I tend to disagree

I understand what he is saying about the more athletic, muscular footballers being the way things are going. I do happen to think that this will only be a short term thing though.

If you look at rugby then with the advent of the professional game, the trend was for these great hulks who were all 6ft 4 and 17 stone of muscle. However what is happening now is that coaches are realising that to unlock defences you need more than that. You need guile and skill and by just sending out a bunch of robots you will eventually be found out.

I think in time football will go the same way and coaches will look for a bit more than size and power.

Posted By: earlydoors on April 6th 2006 at 11:29:20

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I'll tell you who's a class player - (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 6, 10:22:50
- Agree. He & Toure Are Outstanding (Other Football) - Martin Peters, Apr 6, 10:34:32
  - Personally would like to see Villareal v Barca... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 6, 10:40:28
    - I wanna see the arse win it preferably against dull milan!! Fuck the italian dull football (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Apr 6, 10:52:14
  - both are big, hard working players... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 6, 10:37:22
- They're not as good as me (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Apr 6, 10:31:44
- (one thing I forgot though - obviously they play football of the past (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 6, 10:26:37
  - I still can't believe that article (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 6, 10:27:20
    - a post on carrowroad.net (ahem....) .... (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 6, 10:29:54
      - He has seriously lost it this time...that article is just total bullshit... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 6, 10:34:33
        
        Not the point. When in Europe you play teams like Juve. (Other Football) - Arganth, Apr 6, 11:00:02
        
        if that's true how come... (Other Football) - mr carra, Apr 6, 12:05:10
        
        I tend to disagree (Other Football) - earlydoors, Apr 6, 11:29:20
        
        So how come Wigan and West Ham have done so well in the premiership this season? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 6, 11:25:23
        
        So you tend to agree that big, brutal players are the future... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 6, 11:22:42
        
        ?????????????????????????????? (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 6, 13:10:14
        
        arsenal miss a viera/keane/savage battler in midfield away (n/m) (Other Football) - phrankin, Apr 6, 11:13:58
        
        Keane & Savage aren't particularly big though, are they? (Other Football) - mr carra, Apr 6, 12:14:20
        
        I'd love to know what his fixation is with Etuhu though (Other Football) - pants, Apr 6, 11:02:32
        
        lol (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Apr 6, 10:39:47
    - im going to have to read it now (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Apr 6, 10:28:42
      - It's one of the most depressing thing I've ever read... (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 6, 10:31:36
        
        only depressing in that it reflects the view of our current manager (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 6, 10:34:15
        
        I actually nearly throw up dredging through that (Other Football) - pants, Apr 6, 10:33:43
        
        AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHH (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 6, 10:38:02
- Yeh Eboue has been their star player for me since christmas... (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 6, 10:24:16
- Eboue (Other Football) - romayellow, Apr 6, 10:23:49
  - that is a joke (Other Football) - pants, Apr 6, 10:26:21
    - and even if he made the squad he'd leave after five mins due to lack of support (n/m) (Other Football) - ILOVEIT, Apr 6, 10:32:05

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