If you look at our squad we have the "physicality" in the height department ie 6 ft + bean poles but some of them could do with several helpings of bangers and mash + a couple of pints of Guinness. Maddison for example looks like he has the beginnings of a food disorder problem and in urgent need of medical attention.
So let the canteen dinner ladies ladle up extra rations ASAP and fill the lads out a bit.
“It’s an important aspect of the game, particularly in tight football matches, if you can win from the big guy who has the desire to get his head on the ball from a cross in the box to score. It doesn’t matter if you have 500 passes or 50, you can still score with some heart, desire and bravery.
“If you sit and watch the Football League Show every week, every game has set-piece goals in it. Lots and lots of goals are scored from corners every week, not just against Coventry. You just have to minimise that when you’re defending and try to capitalise on it when you’re attacking.”
Why is he only just realising this? Do they not have Sky Plus or DVD Players in North East to do some research of the league when he first came in? Why has it taken close to a year for that?