17-03-2023, 10:23 AM
(17-03-2023, 09:08 AM)Santa release Claus Wrote: It's not the 60s/70s anymore. Platers are technically good enough to play on the deck rather than aimlessly hoofing it forward and giving away possession.
Who said anything about ‘aimlessly hoofing’?
There is a place for the accurate long ball, it varies the play and gets you where you want to be (you know, attacking) more quickly and efficiently.
As for your pompous assertion that players are ‘technically’ better now, that does a disservice to the players in the 60’s and 70’s. There is an argument that they were more skillful, they had to contend with awful pitches and were not pampered like today’s players. It’s easy to look good playing on a billiard table surface with a better ball.
Players today are fitter, but there is no evidence that they are more skillful.