Topic: The need to control your emotions as a football fan. (Read 586 times)

Football and cricket are exciting games and there is no situation to control emotions in this game. So no matter how much we talk about controlling emotions, no one can control emotions in the last minute especially in stressful situations. As a supporter of Argentina in the last World Cup, I was not in a position to control myself or control my emotions.

That is just half of what most fans can show for the love of the beautiful game, see football is a game of passion, sometimes it goes your way sometimes it doesn't, and we will start looking for whoose head will go for it, I know that it is actually wrong for the press man to start laying abuse's on the Coach, which I know that his emotions are getting the better of him, he will come back to his senses when his emotions has subsided.
It is very good that we as a football fan can control our emotions because results can't go out way every time, so it's important as a football fan that we should always have our emotions in check even as a bad loser that we are, their are some fans that goes as far as sending death threat to coaches, player or even a reff, which is really bad, and it's not a good thing, and we should all stop it for the love of the beautiful game.

Ghana fans look angry, this is natural because they consider themselves strong, so losing to a weak team makes it difficult for them to accept the reality. And in my opinion, Ghana fans have a sense of right to express their anger demanding that their team should not lose to any team despite the fact that they performed poorly at AFCON.

But apart from all that Ghana Fans should also try to find out why they have never won the African championship, That might help. Feeling sick after every match is normal, it is normal for them to be disappointed, angry and so on. In fact, there are no more small teams in African football. The choice is that you rise on the field or be defeated. Because when playing Football, Past records don't mean anything when you start.

Football will always make many of us feel very emotional. Some compare that in football it is like measuring up in wars. It is a very understandable comparison, which is why football is considered the king of sports. For many it is the most beautiful passion in the world, whatever Facet of soccer that each of us has, I have been a fan of Soccer since I was Little and I have practiced it, I never managed to reach a professional level because in the country I am in they do not support the players well. Athletes, things are very different, they are eager to grab money , Athletes who play well and do a good job simply do not give them the Support they Should, this is something that always occurs in my case, I think That's why they don't have a good performance, even so there are many friends who are veryTalented , but a person who plays Soccer very well and doesn't receive support becomes demotivated.

As for emcoins and what many fans say, things can be like that , and I think they can get into any type of behavior, even racist, which is something I don't like very much , because we are all the same, no matter what Whatever race you are , everyone Deserves Respect and it is not fair that they get involved in that, even so, whatever an offense means , things would be Very Different , what happened there and what Happens in the world of football is what overshadows the sport. There is nothing more beautiful than enjoying football in all its facets, but with respect, football makes you make friends, football is for everyone, if they used football to make great friends, I think things would be different, Everyone makes their effort and everyone always has things to do, so this is something that can be very decisive, I personally always say that the main thing about football is knowing how to enjoy it and that there is no violence in any way.

Before now I believe we already know that football is a game of passion, spirit, and emotion which always influences the die-hard fans, or supporters into doing or saying some bad things out of emotional anger.
If watch the premier league, Brazilian league, etc this is something that happened at some point but only a few fans can avoid his/her supported team losing to the underdog team.
If the Ghanian supporter don't fight or damage properties they are pouring their heart out and thats still fine

Exactly. I think it's football games that I would really excuse going bonkers and crazy cause that's the culture of the game in the first place. You wouldn't go to a carnaval in Brazil and have them stop their floats and partying just cause it doesn't seem nice for you for them to be that loud in the dead of the night. There are certain situations where emotions are called for, and I think football's just one of those games that deserve to not be called out for when they go stupid like this lol.

For one, it makes for good content, people will keep watching and supporting the sport when they see that people are this passionate about the game across the planet. It also inadvertently makes the game better and safer cause if people could just go about doing something like that, then for the safety of the players and the coaches they might want to install even more robust systems to keep them safe.

There's just a lot of positives about this and all OP's looking at is the Ghanaian fans cursing at the coach.

It's correct, but it is nothing special to the AFCON teams. I think we all remember when coaches like Jose Mourinho behaved outrageously or when some coach freaked out and called other coaches or the referee names. It shouldn't be like that, but I am sure that emotions getting out of control will remain a part of any game, whether that happens in amateur or in professional leagues. There is something to learn from it, but it doesn't mean that there will never be an idiot crossing the boundaries for good or acceptable behavior again.

But I think that especially the club's representatives should make sure that they don't fall out of line and understand they are role models for so many people.

Getting to that point already is too much. If you are getting way too emotional about football, then you are doing something wrong. Don't get me wrong, it's normal to get happy when your team wins, but you should not be really getting too much emotional after a loss or something, or get too hyped about a game before the game starts, or care about the end of the season results too much.

I understand it if you are talking about a small amount, like a tiny bit, but nothing more. It should be at the same level as watching a movie and rooting for the hero, do you really feel like you should be obsessed about a hero in a movie winning the fight? Of course not, well football is just something that is done to keep us happy, that's it, if you are feeling any more, then you are doing it wrong.

Emotional intelligence is what most fans especially football fans do lack because they usually allow emotions take a greater part of them trying to be fanatic about the game of football, some of them even go as far as doing some crazy stuffs which causes chaos in places of unrest.

The results of games are not expected and are definitely not going to go our way most times and this is better understood if we allow ourselves to be better entertained than the fanatic nature have a better part of us when watching football games as dose more harm than good and have a better part of us and we may suffer some negative effects such as becoming sad and may even get depressed in cases of extreme emotional involvement. As football fans to enjoy games it's better to watch for entertainment and not just because you are a fan alone.

