There is a new highfalutin football jargon designed by commentators to give off the impression that they know what they are talking about by using pseudo-intellectual new buzz-words and phrases:
⚽️ “Defending deep” has become “low block”.
⚽️ “Closing down defenders” has become “high press”.
⚽️ “Giving the ball away” has become “transition”.
⚽️ “Winning the ball back quickly after conceding possession” has become “counter-press”.
⚽️ “Winning the ball back high up the pitch” has become “high turnovers”.
⚽️ “Passing the ball to the player who scores” has become “an assist”.
⚽️ “Number 10” has become “false nine”.
⚽️ “Defensive midfielder” has become “a pivot”.
⚽️ “Finding space” has become “pockets of space”.
And don’t even get me started on the overuse of the word “jeopardy”.
@edinburgh And don’t forget to visit Deep Sea World, Scotland’s National Aquarium, across the water in North Queensferry, Fife. Fabulous place…the aquarium and the county! 🏴🐠🦈
@MatthewHokie Normally happens on the 18th after you’ve hacked it round the previous 17. Giving up one minute with the clubs demoted to the cellar…’Eureka!! found it! When we playing again guys?’ next 🏌️♂️👌
This is a real issue, that started with Gordon Brown using PFI to hide public spending, which meant that we spent £275 billion to get £50 billion of assets: and has been worsened by governments of all colours, including the current one, being pathetic in their oversight both of privatised monopolies and public contracts.
See here 👇
https://t.co/VzI7Kutkd8
@UtdMaI Amazed the bottom teams don’t all get put into a supplementary competition for the golden wooden spoon trophy. Could play it home and away too 💰
@FraserNelson Pretty obvious where this is headed…an increase in local councils ability to raise taxes and huge spending remits. So expect your council tax to rocket exponentially because that’s where the money required for these services will come from.
@Ruxiiii4 No transition with attacking options therefore limited. Sounds like the team is perfect for route 1 football , unless you enjoy being under the cosh for 90. Route 1’s not pretty but it’s certainly pretty effective if enacted properly…just ask Wimbledon 🏆💪
@Heccles94 You want him on more often than Harry as he came across appallingly as arguing with the presenter is never a good look. And butting in when people are talking is incredibly rude too. Mind you it was Emily Thornberry who is no shrinking violet either! 🤨
@PGATOUR@TravelersChamp Anticlimactic finish if ever there was one. Rock up, blaze it into the water, face of a bunker or heavy rough or whatever and it’s all over. Everyone back in. Even 18 extra holes would send you to 💤 too
@Katie_Lam_MP Obvious place to put them is in LibDem or SNP constituencies. Both John Swinney and Ed Davey have both openly advocated FOM so start by placing them there first. Sure their constituents would be over the moon too 👌
@Mutleyspaw@JamesMelville 1-5-0-5 and ‘hoof it’ is the future M. As you say, not pretty but it sure as heck can be pretty effective but only if you’ve got quick attackers who can work in sync with each other and backs who don’t mess around trying to be Messi 👌