There has been a lot of talk this season about the way we play Football. Usually after we have beaten a more "fancied" team. "High Press"." Hoof Ball". " I wouldn`t like to play like that" etc. So, how should Football be played? From my time watching the game, I remember Ipswich Town in the early sixties playing a "different" type of football and winning the old second division and then the first division the next season. Then in 1966 England won the World Cup playing a "different" type of football. Then you have Wimbledon`s "different" type, when they won the FA Cup in the seventies. So, should it be with flying wingers and lots of crosses, or tikka takka like Barcelona of a few years ago. Or "High Press". The point is first of all, to win the match by scoring more goals than your opponent, and then to beat as many of your other teams, within the same competition. How you do this shouldn`t really matter. I am loving how we are performing this season, and making other teams try to find a way of beating us, and usually not succeeding.
I'd rather watch the current team than the ones a few years ago that just passed the ball round the halfway line. Dull as dishwater. Ok we're more direct but with players capable of getting the ball down and causing panic in opponent's defence. It'll do for me.
442 for me never dies Big un and little up front, left footer winger on left side right footer on right wing. Creative centre mid with tough tackler at the side. Football playing centre half with big lad good in the air as his partner. Proper full backs and a unit of a goalie who's got big hands. Proper football. I'm happy with Vals up and at em though.
I’m loving it this season to be honest. The aim of football is to score goals is it not? So getting it forward as quick as possible is the obvious thing to do surely!? In recent years we’ve seen us playing out from the back with patient build up, but it’s hardly served us well! Our last 2 promotions were both down to our fast attacking approach. Remember the days of Simon Davey away from home, stick 10 men behind the ball and hope we’re still in the game with 10 minutes left, how many did we actually win? I’d rather see us give it a good go rather than play out a draw even if we do get the odd tonking.
I've had the impression from reading other forums and manager interviews that we've had a bit more positive compliments than negative comments. It does take the opposition though. A Wycombe will be far more appreciative after a defeat than a Derby Birmingham etc.
