on the game or anchoring a football show?