It's just English culture innit.

From a very young age, the biggest strongest players are picked first over the smaller kids with more talent and skill.

If you can t**t the ball hard and far, then you're in the school team. If you can kick someone hard then you'll play centre back.

We are never taught to pass the ball, it's all about winning matches. On the continent they don't play competitive games for ages, they just teach the art of football.

Also like Brandonio said the other day, England won the World Cup playing 4-4-2 and Chelsea won the European Cup playing dogged determined football. This makes people assume English style is the way to go.

It's just the way we are. A sliding tackle gets a bigger cheer than a great through ball. We're f**ked and there's no changing it.

Posted By: Only1Doherty on March 13th 2013 at 10:43:10

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Watching Barca last night..my mate commented when they had a free kick (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Mar 13, 10:37:56
- Mate they virtually never cross it when i watch them,they play their way into the box,but (Other Football) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 13, 11:56:43
- there was the lovely goal we scored at Spurs last season where the Spurs fans sneered when (Other Football) - Bravo win or die, Mar 13, 10:56:53
- Robinho's free kick in injury time was cataclysmic f***moronity of the highest order (Other Football) - mr carra, Mar 13, 10:56:46
  - dreadful play wasn't it (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Mar 13, 11:58:30
  - Even I couldn't understand that. (n/m) (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Mar 13, 11:00:10
- It's Messi's fault. He never shows for the big diagonal from the fullback. (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Mar 13, 10:54:44
  - That isn't far off...which is why why we're better with Wes playing off a striker because (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Mar 13, 10:58:48
- It's because British teams are terrible at retaining the ball so no point going short (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Mar 13, 10:51:22
- bloke who sits next to me moans "get it forward" every time we play 2 sideways passes (Other Football) - mr carra, Mar 13, 10:50:11
- It's just English culture innit. (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, Mar 13, 10:43:10
  - the trouble with the "great through ball" (Other Football) - mr carra, Mar 13, 10:53:40
    - Good skill creating a scoring chance should be enjoyed more than hurting an (Other Football) - Only1Doherty, Mar 13, 10:59:53
      - it certainly should (Other Football) - mr carra, Mar 13, 11:04:28
  - "Britain hating Leftie" ;-) (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Mar 13, 10:47:44
- I'm afraid I don't know the answer (n/m) (Other Football) - CB41, Mar 13, 10:40:23
  - Don't you think it's an interesting question though? We crave success in this country but (Other Football) - BINMEN8R, Mar 13, 10:42:21
    - I don't think we do crave success. In fact we (and especially the press) usually denegrate (Other Football) - CB41, Mar 13, 10:47:17

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