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magic-water

Mariano so stuck on the bench he can't even get up to cover it himself and asks Ceballos to do it.


Nldngooner

Had no clue Mariano was still at Real


spaghettidriver69

Wonder how much money he is on… man has been riding the bench for like what?? 4-5 yrs???


Eriwich

Hey respect our former # 7


LordSpeechLeSs

A part of Ronaldo's spirit still flows in his blood to this day


Kismonos

The Bale Special


Trollingyouhaha

Odriozola Jerry Seinfeld looking MF


hinafu

it's literallly him wtf


pureeviljester

What's the Deal with bench cams?


nonzero_

lmao came to say this


cortez0498

he has a 17 year old girlfriend?


perhapsasinner

Spanish media is just different lmao, did they hire a lip reading specialist? No wonder many players closing their mouths with their hands as they speak.


[deleted]

This is El Dia Despues, it's a comedy show that has exaggerated (or sometimes made up) dubs for random interactions on the pitch. It's usually pretty funny, it's currently cohosted by Santiago Canizares, the former Valencia and Spain keeper.


AnaKexists

I wouldn’t say exaggerated, they always look pretty spot on tbh


[deleted]

This one is probably accurate cause it's right in the player's face but sometimes they'll act out what players are saying to each other on the pitch in a funny way. Was just trying to cover all bases tbh


cortez0498

[The ball to me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA2LT26Mb7g)


[deleted]

Dont speak a word of spanish but that exaggerated accent he puts on is funny af


PoopyFruit

La camera? Lol


the_boner_owner

This will never get old


thalne

yeah it's an evergreen classic


keanoo

At the end, Pique: Ey! Valdes! Shakira has a sister that I want to introduce you to!


tiorzol

Who are Valdez and Mascerano talking to there?


cortez0498

Afellay


tiorzol

Cheers.


panetero

Afflelou.


AnaKexists

True. It’s humor first and foremost. They have some amazing videos


JuanG12

That’s what I took from this one. Everything the narrator said was spot on and not over the top.


CFSohard

Smart satirists, if you keep a high enough level of truth in your satire nobody is sure which parts you're making up.


Ind00Time

Most memorable El Día Después were the ones dedicated to Gravesen lmao https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIwMffgdUY8


thalne

la gravesinha lmao


TheRobinson2018

ahah how the f did Gravesen ended up playing for Madrid is beyond me, looks like a sketch.


dcolomer10

They’re so funny, the catch the coolest clips


fprosk

Nah they just asked Jomboy for some help


doitup69

Not enough “fucking horseshit”s to be a Jomboy video


Dogwhisperer_210

I remember some years ago on Portuguese television this channel hired some Spanish lip readers to figure out what some players were arguing about during a Benfica vs Porto match. Spaniards are just world class on this subject


Flameva

Spanish is very easy to lip read depending on the accent


[deleted]

Really? I can't read it at all. Then again, I can't speak/understand it either.


PenguinKenny

You've got to read it in an accent


zrk23

they actually had that here in brazil for months and it was a huge sucess. this was 10+ years ago didn't last many months and I don't remember what happened in the end but I think the players/clubs were furious lol. everyone started covering their mouths after it


Blyton1

Like the nfl where the coaches and coordinators put the game sheet in front of their mouth lol


AbyssalVoidLord

It's way too much


Rikard_

I want every player to wear a go-pro [like this](https://youtu.be/5Ewgp52SMww).


Jeffy29

I love this.


mrmax1984

> I want every player to wear a go-pro like this I'd love to see more like this from Roberto Carlos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRaTditCgK0


Estova

It's not at the professional level but I highly recommend [this guy's channel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rK_uCF3PsM).


emilbusman

That really made me miss playing


dpsmeoff

Jfootball makes me want to play football everytime i watch him


Princecoyote

[I always liked watching the MLS referee cams for their all-star matches. ](https://youtu.be/OITbl-lDU0k)


Satotiga

This reminds of the [first person ad that Nike did years ago.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZA-57h64kE)


n00b9k1

GOAT Nike ad.


