Whitey Grandad

They also need basic footballing skills such as controlling the ball when receiving it. Even just running around a lot would help.

Using the very same knife and fork.

Indeed. But originally it was anyone who was off side that was penalised. Now we have all this interfering with play business. Offside Laws and interpretations change more frequently than the wind.

He's been here plenty long enough to get his flaws sorted.

That was resolved decades ago. Nowadays it's ok for an attacker to hang around the opponent's goal and simply wait for his colleague to get to the goal line and pass it across to him. I don't like it either.

Chiesa on the wing is onside.

Hunter

Pits

Any names?

That explains a lot.

Well bugger me backwards with a bargepole!

Of the two, yes, but why can't we have better?

Of the two, yes, but why can't we have better?

Was he wearing his built-up boots?

We have a set of good players but we don't have a team.

Im just a humongous tit.

As opposed to a three-man central midfield? As others have pointed out, it's all a lot more fluid than that. 4-4-2 could have a four-man midfield effectively and still have two up top. It's no wonder that modern football is so tedious and boring if the poor players have got to spend all their time worrying about their formation instead of simply 'playing'.

Thanks for this. There are parts that need clarification for me. "The 4-4-2 formation isn't used as much because modern tactics, especially the rise of three-man midfields, can easily overrun a two-man central midfield" How does a three-man midfield overrun a four-man midfield?

At half time my grandson showed me the figures and they were 50/50. He made the point that any observer would say that Portsmouth had had the better of the half yet all the figures were equal.

You left out Stephens.

For coming onto the pitch to fetch a loose ball.

I found it all very disappointing. I couldn't find a half and half scarf anywhere 😒

Political? Not me.

Yep. 'Unless she was fraudulent'

You see, that's where the likes of you and me are different. I have empathy for my fellow citizens. You're missing the wider point, although I gave a pointer earlier. If taxes weren't so high there would be less incentive to avoid them.