Quote Originally Posted by japanarab View Post
It?s nuts how many teams are still trying to do this. Fair enough if you?ve players of the caliber of Man City, Barca etc etc.

My son?s U/18 team mostly play on bobbly pitches with almost no grass (too hot to keep it in good nick) and they try to do it. The amount of goals they?ve shipped is unbelievable. The sooner this pish gets binned the better.
There are sound tactical reasons for doing it, ultimately it's comes down to creating space behind the opposition defence. However, it needs discipline and common sense from players. I wouldn't say the latter is a trait I'd associate with too many football players...