my team is always right, the other is always wrong
Um... that's a perfect example of why you need to avoid cultural references when use analogies.
When you said "like football" I thought you meant "any time you face a challenge, pass the ball to someone else". Where I come from, that's what "like football" means. And it's not necessarily a negative thing, maybe the new person with the ball won't struggle with the same challenge... and when they inevitably face a challenge of their own they might pass the ball back to you... with your original challenge now long gone.