Quote Originally Posted by uysapie View Post
The old idea was POMO, position of maximum opportunity. Play as much as possible in the opponent's half.
Absolutely. That phrase became associated with Wimbledon's 'route one' style of play, but it doesn't have to been seen that way. Nottingham Forest under Brian Clough became regarded as the best passing team in the country, but I don't remember his teams messing about with the ball in their own half. He would have done his nut, because clean sheets were his holy grail. He used to tell most of his defenders they couldn't play, so pass it forward to someone who can play (like John Robertson) ASAP.