The modern game..

[TerryPHELAN]

Watched the second half of Wolves v Liverpool and at 2-1 down after 85 mins, Wolves were still pi55ing about with the ball in their own area, trying to outplay Liverpool.
Only a select few of elite clubs like City, Liverpool can play this way, but nowadays it seems fashionable for all to play that way.
Teams are just trying to complicate things for themselves rather than simply playing to their strengths.

 

[bakajack]

Watched the second half of Wolves v Liverpool and at 2-1 down after 85 mins, Wolves were still pi55ing about with the ball in their own area, trying to outplay Liverpool.
Only a select few of elite clubs like City, Liverpool can play this way, but nowadays it seems fashionable for all to play that way.
Teams are just trying to complicate things for themselves rather than simply playing to their strengths.

I watched this too, Gary Neville was having an aneurism commentating on it lol

 

[CurtessECarr]

Watched the second half of Wolves v Liverpool and at 2-1 down after 85 mins, Wolves were still pi55ing about with the ball in their own area, trying to outplay Liverpool.
Only a select few of elite clubs like City, Liverpool can play this way, but nowadays it seems fashionable for all to play that way.
Teams are just trying to complicate things for themselves rather than simply playing to their strengths.

Call me old fashioned but I was brought up playing over 50 yrs ago and always told to play football in the right area's. Do they think that fans in general think it's great? It's OK by me if the opposition are doing it.

 

[Smurph]

it's the curse of the modern game. The almond milk latte drinking fans are obsessed with possession stats more than they are goal scored and conceded.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Fuck it, back to route one football it is then, hooooooof!

 

[Smurph]

Fuck it, back to route one football it is then, hooooooof!

Might be an idea when you're losing at home with less than five minutes left on the clock.

 

[sainthelens]

With a shite forecast today, fckn about at the back not required.
If we have to hoof it, once in a while won't hurt.

 

[Swanjaxs]

Might be an idea when you're losing at home with less than five minutes left on the clock.

Spot on

 

[Neath_Jack]

Might be an idea when you're losing at home with less than five minutes left on the clock.

Couldn’t agree more.

 

[Manselton Jack]

Shame none of our attacking players are any good in the air really

 

[mrploppy]

The problem is, lumping the ball long generally loses you possession. Against any half decent team these days - especially those that are leading with 5 mins to go - you might not see the ball again for a couple of minutes. And at that point in the game you haven't got the energy left for a high press to try and regain possession. Teams are playing this way for a reason - it's not the 1970s anymore. Back in those days you daren't "faff around" at the back because the pitches were so bad. These days even the lower league pitches are pretty perfect. And let's face it - Gary Neville's managerial career didn't last very long.

 

[Swanjaxs]

The problem is, lumping the ball long generally loses you possession. Against any half decent team these days - especially those that are leading with 5 mins to go - you might not see the ball again for a couple of minutes. And at that point in the game you haven't got the energy left for a high press to try and regain possession. Teams are playing this way for a reason - it's not the 1970s anymore. Back in those days you daren't "faff around" at the back because the pitches were so bad. These days even the lower league pitches are pretty perfect. And let's face it - Gary Neville's managerial career didn't last very long.

Then again "putting the ball in the mixer" when chasing the game with time running out is always the better option than stringing 30 passes together to get the square root of nothing?

 

[mrploppy]

Then again "putting the ball in the mixer" when chasing the game with time running out is always the better option than stringing 30 passes together to get the square root of nothing?

You are Sam Allardyce and I claim my £5

 

[Swanjaxs]

You are Sam Allardyce and I claim my £5

You are FM25 know fuck all type , and I'll claim my lady godiva back

 

[monmouth]

it's the curse of the modern game. The almond milk latte drinking fans are obsessed with possession stats more than they are goal scored and conceded.

If I drink almond milk latte, will I stop screaming at the screen?