[spireitematt]

I`m not a coach, but the obvious answer would seem to be to switch between the two, depending on whether the other team is pressing or sitting back. Or is that too simplistic? Probably.

I agree. You have to switch and be adaptable depending on who the opposition is and also like you say depending on if the opposition are playing a high press or are sitting back.

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Too many teams seem to spend far too much time just passing the ball sideways along the half-way line and going nowhere. Last year I thought we were guilty of that a few times. A coach would probably say that they`re trying to move the opposition around to create an opening, but to me that`s a bit like 10-a-side chess and the football equivalent of watching paint dry. Some would np doubt call me a tactical Neanderthal, but the last time I looked football was supposed to be a spectator sport.

I too find the passing back and side to side boring to watch. I understand teams do it to find an opening and to try and build up an attack but it's not entertaining to watch.

We've all seen games where a team could have more than 50% of possession in a game but if you do nothing with or take your chances or opportunities to score then it means nothing.