Our “This or That” series continues with football writer, Ashwin Raman.
It’s been a while since our last edition of This or That. If you want to see the previous two, check out Jon Mackenzie’s and Dave Black’s answers.
For #3, we asked Ashwin Raman the most important questions in the world to see if he picked “this” or “that”. Ashwin is a football writer with a penchant for tactical analysis. His writing credits include World Football Index and Between The Posts.
But today, he has learnt us his worldly expertise so enjoy the answers and follow Ashwin on Twitter!
Coke or Pepsi? Coke
Coffee or tea? Coffee
Hamburgers or hot dogs? Hamburgers
Cake or pie? Cake
White bread or brown bread? Brown
Stadium or sofa? Stadium
Jay-Z or Nas? Nas
Home end or away end? Home
VAR decision or human decision? Human decision
Blur or Oasis? Oasis
Comedy or horror? Comedy
Reality Shows or sitcoms? Sitcoms
UEFA or FIFA? Neither
Analytics or gut instinct? Both
Froome or Cavendish? I have no idea who either person is, haha.
Cricket or baseball? Cricket
Federer or Nadal? Federer
Poker or blackjack? Poker
Hulk Hogan or Ric Flair? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
FIFA or Pro Evo? FIFA
Nike or Adidas? Nike
Windows or Mac? Windows
Marvel or DC? Marvel
2 point wins or 3 point wins? 3-point wins
Jules Rimet Trophy or FIFA World Cup Trophy? FIFA World Cup Trophy
Boxers or briefs? Uhh, boxers
Copa del Rey or FA Cup? FA Cup
Copa America or Euro Championships? Euro Championships
Champions League or Europa League? Champions League
Premier League or Premiership? Premier League
Nintendo or Sega? Nintendo
Betting sponsors or charity sponsors? Charity sponsors without a second of hesitation
McDonald’s or Burger King? McDonald’s
Subway or Quiznos? Subway
Under the roll or over the roll? Over the roll
Cats or dogs? Dogs
Maradona or Pelé? Maradona, even though I’ve watched neither
Cristiano Ronaldo or Messi? Messi
Was it a cross or was it a shot at goal? A cross
Serve and volley or baseline duel? Serve and volley
100m or 10,000m? 100m
New England Patriots or anyone else? Anyone else
Ice hockey or field hockey? Neither
Football or soccer? Depends on whom I’m talking to
Amateur or professional? Professional
Halfway shot for 3 or buzzer-beater for 2? Halfway shot