
Originally Posted by
Niall_Quinn
In terms of passing, shooting, crossing it's not in the top 10. Running around, barging, huffing, puffing, hoofing, easily #1 in the world. Every week we see it. Most of these players earn a fortune and they can't kick a fucking ball. Only reason the leagues is close and so provides a degree of entertainment is because we confuse fouling with defending and the refs let it happen. Man's game, contact sport, don't like it up 'em, rainy night in Stoke, these are the catchphrases of the PL. A real man's league of GHELs and geezers, but not a footballers league sadly.