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Criticising Luton long ball
- Thread starter spotty
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Fredericton
Central Defender
This, exactly. It just so happens that lots of people like to watch it.
Richie K
Striker
VAR will rule out almost all of their goals.
Napoleon Dynamite
Striker
You’re a psychiatric nurse aye?
You shouldn’t be coming on a forum to wind upset people up
Sallycinamon
Midfield
You’re forgetting the 3 worst challenges in the first leg were all by Sunderland players.
sonson
Striker
I'd rather play nice football than long ball but I dunno what f***ing Sunderland team those criticising it last night have been watching for most of their lives. We've not exactly been exponents of champagne football the past few decades.
It's professional sport, long as you're not cheating the truth is you don't give a shit what your team do to win. For most of my lifetime we've been far more at the Luton end of the Scale than anything else. People love crunching tackles, physical dominance and suffocating teams in the final third with aerial bombardments if their team is doing it. If you'd rather watch your team play lovely triangles etc but lose all the time that's an oxymoron. I'll go to an art gallery if I want nice aesthetics. Losing football is bad football.
It's professional sport, long as you're not cheating the truth is you don't give a shit what your team do to win. For most of my lifetime we've been far more at the Luton end of the Scale than anything else. People love crunching tackles, physical dominance and suffocating teams in the final third with aerial bombardments if their team is doing it. If you'd rather watch your team play lovely triangles etc but lose all the time that's an oxymoron. I'll go to an art gallery if I want nice aesthetics. Losing football is bad football.
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Sallycinamon
Midfield
Makes me laugh that some of Sunderland’s biggest cult heroes of recent years, the likes of Bally, Alex Rae, Cattermole, loved a challenge, loved getting fired in and were dirty buggers on the pitch. Fans would love their tackles, whether they were on the right side of the law or not, it showed their passion and desire. As soon as someone else has the cheek to play like that against Sunderland the toys are out the pram, the meltdown is ridiculous.
Some of our football this season has been terrific, best footballing side in the division on our day. What sense would it make for Luton to try and beat us at the passing game? Do you honestly expect a bunch of giants not to exploit the size difference? Bit like a lower league side playing a PL side in the cup, they're not going to start play open expansive football are they? They’ll get ripped to shreds. The game plan will always be to get fired in, close down the footballers and flair players, not give them a second on the ball, rough them up, knock them off their game, anything else is football suicide. That was Luton’s game plan last night and I’ve got to say they executed it perfectly, fair play to them.
Some of our football this season has been terrific, best footballing side in the division on our day. What sense would it make for Luton to try and beat us at the passing game? Do you honestly expect a bunch of giants not to exploit the size difference? Bit like a lower league side playing a PL side in the cup, they're not going to start play open expansive football are they? They’ll get ripped to shreds. The game plan will always be to get fired in, close down the footballers and flair players, not give them a second on the ball, rough them up, knock them off their game, anything else is football suicide. That was Luton’s game plan last night and I’ve got to say they executed it perfectly, fair play to them.
Rick O Shea
Striker
Nakamba could easily had a red for his first yellow and, incredibly, didn't get a second later on.
MiddleAgedMan
Midfield
You're right I am. Can you enlighten me?
Sallycinamon
Midfield
He may well have been sent off yes, but none of his challenges were worse than O9’s, Neil’s or Gelhardt’s.
Steve 10
Winger
That means we have to put up with them & their stupid f***ing bandanas again next season ffs
maghater
Striker
Pro football is supposed to be an entertainment that people pay to watch. Personally I wouldn't pay to watch that, but I can understand the folk of Luton doing so, as there is sod all else to do there except watch thetrafic lights change in the town centre
Who this mouth-breather, and who left open the window that allowed them to crawl in ?
Bears Beets
Striker
Weez this gonk?
Bob Fleming
Striker
As the OP is a mag I'll just tell him to fuck off and mind his own business. The business of murdering journalists, oppressing women and other related vile Saudiness.
But, the criticism of Luton is daft. Saw loads of it last night on here and twitter. Nonsense. You play to your strengths which they did and deserved their win. We play beautiful football now but plenty times in the past it's been shite.
But, the criticism of Luton is daft. Saw loads of it last night on here and twitter. Nonsense. You play to your strengths which they did and deserved their win. We play beautiful football now but plenty times in the past it's been shite.
Bears Beets
Striker
Saudi Arabia
sonson
Striker
Remember when we would famously play the ball on the floor in the six yard box with Niall Quinn, refusing to use his height and size due it being an ugly and unfair advantage
Sallycinamon
Midfield
So if Sunderland played like that and got to third in the championship, won the play-off semi final, you wouldn’t have gone to semi-final or Wembley?
