Football Shout-out: Losing
Football Shout-out: Losing
Welcome to Football Shout-out from Premier Skills English, where we talk about the language you need when watching a match. Whether you are a super fan or an armchair supporter you won't be able to avoid football on TV this summer. In Football Shout-out, Jack and Rich present useful language to shout at the TV screen when watching a match with or without friends! In this episode, they look at some words and phrases that fans use when your team is losing and when they have lost. Do you know what 'we were robbed' means?
Transcript
Jack: Hello and welcome to Premier Skills English - Football Shout-out
Rich: Football shoutout is the series that teaches you the language you need when you’re watching the game.
Jack: Hi everybody my name’s Jack
Rich: and my name’s Rich and welcome to our latest Football Shout-out where we talk about the English you need when you’re watching football.
Jack: If you listened to our last lesson, you will remember this:
Jack: Go on! Have a shot!
Rich: Unlucky! Against the post!
Jack: Hold on! He’s gone round the keeper. Oh no! What a sitter! I can’t believe he’s missed that.
Rich: My nan could do better than that and she’s 83!
Jack: He’s got to be putting chances like that away. That’s three he’s missed.
Rich: He couldn’t hit a barn door with a banjo this afternoon!
Jack: Penalty!
Rich: Oh no. Look who’s taking it! He hit the last one straight at the keeper!
Jack: Here we go! Oh no! He’s skyed it.
Rich: I can’t believe he’s fluffed another one. That’s miles off target.
Jack: I think we might have to settle for a draw today. We couldn’t score in a month of Sundays.
Rich: We’ve definitely not got our scoring boots on today.
Rich: Our last lesson was all about what we shout when a player misses a chance. If you haven’t heard the lesson, there is a link on the side of this page for you to go back and listen and learn lots of instructions that we scream at players when they miss a chance.
Jack: This lesson is all about what we say when our team is losing or loses.
Rich: You might have heard fans saying things like I can’t believe we lost that match or we were so unlucky before. In this podcast, we’re going to look at some expressions that might be new for you.
Jack: The phrases and expressions we use often depend on whether we are losing and the match is still being played or we have lost and the match is finished.
Rich: That’s right. While your team is losing many fans always think there is a chance to win. It’s only when the match has finished when the reality hits them. Listen to this:
Jack: Oh no! That was shocking defending. I can’t believe we’ve let that one in.
RIch: The goalkeeper had no chance. The shot was too good.
Jack: But … the defending … shocking. Where was the defence?
Rich: I don’t know. We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way. We’ve been the better team - we can still get back into this.
Jack: We always freeze on the big occasion. Look! The board is going up. Two minutes? There’s got to be at least 5 minutes extra!
Rich: Two minutes? You’ve got to be joking. Come on. We just need one more chance.
Jack: The final whistle. Rubbish!
...
Rich: You know … the best team won.
Jack: You’re joking, right? We were robbed!
Rich: It’s only a game. We’ll win next week.
Jack: Did you just say it’s only a game?
Rich: Err .. no?
Jack: We often don’t know what to say when we lose a game. If you’re playing, you can say ‘well played’ or ‘good game’ to an opponent, but fans can’t really do that.
Rich: No, fans are much more likely to say how they are really feeling.
Jack: Some fans often feel that their team didn’t deserve to lose. They often say this even if it’s not true.
Rich: We often use conditional sentences here. We say things like ‘if only we’d taken our chances’ or ‘if only we’d scored with that chance near the end’.
Jack: Yes, there are often regrets, but sometimes we blame others. Opponents and referees are a common target.
Rich: We might hear ‘should have been’ here. This player should have been sent off or the ref should have given a penalty. My favourite phrase is ‘we were robbed’.
Jack: I like that too. We use it when we think the other team has stolen the result through luck. You feel that your team deserved to win not the other team.
Rich: There are phrases we use while we are losing, too. We are usually more optimistic at this stage. We say things like ‘we can get back into this’ or ‘we just need one more chance’.
