‘Negative’ football: A means to an end?

'Negative' football: A means to an end? is a post from: Just Football

by Theo Fan

I've often wondered what it is that leads to a team being labelled negative in the modern English game. The phrase anti-football has become synonymous with certain clubs and is often followed up by references to direct-play, an over reliance on set pieces, long ball football and percentage play.