Well, my sons educated in Europe really hate the count down and the buzzer. They have not been able to get used to it. One of the many reasons is that it kills the hope (to Sandon...) to get a chance to score a goal at the last second, as we never really know when the referee is going to whistle the end of the game: so there is always a tiny chance to do it. Also often the game stops 30 seconds before especially if the leading team gets the ball. Real competitors want to keep the last chance possibly brought by uncertainty.
I was born and raised playing soccer in the USA (and never played with any buzzer) would love to see the buzzer, etc. gone too. Terrible! The buzzer is from basketball, not soccer ... and thank goodness soccer is not basketball -- or American football either.