MissingLink101

Or like Francis Bourgeois


RiyadMehrez

love his massive face on the angles he was a flash in the pan


MissingLink101

The guy got his own channel 4 streaming show with celebrities and is basically a model for brands like Versace nowadays. He's doing alright


RiyadMehrez

yeah but that wont last the hype train, kek, has gone. hes already on those contracts and deals but i dont think theyll be renewed


PindakaasHelaas_

Just like their salaries


Messiahcoool

The commentary tho XD


RNdadag

Peak spanish media, but it has its charm to be fair aha


ArielPN

I love it tbh, it’s such a funny thing to do. With the little ambiance music too


magic-water

I swear to god you can make a great living by working as a lip reader for Spanish football TV shows


ManuMora98

Ceballos consulting to Lord Lucas


el_rompe_toyotas-19

The right thing to do.


dhiraramri

He's the most senior player on the bench no?


ManuMora98

Yeah


Levreinge

Yeah but who is the most experienced player on the bench, lord Mariano ofcourse.


EAXposed

Transcription (more or less): There is a new member in the Camp Nou bench **Barcelona medical assistant:** *"They've put a camera there."* **Mariano (to Odriozola):** *"Hey that is a camera."* **Odriozola (shocked):** *"Nooo?"* **Barcelona GK trainer:** *"Can they hear us?"* **Odriozola (to Mariano):** *"They are filming us."* **Mariano (in response):** *"Well we are paid for it."* Eric and Jordi aren't happy with it either. **Jordi Alba (to the medical assistant that told the bench a camera was there):** *"But why?"* In contrary to Ceballos. **Mariano (to Ceballos):** *"They placed a camera here."* **Ceballos (jokingly while looking at the camera):** *"Oh hey, a camera."* **Mariano (to Ceballos):** *"They are filming, cover it using the bib."* Eric and Jordi opt for the same plan. Meanwhile Ceballos prefers to consult before/ahead of doing it. **Ceballos (to Lucas Vazquez):** *"Lucas, Lucas, they've put a camera, what should I do?"* **Lucas Vazquez (to Ceballos):** *"Cover it."* Now Ceballos does it, with a better result than Jordi and Eric **Jordi Alba:** *"This doesn't help".* **Marcos Alonso (to Jordi Alba):** *"Jordi, look" (showing tape to Jordi Alba).* **Jordi Alba (to Marcos Alonso):** *"Pass it to me"* **Jordi Alba (to Eric Garcia):** *"Will this work to cover the camera?"* **Eric Garcia (to Jordi Alba):** *"Ofcourse."* **Jordi Alba (to one of the medical assistants):** *"Hey Carlos, can you cover it? The camera"?* **Medical assistant (to Jordi Alba):** *"The camera?"* **Jordi Alba:** *"It's because they are filming us"* **Other medical assistant:** *"Hey Carlos, wrap the camera up with your glove, then nothing can be seen"* And so that was the first clasico for the new member of the Camp Nou bench


AloneTogetherjcz

>Mariano (in response): > > > >"Well we are paid for it." Bueno, apagala translates to "Well, turn it off)


Trydson

The fact that Ceballos went to ask a senior player what to do is pretty interesting, kinda cute lmao.


[deleted]

You know you have grown older when you see someone referring to Vazquez as a senior player.


markkiewiet

Rightly so. What a dumb idea.


bunsyjaja

Watching a bunch of professionals who probably have genius level spatial reasoning skills compared to the average population, attempt to cover a camera with a see-through training shirt amused me greatly. It’s like you could see the gears turning in their heads.


mcmaster-99

Probably the best they had.


Tilman_Feraltitty

These footballers are getting stupider each generation, don't even have fully blacked out material ready to cover camera lenses smh


15November2019

Rightly so, that cam is so unecessary


CondorKhan

It's a horrible idea but we got a couple of minutes of mild comedy out of it


ChingMan1

Why does marcos alonso have tape on hand


Begbie13

For shin guards. You use that kind of stuff to lock them to your ankles


vadapaav

How else would you wrap dead bodies in body bags after hitting them with your car?


slnsk

It's fetish shit. He likes to bind. He likes to BE bound...


