Recent "analysis" spoke of something called an "inverted midfielder".

[redgunamo]

The modern obsession with data, I'm afraid. If you can't quantify it, it didn't happen.

I never watched Dennis Bergkamp and thought 'wow, this guy must have some serious stats'.....

Right. Eastern gambling syndicates have much to answer for.

[Ganpati's Goonerz--AFC's Aboriginal Fertility Cult]

I've been saying that for years

And as I've been saying for years, there's a difference between Gilberto and Mesut Ozil.

Am I going mad or has it suddenly become rocket science?

[Chief Arrowhead]

Yes - when he scored in the 1930 Cup final it was considered a surprise because he played so deep

Well, He wasn't so keen v. 1991 Liverpool


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc2T...el=SimonMorris

[PSRB]

Well, He wasn't so keen v. 1991 Liverpool


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc2T...el=SimonMorris

Over the Superbowl? Wanted both teams to lose.

[redgunamo]

And as I've been saying for years, there's a difference between Gilberto and Mesut Ozil.

Am I going mad or has it suddenly become rocket science?

That's right. Essentially, Gilberto was a centre half that couldn't tackle without giving away a free kick and Mesut was a forward who struggled to shoot and score goals, so we took to calling their sort "midfielders".

For all their qualities, both lacked that Big Dick, Main Character energy we like to see. In fact, combine those attributes, or lack of them, in a single player and we often make them captain as a consolation.