Jack: And we always complain about the amount of injury time. A good phrase to use here is ‘you’ve got to be joking’,’two minutes you’ve got to be joking there should be at least five!
Rich: Are you a good loser Jack?
Jack: No, I’m a terrible loser and you should never ever say ‘It’s only a game.’ That will just make things worse.
Rich: We’ll look at these phrases and a few more in the lesson which you can find below this podcast.
Jack: Listen again. Do you understand everything now?
Jack: Oh no! That was shocking defending. I can’t believe. We’ve let that one in.
RIch: The goalkeeper had no chance. The shot was too good.
Jack: But … the defending … shocking. Where was the defence?
Rich: I don’t know. We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way. We’ve been the better team - we can still get back into this.
Jack: We always freeze on the big occasion. Look! The board is going up. Two minutes? There’s got to be at least 5 minutes extra!
Rich: Two minutes? You’ve got to be joking. Come on. We just need one more chance.
Jack: The final whistle. Rubbish!
...
Rich: You know … the best team won.
Jack: You’re joking, right? We were robbed!
Rich: It’s only a game. We’ll win next week.
Jack: Did you just say it’s only a game?
Rich: Err .. no?
Jack: So, there are a few expressions you can use when your team has lost or is losing.
Rich: We’ve got some activities to help you remember the phrases that we’ve been speaking about in the lesson below this podcast.
Jack: We’ll be back soon with our next football English lesson, which will be about phrases football fans use when their team has a set-piece like a penalty, free-kick, corner or throw-in.
Rich: Bye for now and enjoy your football.
Language
What to say when your team is losing?
In the first part of the conversation, Jack and Rich's team were losing but the match was still in progress. Most fans are supportive during the match and the language they use reflects this. Many fans believe that they can find a way back into a match and they are not going to lose! Take a look at these phrases from the podcast:
The goalkeeper had no chance. The shot was too good.
We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way!
We’ve been the better team - we can still get back into this.
We just need one more chance.
But, some fans are the opposite and are less supportive; especially if they're not happy with the team's performance. Take a look at these phrases from the podcast:
Oh no! That was shocking defending. I can’t believe we’ve let that one in.
Where was the defence?
We always freeze on the big occasion.
The final whistle. Rubbish!
Do you know any other phrases that fans use when their team is losing?
What to say when your team has lost?
In the second part of the conversation, Jack and Rich's team had lost; the match had finished. After the match, the language we use changes. Fans often complain a lot. Their complaints might be about the referee, the opposition, their own players, the manager or even the fans. Here are some phrases that are used after a defeat. Decide what the complaint is about and who it is aimed at; the referee? the opposition? their own team? the fans?
We were robbed.
That goal should never have counted.
The atmosphere was rubbish today.
I can't believe thir number six got away with that tackle.
They've got to bring VAR in soon. It's a joke.
We need to get behind the players more.
We should have made a few changes earlier.
If only we'd taken that chance near the end.
He was a bit card happy, wasn't he?
He really should be saving those. It was straight at him.
Do you know any other phrases you could use to complain about a defeat?
What not to say?
If you want to be supportive after the match, you might say something like:
We'll bounce back next week.
If we carry on playing like that, we'll win more than we lose.
They were lucky!
But, what you don't ever say is:
It's only a game.
This might annoy some fans and one Liverpool manager famously said:
Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it's much more serious than that.
Task
During and after a game
You need to imagine you are in three different situations. Look at the situations and decide what to say.
- There are 10 minutes left to play and your team is losing 1-0.
- You have just finished playing a match. You lost 3-2. You didn't think the referee had a good game.
- You lose a game 1-0. You think an opponent cheated to win a penalty.
Write your answers in the comments section at the bottom of the page. Can you think of any more situations to use the language in this podcast?
The answers to the quiz below are all words that Rich and Jack used in the roleplay. Can you remember what they said?
Quiz
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What do you think?
Were any of these phrases new for you?
Can you tell us any other phrases that you can use when your team is losing or has lost? Please keep it clean!
Write your answers in the comments section below and don't forget to write your answers to the task we have given you in the section above.
