Former Liverpool boss Graeme Souness is fed up of listening to people talk bull about tactics and formations in modern day football.The 65-year-old was working as a pundit on Virgin Media Sport as Ajax beat Tottenham 1-0 in their Champions League semi-final first leg tie on Tuesday.
1"It's quite simply a game of football."I'm fed-up listening to people talk BULL about tactics, formations and football science."Get first to the ball, and you've a chance in football. You don't get first to the ball, you've no chance!"Graeme Souness feat. a thrown pen. pic.twitter.com/VYI30KE23U— Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) April 30, 2019If you first get right that you’re first to the ball, you’re on the front foot, and you’re going forward, you’re playing on the front foot and you’re attacking, and tactics then after that might come into play. If the tactics come first, we’re going to go out, we’re going to have this system, we’re going to do this tactically, but you’re second to the ball, your tactics go out the window.You might as well [acts out washing his hands]. I’m fed up of listening to people talk bull about tactics and formations and too much football science.
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