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For those that may be slightly interested this article is an example of the sort of thing I am referring to https://defendingwiththeball.wordpress.com/2014/08/04/defending-as-a-form-of-attack/

That's a fair point but at least we aren't getting tonked week in week out and it's the small improvements that can make all the difference. Also although I am not JFC's greatest fan I do think that maybe he is actually putting some of the new stuff into action but others are a bit slower to...

Interesting, what level did you play at? I've certainly read a bit of stuff on the likes of Dortmund etc that do employ fairly complicated systems and maybe I just assume at the pro level of the game that most teams are a little more sophisticated than days gone by. I like to think that this is...

There is another thread on here suggesting stats show he is our most creative player

No I am saying that a player may appear to under perform but maybe it is somebody else under performing

In my day you passed the ball to a team mate who was free and tackled the opposition bloke if he was close to you and had a shot if you were close to goal...and that was pretty much it. Nowadays it is a lot more complicated and about systems, triggers and patterns of play. But does the average...