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Komentar
01/07/2020
points
I say; Players weren't mentally ready for this match. So we lost at the beginning.
P.S.
In my country fans who can't concede defeat generally shout at the end of the match that management must resign. It's so funny.
01/07/2020 17:43
Tottenham Hotspur
5557
I say; Players weren't mentally ready for this match. So we lost at the beginning.
P.S.
In my country fans who can't concede defeat generally shout at the end of the match that management must resign. It's so funny.
16/03/2019
points
Task
1. I'm supporting my team. It will turn tables and settle for a draw. 10 minutes left, we still have 5 minutes of injury time. Come on guys. We more chance we're done.
2. This was bad match. I suspect the match was fixed. We were denied a blantant penalty. Why did the referee not consulted VAR.
3. There were lucky. That goal wasn't a pen.
16/03/2019 10:41
Chelsea
1749
Task
1. I'm supporting my team. It will turn tables and settle for a draw. 10 minutes left, we still have 5 minutes of injury time. Come on guys. We more chance we're done.
2. This was bad match. I suspect the match was fixed. We were denied a blantant penalty. Why did the referee not consulted VAR.
3. There were lucky. That goal wasn't a pen.
30/11/2018
points
Szabot!
30/11/2018 14:25
Manchester United
823
Szabot!
03/09/2018
points
Yes, many of these phrases are new to me.
03/09/2018 02:50
Tottenham Hotspur
256
Yes, many of these phrases are new to me.
01/09/2018
points
Yes, many of these phrases are new to me.
01/09/2018 16:35
Arsenal
534
Yes, many of these phrases are new to me.
24/08/2018
points
1. There are 10 minutes left to play and your team is losing 1-0.
oh noo! come on! get in !
2. You have just finished playing a match. You lost 3-2. You didn't think the referee had a good game.
hard but fair
3. You lose a game 1-0. You think an opponent cheated to win a penalty.
get in! its a pen! fifty fifty
some phrases are new fot me
come on! GET IN ! fifty fifty
24/08/2018 23:36
Manchester United
561
1. There are 10 minutes left to play and your team is losing 1-0.
oh noo! come on! get in !
2. You have just finished playing a match. You lost 3-2. You didn't think the referee had a good game.
hard but fair
3. You lose a game 1-0. You think an opponent cheated to win a penalty.
get in! its a pen! fifty fifty
some phrases are new fot me
come on! GET IN ! fifty fifty
12/08/2018
points
Task:
1. "We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way!"
2. "We were robbed".
3. "That goal should never have counted".
Yes, the most of the phrases were new for me.
I could say "They didn't have a good day" I guess.
12/08/2018 23:55
Manchester United
672
Task:
1. "We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way!"
2. "We were robbed".
3. "That goal should never have counted".
Yes, the most of the phrases were new for me.
I could say "They didn't have a good day" I guess.
11/08/2018
points
Yes, there are many new prayers and I have learned
Things happen for a reason.
11/08/2018 03:08
Arsenal
644
Yes, there are many new prayers and I have learned
Things happen for a reason.
10/08/2018
points
Yes, many of them
Ohh, I do not know
10/08/2018 21:37
Liverpool
43
Yes, many of them
Ohh, I do not know
10/08/2018
points
1. Some of the sentences were new to me.
2. This result was an absolute disappointment! But we can turn this around in the next match.
Task:
-We definitely were robbed today!
-That goal should never have counted.
-The atmosphere was rubbish today.
- The referee not even reviewed the VAR.
10/08/2018 19:02
Liverpool
695
1. Some of the sentences were new to me.
2. This result was an absolute disappointment! But we can turn this around in the next match.
Task:
-We definitely were robbed today!
-That goal should never have counted.
-The atmosphere was rubbish today.
- The referee not even reviewed the VAR.
10/08/2018
points
No new phrases in this lesson.
10/08/2018 05:17
Liverpool
471
No new phrases in this lesson.
10/08/2018
points
Super interesting
10/08/2018 03:23
Manchester United
512
Super interesting
10/08/2018
points
excellent test
10/08/2018 02:42
Manchester City
513
excellent test
10/08/2018
points
Task:
1. "We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way!"
