Im confused, how did it take so long for long ball to become so irrelevant? When I watch games from 2003 every team just lobs the ball up over and over.
Im confused, how did it take so long for long ball to become so irrelevant? When I watch games from 2003 every team just lobs the ball up over and over.
It’s more the type of long ball that has gone. The aimless ball into the corner or the hopeful hump up-field aren’t seen much any more but players still play them as effective tools. Van Dijk loves a 60 yard cross-field ping for instance but it is always accurate and purposeful.