Frozen Horse
Well-known member
I've said before that I think playing out from the back is effective if you have better players than your opponents, but pure fools gold if your players are no better than the opposition. When a poor team does it, it always looks like a pretentious affectation rather than a means of improving results.
However, does anyone actually think it's a fundamentally attractive way of playing? I've heard one or two commentators call it "the right way of playing", which I don't really agree with (I don't think there is a right way). I've got frustrated and bored in the past when we've strung passes across the back, but tonight Derby were tedious in the extreme trying to do it.
Are we actually more entertained by teams who do that, or does it only have a reputation as "attractive football" because the best sides do it well.
However, does anyone actually think it's a fundamentally attractive way of playing? I've heard one or two commentators call it "the right way of playing", which I don't really agree with (I don't think there is a right way). I've got frustrated and bored in the past when we've strung passes across the back, but tonight Derby were tedious in the extreme trying to do it.
Are we actually more entertained by teams who do that, or does it only have a reputation as "attractive football" because the best sides do it well.