The first half in particular was an extraordinary spectacle simply for its listlessness. It started quite well, but at which point: nothing happened.
Football is a sport made up of dull and forgettable games. Boredom is a key part of the sport and an element of its beauty.
What was this in that context? Light and heat without content. Football as something empty and frictionless, humans in coloured shirts waiting for life to happen.
There is an affectionate joke about good, punchy Australian sports writing, which basically involves saying Here's The Thing... pounding The Thing into submission.
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