Badonde
Well-known member
I think football is going through a really positive spell.
Rewind just a few years ago and it felt that footie was sometimes like playing pool against someone who 'covered the pockets'.
Safety first with marginal wins.....waiting for the opposition to make a mistake.
Tony Pulis style, dull dull dull.
Now it seems to have lightened up.
Not sure it's just because we have Chris Wilder as Manager or if its a wider 'thing'.
The idea of playing it out from the back seems to have helped change the dynamics in footie.
It used to be that you would need a Cattermole or Boateng or both.
The Leadbitter/Clayton axis was more about a 'solid platform' than creative zeal.
Now we don't even play with a defensive midfielder do we?
If we do I guess it would be said to be Howson who uses intelligence rather rather than brawn in defending.
Funny how fashions change in footie.
First it was 'wingers' given their cards, then 'number 10s', now perhaps the defensive midfielder days are numbered?????
Rewind just a few years ago and it felt that footie was sometimes like playing pool against someone who 'covered the pockets'.
Safety first with marginal wins.....waiting for the opposition to make a mistake.
Tony Pulis style, dull dull dull.
Now it seems to have lightened up.
Not sure it's just because we have Chris Wilder as Manager or if its a wider 'thing'.
The idea of playing it out from the back seems to have helped change the dynamics in footie.
It used to be that you would need a Cattermole or Boateng or both.
The Leadbitter/Clayton axis was more about a 'solid platform' than creative zeal.
Now we don't even play with a defensive midfielder do we?
If we do I guess it would be said to be Howson who uses intelligence rather rather than brawn in defending.
Funny how fashions change in footie.
First it was 'wingers' given their cards, then 'number 10s', now perhaps the defensive midfielder days are numbered?????