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

[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...