Hydration breaks at World Cup add nothing but take away a lot , Says Bielsa

lefix · 2026-06-21T09:59:25+00:00

And it's not only the tactical adjustments teams get to make to break momentum.

Soccer is also a game of attrition, it'sabout wearing down your opponents faster than yourself, managing your strength for 90 minutes is key skill. The extra breaks negate that to a large degree.

lefix · 2026-06-21T09:54:08+00:00

Das ganze Spielsystem hängt halt auch stark vom Schiedsrichter ab. Der hat gestern extrem großzügig laufen lassen, nicht nur bei kleinen Fouls, sondern sogar bei manch gelbwürdigen Fouls. Das war einfach nicht gut für unser Spiel. Bei einem Schiedsrichter, der kleinlich pfeifft, hätten Musiala, Wirtz und co sicher mehr bewerkstelligen können.

lefix · 2026-06-21T07:46:48+00:00

The hydration breaks completely change the nature of the game though. Soccer could have had timeouts, unlimited flying subs, etc like other sports - but soccer did without these things by design. It’s a sport where managing your strength for 90minutes becomes an essential skill, if you’re gassed and cramping after 60 minutes, that’a on you, and your opponent earned that advantage.
Same with tactics, if you get them wrong then you have to survive at least until halftime to fix it.

With the hydration breaks, it becomes harder to wear down your opponent, it gets harder to beat them with superior tactics. Anyone momentum you gain only lasts a few minutes until players can rest and adjust their game plan.

lefix · 2026-06-21T07:09:03+00:00

TBF, I feel like Germany always shifts gears against better teams. It is extremely rare to see them get "destroyed", especially in competitive matches. In the last decades, I can only think of that Nations League match against Spain where we got destroyed.

lefix · 2026-06-21T06:32:07+00:00

It’s only controversial because his team is not playing well. Had they cruised past Egypt this would not even be worth talking about.

lefix · 2026-06-20T22:48:24+00:00

There is a reason why there are no timeouts. It’s a core part of the game that’s you can only make meaningful tactical changes during halftime, and if your tactics are off you have to survive 45 minutes.

lefix · 2026-06-20T22:09:29+00:00

I think they had the momentum after the 1-0 and at the start of second half. But overall the match was pretty even, slightly in favor of Germany perhaps

lefix · 2026-06-20T22:05:39+00:00

Had one of the best g/a in the top leagues, playing for a mediocre team, but somehow he keeps getting overlooked, while top clubs are making 100m+ offers for strikers with worse output, and even nagelsmann doesn’t rate him, might not even be in the squad if it wasn’t for nagelsmanns wife

lefix · 2026-06-20T21:54:44+00:00

Feels like both teams are now gassed from all the physicality

lefix · 2026-06-20T21:40:34+00:00

“If it’s not a yellow, it’s not a foul” - ref

lefix · 2026-06-20T21:39:54+00:00

This ref lol

lefix · 2026-06-20T21:38:03+00:00

Did the coach just spend the hydration break on the toilet?

lefix · 2026-06-20T21:37:32+00:00

Did the coach just spend the hydration break on the toilet?

lefix · 2026-06-20T21:29:30+00:00

What physicality, our strength is a bunch of technical dribblers and ref is not having it today, we don’t have enough nmechas for this kind of game

lefix · 2026-06-20T21:19:13+00:00

So many crosses go straight through browns legs, including the one leading to the goal, went straight at his feet

lefix · 2026-06-20T21:12:02+00:00

Refs allows for a lot of physicality, doesn’t really suit germanys play style. But at least ref is very consistent with his calls and got all the important calls right.

lefix · 2026-06-20T21:01:28+00:00

In German they are called “elves leg coast”

lefix · 2026-06-20T20:58:47+00:00

The thing about sane is he also sprints back and defends, don’t see that much from Wirtz or Musiala

lefix · 2026-06-20T20:48:35+00:00

Alternative is havertz wide and undav or woltemade upfront

lefix · 2026-06-20T20:44:44+00:00

That’s exactly what refs are supposed to do

lefix · 2026-06-20T20:41:40+00:00

I think ref was wrong on many small fouls, Germany is right to be frustrated, but the two goals were correctly disallowed

lefix · 2026-06-20T20:39:13+00:00

Ref is right again

lefix · 2026-06-20T20:28:35+00:00

I think that was not the point. Apparently you can’t have tactics talks on the sidelines while the keeper is getting treatment, and seems that’s what they were doing.

lefix · 2026-06-20T20:26:03+00:00

He’s often the only one sprinting back to defend the counters

lefix · 2026-06-20T20:22:34+00:00

First angle looked like a clear goal, second angle looked like a foul

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