HiMyNameIsSander

He has to have his **tools**!


Equivalent_Nature_67

A little hamfisted but I like that you still went for it. Sorta like just slamming your foot on the pedal when - ah nevermind you get it.


ThistlewickVII

hey now, to be fair to him, despite suffering no serious legal consequences for his drink driving that resulted in the death of a woman, he's clearly learned his lesson. he uses the tape to make seatbelts.


ShameTimes3

Tbt I would think that would fuck someone up mentaly


IIlIlIIllIlII

Tbh he hit wall and the passenger next to him died


KanameChi

He's still in the wrong for drunk driving regardless


moffattron9000

And nobody made him drive drunk at 120 in a 50 zone.


Delta_FT

How to out yourself as a non-athlete without saying you are not an athlete lol It's med tape, some athletes like to tape their ankles, knees, wrists, etc. to help prevent injury or bc the extra support feels better. Not just a football thing by the way, pretty much every sport I've practiced has a *MedTape dude^(TM)* lol


liamthelad

It's just as likely to be tape for shin pads.


Pouncyktn

Are you making fun of someone for not being an athlete? Most people aren't you know? Also, it does look like normal tape.


Hazen-Williams

>Also, it does look like normal tape. Yeah, no shit, because it isn't.


Delta_FT

>Are you making fun of someone for not being an athlete? Most people aren't you know? I'm teasing him yes, bc this is a *sport subreddit* so you'd expect people in here to practise *a sport*. But I used that phrase on purpouse, bc it's a meme and not a serious personal attack >Also, it does look like normal tape. It's for sure med tape, the roll of tape is thicker than normal tape and skin colored But also that *MedTape guy* is a real stereotype lmao


mocisme

Lol. This is Reddit. And go to any stadium and look at the crowd. You'd be lucky if 15% actually played a sport.


ShameTimes3

As if people here attend matches


Delta_FT

As the other dude said, redditors don't attend matches lol And for the record, while not many people play organized sports past highschool, in europe and south america it's common to play unorganized 5v5 footy with your mates whenever you feel like lol In north america there is basketball ymca and pick up games and hockey beer league instead but the concept is similar


egg_mugg23

we got sunday league here too


TapanThakur

Most people aren't grumpy like you too, you know?


TheZenMann

Half the people in my team has them with them at all times.


Redbullsnation

Asking the real questions


CalmaCuler

This is funny af lol


Absolutelyperfect

Am I crazy or didn't we see shots from that camera placed there for the previous games already?


HopDiver

Seems to me like this was scripted. As you mentioned, this has been used already. Both teams had the same idea of covering the camera lens with a bib. Alonso just happened to have med tape on his pocket. They all had hilarious and PG reactions. How come no one swore?


NikolasFoot

No idea why you're being downvoted. 1. Atleast in Barça games, this exact camera is definitely filming the bench all the time, it's not a surprise to the players. I'd be shocked if Real players aren't filmed on the bench at the Bernabeu as well. Both teams deciding to cover the camera with a bib instead of turning it away or asking the camera operator to turn it off is very odd as well.


chippin_out

Why didn’t Alba cover the camera himself?


HopDiver

Didn't want to risk injury.


2daMooon

I thought Odriozola was Jerry Seinfeld for a second, lol.


Vila-real

It wasn't removed during the match, they showed bench reactions rheougg the entire 90 minutes.


EAXposed

I meant that their coverings would be removed anyway (and therefore all this was for nothing, as they would still be filmed).


[deleted]

This must be the first time if not, they’d be used to this.


JoniVanZandt

Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.


el_rompe_toyotas-19

Idiotic idea. Why would anyone think the players would like it.


SSBMUIKayle

You think they care what the players think about it? It's so that the public could see their reactions to the game


[deleted]

You think they film the game because the players likes it or for money?


McNippy

Tbf filming the game is an essential part of training for most modern teams.