It is normal for one to attach emotion in football, more especially when result turns against their wish, sports in general work with emotions and it how it is, note, a gambler gambles to win and he doesn't win he will feel bad because money and emotion is involved, gambling without something at stake is not real gambling, though two events are bound to occur in gambling which is winning or losing, gamblers should know this, but in real sense, no loser will be happy that he lost, that's natural, even when your favourite team win in a particular match but performed poorly you wont be comfortable too because the next match might not be favorable to them, what am saying in essence is that as a gambler or a football fan it is not bad to attach emotion but it shouldn't be extreme.

At this stage I am not trying to claim, that I am better in the spirit of football sportsmanship. For me, it's so sad when fans express excessive anger at their favorite team. That doesn't mean we can't be angry and disappointed, but in principle our spirit of sportsmanship must be upheld. reading from what you wrote in this post, it would be very unfortunate if there was one of the newsmen who should be able to act neutrally but instead provokes situations and circumstances. To be honest, I don't know the details of this match, but the impact of provocation by someone can create chaos and even riots. yeah, like what happened in my country in 2023, the Kanjuruhan riots.

Referring to what you said, specifically the title of this thread. I just want to add that controlling emotions is not the main point. but more about awareness, and increasing a strong sense of tolerance. for example, I have a favorite team, namely Barcelona and Arsenal. sometimes, these two teams play with poor performance. I often criticize from my point of view, but not to judge him. Likewise, when I bet on another team, even if I lose, I'm not used to cursing. Tolerance and the spirit of sportsmanship must be upheld, for example when Barcelona were slaughtered by Real Madrid in the Supercopa de Espana. Even though Barcelona is my favorite team, I give high appreciation to Don Carlo and his team because they deserve to win. Likewise with Barcelona, ​​they have done their job very well but unfortunately Real Madrid is better prepared in all aspects. Just enjoy the moment, especially if the match presents an exciting match with beautiful modern football style play. As a football fan, watching a decent and exciting match is enough. After all, every season these teams will always face each other, so there will always be situations of losing and winning. Well, so awareness is just as important as controlling emotions.

This is not all about gamblers but it has to do with every football lovers, sometimes people can't control their emotions when they're angry and they speak angrily whenever they have the chance to, sometimes I also speak this way not because I hate the team or the coach but because of their poor performance I never expected I will definitely get angry and speak out. What the guy did was very wrong firstly you don't have to insult anyone straight to their face, that's very wrong.
I don't think anyone in this situation can change due to the lack of self control and negative emotions.

I also think like you that it's rude but that's how it happens. Those who are already emotional will not think about the impact or risks they will experience because they just want to express their emotions until they are satisfied by destroying public facilities. And we have often seen this happen everywhere and it causes great damage to the city. Such potential will probably be there and it depends on each person's response to it. We just need to be careful in our actions so that we don't experience bad incidents.

I believe they failed to understand the fact that in a game there must be a winner and a loser and also to not underestimate your opponent. Maybe the Ghanian team and fans expected the match to end in their victory forgetting that the game was a bone of contention between both teams. Possibly the players were too relaxed and free while thinking they could win it all very easy but to their greatest dismay they  could not qualify through the match. Although it is very disappointing but they should not have taken it that far by abusing and insulting the coach and team players.

This kind of situations happen when the people involved are not entertainment conscious but are just thinking of winning it all by all means which did not go down well with them. I think they need to be oriented to know how tournaments are. After all other previous AFCON tournament they have been playing did they cause their team and coach.

Not only Ghanaian fans are crazy passionate about football, but football fans are in general more crazy than any other sports fan. I have never heard that in any other sports, fans throw something on the field (fliers for example) to make opponents team fail. I have never heard that there are any sports fans, that fight against opposite team fans after the match. Ultras for example. Cant remember any other sport that football where there are such fans. I cant remember that there are any sports fans, that destroy the city, overturn cars when their team looses.

Are they that good in the last few seasons? From what I've seen their rank on FIFA is not that high compared to other participants. Granted you can't really use that ranking as a basis to judge the result, but I still think that shows a little bit of how their international match performs.

Btw, does the sentiment about lack of commitment really exist? Their matches are quite tight as far as I'm aware. They managed to score goals quite well, although their defense is poor. Stats-wise they never look like a team that dominates the game, which works quite well other than the fact that they still concede goals[1]. CMIIW.

[1] https://footystats.org/international/ghana-national-team-vs-mozambique-national-team-h2h-stats#7316977

I think that was rude. I will never do that no matter what. Money can only be found again but the reputation will hard to be restored once it was tarnished. So, all must be careful on how they will carry their selves especially in public places. There is no need to predict what will be the consequences of doing it because it is already obvious. Yes, anything is possible in sports and as well as in gambling.

There are instances that it was actually unreal or manipulated. But again we need to control our tempter when things like this happen. And we should realize that it was also our fault because why we are here in the first place? I guess that means we agreed about the potential risks that that can occur.

Right. Ghanaian fans are just crazy passionate about football. They're upset because they adore their national team and want them to shine. Going through the group stage without a win is tough, and fans are rightly calling for more commitment from the players.

We all know that football is a game of passion and emotions but c'mon if you need to criticize a team for an aweful display then go ahead, it shouldn't call for the raining of abuse on the coach and players. This year's AFCON is somewhat different, the tournament is getting tougher and big teams are no more favourites. Ivory Coast, Algeria, Tunisia have also been knocked out from the group stage. So Ghanaians should take a chill pill, accept their failure, work harder and come back stronger next time.

The emotional decision will not the right one to the gamblers and traders.Because both gambling and trading need of the patience to make money from it.Because the loss may trigger your emotions in the gambling,the gamblers should not build the anti-ego against the gambling site to recover the loss.This was the impossible situation for the gamblers to get away from the gambling emotions after the loss in the gambling site.But the gamblers who had enough self confidence only able to make the decision to get away from the emotional decision after the real money loss in the gambling site.The gamblers should improve their gambling skills.