Matterface went full Partridge after the Kane goal.
Compare what he said (04.30ish) ...
With Steve Coogan's most famous character (0.17) ...
It's been an odd battle between the BBC and ITV this year. BBC have a fine range of commentators - Guy Mowbray, Steve Wilson, Simon Brotherton and some equally good ones on 5Live too. ITV's haven't stood out with the exception of the terminally irritating Matterface and the nostalgic Clive Tyldesley. Punditry wise, ITV have won for me easily. Neville, Keane, Emma Hayes and Ally McCoist have been good. Robbie Savage tried to play the partisan pundit but came across as mega annoying. Danny Murphy on the BBC is so downbeat and flimsy on the basics. He has that annoying sneer whenever a commentator has done some homework too. Look, Danny. I have a limited knowledge of this Slovakia side - if Steve Wilson wants to let me know who the right back who delivered a decent cross plays for and how many games he played last season, let him tell me.
Good commentators are like good referees. You know they've done a good job when you don't notice them. Barry Davies was the master of that as he knew when the game needed moments of silence. John Motson should have retired from the BBC years ago. From 2000-onwards, he couldn't keep up with play and sounded like a malfunctioning football stats robot by the end. 'It's goin- oh - oh I say - it's a goal.! For Portugal. And that's Ronaldo's third goal of his international career when scoring against a goalkeeper who is a Libra and plays domestically in Turkey. I say!