Quote Originally Posted by jon1959 View Post
Man City aren’t boring any more.

The days of metronomic control, sideways and backward passing, technical masterclasses that made mugs of their opponents, and finally (finally!) the killer pass that led to a tap in…. are over.

The football now is worse, but the interest, excitement and surprises are more.

Now we have teams that mix it up and aren’t fixated with possession and I prefer it.

More risk and reward and less of a certain type of quality. Different qualities now. The dominance of Pepball was stifling.
Funny, you say there are sides set up to play differently, yet I see twenty teams where the manager/head coach has more influence than ever and spontaneity is frowned upon. I find Forest’s success this season depressing for a couple of reasons. First, they are cheats who have prospered and second they play in a manner where they almost don’t want to be in possession, save for those moments after they’ve either won possession or had it presented to them by their opponents.

If I had to pin down my declined enthusiasm for the 24/25 Premier League to one term, I’d say it lacks its usual vibrancy.