I've noticed something odd. In every other sport (hockey, baseball, American football, rugby, etc.), when a member of the team scores a goal, he is immediately congratulated by his team mates, and the scorer actually moves TOWARDS his team mates to recieve their congratulations.
I never see that in soccer (aka football). Whenever a guy scores a goal, he immediately runs AWAY from his team mates. In fact, if they're close to him, and try to congratulate him he will actually shove them away, almost as if to say, "Get the f**k away from me... I scored, not you."
Why is that?
2007-10-24 03:30:26 · 13 answers · asked by This is SPARTAAAA! 5 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ Other - Football
I understand what a lot of you are saying: they run to take the adulation of the crowd... but I guess I don't understand why they would want that more than the congratulations of their teammates, since it was their teammates who made the goal possible, not the crowd. Sure it's great the crowd is cheering, but no player can score a goal on his own. Without his teammates he never would have scored at all. I guess to me it seems arrogant to run to stand before the crowd and say, "heap your adulation upon me" rather than run towards your mates and say, "you guys made my goal possible."
Meh... maybe its just me.
2007-10-24 04:10:20 · update #1
becuase they want to feel the emotion of the 1000s of people watching him., instead of being engulfed by team mates
2007-10-24 03:38:42 · answer #1 · answered by albert g 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
One its energy, as many have said here.....you scored a goal....you want to go running and celebrate it....
But normally they run to go celebrate with the Fans nearby and then they congratulate each other among the energy of those fans.
South America.....the players always congratulate each other , though there is one famous incident where Riquelme was about to leave Boca Jrs for Europe.....he scored a goal.....ran away from his teammates and just stood their with both hands in his ears.....He wouldn't celebrate with anyone....was just taking in the energy of the entire stadium as they chanted his name.
I've seen players throw themselves into the crowd.......if there is a gate.....I've seen a few climb up the gate.....
Depends on the importance of the match.
Usually, You don't celebrate the goals once your blowing the other team out , your still behind in the game or the player scored against a former team he used to play with.
2007-10-24 04:38:22 · answer #2 · answered by al 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
soccer players run teammates score goal
2016-02-03 07:27:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know what you mean. There is definitely a selfishness among footballers especially among strikers. I understand you want to soak in the crowd but there is often no effort made to appreciate fellow teammates even after basking in adoration. I have noticed a few players like Messi (who sometimes goes for a run) will never push their teammates away and always reciprocate their appreciation and it makes you like them even more.
2015-09-29 18:23:43 · answer #4 · answered by london 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Score a goal and take the adulation from your supporters. What's wrong with that? Goals don't fly in every 2 minutes like the other sports you mentioned so it means more in football. I know what I'm trying to say but I'm not really getting my point across so I'll just shut up.
2007-10-24 03:38:13 · answer #5 · answered by Lammy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Soccer/football is a running sport (unlike american football) on a large field with huge crowd. Scores are (in my opinion) more often the result of a single person's action over many seconds (unlike basketball which has things happening in a few seconds.) I see the hero playing the crowd or looking for the one person who passed him the ball instead of running away from others as you see it. Besides, the way the clock is handled, action keeps on going, there isn't time for too much celebration.
2007-10-24 03:37:24 · answer #6 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first thing a soccer player should do is start slapping high fives to his team members. Running away from everyone is just stupid.
2016-10-15 09:58:48 · answer #7 · answered by parrman2001 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is adrenaline. I scored on a free kick once and I was just overwhelmed with a rush of energy that I just took off running down the field.
2007-10-24 04:08:08 · answer #8 · answered by arcturus600 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry i dont agree.just look at the champions league games last night as evidence. Rooney must have shook every players hand..
Although i do know what your on about.depends on the player i suppose.some have goal celebrations worked out and thats their main worry!
2007-10-24 03:37:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah no no thats not the explanantion ..
they never feel that way .
if you score a equalizer your emotions are different
if you score a winning goal you are different
2007-10-24 03:35:59 · answer #10 · answered by mmmsquare 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In football, you can bang helmets or chest pads. No actual physical contact. Do I need to spell it out any more than that?
2007-10-24 06:19:22 · answer #11 · answered by John F 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