'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.
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Man Shitty and Anti-football go hand-in-hand
In what was deemed to be a top-of-the-table clash between two of English football's current
front-runners, it turned out to be a faux pas of sorts. Pundits, punters & general public like you
and me, all had huge expectations from the game.