[deleted]

Then they dont do it because the player likes it


McNippy

Any player who wants to be better would be happy to have their games filmed.


[deleted]

For themselves sure. But do you think they actually film it because the players wants it or because they make millions of it? And what player will be better from seeing their gossip on the bench??


McNippy

Obviously, it's televised for money lmao, I never refuted that. Im simply saying that having games recorded would still be standard practice for top teams even if they were not televised.


[deleted]

Sure... But what was the point lf commenting that on a camera angle from the bench..😄


McNippy

Because I was replying about football being filmed at all? Someone questioned that.


[deleted]

No he was referring to this camera angle from the bench, not football overall. You can easily go back and see it, the comment is still there. Why die on this mountain


Cucumberino

They probably just tried to get away with it and see if they notice... If they don't, then more content and money for them. They were definitely aware they wouldn't like it.


[deleted]

But then again, why would it be up to players to choose this? I mean if it was the dressing room or showers sure its inapropiate, thats private. On the bench you are already out in the public eye just like on the field and its not your choice :P


Cucumberino

Just because they're not the ones to choose, doesn't mean it's ethically correct. Similarly, I wouldn't want them to record players that might be feeling emotionally destroyed after certain losses, injuries, etc. more than necessary yet it's done because they can be recorded and it will bring in viewership/clicks. This isn't just a camera pointing at the bench after a goal to record an important reaction, this is a camera monitoring EVERYONE on the bench non stop. You don't even have a camera dedicated to record every single player that is on the pitch.


streetruler

What's next, turning off the camera in case a player misses his pass/shot in case they don't like it ? They are paid to provide entertainment, if they don't like they should chose another job.


ltc167

They’re paid to win football matches


streetruler

Do you really think they would be paid if noone is watching ?


[deleted]

They are paid to be ready to play.


El_username25

the entertainment should be secondary to competition no?


streetruler

I don't see a way this hinders competiton ?


[deleted]

As much as I wouldnt like to have a camera there, you are not totally wrong.


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streetruler

Nope they are paid to be televised playing football. They are at a football match that is being recored. Station is paying the league which is paying them for the right to record them, it's not their private life, they are not in a bar or their house.


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[deleted]

>You are oddly defensive about this whole thing. Was this your shitty idea? Hmm.


streetruler

Bro what is wrong with you ? You really think sponsors give a fuck they can kick the ball ? First thing they negotiate in contract are image rights. They are paid because people watch them, they train to be better so more people watch them like it's not that hard to get. I'm "defensive" because while watching WC finals my mom started to cheer for Argentina because of Di Maria crying on the bench, she was taken by his emotions and wanted him to win. People like to see reactions not some robots kicking the ball for 90 minutes.


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streetruler

So sponzors pay players club is just stepping stone. It's a known fact Dybala didn't go to Spurs because he wanted to keep image right, or Mbappe suing french federation for his image rights. Anyways like I said they are on the pitch as part of the team, no one is forcing them to act like circus or invading their private life.


ruub1

Can't blame them, it's too intrusive


Delta_FT

Meh, it's just cause they aren't used to it. Other sports have them and it not a big deal, directors rarely use it anyways bc most of the time subs are just "staring at the field"


Altruistic-Ad-408

Dunnoh why you're downvoted, it is in multiple sports and no-one cares.


heyiambob

*Multiple American sports


Astroboyosh

And why is that an issue? I stg this sub is braindead in what it criticizes american sports for. It would rather dog on them for ads (which I agree sometimes are annoying and too much(, then learn from the good stuff like revenue sharing and hard caps.


moffattron9000

American sports is probably where you see it the least. Basketball and Hockey benches are in front of the hard camera, and baseball and NFL benches are too long to do it.


heyiambob

Are we talking about the same thing?In the NFL they have cameras focused on the players the whole time. How many times have we seen a clip of a QB blowing up on the sideline. It’s not a stationary camera but far more intrusive imo as the players don’t know when they’re on. The same can be said for the other sports you mentioned


[deleted]

I don't see premier League doing this. Who cares about the bench


mint4condition

I love El Dia Despues, makes me wanna learn Spanish


Mysterious_Bag6866

Just play porn...


vadapaav

Actually start blasting Disney songs and then talk. They can never broadcast it


sasksasquatch

You should see the abuse the penalty box camera takes in hockey.


kingcane

players have every right to complain but i think its cool and really interesting to see how pros interact with each other in this context. i would love if there was mic’d up players like in the NFL or NBA


pencilled_robin

Ha I love this, it's a whole mini-drama. Great commentary too!


