The World Cup is about to start, and a wave of 'fake fans' generated in a four-year cycle will also reappear, in fact, they have been sitting on their hands for a long time. As the name suggests, the so-called "fake" fans are "temporary fans" who don't pretend to know what they're talking about. These people don't make soccer a part of their life or even a part of their lives like real fans do. They are hidden among the real fans, and they rely on all kinds of news and information to make their presence felt in the coming month. 8 out of 10 fans are pseudo-fans, and although the World Cup is shared by all mankind, it is still for pseudo-fans, and this is a festival for them to revel in! In the previous two World Cups, Mr. Santiago has released "Notes for Pseudo Fans" and "Intensive Training for Pseudo Fans", and this time is no exception, while consolidating the old ways, he also absorbed new concepts to check for omissions, and help pseudo-fans participate in the World Cup bye-bye more comfortably.
Pseudo-fans almost never watch football, and the sport of 22 people grabbing a ball is actually deeply boring, but life is like a play all depends on acting, in order to keep up with the hotspots, you have to pretend to be a senior fan of the appearance, if you do not do the necessary homework, it will be easy to make a joke. If you don't do the necessary homework, you will easily make jokes. It's not difficult to become a "fake fan" without being laughed at by others, but also without revealing any flaws. The most important point! "Don't talk about Beckham anymore" He is not in this edition, he was not in the last edition, he was not in the last edition, he will not be in the next edition, he will not be in any cup. Besides, when faced with real fans: "Do you know nothing about soccer? In addition, in the face of real fans: "Do you know nothing about soccer?", you should not be annoyed: "I watch the World Cup every year, and you say I don't know anything about soccer? ....
As a pseudo-fan, it's too late in the game to catch up on any knowledge related to the field of soccer at this point, and it's simply not necessary. How can you pretend to be a regular soccer watcher? As a pseudo-fan, don't show your admiration for the popular teams, because it is easy to fall into the siege of those fanatic fans, in the latter's endorsement of the data statement, it is difficult to find a way to resist, and also unable to highlight the acting skills, so choose to support the second tier of teams such as Denmark, Holland, Uruguay and so on will be a good choice.
When a coworker or friend asks you, "Did you watch the game last night?" You can turn your back on him and look out the window, and say sorrowfully, "Ugh! You know what? Argentina is one game away from setting a world record for consecutive undefeated games." And then, when the other guy is dumbfounded, you retreat, leaving behind the tall, sharp back of a pseudo-fan. The pseudo-fan also needs to know a few number combinations that add up to 10, such as 352, 433 and 442, and even the Christmas tree. Specialized terminology should also understand some: inverted triangle pass, downward pass, high-pressure pressing, running without the ball, long passes and so on, do not want to be able to take the initiative to open the tactical discussion, but in the discussion of tactics of other people at least can barely catch up. For real fans, staying up late to watch football is a kind of pain and happiness. Based on this, although there is no need for fake fans to stay up late, but in order to make themselves more integrated into the atmosphere of the World Cup, it is necessary to set the alarm clock according to the schedule, get up on time and turn on the TV, take a picture and post it on Facebook and then go back to sleep, but don't talk about the game in the text, which is prone to revealing itself.
Watching the World Cup at night and chatting about it during the day is a daily routine for fans during the World Cup. When you walk into the office in the morning, all it takes is a meeting of the eyes between coworkers to start a conversation: "Ugh! Did you watch the game last night? England is playing happy soccer again..." As a pseudo-fan, don't be in a hurry to interject. Yes... Yes... As a fake fan, don't rush to interrupt, but listen first, and then say, "Yeah... I think so too." Try not to give the impression that you're a layman. Remember, don't dominate the conversation, and don't let yourself be pushed around by a rock. In the bar is the same, more drink less talk, the word like gold safety first, only say their own familiar, never talk nonsense guess, do not expose themselves too early.
But to keep from revealing themselves, it's obviously not enough to be vain. Pseudo-fans can Google the World Cup in their teenage years according to their age and memorize the classic matches, the top four places, and the performances of the players. Why primary and secondary school? The age is long enough to prove that you have been a pure-blooded fan since you were a child. Even if the other party is a real old fan, it is difficult to recall too many details, and the stories you can find on the Internet are enough to make a fake out of a real one.
Finally, the ever-present dilemma of 'offside' must be tried to be understood clearly.
"Suppose you and your boyfriend are on the same team, and your female colleague is the goalkeeper of the opposing team, when you pass the ball to your boyfriend, your boyfriend is closer to your female colleague than anyone else on the opposing team, at this point, your boyfriend is offside, but if your female colleague takes the initiative to pass the ball to your boyfriend, your boyfriend is not offside.'' Or even simpler, you don't need to know, just say "Oh, it's offside" or "The ball is round" in a regretful tone when you find the red and yellow lines on the screen during the slow-motion replay ....
