I appreciate that it's the modern way and that everyone is doing it

[Sir C]

but not only is this 'high press' ruining football as a spectacle, it's also completely pointless.

Last night I watched 6 of our players press Molde in their defensive third, until finally their last option was for the 'keeper to go long. So the ball arrived with our centre half; all well and good, possession achieved. Sadly, the centre half had no options on to play the ball to as the poor sopds were all blowing out of their arses trying to recover from frantically sprinting around for the past two minutes.

The whole thing is an ugly, self-defeating nonsense.

[Luis Anaconda]

but not only is this 'high press' ruining football as a spectacle, it's also completely pointless.

Last night I watched 6 of our players press Molde in their defensive third, until finally their last option was for the 'keeper to go long. So the ball arrived with our centre half; all well and good, possession achieved. Sadly, the centre half had no options on to play the ball to as the poor sopds were all blowing out of their arses trying to recover from frantically sprinting around for the past two minutes.

The whole thing is an ugly, self-defeating nonsense.
I have to agree with you - it is a fad and will disappear, then the beautiful game will resume. Or they'll just come up with better drugs

[redgunamo]

Your mum is an ugly, self-defeating nonsense.

I agree though. Blame video games.



but not only is this 'high press' ruining football as a spectacle, it's also completely pointless.

Last night I watched 6 of our players press Molde in their defensive third, until finally their last option was for the 'keeper to go long. So the ball arrived with our centre half; all well and good, possession achieved. Sadly, the centre half had no options on to play the ball to as the poor sopds were all blowing out of their arses trying to recover from frantically sprinting around for the past two minutes.

The whole thing is an ugly, self-defeating nonsense.

[Sir C]

Your mum is an ugly, self-defeating nonsense.

I agree though. Blame video games.

"Can we not knock it?"

I mean, if someone was brave enough not to engage and just went long...

[WES]

I have to agree with you - it is a fad and will disappear, then the beautiful game will resume. Or they'll just come up with better drugs

Meh. It isn't duller than Jose Mourinho's Chelsea. Nor George Graham's Arsenal for that matter. Or how about Italian football during the 70s. Is it is dull as that? Maybe the 94 WC final? Now that was dull.

The beautiful game has seen an awful lot of dullness. I found Pep's Barca pretty dull at times. Endless, innocuous possession followed by a moment of genius from Messi followed by being told this was the greatest and most entertaining team of all time. Meh.

I like watching teams play out from the back, it's better than a lump upfield that concedes possession 9 times out 10. I think what people are really complaining about is that we aren't very good. But that's been true for over 10 years now.

Mind you, they moaned endlessly before that, when we were good, and entertaining. This is just another moan that is best ignored.

:nod: