Obviously you pompus prick! It does not mean that I agree with it as the ONLY tactic though.
I would rather see some chances taken, rather than prey to the alter of keep-ball. Not only that, it rarely works when the other team press hard and get "stuck in". We do not have the players with the...
Not really, but nor do I want aimless tippy tappy back-passing football. There is a happy medium that the best teams deploy. It is no good having a football if you do nothing with it, and pass it aimlessly until you lose it.
Bye bye then. Look where tippy tappy got us. Bored out of our sculls in the same league as we started. All that matters is watching goals go in, and winning football matches.
I would be happy with that on a short-term basis.
He is a pragmatist who knows what it takes to win football matches. Who gives a shit if it is pretty or not? At least it would be exciting to watch as well.