Unlocking the door

[Cadiz Seagull]

We do have one but unfortunately he's playing for Oxford, not us.

And the other one we have isn't playing for us either, he's in the treatment room.

 

[Zebedee]

You had three years to come up with something and that's the best you could do?

Oops - didn't notice that this was a bounced thread.

 

[DanielT]

Time this was slammed shut?

 

[The Large One]

It would appear we are playing a derivation of a derivation of Catenaccio, namely Zona Mista...

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And being a 1960's Italian ultra defensive formation, that would be seeking odd goal wins, this is what seems to be happening, but not with us scoring the goal

Ha, ha.

That post of mine from way back when was actually a play on words.

 

[Chesney Christ]

Blimey, this is an old thread.

If you look at Scholes for England he was an attacking midfielder. Post England and old age, he became a passing deep lying midfielder.

Zidane reinvented the central midfielder. Big and powerful and good on the ball.

Both creative midfielders. Zidane was not known for his power, more his intricate skill. As for Scholes, I'm not sure you understand the definition of "box-to-box midfielder" Piers. Scholes was way too clever and intricate to be given such a tag.

 

[Chesney Christ]

Blimey, just noticed how old this thread is.

Loving Mellotron thinking Milner is a creative midfielder, chuckle chuckle.

 

[Nibble]

New poster here -

f*** off

 

[BadFish]

f*** off

He did!

 

[Nibble]

He did!

Did he? I never read this shit.

 

[Sam-]

Lots of the players mentioned as creative midfielders have retired, or are towards the end of there career. (Fabregas notable exception).
Has the game moved on in England? There is an argument that even the holding midfielder's need to be able to pass well these days. Think of Song's passes to Van Persie last year. They were beautifully weighted balls over the top of a defence.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

But is it good when everything is REVOLVING around the midfield?
Worth the wait eh?