It's absolutely amazing how different a football match is when you're there.
NO commentary bending the truth of what's happening
NO replays
NO stats to try to warp what's happening
NO limits on who you can watch at any time (especially in my lofy seat)
It used to boil my fucking piss watching Eriksen in his last year, casually jog around the middle of the park going nowhere near the ball. I'd then get home and see some prick praising him for running 10k. That's EASY.
Then there is the pass completion stats - fuck off. Watching a player from the stands dither on the ball then knock it back to a team mate is not successful. It's hindrance.
Highlights, stats, metrics, they can all show what someone wants you to see specifically. They don't allow you to form your own opinion.
And even full live TV coverage is not always indicative of what is going on.