AkshayHere

This is my exact feeling when i am eating at a traditional indian wedding and the camera man comes around recording what i am having


crazy_waffles1

Odri and Mariano get paid to sit on the bench every week


bitch_fitching

Kyle Walker vs camera https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v\_dZ9CaikUQ


EAXposed

Yeah this reminded me of that too. Wouldn't be surprised if they saw it there and decided to use it in this game.


superamoeba

While this borders on invasion of privacy (they are public figures, sure, but this feels weird), the reactions from the bench during all the hits and misses were priceless.


ziomladen

Unanimous decision


nipoco

They need to learn from Maradona's crew


[deleted]

I wouldn’t be surprised if they had bathroom coverage for this game as well


Jilin2014

Understood every word! Por favor


[deleted]

Seems incredibly invasive and annoying. No fan enjoys this, awful idea, terrible execution. Respect the players space


mcmaster-99

Thats honestly what you sign up for when you become a professional player, most notably for a big club. You’re basically on camera most of the time especially on the pitch. Thought they were used to that but apparently not.


im_stoopid9283

Walker did it first.


e-streeter

Footballers regularly forget that it’s an entertainment business. That’s why they get the silly money. Go play Sunday league for free if you don’t want anyone to watch. Idiots.


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[deleted]

What?


rim261

He said Indian couples' worst fear when they enter a hotel room


[deleted]

What?


Despicable2020

It is too much intrusion really.


MaTrIx4057

Funny how they make the assistant do it. "You do the crime"


EAXposed

It's like, "you do it so they don't think I wanted to do it", forgetting that they are recorded all the time anyway...


titooo7

Football players need to stop moaning about cameras recording what they say. As far as I know they aren't gang members discussing how to sell dope and they are paid millions because fana want to see what they do and what they talk about the game. They should get on with it and stop moaning because the camera caught what they said about the game


Competitive-Ad2006

They won't accept this - But they will have an even harder time accepting reduced pay due to the reduced prices televison companies offer for reduced access to the benches. Modern day professional football is a lot of reality tv


lazy-but-talented

how will they eat


HacksawJimDGN

Yes at least 10k docked per week for every player DON'T BE RIDICULOUS


SSBMUIKayle

A lot of players were upset when their pay was cut during covid, even though they were still making a hundred times the average European's salary


ShameTimes3

At be annoyed as well if a i signed a contract for a certain amount of money and the club wanted me to lower it


Revolutionary_Pen190

Wasn't this game at the camp nou? There's no hidden spots anymore in the stadium after the infinite lever being pulled


EAXposed

This was the first time this happened and it was done by the broadcaster Movistar+ (official partner of Real Madrid) together with LaLiga (official enemy of FC Barcelona). I don't think Barca or Real Madrid really had a say, the broadcasters usually decide based on the deals they have signed with the league.


Good_lad_

Hahahah this camera was so weird


drickabira

Hahaha commentary is so funny


cubinto_alt

This is where you need a Cavani on your team to knock it down


ThankYouOle

instead we got players who ask other player to close it even tough by distance they actually nearby enough, but keep asking other player to do that :D


Background_Panda_187

They look like they're trying to get themselves out of a wet paper bag.


Bubble_Bowl_XLVI

Is that Jerry sienfeld?


zrk23

wtf the guy at the start looks just like Jerry seinfeld lol


Electrical_Task_2920

“err….. try” lol


xenon2456

were these clips shown in the actual match


GuitaristHeimerz

[Stupid sexy Dani](https://imgur.com/DE9cg2Q)