Originally Posted by
Cardiff Ultra
Its funny in the initial spell of Warnocks reign we were fantastic to watch. I think I remember TOBW penning an article saying he'd have to rethink his idea of what made for exciting football.
To quote Bob Paisley, "its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball". As a few posters have already noted direct, counter attacking football with quick forwards can be great to watch. The problem with managers like Warnock, McCarthy, Malky et. al. is that when their teams arent playing well, the style of play that they insist on leads to the players aimlessly launching the ball forward rather than trying anything more creative. As soon as a team is able to match them physically, theres no plan B, just plan A on steroids.