[Revived Red]

Originally Posted by football19

Unfortunately redraine,it's a big part of the modern game (along with sports science).The game has become like chess, as teams are very similar in terms of fitness,so your looking for any advantage.
The days of thundering sliding tackles are gone,indeed you can win the ball and still get penalised!!!.
I sometimes think it does get boring as teams cancel each other out,and very few chances are created.
Indeed,set pieces and corners are now premium,then again I will leave the corners debate along lol

I'm definitely with Redraine on this one. I just don't see how the ability to create an extra yard of space (Suarez/van Persie/Hernandez etc) or the ability to weight a pass (Gerrard/Carrick/Scholes etc) has any connection with formation. I would rather know that players are training to improve these individual skills (and shooting!) rather than trying to fit into some imposed formation. Did I mention dribbling?