2. "We were robbed".
3. "That goal should never have counted".
What do you think?
- Yes, the most of the phrases were new for me.
-I could say "They didn't have a good day" I guess.
10/08/2018 00:51
Liverpool
829
Task:
1. "We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way!"
2. "We were robbed".
3. "That goal should never have counted".
What do you think?
- Yes, the most of the phrases were new for me.
-I could say "They didn't have a good day" I guess.
09/08/2018
points
No new phrases for me.
09/08/2018 03:33
Newcastle United
462
No new phrases for me.
09/08/2018
points
The most of these phrases were new for me.
Task
1. We can still get back into this.
2. We were robbed.
3. That goal should never have counted.
09/08/2018 03:15
Wolverhampton Wanderers
693
The most of these phrases were new for me.
Task
1. We can still get back into this.
2. We were robbed.
3. That goal should never have counted.
09/08/2018
points
TASK
1. The atmosphere was rubbish today.
2. We were robbed.
3. They've got to bring VAR in soon. It's a joke.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
Yes, many of these were for me.
Yes, but I think that each sentence is given according to how the match has been lost.
09/08/2018 02:29
Manchester United
796
TASK
1. The atmosphere was rubbish today.
2. We were robbed.
3. They've got to bring VAR in soon. It's a joke.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
Yes, many of these were for me.
Yes, but I think that each sentence is given according to how the match has been lost.
09/08/2018
points
good test
09/08/2018 02:06
Chelsea
310
good test
09/08/2018
points
The vast majority of the sentences were new to me.
I do not know more phrases to shout when my team is losing.
TASK
1. We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way.
2. He was a bit card happy, wasn't he?
3. That goal should never have counted. We were robbed.
09/08/2018 00:37
Manchester United
768
The vast majority of the sentences were new to me.
I do not know more phrases to shout when my team is losing.
TASK
1. We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way.
2. He was a bit card happy, wasn't he?
3. That goal should never have counted. We were robbed.
09/08/2018
points
Almost all.
He was a bit card happy, wasn't he?
09/08/2018 00:25
Chelsea
761
Almost all.
He was a bit card happy, wasn't he?
09/08/2018
points
I did not know these phrases and I do not any others about the same topic.
09/08/2018 00:22
Manchester City
619
I did not know these phrases and I do not any others about the same topic.
08/08/2018
points
1. Some of the phrases were new to me.
2. What a deception! But we deserve a lot more.
Task:
-come, guys, we can turn this around!
-If we carry on playing like that, we'll win more than we lose.
-That goal should never have counted.
08/08/2018 17:01
Liverpool
754
1. Some of the phrases were new to me.
2. What a deception! But we deserve a lot more.
Task:
-come, guys, we can turn this around!
-If we carry on playing like that, we'll win more than we lose.
-That goal should never have counted.
08/08/2018
points
if the vast majority were new.
It can be only one game but you have to give two hundred percent on the court.
08/08/2018 03:52
Arsenal
732
if the vast majority were new.
It can be only one game but you have to give two hundred percent on the court.
08/08/2018
points
1. Yes, several
2. Come on guys can you can, been in worse situations, do not give up.
08/08/2018 00:00
Manchester United
732
1. Yes, several
2. Come on guys can you can, been in worse situations, do not give up.
07/08/2018
points
I did not know any
07/08/2018 23:36
Liverpool
658
I did not know any
07/08/2018
points
if the vocabulary is varied.
take it easy
07/08/2018 04:21
Chelsea
594
if the vocabulary is varied.
take it easy
07/08/2018
points
There were a few words new for me
07/08/2018 03:32
Manchester United
352
There were a few words new for me
07/08/2018
points
good quiz
07/08/2018 03:19
Stoke City
741
good quiz
07/08/2018
points
There were a few words new for me
07/08/2018 02:39
Manchester City
189
There were a few words new for me
07/08/2018
points
good quiz
07/08/2018 02:24
Arsenal
375
good quiz
07/08/2018
points
super interesting the test
07/08/2018 01:39
Manchester City
348
super interesting the test
07/08/2018
points
If most of these phrases knew them.
