Antifootball
By: Trent | October 30th, 2006Antifootball is sorta like antimatter, although with less muon antineutrinos and more David Moyes. In the wake of Arsenal’s home draw with Everton, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has not been shy about disparaging Everton’s tactics from Saturday. That is, get a quick goal, then sit on the ball for 80 minutes.
It’s not illegal. It’s not unethical. And it did earn the Toffees a point. But it was cynical, boring soccer. Antifootball.
Says A-Dub:
It was very frustrating against a team with zero shots on or off target and when you have 70% of the ball. From the first minute to the last the goalkeeper was placing goal-kicks from the left and then moving them to the right. They were standing in front of the ball at free-kicks. It was negative but that’s where the game is going at the moment. It’s like a film you have seen 10 times. It is becoming boring.
For his part, striker Thierry Henry supports his boss’ devotion to free-flowing, attractive football. In fact he says he’d rather die than abadon Arsenal’s style. Which may be a bit much, but as a football fan it’s generally what you want to see.
But as an Everton fan–which, thank goodness, I am not–you want to see your team nick a point from an in-form Arsenal squad at the Emirates Stadium. And so they have, bad form or no.
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