I always enjoy the keys to victory in sports games, because they’re almost always obvious things that aren’t at all unique to that team. “The offence needs to execute.” That’s an actual key to a game that I remember seeing. That describes EVERY OFFENCE in EVERY SPORT. “Work hard” was another one. Again, EVERYONE IN EVERY SPORT NEEDS TO DO THAT. Get it together, sports commentary.
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The one I hate is the defense chant in basketball especially when the reason they are losing is because they are missing shots rather than a lack of defense.
Maybe “defence” is just more chantable than “stop missing?” Or, y’know, sports fans aren’t known for being super in tune with causes and effects of various game states.