Never really liked playing doubles at all, I am much better one on one, or me against two players. I like to be able to control the whole table myself.
if you are not a professional player that is exactly how it looks, got to agree with you. But if you were playing at a high level you would understand.
The style we play in Italy is totally different, we can't stop or pass the ball before a shot ,also we take advantage of side ramps, which are not included in many European foosball tables, and believe me, our style is much faster.
Just to add some context to your comment. One of the best players in Italy (I think it was Carletta, but I can't be sure) played these two players (Collignon and Pappas) together (as a team) by himself, Italy rules, and beat them. It's on RU-vid. But then, as the story goes by someone who was there, Collignon played Carletta singles, regular ITSF rules and smoked Carletta. It all depends on the rules. Italian rules may be a more 'exciting' game for some. For me, personally, it isn't because Italian rules are too restrictive, removing A LOT of the psychological element out of the game. It's the psychological element that creates the interest for those who know how to play. Faster? Yes, definitely. But, to be honest, it's a game that requires less skill and where 'slop' has a greater influence on the game, which is boring.
@@jasong5913 it wouldn't be Arturo Carletta for sure, he was one of the greatest players on the ITSF circuit for many many years, and was Collignon's regular partner for many of his European championships. Plus like Fred he's Belgian (although originally from Sicily). Here's some film of Fred playing Italian style though.
+q Haven Someone took a time-out, a strategy piece that's used in most games. In foos you might use it to stop a team who's scoring a lot really quickly to try and derail their momentum or to slow the pace down.
each team is allowed 2 time-outs of 30sec per game. Sometimes you need to calm down yourself and sometimes is a strategy time-out to slow down the opponent
bad strategy with Pappas in the front for the first games, he plays better in the back on doubles, and Fred is better in the front. If they started and kept like this all the time the game would ´ve ended sooner. Last game was under total pressure for both, and anything could happen because both teams are tallented.
@@pebolimnaja Look how Stamerra blocked Fred in the last set. That decided the hole match in my opinion. They won 5 to 1 and 5 to 0 with Pappas in front, and made the big mistake to change....
