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The advent of The Squad Player

By Amy Quinn, writing from Dublin

In the great, successful teams of the last few decades, it always seems to me that much care is taken, after due praise is given to the eleven on the pitch, to point out the names that sit on the bench. The now slightly worn out clichés of ‘strength in depth' are bandied about.

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A Football Report @ Jun 28, 2011 2:16 AM EDT | Blog Profile

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