teteus
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Football is far more offensive now than in the early 90s. Football as a whole wasn't pretty in the first half of that decade specially.The problem is fans seem to think that our glory days comprised of nothing but Ronaldo hat tricks and highlight reels constantly. So they think now we are dreadful to watch compared to how amazing we were in every match in the SAF era. No one takes into account that pretty much all teams have crap boring games, especially if certain players aren’t fit. Add into that the fact that football in general is so tactical based and structured compared to the old days. Just go watch a game from the 90’s and look at how much space there is on the pitch compared to the top UCL games these days between two great teams.
Yes we are quite terrible to watch when our players aren’t executing properly, especially without our best XI because we already lack technicality in the midfield and defense. However in full flow agaisnt a team giving us space it’s great to watch. Comparing us to Leeds is just idiotic considering we’d probably be worse off results wise even if we entertained the moaning fans a bit more with how they play.
Anyway, this particular season has been affected by insanely tight schedules, tiredness and injuries. No team is at its best, aside from City. But even City doesn't try to steamroll teams as often as before, to preserve energy and avoid fatigue. City controls the game more