22
Jul
There is a common phrase when you want to criticize football, or you don't understand it: “There are 22 players running after a ball”. There are several errors in that sentence. First, that two of those players – the goalkeepers – don't usually run. Then, that while some run, let's say the attacking midfielders and forwards of a team, others from that same team, the defensive midfielders and defenders, don't usually run too much (I know that this phrase also has its flats: the full-backs tend to go on the attack and other variables, but I use that division between…
