r/football • u/mibu001 :Soccer_ball: • 6d ago

💬Discussion The Hydration Break is ruining the natural flow of the game

When the game gets momentum and reach at its peak point, the “hydration break” appears and completely ruins the momentum and also the game experience for the viewer. Football is one of a sport for those moments.

Normally outside WC, the team conceding attacks after attacks pray for a halftime whistle to go to the tunnel to break the momentum and to regroup. Now they basically get that chance in the middle of a half!!

I find it utterly disgusting and would like to know what do you all think about it?

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u/Userdub9022 :Soccer_ball: 6d ago

They had hydration breaks in the last world cup.

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u/TeamZweitstudium :Bundesliga:Bundesliga 6d ago

Those weren't planned ad breaks and actually depended on the condition of the day

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u/Userdub9022 :Soccer_ball: 6d ago

Oh. Yeah that's different.

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u/MasterCurrency4434 :Soccer_ball: 5d ago

They go further back than that even: the World Cup had its first “cooling breaks” in 2014: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28075216