I need to know about football!! (Soccer for you yanks)

[Anonymous]

I'm seeing this guy who plays it professionally, and I really like him. He's not doing so well with it at the moment and I want to know how I can help him?

So guys, if you were struggling, what would be the best way your girlfriend could support you? I want to actually be able to devise tactics with him.

Girls comments welcome too :)

[IveGotAQuestion]

Well, there isn't really anything you can do unless you go to every game and watch them all VERY closely and record them. By doing this, you can see how others play and see what tactics they use. From here, you would devise a counter or improve an idea and employ it on the pitch during a scrimmage. Professional teams from many sports do this all the time. An example of a sport that does this is American Football (no, I don't play it).

But if you don't want to get so deep with it, just kiss him tenderly and tell him you love him. Encourage him and let him know that it's not his footballing skills that you fell for. Though he may lose a match or two, he doesn't need to BE a champion to FEEL like a champion. Does that make sense to you?

[Asker]

Ok thanks a lot that's great :D

But how do I make him FEEL like a champion?

[IveGotAQuestion]

Read the second paragraph. Like I said, a woman really doesn't have to do much when it comes to making her man feel like he's the greatest person on earth.

[Biggus_Dickus]

simple, he either pulls his socks up and gets on with it and proves himself. Or he can wallow in depression about it and get ignored by the manager.

[avksxx]

What aspect of football is he struggling with?

[Asker]

Well they've just recently got a new manager and he's been taken off the first team with only another year left to run on his contract. So he's not feeling too optimistic about the next season. I've tried telling him to see it as a year-long opportunity to prove himself, but I don't know if he's really feeling it :/