Heard this rather ironic comment coming from a certain Tony Pulis this morning when talking about Brentford. I think it's fair to say some of our recent football under Hodgson has been a bit of a challenge to watch but this also made me think what "great football" really is.
Back in the 80s many smaller teams like us got slated for playing the long ball game and I guess as a pure spectacle it wasn't easy on the eye, but I loved it as it made Palace challenge with the big clubs. It was basic but it definitely wasn't defensive, like so many smaller teams seem to be these days.
So the question is what really is great football? Is it Pardewesque attacking whilst neglecting the defence? Is it tapping it around like Arsenal?
I guess you would say Man City play the most attractive football but personally I prefer to play a quicker, more direct game like Leicester are at the moment.
We tried to pass the ball around yesterday and it was really quite painful to watch. I know it's no better when we're lumping it to Benteke but it's really hard to define what style we actually have at the moment.
Back in the 80s many smaller teams like us got slated for playing the long ball game and I guess as a pure spectacle it wasn't easy on the eye, but I loved it as it made Palace challenge with the big clubs. It was basic but it definitely wasn't defensive, like so many smaller teams seem to be these days.
So the question is what really is great football? Is it Pardewesque attacking whilst neglecting the defence? Is it tapping it around like Arsenal?
I guess you would say Man City play the most attractive football but personally I prefer to play a quicker, more direct game like Leicester are at the moment.
We tried to pass the ball around yesterday and it was really quite painful to watch. I know it's no better when we're lumping it to Benteke but it's really hard to define what style we actually have at the moment.
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