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I'm saying the word "suffering" is now being glibly and routinely banded about by managers in various interviews when speaking about football. Quite simply, its a word that is being used completely out of context. Had it been used on the odd occasion then I doubt I'd have noticed. But the fact...

Well you watch all your football on a laptop, with multiple random teams, so I'd venture you are not invested enough in any football club to ever experience emotions such as anger, frustration, elation, or just being mightily pissed off. If or when you ever make that step, you might be able to...

I was pissed off that whole weekend and beyond. But to describe it as suffering is just melodramatic Potterspeak bollocks. Suffering death threats - THATS suffering. Not seeing Havertz spoon another limp effort into the stands in a 0-0 v Bournemouth.

This insidious phrase "suffering" has wormed its way into footballspeak in the last year or so, and IMO it has no place in it. To describe a team getting outplayed, falling back and riding their luck under pressure as "suffering" is bloody ridiculous. Its a word used completely out of context...

Oh, this x100 I am absolutely sick to death hearing about teams "suffering". I'm sure its GP who kicked off this tedious turn of phrase. "We had to suffer to get the result" "We as a club are all suffering a bit at the moment" "The second half we had to suffer" etc etc etc NO. People in...