And then it could be said: it was not ho tomorrow we gave it everything on the court.
07/08/2018 01:02
Chelsea
778
If most of these phrases knew them.
And then it could be said: it was not ho tomorrow we gave it everything on the court.
07/08/2018
points
good quiz
07/08/2018 00:59
Chelsea
442
good quiz
06/08/2018
points
1. Come on guys, we have gone out of worst situations or let's do everything what we can
2. We can't win if we play against 12 players or he should be fair with us
3. He is a little girl or look at that clown
06/08/2018 06:11
Manchester City
343
1. Come on guys, we have gone out of worst situations or let's do everything what we can
2. We can't win if we play against 12 players or he should be fair with us
3. He is a little girl or look at that clown
06/08/2018
points
good test
06/08/2018 02:34
Manchester United
567
good test
06/08/2018
points
interesting and very understandable
06/08/2018 02:02
Manchester City
641
interesting and very understandable
06/08/2018
points
Good quiz
06/08/2018 01:50
Chelsea
362
Good quiz
05/08/2018
points
it was very interesting i learn a lot
05/08/2018 19:06
Manchester United
725
it was very interesting i learn a lot
05/08/2018
points
The most of the phrases were new for me.
Task:
1. We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way!
2. He was a bit card happy, wasn't he?
3. That goal should never have counted. We were robbed.
No, I can't.
05/08/2018 19:06
Liverpool
570
The most of the phrases were new for me.
Task:
1. We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way!
2. He was a bit card happy, wasn't he?
3. That goal should never have counted. We were robbed.
No, I can't.
05/08/2018
points
All the phrases are new for me and they are interesting phrases
05/08/2018 17:20
Liverpool
654
All the phrases are new for me and they are interesting phrases
05/08/2018
points
Yes, all of these phrases were new to me.
05/08/2018 04:16
Chelsea
430
Yes, all of these phrases were new to me.
05/08/2018
points
That is a good activity
05/08/2018 04:16
Manchester City
302
That is a good activity
05/08/2018
points
There were a few words new for me
05/08/2018 02:51
Chelsea
624
There were a few words new for me
05/08/2018
points
Hello.
1)We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way! there's 10 minutes left, we just need one more chance!
2)We were robbed. They've got to bring VAR in soon. It's a joke!
3) Oh, my god! That goal should never have counted, definetely the atmosphere was rubbish today.
05/08/2018 02:40
Chelsea
635
Hello.
1)We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way! there's 10 minutes left, we just need one more chance!
2)We were robbed. They've got to bring VAR in soon. It's a joke!
3) Oh, my god! That goal should never have counted, definetely the atmosphere was rubbish today.
05/08/2018
points
It was very interesting,I learned a lot.
05/08/2018 02:27
Manchester United
439
It was very interesting,I learned a lot.
05/08/2018
points
Yes, the most of these phrases were new for me today.
TASK:
- We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way!
- He was a bit card happy, wasn't he?
-That goal should never have counted. We were robbed.
05/08/2018 01:29
Manchester City
48
Yes, the most of these phrases were new for me today.
TASK:
- We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way!
- He was a bit card happy, wasn't he?
-That goal should never have counted. We were robbed.
04/08/2018
points
All these phrases were new for me.
We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way!
04/08/2018 23:04
Manchester City
881
All these phrases were new for me.
We don’t deserve to be 1-0 down. No way!
04/08/2018
points
The whole country is with you, do not worry, you can.
04/08/2018 22:42
Manchester United
602
The whole country is with you, do not worry, you can.
04/08/2018
points
very interesting
04/08/2018 21:47
West Ham United
367
very interesting
04/08/2018
points
-If some of the sentences are new to me like this We were robbed!
-A phrase that you can say is you can and we are with you.
04/08/2018 21:39
Manchester United
622
-If some of the sentences are new to me like this We were robbed!
-A phrase that you can say is you can and we are with you.